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Chapter 11
It was a little hotter out today than usual, but Trowa shrugged it aside and made his way towards the market. He was bored and wanted something to do, so he was hoping there was something interesting today like a new performance or something.
"Trowa Barton."
Trowa blinked and turned to face a girl with short dark hair who seemed to hold herself with high respect. She stared at him, eyes hard and cold. Clearly she was here for business.
"Are you Trowa Barton?" the girl asked him and it took a minute before he finally responded.
"Yes… I'm Trowa Barton." He glared at the girl, curious as to why she knew his name. "Who are you?"
"My name is Noin. I'm here on behalf of your friend, Prince Heero Yuy."
"Heero…?" Trowa's eyes widened as he quickly ducked into an alley pulling the girl along with him. Glancing around to make sure no one was around and listening, he looked once again at the girl. "Is Heero alive? Where is he? And why did you call him Prince Heero?"
Trowa was surprised at the girl's sudden change of expression. Her eyes were now warm and inviting as she now smiled at him. She bowed slightly for him and responded with, "Not here Sir Trowa. If there is perhaps another place to speak, one not so out in the open, I'd rather we go talk there."
Trowa was taken back by the girl's sudden change of attitude, and being addressed by 'Sir Trowa' was the last thing he ever expected anyone to address him as. "Um, yes. We can go back to my place."
Noin nodded and followed the boy back to his home. Finding the boy had been easier than she thought it would be. She had gotten a description from Dorothy about what the boy looked like and it seemed Trowa really did stick out from everyone else just as she had been told. The hair was a dead giveaway.
As she entered the boy's home she realized just how poor he really was. To think that her Prince had lived here with this boy appalled her and she just couldn't imagine it. She had never seen the inside of a house like this before and was glad she never had before.
"You actually live here?" she asked Trowa and he seemed to give her a look that made her back off.
"It's my home. Always has been." He sat at the table and motioned for her to sit across from him. As she did so he said, "So talk."
Noin nodded her head and began her explanation. "Your friend, Heero, is the lost Prince of Miyabita, our city just a ways from here."
"Wait," Trowa cut in. "It's rumored around Agrabah that Miyabita disappeared many years ago."
"Well it's back all thanks to your friend. He's come home to revive his hidden city which has returned from the darkness."
"The darkness?" Trowa shook his head. "I don't understand. Look, can you start from the beginning?"
Noin sighed and tried to get as comfortable as possible. "If you wish." She took a deep breath and began her story. "Many years ago, Heero's father was the Sultan of our city. He was probably the greatest Sultan of our time. There was never a war then, but he knew the moment he was gone, war would reign over the city. Heero was too young at the time, and his father's life was quickly fading. The Sultan knew that Heero couldn't take care of the city, and wanted to wait until Heero was old enough to rule the city. So to protect his son, his people, his city and his genie from everyone else, the Sultan got his fortune teller to do a reading for him.
"The fortune teller informed our Sultan that the best way to protect everything was to wish the castle into a world of darkness where only Heero could enter with the help of a magic ring."
"The ring his father gave him," Trowa interrupted.
Noin nodded and continued her story. "The Sultan had wanted to use that last wish to free the genie for everything he had done for him and his family before him, but it was the only thing he could do to protect everyone."
"Why is Miyabita so wanted?" Trowa asked.
"Inside our city walls is an amount of treasure you shall never find anywhere else. We live in a rich city and all of the other cities around us knew of this and wanted nothing more than our riches, but as long as our Sultan was around no one dared try to take our city from us."
"So that's why Heero was brought here?" Trowa asked. "No one would expect the son of a Sultan to live so poorly, huh?"
"Exactly." Noin sighed. "Look, I've told you everything. Now I have to bring you there, to the city Miyabita."
"And Heero is there at this very moment?"
"Yes."
Trowa nodded and stood from his seat. "Then let's go."
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Duo was walking through the city along behind his brother, Hilde sticking close by his side, hand linked in his. He hadn't wanted to go out with his brother today, but Quatre insisted that the family make an appearance together every now and then. Not really wanting to argue with his brother, Duo appealed to his wishes.
He paused when he noticed his brother stop ahead of him, and he followed Quatre's gaze to a girl who stood not too far from them, a wide grin spread across her face. She had blonde hair that fell to about her waist with two small braids that wrapped around to the back of her head. Her eyes were blue, always shining so happily yet always so annoyingly. She always stood with such grace and beauty, but if one thing was for certain was that Duo absolutely hated her.
"Princess Relena," Quatre called out to the girl and rushed over to greet her.
Hilde looked up as she saw Duo groan, and then looked back over at where Quatre now stood with the blonde haired girl. "Who is she?" Hilde asked the braided boy.
"My cousin, Princess Relena Peacecraft." Duo took a deep breath and forced on a smile, knowing very well that if he didn't greet his cousin soon then Quatre would chastise him about it later. He walked up to the girl, Hilde's hand still in his. "Hello Relena. It's been awhile, hasn't it?"
Relena blinked at the linked hands and smiled. "So you've finally found yourself a girl, dear cousin? I heard about your engagement. Quatre dear had the common courtesy to send me a letter on the subject unlike some people I know."
Duo's eyebrow twitched at Relena's last comment, but he kept his smile and just shrugged it aside. "Must have slipped my mind."
"Duo," Hilde cut in. "If it's at all possible, I'd like to return to the castle now." She smiled up at her fiancé and could feel him start to relax, probably thankful for the interruption.
"Of course Hilde. We can head back now if it's okay with Quatre."
"I don't see why not," Quatre said. "We have been walking around for a while now, and Hilde's probably just tired from so much walking. Go ahead and escort your fiancé back while I spend some time with our cousin."
Duo nodded to his brother and turned to return to the castle, Hilde right with him. "Thank you Hilde."
"Anything for my wonderful fiancé," she said smiling warmly at him. "So that's your cousin huh? You never mentioned her before."
"I try to forget about her," Duo groaned. "She's a nightmare."
Hilde laughed, causing Duo to give her an 'are you crazy look'. She reached up, cupping Duo's face in her hands, her eyes full of amusement. "Then your nightmare has only begun my dear Prince."
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