Well hey guys. It's been sooo long and I feel really guilty but I've had a hard time trying to sort myself out. I have stupid presentation to do tomorrow but cos I love you guys so much, I'm doing this instead. I think I've finally figured out what to do with lady Z. Well here we go!

Chapter 12: NO!

It was supper time and Hitomi was sitting at the table eating with Allen at the King's table. She felt out of place there but Allen had insisted. She was nervous about after supper and knew what she had to do but was deadly afraid. Desert was almost over when King Van tapped on his wine glass for everyone's attention. He stood up and looking directly at Hitomi said,

"Ladies and gentlemen, my council have been on at me for a long time to get a bride. Well I think they will be pleased to hear that tonight I propose to Lady Zyron. So what is your answer dear Lady?"

Everyone sat there speechless, most of all Hitomi. She felt a deep, deep sorrow take over all her body and it took all her strength to just keep sitting where she was. What made it worst is that Van had been looking directly at her at the time and she saw pure and unadulterated anger. She saw such pure rage it shook her to her core and now she didn't know what to do.

Lady Zyron had known this was coming and had decided that tonight would be best to reveal all. She saw Hitomi and the pain on her face and she didn't want to add anymore to her plate but she knew it had to be done. Zyron stood up and began her speech.

"Lord Van you have been extremely kind and gracious to me but I fear I have led you on. On arriving in this country, it was not your hand in marriage I was looking for. I was sent here to look for Hitomi Kanzaki Nasai." She looked directly at Hitomi who had a look of pure shock and confusion. "I come from the country Nasaina. Long ago the prince of my country was sent away for fear of his life during a war. It was many years until this war was over and by that time the prince was a grown man who had a young family. He refused the title of king and abdicated his thrown. My country has been in a state of chaos. We learned of the destruction of Fanalia and soon learned of the death of our prince and his wife. I am now here to retrieve his children who are the heirs to the thrown of Nasaina. Hitomi you are the heir to this thrown. Your father gave up his thrown so that you could have a normal childhood. Now you are no longer a child and you must take up your responsibility as future queen."

Zyron finished her speech and stared at a stunned Hitomi. The whole room now had their eyes trained on Hitomi who all of a sudden got up and walked calmly out of the room. She was quickly followed by Allen.

Van just stood shocked and stared at Zyron amazed at what he just heard.

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Hitomi went straight to her quarters and straight to bed. She could not believe what she had just heard. Her a princess, Jasper a prince. After all this struggling it couldn't be true. It just seemed like stuff that only happened in fairy tales. As she lay in bed Allen entered the room.

"Well Hitomi, you certainly kept that quiet." She didn't answer him.

"So.. What's your answer?"

Hitomi looked up. "What?"

"I said what's your answer. You gonna marry me or what?"

Hitomi was furious. She could not believe what she was hearing. "You insensitive bastard. After what I just heard all you can thinks about is what my answer will be. Well I'll make this as clear as I can. NOOOOOOOOO!!! Now piss off!" With that Hitomi turned her back to him.

Allen was stunned. He didn't know what to say. He just stood and left.

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Jasper had been informed by one of the servants to go check on Hitomi. They said that she had had a terrible shock tonight and that she would need some comforting. He went and found his sister lying in her bed crying.

"Oh Hitomi tell me what's wrong," Jasper said.

She said nothing and just held her brother. He was all she had left now. He was her rock and he was all that would keep her from drowning. She held him tight and they drifted off to sleep without saying a word.







Well what do you think? I hoped you liked it. I know it came out of no where but I didn't want lady z to be a bad guy and this was the only way I could slot her in. Plus it kinda makes things harder for van and Hitomi. Please R&R.