The first chapter is done. I wanted to do Servant of Evil now, but the chapter ended up going too long, so I've decided to use this as a connector between the first two songs. Hope you don't mind ^_^

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Kinsora slowly followed Huang Fuzhi through the hallways of the castle as he silently walked through the dimly lit corridors. As she walked down the pathways, she couldn't help but look outside to her kingdom. Quite frankly, it looked more like a military factory than a town outside the building. The skies were dark, and after a squint, she saw that the people looked a little pale, almost hungry.

"That was for the queen's wishes." Huang Fuzhi turned to her. "They know that they only exist for the queen's wishes. Going against those wishes equal in her punishment."

"Then…those wishes must be pretty hard on them." Kinsora shivered, wondering why she said that. "Um…never mind. I was just thinking."

"All of this is for the queen." He closed his eyes. "If this is what the queen desires, then that is my command."

She couldn't help but wonder why he would be doing this. This Huang Fuzhi persona that Len had adopted…Rin demanding that she was called Huang Se…the fact that she's ruling CHINA…not to even begin the fact that Kinsora suddenly knew how to speak Chinese! As Huang Fuzhi left her in her servant's quarters, she began to speak fluent Japanese as well.

So this world doesn't affect my Japanese…. She thought. That could help me later…

Barely had that thought crossed her mind when she saw the door open again. She stood up and realized that it was Kiseki, in a typical maid outfit. Unlike the Kiseki that she was aware of, she seemed scared to talk to her. In fact, she was hiding behind the door.

"Is something wrong?" She asked.

"N-no…" The girl answered. "The queen wants to talk to you about something."

"Huh? Now?" Kinsora stood up. "She just sent me here."

"The queen's wishes are the queen's orders." The girl walked in. "I have been told to escort you."

"Uh…all right."

As Kinsora walked out of the door with the Kiseki-lookalike, she began to think quietly to herself about what she was observing from the world around her. She then came to the conclusion that this was something that she probably shouldn't be mentioning to anyone.

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"Sure took your time!"

Kinsora walked in with the girl, realizing that Huang Se was just talking to a farm girl that was completely dressed in red. It didn't take her a few minutes to realize that it was Meiko. It also shocked her to have another name roll into her head, especially when this Meiko turned and stormed out, catching eye contact with her.

"Jin Tian?!" She gasped.

"…Hong Wushi." Kinsora let the name roll out of her tongue. "Any luck with the queen?"

"She still won't listen to reason…" Hong Wushi glared at her. "What are you doing here? Don't tell me your parents sent you here?"

"They didn't have the money to support me anymore." Kinsora said, making her body do the talking. "They thought this was the best place for me."

"I swear, these people are warped to her mindset…" Hong Wushi passed her. "Don't worry, Jin Tian. I'll get you out of here."

With that note, she passed her, leaving Kinsora to shiver and wait under the command of the queen. She smirked as she forced Kinsora to walk to her feet and bow before her mighty throne. Huang Fuzhi was standing right behind her.

"I wanted to ask you of a favor, Jin Tian." Huang Se stood up. "I normally don't ask servants favors, but after a while of debate, I decided to trust you."

"I'm…blessed, my queen." Kinsora answered, still shocked by her knowledge of the Chinese language. "What is this task?"

"Have you heard of a little country called Japan?" She asked. "I decided that I was going to go there next week with Huang Fuzhi and I want to know if you want to be my other personal servant on this trip."

Kinsora's ears perked. Huang Se, going to Japan? She immediately recalled that she is still fluent in Japanese, and would still be able to know her way around the area if she had to. The only problem that she could have would be to sound part of the time and nothing too modern.

"It seems like something I can handle." She answered.

"Seems good to me." The queen laughed. "We're leaving first time next morning."

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It was quick to figure out that it was the Feudal Era.

The queen and the servant (and if Kinsora was right, brother and sister), were arrogant enough to wear the outfits that they bought from their earlier trip to England. Kinsora on the other hand was quick to grab a kimono and blend in with the landscape.

"You don't need to do that, you know." The queen laughed. "We're from a superior world. You have to show it off!"

"I don't care." Kinsora laughed. "This looks really nice, also."

"Hm…yes those fancy bathrobes really look nice." The queen turned to her brother. "Huang Fuzhi, we shall get some."

"Yes, my lady."

As they walked farther away from them, Kinsora could only grumble. They're called KIMONOS, my "lady". Sheesh, foreigners really have no clue when you shove the name right in front of them, do they…

That thought barely crossed her mind when she saw a shadow pass her. Turning her head, she saw a figure walking near the seashore. It was a young man with a beautiful figure and blinding blue eyes, complimenting his hair. She gasped, especially with the blue accenting (no…creating) his noble robes.

"Kaito!" She gasped.

He turned to her, and it was then that she saw his charm: his blue hair, the quietness of his eyes. It was definitely Kaito. And it was then that she realized that "Rin" and "Len" (she was too in a panic to call them by their Chinese names) were staring at her as well. Panicking, she pointed to the ocean.

"K-Kaito!" She laughed. "That's…a pretty Kaito!"

"Your Japanese is rusty." The man laughed. "It's Kaiyou. For you, the word umi will do just fine."

"Oh, uh…" Kinsora sighed, happy that she skipped a huge bomb there. "Thanks."

"Wow…" Huang Se walked to the man. "What's your name?"

"Chinese? I see." Kinsora's eyes widened. This man knew Chinese. "My name is Ao. Utsukushii Ao."

"But I thought that your first name is Ao." Huang Se gawked.

"It is. Here, our last name is mentioned first." Ao answered. "And you are?"

"Huang Se." She answered with glittering eyes. "My servant there is Huang Fuzhi."

"I see." Ao turned to Kinsora. "And you are?"

"Uhhhhhhhh…" She debated on using her real name or her alibi. "Jin Tian."

"I see." Ao laughed. "Well, by the look of things, you are royalty, am I correct?"

"Yes, yes I am." Huang Se answered.

"Well, I happen to have a place for you to stay if you wish." Ao turned around. "Do you wish to stay there?"

"Yes, yes we will!" She answered.

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The mansion was definitely something that she was used to. It was HUGE, probably the same size as the building she was staying in back at China, only with more bridge ways and side buildings, like the castles that she would see whenever she would go into feudal Tokyo. As they entered the doors, she couldn't help but see two servants at the door as she kicked her shoes off. She saw them to be Miku and Luka.

"Midori-chan. Kashu-chan." Ao nodded toward them as he removed his shoes.

"Welcome home, Ao-sama." They both said. "How was your walk?"

"It went well. In fact, we have some guests from far-off China." Ao gestured toward them. "Will you two prepare a guest room for them?"

"As you command."

Kinsora watched as they scurried away from the group, obviously scared at the fact that they came from China. Well…only two of them, but still. Through the darkness she could've sworn that she saw a purple silhouette in the shadows, making her pulse escalate. She wanted to go investigate it.

"Jin Tian, am I correct?" Ao asked. "Can I speak to you alone for a minute? As for you two, Midori-chan will show you your guest rooms."

Kinsora watched as Midori and Kashu escorted the queen and her brother/servant away. They waited until they left, the silence eerie and silent. She didn't know why, but she thought that she had just let go of the only indication of safety in this strange world. Turning her head, she saw Prince Ao smiling back at her, the strange purple silhouette a few feet away from him.

"It must be strange, being in such a foreign world." Ao said. "So different from China, am I correct?"

"It's not all that different." Kinsora answered. "The buildings are somewhat the same. I mean…there aren't as much paper doors and floors, but it's just as beautiful."

"Is that why you kicked your shoes off?" Ao pointed at her feet.

"Hm?" She turned to her feet. "Oh, well...my feet were just getting a little tired."

"As for the princess with you…" Ao turned to the door. "How long have you been serving her?"

"Just…started, actually." She laughed. "Yesterday. Out of nowhere, she just asked me to join her to this trip."

They both laughed softly, and it was then that Kinsora noticed that the purple silhouette was starting to walk closer toward them. It was so quiet that she didn't even notice it until she saw the shadow. She turned her eyes back toward the prince, and it was then that she saw that he had a hidden look of anger.

"Can I ask you a question, now that you're not around those royal siblings?" Ao asked, a bit of tension in his voice.

"Uh…" She clenched her hands in fear behind her back. "Ask away."

"Are you really Chinese?" Ao walked toward her. "You have more than enough command of our language, something that only Japanese-born would have."

"Hah…" She shrugged. "What makes you say that? I only knew one word, and even then I messed up on it. Sea, right? It was a word from the top of my head."

"There must be something wrong with your ears." Ao said. "Listen closely and you'll find it."

Kinsora blinked again, repeating the whole conversation in her head again. After a few seconds, she went into a massive panic attack. The entire conversation was in Japanese. Since her ears have been magically altered for some odd reason, she couldn't tell the difference between the two.

"Ah!" She chirped. "Uh…well…um…"

"You can't lie to us now." Ao folded his hands. "Your two companions aren't here anymore, so you don't have any people to hide behind."

Kinsora had no idea what to do. As far as she is aware of, Ao-sama thinks that she is a Chinese spy or something, sent to spy on their land with a method of assassination. Maybe I should deny it. Huang Fuzhi's probably watching me from behind the door or something.

A strange image appeared at the top of her head, showing herself with Ao and the shadow, but somehow not being Kinsora. It was like she was watching herself enact that thought from her mind. She was standing exactly where she was, staring at Ao and the image of the samurai walking toward them.

"W-what are you talking about?!" She told them. "I'm full-blooded Chinese!"

"And yet you know Japanese?" Ao no longer hid the smug look on his face.

"Japanese is a beautiful language." She answered. "When my queen asked me to come, I observed the language as much as I could."

"…I'm blessed that you love our language so much." Ao said.

Out of nowhere, Kinsora watched as the clone she observed finally saw the shadow move out of the darkness, a blade in his hands. He jumped out and sliced her body in half, and she collapsed onto the ground as Ao watched with cold eyes.

"An assassin on Huang Se…" Ao was confused. "She really needs more protection."

She snapped back to reality as the shadow walked closer to them. She bit her lip, trying to suppress it and hide her thoughts from them. Finally, she decided on what she was going to do. It definitely won't be what she suddenly thought up.

"…Yes, I'm Japanese."

Ao lost his evil face, looking intrigued this time. The purple shadow stopped moving toward her, instead standing in his place. The image from her mind faded away, becoming nothing more than an odd dream, indicating that she was going on the right track. At least, that's what she was hoping.

"You're Japanese?" Ao blinked. "But your name…"

"My real name is Kinsora." She answered. "It means Gold Sky. Jin Tian has the same meaning."

"I see." Ao stared at her. "Is it OK that I call you Kinsora from now on?"

"As long as you don't use it around her." Kinsora turned to the door, her mind wandering back to Hong Wushi. "And I have friends back in China, so…"

"I heard enough." Ao lifted his hand. "I promise, only in the company of you and me."

"Thanks." She rubbed behind her head. "Queen Huang Se doesn't know about that."

"OK." Ao tilted his head. "How did you end up being a servant to her?"

"I…don't know." Kinsora dug deep into her memory. "The truth was that I just woke up and she was my master. I don't even know how I got there…"

That was the truth, but she knew that Ao took it the wrong way. He lifted his hand and waved it around a couple of times, and she noticed that the shadow behind him had vanished completely. He turned back to Kinsora, a smile on his face.

"You should return to your room for the night." Ao said. "It'll be next to your master, so you'll be a call away."

"Thank you." Kinsora blinked.

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The room was quiet and empty, a simple tatami room that looked nothing different from a tatami room back in the modern era. The only exception was that it lacked a TV and an English dresser, stuff that she can manage on. She opened the door and rolled out the futon, prepping it as she would originally do it.

"You really are Japanese to know where the futon is."

She turned her head and saw that there was the purple shadow hiding behind the corner of the room. She stood up, wondering if he was going to come out of the shadows. As predicted, he walked out, his simple, purple hair waving from behind him. It was this realm's Gakupo. She immediately felt calm, all sense of fear vanishing from her.

"It's always folded in a closet. It'll make it look like an ordinary room in case someone walks through on the way out." She pointed outside. "Plus, it's a nice view out there."

"Yes, it is." He looked outside. "Only here in Japan."

Kinsora couldn't help but nod with him. What made her happy was that this landscape doesn't change for the next some or odd years, except for the addition for at least a few more skyscrapers. He would really like going to her time period, on the chance that she ever gets back.

"Can I ask what your name is?" She asked casually. "So that I don't have to refer to you as the samurai person."

"…" He seemed embarrassed. "N-Nasu."

Kinsora gagged on her spit. "NASU? As of eggplant?"

"…My family were farmers of the master's land." He answered, rubbing the back of his head. "They named me that because I looked like one when I was born. I never really liked eggplants. You won't believe how many times I tried to get out of dinner just to avoid eating them. What's even funnier was that they kept saying that I'll like eggplant in the future."

Kinsora tried not to gag on her spit again, and failed miserably.

"Are you OK?" He asked with a serious look on his face.

"I'm fine." She said, holding in her laughter. "I'm just…uh…remembering something funny, that's all."

"Something about your family, I bet." Nasu said. "You seem like a family girl."

"I am." She answered. "Come to think of it, I haven't seen them in a while. I hope that they're OK."

"I bet they're OK." Nasu said. "If they are in Japan, Ao-sama will seek to their safely."

"Thanks, Nasu-kun." She smiled.

"You should get some sleep." He said. "No doubt that your queen will want to get you to work first day in the morning."

"Yeah…" She nodded. "Good night."

As she went to sleep, she noticed that the samurai had vanished deep into the shadows. A swelling form of rage entered her mind for a few minutes, but she quickly dismissed it for something that was just as fleeting as the odd daydream she had earlier.

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Just like Nasu had predicted, Huang Se dragged her out of bed and had her help Huang Fuzhi changer her robes and escort her to the dining table. Once she entered, she saw that Ao and Nasu were there, as well as the two servants named Midori and Kashu. Ao seemed close to Midori.

"Good morning, my queen." Ao said in the best Chinese ever.

"Good morning, my prince." Huang Se said with sparkles in her eyes.

Kinsora couldn't help but notice how the queen seemed infatuated with the prince. Turning her head, she saw Huang Fuzhi staring at Midori, who seemed to be talking to Ao multiple times, laughing most of the time. What was weirder was that it was usually the times that Huang Se would try to secure Ao's attention. Then, she got the hint.

"Where did you come from, Midori?" Huang Se asked, saying it in the most sarcastic Chinese Kinsora noted.

"What did you ask?" She asked politely, obviously not knowing about Chinese.

"She wants to know where you come from." Ao translated before Kinsora would speak.

"Oh." She laughed. "Tell her about Hikone, love."

Kinsora froze. As Ao talked to Huang Se about the Hikone Castle and the gardens surrounding it, she had to sum basically everything up. Huang Se liked Ao, but Ao is already in love with Midori, who is loved by Huang Fuzhi. From the corner of her eye, she saw that Nasu stood there unmoving.

"I see." Huang Se looked at their closeness. "I would love to go there sometime."

"You will." Ao smiled, clasping Midori's hand. "We're planning on marrying there in the spring."

Oh crap! Kinsora stared at Huang Se. She seemed unmoved.

"I see." She answered. "I would like to be at that wedding."

"It's next week." Ao said. "Midori is going there tomorrow to set up the castle for the marriage."

"If it's next week, I should prepare as well." Huang Se stood up. "Huang Fuzhi. Jin Tian. We are heading back to China."

Kinsora couldn't help but know what was going to happen next, if it was anything close to the song that her family had sung just a few days earlier. As she pushed them out of the room, she bit her lip and wondered what was going to happen to her.

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And that is the end of the connecting chapter! Servant of Evil is coming soon…maybe.

Translation

"Hong Wushi" – Red Warrior

The word that Kinsora mistook as ocean is actually "Kaiyou". It actually means "ocean". Many people use the world "umi" instead.

"Ao" is Japanese for blue. "Utsukushii" means beautiful.

"Midori" – Green

"Kashu" – Singer

"Nasu" – Eheheh…it means Eggplant.