I'm back! And Chapter 25 is up! This chapter is going to have a story in it. The story is going to be outlined in bold like this! So, sit back and read! And, I hope you enjoy the story in this chapter!
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh GX isn't mine.
Chapter 25
At the gym, everybody was glad to see that Jeanna, Jesse, and Jaden were okay. Axel, Jim, and Adrian had already returned before them, so they were getting pretty worried. But they showed up so they weren't anymore!
After a while, after the suns had set for the day making it dark in the school, Dorothy said that it was time for them to eat. She pulled the lid off her pan and it revealed…. Brick like globs of a jell-o like substance. (A/N: This is really what I thought it was when I saw it) However, after the kids had tried it, they thought it was pretty good. Jaden and Hassleberry ate it in one big gulp, Jaden obviously not caring what it tasted like. Jesse tried it and thought it tasted a bit like old fudge. The three girls thought it was pretty good…. Well, Jenny and Jenna did. Jeanna did what Jaden did: Ate it in one big gulp. Which was actually pretty funny. She may seem a little girly, but she actually acts like one of the guys.
After a long time everybody fell asleep. Kids were curled up on the floor, or resting against the wall. Jaden and Jesse were both resting against the walls against the wall along with Jeanna and Jenna. Jenna had her head resting against Jesse's shoulder, and Jeanna also had her head resting against Jaden's shoulder. Those two actually looked pretty cute.(1) Well…. Jeanna and Jaden would've looked cuter if it wasn't for Alexis hoping that her death glare would get Jeanna away from Jaden. Blaire probably woud've been glaring at Jeanna if it wasn't for her being unconscious. (A/N: Jealous girls. Really jealous girls. Run!)
Jeanna's dream would be one we would want to look into since one is dreaming of Jesse, one is dreaming about dueling, and one is dreaming about something we couldn't figure out.(2) Though we think it was about either fried cheese or French fries. Or maybe mutated chicken covered in chocolate syrup. We don't know. Onto Jeanna's dream!
Jeanna's Dream/ Jeanna's P.O.V
I was sitting with Alicia, Ryan, and Kaitlyn at night in the San Tenpi Areno. It was Kaitlyn and mine bedtime, but neither of us wanted to go to bed. I was six at the time and Kaitlyn was twelve Ryan was fourteen years old and Alicia was seventeen years old. We were begging Alicia to let us stay up.
Alicia gave an audible sigh and said, "If I tell you a story will you go to sleep?" I nodded eagerly, along with Kaitlyn. Alicia chuckled at my excited expression, but Ryan just rolled his eyes at it. He obviously didn't like the fact that I was so excited. Or he was being moody again. Who will ever know?
"This story," Alicia said, "is called the Legend of Twili. But I'm warning you two, it's not really a happy story. Do you guys still want to hear it?
"Yes Alicia." The two Harpy Girls chanted to their older sister. Ryan, once again, rolled his eyes at his little sisters' behavior, but said nothing about it.
"Good." Alicia said starting the story,
Once, when the 12 dimensions were still new, a young princess fell in love. However, she daren't tell her father, the King of the Dark World of it. You see, she fell in love with a commoner.
The princess was referred to as Princess, Princess of Twilight, or Princessof Twili. No one ever called her by her name, the name she wanted to call her by.
"What was the Princess' name?"
"Shhh, I'm getting there Kaitlyn."
The princess' name was Ilyana (3). She was part of her father's group of Elemental Guardians, though she didn't let him know. To this day no one knows what element she controlled, but alas, let's get back to the story.
Princess Ilyana had long, blonde hair, and sapphire eyes. She wore an opal colored blouse and a topaz colored skirt and topaz colored heels. She also had a tiara that was called the Tiara of Twilight. The tiara was made out of opal, and the gems arranged on the tiara were topazes. As you can see, her favorite colors were opal and topaz. Now, let's really get back to the story.
The boy she fell in love with was one she met when she managed to leave the castle and escape her parole of guards. She had gotten lost in the forest, and the boy helped her. She didn't tell the boy her real name, fearing he would treat her like everyone else. She instead told the boy that her name was Anna.
The boy had messy brown hair, and wore ratty clothes. His eyes were the color of pure gold. Ilyana had seen many of kids her age on the street that looked like the boy. However, this one was different. Ilyana didn't know why though, her only being thirteen like the boy.
As Ilyana saw the setting sun, she told the boy she had to go. Her father would be very worried, and she mustn't let him worry himself sick. The boy grabbed her arm as she went to leave.
"My name is Haou (4)" the boy said, "If you're ever in a bind or in trouble just yell my name and I'll come, okay?" Ilyana nodded slowly.
"Of course Haou," Ilyana said, "I'll remember that. I guess I'll see you later!" She took off through the door of Haou's small house. She only paused as Haou shouted, "See ya, Anna!"
Ilyana ran through the forest the way she came crying. She felt really bad lying to Haou. But, she didn't want to be treated like a Princess. She wanted to be treated like she was when she was working with her father's Elemental Guardians, or like how Haou treated her.
When Ilyana finally reached home, she stood stock still as her father scolded her for the rattiness of her clothes and for running off. Ilyana though did not care. She'd do it again, and she knew she would. She would keep seeing Haou. Even it be the death of her, she would keep seeing him.
"Does the Princess die?"
"Shhh, you'll find out Jeanna. Let me continue the story."
"Okay Alicia."
On day, after she had been sneaking out and visiting Haou for a while, when she went to leave, Haou stopped her. He held out his hand and showed a sparkling pendant to her. The pendant was opal, with a large topaz gem in the center. Circling around the topaz were gems of onyx, amethyst, sapphire, and diamond. Each gem appeared on the pendant appeared three times. To say the least it would've been very expensive.
"I made it for you," Haou confessed, "It took me a while to get all the gems from the mine, but I felt that I should do it. I hope you like it Anna." Ilyana nodded.
"It's gorgeous," Ilyana admitted, "I'm very flattered that you did this for me. But, I don't have anything for you." Haou shook his head.
"Don't think about it," He said, "I'm just glad that you like it. It's called the Pendant of Twili. I, uh, kind of named it after the Princess since you remind me so much of her." The sun had started to set showing the Twilight, and Ilyana came up with an idea of what to give Haou.
Ilyana went over to Haou and gave him a kiss on the cheek just as twilight was ending. Both were blushing deeply.
"Think of it," Ilyana said lingering at the door before she left, "as a gift from the Princess of Twilight." And after she left, Haou couldn't help but think of what she meant by 'a gift from the Princess of Twilight" She couldn't be- no it wasn't possible.
During the weeks that Princess Ilyana was visiting with you Haou, a suitor for the Princess was getting angry. A couple of weeks ago he had been giving permission to court the young Princess, but she wasn't falling in love with him. Then, he found out that she was meeting secretly with a young boy named Haou. Sure, Haou was Ilyana's age, but the boy didn't care.
When the boy witnessed the Princess kiss the boy, Haou, and give him the blessing of twilight he was steamed. He wanted the Princess' hand in marriage. That way, he would be able to rule all the dimensions.
The boy was a greedy little bas-
"Don't swear in front of the girls"
"Oops, sorry Ryan."
The boy was a greedy little fellow to say the least. His name was Seifer (3). He was fifteen and all he cared about was gaining control. He had black hair and black eyes. He wanted control so much; he went to the village magician for a spell. Not a love potion, no. Seifer knew that a love potion wouldn't work on the princess. Instead, Seifer asked for a spell to use on the boy, Haou. He daren't tell Princess Ilyana's father. He didn't want anything done that would harm the Princess before he gained control of the kingdom.
"I want a potion," Seifer asked the magician, "that will make a boy called Haou change. I want it to make him malevolent. I want him to be greedy and power hungry as well. Have him act so horrible and cause him to destroy half the town. Make him so horrible that Ilyana won't love him anymore."
The magician nodded and gave him a bottle.
"Only give the boy three drops." The magician warned, "And watch out, there is an antidote." Seifer nodded only half taking in what the magician was saying.He didn't hear about the antidote part. He left the magicians hut and headed towards Haou's hut.
When Seifer made it to Haou's home, Ilyana was there, biding good-bye to the young fellow. She was wearing a black cloak and her blonde hair was up in a ponytail. Seifer looked from the Princess' Sapphire colored eyes to Haou's Golden ones. Not once did he notice the Pendant of Twili hanging from Ilyana's neck.
After Ilyana left Haou's and Seifer's sight, Seifer walked up and knocked on Haou's door. Seifer had taken heed of what the magician said and only put three drops of the potion in the bottle of water he placed in front of Haou's door. After he knocked, Seifer immediately retreated into the shadows.
Haou looked around before spotting the bottle of water. He shrugged, probably figuring that someone was being nice and left him water, and drank it after shutting his door. Seifer smirked before leaving back towards the castle.
After a couple of days the attacks began. Houses were being burned, it sounded like a war or a great cataclysm. At first the Princess paid no attention, thinking they were burglars, or rebels and stayed in the castle. Only when she heard the description of the boy did she care. However, before she could sneak out, her father called his Elemental Guardians to him.
Ilyana acted sullenly, but knew she had to obey and appear before him as a Guardian. She activated her Guardian powers, and set off towards the throne room.
Ilyana was shocked when she found out that they were going to go hunt Haou and kill him. But, before they left, Seifer came running up to the king.
"Your liege," He said respectfully ignoring the Guardians, "I cannot find Princess Ilyana anywhere. She might be out visiting with that-that monster!" Ilyana was always the quiet Guardian, never talking in fear that someone would recognize her voice. But right now, she felt the need to speak now to give Haou more time to live, and to also save herself.
"What proof do you have that the Princess has been visiting Haou?" Ilyana said. She immediately scolded herself right after saying that.
"I never said the boys' name was Haou." Seifer said, "How did you know? Could you possibly be his accomplice?" Ilyana was suddenly nervous. She was glad no one recognized her voice, but she was now in a bind. She had only one thing left to do. Escape from the net of lies that she had weaved.
"Because," Ilyana said calmly releasing her Guardian powers, "I am Princess Ilyana. I have deceived my father just to have a normal life." Everybody gasped and Ilyana glared at her father defiantly.
"And," Ilyana continued, "I have never loved Seifer. I never have and never will." Saying her father was angry would be an understatement. He was absolutely furious with his daughters' antics. He told the guards to take the Princess up to her room and lock her in it.
Ilyana looked out the window sullenly. She would not be able to help Haou. She fingered the pendant Haou gave her. She then remembered something. Haou had told her that if she was ever in a bind or in trouble, to call out his name. Surely if she said it now he would come.
Ilyana took a deep breath and called out into the stillness of the air, just as the sun was setting revealing Twilight. Ilyana uttered only a single word, "Haou" she called. She called it several times but no one came. Ilyana then decided to take matters into her own hands.
Ilyana summoned up her Guardian powers, and used them to scale down the castle wall to the courtyard. She ran towards the stable through the shadows and saddled up a horse only pausing to take a sword off the all of the stable. Then, as Twilight was vanishing, the princess charged her horse through the stable doors, the horse rearing its front legs in the air. Everybody in the courtyard saw the Princess making her escape, and guards tried to stop her.
Ilyana jumped her horse over the Guards and through the castle gate. She directed the horse towards where Haou was, even thought she didn't know where that was. It was like the pendant was telling her where Haou was.
When Ilyana found Haou, he was battling Seifer. Her father was standing not too far off watching the battle.He had an expression on his face that clearly showed he didn't want Haou to win.
Ilyana didn't know what came over her but before Haou could deal the killing blow to Seifer, she launched herself of her horse screaming, "No Haou! It's me, Anna." Haou tried to stop the attack but, he couldn't. Lucky for Ilyana and Haou the wound appeared by her shoulder narrowly avoiding killing the princess. The king, Seifer, and the Elemental Guardians turned their immediate attention to the Princess.
"Princess/Anna!" Seifer and Haou gasped. Ilyana collapsed onto the ground in pain, but smiling.
"I," Ilyana choked out, "Couldn't let you get yourself killed Haou." The king and the Elemental Guardians let out a gasp. They had expected her to say Seifer not Haou. They couldn't understand why the Princess worried about a commoner, but not Seifer.
Seifer walked over to Ilyana and forced her onto her feet. "What do you mean, Princess?" He snarled, "How could you love a commoner? I'm courting you, and you're going to marry me!" Haou looked over at Ilyana in shock.
"You are the Princess?" He asked her shocked, "Why didn't you tell me?" Ilyana smiled weakly.
"Because," she said, "I was afraid that you would treat me like everyone in this d-
"No swearing Alicia!"
"Sheesh, fine Ryan. You're a fun killer.
"Fun killer. Fun killer. Fun killer."
"That's enough Jeanna, Kaitlyn. Let's get back to the story."
"I was afraid you would treat me like everyone else in the kingdom. Always bowing or curtsying to me, treating me like I'm a porcelain doll. But, when I was with you, I felt like I was actually normal. Like I actually belonged somewhere." Ilyana smiled weakly before adding, "Run, run far away from here. I don't want you to get hurt anymore. I'll be fine. I just want you to remember this,
By day one person,
By night another
By Twilight we are separated,
But by Twilight we are joined together
Our love may be forbidden,
But it is true
And only by true love,
Will I find you again.
"Now," Ilyana said, "Run far away. Leave me be, and I'll find you again. It may not be in this life, or the next, but Haou, I promise you, we will be rejoined!" Seifer picked Ilyana up and started heading the opposite way, leaving with the king. The Elemental Guardians were left to take care of Haou.
"But Anna," Haou said. Ilyana shook her head to Haou as best as she could from over Seifer's shoulder.
"Go," Ilyana said, "Leave me be. We'll find each other someday. Now go! I don't want you to die Haou, my prince." Both teens had tears in their eyes, but Haou blinked them back. He nodded to Ilyana and took off away from Ilyana to escape.
"We'll be reunited again, I promise!" Haou called to Ilyana. She nodded and mouthed "Run" to him, and that's what he did. He only paused to pick up Ilyana's discarded sword. No one would miss it.
And with that, Haou and Ilyana were separated. But, they will find each other eventually. It was recorded that Ilyana indeed married Seifer, but never truly loved him. Her true love was Haou.
"So," Alicia finished, "Ilyana, the Princess of Twilight kept Haou's Pendant of Twili. It was passed down through the generations as a marking of the true Twilight Princess. So in one generation, maybe this one, it could lead the Princess to Haou." Kaitlyn and I nodded eagerly.
"But what about the guardians?" I asked Alicia, "You never really explained much about them." Kaitlyn nodded eagerly and Ryan groaned.
"The Guardians each controlled one of the six elements," Alicia told Kaitlyn and I, "Water, Fire, Wind, Earth, Light, and Dark. No one ever knew, or told what element the Princess wielded. All we know is that the Guardians now help the Princess of each generation try and find her Haou. They also help the Princess of each generation save the dimensions from a great cataclysm. It is told that the Guardians of old were all girls but one. The Guardian of Darkness was a guy clearly ruling out the Princess being the Guardian of Darkness."
"But the Princess is missing," Kaitlyn said sourly, "If she wasn't missing, she would've been able to stop Supreme King Jason. The Guardians would've been able to help too." I nodded solemnly, agreeing with Kaitlyn.
"Well," Alicia said, "Maybe they are just too young to fulfill their duties. Now, it's time for bed you two. Remember, you promised." Kaitlyn and I groaned, but we did as we were told.
As I fell asleep I heard Ryan say to Alicia, "I think you've told her too much. She could figure out the truth."
"She's too young to figure it out," Alicia told Ryan, "We are going to be fine. Telling her a couple of legends isn't going to help her figure it out." I felt myself drifting to sleep.
"But she might figure out that-" Ryan said, but the rest was cut off by me falling asleep.
But you already knew.
Knew what?
Stop lying. Its making you seem just like your-
Seem like who? I'm not related to who you think I am.
Oh but you are. And you know it. You're just lying so your friends don't figure out that you are-
Dream cuts off
'That was a close one,' I thought to myself. I had almost let her get to me. But, like I told her, I'm not who she thinks I am.
Third Person P.O.V
When Jeanna woke up, her head jolted off of Jaden's shoulder, but he didn't wake. The suns' had risen, and some kids had already started to get up. Jeanna stayed awake, with the feeling that something was going to go wrong today.
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Chapter 25 is up! XD See, I told you I'd get it up by today! I never break promises.
(1) Just had to add that little bit of fluff in here. I just thought it would be cute to have some JadenXJeanna fluff in here. As well as JesseXJenna.
(2) Can you ever guess who was thinking about what? It's actually pretty easy to figure out after you think about it!
(3) Does anybody know where I got the names Ilyana and Seifer from? If you get it right, I'll give a Gingerbread man! And sugar cookies! XD
(4) Boy, you probably weren't expecting Haou to appear! XD I must've been crazy to make him OOC. But then again, this is a different Haou. Oh well.
So, please Read and Review! And try your luck at where I got Ilyana and Seifer from! I'll give you a hint: I got them both from video games! So, Read and review! And also, did anybody figure out the antidote for the potion to Seifer;s potion was? It is pretty easy.