I struggled against the guards holding me onto the ground, seeing that Shun was having the same difficulty. I tensed, as one of the guards lowered a blade next to my neck.
"Get your hands off of my son!" I heard Emerald scream "And don't you dare lay a finger on the Princess!"
The guards jumped back alarmed, helping us stand onto our feet. I rolled my eyes.
"Seriously?" I asked out loud, not honestly expecting an answer. The guards bowed and muttered millions of apologies.
"Incredibly sorry your Majesties…"
"Please forgive us…"
"We never truly meant to harm you at all…"
The last one I had a lot of trouble believing, but hey, at least he didn't hurt Shun or me. I walked up to him, a confused look on my face.
Emerald came up to Shun, whispering something into his ear. Shun nodded, whispering back to her. Not matter how much I had really wanted to know what they were talking about…
I had suddenly remembered another detail.
"Where's Zoticus?" I asked him worriedly "He was scared to death last night" I had mentally grown attached to the little bird.
Shun shrugged.
"That I don't know," Shun replied in same tone of voice that I had used "But what I do know, is how to call him. Come with me" Shun took my hands in his, flexing his wings, which immediately gave me a signal for flight.
I released his hands, as Shun lifted me into his arms. I held up a finger.
"First, you have to tell me where we're going this time," I told him firmly, expecting an answer. Shun rolled his eyes.
"To the top of the roof," He answered, flapping his wings hard, as we lifted into the air. I held onto to him tightly, as Shun flew out of the throne room, and into the window.
You heard me, into the window, but the thing is…
Shun flew us right through the window!
I cowered in his arms, still not believing what I had just seen. But I soon let the thought slip through my mind as if it were another gust of wind.
I was soon peering over the palace roof, stunned at the view before me. You could see the entire kingdom, all of the people looking up at us and smiling brightly.
Shun set me on the roof, letting me walk across the golden tile and find place to sit. Shun sat next to me, laying his hands in mine.
"Now," He began saying "All you have to do, is whistle" I looked at him with a serious expression crossing my face.
"Whistle?" I clarified softly, while Shun nodded. "Okay" I sighed while looking around the roof; other than all of the people who had suddenly gathered around the Palace gates trying to get a good look at us, I think that we were fine.
I turned back to Shun, to see that he was smiling at me.
"What?" I questioned him. Shun shook his head.
"You don't like being in the spotlight, do you?" Shun asked me, slightly grinning. I shook my head earnestly.
"I honestly don't," I answered him "Even if I am a Princess" Shun nodded, looking upward into the sky. He touched my hand.
"Watch this," he told me swiftly "Zoticus will be down here in seconds"
Shun snapped his finger twice, while his violin began to form in the air above me, the bow forming to the side of the instrument. Shun snatched the items from the air.
"Now," Shun began telling me "When I play the F Sharp major, C, and then A flat minor, that's when you have to let out your loudest and most shrill whistle that you can. Okay?"
I didn't know a thing about music, but I still nodded. I would just whistle when I felt like it was the right time.
When Shun told me, that he would play the three notes, I thought he meant that he would play a little aria or something before that, but no, he meant just the three notes.
In one quick swipe with the bow, Shun was finished with the notes. I gently laid two fingers on the tip of my tongue, and let out a sheer, crisp sound that echoed throughout the Palace.
I looked upward, confused since I saw nothing suddenly dropping from the sky. I looked at Shun, about to speak, when he laid a finger to his lips.
"Just wait," Shun whispered, barely audible.
I kept my eyes glued to the sky, still seeing nothing but clear white clouds floating like bubble in the sky. But soon, I saw a small speck, growing larger and larger until Zoticus, landed hard into my lap.
"Oh you poor baby," I crooned, holding the bird the softly in my arms. I brushed his wings, and played with the fur on his head.
Glancing over at Shun, I could see that he was really doing his best not to laugh. I rolled my eyes, turning my attention back over to the bird.
As I was playing with Zoticus, stretching his wings, which actually seemed to make him smile, I tried questioning Shun about the three second conversation he had with his mother.
"So what were you guys talking about earlier?" I asked him, running my hand down the falcons back.
"Um, well you see, we were kind of…" Shun trailed off stuttering during his sentence. I looked up at him.
"What is it?" I questioned, really wanting his answer.
"She asked why we were gone for so long," Shun told me quickly, looking away.
"How long were we gone?" I asked him, wanting to believe that the day was May second.
"Instead of one day, try two," Shun told me, seeming to have read my thoughts. I felt my jaw drop.
"Are you kidding me?!" I screamed "We were gone for two days? How?" Shun sighed, looking back at me with his stunning eyes, now seeming to glow brighter.
"First of all," He began saying "The only reason that I had to fly us there was because Sapphirah can track me if I use teleportation."
I nodded earnestly to show him that I was listening.
"And second, it does take a long time to get to the Volcano" Shun told me, continuing "So technically, it's May the fourth" I shook my head not wanting to believe it.
"Why did you take me there?" I questioned further "Why did you need to tell me about that diamond?"
Shun looked downward.
Finally speaking he said, "I needed to tell you, because, I love you. And you needed to know what would occur, if something like that were to happen to me"
"But it won't," I pressed "I know it won't" Shun let me sit right next him, which I greatly appreciated. Shun draped his cloak around me, holding me tight in his arms, while Zoticus curled up neatly in my lap.
"Before I can perform the Transaction, you would have to have a great understanding over the diamond," Shun told me softly.
"What's the Transaction?" I asked, wishing that I already knew.
"That is all that I mat tell you from this point on," Shun whispered "If it happens, you will see"
"I won't let that happen," I told Shun firmly 'It can't and it won't" Shun smiled.
"I appreciate that," He replied, wrapping both of his arms around me.
"I love you," I crooned softly "With all of my heart"
"I love you too," Shun whispered softly "Never will it die"
Me: Hello everyone, hope you liked this chapter!
Fabia: I liked the ending, and I do wish you would've played more! (Glares at Shun)
Shun: It only takes three notes, okay?
Me: (rolls eyes) You two... Anyway thanks for reading, see you guys in the next chapter! R&R please!
