p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Beryl sat beside Silvio out in the middle of the garden./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"The flowers within the gates are very beautiful," she smiled as she tucked her red hair behind her ear. Silvio nodded politely. Her eyes sparkled in the sun light. "I am jealous of the flowers here," she whispered./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Why is that?" Silvio inquired of his visitor./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Because they get to see the palace all day long," she smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"You know you are welcome to visit the palace whenever you want," he smiled back, "the palace isn't off limits to anyone." Beryl sighed lightly and shook her head./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"You are much different than the last ruler," she smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Father was a strict man," Silvio remarked, "I have no intention on being that way." Beryl nodded and twiddled her thumbs nervously. Silvio checked his pocket watch then slid it back into his pocket./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"You have a birthday coming up soon," she said in a soft, sweet voice. Silvio nodded. "Which means," she smiled, "eventually you will have to choose a wife." Silvio nodded. Suddenly the sky above them cracked open. Silvio pushed Beryl out of the way and held out his arms. Naiya fell from the sky laughing wildly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"One day I'll get the hang of this," she smiled as she landed in Silvio's arms, "I promise." Silvio nodded and set on down. "What are we doing today?" She inquired as she smiled up at him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Um, excuse me," Beryl whispered as she stood to her feet. "Silvio, who is she?" Naiya turned around and looked at Beryl./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"My name is Naiya," she smiled, "Princess of Amaterasu and the Moon Kingdom. Who are you?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"My name is Beryl," Beryl replied, "you're interrupting my time with the prince." Naiya turned away from Beryl and stared at Silvio./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"I didn't mean to interrupt," she whispered, "I guess I was just too excited to see you." Naiya backed away from him slowly and rushed to the palace gates blinking back her tears. Beryl watched as Naiya ran off. She turned back to Silvio and smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"If you'll excuse me, Beryl," he said as he chased after Naiya. Beryl stood there for a bit confused then quietly followed behind Silvio. In the middle of the field she watched as Silvio pulled Naiya close to him. She crept a bit closer so she could get a better look. She watched as the two of them shared a kiss. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Silvio," she whispered then covered her mouth with her hands. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;""It's happening all over again," /emshe thought as she tried to blink back her tears. She ran through the trees away from the palace and the town. In the middle of a barren part of the Earth she dropped to her knees and wept bitterly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Darling," a soft voice whispered to her, "what is wrong?" Beryl looked up at the woman that stood before her. Beryl wiped her eyes and attempted to stifle her sobs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Men are horrible," she sobbed loudly. The woman held out her arms for Beryl. Immediately Beryl threw herself into the woman's arms./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"There, there," she whispered as she rubbed Beryl's back, "Metaria is here for you." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"The flowers within the gates are very beautiful," she smiled as she tucked her red hair behind her ear. Silvio nodded politely. Her eyes sparkled in the sun light. "I am jealous of the flowers here," she whispered./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Why is that?" Silvio inquired of his visitor./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Because they get to see the palace all day long," she smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"You know you are welcome to visit the palace whenever you want," he smiled back, "the palace isn't off limits to anyone." Beryl sighed lightly and shook her head./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"You are much different than the last ruler," she smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Father was a strict man," Silvio remarked, "I have no intention on being that way." Beryl nodded and twiddled her thumbs nervously. Silvio checked his pocket watch then slid it back into his pocket./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"You have a birthday coming up soon," she said in a soft, sweet voice. Silvio nodded. "Which means," she smiled, "eventually you will have to choose a wife." Silvio nodded. Suddenly the sky above them cracked open. Silvio pushed Beryl out of the way and held out his arms. Naiya fell from the sky laughing wildly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"One day I'll get the hang of this," she smiled as she landed in Silvio's arms, "I promise." Silvio nodded and set on down. "What are we doing today?" She inquired as she smiled up at him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Um, excuse me," Beryl whispered as she stood to her feet. "Silvio, who is she?" Naiya turned around and looked at Beryl./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"My name is Naiya," she smiled, "Princess of Amaterasu and the Moon Kingdom. Who are you?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"My name is Beryl," Beryl replied, "you're interrupting my time with the prince." Naiya turned away from Beryl and stared at Silvio./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"I didn't mean to interrupt," she whispered, "I guess I was just too excited to see you." Naiya backed away from him slowly and rushed to the palace gates blinking back her tears. Beryl watched as Naiya ran off. She turned back to Silvio and smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"If you'll excuse me, Beryl," he said as he chased after Naiya. Beryl stood there for a bit confused then quietly followed behind Silvio. In the middle of the field she watched as Silvio pulled Naiya close to him. She crept a bit closer so she could get a better look. She watched as the two of them shared a kiss. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Silvio," she whispered then covered her mouth with her hands. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;""It's happening all over again," /emshe thought as she tried to blink back her tears. She ran through the trees away from the palace and the town. In the middle of a barren part of the Earth she dropped to her knees and wept bitterly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Darling," a soft voice whispered to her, "what is wrong?" Beryl looked up at the woman that stood before her. Beryl wiped her eyes and attempted to stifle her sobs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"Men are horrible," she sobbed loudly. The woman held out her arms for Beryl. Immediately Beryl threw herself into the woman's arms./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-tab-count: 2;" /span"There, there," she whispered as she rubbed Beryl's back, "Metaria is here for you." /span/p