Oops, perhaps I should have mentioned that most of this would be written from Celena's point of view, which a few switches now and then. Anyway thanks for the reviews! BP @.@
A familiar face
Until Celena arrived in Astoria, she had no idea that there were people who were as blindly naive, not to mention as boring, as the ones in Astoria. Everything was dainty and polite, not to mention fake. "Politics," Celena muttered under her breath. She was about to tug self consciously at her dress, but a glance from Folken stopped her. As they were walking with the king, a soldier approached saying that an Allen Shezar had returned, and that he had brought Van of Fanelia with him. The king and the members of his court began to depart but Folken stopped and Celena halted as well. "You do not have to follow," Folken said. "I know this has been rather boring for you. You can take a look around if you wish."
Celena blinked at him. "But you said-" "Never mind what I said," Folken interrupted, "you can go out and take a look around. I'll deal with the aristocrats." Folken walked off, leaving Celena by herself.
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As Celena walked through the streets of Astoria, it was almost as if she had walked there before. "Ridiculous," Celena said aloud to herself. She'd never been there before. Celena heard laughter. She turned. There were two children playing in the streets, a boy and a girl. "I'm gonna catch ya!" said the boy as he chased the little girl, who squealed and ran. They bothed were laughing as they turned the corner. Celena watched for a moment, and then a stab of pain gripped her mind. Celena cried out as images blurrily flashed before her.
she saw a boy playing with her, and then she saw the men. They took her away.
Celena started to fall forward, but a man caught her. "Hey," he said, "You okay miss?" Celena thoughts faltered slightly, but she began to recover. "Yes, I'm fine." Celena said, "Thank you." the man headed off and Celena decided that it was time to head back for the castle. As she was walking, Celena saw a metallic beam come down from the sky and strike at the castle. "What the hell?" She exclaimed and then it hit her: Dilandau. Celena ran back to the castle as fast as she could.
When she arrives, Celena sees Folken stepping into a carriage. "What happened?" Celena asked running up to him. "We're leaving," Folken said. Celena got in behind him.
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"What were you thinking?!" Celena shouted, "Don't you realize you could have been killed?" "Pipe down," Dilandau said, regarding Celena's reflection through his empty glass, "I'm okay and that's all that matters."
Dilandau poured himself a glass of wine. "So tell me," he said sitting casually in his chair. "How was it in Astoria? Boring, now doubt." Celena thought about what happened when she had been walking. Who was that boy she saw? "Hello," Dilandau said cutting into her thoughts. "Huh?" Celena said looking up. "My, my," Dilandau said as he took a gulp of wine, "Since when do you zone out?" Celena didn't answer.
There was a knock at the door. "Dilandau - sama," said a soldier. "What is it?" Dilandau asked from where he sat. "A word, sir" Dilandau got up and moved briskly over to the door. As the two spoke Celena looked absently into the glass of wine that Dilandau poured. It looked so much like all of a sudden. The glass seemed to be bubbling and the blood rising. Celena watched as the blood overflowed, spilling silently down the sides of the glass. "Celena!" Dilandau shouted.
Celena quickly looked up. Dilandau regarded her oddly. "Are you alright?" Celena glanced at the glass, seeing that the wine had returned to normal. "Y..Yes I'm okay." Dilandau put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you telling me everything, about what happened? You weren't hurt when I-" "No, no," Celena insisted, "I'm fine, now." Dilandau nodded removing his arm. "Well, I'm going," Dilandau said moving towards the door," He gave a glance backwards. "You get some rest, Celena." With that, Dilandau parted.
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Celena had went to her room and laid down. She could not rest. She kept having strange dreams and seeing blood, whose she didn't know. Celena awoke. Sitting up, she decided to give up on resting, since it seemed she could not. Her armor lay before her, and her sword on top of it. What if the blood had been Dilandau's? She'd had premonitions before, and they tended to be correct. Celena jumped up and readily changed into her armor.
For all the trouble her brother caused her, Celena could hardly think of a time when she had caused him as much grief. When she was dressed, Celena dashed out the door. She headed straight for her own guymelef, Athena. It was purple like her armor and a very formidable machine. "Alright Athena," Celena said jumping in, "let's get going."
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End of Chapter! Byez! BP
A familiar face
Until Celena arrived in Astoria, she had no idea that there were people who were as blindly naive, not to mention as boring, as the ones in Astoria. Everything was dainty and polite, not to mention fake. "Politics," Celena muttered under her breath. She was about to tug self consciously at her dress, but a glance from Folken stopped her. As they were walking with the king, a soldier approached saying that an Allen Shezar had returned, and that he had brought Van of Fanelia with him. The king and the members of his court began to depart but Folken stopped and Celena halted as well. "You do not have to follow," Folken said. "I know this has been rather boring for you. You can take a look around if you wish."
Celena blinked at him. "But you said-" "Never mind what I said," Folken interrupted, "you can go out and take a look around. I'll deal with the aristocrats." Folken walked off, leaving Celena by herself.
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As Celena walked through the streets of Astoria, it was almost as if she had walked there before. "Ridiculous," Celena said aloud to herself. She'd never been there before. Celena heard laughter. She turned. There were two children playing in the streets, a boy and a girl. "I'm gonna catch ya!" said the boy as he chased the little girl, who squealed and ran. They bothed were laughing as they turned the corner. Celena watched for a moment, and then a stab of pain gripped her mind. Celena cried out as images blurrily flashed before her.
she saw a boy playing with her, and then she saw the men. They took her away.
Celena started to fall forward, but a man caught her. "Hey," he said, "You okay miss?" Celena thoughts faltered slightly, but she began to recover. "Yes, I'm fine." Celena said, "Thank you." the man headed off and Celena decided that it was time to head back for the castle. As she was walking, Celena saw a metallic beam come down from the sky and strike at the castle. "What the hell?" She exclaimed and then it hit her: Dilandau. Celena ran back to the castle as fast as she could.
When she arrives, Celena sees Folken stepping into a carriage. "What happened?" Celena asked running up to him. "We're leaving," Folken said. Celena got in behind him.
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"What were you thinking?!" Celena shouted, "Don't you realize you could have been killed?" "Pipe down," Dilandau said, regarding Celena's reflection through his empty glass, "I'm okay and that's all that matters."
Dilandau poured himself a glass of wine. "So tell me," he said sitting casually in his chair. "How was it in Astoria? Boring, now doubt." Celena thought about what happened when she had been walking. Who was that boy she saw? "Hello," Dilandau said cutting into her thoughts. "Huh?" Celena said looking up. "My, my," Dilandau said as he took a gulp of wine, "Since when do you zone out?" Celena didn't answer.
There was a knock at the door. "Dilandau - sama," said a soldier. "What is it?" Dilandau asked from where he sat. "A word, sir" Dilandau got up and moved briskly over to the door. As the two spoke Celena looked absently into the glass of wine that Dilandau poured. It looked so much like all of a sudden. The glass seemed to be bubbling and the blood rising. Celena watched as the blood overflowed, spilling silently down the sides of the glass. "Celena!" Dilandau shouted.
Celena quickly looked up. Dilandau regarded her oddly. "Are you alright?" Celena glanced at the glass, seeing that the wine had returned to normal. "Y..Yes I'm okay." Dilandau put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you telling me everything, about what happened? You weren't hurt when I-" "No, no," Celena insisted, "I'm fine, now." Dilandau nodded removing his arm. "Well, I'm going," Dilandau said moving towards the door," He gave a glance backwards. "You get some rest, Celena." With that, Dilandau parted.
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Celena had went to her room and laid down. She could not rest. She kept having strange dreams and seeing blood, whose she didn't know. Celena awoke. Sitting up, she decided to give up on resting, since it seemed she could not. Her armor lay before her, and her sword on top of it. What if the blood had been Dilandau's? She'd had premonitions before, and they tended to be correct. Celena jumped up and readily changed into her armor.
For all the trouble her brother caused her, Celena could hardly think of a time when she had caused him as much grief. When she was dressed, Celena dashed out the door. She headed straight for her own guymelef, Athena. It was purple like her armor and a very formidable machine. "Alright Athena," Celena said jumping in, "let's get going."
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End of Chapter! Byez! BP