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Sollie if my last chapter was boring. *hangs head shamefully* remember though, this IS my first Escaflowne Fanfic! ^_^ Oh, and thanks for the compliments everyone! It means alot to me that someone would actually READ my junk! ^_^ Uhm, I hope this chapter is a bit more interesting, Im trying to slow things down a bit cause I realized that its only her third day. Yeah... second day on the job and she gets to snap someones neck. *shakes head* lucky girl eh? Oh, BTW, for those of you who dont know, "nani" means "what" in Japanese, she says that alot, "Kirei" means "Pretty" and "neko" means "cat",oh and "iiyo" means "good". ^_^ Alright, shutting up now! ^_^
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*THUMP* "oooow!"Kirei whinned as she sat up, rubbing her head. "Lord Chesta!"She cried. Chesta rolled over and groggly looked down at her on the floor. "I fell off the bed"
Chesta grinned and started laughing "What a great way to start your third day on the Viole!" He said beetween gasping breaths.
Kirei wrinkled her nose at him and crossed her arms."Hmph!"
Chesta sat up and streched, while trying not to yawn to loudly. He glanced out the window above his bed and his smile broadened. "Were up early! Master Dilandau will be pleased" He swung his legs over the bed and touched his feet to the cold floor, shivering. Kirei stood up and ran to the chair in the corner, where Chestas Ryuugekitai armour was folded. She grabbed it carefully and ran back over to Chesta, where she held it out proudly. "Kirei!"He laughed.
She looked at him oddly."What?"
"I can get my own clothes"He smiled and shook his head ruefully.
"I know, but you were cold, and you need to put a shirt on or else you'll get sick"Kirei said, matter-of-factly.
Chesta looked down at his bare chest and shorts, blushing imensly. He took his clothes from Kirei and started to dress. Kirei went and sat over on the chair, swinging her legs idly, and whistling a tune Chesta didnt know. Chesta looked up at her, she continued to watch him. "What?"He said as he paused, one leg in a boot. He felt a little uncomfortible under her gaze and blushed again. "Why are you looking at me?"
"Are you shy?"Kirei wondered. She stopped swinging her legs. She didnt have to get dressed, she had slept in her suit.
"What?" Chesta blushed. "No, I uh, its just that uh... "His cheeks turned even redder as he became flustered. "Uhm... Its just that... oh forget it!"He tried to laugh it off, but Kirei continued to watch him. "Yes! Yes I am shy! now stop looking!"He cried finally and Kirei giggled and turned around to face the wall. "Geez"Chesta muttered as he pulled on the top half of his armour.
"When do we get to see Master Dilandau-sama?"Kirei asked, though it was slightly muffled because her face was still to the wall.
"Uhm, we got up about an hour early. Or namely, YOU woke us up an hour early" Chesta paused to laugh "Breckfast is in an hour, then we wait for Dilandau-sama to summon us. Usually he does it in the middle of brekfast, he has the habit to be very inconveinent."
Kirei giggled. "Okay... will I be training more today?"
"Yes, but I dont know if Dilandau-sama will train you, he has little patience. It might be one of us" Chesta answered as he finished getting dressed and stood up. "Come on, Ill show you the Guymelefs, you probably didnt get a good look at them last night huh?"
Kirei turned around and shook her head. "No... is the body gone yet?"She said quietly.
"Yeah. Its gone"
Kirei grinned and nodded. Then she jumped to her feet, and skipped out of the room, grabbing Chestas hand on the way out, and dragging him down the hall.
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"Ungh"Kirei grunted as she tried to pick up the heavy sword, it was the sword she had taken from the man she had killed the night before. It was long, and hard for her to carry, she had tried to move it several times before, but could never do it.
"Your doing it wrong!"Dilandau screamed as he slapped her hard. She crashed to the ground again. Her cheeks stinging from the numerous blows Dilandau had delivered to her. She whimpered and crawled to her knees, apologizing again. Dilandau sighed and stalked over to his chair, he sat down on it and sulkly watched as Kirei struggled to her feet. Her shoulders drooped as she tried to hold the massive sword, its weight causing her to slouch just to get it off the ground.
"I am sorry Master!"She cried as she stood before him, her shoulders heaving from the deep breaths she was taking. Sweat poured down her face, and into her eyes. She caughed, her throught was dry, and she felt weary.
'but I must go on! I must please Master Dilandau!' She thought, even though she could feel her knees giving way.
Kirei colapsed on the ground, before Dilandau's feet. "I am sorry Master!"She gasped as she tried to push herself up with her arms, but they were tierd from carrying the sword, and she fell again, her face hitting the floor hard.
Dilandau bent over her and pulled her against him, his touch suprizingly gentle. He kneeled beside her, her head against his chest. She reached out her hand, and touched his scarred cheek. He finched, but didnt stop her, his crystalline magenta eyes burning into her soul. She closed her eyes and leaned against him. To exhausted to speak. He held her shoulders and stroked her hair. "Iiyo Kirei... you tried" He whispered, his voice raspy. Kireis breathing slowed and she could hear her heart pounding in her ears.
"Ill try harder master"She caughed and struggled to sit up. Dilandau touched his thumb to her bleeding cheek, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. He nodded.
"Yes you will"He whispered as she crawled to her feet. He sat back down on his chair and watched her as she grasped the handle of the sword and closed her eyes, determendly.
'I must please him! I must! Or else I am not worthy to serve him. You have a name because of him! You owe him EVERYTHING!' and with those thoughts echoing in her mind, Kirei squeezed her eyes shut, and concentrated all her strength. She felt her muscles contract as she pulled up and lifted the sword from the ground. She caughed as she opened her eyes and held the sword out in front of her. Dilandau started laughing, it filled the room, and he stood again.
"Now come at me like you want to kill me"He told her, testing her.
Kirei stared at him, and her head drooped. "I cannot master"She cried as her shoulders began to shake with the strain.
"Dont disobey me!!"Dilandau slapped her again and she dropped to the ground, the sword falling out of her grasp and sliding away from her.
"I am sorry!"She sobbed as she lay on the floor. "Im trying! Ill try harder! I just cannot fight well!"Dilandau nodded.
"You'll learn"He said with finality.
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Kirei walked down the hallway, her head aching, and a hollow feeling in the pit of her stomache. Dilandau had let her walk around the Viole while he talked with his Dragonslayers. Probably about burning down some more villages. She smiled secretly to herself as she quietly padded down the silent hallway.
She paused, there was a presence. She shook her head, trying to clear it, and turned down anouther hallway.
"Hello again"A voice suddenly breathed. Kirei whirled around, there was Nariya. She crossed her arms and regarded Kirei coldly. Eirya steoped up beside Nariya and crossed her arms also.
Kirei glared at the two and backed away a step. "What do you want?"She spit out, angry at them for what they had said and done before.
"Your still here" Eirya said. "We thought you would be dead by now. After all, your psycotic master, IS blood-thirsty. Why should he spare you?"
Kirei stood straighter. "Because I am loyal to him."
"Does he treat you like the peice of meat you are? Whats that chain around your neck for? So he can call you back? So he can beat upon you more?" Eirya laughed. "He is not HALF the man Folken is"
"Folken IS half a man"Kirei laughed scornfully and flicked her hair out of her face. "With only one arm, Id have to say that there isnt enough to go around. Do you two truly think he loves you?"She laughed again when Nariya and Eirya both remained silent "Thats pathetic! At least MY master doesnt lie to me"
"Dilandau is ruthless and coldhearted. Hes a horrible fighter and is going to meet a bloody end. At least Folken listens to orders, if you knew whats best for you, youd shut your mouth."Nariya bristled and looked down on Kirei.
"And if you knew whats best for you, you wouldnt try and insult one of Dilandaus soldiers"Kirei replied icily. "You wont last long"
"You owe us some blood, child."Nariya hissed as she stepped forward.
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Sollie if my last chapter was boring. *hangs head shamefully* remember though, this IS my first Escaflowne Fanfic! ^_^ Oh, and thanks for the compliments everyone! It means alot to me that someone would actually READ my junk! ^_^ Uhm, I hope this chapter is a bit more interesting, Im trying to slow things down a bit cause I realized that its only her third day. Yeah... second day on the job and she gets to snap someones neck. *shakes head* lucky girl eh? Oh, BTW, for those of you who dont know, "nani" means "what" in Japanese, she says that alot, "Kirei" means "Pretty" and "neko" means "cat",oh and "iiyo" means "good". ^_^ Alright, shutting up now! ^_^
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*THUMP* "oooow!"Kirei whinned as she sat up, rubbing her head. "Lord Chesta!"She cried. Chesta rolled over and groggly looked down at her on the floor. "I fell off the bed"
Chesta grinned and started laughing "What a great way to start your third day on the Viole!" He said beetween gasping breaths.
Kirei wrinkled her nose at him and crossed her arms."Hmph!"
Chesta sat up and streched, while trying not to yawn to loudly. He glanced out the window above his bed and his smile broadened. "Were up early! Master Dilandau will be pleased" He swung his legs over the bed and touched his feet to the cold floor, shivering. Kirei stood up and ran to the chair in the corner, where Chestas Ryuugekitai armour was folded. She grabbed it carefully and ran back over to Chesta, where she held it out proudly. "Kirei!"He laughed.
She looked at him oddly."What?"
"I can get my own clothes"He smiled and shook his head ruefully.
"I know, but you were cold, and you need to put a shirt on or else you'll get sick"Kirei said, matter-of-factly.
Chesta looked down at his bare chest and shorts, blushing imensly. He took his clothes from Kirei and started to dress. Kirei went and sat over on the chair, swinging her legs idly, and whistling a tune Chesta didnt know. Chesta looked up at her, she continued to watch him. "What?"He said as he paused, one leg in a boot. He felt a little uncomfortible under her gaze and blushed again. "Why are you looking at me?"
"Are you shy?"Kirei wondered. She stopped swinging her legs. She didnt have to get dressed, she had slept in her suit.
"What?" Chesta blushed. "No, I uh, its just that uh... "His cheeks turned even redder as he became flustered. "Uhm... Its just that... oh forget it!"He tried to laugh it off, but Kirei continued to watch him. "Yes! Yes I am shy! now stop looking!"He cried finally and Kirei giggled and turned around to face the wall. "Geez"Chesta muttered as he pulled on the top half of his armour.
"When do we get to see Master Dilandau-sama?"Kirei asked, though it was slightly muffled because her face was still to the wall.
"Uhm, we got up about an hour early. Or namely, YOU woke us up an hour early" Chesta paused to laugh "Breckfast is in an hour, then we wait for Dilandau-sama to summon us. Usually he does it in the middle of brekfast, he has the habit to be very inconveinent."
Kirei giggled. "Okay... will I be training more today?"
"Yes, but I dont know if Dilandau-sama will train you, he has little patience. It might be one of us" Chesta answered as he finished getting dressed and stood up. "Come on, Ill show you the Guymelefs, you probably didnt get a good look at them last night huh?"
Kirei turned around and shook her head. "No... is the body gone yet?"She said quietly.
"Yeah. Its gone"
Kirei grinned and nodded. Then she jumped to her feet, and skipped out of the room, grabbing Chestas hand on the way out, and dragging him down the hall.
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"Ungh"Kirei grunted as she tried to pick up the heavy sword, it was the sword she had taken from the man she had killed the night before. It was long, and hard for her to carry, she had tried to move it several times before, but could never do it.
"Your doing it wrong!"Dilandau screamed as he slapped her hard. She crashed to the ground again. Her cheeks stinging from the numerous blows Dilandau had delivered to her. She whimpered and crawled to her knees, apologizing again. Dilandau sighed and stalked over to his chair, he sat down on it and sulkly watched as Kirei struggled to her feet. Her shoulders drooped as she tried to hold the massive sword, its weight causing her to slouch just to get it off the ground.
"I am sorry Master!"She cried as she stood before him, her shoulders heaving from the deep breaths she was taking. Sweat poured down her face, and into her eyes. She caughed, her throught was dry, and she felt weary.
'but I must go on! I must please Master Dilandau!' She thought, even though she could feel her knees giving way.
Kirei colapsed on the ground, before Dilandau's feet. "I am sorry Master!"She gasped as she tried to push herself up with her arms, but they were tierd from carrying the sword, and she fell again, her face hitting the floor hard.
Dilandau bent over her and pulled her against him, his touch suprizingly gentle. He kneeled beside her, her head against his chest. She reached out her hand, and touched his scarred cheek. He finched, but didnt stop her, his crystalline magenta eyes burning into her soul. She closed her eyes and leaned against him. To exhausted to speak. He held her shoulders and stroked her hair. "Iiyo Kirei... you tried" He whispered, his voice raspy. Kireis breathing slowed and she could hear her heart pounding in her ears.
"Ill try harder master"She caughed and struggled to sit up. Dilandau touched his thumb to her bleeding cheek, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. He nodded.
"Yes you will"He whispered as she crawled to her feet. He sat back down on his chair and watched her as she grasped the handle of the sword and closed her eyes, determendly.
'I must please him! I must! Or else I am not worthy to serve him. You have a name because of him! You owe him EVERYTHING!' and with those thoughts echoing in her mind, Kirei squeezed her eyes shut, and concentrated all her strength. She felt her muscles contract as she pulled up and lifted the sword from the ground. She caughed as she opened her eyes and held the sword out in front of her. Dilandau started laughing, it filled the room, and he stood again.
"Now come at me like you want to kill me"He told her, testing her.
Kirei stared at him, and her head drooped. "I cannot master"She cried as her shoulders began to shake with the strain.
"Dont disobey me!!"Dilandau slapped her again and she dropped to the ground, the sword falling out of her grasp and sliding away from her.
"I am sorry!"She sobbed as she lay on the floor. "Im trying! Ill try harder! I just cannot fight well!"Dilandau nodded.
"You'll learn"He said with finality.
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Kirei walked down the hallway, her head aching, and a hollow feeling in the pit of her stomache. Dilandau had let her walk around the Viole while he talked with his Dragonslayers. Probably about burning down some more villages. She smiled secretly to herself as she quietly padded down the silent hallway.
She paused, there was a presence. She shook her head, trying to clear it, and turned down anouther hallway.
"Hello again"A voice suddenly breathed. Kirei whirled around, there was Nariya. She crossed her arms and regarded Kirei coldly. Eirya steoped up beside Nariya and crossed her arms also.
Kirei glared at the two and backed away a step. "What do you want?"She spit out, angry at them for what they had said and done before.
"Your still here" Eirya said. "We thought you would be dead by now. After all, your psycotic master, IS blood-thirsty. Why should he spare you?"
Kirei stood straighter. "Because I am loyal to him."
"Does he treat you like the peice of meat you are? Whats that chain around your neck for? So he can call you back? So he can beat upon you more?" Eirya laughed. "He is not HALF the man Folken is"
"Folken IS half a man"Kirei laughed scornfully and flicked her hair out of her face. "With only one arm, Id have to say that there isnt enough to go around. Do you two truly think he loves you?"She laughed again when Nariya and Eirya both remained silent "Thats pathetic! At least MY master doesnt lie to me"
"Dilandau is ruthless and coldhearted. Hes a horrible fighter and is going to meet a bloody end. At least Folken listens to orders, if you knew whats best for you, youd shut your mouth."Nariya bristled and looked down on Kirei.
"And if you knew whats best for you, you wouldnt try and insult one of Dilandaus soldiers"Kirei replied icily. "You wont last long"
"You owe us some blood, child."Nariya hissed as she stepped forward.
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