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So, what did you...
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think of the...
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ALL RIGHT ALREADY! I left you guys on a very interesting scene...
geez....gomen for doing that.....but...hehehe...cliffhanger....
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Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne, but we all know who does, but
if you don't...Copyright 1996-2000 Sunrise, TV Tokyo/Bandai
Entertainment, Inc. / Egan Loo.
AND I just found out that, Kawamori Shoji, wrote Escaflowne.

Kyuuei is copyrighted by me, Copyright 2000!!! ^_^ Got it???
LOL! Well, she is my li'l 'ol creation. So before using her
name, seek out my permission first!

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The Legend of a King's Heart
Chapter 2
Chibi-Anon chibianon_ymous@hotmail.com
October 28, 2000
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Was it all just a dream
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*YAWN* *STRETCH* *SIGH* Kyuuei opened her eyes, and smiled...
what a wonderful.... *jolt*..... sunlight... trees.... horse....
Dehs...still *jolt*...dreaming....it's still...

"Nice to see that you're awake Kyuuei." *groan*

"Where am I?"

"Gaea...riding on Bluefire, with me...to my father..."

"So, I'm not dreaming?"

"Of course not... Why would you think that?"

"Oh.....nothing...." She looked up at the sky, looking at all
the stars...what had Dehs said? Gaea...isn't that? What was it
about Gaea...she looked at the sky for the moon....it was big and
round... and....There were two of them! She recognized one as
the one she saw everynight on Earth. The other one was...Earth
itself!

"I see that you've been enchanted by the Mystic Moon...It's
very beautiful. I used to wonder what would happened if someone
from the Mystic Moon would come here...I asked my father once
before, but he told me never to speak of the Mystic Moon again."
Dehs had a softness to his voice. Kyuuei sighed, her home,
Earth... the Mystic Moon. Her Aunt had been here after all.

"My obaa-san...." she bit her tongue .... it might not be safe
telling anyone she was from the Mystic Moon.

"What was that about your aunt?" Kyuuei shook her head.

"Nothing....how long till we get to your people?"

"A few more hours. Meanwhile, why don't we get to know
another?"

"All right."

"You already know my name, but if you wanted to know my real
name, I couldn't tell you." Dehs had a sad tone, and his eyes
had become misty.

"If you don't...."

"No, it's ok.... you see, my parents are dead, well I think they
are anyhow."

"But you mentioned your father."

"Yes, but....he's not really my father...he's more like my
guardian. But I still think of him as a father, he raised
me, afterall."

"Do you remember your parents at all?"

"No....sometimes I can see them...but...no. There used to be
a time when I pretended that the stories father told me were
true. One man, Allen Schezar, the best knight in all of Asturia,
was my father. He and Princess Millerna disappered 3 years ago,
I never had the chance to see him. But that's a forgotten dream,
Allen Schezar being my father... I should be thankful for my
father now. And I am."

"Wow...that's a shame....my parents died....in a car accident..."
It wasn't so bad talking about it anymore...but yet, tears came
into her eyes.

"What's a car?"

"Oh...uh.." *giggle*

"Why are you laughing? I was just wondering what a car was..."

"I'm sorry...it's just..." *giggle* "Oh...never you mind..." Dehs
shrugged....'girls...what was with them all the time?! "What did
you mean by...your REAL name?"

"Well...you see...I don't quite remember anything before I was nine
years old...or about there...."

"That's horrible!!!"

"...don't worry, I've learned to cope with it." She shook her head,
at least SHE still had memories of her parents.

"I lost my parents. But you lost your whole childhood..."

"Yes well....that's life I suppose. I know that it's bad manners
to ask a lady her age, but..."

"Of course, it's all right, that's not a big deal. I'm 15 and a
half. Would you mind if I knew your age?" '...Whoops....he doesn't
even know his own birthday! How can he know....BAKA!!!!
Kyuuei-baka!!! When will I ever learn?!'

"I think...I may be 17 years old..." Kyuuei relaxed, he didn't
take much notice to her mistake...or at least didn't show he did.
She looked around, hoping to find something to change the
subject to.

"Well....here we are....my father's home..." She looked
straight...focused her eyes and looked on disbelievingly.

"The palace?" How had they gotten there so fast?! It was sure
to be at least one more day, she hadn't even seen the palace
earlier... "This...is your....home?"

"Yes....home..." as they neared the stable, Dehs helped Kyuuei
to the ground. Dehs then led Bluefire to the stables to rub
him down. Kyuuei waited outside, trying to collect her
thoughts.

'Maybe his father works at the palace or something...." She
didn't know why she was thinking these thoughts. Would it
truly matter if he wasn't a normal person and not a noble
person or some sort? They had just met... and he really did
seem very nice. Were they more than just acquaintances
now? Were they friends? She had a hard time deciding, she
didn't have a problem deciding who her friends were before.

"Ready to go now? Kyuuei? Hello?" He waved his hands in front
of her eyes; finally, she snapped out of it.

"Where are we going again?" A mischevious glint was in his
eyes.

"We're going to see the king."

"NANI?!!!! I thought you said we were going to see your
father?!" This could not be happening...how was she supposed
to behave in front of a king? Why was Dehs doing this?!
Instead of explaining his reasons or strange behaviour he just
smiled at her, and motioned for her to follow him. ARGH!
Just like a guy, thinking that girls have to follow them
around...HOW RUDE!

She followed him...(-_-")up the grand staircase, to the main
hall. 'What do I do....I'm so nervous....GEEZ...sometimes...
I wanna throttle him.....' How did she look? What would she
say? She wished that she knew some court manners, she didn't
want to look like a total fool in front of the king.

"I will have to go first and tell them that they will be
expecting you. Please wait out here for a few minutes...."
She simply nodded at him...what else could she do? She was
too afraid to speak.

"What's taking him so long?!" She had been waiting for nearly
15 minutes....and Kyuuei wasn't known for her patience. She
pushed open the tall doors, and as soon as they burst open
she looked into the room. Everyone was staring at her...but
she didn't see Dehs among the crowd. She scanned the whole
room, until her eyes rested upon the three thrones. At the
centre throne there sat a middle aged man, black hair, and
blue eyes....somehow he seemed familiar. On the right of him
sat a young man...blonde hair....blue eyes.....annoying
quirky smile...DEHS!!!!

The older man stood up and walked up to her, then he bowed
down and kneeled....he seemed to whisper...

"Tsubasanokami..." Kyuuei blushed....the light shone behind
her....the flowing curtains from them seemed to make wings
behind her back.

"No your majesty...please...rise....I am not even close to
such a thing....I am just Kyuuei de Ciel..." The king rose,
nodding to her, while shaking his head. In her turn Kyuuei
kneeled.

"Gomen nasai milady....it's just that you look like....
and yet...please...stand up. We were just about to announce
your entrance." Kyuuei's blush deepend, what had she done?!

"You of course know my son, Eriondehs."

"...son..."

"Yes...didn't he tell you?" He looked back at Eriondehs...he
saw his son blush, he laughed at this. "I get it....he
didn't want you to judge him by his title."

"So...Dehs....I mean Prince Eriondehs thought...oh...I see
why." She curtsied to the king and continued to walk towards
Dehs... "Prince Eriondehs...you need not worry." He gazed
at her and nodded.

"I see that now...although we have spent so little time together
I know you to be a true friend." Were they really? Friends...
she guessed they were.

"Your majesty...if I may ask...what is your name? I never had
the opportunity to find out..." The spectators in the room
looked at the young girl as if she were insane. What for?
Geez!!!!

"I suppose you're not from here....I am King Van Slanzar de
Fanel." She almost fainted....Van.... 'Aunt Hitomi's VAN!'
The dreams she had...it was Van and Aunt Hitomi...what did
they all mean?

"King.....Van....Hitomi....Dehs....." Suddenly, she was in
a trance, the pendant started to glow from underneath her
shirt...it floated out of her shirt and into her hands.
As if not doing the motions herself, Kyuuei grabbed the end of
the chain and let it hang. The pendant swung from side to side.

"Where did you get that?!" Van rushed towards her, thinking
of the things that may have happened during the past 10 years.
"Guards seize her!!!"

"NO!!!!" Dehs cried out in alarm...what was his father
thinking?

"...destiny has much more in store for you King of Fanelia..."
Soon after those last words were uttered the guards seized
her, and she was taken out of her trance. "NO!!!! What's
happening?! What did I do?!" Kyuuei kicked and screamed
in their rough grasps. "Your majesty?! Dehs?!"

Van looked at Kyuuei with a certain harshness. Her words
were much like Hitomi's whenever a vision would come to her.
He then glanced at Dehs, surprised at his son's display
of emotions.

"...I'm sorry...." Tears filled Dehs's eyes...what had he done
to his friend?


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hehehe....I know.....someone's going to hit me with
something very soon...flame me....I know...bad
chapter...too many cliffhangers...and my writing
is very bad....newell...hehehe

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I'd love to get input on this!!!