Chapter 3: Who is he?
The man looked at her again. Gigi looked the floor, avoiding his gaze. The man whistled a certain tune and suddenly a big gush of wind flew around the room. Two dragons landed on the ground near them. Their scales were of blue and green. Their small wise eyes watched Gigi. Gigi gulped.
"Those dragons look familar," thought Gigi to herself as she looked at the two dragons. The man climbed ontop of the green dragon. "Unbind her!" ordered the man. The guards untied Gigi's hands. The blue dragon tromped over to Gigi and lowered itself so she could get on. Gigi stared at it dumbfounded. "Climb on Gigi," said the dragon with a gentle voice.
"How did you know my name!?" asked Gigi with her eyes wide. "You will know in good time, Gigi," said the man warmly. Gigi looked at him. She climbed onto the dragon's back. Both the dragons fly upwards out of the sky light of the palace. The high wind blows Gigi's hair and dress about. She clings to the dragon for fear of falling off.
"Do not be afraid, Gigi, we will not harm you," said the man as his dragon glided next to hers. His blue aura grew. Gigi glanced at him. She then looked down at the ground. The great palace grew smaller and smaller as the dragons ascended. The man stood up and jumped off the dragon after the palace was a mere speck on the ground.
"What are you doing!?" yelped Gigi as he jumped. He floated in mid air. Gigi blinked. "You.. You can fly?" asked Gigi. "Of corse, you didn't think I would jump if I didn't would you?" smiled the man as he floated over to her on the dragon. "Uh yeah I umm yeah I knew that!" said Gigi with a sheepish grin. He floated closer to her.
"Okay that's close enough!" said Gigi, scooting away some. He extended his hand to her. "Don't you trust me Gigi?" asked the man, giving a warm smile. Gigi looked at him. "You ordered men to take me from my home, you examen me like I am some strange being from another world and now I am stuck up here for some reason... and you think I trust you?" asks Gigi raising an eyebrow.
The man withdrew for a moment. He lifted up part of his cloak and pulled out the exact same dagger Gigi had found near the park. She stared. "Where did you get that!?" demanded Gigi. "It's mine, I dropped it, when you chased me the other day," said the man smoothly.
Gigi's eyes widened. "You're the guy who played the flute outside my window aren't you!" exclaims Gigi, pointing at him. He smiled. "Yes that was me," he said as he pulled out his flute. "It was a beautiful tune you made," he said as he put the flute to his lips. He began to play. Gigi closed her eyes and hummed along with the tune she knew so well by now.
He continued to play as she started to sing. When the tune was done, he took the flute from his lips and looked at her. "You have the voice of an angel, Gigi," he said. Gigi blushed and looked down. "Flattery will get you nowhere," she said. He laughed and floated closer to her again.
"Well do you trust me now?" he asked. She shook her head. "I really don't even know you, sir," she said with her head still lowered. He put his finger under her chin and raised her head to meet his eyes. "And yet I know everything about you... And I have met you before you were reborn a human," he said with mysteriousness. Gigi stared at his blue eyes. "Why.. Why do I seem to know him from somewhere?" thought Gigi to herself.
"You have always amazed me Gigi, I couldn't help but fall in love with you," he said slowly and gracefully. Gigi's heart suddenly sped up. She opened her mouth to speak but no words would come out. This man who she wasn't even sure she knew or not, with his mysterious voice, his hidden face, his flute playing, that dagger, his blue eyes, his blue aura, this man loves her?
His hand drops as he floats closer, his face nearly inches away from hers. "It has taken me so many years to finally find you again," he said, still looking her in the eyes. He suddenly grabbed her hands. Before Gigi could react, his lips met hers as he kissed her gently. Her eyes widened more. He stopped and pulled back. Gigi felt shock, all she could do was stare.
"I am sorry for startling you," he apologized to her. "I umm.. I guess its okay... I.. who are you? Please tell me I don't know and I want to!" said Gigi with pleading eyes. The man looked out at the clouds that surrounded them. "If you cannot guess by tonight then I will tell you," he said. He then looked at her. "Let's get back down to earth shall we?" he asked her. Gigi nodded.
He floated back over to his dragon and settled himself. Gigi put her fingers to her lips, still in shock from the kiss. The dragons slowly glided back down to the palace. They landed right on the huge balcony of the room Gigi had been in earlier. She stepped off the dragon. She bowed. "Thank you for the ride dragon," she said. The man also jumped off his dragon. Both them flew off.
Gigi leaned on the balcony's railing. The sun was setting. "Where on earth are we anyways?" asked Gigi. The man stood besides her. We aren't on earth at all actually. This is my own world I made from my own power," he said. Gigi looked out at the vast forest she could see for miles from the balcony. "This is amazing," she said. The man nodded.
"You must have a lot of power," said Gigi. "Yes, I have a whole fountain full," he said while looking at the water below them. Gigi looked at him. "Why don't ya take that cloak off?" she asked. "Because, I expect you to guess who I am, Gigi," he said with a cunning smile. Gigi looked at him. "I will try my best," she said as she looked back out at the scene before them.
He pulled out his dagger again. "Evening flights are a lot nicer, don't you think?" he said as he examined his dagger. She looked at him. "Go flying again? On the dragons?" she asked. "No, just you and me, flying," he said, looking at her. "But I can't fly," she said. "I can carry you," he said and added "Like I did before,". Gigi was trying to add up any clues he was giving her in her mind.
"I guess that would be fun," she said. He smiled. He took his dagger and tapped her over the head with it. Gigi was covered in a blue light and then when it disappeared she was wearing a prettier dress then before. "Well come on, let's go!" he said as he grabbed her hand and started floating upwards. "Are you sure about this?" asked Gigi, a little bit unsure. He smiled. "Trust me," he said.
He flew with her down the water fall. Then over the stones in the river. Through the darkening forest. High into the starry filled night. In mid air he grasped her close. "Tell me, Gigi, is there any thing that appears in your dreams every night?" he asks her. "Well, besides my dream of singing on stage, this one boy... always appears in my dreams," says Gigi slowly and slightly embarrassed. The man smiled.
"What was his name?" he asked. "Peter," blurted out Gigi rather unexpectedly. "You're a girl full of dreams, Gigi, and I know you will sing on stage, and I know you will meet Peter again," he said while he looked at her eyes once again. Gigi looked a little confused but nodded. "I hope you're right," she says.
He danced around with her in the air. Lighter then air it felt. The jumped from the tops of trees and along the river. "This seems... all so familar," thought Gigi to herself through their evening flight.
He slowly glided back with her to the balcony. He set her down on the marbled floor. He landed next to her. Gigi looked at him. "May I take my guess at who you are?" she asked. The man shook his head. "Tell me your guess when we get inside," he laughed lightly as he took her hand.
Gigi watched him. She surprisingly found herself wanting to follow him. "I wonder.. If he is who I think he is," thought Gigi to herself as they walked inside.
The man looked at her again. Gigi looked the floor, avoiding his gaze. The man whistled a certain tune and suddenly a big gush of wind flew around the room. Two dragons landed on the ground near them. Their scales were of blue and green. Their small wise eyes watched Gigi. Gigi gulped.
"Those dragons look familar," thought Gigi to herself as she looked at the two dragons. The man climbed ontop of the green dragon. "Unbind her!" ordered the man. The guards untied Gigi's hands. The blue dragon tromped over to Gigi and lowered itself so she could get on. Gigi stared at it dumbfounded. "Climb on Gigi," said the dragon with a gentle voice.
"How did you know my name!?" asked Gigi with her eyes wide. "You will know in good time, Gigi," said the man warmly. Gigi looked at him. She climbed onto the dragon's back. Both the dragons fly upwards out of the sky light of the palace. The high wind blows Gigi's hair and dress about. She clings to the dragon for fear of falling off.
"Do not be afraid, Gigi, we will not harm you," said the man as his dragon glided next to hers. His blue aura grew. Gigi glanced at him. She then looked down at the ground. The great palace grew smaller and smaller as the dragons ascended. The man stood up and jumped off the dragon after the palace was a mere speck on the ground.
"What are you doing!?" yelped Gigi as he jumped. He floated in mid air. Gigi blinked. "You.. You can fly?" asked Gigi. "Of corse, you didn't think I would jump if I didn't would you?" smiled the man as he floated over to her on the dragon. "Uh yeah I umm yeah I knew that!" said Gigi with a sheepish grin. He floated closer to her.
"Okay that's close enough!" said Gigi, scooting away some. He extended his hand to her. "Don't you trust me Gigi?" asked the man, giving a warm smile. Gigi looked at him. "You ordered men to take me from my home, you examen me like I am some strange being from another world and now I am stuck up here for some reason... and you think I trust you?" asks Gigi raising an eyebrow.
The man withdrew for a moment. He lifted up part of his cloak and pulled out the exact same dagger Gigi had found near the park. She stared. "Where did you get that!?" demanded Gigi. "It's mine, I dropped it, when you chased me the other day," said the man smoothly.
Gigi's eyes widened. "You're the guy who played the flute outside my window aren't you!" exclaims Gigi, pointing at him. He smiled. "Yes that was me," he said as he pulled out his flute. "It was a beautiful tune you made," he said as he put the flute to his lips. He began to play. Gigi closed her eyes and hummed along with the tune she knew so well by now.
He continued to play as she started to sing. When the tune was done, he took the flute from his lips and looked at her. "You have the voice of an angel, Gigi," he said. Gigi blushed and looked down. "Flattery will get you nowhere," she said. He laughed and floated closer to her again.
"Well do you trust me now?" he asked. She shook her head. "I really don't even know you, sir," she said with her head still lowered. He put his finger under her chin and raised her head to meet his eyes. "And yet I know everything about you... And I have met you before you were reborn a human," he said with mysteriousness. Gigi stared at his blue eyes. "Why.. Why do I seem to know him from somewhere?" thought Gigi to herself.
"You have always amazed me Gigi, I couldn't help but fall in love with you," he said slowly and gracefully. Gigi's heart suddenly sped up. She opened her mouth to speak but no words would come out. This man who she wasn't even sure she knew or not, with his mysterious voice, his hidden face, his flute playing, that dagger, his blue eyes, his blue aura, this man loves her?
His hand drops as he floats closer, his face nearly inches away from hers. "It has taken me so many years to finally find you again," he said, still looking her in the eyes. He suddenly grabbed her hands. Before Gigi could react, his lips met hers as he kissed her gently. Her eyes widened more. He stopped and pulled back. Gigi felt shock, all she could do was stare.
"I am sorry for startling you," he apologized to her. "I umm.. I guess its okay... I.. who are you? Please tell me I don't know and I want to!" said Gigi with pleading eyes. The man looked out at the clouds that surrounded them. "If you cannot guess by tonight then I will tell you," he said. He then looked at her. "Let's get back down to earth shall we?" he asked her. Gigi nodded.
He floated back over to his dragon and settled himself. Gigi put her fingers to her lips, still in shock from the kiss. The dragons slowly glided back down to the palace. They landed right on the huge balcony of the room Gigi had been in earlier. She stepped off the dragon. She bowed. "Thank you for the ride dragon," she said. The man also jumped off his dragon. Both them flew off.
Gigi leaned on the balcony's railing. The sun was setting. "Where on earth are we anyways?" asked Gigi. The man stood besides her. We aren't on earth at all actually. This is my own world I made from my own power," he said. Gigi looked out at the vast forest she could see for miles from the balcony. "This is amazing," she said. The man nodded.
"You must have a lot of power," said Gigi. "Yes, I have a whole fountain full," he said while looking at the water below them. Gigi looked at him. "Why don't ya take that cloak off?" she asked. "Because, I expect you to guess who I am, Gigi," he said with a cunning smile. Gigi looked at him. "I will try my best," she said as she looked back out at the scene before them.
He pulled out his dagger again. "Evening flights are a lot nicer, don't you think?" he said as he examined his dagger. She looked at him. "Go flying again? On the dragons?" she asked. "No, just you and me, flying," he said, looking at her. "But I can't fly," she said. "I can carry you," he said and added "Like I did before,". Gigi was trying to add up any clues he was giving her in her mind.
"I guess that would be fun," she said. He smiled. He took his dagger and tapped her over the head with it. Gigi was covered in a blue light and then when it disappeared she was wearing a prettier dress then before. "Well come on, let's go!" he said as he grabbed her hand and started floating upwards. "Are you sure about this?" asked Gigi, a little bit unsure. He smiled. "Trust me," he said.
He flew with her down the water fall. Then over the stones in the river. Through the darkening forest. High into the starry filled night. In mid air he grasped her close. "Tell me, Gigi, is there any thing that appears in your dreams every night?" he asks her. "Well, besides my dream of singing on stage, this one boy... always appears in my dreams," says Gigi slowly and slightly embarrassed. The man smiled.
"What was his name?" he asked. "Peter," blurted out Gigi rather unexpectedly. "You're a girl full of dreams, Gigi, and I know you will sing on stage, and I know you will meet Peter again," he said while he looked at her eyes once again. Gigi looked a little confused but nodded. "I hope you're right," she says.
He danced around with her in the air. Lighter then air it felt. The jumped from the tops of trees and along the river. "This seems... all so familar," thought Gigi to herself through their evening flight.
He slowly glided back with her to the balcony. He set her down on the marbled floor. He landed next to her. Gigi looked at him. "May I take my guess at who you are?" she asked. The man shook his head. "Tell me your guess when we get inside," he laughed lightly as he took her hand.
Gigi watched him. She surprisingly found herself wanting to follow him. "I wonder.. If he is who I think he is," thought Gigi to herself as they walked inside.