Chapter 7: Kaeru
Gigi slowly opened her eyes as a small draft awoke her. She sat up and looked around. Peter was no where in site. Gigi put her feet on the floor and stood up. She noticed she was in her silken night gown. "Was last night just a dream?" asked Gigi to herself as she walked out to the balcony. The Naorus rush over to her.
"Madam Gigi!" they all cry. "Yes, yes I know, I need to be dressed," said Gigi was she let them start undressing her. She walks out of the room in a decadent dress of gold. "Take me to Peter, enchanted palace," thought Gigi to herself. She kept walking. She ended up at a glass door that lead to the gardens. Gigi peered out it.
She could see many different flowers of red, blue, orange, yellow, pink, white, black, even green. She pushed open the door. As she stepped out, a warm breeze welcomed her. Gigi smiled as the breeze seemed to lead her a ways into the garden. Butterflies and humming birds flew about the garden. Many a statue was strewn here and there in the beautiful over lay.
She suddenly heard soft flute playing. Gigi's heart sped as she walked toward the lovely sound. The playing got louder. Gigi finally noticed Peter sitting off in the distance. Flute to his lips, he sat beside a running brook as the sun poured through the over hanging plants. Gigi picked up the flowing layers of her dress as she ran over to Peter.
"Peter!" she yelled at a distance. Peter stopped playing as he glanced up. Gigi dived on him, knocking him over onto the soft grass. Peter laughed as he looked up at Gigi's smiling face. "Good morning to you too," he said as he kissed Gigi's nose. They both sat up. Gigi leaned on Peter's shoulder while she watched the water flow by in the brook interspersed with stones.
"I would think you would have been working on the yashajuuki this morning," said Gigi as she looked up at Peter. "Not today, its too nice today to be inside working," said Peter and he pulled Gigi closer to him. "Peter, you know.. Last night.. Did what happen last night really happen?" asked Gigi suddenly in a blurted, uneven tone. Peter looked at her.
"Yes, that happened," he said to her. "But why didn't you stay with me the whole night?" asked Gigi with a pitiful face. Peter focused his eyes on his flute as if he hadn't heard her. "I only left... because I don't trust myself alone in that kind of situation," he said in an almost unhearable voice. "What do you mean?" asked Gigi with a confused look in her eyes. Some birds flew over head as silence bridged the gaps of conversation.
"I was afraid, I might try and take advantage of you... since I inherited power from the evil Kouchou... some evil is lurking inside me... and I am never sure when it might try to escape my grasp of it.." said Peter slowly. Gigi's eyes widened. "So you left for the further safety of me?" she asked. Peter nodded, still looking at his flute. Gigi hugged Peter.
"Even if you are part evil, I still love you, Peter," says Gigi as she nuzzles her face into his side. Peter managed to smile. "Thank you, Gigi, you don't know what it means to me to know you love me," says Peter as he wraps his arms around Gigi protectively. The sun's rays streamed around them, hiding them in the shadows.
"Peter, may I ask something of you?" asked Gigi suddenly, breaking the silence. Peter looked at her "What is it, Gigi?" asks Peter. Gigi looked up at him with pleading eyes. "Is there anyway I could get home for a while, just so I could tell my parents not to worry, I am sure they think I ran away or worse!" says Gigi with a slight sadness in her eyes. Peter looked away.
He stared out at the statue of a woman, her arms strangely posed. "Is there?" asks Gigi again, making sure he heard her. Peter looks down at the grass near the brook and sighs. "Yes, there is," he says. Gigi's eyes brightened. "How!?" she asked. "Well first of all, your parent probably don't even know you're gone," says Peter, still not facing her.
"What do you mean? I have been gone for 3 days!" says Gigi. "That's three days in this worlds time, on the earth, merely a minute has pasted," says Peter. Gigi's mouth fell open. "But since you have not seen them for 3 days, you may go and see then," says Peter. "May I? Please?" asked Gigi. "Of corse... come with me," says Peter as he stands up. Gigi stood up also as he started to walk towards the door to the palace. Gigi followed.
Peter opened the door and walked into the great hall way. With Gigi following, Peter made his way to his room. He pushed open the jade door and stepped inside. Peter then trotted over to the tall globe in the corner of his room. Gigi watched as she still followed him. "Gigi, this globe can transport you home, and," says Peter as he pulls his flute out of his belt, "This can bring you back to this world," says Peter as he hands Gigi the flute.
"How can it get me back?" asks Gigi, examining the flute. "Just play a few notes and you will find yourself right back here in the palace," says Peter, keeping his eyes on the globe. Gigi hugged Peter. "Oh thank you for letting me go to visit them," says Gigi.
Peter, ignoring her thanks, punched in a few of the green lights with his finger, they then turned red. "I just want to warn you of one thing..." says Peter with a dreary voice. "What is it?" asks Gigi as she lets go of him. "A day there is 4 months this worlds time... if you stay on earth for too long... my heart will break from not being able to see you, Gigi," says Peter as he keeps his gaze off of her. Gigi looked up at him.
"I won't stay too long Peter, don't worry," says Gigi in a calming voice as she places her hand on his arm. Peter didn't react. He punched in more of the green lights. A blue beam sped out from the globe. "Just step into that beam.. And you will be back on earth," says Peter, his eyes un focused and watery. Gigi looked at him with worry.
"Peter, I will be back, I promise, I love you I can't live without you," says Gigi as she tried to move in for a kiss. Peter turned away. "Just go... before I change my mind of letting you go..." says Peter, his hand balling into a fist as it shook with sadness. Gigi bit her lip and nodded. "Okay.. See you soon Peter," says Gigi as she turns and starts walking into the beam.
She disappears into the blue light. Peter pushed in some of the red lights as they turned green. The beam vanished. The shining surface of the globe soon splattered with tear drops as its reflection showed Peter's tear stained face.
Gigi slowly opened her eyes as a small draft awoke her. She sat up and looked around. Peter was no where in site. Gigi put her feet on the floor and stood up. She noticed she was in her silken night gown. "Was last night just a dream?" asked Gigi to herself as she walked out to the balcony. The Naorus rush over to her.
"Madam Gigi!" they all cry. "Yes, yes I know, I need to be dressed," said Gigi was she let them start undressing her. She walks out of the room in a decadent dress of gold. "Take me to Peter, enchanted palace," thought Gigi to herself. She kept walking. She ended up at a glass door that lead to the gardens. Gigi peered out it.
She could see many different flowers of red, blue, orange, yellow, pink, white, black, even green. She pushed open the door. As she stepped out, a warm breeze welcomed her. Gigi smiled as the breeze seemed to lead her a ways into the garden. Butterflies and humming birds flew about the garden. Many a statue was strewn here and there in the beautiful over lay.
She suddenly heard soft flute playing. Gigi's heart sped as she walked toward the lovely sound. The playing got louder. Gigi finally noticed Peter sitting off in the distance. Flute to his lips, he sat beside a running brook as the sun poured through the over hanging plants. Gigi picked up the flowing layers of her dress as she ran over to Peter.
"Peter!" she yelled at a distance. Peter stopped playing as he glanced up. Gigi dived on him, knocking him over onto the soft grass. Peter laughed as he looked up at Gigi's smiling face. "Good morning to you too," he said as he kissed Gigi's nose. They both sat up. Gigi leaned on Peter's shoulder while she watched the water flow by in the brook interspersed with stones.
"I would think you would have been working on the yashajuuki this morning," said Gigi as she looked up at Peter. "Not today, its too nice today to be inside working," said Peter and he pulled Gigi closer to him. "Peter, you know.. Last night.. Did what happen last night really happen?" asked Gigi suddenly in a blurted, uneven tone. Peter looked at her.
"Yes, that happened," he said to her. "But why didn't you stay with me the whole night?" asked Gigi with a pitiful face. Peter focused his eyes on his flute as if he hadn't heard her. "I only left... because I don't trust myself alone in that kind of situation," he said in an almost unhearable voice. "What do you mean?" asked Gigi with a confused look in her eyes. Some birds flew over head as silence bridged the gaps of conversation.
"I was afraid, I might try and take advantage of you... since I inherited power from the evil Kouchou... some evil is lurking inside me... and I am never sure when it might try to escape my grasp of it.." said Peter slowly. Gigi's eyes widened. "So you left for the further safety of me?" she asked. Peter nodded, still looking at his flute. Gigi hugged Peter.
"Even if you are part evil, I still love you, Peter," says Gigi as she nuzzles her face into his side. Peter managed to smile. "Thank you, Gigi, you don't know what it means to me to know you love me," says Peter as he wraps his arms around Gigi protectively. The sun's rays streamed around them, hiding them in the shadows.
"Peter, may I ask something of you?" asked Gigi suddenly, breaking the silence. Peter looked at her "What is it, Gigi?" asks Peter. Gigi looked up at him with pleading eyes. "Is there anyway I could get home for a while, just so I could tell my parents not to worry, I am sure they think I ran away or worse!" says Gigi with a slight sadness in her eyes. Peter looked away.
He stared out at the statue of a woman, her arms strangely posed. "Is there?" asks Gigi again, making sure he heard her. Peter looks down at the grass near the brook and sighs. "Yes, there is," he says. Gigi's eyes brightened. "How!?" she asked. "Well first of all, your parent probably don't even know you're gone," says Peter, still not facing her.
"What do you mean? I have been gone for 3 days!" says Gigi. "That's three days in this worlds time, on the earth, merely a minute has pasted," says Peter. Gigi's mouth fell open. "But since you have not seen them for 3 days, you may go and see then," says Peter. "May I? Please?" asked Gigi. "Of corse... come with me," says Peter as he stands up. Gigi stood up also as he started to walk towards the door to the palace. Gigi followed.
Peter opened the door and walked into the great hall way. With Gigi following, Peter made his way to his room. He pushed open the jade door and stepped inside. Peter then trotted over to the tall globe in the corner of his room. Gigi watched as she still followed him. "Gigi, this globe can transport you home, and," says Peter as he pulls his flute out of his belt, "This can bring you back to this world," says Peter as he hands Gigi the flute.
"How can it get me back?" asks Gigi, examining the flute. "Just play a few notes and you will find yourself right back here in the palace," says Peter, keeping his eyes on the globe. Gigi hugged Peter. "Oh thank you for letting me go to visit them," says Gigi.
Peter, ignoring her thanks, punched in a few of the green lights with his finger, they then turned red. "I just want to warn you of one thing..." says Peter with a dreary voice. "What is it?" asks Gigi as she lets go of him. "A day there is 4 months this worlds time... if you stay on earth for too long... my heart will break from not being able to see you, Gigi," says Peter as he keeps his gaze off of her. Gigi looked up at him.
"I won't stay too long Peter, don't worry," says Gigi in a calming voice as she places her hand on his arm. Peter didn't react. He punched in more of the green lights. A blue beam sped out from the globe. "Just step into that beam.. And you will be back on earth," says Peter, his eyes un focused and watery. Gigi looked at him with worry.
"Peter, I will be back, I promise, I love you I can't live without you," says Gigi as she tried to move in for a kiss. Peter turned away. "Just go... before I change my mind of letting you go..." says Peter, his hand balling into a fist as it shook with sadness. Gigi bit her lip and nodded. "Okay.. See you soon Peter," says Gigi as she turns and starts walking into the beam.
She disappears into the blue light. Peter pushed in some of the red lights as they turned green. The beam vanished. The shining surface of the globe soon splattered with tear drops as its reflection showed Peter's tear stained face.