*~*~*Chapter 4*~*~*


She was pacing across the floor in her room. She had a very tired look on her face. Since that night of the ball and everything, nightmares had been occuring. She couldn't stop thinking about what happened. It was the middle of the night and she didn't know what to do. She decided then to go to the garden in hopes that she could calm herself. She placed on her slippers and dark green silky robe that matched her night gown.
She quietly walked down the hall and out the doors. Following a trail, she made herself walk slowly and calmly around taking in everything that was around her. She heard the murmur of voice. Quietly, she hid behind a bush where she could hear them talking.

"I've told you once and I'm not going to tell you again Damion, that you cannot and will not marry my daughter! I do not want the likes of you ruling my Kingdom and making it just pure evil! My daughter desirves someone better than the likes of you! No matter what you do, or how you do it, you will never rule this Kingdom. Not now, not ever!" said King Jupiter trying to keep his voice down at a low tone but, kept the different tones in his voice noticable.

"I will have you Kingdom no matter what happens. Once you and your wife are dead and out of the way, your Kingdom will be mine." said Damion with an evil smirk.

"I can't wait to see that day come. It will never come even if I'm alive or dead." said King Jupiter.

"Where you trying to fool me King Jupiter by sending your daughter away earlier to that school? I hope you know, it only made me stronger and know more about your weaknesses." said Damion.

"Damion, go to hell." said King Jupiter.

"I'm not aloud to go back. They're afriad that I'll take over." smirked Damion.

"If you ever lay a hand on her, I swear I'll kill you!" said King Jupiter.

"I'll marry your daughter, have her as my Queen, rule this Kingdom, make everyone evil, then soon, the Universe will bow down since they'll be the same way." said Damion.

"Over my dead body." snarled King Jupiter.

"That's already arranged." said Damion with an evil laugh. A long, black sword came out of thin air into Damion's hand.

'No. Don't kill him. Not now. Not ever. I can't let him do this. If only. If only there was something I could do!' thought Makoto as she started planning. She saw him raise his sword up with a satisfied grin.

"You'll pay for what you're about to do!" said King Jupiter. She couldn't keep herself out of this. She had to do something. She saw the muscals in his arms twitch. She could see that he would go any minute. Slowly, the sword was coming down.

"No!" she screamed as she started to run toward them. She saw her father turn his head and look at her. She saw the sword go trew him as he let out a painful scream and fell backwards to the ground. She fell to the ground where he laid.

"Don't go." she cried holding his hand in hers up to her face.

"You shouldn't be out here." he said gently.

"Daddy, don't go." she said with tears running down her red cheeks.

"Remember that I love you and will be watching over you." he managed to choke out and then his hand slid out of hers to the ground. She collapsed on the ground crying. A hand came on her shoulder.

"Just remember this Princess. Worst is to come." said his voice.


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When she opened her tear filled eyes, she saw her father there with a worried look on. Her arms went around his neck emediately as she sobbed.

"Makoto. It's going to be alright. You only had a bad dream. Tell me, what happened?" asked King Jupiter hugging her.

"He killed you." she sobbed.

"Who? Who killed me?" asked King Jupiter. He waited a while for a reply.

"Damion." she choked out. His embrace tightened around her.

"There is no such man Makoto. You don't have to worry. It was just a dream. Now, come in with mother and I. We can then go to sleep." said King Jupiter picking her up. He carried her into there room. She just wouldn't let him go. She finally fell asleep.

"What happened?" asked Queen Jupiter softly.

"She had a nightmare." said King Jupiter.

"About what?"

"Me being killed." said King Jupiter.

"By who?" asked Queen Jupiter.

"Damion." he said. She turned her head quickly to look at him.

"Tomorrow, we're going to talk." said Queen Jupiter hugging her daughter gently and then the three of them going to sleep.






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"Makoto, how would you like to go for a ride with Ken for a while?" asked Queen Jupiter. She clung to King Jupiter and shook her head.

"Makoto. Nothing is going to happen to me." said King Jupiter.

"He said it's going to get worst." said Makoto.

"You know that you'd feel better talking to Minako about." said King Jupiter. She slowly let go and then went in search of Minako....(she's with Eric *hint hint*).... With Makoto out of the was, a figure in a black cape and hood walked into a room with them. They all sat down and he took his hood off.

"So, how did you like being woke up by the frightening screams of you daughter in the middle of the night?" asked Damion with a grin.

"We had an agreement that you would leave her out of this." said Queen Jupiter.

"It said nothing about dreams if you do recall." said Damion with a smirk.

"Why did you do it?" asked Queen Jupiter.

"She has a beautiful scream that would awake any evil abouts anywhere. Watching that look come across her face, made my heart yurn for more of that face." said Damion walking over to the window where he watched her run over to a couple kissing.(*cough* mina and eric *cough*)

"Damion, leave her out of this. Don't do anything to her." begged Queen Jupiter. He got a thought in his mind as he saw something.

"No harm will come to your daughter. Now, I must leave. You know. People to see, places to go." said Damion placing on his hood. He then left like that. He was walking down the hall.

"What do you want us to do about the King and Queen?" asked a guard.

"When the signal is given, kill them." he said and then left......


"Makoto, that must have been a horrible dream." said Minako hugging her.

"I think that he's real no matter what my parents say." she said.

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure that you're parents would never lie to you." said Eric.

"You're right. They would never lie to me." she said.

"What's going on?" asked Ken. They explained and he sat down.

"So, that's who scream I heard." said Ken.

"Nevermind. You're so hard headed that you probably don't understand what Makoto is going threw. Now, go away." said Minako hugging Makoto like she was a child.

"See, I'm loved more than you are." smiled Makoto.

"Ha!" said Ken.

"Shove it!" said Minako and pushed him off the edge of the bench. His head popped up.

"I'll get you later." said Ken getting up. He stood away from the two girls....