The Emperor's New Groove:
Falling in Love Isn't For an Emperor
Chapter 5: Part of the Truth Comes Out
I awoke the next morning to an ear-peircing scream. I almost jumped sky high and looked around. Remembering I was a llama, I chose not to say anything. But when I looked up at Raina's expression, I grew puzzled. She was looking at ME with a very shocked expression. I looked around to see, but I didn't see what was so shocking about me! Unless...
I looked at my hand, and it was now a hand! Not a llama hand, but a human hand! I was human! But...how....the bottle..I just remembered....it had a label on it and it said something....about only working for 24 hours.....it wasn't a full time potion like the last one was. I slapped my forehead. How could I be so stupid to overlook that?
"Um....excuse me..."
I looked up at Raina.
"H..ho...w....wh.........how did you....I mean....who...who..."
"I..can explain..." I said slowly.
Raina looked around frantically. "But...where's.....Little One?"
I opened my mouth. "I...I...was....Little One....but I can explain.." I said quickly, just as she fainted.
I tried to get up, but suddenly realized....eh heh...something wasn't quite right. Well, let me just say this: as a llama, I had no clothes on...so.....you get the point. *nervous laughter*
I reached over and grabbed some shorts I found and put them on, along with the green pancho and walked over to the fainted Raina. I shook her. "Raina....Raina? Are you ok..."
She sat up quicker than I expected her to. "HoW dId..."
"Shh..listen...I was....um..." Now why would I go and say that I turned myself into a llama? I quickly thought up a clever excuse. "...I....was turned into a llama....by..uh......these people....but I didn't know it wear off so fast..."
She breathed in heavely. "Oh....I see.....who...were these people?"
"Oh just two...women with purple hair who are scary beyond all reason...."
She smiled. "Oh...well...I understand now. You were turned into a llama and you just pretended to be one cause you thought it would freak me out."
She left out the part about getting care, guidance, and free food, but I still gave her credit. "Yeah..something like that.."
She stood up. "Well, Little....I mean...uh.....well....what's your name?"
"Ku..." I suddenly realized that I was about to say my real name. I mean, it freaked her out enough that I was a human and not a llama. To say I was the emperor...now that would be too much. And plus...there was all those times when I didn't help the village when it needed help...back when I was that arrogant. Now, I needed a new name and I couldn't think of it! "Kuno....Kuno...yeah...." I cleared my throut. "My name is Kuno." ((Yeah, I know it sounds Ranmaish but, hey, what the heck.))
She smiled. "Well, Kuno, as you probably already know, I'm Raina..." She shook my hand and started gathering up her things. "Well, I have no place to go really...where were you heading? Trying to catch the crooks that did that to you?"
"Yeah...but I was heading towards a friend's house. Do you happen to know a Pacha?" I asked.
"Oh...the village leader. Of course. I visit him sometimes. He's very kind..."
"Tell me about it...." I said under my breath, then cleared my throut. "Um...well, would you mind taking me to him?"
"Not at all..." She smiled, and we started walking. "So, Kuno, where do you live? Anywhere around here?"
"Um, well, I live in the city actually..."
"Oh? Really?" She looked curious. "Have you seen..." She stopped. "...the palace?"
"Uh.....well...I....work...in the palace..." I didn't know what else to say.
Her eyes widened. "YOU DO?" She jumped up and down and then continued walking. "Oh, please, tell me, what's it like?"
"Well....it's very big..and there's lots of servants and gaurds....and it's filled with gold and everything and anything you can imagine. Heh, the emperor even has his own theme song guy..." I chuckled.
Her eyes almost glittered. "Have you...met the emperor?"
"Um...yes....yes I have..."
She smiled and sighed. "I have always dreamed of going to the palace and meeting the emperor himself.....I even have a pet llama named after him...Kuzzy.." She giggled.
My eyes widened. A peasent had named a llama after me? Hmm...I thought, maybe I should have told her that I was Emperor Kuzco. But why spoil the fun now? I wanted to know what else she thought about me. I would tell her eventually.
"So what's he like?" She interupted my thoughts in time for me to catch only part of the sentence.
"Huh?" I asked, plainly showing I wasn't listening.
"I asked, what's he like? What's the emperor like?"
"Oh uh..he's...he's a pretty good guy. He's nice....uh.....good looking.." I grinned.
"He's not...self centered is he?"
That took me by surprise. "Uh..no...why?"
"Well, everyone around my village always says he's self centered and spoiled and arrogant. But I never believed that he was that much of a tyrant. I mean, nobody's that heartless..."
"Uh....yeah..." I laughed nervously. Truth was, as I just figured it out, I was still arrogant and selfish...in a way. I, of course, just didn't want to except it.
Raina smiled. "I'm glad he's not. So..what do you do in the palace? I mean, what's your job?"
"Oh I'm....uh....just a servant..."
She nodded. "Oh...well, if you ever want someone to take your place, or if you get tired of it, I'll do it. I was bored of my life anyway. That's why I ran away. But I would love to see the palace."
"Well, um...once I get things straightened out, maybe I'll take you there and show it to you." Doh, why did I just say that?
"Really? You would!? Oh, I would love it!" She clasped her hands together.
I smiled. I had never seen a peasent act so worked up about going to see the palace. I mean, to me, it wasn't that special or anything. But I guess that to her, it must have been. "Well..." I said, trying to continue the conversation. "....um....so...where are you from? You live in the village right?"
"Yes...with my mean aunt..."
"Your aunt?"
"Yeah. My Aunt Xema. She's so..bossy...oooh! I hate her..."
"Oh....well, where are your parents?"
She shook her head. "I never knew them. They died when I was really little....from pnemonia, or at least that's what Aunt Xema says..."
"Oh....I'm sorry....My parents died too..when I was little."
"So...who do you live with?"
"No one. I live alone." Major lie right there.
"Oh....so you're just like me. Helpless, lost, and has no one..."
"Yeah, guess so.." Another major lie. Well, actually, as I thought about it, it was true. The only friend I ever made in my whole lifetime was Pacha. Everyone else, all my servants, they were just....servants. Probably despised me even now. My parents had died when I was young, so that part was true. I never really knew them, just remembered that they were caring, and spoiled me alot. That's how I came to be so self-centered. But I never blamed them, in fact, I'm not sure I even knew they died when they died.
"What are you thinking about?" My thoughts were again interupted by the brown haired peasent girl.
"Huh? Oh nothing..." I said trying to hide it.
"Nothing eh?" She ran in front of me, making me stopped and put her face close to mine.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing...what were you thinking?"
"I said nothing...ok?"
"Well...ok..." She giggled and started walking again. She was a pretty playful girl, I thought, as I continued walking too. "So....are you hungry?"
"Yeah...I am...." Come to think of it, I hadn't eaten in a whole day!
"Alright.." She smiled. "There's a restraunt somewhere near here. You'll like it."
But there was a nagging feeling in my stomach that told me I wouldn't and that told me I've been there before.....
"Faster you stupid bafoon!!!" Zelma pounded Kronk on the head. Again, he was carrying Yzma, and Zelma this time in that litter thing of Yzma's. Zelma had Yzma lying in her lap and she was petting her. Zelma's eyes glared as Kronk picked up the speed. "He couldn't have gone far..."
Yzma purred and then looked at the ground. "Wait! Stop Kronk!"
Kronk stopped on command. "What is it there Yzma?"
"Look at the ground! Llama footprints!"
"Ha ha!!!" Zelma clapped her hands. "Yay! We found him! We found him! We..." She gasped. "Wait a second...he's not alone! Look!!!!" She pointed to a second trail of footprints.
Yzma snarled. "Well, whoever it is, is helping him escape us. We'll just have to find them both and get rid of them! Ha!" She laughed.
"I also figured out something else, mother....I found this empty vile of your's. It says on there that it only works for 24 hours. Kuzco drank this!"
"So this means....he's not a llama anymore.."
"Exactly..."
She grinned. "Perfect....he must be trying real hard to conceal his identity."
"So...are you planning to blow his cover?"
"Maybe not....maybe so..." She snickered as Kronk picked up the litter and began running off again.
((Chapter six coming very soon! ^-^))
Falling in Love Isn't For an Emperor
Chapter 5: Part of the Truth Comes Out
I awoke the next morning to an ear-peircing scream. I almost jumped sky high and looked around. Remembering I was a llama, I chose not to say anything. But when I looked up at Raina's expression, I grew puzzled. She was looking at ME with a very shocked expression. I looked around to see, but I didn't see what was so shocking about me! Unless...
I looked at my hand, and it was now a hand! Not a llama hand, but a human hand! I was human! But...how....the bottle..I just remembered....it had a label on it and it said something....about only working for 24 hours.....it wasn't a full time potion like the last one was. I slapped my forehead. How could I be so stupid to overlook that?
"Um....excuse me..."
I looked up at Raina.
"H..ho...w....wh.........how did you....I mean....who...who..."
"I..can explain..." I said slowly.
Raina looked around frantically. "But...where's.....Little One?"
I opened my mouth. "I...I...was....Little One....but I can explain.." I said quickly, just as she fainted.
I tried to get up, but suddenly realized....eh heh...something wasn't quite right. Well, let me just say this: as a llama, I had no clothes on...so.....you get the point. *nervous laughter*
I reached over and grabbed some shorts I found and put them on, along with the green pancho and walked over to the fainted Raina. I shook her. "Raina....Raina? Are you ok..."
She sat up quicker than I expected her to. "HoW dId..."
"Shh..listen...I was....um..." Now why would I go and say that I turned myself into a llama? I quickly thought up a clever excuse. "...I....was turned into a llama....by..uh......these people....but I didn't know it wear off so fast..."
She breathed in heavely. "Oh....I see.....who...were these people?"
"Oh just two...women with purple hair who are scary beyond all reason...."
She smiled. "Oh...well...I understand now. You were turned into a llama and you just pretended to be one cause you thought it would freak me out."
She left out the part about getting care, guidance, and free food, but I still gave her credit. "Yeah..something like that.."
She stood up. "Well, Little....I mean...uh.....well....what's your name?"
"Ku..." I suddenly realized that I was about to say my real name. I mean, it freaked her out enough that I was a human and not a llama. To say I was the emperor...now that would be too much. And plus...there was all those times when I didn't help the village when it needed help...back when I was that arrogant. Now, I needed a new name and I couldn't think of it! "Kuno....Kuno...yeah...." I cleared my throut. "My name is Kuno." ((Yeah, I know it sounds Ranmaish but, hey, what the heck.))
She smiled. "Well, Kuno, as you probably already know, I'm Raina..." She shook my hand and started gathering up her things. "Well, I have no place to go really...where were you heading? Trying to catch the crooks that did that to you?"
"Yeah...but I was heading towards a friend's house. Do you happen to know a Pacha?" I asked.
"Oh...the village leader. Of course. I visit him sometimes. He's very kind..."
"Tell me about it...." I said under my breath, then cleared my throut. "Um...well, would you mind taking me to him?"
"Not at all..." She smiled, and we started walking. "So, Kuno, where do you live? Anywhere around here?"
"Um, well, I live in the city actually..."
"Oh? Really?" She looked curious. "Have you seen..." She stopped. "...the palace?"
"Uh.....well...I....work...in the palace..." I didn't know what else to say.
Her eyes widened. "YOU DO?" She jumped up and down and then continued walking. "Oh, please, tell me, what's it like?"
"Well....it's very big..and there's lots of servants and gaurds....and it's filled with gold and everything and anything you can imagine. Heh, the emperor even has his own theme song guy..." I chuckled.
Her eyes almost glittered. "Have you...met the emperor?"
"Um...yes....yes I have..."
She smiled and sighed. "I have always dreamed of going to the palace and meeting the emperor himself.....I even have a pet llama named after him...Kuzzy.." She giggled.
My eyes widened. A peasent had named a llama after me? Hmm...I thought, maybe I should have told her that I was Emperor Kuzco. But why spoil the fun now? I wanted to know what else she thought about me. I would tell her eventually.
"So what's he like?" She interupted my thoughts in time for me to catch only part of the sentence.
"Huh?" I asked, plainly showing I wasn't listening.
"I asked, what's he like? What's the emperor like?"
"Oh uh..he's...he's a pretty good guy. He's nice....uh.....good looking.." I grinned.
"He's not...self centered is he?"
That took me by surprise. "Uh..no...why?"
"Well, everyone around my village always says he's self centered and spoiled and arrogant. But I never believed that he was that much of a tyrant. I mean, nobody's that heartless..."
"Uh....yeah..." I laughed nervously. Truth was, as I just figured it out, I was still arrogant and selfish...in a way. I, of course, just didn't want to except it.
Raina smiled. "I'm glad he's not. So..what do you do in the palace? I mean, what's your job?"
"Oh I'm....uh....just a servant..."
She nodded. "Oh...well, if you ever want someone to take your place, or if you get tired of it, I'll do it. I was bored of my life anyway. That's why I ran away. But I would love to see the palace."
"Well, um...once I get things straightened out, maybe I'll take you there and show it to you." Doh, why did I just say that?
"Really? You would!? Oh, I would love it!" She clasped her hands together.
I smiled. I had never seen a peasent act so worked up about going to see the palace. I mean, to me, it wasn't that special or anything. But I guess that to her, it must have been. "Well..." I said, trying to continue the conversation. "....um....so...where are you from? You live in the village right?"
"Yes...with my mean aunt..."
"Your aunt?"
"Yeah. My Aunt Xema. She's so..bossy...oooh! I hate her..."
"Oh....well, where are your parents?"
She shook her head. "I never knew them. They died when I was really little....from pnemonia, or at least that's what Aunt Xema says..."
"Oh....I'm sorry....My parents died too..when I was little."
"So...who do you live with?"
"No one. I live alone." Major lie right there.
"Oh....so you're just like me. Helpless, lost, and has no one..."
"Yeah, guess so.." Another major lie. Well, actually, as I thought about it, it was true. The only friend I ever made in my whole lifetime was Pacha. Everyone else, all my servants, they were just....servants. Probably despised me even now. My parents had died when I was young, so that part was true. I never really knew them, just remembered that they were caring, and spoiled me alot. That's how I came to be so self-centered. But I never blamed them, in fact, I'm not sure I even knew they died when they died.
"What are you thinking about?" My thoughts were again interupted by the brown haired peasent girl.
"Huh? Oh nothing..." I said trying to hide it.
"Nothing eh?" She ran in front of me, making me stopped and put her face close to mine.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing...what were you thinking?"
"I said nothing...ok?"
"Well...ok..." She giggled and started walking again. She was a pretty playful girl, I thought, as I continued walking too. "So....are you hungry?"
"Yeah...I am...." Come to think of it, I hadn't eaten in a whole day!
"Alright.." She smiled. "There's a restraunt somewhere near here. You'll like it."
But there was a nagging feeling in my stomach that told me I wouldn't and that told me I've been there before.....
"Faster you stupid bafoon!!!" Zelma pounded Kronk on the head. Again, he was carrying Yzma, and Zelma this time in that litter thing of Yzma's. Zelma had Yzma lying in her lap and she was petting her. Zelma's eyes glared as Kronk picked up the speed. "He couldn't have gone far..."
Yzma purred and then looked at the ground. "Wait! Stop Kronk!"
Kronk stopped on command. "What is it there Yzma?"
"Look at the ground! Llama footprints!"
"Ha ha!!!" Zelma clapped her hands. "Yay! We found him! We found him! We..." She gasped. "Wait a second...he's not alone! Look!!!!" She pointed to a second trail of footprints.
Yzma snarled. "Well, whoever it is, is helping him escape us. We'll just have to find them both and get rid of them! Ha!" She laughed.
"I also figured out something else, mother....I found this empty vile of your's. It says on there that it only works for 24 hours. Kuzco drank this!"
"So this means....he's not a llama anymore.."
"Exactly..."
She grinned. "Perfect....he must be trying real hard to conceal his identity."
"So...are you planning to blow his cover?"
"Maybe not....maybe so..." She snickered as Kronk picked up the litter and began running off again.
((Chapter six coming very soon! ^-^))