The Emperor's New Groove:
Falling in Love Isn't For an Emperor
Chapter 9: Pachaless
I yawned. It had been a very long time since I didn't get a good night's rest. In fact, when I was at the palace, everyone made sure I was in bed by 8:00 PM sharp! Sheesh, they thought I was some sorta baby or something...but besides that, I hadn't gotten much sleep last night, due to the fact that where I was sleeping was uncomfortable, and I had that fight with Raina, which made my stupid concious kick in along with my feelings. Darn Pacha for bringing out that side of me!!! But, I guess I had to try to think better of Pacha than that. After all, I was visiting him.
Uh oh....I just thought of something.
What if, I thought, when I go to Pacha's, he sees me, and yells out my name? He would give my true identity away to Raina!!!! There had to be some way to...
"Kuno? What are you thinking about this time?" She interupted me AGAIN!
"Oh...just thinking....I mean...it's been a long time since I've visited Pacha...." Not really. But it had only really been a month since I've seen him last. Now, before she interupted my thoughts, I needed a plan to get ahead of her and go tell Pacha and the others to call me by Kuno and not Kuzco!
"Hey, uh....I'm thirsty....I'm gonna go get a drink over at the water fountain real quick ok? You just go ahead to Pacha's and...I'll catch up...ok?"
But that didn't seem to work.
"Oh, well I'm thirsty too. I'll come with you, that way..."
"No! I mean...uh....well...if you want to you can..but I was gonna also head to the bathroom...."
"Oh...ok....be quick though.." She said.
"Right.." I said, running off. I didn't notice the suspicious look she had on her face.
Soon, as I was running up the village, people started saying hello to me, but not in the way I wanted them too. "Hey, Emperor Kuzco!! You came back to the village! Been a while..."
I stopped in front of the man. "Yeah...sure...Listen I gotta.." I tried to walk off, but the man grabbed my shoulder.
"Listen here, youngster. I heard your nineteenth birthday is coming up soon! Why, I remember my nineteenth birthday like it was yesterday...of couse, it wasn't yesterday, it was eighty years ago..." He chuckled as I blew at my bangs and rolled my eyes where he couldn't see. "..aww..my parents and friends threw me a surprise party! It was fun!!!! I got a toy llama which I still have today! See?" He showed me a toy llama doll which had the stuffings coming out of it, an eye missing, and an ear cut off.
"Well, uh....nice to know it's withstood the vageries of time.." I winked. "Well, now I better be off! Ciao!"
"Come back soon Kuzco! Aww...cute kid...must be visiting Pacha...oh wait....but Pacha's not even home..."
I managed to catch the last few words the old guy said. "Wait!" I ran back. "What do you mean, Pacha's not even home?"
"Well, he told me he was gonna visit you.." He said, setting down the llama doll and sitting in a rocking chair. "But...funny coincedence, you're visiting him.."
"Visiting me? At my palace? Oh..no....well, wait...what am I worried about then...oh yeah...Chicha knows me!!" I said, and started to run off.
The old guy called after me. "Well of course Chicha knows ya! You haven't been away from here THAT long, have ya?"
"Oh.." I said, coming back real quick. "..and if anyone comes looking for me, my name is Kuno...NOT Kuzco...got it?"
"Uh...oh....must be playing one of them name games.....alright then, Kuno, I'll make sure if someone comes looking for Kuno, I'll tell them you're Kuno, and that Kuno..."
"I get the point..." I said, rushing off to Pacha's house, now Pachaless. I knocked on the door, and waited anxiously for someone to answer.
A little boy answered the door, barely able to stand up. I shook my head. "Well, so Miko's answering doors now....eh?"
"Kuzco...." Chicha came to the door and gave me a warm smile. "It's great to have you..."
But I interupted her this time. "Shh...listen...As long as I'm here, you're to call me Kuno, ok?"
"Uh...Why?"
"Because....I'll explain..."
"Kuno?" There was a voice behind us. I turned around to see Raina. "Kuno...I thought you were going to the bathroom..."
"I..I...I did...I just thought you had already gotten here so I came before you did..."
I saw the smirk on Chicha's face and almost instantly knew what she was thinking. I opened my mouth to say something, but Chicha spoke. "So...Kuno...who's your friend?" She asked.
"Well uh...Chicha....this is Raina...she's just my new friend..."
"Just?" She said, eyeing me suspiciously.
"Yeah yeah, just...now, can I come in?"
"Sure..." She said, picking up Miko. "Raina...it's really nice to meet you.."
Raina nodded to Chicha. "Likewise, Mrs. Chicha." She said, walking in the door. I followed her in and looked around. "So...Pacha isn't home yet?"
"No....he was going to see...the emperor..." She said, eyeing me.
Raina turned around. "Mr. Pacha knows the emperor?"
"Well, yes. Actually, they're close friends...." Chicha said.
Raina's eyes lit up. She then turned to me. "Kuno knows the emperor! He said that he works for him, even.." She smiled at me.
"Oh really? Is that what he said..." Chicha looked like she was gonna burst out laughing as she looked at me. I just glared at her, as if to say, "Don't push it.."
Tipo and Chaca ran into the room. Chicha turned to the two quickly. "Listen kids, I want you to occupy Raina, that girl over there, while I talk to....Kuzco...but, remember one thing, don't call him Kuzco. He's kinda in disguise." She whispered. "Call him Kuno. Got it?"
Tipo nodded and Chaca giggled. "You mean, the emperor's got a girlfriend?"
"No, the emperor doesn't have a girlfriend....Kuno does..." She winked. "Now, I'll be right back.." She grabbed my hand and took me into the kitchen. Finally, she burst out laughing.
I glared at her and put my hands on my hips. "What...?"
"Kuno? That was the best name you could come up with? And now, you've got a girlfriend.."
"Grr....she's NOT my girlfriend..."
"Kuzco.."
"Kuno..."
She glared at me. "Kuuuuuzco...why don't you just TELL her you're the emperor?"
"I can't, Chicha! I mean, I was a llama when she met me..."
"You were a llama? Again.."
I sighed. "Listen, don't ask, it's a long story.....so, anyway. I was a llama, and it was one of those 24 hour spells so I turned back into a human, and I.....I just couldn't tell her I was the emperor...."
"Because you love her, right?"
"Yes.....I MEAN NO!!!!" I screamed when I realized what I said.
"Keep it down Kuzco....Raina will here..." She giggled. "It's ok Kuzco....now listen. If you really like her, you should tell her how you feel....and tell her about yourself...which means telling her the truth. Your name is not Kuno.....it's Kuzco...and you are the emperor."
I shook my head. "I can't....you don't understand....this...it's alot of pressure..."
"Can't you try? At least?" She looked at me with sort of sympethetic eyes.
I nodded. "I guess I can give it a shot....."
She smiled. "Good.....now go out there...and tell her the whole truth!!!" She nodded.
"Right.." I said, not feeling amused, and walked out the kitchen door into the living room to see Raina playing with the children.
"....and I always have these dreams where something happens, and then it comes true!!!" Tipo was saying.
"Oh really?" Raina laughed.
"And I'm always going through a growth spur! Dad says I'm almost as big as him!"
"Well, you look like your growing on up there..See? Your almost getting as big as me.."
"Really? Cool!!!"
She looked up to see me in the room and gave me a smile. She seemed to be great with children. She stood up and walked over to me. "So..Kuno....what were you and Mrs. Chicha talking about?"
"Well....just...uh...discussing the news..." Just then, the door flew up and there was Pacha.
"Oh, there ya are Kuzco!!!" He said, with a smile.
Now he had done it............
Falling in Love Isn't For an Emperor
Chapter 9: Pachaless
I yawned. It had been a very long time since I didn't get a good night's rest. In fact, when I was at the palace, everyone made sure I was in bed by 8:00 PM sharp! Sheesh, they thought I was some sorta baby or something...but besides that, I hadn't gotten much sleep last night, due to the fact that where I was sleeping was uncomfortable, and I had that fight with Raina, which made my stupid concious kick in along with my feelings. Darn Pacha for bringing out that side of me!!! But, I guess I had to try to think better of Pacha than that. After all, I was visiting him.
Uh oh....I just thought of something.
What if, I thought, when I go to Pacha's, he sees me, and yells out my name? He would give my true identity away to Raina!!!! There had to be some way to...
"Kuno? What are you thinking about this time?" She interupted me AGAIN!
"Oh...just thinking....I mean...it's been a long time since I've visited Pacha...." Not really. But it had only really been a month since I've seen him last. Now, before she interupted my thoughts, I needed a plan to get ahead of her and go tell Pacha and the others to call me by Kuno and not Kuzco!
"Hey, uh....I'm thirsty....I'm gonna go get a drink over at the water fountain real quick ok? You just go ahead to Pacha's and...I'll catch up...ok?"
But that didn't seem to work.
"Oh, well I'm thirsty too. I'll come with you, that way..."
"No! I mean...uh....well...if you want to you can..but I was gonna also head to the bathroom...."
"Oh...ok....be quick though.." She said.
"Right.." I said, running off. I didn't notice the suspicious look she had on her face.
Soon, as I was running up the village, people started saying hello to me, but not in the way I wanted them too. "Hey, Emperor Kuzco!! You came back to the village! Been a while..."
I stopped in front of the man. "Yeah...sure...Listen I gotta.." I tried to walk off, but the man grabbed my shoulder.
"Listen here, youngster. I heard your nineteenth birthday is coming up soon! Why, I remember my nineteenth birthday like it was yesterday...of couse, it wasn't yesterday, it was eighty years ago..." He chuckled as I blew at my bangs and rolled my eyes where he couldn't see. "..aww..my parents and friends threw me a surprise party! It was fun!!!! I got a toy llama which I still have today! See?" He showed me a toy llama doll which had the stuffings coming out of it, an eye missing, and an ear cut off.
"Well, uh....nice to know it's withstood the vageries of time.." I winked. "Well, now I better be off! Ciao!"
"Come back soon Kuzco! Aww...cute kid...must be visiting Pacha...oh wait....but Pacha's not even home..."
I managed to catch the last few words the old guy said. "Wait!" I ran back. "What do you mean, Pacha's not even home?"
"Well, he told me he was gonna visit you.." He said, setting down the llama doll and sitting in a rocking chair. "But...funny coincedence, you're visiting him.."
"Visiting me? At my palace? Oh..no....well, wait...what am I worried about then...oh yeah...Chicha knows me!!" I said, and started to run off.
The old guy called after me. "Well of course Chicha knows ya! You haven't been away from here THAT long, have ya?"
"Oh.." I said, coming back real quick. "..and if anyone comes looking for me, my name is Kuno...NOT Kuzco...got it?"
"Uh...oh....must be playing one of them name games.....alright then, Kuno, I'll make sure if someone comes looking for Kuno, I'll tell them you're Kuno, and that Kuno..."
"I get the point..." I said, rushing off to Pacha's house, now Pachaless. I knocked on the door, and waited anxiously for someone to answer.
A little boy answered the door, barely able to stand up. I shook my head. "Well, so Miko's answering doors now....eh?"
"Kuzco...." Chicha came to the door and gave me a warm smile. "It's great to have you..."
But I interupted her this time. "Shh...listen...As long as I'm here, you're to call me Kuno, ok?"
"Uh...Why?"
"Because....I'll explain..."
"Kuno?" There was a voice behind us. I turned around to see Raina. "Kuno...I thought you were going to the bathroom..."
"I..I...I did...I just thought you had already gotten here so I came before you did..."
I saw the smirk on Chicha's face and almost instantly knew what she was thinking. I opened my mouth to say something, but Chicha spoke. "So...Kuno...who's your friend?" She asked.
"Well uh...Chicha....this is Raina...she's just my new friend..."
"Just?" She said, eyeing me suspiciously.
"Yeah yeah, just...now, can I come in?"
"Sure..." She said, picking up Miko. "Raina...it's really nice to meet you.."
Raina nodded to Chicha. "Likewise, Mrs. Chicha." She said, walking in the door. I followed her in and looked around. "So...Pacha isn't home yet?"
"No....he was going to see...the emperor..." She said, eyeing me.
Raina turned around. "Mr. Pacha knows the emperor?"
"Well, yes. Actually, they're close friends...." Chicha said.
Raina's eyes lit up. She then turned to me. "Kuno knows the emperor! He said that he works for him, even.." She smiled at me.
"Oh really? Is that what he said..." Chicha looked like she was gonna burst out laughing as she looked at me. I just glared at her, as if to say, "Don't push it.."
Tipo and Chaca ran into the room. Chicha turned to the two quickly. "Listen kids, I want you to occupy Raina, that girl over there, while I talk to....Kuzco...but, remember one thing, don't call him Kuzco. He's kinda in disguise." She whispered. "Call him Kuno. Got it?"
Tipo nodded and Chaca giggled. "You mean, the emperor's got a girlfriend?"
"No, the emperor doesn't have a girlfriend....Kuno does..." She winked. "Now, I'll be right back.." She grabbed my hand and took me into the kitchen. Finally, she burst out laughing.
I glared at her and put my hands on my hips. "What...?"
"Kuno? That was the best name you could come up with? And now, you've got a girlfriend.."
"Grr....she's NOT my girlfriend..."
"Kuzco.."
"Kuno..."
She glared at me. "Kuuuuuzco...why don't you just TELL her you're the emperor?"
"I can't, Chicha! I mean, I was a llama when she met me..."
"You were a llama? Again.."
I sighed. "Listen, don't ask, it's a long story.....so, anyway. I was a llama, and it was one of those 24 hour spells so I turned back into a human, and I.....I just couldn't tell her I was the emperor...."
"Because you love her, right?"
"Yes.....I MEAN NO!!!!" I screamed when I realized what I said.
"Keep it down Kuzco....Raina will here..." She giggled. "It's ok Kuzco....now listen. If you really like her, you should tell her how you feel....and tell her about yourself...which means telling her the truth. Your name is not Kuno.....it's Kuzco...and you are the emperor."
I shook my head. "I can't....you don't understand....this...it's alot of pressure..."
"Can't you try? At least?" She looked at me with sort of sympethetic eyes.
I nodded. "I guess I can give it a shot....."
She smiled. "Good.....now go out there...and tell her the whole truth!!!" She nodded.
"Right.." I said, not feeling amused, and walked out the kitchen door into the living room to see Raina playing with the children.
"....and I always have these dreams where something happens, and then it comes true!!!" Tipo was saying.
"Oh really?" Raina laughed.
"And I'm always going through a growth spur! Dad says I'm almost as big as him!"
"Well, you look like your growing on up there..See? Your almost getting as big as me.."
"Really? Cool!!!"
She looked up to see me in the room and gave me a smile. She seemed to be great with children. She stood up and walked over to me. "So..Kuno....what were you and Mrs. Chicha talking about?"
"Well....just...uh...discussing the news..." Just then, the door flew up and there was Pacha.
"Oh, there ya are Kuzco!!!" He said, with a smile.
Now he had done it............