I don't own Escaflowne.
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The Shazardes still had a lot of adjusting to do since the two weeks that they've accepted the fact the late Lord Shazarde had sired a child out of wedlock. Raffina had not made it any easier by being herself considering that she's alien to the planet. Allen had to explain to her all about the Great War and Celena's past. Celena, being the almost perfect child (trapped in a women's body) adjusted quickly to all the changes that were made in order to fit Raffina in. Allen didn't notice too many changes in the daily routine since he was quite busy doing chores for the king. He had been promoted Warden of Austria, a job much like his old one. But less action, better title, and more money. The promotion was mainly because the king felt bad for using Allen's little sis' as a scapegoat and didn't want an angry Shazarde poking under him.
It wasn't just the news flash that the late lord Shazarde wasn't much different from the rumors that had almost died down (but now resurfacing again) which troubled the Shazardes, but Raffina's daily routines also had a lot to contribute to it. Every mourning, she'd have her boom box blasted to the highest possible bass. At first, it had been a treasure to the household, seeing how a box could produce such interesting noises. It slowly changed though, since Raffina's up every mourning at five, blasting her heavy metal punk while practicing with her daily shooting and Aikido exercises.
On a particular fine day when the skies were still stretching it's rosy fingers in the dawn, Tem was on his way to deliver a heavy envelope to Allen from the king when he met up with the particularly bewitching young lady. Raffina was wearing a filmy loose pantsuit for practicing her battle techniques when he spied her doing 8 mph on foot beside the river that flowed behind the Shazardes castle. He hid behind a tree and watched the beauty do a few tsuki, thrusts, with it, then ran through some of the jo basics. She was sweating like shit when he finally took up the courage to speak to her.
"Hello, I can't help but find it interesting to see a lady running at such an early hour for pleasure." Tem spoke softly to her back so as not to frighten her. The lady froze in mid step. She bent down to pick something out of her left ankle.
Raffina stood up, and spun around with her gun pointed to his nose. She didn't look too happy.
"Hands up. Move and I'll blast you to the moon." Tem stumbled back in surprise. That was not the reaction he expected. He did as he was told anyway.
"Blast me to the moon? Which one?" Tem chuckled softly. "I'm sorry, there's no need to point a stick at me. I didn't mean to be a bother." He saw Raffina relax after she searched his pockets.
I'd be glad to give alms if you'd just ask."
Raffina smirked. She pointed the laser at a man size tree twenty feet from her and pressed the trigger. Instantly, the top disappeared, a stump on fire appeared where the tree had been. Tem's jaw hang open as Raffina kept her smirk, but now a look of amusement mixed in.
"Alms, I don't need." She walked towards the tree stump where the fire had diminished. "Targets, I do need."
Tem was still numb. The thought that the tree could have been him kept playing over in his mind.
"Sorry to scare you, but I'm having a bit of a bad day. Don't worry; the tree will grow back in a few years." She let the air between them vibrate a few minutes. "What's your name?" Raffina asked when she saw that Tem had snapped out of his trance.
"Te-e-m"
"Team? That's a weird name, but hey, it's Gaea, what can I expect?"
"No ma'am, its Tem. That's a nice weapon you have there. Are you from Zailback?"
"Let's see, Zailback… Are you talking about the Great War one?" Raffina answered before he could. "Of course you are. Um, no. I'm from Earth."
"Earth? I've never heard of that town before. In fact, I haven't seen you around here before. Are you new here?"
"Okay you dingbat, first of all, Earth is not a town. Second, how can you not know Earth! It's that big round ball of dirt in the sky." Raffina pointed up to the Mystic Moon.
"You mean the Mystic Moon? Are you sure?" Tem asked suspiciously.
"Do I look crazy to you?" Tem considered his options. Hmmm, well, she did threaten to blast me to the moons. And then she made a tree disappear with out even cursing the thing… Better keep my mouth shut.
"Of course not,
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The Shazardes still had a lot of adjusting to do since the two weeks that they've accepted the fact the late Lord Shazarde had sired a child out of wedlock. Raffina had not made it any easier by being herself considering that she's alien to the planet. Allen had to explain to her all about the Great War and Celena's past. Celena, being the almost perfect child (trapped in a women's body) adjusted quickly to all the changes that were made in order to fit Raffina in. Allen didn't notice too many changes in the daily routine since he was quite busy doing chores for the king. He had been promoted Warden of Austria, a job much like his old one. But less action, better title, and more money. The promotion was mainly because the king felt bad for using Allen's little sis' as a scapegoat and didn't want an angry Shazarde poking under him.
It wasn't just the news flash that the late lord Shazarde wasn't much different from the rumors that had almost died down (but now resurfacing again) which troubled the Shazardes, but Raffina's daily routines also had a lot to contribute to it. Every mourning, she'd have her boom box blasted to the highest possible bass. At first, it had been a treasure to the household, seeing how a box could produce such interesting noises. It slowly changed though, since Raffina's up every mourning at five, blasting her heavy metal punk while practicing with her daily shooting and Aikido exercises.
On a particular fine day when the skies were still stretching it's rosy fingers in the dawn, Tem was on his way to deliver a heavy envelope to Allen from the king when he met up with the particularly bewitching young lady. Raffina was wearing a filmy loose pantsuit for practicing her battle techniques when he spied her doing 8 mph on foot beside the river that flowed behind the Shazardes castle. He hid behind a tree and watched the beauty do a few tsuki, thrusts, with it, then ran through some of the jo basics. She was sweating like shit when he finally took up the courage to speak to her.
"Hello, I can't help but find it interesting to see a lady running at such an early hour for pleasure." Tem spoke softly to her back so as not to frighten her. The lady froze in mid step. She bent down to pick something out of her left ankle.
Raffina stood up, and spun around with her gun pointed to his nose. She didn't look too happy.
"Hands up. Move and I'll blast you to the moon." Tem stumbled back in surprise. That was not the reaction he expected. He did as he was told anyway.
"Blast me to the moon? Which one?" Tem chuckled softly. "I'm sorry, there's no need to point a stick at me. I didn't mean to be a bother." He saw Raffina relax after she searched his pockets.
I'd be glad to give alms if you'd just ask."
Raffina smirked. She pointed the laser at a man size tree twenty feet from her and pressed the trigger. Instantly, the top disappeared, a stump on fire appeared where the tree had been. Tem's jaw hang open as Raffina kept her smirk, but now a look of amusement mixed in.
"Alms, I don't need." She walked towards the tree stump where the fire had diminished. "Targets, I do need."
Tem was still numb. The thought that the tree could have been him kept playing over in his mind.
"Sorry to scare you, but I'm having a bit of a bad day. Don't worry; the tree will grow back in a few years." She let the air between them vibrate a few minutes. "What's your name?" Raffina asked when she saw that Tem had snapped out of his trance.
"Te-e-m"
"Team? That's a weird name, but hey, it's Gaea, what can I expect?"
"No ma'am, its Tem. That's a nice weapon you have there. Are you from Zailback?"
"Let's see, Zailback… Are you talking about the Great War one?" Raffina answered before he could. "Of course you are. Um, no. I'm from Earth."
"Earth? I've never heard of that town before. In fact, I haven't seen you around here before. Are you new here?"
"Okay you dingbat, first of all, Earth is not a town. Second, how can you not know Earth! It's that big round ball of dirt in the sky." Raffina pointed up to the Mystic Moon.
"You mean the Mystic Moon? Are you sure?" Tem asked suspiciously.
"Do I look crazy to you?" Tem considered his options. Hmmm, well, she did threaten to blast me to the moons. And then she made a tree disappear with out even cursing the thing… Better keep my mouth shut.
"Of course not,