Chapter 19: Awkward Events



For ten long years Setsuna trained and fought in the war officially titled the War of the Century. For fifteen long years Zaibach had been in a direct war with Asturia, Fanelia, and the Duchy of Freid. These three countries didn't fight alone, no they had allies with such countries as Cesario and Daedalus. Even without her daughter, Setsuna was still able to fight. She fought hoping that they would be reunited once the war was over.

Setsuna sat in the guymelef loading bay of the Vione along with the other slayers awaiting their orders. Gatti walked in and only had to say one thing "Floressa Forest front in Asturia." All of the slayers quickly got into the guymelefs and waited for their signal to attack.



Dilandra woke up to the sound of her alarm clock buzzing. She rolled over and hit it to turn it off. Lazily, she got out of bed and dressed herself into her black and grey sailor style school fuku. She went into the bathroom and quickly tied her silky silver hair into a loose ponytail. She walked down the stairs quickly and went into the kitchen where she was greeted by Tika.

"Good morning Dilandra." Tika said as she handed her two slices of toast on a plate.

"Thanks aunt Tika." Dilandra replied as she sat down at the kitchen table where she ate her breakfast and quickly read over the newspaper. As soon as she finished eating she went and brushed her teeth then headed out the door for school.

As Dilandra walked up the steps of the school she met up with her friends and headed to her class. Everyone went to their seats at the sound of the first bell. "Well, good morning students. Today we have a new student among us." The young female teacher looked towards the door and gestured for the student to come in. A tall, slender teenaged girl with emerald green eyes and long ebony hair that flowed past her shoulders walked up to the teacher. "Class, I'd like to introduce you to Melody Fanel." The last name struck Dilandra in an unusual way. Something about seemed familiar and told her to stay away.

At lunch, Dilandra and her friends made quick friends with Melody. Dilandra tried ignore the feeling she got from that name, Fanel. Why does it sound so familiar? Dilandra wondered. "Hey what are you guys doing after school today?" The tall blond of the group asked her friends. All answered their friend the same thing, nothing. "Well, you guys wanna go to Shibuya?" She suggested.

"Sure, sounds like a good plan Minako-chan." Dilandra replied. Her reply was soon followed by similar responses.

"Ok great! We'll all met at the game centre there at 4:30 ok." All the girls nodded and went on with their lunch.



After school Dilandra walked home alone as usual. She told Tika about her plans for the evening before she went up to her room to change. As she walked past the room which once belonged to her mother she paused. Oh mom, wen will you come back or will you come back? She wondered and continued down the hallway.

Dilandra changed out of her school fuku and into a pair of flaming red mod-robes and a bright orange halter top. Once she was dressed, Dilandra opened the drawer of her night table and grabbed her wallet and slipped it into her small black shoulder bag. She ran down the stairs and walked into the kitchen. "Um aunt Tika, can you give me a ride to Shibuya?" Tika couldn't refuse because Dilandra was giving her the "puppy dog" face.

"Oh fine Dilandra. When do you want to leave?" she asked as she put her empty cup of coffee into the sink.

"Well, I've gotta be there by 4:30 so when should be leave?" Tika looked at her watch.

"Well, rush hour is approaching so we should leave now. Go out to the car, I'll meet you there." Dilandra walked outside and got into the passenger's seat of the black convertible.

Tika drove like she was till a teen across Tokyo to the Shibuya shopping district. As Dilandra stepped out of the convertible when Tika stopped the vehicle on the side of the road by the Shibuya shopping centre Tika shouted to Dilandra. "Call a half an hour before you want to come home ok!" Dilandra nodded and walked into the game centre where she met up with all her friends.

After shopping for an hour and a half the headed to the food court where they bought their dinner. The girls sat and acted like normal teenaged girls. They chatted, talked about boys and gossiped. In the background some screams could be heard. The girls all turned to where the noise was coming but saw nothing out of the ordinary until two soldiers, each wearing different armour, appeared from around the corner fighting with swords.

One soldier had long blond hair and wore a white and blue uniform and the other soldier had short dark blond hair and wore blue and black leather armour. Something inside told Dilandra to be cautious about the tall blond but not to be afraid of the other soldier.

"Gatti! Fall back!" A man's voice could be heard in the background. The dark blond did as the voice had said. The tall blond looked around, observing his surroundings. Strange place, he thought to himself. When he caught sight of Melody he rushed over to her and bowed down on one knee.

"Your highness, are you all right?" He asked her in his knightly way. The other girls looked at Melody with confusion written all over their faces.

"Yes, I am fine Allen now rise." He did as she had said. "How the hell did they and you get here?" She asked him with a bit of worry in her voice.

"We are uncertain about that but you must come with me for your safety princess."

"What about my friends? I can't leave them here." Allen looked at the small group of girls.

"They may come with us." He told her and watched a smile form on her face. "Now we must hurry and find the Crusade. I saw it get brought here." The group then left the shopping centre and on their way out Minako couldn't help but ask what was going on. Melody quickly explained that she was the princess of a country called Fanelia on a planet called Gaea and how her and her mother were sent to Earth for their safety during the war.

When they reached the parking lot of the shopping centre they were confronted by more soldiers wearing the blue and black leather armour. "Allen Schezar, you should just give up now. If you don't, I guarantee you'll die a very painful death." A male's voice sounded from the back of the group of soldiers. He walked to the front of the group to came face to face with his opponent. He wore black and red leather instead of black and blue. His hair was a silky silver and his eyes were blood red.

"I never surrender." Allen growled at the soldier.

"Well, I think you should start Allen or it could mean your death." A woman's voice sound from behind the silver haired man. She stepped forward to reveal herself. She had royal blue eyes, long blond hair which was braided and wore gold and black armour. She glanced at the group of girls behind Allen and she froze. There behind him was her daughter. She knew it had to be Dilandra, she could never forget her face. Even though it had been ten years she still looked the same.

Dilandra's eyes widened as she saw the woman. It was her, her own mother. She hadn't changed at all. She still looked the same from the last time she had seen her which was when she was only five years old. "Mom," she breathed.