AN: I hope everyone likes this Ch. I'm trying to make each chapter more and
more interesting, but I'm struggling with exactly how. If you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please email me
(neo_queen_serinity@hotmail.com). Please R&R!
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A few days after the departure of Fang, Amara and I moved to an apartment very close to home. I don't know if she really wanted to or not, but she thought it would do me some good; and, at the time, had me believing she truly wanted to.
While moving into our apartment, a strange man approached us. He wore a black cape, which covered most of him. His features could not be seen, but I could have sworn his eyes were glowing red.
"Hello" he said kindly.
"Hi" we both answered.
Amara had a heavy piece of furniture in her arms and was not in a talkative mood.
"I'm terribly sorry to bother you, but you have something of mine and I want it back" his voice turned into a growl.
"Excuse me" I asked, surprised at such a change in tone and the statement he'd just made.
"You heard what I said, giver her to me"
Amara dropped the chair. "Hey, you don't pick on my sister."
"Maybe you can bully some, Amara Ten'ou, but you have no idea who you're dealing with."
"How do you know my name?"
"That's for me to know, and you never to find out. Now, where is she?"
"Who?"
"My daughter"
"Your daughter?"
"Yes, my daughter, Fang, give her to me."
Suddenly, the midnight screams of Fang flew through my head. "Daddy, daddy, why did you leave me, please don't leave me, daddy!!!" I shook my head and answered, "Why should I?"
"Know who she is," Amara added. I then remembered fang's letter, 'if anyone asks, you never saw me.' But surely she would want to see her own father!
"I know very well that she's been staying with you two, hand her over."
"Even if she were here, we wouldn't give her to you." Amara hissed back.
"Where is she?"
I decided that I could make it all go away by answering his questions peacefully. "She left. We haven't seen her in days."
"You're lying, I smell her, she's still here."
"Smell her," I though, but I said nothing.
"Look, she's not here, just get lost," screamed Amara.
"Fine, but mark my words, Amara Ten'ou, Michele Kaioh, I will be back!"
And so he marched off angrily.
Eventually, from several sources, we found that his name was 'unknown.' We also found that he traveled from place to place searching for his daughter, Fang. Yes, she was his biological daughter, and no one ever truly knew who her mother was. He was just the first of many enemies to accumulate amongst our family, the Royal family. Evan though we were no longer royalty, we had chosen to return to the ones we loved, which brought consequences. Neither Amara nor I were afraid of what the future held, but there was always a looming darkness that covered those involved with royalty.
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Everything was quiet for a few weeks, but true to his promise, Unknown returned.
* knock, knock *
I opened the door, and as soon as I recognized the face, I began to back away.
"Don't be afraid"
"Amara," I said in basically my normal tone of voice, except more frightened.
"My business is not with you"
"Amara," I said louder than before.
"Good girl, don't be frightened now."
"Amara!!!" I screamed in terror and ran.
He caught me in his grasp. "I said pipe down, little one."
"Ama." I went to scream, but he placed his hand over my mouth.
"Nu, uh, uh, now be a good girl and stay quiet"
I held very still.
Thankfully, Amara, or should I say Sailor Uranus, poked him in the back with her sword. "Going somewhere?"
He flipped around cunningly. Her sword was now against my breast. My eyes were wide. I tried to shake my head, but he held it tight.
She held her sword at her side, not removing her death glare. "Let her go, Unknown."
"Oh, so you have mastered my name, how lovely."
"Cut the small talk, let Michele go."
"Why? This is quite fun!"
"Put her down, Unknown."
"My, you do like using my name, don't you, Amara Ten'ou."
"I could say the same for you."
"And so you could! But enough about us, lets talk a barter."
"What kind of barter?"
"An agreement, a trade, perhaps something I want for something you want."
"Fang for Michele, huh?"
"Exactly"
"I would absolutely love to do that, except she's not here! She hasn't been for weeks!"
"Oh, I'm not that stupid. I know very well she's not here, but where is she?"
"I don't know. Her note only said that she was leaving."
"A note? Hmm, may I see it?"
"What do I get?"
"Clever, aren't you?"
"Don't play games"
"Fine, how else can an old man get his kicks, but deny me my fun. Anyway, I certainly won't hand over your precious for just a letter, but let's make it a package deal. Since you can't give me Fang, in person, I'd like the letter, any of her belongings she MIGHT have left, and info to her whereabouts."
"Where am I to get such information?"
"You have sources. I'm not dumb."
"So, maybe I do, that still doesn't mean they can find her."
"Oh, if you know as much about me as I think you do, then they can certainly find her. I am a man mystery who I tell no one about, unless they tell me first. If you can give me my own information, I will certainly tell you if it's truth or tale. Otherwise, I tell no one who I am, and usually, no one cares."
She shook her head. "You're something else. Even if I can, it would take days to do such. What would become of Michele between now and then?"
"She will come to my castle to live. No, I will not tell you its whereabouts, for then you would come and rescue her and my deal would be broken. So, if you care for you dear sisters life, you will find this out for me."
"And how do you know that I will keep the deal. If my sources can find her whereabouts, they can certainly find yours."
"Only in your dreams, my dear, could you break through the surprises I have in store for you if you try."
She growled.
"You have three days."
"What?!? Three days is hardly enough time!"
"Let's just see how much time it takes you. Three days is your cut off point. Just wait out the three days and see what happens to dear Michele."
He then turned and fled with me.
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AN: I hope u liked this ch. Don't forget to R&R, thanks for reading! I'll have more up soon.
A few days after the departure of Fang, Amara and I moved to an apartment very close to home. I don't know if she really wanted to or not, but she thought it would do me some good; and, at the time, had me believing she truly wanted to.
While moving into our apartment, a strange man approached us. He wore a black cape, which covered most of him. His features could not be seen, but I could have sworn his eyes were glowing red.
"Hello" he said kindly.
"Hi" we both answered.
Amara had a heavy piece of furniture in her arms and was not in a talkative mood.
"I'm terribly sorry to bother you, but you have something of mine and I want it back" his voice turned into a growl.
"Excuse me" I asked, surprised at such a change in tone and the statement he'd just made.
"You heard what I said, giver her to me"
Amara dropped the chair. "Hey, you don't pick on my sister."
"Maybe you can bully some, Amara Ten'ou, but you have no idea who you're dealing with."
"How do you know my name?"
"That's for me to know, and you never to find out. Now, where is she?"
"Who?"
"My daughter"
"Your daughter?"
"Yes, my daughter, Fang, give her to me."
Suddenly, the midnight screams of Fang flew through my head. "Daddy, daddy, why did you leave me, please don't leave me, daddy!!!" I shook my head and answered, "Why should I?"
"Know who she is," Amara added. I then remembered fang's letter, 'if anyone asks, you never saw me.' But surely she would want to see her own father!
"I know very well that she's been staying with you two, hand her over."
"Even if she were here, we wouldn't give her to you." Amara hissed back.
"Where is she?"
I decided that I could make it all go away by answering his questions peacefully. "She left. We haven't seen her in days."
"You're lying, I smell her, she's still here."
"Smell her," I though, but I said nothing.
"Look, she's not here, just get lost," screamed Amara.
"Fine, but mark my words, Amara Ten'ou, Michele Kaioh, I will be back!"
And so he marched off angrily.
Eventually, from several sources, we found that his name was 'unknown.' We also found that he traveled from place to place searching for his daughter, Fang. Yes, she was his biological daughter, and no one ever truly knew who her mother was. He was just the first of many enemies to accumulate amongst our family, the Royal family. Evan though we were no longer royalty, we had chosen to return to the ones we loved, which brought consequences. Neither Amara nor I were afraid of what the future held, but there was always a looming darkness that covered those involved with royalty.
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Everything was quiet for a few weeks, but true to his promise, Unknown returned.
* knock, knock *
I opened the door, and as soon as I recognized the face, I began to back away.
"Don't be afraid"
"Amara," I said in basically my normal tone of voice, except more frightened.
"My business is not with you"
"Amara," I said louder than before.
"Good girl, don't be frightened now."
"Amara!!!" I screamed in terror and ran.
He caught me in his grasp. "I said pipe down, little one."
"Ama." I went to scream, but he placed his hand over my mouth.
"Nu, uh, uh, now be a good girl and stay quiet"
I held very still.
Thankfully, Amara, or should I say Sailor Uranus, poked him in the back with her sword. "Going somewhere?"
He flipped around cunningly. Her sword was now against my breast. My eyes were wide. I tried to shake my head, but he held it tight.
She held her sword at her side, not removing her death glare. "Let her go, Unknown."
"Oh, so you have mastered my name, how lovely."
"Cut the small talk, let Michele go."
"Why? This is quite fun!"
"Put her down, Unknown."
"My, you do like using my name, don't you, Amara Ten'ou."
"I could say the same for you."
"And so you could! But enough about us, lets talk a barter."
"What kind of barter?"
"An agreement, a trade, perhaps something I want for something you want."
"Fang for Michele, huh?"
"Exactly"
"I would absolutely love to do that, except she's not here! She hasn't been for weeks!"
"Oh, I'm not that stupid. I know very well she's not here, but where is she?"
"I don't know. Her note only said that she was leaving."
"A note? Hmm, may I see it?"
"What do I get?"
"Clever, aren't you?"
"Don't play games"
"Fine, how else can an old man get his kicks, but deny me my fun. Anyway, I certainly won't hand over your precious for just a letter, but let's make it a package deal. Since you can't give me Fang, in person, I'd like the letter, any of her belongings she MIGHT have left, and info to her whereabouts."
"Where am I to get such information?"
"You have sources. I'm not dumb."
"So, maybe I do, that still doesn't mean they can find her."
"Oh, if you know as much about me as I think you do, then they can certainly find her. I am a man mystery who I tell no one about, unless they tell me first. If you can give me my own information, I will certainly tell you if it's truth or tale. Otherwise, I tell no one who I am, and usually, no one cares."
She shook her head. "You're something else. Even if I can, it would take days to do such. What would become of Michele between now and then?"
"She will come to my castle to live. No, I will not tell you its whereabouts, for then you would come and rescue her and my deal would be broken. So, if you care for you dear sisters life, you will find this out for me."
"And how do you know that I will keep the deal. If my sources can find her whereabouts, they can certainly find yours."
"Only in your dreams, my dear, could you break through the surprises I have in store for you if you try."
She growled.
"You have three days."
"What?!? Three days is hardly enough time!"
"Let's just see how much time it takes you. Three days is your cut off point. Just wait out the three days and see what happens to dear Michele."
He then turned and fled with me.
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AN: I hope u liked this ch. Don't forget to R&R, thanks for reading! I'll have more up soon.