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Disclaimer: I can't believe I still haven't gotten around to taking over the world more over I still can't believe that I'm writing these things out, yeah you know the drill.I own blah blah blah and I don't own Escaflowne and all that other stuff.
Chapter 14: Kali and Folken
Two weeks had passed in Fanalia and people were still looking for Princess Kali. Van had been brought the news that his brother's body had been found in a building near the complex of Flaims. They were told that he died saving the life of the family's youngest child. He had in his possession two star jewels (Gems that were crafted into five pointed stars) these where given to Van; he gave once to each twin. Sitting down in the great hall with Hitomi, the twins, Allen, Gaddes, Dagan, Millerna, Merle, Dion, Draco, and Dryden Van stared at the twins they had been here for nearly an hour and still hadn't come up with anything.
"So what should we name them?" Van asked for the 10th time.
"Celina? Balgus?" Suggested Allen
"Chid." Suggested Merle
More and more names were called off of people they knew, people that had died. But none of them seemed right to Van. Hitomi who had been holding her daughter spoke up as she put her down.
"Kali and Folken."
Van looked at the twins, both had their mothers green eyes and their fathers black hair. While the young prince was content to sit and relax his sister on the other hand was constantly trying to get around, never actually getting anywhere much to the relief of her parents. "I think Kali and Folken suits them." Everyone murmured his or her agreements. "I guess all that's left is to make it official." Van motioned for the gentlemen at the door to come forward
"Your Majesty?"
"Send out the word the Royal Children have been named. Princess Kali de Fanel and Prince Folken de Fanel."
The gentleman brightened at hearing these words, It was wondered when the twin children would be named. "Right away Your Majesty!"
Hitomi picked up her daughter "Kali.one day I shall have to tell you who you were named after." Van had picked up Folken and walked over to them.
"One day they shall both know who they were named after. Kali Starfire will not be forgotten in Fanalia or anywhere on Gaia."
"Good to hear." A man in his 40's walked into the hall.
"King Ryol." Van nodded his head.
"Van how many times must I tell you to call me by my name?" He walked over and picked Kali up. She struggled in his arms then calmed down. Ryol chuckled "You remind me of my daughter." His eyes grew sad "She would have been honored to have you named after her."
"Ryol, she still might be alive." Hitomi took her daughter from him.
"I know Hitomi, I know I just wish I had her here."
"You and me both sir." Ryol looked around to see who had spoken; he then realized it was Dion Renner Ryol had never heard him speak for he had never spoken in his presence before this.
"I think we all miss her." Hitomi rocked her daughter back and forth.
"Why don't we all get a portrait done in a couple of days to commemorate this time?" Van asked.
"Good Idea Van." Hitomi walked up to him.
"Why don't we get it done at the Glitter Palace?"
"Excellent Idea King Ryol."
Three days later the group was packed and heading off to the Glitter Palace in what was now being called the valley of crystal. A royal ball had been planned for a week from then and the valley normally avoided was now the center of attention. It was the same approach as before it looked dead from the sky first thing in the morning and last thing at night from above but it couldn't be more deceiving. It was early morning when the Crusade arrived in the Crystal Valley and as they descended through the mist the group seemed nervous everyone except the twins. They exited the mist and what they saw was a breath taking sight: The Glitter Palace was sparkling with the sun shining behind it just above the horizon. The mountain on the right side of the palace sported the magnificent waterfall, the river from it flowed in front of the palace then out towards Crystal Tenshi, the green grass and trees covered the left side of the palace along with a small, enclosed lake. There was a brief moment when they could see the majestic Gardens that went for miles at the rear of the palace. Hitomi was the first to speak
"It is beautiful Ryol."
"I had the city and palace restored to it's original beauty before the revolution. It took a lot less than I had imagined. I was informed that the royalist kept the place up in the royal family's absence and they are more than happy to turn over the care of the city and Gaia to me. I wish Kali could have seen this. In a few days I will be crowned King once again and she would have been renamed heiress apparent but that was not meant to be." Ryol turned to Van and Hitomi "Van Hitomi I have a huge favor to ask of you."
"Sure." Said Van
"Anything." Replied Hitomi.
"If Kali is never found, if she is dead then I want Kali and Folken to be named heir and heiress apparent to my throne." Hitomi and Van looked at each other in shock. "I know it would be a burden on the twins and I'll completely understand if you say no"
"Ryol" Hitomi interrupted him "We would be honored to have our children as your heirs if Kali should never be found, if you would do us the honor of being Kali and Folken's godfather."
Ryol looked at them and laughed "It would be my honor to have them as my godchildren."
The Crusade landed inside the Palace grounds as they group disembarked a messenger was there to meet them.
"Your Majesty, there is a special guest waiting to see you in the garden."
"Which part of the garden?"
"I believe the young woman said the Japanese Garden."
"Young woman? It couldn't be.no it can't must be someone else, it has to be." With that the group set off to the Japanese garden.
"Dreams to dream in the dark of the night When the world goes wrong, I can still make it right. I can see so far in my dreams. I'll follow my dreams until they come true."
"I've heard that song somewhere before.but where." Dawn wondered aloud.
"Come with me you will see what I mean, There's a world inside no one else ever sees. You will go so far in my dreams. Somewhere in my dreams your dreams will come true."
"I know that song too, my wife sang it."
"There is a star waiting to guide us, Shining inside us when we close our eyes. Don't let go if You stay close to me in my dreams tonight You will see what I see. Dreams to dream as near as can be. Inside you and me they always come true."
"To our daughter." They rounded a corner as the song ended and there under a cherry blossom tree sat
"Kali!"
The young woman dressed in white looked up "Dad!" She jumped up and ran to her father and embraced him. He hugged her back unwilling to let her go, if was a vision or an illusion he didn't want to let go incase she vanished on him. "I thought you were dead."
"And I you."
"It's like your back from the dead. There were so many things I wanted to tell you."
"Now you have years to say what you wanted to."
"I don't want to wait years." She pulled out of the embrace "I love you dad and I'm so grateful for everything you've done. I.I." Her voice failed her.
"I'm so very proud of you, my daughter." He pulled her into another embrace.
As they pulled out the others who had stayed back came forward. Hitomi walked up to the father and daughter.
"Kali there is someone you should meet." The young newborn princess awakened and stirred in her mothers arms. "Kali Starfire I wish you to meet my first born daughter Kali Fanel."
"Hitomi.I.I'm honored."
Van walked up behind Hitomi carrying another bundle "And our first born son, Folken."
"Twins?"
Hitomi smiled "Twins."
Kali took Kali from Hitomis arms. "So little one, are you the oldest?" The young child smiled and made some what Kali assumed were happy sounds that she took for a yes, and Van and Hitomi's look told her that the Kali was indeed the first born child. "Well I'll have to tell you all about how your parents and I first met some day."
"Come on now it's time for that painting to be done now that we're all here."
"Painting dad?"
"I thought that we should have a painting done to remember this day, the day the Starfire dynasty was renewed."
"Good idea."
"Where should it be?" Hitomi asked.
"How about right here under the cherry tree?" Kali suggested.
"Perfect."
"Dion!" Kali ran over and hugged him nearly kissing him in front of everyone. Dion merely smiled.
"Come lets get started." He turned to a gentleman "Please get the painter."
"Right away your majesty." With a bow the man left.
"That is going to take some getting used to."
"What dad?"
"Everyone calling me your majesty."
The painter arrived. Ryol sat next to his daughter's right on the stone bench; Van and Hitomi sat on the steps at their feet, in Hitomi's arms sat Folken and in Van's sat Kali; Dion stood next to Kali his hands on her shoulders Draco standing next to his little brother his arms wrapped around Maya's shoulders; Merle sat slightly below Van; Millerna and Dryden stood next to Ryol; Allen sat next to Van while Dawn sat next to Hitomi. After the painter declared that he was done and they could move everyone got up and waked around the small pond that lay behind the cherry tree. Van and Hitomi went off and had a small family moment. Draco and Dion stayed where they were and caught up with each other. Millerna and Dryden walked and talked about various things. Allen and Merle talked about what the twins would be like when they grew up, both guessing which one would take after which parent, whether they would have wings like their father. Ryol, Kali, Maya, and Dawn walked together.
"My daughter, I'm so happy that you're ok."
"And I you."
"Tell me do you have something to wear to the ball in two days?"
"Yes, they prepared something for me the other day it is up in my rooms."
"Your rooms? They have them set up already!"
"Dad I've been here for a week!"
"A week! Wait they knew whom you were? And they knew you were alive and they didn't send me word?"
"Don't be mad. I wanted it to be a surprise for when you got home."
"I was surprised."
"Kali how did you get here?"
"Where were you?"
"Maya I walked here and Dawn I was well neither here nor there it's hard to explain."
"Inside the stone."
"What?" Maya asked totally confused."
"The stone probably put her inside so that she might recuperate and live."
"Sounds about right." Kali said.
"Come everyone it is dinner time! Now Kali" he took her shoulder and steered her inside leading the group "We must discuss your future. Obviously you will be re-crowned on the night of the ball like I shall be, but we must urgently think of your engagement."
"My engagement?"
"Yes of course! There will be many princes coming over the next two days. We must choose a suitable fiancée for you."
Kali slipped out of her fathers grasp thinking she would be following he continued on talking about all the wonderful kingdoms and their princes she could choose from. She and Dion stood at the end of the group the others standing between them and her father.
"I never even thought about.Dion.I." Dion removed his hand from hers "Don't let go, if you stay close to me then maybe." Tears came to her eyes "I love you. I cannot marry another."
"Kali we always knew we were chasing a pipe dream that we could never be."
"Dion no there has to be a way!"
"You said your self you never thought about it!"
"Because I thought that I would be with you no questions asked!"
Her father had noticed that the entourage had stopped and he came to see why "What's wrong here? Kali why are you crying?"
"Dad I love Dion-"
"A doctor? Kali you must marry a prince!"
"Father!"
"No Kali listen to me-"
"No you listen to me! I love Dion he loves me I will not marry another!"
"Dinner is in the main hall his man will show you the way. Kali follow me." He turned without looking to see if she was indeed following him.
The others shot glances at her that said how sorry they were.
"Good luck."
"Thanks Hitomi."
Once alone her father began "Kali don't you understand?"
"I understand love."
"Kali.so much rests on your marriage."
"And what about me?"
"You will learn to love him."
"No I will never love another."
"Be reasonable." Kali walked away "Where do you think you're going?"
"I'm leaving. I'm going to my room!" She slammed the door as she left.
Ryol never saw his daughter again for two days. He heard her singing the song her mother sang to her as she sung to the twins, but she avoided him, an easy thing to do in the Glitter Palace. The hour of the ball was coming up fast and Ryol still hadn't seen his daughter. He regretted the things he said the decision he had to make, but it had to be done. Ryol walked to Van and Hitomi's quarters he had to make some sort of plan before the ball started and Hitomi was the only he could think of that might be able to save his daughters happiness.
Chapter 14 is done folks I should be finished this story in the next chapter or two. They should be finished and up within the next few days. Until then adios mi readers. Remember although the story might be ending I still like reviews ^_~ ~Avalon
Disclaimer: I can't believe I still haven't gotten around to taking over the world more over I still can't believe that I'm writing these things out, yeah you know the drill.I own blah blah blah and I don't own Escaflowne and all that other stuff.
Chapter 14: Kali and Folken
Two weeks had passed in Fanalia and people were still looking for Princess Kali. Van had been brought the news that his brother's body had been found in a building near the complex of Flaims. They were told that he died saving the life of the family's youngest child. He had in his possession two star jewels (Gems that were crafted into five pointed stars) these where given to Van; he gave once to each twin. Sitting down in the great hall with Hitomi, the twins, Allen, Gaddes, Dagan, Millerna, Merle, Dion, Draco, and Dryden Van stared at the twins they had been here for nearly an hour and still hadn't come up with anything.
"So what should we name them?" Van asked for the 10th time.
"Celina? Balgus?" Suggested Allen
"Chid." Suggested Merle
More and more names were called off of people they knew, people that had died. But none of them seemed right to Van. Hitomi who had been holding her daughter spoke up as she put her down.
"Kali and Folken."
Van looked at the twins, both had their mothers green eyes and their fathers black hair. While the young prince was content to sit and relax his sister on the other hand was constantly trying to get around, never actually getting anywhere much to the relief of her parents. "I think Kali and Folken suits them." Everyone murmured his or her agreements. "I guess all that's left is to make it official." Van motioned for the gentlemen at the door to come forward
"Your Majesty?"
"Send out the word the Royal Children have been named. Princess Kali de Fanel and Prince Folken de Fanel."
The gentleman brightened at hearing these words, It was wondered when the twin children would be named. "Right away Your Majesty!"
Hitomi picked up her daughter "Kali.one day I shall have to tell you who you were named after." Van had picked up Folken and walked over to them.
"One day they shall both know who they were named after. Kali Starfire will not be forgotten in Fanalia or anywhere on Gaia."
"Good to hear." A man in his 40's walked into the hall.
"King Ryol." Van nodded his head.
"Van how many times must I tell you to call me by my name?" He walked over and picked Kali up. She struggled in his arms then calmed down. Ryol chuckled "You remind me of my daughter." His eyes grew sad "She would have been honored to have you named after her."
"Ryol, she still might be alive." Hitomi took her daughter from him.
"I know Hitomi, I know I just wish I had her here."
"You and me both sir." Ryol looked around to see who had spoken; he then realized it was Dion Renner Ryol had never heard him speak for he had never spoken in his presence before this.
"I think we all miss her." Hitomi rocked her daughter back and forth.
"Why don't we all get a portrait done in a couple of days to commemorate this time?" Van asked.
"Good Idea Van." Hitomi walked up to him.
"Why don't we get it done at the Glitter Palace?"
"Excellent Idea King Ryol."
Three days later the group was packed and heading off to the Glitter Palace in what was now being called the valley of crystal. A royal ball had been planned for a week from then and the valley normally avoided was now the center of attention. It was the same approach as before it looked dead from the sky first thing in the morning and last thing at night from above but it couldn't be more deceiving. It was early morning when the Crusade arrived in the Crystal Valley and as they descended through the mist the group seemed nervous everyone except the twins. They exited the mist and what they saw was a breath taking sight: The Glitter Palace was sparkling with the sun shining behind it just above the horizon. The mountain on the right side of the palace sported the magnificent waterfall, the river from it flowed in front of the palace then out towards Crystal Tenshi, the green grass and trees covered the left side of the palace along with a small, enclosed lake. There was a brief moment when they could see the majestic Gardens that went for miles at the rear of the palace. Hitomi was the first to speak
"It is beautiful Ryol."
"I had the city and palace restored to it's original beauty before the revolution. It took a lot less than I had imagined. I was informed that the royalist kept the place up in the royal family's absence and they are more than happy to turn over the care of the city and Gaia to me. I wish Kali could have seen this. In a few days I will be crowned King once again and she would have been renamed heiress apparent but that was not meant to be." Ryol turned to Van and Hitomi "Van Hitomi I have a huge favor to ask of you."
"Sure." Said Van
"Anything." Replied Hitomi.
"If Kali is never found, if she is dead then I want Kali and Folken to be named heir and heiress apparent to my throne." Hitomi and Van looked at each other in shock. "I know it would be a burden on the twins and I'll completely understand if you say no"
"Ryol" Hitomi interrupted him "We would be honored to have our children as your heirs if Kali should never be found, if you would do us the honor of being Kali and Folken's godfather."
Ryol looked at them and laughed "It would be my honor to have them as my godchildren."
The Crusade landed inside the Palace grounds as they group disembarked a messenger was there to meet them.
"Your Majesty, there is a special guest waiting to see you in the garden."
"Which part of the garden?"
"I believe the young woman said the Japanese Garden."
"Young woman? It couldn't be.no it can't must be someone else, it has to be." With that the group set off to the Japanese garden.
"Dreams to dream in the dark of the night When the world goes wrong, I can still make it right. I can see so far in my dreams. I'll follow my dreams until they come true."
"I've heard that song somewhere before.but where." Dawn wondered aloud.
"Come with me you will see what I mean, There's a world inside no one else ever sees. You will go so far in my dreams. Somewhere in my dreams your dreams will come true."
"I know that song too, my wife sang it."
"There is a star waiting to guide us, Shining inside us when we close our eyes. Don't let go if You stay close to me in my dreams tonight You will see what I see. Dreams to dream as near as can be. Inside you and me they always come true."
"To our daughter." They rounded a corner as the song ended and there under a cherry blossom tree sat
"Kali!"
The young woman dressed in white looked up "Dad!" She jumped up and ran to her father and embraced him. He hugged her back unwilling to let her go, if was a vision or an illusion he didn't want to let go incase she vanished on him. "I thought you were dead."
"And I you."
"It's like your back from the dead. There were so many things I wanted to tell you."
"Now you have years to say what you wanted to."
"I don't want to wait years." She pulled out of the embrace "I love you dad and I'm so grateful for everything you've done. I.I." Her voice failed her.
"I'm so very proud of you, my daughter." He pulled her into another embrace.
As they pulled out the others who had stayed back came forward. Hitomi walked up to the father and daughter.
"Kali there is someone you should meet." The young newborn princess awakened and stirred in her mothers arms. "Kali Starfire I wish you to meet my first born daughter Kali Fanel."
"Hitomi.I.I'm honored."
Van walked up behind Hitomi carrying another bundle "And our first born son, Folken."
"Twins?"
Hitomi smiled "Twins."
Kali took Kali from Hitomis arms. "So little one, are you the oldest?" The young child smiled and made some what Kali assumed were happy sounds that she took for a yes, and Van and Hitomi's look told her that the Kali was indeed the first born child. "Well I'll have to tell you all about how your parents and I first met some day."
"Come on now it's time for that painting to be done now that we're all here."
"Painting dad?"
"I thought that we should have a painting done to remember this day, the day the Starfire dynasty was renewed."
"Good idea."
"Where should it be?" Hitomi asked.
"How about right here under the cherry tree?" Kali suggested.
"Perfect."
"Dion!" Kali ran over and hugged him nearly kissing him in front of everyone. Dion merely smiled.
"Come lets get started." He turned to a gentleman "Please get the painter."
"Right away your majesty." With a bow the man left.
"That is going to take some getting used to."
"What dad?"
"Everyone calling me your majesty."
The painter arrived. Ryol sat next to his daughter's right on the stone bench; Van and Hitomi sat on the steps at their feet, in Hitomi's arms sat Folken and in Van's sat Kali; Dion stood next to Kali his hands on her shoulders Draco standing next to his little brother his arms wrapped around Maya's shoulders; Merle sat slightly below Van; Millerna and Dryden stood next to Ryol; Allen sat next to Van while Dawn sat next to Hitomi. After the painter declared that he was done and they could move everyone got up and waked around the small pond that lay behind the cherry tree. Van and Hitomi went off and had a small family moment. Draco and Dion stayed where they were and caught up with each other. Millerna and Dryden walked and talked about various things. Allen and Merle talked about what the twins would be like when they grew up, both guessing which one would take after which parent, whether they would have wings like their father. Ryol, Kali, Maya, and Dawn walked together.
"My daughter, I'm so happy that you're ok."
"And I you."
"Tell me do you have something to wear to the ball in two days?"
"Yes, they prepared something for me the other day it is up in my rooms."
"Your rooms? They have them set up already!"
"Dad I've been here for a week!"
"A week! Wait they knew whom you were? And they knew you were alive and they didn't send me word?"
"Don't be mad. I wanted it to be a surprise for when you got home."
"I was surprised."
"Kali how did you get here?"
"Where were you?"
"Maya I walked here and Dawn I was well neither here nor there it's hard to explain."
"Inside the stone."
"What?" Maya asked totally confused."
"The stone probably put her inside so that she might recuperate and live."
"Sounds about right." Kali said.
"Come everyone it is dinner time! Now Kali" he took her shoulder and steered her inside leading the group "We must discuss your future. Obviously you will be re-crowned on the night of the ball like I shall be, but we must urgently think of your engagement."
"My engagement?"
"Yes of course! There will be many princes coming over the next two days. We must choose a suitable fiancée for you."
Kali slipped out of her fathers grasp thinking she would be following he continued on talking about all the wonderful kingdoms and their princes she could choose from. She and Dion stood at the end of the group the others standing between them and her father.
"I never even thought about.Dion.I." Dion removed his hand from hers "Don't let go, if you stay close to me then maybe." Tears came to her eyes "I love you. I cannot marry another."
"Kali we always knew we were chasing a pipe dream that we could never be."
"Dion no there has to be a way!"
"You said your self you never thought about it!"
"Because I thought that I would be with you no questions asked!"
Her father had noticed that the entourage had stopped and he came to see why "What's wrong here? Kali why are you crying?"
"Dad I love Dion-"
"A doctor? Kali you must marry a prince!"
"Father!"
"No Kali listen to me-"
"No you listen to me! I love Dion he loves me I will not marry another!"
"Dinner is in the main hall his man will show you the way. Kali follow me." He turned without looking to see if she was indeed following him.
The others shot glances at her that said how sorry they were.
"Good luck."
"Thanks Hitomi."
Once alone her father began "Kali don't you understand?"
"I understand love."
"Kali.so much rests on your marriage."
"And what about me?"
"You will learn to love him."
"No I will never love another."
"Be reasonable." Kali walked away "Where do you think you're going?"
"I'm leaving. I'm going to my room!" She slammed the door as she left.
Ryol never saw his daughter again for two days. He heard her singing the song her mother sang to her as she sung to the twins, but she avoided him, an easy thing to do in the Glitter Palace. The hour of the ball was coming up fast and Ryol still hadn't seen his daughter. He regretted the things he said the decision he had to make, but it had to be done. Ryol walked to Van and Hitomi's quarters he had to make some sort of plan before the ball started and Hitomi was the only he could think of that might be able to save his daughters happiness.
Chapter 14 is done folks I should be finished this story in the next chapter or two. They should be finished and up within the next few days. Until then adios mi readers. Remember although the story might be ending I still like reviews ^_~ ~Avalon
