1.1 Part Four: A prophecy revealed

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Hitomie sat at the breakfast table, with Van, Merle and Chris. Chris still looked a little confused, but Hitomie had tried to explain it to him as well as she could. He listened through the whole thing, and he believed her, he had to. But he looked like he expected someone to jump out and yell "Surprise!" any second. Merle was extremely happy that Hitomie was back, and so was everyone else. Hitomie had finally met Celena too.

"Van used to talk about you a lot." She had said when they met.

"Probably not half as much as he talks about you." Celena said smiling, they were going to be good friends.

Hitomie smiled as she ate her food, it was good to be in Gaea again. She looked across the table at Van, who was staring at Chris with a look that could only be described as jealousy.

"Van." Hitomie said, shaking him out of his daydream. "I didn't really get a chance to ask yesterday, how are Millerna and Drydan doing?"

"Well, they're still married, but Drydan hasn't come back yet. It's taken a toll on Millerna, a lot of the young royals are making rude comments about how he probably has found someone else."

"How awful." Murmured Hitomie.

"Hey, Hitomie, do you have a dress for the ball tomorrow night?" Merle asked suddenly.

"Ball?" Hitomie asked, confused.

Van looked at her shyly "I am having a ball, to celebrate the anniversary of the end of war. It's been exactly 3 years."

"Three years since I left…" Hitomie said shaking her head, "It's seemed like forever."

"For me too." Van said quietly, looking at her. "Maybe that's why you could come back."

"Because it's been three years? I don't know maybe. I don't remember a lot about coming back so…"

"Well I do." Chris interrupted, his mouth full of food, "It was freaky! First you fell over in pain…"

Merle and Van looked at each other, exactly what Van did.

"Then your hair went white." Chris continued, "Your eyes went pitch black and you started mumbling. The freaky part were the words you said though."

"Words?"

"Yeah, let's see if I can remember. Something about a maiden between words, or was that worlds? Um, something that isn't true, a thief, a queen beside a bed."

"I remember." Hitomie said suddenly. "Van, get the others in here."

When everyone else had arrived, (minus Sharra) Hitomie explained herself.

"Right before I was summoned to Gaea, I said some words to Chris, I didn't remember them until now. It was like I never said them."

"What are they?" Asked Millerna, looking confused.

"Okay, let me think." Hitomie concentrated for a minute, "Right, can someone get a piece of paper and something to write with?"

Allen grabbed some. "Now, tell us the words."

Hitomie took a breath then began.

"A maiden between worlds will vanquish the dark.

And bring light to a bleak Kings heart.

But beware, for not all things are true.

A thief, and a girl you once knew.

A hero will rise, then fall at the end.

And a queen will cry, alongside her Kings bed.

A boy who is where he should not be.

And a girl who sees things that she should not see.

A young one, still in love, but hides it in fear.

And a knight, who does too much, for those he holds dear.

These are the players in this game of fate.

Don't forget what you've learned, before it's too late."

When Hitomie was done, she slumped back in her chair. "Well, there you are. Now let's try to figure it out."

" 'A maiden between worlds…' that has to be you Hitomie." Allen said.

"And the bleak King has to be Van!" Merle said, proud of herself. "You're going to bring light to him Hitomie!"

Van and Hitomie both blushed and looked away.

"Hmmm, Millerna said with a frown, I don't know any thieves, and I don't quite get the 'girl you once knew' part. But the only other queen I know is me."

"And your king has to be Drydan." Celena said, "But you haven't seen him in years, why would you cry by his bed?"

"Well, the boy has to be me." Chris said in between bites, "I am definitely not where I am supposed to be. I'm supposed to be in Canada by the end of the week!"

"Where is Canada?" Merle asked.

"It's on the Mystic Moon," Hitomie explained, "It's a country there."

"It's a lot like Gaea," Chris said to the young girl, "Except for the fact that we only have one moon, and there are no demon cat people there!"

"Demon! I'll show you!" Merle lunged at Chris, who fell backwards and on to the floor.

"Calm down you two," Van said crossly, "We have to figure this poem out!"

"Well the girl who sees things, that's Hitomie again." Celena said. "Isn't it?"

"But that would put me in two spots, that makes no sense." Hitomie frowned, "Why would this prophecy say me twice?"

"Maybe you're more important?" Van replied, blushing.

"Let's carry on, the young one still in love. Now who would that be?" Allen said slyly, looking at Merle.

"I don't know what you're talking about Allen Shezar!" Merle angrily stomped over to a chair on the other side of the room and started to sulk. "The knight who does too much is obviously you!"

"Well, that's everybody here, except for Celena." Millerna looked at the young girl; "We only need a few more people to have everybody in the poem."

"Wait!" Van was reading over the words until he held up a hand. "We forgot something!

"A hero will rise, then fall at the end?" He looked around; "Someone's going to die. But who?"

"Hey everybody!" Gaddes walked in and sat in a chair, "What's everyone so gloomy about?"

Author's note: Very interesting! Whose the other person who sees things she should not see? Why is there a thief in the poem, who is going to die? Why isn't Celena in the poem? Or is she?