Hellooooooooo! After a looooooong break, me back ^^ My school is in a strike or something and we don't have classes till next year! Wheeeee! Thanksgiving was cool and I threw up in a mechanical game at the fair.

Yeah, well, about that, I know I can't describe too well, what do ya expect? I've been talking spanish for almost all my life! I can barely spell in either english or spanish. I'll go back and fix the other chapters a little, ok?

My friends say I have creative ideas, but I say I'm the crappiest writer of all. So there!

One more thing. I lose u.u Oh well, at least the frigging school is in strike =) I wont have to do her homework till next year.

Disclaimer: (I think I forgot to put one last time, I'm too lazy to check) If I owned Escaflowne I wouldn't be here freezing my fingers in this cave of a house....

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CHAP 7: The Day My Star Fell

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"My dear! You have grown so beautiful!" Stephan said gleefully, Alia was sorry indeed she couldn't say the same to that creep of a dude.

"I am thankful to hear that, sir." She just crossed her fingers behind her back. While Lord Stephan grinned sardonically. Stephan was handsome, but he had a horrible will. His heart was almost as cold as the snow, and bare except for his dirty wishes. He owned most of the land of this region, and had dozens, and maybe hundred of ladies at his service. But it was oblivious in his dull golden eyes that he wanted more and more.

Stephan started laughing. His shoulder length ebony hair danced rhythmically, as if the wind wanted to blow him far away.

He stopped laughing, and a huge smirk appeared in his silken white face, as his bangs covered his beautiful eyes. "I shall say little one, ready to go?"

Alia froze; her eyes going wide as if she was at her last breath. Her spirit fading within each second made a slow dash. Just what the hell? Now? It was supposed to be in at least 2 years? In the corner of her eye she saw Zenji paralyzing, his blue eyes going also wide with something she couldn't put his finger on...

"I.. I'm sorry, Sir, but I'm still 14. The wedding was called for when I was 16." Alia couldn't stop shaking. Her hands grew cold and the worst feeling was building up inside her, she couldn't go with that creep! Never! Zenji had planned some sort of story so Alia wouldn't get married with Stephan, but what could they do now? They were running out of time.

"She is still a little girl!" Zenji hurried in front of Alia, his bangs falling in a lousy attempt to cover his sad eyes. He couldn't risk losing her, not now, not ever

"Oh, Zenji. I'll be straight for, ok?" He turned around, making his way slowly to a chair, his wispy hair dancing as if in joy. When he found a chair of his liking, he dropped heavily, and proceeded to pull a glistening silver pocket clock, it's chain dragging behind from his waist coat pocket. "She's coming with me now, I won't wed her till she is 16, but she's going with me."

Alia's legs gave up and she fell to the floor. Tears streamed down her cheeks, her skin getting pale, and her breathing heavy.

Zenji dropped to the ground and hugged his sister tightly, what could he do to stop this tragedy, he stroked softly his sister's long hair as she buried deeper in his arms.

"Sir, I beg you. Do not take her! She's not more than a child... She's our joy and she should stay with us." Zenji tried to do all he could, his sister's soft whines awkward against the soft ticking from the silver clock.

"I'm afraid you cannot hold any grudge against me, it's a legal agreement and it shall be followed." He looked up at Zenji, his blue eyes racing for a way to evade that agreement. He took his gaze down to his silver pocket clock; its crystal clear surface revealing him a beautiful pair of shiny forest green eyes-- way up on an outside tree.

Shan't it be by the glistening silver-white fur, he wouldn't have noticed it. Well hidden in that tree, was an albino cat-folk, now, was it a boy, or was it a girl? By the way her eyes shone with hatred, he could tell it was a beautiful cat girl. Only one more fact made this creature unique-- there weren't any albino cat folk in Gaea.

"I beg you," Said Zenji, as Stephan's attention was once again drawn to the young man. "There's no reason for her to go, not yet anyways, why do you want her?" Zenji could do not more than gain a few seconds more with his sister, and those seconds were running out. Once again, Stephan took a peek out at the tree, the cat wasn't there anymore, she had been aware of him watching her, what a clever little creature.

"It is non of your business, but if I may ask, who's the albino cat girl?" Stephan chuckled as a scared Zenji turned towards the door, finding nothing but his crying sister.

"T.. there not any albino cat folk here." Zenji stumbled his words out, sweating cold. If he lose Tsuki too then his life would be as much as over. "We do not know what are thou talking about."

"Do not try and fool me, silver one. But let's see who's smarter. I shall say, 2 slaves in exchange for her." Stephan smirked. Surely two slaves for Zenji would be enough in exchange for such a valuable creature.

"There's not any albino cat girl here." Zenji stated coldly, Stephan was surely going to steal her if he couldn't get her by his offers.

"Then, what about five?" Stephan was getting impatient, but he couldn't give any traces of expensiveness, or Zenji would retract.

"There's not even a cat here, sir. You must understand... it might be just--"

"What about your sister?" Stephan smiled gleefully as Zenji opened wide his blue eyes. This was such a drama. "What do you say? A cat girl for a lady?" he twisted the chain in his finger and dropped the pocket clock from his palm, letting it dangle from its chain, as it made its way slowly from right to left and its way back.

Zenji couldn't believe it; his heart ached and his breathing stopped. What was he going to give up? Family.... or love?

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Awwwwww, wasn't that sweet? I don't think so, but... Oh well, and do not freak out! The other characters are a step away, but all the travelling she has done have something for her to discover, ok? OK?!

I gotta do my washing now, sorry it's so short ^^!!