A/N: HEY!!! ^_^ HEHEHEHE~ ShadowFox and Chichirui are putting my character and Dallet fluff in all of their fics. Hehehehe! HAPPY DAY!!! This chap is for Ry, ShadowFox, and Elvenchild!
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or their characters … I wish I was allowed to say that it's because Dilly burned the deed but then I'd be copying Pablo/Cecil ... *Sigh* He has such cool disclaimers!!!
Chapter 18: Decisions
Victoria woke up and stretched. All the way over on the other side of the bed was her best friend Kiran, snoring and drooling on her pillow, and on the floor right below Kiran was her good friend, Ry, sleeping peacefully. She couldn't help but stare … she took her first good look at him. He was breathing steadily, his chest rising and going down with every even breath. His chin had little black hairs on it. He looked ... rugged and brawny. She blushed and quietly slipped out of bed and padded up to her balcony. It was still dark, but the sky held a tint of blue and first light was beginning to show.
Victoria quickly showered, changed, and checked to make sure Ry and Kiran were still asleep before running to Folken's library.
She panted in front of the thick, metal door and pushed in "242." Straightening up she looked around and saw a figure in the shadows. It was tall and silent. She hesitated before calling out his name.
"Folken?"
Folken turned around from his book and smiled warmly at her.
"To what do I owe this pleasure?" he asked.
Victoria blushed. "About yesterday … you told me you'd have to see about those new soldiers. They are ready if you will see them …"
"Oh?" he asked amused "have them here in one hour."
"Yes, Lord Folken." Victoria whispered and bowed.
After she had left she ran at top speed back to her room.
"AHEHEHEHEHE!!! WAKE UP!!!" She nearly screamed.
Kiran fell out of bed and landed on Ry.
"Itai …" Ry groaned.
Kiran woke up to find herself on top of Ry.
"AAHHHHH!!! You hentai!!!" she shrieked and slapped him.
Victoria couldn't stop laughing. She walked over and kicked Kiran lightly to get her off Ry.
She snickered. "Kiran … did you know that YOU fell on top of Ry?" Victoria asked innocently.
Kiran blinked and after a few minutes it sunk in and she comprehended what had happened.
"Oooh, I'm sorry Ry!!!" Kiran apologized hastily.
Ry just glared at her and mumbled something.
Victoria helped Ry up and felt his cheek. It was red and a bruise was forming.
"Recovery …" she whispered so quietly not even Ry heard.
He didn't see her cast it because he blinked the exact second she cast it and Kiran was still on the floor laughing. Victoria felt Ry's cheek again to see if it had healed. It was healed … but still red? Victoria shrugged it off … what she didn't think of was that he was blushing. Ry put his hand up to where Victoria's had been just a second ago.
"So," Victoria said breaking the silence "do you guys know why I woke you up?!"
"Uhm," Kiran's stomach growled "breakfast?"
Laughter filled the room until Ry stopped and asked what the reason was.
Victoria grinned "Because Lord Folken has agreed to test you!!! If you have enough talent then you'll be trained and allowed to be a soldier of Zaibach!!! You're warned though … it is not easy and if you lose … you will be killed."
Kiran gasped and Ry looked down thoughtfully.
"You must decide now … if you choose to take the chance then I must report to Lord Folken with you in fifteen minutes. Being late in Zaibach for your first impression is not a very wise thing to do …" Victoria told them.
"I want to go!!!" Kiran hopped up and clenched her fist. "I know I can do it!!!"
Ry looked down, "While I'm here, I'm sticking with you, Victoria."
"Great!!!" Victoria exclaimed "then it's settled!!!"
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Ry and Kiran got dressed and ready in five minutes. Victoria led them to Folken's library, while walking she explained how her test went.
"It's a death fight … who ever is still left alive at the end is the winner." Victoria explained.
Kiran gulped. "Do we all get to fight doppelgangers?"
Victoria shook her head sadly. "I have a feeling it is normally one of Dilandau's Slayers or the last man who failed …"
They reached Folken's library and Victoria turned to them.
"Once you enter these doors there is no going back. Are you 100% sure?" Victoria asked.
"With you all the way," they replied in unison.
Victoria smiled and punched in "242" confidently striding up to Folken and Dilandau with Kiran and Ry on her heels.
"Lord Folken, Lord Dilandau … " Victoria bowed and Kiran and Ry followed her salute "these are two of the people we talked about earlier. This is Kiran, and that is Ry."
Dilandau prowled around them like a vulture, inspecting the two new-comers.
"Slayer Viole," barked Dilandau "step forward."
Viole stepped out from the line of Slayers behind Ry, Victoria, and Kiran and drew his sword.
Victoria nudged Ry.
"He means for you to spar with him …" she whispered.
Ry got up and Miguel handed him a sword.
Folken said one simple word. "Begin."
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Viole charged Ry with a lot of speed. He growled and slashed his sword down. Ry blocked his blow with his own sword. Ry could tell this boy, Viole, didn't want to die. He didn't seem to want to kill Ry either, but fear gripped him as his sword met Ry's again.
Ry held his sword to Viole's, pushing it back. He could see since he was taller, and Viole was weaker that he had to use both hands and all his strength to hold the sword up to meet Ry's. That left his stomach right open. Ry ducked, bringing the sword's hilt into Viole's stomach. Viole dropped his sword and fell to the ground, coughing up a pool of blood from the blow.
"Forgive me Lord Dilandau," he whispered "I have failed you." he said, closing his eyes~ ready for Ry to deal the final blow.
Ry held the sword above Viole's body. He couldn't bring himself to kill him though. Victoria had told him many times of these men … how loyal and kind they were. He didn't want to kill one of them … if he did he'd be just like that boy, Van Fanel … he saw Victoria out of the corner of his eye … she was shaking.
Ry was about to say he couldn't do it when Folken stepped down and told him to stop.
"Shed no blood today, Ry …" Folken told him.
Ry sighed in relief and gave Viole a hand up.
"Thanks," Viole smiled "you're a great sword fighter!"
Folken clapped and Victoria sighed in relief.
"Good job, Ry. You are a true strategist with great skill. Please stand by Victoria." Folken told Ry.
Ry nodded and joined Victoria. Now it was Kiran's turn.
"Slayer Chesta …" Dilandau pointed to Kiran.
Chesta walked up to Kiran and gave her a sword.
"Begin." Folken told them.
Chesta may not be as good as a Knight Caeli but he was strong and extremely agile.
Instead of charging her, Chesta went for her feet with the hilt of his sword. He meant to trip her!!! Luckily for Kiran, her quick eyes and mind caught this, so when he got to her she jumped and he slid on the floor with Kiran standing on his back, grinning triumphantly.
Folken laughed. She was quick!!!
Chesta growled and did a flip, regaining his composure. Kiran landed swiftly on her feet.
"No more games …" thought Chesta as he knocked Kiran's sword out of her hand with ease.
She gasped as she was knocked to the ground and Chesta pinned her down so she could not fight back.
Chesta's eyes bored into hers. They said to her that he was sorry … he didn't want to …
"What are you waiting for?!" barked Dilandau.
"I'm sorry …" he whispered and brought the sword down.
"KIRAN!!!" Victoria screamed.
A/N: AHHHH!!! I can't seriously kill off my best friend, can I? Well, yet again she hasn't been reviewing and she has missed a lot of school lately … Well, I dunno whether to kill her off this time or not … it would give me more room for new characters … I g2g~ thanks for reading!!! ~CrimsonFire
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or their characters … I wish I was allowed to say that it's because Dilly burned the deed but then I'd be copying Pablo/Cecil ... *Sigh* He has such cool disclaimers!!!
Chapter 18: Decisions
Victoria woke up and stretched. All the way over on the other side of the bed was her best friend Kiran, snoring and drooling on her pillow, and on the floor right below Kiran was her good friend, Ry, sleeping peacefully. She couldn't help but stare … she took her first good look at him. He was breathing steadily, his chest rising and going down with every even breath. His chin had little black hairs on it. He looked ... rugged and brawny. She blushed and quietly slipped out of bed and padded up to her balcony. It was still dark, but the sky held a tint of blue and first light was beginning to show.
Victoria quickly showered, changed, and checked to make sure Ry and Kiran were still asleep before running to Folken's library.
She panted in front of the thick, metal door and pushed in "242." Straightening up she looked around and saw a figure in the shadows. It was tall and silent. She hesitated before calling out his name.
"Folken?"
Folken turned around from his book and smiled warmly at her.
"To what do I owe this pleasure?" he asked.
Victoria blushed. "About yesterday … you told me you'd have to see about those new soldiers. They are ready if you will see them …"
"Oh?" he asked amused "have them here in one hour."
"Yes, Lord Folken." Victoria whispered and bowed.
After she had left she ran at top speed back to her room.
"AHEHEHEHEHE!!! WAKE UP!!!" She nearly screamed.
Kiran fell out of bed and landed on Ry.
"Itai …" Ry groaned.
Kiran woke up to find herself on top of Ry.
"AAHHHHH!!! You hentai!!!" she shrieked and slapped him.
Victoria couldn't stop laughing. She walked over and kicked Kiran lightly to get her off Ry.
She snickered. "Kiran … did you know that YOU fell on top of Ry?" Victoria asked innocently.
Kiran blinked and after a few minutes it sunk in and she comprehended what had happened.
"Oooh, I'm sorry Ry!!!" Kiran apologized hastily.
Ry just glared at her and mumbled something.
Victoria helped Ry up and felt his cheek. It was red and a bruise was forming.
"Recovery …" she whispered so quietly not even Ry heard.
He didn't see her cast it because he blinked the exact second she cast it and Kiran was still on the floor laughing. Victoria felt Ry's cheek again to see if it had healed. It was healed … but still red? Victoria shrugged it off … what she didn't think of was that he was blushing. Ry put his hand up to where Victoria's had been just a second ago.
"So," Victoria said breaking the silence "do you guys know why I woke you up?!"
"Uhm," Kiran's stomach growled "breakfast?"
Laughter filled the room until Ry stopped and asked what the reason was.
Victoria grinned "Because Lord Folken has agreed to test you!!! If you have enough talent then you'll be trained and allowed to be a soldier of Zaibach!!! You're warned though … it is not easy and if you lose … you will be killed."
Kiran gasped and Ry looked down thoughtfully.
"You must decide now … if you choose to take the chance then I must report to Lord Folken with you in fifteen minutes. Being late in Zaibach for your first impression is not a very wise thing to do …" Victoria told them.
"I want to go!!!" Kiran hopped up and clenched her fist. "I know I can do it!!!"
Ry looked down, "While I'm here, I'm sticking with you, Victoria."
"Great!!!" Victoria exclaimed "then it's settled!!!"
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Ry and Kiran got dressed and ready in five minutes. Victoria led them to Folken's library, while walking she explained how her test went.
"It's a death fight … who ever is still left alive at the end is the winner." Victoria explained.
Kiran gulped. "Do we all get to fight doppelgangers?"
Victoria shook her head sadly. "I have a feeling it is normally one of Dilandau's Slayers or the last man who failed …"
They reached Folken's library and Victoria turned to them.
"Once you enter these doors there is no going back. Are you 100% sure?" Victoria asked.
"With you all the way," they replied in unison.
Victoria smiled and punched in "242" confidently striding up to Folken and Dilandau with Kiran and Ry on her heels.
"Lord Folken, Lord Dilandau … " Victoria bowed and Kiran and Ry followed her salute "these are two of the people we talked about earlier. This is Kiran, and that is Ry."
Dilandau prowled around them like a vulture, inspecting the two new-comers.
"Slayer Viole," barked Dilandau "step forward."
Viole stepped out from the line of Slayers behind Ry, Victoria, and Kiran and drew his sword.
Victoria nudged Ry.
"He means for you to spar with him …" she whispered.
Ry got up and Miguel handed him a sword.
Folken said one simple word. "Begin."
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Viole charged Ry with a lot of speed. He growled and slashed his sword down. Ry blocked his blow with his own sword. Ry could tell this boy, Viole, didn't want to die. He didn't seem to want to kill Ry either, but fear gripped him as his sword met Ry's again.
Ry held his sword to Viole's, pushing it back. He could see since he was taller, and Viole was weaker that he had to use both hands and all his strength to hold the sword up to meet Ry's. That left his stomach right open. Ry ducked, bringing the sword's hilt into Viole's stomach. Viole dropped his sword and fell to the ground, coughing up a pool of blood from the blow.
"Forgive me Lord Dilandau," he whispered "I have failed you." he said, closing his eyes~ ready for Ry to deal the final blow.
Ry held the sword above Viole's body. He couldn't bring himself to kill him though. Victoria had told him many times of these men … how loyal and kind they were. He didn't want to kill one of them … if he did he'd be just like that boy, Van Fanel … he saw Victoria out of the corner of his eye … she was shaking.
Ry was about to say he couldn't do it when Folken stepped down and told him to stop.
"Shed no blood today, Ry …" Folken told him.
Ry sighed in relief and gave Viole a hand up.
"Thanks," Viole smiled "you're a great sword fighter!"
Folken clapped and Victoria sighed in relief.
"Good job, Ry. You are a true strategist with great skill. Please stand by Victoria." Folken told Ry.
Ry nodded and joined Victoria. Now it was Kiran's turn.
"Slayer Chesta …" Dilandau pointed to Kiran.
Chesta walked up to Kiran and gave her a sword.
"Begin." Folken told them.
Chesta may not be as good as a Knight Caeli but he was strong and extremely agile.
Instead of charging her, Chesta went for her feet with the hilt of his sword. He meant to trip her!!! Luckily for Kiran, her quick eyes and mind caught this, so when he got to her she jumped and he slid on the floor with Kiran standing on his back, grinning triumphantly.
Folken laughed. She was quick!!!
Chesta growled and did a flip, regaining his composure. Kiran landed swiftly on her feet.
"No more games …" thought Chesta as he knocked Kiran's sword out of her hand with ease.
She gasped as she was knocked to the ground and Chesta pinned her down so she could not fight back.
Chesta's eyes bored into hers. They said to her that he was sorry … he didn't want to …
"What are you waiting for?!" barked Dilandau.
"I'm sorry …" he whispered and brought the sword down.
"KIRAN!!!" Victoria screamed.
A/N: AHHHH!!! I can't seriously kill off my best friend, can I? Well, yet again she hasn't been reviewing and she has missed a lot of school lately … Well, I dunno whether to kill her off this time or not … it would give me more room for new characters … I g2g~ thanks for reading!!! ~CrimsonFire