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Hello…this is the part I've been wanting to write but I'm not really sure if it's going to come out right so hope you tell me if anything wrong okay…^_^. After I wrote chapter 5 and post it I could hardly get out of my chair (which is in front of my computer) All ideas came rushing out of my head…hehehe…Hope you'll like it and AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all the REVIEW. Sorry for the delay of this story I got a little problem with my computer but anyway at least its fixed now ^-^…ENJOY!

As The Nightingale Sings

Written by: Jhoeydagger

Chapter 6:

"Merle please…you can't go in there."

"But I want to!" she was stomping her feet and jumping up and down.

"Merle, I don't want them to get angry so please stop this now."

"They will not!" hissing as she said.

"Yes they will!" trying hard not to loose her patience.

"No they'll not!"

"Cat girl you will stop this now!" she screamed.

"You don't have to shout! They will surely get angry because you're the one who's disturbing them with your screaming" that instantly stop her for a moment.

"Why you…"

"What's going on?" a voice came from behind Merle. She smiled then turned.

"Lord Van!" throwing herself on him. *he's taller than before*, smiling.

"What's going on Merle?" pulling her away from him.

"She wants to go inside Lord Van." The maid said as she frowned at Merle.

"I want to go inside because I thought Lord Van was in there!" still hissing at the maid.

"I'm about to go inside now." Pushing the door.

"Can I go with you?" Merle asked.

"No, Merle this is a meeting not a party." Getting inside.

"Told you so." The maid whispered.

At the conference room

They all stood up as they saw Lord Van entered the room. He took his seat at the high chair and motioned them to follow.

"So what are the improvements?" he asked looking at some papers in front of him.

"Everything is going smoothly my lord. There'd been no accident since last week." The gentle man said fidgeting at the papers in his hand. He always feels nervous around their new Lord, it's not because he takes offense on his people but because he always got this look around his face that makes him really nervous.

"I see. How about the schools for the children, are they finished?"

"It will be by next week my lord we're hiring as many man as possible."

"Good. The church?"

"Already done my lord."

"Each and every house in Fanelia?"

"We're already starting to repair the houses at the east part of Fanelia my Lord; it's the last part, thank god."

"Well…its seemed everything are in order here. We'll just have to wait for everything to come back to normal. I want you to be sure that everything is as good as before, no marks of the war battle that happened." As he stood up, everyone also stood up.

"My Lord?" another gentle man said.

"Yes?" looking at him.

"We've been talking before you came in about…" he was looking very nervous and afraid. * They still get nervous around me?* he thought.

"About what?" asking lightly.

"We think it's about time…" the man said looking nervously around the faces in the conference room.

"About time for what?" his voice held the lightness that was there before.

"For Fanelia to have a mistress." Looking instantly on his hands with closed eyes and waiting for any harsh replay that might come from Lord Van. (I'm not really sure what they call for those who married Lords like Van so I put mistress. You could tell me if it's not right or what.)

"My Lord, we're just worried that we can never tell what will happen any time soon. We should at least seal Fanelia's future by giving it an heir." He added still looking at his hands.

"And what do you plan me to do?" his voice remained calm and light. He dared to look at his face and was amazed to see the calmness in his eyes.

"There are many princess around here My Lord but if you want to we could also ask far away countries." He said more confidently now.

"Arrange it. I have other things to do." Walking towards the door, leaving them staring at his back.

"Maybe he already forgotten." The man whispered.

"The girl in the mystic moon?" another man sitting in his right said.

"Yes, the girl in the mystic moon. I thought she would be our biggest problem in getting him to agree about getting married."

"Well…fortunately it seemed he already forgotten." Smiling at the man, who was frowning.

"What's the problem now?" he asked.

"I…I just can't believe he forgotten about her in such a short time."

"A short time, what are you talking about? It has been one long year since she left. It's enough time for him to forget anything about the girl. And man, it's time to move on just like what we're doing in Fanelia. She's also part of the war that should be erase."

"You're right about her being part of the war but she did help us. She saved us."

"That has nothing to do with what is now. We're already coping with what happened after the war, let us just get on with our lives and I'm sure she has her own by now. She lives in the mystic moon and Lord Van lives here. Two different worlds cannot be one."

"Maybe…maybe."

Outside…the garden (I do not know if they have any garden but I'm making one okay.)

He has been sitting at the circular fountain for quite sometime now. He looked up and stared at the mystic moon that gleamed in the sky. It's color brightly showing in the clouds. He stared waiting…patiently.

"Damn…"he mumbled looking down at the water flowing against his fingers.

"One year…"he whispered looking at his distorted reflection in the water *one long year and I still think of you.* He gently glided his fingers along the rippling water ignoring its biting cold.

He remembered the conversation that happened in the conference room. "For Fanelia to have a mistress", "To seal Fanelia's future…an heir"

"Damn them for interfering." He cursed. *but you still accept* his mind answer.

"They know what's good for Fanelia…and that is all I wanted." He answered staring blankly at his reflection. He looked up again staring at the mystic moon fascinated that it still as beautiful as before.

*Why do I still think of you?*he thought.

"Lord Van!" he heard a voice.

"Merle…"he mumbled looking away at the sky and staring at the running figure coming his way. *She had grown up. A bit taller and longer hair*

"What is it?" he asked looking at her as she took deep breaths.

"I've been looking for you." She said sitting beside him with an arm around his left arm.

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Nothing, I just want to see you. I was on the corridor when the meeting was over but they told me you already left. I looked and looked and looked but I couldn't find you so I went outside and find you here." She explained grinning up at him.

"Merle, you can't keep on following me everywhere I go." Pulling his arm away from her.

"But, I want to! I want to see you every time." She said frowning and pulling his arm again.

"You're a grown up now and you're not suppose to follow me anymore."

"I want to see you every time Van."

"And I want to see you too Merle. We always see each other."

"Then what's the problem?" she asked still holding his arm against her.

"I just don't want you to keep looking for me whenever I'm not with you."

"But I have to, I don't want you out of my sight." Looking directly in his eyes.

"Merle…"

"I don't want you hurt." She said looking away.

"I can protect myself Merle and you know that. I always bring my sword with me and there's no war anymore."

"I know."

"Then stop this Merle."

"I don't want to! There are different kinds of hurts Van…" she whispered.

"What?" he asked looking puzzled.

"Nothing, I want to be with you always."

"Merle, you can't."

"No! I want to be with you Van…" he cut her off.

"I'm always with you Merle but that doesn't mean you have to be beside me all the time and I mean literally." She pulled away in a brick of crying, looking away.

"Merle…"

"Don't you want me anymore?" she asked her voice trembling.

"Merle…" he pulled her in front of him.

"You know very well that's not true. I'm you're friend and I'll always be. I just want you to explore other people other than me. I don't want you to be stuck to me for the rest of your life without realizing that there are others around you." He said and was quite shocked at what came out of his mouth. *Then why can't you do it?*

"Sometimes, you don't want to explore. Sometimes, you don't want to know other people Van…because sometimes…ONE is enough." Walking away from him.

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*sigh* that was a relief. I was having second thought in posting it because it seemed not right. Well…I just hope you all like it and tell me what you think. I'm doing my home works so it might take a while for the other chapter so please be patient but I'll post it soon. I already made a time line for this story and the other two, Can't Let Go and Against It All so I just wish I could finish each chapter.

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