They walked outside to meet her Grandfather, who was still waiting. He smiled at them.

'Good morning Bit.' He greeted his guard/soldier merrily (I seriously have no idea what Bit is. He's just kinda like what Allen is, but just for Heartwing's Grandfather. I guess you could call him the captain or something of the guards).

'It's a *VERY* good morning Sir.' Bit smiled at him as if he knew something that Heartwing's Grandfather did not, in which he did.

'Oh, I see.' Her Grandfather smiled. 'Good morning Naomi.' Heartwing's Grandfather said.

'Grandfather, don't call me that!' Heartwing pleaded with him. Bit held back a loud snicker.

'Shut up Bit!' Heartwing snapped.

'Don't say things like that to your elders!' Her Grandfather scolded her. Heartwing sighed, agitated.

'They're here.' Bit pointed up to the sky.

A strange, floating ship landed a little ways away from them, in the large field a little ways away from the large barn.

Heartwing hadn't ever seen a ship quite like that before. She had seen cargo ships and other ones, but never one like the one presented before her.

A few seconds after it landed, eight people came walking out. They walked up to Heartwing, Bit, and her Grandfather.

'Ah, hello my friends.' Heartwing's Grandfather greeted everyone. There was a man with long blonde hair and blue eyes, the woman standing next to him had blonde shoulder length hair as well. Another man with aqua green colored hair was standing next to a woman wearing a green dress, and had gold around the edges of her ears.

There was some sort of young cat girl that looked about 14, maybe a little older. The girl had pink hair, and blue eyes. And odd combination, Heartwing thought.

There was a man standing next to the cat girl. He was wearing some sort of brown robe. He had brown hair, and a ponytail. He was wearing some glasses as well. The sun was reflecting off of them, not allowing Heartwing to see the color of his eyes.

Then there was a young boy that looked about 16 or 17 with deep black colored hair standing next to a girl with short brown hair, just like Heartwing's hair, but at the same time, totally different.

Heartwing's eyes widened as she realized who the girl was. 'Kanzaki Hitomi.' She whispered hoarsely to herself.

'Hmm.? How do you know my name?' The girl asked. Heartwing was stumped, it felt wrong to lie to the girl that had been haunting her dreams since she had come to that godforsaken place.

'I-I.' Heartwing faltered.

'You were. told of me.?' The girl, presumably Hitomi, asked. Heartwing could only shake her head up and down.

Heartwing pulled herself together long enough to flash a small weak fake smile. She was lucky enough that her Grandfather interjected.

'I don't believe you know my granddaughter. N-' Heartwing cut off her Grandfather.

'Just call me Heartwing. That'll do just fine.' Heartwing smiled sweetly at the group of eight standing before her.

'H-Heartwing.?' Hitomi asked; sweat starting to gather on her forehead. She stumbled back a bit, the boy standing next to her grabbed on to her forearm, keeping her from falling back.

Heartwing stepped back a bit, surprised at Hitomi's response. Hitomi had her face in her hand. Sweat was now visibly clear on her face.

'Y-You're *her*.' Hitomi said, startling everyone.

'What, what are you talking about?' Heartwing's Grandfather asked, walking over to Hitomi to help hold her up.

'What did you do this time Heartwing?!' Bit asked her angrily. Heartwing shook her head violently.

'I just introduced myself! You people said that is what I was supposed to do to be polite!' Heartwing protested.

'Go back to your room Granddaughter!' Heartwing's Grandfather ordered her harshly.

'But I--' Her Grandfather cut her off angrily.

'Go, now!' Her Grandfather told her angrily. Heartwing left quickly to her room, breaking out in to a run as soon as she got back in to the house that looked more like a giant (huge) mansion or a palace.

Heartwing sat angrily down on her bed. She knew she was in for it now. She was going to be blamed for that girl, Hitomi, fainting, or doing whatever she did. Heartwing's Grandfather was going to yell at her, and Bit was probably going to give a big speech afterwards about how she should be more polite.

'Screw that, screw all of this, these people are all crazy.' Heartwing said angrily to herself.

'Oh, we are?' Someone at the door asked. Heartwing looked to him. It was the man that had been standing next to the pink haired cat girl.

Heartwing stood up. 'How'd you know this was my room?!' Heartwing asked him angrily.

'I asked one of the servants when I got in, they were happy to tell me where your room was.' The man said, smiling at Heartwing. He looked at her over the rim of his glasses; he looked over her body, almost like he was admiring it.

Heartwing looked away, concealing her anger. 'What did you come to my room for?' She asked him.

'Hitomi fainted; she's lying down right now. Your Grandfather wants to talk to you, Miss Heartwing.' The man said, smiling at Heartwing as he said her name.

'And you are.?' Heartwing asked him, glaring at him angrily.

'I am Dryden Fassa. And you better watch your manners, looking at me like that. You could get in to a lot of trouble with some people.' Dryden told her.

'Whatever.' Heartwing mumbled.

'What was that?'

'Never mind*.' Heartwing replied, walking out the door past Dryden. He soon trailed behind her.

They walked to the dining room where everyone else from before was waiting. They were all sitting around the large dining table that Heartwing and her Grandfather sat at together every meal, never speaking a word to each other.

Heartwing's Grandfather motioned for her to sit down. Heartwing sat to her Grandfather's left as he sat at the head of the table. Bit sat across from Heartwing, giving her the 'Oh boy, you're dead' look that he was so good at giving.

Her Grandfather looked at Heartwing angrily, not saying a single word. Heartwing looked back at Bit for advice, maybe he would try to tell her what to say, but nothing came. Bit just kept looking at her with that same grave look on his face.

Heartwing's Grandfather sat back in his large chair. 'I never told you about Queen Hitomi Fanel of Fanelia before, Heartwing.' He said simply.

'Hitomi was having the same dream, for just over two months. She never told me much about it, just that there was this one girl that was always in it. Do you. know anything about this dream?' The boy with black messy hair asked Heartwing.

'Well, I.' Heartwing looked down.

'Please, tell me.' The boy pleaded with Heartwing. She looked up at him.

'Who are you?' Heartwing asked. The boy looked at her shocked, as if he expected her to know.

'Don't you. know?' He asked, shocked. Heartwing shook her head.

'Then we might as well introduce ourselves.' The man with aqua green colored hair said.

'You know me, I'm Dryden Fassa, and this is Princess Millerna Aston.' Dryden said, pointing to Millerna. Millerna smiled at Heartwing.

'I am Allen Schezar, Knight Caeli.' The man with long blonde hair introduced himself regally.

'I'm Merle..' The cat girl said, licking her paw.

'And I am Prince Folken Lacour De Fanel of Fanelia, and this is my wife, Princess Eries Aston.' The man with aqua colored hair said, implying the woman sitting next to him.

'And I am King Von Slanzar De Fanel, ruler of all Fanelia. Hitomi is my wife.' The boy, Von said.

'I'm surprised you did not know of us before this.' Eries said, looking at Heartwing questioningly.

'Where have you been hiding not to know us?' Folken asked her. Heartwing looked up at him, and then she looked to her Grandfather.

'I.' Heartwing trailed off.

'Her Father didn't like Asturia, or most countries on Gaea for that matter. When she was three years old, he took her away. I didn't see her until only a little less than three months ago. I still really don't know quite where her Father took his family, but I know he hid her from being raised the proper way that a lady should.' Her Grandfather explained. Heartwing felt humiliated, her Grandfather made it sound like she didn't know anything, like she was a stupid blonde.

'I see.' Folken said, looking over at Heartwing.

'Do you know anything about the dream?' Von pressured her. Heartwing looked up at him.





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AN: Never Mind - In Heartwing's dictionary it means: You're stupid, so leave me alone.

Oh yea, just to say, I added something to the first chapter, about a symbol.

It was actually brought to my attention over MSN by Harmony that Bit and Naomi (Heartwing) have names from Zoids.

I actually did get the name "Bit" from Zoids, but I think I have only seen like one or two episodes.

I hope everyone that is still reading this story likes it so far. ^_^