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SilverSiara: Hi! Thanks to gamegurl mirai for giving me suggestions and reviewing. Also, I'll try to update at least every 3 days. Now on with the story!

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"Oh my god…!" Its them! Its really them! They look older, but its them!

"Zidane! Garnet! Beatrix! Doctor Tot! Its really you guys! And this is Alexandria Castle!"

"Siara, we like it better when you call us mom and dad." Zidane said.

Mom and dad? Are you telling me they're my parents?! No way! I mean, it would be cool if they were my parents, but they're not! Isn't this a dream? Isn't it?

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Before you say anything, I have 3 things to say. One, I'm not Princess Siara. Two, your not my parents. And three, who the hell were those guys chasing me?"

"Doctor Tot, are you sure there is nothing wrong with her?" Beatrix asked.

"Just answer the question!!" I screamed.

"Hmm…it appears she has amnesia…"

"Like hell I have amnesia!!"

"She also thinks she is a different person…"

"Because I am! My name is Sara Catherine Lewis and my father is Douglas Chesely Lewis . I'm from the planet called EARTH."

"Dear, Gaia means Earth technically." Garnet said.

"Dammit!" She got me there…

"Do you think she will recover from it Doc?" Zidane asked.

"I don't know…it depends if she wants to remember."

"GAWD!!!!" They'll never understand…

"Your highness!!! Let us in at once!!!" Screamed someone from behind the large double doors.

"Oh god…" Not him again. I already made a fool in front of myself in front of him already…

"Aoki! Don't scream at the princess!" Somebody else yelled out.

"But she has gone completely insane!"

WHAT??!! When he gets in here, he'll be sorry he called me insane!!!

"Excuse them your highness, they haven't heard what has happened." Beatrix stepped forward to unlock the doors. She had definitely changed over the years. Her once light brown hair was now turning into a somewhat mid-colored gray. But her face still held beauty and strength in it.

When she opened the doors, 2 knights fell down roughly over each other to the hard stone floor. That had to hurt…

"FATHER, GET OFF ME!!! YOUR ARMOR IS CRUSHING ME!!!" Aoki said to the man toppled on top of him.

"So sorry Aoki!" said the man. That armor…yep that is definitely who I thought it was. It's the knight with the 'cheap rusty armor'. The knight known as Steiner.

"What were you doing chasing the princess around the castle??!!" Beatrix said looking strait into their eyes.

"Mother, she kept refusing! I had no choice!"

I get it now…Aoki is Steiner and Beatrix's son! I didn't notice that till now…

"That's still no reason to scare her even more than she already is!"

"Is there something wrong with her Mother?"

"Yes there is." said the short-stout man with a rather large nose. Yes, the old Doc changed too. His hair was now a light gray, and he had a little trouble walking. "She has been diagnosed with amnesia."

I wasn't even going to argue.

"Oh…I'm terribly sorry."

"Its okay, I shouldn't have kicked you."

"You did what?!" Garnet exclaimed

"At a girl!" Zidane said cheering and laughing.

Zidane and Garnet had also aged. Zidane grew a couple of inches, his hair a little longer than it was, but still the same style. Garnet grew maybe a ½ inch, her hair was at her mid-back still tied in a low ponytail.

"Aoki." Garnet kicked me back to reality.

"Could you show her around the castle, to get her acquainted with it?"

"It would be my pleasure. This way Siara." As he left the room I followed right behind.

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"As you probably know, this is the throne room." Aoki told me after we left it.

"The stairs that lead above lead to the top of the tower where your chambers and the King and Queen chambers are. The stairs above that lead to the very top of the castle"

As we headed down the stairs, I recognized some things along on the way, such as…

"This is the balcony. This is where the royal family watches the plays from. Down here is the Knight's of Pluto room, where we conduct our meetings."

"Your in the Knights of Pluto?"

"Yes."

"What rank are you?"

"2nd in command."

"And how old are you?"

"17."

"Wow… that's amazing, you being one of the youngest, but pretty much in charge."

"T-Thank you…" Aoki stuttered. I could see him blushing. It was very…

"Cute."

"*Trying to hold off a laugh.*"

"What's so funny?" I could feel the heat rise in my cheeks. "Oh man, did I say something? I sometimes say things on accident."

"I remember that from earlier."

"What I say then?"

"I can't say"

"Why not?!"

"Its for me to know and for you to find out."

"Come on, please?"

"No."

"Please? No. Please?! No!"

"Fine you win Aoki. How bout you show me the rest of the castle?"

"Certainly."

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After he showed me the stands, kitchens, and library, we went outside the entrance.

"Hey Aoki, could you do me a favor?"

"What is it?"

"Instead of calling me Siara, your highness, or princess, could you call me Sara?"

"Why do you want me to call you that?"

"Because it's what my family used to call me…"

"I see. As you wish Sara."

"That's better."

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"I thought you had to ride a statue in order to get to the docks."

"Not anymore. It was to much of a hassle because the statue went very slowly, so we had the docks placed in the back of the castle."

"That makes it better."

"You think so too? I come here often to look at the sunset. Looks like we're just in time!"

"In time for what? I don't see any- WOW!!!" The sunset glittered over the water making it colors of red, orange, purple, yellow, and pink.

"Its so beautiful!!!"

"You think so, because you used to think it was stupid."

"I would never think that! In my vision, its like the sky is painting a portrait on the water!"

"I'm glad you like it. (Maybe you losing your memory wasn't such a bad thing after all…)

"Did you say something?"

"Nothing."

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After that, Aoki lead me to my bedroom. "Thanks for showing me around. You been really nice to me even after I cursed about you."

"Sara, it wasn't your fault. You don't have to apologize."

"Thanks…oh Aoki!"

"Yes?"

"Can we go into town tomorrow? I want to see what it looks like."

"Of course. One more thing, there is a hot tub in your room."

"There's a what??!! Thanks Aoki!!! Goodnight!" I said as I ran inside.

"Goodnight to you to Sara."

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End of Chapter 4!