Chapter 8: Truths
Ho hum hum…I guess I can make this story short…but I don't wanna T_T In truth I have no idea how long this fic will be o.O Oh well…by the way I thought of another voice actor for a dubbed version of DK. Steve Canon (or was it Cannon…whatever), the voice actor of Clef from Magic Knight Rayearth and Kamui from X (well those are the two I can think of right off the top of my head…wait I think he was the voice actor for Arc from the Arc the Lad anime series, too…) would be good for either Lykouleon or Rune I think…more toward Rune . Don't ask why, but I've just been thinking about this for some odd reason x.x *coughs* Right, back to the original story…
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Tintlet sat with her back against a tree hugging her knees. She knew she had really blown that whole thing with Rune way out of proportion. She knew that he probably had problems as well. Normally she would have stopped and asked, but for some reason she didn't this time. He said he was thinking about someone else at the time… she thought to herself. Maybe that was it? Had she gotten jealous? She blushed at the thought and shook her head. She felt something press against her chest and reached into her shirt, pulling out a white rose.
"The rose…" Tintlet stared at it. She hadn't realized that she had placed it there so it wouldn't be crushed with everything else that had been packed. It was one of her most treasured possessions for some reason and when she looked at it, she thought of Rune.
"Gack! Why did I think of him of all people?!" she said to herself angrily. She stopped and sighed. The rose itself had always been mostly closed up throughout the years, but now it was starting to bloom a little. Must be because of faerie magic, she mused.
She stood up and stretched a bit, the flower still in her hand. "Maybe I should…apologize," she said aloud as she twirled the rose. She stopped and listened. She could hear Rune calling her name and she felt happy for a moment. She walked toward the direction of his voice and called back. "Rune! I'm over here!!"
Rune blinked as he stepped out of a thicket and saw her standing by the tree. "There you are! I was looking all over for you." He placed a hand behind his head and looked up awkwardly. "Er…I'm sorry about earlier. I hadn't meant that I didn't care or anything…"
Tintlet blinked then smiled. "I'm sorry, too. I shouldn't have blown up on you," she said softly as she twirled the rose in her hands.
The elf walked over to her and looked at the flower in her hands. "Hey…that's a really beautiful rose you have there." It looks exactly like…
"Yeah…someone had given it to me when I was a baby," she said smiling at him. She blinked and saw movement around Rune's neck.
"Must have been a nice pers…" he stopped when he realized that Tintlet had come up close to him and was placing her arms his neck. "H-Hey now!!" he exclaimed, his face turning a bright red.
"What are you getting so stressed out about?" the princess giggled. "Almost…gotcha!" she exclaimed as she pulled out Miyabi, the water light grinning sheepishly.
"Hehe…hiya, Lady Tintlet," Miyabi said bowing as much as she could, though it was hard. Tintlet was holding her by the back of her shirt.
"Oh my," Tintlet blinked and placed the water light on to her hand. "I thought you were a bug or something," she laughed. "Sorry about that, Rune…" She blinked.
Rune had his back turned to them and was trying to catch his breath, his face still blushing madly. Good grief, I thought she was going to…to…
Miyabi blinked and looked up at the equally surprised Tintlet. "You think he has asthma or something?"
Tintlet looked down at the water light. "Asthma?" She giggled at the thought and turned back to Rune. "Rune? Are you okay?"
The elf quickly whirled around laughing nervously, a large sweat bead on his head. "Haha! Yep! Just dandy!!" I can't tell her what I thought she was doing before! he thought while still laughing nervously.
The two girls looked at each other, a sweat bead on each of their heads. Tintlet brought her attention back to Miyabi. "So what's your name?"
"I'm Miyabi," the little water light said smiling. "And I'm one of your faerie godmothers, teehee!"
Tintlet blinked. "You…are?"
"Yep!" Miyabi said grinning.
"How come…you don't have wings…?"
Rune and Miyabi glanced at each other and she lowered her head. "I…lost my powers…when I gave you your gift…"
Tintlet stared at her shocked. "You…you lost your powers?! Because of me!?! You shouldn't have done that Miyabi!!"
"It's okay!" Miyabi said quickly. "I don't mind really. The only thing I miss is flying…other than that I couldn't really do much." She gave Tintlet a grin.
"But will you ever get your powers back?!" Tintlet cried.
"…We don't know," Rune said, leaning against a tree. "I've tried healing her, and so have the others, including the Elder…but…"
"It's what I wished for, Princess," Miyabi interrupted as she stood up, her long, strawberry colored hair trailing onto Tintlet's hands. "I willingly gave up all of my powers so you would be protected from…from…evil!" she quickly said.
Tintlet looked at the water light, tears welling up in her eyes. "Just…for me?" she said, her voice cracking. Even though Miyabi hadn't said it out loud, the Dragon princess knew she had meant Shyrendora's curse.
Miyabi blinked. "Oh, don't cry, Princess!" she pleaded. "I can still talk to animals and sense some incoming danger!" she lied, cringing inwardly. The water light hardly ever lied, but she hated seeing Tintlet like this.
"But…" She looked up when she felt a hand on her shoulder and saw Rune's gentle light blue eyes looking down at her.
"Don't worry, milady," Rune said. "Miyabi chose it. It was not against her will. She may still be able to regain her powers."
Tintlet turned back to the water light, Miyabi's big, bright green eyes looking up at them. She sighed and closed her eyes. "All right…but I'll help you get your powers back, Miyabi!" she said fiercely, making both Rune and Miyabi blink. "I promise!"
Miyabi smiled and giggled. "I'm glad I was your faerie god mother," the water light said smiling. She sat down and sighed. "But…I'm hungry!"
Tintlet laughed. "I guess it is getting late, and I haven't had lunch either…" She gasped. "Oh no, the others will be furious with me if I don't go back!"
Miyabi climbed up her arm and sat on her shoulder. "Then we better get going!"
Rune grabbed her hand. "I know a short cut, follow me!" he said as he began to run and dragged the surprised Tintlet after him.
"But how do you know…?" Tintlet asked as she ran behind him.
The elf glanced back at grinned. "I watched you guys come in."
Tintlet blinked and looked down at his hand that was clasped over hers blushing. Miyabi saw the blush and smiled to herself. It's going just as I had thought, she thought to herself giggling. Wonder how long it will take 'til they realize it? she mused. The water light grabbed hold of Tintlet's collar and hung on as the two larger beings crashed their way through the brush. It wasn't long before the two stumbled into the clearing where everyone was still eating. Well, Thatz was at least. The rest were watching him in amazement as he continued to haul plate after plate of food into his mouth.
Dealte looked up as the two crashed through the bushes. "Princess?" She blinked. "And Rune?!"
"Haha…hi…" Tintlet said, laughing nervously.
Dealte narrowed her eyes and walked up to Rune. "What have you been doing, mister?!" she yelled as she glared at the elf, who was now backing up with his hands raised.
"Dealte! I was just, uh, talking with the princess here!!" Rune said sweatdropping. "HONEST!!"
"You weren't doing anything else, WERE YOU?!" Several veins were popping from the faerie elf's head.
"Dealte!" Tintlet intervened as she stepped in front of Rune. She smiled. "Don't worry! We were just talking and Rune showed me the way back."
"That's the truth, Dealte!" Miyabi added.
Dealte looked at them then walked back. "Well…there's still some food if you're hungry…amazingly," she muttered under her breath as she looked at the stack of plates that was next to the Earth Dragon Knight. And he was still eating.
Rune breathed a sigh of relief and placed a hand to his forehead. "Dang, she's been so uptight lately…" Though I can't blame her… he added mentally as he glanced over at Tintlet, who was now walking to the table. He blinked and saw Rath staring at him. What's his problem? he thought annoyed as he walked over and sat between Tintlet and the Elder.
Rath looked at the elf. "Hm…you're the Dr—mmf," he blinked surprised as Cesia covered his mouth.
Rune blinked. "Uh…"
"Haha! Don't mind him!" Cesia laughed then glared at Rath. "He doesn't know yet," she hissed into his ear.
Rath blinked and nodded. When Cesia released her hold, he glanced back over at Rune. "It's almost as if it was written all over him," he muttered. "He's the type."
"I know, but we're not so sure," Cesia said quietly. "Only when…you know…"
The Dragon Knight nodded and watched the elf prince. Only then…
Shian, Hana-Kusuku, and Ringleys flew around Tintlet. "Welcome back, Princess!" the trio said in unison.
Tintlet smiled. "Thank you!"
Hana-Kusuku blinked and hovered down to Miyabi. "Miyabi…are you okay?"
The water light smiled. "Yes…I'm really quite all right." Man, a lot of people have been asking me that lately, she thought, sweatdropping slightly.
"I still say the princess could be a faerie," Ringleys said, making Rune blink and turn slightly.
"You idiot!" Shian yelled as she jabbed her elbow down onto Ringleys' head. "She's a DRAGON! D-R-A-G-O-N! And a pure one at that!"
"But still! She has the grace, the elegance, the beauty, and… stuff!" Ringleys persisted, rubbing his head. "And that hurt, you know!!"
"Of course I know! I meant it to hurt you!" Shian yelled back.
Tintlet sweatdropped as the two water lights started to fight again. Dealte was about to yell at them to stop when she noticed Rune staring at the Dragon princess. The look that was on his face was filled with awe, puzzlement, realization and…doubt? There was something else there, but she was unsure of what it was. Could it be…love? Dealte shook her head and sighed as the two water lights continue to fight, now taking it onto the table where Thatz was cheering on for Ringleys. She had too much on her mind to think about the prince's love affairs. Only a few months 'til the ill-fated day, and she was still unsure if Miyabi's spell was strong enough.
Dealte looked up and caught the water light's bright, green eyes looking into her own deep green ones. She was smiling at her, and Dealte could sense that Miyabi was trying to reassure once more that she was fine and happy with her decision. But…what if it all was for naught? The faerie elf could not bear to try and see in her cards whether or not the princess would live past the age eighteen. What Miyabi had done had been unexpected, though. So…maybe… She felt a hand on hers and saw Cesia looking at her worriedly.
"Dealte…are you okay?" her friend asked.
"Yes…I was just…thinking about the future…"
"The future is on everyone's minds right now," Rath said. "But, no one can accurately predict the future, Dealte," he added looking at her. "Not even the best of fortune tellers."
Dealte looked back across the table where Tintlet had finally intervened and had calmed the two water lights down. Maybe…
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La dee da! I seem to like saying that…I think I'll speed up time in the next chapter . Ho hum hum…I can't think of a good English voice actor for Rath yet…anyone have any ideas? . If you do, put in your review if you want XD Oh, and I just like using faerie elf for the girls =P Don't know why, but I do XD R&R!