Chapter 5:The Reunion
Iris spent most of the morning and afternoon in her chambers. She couldn't help but worry how her friends would react when they discovered she didn't sho up. *Marie will completely freak out.* she thought with a bit of a smile. Marie always worried about everything, even the little things. *Melody will just be pissed and the other will be upset.* She just grinned as she realized how much "shit" they were going to give her when she did show up.
A knock at the door broke Iris from her thoughts. She walked to the door and turned the gold coloured handle to see whom it was. Not surprisingly it was Millerna but there was something different about her. "Millerna, what's wrong?"
"Well first the prisoner escaped and said that Allen was trying to take over Freid and Asturia!" Millerna practically screamed. "They have him along with the others in the dungeon right now and are going to interrogate them." her lips trembled with fear as she though of the worst possible scenarios.
"Okay Millerna, calm down. Now where is Prince Chid?"
"He's waiting with Boris in the interrogating room down in the dungeons." she grabbed Iris by the wrist and pulled her down the hallway in a hurry.
"Millerna!" Iris Struggled to keep up with the blond princess who was almost about to break into a run. "You do know my wrist is attached to me arm right!?" Millerna loosened her grip and let Iris pull free from her. As she followed Millerna, Iris rubbed her in pain. "Thanks a lot Millerna . . ." she muttered under her breath.
"Ah, Princesses, you're just in time."Boris spoke as he bowed his head then gestured for them to take a seat.
The questioning went as planned. Everything was running smoothly that is until a certain question was asked. When Hitomi answered this question is made Boris more suspicious. Millerna and Chid were just merely shocked but not Iris. She knew the answer and from their reactions it made her wonder. Would they hate her if they knew of her true origins?
However, even though the news of Hitomi being from another world was a shock, what happened next was just the kicker. She held out her pendent and as Plactu's hand went to touch it, their bodies froze. They stayed like that for at least five minutes straight. Five minutes of absolute silence.
It was Hitomi's bone shilling scream that broke the air of silence. Her body fell backwards limply and Plactu just sat there terrified at her. he declared her a demon, a monster. Millerna and the others ran out of the room where they sat and into the interrogation room. Millerna and Iris sat on either side of Hitomi's body and pondered what to do.
Millerna grabbed Hitomi's wrist to feel for a pulse but she didn't feel it. Her eyes widened in utter horror. "There's no pulse . . ." she said in a low whisper. Her eyes stayed transfixed on the sandy blond's body and thought quickly. *what should I do?*. It was only a matter of seconds until the answer hit Millerna.
Quickly, she unbuttoned the girl's coat and placed both of her hands on her chest and began to press on it. Iris sat there feeling helpless. She wanted to help more than anything but what could she possibly do? A minute had passed and still no heart beat. Then Van, followed by Merle and Allen holding Chid, burst into the room.
Van's eyes looked at Hitomi in horror. What could have possibly happened, was all he could think about. *she shouldn't have gone first*. Millerna stopped and tried to catch her breath. "It just wont start." she felt horrible for saying it but it was true. She couldn't get Hitomi's heart to beat. Angered by the recent turn of events, Van sat down beside and asked, no demanded that Millerna show him what to do. *don't die on me now Hitomi . . .*.
Millerna coached Van as he performed the CPR on Hitomi. After only a few pumps, Hitomi coughed and regained consciousness. A wave of relief filled the room as she began to move. However, not everything was all peachy. Hitomi kept mumbling on about how the doppelganger would die. No one understood what she had meant until she explained how the real Plactu was dead and that the one that 'was' in the room was the fake, a doppelganger.
Van volunteered to go after the doppelganger and capture him. Hitomi also volunteered to go as well. Her eagerness to help rose a suspicion in Iris. It a suspicion she had ever since she had met the duo. *I wonder it they're an item.*.
After the return of Van Hitomi, who unsuccessful couldn't complete what they had hoped, the announcement that the Duke would arrive was proclaimed by Boris. As Iris watch the massive levi ships land at the port a strange feeling overcame her. The feeling couldn't be explained but it gave her the feeling something big was going to happen soon.
They all gathered to greet the Duke who wasn't too pleased by the news. He was disgusted by Allen's actions. Betraying one's country sickened him. Millerna interfered, however, and stopped him from degrading the knight. Her words hit the duke strongly. He let out a sigh and ask for the knight's help in the up coming battle that everyone was expecting.
Iris stood at the back of the room and waited for the it to all end. Suddenly she got that strange feeling again as a guard walked into the room and bowed before the Duke. "Duke, some of our country's men have found a suspicious woman wondering in the city. We have her in the dungeons as we speak." that was when the feeling hit her the strongest.
Quickly Iris followed the duke along with Boris and the others. As she walked around the corner she almost fainted. "Melody!?!" the girl looked at what she could only guess was her friend Iris.
"Iris?! Is that you!?!" a smile came to her face as she ran up to the bars. "You have to get me out of here! Where the hall am I?"
"Don't worry. You're in the Duchy of Freid." Iris smiled and turned to the duke. "Please Duke Freid. She is my friend from Zenada. She is no threat to your country." the duke nodded at the guard who unlocked the cell and let the two girls reunite.
A/N: Well thanx Avery for reviewing again! I really appreciate it. So, what do the rest of you guys think? I know it was a little boring but please bear with me. In probably two more chapters the story will get very interesting I promise!
