Hi peeps!!!! I think I'm obsessed with this story!!! I just can't stop writing!!! Here is chapter seven!!! I'm glad you liked the last one!!! So here comes the next….

1 Chapter 7: The Past and The Pendant

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Krystel finally reached the palace. A bit out of breath, but no worse for the wear, she stumbled through the entrance in search for the King and Queen. She was heading back to the ballroom, when she saw them at the end of the corridor, seeing out the last few guests. The ball must have ended. As she ran over to them, King Van looked up.

'Ah, Princess Krystel, have you enjoyed the night?' he asked with a mischievous grin. He had obviously spotted her with Leon.

'Yes, thank you,' she replied, as the one question she had been wanting to ask popped into her mind. 'Wait, why do you keep on calling me that. As far as I know, I'm no princess.' The Queen's face grew grave.

'Yes, it's time you knew. Come, we'll tell you all in your room.' She said as she and the King led Krystel down the hall.

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The three companions sat down on Krystel's bed. There was a moment's silence, before Krystel spoke again.

'So, you were going to tell me……' she said, interested, but scared of what the truth might hold. Queen Hitomi slowly got up, and walked over to the window and sighed, and then she began.

' 15 years ago, the King Van and I were married, and had a child. We were so happy, we celebrated all day. That night, the baby was kidnapped, and taken far away from us, to Earth. We never saw her again.'

'I'm so sorry. Forgive me, but I still don't know what this has to do with me.' Krystel hung her head, but looked up when the Queen spoke again.

'Krystel, dear, you were the baby.' the Queen's jade eyes glistened with tears. But they weren't tears of sadness, they were tears of joy. Joy at being reunited with her daughter. Krystel looked up. She didn't fully understand. Yet, she had always wondered why she had no parents, no memories. She smiled and blinked. A single tear fell down her soft cheek. Krystel looked over at King Van, and saw that he was crying too. She got up, and ran over to the Queen, hugging her tightly.

'Mother,' she murmured. King Van stood up and joined the embrace. Krystel wrapped an arm around him to. 'Father, I'm so happy I'm here.' she said, and wept with pure joy. Minutes past, but finally Krystel broke the silence.

'But, but I don't understand. How did you find me again??' she asked, looking up at her parent's tear-stained faces with her own. The Queen answered.

'With my pendant.' She lifted her arms to her neck and brought a fine gold chain over her head. On the end of the chain was a beautiful, round, magneta stone, with gold caps, making it look like a teardrop, with a golden icicle attached to the bottom. It dangled in front of Krystel's mesmerised face. 'At first, when you were young, it couldn't pick you up, but as you got older, your loneliness and pain grew, so the pendant could find you. Then we sent Aria to watch over you, and bring you up to Gaea.' the Queen explained, as she lowered the pendant over Krystel's head. When the stone touched Krystel's neck, it glowed bright pink. Krystel gasped. 'There,' said her mother happily. 'The pendant has finally been passed on. It belongs to you now Krystel.'

'Oh, thank you. It's beautiful. Wherever did you get it?' Krystel's eyes shone with delight. But this time the Queen answered her quite seriously.

'You will find that out when the time comes. But I must tell you something now, my daughter, you must never, ever take it off, or let anyone else take it. It has far greater powers than you realise, and the forces of evil will do anything they can to get hold of it. Now come, you're tired, you should get some rest. Goodnight, my darling.' She led Krystel over to the bed. 'Don't worry about your clothes.' Krystel got into the silky sheets, and lay her head on the pillow. Never before had she felt such luxury.

'Goodnight mother. Goodnight father' she said, half asleep already. King Van bent down, and kissed his daughter on the cheek.

'Goodnight sweetheart. Pleasant dreams.' Ha said, as he walked slowly backwards out the room, and silently shut the door on the sleeping beauty. That night, Krystel dreamt of her kidnapping, then a pink light shone and Aria came, took her up to Gaea. There Leon's face shone through, and she smiled in her sleep.

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What do you think!!!!! Personally, I say I'm getting better!!! Please, PLEASE REVIEW!!!! ^_^!!!! Chapter 8 out soon!!!!! Merle makes an appearance!!!! Later dudes!!!!!! *_*!!!!