Author: Lee Assasian Yuy
Rated: ...how am I supposed to know yet??
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne characters,but I do own Anne and any other people that are new to you...I guess... :) oh, I don't know if I spelled names right so... oh well *grins*
Chapter 3
I looked up into the face of
Merle, one of my close friends. She had short pink hair just above her
shoulders and she wore an floor length version of her origanial dress.
"Hey Merle", I said snapping
the strap on my left shoe and then sitting up, she was looking at Tasha
and Tanya who sat right beside me; both laying down. "So, did Van get hasled
by Derek today?", I said; she smiled as I remembered the cautious personal
adviser of the King.
"Yes, Van wore this really
cool outfit, he was handsom in it. It was formal but Derek mad him change
into the same old thing".
"Man, if I were him, on my
birthday, I'd yell at him to get the heck out of my face and I could do
what I wanted on my birthday"; we both laughed.
"Come on", Merle said standing
up and holding her hand out," lets go see the 'king', maybe we can be his
girl escorts". I laughed as I took Merle's hand and stood up as well. Tasha
and Tanya by my side.
Me and Merle made are way
down the long corridor and stopped at the kings room; a distraught Derek
came out mumbling to himself and looked at us.
"I wouldn't go in there if
I were you lady's", he said walking away. We looked at each other and both
knocked at the same time; it sounded like one.
The door swung open, "I told
you Derek I- ", but stopped as he saw who it was.
"Bad timing?", I asked him
smiling slightly. Merle laughed.
"I'm sorry", he mumbled stepping
aside, "come in please". Me and Merle made are way in; Merle and me smiled.
"Happy Birthday", I said hugging
him, he was tensed but after a second his gloved hands were around my waist
and he hugged me back. We pulled back but our hands didn't move. I looked
at Merle who smiled slyly.
"Thanks", he said.
"No prob", I responded. "Well,
I bought you a present, just letting you know, I had it here a couple days
ago sent here," I said pulling out of his warm embrace; I longed to go
back. "but you'll just have to wait until later".
"We better getting going",
Merle said after a couple moments of silence. "I guess Van", she said turning
to him, "that you'll have to escort us".
A knock on the door sounded
and a voice came from the other side," Sir Van! Are you ready? You need
to come out!".
"He's coming!", I said before
Van could anwser. Me and Merle linked our arms with his. With me and Tasha
on his right, and Merle and Tanya on his left we set off to the ball room;we
would come down the grand staircase.
About an half hour later me,
Merle, and Van sat on one of four throne chairs set up; Allen sat in the
other. In the order left to right was Merle, me, Van and then Allen; Tasha
and Tanya were on either side of my chair laying down, heads on paws.
Everyone that asked me to
dance I rejected as kindly as I could; it was getting quite boring. I sighed
and took an necklace out of my bag. I was an plain silver chain and it
had and clear crystal teardop hanging in the center. It wasn't like regular
necklace's and had edge's but it was smooth.
"Hey Merle, could you put
this on me please?" I asked handing it to her; she looked at it awe struck
as I took off my crytal cross and put it in my bag with my ball chain and
other accsecories. "Something wrong?", I asked as I looked at her; she
shook her head as I turned around and she put the necklace on me; It came
right below my collar bone.
"No. It's just that Van has
one just like it; it was a present from a girl from the Mystic Moon". My
breath caught in my throught as my pupil's became small to everyone else.
I wasn't in the ballroom any
more, I was in the middle of a forest somewhere; It was so dark I couldn't
see a foot in front of me.
A few seconds later I looked
to see I was still there, walking along a dirt path I knowdiced that I
didn't have my regular clothes on from the ball. I had on tan pants, and
a black tie up shirt. My wings were extended and my hair was up in an ponytail.
Walking for a distance I thought
about turning back but then the tree's parted and a lake filled the whole
clearing, and a Draconian stood in the middle. She had the clothes of a
Draconian and had long flowing hair, she looked framilar...looking up the
female dracionians eye's bored into mine.
She walked over and then it
finally hit me, "Your Vahn's mother arn't you?" she nodded, her face mixed
with sorrow and ... happiness at the same time.
"Yes. I, came here to see
this young girl my son has grown close to,"she said gazing at my wings
and smiling at the color change in feathers," when did this start happening?"
she asked stepping onto land her wings folding up behind her.
"About, three months ago,"
I said looking at her, she smiled at me.
"I have met you. I, also wish
to give you somthing," she said lifting her hand palm up; it started to
glow multiple colors. Slowly, I lifted my hand and touched hers light flashed
so I closed my eyes and when I opened them again I was at the ball. Looking
around everything was normal, I sighed, maybe It was just a dream.
Merle had accepted an inventation
to dance from Allen, they both laughed and talked as they danced.
"Speaking of the devil...,"
Vahn muttered and I looked to see Derek coming over.
"Sire, at least dance. It
is very unformal to not dance at your own party," he said looking around
at others looking at him; to see if the king would ask someone.
"I will soon Derek, I am just
a little tired," he said shooing him away.
I got up and stood next to
Vahn's throne, "permission to make Derek eat is words sire," I said bowing,
when I looked up Vahn was smiling.
"Granted," he said and stood
up holding out his hand, I accepted and he escorted both of us the the
dance floor, getting into an normal dancing postion they danced to a slow
song while other couples watched them.
"You ever going to marry Vahn?"
I asked him he looked at me, taken off gaurd.
"Huh...?"
"Derek's gonna keep bugging
you to. Plus, you know the rule; if not married by the age of 22 he shall
be wed to that of choice," I said recited the most hated rule of the king.
"Well," he said as we turned
around once," I guess he'll have to wait then." We both laughed and smiled,
I looked around at all the other couples. The song ended, it seemed like
it ended two seconds after it started, we both went back to sitting in
the thrones.
The ball went on like any
other ball and Vahn dance with Merle one time and me, three times. Finally
everyone started filing out after the king opened so many presents, some
going to the carnival at the town and others leaving. Vahn was surprised
he didn't come across mine I guess caused he asked, I told him it was in
his room. Me, Vahn, and Merle made our way there as te last guests left.
TBC
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I really didn't
feel like typing more right now so I'm just posting this, sorry it's so
short.