((A/N: WHOA!!! I just realized that my last UPDATE was in FEBRUARY!! GASP!!! I thought I finished this fic T_T, and I just realized that I didn't and that it's not even nearly done!! SORRY GUYS!!! I'll finish it now, especially now that summer school is over…egads…I'm horrible….))
The next morning, all was good to go. The invitations were made, and Luc, Clive, and Sid were ready to make their deliveries. Klaus handed each of them their share of deliveries.
"Now, I want you three to deliver these letters TODAY, not TOMORROW or the next day…I want it done TODAY, got it? If it isn't all delivered by today, you're not coming home, your not getting anything to eat, and worst of all, I'll make you give a speech and stay in the banquet the entire time, talking with every single person in there," Klaus said firmly, getting his point across. They all nodded. Never had they seen Klaus this firm before, maybe it was time they got a new look on things. They took their invitations and ran off. Sid flew off on his wings to his first destination…Two River. It was the invitation for Mayor Makai, of course. Sid got there in good time, considering he had a couple other deliveries to make before the end of the day. He flaunted the letter infront of the guards' faces, and they had no choice but to let him into the building. He scuttled in and dashed into the mayor's office, making him fall over in his seat.
"Who in the world….?!" Mayor Makai started.
"Invitation…" Sid said, in his low, creepy voice. He held out the invitation. Mayor Makai reached out and snatched it.
"Thank you," he cleared his throat. "You may leave now." Sid nodded and flew out the window. Mayor Makai shuddered. "What kind of nut would send a guy like that to deliver an invitation….?" Mayor Makai muttered to himself as he opened the letter. "Oh…oops…"
The next delivery for Sid was to Lord Ridley. It shouldn't be so bad, considering he was just past the Wingers area, the place in which the sewers called out his name. He flew over and landed infront of Ridley's tent, much to the dismay of the Kobold soldiers guarding the tent.
"What Winger has business here in the home of the Kobold warriors…?" one asked. Sid laughed.
"Hee hee hee…I have an invitation for Lord Ridley…" he said. "I rhyme…hee hee…." The guards got spooked and opened the tent flap. Lord Ridley was inside sorting some papers. He looked up and pointed his brown hand at Sid.
"You…!"
"We meet again Lord Ridley…hee hee…" Sid said.
"What brings you here Sid…" Ridley said, regaining his surprise and composure. Sid flew up high and let the invitation flutter down to his desk. "An invitation…from Lord Riou…" he added. With that, he flew up ripping a hole in the top of the tent and laughing as he went.
"You little menace…!!" Ridley shouted. He picked up the letter and ripped it open. "A banquet…? To be held at the State castle…" Ridley read quietly. "I guess I'll have to go…I hope they serve a good dose of Kobold cooking!" he added, laughing heartily. Sid, now relieved that his deliveries were over, flew back to the castle.
Luc, considering he didn't have wings, was walking to his destination. He could've asked Viki to teleport him…but he didn't trust her occasional "Oops!". His first invitation was to be delivered to Freed Y. After the war, Freed agreed to take temporary administrative control over South Window after the brutal murder of Mayor Granmeyer. So, it qualified him for the 'happy reunion' at the State Castle. As Luc walked in, he made his way toward the governmental building. Irritated with the guards' questions, he blew them aside with his wind magic and marched inside. Pushing open the door, he found Freed in the middle of ripping up five pieces of paper.
"Oh…hi Luc…" he said, stuffing the shreds of now ripped up documents in the trash. "It…was old stuff…" he added.
"Invitation," was the only world Luc uttered. He handed Freed the letter and walked out. Next on his list was Greenhill. Why did Riou make him go all the way out there, out of his way? "Why didn't Sid have this one, he has wings…" Luc muttered. He decided to try something. He raised his staff and commanded all the powers of the wind, to carry this letter to Lady Teresa, mayor of Greenhill. The wind took it up and lifted it away. Luc started his way back to the castle. That was simple…
Later at Greenhill, a gust of wind blew through Lady Teresa's window, bowling Shin over, knocking some papers off her desk, and the invitation landed neatly on her desk.
"What was that…?" she asked. She patted down her hair and looked at the neat envelope on her desk. "An invitation…?" she opened it curiously and read it. "Ah…I see. Leave it to Lord Riou to make Luc deliver invitations," she said, recognizing the gust of wind as his magic. "I wish he could've delivered it in person." She took the letter and opened it, reading it and nodding to Shin to add it to their calendar.
Clive was having his own little problems. Getting into Muse City where he had to make his first delivery to Fitcher, they didn't trust him. After all, that's where he first started a ruckus, chasing after Eliza.
"I'm DELIVERING and INVITATION to the MAYOR of MUSE!!" he said, speaking slowly to the guards who seemed like they didn't understand him. "Do you understand the words that I'm saying?!"
"Of course, but you're Clive…you started a ruckus last time you were in here, how do we prove that you won't do it again?" Clive, not one for arguments whipped out a gun and aimed it in the guard's face.
"I'm delivering an invitation on behalf of Lord Riou of the State…I'll have to encourage you to let me in, or I'm sure you won't be seeing the next day." The guard motioned for the door to be opened quickly. As soon as Clive marched in, the two whispered amongst each other.
"…Do you think Lord Riou has lost all his marbles?? Who would want someone like THAT in the castle?" A bullet went whizzing right past them.
"I HEARD THAT!!" Clive said, continuing on to the City Hall, slamming the invitation down on Fitcher's desk
"What is the meaning of this Clive?" Fitcher asked, looking up curiously.
"…Invitation for a banquet on behalf of Lord Riou."
"Um…thanks?" Fitcher said, hopeful that Clive would walk right out of his office.
"…And get better guards, the ones at the gate are quite hard to deal with," Clive said simply as he walked out. He looked at the next person addressed on his list…Mayor Gustav. He was all the way in Tinto! Did Lord Riou hate him, making him go all the way out there just to deliver a stupid invitation. He sighed and marched along his way. Maybe he could stay there, and avoid the banquet instead, after delivering the letter of course.
((So…what'd you think? I hope it's not too bad. I just picked this up after leaving it alone for close to half a year!!! I'll get writing, I promise. Thanks…next it's on to…COOKING DUTY with Hai-Yo, Rina, and Eilie))
