I do not own Esca...nuts. But Jezabel is mine. I'm sorry if this chapter sux, it gets better. Please R&R!
Chapter 1
In a darkened room, there is a small circular table, with five chairs set around. In these chairs is Allen; a knight of honor, Millerna; princess of Austuria; Van, King of Fanelia; Merle, a friend of Van's that is half-human half cat; Hitomi, a traveler from the Mystic Moon, and Jezabel, also a traveler from the Mystic Moon.
"Now," said Van, "Do you understand your mission?"
"Yes." Jezabel replied slightly exasperated and annoyed. She had only been here in Gaea for twelve hours, and right now all she wanted was a hot bath, and somewhere to sleep. But, her appearance in Gaea was quite disturbing and she knew that what they were doing was nessary.
"Jezabel!"
"What? Oh sorry, I didn't mean to doze off." She said jerking up her head with a start.
"I know this is grueling, but this may be the only chance for all of us to get this going." The King said soothingly.
"All right, but just try to hurry this up."
"Good," Allen responded, "You do understand that..."
"You are counting on me entirely and that you have to know that you can trust me." Jezabel finished the sentence for him. "Look, I understand what I need to do. I get captured or walk right into Zaibach forces, impress them with my fighting skills, become a dragon slayer, and retaliate any information I learn, back to you. In other words I'm a spy."
"Well, I just wanted to make sure that you knew what you were doing, so no mistakes could be made." Allen said rather sweetly.
"Shut up Allen."
Jezabel was about sixteen years old like most of the people in the room, with the exception of Allen. She was of medium height, about five and a half feet, and had stunning blue/gray eyes. Shoulder length golden brown hair in layers up to her chin. Her dress seemed extremely out of the ordinary in this world, what seemed normal to her, was unheard of in Gaea. At the moment she was wearing Navy blue nylon capris, and a gray ribbed tank top with gray, and purple accented jogger-style sneakers
"I'm sorry my lovely lady..." Allen started to apologize. At this Jezabel blew up.
"Don't you lovely lady me! I will not let you sweet talk your way into making me one of your little puppets!"
"I'm sorry I only meant that with one of your nature, you could be prone to rash decisions."
"Oh, so now I can't think, well this is getting better by the moment."
"No if you'd only let me finish what I am trying to say."
"Well, then say it." Jezabel was looking at him with more and more venomously, while Allen actually seemed to start to lose his cool. Van sat back enjoying the fact that Allen was getting chewed out by a lady, Merle on the other hand was busy trying to smooth over a jagged nail with her file.
" What I was trying to say was to please excuse my rash behavior, I am under a bit more of strain than usual at the moment, so I ask for your forgiveness, no I beg for your forgiveness." Allen looked up at Jezabel who was standing casually with arms crossed and a slight smirk danced across her lips. "So do you accept my apology?" He questioned hoping that his words cooled her rage a bit.
Well, the words had an almost desired effect. Upon hearing the last line combined with Allen's look of a hurt puppy, she burst out laughing. She laughed so hard that tears sprung to her eyes making everyone a little anxious. This was not the reaction that they had expected. Finally Jezabel managed to choke out, "That was the funniest thing that I had ever heard! You're too much." She sat back down into her chair looking extremely calm and relaxed with a renewed burst of energy.
Allen on the other hand looked slightly crushed. Millerna and Hitomi's face had a shocked expression on their face that was reminiscent of a look of pure terror. Van looked amused and Merle, a little lost. Seeing everyone's expressions a new, more violent attack of giggles escaped her. She laughed until she was sure that she would pass out. Hitomi walked out and shortly reentered the room with a glass of water that she gave to Jezabel, which was gratefully excepted.
"You guys are just way too much." Jezabel said once regaining her breath. "You should see the look on your faces." Turning to Allen she choked back another fit of giggles and said instead, "Sorry if I hurt your ego at all, but I think you were getting a little over confident with yourself."
"I thought women liked that kind of treatment." was all he said.
"Well hate to break it to ya but, I don't."
Millerna who had been looking on with astonishment finally spoke, "I don't know what your thinking but you have got to be the coldest, cruelest most mean-hearted person there ever was!"
"You say it as if it were a bad thing." Jezabel said coolly
"All right, that's enough," Van said breaking up what would have been quite the argument.
"You all know just as well as me that we need her help desperately, I'm sure you remember the last time the Zaibach Empire tried to take over." Van said meaningfully. The entire city of Fanelia was burned to the ground, and Van was not about to let that happen again. He was a fairly tall boy, with stunning raven black hair. He was sixteen, perhaps seventeen years old, people had said that so young a man could not rule a country, but he proved them wrong. He and the others at the table, except Jezabel, had defeated Zaibach once already, but the empire was on the rise once again.
"Why can't Hitomi help us again?" Merle asked, "I mean she did before, why not again?"
"Zaibach knows of her powers, and well, they only know that someone has entered Gaea from the Mystic Moon. The more that remains of her a secret the better. We were just lucky that we found her before Zaibach did. Plus viewing the characteristics that she has demonstrated a few moments ago, the more I think she is fit for the job. We can't send in anyone native to this land, they'd find out about it. And well, I think she'd be a little less prone distraction, then any of the rest of us in the room. Plus you can't forget, she is quite strong." As he said this last line Van gazed down at the purple and blue bruise that was continually getting bigger.
"Sorry about that," Jezabel said, "Are you all right?" she asked gingerly touching the bruise. Van flinched unwittingly; he didn't want anyone to know exactly how much it did hurt.
"Don't worry about it." he said smiling, "Hey, it was in self defense, I really don't blame you." Jezabel just laughed. Her laugh sounded like bells chiming merrily, and it also had the effect of being contagious and making everyone else join in for no apparent reason.
She honestly didn't mean to harm anyone, especially a king, all she wanted to do was get away, but she should have known it was futile. She was attacked from all sides, and then bound and gagged. It was only when she had reached the castle that she was released. Van, apparently had been knocked unconscious, and the only thing that had stopped the guards that were traveling with him from killing her was the fact that she was a lady. As much as she hated to admit it, being a lady had its perks, not too many though, being pampered was something she just couldn't stand.
Later, when Van regained consciousness he went to visit her, she told him everything. The part that she was from earth didn't seem to faze him as much as she thought it would. Well, Van decided that she only acted in self-defense so she would not be punished, in return for her service in this mission.
Heck, she would have done it if just asked her. She had been itching for something to do ever since she had been transferred from London, England to Gaea. Well, she found something to do and boy was she ever going to have fun. Jezabel thrived off of excitement, and the more risky the better, or so she thought, she'd never really been put to the test. This would be the perfect opportunity to find out if she really was all she visioned herself to be, or not.
Without warning Merle said, "But, how will she even get into the dragon slayer rings, she's a girl!"
"Well, I could act as a maid, or a cook, or a servant, or," she added with a malicious glint in her eye, "I could become a dragon slayer myself."
"It'll never happen." Merle said in a very pessimistic and decisive tone.
"I wouldn't be so sure," Millerna added, "she gave those guards a run for their money, and she seemed to work Van over pretty good."
Jezabel looked flattered and blushed slightly.
" Well then, I say we get some sleep, and Jezabel will take off in the morning." Hitomi said.
"I agree," Van added. They filed out of the room, with Jezabel and Van in the rear. "C'mon," Van said, " I'll show you where your room is."
A/N: Well? Good, bad, okay? Let me know. R&R please. I'll probably tweak this one a little, but `til then let me know whatcha think. please review, It'll mean so much to me.
Ciao,
Ice Eyes
Chapter 1
In a darkened room, there is a small circular table, with five chairs set around. In these chairs is Allen; a knight of honor, Millerna; princess of Austuria; Van, King of Fanelia; Merle, a friend of Van's that is half-human half cat; Hitomi, a traveler from the Mystic Moon, and Jezabel, also a traveler from the Mystic Moon.
"Now," said Van, "Do you understand your mission?"
"Yes." Jezabel replied slightly exasperated and annoyed. She had only been here in Gaea for twelve hours, and right now all she wanted was a hot bath, and somewhere to sleep. But, her appearance in Gaea was quite disturbing and she knew that what they were doing was nessary.
"Jezabel!"
"What? Oh sorry, I didn't mean to doze off." She said jerking up her head with a start.
"I know this is grueling, but this may be the only chance for all of us to get this going." The King said soothingly.
"All right, but just try to hurry this up."
"Good," Allen responded, "You do understand that..."
"You are counting on me entirely and that you have to know that you can trust me." Jezabel finished the sentence for him. "Look, I understand what I need to do. I get captured or walk right into Zaibach forces, impress them with my fighting skills, become a dragon slayer, and retaliate any information I learn, back to you. In other words I'm a spy."
"Well, I just wanted to make sure that you knew what you were doing, so no mistakes could be made." Allen said rather sweetly.
"Shut up Allen."
Jezabel was about sixteen years old like most of the people in the room, with the exception of Allen. She was of medium height, about five and a half feet, and had stunning blue/gray eyes. Shoulder length golden brown hair in layers up to her chin. Her dress seemed extremely out of the ordinary in this world, what seemed normal to her, was unheard of in Gaea. At the moment she was wearing Navy blue nylon capris, and a gray ribbed tank top with gray, and purple accented jogger-style sneakers
"I'm sorry my lovely lady..." Allen started to apologize. At this Jezabel blew up.
"Don't you lovely lady me! I will not let you sweet talk your way into making me one of your little puppets!"
"I'm sorry I only meant that with one of your nature, you could be prone to rash decisions."
"Oh, so now I can't think, well this is getting better by the moment."
"No if you'd only let me finish what I am trying to say."
"Well, then say it." Jezabel was looking at him with more and more venomously, while Allen actually seemed to start to lose his cool. Van sat back enjoying the fact that Allen was getting chewed out by a lady, Merle on the other hand was busy trying to smooth over a jagged nail with her file.
" What I was trying to say was to please excuse my rash behavior, I am under a bit more of strain than usual at the moment, so I ask for your forgiveness, no I beg for your forgiveness." Allen looked up at Jezabel who was standing casually with arms crossed and a slight smirk danced across her lips. "So do you accept my apology?" He questioned hoping that his words cooled her rage a bit.
Well, the words had an almost desired effect. Upon hearing the last line combined with Allen's look of a hurt puppy, she burst out laughing. She laughed so hard that tears sprung to her eyes making everyone a little anxious. This was not the reaction that they had expected. Finally Jezabel managed to choke out, "That was the funniest thing that I had ever heard! You're too much." She sat back down into her chair looking extremely calm and relaxed with a renewed burst of energy.
Allen on the other hand looked slightly crushed. Millerna and Hitomi's face had a shocked expression on their face that was reminiscent of a look of pure terror. Van looked amused and Merle, a little lost. Seeing everyone's expressions a new, more violent attack of giggles escaped her. She laughed until she was sure that she would pass out. Hitomi walked out and shortly reentered the room with a glass of water that she gave to Jezabel, which was gratefully excepted.
"You guys are just way too much." Jezabel said once regaining her breath. "You should see the look on your faces." Turning to Allen she choked back another fit of giggles and said instead, "Sorry if I hurt your ego at all, but I think you were getting a little over confident with yourself."
"I thought women liked that kind of treatment." was all he said.
"Well hate to break it to ya but, I don't."
Millerna who had been looking on with astonishment finally spoke, "I don't know what your thinking but you have got to be the coldest, cruelest most mean-hearted person there ever was!"
"You say it as if it were a bad thing." Jezabel said coolly
"All right, that's enough," Van said breaking up what would have been quite the argument.
"You all know just as well as me that we need her help desperately, I'm sure you remember the last time the Zaibach Empire tried to take over." Van said meaningfully. The entire city of Fanelia was burned to the ground, and Van was not about to let that happen again. He was a fairly tall boy, with stunning raven black hair. He was sixteen, perhaps seventeen years old, people had said that so young a man could not rule a country, but he proved them wrong. He and the others at the table, except Jezabel, had defeated Zaibach once already, but the empire was on the rise once again.
"Why can't Hitomi help us again?" Merle asked, "I mean she did before, why not again?"
"Zaibach knows of her powers, and well, they only know that someone has entered Gaea from the Mystic Moon. The more that remains of her a secret the better. We were just lucky that we found her before Zaibach did. Plus viewing the characteristics that she has demonstrated a few moments ago, the more I think she is fit for the job. We can't send in anyone native to this land, they'd find out about it. And well, I think she'd be a little less prone distraction, then any of the rest of us in the room. Plus you can't forget, she is quite strong." As he said this last line Van gazed down at the purple and blue bruise that was continually getting bigger.
"Sorry about that," Jezabel said, "Are you all right?" she asked gingerly touching the bruise. Van flinched unwittingly; he didn't want anyone to know exactly how much it did hurt.
"Don't worry about it." he said smiling, "Hey, it was in self defense, I really don't blame you." Jezabel just laughed. Her laugh sounded like bells chiming merrily, and it also had the effect of being contagious and making everyone else join in for no apparent reason.
She honestly didn't mean to harm anyone, especially a king, all she wanted to do was get away, but she should have known it was futile. She was attacked from all sides, and then bound and gagged. It was only when she had reached the castle that she was released. Van, apparently had been knocked unconscious, and the only thing that had stopped the guards that were traveling with him from killing her was the fact that she was a lady. As much as she hated to admit it, being a lady had its perks, not too many though, being pampered was something she just couldn't stand.
Later, when Van regained consciousness he went to visit her, she told him everything. The part that she was from earth didn't seem to faze him as much as she thought it would. Well, Van decided that she only acted in self-defense so she would not be punished, in return for her service in this mission.
Heck, she would have done it if just asked her. She had been itching for something to do ever since she had been transferred from London, England to Gaea. Well, she found something to do and boy was she ever going to have fun. Jezabel thrived off of excitement, and the more risky the better, or so she thought, she'd never really been put to the test. This would be the perfect opportunity to find out if she really was all she visioned herself to be, or not.
Without warning Merle said, "But, how will she even get into the dragon slayer rings, she's a girl!"
"Well, I could act as a maid, or a cook, or a servant, or," she added with a malicious glint in her eye, "I could become a dragon slayer myself."
"It'll never happen." Merle said in a very pessimistic and decisive tone.
"I wouldn't be so sure," Millerna added, "she gave those guards a run for their money, and she seemed to work Van over pretty good."
Jezabel looked flattered and blushed slightly.
" Well then, I say we get some sleep, and Jezabel will take off in the morning." Hitomi said.
"I agree," Van added. They filed out of the room, with Jezabel and Van in the rear. "C'mon," Van said, " I'll show you where your room is."
A/N: Well? Good, bad, okay? Let me know. R&R please. I'll probably tweak this one a little, but `til then let me know whatcha think. please review, It'll mean so much to me.
Ciao,
Ice Eyes