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A knock sounded on the lovely wooden door, holding many beautiful engravings.
"Come in." A regal voice commanded.
The door opened, uttering not a sound, and an old man in his 80's with greying hair and kind eyes, stepped in, onto the soft royal blue carpet and bowed to the lady.
Yes, a lady. A beautiful lady, with ebony hair tied in a complicated design, piled on top of her head with gold bands and beads, eyes as dark as night, and skin as fair as daisies.
She was dressed as a queen would, in a gold soft silk kimono with falling leaves, and delicate slippers. A definite attire for summer, and for royalty.
And she was royal. She was the Queen of China, a peaceful ruler, a widow whos deceased husband was King, a fine woman with four daughters and a son. She was Li, Yelan.
"Yes, Wei?" she questioned.
"Your highness, the caretaker of the orphanage requests your prescence."
"And why is that?"
"He has a favor to ask of you."
"A favor? Yes, of course... One must return a good deed that has been given. Wei, tell Toushi I will speak with him immediately."
"Yes, your highness."
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"Greetings, your highness." a man, Toushi, in his mid fifties bowed. "I have come here today to ask you a request."
"Request? Not a favor?" Yelan asked.
"Of course not, your highness. It would be impolite to do so."
"Very well. What is your request?"
"To adopt an orphan from the orphanage, if its not to much to ask."
"Adopt? But why? Do you not have enough to keep the children well fed and happy?"
"Yes of course I do highness! But don't these children deserve more than that? They aren't very happy. They should be loved, and I was hoping you would adopt one, to give him or her a proper home, family, to give one of them love."
"A very touching speech, Toushi. But you do realise that I am a Queen? I cannot take in a child without making him/her a part of the royal family. That is nearly impossible to do!"
"Than make it possible highness! Please! Just give at least one of them a home to live in, a family to love! Don't give them a title of Prince or Princess then! Please... Just take one of them in... They would be delighted to be noticed once again, even by a small family."
"But then they wouldn't have royal blood running throught their veins! I can't just let them into my family!"
"Then he or she can be a noble! Nobles can have poor pasts too!"
"You'll never give up will you... I agree then. I will take a child in, with one exception. No title. None of China would agree to such atrocity."
"OH! Thankyou so much highness! I really appreciate it! The orphan wouldn't mind having no title, just as long as she has a family!"
"Ahem..."
"I'm sorry highness"
"Very well then, when shall I go to the orphanage?"
"When you are ready, your highness"
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"WHAT!?!?!" a young man of 18 yelled, seething with anger. "YOUR LETTING SOME STUPID KID INTO OUR FAMILY JUST BECAUSE ITS AN ORPHAN!?!?!"
"Escuse me young man! I will not tolerate such behaviour in my household thank you very much! And I would appreciate it greatly if you didn't call a child 'IT' because I'm sure that child has a name! Or have you exhausted a part of your mind yelling at me?" Yelan said while glaring at her son Li, Syaoran.
Syaoran -seemingly stuck with a serious and cold but handsome face, was tall and muscular (though not the ugly kind of muscular -_-;;;), had chocolate coloured hair and deep amber eyes flecked with specks of gold- breathed in deeply before continueing in a cool and calm voice.
"Mother, are you sure you haven't lost YOUR mind? I will not have a 'IT' in my house, and I'm sure the elders will not agree with it either!"
"Are you sure about that son? Because the last time I checked, the elders seemed very happy in me adopting a child. And no more 'IT' calling."
"HAPPY!?!? ARE THEY SERIOUS!?!?" he exploded, face puffing up like a puffer fish.
"Yes, it seems that something splendid is going to happen in the near future."
"ARGHHHHH!!! SPLENDID? THIS IS SPLENDID? HAVING AN 'IT' IN MY HOUSE IS SPLENDID? HAH!" and with that, Syaoran stormed out of the room in rage ranting on about 'splendid' and 'IT'.
"Very excited I see..." Yelan whispered to Wei who was just came in, a little lost with the ranting.
"Eh... Yes your highnes..."
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~~~Dragon~~~
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A knock sounded on the lovely wooden door, holding many beautiful engravings.
"Come in." A regal voice commanded.
The door opened, uttering not a sound, and an old man in his 80's with greying hair and kind eyes, stepped in, onto the soft royal blue carpet and bowed to the lady.
Yes, a lady. A beautiful lady, with ebony hair tied in a complicated design, piled on top of her head with gold bands and beads, eyes as dark as night, and skin as fair as daisies.
She was dressed as a queen would, in a gold soft silk kimono with falling leaves, and delicate slippers. A definite attire for summer, and for royalty.
And she was royal. She was the Queen of China, a peaceful ruler, a widow whos deceased husband was King, a fine woman with four daughters and a son. She was Li, Yelan.
"Yes, Wei?" she questioned.
"Your highness, the caretaker of the orphanage requests your prescence."
"And why is that?"
"He has a favor to ask of you."
"A favor? Yes, of course... One must return a good deed that has been given. Wei, tell Toushi I will speak with him immediately."
"Yes, your highness."
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"Greetings, your highness." a man, Toushi, in his mid fifties bowed. "I have come here today to ask you a request."
"Request? Not a favor?" Yelan asked.
"Of course not, your highness. It would be impolite to do so."
"Very well. What is your request?"
"To adopt an orphan from the orphanage, if its not to much to ask."
"Adopt? But why? Do you not have enough to keep the children well fed and happy?"
"Yes of course I do highness! But don't these children deserve more than that? They aren't very happy. They should be loved, and I was hoping you would adopt one, to give him or her a proper home, family, to give one of them love."
"A very touching speech, Toushi. But you do realise that I am a Queen? I cannot take in a child without making him/her a part of the royal family. That is nearly impossible to do!"
"Than make it possible highness! Please! Just give at least one of them a home to live in, a family to love! Don't give them a title of Prince or Princess then! Please... Just take one of them in... They would be delighted to be noticed once again, even by a small family."
"But then they wouldn't have royal blood running throught their veins! I can't just let them into my family!"
"Then he or she can be a noble! Nobles can have poor pasts too!"
"You'll never give up will you... I agree then. I will take a child in, with one exception. No title. None of China would agree to such atrocity."
"OH! Thankyou so much highness! I really appreciate it! The orphan wouldn't mind having no title, just as long as she has a family!"
"Ahem..."
"I'm sorry highness"
"Very well then, when shall I go to the orphanage?"
"When you are ready, your highness"
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"WHAT!?!?!" a young man of 18 yelled, seething with anger. "YOUR LETTING SOME STUPID KID INTO OUR FAMILY JUST BECAUSE ITS AN ORPHAN!?!?!"
"Escuse me young man! I will not tolerate such behaviour in my household thank you very much! And I would appreciate it greatly if you didn't call a child 'IT' because I'm sure that child has a name! Or have you exhausted a part of your mind yelling at me?" Yelan said while glaring at her son Li, Syaoran.
Syaoran -seemingly stuck with a serious and cold but handsome face, was tall and muscular (though not the ugly kind of muscular -_-;;;), had chocolate coloured hair and deep amber eyes flecked with specks of gold- breathed in deeply before continueing in a cool and calm voice.
"Mother, are you sure you haven't lost YOUR mind? I will not have a 'IT' in my house, and I'm sure the elders will not agree with it either!"
"Are you sure about that son? Because the last time I checked, the elders seemed very happy in me adopting a child. And no more 'IT' calling."
"HAPPY!?!? ARE THEY SERIOUS!?!?" he exploded, face puffing up like a puffer fish.
"Yes, it seems that something splendid is going to happen in the near future."
"ARGHHHHH!!! SPLENDID? THIS IS SPLENDID? HAVING AN 'IT' IN MY HOUSE IS SPLENDID? HAH!" and with that, Syaoran stormed out of the room in rage ranting on about 'splendid' and 'IT'.
"Very excited I see..." Yelan whispered to Wei who was just came in, a little lost with the ranting.
"Eh... Yes your highnes..."
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~~~Dragon~~~