Title: Reigning Memories
Chapter: 7
In the palace....
He leaned closer and then.... There was a loud knock at the door. Francoise jumped and knew immediately that from the force used in the knock it had to be her father. "Why is father here, and so soon?" Francoise whispered to herself still shaky from being so closed to Joe. Joe was still shocked at himself and his actions. How could he ever speak to the princess again? The king stood at the door looking over at his daughter who seemed a little shaky, from his knocked he guessed. He saw Joe who was pretending to look out the window. "My dear boy! How good to see that you handled my daughter with care!" The king boomed at he smacked Joe in the back, which to him was a pat. "Uh.thanks." Joe said uncertain whether to tell the king of the sudden events that had taken place.
With the children...
"Aww that was so close!" Maria said now leaning again the palace wall. "I know they almost kissed, if it wasn't for the interruption." Tommy admitted fumbling with his fingers. "We need another plan to prevent any interruptions." Carrie Ann said after a long pause. The children nodded. "Unfortunately I cannot help you on this one guys." Said Emma who has snuck away from her body guards for a while. "You guys should know that Emma here is a princess." Said Tommy with a smirk. The children stared at a fidgeting Emma. "Yes it is true, from the land of Condor. I am here in search of my brother Prince Joe. Now let's get the two people together that you mention-- " Before Emma could finish Carrie Ann blurted out "Joe's a prince?!"
"I beg your pardon Caroline, do you know him?" Emma said with hope and excitement all rushing in her heart. "He's the priest attendant, the one who just died. He's also the guy we are trying to get Princess Francoise with." Said Ralphy. Emma couldn't believe it; her brother had been there all along. Trying to contain her excitement she said as slowly as possible so that the children could understand; "If the Joe that you speak of is the Joe that I am in search of then he is a legitimate prince, which means he can marry Princess Francoise legally!" She exclaimed already imagining the meeting between her lost brother and herself. Carrie Ann's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Marriage!" She squealed in delight. The other children could barely contain themselves from chattering away with wedding plans with each other. "Hush children! They will hear us, besides we are far from marriage plans." Hissed Emma. "First they must admit to each other that they love each other, and then the marriage will be arranged."
"So are you going to tell him that he's a prince?" Asked Ralphy who was trying to keep up? "No not yet, if I do then he will be sent to Condor to take care of the Kingdom and that would destroy all of our plans." Emma was tempted very badly to run and hug Joe and reunite with her lost brother but for the sake of his and the children's happiness, she best not. Emma's black hair which was tied in a lace pink ribbon shook as she shook her head and quieted the children once more. Her amber eyes which were exactly like her brothers shimmered worriedly. "Quiet please we'd get caught, and then everything will be ruined." The children immediately quieted down and listened intently to Emma's words. "Tomorrow we will...."
With Jet and June....
"What!" Exclaimed an infuriated Jet. "What do you mean the king left already, this is important?" He shouted at the man who was telling him about the Kings whereabouts. "Jet please calm down, this is not a problem." Said a very embarrassed June who people were starring at. Jet calmed down as he saw June's blush of embarrassment and he realized that everyone's attention was focused on them. He cleared his throat. "Well, ahem...since the king left I, his advisor shall leave as well. Come on Miss June." June followed him quietly trying to ignore the looks that they received at they passed by. She let out a sigh of irritation as soon as they were out of sight. "I'm sorry...." Jet mumbled. June looked at him biting her lip. "Um I...well I.... I was never good at apologies." Jet said with a shrug. "What are you doing? Have you no self control?" June asked forgetting who she was talking to, all she cared about was that she was going to give him a piece of her mind.
With the children.....
Emma finished telling the children her plan and they all quietly nodded in agreement and rushed home. "Quite the characters aren't they Princess Emma?" Sir George said from the shadows. Emma stiffened. "How did you find me?" The knight shrugged. "I don't know, um I followed you." He said sarcastically. Emma gulped. Sir George was about to give Emma one of his long lectures about ditching her body guards when she looked him in his eyes. Sir George could never stay upset with her for long; his love for her did not allow it. "Princess please be careful..." He said as he put his hand on her shoulder. She nodded and let out a sigh. "Let's go...." Emma said glumly she hated to disappoint the knight. "What's wrong Princess Emma?" Emma slouched her shoulders against her carriages door. "I disappointed you, I'm sorry." Emma looked away not wanted to feel even guiltier. "Is that all?" Sir George said with a small teasing point in his voice. Emma smacked him for teasing her and dragged him into the carriage. The knight was rubbing his cheek feeling the mark that she had left when he looked at the pretending to be upset princess; she was looking out the window in the other side of the carriage. He was about to tell her how un lady like that was but let go of the grudge and sighed instead. The things he did for love.
At the palace...
The king had come and went and neither Francoise nor Joe had spoken a word.
"Princess---"
"Joe--"
They both quieted down at the sound of each others voice and looked at each other. Joe was the first one who spoke. "Princess Francoise I will understand if you wish for me to leave." Francoise shook her head thoroughly. "No please don't leave." She whispered barely audible. That's all Joe needed to hear. He knew that he had fallen in love with the Princess, and that she was forbidden. No words were needed to express their sorrow towards their discovery.
"I shall leave tomorrow morning." Joe said suddenly not daring to look at the princess.
Francoise could only nod in grief as she turned away.
A/N: Thank you everybody for the support, especially whiteclover who has become one of my best friends. I have taken a vow to honor the series Cyborg 009 because it was taken of by Toonami, by writing the best I can. I know that this chapter was short but I can't help it ^_~ I promise that I won't disappoint you guys.
In the palace....
He leaned closer and then.... There was a loud knock at the door. Francoise jumped and knew immediately that from the force used in the knock it had to be her father. "Why is father here, and so soon?" Francoise whispered to herself still shaky from being so closed to Joe. Joe was still shocked at himself and his actions. How could he ever speak to the princess again? The king stood at the door looking over at his daughter who seemed a little shaky, from his knocked he guessed. He saw Joe who was pretending to look out the window. "My dear boy! How good to see that you handled my daughter with care!" The king boomed at he smacked Joe in the back, which to him was a pat. "Uh.thanks." Joe said uncertain whether to tell the king of the sudden events that had taken place.
With the children...
"Aww that was so close!" Maria said now leaning again the palace wall. "I know they almost kissed, if it wasn't for the interruption." Tommy admitted fumbling with his fingers. "We need another plan to prevent any interruptions." Carrie Ann said after a long pause. The children nodded. "Unfortunately I cannot help you on this one guys." Said Emma who has snuck away from her body guards for a while. "You guys should know that Emma here is a princess." Said Tommy with a smirk. The children stared at a fidgeting Emma. "Yes it is true, from the land of Condor. I am here in search of my brother Prince Joe. Now let's get the two people together that you mention-- " Before Emma could finish Carrie Ann blurted out "Joe's a prince?!"
"I beg your pardon Caroline, do you know him?" Emma said with hope and excitement all rushing in her heart. "He's the priest attendant, the one who just died. He's also the guy we are trying to get Princess Francoise with." Said Ralphy. Emma couldn't believe it; her brother had been there all along. Trying to contain her excitement she said as slowly as possible so that the children could understand; "If the Joe that you speak of is the Joe that I am in search of then he is a legitimate prince, which means he can marry Princess Francoise legally!" She exclaimed already imagining the meeting between her lost brother and herself. Carrie Ann's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Marriage!" She squealed in delight. The other children could barely contain themselves from chattering away with wedding plans with each other. "Hush children! They will hear us, besides we are far from marriage plans." Hissed Emma. "First they must admit to each other that they love each other, and then the marriage will be arranged."
"So are you going to tell him that he's a prince?" Asked Ralphy who was trying to keep up? "No not yet, if I do then he will be sent to Condor to take care of the Kingdom and that would destroy all of our plans." Emma was tempted very badly to run and hug Joe and reunite with her lost brother but for the sake of his and the children's happiness, she best not. Emma's black hair which was tied in a lace pink ribbon shook as she shook her head and quieted the children once more. Her amber eyes which were exactly like her brothers shimmered worriedly. "Quiet please we'd get caught, and then everything will be ruined." The children immediately quieted down and listened intently to Emma's words. "Tomorrow we will...."
With Jet and June....
"What!" Exclaimed an infuriated Jet. "What do you mean the king left already, this is important?" He shouted at the man who was telling him about the Kings whereabouts. "Jet please calm down, this is not a problem." Said a very embarrassed June who people were starring at. Jet calmed down as he saw June's blush of embarrassment and he realized that everyone's attention was focused on them. He cleared his throat. "Well, ahem...since the king left I, his advisor shall leave as well. Come on Miss June." June followed him quietly trying to ignore the looks that they received at they passed by. She let out a sigh of irritation as soon as they were out of sight. "I'm sorry...." Jet mumbled. June looked at him biting her lip. "Um I...well I.... I was never good at apologies." Jet said with a shrug. "What are you doing? Have you no self control?" June asked forgetting who she was talking to, all she cared about was that she was going to give him a piece of her mind.
With the children.....
Emma finished telling the children her plan and they all quietly nodded in agreement and rushed home. "Quite the characters aren't they Princess Emma?" Sir George said from the shadows. Emma stiffened. "How did you find me?" The knight shrugged. "I don't know, um I followed you." He said sarcastically. Emma gulped. Sir George was about to give Emma one of his long lectures about ditching her body guards when she looked him in his eyes. Sir George could never stay upset with her for long; his love for her did not allow it. "Princess please be careful..." He said as he put his hand on her shoulder. She nodded and let out a sigh. "Let's go...." Emma said glumly she hated to disappoint the knight. "What's wrong Princess Emma?" Emma slouched her shoulders against her carriages door. "I disappointed you, I'm sorry." Emma looked away not wanted to feel even guiltier. "Is that all?" Sir George said with a small teasing point in his voice. Emma smacked him for teasing her and dragged him into the carriage. The knight was rubbing his cheek feeling the mark that she had left when he looked at the pretending to be upset princess; she was looking out the window in the other side of the carriage. He was about to tell her how un lady like that was but let go of the grudge and sighed instead. The things he did for love.
At the palace...
The king had come and went and neither Francoise nor Joe had spoken a word.
"Princess---"
"Joe--"
They both quieted down at the sound of each others voice and looked at each other. Joe was the first one who spoke. "Princess Francoise I will understand if you wish for me to leave." Francoise shook her head thoroughly. "No please don't leave." She whispered barely audible. That's all Joe needed to hear. He knew that he had fallen in love with the Princess, and that she was forbidden. No words were needed to express their sorrow towards their discovery.
"I shall leave tomorrow morning." Joe said suddenly not daring to look at the princess.
Francoise could only nod in grief as she turned away.
A/N: Thank you everybody for the support, especially whiteclover who has become one of my best friends. I have taken a vow to honor the series Cyborg 009 because it was taken of by Toonami, by writing the best I can. I know that this chapter was short but I can't help it ^_~ I promise that I won't disappoint you guys.