Title: Reigning Memories
Chapter: 8
In the palace....
A sparrow chirped and bathed in the morning light outside of Francoise window. Francoise sighed remember the past days events. She felt a heart aching pain in her chest that almost didn't let her breathe. Everyone else was clueless to what was happening, or at least that's what she thought....
With Jet and June
After giving Jet a well heard lesson June stomped off to the carriage. She felt furious that such an advisor could act so childish and foolishly. Jet still couldn't figure out what has hit him. His ears were still ringing from June's harsh words. The guards were helping him the carriage seeing as he couldn't do it himself.
June refused to look at such an insolent advisor and Jet was still dazed. June felt a sudden pang in her heart as if something terrible was happening, and suddenly she remembered. In between all the fuss over their embarrassing scene they both had forgotten about Scarl's threat. "The princess is in danger!" June said out of nowhere. Jet snapped out of his trance and immediately caught on what she was saying. "Make this carriage go as fast as it can please, the kingdom is in danger." The driver whip lashed the horses and they were on their way. "I just hope that it isn't too late..." June whispered to herself.
In the palace...
Why? That's the word that kept ringing in Francoise's head. "Stupid rules...." She said to herself no caring whether anyone would hear her. She was suffering a great deal and she wondered if Joe was too. She couldn't have been more right.
Joe walked sullenly pacing back and forth in his room, stopping every once in a while to put something else in his tiny suitcase. He didn't want to leave the palace, but he had too. Was it fair? It never was. Joe had learned by now that life wasn't fair. Ever since he found out his parents has perished he began to understand that concept. And then the death of the priest, he realized that everything he loved was being taken from him little by little.
Sunshine bounced off the other buildings outside his window. He took a good look at the princess's window and caught a glimpse of her pacing back and forth. He smiled sadly to himself and let the tears drop and fall on the floor. He closed his eyes not wanting to cry anymore but it was inevitable.
With the children....
"It's not fair!" Whined Carrie Ann as she cried on Emma's already soaked shoulder. "Hush little one, sometimes something aren't meant to be...." Emma said to the petite child not even believing her own words. She knew what Francoise and Joe were passing through, but at least her knight was in sight everyday. Just thinking of him leaving broke her heart. She has to do something, she just had too. But what?
In the palace....
"Sire, I have some bad news concerning the boy and the Princess." The king may have acted as if he wasn't aware but he was more alert of the happening then Francoise herself. "Yes I know of their affections, something must be done. I cannot afford to have my lovely daughter fall in love with a mere child as himself." The king fidgeted uncomfortably. He wouldn't allow anything to ruin his name and the name of his daughter, even if it meant going to the extremes.
With the children....
Emma had come to a decision. She thought it over and over again and there was no other way. She spoke to the children very gently. "I will tell my brother of his origin, and he will be sent back to Condor for a while. After he has settled it all perhaps he can come back to his ideal of marrying the princess..." Not only were here words pure lies but they were impossible. By the time that Joe would return from Condor the princess would have long been wed. "Liar!" Chanted Carrie Ann. Emma sighed the petite child has seen through her words. "There is no other way...." Carrie Ann began to cry once more. "Unless..." Ideas were pouring into Emma's head. "Unless he announces their engagement at a ball that I will hold!" She suddenly exclaimed a smile lighting her face up. The children stopped to let the words sink in and suddenly were laughing together and smiling at Emma, they plan would work after all! Sir George watched once more from the shadows, this time well aware that Emma knew of his presence. "Emma you are truly unique..."
In the palace....
"Sire our guards have spotted a group of children and a young lady hanging around the castle for the couple of days. The king was thoughtful for a moment, and sighed. Too many things were happening at once.
With the children....
Emma crept quietly to the garden were Joe was sadly admiring the garden for one last time. "Good day Mr. Shimamura." Greeted Emma constricting herself from screaming "Brother!" Joe was uncertain whether he has met the young women that had greeted him and merely nodded.
"I am here to deliver some important news." Emma said as monotonous as possibly. "Yes what it is?" Joe said in a tone that clearly indicated sorrow. "It has been discover that you sir are my brother, a prince."
Joe jumped. "Excuse me who are you?" He asked politely not wanted to sound rude. "I am Princess Emma from Condor Kingdom and you are my long lost brother Prince Joe.
Emma explained everything and at the end of her tale Joe was amazed and still bewildered. "I-I'm a prince?" He said looking at Emma's face for any sign of a lie. She nodded giddily and led him into the main part of the garden. She embraced him in a sisterly hug to welcome him into the family, and Joe returned the acknowledgement.
Unknown to both of them the King and princess were strolling by the garden at that moment. The king wanted to clear up her "crush" for the boy. The King and Princess saw Emma and Joe hugging ignorant to their discovery. "Joe..." Francoise said hearing her heart shatter before she blacked out. The king has found his solution.
A/N: I will say this much, I am so overwhelmed with the support that I am receiving. Thank you all, please keep reviewing. I would especially like to thanks GoldAngel2 because her reviews are so very creative and inspire me even more every step of the way. I know I've said it like a million times but I could never say it enough, thank you all! By the way the next chapter will be posted when the count reaches 55 reviews.
In the palace....
A sparrow chirped and bathed in the morning light outside of Francoise window. Francoise sighed remember the past days events. She felt a heart aching pain in her chest that almost didn't let her breathe. Everyone else was clueless to what was happening, or at least that's what she thought....
With Jet and June
After giving Jet a well heard lesson June stomped off to the carriage. She felt furious that such an advisor could act so childish and foolishly. Jet still couldn't figure out what has hit him. His ears were still ringing from June's harsh words. The guards were helping him the carriage seeing as he couldn't do it himself.
June refused to look at such an insolent advisor and Jet was still dazed. June felt a sudden pang in her heart as if something terrible was happening, and suddenly she remembered. In between all the fuss over their embarrassing scene they both had forgotten about Scarl's threat. "The princess is in danger!" June said out of nowhere. Jet snapped out of his trance and immediately caught on what she was saying. "Make this carriage go as fast as it can please, the kingdom is in danger." The driver whip lashed the horses and they were on their way. "I just hope that it isn't too late..." June whispered to herself.
In the palace...
Why? That's the word that kept ringing in Francoise's head. "Stupid rules...." She said to herself no caring whether anyone would hear her. She was suffering a great deal and she wondered if Joe was too. She couldn't have been more right.
Joe walked sullenly pacing back and forth in his room, stopping every once in a while to put something else in his tiny suitcase. He didn't want to leave the palace, but he had too. Was it fair? It never was. Joe had learned by now that life wasn't fair. Ever since he found out his parents has perished he began to understand that concept. And then the death of the priest, he realized that everything he loved was being taken from him little by little.
Sunshine bounced off the other buildings outside his window. He took a good look at the princess's window and caught a glimpse of her pacing back and forth. He smiled sadly to himself and let the tears drop and fall on the floor. He closed his eyes not wanting to cry anymore but it was inevitable.
With the children....
"It's not fair!" Whined Carrie Ann as she cried on Emma's already soaked shoulder. "Hush little one, sometimes something aren't meant to be...." Emma said to the petite child not even believing her own words. She knew what Francoise and Joe were passing through, but at least her knight was in sight everyday. Just thinking of him leaving broke her heart. She has to do something, she just had too. But what?
In the palace....
"Sire, I have some bad news concerning the boy and the Princess." The king may have acted as if he wasn't aware but he was more alert of the happening then Francoise herself. "Yes I know of their affections, something must be done. I cannot afford to have my lovely daughter fall in love with a mere child as himself." The king fidgeted uncomfortably. He wouldn't allow anything to ruin his name and the name of his daughter, even if it meant going to the extremes.
With the children....
Emma had come to a decision. She thought it over and over again and there was no other way. She spoke to the children very gently. "I will tell my brother of his origin, and he will be sent back to Condor for a while. After he has settled it all perhaps he can come back to his ideal of marrying the princess..." Not only were here words pure lies but they were impossible. By the time that Joe would return from Condor the princess would have long been wed. "Liar!" Chanted Carrie Ann. Emma sighed the petite child has seen through her words. "There is no other way...." Carrie Ann began to cry once more. "Unless..." Ideas were pouring into Emma's head. "Unless he announces their engagement at a ball that I will hold!" She suddenly exclaimed a smile lighting her face up. The children stopped to let the words sink in and suddenly were laughing together and smiling at Emma, they plan would work after all! Sir George watched once more from the shadows, this time well aware that Emma knew of his presence. "Emma you are truly unique..."
In the palace....
"Sire our guards have spotted a group of children and a young lady hanging around the castle for the couple of days. The king was thoughtful for a moment, and sighed. Too many things were happening at once.
With the children....
Emma crept quietly to the garden were Joe was sadly admiring the garden for one last time. "Good day Mr. Shimamura." Greeted Emma constricting herself from screaming "Brother!" Joe was uncertain whether he has met the young women that had greeted him and merely nodded.
"I am here to deliver some important news." Emma said as monotonous as possibly. "Yes what it is?" Joe said in a tone that clearly indicated sorrow. "It has been discover that you sir are my brother, a prince."
Joe jumped. "Excuse me who are you?" He asked politely not wanted to sound rude. "I am Princess Emma from Condor Kingdom and you are my long lost brother Prince Joe.
Emma explained everything and at the end of her tale Joe was amazed and still bewildered. "I-I'm a prince?" He said looking at Emma's face for any sign of a lie. She nodded giddily and led him into the main part of the garden. She embraced him in a sisterly hug to welcome him into the family, and Joe returned the acknowledgement.
Unknown to both of them the King and princess were strolling by the garden at that moment. The king wanted to clear up her "crush" for the boy. The King and Princess saw Emma and Joe hugging ignorant to their discovery. "Joe..." Francoise said hearing her heart shatter before she blacked out. The king has found his solution.
A/N: I will say this much, I am so overwhelmed with the support that I am receiving. Thank you all, please keep reviewing. I would especially like to thanks GoldAngel2 because her reviews are so very creative and inspire me even more every step of the way. I know I've said it like a million times but I could never say it enough, thank you all! By the way the next chapter will be posted when the count reaches 55 reviews.