Bittersweet Circumstances
It's 12:35am! Thinking about your readers, I'm FINISHING this story! Because I have nothing else to do! LOL, just kidding. But the idea for the last 2 chapters came to me and I HAD to finish. So here is 1 of the last 2 chapters!
Note: The new character who's making his first appearance in this chapter, Kyrono, is MINE! I made him up. Did anyone here know of a game called Chrono Cross? Well, "Chrono" is where Kyrono got his name. I just changed the spelling to make him unique.
//-Songs
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Chapter 4: Twists, Turns, Truth
When Chad woke up later that night, he saw Raye sleeping soundly in his arms and smiles. He gently laid her down on the bed and put on his uniform and armor. After leaving a note saying he went for a walk, he quietly left her from the balcony doors.
Chad was smiling as he recalled the day's events. He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice someone watching him from the shadows. After he passed by a bush, the person hiding grabs Chad from behind. On instinct, Chad drew his sword from his sheath and turned to face his attacker.
As he turned her was kicked in the stomach. The surprise blow made him drop his sword and her was pinned against the cold stone wall.
"You bastard! You messed up my plans!", a familiar voice yelled at him.
Chad held his wounded stomach with one arm and looked angrily at the person.
"Who the hell are you"?, he demanded.
"The person's arms dropped to the side and backed up. In the bring moonlight, Chad could see the last person he expected...Justin!
Chad's eyes widened. "Justin...?".
"How can I realized my plans with a true heart like you in my way?", He said bitterly.
Chad was in shock, but more importantly, Justin's voice and smirk was starting to scare him. "What are you talking about?!".
"I heard you!", Justin said.
"Heard what?", Chad asked, thinking he knew what happened.
"You in the Princess' room earlier. You raped her!", Justin accused.
"I didn't!"
"I hear her moans of pain!"
"Liar! You just did that to mess up my plans.", Justin countered.
"What plans?", Chad questioned.
Justin smiled and crossed his broad arms. "You always did ask the right questions. I don't have enough man power to take over the crown by force". He moved a stand of his blonde hair behind his ear before continuing. "So I figured I'd romance the Princess and marry her".
Chad felt anger boiling inside him. His own best friend is plotting treason. And the worst part is that he was going to try and take the love of his life! Justin just smiled at Chad's angry expression and continued talking.
"Then our beloved King Lucas ends up dead. The poor man committed suicide...or at least that's how I'll make it look. Then Raye will be Queen and I'm a King. But a short while later, our Queen ends up dead because she misses her father terribly. Thus I'm in control!", Justin finished, smiling like a boy who just got a new toy.
//I've got what it takes
And I'm on the attack
Goin' after the prize
And nothin's gonna hold me back! (hoo!)
Outta my way, keep outta my way
Outta my way, you're gonna pay
Outta my way, keep outta my way
Outta my way, don't you get in my way//
"You can't do that! This is treason and double murdered. What's gotten into your head?!", Chad asked, utterly in shock of what he just heard.
"Well", Justin began. "Since you don't like my plans, I can arrest you on charges of abuse, treason, attempted murder and rape and the King will make me a planetary hero when he returns! Then he'll see me as a fine husband for his daughter. Then I can marry her without worrying about your because you will have been executed by then!
"You have no proof of this! I can take this to the Queen of the Moon if I have to. But you won't do this and you will never lay a hand on Raye as long as I'm alive", Chad said in a low, angry voice bordering on flames.
"With what proof? You have none but I do!", Justin told him.
Chad had enough of this. He lunged at Justin knocking them both to the ground. their armor scraping the stones and weapons clattering enough to wake Raye from her sleep, since they weren't too far from her window.
Raye, startled at hearing fighting noises, threw on her nightgown and robe that was hanging on a chair and ran out to her balcony. She was shocked at seeing Chad and justin rolling on the grounds fighting. Running down the steps, she ran over to them.
"What on Mars is going on here?! Stop this at once!", she screamed.
Justin immediately jumped up then Chad picked himself off the ground. Chad had a distressed look on his face and justin put on a fake worried look.
Captain Chad, Deputy Justin, explain yourselves at once", Raye demanded. She used formal titles as to not rise suspicions.
"He's trying to kill you and your father!", Chad exclaimed, throwing a finger at justin.
"Your highness that is a lie! I found him trying to sneak into your room and attack you so I tackled him!", Justin countered throwing the blame back on Chad.
"Princess, he told me so! He told me through his own vile mouth what his plans were!",Chad explained.
"Lies!! If he meant that, Princess, then her wouldn't have done this to me!", Justin said lifting up his left sleeve and showing a fresh, bruised knife wound he staged minutes before Chad got to his hiding place. The bloody knife laid at the edge of the bush, looking like it had been thrown.
Raye was appalled. She would have believe Chad, but there was physical evidence against him. She looked at Chad with tears in his eyes. Chad noticed this and glared at justin.
"Princess, that wound was staged! I do not carry a dagger!", he said bitterly, feeling angry that Justin was turning Raye against him.
Justin reached into his pocket and handed Raye a letter. When Raye opened it and read it, tears spilled out her eyes. In Chad's own handwriting was justin's exact plans to take over mars after killing her and her father!
"It's written proof of his evidence I found in our courter your highness!", Justin stated
"I wrote none of it!!", Chad roared back.
Just then, a group of Elite Knights ran over to Raye and the two other Elite Knights.
"Princess, are you alright? We heard screams", another Captain Knight named Kyrono asked. He too was one of Chad's friends from the Academy.
Raye quickly wiped her face with a hand. "Arrest these Knights on charges of treason!", she told him.
Kyrono looked over at Justin and Chad. He knew of Chad's pure heart so her couldn't believe he'd be the one to turn his back on the royal family. But he had heard rumors of Justin's bitterness toward the King after his father was fired and knew he'd be a capable person.
"Princess, if I may say so, Chad would not be the one to commit treason", Kyrono stated in his Strong and clear alto voice.
"And how would you know of such things?", Raye asked him.
Kyrono looked at Raye, Chad and Justin before saying, "Because he loves you".
Raye looked at him in surprise. How would he know this??
"He's loved you ever since we became palace knight, your majesty", Kyrono smiled a bit. "He never told me, but I can tell by the way he looks at you and how he smiles a bit every time someone mentions your name".
Chad smiled. Kyrono always helped him out a jam ever since they were Cadets. And this one takes the cake. He's own him for life after this. He could feel Justin Radiating anger and embarrassment.
"And what about Justin?", Raye asked Kyrono, breaking Chad's brief reverie.
"Justin, I believe would be capable your majesty. His father used to work for yours and he was fired for being incompetent. Justin has been bitter towards the royal family ever since and was always muttering about revenge of some kind", Kyrono said looking at the accused.
Justin had it. His plans were messed up, TWICE! And now he would be the one to be executed, and losing his head was not on the agenda for the day. Reaching into his cloak he pulled out a knife he kept hidden for emergencies and lunged at the Princess.
Chad saw his movements out the corner of his eye and stepped forward, grabbing his knife welding arm and threw up back. When justin bumped again the tree he braced for another attack before the other knights can grab him and lunged for chad, his eyes thirsting for blood. but to everyone's amazement, Kyrono jumped into the way & took the hit on the side of his chest.
Kyrono fell to the ground with a low thud and a loud cry. One guard had to restrain Chad from killing Justin and the other guards bound his hands and took him away. Raye rushed over to Chad and hugged him fiercely.
"I'm so sorry! I should have known you wouldn't so something like this!".Raye sobbed into his shoulder.
"It's alright Raye...it's only natural that you would after you saw that wound", Chad said patting her back.
When they turned back to where Kyrono was, two other knights had removed the knife and uniform shirts. One sighed in relief after looking at the wound.
"It's not very deep, but it'll hurt for a while. Lets get him to the infirmary", he said.
The two knights lifted Kyrono up. Before they could go, Kyrono turned to Chad.
"Will you too be ok alone, or do I have to take another hit for you,Chad?", he asked with a weak smile.
Chad grinned. Even in the worst situations, Cairina always had a good joke to lighten the mood. He shook his head. "No, we're ok. Thanks Kyro, I owe you one", Chad said gratefully.
"Actually you owe me more than once, but I'll let it slide", Cairina said as the two knights took him away.
*~*~*
The sun had just begun to rise as Raye and Chad sat in the Gazebo, calming down after the recent incident. They leaned back into the soft chairs and held each other. Raye snuggled into his side as they watched the glory of the day. After a while Raye spoke up.
"I'm glad that's over. I cant believe he was plotting under my nose, literally! And I didn't see. Some future ruler I'm turning out to be...", Raye said sadly, feeling almost like a failure.
"Don't say that. it's not your fault. Justin was one of my best friends and I never even saw it coming. It's a good thing Kyrono is so observant", Chad told her.
Raye nodded. "I wish it hadn't turned out this was for Justin though. He probably didn't know the whole story and let the anger build up into bitterness towards us. It consumed him and once it does that, it's like you're not human anymore. It's too bad he didn't know that".
"Yeah", Chad said, almost feeling sorry for Justin. "But for now, until your father returns tomorrow, only 1 thing matters".
"What", Raye asked looking at him.
"I love you", Chad said, then kissed her.
Raye smiled and kissed him back. After their kiss, they sat back and watched the stars fade as a new day, and a new future began for both of them.
//I don't care if you're rich or poor,
None of that means a thing!
You've got a place in my heart,
Whether you're a peasant or king!
Between me and you
If you are with or without,
I don't really care!
We can work it out (we know what we share)!
What we feel is what we feel,
All the rest is no big deal!
What we have is good and true
And it's only between me and you!//
*~*~*
IT'S OVER PEOPLE! GO HOME!! LOL! Just kidding! Well, I CAN end it here, but I decided to add a "fun chappie". It will be the closing chapter! BUT HERE'S A CLUE FOR YOU GUYS! Look out for a reference to a NEW romance that will be in an upcoming story! I wont say who, because you'll find out! Later!
It's 12:35am! Thinking about your readers, I'm FINISHING this story! Because I have nothing else to do! LOL, just kidding. But the idea for the last 2 chapters came to me and I HAD to finish. So here is 1 of the last 2 chapters!
Note: The new character who's making his first appearance in this chapter, Kyrono, is MINE! I made him up. Did anyone here know of a game called Chrono Cross? Well, "Chrono" is where Kyrono got his name. I just changed the spelling to make him unique.
//-Songs
*~*~*
Chapter 4: Twists, Turns, Truth
When Chad woke up later that night, he saw Raye sleeping soundly in his arms and smiles. He gently laid her down on the bed and put on his uniform and armor. After leaving a note saying he went for a walk, he quietly left her from the balcony doors.
Chad was smiling as he recalled the day's events. He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice someone watching him from the shadows. After he passed by a bush, the person hiding grabs Chad from behind. On instinct, Chad drew his sword from his sheath and turned to face his attacker.
As he turned her was kicked in the stomach. The surprise blow made him drop his sword and her was pinned against the cold stone wall.
"You bastard! You messed up my plans!", a familiar voice yelled at him.
Chad held his wounded stomach with one arm and looked angrily at the person.
"Who the hell are you"?, he demanded.
"The person's arms dropped to the side and backed up. In the bring moonlight, Chad could see the last person he expected...Justin!
Chad's eyes widened. "Justin...?".
"How can I realized my plans with a true heart like you in my way?", He said bitterly.
Chad was in shock, but more importantly, Justin's voice and smirk was starting to scare him. "What are you talking about?!".
"I heard you!", Justin said.
"Heard what?", Chad asked, thinking he knew what happened.
"You in the Princess' room earlier. You raped her!", Justin accused.
"I didn't!"
"I hear her moans of pain!"
"Liar! You just did that to mess up my plans.", Justin countered.
"What plans?", Chad questioned.
Justin smiled and crossed his broad arms. "You always did ask the right questions. I don't have enough man power to take over the crown by force". He moved a stand of his blonde hair behind his ear before continuing. "So I figured I'd romance the Princess and marry her".
Chad felt anger boiling inside him. His own best friend is plotting treason. And the worst part is that he was going to try and take the love of his life! Justin just smiled at Chad's angry expression and continued talking.
"Then our beloved King Lucas ends up dead. The poor man committed suicide...or at least that's how I'll make it look. Then Raye will be Queen and I'm a King. But a short while later, our Queen ends up dead because she misses her father terribly. Thus I'm in control!", Justin finished, smiling like a boy who just got a new toy.
//I've got what it takes
And I'm on the attack
Goin' after the prize
And nothin's gonna hold me back! (hoo!)
Outta my way, keep outta my way
Outta my way, you're gonna pay
Outta my way, keep outta my way
Outta my way, don't you get in my way//
"You can't do that! This is treason and double murdered. What's gotten into your head?!", Chad asked, utterly in shock of what he just heard.
"Well", Justin began. "Since you don't like my plans, I can arrest you on charges of abuse, treason, attempted murder and rape and the King will make me a planetary hero when he returns! Then he'll see me as a fine husband for his daughter. Then I can marry her without worrying about your because you will have been executed by then!
"You have no proof of this! I can take this to the Queen of the Moon if I have to. But you won't do this and you will never lay a hand on Raye as long as I'm alive", Chad said in a low, angry voice bordering on flames.
"With what proof? You have none but I do!", Justin told him.
Chad had enough of this. He lunged at Justin knocking them both to the ground. their armor scraping the stones and weapons clattering enough to wake Raye from her sleep, since they weren't too far from her window.
Raye, startled at hearing fighting noises, threw on her nightgown and robe that was hanging on a chair and ran out to her balcony. She was shocked at seeing Chad and justin rolling on the grounds fighting. Running down the steps, she ran over to them.
"What on Mars is going on here?! Stop this at once!", she screamed.
Justin immediately jumped up then Chad picked himself off the ground. Chad had a distressed look on his face and justin put on a fake worried look.
Captain Chad, Deputy Justin, explain yourselves at once", Raye demanded. She used formal titles as to not rise suspicions.
"He's trying to kill you and your father!", Chad exclaimed, throwing a finger at justin.
"Your highness that is a lie! I found him trying to sneak into your room and attack you so I tackled him!", Justin countered throwing the blame back on Chad.
"Princess, he told me so! He told me through his own vile mouth what his plans were!",Chad explained.
"Lies!! If he meant that, Princess, then her wouldn't have done this to me!", Justin said lifting up his left sleeve and showing a fresh, bruised knife wound he staged minutes before Chad got to his hiding place. The bloody knife laid at the edge of the bush, looking like it had been thrown.
Raye was appalled. She would have believe Chad, but there was physical evidence against him. She looked at Chad with tears in his eyes. Chad noticed this and glared at justin.
"Princess, that wound was staged! I do not carry a dagger!", he said bitterly, feeling angry that Justin was turning Raye against him.
Justin reached into his pocket and handed Raye a letter. When Raye opened it and read it, tears spilled out her eyes. In Chad's own handwriting was justin's exact plans to take over mars after killing her and her father!
"It's written proof of his evidence I found in our courter your highness!", Justin stated
"I wrote none of it!!", Chad roared back.
Just then, a group of Elite Knights ran over to Raye and the two other Elite Knights.
"Princess, are you alright? We heard screams", another Captain Knight named Kyrono asked. He too was one of Chad's friends from the Academy.
Raye quickly wiped her face with a hand. "Arrest these Knights on charges of treason!", she told him.
Kyrono looked over at Justin and Chad. He knew of Chad's pure heart so her couldn't believe he'd be the one to turn his back on the royal family. But he had heard rumors of Justin's bitterness toward the King after his father was fired and knew he'd be a capable person.
"Princess, if I may say so, Chad would not be the one to commit treason", Kyrono stated in his Strong and clear alto voice.
"And how would you know of such things?", Raye asked him.
Kyrono looked at Raye, Chad and Justin before saying, "Because he loves you".
Raye looked at him in surprise. How would he know this??
"He's loved you ever since we became palace knight, your majesty", Kyrono smiled a bit. "He never told me, but I can tell by the way he looks at you and how he smiles a bit every time someone mentions your name".
Chad smiled. Kyrono always helped him out a jam ever since they were Cadets. And this one takes the cake. He's own him for life after this. He could feel Justin Radiating anger and embarrassment.
"And what about Justin?", Raye asked Kyrono, breaking Chad's brief reverie.
"Justin, I believe would be capable your majesty. His father used to work for yours and he was fired for being incompetent. Justin has been bitter towards the royal family ever since and was always muttering about revenge of some kind", Kyrono said looking at the accused.
Justin had it. His plans were messed up, TWICE! And now he would be the one to be executed, and losing his head was not on the agenda for the day. Reaching into his cloak he pulled out a knife he kept hidden for emergencies and lunged at the Princess.
Chad saw his movements out the corner of his eye and stepped forward, grabbing his knife welding arm and threw up back. When justin bumped again the tree he braced for another attack before the other knights can grab him and lunged for chad, his eyes thirsting for blood. but to everyone's amazement, Kyrono jumped into the way & took the hit on the side of his chest.
Kyrono fell to the ground with a low thud and a loud cry. One guard had to restrain Chad from killing Justin and the other guards bound his hands and took him away. Raye rushed over to Chad and hugged him fiercely.
"I'm so sorry! I should have known you wouldn't so something like this!".Raye sobbed into his shoulder.
"It's alright Raye...it's only natural that you would after you saw that wound", Chad said patting her back.
When they turned back to where Kyrono was, two other knights had removed the knife and uniform shirts. One sighed in relief after looking at the wound.
"It's not very deep, but it'll hurt for a while. Lets get him to the infirmary", he said.
The two knights lifted Kyrono up. Before they could go, Kyrono turned to Chad.
"Will you too be ok alone, or do I have to take another hit for you,Chad?", he asked with a weak smile.
Chad grinned. Even in the worst situations, Cairina always had a good joke to lighten the mood. He shook his head. "No, we're ok. Thanks Kyro, I owe you one", Chad said gratefully.
"Actually you owe me more than once, but I'll let it slide", Cairina said as the two knights took him away.
*~*~*
The sun had just begun to rise as Raye and Chad sat in the Gazebo, calming down after the recent incident. They leaned back into the soft chairs and held each other. Raye snuggled into his side as they watched the glory of the day. After a while Raye spoke up.
"I'm glad that's over. I cant believe he was plotting under my nose, literally! And I didn't see. Some future ruler I'm turning out to be...", Raye said sadly, feeling almost like a failure.
"Don't say that. it's not your fault. Justin was one of my best friends and I never even saw it coming. It's a good thing Kyrono is so observant", Chad told her.
Raye nodded. "I wish it hadn't turned out this was for Justin though. He probably didn't know the whole story and let the anger build up into bitterness towards us. It consumed him and once it does that, it's like you're not human anymore. It's too bad he didn't know that".
"Yeah", Chad said, almost feeling sorry for Justin. "But for now, until your father returns tomorrow, only 1 thing matters".
"What", Raye asked looking at him.
"I love you", Chad said, then kissed her.
Raye smiled and kissed him back. After their kiss, they sat back and watched the stars fade as a new day, and a new future began for both of them.
//I don't care if you're rich or poor,
None of that means a thing!
You've got a place in my heart,
Whether you're a peasant or king!
Between me and you
If you are with or without,
I don't really care!
We can work it out (we know what we share)!
What we feel is what we feel,
All the rest is no big deal!
What we have is good and true
And it's only between me and you!//
*~*~*
IT'S OVER PEOPLE! GO HOME!! LOL! Just kidding! Well, I CAN end it here, but I decided to add a "fun chappie". It will be the closing chapter! BUT HERE'S A CLUE FOR YOU GUYS! Look out for a reference to a NEW romance that will be in an upcoming story! I wont say who, because you'll find out! Later!