Meru awoke to the blissful sound of snoring once again. Although Kelina was a great friend to her, the girl was very loud at night. She was half tempted to just spend the extra money and get herself a room away from the beast. However it did seem a little pointless.
Kelina awoke almost as soon a Meru got up however, so the sounds were left far behind. She yawned, stretching her arms out. "Meru?" She asked sleepily.
"Yeah?" Meru asked back.
"I think I'm going to stay here and work with Mercury, it's nice here and all. I don't really want to go that far from the forest... And well, you know." She said with a shrug.
"You mean your leaving us?"
"Well technically your leaving me, unless your going to stay here in Deningrad... Too?" She wondered.
"No, I'm leaving Guaraha can come or go. I want to go to Bale, visit Albert, go to Seles and see Dart and Shana. I kinda miss them you see." She said then shook her head. "Well better get packed!" She dashed out along the hallway till she reached her room, she'd never have guessed that Kelina would leave them, but in some strange way it made complete sense.
She lightly knocked at Guaraha's room, and only a moment later it was opened. She had a strange suspicion that he had been waiting for her.
He smiled at her warmly and spoke, "Good morning Meru." Almost right after that he ran a nervous hand through his hair.
"Morning! Kelina just told me that she's going to stay here in Deningrad... I'm going south towards Bale so if you wanna come you should get packed."
"Alright." Somehow he seemed unsurprised by Kelina choice, she wondered for a moment if Kelina had told him before herself.
"Okay, so your coming too... Right?"
"I'd follow you anywhere Meru, you know that now don't you?"
"Um.... Yeah, so uh.... Get packed?" She asked feeling blood rushing to her head.
"Sure...."
Yet another moment of silence....
"See you in a bit then..." She finished before fleeing the scene.
***
Kelina stood with her door still open watching as Meru walked quickly away from Guaraha. He gave her a small almost sly smile.
She walked over to him once Meru was down the hallway and out of sight. "I think that went well."
"Thanks for staying behind, I promise to visit and to tell all the cute guys I meet about you."
She rubbed her hands together and smiled at him. "I know!" So they both stood there a moment laughing. "Well you better get packed!"
"No fears, already done so." He shrugged his shoulders at her.
"Well no surprise there I assume, well I should be going to my new job... So goodbye?"
"For a while." He lifted his arms to give her a fair well hug when a man came tearing into Kelina. She slid to the ground, the man tumbling underneath her.
In less than an instant he jumped back to his feet pulling her with him. "So sorry madam... MISS KELINA!" He yelled, Guaraha recognizing him as one of the guards at the palace.
"Ugg... Yes...?" She said rubbing part of her leg which had become one with the floor.
"The Lady Meru! Where is she this is urgent!" He yelled.
"Down the hallway." Guaraha responded pointing. "Why?"
"I'm sorry but it's for her ears only!" He said rushing down to the corner and then flying round.
"What a stupid human... Now my leg is bleeding!" She hissed after him, as Guaraha helped her into his room.
"Yeah... I wonder what he had to tell her so quickly about?" Guaraha asked in confusion, grabbing some cloth out of his bag and handing it to her.
She glared at him with a sense of purpose. "Why don't you go find out, since I'm so indisposed."
"Alright." He spoke eyeing her uneasily as he walked from the room and down the hallway.
***
Meru had been folding an old shirt of hers when a man had come bursting through the door. Her first instinct had been to nock him over the head, but when she recognized him as a soldier of Mille Seseau... Something else came to mind.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, not so sure how her tone sounded.
"Miss.. Meru! I came straight for the castle to give this to you! Lady Miranda told me it was of the utmost importance!" He handed her the letter and stepped back quickly.
For a dull moment she looked at it, and then opened the letter. Not really knowing that she was opening something that would ruin her life, cause her pain, and force her to loose her love.
Meru,
Yesterday afternoon Bale was attacked. We just received word asking for reinforcements. Please come to the castle as soon as possible it is of all urgency, you are being asked by Albert under the code of the Dragoon Knight.
Queen Theresea
Meru looked down at the letter in her hands. She shook her head wondering if she really wanted to go to the castle. Maybe she didn't wish to find out what had happened to Bale... And to Albert..
Silly, you HAVE to go! And with that in her mind she rushed out of the room and down the hallway. She paused next to Guaraha, and handed him the letter, he would have to understand what was going on. She nodded at him, and then continued running towards the crystal palace.
AN: I haven't updated this in a really long time, hun? Yeah okay throw sticks and stones all you want cause I technically had everything but the last paragraph done. ^.^; Okay! So review and I'll try write more on this! Really I will!