'I'm glad you could visit us Prince James.' King Shinigami said as he gave
a tour of his castle to the young seventeen year old Prince.
King Von, Folken, Eries, Millerna, Dryden, Prince James (and his parents), Queen Hitomi, Allen, and Merle were all visiting King Shinigami's palace in the country of Retalia.
They walked into the throne room, seeing a girl wearing a beautiful red, white and gold dress. She had her hands folded in front of her, and was clearly wearing some kind of rose signet ring. The girl had blonde hair cut short like a boy might wear his hair. Her magnificent mauve eyes were half closed, she looked incredibly sad.
James had been walking next to King Shinigami; he stopped suddenly when he saw the girl. King Shinigami smiled, at the girl, she didn't say anything.
James walked quickly up to the girl, taking her hands in his. 'You kept it Naomi; you kept the ring all these years.' He said, smiling. He was still wearing the other rose signet ring that went with the one that she was wearing.
'You lied to me. I waited for you, and you never came back. You hurt me so much.' She said coldly, not looking up at his shocked expression.
Before he could reply Naomi slipped her hands out of his, leaving the rose signet ring with him. She swiftly turned around and ran in the opposite direction; James started to run after her, but was stopped. Someone had grabbed him by the arm firmly. He looked back, it was King Shinigami.
'Please, don't. She'll work it out, just leave her.' He said, resuming the tour of the castle.
Before he left, James stopped. He opened his hand and looked at the ring that Naomi had given back to him. She had had it for so many years, and just gave it back to him like that, without even a second thought. Or had she?
He closed his hand around the ring tightly, remembering the day he had given it to her. He had barely talked to her for a year, and then he gave her the ring. James remembered only two things like they had just happened that day about him and Naomi before he left her.
*~*~*Part One of Flashback*~*~*
It was a warm summer morning before school started, it was a Tuesday (The school week where they lived at the time was Saturday - Wednesday and the weekends were Thursday and Friday).
The bell had just rung, James was standing in line, and he had just picked up his backpack and the one in front of his, Naomi's. He knew exactly what her backpack looked like; she was always in front of him in line.
Naomi came running towards where she had put her backpack down with a couple of her friends. She had been playing at the playground, and was a little late.
James handed her her backpack, smiling at her. 'Uh. thanks.' She said, her friends looking at her questioningly.
James wasn't the most popular of kids back then. He was taller than everyone else; he had red short hair, and always tucked his shirt into his jeans. On the other hand, Naomi was a lot more popular than him.
Naomi had long bleach blonde hair with wide, beautiful mauve eyes. She was always smiling, or laughing. She was tough, but still kind to people. Naomi seemed to be the only person who didn't tease James, or do anything mean to him. She just sort of.. Avoided him, as if she didn't want to hurt him, but she knew that to stay where she was she had to.
Naomi took her backpack from James. Her friends had turned away, talking to some other people as the teacher in front of the four lines was trying to talk over all of the young children's voices.
Naomi put on her backpack, smiling at James. She hugged him gratefully. He hugged back, and lightly kissed her on the lips, surprised that she was kissing back.
'James what do you think you're doing to Naomi?!' An even blonder girl than Naomi asked angrily, suddenly turning to the two.
Naomi pulled back out of the loving embrace. (AN: a song that goes with this scene right now is "Tragedy of Rebirth" from the anime series Angel Sanctuary). She was blushing greatly, as James was. Naomi turned her back to him, talking to her other popular friends once again.
After that things were different (very different) between the two. Naomi always held James' hand when they walked in the hall, but was always careful to make sure no one saw, she also started to talk to him like no one else did. She never made fun of him, not like other people did.
*~*~*End Part One of Flashback*~*~*
James sighed heavily, following the rest of the group, lagging behind. He was still thinking about her.
She had hurt him more than he had hurt her. But James knew she didn't mean to hurt him like that, but he longed for her. He longed to hold her in his arms again. He longed to kiss her, better than their last kiss. When he kissed her the last time, he was too young to kiss her like he could now. He just needed a chance, one.
He remembered how it had hurt him to say goodbye to her. James thought she didn't really understand the importance of the situation then; she was too shocked to really let it sink in, that he was leaving her.
*~*~*Part Two of Flashback*~*~*
That year of school was over, summer had passed, and they were back at it again, but it was different. Naomi shied away from James, like she was scared of him, or he was a freak.
He hadn't talked to her much over the summer, and her friends must have convinced her that she was better than him. Naomi started teasing him, making fun of him, with the coaching of the other people in their class.
James thought it would be great to be in the same class with Naomi again, but it turned out to be more of a nightmare or a curse.
James' hadn't told Naomi who he was, he had been lying to her the whole time, but he was sure she didn't know how important she was. James was the Prince of a very powerful country back on the planet Gaea, and Naomi was the Princess of an equally powerful country back on the planet Gaea.
James and his family had to return to their country on Gaea, they had to disappear off of the face of the planet Earth. It had come so sudden for James, and for his family. His parents had to have a very good reason to leave the country they were living in, so they had James fake a potentially deadly illness. It wasn't anything big, but it devastated everyone in his class, it hurt Naomi the most, even if she wouldn't show it.
He invited Naomi over to his house, after they had sold most of their Earth-like belongings. James wasn't sure if Naomi would accept or not, but she did.
James and Naomi were standing in his almost empty room, except for a few boxes. Naomi had her back to James.
'Why did you invite me over?' She asked coldly, not looking at him. After James didn't reply, she turned to him angrily, tears swelling up in her eyes.
She reached out to hit him, but he pushed her to the carpeted floor, lying on top of her. He pinned her there. Naomi stopped struggling.
'Please. Naomi, I love you so much.' James whispered to her hoarsely. Naomi didn't say anything, she was shocked. 'I'm leaving, for good. I want you to wait for me, please.' James pleaded with her.
He slipped a rose signet ring onto her finger, showing her that he wore one as well. James leaned down to kiss her again, but was stopped.
'James, Naomi's mother is here to pick her up!' James' Mother called from downstairs.
James stood up, getting off of Naomi. He helped her up, and walked her to the front door.
'Bye James.' She said sadly.
'Good-bye Naomi.' He replied, waving weakly.
*~*~*End Part Two of Flashback*~*~*
The small tour of the castle ended, and James returned to his room. He stood out on his balcony, looking to the garden below. James raised his hand to his face, inspecting the ring, and then he looked at the ring Naomi had returned to him.
He was only staying there a few days, a week at most. He wanted to make things like they used to be between them. James wanted her to love him again.
Tears started streaming down James' face. He gripped the railing tightly, falling to his knees. He rested his forehead on the cool stone railing, crying.
Someone put their hand on his shoulder. He hiccupped softly, trying to stuff his feelings away.
'Do not cry Son,' Queen Nozomi told him, smiling warmly down at her son. 'She is only frightened, give her some time.' His Mother tried to calm him.
His crying subsided, James stood up, straightening out his clothes and turning to his Mother. 'You are right, Mother. I should just... I should just give it some time.' He said, sighing.
James' Mother left, saying good night and leaving him alone for the rest of the night. James decided to talk to her, to talk to Naomi. He wanted to straighten things out with her.
James headed to where he believed Naomi's room was, he was pretty sure where it was, but not certain.
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AN: This story was actually inspired after I watched the Utena movie about three times in a row trying to understand what everything in it meant. I'm so stupid.
Anyways. this story isn't a crossover between Utena and Escaflowne, no mater what you think, and I don't under any circumstances own Escaflowne (or Utena for that matter).
Yea, a little character info now, probably (I hope if someone is actually reading this thoroughly, I know Harmony, Dueling-Wing-Goddess, Toadie, and Karmen Hellfire Albatou didn't notice it). Anyways. Ever wonder why Naomi was a Princess when the King was her GRANDFATHER, and not her Father? Well, I'm not gonna tell you now, I'm gonna wait until the next chapter.
James, he has fire red hair (and looks kind of like Touga from Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie). James' face doesn't look like Touga's though, too bad.
I think that's it. If anyone has any questions, or comments, please, R&R! ^_^
King Von, Folken, Eries, Millerna, Dryden, Prince James (and his parents), Queen Hitomi, Allen, and Merle were all visiting King Shinigami's palace in the country of Retalia.
They walked into the throne room, seeing a girl wearing a beautiful red, white and gold dress. She had her hands folded in front of her, and was clearly wearing some kind of rose signet ring. The girl had blonde hair cut short like a boy might wear his hair. Her magnificent mauve eyes were half closed, she looked incredibly sad.
James had been walking next to King Shinigami; he stopped suddenly when he saw the girl. King Shinigami smiled, at the girl, she didn't say anything.
James walked quickly up to the girl, taking her hands in his. 'You kept it Naomi; you kept the ring all these years.' He said, smiling. He was still wearing the other rose signet ring that went with the one that she was wearing.
'You lied to me. I waited for you, and you never came back. You hurt me so much.' She said coldly, not looking up at his shocked expression.
Before he could reply Naomi slipped her hands out of his, leaving the rose signet ring with him. She swiftly turned around and ran in the opposite direction; James started to run after her, but was stopped. Someone had grabbed him by the arm firmly. He looked back, it was King Shinigami.
'Please, don't. She'll work it out, just leave her.' He said, resuming the tour of the castle.
Before he left, James stopped. He opened his hand and looked at the ring that Naomi had given back to him. She had had it for so many years, and just gave it back to him like that, without even a second thought. Or had she?
He closed his hand around the ring tightly, remembering the day he had given it to her. He had barely talked to her for a year, and then he gave her the ring. James remembered only two things like they had just happened that day about him and Naomi before he left her.
*~*~*Part One of Flashback*~*~*
It was a warm summer morning before school started, it was a Tuesday (The school week where they lived at the time was Saturday - Wednesday and the weekends were Thursday and Friday).
The bell had just rung, James was standing in line, and he had just picked up his backpack and the one in front of his, Naomi's. He knew exactly what her backpack looked like; she was always in front of him in line.
Naomi came running towards where she had put her backpack down with a couple of her friends. She had been playing at the playground, and was a little late.
James handed her her backpack, smiling at her. 'Uh. thanks.' She said, her friends looking at her questioningly.
James wasn't the most popular of kids back then. He was taller than everyone else; he had red short hair, and always tucked his shirt into his jeans. On the other hand, Naomi was a lot more popular than him.
Naomi had long bleach blonde hair with wide, beautiful mauve eyes. She was always smiling, or laughing. She was tough, but still kind to people. Naomi seemed to be the only person who didn't tease James, or do anything mean to him. She just sort of.. Avoided him, as if she didn't want to hurt him, but she knew that to stay where she was she had to.
Naomi took her backpack from James. Her friends had turned away, talking to some other people as the teacher in front of the four lines was trying to talk over all of the young children's voices.
Naomi put on her backpack, smiling at James. She hugged him gratefully. He hugged back, and lightly kissed her on the lips, surprised that she was kissing back.
'James what do you think you're doing to Naomi?!' An even blonder girl than Naomi asked angrily, suddenly turning to the two.
Naomi pulled back out of the loving embrace. (AN: a song that goes with this scene right now is "Tragedy of Rebirth" from the anime series Angel Sanctuary). She was blushing greatly, as James was. Naomi turned her back to him, talking to her other popular friends once again.
After that things were different (very different) between the two. Naomi always held James' hand when they walked in the hall, but was always careful to make sure no one saw, she also started to talk to him like no one else did. She never made fun of him, not like other people did.
*~*~*End Part One of Flashback*~*~*
James sighed heavily, following the rest of the group, lagging behind. He was still thinking about her.
She had hurt him more than he had hurt her. But James knew she didn't mean to hurt him like that, but he longed for her. He longed to hold her in his arms again. He longed to kiss her, better than their last kiss. When he kissed her the last time, he was too young to kiss her like he could now. He just needed a chance, one.
He remembered how it had hurt him to say goodbye to her. James thought she didn't really understand the importance of the situation then; she was too shocked to really let it sink in, that he was leaving her.
*~*~*Part Two of Flashback*~*~*
That year of school was over, summer had passed, and they were back at it again, but it was different. Naomi shied away from James, like she was scared of him, or he was a freak.
He hadn't talked to her much over the summer, and her friends must have convinced her that she was better than him. Naomi started teasing him, making fun of him, with the coaching of the other people in their class.
James thought it would be great to be in the same class with Naomi again, but it turned out to be more of a nightmare or a curse.
James' hadn't told Naomi who he was, he had been lying to her the whole time, but he was sure she didn't know how important she was. James was the Prince of a very powerful country back on the planet Gaea, and Naomi was the Princess of an equally powerful country back on the planet Gaea.
James and his family had to return to their country on Gaea, they had to disappear off of the face of the planet Earth. It had come so sudden for James, and for his family. His parents had to have a very good reason to leave the country they were living in, so they had James fake a potentially deadly illness. It wasn't anything big, but it devastated everyone in his class, it hurt Naomi the most, even if she wouldn't show it.
He invited Naomi over to his house, after they had sold most of their Earth-like belongings. James wasn't sure if Naomi would accept or not, but she did.
James and Naomi were standing in his almost empty room, except for a few boxes. Naomi had her back to James.
'Why did you invite me over?' She asked coldly, not looking at him. After James didn't reply, she turned to him angrily, tears swelling up in her eyes.
She reached out to hit him, but he pushed her to the carpeted floor, lying on top of her. He pinned her there. Naomi stopped struggling.
'Please. Naomi, I love you so much.' James whispered to her hoarsely. Naomi didn't say anything, she was shocked. 'I'm leaving, for good. I want you to wait for me, please.' James pleaded with her.
He slipped a rose signet ring onto her finger, showing her that he wore one as well. James leaned down to kiss her again, but was stopped.
'James, Naomi's mother is here to pick her up!' James' Mother called from downstairs.
James stood up, getting off of Naomi. He helped her up, and walked her to the front door.
'Bye James.' She said sadly.
'Good-bye Naomi.' He replied, waving weakly.
*~*~*End Part Two of Flashback*~*~*
The small tour of the castle ended, and James returned to his room. He stood out on his balcony, looking to the garden below. James raised his hand to his face, inspecting the ring, and then he looked at the ring Naomi had returned to him.
He was only staying there a few days, a week at most. He wanted to make things like they used to be between them. James wanted her to love him again.
Tears started streaming down James' face. He gripped the railing tightly, falling to his knees. He rested his forehead on the cool stone railing, crying.
Someone put their hand on his shoulder. He hiccupped softly, trying to stuff his feelings away.
'Do not cry Son,' Queen Nozomi told him, smiling warmly down at her son. 'She is only frightened, give her some time.' His Mother tried to calm him.
His crying subsided, James stood up, straightening out his clothes and turning to his Mother. 'You are right, Mother. I should just... I should just give it some time.' He said, sighing.
James' Mother left, saying good night and leaving him alone for the rest of the night. James decided to talk to her, to talk to Naomi. He wanted to straighten things out with her.
James headed to where he believed Naomi's room was, he was pretty sure where it was, but not certain.
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AN: This story was actually inspired after I watched the Utena movie about three times in a row trying to understand what everything in it meant. I'm so stupid.
Anyways. this story isn't a crossover between Utena and Escaflowne, no mater what you think, and I don't under any circumstances own Escaflowne (or Utena for that matter).
Yea, a little character info now, probably (I hope if someone is actually reading this thoroughly, I know Harmony, Dueling-Wing-Goddess, Toadie, and Karmen Hellfire Albatou didn't notice it). Anyways. Ever wonder why Naomi was a Princess when the King was her GRANDFATHER, and not her Father? Well, I'm not gonna tell you now, I'm gonna wait until the next chapter.
James, he has fire red hair (and looks kind of like Touga from Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie). James' face doesn't look like Touga's though, too bad.
I think that's it. If anyone has any questions, or comments, please, R&R! ^_^