AN: Sorry I took so long with this. I hope ye guys like it!
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Setsuna had been so happy these past few months. Her family was well off, and she was with Apollo. She was going to ask to go to the city today. She needed to get out. She finished dressing in a long white toga-looking dress and ran a brush through her long hair. Walking into the courtyard, she found her beloved waiting for her. He beamed when his eyes fell upon her. "You look absolutely stunning, my dear Setsuna."
She blushed and smiled broadly. "Thank you, my lord."
"Setsuna, how many times must I tell you to call me by my name?"
"I recall a time when you refused to allow me to ask what I should call you. Now you would have me call you by only your name?"
He nodded. "I would. I love you, my dear. Nothing could ever change that."
She smiled. "I know. I apologize for questioning you." She responded and kissed his cheek.
"Apology accepted. You wanted to speak with me?"
"Aye, I did. I was wondering if I could possibly go down to Athens today."
He nodded, smiling. "Of coarse, my love. Do you wish me to join you?"
"Nay, I need some time alone to think, I believe. Do not worry, I shall try to not get myself into trouble."
"'Tis not you looking for trouble that worries me, but that it shall find you as it always does."
She sighed. "I know, but I think I can handle it."
"All right, I suppose." He leaned down to kiss her. "Go then, but if you need anything, please summon me. I'll be listening for you."
She kissed him back and walked off. "Aye, I will. I love you!"
Setsuna walked happily through the streets of Athens, a slight bounce in her step. She would do some shopping, and then maybe visit her adoptive family to make sure they were alive and well. As she was walking, the young woman ran into someone. She, along with the figure she had hit, fell to the ground. "I am so sorry!" she exclaimed as she helped the man up.
He grunted and stood. "Sorry? That doesn't cut it you... commoner wench. I remember you! You're that stupid girl that followed me around a few months back. You insulted my bride-to-be, and now you run into me? Who do you think you are?"
She gulped, he was mad. Who did she think she was? She was herself, of coarse. She had apologized, what more did he want? "I apologize, your highness. I did not realize where I was going."
He smirked, "You will come to my palace and be my mistress."
Her eyes widened. "With all due respect, your highness, I do not believe that my lord would be pleased with me if I were to oblige you."
Prince Cleon slapped her. "Strumpet! You will do as I tell you. I am your future king!"
"Aye, your highness, but I am already claimed."
"Where is your escort?" he asked in disbelief.
"I asked to come here alone," she responded.
"What kind of man would allow his future wife to wander about alone?"
"Future wife? Nay, nothing like that, your highness."
"Then I see no problem."
"I assure you that my lord should not be pleased with me or you, for that matter, if I were to accept. I apologize, but I must kindly abstain."
He slapped her again. "Who in this city has higher ranking than me? My father? I doubt he'd take a bitch such as you. He certainly isn't that low!"
She didn't falter. "And you are, highness? But nay, my master is not your father, his majesty the king."
"Then who is it?" he asked, his frustration showing.
"I am not bidden say, but even if I did, you would not believe me, I fear."
"Then you shall be crucified tomorrow at dawn for your incompetence. It is a capital crime to fail to answer the inquires of a prince."
Her eyes widened as tears filled them. "P-please don't..."
"You've lost your chance to live to your stubbornness, wench. You shall pay for your crimes against the crown with your life. I shall make an example of you." With that said, Cleon walked off, his guards dragging a weeping Setsuna to the local penitentiary.
Evening fell, and Setsuna could not sleep. No one bothered to bring her food -she would die anyway. Cleon was angry indeed. She sat in the corner of her tiny cell hugging her knees and crying silently, mumbling apologies to her beloved Apollo. The guards had left her there when they were certain she could not escape. Setsuna was completely alone -or so she thought. Apollo was watching from above. He would not let her die, but he would give the prince another chance to free her. Waving his hand, golden dust fell upon the girl willing her into a peaceful sleep. He placed her on her bed and covered her in a warm golden blanked made of the finest cloth.
When Setsuna awoke, she felt herself being yanked from her bed and into the cool outside. Her wrists were bound and her clothes pulled off. She was made walk through the city to the top of a hill where a cross stood. A cruel looking man stood next to the smirking prince.
"So good of you to come," the prince said. She bowed her head. "I shall give you one more chance to submit your body to me." When she didn't respond, Cleon motioned for the man to nail her frail form to the cross.
As she was roughly pushed up against the cold and rough wood, a man with golden hair walked up the hill. He seemed to be radiating a golden aura. The two men watched him walk with deliberate speed in their general direction. "Can we help you, sir?" Cleon asked.
"Release her," the man stated.
"She has committed a crime against the crown and is being punished."
"I said release her."
The prince laughed. "You, a common man are telling me to release my prisoner?" he scoffed.
The man also laughed. "Yes, though I am no common man. Mortals, none of you have any respect."
Setsuna lifted her head, her hair covering her nude body. "L- lord Apollo, I am sorry to have failed you."
He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms. He turned and smiled at the two men with looks of horror on their faces as a pair of flaming bolts* struck them dead. He smiled down at his beloved as she fainted into his arms.
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*bolts meaning arrows, not lightning bolts
AN: YAY! Another chapter is done! AHEM! Well, the next ch is likely to be really short and really mean because I'm having so much trouble writing it.
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Setsuna had been so happy these past few months. Her family was well off, and she was with Apollo. She was going to ask to go to the city today. She needed to get out. She finished dressing in a long white toga-looking dress and ran a brush through her long hair. Walking into the courtyard, she found her beloved waiting for her. He beamed when his eyes fell upon her. "You look absolutely stunning, my dear Setsuna."
She blushed and smiled broadly. "Thank you, my lord."
"Setsuna, how many times must I tell you to call me by my name?"
"I recall a time when you refused to allow me to ask what I should call you. Now you would have me call you by only your name?"
He nodded. "I would. I love you, my dear. Nothing could ever change that."
She smiled. "I know. I apologize for questioning you." She responded and kissed his cheek.
"Apology accepted. You wanted to speak with me?"
"Aye, I did. I was wondering if I could possibly go down to Athens today."
He nodded, smiling. "Of coarse, my love. Do you wish me to join you?"
"Nay, I need some time alone to think, I believe. Do not worry, I shall try to not get myself into trouble."
"'Tis not you looking for trouble that worries me, but that it shall find you as it always does."
She sighed. "I know, but I think I can handle it."
"All right, I suppose." He leaned down to kiss her. "Go then, but if you need anything, please summon me. I'll be listening for you."
She kissed him back and walked off. "Aye, I will. I love you!"
Setsuna walked happily through the streets of Athens, a slight bounce in her step. She would do some shopping, and then maybe visit her adoptive family to make sure they were alive and well. As she was walking, the young woman ran into someone. She, along with the figure she had hit, fell to the ground. "I am so sorry!" she exclaimed as she helped the man up.
He grunted and stood. "Sorry? That doesn't cut it you... commoner wench. I remember you! You're that stupid girl that followed me around a few months back. You insulted my bride-to-be, and now you run into me? Who do you think you are?"
She gulped, he was mad. Who did she think she was? She was herself, of coarse. She had apologized, what more did he want? "I apologize, your highness. I did not realize where I was going."
He smirked, "You will come to my palace and be my mistress."
Her eyes widened. "With all due respect, your highness, I do not believe that my lord would be pleased with me if I were to oblige you."
Prince Cleon slapped her. "Strumpet! You will do as I tell you. I am your future king!"
"Aye, your highness, but I am already claimed."
"Where is your escort?" he asked in disbelief.
"I asked to come here alone," she responded.
"What kind of man would allow his future wife to wander about alone?"
"Future wife? Nay, nothing like that, your highness."
"Then I see no problem."
"I assure you that my lord should not be pleased with me or you, for that matter, if I were to accept. I apologize, but I must kindly abstain."
He slapped her again. "Who in this city has higher ranking than me? My father? I doubt he'd take a bitch such as you. He certainly isn't that low!"
She didn't falter. "And you are, highness? But nay, my master is not your father, his majesty the king."
"Then who is it?" he asked, his frustration showing.
"I am not bidden say, but even if I did, you would not believe me, I fear."
"Then you shall be crucified tomorrow at dawn for your incompetence. It is a capital crime to fail to answer the inquires of a prince."
Her eyes widened as tears filled them. "P-please don't..."
"You've lost your chance to live to your stubbornness, wench. You shall pay for your crimes against the crown with your life. I shall make an example of you." With that said, Cleon walked off, his guards dragging a weeping Setsuna to the local penitentiary.
Evening fell, and Setsuna could not sleep. No one bothered to bring her food -she would die anyway. Cleon was angry indeed. She sat in the corner of her tiny cell hugging her knees and crying silently, mumbling apologies to her beloved Apollo. The guards had left her there when they were certain she could not escape. Setsuna was completely alone -or so she thought. Apollo was watching from above. He would not let her die, but he would give the prince another chance to free her. Waving his hand, golden dust fell upon the girl willing her into a peaceful sleep. He placed her on her bed and covered her in a warm golden blanked made of the finest cloth.
When Setsuna awoke, she felt herself being yanked from her bed and into the cool outside. Her wrists were bound and her clothes pulled off. She was made walk through the city to the top of a hill where a cross stood. A cruel looking man stood next to the smirking prince.
"So good of you to come," the prince said. She bowed her head. "I shall give you one more chance to submit your body to me." When she didn't respond, Cleon motioned for the man to nail her frail form to the cross.
As she was roughly pushed up against the cold and rough wood, a man with golden hair walked up the hill. He seemed to be radiating a golden aura. The two men watched him walk with deliberate speed in their general direction. "Can we help you, sir?" Cleon asked.
"Release her," the man stated.
"She has committed a crime against the crown and is being punished."
"I said release her."
The prince laughed. "You, a common man are telling me to release my prisoner?" he scoffed.
The man also laughed. "Yes, though I am no common man. Mortals, none of you have any respect."
Setsuna lifted her head, her hair covering her nude body. "L- lord Apollo, I am sorry to have failed you."
He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms. He turned and smiled at the two men with looks of horror on their faces as a pair of flaming bolts* struck them dead. He smiled down at his beloved as she fainted into his arms.
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*bolts meaning arrows, not lightning bolts
AN: YAY! Another chapter is done! AHEM! Well, the next ch is likely to be really short and really mean because I'm having so much trouble writing it.