Chapter 3
Kyme stared out the window. "Do you think Dad will be there when we get to Fanelia?" She asked Lorena.
"Probably not. I wouldn't count on it." Lorena spat angrily.
Kyme looked at the hurt expression on Lorena's face and thought about what she could do to make her sister feel more at ease. She remembered something her father had said when he was telling them they were leaving. She hoped it would work. It was worth a shot. "Yea, you're probably right. Hey, didn't Dad say something about-"
"I don't care what the man said." Lorena interrupted. If Kyme was going to try and excuse their father's actions, she didn't want to hear it.
"Will you just listen?! As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," Kyme gave her sister an accusing look. "Didn't Dad say something about the Fanel's having two boys?"
"I don't know. I was too mad to hear anything he was saying. Why?"
"Oh nothing. I just thought he did." Kyme said, knowing this would get her sister's mind of being mad at their father.
Lorena thought for a moment. Come to think of it..." She trailed off, and looked excitedly at Kyme. Kyme grinned back, a devilish look in her eye.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to see..." She said slyly.
*****
Back in Fanelia, Van stood outside the castle, looking up and down the road for what seemed like the hundredth time. It probably had been, if not more.
'Where are they?' he thought to himself.
Suddenly he heard the distant rumble of what sounded like a horse's hooves pounding on the ground. Not wanting to wait and find out if his assumptions were correct, he ran inside. "Come on everybody! I think they're coming!" He yelled down the long hall.
Not two seconds later, Folken burst into the hallway, throwing a shirt on as he ran. Corian, Goau, and Varie all walked out and met the two boys outside. Almost immediately, the large carriage pulled up in front of the house. Kyme opened the door and slowly stepped out. Van was stunned, and stared in blatant admiration. Kyme had long, perfectly straight, light brown hair that went almost to her waist. Her eyes seemed to change colors with the light. One moment they were hazel, the next blue, as if they couldn't decide the perfect color, and chose them all instead. Van had never seen anything like it before. She was obviously his age, around twelve or so.
'She's so pretty. I didn't think she would be this pretty. Wow...' Smiling, he walked up and introduced himself, butterflies in his stomach. "Hi! I'm Van! Are you Kyme?"
Kyme immediately liked Van. He was upfront, and didn't seem to be the kind who hid very much, a quality that was rare in people. He seemed very trusting. She thought Van was adorable with his messy black hair and impish grin. Instead of telling him her thoughts, she merely smiled warmly at him. "I'm Kyme. Hi Van, it's nice to meet you."
Van quickly introduced her to his family. Kyme eyed Folken. 'Oh yeah. Lorena's gonna be REAL happy with this one!' She thought to herself as she smiled at Folken, who smiled back, his eyes flickering towards the carriage every couple of seconds.
Van didn't notice that Kyme ignored her father. He took a look around. "So, you wanna go do something? I know some cool things around the palace I can show you!" Van asked nervously, hoping she'd say yes.
Kyme nodded excitedly. "Sure! That'd be great" She waved to everyone as the two of them ran off together.
Lorena stepped out of the carriage, and Folken's breath caught in his throat. 'She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.' Lorena was tall and slender, with golden blonde hair that fell in shining waves to her lower back. Her eyes were a deep ocean blue as she looked at him for the first time, smiling warmly as she brushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. It was the most casual of movements, yet it was captivating. She moved gracefully, as if her feet never touched the ground. She was too beautiful to be real, but there she stood, right in front of him. A living dream.
Lorena looked up at Folken and was immediately transfixed by his auburn eyes. Such a color. Lorena discreetly looked him over. He was tall and lithe, not too muscular, but obviously strong. His body was...perfect. She saw no flaws. His tight-fitting tan pants and light blue shirt suited him well. A soft breeze blew, ruffling his light blue hair that looked feather- soft. His face was so kind. He smiled so sweetly at her; she couldn't help but like him.
Folken shook himself out of his stupor. "You must be Lorena. I'm Folken Fanel. It's a pleasure to meet you." He said as he bent and kissed her hand.
Lorena blushed lightly. "Hi Folken. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure is mine, I assure you. " Folken took the opportunity to introduce her to his parents. Varie and Goau gave each other a private look. They had met the girls before, but their sons either didn't know, or hadn't remembered this.
Corian spoke up. "Hello Lorena."
Dad." She said flatly, looking away from him.
"Look sweetheart -"
"Can we talk about this some other time?" She asked, obviously irritated.
Corian sighed. "Sure." He gave Goau a look that said, 'I told you so...'
'Wow. She's got some spirit.' Folken grinned. Sensing her uneasiness, he turned to her. "Would you like me to show you around? Fanelia is especially beautiful in the spring."
Lorena smiled up at him and touched his arm. Folken though his knees would give out. "Thank you. I'd love that."
Kyme stared out the window. "Do you think Dad will be there when we get to Fanelia?" She asked Lorena.
"Probably not. I wouldn't count on it." Lorena spat angrily.
Kyme looked at the hurt expression on Lorena's face and thought about what she could do to make her sister feel more at ease. She remembered something her father had said when he was telling them they were leaving. She hoped it would work. It was worth a shot. "Yea, you're probably right. Hey, didn't Dad say something about-"
"I don't care what the man said." Lorena interrupted. If Kyme was going to try and excuse their father's actions, she didn't want to hear it.
"Will you just listen?! As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," Kyme gave her sister an accusing look. "Didn't Dad say something about the Fanel's having two boys?"
"I don't know. I was too mad to hear anything he was saying. Why?"
"Oh nothing. I just thought he did." Kyme said, knowing this would get her sister's mind of being mad at their father.
Lorena thought for a moment. Come to think of it..." She trailed off, and looked excitedly at Kyme. Kyme grinned back, a devilish look in her eye.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to see..." She said slyly.
*****
Back in Fanelia, Van stood outside the castle, looking up and down the road for what seemed like the hundredth time. It probably had been, if not more.
'Where are they?' he thought to himself.
Suddenly he heard the distant rumble of what sounded like a horse's hooves pounding on the ground. Not wanting to wait and find out if his assumptions were correct, he ran inside. "Come on everybody! I think they're coming!" He yelled down the long hall.
Not two seconds later, Folken burst into the hallway, throwing a shirt on as he ran. Corian, Goau, and Varie all walked out and met the two boys outside. Almost immediately, the large carriage pulled up in front of the house. Kyme opened the door and slowly stepped out. Van was stunned, and stared in blatant admiration. Kyme had long, perfectly straight, light brown hair that went almost to her waist. Her eyes seemed to change colors with the light. One moment they were hazel, the next blue, as if they couldn't decide the perfect color, and chose them all instead. Van had never seen anything like it before. She was obviously his age, around twelve or so.
'She's so pretty. I didn't think she would be this pretty. Wow...' Smiling, he walked up and introduced himself, butterflies in his stomach. "Hi! I'm Van! Are you Kyme?"
Kyme immediately liked Van. He was upfront, and didn't seem to be the kind who hid very much, a quality that was rare in people. He seemed very trusting. She thought Van was adorable with his messy black hair and impish grin. Instead of telling him her thoughts, she merely smiled warmly at him. "I'm Kyme. Hi Van, it's nice to meet you."
Van quickly introduced her to his family. Kyme eyed Folken. 'Oh yeah. Lorena's gonna be REAL happy with this one!' She thought to herself as she smiled at Folken, who smiled back, his eyes flickering towards the carriage every couple of seconds.
Van didn't notice that Kyme ignored her father. He took a look around. "So, you wanna go do something? I know some cool things around the palace I can show you!" Van asked nervously, hoping she'd say yes.
Kyme nodded excitedly. "Sure! That'd be great" She waved to everyone as the two of them ran off together.
Lorena stepped out of the carriage, and Folken's breath caught in his throat. 'She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.' Lorena was tall and slender, with golden blonde hair that fell in shining waves to her lower back. Her eyes were a deep ocean blue as she looked at him for the first time, smiling warmly as she brushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. It was the most casual of movements, yet it was captivating. She moved gracefully, as if her feet never touched the ground. She was too beautiful to be real, but there she stood, right in front of him. A living dream.
Lorena looked up at Folken and was immediately transfixed by his auburn eyes. Such a color. Lorena discreetly looked him over. He was tall and lithe, not too muscular, but obviously strong. His body was...perfect. She saw no flaws. His tight-fitting tan pants and light blue shirt suited him well. A soft breeze blew, ruffling his light blue hair that looked feather- soft. His face was so kind. He smiled so sweetly at her; she couldn't help but like him.
Folken shook himself out of his stupor. "You must be Lorena. I'm Folken Fanel. It's a pleasure to meet you." He said as he bent and kissed her hand.
Lorena blushed lightly. "Hi Folken. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure is mine, I assure you. " Folken took the opportunity to introduce her to his parents. Varie and Goau gave each other a private look. They had met the girls before, but their sons either didn't know, or hadn't remembered this.
Corian spoke up. "Hello Lorena."
Dad." She said flatly, looking away from him.
"Look sweetheart -"
"Can we talk about this some other time?" She asked, obviously irritated.
Corian sighed. "Sure." He gave Goau a look that said, 'I told you so...'
'Wow. She's got some spirit.' Folken grinned. Sensing her uneasiness, he turned to her. "Would you like me to show you around? Fanelia is especially beautiful in the spring."
Lorena smiled up at him and touched his arm. Folken though his knees would give out. "Thank you. I'd love that."
