Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Slayers, and I don't believe that there is a point to doing these disclaimers. I seriously doubt that anyone searches through these to see who they can sue, but what the heck. I guess it's just kind of tradition. Anyway, here we go with another Theboredone tale of pure crap. Hope you enjoy.
"YAAAAAWWWWWWNNN...."
The crown princess of Seyruun stretched her arms back and shook her wrist out. She'd been signing papers for the past two and a half hours and a break was all that she needed. Her father, Prince Phileonel was away negotiating with the rulers of new kingdoms that had been discovered in the new lands. He had written letters, and all seemed well. Seyruun had gained many allies. Amelia can remember the day before her father left...
*Flashback*
"Daddy! Why don't you let me go negotiate with the other kingdoms? I've done a lot more dangerous travelling than you!" whined Amelia.
"Yes, I know, daughter. And I think it's about time you stayed home where it's safe. Besides, negotiating with strange new countries can become quite complicated. Only a truly experienced ruler of justice can handle a task like this! You still have much to learn before you try this."
"Daddy, I've helped save the world from Dark Lords...I think I can handle this."
"Oh really? I actually think that you want to go out into the new world for a much different reason," Prince Phil's smile grew, as did Amelia's blush.
"Wh..what do you mean, daddy? You're just being silly..." she stared at the ground and made a circle with her foot. Prince Phil laughed loudly.
"HAHA! Very well, if you say so, Amelia. But my decision is still the same. Just stay here and take care of anything that may come up. Trust me, I'm giving you the better deal."
"That's what you think..." Amelia thought to herself. "Ok, daddy. Have a safe trip."
*Back to reality*
It was true. Amelia wanted to get out of the palace and travel again, but there was another reason she wanted to leave. The chimera, Zelgadis. He was still out there, somewhere in the new world looking for his cure. She knew it was silly, but there could have been a chance that they would have run into each other out there. There's always a chance. But that didn't really matter now. She decided to finish her paperwork instead of taking a break. She didn't have much left, so there was little sense in stopping.
However, she was interrupted by a sudden gust of wind from an open window. It blew a few of her papers off her desk and went under her dress, chilling her a bit.
"I don't remember leaving that open. Oh well." She walked over and closed the window, securing the lock. She took in the view for a moment. This had to be some kind of crime. The day was much to beautiful for anyone to be in doors signing papers. Luckily, she only had a little more work to do. "Maybe I'll go out for a stroll when I'm done."
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A little more than a half-hour had passed, and Amelia had finished her work and changed into her white travelling clothes. She informed her servants that she would be out for a while, and with that she ran out of the front gates. She could feel the cool air blowing around her, and it gave her a good idea. "Ray Wing!" She shot off into the air. She looked down, and could see the whole kingdom. To think, up here was where she and the others had battled Kanzel. The area of the kingdom that had been destroyed was now repaired. This brought back memories. It had been about a year since the battle with Darkstar. Amelia hadn't heard from any of her friends the whole time. It bothered her, but her work took her mind off of it. Perhaps a little more than she'd like at times. At the moment, she had the wind to occupy her mind. Feeling cold and getting a little tired from flying, she decided to land.
She dropped down into an area outside of town. This was one of her favorite spots to come to. It was only a short distance into the forest. The servants would tell her father if they knew she was here, and he would probably be upset that she left the town. She made her way through the woods until she found her spot. There was nothing extremely special about it, it was just an area where the trees were a little more spread out and a tiny stream flowed through the middle. The sound of the water relaxed her. There was one tree that she always loved to sit by. It stood alone on one side of the stream. All the other trees seemed separated from it. The grass was comfortable and the ground began moving up into a small hill behind the tree. She remembered that as a child, she always stayed by this tree because she thought it must be lonely. She giggled at this thought, and decided to have a seat in order to keep her "old friend" company. There was a small hole near the bottom of the tree. She looked in it to make sure it still held a trinket of hers. Indeed, she had kept her pink bracelet here. The other one was with Zelgadis. She held it up and turned it over in her hand. She let out a sigh. She brought it here because she refused to wear it without the other one, and she didn't want to keep it in her room. It just reminded her of painful memories. How ironic that she would keep it in a place that she loved to go to, and she would always seem to take it out every time she went there. Perhaps she just needed to see it every once in a while, just so she wouldn't forget him. No, she could not forget him that easily. She hadn't thought about it much, though. She knew that she had a crush on him for a while. She laughed a little when she remembered how angry she was when Zelgadis and Lina got paired at the Temple of Marriage. She didn't want to find out if it was more than a crush. Yet she did want to find out.
"Oh well, there's no point in thinking about that now," she thought as she placed the bracelet back into the hole. She stretched her arms and legs out and leaned back against the tree. She closed her eyes and let herself relax. This was nice, but she was still bored. She missed travelling. It was always fun to see Lina and Gourry fighting over the last piece of chicken, or fighting off bandit groups (in the name of justice, of course), or seeing Filia and Xelloss arguing. She had once challenged the guard captain to a sparring match, but he refused. Apparrently it wouldn't be proper for the princess to be seen fighting, even though people have seen it before and they've even seen her father fighting. She almost punched his lights out for refusing, but she decided against it. She went out a few times with the police in order to round up criminals, and that was fun, but not the same. Maybe when her father returned, she could go meet some new friends. She wouldn't be stuck at the castle quite as much after he returned, so she could go into town and meet some people. It seemed like an idea. Yes, she would do that when he returned. She felt herself begin to nod off. She caught herself and stood up.
"I should probably head back. It'll be dark soon anyway." She let out a yawn and took to the air. As she made her way back to the castle, the sun was setting in the distance. What a beautiful color.
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Amelia had finished changing into her pajamas and was about to turn in. She went to close the curtains, but not before admiring the crescent moon in the sky. It wasn't very bright tonight, but it was still beautiful. She closed the curtains and blew out the lamps in her room. She crawled into bed and wrapped herself in the warm covers. She began to wonder how long it would be until her father returned. Her thoughts drifted off as she soon fell asleep.
However, her sleep would not be as sound as she expected. She was not alone in her room. Amelia had been asleep for a few hours, and the middle of the night had come. A strange figure had found its way into her room around this time. He approached the sleeping princess. A smile creeped across his face as he realized that his goal would be easy to achieve. He drew a dagger from his belt and prepared to slash her throat. But as soon as he drew the dagger, Amelia sat up straight and thrust a finger out at him.
"Stop right there, villain!" she shouted. As luck would have it, her finger landed right in the figure's eye.
"Aaaa! Little bitch!"
This was enough to wake Amelia. She screamed at the sight of the man. He quickly clasped his hand over her mouth, but she kicked him hard in the gut. This was enough to stun him. Amelia leapt from her bed and held her hands out.
"Elmekia Lance!!"
The man looked at her direction, and just before the spell struck him, he vanished as if he were never there. The spell struck a wall, luckily astral spells concentrate more on destroying astral bodies, rather than inanimate objects. She backed into a corner, holding her arms out to cast another spell if he reappeared. Suddenly, her door burst open.
"Princess Amelia! Are you alright?" The guards had arrived.
Amelia looked upon them with relief. She exhaled and dropped to her knees, breathing heavily from the scare. One of the guards approached her.
"Princess! What happened here?"
"Someone was in my room...he tried to kill me..."
"An assassin?! Are you alright? What did he look like?"
"I...I'm fine. I couldn't see him. It was too dark, but I'm pretty sure that it was a man."
"We'll find him!" The guard turned and started shouting orders. Guards placed themselves all around Amelia's room while others went to search the entire castle grounds. After refusing to have a guard stay in her room, Amelia was alone again. She curled up on her bed and hugged her pillow as she began to cry. If her father had been here, she would've hugged him and cried on his shoulder when he came and found her. She hated that she could not break down like that in front of anyone while she was in charge of the kingdom. She was frightened. She wanted her father back, she wanted her friends back. She has fought several monsters and dark lords, why should be so frightened by one man. She was still human. Anyone who got lucky could kill her. Whether she exhausted herself with worry, or cried herself to sleep, she somehow found a way to rest that night.
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Yeah, that line means that this part is over. So this is just author commentary. So...what to comment about. That's the first part. Like it? Don't like it? Let me know either way. If a lot of people don't like it, then it'll save me from wasting my time. Hope you like it, though. Ending author commentary..............................ok.
"YAAAAAWWWWWWNNN...."
The crown princess of Seyruun stretched her arms back and shook her wrist out. She'd been signing papers for the past two and a half hours and a break was all that she needed. Her father, Prince Phileonel was away negotiating with the rulers of new kingdoms that had been discovered in the new lands. He had written letters, and all seemed well. Seyruun had gained many allies. Amelia can remember the day before her father left...
*Flashback*
"Daddy! Why don't you let me go negotiate with the other kingdoms? I've done a lot more dangerous travelling than you!" whined Amelia.
"Yes, I know, daughter. And I think it's about time you stayed home where it's safe. Besides, negotiating with strange new countries can become quite complicated. Only a truly experienced ruler of justice can handle a task like this! You still have much to learn before you try this."
"Daddy, I've helped save the world from Dark Lords...I think I can handle this."
"Oh really? I actually think that you want to go out into the new world for a much different reason," Prince Phil's smile grew, as did Amelia's blush.
"Wh..what do you mean, daddy? You're just being silly..." she stared at the ground and made a circle with her foot. Prince Phil laughed loudly.
"HAHA! Very well, if you say so, Amelia. But my decision is still the same. Just stay here and take care of anything that may come up. Trust me, I'm giving you the better deal."
"That's what you think..." Amelia thought to herself. "Ok, daddy. Have a safe trip."
*Back to reality*
It was true. Amelia wanted to get out of the palace and travel again, but there was another reason she wanted to leave. The chimera, Zelgadis. He was still out there, somewhere in the new world looking for his cure. She knew it was silly, but there could have been a chance that they would have run into each other out there. There's always a chance. But that didn't really matter now. She decided to finish her paperwork instead of taking a break. She didn't have much left, so there was little sense in stopping.
However, she was interrupted by a sudden gust of wind from an open window. It blew a few of her papers off her desk and went under her dress, chilling her a bit.
"I don't remember leaving that open. Oh well." She walked over and closed the window, securing the lock. She took in the view for a moment. This had to be some kind of crime. The day was much to beautiful for anyone to be in doors signing papers. Luckily, she only had a little more work to do. "Maybe I'll go out for a stroll when I'm done."
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A little more than a half-hour had passed, and Amelia had finished her work and changed into her white travelling clothes. She informed her servants that she would be out for a while, and with that she ran out of the front gates. She could feel the cool air blowing around her, and it gave her a good idea. "Ray Wing!" She shot off into the air. She looked down, and could see the whole kingdom. To think, up here was where she and the others had battled Kanzel. The area of the kingdom that had been destroyed was now repaired. This brought back memories. It had been about a year since the battle with Darkstar. Amelia hadn't heard from any of her friends the whole time. It bothered her, but her work took her mind off of it. Perhaps a little more than she'd like at times. At the moment, she had the wind to occupy her mind. Feeling cold and getting a little tired from flying, she decided to land.
She dropped down into an area outside of town. This was one of her favorite spots to come to. It was only a short distance into the forest. The servants would tell her father if they knew she was here, and he would probably be upset that she left the town. She made her way through the woods until she found her spot. There was nothing extremely special about it, it was just an area where the trees were a little more spread out and a tiny stream flowed through the middle. The sound of the water relaxed her. There was one tree that she always loved to sit by. It stood alone on one side of the stream. All the other trees seemed separated from it. The grass was comfortable and the ground began moving up into a small hill behind the tree. She remembered that as a child, she always stayed by this tree because she thought it must be lonely. She giggled at this thought, and decided to have a seat in order to keep her "old friend" company. There was a small hole near the bottom of the tree. She looked in it to make sure it still held a trinket of hers. Indeed, she had kept her pink bracelet here. The other one was with Zelgadis. She held it up and turned it over in her hand. She let out a sigh. She brought it here because she refused to wear it without the other one, and she didn't want to keep it in her room. It just reminded her of painful memories. How ironic that she would keep it in a place that she loved to go to, and she would always seem to take it out every time she went there. Perhaps she just needed to see it every once in a while, just so she wouldn't forget him. No, she could not forget him that easily. She hadn't thought about it much, though. She knew that she had a crush on him for a while. She laughed a little when she remembered how angry she was when Zelgadis and Lina got paired at the Temple of Marriage. She didn't want to find out if it was more than a crush. Yet she did want to find out.
"Oh well, there's no point in thinking about that now," she thought as she placed the bracelet back into the hole. She stretched her arms and legs out and leaned back against the tree. She closed her eyes and let herself relax. This was nice, but she was still bored. She missed travelling. It was always fun to see Lina and Gourry fighting over the last piece of chicken, or fighting off bandit groups (in the name of justice, of course), or seeing Filia and Xelloss arguing. She had once challenged the guard captain to a sparring match, but he refused. Apparrently it wouldn't be proper for the princess to be seen fighting, even though people have seen it before and they've even seen her father fighting. She almost punched his lights out for refusing, but she decided against it. She went out a few times with the police in order to round up criminals, and that was fun, but not the same. Maybe when her father returned, she could go meet some new friends. She wouldn't be stuck at the castle quite as much after he returned, so she could go into town and meet some people. It seemed like an idea. Yes, she would do that when he returned. She felt herself begin to nod off. She caught herself and stood up.
"I should probably head back. It'll be dark soon anyway." She let out a yawn and took to the air. As she made her way back to the castle, the sun was setting in the distance. What a beautiful color.
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Amelia had finished changing into her pajamas and was about to turn in. She went to close the curtains, but not before admiring the crescent moon in the sky. It wasn't very bright tonight, but it was still beautiful. She closed the curtains and blew out the lamps in her room. She crawled into bed and wrapped herself in the warm covers. She began to wonder how long it would be until her father returned. Her thoughts drifted off as she soon fell asleep.
However, her sleep would not be as sound as she expected. She was not alone in her room. Amelia had been asleep for a few hours, and the middle of the night had come. A strange figure had found its way into her room around this time. He approached the sleeping princess. A smile creeped across his face as he realized that his goal would be easy to achieve. He drew a dagger from his belt and prepared to slash her throat. But as soon as he drew the dagger, Amelia sat up straight and thrust a finger out at him.
"Stop right there, villain!" she shouted. As luck would have it, her finger landed right in the figure's eye.
"Aaaa! Little bitch!"
This was enough to wake Amelia. She screamed at the sight of the man. He quickly clasped his hand over her mouth, but she kicked him hard in the gut. This was enough to stun him. Amelia leapt from her bed and held her hands out.
"Elmekia Lance!!"
The man looked at her direction, and just before the spell struck him, he vanished as if he were never there. The spell struck a wall, luckily astral spells concentrate more on destroying astral bodies, rather than inanimate objects. She backed into a corner, holding her arms out to cast another spell if he reappeared. Suddenly, her door burst open.
"Princess Amelia! Are you alright?" The guards had arrived.
Amelia looked upon them with relief. She exhaled and dropped to her knees, breathing heavily from the scare. One of the guards approached her.
"Princess! What happened here?"
"Someone was in my room...he tried to kill me..."
"An assassin?! Are you alright? What did he look like?"
"I...I'm fine. I couldn't see him. It was too dark, but I'm pretty sure that it was a man."
"We'll find him!" The guard turned and started shouting orders. Guards placed themselves all around Amelia's room while others went to search the entire castle grounds. After refusing to have a guard stay in her room, Amelia was alone again. She curled up on her bed and hugged her pillow as she began to cry. If her father had been here, she would've hugged him and cried on his shoulder when he came and found her. She hated that she could not break down like that in front of anyone while she was in charge of the kingdom. She was frightened. She wanted her father back, she wanted her friends back. She has fought several monsters and dark lords, why should be so frightened by one man. She was still human. Anyone who got lucky could kill her. Whether she exhausted herself with worry, or cried herself to sleep, she somehow found a way to rest that night.
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Yeah, that line means that this part is over. So this is just author commentary. So...what to comment about. That's the first part. Like it? Don't like it? Let me know either way. If a lot of people don't like it, then it'll save me from wasting my time. Hope you like it, though. Ending author commentary..............................ok.