Chapter 1






"General! Two riders are approaching!"


"Get ready men!" A man with short blonde hair walked out of his office. His green eyes looked around as the men rushed around the fort, getting ready incase of an attack. He grabbed his tan trench coat and put it on over his broad shoulders. Black gloves covered his hands while a large blade hung at his side. It had the handle of a gun and blade of a large powerful sword.

He walked toward the gate and stopped where the large wooden door opened up to show two riders. Their horses were taken as one dismounted and helped the other to dismount as well. A dark cloak was over the figure as they approached the man awaiting. A smile spread over his face.


"Awe. Chancellor Tomas Brown. What brings you here?" he asked. The brown eyed man looked up at smiled.


"General Seifer Almasy. But what else would I come for? Too bad it isn't good news of your beheading. This time, I bring you a soldier." He gestured toward the cloaked figure that was looking around in awe.


"A soldier that hides himself in a cloak? Must be pampered. Soon enough I will turn this girlish boy into a man---"


"Just take a look at these papers before you start referring to this soldier as a man." He rose an eye brow and looked at the papers.


"You send me a woman to fight? You must be crazy!"


"Not as crazy as you sound. I can already tell you enjoy hearing yourself speak," came a female voice. He grinned.


"Don't worry Chancellor I will take care of this woman with a firm hand---"


"Seifer you have to---" He looked down at the papers once again.


"Makoto Kino. First year student. Remove your cloak so I can get a look at you." He watched as long delicate fingers come out from behind the cloak. Slowly, they unbuttoned the top while Chancellor Tomas Brown took the cloak away revealing the woman in men's clothing. Golden brown waves outlined her delicate face, showing the features of rose lips, soft pale pink skin, but, one thing that caught his attention where her eyes. Those crystalized emerald orbs filled with fire, held power, and strength.


He towered over her but, she didn't seemed to be intimidating by it. Dark green pants covered her legs, with a white shirt neatly tucked in with a dark green jacket buttoned closed. By her side hung a sword. It's handle was beautifully crafted with silver and gold roses. On the top held the sign of Jupiter along with the initials M.K. Her hand rested on her hip while a smiled took over her lips.


"Are you just going to stand there with your mouth open or are you going to say something?" she asked raising an eye brow. Tomas turned her to him.


"Please Makoto, don't start anything. You're going to be working soon if you don't learn to keep your mouth shut. Seifer is the type of man you don't want to mess with. Control yourself---"


"What do you expect me to do? Just let some perverted man look at me with those envious eyes? I think not. I will not tolerate a lot of things. I will make it known as well."


"You will learn a lot of things once I'm done with you," smirked Seifer. She just ignored him.


"This isn't like home Makoto. You have to learn to shut-up and listen. I already explained to you on the way here. If you don't abide by any of these rules then I will be forced to share some things with Seifer that I don't think you'd like." She turned away from him.


"I have other places to go rather than Jupiter you know." He sighed and looked at Seifer.


"I want you to keep her in your barracks. I don't want anything to happen to her, do you understand?" Seifer smirked.


"Of course nothing will happen to her." Seifer looked at her from the corner of his eye. He could see rebellion in her eyes as well as her posture.


She's going to be a fun one to put in place. Most likely she's stubborn. Tomas, you've just made this day better then I thought it was going to turn out to be.


Tomas placed her bag on the ground once they were inside a wooden hutch. There was a desk, a dresser, a closet, and one bed. She let out as Tomas offered her a seat where she gently sat down and crossed her legs. Tomas cleared his throat which made her slouch a little.


"Either of you want a drink?" asked Seifer pouring himself one.


"Oh great. A lush for a General," mumbled Makoto. Tomas hit her arm and she hit him back.


"I'll take one," said Tomas. Seifer looked at Makoto.


"And you?"


"I don't drink."


"You'd better get use to. That's all we have here. Once and a while, some water." She crossed her arms over her chest. Seifer pulled up a chair after handing Tomas his drink.


"Who do you want to train her?" asked Seifer.


"You of course. I want her to learn from the best." Seifer smirked.


"She'll learn a lot of things."


"I am not going to be here long," she mumbled only to receive a hit in the arm from Tomas. She hit him back.


"Do you have micro ears or something?" she asked.


"I can tell you're mumbling something bad."


"I could have been talking to myself."


"Likely story." She just sighed and turned away.


"I want to warn you, no horse play Seifer. I know you over power her but, I don't want to hear of anything happening to her."


"State the obvious," she mumbled. She received another hit and she gave him one back. She quickly moved herself away from him.


"You better knock it off. You know your father wouldn't tolerate it."


"You are right since he does not even know me."


"Stop acting like a child!"


"I never had a chance to, remember? You should know." She turned her back toward the both of them as silence came over the room.


"This seems like a dramatic play," smirked Seifer.


"We should give her time along. We have a lot of matters to discuss." She heard them leave and close the door.


Time alone? That is all that I have ever had. Alone. Why must you leave me alone? I hate it. I have been alone for most of my life but you still leave me. You have never answered my questions Tomas. Why does my father not want me? Did I do something wrong? But how could I if he never wants to see me? Well, he did see me once. He wanted me to get married to this man that I did not even know. Is that all that he wants me for? I never had any fun as a child. I was made to grow up fast, take responsibility in everything that I did. Why do you not love me father? Why have you forsaken me to being alone all the time? Is it because you miss Mother? I miss her too. You are not the only one....


She wiped the tears away from her face as the sounds of footsteps entered into the room. She felt a hand on her shoulder gently.


"You shouldn't think too much about it Makoto. You'll only end up in a rage." She didn't turn to him.


"Sometimes it is better like that."


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~The Jovian Palace~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~


"Bring my daughter to me!" A maid quickly walked in with a piece of parchment.


"Your daughter is not here."


"What?!"


"I just found this letter left on her desk."


"Read it!"


"Dear King of Jupiter,


Have you forgotten whom I am? I have already forgotten who you are. You are just like all of the others. You come to me only when you want something. Other than that, you are never here. I have decided to leave this lonesome place that I can not call a home any longer. It only brings me sadness when ever I am here. The memories of my mother that loved my but, ended up leaving me as well. I would rather die then to be stuck here all alone. You do not help much in the situation. You are always gone but yet, I do not know you. If you were to be my father, then you would have stayed here with me. Showing me that at least one person still cared for me.


I am nothing but an orphan so I have left you. You will not have to worry about me since you never did care in the first place. Do not bother looking for me for you will never find me. I have made sure it is that way. I would rather be happy then left in your grasps to rule a thrown that should have never been rightfully mine. I am no longer your daughter nor heir to the Jovian thrown. I decrown myself from a Princess to a Lady of the court. I hope that your cold stone heart will learn what love is so that any of your other heirs will not have to go through the same loneliness that I once did. I bid you farewell.


Lady Makoto of Jupiter," read the woman. Tears had filled her eyes. His back was turned to her.


"I want you to have this entire planet searched for my daughter. No one rests until she is found!"


"Yes your majesty," the woman bowed and quickly left.








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