Chapter 2





He sword clashed against his. He was suppose to be teaching her but, it looked like she already learned it. She pushed him away with as much force as she could muster. He grinned. She was getting tired quickly. They had been training for at least three hours. She wasn't expecting him to hit down on her so hard. She fell to the ground, still trying to push his Gunblade away from her. It was so close to her face.


"Are you going to give up?" he asked. The sweat was soaking her shirt. He gazed down at her and smiled.


"I will never give up!" She finally thrusted his Gunblade away but laid there for a moment, getting air. Her chest was raising and falling quickly with breathes she took. She managed to get up with shaky legs but, they gave out. He caught her in his arms, feeling how light she was. This was the first time that anyone had been able to touch her during the first week. He felt her try to push away but she couldn't.


"You have to give up now," he smiled.


"I do not," she answered tiredly. Her eyes were starting to close but, she was forcing them open.


"Admit it. You're tired."


"I do not give up until---" Her head fell forward into his chest. He smiled and picked her up more until he was carrying her. A man stopped him.


"This letter was is from King Jupiter himself. You are to read it and responde immediately." He took the letter and continued back to their room. He laid her on the floor and then opened the letter quickly.


Dear General Seifer Almasy,

I have a special job for you and your men. You are to be on the look out for my daughter, Princess Makoto. She has ran away from home and is now out in this dangerous world. Inclosed in this envelope is a recent picture of my daughter. If you find her, I want you to bring her back to me. She is the last and only heir to the thrown.


King Jupiter


Seifer looked in the envelope where he pulled out a picture. He turned it over and then his eyes widened. That long golden brown hair, rose lips, soft pale pink skin, and those eyes. Those eyes that you could never forget. They showed all of her emotions. Fear. Sadness. Hope. Love. Kindness. His eyes traveled over to the sleeping figure on the floor. Tired and sweaty. She did put up a great fight. He'd never seen a woman with so much potential before. He laid the picture down and leaned back in his chair.


I'm going to let her choose. She should have a good reason why she ran away from being treated in such a nice way. But, this is the decision of a life time. I could be killed for this but, of course I wouldn't let anyone else know. It'd be our little secret.


He decided to take his time to think it over in a nice cool shower. He grabbed some clothes and closed the door. He turned on the water and started to undress. He let the cool water run over his hot body. At once he felt relieved. He was just about to get ready to wash his hair when......he heard a scream. He quickly wrapped his towel around his waist where he saw Makoto making sitting up, breathing hard. Her hand was over her chest. He eyes were closed tightly. He walked over and knelt down to her. He touched her to have her eyes pop right open.


"Are you alright?"


"I will be fine," she managed out. He pulled her into his arms where she didn't even refuse him. She just held onto him while he rubbed her back.


"What happened."


"They were going to take me away. Back to that lonely place I never wanted to return to. I feel so scared." He could see her eyes started to droop once again.


"It's alright to be scared Makoto. Everyone gets scared a lot." He looked down to see her asleep again. He laid her down and then walked back into the bath were his shower still ran.


Lonely place? Was she lonely in that palace or did she feel like it was lonely? I'll have to clear everything up once she wakes up again. I hope I don't scar her off. I never knew we could have a Princess that was so powerful and yet beautiful. Whoa Seifer, you can't do this to yourself. Even though you haven't seen a woman in two years doesn't mean you can start hitting on the Princess. She could have you killed.


He turned off the water and exited the shower. He dried himself off and then proceeded to dress. He walked out where he saw her still sleeping. He sat that the desk and continued to look at the picture in front of him. He let out a sigh and then noticed something. She was smiling yet, sadness was in her eyes. He heard the soft pitter pats of rain against the windows but then heard a gasp. He turned around to see fear in her wide eyes. She then started to run.


"Oh shit." He quickly got up and ran after her. He watched her grab a horse and hoist herself on it.


"Open the gate," she yelled. He grabbed a horse just as soon as the gate was opened and started off after her. The rain was pouring down hard on them. He was almost soaked and knew that she had to be. She hadn't been wearing her jacket. He watched as she suddenly fell off her horse which kept running. She was slowly picking herself up when he quickly jumped off his horse near her. She started pushing herself backwards with her feet. Desperate to get away. He walked toward her and looked at her hand over the top of her shoulder. A red substance was started to fill the cloth.


"I will not let you take me back. If I must kill you, I will." He shook his head.


"I'm not going to take you back. I just want to know the who story to why you left. If it's a good enough reason then I won't turn you in. If you're just seeking revenge then i will."


"I am not seeking any sort of revenge." He bent down to her.


"Then what's the point of you running off."


"To make something better of myself. I have been trapped in those walls for eighteen years. Alone with no one to talk to except the maids, my guards, or if I was lucky, my teachers. The only reason my father came home was to marry me off to this fancy little rich boy that needs to learn disaplin. Ever since my mother passed away was when he started acting like this. Never being home. I just want to experience what it is like to be loved since no one has ever showed much compassion towards me. Is that too hard to ask for?" She saw his eyes look away from hers. Her hand gently touched his which made his eyes wonder back to hers.


"Tell me Seifer. What is it like to be loved?"


"It's undescribable. You'll feel it one of these days and know," he smiled.


"Are you going to make me go back?"


"No." A smiled spread over her face as she pulled him toward her. He was surprised and then felt her hug him.


"Thank-you." He lifted her up with him.


"We'd better get back before we get trapped in the middle of a war or captured---"


"Sorry but, that's already happened." He looked up to see men coming out of the forest holding bows, swords, and other objects used for war. He quickly got to his feet and pulled her with him.


"Where is your Gunblade?" she whispered.


"We're out numbered. It doesn't matter anyways." A man that seemed to be the leader walked up.


"Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend Seifer Almasy. Oh, what do you know. He's out here with a woman. A soldier at that," smirked the man with wet brown hair and brown eyes. He was exactly the same height as Seifer.


"What do you want Dimitri?"


"Just to kill you and take over your fort so that we will be one step closer to defeating the Jovian Castle."


"You will never beat the Jovian Castle. We have the best warriors in the galaxy." He looked down at Makoto and laughed.


"How would you know this girl?"


"I have my ways." He smirked.


"You're not a smart girl," he said wagging his finger.


"Smarter then you will ever be," she mumbled only to have Seifer smirk at her remark. Dimitri turned to his men.


"Get them and put him in chains. As for the girl. Drag her if you must. I don't want her harmed. That will be for the General to decide."


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"Any word yet?" asked King Jupiter.


"No your majesty. All of the letters confirm that they have not seen her. It seems to me that only on fort didn't reply. They did receive a letter. Do you think they know something?" King Jupiter turned to him all of a sudden.


"I want you to have a carriage ready and make sure the maids pack all of my things. We'll be heading toward that castle soon enough." She man nodded and then walked out.


Where ever you are my dear daughter, I will find you. I never really thought about how I treated you. Will the death of your mother, I changed into a completely new person. Will you ever forgive me or are you already gone into what you believe?





An: Well, I hope you liked this chapter. More to come!