Promises of the Past pt. 2 Daydream Generation
The ball rolled on in a mix of vibrant colors spinning in front of Kurama's eyes. Disgusted, he turned away. Quickly, he stood and walked out into a large garden filled with red roses unaware of someone following him.
"Your Highness, are you all right?" a seductive voice asked worriedly.
Kurama turned and smiled half-heartedly.
"Oh, Lady Ruka," Kurama began, "yes, I'm all right. No need to worry."
Gently lifting her purple gown, the beautiful, red haired woman walked up to him. She placed a pale hand on his arm as she stared up to him with seductive brown eyes.
"But I must worry about you, your Majesty," she purred.
Her long red hair covered one of her piercing eyes as she smiled fetchingly. Prince Kurama quickly shook her arm off and turned away looking into the roses.
"If you don't mind," Kurama began coldly, "I would like to be alone."
Lady Ruka cast him an insulted look and quietly turned away headed back for the place. 'I'll get you yet, my Prince,' she thought angrily. 'You'll belong to me and only me. You just wait and see.'
Kurama ignored her retreating form and gazed up into the full moon. He stared as memories of fairy tales of the Moon Princess drifted through his head. 'I've lived a lonely life,' he thought. 'I have everything in the world, yet I have nothing at all.'
"Nothing at all," Kurama sighed sadly still staring into the moon as strange shadows on the moon watched him quietly.
~*~
Princess Kizna walked into the computer room and watched his saddened face.
"You may never know it Kurama," she began staring at him longingly, "but you'll always have me, because I will always love you. I'll be the light in your darkness and the stars that watch over you at night when you sleep. I'll always be with you in spirit."
~*~
"I find comfort in your spirit, Moon Princess," Kurama whispered. "Somehow, it feels as though you're here with me."
~*~
Kizna smiled.
~*~
"I love you always and forever, Princess," Kurama whispered still staring at the moon.
'As will I,' she thought softly as she turned to leave. 'Dream Kurama Dream. Even if unwilling followers of reason and intelligence can't dream.'
~*~
Prince Kurama turned to leave the garden with a soft, loving smile dawning his features. As Queen Shiori watched in from a palace balcony, she smiled. He's smiling. 'You've had a long and hard life, Kurama, and I only wish you could be happy about something,' she thought happily. 'And he seems finally happy about something.'
~*~
With a heavy book in her lap, inside the palace library, Kizna sat in a chair staring out the window daydreaming of a certain earthly prince. Quickly losing herself in a reverie, she stared out into the bright blue sky, listening to the fountain in the garden bubble and trickle.
"Kizna? Kizna? Kizna?" Botan asked. "Hello? Are you there?"
Quickly, Kizna snapped out of her reverie.
"Daydreaming again, Princess?" Sakura smirked.
"Sorry," Kizna replied sighing.
"Princess," Keiko sighed. "You have to learn your royal history."
Kizna sighed and nodded and looked down into the book in her lap.
"Oh don't worry, Kizna," Yukina said softly placing a friendly hand on Kizna's shoulder. "When we're done, you can dream all you like. We can dream all we like."
"Yea," Botan agreed, "we're part of a daydreaming generation. Our futures are bright and open before us."
Kizna and the others chuckled softly as small blue birds chirped in the bright morning light outside the window.
~*~
Prince Kurama stood quietly in the rose garden gently smelling the blood-red blossoms.
"My, your Highness is surely a man of roses," Ruka said making Kurama look up to her.
Kurama smiled.
"Well, it is the symbol of earth's family," he replied, "but as they say, 'A rose may have thorns but all plants can be deadly'."
Ruka nodded. Prince Kurama turned away making his long red cape fly from his white suit.
"Good day Ruka," Prince Kurama said kindly. "I believe I have some training to do with the others."
Lifting her blue dress, Ruka curtsied a small smile forming on her lips. You're falling for me your Highness, she thought. I just know you are.
"Come quick! Come quick!" a servant dressed in rags cried running through the palace halls. "Prince Kurama is dueling with his generals! Come quick!"
As the servant's cries echoed through the many palace halls, people came running to the computer room. From the library, the princess and her maids rushed to the computer room.
~*~
Two men's swords crashed together making a metallic thunder rumble in the palace halls. Green locked with crimson as the two men glared defiantly at one another. They pushed against one another trying to force the other into retreat. Hiei's eyes glowed with a demonic power as he suddenly forced the Prince's sword off his, making Kurama fall to the ground.
Inside the recesses of his mind, Hiei snapped as he felt his sanity slipping away from his mental grasp. He charged at his Prince as his eyes were dark and demonic. He leapt into the air and prepared to strike.
Prince Kurama's eyes went wide as Hiei's sword flew down at him at a killing speed.
~*~
The crowd watched as Hiei charged, ready to kill his Prince.
"No!" Kizna cried loudly. "Don't hurt him, Hiei!"
~*~
Then, Hiei's snapped back into sanity. At the last second, he plunged the sword into the wood floor, nicking the Prince's throat and cutting his hair. Panting, Kurama sighed with relief as he reached up to his neck feeling a warm crimson liquid flow into his white shirt. Slowly, he sat up making a few locks of his hair fall slowly to the ground.
"Your Majesty," Hiei said nervously leaning on his sword panting in a cold sweat. "Forgive me."
Prince Kurama panted as a shocked gasp entered the room. He turned and found Ruka and the three other generals at her side.
"Your Highness!" Ruka cried as she rushed to his side. "You're hurt."
Quickly, she pulled out a small purple handkerchief and dabbed at his wounds. Kurama pushed her hand away.
"I'll be all right, Ruka," he said hiding the annoyed lilt in his voice.
He turned to his friend, still kneeling beside his sword.
"Hiei, are you all right?" Kurama asked.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty," Hiei replied. "For a moment, I felt like was being controlled."
"Controlled?" Yusuke asked smirking. "Someone controlling the uncontrollable, Hiei? Impossible."
"You never know, Yusuke," Koenma replied stepping up to his side. "There have been many strange occurrences lately in this kingdom, and we have yet to find out why."
Kuwabara nodded.
"You're lucky, Your Majesty," Kuwabara began. "You must have a guardian angel watching over you."
~*~
Kizna smiled.
~*~
"Don't be childish Kuwabara," Ruka chided. "Angels are as real as the Moon Princess. You don't believe in her do you Your Majesty? It's too far-fetched a story."
Kurama turned away hiding his vision from her.
"Of course not," he replied sadly. "She'll never be real."
~*~
Kizna's eyes filled with tears as she struggled to fight them back.
"Kizna," Botan said softly as she walked slowly to the Princess's side.
Quickly, Kizna, softly crying, pushed Botan aside and ran out of the room. Botan turned to the others and stared at the worried looks on their faces.
~*~
Crying, Kizna kneeled down to the edge of her bed. 'He doesn't believe in me,' she thought sadly. 'He probably never did.' The Prince's words echoed in her mind. 'It feels as though you're here with me. I love you always and forever.' Her tears came in a faster flow. 'I have to make him believe in me,' she thought. 'Oh Kurama, you always believed in me. Why stop now?'
~*~
From his balcony, Kurama stared out into the setting sun as the moon and stars first began to make their appearance. He turned his green eyes up towards the moon. 'I'm sorry, Moon Princess,' he thought. 'I'm so sorry.' He sighed and turned to walk inside.
Slowly, drying her tears, she stood from her bedside and walked out to her balcony. 'If you will not believe in me,' she thought determinedly, 'I will give you proof that we exist. That I exist.' She raised her arms above her head as a small glowing crystal appeared in her hands.
"Silver Crystal," she commanded, "take me to earth to see the Prince. And the man I love."
A soft white dust surrounded her. Mother is said to be the only one who can master the Silver Crystal, she thought. But I don't care what punishment I receive. I have to make him believe. Slowly, her form faded from her balcony.
~*~
Stumbling from the dizzying effects of the crystal, she landed on the soft garden soil. She stepped slowly swaying to the side. She looked into the sky only to find her home covered by the dark, night clouds. A rose bush rustled.
"Who's there?" a familiar voice called.
She looked up and stared at her Prince. Quickly, her breath caught in her throat. Prince Kurama, she thought dazed.
Kurama stared into the dark garden watching a dark figure. Slowly, he began to walk towards the figure. A female suitor? he asked himself quietly. But it's so late, and there is nothing going on tonight. Suddenly, he stopped and stared as his mouth went agape.
As the dark night clouds parted, revealing the crescent moon, she stood in the sliver of a bright white beam. She turned to him, her brown eyes locking with his green ones. A wind of roses blew, fluttering her white dress and long dark hair.
Slowly, Kizna began to walk towards the shocked Prince.
"Do not be surprised," she said softly, "I am her. The Moon Princess. I'm Kizna."
"My name is Kurama," he replied softly trying to find his voice.
"I know," she began softly.
She reached up to him and placed a pale hand on his cheek.
"My people and I watch over you," she said, "We know everything about you."
"You do?" Kurama replied softy as he placed his hand on top of hers.
Princess Kizna nodded.
"Do you still believe in me?" she asked sadly her brown eyes filling with tears.
Prince Kurama nodded unable to reply. Princess Kizna smiled. Slowly, she stood on her tip toes and placed a soft kiss on his lips. Kurama's knees began to feel weak. Slowly, he closed his eyes and pulled her close. The moonlight rained down on them as both were blissfully unaware of Ruka's jealous glare watching them.
~*~
"Where do you think she is?" Keiko asked worriedly. "We've practically searched everywhere in the palace, and there's no sign of her."
"I've got no idea," Botan replied.
They continued walking headed for the computer room.
"Maybe one of the men in here have seen her," Botan said as she and Keiko walked inside. "She's always in here watching her Prince."
Keiko nodded. Botan and Keiko looked up to see Jesscheaux and Rei's glares.
"Why did you let our Princess out of your sight?" Jesscheaux asked angrily. "Do you have any idea where she is?"
"No," Botan replied defiantly. "That's why we came here."
Rei walked up with an angry scowl on her face.
"You want to know where she is?" Rei asked angrily. "She's on earth. With him."
"What?" Botan cried shocked. "That's impossible."
"Oh yea?" Jesscheaux retorted. "Look."
Jesscheaux pointed as the others turned to where she pointed. Botan and Keiko's jaws dropped as they watched their Princess kissing the earth Prince.
"I knew Rei and I should've taken the job of guarding the Princess," Jesscheaux said angrily. "You younger Princesses do nothing but dream all the time."
"Well, at least we have dreams! Unlike you!" Keiko cried angrily. "Personally, I don't see anything wrong with this. Besides the fact that the Princess is breaking only one law."
"You shouldn't trust these men," Rei replied gravely. "They're dangerous."
"How so?" Botan asked. "You outer planet Princesses never trust anyone!"
"Time Stream law forbids me to tell you," Rei replied a worried lilt tinting her voice. "But trust me just this once. They're a danger to this kingdom."
"It is for our Princess's protection we do this," Jesscheaux replied scowling. "As you should too."
"You're just jealous, because our Princess has found someone, and you haven't!" Keiko screamed.
Pushing past the girls, Jesscheaux and Rei stormed out of the room loudly slamming the door behind them.
~*~
Kurama held her close burying his face in her long black hair. Slowly, she pulled away.
"Forgive me," she whispered, "but I have to go."
Sadly, as he nodded, he stared deep into her brown eyes.
"I understand," he whispered back to her place a stray lock of hair behind her ear. "You should be missed back home."
Kizna nodded as she pulled him close one last time. I'm ready. Take me home, she thought quietly. Slowly, the white dust surrounded her.
"Goodbye, Princess," Kurama whispered as she disappeared. "I love you."
"I love you, too," she whispered back.
As the cool night wind blew the silvery, white dust away, Kurama reached up trying for a last chance to hold her in his arms.
The ball rolled on in a mix of vibrant colors spinning in front of Kurama's eyes. Disgusted, he turned away. Quickly, he stood and walked out into a large garden filled with red roses unaware of someone following him.
"Your Highness, are you all right?" a seductive voice asked worriedly.
Kurama turned and smiled half-heartedly.
"Oh, Lady Ruka," Kurama began, "yes, I'm all right. No need to worry."
Gently lifting her purple gown, the beautiful, red haired woman walked up to him. She placed a pale hand on his arm as she stared up to him with seductive brown eyes.
"But I must worry about you, your Majesty," she purred.
Her long red hair covered one of her piercing eyes as she smiled fetchingly. Prince Kurama quickly shook her arm off and turned away looking into the roses.
"If you don't mind," Kurama began coldly, "I would like to be alone."
Lady Ruka cast him an insulted look and quietly turned away headed back for the place. 'I'll get you yet, my Prince,' she thought angrily. 'You'll belong to me and only me. You just wait and see.'
Kurama ignored her retreating form and gazed up into the full moon. He stared as memories of fairy tales of the Moon Princess drifted through his head. 'I've lived a lonely life,' he thought. 'I have everything in the world, yet I have nothing at all.'
"Nothing at all," Kurama sighed sadly still staring into the moon as strange shadows on the moon watched him quietly.
~*~
Princess Kizna walked into the computer room and watched his saddened face.
"You may never know it Kurama," she began staring at him longingly, "but you'll always have me, because I will always love you. I'll be the light in your darkness and the stars that watch over you at night when you sleep. I'll always be with you in spirit."
~*~
"I find comfort in your spirit, Moon Princess," Kurama whispered. "Somehow, it feels as though you're here with me."
~*~
Kizna smiled.
~*~
"I love you always and forever, Princess," Kurama whispered still staring at the moon.
'As will I,' she thought softly as she turned to leave. 'Dream Kurama Dream. Even if unwilling followers of reason and intelligence can't dream.'
~*~
Prince Kurama turned to leave the garden with a soft, loving smile dawning his features. As Queen Shiori watched in from a palace balcony, she smiled. He's smiling. 'You've had a long and hard life, Kurama, and I only wish you could be happy about something,' she thought happily. 'And he seems finally happy about something.'
~*~
With a heavy book in her lap, inside the palace library, Kizna sat in a chair staring out the window daydreaming of a certain earthly prince. Quickly losing herself in a reverie, she stared out into the bright blue sky, listening to the fountain in the garden bubble and trickle.
"Kizna? Kizna? Kizna?" Botan asked. "Hello? Are you there?"
Quickly, Kizna snapped out of her reverie.
"Daydreaming again, Princess?" Sakura smirked.
"Sorry," Kizna replied sighing.
"Princess," Keiko sighed. "You have to learn your royal history."
Kizna sighed and nodded and looked down into the book in her lap.
"Oh don't worry, Kizna," Yukina said softly placing a friendly hand on Kizna's shoulder. "When we're done, you can dream all you like. We can dream all we like."
"Yea," Botan agreed, "we're part of a daydreaming generation. Our futures are bright and open before us."
Kizna and the others chuckled softly as small blue birds chirped in the bright morning light outside the window.
~*~
Prince Kurama stood quietly in the rose garden gently smelling the blood-red blossoms.
"My, your Highness is surely a man of roses," Ruka said making Kurama look up to her.
Kurama smiled.
"Well, it is the symbol of earth's family," he replied, "but as they say, 'A rose may have thorns but all plants can be deadly'."
Ruka nodded. Prince Kurama turned away making his long red cape fly from his white suit.
"Good day Ruka," Prince Kurama said kindly. "I believe I have some training to do with the others."
Lifting her blue dress, Ruka curtsied a small smile forming on her lips. You're falling for me your Highness, she thought. I just know you are.
"Come quick! Come quick!" a servant dressed in rags cried running through the palace halls. "Prince Kurama is dueling with his generals! Come quick!"
As the servant's cries echoed through the many palace halls, people came running to the computer room. From the library, the princess and her maids rushed to the computer room.
~*~
Two men's swords crashed together making a metallic thunder rumble in the palace halls. Green locked with crimson as the two men glared defiantly at one another. They pushed against one another trying to force the other into retreat. Hiei's eyes glowed with a demonic power as he suddenly forced the Prince's sword off his, making Kurama fall to the ground.
Inside the recesses of his mind, Hiei snapped as he felt his sanity slipping away from his mental grasp. He charged at his Prince as his eyes were dark and demonic. He leapt into the air and prepared to strike.
Prince Kurama's eyes went wide as Hiei's sword flew down at him at a killing speed.
~*~
The crowd watched as Hiei charged, ready to kill his Prince.
"No!" Kizna cried loudly. "Don't hurt him, Hiei!"
~*~
Then, Hiei's snapped back into sanity. At the last second, he plunged the sword into the wood floor, nicking the Prince's throat and cutting his hair. Panting, Kurama sighed with relief as he reached up to his neck feeling a warm crimson liquid flow into his white shirt. Slowly, he sat up making a few locks of his hair fall slowly to the ground.
"Your Majesty," Hiei said nervously leaning on his sword panting in a cold sweat. "Forgive me."
Prince Kurama panted as a shocked gasp entered the room. He turned and found Ruka and the three other generals at her side.
"Your Highness!" Ruka cried as she rushed to his side. "You're hurt."
Quickly, she pulled out a small purple handkerchief and dabbed at his wounds. Kurama pushed her hand away.
"I'll be all right, Ruka," he said hiding the annoyed lilt in his voice.
He turned to his friend, still kneeling beside his sword.
"Hiei, are you all right?" Kurama asked.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty," Hiei replied. "For a moment, I felt like was being controlled."
"Controlled?" Yusuke asked smirking. "Someone controlling the uncontrollable, Hiei? Impossible."
"You never know, Yusuke," Koenma replied stepping up to his side. "There have been many strange occurrences lately in this kingdom, and we have yet to find out why."
Kuwabara nodded.
"You're lucky, Your Majesty," Kuwabara began. "You must have a guardian angel watching over you."
~*~
Kizna smiled.
~*~
"Don't be childish Kuwabara," Ruka chided. "Angels are as real as the Moon Princess. You don't believe in her do you Your Majesty? It's too far-fetched a story."
Kurama turned away hiding his vision from her.
"Of course not," he replied sadly. "She'll never be real."
~*~
Kizna's eyes filled with tears as she struggled to fight them back.
"Kizna," Botan said softly as she walked slowly to the Princess's side.
Quickly, Kizna, softly crying, pushed Botan aside and ran out of the room. Botan turned to the others and stared at the worried looks on their faces.
~*~
Crying, Kizna kneeled down to the edge of her bed. 'He doesn't believe in me,' she thought sadly. 'He probably never did.' The Prince's words echoed in her mind. 'It feels as though you're here with me. I love you always and forever.' Her tears came in a faster flow. 'I have to make him believe in me,' she thought. 'Oh Kurama, you always believed in me. Why stop now?'
~*~
From his balcony, Kurama stared out into the setting sun as the moon and stars first began to make their appearance. He turned his green eyes up towards the moon. 'I'm sorry, Moon Princess,' he thought. 'I'm so sorry.' He sighed and turned to walk inside.
Slowly, drying her tears, she stood from her bedside and walked out to her balcony. 'If you will not believe in me,' she thought determinedly, 'I will give you proof that we exist. That I exist.' She raised her arms above her head as a small glowing crystal appeared in her hands.
"Silver Crystal," she commanded, "take me to earth to see the Prince. And the man I love."
A soft white dust surrounded her. Mother is said to be the only one who can master the Silver Crystal, she thought. But I don't care what punishment I receive. I have to make him believe. Slowly, her form faded from her balcony.
~*~
Stumbling from the dizzying effects of the crystal, she landed on the soft garden soil. She stepped slowly swaying to the side. She looked into the sky only to find her home covered by the dark, night clouds. A rose bush rustled.
"Who's there?" a familiar voice called.
She looked up and stared at her Prince. Quickly, her breath caught in her throat. Prince Kurama, she thought dazed.
Kurama stared into the dark garden watching a dark figure. Slowly, he began to walk towards the figure. A female suitor? he asked himself quietly. But it's so late, and there is nothing going on tonight. Suddenly, he stopped and stared as his mouth went agape.
As the dark night clouds parted, revealing the crescent moon, she stood in the sliver of a bright white beam. She turned to him, her brown eyes locking with his green ones. A wind of roses blew, fluttering her white dress and long dark hair.
Slowly, Kizna began to walk towards the shocked Prince.
"Do not be surprised," she said softly, "I am her. The Moon Princess. I'm Kizna."
"My name is Kurama," he replied softly trying to find his voice.
"I know," she began softly.
She reached up to him and placed a pale hand on his cheek.
"My people and I watch over you," she said, "We know everything about you."
"You do?" Kurama replied softy as he placed his hand on top of hers.
Princess Kizna nodded.
"Do you still believe in me?" she asked sadly her brown eyes filling with tears.
Prince Kurama nodded unable to reply. Princess Kizna smiled. Slowly, she stood on her tip toes and placed a soft kiss on his lips. Kurama's knees began to feel weak. Slowly, he closed his eyes and pulled her close. The moonlight rained down on them as both were blissfully unaware of Ruka's jealous glare watching them.
~*~
"Where do you think she is?" Keiko asked worriedly. "We've practically searched everywhere in the palace, and there's no sign of her."
"I've got no idea," Botan replied.
They continued walking headed for the computer room.
"Maybe one of the men in here have seen her," Botan said as she and Keiko walked inside. "She's always in here watching her Prince."
Keiko nodded. Botan and Keiko looked up to see Jesscheaux and Rei's glares.
"Why did you let our Princess out of your sight?" Jesscheaux asked angrily. "Do you have any idea where she is?"
"No," Botan replied defiantly. "That's why we came here."
Rei walked up with an angry scowl on her face.
"You want to know where she is?" Rei asked angrily. "She's on earth. With him."
"What?" Botan cried shocked. "That's impossible."
"Oh yea?" Jesscheaux retorted. "Look."
Jesscheaux pointed as the others turned to where she pointed. Botan and Keiko's jaws dropped as they watched their Princess kissing the earth Prince.
"I knew Rei and I should've taken the job of guarding the Princess," Jesscheaux said angrily. "You younger Princesses do nothing but dream all the time."
"Well, at least we have dreams! Unlike you!" Keiko cried angrily. "Personally, I don't see anything wrong with this. Besides the fact that the Princess is breaking only one law."
"You shouldn't trust these men," Rei replied gravely. "They're dangerous."
"How so?" Botan asked. "You outer planet Princesses never trust anyone!"
"Time Stream law forbids me to tell you," Rei replied a worried lilt tinting her voice. "But trust me just this once. They're a danger to this kingdom."
"It is for our Princess's protection we do this," Jesscheaux replied scowling. "As you should too."
"You're just jealous, because our Princess has found someone, and you haven't!" Keiko screamed.
Pushing past the girls, Jesscheaux and Rei stormed out of the room loudly slamming the door behind them.
~*~
Kurama held her close burying his face in her long black hair. Slowly, she pulled away.
"Forgive me," she whispered, "but I have to go."
Sadly, as he nodded, he stared deep into her brown eyes.
"I understand," he whispered back to her place a stray lock of hair behind her ear. "You should be missed back home."
Kizna nodded as she pulled him close one last time. I'm ready. Take me home, she thought quietly. Slowly, the white dust surrounded her.
"Goodbye, Princess," Kurama whispered as she disappeared. "I love you."
"I love you, too," she whispered back.
As the cool night wind blew the silvery, white dust away, Kurama reached up trying for a last chance to hold her in his arms.