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Chapter 9
*~*~*~* Meanwhile, Back in the Room... *~*~*~*

Kuwabara- ÒDamn... Why is he so ticked off?Ó

Yusuke- ÒKurama? Any ideas?Ó

Kurama- ÒYes. I believe I know why...Ó

Yusuke and Kuwabara- ÒTELL US!!!!Ó

Kurama- ÒPlease, stay calm. A rather long while ago, before we met you, Yusuke, Hiei and I, as Yoko, attempted to rob a castle. The only thing that truly stood in our way was a young princess. We were trying to steal a sacred sword that was kept in her bedchamber. When Hiei entered to take the blade, she was awake. Hiei couldnÕt bring himself to kill her. She was rather beautiful... and very sad. I suppose Princess Lanecia reminds Hiei of her... She became engaged to a young prince, and was married, leaving Hiei behind. Both the princess and Hiei were about fourteen, demon years, of course. And, a short while later, the princess died during childbirth.Ó

Yusuke- ÒDamn...Ó

Kuwabara- ÒSo thatÕs why Shorty was so ticked... LaniÕs a lot like that other princess...Ó

Yusuke- ÒHey! HeÕs back!Ó

Kurama- ÒWhat?Ó

Yusuke- ÒLook!Ó He pointed to a small mirror on the wall. Hiei was shirting out of the glass, pulling a very white Lanecia with him. Hiei landed gracefully on his feet, but Lani tripped over her many layers of skirts and fell face down.

Kuwabara- ÒWhat the---?Ó

Lani- ÒDamn skirt!Ó

Yusuke- ÒWow... a diamond skirt... Keiko would like that...Ó

Lani- ÒWould she? Here then...Ó She tore off a piece of her skirt and handed it to Yusuke. ÒTake it.Ó He did.

Yusuke- ÒCool.......Ó All of a sudden, Koenma pops into the room, breathless, with a piece of paper clutched in his hand.

Koenma- ÒLanecia! IÕve... IÕve got it!Ó He gasps out.

Lani- ÒWhat?Ó She quickly stands. ÒHow?!!Ó

Koenma- ÒHiei. He sent VarienÕs statement about his plan to me, one of the many uses of the Japan eye, no? Well then, this...Ó he held up the paper. Òdeclares you free to leave. ItÕs your choice. You can stay here as royalty, or leave and become a simple insignificant peasant, free to do as you wish...Ó

Lani- ÒYEAH!!!!!Ó she jumped up about three feet, punching the air to emphasize her statement. ÒPeasant life, here I come!!!Ó ::Face fault x5, Giant sweatdrops all around!:: Lani immediately dove into her ÒsecretÓ closet, and started throwing various pieces of clothing and random weaponry into a pile. She then retrieved her little suitcase (the same one from Chapter 2) from the closet and opened it. She tapped it twice with her index finger and the entire pile started to shrink and items flew into the case (think The Sword in the Stone, just without the odd singing spells and music, much faster). Once the entire pile was gone, she snapped the case shut and carried it with her as she marched proudly out of the room, clutching the parchment in her hand.

Yusuke- ÒWhat was that paper you gave her?Ó

Koenma- ÒHer release from her royal duties. SheÕs no longer a princess. The Council approved. SheÕs free...Ó

Chapter End!
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