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Moonshine
By: Lost-Remembrance
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"It's
so magickal, you and me. We are one, the moon and the sun, it's so
magickal, you'll see."
–ATC
Chapter Three:
Bright lights were everywhere, glittering like stars among the trees and floating in the air like luminous globes. Laughter and silvery giggles wove like musical strings through the air, dancing around Relena as she smiled and heard melodious music that was almost tangible in her hands. She pictured in her mind that she could feel the notes twist around her fingers.
The moon, hanging low and beautifully in the sky lit the enclosure surrounded by trees, a waterfall glistening nearby. Fairy maidens giggled as they splashed water at one another, the clear water both warm and cool. The pale light was warm and welcoming, sparkling seemingly in the air itself.
"It's beautiful," Relena breathed, wondering that if she spoke loud enough that the moment would break like stilled water waiting for a ripple to quake through the moment. She felt the small glance Heero gave her, knowing by the way her skin prickled when he looked at her. She had never seen eyes so blue and in truth never expected to find the magickal prince of her dreams.
"It's the Festival of the Moon," A blonde-haired magick supplied as he turned to look at her with a softer look in his eyes than the other's.
"Forgive us for being so rude, but…" He glanced sideways at Heero who shot a glare back at him and crossed his arms and shook his head in a negative manner. "We are not accustomed to human's coming into our realm during times like these."
"Time's like these?" Relena questioned, raising an eloquent eyebrow as she looked back down at her bound hands.
They had blindfolded Dorothy since she refused to go easily, making the other lady question her motives for doing such.
"Quatre…" Heero warned, stopping in his steps as he turned to face Quatre who just smiled and whispered some words in his tongue which caused the lost Prince to frown deeper and then sigh heavily.
"This is a Fest for all, expect human's that is." Quatre explained, "During this time we tap into our powers."
"Winner!" Wufei halted at hearing the words escape the blonde and spun on his heel, walking up in large strides to the Nymph's Prince. "You can't go around telling them all of our secrets! Next thing you know you'll start rambling about how we can capture stars!"
"Capture stars?" Wufei shot a fiery glare at Relena who bowed her head and in apology and stepped away from the raging Prince, who she could only assume was the Dragon ruler.
"Wufei!" A voice called and Relena looked up as she heard the long tirade of the Dragon Prince halt in mid sentence. Quatre smiled smugly and bit his lower lip to keep from laughing as Wufei's body went tense and rigid.
"Where were you!" A young girl with jet-black hair, much like Wufei's, angrily stalked up to him, a fierce scowl plastered upon her stern features.
Dressed in merely a riding gown, Relena felt somewhat out of place when the woman walked up decked out in a complete fire red kimono and head dress. The embroidery was astounding, trimmed with every warm color from red to orange to gold. "Her dress is so beautiful!" She whispered.
"Well," Duo said as he had mirth in his eyes while he stood by and watched them argue like husband and wife can at times. "She is, after all, the Dragon Prince's wife."
"B-but she's still so young!" Relena said with a blush on her face and knew that even in the human realm it was still quite young to marry, unless it was their first year of marriage.
"Actually, she's about five hundred year's old." Trowa replied with a smirk on his face as Meilan clubbed Wufei roughly on the head when the dragon summoned so fire to try and keep her at bay.
"All of us are pretty young though," Quatre supplied to the shocked look that crossed Relena's features once more.
"Well, unless you compare how long Human's live to our ages."
Relena smiled sadly, nodding her head when she remembered the age difference between those of magickal born and those of non. "I still don't understand why we must be bound though," She glanced at her arms and shrugged with a sigh to go along with it.
Quatre gave her a small, sad smile as well in response to her question. "It has reached us word that Human's are hunting our kind once more."
"Which is causing more trouble for us." Duo complained as he grumbled while pulling at his dark colored tunic.
"Pixies never give up when it comes to teasing so now it's more trouble in the higher courts," He glanced at Heero who was watching the people merrily dance around under the light of the moon, lush green grass cushioning their feet from any sharp objects.
"Quatre!" A merry voice cried, a pixie with hort blonde hair and green eyes fluttered over with a wide, yet shy, smile on her face and gave a small wave to the blue-eyed blonde. "I…um…well, was wondering if you'd like to dance with me…" She mumbled with a rosy blush on her cheeks and her head bowed.
Quatre smiled and nodded, "Of course I would." Polite as always he would remain.
"It seems everyone is drifting off." Relena mumbled to herself and felt the bonds loosen around her wrists. She looked up to see Duo with a knife in one hand and her cut ropes in another hand. He stared at her and gave her a small nod as if to say, 'Don't try anything and we'll let you live.'
"Heero!" A gruff, and rather old voice called and the Prince turned around to see the elder of his clan, Dr. J as he was called, walked up to him as people parted to make way for him. "Come, we must get you ready for the festival."
"Understood." He replied without emotion, Dr. J throwing a glance at Relena and staring at her for a moment.
"Who are you?" He questioned, some sort of mechanical eyes peering at her relentlessly.
"My name is Relena Peacecraft." Relena curtsied and brushed her hair behind her shoulder's so it wouldn't get in the way.
"Human?" Relena nodded and he motioned for him to follow her.
"We'll get you a dress to wear. Perhaps you canescortt Heero somewhat of the time during the party. That Sylvia girl should be arriving soon or something." He grumbled out the last part, muttering about the girl named 'Sylvia' and some sort of army.
"It's so enchanting here."
Dr. J turned and smiled slyly at her before nodding his head, "Which is exactly how it should be…"
Meanwhile, Dorothy shook her head, the blindfold falling off the bridge of her nose and she couldn't help but grin evilly as she felt along the hem of her skirts and petticoats and pulled out several rocks that glowed green for the moment and then turned back to normal looking stones.
"Place these in the Realm of the Magick. We will capture their kind and make use of their power to take over the other realms and nations. These stones will allow us to break through their barriers and magic, they'll allow us to see everything."
"For you, Grandfather, I'll start a war." She whispered and got to her feet, slashing her wrists and turning on her heel and rushing back the way they had come towards the Peacecraft Estate. After all, how could Lord Peacecraft not know the news of his daughter, brutally slaughtered by the Magick people to make an example of human's invading their territory.
'Things are going along just perfectly fine indeed…' She cackled as she found Relena's horse and pulled out an arrow shaft, sticking it in the now screaming horse's flank.
She pulled on the reins and grabbed some mud, caking it on her body as she walked towards the entrance with the whining and limping horse behind her. Some blood smeared across her outer skirt and she stumbled, scratching herself and adding some cuts from thorn bushes while she was at it.
"Oh my…!" A servant in waiting gasped at the sight of the Catalonia lady emerging from the forest, exhausted and stumbling with a limping and jumpy horse behind her, screaming in pain at the shaft embedded in it's flank.
"Lady Catalonia!" The lord rushed from his house, ran to the girl as she collapsed on the ground.
Tears spilled from her eyes, "It…it was awful…!" She sobbed, reaching up with shaking hands to brush away the fake tears that kept coming, "Relena…they…they….!"
"What?" The Lord's eyes were wide at what she managed to say in her shaken state. "What happened to Relena?" He dared to breath, body shaking with the news of his daughter that had yet to return.
"She's gone…" Dorothy whispered as more tears slipped through her features, "…They killed her…the Magick's…"
TBC
Author's note: Yeah, took a while to update. Well, got caffeine in my system and am feeling better from when I got sick (XX) and am listening to Queen Woo! Classic and Alternative rock, ya can't beat it!
Rock on and enjoy Spring Break y'all (and to those who celebrate Easter, happy Easter!) Comments and Feedback ius always loved! (I would say by me and my teddy bear but :whispers: someone threatened to tear off his head if I didn't update one of my stories! O.O no!
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