A stairway through glassdoors
By:Tequ!ni
Chapter7: Green Sunset
I know, I know, it took me a while to update. It's your luck that the public transport systems are on strike again. However I should have been learning for my Lain test rather than writing this. But.uh.forget it.
Well read and most important of all enyoy.
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"Why?!?.Why did you have to kill her!?!" Hitomi stopped dead in her tracks. Then she heard another voice talking slowly and without emotion, "But your majesty. There's still the law which says that the first woman the king sleeps with has to be killed."
Hitomi gasped. She felt as if a dagger had been wrenched into her heart and was now being twisted around to add more pain. She felt empty and lonely as if standing on top of a mountain with only the cold wind whipping about her hair and tearing at her clothes.
Inside the hall Merle's ears twitched. She could have sworn that she'd heard something outside. Then she saw a flash of green and white through the crack of the door. 'Hitomi! She heard this!?' Merle looked around nervously. She had been the only one to notice the person behind the doors.
The cat girl poked Millerna, who was standing right beside her, into her side softly. The blond haired woman shot her a questioning sideways glance, "What?" she whispered. Merle nodded her head in the direction of the door, "Hitomi", she whispered. Millerna looked into said direction and then back at Merle.
She nodded and both silently started to make their way through the big room. Millerna opened the door and there stood Hitomi. She looked paler than usual and a single tear made it's way down her cheek. Van had taken notice of Millerna's and Merle's sudden dissapearence, so he had stopped talking to the advisors.
The moment Millerna opened the door, he saw Hitomi. She looked at him with an emotionless expression on her face. He didn't see more because the moment after that, the door was being closed again and the advisors were claiming his attention again. Merle placed both of her paws against Hitomi's shoulders and shook her lightly, "Hitomi, are you all right? We can explain everything."
Hitomi shook off Merle's hands and whipped away the tears which had started to form in her eyes, "Why? What's the meaning of this? What did he do?" Millerna put her hand on Hitomi's back, "It's.complicated, but we'll try to explain it to you. Come on, we'll go elsewhere."
The three of them were walking through the maze of halls, neither of them saying a word, everyone deep in thought. They went outside. If Hitomi hadn't constantly been bugged about what she'd heard previously, she surely would have been amazed of the beauty around her.
There were flowers everywhere and the soft chirping of the birds were barely hearable above the silence of peace in this area. The girls went over to a bench in the shadow of a big willow. Millerna indicated her to sit down and Hitomi was more than glad to do so. She was feeling dizzy because of the heat and the mental pressure.
Hitomi looked at the two girls, "Would you.um.explain now what exactly.happened?" Millerna said, "Merle. You better explain it." Merle nodded, "Well. There's this stupid law in Fanelia which says that the king has to choose a bride before his 17th birthday. If he hasn't done so till the night of his 17th birthday, there be a woman choosen for him, which he is forced to lay with. If he doesn't choose her as a wife after this -because they can't force him to marry her-, she is to be killed. It would be fatal if the king's child was born and his mother isn't the queen.
A month ago the advisors forced Van into obeying the law. Yesterday the girl, after having been imprisoned for weeks, was beheaded. Van, had wanted to sneak her out of the castle before this could happen." From there on Millerna took up, "He asked me if the girl could hide in Asturia and I was more than glad to help. But now it's too late. But Hitomi, he told me himself that he only obeyed the law. He doesn't love her. He simply didn't want her killed."
Merle hugged her, "Hitomi please at least try to understand how Van acted. He didn't know if you were ever to come back and he has to obey his country's laws although he is the king." Hitomi silently nodded. The three girls spent the afternoon talking about their love lifes. However the conversation was very one sided, the fact given that Millerna was married and Hitomi.well.
Merle kept on talking about a young cat boy that was being trained in one of the fanelian barracks. After the great was it soon became known that the country of Fanelia would be glad to be the residence of the few cat people which had survived the wars and were now scattered all over Gaea.
Hitomi however couldn't share Millernas interest in Merle's love life. The thoughts about what she had learned previously, about Van having slept with another woman, were leading her more and more into the dark maze of depression. A few hours later Hitomi was sich of having to listen to Merle's and Millerna's giggling, so she excused herself and without answering their questions, hurried to her chambers.
She tumbled over to her bed, threw herself onto it and cried for all she was worth. She cried until she had no more tears left. She wept until she had no strength left. A while she simply laid on her bed and whimpered. She told herself not to pity herself and that Millerna told her that Van didn't love the girl.
When she felt a little better, she went to the bathroom to wash her face. Her hands were trembling and sometimes her body jerked with sudden sobs. Hitomi looked into the mirror that hung above the marble washbasin and was shocked at how she looked. Her eyes were bloodshot and red-rimmed, and her now dry hair looked like straw upon her head.
There was a knock at the door and Hitomi went back into the bedroom. "Come in", she said without bothering to ask who it was. She didn't want to see anybody, so it didn't matter whom she was rude to. It was none of the persons she expected. A maid entered the room with a bunch of clothes in her arms.
She introduced herself as Marie. The maid helped her getting ready for dinner and insisted that she wore one of the dresses she had with her. When she had finished doing Hitomi's hair, she looked herself into the big mirror beside the closet. Stunned at how she looked Hitomi spun around and laughed despite her griev.
The dress she had on, was the most beautiful she had ever worn. It was grey had spagetti straps and was very simple on the front, but on the backside, the criss-cross bindings of the integrated corset ran down a little past her butt. The dress showed off every curve of her body. The soft grey leather shoes felt wonderful on her feet and provided every freedom of movement.
When the maid brought her down to the dining hall, dinner had already started and everybody looked up from their plates when Hitomi entered. Van couldn't believe his eyes. She looked so different, like one of the noble ladys he had to dance with at every ball he attended. Millerna had insisted that he went straight to dinner, assuring him that she had sent a maid which would help Hitomi getting ready.
Hitomi sat down at the far end of the table and avoided his eyes. She didn't feel hungry, she only forked around her food on the silver plate. She excused herself s while later, before the others had finished and ran back to her room. Van didn't even get the chance to talk to her.
Hitomi banged the door behind herself and went over to her bed. She sat down on the edge and cupped her hands over her face, starting to cry all over again. 'How could I bee so foolish, thinking I would be able to act all normal again.' Then, suddenly she was pulled into a vision.
tbc.
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Phew, took me a while to write. Next chapter I think I'll explain the whole pendant disappearing.
Don't forget to review on your way out. Thanks
Yours Tequ!ni
By:Tequ!ni
Chapter7: Green Sunset
I know, I know, it took me a while to update. It's your luck that the public transport systems are on strike again. However I should have been learning for my Lain test rather than writing this. But.uh.forget it.
Well read and most important of all enyoy.
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"Why?!?.Why did you have to kill her!?!" Hitomi stopped dead in her tracks. Then she heard another voice talking slowly and without emotion, "But your majesty. There's still the law which says that the first woman the king sleeps with has to be killed."
Hitomi gasped. She felt as if a dagger had been wrenched into her heart and was now being twisted around to add more pain. She felt empty and lonely as if standing on top of a mountain with only the cold wind whipping about her hair and tearing at her clothes.
Inside the hall Merle's ears twitched. She could have sworn that she'd heard something outside. Then she saw a flash of green and white through the crack of the door. 'Hitomi! She heard this!?' Merle looked around nervously. She had been the only one to notice the person behind the doors.
The cat girl poked Millerna, who was standing right beside her, into her side softly. The blond haired woman shot her a questioning sideways glance, "What?" she whispered. Merle nodded her head in the direction of the door, "Hitomi", she whispered. Millerna looked into said direction and then back at Merle.
She nodded and both silently started to make their way through the big room. Millerna opened the door and there stood Hitomi. She looked paler than usual and a single tear made it's way down her cheek. Van had taken notice of Millerna's and Merle's sudden dissapearence, so he had stopped talking to the advisors.
The moment Millerna opened the door, he saw Hitomi. She looked at him with an emotionless expression on her face. He didn't see more because the moment after that, the door was being closed again and the advisors were claiming his attention again. Merle placed both of her paws against Hitomi's shoulders and shook her lightly, "Hitomi, are you all right? We can explain everything."
Hitomi shook off Merle's hands and whipped away the tears which had started to form in her eyes, "Why? What's the meaning of this? What did he do?" Millerna put her hand on Hitomi's back, "It's.complicated, but we'll try to explain it to you. Come on, we'll go elsewhere."
The three of them were walking through the maze of halls, neither of them saying a word, everyone deep in thought. They went outside. If Hitomi hadn't constantly been bugged about what she'd heard previously, she surely would have been amazed of the beauty around her.
There were flowers everywhere and the soft chirping of the birds were barely hearable above the silence of peace in this area. The girls went over to a bench in the shadow of a big willow. Millerna indicated her to sit down and Hitomi was more than glad to do so. She was feeling dizzy because of the heat and the mental pressure.
Hitomi looked at the two girls, "Would you.um.explain now what exactly.happened?" Millerna said, "Merle. You better explain it." Merle nodded, "Well. There's this stupid law in Fanelia which says that the king has to choose a bride before his 17th birthday. If he hasn't done so till the night of his 17th birthday, there be a woman choosen for him, which he is forced to lay with. If he doesn't choose her as a wife after this -because they can't force him to marry her-, she is to be killed. It would be fatal if the king's child was born and his mother isn't the queen.
A month ago the advisors forced Van into obeying the law. Yesterday the girl, after having been imprisoned for weeks, was beheaded. Van, had wanted to sneak her out of the castle before this could happen." From there on Millerna took up, "He asked me if the girl could hide in Asturia and I was more than glad to help. But now it's too late. But Hitomi, he told me himself that he only obeyed the law. He doesn't love her. He simply didn't want her killed."
Merle hugged her, "Hitomi please at least try to understand how Van acted. He didn't know if you were ever to come back and he has to obey his country's laws although he is the king." Hitomi silently nodded. The three girls spent the afternoon talking about their love lifes. However the conversation was very one sided, the fact given that Millerna was married and Hitomi.well.
Merle kept on talking about a young cat boy that was being trained in one of the fanelian barracks. After the great was it soon became known that the country of Fanelia would be glad to be the residence of the few cat people which had survived the wars and were now scattered all over Gaea.
Hitomi however couldn't share Millernas interest in Merle's love life. The thoughts about what she had learned previously, about Van having slept with another woman, were leading her more and more into the dark maze of depression. A few hours later Hitomi was sich of having to listen to Merle's and Millerna's giggling, so she excused herself and without answering their questions, hurried to her chambers.
She tumbled over to her bed, threw herself onto it and cried for all she was worth. She cried until she had no more tears left. She wept until she had no strength left. A while she simply laid on her bed and whimpered. She told herself not to pity herself and that Millerna told her that Van didn't love the girl.
When she felt a little better, she went to the bathroom to wash her face. Her hands were trembling and sometimes her body jerked with sudden sobs. Hitomi looked into the mirror that hung above the marble washbasin and was shocked at how she looked. Her eyes were bloodshot and red-rimmed, and her now dry hair looked like straw upon her head.
There was a knock at the door and Hitomi went back into the bedroom. "Come in", she said without bothering to ask who it was. She didn't want to see anybody, so it didn't matter whom she was rude to. It was none of the persons she expected. A maid entered the room with a bunch of clothes in her arms.
She introduced herself as Marie. The maid helped her getting ready for dinner and insisted that she wore one of the dresses she had with her. When she had finished doing Hitomi's hair, she looked herself into the big mirror beside the closet. Stunned at how she looked Hitomi spun around and laughed despite her griev.
The dress she had on, was the most beautiful she had ever worn. It was grey had spagetti straps and was very simple on the front, but on the backside, the criss-cross bindings of the integrated corset ran down a little past her butt. The dress showed off every curve of her body. The soft grey leather shoes felt wonderful on her feet and provided every freedom of movement.
When the maid brought her down to the dining hall, dinner had already started and everybody looked up from their plates when Hitomi entered. Van couldn't believe his eyes. She looked so different, like one of the noble ladys he had to dance with at every ball he attended. Millerna had insisted that he went straight to dinner, assuring him that she had sent a maid which would help Hitomi getting ready.
Hitomi sat down at the far end of the table and avoided his eyes. She didn't feel hungry, she only forked around her food on the silver plate. She excused herself s while later, before the others had finished and ran back to her room. Van didn't even get the chance to talk to her.
Hitomi banged the door behind herself and went over to her bed. She sat down on the edge and cupped her hands over her face, starting to cry all over again. 'How could I bee so foolish, thinking I would be able to act all normal again.' Then, suddenly she was pulled into a vision.
tbc.
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Phew, took me a while to write. Next chapter I think I'll explain the whole pendant disappearing.
Don't forget to review on your way out. Thanks
Yours Tequ!ni