Ok lol ive been asked who the king and queen are. Now this is highly confusing but i will try and simplify it, if you cant understand then dont worry lol. The King and Queen are the the decendates of Jon and Alanna, who married after WWRLAM. Then their daughter married a Queensgrove (soz if its spelt rong) which is were u get the green eyes and the red hair frm :) teeheehee but it gets better! Their SON married a Pirates Swoop daughter of George and Thayet mwhahahahahhahaha so u have more green eyes and more red hair! (psst i need to swap the fathers eyes wid the mothers eyes and their hair 2) and that is who the king and queen r :D isnt it delightful! U no wats mine and wat isnt is TP :)

Chapter 4

"What are their names again? The Queen and King I mean. Or is it Mother and Father now? Oh I'm so confused!" Jazz asked her sister and then promptly burst into tears.

Jade walked over to her and put her arms around her, listening for the rain she knew would come.

"I know, I know." Jade murmured to her, as she felt her own tears slide down her face and fall, like the rain outside, onto her dress.

They undressed in silence, aided by Suzie and Mandy and got into the matching beds. Jade lay there and listened as Jazz's breathing became even and deep. She got up and went to the window, and looked out into the courtyard that was below their room in the palace.

It was washed clean by the rain that had fallen. The stones shone in the moonlight, like mirrors but with a dark sinister look to them. As she watched, she saw shadows creep across the yard, and began to count them. There was five of them of them before long, all standing looking up toward the window that she stood at.

"Jazz, Jazz wake up! Come and look at this." Her sister didn't stir or answer. She went over to her bed, a feeling of dread washing over her. Jazz was laying on her side, facing the door, staring at it, her breath coming in fast gasps. Jade looked slowly up, to see a stranger there, in the doorway, a hand reaching towards them. His face was lit up by the blood-red glow coming from it. The glow was magic, Jade could feel the power from the window, pushing on her mind, wanting to swallow her with darkness. She resisted and threw up a sparkling green shield around her sister and herself. The stranger shaded his eyes against the bright light that came from her shield and cursed. He hurled a ball of magic at them; it shattered on the guard around them. He yelled yet another curse at her and the magic that protected them and fled as footsteps echoed down the hall, coming towards their room. The main part of the guard ran after the fleet figure as three guards came into the room, shading their eyes.

"Your highnesses? Are you alright?"

Jade let down her defences slowly, still not sure who was in the room. Suzy rushed into the room as the last of the shield faded, pushing guards out the way as she lit the branches of candles around the place and stoked up the fire. This done she ran over to the bed and stood there looking at her friends, as if they were ghosts.

"Your Highnesses? Are you alright?" At this Jade started to laugh. To hear this from a guard and then exactly the same thing from her friend was too much after everything she had been through.

"My lady? Jaz… I mean Princess Jasmine, is your sister alright?" Mandy had followed her sister into the room.

"Yes Mandy, she will be fine, ah, today was just a bit unusual and magic as strong as that takes it out of you a bit."

Mandy's eyebrows went up at the word unusual and the corner of her mouth twitched.

As Jade stood beside the bed, the room started swimming before her. This is not good; I ah, seem to have over done it again, drifted across her thoughts, as the darkness swirled around her. It was calming and silent, different to the busyness of the room with the guards searching it.

A repulsive smell brought her back from her wanderings in the darkness.

"Jazz, did you really have to use the most disgusting, repulsive, evil smelling salts you could find?"

"Yes, of course, I mean you are my sister you know."

A chuckle ran around the room.

"Glad you find it amusing, I'll get her to use it on you when you need it next." Jade looked around at the guards, Mandy and Suzy. She pushed herself up till she was sitting on the floor, holding onto Jazz as the room slowly settled down to a gentle sway.

" What happened here? Why is my godschild sitting on the floor?"

"Aunt Melissa? What are you doing here? We thought you left to go back home…well you know what I mean…not home but…" Jade trailed off as she thought about where home was now. Melissa came over to where Jade was slumped on the floor and started to help her up.

"Really, Jade Marie, I though I had taught you proper respect for your magic. You know your own strengths."

Though her tone was stern, Jade could see the worry on her face. She traded a look with Jazz. That's Aunt Melissa for you, always pretending. They were really glad to see her though. Her being here meant that some things didn't have to change for the twins. They were still Jade and Jazz…they just had a bit more now. Like a mother as well as a father and royalty…

"Now, Jade Marie, you have to go to bed and rest. I felt that shield all the way in the East Wing. Tomorrow will be soon enough to find out what this was all about." Her hands went to her hips and she stared round at the guards. A shuffle went round along with a reluctant agreement. Suzy and Mandy remained as the guards left, leaving two stationed outside the open doorway.

"Suzy and Mandy, I think you had best spend the night in here. You, no doubt have plenty to talk about with Jazz, but not with Jade. She must sleep."

Suzy and Mandy stood there with their mouths open at Melissa's command. And the fact that she had used the twin's shortened names. Suzy came to her senses first.

"Yes Milady. We will make sure that Princess Jade Marie sleeps."

"Thank you very much. They will need you both more than ever now."

Somehow Jade did not think that was for her and her sister to hear.

Thank you for all my loverly reveiws :) they make me very happy teeheehee and then my pixie comes to helpo me write plot twists :)