Chapter 2: Can You Believe HER?
"I don't understand Omi." Raimundo sat down on his bed while Omi stood at the door.
"I do believe that she is a witch!" Omi shouted.
"Not so loud idiot! How can she be a witch? She's part of the Temple and so annoying."
He said, thoughts flooded his mind again.
How come it was so warm around her?
Kimiko must be a witch! "Omi, I do think you should do a bit of investigating. Go to the Temple and ask around."
Omi bowed and left the room.
When
he shut the door, Raimundo began talking to him self. "Stupid Kimiko.
Thinks she's the best at everything, I bet she's a witch, then I'll
burn her at the town square!"
He slammed his fist on the table and
got up. Glancing out the stained glass window, he saw Omi heading for
the bar, what a stupid servant!
"I can't rely on anyone to do my chores can I?"
He
took his velvet cloak of his bed and walked through the door way.
Sophia must have have heard his murmuring, because she tagged along
without Raimundo noticing.
The cool night air washed over Raimundo's face, bringing moon light over his sharp features.
He stepped into the shadows, with his royal purple cape blowing behind him.
Sophia tip toed behind him, and he didn't even notice.
"So, Omi disobeys my orders..." he mumbled.
'The Mermaid Lassie's' door was wide open.
A few minutes later, Raimundo came out, dragging Omi by the ear.
"Disobey your Prince? Back to the castle with you! I'll do some investigating myself!"
Omi bowed again and spotted Sophia.
"Master, the devil has been following you." Raimundo glanced and sneered.
"Away with her, and don't let her come back to me."
Sophia narrowed her eyes and tried to run back, instead, she fell in the mud.
Raimundo
didn't laugh or anything. She deserved it. Her dress was ruined now,
but she had about hundreds of others. "Nice trip Sophia, teaches you to
not follow me." Raimundo snorted, and headed straight for the Temple
Sage.
"Kimiko, you have got to stop working on that healing potion." Keiko sat down on the concrete floor and stared.
"People need my help, and I'm not going to stop. There just seems to me more people that are plagued now..."
Kimiko screwed on a cork and put the potion in her cupboard.
"You look awfully mad, what's wrong?"
"That stupid Prince showed up today."
She retorted, and closed the curtains, her eyes happened to miss the flapping of a cloak.
"Don't say that! He could execute you or something horrible! You have to apologize."
Keiko got off the floor and brushed some dirt off her clothes.
"I can't. He's too snobbish, and he won't learn his lesson if I say sorry!"
Memories flashed through her mind, she got a very close look at Raimundo, but she didn't like him or anything!
He was just good looking for his age.
No he wasn't. I mean...
"What are you thinking about right now Kimiko? Him? I haven't seen his Highness before, but I imagine he is gorgeous."
Kimiko stomped her foot on the ground, and she felt that burning feeling inside her chest.
"He's ugly. His soul is corrupted. I would rather die than see him become King with some Queen at his side!"
Keiko
didn't argue. She knew of the out bursts and heat coming from Kimiko's
body, Keiko thought it was just something that was normal. But it
wasn't...
"Kimiko, Keiko. It's time for bed." Master Fung stood at the door way, he was in charge of the Temple.
"Yes Master." Kimiko and Keiko replied.
When he closed the door and turned the corner, they both started to whisper.
"So do you like... What you call him... Raimundo?" asked Keiko.
"No
I don't he's immature and stupid! Stop bringing up that question. I
don't even think he knows I am a person! He treats everyone like an
animal! It's not like he's some sort of superior race that is better
than everyone!"
Kimiko almost yelled, but Keiko put a hand over her mouth and patted her back.
"It's okay, he probably forgot about you already, then we can live happily ever after, making healing potions."
Kimiko didn't like that idea, but she smiled stupidly at Keiko.
"Get on your own bed and stop crowding me Keiko, I need to go to sleep."
She made an excuse up quickly, and it worked on Keiko.
Kimiko didn't want her to find out about her true past, and her true thoughts.
Raimundo
was surprised. Did Kimiko really think of him like a snob? An idiot? A
FOOL? Hastily, he got up from the grass and groaned in disgust when he
saw his pants, they were covered with dirt.
"So she thinks I think I'm better than everyone! Am not!"
Raimundo shook his head.
Well he was the Prince.
He
traveled through the darkness, and the moon was full. "Why does she
even make potions? She know everyone is going to die anyways... Wait.
POTIONS?"
He stopped in his tracks and gaped.
Omi needed to know this!
"A witch! Surely Raimundo, you must be mistaken!" Omi remarked.
"Who makes potions then?" asked Raimundo.
"The Temple makes potions... I think."
Everyone knew this conversation was pointless, so Raimundo shooed Omi out off his room.
"Don't forget to put a guard at the door Omi!"
Now Omi thought Kimiko wasn't a witch? Raimundo did now.
He
blew out his candle and pulled his blanket over himself. Why did he even
care about what a girl thought of him? She was supposed to go crazy
about his looks, like a regular person. But she was different. Kimiko
didn't care, she was a fighter; and a pretty one. No she isn't! Sophia
is pretty because she has money and fame! So stop thinking about the
Temple lassie! Raimundo's head was emptying out all his thoughts, which
made it all the more difficult to sleep. "I could make her think I'm
actually a nice person..." he thought. Another picture flew into his
mind.What clothes was she wearing?
He dug through all his thoughts through out the day.
Kimiko was wearing a plain old red shirt, and a red skirt.
With no accessories or anything, expect for a piece of fire fern in her hair.
Basically, he would think her as a weirdo!
Kimiko
was peeling of the first layer of Raimundo's personality. One day she
might be able to open his eyes, and let him see the beauty within.
A knock disrupted Raimundo's sleep.
"Whatever it is it can wait till the morning Omi!"
"It is already morning, and I have brought you breakfast!" Omi screamed.
Did he always have to raise his squeaky voice?
"Bring it in then, and leave me alone!" Raimundo snapped, irritated.
Omi came bustling through the door, with a tray of food in his hand.
"That's nice, you wrote me a note, NOT!"
There was a note on the tray.
"I did not write that, Prince. A young girl delivered it to the guards
this morning."
"Well you open it to make sure there are no plague germs on it!" Omi obediently did so and read aloud. (On Letter:)
Dear Raimundo,
My friend Kimiko says that you are a dork and she doesn't want to see you again. And you are an arrogant person that is very rude... I mean crude. No... I mean rude. Don't take this as an offense your Majesty but she hates you- Don't dare come back to Temple Sage you rat!- See what I mean? Now leave us alone... You Highness. Sincerely, Keiko; Kimiko's friend. (End Letter)
"Burn this at once Omi! Send back a letter saying I will gladly come to their Temple and play with them!"
Raimundo's blood boiled at the thought of a commoner insulting a PRINCE.
"I do not understand Raimundo, how come you are being so friendly?" asked Omi.
"I WAS BEING SARCASTIC! WRITE THAT DUMB LETTER RIGHT NOW!"
Omi bowed quickly and left the room.
Those girls sure did have guts to mess with a royal family member!
They needed to be punished. Raimundo couldn't just go and tell Queen
Lucia or King Charon, that would make him a worthless Prince.
He needed to solve this problem on his own, and eventually, he might be able to knock some sense into those two girls.
But Kimiko is a very hard fish to catch...
No one knows that yet, do they?