The Next Day
The next day, Havoc boarded the train to Lanice. The ride was long and boring where he was sitting. Not many people were on the train, figuring he was the only one on board. He sighed…hoping the train wouldn't explode or something like that. He leaned in the corner of the booth and closed his eyes. Later that night around 9:00pm he woke up hearing the train stop. "This is your stop." The train conductor told him. Havoc grabbed his bags and got off the train. Havoc looked around for a cab….nothing but a darkened train station and a few cars. "Are you Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc?" He turned around and saw a short man. "Yea'," he answered. "Come with me," the man said, "call me Shantly." He continued. Havoc followed the man to the cab, realizing he didn't look hard enough. Once the cab dropped him off Havoc paid a tip to the cab driver. Once Havoc turned to the place, his eyes grew wide. The estate was huge, he walked up to the door taking the knocker in his hand he knocked. No answer. Again, still no answer. He tried again, and again. Finally….an answer. A guy slightly shorter than him, seemingly the butler. He was wearing a tuxedo, and had short black hair, casually. "Yes, may I help you?" He asked. "Ummmmm…yea'. I'm Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc." He sighed, "I'm here to protect the princess." The butler looked up at him and smiled. "Ah, yes. Come right this way." He lead Havoc to a pair of huge double doors. The door swung open, the hinges creaking. The room was dark except for the lit candles at the bedside. "What the hell?" Runisla yelled and fell off of the other side of her bed. "Runisla, this is the man from.." "I know!" Runi said getting up from the floor. "Just go!" "Yes marm." He said and left, closing the door behind him. "Well, hello. I'm Runisla, just call me Runi. Yes, I know, I lied, I'm not scared of you." I just love to fool my parents. Oh, and thanks for coming." She said sitting on her bed. Havoc had a nose bleed, he found the woman he wanted. She had blue eyes, and long blonde hair with tan streaks. "So, come and sit." Havoc did so, setting his bags against the wall "How old are you? I'm 27." She asked him. "I'm 28." He answered. "I love you." The words slipped his lips. "Excuse me? What did you say?" "Oh, nothing at all." He said, with a sweat drop on his head. "Ok then." She said. "Your funny. Ummm…did you notice your nose is bleeding?" She asked and took out a handkerchief wiping the blood away and throwing it in the trash. "I notice you smoke. You can smoke in my room." Havoc grabbed a cigarette from his pocket and lit one of them using the candle flame popping it in his mouth. Havoc got up and went to his bags, pulling out a cigarette tray, placing it on her nightstand. "Well, it seems you really like to smoke." She laughed. "Yep, better die young and happy." He grinned. Runi laughed. "What?" He asked. Runi shook her head. "You know, you do look pretty handsome." She teased him by lightly tickling his neck. "Stop!" He said. "Oh, fine." She stopped. "Kaahhccaa!" "What was that?" Havoc asked startled. "Mugarn! Come here." Out of the black part of her room came flying a large raven. Havoc was freaked by the sight of the bird, it was huge! It came over and landed on Runi's out-stretched arm. Once Mugarn was settled, she brought him towards her and stroked his buetiful black feathers. "What? You never seen a raven?" Runi asked Havoc. "Yes, but never that big!" Runi sighed. "Well, I might as well introduce you to the pine-marten. Their both fighters, and well trained animals. Milly! Come here girl!" Then again, out of the black came a pine-marten that was pure black, and it hopped onto Runi's lap. She stroked its soft fur coat. "You seem to have way with animals." Havoc stated. "Yea', pretty much, but their both well trained. I trained them myself." She said proudly. Mugarn hopped onto Havoc's shoulder and cawed loudly. "He likes you." Runi said, "Go on and pet him." Havoc stroked him with the back of his hand lightly. Mugarn jumped up, and flew back into the dark. "Here, go on back to bed." She told Milly and she jumped off her lap and left to where Mugarn was. "See, their sweet." Havoc smiled at her, sweetly. "You know, do even like being a princess?" Havoc asked her.