A/N: Hey Hey all readers of my fanfic!I have a killer cold so I have got a lot of writing done while resting, trying to get well. So, major thanks to all my reviewers! I'm taking in the nice and the not so nice and trying to improve on this lil thing called a story. So, here we go!
Disclaimer: I don't own Code: Lyoko, but I do own the story plot, which I can twist to the point of no recognition! MUWAHAHAHAHA! Ok yea, I ate sugar before I started typing… BAD SPAZ BAD!
Xana
Aelita stepped out of the transport pod and into a picture perfect place. Her sister's gasps could be heard behind her. What the girls saw was a beautiful whit and green castle. It was surrounded by trees and rolling hills. As the girls got closer to the towering structure, they could tell that the castle was made from white marble and emeralds.
"Wow," Yumi breathed. She had never seen anything so grand. She felt as if her home palace paled in comparison to the Xana palace. Aelita and Sam's murmurs of approval were audible next to her. The girls looked at each other and the words that came simultaneously out of their mouths were, " Can you believe this place!"
They blinked and started to laugh. Some of their nerves evaporated and they began to check over one another's wardrobes for any wrinkles or musses from the trip. (A/N: I'm choosing kimono-ish styles of dress for all of the girls, btw) Yumi was dressed in a long black kimono. It had a large red sash that wrapped around her middle and formed a bow behind her back. Aelita had on a very long, pale pink kimono- evening gown cross on. The top looked like a kimono, but the bottom flared into a trailing gown. Sam sported a blood-red kimono that stopped at her knees. They all wore silver coronets that had an ice blue sapphire in the center.
Sam took a quick breath and said, " Well, we look awesome, but I know I'm about ready to run into that forest at any minute, I'm so scared."
Aelita and Yumi laughed. They felt the same way as their sister. They sighed, knowing they had to go on. They walked up the black marble staircase. At the top, they were greeted by a butler who asked for their full titles, so he could properly introduce them. The girls gave their titles and the butler nodded in response and began to push open the towering doors…
In the Palace
The young princes had assembled at the bottom of the long staircase that led from the imposing front doors to the main hall where the boys were now waiting. They stood in a not so straight line. Odd was bouncing from foot to foot. Ulrich was pacing in about four different directions, turning around, and starting all over again. Jeremie was fiddling with the buttons on his tunic. The boys looked splendid in all their finery. Ulrich was in green, hunter green breeches and tunic with a paler green shirt under his tunic. A katana was belted at his waist. Odd was in purple, Jeremie in blue. Both of them had the same style dress as Ulrich. Neither of them carried weapons, Ulrich was the only one allowed to carry a weapon because he was the oldest.
They stopped all their movement when they heard the front doors creak open. The princes hurried to straighten tunics and start looking important. The butler that had greeted the princesses hurried to the top of the staircase and called, "Princess Yumi of Lyoko, daughter of King William and Queen Taelia." Yumi entered to castle and walked slowly to the top of the staircase where she stopped, waiting. Her gaze fixed to some invisible point across the room, she didn't look anywhere else. But, Ulrich's gaze was other places than a fixed point. (A/N: hint hint!)
The butler called again, "Princess Samantha of Lyoko, daughter of King William and Queen Taelia." Sam entered the castle and hurried to stand next to Yumi. Her hand snuck out of her kimono sleeve to grab Yumi's shaking hand. Yumi stole a brief glance at young sister and a smile was shared between them before Yumi's eyes went back to her invisible place across the room. The butler took a breath and said, " Princess Aelita of Lyoko, daughter of King William and Queen Taelia." Aelita nearly ran into the castle and next to Sam. She immediately grabbed Sam's hand. The butler bowed and backed out the door.
The three girls started down the long staircase and stopped in front of the three baffled princes. Odd and Jeremie's reactions were about the same as Ulrich's reaction. The girls gave them an icy stare, despite the butterflies in their stomachs. Their defenses were up. The girls weren't exactly the kind of princesses that enjoyed being trifled with. The dumbfounded princes lost their slack-jawed look when they saw the resentment on the princesses' faces. The boys straightened up and waited for a butler to come and announce them. One came scurrying around the corner of the stair and began announcing the boys. "Prince Ulrich of Xana, son of King Theo and Queen Katherine." The man moved over to Odd. "Prince Odd of Xana, son of King Theo and Queen Katherine." The butler stepped over to Jeremie, "Prince Jeremie of Xana, son of King Theo and Queen Katherine." The butler hurried away.
The girls walked up to the princes, who offered their arms for the princess, who rested their palms on the offered arms. Ulrich was the first to break the icy cold silence. " Welcome to Xana, princess of Lyoko. I hope your stay is enjoyable."
Yumi nodded thanks for all three of the girls, including her. Her mind was reeling. She didn't have a grip on her thoughts. The princes that held their arms matched them all perfectly for age. Yumi was very pleased about that. She didn't want to have to marry an "old man" or a "baby". An arrangement like that would have been disturbing. What was she thinking; she has to keep it together. She looked at her sister's faces.
Their faces didn't show much, but Yumi could tell what they were as excited as she was about their princes. Sam's prince had a purple splotch in his massive amounts of hair, kind of like how Sam had blood-red streaks in hers. He also seemed like he was holding back nervous energy, like Sam in that sense as well. Aelita's prince seemed shy and quiet, just like her.
But, Yumi knew better than to let her guard down. Even though her prince seemed to hold back a bundle of emotions behind chocolate-brown eyes. That was just like her, holding back and all. That was just like her, holding back and all. Yumi knew that you couldn't judge a prince by his looks. She could tell that there was a lot more beneath the surface of this prince, the others too, but right now, all she had to go on was first impressions for a while. And her first impression of this boy was that he was spoiled and stuck-up. She hated that.
She and her sisters were taught at a young age that if you don't know how to work for something, you'd never learn the value of anything. All three girls were taught marital arts and the use of about 5 weapons. Yumi's glance shifted to Aelita. Her youngest sister was pale with nerves, despite how high she held her pink haired head.
The boys started to move forward and the girls followed. They were led to a long hall. Jeremie spoke up. "Here is the Great Hall where we will take our meals. I hope it is up to your standards."
The girls' jaws just about hit the floor. The room was gorgeous. Shimmering blue banners fell from the ceiling. The silverware has small sapphires inlaid in the handles. The chairs were silver leafed with pale blue velvet cushions. The colors Lyoko adorned the room. Odd smiled at his gaping princess. Sam turned her head to her sisters. They looked about the same as her. They looked at the room and back at each other. Then they turned to their princes. They were grinning at the girl's reactions. The princesses straightened up and closed their mouths. The girls couldn't believe that they let that much emotion show. Yumi's thoughts had been running through their heads, about keeping their wits about them.
Odd smiled and said, "So does it suit your Royal Highnesses?"
Sam coughed and replied for all of them, "Yes, thank you, Prince Odd." The invisible, icy mask had covered the girl's faces again.
Odd's smile faded from his face. He had enjoyed seeing emotion on the girl's faces. He glanced over at his brothers and he could tell they were thinking the same thing. These girls needed to break out of those ice masks.
Jeremie said quickly, " Why don't we all go on separate tours of the palace in the groupings that we are already in?" Ulrich and Odd gave their little brother a grateful glance. This was the boy's opportunity to melt the girl's ice casing.
So the little groups separated and went their different ways.
A/N: I do believe that this is my longest chappie yet! HUZZAH! Ok so plz r&r…