Elysion sat in her new room. It was bluish gray with a bookshelf to one
side, a lap on the nightstand beside her bed and a four-posture canopy bed
with a cherry tree chest in front of her bed and a vanity on the other side
of the room. A chest draw was next to the vanity, the closet was next to
the bookshelf. There was a small balcony between her bed and the chest
draw that over looked the city.
All in all, the room seemed perfect. She walked around it a few times then, left to wander the hallways of the palace.
She walked on and found the inside park, where Usa and the others were playing some game she had never seen before. It required a ball that one person would hold on one side and throw it at the people, who scattered around trying to avoid being hit. Then the other person catches the ball and throws it again. The people that were hit sat off to the side.
'What an odd game.' She thought watching them. Suddenly she felt a pang of sadness fill her. ' I wish I could play.' Then turned around and left the laughter behind.
As she wandered the halls, once again, she wondered if she would ever be that happy. Or have a family like Usa. She began to feel regret and a bit of jealously.
She shook her head and idly wondered where Terran had gone. 'Probably with Luna and Artemis." She muttered as she turns onto another hall. She began to think about the time she had asked her mother about her father.
8 Flash8
"Mama," Elysion looks up at her mother, "Do I have a daddy too?"
Kritra puts down her book and gazes at the small child. "Of course you do, Lys." She told her, "What brought that on?"
Elysion bows her head a little, "Well, the animals have daddies and mommies, but I only have you." She looked up again, her stormy blue eyes filled with curiosity and a twinge of sadness.
Kritra's expression softened even more as she stood and went into another room to get something, while Elysion waited, wondering what her mother was up to.
She returned cradling something in her hands.
"What's that mama?"
Kritra showed her what it was; "This is the flower that your father gave to me before he left."
Elysion touched the flower gently, almost afraid that it would break if she caressed it too hard. "Why did he live?" She switched her gaze from the flower to her mother, "Didn't he love you? Didn't you love him?" A thought suddenly crossed her mind, that caused her eyes to fill up with tears that threaten to fall, "Didn't-didn't he want me?"
She was a bit surprised when her mother pulled her close and hugged her. "Oh, sweetheart." She whispered and kissed the child temple then squeezed her again; "He would've wanted you if he had known about you."
Elysion wasn't sure what that meant and she could see that it only upsets her mother more, so she refrained from asking more questions.
8 End Flash8
"Elysion!" a voiced called and echoed in the empty hallways.
Elysion look up from her daydream, snapped out of her musings.
"Elysion...... there you are!" Usa's bright crimson eyes seemed to smile at her as she tugged on the younger girl's hand, "Come on! Dinner's ready!"
Elysion allowed the older girl to drag her towards the dinning room, where the others were seated and starting to eat.
Usa placed Elysion next to her and sat down her self and started to eat the food. Elysion quietly ate the rich food, but in sparse bites. Every other time she would drink water then returned to staring at her plate.
"Elysion." Endymion said, taking a sip from his coke.
The girl lifted her head and made eye contact with the King. "Yes?"
"You're training will begin on Sunday." He told her, "You'll be enrolled into school on Monday, but first, you need to take a test to be emitted into the school and you most wear the uniform that the school gives you."
She didn't reply for a moment, slowly thinking it over, then shook her head, "I won't be able to understand your letters." She told them.
"You're illiterate?" Ami asked concerned.
"No." She sighs a little, "I just can't read your books."
"What she's trying to say is," Terran, who was on the floor like Artemis and his family, interrupted, "She can only read English. Those are the only books, besides the Language ones, that are in Miss Kritra's possession."
"Oh," Serenity exchanged looks with her husband, "Maybe we should teach it to her or...." She trails off as her gaze slid to Luna, "Oh Luna."
Monday...
"I am not wearing that!" Elysion's voice ranged out early on that Monday morning. "It's too......yuck! How in the world do you wear this mess!?"
Makoto sighs shaking her head, "You'd think she'd never seen a skirt before."
Endymion glanced over his newspaper, "Knowing Kritra, Elysion has probably never seen a dress before, either."
"I'll wear this, but not that!" Elysion's voice ranged out once more. "If I have to wear it, I won't go! You can't make me!"
Rei laughed a little, "Think that's how you were when you started school, Usagi?"
Serenity shook her head, "Nah," She buttered her bread then put jam on it, "That was the second day."
Usa came down, remarkably unscathed, sitting down with a huge sigh to wait on Elysion. She grabbed some toast and ate it.
"So, who won the war?" Haruka teased.
Usa shook her head and briefly closed her eyes, "She did. She won the Battle and the War."
"I did what?" Elysion walked, like nothing had happened. Her hair was still in braids, only without the ribbons that were laced through it and white shells on the end.
Her uniform really cause them to take a real good look at her. "What are you wearing?" Michiru asked her, eyeing the outfit.
"I say it looks real good on you." Haruka gave her the thumbs up.
Elysion wore a boy's uniform that was black with gold lining, golden buttons and black and gold shoes. Her pants came to a modest knee high level.
"Hey, I'm not wearing anything that can fly up!" she huffed a little, sneaking a piece of toast off of Usa's plate, "I never wore a skirt or dress before, and I ain't going to start now."
"Oh boy, we've got a rebel." Luna groans.
"At least she looks good in it." Artemis points out.
"If you're in to that kind of thing." Diana adds.
School-
Usa groans again, "You know what class you're going to be in?"
Elysion nods, "Yeah, I have math and P.E. with you." She carried her satchel over her shoulder, "Music, American History, Lit., Chemistry and lunch."
"Hey, Usa, Elysion!" They paused, looking back as Kai ran up to them, "Nice outfit." She smiles at Elysion, "Come on, before we're late!"
Usa nods in agreement, "Remember, Elysion, go to the office first, ok? Someone will show you around."
"Yeah, yeah." She mutters, "Unless they send me back."
After arriving at the school, and the initial shock and argument with school officials, Elysion went on to her classes, not really paying attention to anything.
She was seriously bored and glad that the day was almost over. She had one class left and it was Music.
Elysion sat in the back of the class, not really wanting any attention from anyone else. So far she was annoyed by a lot of girls and few guys. The girls were asking weird questions and the guys were trying to date her. All in all, she did not want to be there.
'I should've been home schooled.' She thought miserably.
"Good morning class." The teacher said, smiling at his students. "We have a new student with us, that's just transferred here." He looks towards the back, indicating for Elysion to stand, which she grudgingly. "This is Elysion Montgomery." He smiled at her, "Would you like to say anything, Montgomery-san?"
Elysion pursed her lips, ignoring the whispers around her. "No, sensei." She gave him a false smile, "I would not like to take away from your lessons with my blabbing." She sat down, the smile instantly gone from her face.
The teacher, Hikoto, nodded, "What instrument do you play, Montgomery-san?"
"Viola, piano, guitar."
"Ah," He nods, "You were taught by your teacher, I presume?"
"Iie." She shook her head, "My okaa-san taught me. She plays four instruments. Viola, piano, guitar, and drums."
Again, he nods then went on with his lesson, allowing each student to pick up an instrument. Elysion chose a viola; since it was one of the first instruments she ever played and began to tune it very carefully. No one said anything; it was obvious that the girl knew what she was doing.
By the end of the class, Elysion was certain that it was her favorite. She loved music and loved to play it.
As she was getting ready to leave to meet Usa and Kai by the tree in the courtyard, Hikoto-sensei called her over.
"Hai, sensei?"
Hikoto looks her over; "I think I will put you in the advance class, Montgomery-san." He told, "I'll change it in a few weeks. Until then, why don't you practice on an instrument that you can't play very well, ok?" He smiled at her with gentle brown eyes, "We'll work on that. Now gone and go home, ok?"
She bows, "Hai, sensei." She said, "Arigato." Then left.
-Palace-
It was dinnertime and Elysion had finished her homework in no time. She particularly was interested in the History homework she had. It was about Slavery in the US. She had read books similar back at home, that her mom had in the bookshelf and boxes, but it was very limited and decided to check the library for any information on it. Aside from the homework, she thought about practicing her piano skills, which really sucked, in her opinion.
"How was your day, Elysion?" Michiru asked, "Make any friends?"
Elysion shook her head, "It was fine and no, I didn't make friends." She sounded irritated to the others as she speared some vegetables, "More like I was annoyed by some weird people." She ate her food.
Serenity was perplexed by this, "What do you mean?"
Elysion growled a little, "Some girls were asking weird questions, like for instants," She mimicked the person, getting the pitch right and tossing her hair over her shoulder, "'Like, how did you get your hair, like, like that?'" She shook her head, "And the guys asked me to go somewhere with them."
Usa laughed a little, "They were asking you out, Elysion."
Elysion blinked, "Why? I have better things to do then sitting around." She drank her drink, "Besides, I have to finish this report for History and we have another report on something else." She shrugs, "I'm too busy to 'hangout' as you call it, at some of those stores."
"You should." Ami told her smiling at her, "It's not good to be alone like that. You need friends."
Again, she shrugged, "The only friends I have is the animals and Nigel."
That got everyone curious, "Who's Nigel?" Makoto asked.
"Just a guy I met on the ship when I was coming here." She looks around, "He's ok."
"I'd like to meet this guy." Endymion said, "Since he's your friend and all."
That's when Elysion smiled, "well, umm...." She sat up a little bit straighter, "I kinda told him I was visiting family."
"You told him what?" Usa nearly dropped her food, "Why in the moon did you do that?"
Elysion folded her arms, "Hey, he would've thought I was nuts if I had said everything that I told you," She glares slightly at Usa, "Meatball head."
Usa drops her fork, "What did you call me!?" She glares openly at Elysion.
Elysion quirked an eyebrow, "Or maybe it's yam head. Your hair looks more like yams than meatballs." She stood up, smirking, "Excuse me," She said as politely as she could, "I have a little math to finish."
With a nod from Endymion she walked towards the doors, "Night guys. "Her gaze lingered on Usa, "See ya, yam head."
"It's Usa! U-SA!" Usa shouts as the door closed then sat down, miffed, "Yams? How dare she!?"
Endymion and Serenity exchanged looks with the others, silently laughing at the scene. 'They act like sisters.' Serenity thought shaking her head, 'They sound like Rei, Mamo-chan and me.'
After awhile, they began to drift off to go else were.
-Elysion's room-
Elysion laid in her bed, staring at the canopy thinking about what happen that day. 'I should mail Nigel.' She thought. Then turned over, seeing Terran already asleep and closed her own eyes. 'Things are odd here.' Was her last thought before sleep took her over.
Else where
Kritra sat, legs crossed, eyes closed, mediating. She had been sitting there for hours on the cliff, when she opens her eyes. She stares out over the water as dawn approached the island. She sighs and shook her head, "So, it's coming." She frowned, "I might have to go to Japan myself....." She hesitated at the thought. 'That would mean seeing Ru again...and his family.' She shook her head. 'Goddess help me.'
All in all, the room seemed perfect. She walked around it a few times then, left to wander the hallways of the palace.
She walked on and found the inside park, where Usa and the others were playing some game she had never seen before. It required a ball that one person would hold on one side and throw it at the people, who scattered around trying to avoid being hit. Then the other person catches the ball and throws it again. The people that were hit sat off to the side.
'What an odd game.' She thought watching them. Suddenly she felt a pang of sadness fill her. ' I wish I could play.' Then turned around and left the laughter behind.
As she wandered the halls, once again, she wondered if she would ever be that happy. Or have a family like Usa. She began to feel regret and a bit of jealously.
She shook her head and idly wondered where Terran had gone. 'Probably with Luna and Artemis." She muttered as she turns onto another hall. She began to think about the time she had asked her mother about her father.
8 Flash8
"Mama," Elysion looks up at her mother, "Do I have a daddy too?"
Kritra puts down her book and gazes at the small child. "Of course you do, Lys." She told her, "What brought that on?"
Elysion bows her head a little, "Well, the animals have daddies and mommies, but I only have you." She looked up again, her stormy blue eyes filled with curiosity and a twinge of sadness.
Kritra's expression softened even more as she stood and went into another room to get something, while Elysion waited, wondering what her mother was up to.
She returned cradling something in her hands.
"What's that mama?"
Kritra showed her what it was; "This is the flower that your father gave to me before he left."
Elysion touched the flower gently, almost afraid that it would break if she caressed it too hard. "Why did he live?" She switched her gaze from the flower to her mother, "Didn't he love you? Didn't you love him?" A thought suddenly crossed her mind, that caused her eyes to fill up with tears that threaten to fall, "Didn't-didn't he want me?"
She was a bit surprised when her mother pulled her close and hugged her. "Oh, sweetheart." She whispered and kissed the child temple then squeezed her again; "He would've wanted you if he had known about you."
Elysion wasn't sure what that meant and she could see that it only upsets her mother more, so she refrained from asking more questions.
8 End Flash8
"Elysion!" a voiced called and echoed in the empty hallways.
Elysion look up from her daydream, snapped out of her musings.
"Elysion...... there you are!" Usa's bright crimson eyes seemed to smile at her as she tugged on the younger girl's hand, "Come on! Dinner's ready!"
Elysion allowed the older girl to drag her towards the dinning room, where the others were seated and starting to eat.
Usa placed Elysion next to her and sat down her self and started to eat the food. Elysion quietly ate the rich food, but in sparse bites. Every other time she would drink water then returned to staring at her plate.
"Elysion." Endymion said, taking a sip from his coke.
The girl lifted her head and made eye contact with the King. "Yes?"
"You're training will begin on Sunday." He told her, "You'll be enrolled into school on Monday, but first, you need to take a test to be emitted into the school and you most wear the uniform that the school gives you."
She didn't reply for a moment, slowly thinking it over, then shook her head, "I won't be able to understand your letters." She told them.
"You're illiterate?" Ami asked concerned.
"No." She sighs a little, "I just can't read your books."
"What she's trying to say is," Terran, who was on the floor like Artemis and his family, interrupted, "She can only read English. Those are the only books, besides the Language ones, that are in Miss Kritra's possession."
"Oh," Serenity exchanged looks with her husband, "Maybe we should teach it to her or...." She trails off as her gaze slid to Luna, "Oh Luna."
Monday...
"I am not wearing that!" Elysion's voice ranged out early on that Monday morning. "It's too......yuck! How in the world do you wear this mess!?"
Makoto sighs shaking her head, "You'd think she'd never seen a skirt before."
Endymion glanced over his newspaper, "Knowing Kritra, Elysion has probably never seen a dress before, either."
"I'll wear this, but not that!" Elysion's voice ranged out once more. "If I have to wear it, I won't go! You can't make me!"
Rei laughed a little, "Think that's how you were when you started school, Usagi?"
Serenity shook her head, "Nah," She buttered her bread then put jam on it, "That was the second day."
Usa came down, remarkably unscathed, sitting down with a huge sigh to wait on Elysion. She grabbed some toast and ate it.
"So, who won the war?" Haruka teased.
Usa shook her head and briefly closed her eyes, "She did. She won the Battle and the War."
"I did what?" Elysion walked, like nothing had happened. Her hair was still in braids, only without the ribbons that were laced through it and white shells on the end.
Her uniform really cause them to take a real good look at her. "What are you wearing?" Michiru asked her, eyeing the outfit.
"I say it looks real good on you." Haruka gave her the thumbs up.
Elysion wore a boy's uniform that was black with gold lining, golden buttons and black and gold shoes. Her pants came to a modest knee high level.
"Hey, I'm not wearing anything that can fly up!" she huffed a little, sneaking a piece of toast off of Usa's plate, "I never wore a skirt or dress before, and I ain't going to start now."
"Oh boy, we've got a rebel." Luna groans.
"At least she looks good in it." Artemis points out.
"If you're in to that kind of thing." Diana adds.
School-
Usa groans again, "You know what class you're going to be in?"
Elysion nods, "Yeah, I have math and P.E. with you." She carried her satchel over her shoulder, "Music, American History, Lit., Chemistry and lunch."
"Hey, Usa, Elysion!" They paused, looking back as Kai ran up to them, "Nice outfit." She smiles at Elysion, "Come on, before we're late!"
Usa nods in agreement, "Remember, Elysion, go to the office first, ok? Someone will show you around."
"Yeah, yeah." She mutters, "Unless they send me back."
After arriving at the school, and the initial shock and argument with school officials, Elysion went on to her classes, not really paying attention to anything.
She was seriously bored and glad that the day was almost over. She had one class left and it was Music.
Elysion sat in the back of the class, not really wanting any attention from anyone else. So far she was annoyed by a lot of girls and few guys. The girls were asking weird questions and the guys were trying to date her. All in all, she did not want to be there.
'I should've been home schooled.' She thought miserably.
"Good morning class." The teacher said, smiling at his students. "We have a new student with us, that's just transferred here." He looks towards the back, indicating for Elysion to stand, which she grudgingly. "This is Elysion Montgomery." He smiled at her, "Would you like to say anything, Montgomery-san?"
Elysion pursed her lips, ignoring the whispers around her. "No, sensei." She gave him a false smile, "I would not like to take away from your lessons with my blabbing." She sat down, the smile instantly gone from her face.
The teacher, Hikoto, nodded, "What instrument do you play, Montgomery-san?"
"Viola, piano, guitar."
"Ah," He nods, "You were taught by your teacher, I presume?"
"Iie." She shook her head, "My okaa-san taught me. She plays four instruments. Viola, piano, guitar, and drums."
Again, he nods then went on with his lesson, allowing each student to pick up an instrument. Elysion chose a viola; since it was one of the first instruments she ever played and began to tune it very carefully. No one said anything; it was obvious that the girl knew what she was doing.
By the end of the class, Elysion was certain that it was her favorite. She loved music and loved to play it.
As she was getting ready to leave to meet Usa and Kai by the tree in the courtyard, Hikoto-sensei called her over.
"Hai, sensei?"
Hikoto looks her over; "I think I will put you in the advance class, Montgomery-san." He told, "I'll change it in a few weeks. Until then, why don't you practice on an instrument that you can't play very well, ok?" He smiled at her with gentle brown eyes, "We'll work on that. Now gone and go home, ok?"
She bows, "Hai, sensei." She said, "Arigato." Then left.
-Palace-
It was dinnertime and Elysion had finished her homework in no time. She particularly was interested in the History homework she had. It was about Slavery in the US. She had read books similar back at home, that her mom had in the bookshelf and boxes, but it was very limited and decided to check the library for any information on it. Aside from the homework, she thought about practicing her piano skills, which really sucked, in her opinion.
"How was your day, Elysion?" Michiru asked, "Make any friends?"
Elysion shook her head, "It was fine and no, I didn't make friends." She sounded irritated to the others as she speared some vegetables, "More like I was annoyed by some weird people." She ate her food.
Serenity was perplexed by this, "What do you mean?"
Elysion growled a little, "Some girls were asking weird questions, like for instants," She mimicked the person, getting the pitch right and tossing her hair over her shoulder, "'Like, how did you get your hair, like, like that?'" She shook her head, "And the guys asked me to go somewhere with them."
Usa laughed a little, "They were asking you out, Elysion."
Elysion blinked, "Why? I have better things to do then sitting around." She drank her drink, "Besides, I have to finish this report for History and we have another report on something else." She shrugs, "I'm too busy to 'hangout' as you call it, at some of those stores."
"You should." Ami told her smiling at her, "It's not good to be alone like that. You need friends."
Again, she shrugged, "The only friends I have is the animals and Nigel."
That got everyone curious, "Who's Nigel?" Makoto asked.
"Just a guy I met on the ship when I was coming here." She looks around, "He's ok."
"I'd like to meet this guy." Endymion said, "Since he's your friend and all."
That's when Elysion smiled, "well, umm...." She sat up a little bit straighter, "I kinda told him I was visiting family."
"You told him what?" Usa nearly dropped her food, "Why in the moon did you do that?"
Elysion folded her arms, "Hey, he would've thought I was nuts if I had said everything that I told you," She glares slightly at Usa, "Meatball head."
Usa drops her fork, "What did you call me!?" She glares openly at Elysion.
Elysion quirked an eyebrow, "Or maybe it's yam head. Your hair looks more like yams than meatballs." She stood up, smirking, "Excuse me," She said as politely as she could, "I have a little math to finish."
With a nod from Endymion she walked towards the doors, "Night guys. "Her gaze lingered on Usa, "See ya, yam head."
"It's Usa! U-SA!" Usa shouts as the door closed then sat down, miffed, "Yams? How dare she!?"
Endymion and Serenity exchanged looks with the others, silently laughing at the scene. 'They act like sisters.' Serenity thought shaking her head, 'They sound like Rei, Mamo-chan and me.'
After awhile, they began to drift off to go else were.
-Elysion's room-
Elysion laid in her bed, staring at the canopy thinking about what happen that day. 'I should mail Nigel.' She thought. Then turned over, seeing Terran already asleep and closed her own eyes. 'Things are odd here.' Was her last thought before sleep took her over.
Else where
Kritra sat, legs crossed, eyes closed, mediating. She had been sitting there for hours on the cliff, when she opens her eyes. She stares out over the water as dawn approached the island. She sighs and shook her head, "So, it's coming." She frowned, "I might have to go to Japan myself....." She hesitated at the thought. 'That would mean seeing Ru again...and his family.' She shook her head. 'Goddess help me.'