Note: This is the dream realm where Anthy is while she's in the coma, so if anyone get's confused, it's all a dreeeam...OR IS IT? MUUWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Anthy's Dream I

Princess Anshii awoke to the sunlight across her dark face and the sound of birds outside her window. She rolled over, mumbling sleepily as she snuggled close to her pale companion.

The blue haired woman wrapped an arm around Anshi's bare shoulders, pulling her closer.

"Time to get up, love," she murmured.

Anshii shook her head. "Five more minutes..."

A throaty laugh came from the woman, and then a squeal from Anshii.

"No! No tickling, Reimi!"

Anshii rolled away and fell from the bed, pulling a bundle of sheets with her. A knock came at the door and Anshii and her companion, a woman who looked so much like Heime it was startling, sat up.

"M'lady?"

Anshii sighed. It was her lady in waiting, Kayoko.

"Yes? What is it?"

Kayoko's voice trembled behind the door.

"It's the prince..."

Anshii shut her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed.

"What has he done, now?"

"Your highness, he's trying to kill a foreigner he found in the kitchens. He claims that the boy was trying to poison his food."

Reimi rolled her eyes before getting up to dress. Anshii began to rub her temples.

"I'll be down in a moment. Try to stop him."

They dressed and went downstairs to find Anshii's older brother, Akio, with his sword drawn, bearing down on an unarmbed boy with short pink hair in a cadet military uniform.

"Akio," said Anshii, keeping her voice strong. "Return your weapon to it's sheath and stand away."

"You have not seen what I have, sister! This filthy foreigner was trying to poison my meal! He must pay!"

He raised his sword again but Anshii stepped forward and tool hold of his wrist.

"Stop, brother."

The sadness in her voice gave him pause to turn to her, looking down at her, studying her eyes. Then he turned, thrust his sword into it's scabbared and stalked off. Anshii stepped forward, smillinh apologetically at the boy as he straightened. He was light of skin, easy to tell he was not of their country.

"I'm sorry my brother treated you with such disrespect. He greatly dislikes those who come from other lands."

The boy nodded. He seemed to be about Anshii's age, sixteen.

"Duly noted. I've only just joined the army, and they assigned me to taste the prince's food for poison. I think some of the army doesn't like foreigners, either."

"All of them, actually," sighed Reime.

Anshii nodded in agreement.

"Come. We'll deal with them ourselves."

The boy shook his head, and his eyes finally met Anshii's, light blue, like a clear summer sky. Then Anshii realized that this foreigner was not a boy at all, she was a girl!

"Oh, your highness, please, it's all right. I don't want to put you through all the trouble..."

Reimi laughed and clapped the girl on the shoulder, leading her out of the castle.

"No trouble at all."

Anshii followed next to the girl, smiling at her a little.

"What's your name, if I may ask," said Anshii.

The girl turned towards her again as they walked towards the housing district for soldiers.

"My name? It's Tenjou. Yurika Tenjou."

Anshii smiled. "A pleasure to meet you, Miss Yurika."

Yurika smiled nervously. "Um...Your Majesty? Would it be all right if you didn't call me that? Just Yurika is fine. O-or cadet Tenjou if you prefer.

But all Anshii could do was smile at her.