Chapter-4 Steffauri And Kodainma
Hey ya'll! Thanx 4 all the reviews! hugs! I really do hope u all r likin' this fic! Okay, 'bout this chappie-It's basically a big sum of flashbacks Steffauri has about the person named Kodainma, mentioned in Chappie three. But still, it's a good chappie! So pweeze review! XD Enjoy!...
The party was still dragging on and it was already after midnight
Steffauri was still passed out in the bathroom, and BB had given up all hope of finding her, as if she'd want to talk to him right now that is.
Just then, Jinx entered the bathroom, not actually intending to find her friend passed out on the floor but well, there ya go!
"AGH!" Jinx cried as she leapt backwards, her face paling even whiter than it was now.
"Oh crap! I've gotta get some help!" Jinx cried out as she ran away to the ballroom to find a few more people to help her carry Steffauri to her room.
"See, I just walked in and, and there she was." Jinx gestured as she reentered the bathroom, this time accompanied by Hayley, Bumblebee, and Starfire.
"Well, did you see how it happened?" Bumblebee asked as the four girls helped get her into an elevator.
"no. I told you already, I just walked in, and she was just laying there. Still breathing, but, I seriously dunno what happened." Jinx replied as the elevator finally came top a stop on the fifth floor.
"Here we are." Hayley exclaimed as the girls helped Hayley place her older sister into her bed.
Hayley then grabbed a chair and sat by her sleeping sister.
"Hey, aren't you going to come downstairs and do the dancing?" Starfire asked as Halyey shook her head.
"Nah, it's already two AM anyways, and the party's kinda winding down. So I think I'll just stay here, 'kay?" Hayley asked as Jinx walked back in with her.
"Yeah, we'll stay here and keep an eye on things, you all go have fun." Jinx finished as Bumblebee and Starfire nodded and smiled as they headed back for the elevator.
"So Jinx, what do you think she's thinking about right now?" Hayley asked, after all, she and her sister weren't really allowed to spend time together in their childhood, and now, they were in opposite groups, so there were those little things they didn't know about each other still.
"Hmm, I'm not really sure. I'll go get my cards and we can play 500 until she gets up okay?" Jinx asked as she left for her room, Hayley nodded, and then turned back to face her sister's sleeping form.
In Steffauri's Mind- Nine year old Steffauri Naaia stood in a large room adorned with hundreds of portraits of former family members, elegant pillars, and huge towering windows.
"What were you doing outside the palace walls today M'lady?" A rather short, red haired woman asked as she approached the girl with a stack of math papers and a ruler.
Then, five more people filed in after her.
"Oh! I was, just visiting a friend! That's all." The young girl replied as a man came up behind her and adjusted her posture.
He came in carrying a dress and a tiara.
"You call those worthless commoners friends!" The man scoffed as a tall, thin blonde dressed in a black ballet leotard, white tights and black ballet slippers stood beside the two people.
"You shouldn't be associating with the lower classes, Steffauri." She said drolly as she gazed over to another woman, with music note sheets in her hands.
"They're right you know. The rustic ways of peasant life are not nearly good enough for a royal princess such as yourself." He said sternly.
Finally, one more woman came in, dressed in a very fine old Pahoran outfit.
"We're taking you back to you're lessons now. It's high time you've learned what it means to be a princess young lady!" She scolded as Steffauri stood up straight and crossed her arms.
"OGH! A princess is never supposed to cross her arms in such a disrespectful manner!" One man cried out as he tore Steffauri's arms out of their crossed position, and pinned them at her sides.
Then, they all closed her in, and joined hands so they could block her from getting out.
"From now on, you will practice you're atrocious piano skills for eight hours every day, and you will rise at 2-am with the Pahoran sun." They said.
"I-I understand!" Steffauri stammered as she held back tears.
After all, such manners were a lot of stress for a young girl to take.
"You will act ladylike, stand upright and still, don't speak unless approached and spoken to first, keep your hands at your sides, dance like a REAL princess! Do not defy our rules!" They all cried out at once as Steffauri fell into the middle of the circle, and cried.
Back in present day, Hayley was kicking jinx's ass at their game of 500, and all was peaceful, until Steffauri began tossing and turning, as well as moaning in her fitful sleep.
"What's wrong with her?" Hayley asked as Jinx placed her hand on Steffauri's chest, near her heart, and whispered an incantation.
Soon, a small, shimmering glow of white light surrounded her, and she fell back into her once peaceful sleep.
Steffauri's Dream- Steffauri was now sitting in the parlor, playing piano idly, when a ruler suddenly came crashing down on it's elegant white surface.
"Huh?" Steffauri gasped as she tried to stay awake.
It was 2:30 am, the Pahoran sun rose early each day.
Her teacher, Lady Hirra, was looking quite disappointed.
"Why can't you do such a simple thing as keeping yourself awake?" Hirra asked as Steffauri rubbed her big brown eyes, as she yawned before responding.
"I'm sorry lady Hirra, I'm just so tired." She finished
"You lazy little WENCH!" She cried as she brought the ruler down only mere centimeters from her tiny hands.
"When I was your age, MY mother would make ME practice for DAYS if she felt I needed it! And YOU'RE tired! Start over!" Lady Hirra sighed heavily as Steffauri looked away in pain.
"Okay." She sighed softly as tears cascaded down her tan cheeks.
A few hours later, Steffauri sat in the dining room, in an advanced math class. Much too hard for a nine year old. (Unless you're Gizmo of course! Tee-Hee!)
The problem on the board before her read-
Xy8(215+42/6)+77/3(44x)+1 ½ ?
Little Steffauri placed her hand on her chin, and put her pencil down, and began to count with her fingers.
However, the math tutor was beginning to loose patience with her young student.
"Why can't you understand this! It's SO simple! You're nine years old! Honestly, are you stupid? WELL?" The woman cried out as she solved the problem in seconds before the princess's eyes.
This was the final straw, Steffauri couldn't take it anymore, but she couldn't run away, the palace was now too heavily guarded.
So she settled for the next best thing…..
She had eventually run away form her parent's hired advisors and had locked herself up in her lavish room.
As the six advisors all scolded her and pounded on the door.
Just to escape from it all, Steffauri opened up her two large towering balcony doors and walked out.
Her balcony alone was enormous, adorned with even a fountain in the middle, and elegant white marble columns along the circular perimeter.
Suddenly, she heard a voice, a boy's voice.
As she gazed up ahead, she saw a boy with light brown hair and lovely blue eyes, he was practicing his aim with his fire powers.
Steffauri then ran over to him, and seized the ragged boy's arm.
"Hey! What are you doing here within royal boundaries? You could really get into trouble out here!" Steffauri warned as she tugged on her dress.
"Oh. Sorry. But it's the best place for target practice 'cause of the high view and tress to shoot 'n stuff." The boy pointed out.
He then looked at the girl's head, adorned with a golden crown, with pearls and a single turquoise stone.
"Hey, you're Rahiko's princess aren't you? I'm Kodainma, just got here." He replied as Steffauri shook his hand nervously.
"I am, Princess Steffauri." She replied as she curtseyed, and he laughed.
"What's so funny?" Steffauri asked as she crossed her arms angrily.
"Well, it's just that NO ONE does that old fashioned courting crap anymore!" He finished.
"Oh, well, by the way Steff, what kinda powers do you have?" Kodainma asked as he shot a small fireball from his left hand at the trees in the courtyard below.
"Well, I can create and control wind, water, and ice." Steffauri finished as Kodainma smiled and nodded.
"Wow, then we're total opposites." He finished as Steffauri smiled and blushed.
Back in Steffauri's room, Jinx and Hayley were rapping up their second round of 500, just when they heard Steffauri giggle.
"Huh?" Jinx whispered as they looked over, only to see the girl smiling in her sleep.
"Must be a good dream. She never laughs in her sleep anymore." Hayley said as Jinx nodded with a smile, and turned back to the game.
Back 2 the dream….. A few months had gone by, and every chance Steffauri got, she would go out to her balcony, and train with Kodainma.
"YAGGH!" Ten year old Steffauri cried out as she shot a well aimed ice beam down towards one of the trees hitting it head on.
"See Steff, I told you, all it takes is a little practice!" Kodainma said with a smile as Steffauri walked with him over to the far end of the balcony.
"Well, then try this technique!" Kodainma replied as he did several foolish stunts before blasting out another fireball.
"Well, I just get so self conscious when I loose control like that." Steffauri admitted meekly as she blushed.
"C'mon Steffauri, this is heroics and villainy, and besides, no one's looking, so just go ahead, shoot something! Set you're powers free!" The boy smiled as Steffauri expertly created some moves of her own.
However, some months later, ion the winter time, Kodainma came back, still clad in summertime rags, to train with Steffauri.
"Kodainma, you've had that cough for awhile now, are you sure you're not sick?" Steffauri asked, her voice full of concern as he took her arm and led her out onto the balcony, however, he was lying to her.
And she'd find out soon enough.
The very next day, Kodainma told her the truth.
Steffauri lay in bed as she snow rained down outside.
"Don't Worry Steffauri, I'll spend the most of my time here with you, I promise." The boy said as he coughed again.
"K-Kodainma! I love you! P-please don't leave me all alone again!" Steffauri sobbed as she sat up to face him.
Sadly though, a few months after his promise to Steffauri, Kodainma's funeral was held.
"What good am I? Every time I get a friend, they wind up leaving me! Why is that?" Steffauri asked herself as her brown eyes slowly opened, to reveal her little sister and Jinx playing 500.
"I'm not even going to try and explain it, after all, what good'll it do, if they haven't seen the world, through my eyes." Steffauri said to herself as she looked over at them, and smiled as though nothing had happened.
AN Time! WHOO! XD- Yeah, I know what ur all probably thinking, waste of a chappie, right? (Tears!) Well, anywho, I do hope u enjoyed it! Will update soon! Promise! ;)
