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Day 1 of this stupid thing;
Rosie said that I seemed stressed and that I should write everything down in a journal. I hate journals and yet here I am on a breezey afternoon writing in a journal.
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I guess stressed is a good way to describe me lately. I mean, I'm no longer welcome in my childhood home when my father is home, and the people who want to pull my husband's kingdom down around his ears don't look like they're going anywhere any time soo. Though, I must admit Dilandau has been looking rather pale and tired and he's quieter than I thought possible. Maybe he's has a change of heart regarding the hwole Zaibach wanting Fanelia as their own. HA- I highly doubt it. My best guess would be that he hasn't been sleeping well.
Van has been spending a lot of time with the guards talking about Zaibach. Then the other day Christopher caught a man trying to sneek into the palace the other day and when the man was questioned he swallowed poison and died right there on the front lawns. It's seems a bit extreme to kill your self over being caught. I mean, he could have at least tried to lie first.
Personally I'm completely creeped out by the whole thing.
Whenever Van is out with the Guards in the evenings I spend time with Rosie who has been moved into the a room on the floor below ours. She is no longer a maid but a Lady of Court. She's embarrassed by the whole thing and keeps trying to help the other maids with the cores.
I'm sitting in the library by the way. I've never really noticed just how big this place was. There are a lot of books (duh) and tons of maps. There are also copies of treaties from all frames of time dating way back- nearly to Fanelia's birth.
Gah! I almost forgot! Selena somehow disappeared for a few hours today. No one could find her, including me and when she was finaly found she said she had been in palace with a head ache all day. When I told her I would have known she was there, and she wasn't, she raised an eye brow and asked if that was part of the Draconian's gift too.
I could have kicked myself! That's all I need to do- go blabbing about my powers to one of Zaibach's spies!
Allen's still lurking about. He's begining to bother me greatly, but I've no idea why.
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Hitomi closed her journal quickly, hearing/feeling someone enter the room. When she looked up she found Dilandau standing there staring at her.
"May I have a word with you, Queen Fanel?" he looked as pale and tired as ever. It was the first time he had addressed her so politely. Something had to be wrong. The manic glint was even gone from his pink eyes.
"Of course." Hitomi nodded to the chair across from her, trying to keep some distance between them. Just in case.
Dilandau sat but kept his eyes on the table for a moment, picking his words as he twisted a scap of paper in his fingers.
"What do you think of all this?" he asked at last.
"All what?" Hitomi tilted her head, seeing confusion in his eyes, "You're being here? The threat to those I love or Selena suddenly turning invisable?"
"The threat- What you know is coming." Dilandau looked up at the last part, his face gone blank.
"I know you will not win. Whatever scheme you have going- it will fail you. Selena will fail and you will both be killed by Zaibach." That last statement was out before Hitomi had time to think about what she was saying but thinking on it Hitomi felt that it was true.
No matter how she had tried to give up on seeing the future things still snuck in every now and then. The vision of her future children being one of those times.
Dilandau stared at her. His eyes large and shocked.
"I don't- I don't want to die." he said, some of his former self returning to his eyes.
"Then leave Zaibach." Hitomi said simply, "The only reward you will get is death. To them you aren't real," that feeling was dragging Hitomi under, "A shadow found in the daylight still isn't alive. The sun gives life but not for you- not for those who were once only a half. You are a half made into flesh. Flimsy flesh and Selena stands whole. You are nothing while she is everything."
Hitomi snapped her head up as the door to the library slammed shut.
Dilandau had run out leaving paper shreds as the only proof that he was there at all.
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"Dilandau's acting wierd." Hitomi anounced as she walked through the door to find Van sitting on their bed.
"When isn't he?" Van laughed, pulling his boots on.
"No, this is different." Hitomi walked over and kneeled in front of her husband, "This is worrying me. He hasn't acted the same since he returned."
Van stared at her for a moment then nodded, "I've noticed it too. It's like he's not the guy we met before- just someone playing a part. Allen's been acting odd as well."
"I saw a glimpse of the future today." Hitomi said taking a deep breath, "I don't think Dilandau is real like you or I but a shadow Zaibach has brought out of Selena's mind. He's like a memory made real." Hitomi shook her head, "I don't know what I'm trying to say."
"It's ok. I know what you mean. I've heard of magics that can do that- bring things into being that aren't totaly there."
"That's frightening." Hitomi stood and paced to her mirror where she saw a very tired looking girl- not a queen.
"Is everything well?" Taridian asked as he glided through the balcony doors, "There's an upset in the energies around here."
"I'm tired." Hitomi smiled, "That's all."
"Then take a nap. I'm sure Tar wouldn't mind a nap himself." Van smiled, but Hitomi knew what he was doing. He didn't want her to be left alone.
"A nap sounds wonderfull." Tar beamed and jumped up onto the bed. Within seconds he was curled up on Hitomi's pillows with his startling eyes closed and his wings folded.
"A nap does sound good but remember that if I keep you up tonight because I can't fall asleep it's your own fault." Hitomi kissed her husband and crawled over to his side of the bed, seeing as there was a dragon on her own pillows.
Van exited quietly only to find Allen waiting in the hall with a nervous smile.
"May I speak to the queen?" he asked.
"She is napping. The past few days are catching up to her." Van said, watching Allen closely.
"Very well." Allen looked happy to be denied an addience with Hitomi, "Another time then."
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Hitomi woke to shouting. Without even waking fully she was out the door with Tar on her shoulders.
The hallways were too empty while a commotion seemed to be happening just outside the front doors. Hitomi rushed for the doors, seeing Van and Aidren already out there fighting soldiers who appeared to have no crest or symbol on their armor.
Barefoot and dressed in a court dress Hitomi tossed the first man who charged her without a second thought, her powers crackling around her. Tar took to the air and lashed at the soldiers faces with his sharp claws and razor teeth.
Hitomi made it to her husbands side, panicked to see blood running down his face.
"They came out of nowhere." Van shouted at her as she tossed another man, "If it wasn't for Aidren they would have made it into the palace."
Hitomi spun, avoiding the swing of a man twice her size and sidestepped another's sword. With a small thought she threw them into the stone walls, knocking them unconcious.
Tar bellowed, a sound much bigger than himself and dove down at a man who had cornered a bleeding Pennin. Hitomi caught the movement out of the corner of her eye and as one she and Van moved to help their friend.
Van reached Pennin first and helped the wounded man to his feet as Tar shredded the soldier's face. Hitomi stepped forward to see if she could help but froze when she saw Dilandau not ten feet from her fighting the unknown attackers.
Over the sounds of battle Hitomi could hear the albino cursing at the men who tried to take him on. One thing could be said about Dilandau, despite what Zaibach did or didn't do to him, he was still a great fighter. A man stepped up behind the Albino and raised his sword as Dilandau's attention was else where. If not for Hitomi's blast of power Dilandau would have had a new hole in his pretty little head. Dilandau stopped and caught Hitomi's eye. He nodded a small thanks before turning to the next soldier in his path.
Aidren and Van were trying to get Pennin to safety when more men poured over the walls.
Without waiting Hitomi felt those around her with her mind, the one's who were fighting to save the palace and those intending harm. Hoping that she would be able to keep them seperate in her mind she let her power explode out of her. The air shimmered and one by one their attackers fell unconcious around them.
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"That was dangerous!" Allen shouted as they all gathered in the throne room with the council members. The soldiers already thrown into the dungeons, "You could have harmed the rest of us!"
Allen and Selena had been the only one's not among the soldiers to be affected by Hitomi's power.
"I didn't, now did I?" Hitomi shot back, seeing Albert nod along to Allen's complaints, "There were too many of them for the what- 40 of us who stood there."
"Hitomi's actions saved us." Pennin said from the side where he was seated in a chair, Rosie at this side.
"But she could have killed us." Allen growled, his eyes turning to Van, "It's bad enough she has grown wings but now she is making choices that could have had the rest of us on the ground along with those who would see us dead."
The room was quiet for a while before Van finally spoke, "I see now, Allen that it is time for you to leave us. This battle was the eye opener I needed. Hitomi's mentioned your odd behavior and today you asked to see her but were happy to hear she was asleep. You were hit with Hitomi's spell even though she seperated those who fought for Fanelia from those attacking it. You knew of her power. You knew that asleep she wouldn't be thinking about who was coming close to palace or how many."
"Surely you can't think I had anything to do with what happened today!" Allen took a step back, looking surprised but not shocked.
"Aidren saw you leave not ten minutes after I told you of Hitomi's nap. Within the half hour we were under siege. Wouldn't you think that a knight such as yourself would see all those armed men heading towards the palace and try to head them off to warn us?"
Allen opened his mouth to argue his case but Millerna snapped from the other side of the room, "It's no use Allen, one of the soldiers has already told us of your part."
"I was just hoping it wasn't true." Van said quietly and then nodded to Christopher and Aidren who came up on either side of Allen, "Allen of Asturia, you are under arrest for aiding the unknown soldiers in their attempt to bring harm on Fanelia and her people. Take him away."
Allen didn't fight, just lowered his head and stared at the floor.
Hitomi was sad to see a once friend taken away like that but she knew it was for best. The soldier had said that Allen had found them a week ago and had since been giving them information on the movements of the four Roayls within the Palace walls.
No one could prove that the men were Zaibach soldiers and their sneakiness worried Hitomi. What worried her more was Allen's willingness to help the enemy. She had a feeling it was because of his new hatred for Draconians and his jealousy at Millerna's happy marriage. She didn't want to think he was capable of such betrayls but all evidence pointed to it.
"This came out of nowhere." Millerna said as she hugged Inda close, "To think the fighting was so close, and that Allen helped them."
"It's over now." Dryden placed an arm around his wife, "Don't dwell on the bad things." he said gently, "There's so much to be thankfull for today."
"Yes." Van straightened up as the door guard returned to the room "Aidren, I must say that we owe you our lives. Your quick thinking and even quicker sword gave the rest of us time to react to the threat."
Aidren bowed before his friend and king, "I did what any of your knights would have done. I was trained well."
"Thank you, my friend." Van walked to Aidren and pulled him upright before hugging him.
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Van paced in the hall ouside his bedroom. Hitomi knew that he thinking about the day but somehow it made him feel better knowing that she couldn't see how restless it had made him.
Those men had been after Hitomi. He had guessed it from the start of the fighting but once Hitomi had stepped outside all the attention had switched to her. They had wanted her and by the way they were swinging Van knew they hadn't intended to take her alive.
Troops from a Cat People village 2 days away were already on their way to Fanelia to help with whatever needed to be done. Stronger deffenses, more guards on watch, and routine searches of the surrounding buildings.
He would take all the precautions he could to make sure no one ever laid a harmfull hand on his wife.
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Day two of this;
I'm happy there is a day two.
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A/N: I know the Allen part was sorta sudden and jumpy but like I've said before, I don't plan out the chapters- I just sit down and type whatever plot twist comes to mind. Well of course not every twist but you get what I mean.
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