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Meho and Myrrha stood face to face for the first time in six years. They were twins, together since birth, separated by stupid prejudice. They were identical in face and in heart yet not in mind. Many a person saw them as one person but they were separate entities. Both children were more beautiful than most people but neither child was vain. A crash resounded breaking up the touching reunion of the twins.
"Meho, we must go."He stated. She nodded and her brother scooped her up piggy-back. She pulled the blanket she was clutching over her head hiding her shimmering silver hair.
"Guys, let's move out." His sister's grip tightened. He ran through the dark streets, sister mounted, and companions on his tail. They hurried through the streets their hearts alight.
They came upon the welcomed sight of the Outlander's main house. The group carrying the girl named Nirvana had just arrived. She was being carried in the same manner as Meho. She smirked from her perch.
"Found your little surprise Myrrha?"
"So I was right they were looking for the memoria child?"
"Yeah, they said they lost the other princess so they tried to find her. Although they confused her gender." Nirvana smirked.
"Can we discuss this later, let's get inside." The boys let down their princesses and went inside the main house. Teresa immediately glomped Husky. He pushed her off Joseno awaited them.
"Lady Duchess requests an audience with your highnesses." He said simply. He led the three plus anima, the prince and the two princesses. They walked into a fairly nice room with mismatched, yet fine furnishings; they were in the room of Lady Duchess. The other princesses including Elda were seat on cushions of different shapes and patterns. She did not shoo Husky's companions she offered them a seat as well.
"My fondest greetings your majesties." She said lounging in her chair.
"Who are you?" The redhead ventured.
"Felicity!" Husky snapped. Duchess wove her hand in response, telling him to calm down. She proceeded to lace her fingers and prop up her chin with a smirk.
"I can understand them being untrusting. I wouldn't trust a stranger right after I was kidnapped."
"So who are you, hate to be rude." Duchess shrugged.
"I can understand why you would think I wouldn't be doing this out of the goodness of my heart."
"So why did you save us, you are Astarian are you not?"
"Ah, that's where you're wrong my dear. I did it out of loyalty, I am not Astarian, I am an Anan; not just any Anan. I am Princess Nanali Iris Anah, the last of the Anah royal family, the crown princess. I have loyalties to Sailand that my ancestors left behind."
"But Princess Nanali is dead."
"Prince Myrrha was dead too, yet here he is." She chuckled lightly.
"Majesty, would you do the honor of introducing these lovely young girls to me?"
"Of course Duchess." He beckoned the blond girl, she was slender and her hair had bounce, her eyes were blue and her skin pale, angel was the best way to describe her.
"This is Nirvana."
"A suitable name for a girl in the likeness of an angel." Duchess smiled.
"My mother's name is Angel." She sat down; Husky picked the girl next to her. She had long wavy black hair, dark skin, and catlike golden eyes, her body was voluptuous, she seemed cat-like.
"This is Amber."
"Amber must be for her eyes." Husky sat her down and pulled up, somewhat roughly a girl with orange hair, freckles, pale skin and green eyes.
"As you may know, this is Felicity." Duchess frowned but said nothing. Husky let her go and pulled another girl up, ruby lips, blue eyes, black hair, and snow colored skin.
"This is Clarissa." Duchess shrugged no comment. Husky pulled the most unremarkable of all the girls, brown hair and eyes; she was plain, not fat nor slender. Completely plain.
"This is Sarah." Unremarkable name for unremarkable girl.
"And this is-"
"I don't need you to introduce that one. I know who she is." She stood up from her seat and boldly touched the girl's face.
"You must be Meho, your brother spoke of you more often than anyone else." She hugged the beautiful girl.
"I've wanted to meet you for so long my dear." Meho blushed modesty, she was embarrassed. Duchess tapped her lips in thought.
"Then again I technically have met you before."
"When?" Meho struggled to remember.
"Oh you wouldn't remember dear, you were still inside your mother at that point. The King was visiting and had brought along one of his favorite wives, your mother, she pregnant with you and you brother." She paused then snapped her fingers.
"Oh that's right, Majesty, introduce your friends!" She chirped.
"You're awfully cheerful tonight. Guys these are my companions, Senri a kim-un-kur, Cooro an Astarian, Nana an Astarian, and Teresa a Sailander."
"I knew it pay up." Stated Nirvana to Amber.
"That bet is outdated."
"Is not."
"Is to."
"If you had been right the bet wouldn't be outdated."
"Fine I'll pay you when we get home."
"What are you talking about?" Husky glowered, anticipating the answer.
"Well when we found out Father chose you as his heir Amber and I betted what kind of woman would be favored by you. Amber said redheads because back then everyone paired you with Elda since you were engaged, but I knew. I knew you would like blonds, light hair like Father, but not redheads because of Keen, Felicity, and Dylana." There was a quiet moment.
"Why the hell do you think I like blonds?"
"You have two blond girlfriends." Another awkward moment passed. Meho began snicker which became flat out laughter. Husky's face was horribly flushed and he stammered. Teresa looked pleased with herself; Nana almost couldn't comprehend her words.
"G-g-g-g-girlfriend?! What made you think that they were my girlfriends?!"
"Simple, they're both very close to you and seem reluctant to move, not to mention they're glaring at each other. Be proud brother, you're taking after our dear father, he would be proud." Meho's laughter had not ceased. Duchess had begun to snicker. Clarissa and Sarah blushed, and Elda looked horrified. Senri had no expression, and Cooro blinked blankly. Amber and Nirvana smirked accusingly.
"I am not like him, and the girls are just my friends!"
"By the way, what are you doing here when you could be home with us?" There was a long, awkward silence. Husky tugged at his jacket uncomfortably.
"I can't go home."
"Why?"
"If I did Mother and Meho would be hurt."
"Why?" He sat still for a moment, then he shifted his legs so they were together, then slivery scales coated his legs, gills came from his neck. He swished his tail, the light of the room glinted off his scales. The girls' eyes widened to dinner plate size. They couldn't believe their eyes.
"You're a…….."
"Plus anima, yes."
"How?" Whispered Meho stroking his face.
"The night I 'died' was the night I fell in the pond. Or more accurately I was ripped from my bed in the middle of the night and thrown into the pond by Lady Dylana." Everyone looked at Felicity.
"Lady Dylana?"
"Why her?" He didn't say anything he covered his face, as if hiding. He shook his head and Duchess swept him into her soft embrace. He looked like a small child again, whimpering in his mother's arms. Meho came close and rubbed faces with him and he responded nuzzling her in return. Nana touched her cheek hesitantly. Husky had done that to her, was it a sign of affection?
"Come on girls, I show you to your rooms, Meho will share with Majesty." Joseno led the girls and Husky away. Teresa tried to follow but Joseno told her she would room with Cooro and Senri and Nana. Teresa pouted while Senri led her away, Cooro followed cheerfully. Nana lingered.
"Miss Duchess?"
"Yes dear?"
"Rubbing faces, in Sailand, what is that a sign of?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Husky, he um, rubbed faces with me." Duchess stared at her then squealed like a teenage girl.
"Oh Nana, rubbing faces is the sign of ultimate affection, very similar to a kiss. It's something only royalty does in Sailand so I'm not surprised you don't know about it. The King, Majesty's father, only rubs face with his favorite wives, one of whom is Majesty's mother Queen Marien." She giggled like a school girl.
"I knew it."
"Eh?" Nana asked.
"Majesty has finally fallen in love. When I heard what happened during his time away from me I feared he never would but I was wrong." She giggled gleefully.
"Excuse me?"
"You're in love with him aren't you Nana, dear."
"Even if I was, he loves someone else." Nana huffed
"Who?" Duchess asked blankly.
"Some girl named Natasha." Duchess said nothing.
"Nana, its funny your name is so very similar to mine, Nanali."
"Duchess?"
"Hm?"
"What's a memoria?"
"A memoria is a person who can probe into the memories of other people. Both Majesty and Meho are memorias they're rare though, memorio's first born are memoria's, on top of that they rarely live to be seven, and the ability kills their body. Their mother was a memorio, their aunt with the ability died as a child, their grandmother was one of the few who survived."
"What's memorio?"
"Someone who has an older sibling that's a memoria, they can see what a memoria has seen but their ability is pretty useless otherwise. They're more common, they're children born after memoria, their ability doesn't kill. Memorio's first born are memoria."
"Then why do Husky and Meho have that ability?"
"They're twins, they are the same age, and they're both firstborns I guess." Duchess then left.
Nana sat by herself for a long time, eventually she fell asleep on the floor. Husky realizing her absence came to look for her. He found Nana sprawled on the floor. Husky sighed and scooped her up bridal style. He laid her on the long couch. Husky stroked her face, and then gently touched his face to hers. He wanted to kiss her so badly, but someone as wonderful and pure as her could never want that from someone like him. She was pure and innocent he was used and violated multiple times, a common whore, she deserved better. He settled for a gentle kiss on her forehead. He retreated to his room and snuggled up against his sister for the first time in six years.
Nana woke with a start, she was sure that she hadn't fallen asleep in this room. Teresa was already up and looked in foul humor.
"Majesty no sleep with Teresa." She grumbled.
"Hm?" Nana mumbled, Cooro and Senri had left the room already.
"Majesty sleep with sister, not Teresa." She stood up and planted her hand on her hips; she ran one hand through her long white blond hair. Nana combed through her own blond hair with her fingers.
"Teresa, it's too early, stop complaining."
"Bloodsucker stop talking now." Now Nana was irritated, she woke up to Teresa's complaining, now Teresa insulting her.
"Go away Teresa."
"Bloodsucker say something?"
"Yes I said something, I know you find it hard to believe that Majesty might care about somebody other than you so get used to it!" She snarled, Nana was not in the mood to deal with Teresa. Husky had lied to her, he was a prince, he didn't even tell her. This tip to Asta had been far more informative than she had planned. So much he didn't tell her. He really must not like her after all, she thought he did for awhile, those almost kisses. She like him well enough but he was in a different class, he was royalty and Nana was some simple farmer's daughter. He would never love her. Nana cried into her pillow quietly.
Teresa had always considered Nana competition for the affection of her love interest, fearing that Nana was trying to steal him away from her. But, when Teresa saw Nana crying she felt all dislike for the girl melt away. Majesty was not only hers; he was Nana's as well. Teresa in rare moment of clear sight sat next to the girl on the bed. Teresa felt a memory come back, of when she was human, how her own sister would comfort her when she was sad. Teresa pet Nana's head singing some song of Sailand her mother had sung to her.
"Thank you Teresa." Nana whispered. Teresa smiled softly.
"Don't forget Nana, Majesty is to be Teresa's husband." She smiled devilishly.
"Not a chance." Smiled Nana.
During the day Nana found Husky with his sister in his room. He writing something in langue Nana couldn't read. Meho looked over her brother's shoulder intently. She pointed to something and laughed; he glanced down then laughed too. Nana would have expected him to yell or get embarrassed; she had almost never seen him laugh. He looked so carefree, he was so happy to be with his sister. She leaned over the chair to brush cheeks with him and he responded. She was wearing clothes that
corresponded to his. Nana couldn't help but think that they looked like lovers. Realizing what she was thinking she sank to the ground.
'How could I have even thought something like that? They're twins they're probably just very close!' She panicked inwardly.
"Watcha doin'?" Nana looked up to Nirvana and Amber. She stood up quickly.
"Good morning your majesties!" Nana gasped bowing hastily.
"Aw don't give us that." Moaned Amber.
"Yeah, we figured since we aren't in the palace we don't have to deal with royalty crap." Added Nirvana.
"I'm sorry, how would you like me to address you?"
"By our names silly, you're Nana right?"
"Uh, yes."
"So, why're you spying on the twins?"
"I just wanted to talk to Husky, but he's busy, so I'll be going now." Nana attempted to leave.
"Not so fast, what are you looking at?" Asked Amber grabbing Nana by her shirt collar.
"Aw look at them they're making out again."
"It's hot but at the same time gross." Nana couldn't help but look. They weren't making out, they were just playing what looked like cat's-cradle. Husky kept getting it tangled up he looked baffled Meho laughed and untangled it for him. Then he laughed too.
"You fell for it; we knew what you were thinking. Don't worry about everyone thinks that at one point or another. They do seem extraordinarily close, even for siblings. Father said it was a twin thing, having a female twin himself."
"Twin thing must be Dad-talk for I have made out with my sister." Nana blinked, this wasn't what you expected from a princess. Amber laughed.
"Well at least we know they have the right sexuality, even if it is their sisters!" (A/N see comments very important!)
"You're joking right?"
"Yup!" They chorused.
"Hey." A pair of pretty voices sounded. They turned to see Husky and Meho pouting slightly. Nana could see why people thought that the twins were identical; it's as if they tried to be identical. They were holding hands.
"Oh good Morning Husky, Princess Meho."
"Call me Meho."
"Oh sorry." Meho smiled cheerfully.
"She's cute brother have you made out with her yet?" She asked cheerfully smiling at him. Husky blushed scarlet.
"N-n-n-no!"
"Too bad, I'll bet you're great kisser, who have you made out with before?" Husky stared at her in pure horror.
"Nobody, I've never kissed anybody!"
"Wow really a red hot beauty like you has never gotten a kiss?"
"N-no." He was lying his first kiss was stolen with his virginity by Wendy, but he wasn't going to burden his sister with that worry. He could see that woman pinning him down, forcing kisses, Wendy licking his plus anima markings. He looked down. Nana could see his pain; she knew what he was thinking about.
"Yeah, you are hot Myrrha, I find it hard to believe no girl or boy or that matter has never jumped you." He looked away, with an annoyed face.
"Men have jumped you haven't they."
"Shut up Nirvana."
"Hey brother! Show me what you've seen since you've left home!" She touched her forehead to his before he could stop her and both of their eyes glazed over. Suddenly the both began to quiver and a trickle of blood leaked from the edge of Husky lips. Meho suddenly pulled away her hair creating a veil hiding their expressions. When Meho's hair fluttered back into place you could see their haunted expressions clearly. Husky was pained and looked ashamed, Meho's eyes were tearing, she looked so hurt, and pained as well.
"Brother….." Husky pulled out of her grip and smeared his blood on the back on his hand smearing it on his cheek. He tried to walk away but Meho grabbed his wrist.
"Brother." She tried again.
"I'm fine."
"No you aren't."
"Yes I am."
"Myrrha, I just felt what you did, you can talk to me. We're twins, we understand each other." Husky was silent. Then he threw his arms around his sister and cried like a little child. Nirvana and Amber gently back away with Nana in tow.
"It's better this way, he would never open up to anyone but her. Not even his mother could get him talk about whatever it is that made him cry. He's a strong kid, he rarely cried, he rarely even showed emotion, Meho was like that too. They were often referred to as the Mirror Twins, reflection of one another and cold and hard as glass, and just physically brittle." Amber and Nirvana walked away, presumably to stir up trouble. Nana placed her hand on top of her breasts, feeling her heat beat, why did Husky not trust her? Why? Then again why did she care so much for this boy? Why did she feel this way about that one special boy? Why did her heart soar during those rare moments he smiled or laughed? Why did her heart beat faster when his hand brushed hers? Why was it that when he cried or fell weak all she wanted to do was hug him and comfort him? Why did she get angry whenever someone wished to have a relationship with him? Why was it that all she desired was to kiss him? She walked in the room she was sharing with the others; it was empty of other people. She looked out the window in the dreary slums. She thought over her feelings once more. She was so absorbed she didn't even notice her tears.
'Oh God.' She thought though her tears.
'I love him; I'm in love with Husky.' She cried freely in acknowledgement for her feelings.
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Princess: Okay, some of you are probably angry about Amber's comment; that does not reflect my opinion. You love who you love, no real point in trying to change it. I have nothing against homosexuals. This is taking place in a world where homosexuality is probably looked down on, especially if you're prince/king, especially if you're expected to maintain a harem. Again, trying to make it authentic does not reflect my opinion. Anyway, Nana admitted to herself that she loves Husky, but who does husky love (shifty eyes) only time will tell. Meho and Husky prove to b close and Duchess' identity is revealed. Anah is what presently northern Asteria; Asteria captured that country and took the royal family, Duchess escaped. BTW all your comments make me blush, so kind, so kind.
Twilinden: I think this chapter answers your question.
SasuXSakufan: Thank you. :3
GraceRaven: I used a line from volume eight? If I did I didn't realize it. XD
Fleeing Arrow: Not near the end, got a good number of chapters to go.
Lost In Mind: Really? I swear I didn't know that. Is that in volume nine?But I'll stick to what I said for the sake of the story.