The heart of a summoner

Chapter 6

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Sorry it take soon long, but I haven't been very well and then the NTL (we get the Internet and phone from them) broke and as soon as that was fixed, the computer breaks! I as had to prepare my progress file for my college interview. And right now, my life SUCKS!

A/N: the names Ryuu and Ashura come from a manga I love called RG VEDA. They're my fav characters

Raising any child is hard work. First, there's the waking up at all hours of the night to the sound of crying. Then, there's the temper tantrum and sudden outburst of fits. There's also the pointless questions they ask to wind adults up and the food fights you can always find yourself in at meal times. Most young people agree that you have to be insane, or very stupid, to want any child before your twenty-nine, because after twenty-nine, you've done nearly everything you're parents told you no to, and lived the most enjoyable part of your life.

If raising a normal child is hard, try raising a young boy, who happens to a fun loving summoner. Harry Potter, now called Prince Harry Ryuu Ashura Alexandros or commonly know as Prince Ryuu Ashura Alexandros was growing up a lot like Zidane; and it was becoming bloody annoying! Ryuu grow up not knowing were he came from and that he wasn't the real child of Zidane and Garnet. He went by the name Ashura, mainly because he didn't like the name Ryuu all that much.

Ashura's favorite trick was to disappear and reappear in odd places. He also had a gift at making things you needed to float away, just when you were going to grab it, even if he was in a different room on a different floor!

While everyone in the palace was kept on their toes because of young Ashura, the people of Alexandria and Lindblum (his favorite place ever since Zidane took him there to show him to his old band of friends/thieves and thieves-in-training) only saw him as a little angel and a blessing.

When Eiko said a Summoner learns things at a fast rate, she really meant it. A few weeks after agreeing to raise him, he was already walking around, taking everything about the palace in and learning all the secret passages. He also had a turquoise shadow with him no matters were he was and could be seen taking to it as if the animal could understand. He learned how to read within months and by the age of five, had read everything in the library; and put everything he learned to good use, even though it was to pull tricks and get people to do things he wanted. Everyone was teaching him when he turned five. Zidane had started to teach young Ashura everything he know about the skills used to become a successful thief, even when Steiner become every vocal about that sort of education ("having that no good thief teach the Prince!"). Vivi was one of Ashura favorite teachers, mainly because Vivi was teaching him about healing magic, a craft that he was very good at, even for a summoner. Quina and the palace chiefs were teaching him how to cook the best and finest meals with all sort of ingredients both normal and weird/dangerous looking ones. His 'mother' was teaching him about politics and history, while Eiko finally agreed to teach him about summoning and the creatures that walked the earth. Amarant and Freya worked together to teach Ashura about fighting and how muscles worked, but mostly how to win the Lindblum's Festival of the Hunt that was held yearly. Well, everyone was teaching Ashura but one.

Steiner. All he did was follow Ashura and try to keep him out of harms way. Try being the keep word. Like right now…

"Steiner, the Queen needs to speak to Ashura, ASAP" said one of the female guards, wearing what looked like a swimsuit, the top part of her body was covered in armor, boots and a sword hanging from her belt.

"Tell the Queen, he'll be right there." Steiner replied.

"You do remember that she asked for him over an hour ago, right?" she asked.

"Yes I know. But he keeps running away from me!" he said raising his voice.

"Then why not take off that armor and run after him" came the reply.

"Are you joking!"

"Then why not ask for help. He has lots of hidings places, but no one came be at all of them at once, someone would bump into him."

"I know it! Games! He thinks this is nothing but a game!"

"He is still five, you know! He may be the prince but he's still FIVE!" She shouted. With that said, she turned around and walked off.

"Fine!" he shouted, stomping off in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile, down in the one of the many royal gardens, the young prince was sitting down by the lake. Petting his odd colored friend, he looked at his reflection.

His sliver horn was now fully grown, but was only five inches long. His wild-looking light brown hair covered his odd lightning shaped scar and was just past his shoulders. His hair now had neutral blonde streaks as well. His skin was still a light tanned colour and his eyes were a breathtaking emerald. He was told that he looked young for his age, even though he had no baby-fat.

He's looking for you Carbuncle's young and playful voice come from inside his head.

"I know." He replied in a bored voice.

Then why not go to him

"Because."

Because…

"Because we hiding." Ashura said playfully

But we don't usually hid in the garden

"I know"

Then why in your mother's garden?

"Because its somewhere different. And I like it out here."

You know that your mother wants to speak with you about something important, don't you?

"Yes."

What is wrong?

"Nothing" came the rushed reply.

You're a bad liar; you know that, right? That and I'm your guardian. I can sense your emotions

"Alright, I'll tell you, but don't tell anyone."

That'll be easy, you're the only person that can hear me the aeon said looking annoyed by this fact.

"I can feel something."

Feel something… if animal-like aeons could rise their eyebrows, Carbuncle's would be right under his ruby.

"I can't explain it, but I can feel something is going to happen. Something big"

After five more minutes of looking out across the lake to the city, Ashura let out a small sigh and got up. Dusting off his brown trousers he looked up to the palace.

"Come on my friend. Lets go see what mother wants."

Finally the cat-like guardian said.

"I'll race you"

Your on

That said, both of them started to run towards the palace. If anyone were to look they would have only seen two small burrs going in the direction of the palace. Not many people know, but Ashura was extremely fast. He didn't run his fastest if he was timed or if people were looking because it was how he ran between his hiding places.

After going up three staircases, ten left turns and four right, the pair slowed down as a pair of grand solid oak doors came into view. After checking to make sure they were presentable they slowly walked up to the doors. There was a female and male guard in front the doors, both wearing their armor.

"Prince Ashura" they both said when they saw him.

Opening the heavy doors Ashura walked into the large stone room.

Again, SORRY. Thanks to everyone who review the last chapter. You made my day :p

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