Author's Note: Thanks for the review! I don't know what overcomes me when I wrote that chapter but what's done is done…so enjoy people! This is the semi-finale of the story!

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Chapter 11: The Awakening

"Your…Your Highness!" both Shurike and Joseph shout. Ueki gets up and adjust his sitting position. "YOUR HIGHNESS!!!" the two shouts again.

Ueki puts one of his hands to his ear. "Chill…I am not deaf!" he hisses sharply. The two bow low as a note of apology. Ueki just waves his hand lightly. Then he gazes around the room. "This…is my room…" he asks. Joseph nods. The prince just brushes his hair as he continues gazing the room. Then he asks calmly. "Where is Lily?"

The two froze in their position. Ueki raises his eyebrow. "Hello…I ask you that where is Lily. Can you answer me?" Ueki is getting frustrated by Shurike and Joseph's lack of response.

Shurike finally master her courage and voice out. "She's…she's…dead!"

Ueki stood there like a dumb boy. He pauses for a moment before bursting out in laughter. "Please don't joke around! Don't tell me that she fell into the lake and died…I've just dream that a while ago!" But he look into Shurike for any sign of reassuring. The priestess just keeps still and silent. "Shurike…" Ueki's voice is fill with hope and fear.

Seeing that the priestess is in state of silent, Joseph can't help but cut in to the conversation. "Both of you were right!" Joseph goes on despite Shurike's sharp glare at him. "Shurike is right when she said that Lily is dead and Your Highness is right when you mentioned the way she died…" Joseph pauses to take a glimpse of the young prince's face.

Ueki's expression is a perfect mixture of shock, anger, despair and…sadness. No…no…it couldn't be… "No way….NO!!!" he screams loudly. Then Ueki gets up and run out of his room. Shurike and Joseph too run out after him. The young prince runs to Lily's house as fast as he can. No, no…maybe she's playing that 'death' trick on me just like the way I did it on her! Yeah…it has to be! It has to be! But…Ueki's pace slows down. What is it true? Ueki shakes his head hard.

When he arrives, he sees Lily's family is sitting in the garden. Their face is grave and solemn. They look up when Ueki steps inside. "Umm…hello…" he wasn't sure what to say. George is the first person to greet him. "Umm…so where is Lily?" Ueki asks while observing George's face carefully. Suddenly the man's formal expression turns back to solemn.

Harold mocks the young prince. "You mean you don't know!?" Ueki stares at the old man. His heart is beating really fast. George steps in. "Hush father! Please forgive my father Your Highness…" The young prince waves to reassure no offense are taken. Then George continues. "Lily…she is gone. To a place no living could reach till their death!" George looks straight into Ueki's eyes. "Meaning she is death…" he flinches at the sentences. Lisa who is standing next to George cries out loud in a sudden. "Lily…Lily…" she wails. George tries to comfort her.

Meanwhile Ueki is in his own world. What…it…it can't be…Before he could realise anything, Ueki can feel tears rolling down. His whole world is breaking into pieces, his gaze fell to darkness, and his hearing is only to sorrows of his grief voice.

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Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! Be glad this finally will come to an end cos' you don't have to painstakingly wait for each chapter! Hahaha..I hope you enjoy this story! You had my thanks if you still had any suggestions for me!