Chapter 3.

The next morning Sapphire wakes up finding herself in Orphen's bed. Seeing that she is there she goes bright red and tries to get out. Orphen wakes up because of the commotion caused by Sapphire's embarrassment.

"Morning Sapphire," he says to her with a smile on his face. Sapphire turns around to Orphen trying her best to cover herself with the blanket. "g-g-g-good morning Orphen," Sapphire says with fear in her voice. So Orphen lets go of Sapphire and allows her to get dressed.

When they arrive downstairs they see that Cleo and Majic are smiling at them with evil in their faces. "Why are you guys looking at us like that?" Sapphire asks.

Then Cleo speaks "Majic saw what happened last night between you and Orphen Sapphire. It's very funny too. You have a nightmare while sleeping, Orphen opens the chamber then he takes you to his bed despite the fact that you have no clothes on."

Sapphire then goes magma red from hearing that. "Majic!" Orphen yells.

"WHY WERE YOU SPYING ON US!?" he yells to Majic. Majic just sat there smiling and eating breakfast. "It's ok Orphen." Sapphire then says reassuringly.

"As long as you did not do anything improper to me while I was asleep I'm fine." She states to Orphen with a smile on her face. They then sit down and have breakfast. After breakfast Sapphire proclaims "I will be joining you guys on your journey! It will be a good thing for me as then I can spend more time with the man I love." She says with a big grin across her face. Orphen just sits there with a smile on his face but Cleo was none too pleased.

(Break)

So they leave the castle with Sapphire as the addition to the group. Then Cleo asks Sapphire a question. "Hey Sapphire?", "Yes Cleo?" Sapphire answers.

"How did you meet Orphen? And give me the FULL story." She asks. Sapphire was expecting her to ask her that so she goes over to Orphen and whispers in his ear. They laugh for a short time then Orphen announces "We will take a break for a while."

"How did Sapphire get Orphen to let us have a break so fast?" Cleo asks herself.

So they stop down by a river where Sapphire tells the story of how Orphen and she met. "I met Orphen while he was still at the tower of fang. I was walking through the hallways to go outside for my lunch when my friend Azalie introduced me to her adopted little brother Orphen or what he was known back then Krylancello. At first I was interested in him as a friend but for about 2 years my love for him grew. I had met Orphen when he was 13 so when he was 15 I told him about how I felt towards him. I didn't expect him to reply back saying that he felt the same way but he did. But after 1 year of being with him I was forced to leave the tower of fang because of my soul-searching journey. I left and for about 1 year I was separated from him. I then met Orphen again 1 year later while I was performing on stage. When I saw him I ran straight over to him and embraced him with everything I had. But he forgot about me until I told him who I was then he hugged me back. So for 3 years I was with him. But at the end of the third year a B class Eos monster came and attacked Orphen. He tried to fend it off as best as he could but was no good. I went in a destroyed myself to save him and now I have been reborn with my memories of Orphen imprinted in my mind." Sapphire explains the whole thing and Cleo was just amazed at the fact that Sapphire was revived.

So they set up camp and Sapphire goes down to the lake to take a bath. But before she could reach the river a class E EOS monster came again to kill her. Orphen hears the ruckus and rushes to save Sapphire. But what he sees really shocks him. Sapphire takes out 2 bracelets and calls out "POWER OF THE DRAGONS! FLOW THROUGH ME!" and she transforms into the Dragon of the east. She slashes at the monster and it then transforms into a girl. She comes down and sends the girl home. East then senses Orphen's presence and turns to him. "Sapphire?" He asks as he walks towards her. "Yes Orphen. I'm the Dragon of the east." Sapphire answers. They both stare at each other for a few minutes then Sapphire disappears. Orphen walks back to the camp where Sapphire was already awaiting his arrival.

Orphen then runs to Sapphire, grabs her hand and walks off somewhere to talk with her. "Why didn't you say that you were the Dragon of the east earlier?" he asks. Sapphire stands there looking at her feet for a little while then begins to speak.

"Please understand Orphen. I am the dragon of the east for a reason. I have to keep doing this for the sake of the people I care about. It's mostly for you Orphen." She exclaims then turns away getting ready to cry. Orphen noticing what is happening walks over to her and hugs her. "It's ok Sapphire. There is no need to cry. You did this for me and for the people of the earth so I'm not mad." He says soothingly to her. Sapphire looks up to Orphen and then hugs him back. "Let's walk back to the camp ok Sapphire? And don't worry. I won't tell anyone about your secret." He says to Sapphire. Sapphire just smiles and walks to camp.

(Break)

When Orphen and Sapphire reach the camp Cleo is there with a big grin on her face.

"So what have you 2 been doing in the bushes?" she asks. Sapphire could see that she was a bit jealous so she says "We just had a little talk that's all. Also there is something I want to say here at camp so please gather around the fire." Sapphire tells Cleo.

So everyone is sitting around the fire while Sapphire is cooking some food for the group. "I'm glad Sapphire is the one cooking and not Cleo." Orphen says to himself. But Cleo heard him and he got a fist in the face. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" Orphen yells out but Cleo just sits there acting innocent.

"Now… now you 2 no need to fight besides. Dinner is ready." Sapphire says with a smile on her face. During their meal Sapphire than begins to speak

"I have more to the story to tell you guys." Everyone was just sitting there staring at her.

"I had actually met Orphen when he was just a baby." She says. Orphen starts choking on some of his food but was able to get out of it. Sapphire just smiles at him knowing that he would react that way. "I was on my journey when it was snowing. At first it wasn't very bad but then it turned into a snowstorm. So I search around for a place to rest for the night when I find 2 people in the snow who look like they were attacked by bandits. I rush over finding out that it was Orphen's parents lying in the snow. His father notices me and says to take his son with me and find somewhere safe for him. His mother then wakes up and gives me 2 rings. She tells me that when he old enough let him be the one to marry me because they knew who I was and they knew that I would take good care of their son. So I take the rings and find Orphen wrapped in blankets in the snow. I pick him up and head over to a nearby orphanage. There I tell the nuns to take care of him. I give then a note with what the ring was for and then leave to find Orphen's parents again. But when I arrived there I was too late. They were both dead and frozen in the snow. So I bury them and give them their last rights and everything then head off. I kept thinking of Orphen ever since because I knew about what he would look like in future. And that's the story." Sapphire states to the group.

Orphen then gets up, walks over to Sapphire and says to her "So you were the one who saved my life. The nuns at the orphanage told me that I was saved by the goddess and now I know who it is." He says wrapping his arms around Sapphire. Cleo gets jealous and goes into her tent. They all just sit there and finish off their food. After dinner Sapphire takes out her special home which has her containment chamber in it. She then says "I don't sleep in this every night. Only when I need to replenish my powers." Orphen agrees that she can sleep with him. So that night Sapphire is in bed with Orphen and is sleeping happily.

But then halfway through the night she begins to scream. Everyone was woken up by her and runs over to Orphen's tent. There they find sapphire writhing in fear and pain as she screams out "NO! GET AWAY FROM ME! DON'T KILL HIM! STOP!" over and over again Orphen then tries to get to her by saying "It's ok Sapphire, I'm right here, I'm ok, it's alright!" but he has no luck as she continues but then Orphen decides that there is only one thing that can stop her. He kisses her and as he knew she begins to stop. Sapphire then wakes up finding herself in Orphen's arms and being kissed by him. She gets a little surprised by that for a bit but then returns the kiss before falling asleep again. "Its ok guys she is alright now." Orphen say to Cleo and Majic. They get out of the tent and go back to sleep. Everyone except Orphen was asleep. He was wondering what Sapphire meant by what she said.

(Break)

Morning arrives and Sapphire goes down to the river to bathe. This time Orphen accompanies her to make sure she is safe. Back at the camp Cleo was pacing herself, saying "why is it that Orphen kissed her last night? Why does he care so much about her? Did she say something about MARRAGE!?" she asked herself. Majic then comes in saying "Those 2 have known each other for a lot longer than you have Cleo. You must understand that he will marry her in gratitude for what she has done for him."

So down at the river Sapphire is happily bathing in the river when Orphen asks her something. "Sapphire?", "Yes Orphen?" Sapphire replies.

"Will you marry me?" Orphen asks. Sapphire then gets out of the water, gets dressed and says with extreme happiness in her voice "YES! YES ORPHEN! I WILL!" she leaps into Orphen's arms and they kiss passionately. They head back to camp where Cleo hears the news. "WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!" Sapphire shouts out to everyone. Majic congratulates Orphen and Sapphire for the happy engagement but Cleo was not happy at all. But she still congratulates them.

"Lets go into the next town Orphen. I wanna pick out my dress." Sapphire says to Orphen. Orphen smiles and replies "Lets. The next town isn't very far from here so lets go." So they go into town where Orphen find out that they have no money. Sapphire smiles and says "don't worry about money. I will perform to get money." Sapphire then walks off and asks the mayor of the town to let her perform. The mayor says its alright and the stage is set up. Orphen and group then walk to the stage for front row seats. The MC then come on and says "LET'S WELCOME THE PRINCESS OF THE STARS! SAPPHIRE KATSIA PEOPLE! GIVE HER YOUR FULL APPALUSE!" everyone claps and applauds as she comes onto the stage wearing her usual mask and this time she wears a blue dress with sequins on it.

She sings for a while and then after the performance sapphire comes off the stage where she is met by Orphen and the mayor. "You did a good job Sapphire." Both Orphen and the mayor say to Sapphire. Orphen is then handed a bag of money for the performance and they walk off. "You really can provide for the lot of us when we need you. Can u Sapphire?" Orphen says with a jokish tone. Cleo stands there trying to be happy for both of them. Sapphire sensing Cleo's unhappiness walks to her and asks "Is everything ok Cleo?" Cleo nods and walks to the hotel that they are staying in.

"I think Cleo might be jealous of our engagement Orphen." Sapphire says to Orphen. All Orphen does is look at her wondering what she means. They go to the tailor where the owner picks out the most beautiful wedding dress that Orphen had ever seen. He knew that when the day came she would be VERY beautiful going down the aisle. "Ok Orphen. Now it's your turn." Sapphire says. Orphen is then taken into the booth and is given some suits to try on. After about 4 minutes of choosing Orphen gets the suit that suits him perfectly. They pay the tailor and go out of the shop.

At the hotel Sapphire puts the suit and dress into her infi-pack (this is a type of backpack that can store INFINATE amounts of items in it) and goes out of the room. When she exits Orphen stands there. Sapphire doesn't notice and so bumps into Orphen. She blushes FURIOUSLY and before she could move she is wrapped by 2 strong arms. In the embrace Orphen says to Sapphire "I love you." Sapphire smiles and returns the embrace. Then they both kiss. After that sapphire takes Orphen into her room. Orphen was all too knowing to what would happen next. Sapphire pushes Orphen onto her bed there they both kiss passionately and Sapphire moans with excitement. After about 2 hours they get off the bed, get their clothes on and walk downstairs. This time both Orphen and Sapphire were blushing. "Did I just do what I think I just did?" Orphen thinks to himself. Sapphire remains quiet throughout the whole time they went downstairs and into the kitchen.

So Sapphire is cooking dinner and Cleo is giving Orphen her "I know what you did." Look to Orphen. There was an air of uncomfortableness during the whole time Sapphire was in the kitchen cooking. When sapphire comes out with her dinner it was her special pasta that she would only make for special occasions that was presented. They have dinner and then Cleo says something "Sapphire?", "Yes Cleo?" Sapphire replies. "WHY ARE YOU HERE? YOU WRECKED EVERYTHING! IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT ORPHEN IS ALWAYS IN DANGER SO GO AWAY!" Cleo yells out. Sapphire becomes terribly and runs off crying.

Orphen being mad at Cleo comes up and hits her. Cleo sits there amazed.

"Why did you do that to her?" Orphen asks with anger in his voice.

"Because whenever she is around you… YOU'RE LIFE IS ALWAYS IN DANGER!" Cleo says. Cleo then starts to cry and Orphen then comes down and hugs her. "Ok… I see that you're worrying about my safety. And I know that you love me but remember Cleo I'm marrying Sapphire and I truly do love her. You can understand that can you?" he says to Cleo. Orphen then stands up and runs out the door looking for Sapphire. Cleo gets up and stands there. She understands what Orphen says and is happy that he loves someone.

Majic then walks over to Cleo and says "You see Cleo I met Sapphire once before. During the 3 years that she was with master I came in at the 2nd. I met her and she is a very kind person although she goes through a lot of pain. She still finds the courage to smile. I know that Sapphire will someday show you what gives her that courage." Majic then helps Cleo up and they go to their rooms.

Orphen is running hard and fast through the streets of town. All that goes through his mind is "Sapphire. Please be ok. Don't disappear on me again." He runs past the area where she is hiding herself. Sapphire cries in her spot and Orphen hears her. "Cleo's right. I don't deserve to be with Orphen. Maybe I should just leave." Sapphire tells herself. She gets up to walk away when Orphen finds her. Sapphire remembering what Cleo said turns away from Orphen and cries.

"Sapphire its ok." Orphen says to her but to no use.

"Orphen. Cleo is right. Ever since I joined your group you've been in danger because of me. I don't deserve to be with you." Sapphire says to Orphen. Orphen walks over to Sapphire and hugs her saying "It's alright. Cleo got jealous because of our marriage. As long as you're by my side everything will be ok." Orphen then turns Sapphire around so that she is facing him. Sapphire stares into Orphen's eyes for a bit then says "thank you Orphen. You always know what to say." Orphen smiles and they kiss. Then they walk home hand-in-hand.

(Break)

When they arrive at the hotel Cleo is there looking as if she regretted something.

"Cleo?" Sapphire says "Are you alright?" Cleo then shows her face which has tears flowing down it. "I'm so sorry Sapphire!" Cleo says crying on her knees. "Majic told me about some of the things you have to go through. I'm so sorry." Sapphire just smiles at her and says "It's ok Cleo. As long as we all have our friendship things will go fine." After that they all sit for dinner. During dinnertime the door to the hotel opens and a guy that looks about Sapphire's age walks in. "BROTHER!" Sapphire calls out. "SAPPHIRE!" the strange guy says.

Everyone just stands there wondering who this guy is when Sapphire then says "Guys… this is my twin brother Kreitos. He doesn't visit often because of how busy he is but its always good 2 see him.", "it's nice to see you as well Sapphire." Kreitos says. Orphen then stands up and greets Kreitos and says that they will be in-laws. After about 4 hours Kreitos leaves to go back home. So after that everyone goes to bed. Sapphire goes into her own room to sleep with Orphen sleeping next door.

The next morning Orphen wakes up to find CLEO in his bed. When Cleo wakes up she gets Leki to blast him when Sapphire senses what is going on and appears in Orphen's room to protect Orphen from the blast. Leki's eyes glow like usual and Sapphire puts up a barrier to keep everyone safe. "Wow Sapphire." Orphen says with astonishment. "How did you know that was going to happen?" Sapphire smiles and says "instinct I guess."

So they all head downstairs for breakfast. After breakfast Sapphire goes shopping with Cleo. "Cleo don't spend our money on junk again!" Orphen calls out.

"Don't worry Orphen. As long as I'm around we will have endless money." Sapphire says with a smile. Then they head off. During their shopping trip Sapphire gets all of the necessary stuff while Cleo goes off to buy junk. "Uh Sapphire…" Cleo says. "Yes Cleo?" Sapphire answers. "We're out of money." Cleo says with a grim tone.

"That's ok Cleo. Good thing I know how to fight." Sapphire says with a grin. Cleo just stands there wondering what she just said. Sapphire than gets a sign out of her infi-pack which reads "Fight the princess! Only 500 sockets each! If you win you get double!" Cleo then understands. So Sapphire goes to get changed into her fighters clothing. She is dressed and her clothes look oddly like Orphen's only like a WHITE version.

So one unfortunate soul come up and says "I'm gonna give it a try!" so he hands Cleo the money and the fight starts. Orphen walks out of the hotel wondering why the girls were taking so long when he sees a big congregation in the centre of the town. He goes there to find Sapphire fighting the strongest guy in the town. The guy comes up to strike her but misses her and then Sapphire comes up and kicks him where it counts. The poor guy is on the ground balled up in pain when Sapphire walks up and asks "Had enough?" the man stands up and says "I've just gotten started!" he then rushes towards Sapphire gearing himself up to punch her. He misses again and this time Sapphire is in front of his face with a smirk on her face which spells the end for the guy. She smashes the guy with her fist in his gut and he is wheeled out to the hospital. So more guys try their luck only to get beaten. After about 2 hours Cleo and Sapphire have enough money for a lot more stuff.

Sapphire then takes the sign and puts it back into her infi-pack. Orphen runs over to see if Sapphire is ok. "SAPPHIRE! Are you ok?" he asks her. Sapphire turns around panting showing that it just made her tired. Orphen then smiles and walks over to take the girls home. Sapphire though blanks out and falls to the ground.