Snowy Jades

Chapter Two


Jade Longhorn

I waited for a few minutes and already had enough time waiting. I thought to myself, hey; why not speed up his arrival. I giggled and hopped in place. My future husband; Karney Hogan, would be coming. And to make things even more spectacular . . . for me of course, would be that Karney Hogan of the Enforcers, most powerful family in the world . . . currently mind you, is about to be my future husband . . . right when he sets foot on Samoa.

That's exactly what will happen once he sets foot on Samoa. Before anything I had to make sure everything was in place for this day. It was a real drag. I had to trick my father about three times today and the last one wouldn't have happened if he wasn't questioning my motives.

"Cabhrú liom arís Mar sin, dlús a chur am, mo chara daor, (-I help once again so speed up time, my dear friend.)"

I closed my eyes as I chanted the spell. The world seemed far away. I thought about Karney being here with me and when I opened my eyes I saw his boat in the horizon.

I nearly didn't hold back the fangirl scream that was begging to be released from my throat, but I held it down.

The horizon colors reminded me of his hair, eyes and almost tanned skin. I nearly yelped as I was poked in the arm.

"Well someone's jumpy." I heard a chuckle. I looked beside me to look into childish jade green eyes. That only told me that my best childhood friend and only friend Korra Amarina was right beside me.

"Ha ha," I said sarcastically. "I really was surprised."

"Oh you were Longhorn, give it up. Now where's this Hogan fellow? Is it true he's good enough to eat?" To prove her point further, or possibly to annoy me even further, she licked her lips and smacked them.

I huffed and turned away from her and stared toward the horizon at his boat. "As a matter of fact you should see him yourself. I could barely control the urges I felt just seeing him."

"Knowing you, that's a new record." Korra laughed.

I glared at her. But what she said was true. I have dated in the past and I did fall in love before Karney, but, this was different. This time, oh this time I think I've really found true love.

"I think I've found true love this time. You'll see."

"You said that about Athan, Dainan, Yuri, and Zeal, and look what happened to them. Athan got struck by lightning only because your grandfather didn't appreciate him."

"My grandfather met his end weeks ago-," I said.

"Which you had a saying in this untimely demise." She winked.

"-so he won't sabotage this one." I finished.

"And was it just a coincidence that your grandfather knew a little something about draíochta (magic)?"

"I didn't know he knew how to control such vast amounts of power, like an element. That is a powerful magic that can destroy the user. You are the only one that I know that is alive that can possibly control an element without burning up."

"I know my limitations Jade. And another thing that sets us back on topic. Dainan was brutally murdered by your own father after he intended to give the throne an heir! And you pretended not to know about it."

"A good vengeance is waited out. I pretended not to know for a reason Korra. It's only a matter of time before that murder plagues my father."

"You mean to send your father into a guilt trance."

"Explain to me what that is exactly. I never truly understood it."

"A guilt trance is a powerful past regret sort of. You could be fine one day and the next, BAM; you're in a short lived nightmare inside your own mind. Great tormentors know how to prolong torture, right, instead of killing the tormented. Well a guilt trance is sort of like a great past regret. But it just keeps coming back until he finally admits it. Say, what did he say to you that he thought covered up his 'disappearing act?'"

"One; I see. And two; he told me that he had a fiancée in the middle east of the United States. Before I found the cut up pieces of him I believed him and if you remember I caused that tornado outbreak."

"Ah yes. The Tri-State Tornado. A real beautiful show really."

I laughed. "I forgot. You went and watched it play out and saw how much my anger affected the weather."

Korra grew silent as I looked out to see the boat half way from the shore now.

"I get the feeling there are a lot more people who can control the elements better than I can Jade. You know, like the Enforcers."

I cringed. I forgot about that. I saw what every enemy of the Enforcers call the Big Four. All four held a majestic, ancient, and divine aura that it scared me. It made me want to obey them. I could see how they were the most powerful in the world. They knew things that I could only guess. My magic would be a newborn's rattle against an atomic bomb like speck. I got the feeling just by being in the presence of the Big Four that if they wanted to attack my father, they would have already done it already, and succeeded a billion times over.

"So, back to the topic of your late husbands' and fiancés, I believe Yuri was next, correct?"

"Yeah, he died of an illness. Even I couldn't save him. And it's funny; I think I said something about never loving anyone as much as him again."

"Look how that turned out." She winked at me again.

"Anyway, Yuri was a magic type of guy too. He could control the duel monsters you know, like the Enforcers. When I look back on it I really think he was one of them, until he died."

"They say the Enforcers will live on forever, because of a single pact the Big Four made."

"That must be why they have an aura of ancient divinity. They look so young but, hell do I know, they could be centuries old. Heck, they could have been born since the start of time."

"Some say since the beginning of Greece through the fall of Egypt till now. I say you have to go back further. I know one of them is more intelligent than anything in this universe." Korra sighed and looked at me in the eye. "Can you believe that? He's the most intelligent being and he passes that wisdom on. It must be sweet to be one of his pupils. I met one of them actually and one of his nephews is now becoming the future king of Samoa. Well, that is if nothing goes wrong and he somehow dies. Then I guess Samoa will be no more!"

For a moment I wanted to give this all up for her, than I snapped back to reality and realized I couldn't. Not after the first mistake I made.

"Well," I started, "Zeal was like me. Sort of, no one can beat me." I smiled.

She smiled widely and a wicked gleam claimed her eye. "Jade Longhorn Zeal was a perfect match for you. He was all ambitious with the power to match and with your power and your ambitions- well, okay, I guess you guys cancelled each other out. But, look on the bright side of that breakup, you ended up gaining his powers and his ambitions."

"I know; I don't know if that made me worse or not."

"So you regret it?"

I huffed. "Not in the slightest. The power he had nearly consumed me if it hadn't been for my little pet." I told her as I held up my bracelet with golden engravings. In the center laid a teal colored gem in the shape of a bird. "Éan (bird) was passed down from generation to generation in my family. If it wasn't for him absorbing the leaking energy I wouldn't have lived through Zeal's cremation ceremony."

"And to add, if you need that extra boost all you have to do is tap it and your fully recharged. That's lucky for you if you and I are sparring. But considering the risk on your part, I wouldn't rely on it of course."

I touched the outside of the bracelet, careful not to touch the shaped teal gem. "I know, I know all too well what this could do for me. And I know what the limit could be, as well as the consequence of using it."

Our heads snapped up to look as we heard a loud whistle. The boat was already docked.

I wanted to fangirl scream so loudly that Korra was going to be deaf for a month.

Korra got from her position and stretched. "Well, let's meet this guy so I can see if he's alright."

I rolled my eyes. "Sometimes I think you can be as overprotective as my father. Maybe more if I think about it."

"Hey, I'm your best friend and your only friend, and vise versa to me. I want to meet this guy."

I rolled my eyes. I looked her over. "I wished you wore something better though."

"What, what's wrong with what I got on?"

"Nothing, you look positively ravishing. Not like me though, but still."

"Right," She said rolling her eyes. She held out her elbow and I took it.

She wore a dark teal dress with silver lining, and I would curse myself later for this but it complimented her long dark blue hair that is looked like a shadow falling across her shoulders and back. I was always so jealous of her hair. It was so dark blue that is looked bruised colored and that made her appear mysterious and erotic. She walked in a perfect line and looked and felt confident in each step.

I was the princess here, and yet I took all my lessons from the only friend that stayed by my side.

As we waded through the crowd that started to gather, right away I could see the spiky violet rose hair that is of Karney Hogan. The well defined muscles against the white T-Shirt he wore looked tense, but the shirt did compliment his almost tan skin. The horizon behind him seemed to blend into his hair and that made his eyes all the more dazzling.

As we neared him Korra seemed to be watching someone else who was behind Karney. He was powerfully built like Karney, a little more to be precise. He has blonde hair and deep blue eyes. He carried the luggage that Karney brought with him and looked like he wasn't even breaking a sweat.

"Who is he with?" Korra asked.

"Oh~, I didn't know you can be interested into someone in such a short amount of time." I point out to tease her.

"How long have you seen Karney when you knew you finally realized you were in love with him?"

"I didn't. I saw him in my dream."

"So you haven't met him at all."

"Yeah . . ."

"That states my point. You don't know your future husband and you're teasing me about falling in love. Wait a minute-," She started.

"Oh~ so you confess!"

"On my grave I won't." I could tell she was inwardly smiling at that.

"To answer your question I saw him when I met the Big Four. They sent him to get Karney. I think his name was Germy or something."

"Well, he does look like a German." She said thoughtfully.

The two men came closer as we waited for them in the center. There was a fountain there with two swans, their necks entwine with each other and water was sprouting out from both beaks, one pointing our way, the other their way. It was made from Parian marble that much I know. How it was made that I couldn't tell you but Korra would.

When Karney's eyes met mine he looked over to his companion and they strolled toward us.

Soon, they were just five feet away from us. I wanted to fangirl scream and run around like a maniac, but I stood my ground.

People around us whispered and gawked at the two men in front of us and I couldn't help but agree about the comments about them.

Now that I had I better look at the both of them, I could see why they could draw a crowd toward them, or away if they chose to. They held an aura like the Big Four, not as strong, but still almost just as powerful.

Almost like Zeal's, I thought happily. The only difference was that Zeal was all talk and no action; he made others do something he could have done himself. The Enforcers, yeah if they have something else to do, something more important to do, they do that, but if both things are important, they got the power and stamina to keep going, and they have other people that can basically do things they can do themselves. Zeal was no action and just talk. The Enforcer family, the whole family mind you, can talk all they want, and you know they have the stuff they need to back it up. Knowledge, power, ideals, and skills. Absolutely no flaws.

Karney wore a white T-Shirt like I said that complimented his almost tan skin. His eyes dazzled in the setting sun and his hair looked like the horizon did only moments ago when he was coming to Samoa. He wore black shorts that went below his knees and had sleek black boots that looked tightly strapped to his calf and ankle.

"Those look uncomfortable." I told him, staring at his boots.

He chuckled. "Yeah well they were, but I got use to them."

Korra poked me on the arm and I suddenly remembered she was there and he had his friend that I still have yet to meet.

"Oh, forgive me; this is my best friend Korra Amarina." I introduced. She gave a medium bow to both of them.

"Good evening. And welcome to Samoa, since the princes didn't welcome you I guess I should."

I slapped my forehead. "Thank you for reminding me now!" We giggled for 7 seconds until we were brought back to reality.

"And forgive my rudeness Princess Jade and Lady Amarina-," Korra cut him off right there.

"The both of you can call me Korra. It's alright with me." She smiled to prove her point further.

Karney nodded his head and continued. "My apologies Lady Korra, but please, allow me to introduce the man that so happens to be my best friend and my right hand man: Jeremy Ukraine. He would be the one that was sent to get me." He said, nodding his head toward the blonde man with the luggage in his hands.

He set them down and performed a deep bow, which least to say was impressive. Usually the oldest people in Samoa only get to bow so low, and bowing just shows how much maturity one has last I recall. I was quickly snapped out of my thoughts when I heard his voice. It was deep with a sharp edge to it. "A pleasure to meet you maladies."

"I heard Germy, so forgive me." I said with a nervous smile as he straightened his back.

Now that he was up close he was too tall for comfort. He was easily the tallest on the island. His stare was imitating and he was just really imitating.

"Germy," Karney raised an eyebrow. He turned to looked at Jeremy and said, "Wasn't that what the captain called you on the boat?"

Jeremy nodded his head. "Indeed Master Karney."

Ugh oh! I thought. "That would be my fault. I overheard your name once and over some time I forgot it and it come to me as Germy so that's how I sort of came up with that."

His eyebrow rose at this. "If I recall I don't remember telling anyone other than my fathers, uncles and a few of my other friends that I would be taking Jeremy. Your father said it was alright and the captain of the boat called him that because," he looked at Jeremy for this.

"I'm a native born from Germany Master, and he has some history involving the country. I did a background check and if you're interested I could tell you about it later."

"You can tell me now." He said perked up. I raised an eyebrow at this and looked at Korra who leaned forward and whispered in my ear.

"He seems to be concerned in another's well-being, concerning not who it might be. That or he is information hungry, concerning his right hand is-," I cut her off.

"Smoking hot and you somehow fell in love at first sight which is something I never thought would happen."

She blushed and looked away. "Let us be on our way back to the castle your father must be worried about you Princess Jade." She said loud and fast.

I rolled my eyes at her. I love being in control. But yes she was right, father surely must be worried. This would be a record breaker.


Christy Snow (Flashback)

I waited in the same spot before I saw Karney disappear, along with Jeremy. I told him I would wait for him in that same spot, but he never came back.

I went to one of his father's, Crow Hogan. He was basically the only one I could reach other than Yusei Fudo. I trained and was raised under the both of them. I asked if he knew where Karney was. What he said broke my heart.

"I'm sorry Christy, but apparently Karney's going to get married to Jade Longhorn. Don't ask me how that came to be because I don't even know. All I know is that King Kacey's daughter is a witch, not like Akiza. A real, bloodthirsty, deceiving witch is what I meant! There wasn't any way around it."

"What did she say to him, at least?" I said, my voice breaking as I spoke.

He stopped hauling wooden boxes onto a cart and looked at me. What he said was nearly as heartbreaking. "She said you're my lifelong partner!"

I remembered breaking up in tears at that.

(End flashback)


After so, Crow gave me a picture of this Jade woman, and I tell from her picture that her personality must be horrible. I was raised alongside Karney and Jeremy, and we only knew the woman around her: proud, strong, kind, sweet, aggressive, protective, powerful, and more than 34ths are intelligent or cunning, if not smart.

I was raised like any other female Enforcer. I grew up calling Mistress Akiza Fudo my mother, and Masters Crow and Yusei as my fathers. I even called Mistress Raven Hogan my mother, or more to the point, my aunt.*

Karney, even with two fathers, Masters Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan, called Mistress Raven his mother.

But, Jade Longhorn, from first glance, looks like a proud, spoiled royal, and would do anything she has to do to get what she wants.

I sighed sadly. I hope this woman won't do anything to harm him in any way!

There was a knock on my door. I lived somewhere along the pier, near the highest floor. Every window had a great view of the sunrise and sunset. I cringed in sadness. Karney's hair and eyes mimicked both! I sighed sadly and said, "Come in."

There was some hesitation, but someone opened the door. I saw Austin Liner's mahogany brown hair and green eyes*. "Mistress Christy, I have a letter from Master Karney, sent here all the way from Samoa for you."

I got from my position on my couch and walked over to him. He was a good two heads taller than I was, and was plenty older and stronger. He handed me a cream colored letter that smelled like violets, my favorite flower!

"Thank you Master Austin, can you wait for a moment, long enough to make an answering letter?" I asked.

He nodded his head. "Just call me when you're finished. I know how much Karney writes, despite his parentage."

I nodded my head as I closed the door. I wasted no time opening the letter. The paper was as white as freshly fallen snow.


*Dear Christy,

I really do miss you. And I'm sorry if you had to wait for any reply from me, but I am being constantly watched by this woman, and worse of all I am marrying her. The island of Samoa is beautiful, but it can't compare to you or any sunset or sunrise the Satellite can show. If you can recall, I wanted to say something before I left. Well, I wanted to say that I love you!

Seeing your heartbroken face and being close to tears when Jeremy said that I caught this woman's eye, well, I didn't want to catch her eye, believe me! So, please, can you ever forgive me, and possibly love me back, because I can face rejection from somebody else. I grew up with her and over time fell in love with you. I don't want you to hate me, because it'll be too hard to know, and too hard to not know, but I accept I can accept the latter.

I will send a letter every now and then, but I would like to hear your voice. If you have a chance, can you contact me or Jeremy with the mind link we share?

Sincerely, Karney Hogan

P.S.: I love you~!


I couldn't help but cry at these words. I knew Jade would be bad news, but having him marry her would be a witch's brew, just without the needing betrayal!

Master Crow was right about her being a witch, but what can I possibly do?

I could write him back, say that I love him too and would never hate him. I cried harder at the thought. If he was about to say that, than I wish time can be turned back so he could say it to my face, with the setting sun in the background. Now it could only be a distant fantasy.

All I could do now is work on the mind link!*


Author's Note

Well, I decided on one of the Samoa Islands is where King Kacey and Princess Jade Longhorn should live. Also, I will give out a spoiler alert and say that their neighbors, the Tonga Islands that are actually right below them would be their biggest threat since they declared war on Kacey for marrying his daughter off to an "Enforcer spawn."

*This story will have the Big Four (Kalin, Yusei, Jack, and Crow) married to the highest and strongest woman there (Misty, Akiza, Carly –she doesn't have her glasses in any of my stories by the way-, and Raven –my OC wife for Crow who has black hair down to her mid-back and dark chocolate brown or hazel eyes, who has an abnormally big size chest. Do. Not. ASK!)

*Austin Liner, as a child had brighter looks, as a teenager his looks became darker, and as an adult, like he is seen in this story, is when his looks are darkest. He is a teenager in Enforcer years in A Place Burned. This is because of a curse his mother had!

*Karney Hogan will appear in Coast to Atlas because he has the blood of Jack Atlas, and usually he would send letters to his kin or Christy when he's somewhere else! It was kind of based off of it too!

*Christy has the uncanny ability to create mind links- which would allow her to send a message over to ANY Enforcer she knows and that she could hear their thoughts, or replies, and see what they see, but so far this has worked only with Karney and Jeremy!

Now, about the Tri-State Tornado! Let's just say Jade was the one who caused it and leave it at that. Before Jade found out it her father killed Dainan, her anger affected the weather around over there and that's what caused the biggest tornado outbreak in U.S. history. It was either her or Yusei when he just snaps, in which case I took the latter just for this story!

Well that's all I have to say right now other than the fact that Jeremy and Kacey's P.O.V are next, than Korra and Jeremy's P.O.V will be after that!

But I hope you enjoyed, and I'll see you next time!

-Kyuki!

P.S.: I want everyone's thoughts on Jade's and Christy's character so far!