From here on this will be partially crossed with the book Graceling, just because I think the kingdom Lenid is perfect to base Antlia on with their hanging city's and what not :) But you really need to know nothing about Graceling to read this story because everything I use from there will be explained.

BTW Cily is pronounced Silly

*~*With Annalisa*~*

Annalisa bit her lip and looked over at Shiro who was sitting on her bed, she had asked her to stay for a few days because well...she really didn't have many friends here besides Cecil, most of her friends were in the other kingdoms with their own charges, and her cousin Apollo had died on the moon with Princess Kiiro and Prince Kaji well they were inviting the moon princesses to their wedding.

"I don't see what your so nervous about." Shiro told Annalisa looking out the window to avoid looking into her eyes. "You've been best friends with Cecil since you left Canis minor as a pup and came here to be his guardian." She said turning her head to almost look her in the eyes, though she was more looking at her nose.

"It's just...I know Cily likes me, but I'm not sure how much..." Annalisa said looking away from Shrio so that she couldn't see into her eyes. "Maybe you could...use your gift to find out? Just so that I know how serious he is about this?" She asked referring to a power Shiro was born with, it was the ability to see into someone's heart by looking them in the eyes.

"Lisa, I know your nervous but just go on the date and let the night flow." Shiro told her with a roll of her eyes.

"Easy for you to say, it's obvious that Raion is madly in-love with you cause he doesn't try to hide it." Annalisa mumbled under her breath before grabbing her shirt and skirt off the bed and headed for the bathroom connected to her room. "Thanks Shiro." she said to her and then closed the bathroom door to get changed.

*~*Later*~*

Annalisa stood by a side door leading out of the castle, she looked down at her right hand at the different ring's symbolizing her family, a gold one for her mother with an Diamond on it on her pointer finger, a gold one for her father with an Amethyst also on her pointer finger, a silver one for her with an Emerald on it on her middle finger, and two ring's with matching engraving's in them, one gold and one silver for her younger brother's who are twin's on her ring finger. As she was inspecting her rings Cecil walk up behind her.

"Lissy." Cecil said partially to get her attention and partially to make sure it was her, it was harder for him to see with air pressure then it was for his cousin the princess of Taurus to see through the vibrations ground. Though she was the one who first gave him the idea of trying to see with air pressure.

Annalisa jumped slightly because she had been so caught up in inspecting her rings, but then she turned around and said. "Oh, Cily it's just you." She said with a slight laugh.

Cecil laughed slightly. "Who'd you think it was Lissy? This door's hardly ever used." He reminded her.

"Riiight." Annalisa said. "So where is this dinner date going to be?" She asked him curiously before noticing he was holding a picnic basket. "Hmmm so I know it's outside." She said.

"You'll see Lissy." Cecil told her with a smile.

"You should really just tell me. You know I don't like surprises." Annalisa argued, though she knew it was no use.

"Let's just go so you can see, because I'm not telling you." Cecil told her holding out his free hand which she took, they then headed out the door and started walking towards the back of the castle, but angled away from the castle. They soon made it to one of the three cliff sides around the castle, where as the one he had been by yesterday was over looking a forest that was more near the front of where the castle was, this one was behind the castle and over looked one of the two ocean's in Antlia. It happened to be one of both of there favorite places, Annalisa's because of the view which she has tried explaining to him before and his because of the sounds of the ocean.

"Ahh, I should have guessed we were coming here." Annalisa said with a smile, when they were younger and Cecil used to convince her to help him sneak away so that he didn't have to go to his lessons they had often come to this cliff side, they had even gone down to the small beach once, but it had been a pain getting back up, Cecil had been able to use his powers over wind to help get them down with the help of his knight form outfit, but getting up was another story, it was the middle of the night before they admitted defeat and used his pocket watch to call his father-who's calls they had ignored not wanting to admit defeat-to come and get them.

"Yeah I...figured you'd like to have dinner here, I know you love the view." Cecil told her hesitating slightly in the beginning.

"That I do." Annalisa said with a grin and sat, pulling him down with her. "So, what kinda food did you bring?" She asked.

"Well...I just brought sandwich stuff for dinner, but I had the cook's make an apple pie for desert." Cecil told her sitting down when she pulled him.

"You brought roast beef for sandwiches right?" Annalisa asked him.

Cecil laughed. "Yes, I know that's your favorite type of sandwich meat." He said to her setting the picnic basket down in-front of them he opened it and reached in, feeling around for the plates and loaf of bread. He found them and pulled them out but he wasn't sure how he was going to figure out which of the identical containers had roast beef, turkey or ham in it.

"Here, I'll help." Annalisa said reaching into the basket and pulling out three containers, she handed two to Cecil. "Here you go, the turkey and ham." She told him knowing that was what he wanted. She then reached back into the basket and pulled out the condiments and they started making there sandwiches, Cecil going a little slower then Annalisa. "So..." Annalisa said after swallowing the first bite of her sandwich.

"...Could you tell me what colors I saw last night?" Cecil asked her.

"Oh, sure." Annalisa said with a smile and thought for a second. "The walls of the kitchen were white, and the dress I was wearing was a medium blue color with a brown trim...um my hair is a medium greyish silverish color." She told him. "My eyes are a darker grey then my hair...um...did you see my rings?" She asked.

"No." Cecil told her shaking his head.

"Hmm...what about my necklace?" Annalisa asked him.

"Yes." Cecil said before taking a bite of his sandwich.

"Well the necklace was silver, with an Emerald to match the ring I wear for myself." Annalisa told him.

Cecil nodded as he recalled the image he had seen last night. "Thanks Lissy, for the idea of asking Kurai to help me see, for telling me the colors and for agreeing to come out with me tonight." He said after a minute of silence.

"Your welcome." Annalisa with a smile.

I'll finish the date some other time, I've got writers block. There are 1,258 words in this chapter.