HnH: Let's see here...thanks to babyangelwintergirl, iluvroxasXII, Keiko105, and myxbeautifulxlove, I like your idea to put Umiri's and Utsuho's POVs...I'll keep that idea in mind, but I don't really like making OCs have a POv, you know? But, they're technically not OCs...
Kairi: HnH doesn't own anything in this story, and, technically, she doesn't own Umiri OR Utsuho because they're Sor-
HnH: SHHH! They're not supposed to know about that!
Roxas: -cough- Anyway...Remember the secret that I was keeping from you all last chapter? Well, you're going to find it out this one! Or the next...
Sora: -sits down with a gigantic bowl of buttered popcorn- Who wants popcorn? -shares popcorn with readers, reviewers, authors, disclaimer crews, and characters from other fandoms-
Angels in Flight: Towa no Shirube
Chapter 3: Glowing Star
(Naminé's POV)
I kept having that disturbing image in my mind all while I slept. If you know anything about me, it's that I can't read lips. But I wondered what he was saying to me and how all that happened, and who was standing in the background...and how he gained wings. Was he some sort of angel? Maybe he went to Heaven everyday and goes to report to a high Authority up there? I don't know, but whatever it is I feel like-
"Rise and shine, Princess." I forgot that Seifer had to follow us around everyday from now on, so I instantly shot up and smacked him in the face. Umiri was standing next to him, her hands clasped together with a worried look on her face.
"Finally! It's early afternoon, Nami!" Umiri said, the last part in a whisper. Seifer was rubbing his cheek and kind of glaring at me, but I didn't offer an apology of any sort. "We were all so worried...and we wanted to see how long you would stay asleep for, but Seifer, being Seifer, decided to wake you up, saying that you didn't really need beauty sleep..."
Early afternoon? Well, we had to get out of the castle by four, so it should allow us enough time to do so. I frowned and looked down at myself and took a deep breath. "I had...a nightmare last night." I was waiting for the laughs. But none came. Surprisingly enough, Seifer wasn't laughing or mocking me, telling me how nightmares were for three-year-olds. I looked up and I was actually fooled into thinking he cared for a moment - but that act can't fool me for long.
"I...was dying...and so was everyone around me..." I said, not wanting to mention Roxas around Seifer, who'd totally blow up. "It was like a massacre, and the scene kept replaying over and over...it was such a scary sight!" I drew my knees up to my chest and hugged them instinctively. As you know, the scene hadn't exactly played out like that. I had to say so, because, well, I think we all know Seifer well enough to act like a total jerk if I mention you-know-who's name. Umiri patted me on the shoulder.
"It's alright...we figured you were having some kind of bad dream...Mom said that was why you were asleep for so long." She said, then looked at Seifer. "Well, where's your words of support? Even if you hate Nami...she'll become your sister-in-law...someday." Umiri spat out the word 'someday' like it was venomous. He crossed his arms and got that 'I-am-superior-to-you-all-so-I-don't-have-to-say-anything-if-I-don't-feel-like-it-which-I-don't-at-this-particular-moment-in-time' look on his face. This just reminded me of how much I hated him!
"Princess Naminé...I don't-" Seifer was about to say something, when Mother and Father made the scene by practically throwing the door open. Mother gasped and placed her hands over her mouth. Leave it to her to make a big deal about me sleeping in. Honestly, they were so overprotective of me and Umiri!(me especially since I was to inherit the throne)
"Tidus, she's awake...!" She ran over to me and hugged me. "Oh, Naminé, sweetie! Y-You're awake...are you okay? Are you hurt?" She began inspecting me, and I couldn't help but wonder why.
"I'm fine...I'm just a little shaken up because I had a terrible dream last night." I said, and she kissed my forehead like she did when Umiri and I were little. I inwardly sighed, wishing she was Roxas at this moment. I felt kind of ashamed, that I loved him more than I loved my own flesh and blood. Of course, they're different types of love, so maybe that has something to do with it? I'm not too sure in that department.
"It's alright now...Oh, I suppose you teenagers want your own personal privacy these days? I guess we should leave, Tidus, she's fine, now..." Mother took Father's hand and went outside. I looked at Umiri, and she just shrugged.
Now we just had to wait out the rest of the day...
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It was a regular day. Of course, Umiri was more hyper than usual because she knew she would get to see Utsuho again, but it was still pretty normal with the exception of Seifer watching our every movement like an eagle. Then, it came to be that time. We were both thinking of how to get Seifer out of our lives for an hour or so.
"I'll be...out of town for awhile. My parents have to visit some pushover named Auron because he's a close family friend and acts like a Saint Bernard whose lost it's keg so we have to watch him until his wife gets home...I'll be out until eight, and when I get back you two BETTER be in here? Just in case, I'm assigning you this bodyguard." Seifer said, and a regular, average guy stepped forward and bowed.
"Kimahri Ronso." Said Kimahri. What was really weird about Kimahri is that he had blue hair and his skin seemed blue, too...but not like I was judging people now. Seifer placed a hand on Kimahri's shoulder.
"Oh, he can't talk English too well. Have fun!" With that, Seifer made his exit. With this guy, it'd be a piece of cake to leave the castle! He couldn't even talk English, and he seemed like those type of lackeys who follow around someone aimlessly because they can't think for themselves. I don't want to be stereotypical, but I guess I just have to be since I've never really explored things for myself, Umiri and Lucille have always told me what the outside world was like.
"I wait here. You stay in." Kimahri said, pointing inside our room. We nodded, and ran inside our room and he shut the door and stood in front of it. Umiri started her hyper antics again.
"Let's wait a little so Seifer can leave, ok? I don't want him to see us in our daring escape to our loves!" She started to get all jittery again. I mentally zoned out while she began to blab away about how much fun she and Utsuho'd have on their date(she already said they'd go out on a date somewhere along the line, but I forgot when) and how they'd pledge their undying love for each other under the starry sky and then she'd request to become a Lady instead of a Princess because she wasn't the Crown Princess and then break off the engagement with Seifer and have Utsuho sweep her off of her feet...I guess I was listening, right? "He left! Here! I'll get the rope, you get the cloaks!"
We got everything ready. I fastened the hood around my face, making sure no one could distinguish my features. I made sure no one could tell Umiri was Umiri, too. Then, we started our descent into the city, both of us ready than ever to see them...
It took longer than we thought, when we reached Cid's workshop. I shielded my eyes and looked at the sun. Maybe...a little before five, or so? Suddenly, the door opened and I pulled Umiri back against a wall of a nearby store. We watched as Roxas stepped out, looked around, and walked away. He was wearing a black cloak with chains on it and stuff. I was looking at his back and already I could tell he looked hot!(Not that...I cared if he was hot or anything, but he was and you can't deny that someone is hot when they are, especially since you don't care about their looks but what's inside)
"I'm going to follow him. You do whatever you want. I'll tell him I have to come back before Seifer returns, alright? Don't have too much fun!" I whispered, and she turned a stark red as I quietly snuck behind him, making sure I kept him in sight, but not by much. So I followed him, sometimes Roxas would glance back but I would quickly hide.
Soon, I had no idea where I was, with only Roxas as my compass. So, I took a glance around to scan my surroundings(just in case I somehow managed to get lost in this area again), and while I was walking I bumped into a wall. I rubbed my head, muttered an 'ow' and looked back to where Roxas...Wait! Where was he? There was a fork in front of me. Great! Just wonderful. Which way do I go now? It was also getting a bit dark and the stars were starting to twinkle.
"Um...if Elle Ciel is at the latitude of seventy-five degrees...then Polaris should be seventy-five degrees." I said, wondering if I was correct. I read(and drew) a lot in my freetime, so I learned a lot. So, I looked up and there was the shining Northern Star. "Now, Northern Star, guide me to where Roxas is!" I whispered, and just walked toward the glowing star. I kept looking up, making sure I was following it. I really hated to admit it, but I had no idea where I was going. While looking up and walking, I bumped into someone. "Oh, uh...sorry, sir!" I said. I didn't realize that from looking up at the Northern Star my hood had fallen.
The person I had bumped into was all shadowy and pirate-esque looking, he had a bandana over his face and well, I couldn't see his features because of his bandana, and because it was starting to get really dark. "Well, well, well...look what I have here. If it isn't little Miss Princess?" I didn't like his tone of voice. That should've been the first signal to run. He stepped forward, and I screamed at my brain to run as fast as I could, but I stayed rooted to the ground, paralyzed in fear. He tapped his chin, pretending to think.
"Well..considering that I hate you and a lot of people who will reward a large amount of gil if I bring back your dead body who want you obviously dead... maybe I should try to kill you now? Hmmm...I think I'll do that. I'll kill two birds with one stone. Killing you, heir to the throne, and becoming rich!" With a flick of a wrist I was back against the wall with a knife at my throat.
I didn't know if I should struggle or not. If I did, the pressure would probably make the knife just cut me. But I could feel blood dripping down my throat as the pressure increased. Why? Why did this man want me dead? What did I ever do to him. "I think killing you slowly, extending the pain...that's the best way to die for an intolerable..." I zoned out to his string of curses as the knife pressed against my neck even more. What to do? What to do? I didn't know what to do in a situation like this. No one has ever taught me. I was completely defenseless...
My mind raced for any possibilities. I definitely didn't have enough strength to knock the guy off me, and I didn't think my reflexes were quick enough to do anything else about it. I could only think of one thing, and I had no idea how this would help, but...I raised my hand and placed it on his forehead and narrowed my eyes. Suddenly, I found myself in a hallway with many, many doors. I didn't really know what to do, but I supposed it would come as natural to me. I assumed that the doors closest to me were the memories of his birth/childhood, then the doors farther away were leading up to now.
I decided I would erase all his memories and then add some. So, I walked up to the first door and wondered how to seal it. I looked all over. No keyholes, and I didn't have anything to seal the door from opening again. I noticed that it had a lock on it, so I locked it. Then, the door disappeared. "I can't believe I'm doing this...This is such an invasion of privacy!" I whispered to myself, but I kept trying to tell myself it was for my life. I did that to each door, until I reached the last one, which had blood splattered over it. I fearfully opened the door, and I saw the image that was happening now. The man was traumatized, frozen in movement and my eyes had grown to a very dull, lifeless color.
I didn't have much time to work before I managed to suffocate, bleed to death, get my esophagus ruptured or something even worse. So, I closed the door and locked it. As the door disappeared, a chair and table(with a piece of paper and a pencil on it) appeared out of nowhere. I got the idea of what I was supposed to do. I sat in the chair and started to draw what I wanted his memory to come out as. I held up the picture when I was done. There.
When I finally came back into the real world, I pushed him off with ease. He looked at me for a moment, then said 'sorry!' and rushed off. That person had amnesia now, and the only memory he had was that he was a killer but didn't want to kill people anymore. I clutched my throat, falling to the floor and coughing out blood. It hurt...
After awhile, I don't even know how long, I heard footsteps. Erasing and rearranging someone's memories was more tiring than I thought, and I had to fight off the darkness trying to overtake me. The next thing I saw was a green-eyed redhead staring down at me. He was wearing the same outfit Roxas had been wearing before...or, at least I thought so. I couldn't concentrate that well when I was about to slip into uncounsciousness.
"Well...it looked like someone tried to kill her. I don't know who, but they somehow managed to get the job half-done." The redhead said to another person who I couldn't see because I was trying to get them both into focus but failing. Everything became blurrier, and blurrier... "I wonder what she was doing out here alone. Didn't she hear of Organization XIII prowling the streets at night?" I tried to stay awake to hear the whole conversation. Who were Organization XIII? I think I knew; probably a group of power-hungry thugs that wanted to overtake the throne.
"We should take her to the Superior. Killing people was never my style." Said the person. He had...gray hair? The redhead laughed.
"Fighting isn't your style, Ienzo. You don't even have a weapon. Besides your brain, that is..." The redhead mumbled, picking me up. "She's not dead already, is she?" Ienzo shook his head and felt my pulse.
"No, she's alive. Superior'll bump up our ranks for this." They both laughed.
Oh...what did I get myself into this time? Love always bring mistakes. It seems like it would've been better for the both of us if I had never met him...They could've lived out a normal life, if it weren't for us...
HnH: Whew, more secrets? Wonder who 'they' is? You guys all know who the redhead is. Well, actually, you guys have two options...Not that you guys care, anyway!
Kairi: Hey, readers, do you think HnH should write out what Umiri and Utsuho are doing while Nami's getting herself into trouble? Please state if you do or not in your review.
Roxas: Yeah! Please review! If not, thank you for reading this far!
Naminé: Why do I have to foreshadow all the bad stuff? Why can't Roxas?
HnH:...-ignores her question due to the fact that it will spoil the rest of the story- So, people, please review, even if it's a flame...and I'd like to shoot for three reviews once more. Although if I don't get at least one, I won't continue. I mean, it's not THAT hard to just write a '.' is it? That's all you have to do to show me that you like the story and want to put the time into it to make it better!
Just a review with a period in it! But, of course, I love wordy reviews. Those are my favorite, but I like any type of reviews! Any at all! -blabs about how reviews make her life-
Sora: Ahem. HnH is getting to ahead of herself. Well, the more reviews she has, the faster she will write! Thank you all for reading and reviewing, but stay tuned so Kair-
Riku: Sora, you and Kairi have such big mouths! The readers aren't supposed to KNOW that, yet! -mumble-