Hearing the horns in the distant, Matt jumped up and sprinted to the front of castle.
"Matt?" called Mimi getting up, following after him.
Reaching the front Mimi saw Matt and his knights huddled around someone. Walking slowly to the scene she was stopped by Tai.
"What are you doing out here enemy?" he demanded.
"You know I have a name."
"It's not worth my remembering. It looks like we've found another one of your ''kind'' lurking about the castle walls."
'What? One of my people is here?'With that she raced and pushed through the crowd receiving shouts and glares.
"Mimi?" called Matt confused.
Reaching the person who was the center of attention she gasped at who she saw.
"Mimi?" croaked a weakened Sora.
Mimi's eyes welled with tears. "Sora!" she cried falling to the ground and embracing her best friend.
"Awe, how sweet." One man stated sarcastically.
Matt stared at them not sure what to make of all of it; clearing his throat. "Men you are dismissed." Receiving groans, they all marched away.
Mimi and Sora stood up breaking away. "I thought you were dead! We all thought you were dead. But your not! You're alive and well!" cried a hysterical Sora.
"Sora…"
"Mimi. who is this young woman?" asked Matt.
"Oh. She's… she's… my sister!" smiled Mimi.
Sora looked at Mimi strange; but went along anyway. She knew better that she should keep a low profile in the Hadior kingdom.
"I didn't know you had a sister." Matt said eying Sora.
"Well. I do."
"Mm-hmm…"
"Well if she's your ''sister'' I should take you back to your room. My maids shall tend to you both." He said then turning around to lead them back to Mimi's room.
In her room Sora and Mimi sat on her bed.
"Sora what are you doing here?" asked Mimi.
"I could ask you the same thing."
"Well. I was kidnapped." Mimi stated bluntly.
"Well we all know that. But what I mean is why they haven't killed you yet. Surely they know you are the princess."
"That's just the thing. They don't know who I really am."
"Then what use do you have for them?"
"I don't really know. But I think Matt wants to trying and swindle information about the upcoming war."
"Matt?" asked Sora.
"Oh. His real name is Yamato. He is the prince."
"You mean that blond-haired man was the prince?"
Mimi nodded her head. "So, you mind telling me how you got here?"
"Well. I left about six hours ago to go looking for you. But I got lost. Then one of the Hadior's men found me and took me here. And that's about it."
Nodding "And how's father doing?" she asked concerned.
"He isn't doing too well. Your absent has made him ill."
Mimi looked down. "I need to get back home…"
"Yes. Mimi your people have lost all hope of you ever returning. They fear that with out you they are not going to make it through the war." She said trying to catch her eye. "Mimi we need you!" cried Sora.
"I know!" retorted Mimi standing up. "But I can't leave. I've already tried and nearly got killed in the process, twice."
"Mm-Hmm…Well we just can't stay here. We have to do something."
"I know. But what…"
"Don't worry. We'll think of something." smiled Sora.
Hearing a knock at the door the quickly stopped their discussion. "Yes."
"It's me Yamato."
'That's a first. I've never heard him say his formal name when he comes to my door. It's probably because Sora's here.'
"Come in."
Entering he looked in to see Mimi and Sora sitting on her bed; clearing his throat "Good morning ladies. Would you like to join me in breakfast?"
'Why is he being so formal?'
"Sure…"
"Okay. I'll see you in a hour." and with that he walked away.
For some reason when Sora her '' sister'' came into the picture, Matt felt different and awkward around Mimi; it was like a new Mimi to him... if that even made any sense.
In the hall Yamato was deep in thought. 'How could they be sisters? They don't even look alike… their hair, eyes, face… no similarity at all. Granted her sister is quite pretty like Mimi, but still… There is no way they could be sisters.'
Back in the room Mimi was rummaging through the chest against her bed for something Sora could wear to breakfast.
"Sora. Why don't you go take a bath? I'll wait for you here. Take as long as you need. When you're done I'll have a beautiful dress waiting for you." Mimi smiled brightly.
"Okay. I could use a bath to calm my nerves."
"And to just clean yourself." laughed Mimi pointing to her cheek.
Sora reached to her cheek and felt dried dirt. "Oh yes. I could do that too." giggled Sora.
Fifteen minutes later Mimi had finished putting on her dress and was now brushing her soft hair waiting for Sora to finish up. Another ten minutes passed and Sora came from the bathroom in a white robe.
"All better?" asked Mimi.
"Much better. I feel so refreshed."
"Now let's get this dress on you."
Moments later Sora was finally dress like royalty, the way Mimi always was dressed. She looked at herself in the mirror. Once again they heard a knock at the door.
"It's me Yamato."
"We're coming." called Mimi opening the door.
"Shall we go now?" he asked.
Mimi nodded her head and walked out followed by Sora. The girls walked closely behind Matt looking to the ground not saying a word.
Reaching the dining room they all sat around the large table.
"So? Your name is Sora isn't it?" asked Matt making conversation.
She nodded her head not looking at him.
"Well tell me about yourself"
"I can not give out information about myself to the enemy." She said coldly.
Mimi just sat back eating her food, not paying much attention.
"Well your sister gave out a lot of information about herself to me." He said with a snicker.
Sora and Mimi narrowed their eyes. "You didn't tell me you gave out a lot of information about yourself to the enemy." Sora said.
"What exactly did you tell?"
"Nothing really…" Mimi replied simply.
"Seemed like something to me." said Matt enjoying starting trouble.
"Yamato shut up." Mimi hissed.
"Is that anyway to talk to a prince?"
"You should know by now that I am not afraid of you."
"Maybe you should be afraid of me."
"And why should she be afraid of you?" asked Sora coldly.
"Because you never know what I'll do next."
"Is that a threat?" glared Mimi. Matt just shrugged and started eating.
"You're such an idiot." Mimi snapped. "Come along Sora."
Sora stood up and quickly followed Mimi back to their room. Yamato sat there with a small smile on his face. Storming to her room Mimi mumbled a few curse words about Yamato.
"Mimi. what exactly did you tell him?" cried Sora shutting the door to their room.
"I told you, it was nothing, just a few things about me. Can you please just trust me!" yelled an irritated Mimi.
Sora sighed "Fine… I trust you."
Hours went by of pure agonizing silence. Yamato once again came knocking on their door. It must have been the evening "What do you want?" asked Mimi perking up a bit.
"I would like to speak to you alone please."
Sighing, Mimi stood up turning to Sora. "I won't be long."
"You know. Shouldn't you have some prince things to take care of? It seems like your always spending your time with me."
"Stop being stubborn, I just wanted to apologize to you and your sister for the way I acted during breakfast."
"Why would you care how we feel? After all we're just Altearians."
"I don't care anymore. Unless you were the hire to the Altearians, then that would be a different story. But like you said it's a prince."
"Matt. I know I shouldn't say this but the so called '' prince'' is after all a princess." confessed Mimi looking down a little ashamed of her disloyalty.
During their whole conversation Sora stood right on the other side of the door, with her ear pressed against the door, listening the whole time. She was a little furious about Mimi's confession. 'Mimi is jeopardizing our kingdom!'thought Sora angrily. 'She needs to be stopped before she says anymore!' Opening the door Sora found no one there. 'Where did they go…?'
Matt took Mimi outside back into the gardens trying to make everything straight. "So you mean to tell me that the prince is actually at princess?"
Mimi nodded her head yes. "But I can not reveal anymore. I'd be in deep trouble if Sora had found out what I said to you."
"You know Mimi. I'm not really surprised at all. I guess I kind of already knew it was a woman I would have to fight in the war."
"Really? What led you to that conclusion?"
Eyeing Mimi "I don't really know…"
Shrugging, "So. I would like to ask you something." Mimi said.
"What?"
"Well. I still don't like you, and I'm pretty sure you feel the same way, so why don't you just let my sister and I go? I've already given you some information. I mean that's the reason you've been keeping me, to swindle information about the war? Well you've gotten all you're going to get. Or do you just plan on killing us…?"
"I have no intention of killing you. And yes I do despise you, probably as much as I despise fire."
Mimi smirked at bit; studding his expression, he looked serious enough about his answer. "Well glad to see we're on the same page. Now what's my answer?"
"I'll get back to you on that one." He smiled. "Have you ever been though a maze before?" he asked changing the subject.
"A maze? No why?"
"Well it just so happens that on my lands I have one. It isn't very big though, but would you like to try it out. See if you're smart enough to make it out?" he asked with a grin.
"Hmm… I don't know. I don't think I would want to get lost in a maze with you."
"And what makes you think I would get lost? You don't think I've never been through it before?"
Mimi just shrugged. "Okay. So maybe I've never been thought it before." Matt confessed.
"Good that will make it a challenge for both of us. Let's go give it a try." Mimi said excitedly.
Smiling, Matt grabbed her hand and ran pulling her along to the entrance of the maze.
"You know I'm a little surprised I've never noticed this before." Mimi said amazed.
"Yeah, well. It shouldn't take us too long. Like I said before, it isn't very big."
"Quite you're babbling and go in already."
"Ladies first." He said stretching out his arm.
Mimi took his invitation and walked in, followed by Matt. Back in the room Sora watched bitterly from the window. 'This girl has gotten way out of control! She needs to come back to reality and get a grip before she puts us all in even more danger.'