Abyss of Time By Youkiyra Solar alias Krystal Fox
I do not own anything of Rayearth and I don't get anything from writing these stories it is from my own pleasure that I do this. All characters of Esperanza, Alexandria and Elizabeth are MINE! These are based off of real people so you must ask permission before you take these characters.
Chapter 11 Special moments
Esperanza awoke and found her other friends fast asleep around her, getting an evil smirk on her face went to the in table and got the cup of very cold water (Don't ask me how it stayed cold over night?) and splashed it on the faces of Alexandria and Elizabeth.
Laughing she fell to the floor clutching her stomach as the evil glares from two girls came her way.
"You…gasp…looked so…. gasp…Funny!" She said laughing joyfully.
"YOU EVIL PERSON!" Elizabeth cried, stepping off the bed and getting a towel from her personal bathroom to wipe her face.
"How could you do that?" Alexandria asked, looking showed even betrayed at what this princess did.
Esper smiled and said, "Well, I got out of bed and rising I picked up the cup and seeing your hot faces decided they needed cooling…"
"AY! What will we do with you?" Liz asked coming back from the bathroom.
"You shall give up on me now because I can never be cured of my Psychotic nature!" Esper said jumping and leaping around happily.
Both of the other girls sighed and shook their heads, what they didn't know was that this day was very special but there was no way in heaven's name that she was going to tell them.
Liz and Alex followed her out of the room and down the hall, upon entering a grand hall where a HUGE table sat. Surely this was the dining room; at least all of them hoped it wasn't. They all hated big dinner meals.
Clef and Lantis stepped out of another hall talking among themselves when they looked up and saw the girls…well at least two of the girls.
"Where is Esper?" Lantis asked looking around.
"Who knows? Probably off terrorizing anyone who gets in her way. She was so bouncy this morning you would think this day was special or something." Liz said offhandedly remembering the morning wake up call.
"Until she shows we shall make our way to the breakfast table, our meal awaits us and well let's say that Presena wants to meet with you again, though not in her workshop, at the meal table." Clef said leading the way.
Liz
"Hm?" Liz looked around her at who might have called her but no one was there. She was confused.
Liz, I am using telepathy. Where are you?
"Um I am right here." She said out loud. Then blushed at the strange looks she got from the others.
Liz just think your answers, anyways I found you again. I will remind you that you and Alex claimed to take on Clef and Lantis, I suggest you get started. I just found Ferio and he has agreed to a sword match this afternoon.
"Esper," she thought back, as she followed Clef, "Be careful, we still don't know all the information and sometimes to know something is dangerous in itself."
Will do.
Liz placed her attention on the people in front of her, when had Esper learned Telepathy? When could she herself respond to it? These things were confusing her. She pushed them to the back of her mind to deal with later, for now she must concentrate on getting Clef to blab what is really going on.
Breakfast was magnificent, none of the girls had ever been enjoying a meal like that before in their lives.
Esper was sitting there daydreaming looking at the sky, she had a dreamy look on her face and she looked so content. Ferio looked at the girls and then his friends, "what is up with Esperanza?" He asked them all softly, just out of her hearing.
Liz shook her head, " I have no idea, she was too cheerful this morning."
"Yeah and like very overactive. She hasn't said why yet is acting all happy." Alex said shrugging.
They all watched as Esper rose and began to sway to the music that was playing, it was a calming smooth dancing music, Esper looked so happy.
"She certainly looks like it's the best day of her life." Clef commented.
"But she certainly looks lonely out there dancing all by herself." Ferio said rising. Lantis and Clef exchanged looks then smirked.
Liz whispered to Alex, "We need to find out what is so special about today for Esper, let's go to her room."
Alex nodded and followed her into the hallway disappearing into the rooms nearby.
Esper was enjoying her day, her heart felt like bursting she loved this day, it was so special to her yet she would never tell anyone to get them to give her gifts. She gracefully danced across the floor moving to the rhythm of the music. She closed her yes imagining a young man who would not dance with her because she was a princess but because she was herself. After a short while of dancing like that she felt hands slipping one to her waist and another to her hand, opening her eyes saw Prince Ferio.
She blushed.
"One should never be forced to dance alone." He said stepping with her through the ballroom dance she was performing.
"I have many times, good sir." She said with a smile on her face.
He frowned then said, "Why would that be so? Such a soul as yourself should never be lacking in dancing partners."
Her eyes darkened, "Yes, that is true," she looked up at the taller young man, "But most of them only dance with me to impress me because I am a princess. Only once in a long while does one come along that only wishes to dance with me because of only how my soul and heat is like." She said moving carefully as they started a more complicated dance, a speedy waltz.
Ferio expertly lead her through the dances, then said as they finished their dance, "If you can dance as well as you can swordfight then you are a worthy opponent."
"Looks can be deceiving my prince." She said as she curtsied, "Shall we go and find out?"
He nodded and said, "I would be honored, this way my lady." He held out his arm and she placed her hand on his arm letting him lead her outside to the gardens.
Clef turned to Lantis, "If this continues, Ferio will be having a princess finally." He said smiling.
Lanits laughed, " You are right. But we must make sure it does not speed along too quickly, or, we shall have him proposing by this evening."
The two laughed as they went outside to yet another garden to talk of their situation.
Liz and Alex had arrived at the green door of Esperanza's entering they found it looked like it had never even been used.
"If I didn't know better I would say that this Princess loves to keep things very clean."Liz said looking around.
"Yep gag too clean for my liking. There is not even a speck of dust on this furniture like there should be after 3 hours of not being in the room. Almost like the dust is afraid to land when she has this room." Alex said looking sick as she looked about the extremely clean room.
"Start looking around for anything that might give us a clue to why Esper is so perky today." Liz said looking around the room under pillows in seats and every nook and cranny.
After over ten minutes of searching they heard knocking on the door, they answered the door and there stood Clef.
"What are you doing in Esper's room?" He asked confused.
"Well," they both said sheepishly, "Looking for why the Princess is so bloody perky." Liz furtherly explained.
"I shall join you, I am curious myself as to why also." Clef said walking in and most unlike himself snooping around a female's room.
With six eyes at work they all found three items that were three pieces into the puzzle.
#1 A journal just newly started.
#2 A picture tucked within the journal, obviously not new.
#3 A date circled on her small hand calendar
"Let's see here, it reads, July 8th 2005, Today I begin again, yet I begin anew. I am now one year older. But I will just keep that to myself. I don't want anyone to have to feel obliged to give me a gift. I will let them figure it out themselves I would rather not tell them." Clef read from the days entry.
Liz held up the picture it showed Esperanza was behind a large cake with some young man with piercing black hair and eyes, he was holding her in a hug as she was blowing candles on the cake. She looked as happy as she did this day.
Alex then held up the calendar and it circled the date July 8th 2004 and on it was written, Turning 15, will meet with Kaidian at 5 for cake.
They sat there in silence. Clef broke the silence, "It seems that this day is Esperanza's birthday."
They sat shocked.
"Why wouldn't she tell us?" Alex said softly.
"Maybe because she is a princess." Liz said knowing the stress one gets on special occasions.
Clef nodded then smiled, "We must make her day even better."
Liz and Alex looked at each other and nodded. The plans began to begin.
Krystal Fox: What do you think?
