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Chapter 5- A Discovery

' Where am I? What is this place? Is this a dream? That's father, and that must be me… wait I know this… it's not a dream… no… please… I don't want to see it… I don't want to remember…'

" Misaki! Where are you Misaki?"

" Daddy help me! I can't stop!"

" Hold on! I'm coming!"

" Daddy!"

" NOOOO!" Misaki shouted as she woke up suddenly. Sweat beads formed on her forehead as she breathed in deeply trying to calm her racing heart. She closed her eyes and covered her face with her hands.

" Please I don't want to remember," she whispered anguished. A knock at the door startled her as she looked up suddenly.

" Misaki are you awake yet?" the muffled voice said through the door. She knew it was Tamayo.

" Yes you can come in," she replied as she tried her best to look cheerful. Tamayo bounded into the room looking overly cheerful.

" Well you better hurry up silly, breakfast is about to be served," her young friend informed her. Misaki gasped.

" Did I sleep in?" she asked anxiously. Tamayo nodded.

" Yep. So I came up here to get you so hurry up and get dressed I'm starving."

Misaki hurriedly got out of bed and quickly got dressed. She joined Tamayo as they made their way down to the dinning room. As they entered the room Misaki noticed that it was only the youngsters and guardians that were eating. Everyone looked up as the pair walked into the room. Misaki blushed as she noticed everyone looking at her.

" I'm sorry I'm late. I over slept," Misaki apologized as she sat down next to Hikaru. Everyone smiled and greeted her and then continued eating. Hikaru however kept staring at her.

" That's not the real reason is it," she asked Misaki quietly. The young girl turned to her and frowned.

" Please Hikaru don't say anything, I don't want anyone to know," Misaki pleaded with her friend. Hikaru sighed. Misaki hugged her and then began to eat her breakfast. Hikaru just watched the young girl, as she tried to cover the pain as she spent time with her friends.

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Shuuko sat across the table from Sayaka. She had requested to speak with the queen privately and so she found herself in the queen's chambers.

" You wanted to talk to me Shuuko?" the queen asked.

" Yes I did. I'm not sure if your aware that today is the anniversary of… of Satoshi's… death," Shuuko began. The queen looked up startled.

" Oh Shuuko, I had no idea. I'm terribly sorry," Sayaka apologized.

" It's quite alright. Not many know. I just wanted to tell you to give you warning if it seems that either I, Shouko and Misaki are a bit distracted. Shouko and I might be alright in handling it, but Misaki… Misaki has had a hard year coming to terms with it," Shuuko explained. Sayaka looked at her sadly.

" She still blames herself," Shuuko whispered as a tear slid down her face. Sayaka placed her hand over Shuuko's.

" Shuuko, I want you to remember something. At some point Satoshi will appear to Misaki and let her know that it wasn't her fault. It may be today it may not, all you can do is let her deal with her pain in her own way, as you deal with yours. I know it may sound a little harsh but I promise you he will come and ease her pain. I know how it feels to lose the person you love, but it will get easier as time goes by," Sayaka soothed and comforted the young queen. Shuuko smiled as she wiped the tear away.

" Thank you Sayaka."

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The young group finished their breakfast and were excitedly planning what they were going to do for the rest of the morning.

" Well I'm sorry guys but I'm going to head off to the library, I still have exams I have to pass," Kaede explained as she got up from her seat. The group moaned.

" Come on Kaede! Why do you need to study? We aren't even at home," Tamayo complained. Kaede laughed.

" I still need to pass and besides, the library here has more volumes then the one back home."

" What ever," Tamayo said sighing.

" I think I might join you," Sai said as she to got up from the table.

" What about you Blanche and Shirahime?" Hikaru asked. The pair looked after their charges and back towards the group they were with.

" Well I would like to look around the grounds," Blanche said smiling. Shirahime just nodded in agreement.

" Oh yeah! Then it's settled, lets go explore!" Tamayo said excitedly as she punched her fist in the air. The group began to disperse and Misaki stayed seated at the table as she watched them leave.

Tamayo once again had poor Kotarou in a head look and was dragging him along. Hatoko was walking behind them talking with her guardian Suzuka and Hikaru each of them laughing. Shirahime and Blanche followed close behind, neither saying a word but watching the group in front of them.

She sighed as she got up and walked in the opposite direction to her friends. They had all been there for her since the day her father had died. But their words of condolence were no consolation to her. Nothing could squash the guilt she felt inside.

She found her self walking towards the fountain at the end of the garden. In the last couple of days the fountain had become a quiet sanctuary for her. Since the group had already seen it she was certain that they wouldn't come back here. She slipped through the gap and once again came face to face with the beautiful statue.

Misaki gingerly took her shoes off and sat them beside the fountain edge before she climbed over and dangled her feet in the cool water. She looked up at the statue before her. It was an angel holding a pale of water. Her wings spread slightly out to the side of her and then wrapping around the front almost like a shield. Water spouted out from the tips of the wings and flowed out of the pale. It seemed to give her a sense of calmness. As though she would be alright. She reached out and cupped her hands under the water that was flowing from the pale.

" Misaki, may I join you?" Oujirou said quietly from behind her. For once she wasn't startled, but instead just nodded her head yes. He silently walked up beside her and sat down placing his feet in the cool water. He looked towards her but she only stared straight ahead. He noted the sadness that was etched on her face. He frowned as he thought of that sadness never leaving. He wanted to help her. But he didn't know how.

" Misaki? Are you alright? Please talk to me," Oujirou asked quietly. Misaki turned to him and smiled apologetically.

" I have this urge inside to tell you want happened. But… I don't want you to think any less of me," Misaki whispered softly. Oujirou grabbed her hands and held them within his.

" I would never think bad of you Misaki, your so innocent, friendly and cheerful. I just want to help you." Misaki looked away.

" Promise me… promise me you wont say anything to any one… not even wizard or Hikaru," she said quietly. Oujirou looked at her sadly.

" I promise you Misaki. I'd promise you anything in the world." Misaki looked at him. She sighed deeply and then turned to the statue.

" It was a year ago today… that he… that he died. He had just come back from one of the other kingdoms and it was the first chance we had had to spend time together before he had to continue on with royal duties. He had changed so much in the time since I had last saw him, but he always smiled the same. Always smiling for me," Misaki began as she smiled thinking of her father.

" Oh Misaki there you are! We've been looking every where for you!" Hikaru said suddenly as she popped through the hedge. She startled both Misaki and Oujirou. Misaki jumped up. She stared at her friend. And Hikaru stared back.

" Misaki? Are you ok?" she asked. But she never received an answer, Misaki had jumped up and ran out of the hedge before anyone could stop her.

" Misaki! Misaki where are you going? Misaki!" Hikaru called after her but the young girl did not answer. She turned her attention to Oujirou.

" What did you do?"

" What? Me? I didn't do anything. We were just talking and then you came. That's it I don't know why she ran off." Hikaru looked at him skeptically before sighing.

" What's gotten in to her lately?" Hikaru said before she ran out of the hedge after her. Oujirou stared after her sadly.

" Misaki."

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Hikaru had gone in search of Shuuko. She was the only one that could calm Misaki when her emotions boiled over.

She found her sitting on the balcony of her room staring at the photo of her and Satoshi on their wedding day.

" Excuse me Shuuko. I'm sorry to disturb you today. But Misaki has run off and I can't seem to find her anywhere. She was quite upset I think," Hikaru informed the young queen.

" When was this? Don't worry Hikaru I will go and look for her," the queen said as she lifted herself from her chair and walked towards the door.

" When you find her will you tell her I'm sorry for upsetting her please."

" Of course."

Shuuko walked down the hall and out into the foyer. She was making her way towards the entrance when Oujirou silently walked up to her.

" Are you going to look for Misaki?" he asked as the queen stopped in front of him. She nodded her head, and made to walk passed him but he only moved in her path again.

" Please will you let me look for her? We were talking before she suddenly took off. I want to find her," Oujirou pleaded with the queen. She looked at him for a moment then sighed.

" Ok Oujirou. But when you find her please tell her to come and see me," she replied sadly.

" Of course I will," Oujirou replied as he turned and ran out of the door. The queen staring anxiously at his retreating back.

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Misaki ran. She ran as fast and as far as her legs would take her. She didn't know where she was going, all she knew was that she needed to be alone. I can't believe I almost told him… he must think I'm so childish! Misaki berated herself as she finally came to a stop. She realized she must have been near the end of the castle grounds as a high wall was only meters in front of her. She knelt on the ground as she let her tears fall freely.

" I'm sorry daddy," she whispered as she cupped her face in her hands and sobbed.

" Well if it isn't my little princess, come and give me a big hug."

" Daddy! I missed you so much. You were gone for so long," Misaki said as she ran to her father and hugged him. He chuckled.

" Yes I know, and I'm sorry for that princess, but it cannot be helped I'm afraid." Misaki pulled away and looked at her father smiling.

" I know but I still wish you could stay," she said happily as he knelt before her.

" I have a present for you."

Misaki pulled the necklace out from under her dress. It was from one of the other kingdoms that her father had visited when he was on his travels. She didn't know where it was from, he had never told her. But something made her believe that it was important, for what reason she did not know. She undid the clasp and held it in front of her. It was a simple pendant but quite beautiful. It was an egg like shape with the letters S and T in the middle. From the outer egg spouted wings, this then connected with the chain. The pendant was three different gold's. The chain and egg shape were all of yellow gold, the wings were white gold and the letters were rose gold.

" Where did you get that?" Misaki spun around alarmed and came face to face with Oujirou.

" What?" she whispered.

" That pendant where did you get it?" he asked quietly. She looked at it and back to the prince.

" My father gave it to me when he came back from his last trip." Oujirou looked at her for a second and then sat beside her. He was lost deep in thought.

" Oujirou?"

" I've seen it before I know I have, but where?" he asked himself not paying attention to Misaki.

" Maybe its from your kingdom. When my father gave it to me he said it was from another kingdom though he never did say which one." Oujirou looked at her sharply.

" It was my father's," she flinched as his strong reaction. But he carried on.

" I remember seeing it in a photo of him and another man, but I don't know who he is. It was when he was quite young," he said as he remembered the photo in question. The pair sat in silence, neither knowing what to say. Oujirou quickly got up grabbing Misaki's hand as and pulling her up also.

" Oujirou where are we going? Oujirou?"

" We are going to see the photo and find out why you have it," he explained quietly as he dragged her back towards the castle.

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So what did you think? I know some of you are wondering what happened to Misaki's father…. I will be slowly getting to that so don't fret… let me know what you think…

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