Three Princesses, One Wish
Okay. I finally have something for this story! Thank the heavens!
Sparkly love from sparkleeyes20.
Chapter 16
Seria and Ilia awoke at the same time. It had been a few days since the incidents with Sword and Blade had occurred. Zelda had told Seria yesterday to use a bit of her light magic to make the door vanish from the sight of those who didn't know the three women existed. This meaning Metaknight, Sword, Blade, Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby all could see the door but people like Dedede and Escargoon couldn't. Dreamland hadn't been attacked by their father yet and all was at peace the last few days. Until now. Both girls looked at each other.
"Moring sis," Ilia said.
"Good morning," Seria replied.
Seria turned to tell Zelda good morning but found the woman turned over on her side with her back to her sisters and the covers pulled tightly up to her chin.
"Zelda?" Seria asked.
The woman did not stir whatsoever.
"That's odd. Zelda doesn't ever sleep this late," Seria told Ilia looking at the clock.
"Maybe she's not sleeping," Ilia said as she got up.
Ilia walked to her older sister's side and carefully turned her over. Ilia gasped at what she saw. Zelda lay on her back, her pale skin even paler than usual. A light flush on her cheeks and her eyes clenched tightly shut. Midnight blue hair slightly out of place.
"What's up?" Seria asked her.
"I think Zelda's sick," Ilia replied.
"Sick? But that's impossible. Mirallans never get sick. Do they?" Seria said mostly to herself.
"They do, just once every 1,350 years or so," Ilia confirmed.
Ilia placed a hand on her sister's forehead.
"Oh dear! She's burning up!" Ilia exclaimed.
Ilia removed her hand from Zelda's forehead. Zelda groaned lightly and began to instinctively sit back up into the warmth of Ilia's hand. She barely lifted her head from the pillow before she collapsed back down with another small groan.
"Seria. Go find Tiff and Tuff and ask them to get a bowl full of warm water and a rag for us," Ilia commanded.
"Yes ma'am!" Seria replied with a salute.
Seria ran from the room to search for the children. Ilia went to the small closet they had in the room to collect the extra blankets.
"Let's try to get you to sweat that fever out Zelda," she told her unconscious sister while throwing a few blankets on her.
Tiff and Tuff were about to leave the castle to go get Kirby to play.
"Tiff! Tuff! Wait up!" Seria yelled to them.
Both children turned to see the woman dressed in pink. Her cloak was around her shoulders and hid her body from them but her hood was hanging on her neck.
"Seria! Your hood is down!" Tiff exclaimed.
"No time for that Tiff! We've got trouble!" Seria said in a rush.
"What kind of trouble?" Tiff asked.
"It's Zelda! She's extremely sick!" Seria replied in a panic.
"What do you need?" Tiff asked more seriously.
"A bowl full of warm water and a rag," Seria answered a bit more calmly.
"Alright we can do that. We'll find the guys and see if they can help in any way," Tiff told her.
"Thanks Tiff!" Seria said breathing a sigh of relief.
Seria returned to the girls' room to find Ilia sitting in a chair by the head of Zelda's bed, lightly cooing reassurances in Zelda's ear.
"Why are you doing that?" Seria asked her quietly.
"She awoke just after she left. She screamed and called out for mom several times before falling unconscious once again. I believe that she was delirious or was reenacting a fever dream she just had. I'm just doing it to comfort her and hope it makes her rest calmly allowing her to think mom is still here," Ilia explained.
Seria did a small 'ah' in understanding before getting a chair and sitting beside her yellow clad sister. Seria lightly squeezed Zelda's hand when her older sister let out a small groan in pain once more. The door opened and both girls turned to look at it. Tiff came in with a large bowl full of warm water and a rag as requested. Tuff and the knights followed closely behind her.
"Thank you so much Tiff," Ilia told her.
"No problem. How is she?" Tiff asked setting the bowl and rag on the bedside table.
"Not great Tiff. Not great," Ilia replied as she got up.
"What do you mean?" Tuff asked them.
"Take a look," Seria said motioning to the woman lying in bed.
The three knights and the boy looked at the bed where Zelda lay. They watched her tremble lightly and listened to the small whimper that came when the princess tried to shift in her bed. Metaknight took the time to study the woman's face. He heart shaped face. Zelda's pale skin with a slight flush on her cheeks from the sickness. Her long, thick eyelashes and her lips. Her lips were like nothing Metaknight had ever seen. Her top lip was thin with a bit of fullness in the middle. Her bottom lip was thick and full. Not to mention her lips were a delightful alizarin crimson color. (AN: if you don't know what the color looks like, Google 'shades of red' and click the first suggestion, which should be Wikipedia. It's the first color box.) Zelda's eyes cracked open a bit just as Ilia placed the wet cloth on her forehead. Metaknight noticed something about her midnight blue eyes automatically.
"They are not there," he said quietly.
"Who isn't?" Seria asked.
"No, the stars that seem to reside in her eyes are no longer there," he explained.
"He's right," Ilia said also looking at her sister's eyes before adding, "It must be the sickness that made them fade."
"What are you talking about?" Sword asked confused.
"You see, a long time ago when Zelda was first born, she was placed in a crib outside in the middle of the night. When Zelda opened her eyes they were as midnight blue as the night sky. Those who were around baby Zelda say that Zelda had an extreme fascination with the sky. And the sky did as well. They say the night sky of our planet was so interested in her that six stars fell from the sky and into her eyes so the sky could see what she saw. Thus giving them six twinkling stars in her eyes," Seria explained.
"Amazing myth," Blade said.
"Oh, it's no myth Blade. That story is as real as you are," Seria told him.
"So it actually happened?" Tiff asked.
"Yep. But the sickness has made them fade so I'm not able to show you," Ilia said looking back to the, now unconscious, princess.
Seria nodded lightly. Ilia then told them that they could all leave if they wanted. Tuff wanted to play soccer with the village children and Kirby while Tiff said she should go watch them to make sure no one got hurt. Both cappy-like children left the secret room. Sword and Blade excused themselves to go patrol the castle before leaving as well. Metaknight asked if he could stay. Both women said he could.
Several hours later, Zelda's fever had resided enough to where she was just sleeping and no longer unconscious. Metaknight was still sitting in the chair he had pulled out about an hour ago. He just sat there watching Zelda with determination. Ilia saw this and chuckled lightly.
"You know, staring at her all protective like isn't going to keep the sickness from coming back," Ilia said playfully.
"I know. I wish it would though," he replied sadly.
"Y'know, you and her are much alike. You both like to be protective of your family and friends even if there nothing you could do to help them. That's why I trust her with you," Ilia stated.
"Trust her with me?" he asked with his Spanish accent plain as day.
"Of course. Since she's the eldest of our family and can't give herself her blessing I have to do it being the next oldest while here," Ilia explained.
"Do not bore him with stories of who gives whom their blessing Ilia," Zelda said hoarsely to the side of them.
"Oh, I didn't know you were awake," Ilia said a bit surprised.
"That is because I just woke up dearest sister," Zelda told her while sitting up carefully.
"Do you want anything?" Ilia asked.
"Food would be wonderful considering I have not eaten anything all day," she replied.
"Seria and I will go get you something to eat," Ilia said while dragging Seria out the door.
"That was quite a random story," Metaknight said after they left.
"Yes. Sorry about them. They are not the most normal things in the universe," Zelda apologized.
"Are we not all?" he replied.
Zelda giggled lightly. Metaknight joined in a second later. Zelda looked back Metaknight, whose eyes were a faint pink color. Metaknight also looked at Zelda to find the familiar sparkle of the stars in her eyes.
'The sickness has passed completely. I am so relieved,' he thought.
"Metaknight," Zelda said quietly.
"Hmm?" he hummed in question.
"That night… when we were at the beach… who were you going to say?" she asked him with a light blush creeping onto her face.
"Oh… umm…"
"You do not have to tell me if you do not want to."
"No I was going to tell you anyway but never got a chance because of your sisters."
"Sorry about that."
"Tis fine. The woman of whom my feelings were attracted to was…"
Zelda cocked her head to the side in confusion as he trailed off.
"It is alright. You can tell me. I will not tell that person," she reassured.
"That is just the thing. If I told you, the person I love would already know," he told her.
"I do not believe…" she paused a look of recognition came to her face, "Y-you mean m-me?"
Metaknight turned away and nodded lightly. The blush in Zelda's cheeks rose to a red color. What she did next really surprised Metaknight however. She smiled widely and hugged Metaknight happily.
"Metaknight, I'm so happy to hear that," she said quietly.
"Really?" he asked her.
"Yes."
"But… people will say it is wrong. You are a princess and I a lowly knight," he told her.
"Do you know what I think?" she asked leaning back up.
"No. What do you think?" he asked her back.
"I think that…" She stopped as the whole castle shook.
"What in the world is that?" Metaknight shouted.
"I think I know," Zelda responded.
"Zelda!" Seria and Ilia screamed at the same time and burst through the door.
"Did you feel that rumbling?" Seria asked.
"That was no earthquake. Do you think it was, y'know?" Ilia asked.
Zelda nodded.
Seria and Ilia gasped and looked at each other. Zelda swung herself out of the bed.
"Come. Let us go greet," Zelda said.
Zelda pulled up her hood and walked out the door to their room, Seria, Metaknight and Ilia followed her. They all rushed outside to see Sword and Blade standing on a hill looking out into the village. Everyone joined them. The two knights noticed everyone before turning back to look at the village. A man dressed in red was looking around the village. Setting things alight where ever he went.
"WHERE ARE THEY?" he bellowed.
"Is that… your father girls?" Sword asked.
"Yep. That's dear old daddy alright," Seria answered.
They watched as he set another building on fire. Zelda began to walk towards the village. Ilia noticed this.
"Hey! Where are you going?" she called to the woman in blue.
Zelda stopped in her tracks. She turned to Ilia.
"To fight him," she said simply.
"WHAT?" Seria and Ilia screamed at the same time.
"Are you crazy? This is our father we're talking about!" Seria stated.
"You can't Zelda! Please don't go!" Ilia begged.
"I can and I will," she turned to them and shouted, "We are three princesses, fugitives from our home because of the man we call father! We share one wish! That wish is to be free! And I intend to set us free! By killing the man whom has hurt more times than we can count! "
Seria and Ilia watched her warily. Seria then got a look of determination on her face.
"Then I'm coming with you!" she shouted to Zelda.
Ilia and Zelda gasped lightly in surprise. Seria held onto her determination like a lifeline.
"As you said we are three princesses! And we do share the one wish of freedom meaning I am part of that wish too! If you're going to risk your life to achieve our wish then I am too!" she exclaimed.
"Me too!" Ilia screamed in agreement.
Ilia and Seria looked at each other before looking back at Zelda. They clasped hands.
"We're coming with you!" they shouted in union.
Zelda pulled down her hood momentarily and smiled.
"I would not have it any other way," she said calmly.
All the women smiled to one another before Ilia broke off and walked over to Blade. She held out their mother's diary and her glasses.
"Would you mind holding these for me Blade? I don't want them to get destroyed," she asked.
He nodded and took them from her hands. She walked back over to the other two.
"Well, let us go say hello to father. Shall we?" Zelda asked them.
"Yes!" they shouted.
The three began to walk off. The men watched them go, concerned deeply for their safety. Zelda stopped suddenly causing the other two to nearly run into her. Zelda quickly ran back to the men and kissed Metaknight on his cheek. She smiled before running off to join her sisters, who started walking again when she ran back. Metaknight was now concerned for her safety even more than before.
Loooooooooong chapter! Took me some time to finish too.
Sparkly love from sparkleeyes20.