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And now…

Chapter 4: The Amazing Prophecy

It was ten a.m. Suzette had just woken up, and gotten out of bed. She looked at the clock. She was supposed to meet Kalos in an hour so he could tell her what she should be doing for the remainder of the day. It was only an hour away anyways, so she decided to head over to the stage. When she left the dormitory and neared the bridge, she spotted Sora running towards her.

" Suzette!," Sora shouted. " Help me! Take this!" She tossed Karai the key to her room. " Go unlock my door! I have to get Karai in there fast!" Suzette didn't think twice about doing exactly what Sora told her to do.

When Sora arrived at her room the door was wide open and Suzette was standing beside it. Suzette followed Sora inside where she laid Karai on her bed.

" What happened to her?!," Suzette asked. " Is she alright?"

" I think so," Sora answered. " We'll see later on though. I'm not sure what's going on with her, but I have to go back to the stage. Can you watch her for me?"

" But I have to see Kalos at…"

" I'll cover for you," Sora said. " It's important that someone looks after Karai. Can you please do it for me?" Seeing the look on Sora's face made it impossible for Suzette to refuse.

" I'll do it Sora. I'll take care of her. Don't worry about a thing."

" Thanks!," Sora said, giving Suzette a hug. " I'm sorry if this is asking a bit much of you on your second day here."

" It's fine." Suzette said. " You should get back to whatever you need to be doing." Sora nodded and slowly walked outside. When she was gone, Suzette stared at the ten year old in Sora's bed. She looks kinda peaceful when she sleeps. She seemed agitated last night. Suzette reached out and touched Karai's hand. Her hand is warmer now. I wonder why she was so cold last night. It wasn't cold in Sora's room at all.

At the stage, Fool awaited Sora's return. Though he had expelled that demon from Karai, he still felt it's malevolence around the stage. It made him uneasy, and he wanted to do something about it. He knew that he couldn't though. If the prophecy really was coming true, then only one person could stop this evil from destroying Kaleido Stage.

A curse? What curse?

The curse of the stage. It was said to have been cast centuries ago. Just a myth though Sora. You shouldn't worry about it.

You're right, Ken. That just sounds silly anyways.

The night Sora and Ken had discussed the matter they were in the dining hall. Ken was explaining to Sora and her friends that he had just found out about a curse that had supposedly been laid on Kaleido Stage years ago. Fool was there as well. Sora had mentioned that she was going to go for a walk along the beach afterwards. So naturally, Fool decided he would go along and suggest that she change into a bathing suit first. He couldn't figure out why she hated that idea so much.

Fool! Count Luis, why!

My lady, is something troubling you? Tis been ages since the accident occurred.

Twas no accident! Count Luis planned it!

Planned his own death?

To take the fool with him, yes he did.

Fool had known about the curse of Kaleido Stage for a long time now. It wasn't anything new to him. He was there the night the curse was cast. He doubted it would work though.

Listen, princess you need not worry about him anymore. He's gone!

No. He is not gone. He is still around. As the Angel of the Stage.

Angel of the Stage?

Yes. I don't know where he is, but I hope that he is happy.

There was a thunderstorm that night, centuries ago. The wind howled loudly, and the clouds swirled overhead. It looked as if a tornado could drop from the sky at any moment and blow away the entire kingdom. Just behind the castle of a great princess, was her servant, Claudius. He held a book in his hands and looked up at the sky. The rain had not started yet, but it was to soon. He wanted to get this over with, but he had to wait for exactly the right moment for it to work.

Claudius also knew that reciting the words of his incantation when the rain had already started would prevent this from working as well. He flipped the pages of the book to one near the very end. He had written this incantation in himself, but was certain if he did this correctly that it would work. The princess would have to forget about that stupid fool then, and love him. He had so longed for her heart, and when Fool and his stage partner had existed, it was torn between the two of them. She had no time to even notice her faithful servant. Things would be different now. He would be the one and only in her heart now.

He laughed to himself as he dared the storm to come forth will all it's fury. The sky lit up with the first crackle of lightning, and thunder roared down at him like a lion. It was almost time. Thunder became louder, lightning seemed to get closer to Claudius with every passing second. Now was the time. He opened his book and began to read, unable to see nor notice the spirit that hovered above him. The spirit that watched him in complete disbelief and amazement.

'Angel of the Stage, hear my cry.

Haunted you are by the demon from the sky

Stage of the Angel is now shared

By one of the demon, one so scared

Innocence seems to keep it by, Scorpio in the other eye.

Darkened constellation you shall see

When come to your stage, she shall be!'

The moment Claudius finished the last line of incantation, the rain began. It fell hard on him, and he merely tossed his book aside and danced in it, as if saying those meaningless words had brought him the ultimate triumph over everything else in the world. " Angel of the Stage! This prophecy I make to you! When comes forth the dark Scorpio, any stage you reside around shall be destroyed, and so shall you! Lest the princess comes to your rescue!" He laughed once again as he continued his mad dance in the rain.

Fool had watched him that night, completely perplexed by Claudio's actions. The man had gone so far to try and lay a curse on a spirit. That was one thing Fool had not expected the jealous servant to do. Nor did he ever expect it to work.

" I never thought it could actually happen," Fool said to himself, coming out of his thoughts and back to the real world. The feeling of evil had gotten stronger on the stage, and it seemed to be trying to crush Fool under it's sheer pressure. He tried to keep standing straight, but soon had to get off of the stage in order to avoid collapsing on it. He had floated back into the air where he returned to his normal smaller size. The malevolent feel in the air still had not subsided, but now it bothered Fool a lot less than it did when he was on the stage.

He heard the door to the room open and he turned. Sora's head was poking through it, trying to find him. " Fool! Where'd you go?"

He floated up to her so he'd be a bit easier for her to spot. " I'm right here Sora."

" I'm going to tell Kalos about Karai," Sora said.

Fool nodded. " Do that. Although, just to be safe, I think you should go to the practice room now. Finish your rehearsal there, and I will finish mine in your room. I can practice on that replica stage that you and Ken built."

" But why?," Sora asked. Fool wished he could give the girl a straight answer, but now was not the time to explain things to her. At least, not until the afternoon when practice would be over for the day.

" The stage has become dangerous Sora. Don't tell anyone though. Just go about practice as usual. I'll explain everything this afternoon when practice is over." She nodded and headed off towards Kalos's office.

That's the end of Chapter 4! As always, if you have any questions or comments about this story thus far, feel free to send them to me!