I'm sorry about being this late to be able to post the next chapter. I know I did tell you guys that our exams were over. But I didn't know I would be this busy. Anyway, here's the awaited chapter. Thanks for those who have patience waiting! I appreciate it!
There was a moment of silence in the park. Eve removed Sven's hands to see what was happening. Saya pushed her Train away slowly. The light was against the man standing in front of her. She stood up slowly and peered at the young man who saved her life. Lin fixed his long hair and walked away. "Wait!" Saya said, "I haven't thanked you yet. Thank you for saving my life, Chrono Number 10."
"I was just passing by and I had no intention of saving you or anyone else." Lin said.
"Your comrades were missing as well. Don't you want to join forces to capture whoever was behind all of these?" Saya invited.
"Thanks for the offer. But I'd rather decline. We Chrono Numbers have other things we would like to take care of ourselves." Lin said.
"I guess that's a 'no'." Saya sighed.
"Chrono Numbers are stubborn as ever." Sven fixed his hat as he peered towards the sleeping cat.
"Let's get him home." Saya said as she brought Train home along with Eve and Saya. When they arrived, Omi and Haru were waiting at the doorstep. Vera also appeared but this time, she slowly showed up at Sven's back. This made Sven tremble. He could feel the cold chill at his nape. He became chibi and hid behind Eve's back.
"Oh, what a chicken," Omi said, eyeing on Sven. "Is he a friend of yours too?"
"Well, sort of – actually, he's a friend of Train's. He prefers to call them his 'partners'." Saya explained as she pushed her door open. Haru carried Train and entered, followed by Omi and Eve.
"La – Ladies, fi – first," Sven said to Vera, who was nowhere insight. Sven felt pleased when he could no longer see her. So he whistled as he entered the room. He pushed the door behind him and sat next to Eve. Then, he heard a cold voice whispered to his ear. "What a gentleman. I wish I was alive. Maybe we could have a date."
"KYAA – !" Sven yelled as he fell on the chair.
"She's only kidding, you chicken! She already has someone else she loves." Omi laughed.
"Oh is that so? Thank goodness! – Hey! Don't call me 'chicken'! I have a name and it's Sven. I was just astonished to find a ghost appearing behind me! It's creepy! Why don't you try to be in my place? Let's see if you won't tremble." Sven glared at Omi. Haru gave Kurai's biography to Eve. Sven told them they already knew about his past, that is, except for Vera's past. Sven begged Vera not to pop out of nowhere while he is currently reading her biography. Vera nodded but had her fingers crossed at the back of her ghostly figure. She cannot help but tease Sven.
Saya was watching over her Train sleep while they were all busy talking about Kurai and Vera. Black Cat was still unconscious and he was having a dream at the moment.
In a faraway land, there lived a beautiful princess who had an envious stepsister. This princess was always wearing a simple white dress along with her green necklace. She had a short dark brown hair, light green eyes and had a cheerful expression on her face. She likes to drink a bottle of milk everyday with her best buddy inside the palace, Shiro the cat. Her stepsister was also a princess like her and has the same features as she is except that she had a short black hair, blue eyes, and had a naughty behavior and was usually seen wearing a dark blue dress. She likes to eat Popsicle. She would love to get rid of her stepsister to become the fairest lady among the land. Everyday, she would consult her magical compact mirror and ask the same question, 'Mirror, Mirror, who is the fairest one of all?' The mirror would reply that she is the fairest one of all.
One day, her greatest fear suddenly came. Her magical compact-sized mirror informed her that Saya Minatsuki was still the most beautiful lady on the land. This made her furious and so, she asked Saya to dress up in rags.
"Your stepsister wants you to wear this, Your Highness." the maid told Saya. She handed her different white yukata. Saya accepted it willingly and obeyed what her older sister wants her to do without any objections. She tried the white yukata on and looked at herself in the mirror.
"I don't look so bad. If she thinks this is for commoners, well she's wrong. I think it suits me well. It's kind of cute." Saya said. So, she went out of her room wearing her new clothes. She went to the well in the garden to get some water when she noticed a man sitting on the tree.
"Hi there! I haven't seen you before, are you a new palace guard?" Saya asked.
The man did not respond. He did not even budge from his place. Saya could not tell who the man was. The shade of the tree was covering his face. She shrugged and continues to do what she was doing. Then, she started to sing:
Uta o uta ou daichi no uta o kaze o hidakou hikari abite
Moshi wa matataki machi wa kirameku
FUWA FUWA FURURI nemei komete
The man looked with amazement at the princess. She seemed pretty weird with her clothing and with the way she sings; however, she does look pretty even with that kind of clothes.
Uta o uta ou sekai no uta o doko made ikou Sora o aoi de
Hito no fuuoe mushi no habataki
FUWA FUWA FURURI omoi no sete
He was finished drinking his favorite milk when he jumped down from the tree. It was his first time to show himself from someone he does not know. Usually, he does not seem interested in anything but follow orders given to him.
FUWA FUWA FURURI ashita wa kitto
FUWA FUWA FURURI sora ni todoku
The princess looked at him and greeted him in a cheerful way. The man does not seem to talk much but was interested with the princess even though he does not want to admit it. Saya's stepsister, Kyoko, saw the first meeting of the two. She felt jealous because of this and so, she consulted her adviser, Charden, what she would do about the situation.
"You should get rid of her once and for all." Charden replied without showing any emotion. His beautiful eyes were still covered with his dark sunglasses.
Kyoko was busy eating her Popsicle as she paced from left to right. "Mmm... You're right. But how do I do that? How do I get rid of her and at the same time marry that prince? Oh my Black Cat!"
"Hey, this is supposed to be a dream, remember? You're not supposed to call him by that name." I reminded. (To Kyoko)
"Ooh, that's right. I forgot! Sorry, Ena-chan! (To the readers) Let's go back to the dream now shall we?" Kyoko winked.
"Er... I could send our eraser right away. Just give me an order." Charden suggested.
"Oh, that's right!" Kyoko sweat dropped. "Creed could do the job for me. He will do all the dirty work for me and I'll just wait for my Bla – (I glared at Kyoko. She panics and quickly corrected her line.) I mean, my prince to come. Order Creed to get rid of Saya and bring my – gulp! – prince for me."
"Right away," Charden bowed down and left the room.
"Mmm... My prince, I'll be waiting for you." Kyoko said as she kisses the curtain, pretending it's her prince.
Hi readers. How's this chapter? I know I've been getting few reviews than my last BC work but hey, you don't know what's going to happen right? So stay tuned I mean, keep on reading to find out. Reviews are welcome! I already corrected the part where Lin replied sarcastically to Saya coz I did make Lin look like a bad character. Sorry KyoxSakifan ü
