The part III of the Saya and the 7 sweepers. Reminder to all readers: this is still a part of Train-kun's dream, okay?
The time passed by too quickly that it was almost night time. The lonely princess sighed as she watched the visitors from her window enter the palace grounds. Everyone looked so lovely and handsome. The stepsister's adviser, Charden, was welcoming the visitors in. Saya stood up from her seat and fixed herself in front of the mirror. It was her time to leave the palace to meet the first boy she treated as a friend. "I don't think this yukata will match the fireworks. Oh well..."
The princess did not try the door, knowing her stepsister have locked her in. She peered down her window. "It's not too far down. I might as well jump down as soon as all the visitors have entered." Saya grinned. "Ooh, I can't wait to watch the fireworks with Train-kun."
It took awhile before Saya was able to get down from her room. As soon as she saw the coast was clear, she jumped down from her window and dashed towards the back gate. One of the palace guards was able to notice Saya's escape and kept track of her. He told the other guards to inform the others. Saya crawled out of the palace like a stray cat and ran off with great speed. The palace guard was a man with untidy green hair and yellow orange eyes. He was wearing a white coat like the rest of the palace guards. His right eye had a black patch. He could see what the future holds once he removes the patch covering his right eye but it would take away his energy. So, he chased Saya although she seemed to be the fastest runner besides the mysterious prince he once saw.
"Ooh, do you want to play tag Mr. Palace guard?" Saya asked cheerfully, slowing down so that Sven Volfield could catch up.
"It's not time to play games, Your Highness." Sven told the princess. "You should return to your room if you do not want anyone of us to get hurt. You know how your stepsister hates to see you free."
Saya smiled. "Don't worry, she will never know. Now, get back to your post and pretend you did not see a thing."
"I'm just doing my job, Your Highness." Sven said seriously.
"Alright," Saya sighed as she sensed that the palace guards got her surrounded. "Hmm... I can't count how many you are so I'll volunteer to be 'it'. Whoever catches me, wins the game, okay? Get ready... Set... Go!!" The princess vanished entered the woods near the palace. Sven followed her like a shadow while the others got lost so easily. Sven almost got her when he bumped into someone. He fell on the ground so is the little girl he bumped into. The girl has long blonde hair and innocent pinkish eyes. She was wearing all-black attire. "I'm sorry, little one. Are you alright?"
Eve nodded and reached for Sven's hands to stand up. "Who are you chasing? Is she your girlfriend? And why are they also chasing after her? Are they your friends helping you out?"
"Ugh, no," Sven shook his head. "I'm one of those men looking for her because we're supposed to guard her and not let her escape. WAIT-A-MINUTE! You're..." Sven was not able to notice it but Eve was an escaped prisoner from the palace as well. She was a bio-weapon created to protect Princess Kyoko and to follow whoever the princess pleases to finish.
Sven was unable to keep track of the escaped princess because of his encounter with the bio-weapon. Saya made a good escape and reached the top of the tower. Upon reaching the top, she noticed someone was standing near the window. It was a young man with cat-like eyes and black clothes. Prince Train turned around and saw Saya panting next to him. He came earlier to warn her about the man who keeps following her.
"A man? You mean the one who keeps following us earlier? He works inside the palace as my stepsister's eraser." Saya said.
"Well, if you do know him, why did you ignore him earlier? Aren't you going to do something about him? He may finish you off anytime." Prince Train said.
"Hmm... Let's just say, I'm not in the mood to 'play' yet. Probably, tonight and the following nights would be a good time for playing hide and seek." Saya winked.
Prince Train looked at her with a puzzled expression in his face. He shrugged and waited for the fireworks along with this weird girl. Meanwhile, at the palace, Princess Kyoko was just finished preparing herself. She was about to make a grand entrance when Creed interfered. The princess seemed to be in a good mood and so, she waited patiently to what her eraser would say.
"I'm not going to be present for your party today, Your Highness." Creed started. "I was planning to get your prince tonight and end the life of your rival, Minatsuki Saya."
"Ooh, that's good to hear! I cannot wait! You may leave. I'm going to reserve the food for you." Princess Kyoko said gleefully. She dismissed him and looked at her magical compact-sized mirror one more time. "Soon, I'll be the fairest of them all once this night is over."
The party started with the welcoming fireworks for the grand entrance of Princess Kyoko. Prince Train and Saya watched the fireworks along with the bottle of milks in their hands.
Creed was fast approaching the tower.
Prince Train felt weird and so he dropped the bottle of milk and grabbed Saya's hands. He brought her outside the tower. The two cats ran with great speed, knowing what was behind them. Creed went to the woods after seeing the broken pieces of bottle on the ground. He had a feeling Saya would hide there since she has nowhere else to hide into. He ran swiftly in the woods with his killer instincts. He could not stop himself. He could not wait any longer. He wanted to kill the 'witch' as soon as possible. Then, he suddenly heard a gunshot. Creed came to a halt and went to where he had heard it. His cold eyes were astonished to find his victim dead. A man with black clothes was standing over her dead body. The young man was holding a gun called 'Hades'. He had Roman numeral number thirteen on his chest. He turned around to look at Creed with his cat-like eyes. "You – Did you just – Haha," Creed could not stop himself. The witch was dead before he could even finish her off. "Did you – just – kill my target?"
"What else do you think?" Prince Train replied. He bent down and took something from Saya's clothes. It was dripping. He clutched it in his left hand and then, threw it at Creed's face. Creed caught it before it even hit his face. He opened his eyes and saw in his hands the heart of his target. Blood was dripping from his trembling hands. He was thrilled to know it was his favorite person who killed her for him.
Fireworks were almost over when Prince Train left Creed astounded. He vanished in the woods all of the sudden. Creed was very disappointed because of this. He knew he gave a word to the princess that he would bring the prince to her. And so, he left the woods and delivered the heart to the princess before he could lose it.
Oh no! Is Saya dead once again? And why is the story turning over? How come Train killed Saya instead of being murdered by Creed? Is this what's going to happen to reality when Train wakes up? Find out soon! ü
