Author's Note: I have nothing to say… n.n;
)lilqtazn35( - Wow! You came to Ontario? Wow, that's where I live! :) Lol I know, and I see you noticed the sort of, kind of, slightly similarity between the Lilia and Wanted story… :P
)wantedddddddsAx( - Trust me, VERY, complicated.
)ChibiYuffie1( - Oh, ur name's Lilia? O.o You shouldn't feel weird, common names are often in stories… :) Well, I don't think anyone's name will be Reyn or Jayx-Lnn… You'll find out who that is in this chap… :P Or next… :S
)kawaii star tenshi( - Er, actually the Queen Lilia have nothing in common with the Wanted story yet… the Lilia plot will catch up with the Wanted plot on the next chapter… not catch up, but next chapter will be like Wanted first… it's complicated, you'll see, but the plots aren't all that same…
)Angel Blossom( - Yeah, I felt a rush of 'writing energy' when I wrote it… I wrote it all in less than 10 minutes… :P I didn't even know how much time passed (coz I was only suppose to be on 5 minutes more) until I was called by my mom… :P
)Shadow Nightress( - Yeah, I'm original… :P I think stories somewhat similar plots are… well, not worth reading.
)PanPan( - Lol I just need an editor for the tenses… :P But I think I'm doing all right by myself… I'm glad you like my stories! :)
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Chapter Three
Jayx-Ln
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Sakura picked up the pages, rearranged them and tied them back together. During the whole process, King Syaoran was too shaken by her attitude to yell at her, to hurry her up. There's definitely something unique about this girl. In some kind of ways, she's too… righteous to the point where it could give you shivers.
She sat back on the chair, with King Syaoran standing nearby with his eyes wide with fear. He does not understand why he was afraid of her, and quite frankly, she wasn't concerned with his fear of her. "Listen to this story, King Li, it's very intriguing. I'm sure you'll like it, and maybe learn a thing or two from Queen Lilia—she's the main character."
He opened his mouth, probably to retort something mean and nasty, but she shook her head lightly with a smile and shushed him. "Shh. Just listen, you'll like it, I promise you." She read the book to him from the beginning, to the place where she left off before Eriol called her. From that point on, she was not merely reading for him, but also for her own pleasure.
King Reyn treated Queen Lilia much better from that day forth. And for a while, everything was perfect. The ice between them has finally melted, and for once, King Reyn understood why his parents and his people loved his Queen so much. He realized that the only problem to their marriage was he. He was so stubborn, and did not have the open-minded quality of Queen Lilia.
Ever since he changed, she was warmer to him as well. They've already gone from the formality of calling each other 'Queen Lilia' this and 'King Reyn' that to 'Honey' or 'Dear' or simply something that showed the love they had between them. Surprisingly especially to Reyn, after learning the better of Lilia, those words didn't seem to disgust him the least bit.
Their life was wonderful. Reyn admired Lilia in every way, but he never told her about how he would spy on her weeping at night.
And that was the one flaw to this perfect relationship. They shouldn't have secrets between each other.
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It was night. And Lilia was weeping again.
In the morning, with her love, she thought of nothing but him, and the sorrow of her parents' death was erased from her mind—she is in pure bliss with her Reyn.
Yet Queen Lilia did not want to cry, she wanted herself to be happy, didn't she deserve so? She does not feel she betrays her parents by not crying for them every night, because they would not want her to be like this. Lilia glanced at Reyn without shifting her body, and she had to choke back a gasp. King Reyn was staring at her!
Queen Lilia felt her world crash into halves, a bucket of ice water poured over her entire life. She finally understood the truth of it all. All the 'I love you Lilia.', 'Lilia, my sweetheart, I am blessed to have a wife like you.' And sentences that made her feel so loved were all lies. They were sympathy. He sympathized her. He never loved her. It was pity. All along.
As the thoughts raced through her head, more tears came out of her eyes; they were incredibly difficult to hold in. She was slowly being frosted from inside out. First her heart froze, then her blood, to her brains, then all over her body. Life wasn't suppose to be like this. It's just not fair.
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The next morning Queen Lilia woke up to the usually good morning kiss. Yet she did not respond. Last night's events refused to leave her memory. She's already been frozen solid—there's no way to undo that. "Good morning, King Reyn." She said coldly.
The formality of 'King Reyn' caused the King to frown. "Hon?"
"Now if you'll excuse me." She brushed his hands off and headed to a bathroom in one of the guestrooms.
"What's wrong with her?" King Reyn muttered to himself.
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The events following were nothing but confusion to King Reyn. They were so in love one day, and all of a sudden, she was colder to him than she was when they first married. Cold water poured on ice. She would not even accept a hug from him. Not even when they were in front of his parents.
Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, and Reyn was fed up. Especially when Lilia stopped crying at night. He figured now that she no longer needed emotional support, she no longer needed him either. He was like a medicine to her. Something to use when needed, and thrown away when not.
They grew even colder towards each other. Reyn's heart was filled with ice and hatred for his Queen.
What he does not know, is that deep inside, Queen Lilia was still hurting. Hurting from knowing he did not love her all along, and knowing her theories were true. He was completely emotionless towards her now that she has stopped weeping, what other proof did she need?
Her heart ached day and night, not for a single second did she have a well-rested sleep. Soon, she grew thin, and her skin paled.
Her eyes were weary, her body slumped, her overall appearance ill. A maid saw this and was worried, therefore, she suggested to the Queen, after being promised not to be executed, "My Queen Lilia, as your loyal and humble servant, I dare to make a suggestion to you, for your illness saddens me, my Queen, I wish to see you better."
"Please, go on, I would like to hear what you have to say."
"My Queen, it is possible after all these years you need somewhere to release any grief you cannot let go in this bounded castle, perhaps it is the wisest for you to make a trip, to go and explore all your lands, visit your people, and live a simpler live with no worries; where everything desired will be done, where there will be no rules. Perhaps after then, you shall be in lighter moods with happier smiles."
The Queen considered. It was a good plan, very good indeed. Being in the same castle with King Reyn made her throb terribly with betrayal and longing. "Then it is decided, I shall leave now."
The servant girl was astounded. "But my Queen! You need to make preparations! There are no carriages ready, your royal clothing hasn't been made yet!"
Queen Lilia smiled at the girl. "Don't tell anyone I'm gone, say any lie you need to, I do not want to alert anyone, that includes King Reyn. I want you to fetch me a long, warm and comfortable robe, not too fancy though, and I will take my leave. I will wander the lands on feet, that way, my experiences will appeal more to me when it is remembered.
The servant was unsure. But she had no saying in this, after all, she was to obey the Queen. "Yes, your majesty."
Minutes later, Queen Lilia was all dressed. If she was seen on the streets, she would be recognized as a middle-high class woman, yet she doubted anyone would recognize her as the Queen.
She set out for her trip, and hoped to meet special people who will ease her pains.
Her castle was surrounded by endless plains of grass Lilia walked on, and on. After hours she was filled with fatigue and still, she was walking on the plains.
Yet the Queen was determined, she wanted to start recovering as soon as possible, and plus, she could not sleep overnight on the ground.
She continued on.
A few more hours later, she reached a town. It was a bright lovely town. By the time she reached there, night has already fallen, yet in the town, people were still awake, dancing and laughing. Light shone everywhere; every soul there was glad. They were not very rich, but their spirit was joyous, and she was delighted for them. Queen Lilia let down her heavy hood and walked through the crowd, no one seemed to notice her. She found a middle-aged woman and spoke to her. "Excuse me, kind ma'am may you please tell me the name of this town, and where I can stay for the night?"
The woman took one look at her and her face lit up with enchantment. "My Queen!" She cried.
At that, the music stopped, the chatters vanished. Every pair of eyes were on Lilia and she felt nervous. "I, I think not… I'm not the Queen…"
Then a young man stepped up and bow before her. "But you are! How can we possibly forget you? You're the fairest Queen that had ever ruled, we know you the way we know our planet, the way we know our parents, the way we know the sun. You're our galaxy, only with you existing, can we ever be this happy."
Queen Lilia was touched by his words. "Please, please, truly, that's saying too much, young sir. I am simply doing what is right."
She spent the night blissfully. Though the people loved her, they did not try impressing her so she may reward them with gold or silver. Instead, they wanted only to show her the way to spend a traditional night in this town and simply wished her to have a good time.
She danced and laughed. It was a while since she had been this happy, and she certainly couldn't remember the last time she danced with five different men at a rapid pace of music beat with her shoes off and hair let down free. At night, she slept at the middle-aged woman's house. The woman had a husband and three gorgeous children. The oldest being 5, the youngest 2. She was thrilled to meet them, and couldn't help but wished she had kids of her own. At the thought of that, she was reminded of King Reyn, and blamed herself for ruining this perfect night.
The hut she slept in was rather small, if not a bit crammed, but it was cozy. The breathing of the family put her to the best sleep she's had in years.
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The next morning, Lilia had to set out for the next town, and was apologetic to leave them. She had no gold with her, so she took off her favourite necklace and bestowed it upon them. The villagers were terrified at receiving something so precious from the Queen and demanded for her to take it back. Yet, she just replied with a small smile. "If you do not take this, I will never be clear of my conscience again. How can I take advantage of such kind people? Please, you must accept this, or I will take as personal offence."
After minutes, the villager's leader accepted it with great care and promised to keep it safe and flashy for as long as the sun burns.
Queen Lilia left the town and continued walking.
Once again, there was a great distance. Except this time, it was dry grass and withering flowers instead of the perfect flowerbed and luscious grass around her castle.
She traveled until dawn, and came upon a town. The people greeted her, and this time, less people knew of her, yet she wasn't surprised. After all, the closer they are to their King and Queen's home, the closer they feel towards them.
Yet still, after, a just married young lady recognized her as their Queen, the villagers showed her their traditional way of spending the night. Of sitting around a circle of fire, and dancing to a rhythmic beat while chanting till midnight. Again, they brought her to a small warming hut and let her stay for the night.
In the morning, she rewarded them with her earrings, and set out for the next town.
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Again, it involved a lot of walking, and when she reached this town, even less people knew of her, and even after someone acknowledged her, there were even a couple of people who said it couldn't be.
But when everything was confirmed, she spent the day there, and learnt of their tradition – to have one person tell a story of greatness while the others listened with their eyes closed and meditating in the process.
The story and silence brought her much serene peace. At night, she slept in a hut, and rewarded the people with her crown in the morning.
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At the next town, hardly anyone knew of her! When one person finally suggested the idea, there were quite a few that actually said, 'we have a Queen?'
It was definite in the end that she had to be the Queen, and she spent the night with them; of praying in a ring of fire and then dancing and singing until the rain fell.
"What if the rain never came down?" She had asked.
"Then," a young teenage boy replied, "That means the God didn't accept our prayer, my Queen, or else didn't notice it. We must continue until he does." Seeing Lilia's shocked expression, he added with a smile, "It's rather humid here, it always rains, every night, Majesty."
She rested for the night, and rewarded the people her ring in the morning.
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Her journey continued on and on. She learnt of each village's traditions always rewarded something to them in the morning. The further she traveled, the less the people recognized of her. But she was glad, more pleased than she had ever been in her whole life. These people, they did not have an ill-soul like Reyn had thought, and neither were they disgusting and poor like mostly royalties expected. In fact, they were interesting people, more loose and having more fun than Queens and Kings.
Months passed and Queen Lilia continued her traveling still.
It was when she was at the boundary of her lands that came up upon a town; probably the last one before heading back.
In this town, no one recognized her. Yet even so, thinking she was some lost traveler, she was treated with the same services, and she truly realized how lucky she was to be blessed with such people.
During their night tradition, she asked a woman about the same age as her, "Do you know the Queen and King who rules over your land?"
The young woman appeared to be confused. "The King and Queen? I do not know what you're talking about, traveler. I beg your pardon, but we live here freely, and we control ourselves. I have not heard of any King or Queen."
Lilia nodded, she was not offended. They did not need a ruler, they were doing quite well on their own.
She spent the night there, and in the morning, she gave them her robe, for she had nothing left on her to give them.
"We do not need a robe, traveler, we have no use for it. If such fanciness was to linger in our town, the only thing it'd do is attract robbers and thieves." A 50-year-old woman said.
Lilia smiled at the old woman. "Grandmother, I will feel guilty for not leaving anything for your kind services. Please, accept it, you can give it to your daughter if you like. I believe it'll fit her quite well."
With a reassuring pat and promising that misfortune will not fall upon this village, the old woman accepted it.
It was time for Lilia to travel home.
As she walked back towards her castle, she mused over each of the towns she stopped at and couldn't help but laugh at some of the memories. This has been a great part of her life that surely she will never forget.
Yet, as luck would have, as she was traveling back, the sky changed moods. The wind howled, and rain began pelting down. With her long furry robe gone, each drop of rain felt like swords slicing her skin. Her dress soon was soaked and was heavy. Every step took great effort. But Queen Lilia was strong, and she refuses to give up no matter how horrid the situation is. She battled on.
She traveled for hours straight, yet the rain only grew worse. Her head spun with dizziness, her body stripped of all the energy she had. Finally, she could not move anymore, and fell to the ground, unconscious.
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"Oh my!" Queen Lilia cried sitting up from a very small and uncomfortable wooden bed. She looked around and did not recognize the unfamiliar, poor shack. A man perhaps a few years older than her sat on a chair, asleep. Queen Lilia looked at the clothing she had on. It was someone else's clothing; dry, white shirt with loose pants. Yet the young man did not seem like the type. She shook him awake.
He stirred then fell out of the chair. Lilia suppressed a giggle. "Huh?" He jumped up in shock. "Wha-" He stared at her with pure alarm, yet after what seemed like recognition crossed his face, he relaxed and bowed politely. "Good morning miss? How are you feeling?"
Lilia frowned a little, gesturing at her clothing. "What have you done to my dress?"
"Oh, miss, I washed it for you, hung it to dry. It's probably dry now, you can change back into them-" Realizing what she was really asking, the young man stopped speaking and looked down. "I did not do anything inappropriate, miss, you must believe me… You had a horrible fever when I found you unconscious in the middle of nowhere, and with wet clothing on, there was no way you could recover."
Lilia smiled lightly. "I believe you." She then walked towards the windows and looked outside. She was stunned when everywhere she looked was grass and wild flowers. Certainly, this could not be the 'Weeds and Grass Village'. She hid her astonishment and turned to him. "I'm flabbergasted that you are to be so kind to help a strange out, yet, are you sure your wife does not mind?"
"Young miss, I have no mistress."
Lilia took a step back unintentionally. "That's not possible, you do not live with parents."
In that time, the time of Queen Lilia and King Reyn, a child was to live with his or her parents until they're wedded. Then, they will be given a piece of land by their parents, which they will live together in for the rest of their lives, whether for the best or not; there simply was no other choice. Because of that, there is no excuse why someone would live without a wife or parents. Unless they've done something remarkably disgracing.
The young man shrugged as if it was nothing but a long lost memory to him. "My parents no longer accepts me. They kicked me out. I found a ground here and chopped off trees I found along the way to build this simple shack."
"That's not possible, kind sir. You're so very generous, what is it that you have done to cause such an appalling decision to be set upon you?"
"I refused to marry my best friend."
Lilia gasped. "You refused a marriage?"
The young man frowned. "We were best friends since young, and I knew she loved me not in a husband and wife way. We had talked about this, and even she said this marriage did not please her. Someone had to speak up, and when a female does, it will not be taken seriously, therefore, it was either me, or we were to be wedded. They asked if I was drunk the time I said those words, yet saying it 5 days in a row made them realize I was being very serious. So, I'm out. My parents no longer accept me."
Lilia had sympathies for him, but tried to lighten the moment. "My name is Lilia, sir, and I thank you for having me as your guest."
He gave a small grin. "Lady Lilia." He grabbed her hand and kissed it lightly. As poor as he was, as informal as he may appear, the young man had manners. "It's a grace to be meeting you. I am Jayx-Ln." (Jay-(than)ks-Lyn)
Lilia withdrew her hand to cover her mouth to let out a small giggle. "That's a strange name."
"Please, miss, call me 'Jakes'." He added quickly, with a small blush.
"Why do you have 'Ln' at the end of your name?"
"Because of my twin sister. Her name is Lynetta. My parents wanted more connection between her closest children, thinking by linking our names together, it'll increase the strength of our bond. My full name is Jayx-Ln, hers is Lynetta-Jai."
Lilia nodded. "I will call you 'Jakes'."
"Miss Lilia, what is your last name?"
She was about to say Lin, Lilia Lin, when she changed her mind. "I am Lilia. Just, Lilia."
Jayx looked down with sadness. "I suppose now, my lady, you must return to your husband, for he must be worried about you… I will escort you miss, it's been a pleasure meeting you."
"I'm not yet wedded." Lilia stated. She was shocked by her own bold declaration.
Jayx gasped. "That's not possible, what is your age, if you may tell me, my lady?"
"I am 20."
His eyes widened. "You are not webbed? Surely, you must have men fighting over you since you are 10! How can you still not be wedded?"
Lilia smiled a beautiful smile that made Jayx feel even more loving in her. "And how many year since you were born, Mr. Jayx-Ln?"
"I'm 23."
"Therefore, I am not the oldest."
"But I will never be wedded! I am thrown away by parents, garbage among humans, nothing but disgrace to the world. I will live here, and alone for the rest of my life, I have no hope. You're different, Lilia, no man can resist you."
Lilia wanted to be sure at first. "Do I look familiar to you?"
"No, miss, why?"
"Do you know if there is a ruler over this land?"
"No, my lady, there is no ruler over this land. That is silly. I have never heard of a "ruler" in my life! What are they?" He laughed out loud. "It's rather silly, it sounds as if they are people who rules over lands… but lands don't belong to anyone, lands belongs to our nature."
Lilia nodded and was in bliss. Just for today, she was no longer Queen Lilia, she was Lilia. Just Lilia.
If Jayx had one flaw, it was his curiosity. He was curious to the point when it's almost nosy. To make it worse, he doesn't know when to quit. His curiosity is not only nosy, it is also sincere and innocent. He does not know when things are going too far, and which things are better left unsaid. He always needs to get to the bottom of everything.
"Lilia, my lady, surely, you have a place to live?"
"Yes, Jayx, yes, I do."
"Are your parents not worried?"
"I do not live with parents, sir."
"Yet you're not married?"
"No, Jayx." Lilia tried convincing herself what she said was not quite a lie. After all, she does not consider herself wedded to Reyn. She does not love him… it's a false marriage.
"Who is it you live with, then?"
"People…" Lilia sighed.
"Who? Where? Surely you must get back! They must be worried!"
"Are you asking me to leave, Jayx?"
"No! Absolutely not, my lady. I am simply worried for your family."
"I have no family."
"My lady, you aren't really answering my questions… where is it you live, exactly?"
Lilia didn't know what to say. Certainly, she couldn't tell him the truth… which would be: "Why kind sir Jayx, I live in a castle, my bathroom is larger than your whole cabin, my hair clips worth more than your head, my bed worth more than your town combined, I have never worn an outfit more than once, and no shoes is ever to be touched twice. I am the ruler of your land, a word called 'Queen'. I am Queen Lilia, and my husband is King Reyn Lin III. Yes, I am wedded; I told you I wasn't because I do not love him. Now, Jayx, do you mind me staying for a bit longer?" Instead, she replied, "Please, Jayx, sir, please stop asking me questions."
"I am only concerned for you, my lady…" He mumbled.
"I know, Jayx, I know, and I thank you for that." Then she reached forward and hugged him gently. He was shocked by this. "Would care to be kind to me for a few more days? I would like to live with you."
Before Jayx could respond, a knock came at the door.
"Stop, stop, STOP!" King Li shouted. "Nonsense! Rubbish! Dishonor!"
Sakura looked up from the book with a frown. It was getting good. Jayx-Ln sounded like a great character, and Lilia was living the normal, peaceful life she has always dreamed of. "Why?"
"This is wrong! First she lies to him about not being married, which is more than disgrace to the King of the country, then she hugs him, which would dirty King Reyn next time she hugs him, and now she's asking to live with him? GARBAGE! TRASH! Unacceptable! She can't live with a man alone in a hut! Does she have no self-respect for herself?"
Sakura didn't like his response. No wonder this story was never published. The author would have people with axes by her door the next day. "You can't blame her, it's explained how pained she was. And now that she's finally happy, she must still be bounded by such rules?"
"A woman, can not, absolutely can NOT, sleep in the same house as another man whom they're not married to!"
"You have to be more open-minded to read this story!"
"Open minded? IDIOCY! Unacceptable junk! This author must be out of his or her mind!" King Li paced some more, then came to an abrupt stop in front of Sakura. "Flip to the last page, tell me who the author is and I will send her in immediately."
"You cannot kill her!" Sakura cried, devastated.
"I will not kill her, for this story is not yet published. I will only give her a lesson and request her not to have such trash written anymore."
Sakura sighed in defeat, as she found the last page. To her surprise, the last page ended in mid-sentence. There was no period, there was no author's name. She wondered at this and read out the last part.
"No! Lilia, please, you can't go, you just can't!"
Queen Lilia turned back as a tear traced down her face. "It was a mistake for me to come back, the argument was foolish, and you are the last person I should've came to. I must get going now, we had an agreement. Stay with Mirandin. She loves you."
"I love you."
Queen Lilia shook her head violent as she continued her way down. "I have to be getting home soon, if my dear finds me here, it would be the worst punishment for me."
King Reyn grabbed her hand. "You are home, Lilia, you are my wife." Seeing her unwavering eyes, though she was deeply pained inside, he knew he would have to break the news to her. "Lilia, my Queen, I have done something beyond resentment to you, something so filthy if you choose not to forgive me this crime will stain me no matter how many times I reincarnate."
"What is it?" Her voice was alert.
"Queen Lilia, that night when you were so hurt, you were drunk with sorrow, you needed me, I know. But I needed you too, Lilia, in many ways, and I have not realized how much I truly missed you till the day you returned."
"What have you done?" She demanded. "No, wait, don't tell me… it's that night isn't it? The time I came through this door dripping
That was it.
Sakura skimmed through each page and they were in correct order. A stroke of realization suddenly hit her. When King Li knocked those pages out of her hands, and when she collected them all back together, she missed one out.
There's no way of ever finding out the end of this story.
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