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MAKA

He left quickly, along with his rather excited blue haired friend. I wasn't sure if I should've been suspicious, excited or just plain weirded out. Why was he even on this land, if anyone caught him, he'd be put to death. I closed my eyes, rubbing the bridge of my nose. I didn't need stress, if was any other time, then sure I'd let myself worry about it. But not now of all times, when I was being pressured into marriage, when the kingdom was just about to throw another celebration and when everything had finally begun to settle down.

Kid, oh Kid. Why did he even want to marry me? We had been good friends since we were young, and now, to suddenly see him as my future husband it would be too weird for me, too awkward. I would never be able to love him in that way, and even though I was sure if we did marry, he wouldn't cheat, I knew deep down it just wasn't right to lead him on like that.

Slowly, I made my way back to the palace, my heart soon returning to it's normal synchronized beats. It wasn't until I began to hear screams did my heart begin to race again, and I found myself lifting my skirt so I could move faster as I ran towards the castle. Fire spouted out in random parts of the castle, strangled screams reaching out to the outside gates of the castle. Guards were everywhere, running towards the inside of the castle. They were so busy, that none of them noticed me, and for that I was grateful.

I ran inside, speeding down the hallways as I abandoned my heels. I wanted to fight along side the guards, but mother and father would never forgive me if I did. So instead, I ran towards my bedroom, the third tower. There were five locks on the door that lead to me room, and if I was able to lock all of them, I would be able to ensure my safety.

But as I reached the entrance to the tower stairs, my father's tall figure caught my eye. He was being cornered, by who, I didn't know. The culprit was wearing a long hooded cape. I was entranced, surprised and frightened at the same time. Grabbing a curtain rod for protection, I began to move back to the entrance, only to be stopped again when I spotted the gun the hooded figure held. That gun! I thought, rushing towards them. I had enough training, and if I couldn't deflect the bullets with the metal rod, I would gladly take them to save my father, no matter the idiot he was.

I slid barefoot, coming in between my father and the hooded figure. The figure seemed surprised to see me, but that was a given, who knew the princess of Lucem would stand up to assassins? My hands spun the rod, deflecting the single bullet that had left the figure's gun. Stepping back a bit, I planted my feet in a defensive stance, pointing the end of the rod at the figure. They growled in response, stepping back a bit themselves.

Meanwhile, my father blubbered behind me.

"Maka-! You saved me! I knew you loved me!" He cried, hugging me from behind. Desperately trying to shove him off, I failed to notice the second bullet that flew from the stranger's gun - and hit my father directly in the middle of his forehead.

"Papa!" I cried, forgetting about the stranger as he ran off. My father's lifeless body fell to the ground, and I desperately fell to the ground next to him, shaking him. The metal rod fell to thee ground along side us, hitting the tiles with a loud clang! "Papa! Papa! Wake up, Papa!" Tears began to roll down my cheeks, and I hadn't realized how much I loved my father until he was gone. Guards rushed to our side, asking me a flurry of questions.

"Did you see their face?" "What were they wearing, Princess?" "Princess! Are you alright?" The king, he's dead!"

Tears fell down my face as I cried out in pain, desperation still hitting me. I clung to my father, my hands holding the hem of his shirt as I continued to call out to him. I felt so helpless, so tired, so scared. My father, our King, was he really dead?

"Maka!" My mother's voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and I immediately rushed over to her, crushed in her arms as she struggled to hold it all together and I struggled to stop the tears that just wouldn't stop. "Sh. Sh, it's alright now, baby. It's going to be alright." I would've believed her, but the way her voice cracked a the end of her words made me doubt her. How would it be alright? How could it be alright when my father was laying lifelessly on the floor, red liquid pooling around him. It was then I saw the splattered blood across my pale yellow dress.

My father had died because of me, if I shook him off the moment he tried to hug me... if I wasn't so reckless and was distracted my him.

Then, I blacked out, falling limp in my mother's arms as her voice seemed to reach farther and farther distances.

I woke up to the sound of silence, I had been stripped and put into my night gown - most likely by my maids or my mother and Marie. Splattered blood stained my porcelain skin, and I realized I had probably fainted, thus skipping a bath and heading directly to sleep. Running a hand through my blond hair, I quietly made my way to the open window, the calming wind brushing against my cheek.

My thoughts lingered back to the hooded figure, whoever they were, I knew them. I knew that much. I didn't know who it was, butI recognized them, and deep down I knew I would be able to find them if I really tried.

I was bent on revenge. Whoever tried to kill my father, would face my wrath - if only I actually stood a chance against someone like them. Sighing, I stepped back, moving to lay down again. But before I fell asleep, I could feel two pairs of eyes looming in the thick air, watching me, almost studying me. But before I could react to them, I fell into another deep sleep - this time dreaming of my father's estrange and distorted face.

So how did you like this chapter? Here's the responses to all of your comments, if you commented on more then one chapter, they will be included in the same statement. Here you go!

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MarkOfTheRaven - I love Kid as well! He's always been one of my favorite characters, him and his crazy symmetry... I''m glad you get excited when new chapters come up, I know the feeling, and I get really excited when the manga is updated and when some of the stories on this site are! Updates will be done weekly, once or twice as I stated a while ago. Anyway, thanks for the comment and keep reading!

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