Disclaimer: Magi belongs to Ohtaka Shnobu.
baka : dummy, idiot, stupid
Translated Lyrics By : dramatictealeaves (sorry website doesn't allow links)
Song : Heart of Palms
Singer : Della
Ages (I got a little confused myself too haha so I hope this will help a little)
~ Kouen - 29 ~ Koumei - 27 ~ Hakuei - 23 ~ Mei-Li - 20 ~ Kouha - 19 ~ Kougyoku - 19 ~ Hakuryuu - 18 ~
Chapter 4 Exposed?
Mei-Li checked to make sure her brothers weren't there anymore. Once she confirmed they weren't, she headed off to her room. It'll be bad if they find my room, and continue asking questions. What should I do? I should have thought this through before coming to Sindria with the others. How could I have not thought of this outcome? It was so obvious. She stopped walking and thought in disbelief. Maybe I was so happy to just come back to Sindria. She shook her head in denial. No that can't be! Anyways I have to make sure they don't find out my relation to the Kou Empire yet. She stood in front of her room and when she went in she fell on her bed and fell fast asleep. She was tired from walking around and she didn't get a wink of sleep on the ship due to the bad weather.
Knock knock. Someone knocked on her door a few times and she woke up. She slowly began opening her eyes, and stared at the ceiling. Huh? When did I fall asleep? She shot up and sat up. Wait, I fell asleep! For how long? "Uh.. Who is it?" She cautiously answered to the person on the other side of the door, hoping it wasn't one of her brothers who found her room.
"It's me, it's time for dinner." The purple haired king answered her. He opened the door, and a pillow met his face.
"I didn't say you could come in, baka Sin." She was still half asleep making her sound a little childish.
"Now that was mean." He mockingly said trying to sound hurt.
"You know you didn't have to call me for dinner. I would've slept through it, it's not like I'll die from skipping a meal." She casually commented unknown to the regards she would be receiving in the next few seconds.
"Mei, don't even say something like that. What would I do if you died?" He said in a serious overwhelming tone. Then once he actually let the thought into his mind he became sad she would even say something like that.
She stared into his eyes, and they began a silent staring contest until Mei sighed and blinked away. "I'm sorry, but I mean it, you worry too much you know." She got up, and walked towards the door. "Now come on, we don't want to keep everyone waiting." She said. It's not from skipping a meal that will cause my death. No, because I gave in and because I was weak, I won't live to see the moment everyone will finally be happy.
The two walked into the main hall where Kouen, Koumei, Kouha, and Hakuei awaited. Hakuryuu was lost at that moment, and simply returned to the ship and slept there. Kougyoku was so sad about not being able to buy everything she wanted, and had gotten drunk at a local bar; she fell fast asleep. Of course Ka Koubun was with her.
"Mei! There you were! When I went back to your room I couldn't find you, and thought you left again." Pisti said running towards her and giving her a hug.
"Oh I'm sorry Pisti I was in a meeting." She replied, while glancing towards Sinbad. "But you're right, I'm going to leave soon again." Everyone in that room from Sindria seemed shocked she was leaving. Sinbad twitched when he heard what she just said.
"Why?! You just came back! Couldn't you stay a little longer?!" Pisti pleaded.
"I can't, I wasn't planning on staying any longer than a day or two here. The meeting here has finished, so I won't be staying." She replied.
"You're right. But!" Mei-Li placed her finger on Pisti's mouth and shook her head.
"I'm really sorry." And she leaned down to hug her tiny blond friend.
Sinbad looked at her intently. However he remembered he had guests here and had to begin the banquet. "Alright everyone please take a seat. Hmm.. it seems we're missing a few people." The king said.
"Yes. It seems two of our siblings have gotten lost on the way here." Koumei said worryingly.
"There is no need to worry about them, they can take care of themselves just fine." Kouen said with no emotion. Everyone in the room sweat dropped at the first prince's statement thinking he didn't care about them. Only the four remaining siblings in the room understood his intentions.
As always Kouen still has that much trust in them. How nice to know that part of him will never change. Mei-Li thought with a joyful smile.
"A-Alright I suppose we can start the celebration." Sinbad led his guests onto the palace balcony. From there you could see all the citizens dressed up and very happy. "Is everyone well?" The king asked his people.
"WOAHH!" The people replied. They had all been very excited about meeting the new guests and the recent Mahrajan Festival.
"Wonderful! Let me introduce you all to our guests from the Kou Empire. First Imperial Prince, Ren Kouen." Sinbad held out his hand in front of Kouen.
"Woahh!" The people cheered. Some of the women were fawning over the prince.
"Moving on to the Second Imperial Prince, Ren Koumei." Sinbad placed his hand in front of Koumei as he did Kouen.
"Woahh!" Though not as many cheers from the people as his older brother, Koumei appreciated the cheers and smiled.
"Third Imperial Prince, Ren Kouha." Sinbad gestured his hand once again.
"WOAHH! KYA!" This time cheers from the women were extremely noticeable. The third prince looked like a doll, but once Sinbad said 'prince' and not 'princess' the women screamed while the men were disappointed it was a man.
Sinbad smiled at the happy welcomes his people gave the guests. "And last but not least, First Imperial Princess, Ren Hakuei."
"WOOAHHH" The men had finally cheered loud enough that the king sweat dropped at the reaction. Hakuei was exceptionally beautiful even as a member of the Imperial Family. Her looks had taken after her mother the most.
The king grinned and was very excited about introducing Mei. ''Everyone we have a surprise guest who came back today, I'm sure many of you have spotted her during the market or festival today, welcome back Mei!"
"WOOOAAAAHHH KYAAAA MEI-SAMA!" The people were extremely happy to hear Mei was back in Sindria. There cheers were quite loud much to the surprise of her siblings. Mei-Li waved at the crowd and glared back at Sinbad. She walked towards him while continuing her glaring.
"Your majesty, could you come with me for a moment? Now!?" Mei-Li asked. She smiled innocently, but Sinbad could see her eyes were still very angry and walked back in the dining room, seconds away from the balcony. "Sin, what are you planning? I know you heard me talking to Pisti. I'm leaving tomorrow! Why would you tell them I was here? There would be no point in them knowing I came back for a day and leaving the next. That would only make them sad. Why would you hurt them? They're your people!" She asked furious.
Sinbad smiled. "I don't plan on letting you leave. I also have a few questions I need you to answer as well."
"What do you mean you don't plan on letting me leave?" Mei-Li questioned looking dark at the purple haired king.
"Exactly like it sounds. I won't be allowing any ships of Sindria to depart while knowing you're on it."Sinbad answered.
"Sin, didn't I already tell you to not get your emotions involved in national affairs? If you don't let any ships leave then how would trade and transportation between other countries resume? This would ruin Sindria if they can't access any supplies or resources. You're the king of this country and it is your duty to protect the country and it's people. I'm sure you haven't thought any of this through, so I'll just pretend I didn't hear any of this. For your sake and for Sindria's.''
Mei was headed out back to the balcony until Sinbad reached out and grabbed her hand. ''At least answer this, ... what is your connection to Kou?'' Mei froze. She didn't understand what would have led him to asking her this question.
"W-What do you mean?" Mei hesitantly asked.
Sinbad looked at her with a serious face. "You mentioned you came here for a meeting, and now that the meeting was over you would leave." Mei nodded her head. "Then that meeting would be the one that had been settled today. And unless you have some sort of connection with Kou you wouldn't be leaving right when the meeting was settled and saying that you didn't have any other reason for staying here." Sinbad finished.
Mei-Li was shocked, she didn't think Sinbad had figured it out or that she slipped with any information connecting her to Kou. "..." Silence had made Mei even more suspicious. Sinbad was angry that there was no response and like he thought she had some sort of connection to Kou.
"MEI!" Sinbad had never raised his voice to her and she flinched and for once was scared of the furious king in front of her.
Mei knew she had to say something, anything! "I-I don't know what you're talking about" She said, she knew it was a crappy response, but couldn't think of anything else to say. Lying was certainly not a forte of hers, especially not to the people she actually knew. Sinbad continued staring at her, and sighed.
"I have no choice. Let's fight!" Sinbad exclaimed.
"Huh? What do mean? Do you want to fight me because I didn't answer you?" Mei asked flabbergasted.
Sinbad seemed surprised at her reaction and laughed loudly. "No, it's like a bet. If I win then you have to answer my question. And if you win I'll never ask you any questions concerning Kou. Is that fine?"
Mei thought to herself. Perfect. This is a great chance to prevent any further questions about my connection with Kou. But if he wins he'll find out I'm the Second Imperial Princess of Kou. What should I do? Should I take the chance, and risk him finding out? ... Ah! I thought of a good idea! "Hey, Sin could you add something to that agreement?" Mei asked interested.
Sinbad smirked. "What is it?"
"Could it be limited to a sword fight? I definitely won't be able to win if it's hand to hand combat, and if you use your djinns against me I won't even have a chance to win!" Plus I wouldn't want you knowing I have a djinn yet. Smile. "Well? Will you agree to it?" Mei asked.
Sinbad smiled, and agreed to it. "Sure! I don't mind. Let's start now!"
"Now? Are you serious? Did you forget the people and your guest are still here? Not to mention tonight the festival's still going on." Mei reminded him.
"Oh, that's true then when should we have it?" Sinbad asked.
"How about tomorrow morning? I'll make sure you don't get drunk tonight." Smile. "I want a fair fight." She said.
Smile. "Sure. Let's enjoy ourselves tonight." All the tension and anger disappeared from the room, and they went out to the balcony and enjoyed the celebration.
When Kouha spotted his sister going up to the balcony he ran up to her and asked her to get down. He was too short, and whispered something in her ear. She smiled and nodded. "Alright, I'll sing. But the rest of you have to sing with me!"
"EHHH? But I don't want to sing! I want to hear you sing!" Kouha cried. (He didn't actually cry it's just an expression)
Mei laughed. "I know you won't sing it was a joke. Sorry it seems I went too far." Kouha pouted but was also relieved he didn't have to sing. Mei looked towards Sinbad and his Eight Generals. "Hey I'm going to go sing on the stage, anyone want to join me?" She asked them.
"No it's quite alright. We would like to hear you sing, Mei." Sinbad said with a very happy grin. Mei smiled in response along with a small nod. Mei stepped out to the stage, and looked towards the people. The crowd and the people were silent. Surprisingly the whole country was silent, which was very rare for such a lively country.
"Everyone how is your night?" Mei asked the crowd.
"WOAHHHHH!" The crowd replied. I see. Mei let out an extremely rare smile out to the crowd. Which had surprised both the King, Eight Generals, and the people. Kouen, Koumei, Kouha, and Hakuei had been dumbfounded at her expression. She rarely even showed that kind of smile in Kou, and the people of Sindria had the power to do it. Kouha felt a little jealous, while Hakuei was happy there was a special place for her to truly express her feelings, even if that place wasn't Kou.
"Alright then, I would like to sing a song. It's in Toran Language, so many of you might not understand it, but I hope you all like it." Smile. Deep breath.
Gone in a swallow Love, Hate, Remembrance, Longing has become a mirage
I toast you a drink that will bring the morning
I'm in the South Pole reminiscing about Your Northern Star
I will wait for you, I will not believe that our hearts can't feel the each other
You are fate, You are the thundering hoofbeats
Being the passion of my love, you've chased me through icy sky and snowy ground
An inch of light, an inch of my love
A bloom of cereus, a bloom of cloud
A bloom of snowflake, a bloom of dreams
Held carefully in the heart of my palm
A single seed of dust, A Bodhi tree
A single falling star, and just only you
Held carefully in the heart of my palm
7 reincarnations of husband and wife, just the reflections of a myth
After the 7 reincarnations, we must wait for another 100 years before it begins again
you are heaven and earth, you are wind and rain, you are sun
You are the rebellion of tenderness
You turned the four season backwards.
An inch of light, an inch of my love
A bloom of cereus, a bloom of cloud
A bloom of snowflake, a bloom of dreams
Held carefully in the heart of my palm
A single seed of dust, A Bodhi tree
A single falling star, and just you
Held carefully in the heart of my palm
In spite of all, I hold on to you closer and tighter
In spite of all, I've become more and more greedy
Until a thousand arrows pierce my heart, my heart will only give up then.
My left palm holds an empty heart
My right palm holds a heart entrenched in love
My fingers interlock to hold prisoner the essence of the heart
The sacrifice of our love is embedded deeply in my bones
Is it possible to not accept the fate of our love?
Is it possible to not accept the destiny of our life?
If it is all possible then use my life to save yours
When Mei finished, and silence followed upon them a rush of cheers had started. It seemed the people liked her song more than she thought. The third prince ran up, and hugged his sister. Which of course shocked everyone excluding her other siblings. Some were staring in disbelief and others fainted from shock.
"Mei-nee, that was awesome! Sing some more!" Kouha exclaimed completely oblivious to the reactions around the two.
"Prince Kouha! Could you please kindly let go of our special guest?" Sinbad yelled with a fake smile. Kouha was a little angry at the tone the king had taken with him, and refused.
"No! I don't have to listen to you." The prince said. Sinbad and the Eight Generals had gotten into their fighting positions, and began chanting the words to use their djinns or household vessel.
No! Please don't fight! "STOP!" Mei yelled. "Just stop." She said calming herself down. "It's fine, Sin." Mei said looking towards Sinbad. Her siblings were surprised with the familiarity she used with the king. Mei looked down to the brother hugging her, and asked him to let go. "Kouha? Could you let go of me? It seems we are confusing the people around us, and they think you're a potential threat now... you wouldn't want that would you?" She asked her younger brother. Kouha understood what she meant and let her go. "Alright there shouldn't be any problems now should there?" She asked the king and his generals.
The Sindrian king studied her carefully, and replied. "No, there shouldn't be." He looked towards his chaotic citizens. "Everyone there is no need to panic. It seems the prince is an 'acquaintance' of our Mei." Her siblings and Mei herself twitched at the phrase the king just used, 'our Mei' he said.
"Sin, since when did I become Sindria's Mei?" Mei asked evilly with a smile. Sinbad smiled in reply.
"Since you came here, a few months ago." Mei glared at him, and ceased glaring when Kouha and Hakuei looked at her weirdly.
Alright I stopped there although I think it is a terrible ending/cliff hanger.
I'm sorry I haven't updated recently. My computer kept crashing, and I finally got it fixed but it crashed again. The person who fixed my computer said that my computer is completely broken, and I have to get a new one, so I most likely won't be updating soon, plus school is starting soon. So I'm sorry, but I'll try to update when I can. My phone doesn't let me write new chapters, so it'll be a while until the next update. Once again I'm very sorry. :(
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