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"I'm telling you we should go right!"

"It's left! It says it right here!"

"I swear I'm going to kill you!"

The girls have been slowly making their way to Contantia Harbor on horseback but because they keep getting side track and always argues. They almost got into actual fight but luckily (unlucky for them) some bandits were around and they got a beating from the furious ladies, it was taking longer than usual to get to the Harbor. As they turn in the bandits they met a woman with white hair and blue eyes. She was still quite young, maybe 27, but she's another person from the Hunter's Organization.

She knew what the girls were going through from meeting people from HO and HO telling them to join so she skip that, but since she recognize their potential she gave them a slight nudge...meaning she gave them weapons.

Lina got a beautiful silver spear with blue details at the tail and the front. Kougyoku got two red and purple katanas. Both weapons were a perfect weight and size for them.

The huntress taught them a few tricks and gave them some more information to where they're at. So far they learn that there was only one dungeon but it got capture by a kid after sending so many soldiers and others in. Only two walk out free but there has been rumors that there is more popping up. The two days later the girls were off and said their goodbye to the huntress who disappear into the shadows.

After glaring for a while, Lina had the idea to walk a few paces and come back if one see a village or hears people they'll go that way. Kougyoku nodded and went right as Lina goes left.

And the winner goes to...Kougyoku!

Kougyoku found a village not too far away it was around lunch time when the girls heard a cry.

They helped a middle aged woman who's a few inches shorter than Kougyoku, with long brown hair tied in a braid, light brown eyes and thick eyebrows. She wore normal Parthevian clothes and hoop-shaped earrings, who's very sick and weak but she just had the urge to walk around. Luckily the girls made it to her in time because the woman was about to faint from pushing her body too hard. The woman also kindly told them to stay for lunch and if they need to, stay the night in her home.

"Oh, but we don't want to impose!"

"It's alright. It would be a nice change to have company around again."

The girls look at one another, "If you insist..."

"I do!"

"Thank you."

"My name is Esra..."

"I'm Gyoku and this is Lina."

"Thank you and it's a pleasure to meet you both!"

They made it to Esra's home, it was small but definitely homey. For some reason Kougyoku thought something was missing inside the small home.

"Sorry, I haven't clean in a while." Esra started picking up blankets and whatnots.

Kougyoku stop her, "Esra-san, please. You're ill. Don't overwork yourself for us."

Lina watch the princess did some house work and put Esra-san to bed, 'Wow so the Princess does have a heart and knows her way cleaning around a room'

"I just don't want to be a bad host!"

"Believe me you are not a bad host!"

Lina had to get out because she has seen too many sides of the princess and it's breaking her ideals about her. Lina found her way out, "Is there a water hole around?"

"Yes just outside. Why do you ask?"

"Your jug of water is almost empty..."

"I knew I was forgetting something."

"Please let me."

"Sigh alright," Lina nodded, grab the jug and left the small household. Esra just shook her head and smile, "You two...you two remind me of my son."

Kougyoku paused in her cleaning and asked, "Is he fighting in the war?"

"To be honest... I don't know but I do know he has found his calling. About a month ago I told him to go follow his dream for I didn't want to be a burden." Esra's eyes tear up a bit but she clean her face quickly, "Ah sorry, I bet you don't want to hear that."

Kougyoku got on her knees, held Esra's hands and look her in the eye with a kind smile, "No please tell me about him."

"Thank you but as long as I get to do your hair. I always wanted to brush a little girl's hair... Not that you are a little girl! I-I only mean-"

"It's ok I wouldn't mind, my mother pass away before she could do any mother/daughter bonding."

Kougyoku took off her hair pin and pull the hat off. Her hair was in a messy braid and her bangs fell loose.

"I didn't expect your hair to be red. It's beautiful."

"Thank you..."

Eras got the brush and Kougyoku, for the first time felt a mother's love. She was too young to remember her own mother and was quickly made into a low princess. Plus no one really care for the young princess or wanted to hear her feeling about certain things like girl talk at the empire.

"My son is 14 years old, soon to be 15. He's smart, caring, reckless, and turning into quite the little charmer. He looks just like his father but with longer hair." Esra is almost done brushing, "but I know who he is...a boy who wishes for peace, a place that has no worries, pain, war, and blood. A place where no one is taken from their families and no one is judge for who they are and what they want to be...I do miss him."

"He sounds wonderful."

"He is. Now tell me something about you." Esra started doing different styles to Kougyoku's hair.

Kougyoku was a little nervous to say anything but she wanted to let it all out, "Um...well... Ok I have three brother and seven sisters almost all of us have a different mother. My father is a noble man and fighting in the war...I was born different than anyone in my family...My mother was a harlot and she ran away from something but my father's guard found us. My sisters would tell me she ran away to get rid of me, or to hand me off to someone else. But I knew they were wrong because my mother had me for five years and I remember we lived in a house just like this. But I was still very young and don't remember much of her expect she had black hair and green eyes. I don't remember how she died and no one would tell me what she was really like. I didn't talk to anyone because my sisters hated me and my brothers were always on the move. I felt so... isolated, sorrow, lonely and once in a while I would feel the urge to run away from that life." Kougyoku had to stop to breathe, Esra hug her from behind until she was ready, "But after I finally got the courage I talk to my brothers and found out I could talk to them and I didn't feel as lonely but I wasn't anyone special."

Esra snorted, "I doubt that."

Kougyoku shrugged, "Perhaps. Sometimes I would imagine I was in another place and free to do whatever I wanted. Like travel the world, fall in love, and find my place in the world..."

"Isn't that what you're doing now?" Esra couldn't help but laugh at the irony.

Kougyoku thought about it, "You... you're right. I shouldn't waste this opportunity, I'm sure my siblings wouldn't need me for a while. Thank you Esra-san."

"Your welcome." Esra hug her a little tighter before going back to her hair, "You have lived in such a lonely life. I believe you deserve better then what you had."

"Thank you..." Kougyoku blushed but couldn't hide it like before.

Esra smiled, "It's my pleasure. Hm...What a beautiful necklace."

Kougyoku look down at the beautiful necklace.

"Oh thank you. In the last village or maybe the other one, Lina and I ran into some bandits and in one of their bags I found this...On the back of it has engraving. Here." Kougyoku took off the necklace and handed to the older woman, Esra softly grab it, "I only ask because it almost looks like the one, I lost...10 years...ago..." Esra saw the engraving, her eyes widened. Kougyoku turned around with she heard Esra's voice hitched, "Esra-san..." Kougyoku was unexpectedly pulled into a tight hug.

"Thank you, thank you so much."

"You're welcome but what did I do...?"

"This necklace, here look." Esra release Kougyoku and with a few twists and turns the necklace turned into a locket with a memory inside.

"Whoa!" Lina said in awe, she was outside playing with the kids then eavesdropping on Kougyoku and Esra but she came in time to see the memory.

"Before you two, only three knew this secret...myself, Badr, and my son. And now you two. I guess that makes you my daughters."

Kougyoku blushed and Lina scratch her cheek in embarrassment.

Kougyoku said, "Thank you, when I found the necklace I thought to myself, 'what a beautiful love gift, to be held with such pain, sadness and angry and to be treated like it's nothing. I want this necklace to feel loved, new, and belong like it did a long time ago,' I hope I didn't over step."

"No, it found you to come back to me as my closure. And from me to my son. Call it a mother's intuition but I think you'll reunite with this necklace."

"But the engraving..."

"I'll leave a letter for my son, just in case. I only hope he doesn't ignore it or I'll hit him from the other side."

Kougyoku laugh, "I was once told that a mother's word is law and she's always right, dead or alive."

"Whoever said that is right and a genius."

'Alibaba-chan truly is'

"I love the new hairstyle" Lina said as she took in the princess hair. Kougyoku hair was down, wavy and filled with flowers.

"Thank you"

Esra fixes the blanket on Lina and pets Gyoku's hair for a few seconds before going back and finishing her letter to Sinbad. Esra knew she didn't have much time left and hope Sinbad would be back soon. As she look back at the girls and couldn't help be laugh silently at the scene, Lina was spread out and one of her arms were hitting Gyoku and Gyoku just whine and somewhat kicked Lina, Esra cooed at the precious scene. Once Esra was done with her letter she look back at her necklace that was finally home.

Badr gave Esra the necklace during the first time they said 'I love you', Badr used all his money just to get this necklace and engrave, 'A love like the sea. Endless, deep, and completely unique', Esra though she lost the necklace 10 years ago but she had a though that either Sinbad or Badr miss place it in a bag or clothing. Esra remember the last two days, the girls were so helpful and the villages loved them, not to mention that they give almost all their money to help the village. Esra can only pray for their safety and hope that day they would meet Sinbad, for he could defiantly learn a thing or two from them.

A week has pass and the red and green girls are getting ready to continue their trip.

"I'm so glad to have met you two." Esra pull the girls into a hug.

"The pleasure is ours"

"Thank you for everything."

After their goodbyes they once again felt heartbroken for leaving another village that treated them so kindly. But without Esra knowing they left more money for her, for medicine and food.

Along the way when they were sleeping, their horses and other materials got stolen. Kougyoku found tracks the horses left after three days they got their horses and materials back, Lina notices they were slowly becoming famous because the village they were at, a few people have heard of them. They back track to the area they were originally at and continue on, during their walk to Contantia Harbor they found a boy.

Kougyoku was having a small argument with herself because the boy look very familiar with his long purple locks and golden eyes.

Is that...No way...Well it could be...No... Maybe...You know what, look away.

"Hey kid, are you lost?" Lina called out.

Sinbad turned and saw two beautiful woman and their horses. He took some time to look at them.

The green hair beauty look like a female version of Drakon who turn into a bandit but the she had a spear across her back so he knew she wasn't. He look at her as she looks back at him with her stormy gray eyes, he read her waves that feels like suspicious, annoyed, confused, and familiarity...? That was odd.

The pink eye girl caught Sinbad's attention and he wonder 'Why does she hide her hair and is her eye alright?' She is clearly beautiful, but he thought she would look better in a dress. Her clothes said runaway noble because the hair pin look expensive. This girl's wave was confusing to him, he felt pain, love, loneliness, loyalty, sorrow, familiarity and the most confusing of all... Sinbad felt his own waves within her.

Both of the girls got off their horses when he didn't reply to Lina, Gyoku did the first thing came to mind...poke him in the forehead.

He fell back quite dramatically and the girls couldn't help but laugh.

"Ha-ha you're cute."

The purple hair boy quickly jump up and try to charm Lina and held her hand, "Thank you, usually I'm not like this in front of beautiful ladies."

Lina look at him like he had no business touching her and said with a sharp smile, "If you don't get your hand off of me in the next second, I will cut it off."

The boy was smart and Kougyoku couldn't contain her giggles, "Hehe wait a few years and try that again"

The boy slightly blush and bow to Kougyoku, "As you wish my lady."

Kougyoku smile and Lina raised an eyebrow but asked, "Maybe you can help us. We're trying to get to Contantia Harbor but we're lost"

The boy straighten up and pointed the direction they were going in, "Well if you keep going straight you'll see it in a few miles but that's where I'm going so I can show you the way."

"Sweet."

As they walk down the path Sinbad introduced himself and talk about exploring the world and how he got Baal, the dungeon.

"Wow not only you look like him but act like him as well," Lina laugh because now they know they were truly in the past.

"Who?"

Lina smirked out the answer, "A man we know," Lina try to be quiet and pointed to Kougyoku, "she has a crush on him. Hehe" Kougyoku gave Lina a sharp punch on the shoulder. "Ow!"

"What's wrong?"

"Don't play innocent!"

And from there Sinbad watch their argument and saw their waves float in happiness.

Sinbad smile and asked to Kougyoku, "So what's your dream?"

The girls placed a pause on their argument for another and took a second to think, "Hm, let's see. It's kind of silly but I don't want to be in sorrow or isolation anymore. I want to help my family find the right path and give Lina a way home and help her take back her village." Lina wasn't expecting that and Sinbad saw the shock on her face and she smile in disbelief. "But I also want to help as many people as I can, during these few month Lina and I have been doing good work and I want to continue that and share it with the rest of the world."

Lina just shook her head because she knew the princess was thinking about the offer, "Never thought you cared princess."

Kougyoku smiled, "Of course I do. You're my friend." Lina's eyes widened but had a small smile she was hiding.

"What about you Lina?" Sinbad asked.

"As princess said I want to reclaim my home but I don't know how just yet. How about you? I mean we know you want to explore but is it more in depth then we know?"

Sinbad stop in the middle of the street and said seriously, "I want to be king. I want to explore unfamiliar countries with unfamiliar people. I want to see it all, so I change the world."

He looked at the girl's expecting awe or the opposite but instead he saw humor and something else in their eyes.

"That's quite a dream you got there but you have a long way to go."

They made it to Contantia Harbor, Lina spotted something and left Sinbad and Kougyoku alone.

"I will make my dream a reality."

"Oh I don't doubt you but can I offer some advice," he nodded but got poke on the forehead again, "Hey!"

Kougyoku look him in the eye, "Make sure you have a plan and try not rush in. Think it through, if you can help it. Whatever lessons you learn make sure you know which ones you take to heart and the ones you shouldn't and always, never forget you're human." Kougyoku look at the ocean, "There are two men I hold deeply in my heart, one is my best and dearest friend, and he has such a beautiful mind, heart and soul. He holds his friends close but lets them go when needed so they can grow and become the people they are today."

Kougyoku smiled and look at Sinbad, "The other man is my first love but I know he doesn't feel that way for me. I know I'm not what he has in mind but I can tell he close off his heart a long time ago for a few very good reasons. But because of those reasons he feels that he has to do everything himself even though he has very good subordinates who somewhat help him. So, what I'm going to tell you is... Even when times are tough or you feel you're most helpless and vulnerable or even if you can take on the world, just remember its ok to ask for help and its ok to let someone in your heart. Fall in love, get a broken heart and move forward till you find the one. Everyone needs that one person, they can fall back on. The one they can tell everything and anything without a second thought. The one who will pound them on the head and tell them they're being stupid or overconfident. They will be your best friend, your outlet, and the one who will not care if you cry and will lend shoulder or ear. And most of all... Have fun. Your still a kid," Sinbad wanted to say he wasn't but he got poke again, "No listen. There are times to be the adult and then there is a time to be yourself. And don't over think it. Got it?"

Sinbad look at the beauty in front of him and saw the same waves that he feels in himself. The ones that call out to him to be a king.

Sinbad nodded and felt his necklace under his shirt get a little warmer. Sinbad took out his necklace and look at it and the beauty in front of him.

Kougyoku gasped, "You... You didn't say you are Esra's son!"

"You knew my mother?"

"Yes, Lina and I meant her a few weeks ago. She gave us a place to stay for a few days. We didn't want to leave when she was so kind and we try the best we could to keep her illness at bay and-," Sinbad pulled Kougyoku into a hug, "What is this for?"

Sinbad was shaking and Kougyoku felt tears on her shoulder and hug him back. "Thank you. Thank you. When I got back the villagers were happy I return and my mother... She looked so much better and told me the stories about you two. She said she had a few days left to live but didn't want me to see it. She said if I worry about her she would drag me on a ship herself and left me adrift. I told her ok and she gave me her necklace I haven't seen in years and a letter." Sinbad smile at Kougyoku and without her knowing put the necklace on her. "I got to spend two days with her and got to say goodbye to her as well. She died in her sleep but she look so peace and I will honor her wishes but thank you for giving me a few more days."

Kougyoku started crying to and Lina came back in time to hear Esra is died and pulled Kougyoku and Sinbad into a hug with her own tears building up.

After a few moments they knew it was time.

Kougyoku smiled, "Well, maybe one day we will see each other again."

"And hopefully you will get better pick-up lines." Lina scoffed and smirked at the eggplant.

"We'll see." He smirked back.

Lina reach over and punch him on the shoulder, "Hey before you leave, make it big."

"Lina don't confuse him."

"Trust me he'll understand soon."

"Okay? I just realized I didn't get your name..." Sinbad realized.

"Before I give you my name. I'm going to give you something. It's something far more meaningful than any pretty words that come out of those lips of yours." Kougyoku move his bangs up and kiss him on forehead, the same place where she poke him. Before Sinbad could do anything she poke him again and walk away and turn to say, "Gyoku! I hope to see you again, my prince."

Sinbad lightly touch his forehead and whisper, "And I you, my princess."

Kougyoku and Lina found a place to eat and Lina had a surprise.

"So what did you find?"