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Dark&Pure: Chapter 5
The next morning began just like any other. But a depressed aura filled the castle of pure. The King paced back and forth with Prince Ryoki bowing down and waiting for the King to speak.
"Oh how could this ever happen!" The young-looking king cried. "My poor baby girl! Kidnapped and hypnotized by that wretched Rein!" he sighed heavily and fell back onto his throne.
Ryoki straightened up and looked at the king who was burying his face in his hands. "My King... I thoroughly despise bringing news like this to you. But it is the truth, I'm afraid."
"Have you found where Rein's castle is?"
Ryoki looked down and away from the king when he looked up. "I'm afraid that we haven't yet. And I searched all night, but alas, nothing,"
"It's worse than I thought then." The King said. He grabbed his staff and stood up. "Call in the military. This is the sign of a war beginning. And if that is the Dark Lord's intention, he'll get it."
Rein was abruptly woken up to his servant bursting into his room. "My Lord!! The Princess has gone missing!!"
Rein busted through the doors to Jeni's room. "Jeni!!" He stopped when he saw that nothing was around. The only kind of life was the open window and the light breeze moving the curtains. The Prince walked around, trying to pick up any sense of anything left behind. "I think I know who took her..."
The jet-black haired girl giggled and took off her pointed hat. "That was quite fun, wasn't it, Chaos-dear~?" she looked back and gave her partner a dark and sweet smirk.
Chaos nodded. Even though his face was hidden by a scarf, his crystal blue eyes seemed to smile back. "You always come up with the best ideas, Banshee."
Banshee laughed. "But of course!" Sliding off her cape, she walked over to the couch and looked down at the sleeping Princess. "We just need to keep this spell on our new puppet until we can figure out what to do with her." the girls ruby red eyes sparked with mischief.
Rein banged on his sister's door. "Mari! Open up!!"
Mari opened the door, still in her noghtwear and wearing a grumpy look on her face. "What is it, Rein? Do you realize how early it is?"
"One, I'm not sorry for waking you up. Two, where's Jeni?"
"How the hell should I know?" Mari yawned.
"So... You didn't hide her on me any time during the night?"
"You're kidding me, right?"
Rein groaned and stepped away from the door. "Then who...?"
"Why don't you go ask Banshee and her boyfriend? I haven't seen them in a few hours. I'm positive they're up to no good." Mari looked her brother up and down then slammed the door on him.
Rein blinked, stayed silent for a moment, then went into a mini rage. "Bansheeeee... Chaoooosss....!!" He growled, and stomped off towards their domain of the castle.
Banshee and Chaos both sneezed at the same time.
"That was odd..." Banshee sniffled. Chaos nodded in agreement.
The King sat upon his throne, staring at the General in front of him.
The military general bowed deeply. "You're majesty, I'm sorry, but I cannot understand your motive to this request."
The King frowned. "My Daughter has been kidnapped... Yet you refuse to meet my demands?"
The General straightened his posture. "But... Your Majesty, I understand the situation, but the military refuses to attack a territory that is undefended itself. As you can tell, the Dark Lord is a one man army."
The King sighed and rested his chin on his palm. "I see. Then you are dismissed, General."
The General bowed deeply again before making his leave.
Ryoki stepped out from the sidelines and bowed. "My King. I agree with you that this is the sign of a beginning war, but I also must agree with the General's reasoning."
The King stared at Ryoki for a moment, becoming lost in thought. "Ryoki. Retrieve Isabelle."
Rein stormed through his castle, quickly making is way to the witch and wizard's domain. "You are both going to learn a good lesson in pain today." he growled. Reaching the door to their room, he kicked down the door, making a destructive entrance.
The shadow cat that Banshee owned yawned and stretched itself on the couch, and curled up into a ball again, paying no attention to the raging brunette.
Rein stepped farther into the very large and spacious room, furnished with very expensive gothic style furniture. He looked around, staying cautious of his surrondings. Besides the sleeping shadow cat, not a single living this was inhabiting the room.
Rein sighed in disappointment, before leaving, something glittered in the corner of his eyes. Curious, he walked over and picked it up, eyeing it carefully.
The Dark Lord's eyes widened. "They did take her."
Even though the ring meant nothing to her anymore after yesterday, Rein tightened his grip on the engagement ring that used to be worn on Jeni's finger. Dropping it on the ground, he rushed back out of the room and headed towards the only area left in the castle that the duo would disappear to.
The shadow cat sneezed and glared as she watched her distraction finally leave.
Christmas Magic
((got bored, wanted to write a Christmas fanfic, enjoy! :D)) The night of Christmas Eve falls on the world once again, and all seems peaceful, all but one house... "NEIN. GET OUT!" A silverette shouted as gun shoots were fired. ...Dark&Pure: Chapter 4
"REIN!!!" The female voice echoed through the room.
Rein and Jeni were broken out of their trance. They looked over at the door that was busted open. An angry girl who looked a little like Rein stood in the doorway.
"Damn it, Rein! Where the hell have you been?? Picking up more girls, I see." The girl ranted.
Rein sighed as his expression turned annoyed. "Mari..."
Mari, Rein's twin sister, glared at her brother. "You left me all alone with Chaos and Banshee AGAIN!!" She screeched. "Do you know how hard it is to be with them by just myself??" Her ranting continued.
Rein attempted to speak over his sister, but didn't even try anymore. He looked back at Jeni. "Ignore my twin sister, Jeni... She's always been a brat."
Jeni chuckled. "It's quite alright, Rein. It's fun to have a little commotion going on." she gave him a smile.
Rein returned the smile. Only for it to be faded away into more annoyance. He released Jeni and yelled at his sister, whose babbling hasn't stopped since it started. "MARI!!! Silence, already!!"
Mari's ranting ended immediately. She looked from Rein to Jeni, finally piecing together the situation. "So you finally managed to successfully seduce someone? And the Princess of Pure, no less!!" She laughed happily and patted her brother on the shoulder. "Good for you, Rein!"
Rein blushed as he slid his sister's hand off his shoulder. "Er... You're wrong, Mari. I didn't do anything to win over the Princess." He said, quietly enough so only Mari could hear.
Mari becamed puzzled. "So... You didn't do anything? No magic, nothing?" she blinked. "She came WILLINGLY?" she asked in disbelief. Rein nodded in reply.
"Well that's even better, big Brother! We'll soon rule everything when word gets out that the Princess came on her own!" Mari cheered.
Rein shook his head. "It's not all that easy... It wouldn't be considered her leaving willingly if I took her away in the middle of her wedding..."
"Screw that! If she says she came willingly, we shouldn't be in any trouble!"
"You're not getting the point..." Rein said, getting quite annoyed.
At that moment, a knock at the door put a halt to their bickering. "Dinner is ready, my Lord." Rein's personal servant said and walked away.
Mari walked towards the door and opened it. Before leaving, she turned around and pointed at Rein. "This isn't over, Brother! I will win this arguement!!" she left and slammed the door behind her.
Rein sighed and shook his head. "There's something wrong with her." he muttered. He held out his hand as he looked back at Jeni. "Let's go eat, Princess. I'm sure you're quite hungry." he smiled as Jeni took his hand and he led her out to the dining hall.
After seating themselves at the table, a large dinner was placed before them. Rein held up his wine glass in toast. "To welcome the most beautiful princess of all to my home. And to my heart." he smirked.
Jeni blushed brightly, clinking her glass against Reins' and taking a sip of her wine. Taking a sip of his own wine, Rein kept his gaze on the princess sitting beside him.
After a silent dinner together, Jeni yawned. "S-sorry." She said with a slight blush.
Rein chuckled. "It's quite alright. It's been a long day for you." He excused himself from the table and pulled out Jeni's chair, allowing her to get up.
Rein lead Jeni back to the room she'll be staying in. Bowing, he took the Princess's hand in his and kissed the back of it.
"Sleep well, my Princess."
Jeni gave a slight curtsey and blush. "Thank you, my Prince. Good night." she turned around and entered her room, shutting the door behind her.
Jeni couldn't keep her heart from beating fast. "It's wrong but it feels so right." She said aloud. She smiled to herself and made her way back to the bed.
"Well well well, Chaos-dear~ It seems our 'master' has brought us a new puppet to play with."
"You may be right, Banshee-love."
The two voices stepped out of the shadows. The female with a wicked look and the male with any kind of expression being hidden by a scarf. The two launched towards Jeni, her shriek for help getting cut off, then darkness.
Heart of the Ocean
Deep below the sea, a hidden city thrived in the depths of the ocean. A society of unique beings lived there. They were none other than the rarely seen mermaids. The leader of this city had a loving wife and a gorgeous daughter, who would someday take her fathers’ place as leader.
“Father…” The young girl whined. “I don’t want to get married to someone that you choose on your own. I want to find a nice man and fall in love by myself.”
“Unacceptable.” Her father argued. “You are of a royal blood line. I do not need you ruining our clean and pure reputation, Aqua.”
Aqua looked down and sighed as she brushed her long, light blue hair out of her face. Her crystal blue eyes reflected the sadness and pain that her father was pushing onto her. At this moment, her mother entered the run with golden hair flowing behind her.
“Don’t be so harsh on our little girl, Midas. She is our only child, we should allow her to do what she pleases.” Her mother said. Aqua looked from her mother to her father in agreement.
Midas pondered long and hard. It wasn’t enough that he was being argued with by his own daughter, but now his own wife. He sighed deeply. “I suppose… I can allow Aqua to abide by her own rules. But, I need to approve of them first.” He added, giving his daughter a stern look.
Aqua’s eyes lit up with hope. She always depended on her mother to get her through tough arguments with her father, and once again, she came to the rescue. “Don’t worry, Father. I will make sure to let you approve of things first.” She said with a smile.
Midas nodded, signaling that the discussion came to an end. He allowed Aqua to leave so he could have a quick word with his wife. “I hope this is the right thing to do, Aurora.”
Aurora smiled brightly at her husband. “I’m sure it is, my Prince. We should allow her to live the life she wants. Weren’t you just an average mermaid when we fell in love?” She took Midas’ hand in hers and kissed him on the cheek.
Midas looked at Aurora as he reminisced about the past, and how he was of lost royal blood, and he fell in love with the daughter of the past city’s ruler.
Aqua swam outside into the business of the streets. Little kids were playing with their pet fish, adults swam quickly as they returned to work from lunch breaks, and teenagers loitered and soaked up the rays of the sun that were reflecting from the surface. Heading towards the serene hideout of the park, she passed her best friend.
“Aqua!” The black haired mermaid called out as she rushed over to meet her friend. “How did it go with your father?”
“Sabrina…! It went… well. My mother came in and helped me out, and my father gave in.” Aqua smiled softly.
“Great!” Sabrina said, hugging her friend.
Sabrina was Aqua’s best friend. Being an only child and having lost both her parents after she was born, she had nowhere else to go but to stay as a servant to the leaders of the city. It’s been rumored that both her parents were evil, and were banished and turned into sea foam after their only daughter was born. Being cautious about the future, Sabrina was forced to live in solitude for the first five years of her life. It wasn’t until then that Aqua found her and wanted to become friends with her. Ever since that day, Aqua still hasn’t sensed any evil radiating from her black-haired friend.
They swam to their hideout in the park and talked about the latest gossip and the cutest boys. It was mostly Sabrina doing the talking. Midas rarely let his daughter socialize with “trouble-making hooligans”, so Aqua only had a few select friends.
While Sabrina was filling Aqua in on what she was missing, a childhood friend came up behind Aqua, surprising both girls.
“Trent.” Aqua gasped.
Trent is another childhood friend of Aqua’s. He left years ago with his brother. Both girls hadn’t seen him since.
Trent smiled a smile that Aqua hasn’t seen in ages. “Hey Aqua. Sabrina. It’s been a while.”
Tears of joy began to roll down Aqua’s cheeks. She quickly hurried over to Trent as he wrapped her in a tight hug.
Sabrina frowned at his return. Ever since they were kids, everyone liked Aqua the best. Especially all of the boys.
Aqua turned around with a wide smile to allow Sabrina to join in their hug, but paused with she thought that she saw a flash of darkness flash through the dark eyes. Without saying a word, Sabrina swam away in the opposite direction.
Trent and Aqua watched as she left. “Is Sabrina not happy to see me…?” Trent questioned, looking down at Aqua.
Aqua looked up at took in the brunette hair and amber colored eyes before she responded. “It couldn’t be that. I’m sure she was just so excited that she left to tell her friends.” She said, with an assuring smile.
Trent returned the smile. “I hope so.” He chuckled. “Before I forget, I need to visit my parents and tell them I’ve come home. I highly doubt my older brother would be nice enough to tell them for me.” He sighed and shook his head. Smiling again, he kissed Aqua on the forehead. “I’ll come find you later.” He said with a wink before he swam off.
Aqua froze, her cheeks heating up and turning pink. It wasn’t until a moment later that she realized that it was getting late. “Oh!” Gasping and regaining her sense, she quickly swam home in hopes that she wouldn’t get scolded.
Opening and closing the door silently, Midas was there to ‘greet’ his daughter. Aqua squeaked and looked up to see her father with his arms crossed and looking quite angry.
“Where have you been?” Midas said.
Aqua looked around quickly for her mother, but found no luck. Sighing, she looked her father in the eye. “I-I’m sorry I’m later, Father. It’s just… Trent returned a while ago and…”
“No excuses!” Midas boomed, cutting off Aqua. “When I give you a set time as your curfew, I expect you to follow it and return home when I want you to. Do you realize that you’re two hours late?”
Aqua nodded and bowed her head. “Yes Father… I won’t let it happen again.”
“I hope not. Or else I will make a servant escort you if you dare to come home late again.”
“I understand.”
“Good. Now head off to your room and prepare for bed.”
Aqua obediently headed off to her room. Shortly after closing her door and changing, a knock was heard.
“Aqua Marine, my dear, may I come in?” The voice of her mother flowed through the door.
“Come in, Mother.” Aqua said, sitting on the edge of her bed.
Her mother opened the door and joined her daughter on the bed next to her. “Your father told me your reasoning for being late.” She watched her daughter, but when she didn’t reply, she continued. “I think it is an excellent reason for your tardiness in returning home tonight. You haven’t seen Trent in seven years. I’m glad you got to spend time with him again today.” She smiled at her daughter.
Aqua looked up at her mother and returned the smile. “I’m glad, too. I haven’t seen him in so long.”
Aurora nodded. “I assumed. So I talked with your father and he’s lightening up on your punishment.
“Thank you, Mother.” Aqua could always count on her mother.
Aurora kissed her daughter’s forehead and began to leave the room. “Rest up well, my daughter. You will have another long day tomorrow.” Turning out the light, Aqua fell asleep as her mother hummed a lullaby before leaving.
Aqua woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and lively. She went along with her normal morning routine then went outside to find her friend. She looked everywhere, but Sabrina was nowhere to be found.
“Where could she be…?” Aqua asked, when just at that moment, she bumped into Trent. “S-sorry!” She said, looking up.
Trent smiled and laughed. “It’s quite alright, Aqua.” He ruffled Aqua’s hair, making her fluster and blush brightly.
Aqua shook herself out of her gaze. “H-have you seen Sabrina, Trent?”
Trent shook his head. “Not since she left without a word yesterday.”
“O-oh… That’s odd. Sabrina is almost always around somewhere.”
Just then, shouts and screams were heard from across the city as a dark aura filled the atmosphere.
“Wh-what’s going on?!” Aqua exclaimed as her and Trent looked out in the direction of the screams.
“I don’t know… but I have a feeling something dark has entered the city once again.” Trent said, leading Aqua towards the possible chaos.
The closer the two got to the chaos, the more crowded the streets got with fleeing citizens, and the darker the aura was turning.
In the heart of the city, lightning flashes were crashing against buildings. All this was coming from one source of a dark heart. Aqua gasped in shock when she saw her best friend as the cause of all of this.
“Sabrina!” Aqua shouted over her friend’s evil laughter. “What in Neptune are you doing?!”
Sabrina came to a halt and turned around to face her friend. Her dark eyes were filled with evil. Her lips curled into a smirk when she noticed her shocked friend.
“Aqua Marine, my dear friend. How nice of you to finally arrive to the show.” Sabrina said, laughing.
“What are you talking about?!” Aqua shouted. “This isn’t like you! What happened to my kind best friend who wouldn’t hurt even a fly?!”
Sabrina chuckled. “Don’t make me laugh! It was you that lead me to this state, Aqua!”
“Wh-what…?” Aqua quietly said.
“That’s right.” Sabrina said darkly. “It’s because of your stupidity that this is happening.”
“I… I don’t understand.”
“Of course you don’t! You’re too naïve.” Sabrina looked down as the dark aura around her calmed a bit. “It was that day eleven years ago… The day you came and seeked me out.”
Aqua’s eyes became clouded as her thoughts were bought back to the past.
Whispers smoothly flowed throughout the dungeon as the young princess made her way through.
“Princess.” Aqua’s personal servant said. “We have a new servant for you today. We hope you’ll approve of her.” He smiled. They came to a stop at a dark hallway. All the way down, a lone cell held the rumored spawn of the evil mermaid, trapped to live in solitude as a punishment to her parents. The guards of the dungeons also feared that she would become evil herself and follow in the footsteps of her parents.
The guard on duty unlocked the cell for the princess to enter. Aqua looked around a found the one she was looking for. A skinny, black haired child with eyes dark as the night. She was curled up in the darkest corner of her cell, hiding herself in shame.
Aqua approached the unnamed child and blinked. The child looked up at Aqua, her expression innocent and lonely. The princess smiled and held out her hand to the child. “Would you like to be my friend?”
“That was mistake number one, my friend!” Sabrina ripped Aqua away from the seemingly innocent flashback. “Ever since that day… I was plotting revenge, to get back at this city for what they did to me and my parents! All I needed was freedom and to be released from that cell. Thankfully, you were that one to release me. And that’s one thing I thanked you for.”
Aqua shook her head as tears shimmered in her eyes. “Sabrina, why did this happen? You were so happy after I let you out.”
“It’s true that you made me your playmate and not your servant.” Sabrina replied. “But everyone shunned me still even though I was always by your side.”
Sabrina waited for Aqua to respond. When she didn’t, she continued. “At every event and party you dragged me to, everyone ignored me. They pretended like I wasn’t even there because they were afraid of me. After we entered grade school, I was finally somewhat acknowledged. But everyone still liked you best!” Lightning cracked the ground beside Aqua. She was thrown off balance and tossed onto the ground with a scream.
Sabrina hovered over her friend. “I’m done playing in the shadows. And I’m through being ignored. It’s time that darkness had a chance to play!”
Aqua looked up with fearful eyes. Her friend that she once loved had turned into something ugly on the inside. “How did I let this happen…?” She said softly as tears streamed down her cheeks.
“You’re finished, Aqua Marine, Princess of the deep!” Sabrina exclaimed. She conjured a trident of lightning into her hand and raised it high above the frozen princess. “Say goodbye to the life you once knew.”
“HALT!”
The single word vibrated through Sabrina’s body and stopped her instantly. She looked behind her to where the voice came from. Trent revealed himself with a new look upon his face, as well.
“I will not allow you to go any further with this conquest, Sabrina.”
Sabrina smirked and faced him. “Quite bold for a kid who’s been gone for seven years.”
“I didn’t leave the city just so I could be with my brother. You don’t seem to understand my reasoning for leaving.”
“Oh ho? And what would that little ‘reasoning’ be, hm?”
“To seal the darkness of your heart of the day like this ever arrived. It hurts me to see that my coming back triggered that.” Trent’s expression softened quite a bit.
Sabrina scoffed. “You weren’t just the only trigger. You heard my story. Aqua was the beginning piece to this little puzzle of mine.”
Trent nodded. “That may be true. But didn’t Aqua ever tell you? You were her best and only friend.”
Sabrina twitched. “What?”
“She talked to me all the time before I left about how great you were and how you would never leave her. You were the only one who understood her.”
“He tells the truth, Sabrina.” Aqua said, getting up.
Sabrina glanced back and shot a look at Aqua. “Oh yeah?” She gritted her teeth. “Then why didn’t you ever stand up for me?!” She lashed out. Her hands began to tremble. “You always said you would protect me. Yet you let the darkness in my heart grow to this extent. Why?!”
Aqua was surprised to see tears start to roll down Sabrina’s cheeks. She looked down solemnly. “I never realized. So many people in my life were distracting me from what I cared about most.”
“I don’t believe you!” Sabrina shouted.
“But it’s true!” Aqua replied. “You were my only friend that my father never turned away! He believed that he could trust you since you were only just a kid. And since you never showed any darkness, he approved of you as we got older. I don’t know what I would do without you, Sabrina. You were so kind to me.” Tears started streaming down her cheeks again, too.
Sabrina lifted her lightning-made trident. “Enough from you! My mind and heart have been made up. Too many people have shunned me and ignored me, and now it’s my time for revenge! Goodbye, Aqua Marine.” Her voice wavered at the last sentence as she aimed the trident at Aqua.
“Aqua, no!” Trent cried. At this point, his only instinct told him to grab his knife and cast it into the direction of Sabrina’s heart. It hit the target just in time before she got to the princess, leaving nothing but a deep wound in her back leading to her front.
Sabrina stiffened and frozen immediately, dropping her trident and being just inches away from the princess. Tears began to trace over the dried trails on her cheeks as she fell to the ground. A pool of blood started to form.
“Oh!” Aqua gasped, covering her mouth with her hand. “Sabrina!” She hurried to her side and settled down next to her. “Sabrina… Sabrina… How could this have happened?” She cried. Trent joined her, rested a hand on her shoulder and attempted to calm down the crying princess.
Sabrina looked up at Aqua, her dark eyes becoming clouded. “Aqua… why? Why didn’t you save me?” She coughed into her hand, leaving spots of blood behind.
Not caring about the blood, Aqua took Sabrina’s hand in hers. “I wanted to save you, Sabrina!”
“Then why didn’t you? I always called out to you, but my voice never reached you.”
“I’m sorry. I regret everything if I made you more isolated. I just… I only wanted us to be friends.”
Sabrina was silent for a moment. “It seems that the darkness in my heart has now turned crimson. All my anger and hate washed away now by Trent’s blade.” Pain crossed over Trent’s face. Sabrina noticed and managed a smirk. “Don’t feel bad, Big Boy. You did what you trained to do. You released the evil in my heart. There’s nothing left in it anymore.” Trent nodded in understanding.
Aqua shook her head like a stubborn child. “You can’t leave me already! You’re my only friend!”
Sabrina freed her hand from Aqua’s and moved it slowly to her friend’s cheek. “Don’t cry for me, Aqua. If anything, you should hate me for trying to kill you and overtake your city.”
“But I don’t hate you. I can’t hate you, don’t you see?”
Sabrina laughed weakly. “Apparently not. The one thing that was never able to enter my heart of my understanding. Love.” She shook her head. “Living in solitude for the first five years of my life shut made me shut out anything good and pleasant for me. It made me cautious of others for the rest of my life.” She coughed violently, leaving behind more blood on her hand. She sighed and closed her eyes. “It appears it’s the end for this failed attempt of an evil mermaid.” A smile broke out across her lips. “Aqua.”
“Yes, Sabrina?”
“I understand now. The light of love has hit me at last. And the impression it leaves behind… is you. I realize now that you have a power to guide others to see the light.” She opened her eyes, the color of them having changed from dark to a bright and diamond clear blue. “Thank you.”
“Oh Sabrina…” Aqua cried. She leaned over and kissed her friend on the forehead. With that moment, Sabrina’s hair also changed from jet-black to pure white. Aqua’s eyes shimmered in fascination with the miracle that was happening.
“You saved me at last. Aqua. I want you to use your power with others that have a darkness forming in their hearts. Make them see the good.” Sabrina smiled. “And another last request before I’m gone… Meet new people, and allow yourself to make new friends. Your father will approve, just as long as you’re happy.”
Aqua nodded and smiled through her tears. “I will. For you.”
Sabrina nodded and closed her eyes for the last time. “Good.” She took her last breath. Slowly, the newly changed mermaid began to receive the same fate her parents had, she began to turn into sea foam. Aqua watched as her best friend died and disappeared in her arms.
Trent stayed with Aqua, he began to worry when she wouldn’t move. Finally, after a long while of letting her tears run, she finally got herself up and off the ground. Yet her eyes remained looking down.
“Aqu-…” Trent began.
“I have something that I need to tell you, Trent. I’m going to leave the city.”
“What?! Why? Where will you even go?”
Aqua looked up at Trent, her expression changed to something intent on change. “It’s my fault that this happened. My best friend just died in my arms. I can’t allow this to happen again.”
Trent frowned. “Then… where will you go if you won’t stay in the city?”
Aqua looked away from Trent and to the sky, closing in eyes. “I’ll go to the surface and live my life as a human. I’ll still live out my promise to Sabrina. But too many memories have been left behind here. I can’t live with that much strain on my heart.” She opened her eyes and stared at the orange shimmer of the surface. She could tell night was just around the corner, meaning she could make her depart in just a few hours.
Trent stared at her for a moment, and then sighed. “I support what you want to do with your life, Aqua. But… this is your home. There’s nothing for you on the surface.”
Aqua looked at Trent, his face pained more than when Sabrina was dying. “Trent, I love you. I do. But burdens here are too great now. I’ll start anew on the surface.” She began to turn away. “Please don’t say anything to my parents. I’ll leave a note behind and they can find it in the morning. If they knew I was leaving now, they’d find a way to lock me in my room and keep me there till I change my mind. But it’s made up, and I’m leaving.”
Trent opened his mouth to argue, but couldn’t find the words. “…Okay. I won’t say a word.”
“Thank you…”
“I love you, too, Aqua. I wish you luck on the surface.”
Aqua looked back at Trent and smiled. Without saying anything more, she left as the shadows of the night descended on them.
Dark&Pure: Chapter 3
((HERE CHERO. XDD happy now??))
A fist slammed on a desk covered in maps.
"Dammit!!" Ryoki yelled in frustration.
Ryoki's servant placed a hand on Ryoki's shoulder. "Prince, please... We've looked over every map. We can't find a single place on where the Dark Lord's castle is." He sighed when the Prince didn't respond. "At least get some rest, young master. You've been at this for hours."
Ryoki looked up and glared. "How can I give up when my Fiancee was just kidnapped from me at the altar?"
His servant's expression turned sympathetic. "I suppose you are correct... But you really must rest. We'll continue this search tomorrow."
Ryoki stared at the maps and ran a hand through his hair. "...alright. This won't be going anywhere anymore tonight anyways..." he sighed and walked away from the desk.
"Good night, young master." his servant bowed to the prince who left without replying.
Jeni felt like she was floating on air. Until her senses came back to her and she realized that she was being carried. She opened her eyes expecting to see Ryoki, but saw Rein instead. 'It wasn't a dream...' she thought, her cheeks heating up.
Rein looked down at her and smirked. "Finally awake, eh?" he stopped and set Jeni on her feet.
Jeni held on to Rein's arm for balance. "U-um... What happened...?" she asked.
Rein scratched the back of his head. "You don't remember? You fainted shortly after I kidnapped you." he smirked.
Jeni looked down nervously. "T-that's right... You kidnapped me."
Rein frowned. He couldn't help but notice how cute Jeni was, even when she was sad. He reached out and embraced Jeni, pulling her close to him. Jeni's eyes widened in surprise. He blushed brightly and resisted the urge to hold him back.
Rein released her and looked away, hiding the small blush forming on his cheeks. "Now then... Come with me." he took Jeni's hand and started leading her away.
It wasn't before long before a large castle came into view. Jeni didn't notice it at all before. It must have a spell on it to keep it hidden, she thought.
They walked in through the front doors and all of Rein's servants stopped and stared at the two. They bowed immediately. "Welcome back, Master Rein." they said.
Rein waved his hand in dismissal. "Thank you, everyone. Return to your duties."
Rein's personal servant ran up to the dark lord. "Young Master! Where have you been? We've been worried...!" he stopped talking for a moment when he noticed the Princess hiding behind Rein. He stared back at the dark lord. "You managed to kidnap the princess, my lord??"
Rein nodded with a smirk. "That I did." he said. He put an arm around Jeni and brought her closer to his servant. "Please take her to the guest room and give her anything she desires." he started to walk away leaving Jeni with his servant. "Oh," he said looking back. "And give her a change of outfit." he glanced at Jeni and walked away.
The servant led Jeni to a large room that looked closely similiar to her own. There were many differences, though. It relieved her to notice that. A maid walked in with an outfit change for her. It was black gown that reached the floor that went with white jacket.
Jeni changed into it and walked back into the guest room and found it empty. A bell was placed on the nightstand with a note that said 'Ring if Needed'. She looked around as she sat on the edge of her bed.
The door to her room opened and Rein stepped inside, closing the door behind him. He blushed when he notice Jeni in the new gown. He smiled. "That suits you very well, Princess."
Jeni looked up at him and shyly looked back down. "Th-thank you..."
Rein stood quietly for a few moments before finally breaking the silence. "Jeni... Come here."
Jeni looked up and slowly got to her feet. Carefully, she walked over to Rein.
The Dark Lord smiled as he embraced Jeni. She blushed brightly and wrapped her arms around his neck. The feelings she was recieving now were feelings she never felt with the Prince. She was in bliss.
The Princess looked up at Rein. Their eyes locked for moments that seemed to last forever. Their lips came closer to each other until they were just an inch away.
Just as Rein's lips touched Jeni's, the doors to her room swung open.
"REIN!!!"
