“Look out!” I yelled.Chapter 1
Loreile’s P.O.V
I stand along side Princess Garnet, watching “I Want to be your Canary” performed by the infamous group Talantus. I knew there was something fishy was going to go on tonight because I knew that Garnet had just left her seat.
“ What is wrong, Princess?” I asked.
“ Oh nothing, thank you.” She replied walking away from her seat. I walked behind her well more like followed her.
“ Loreile, you don’t need to follow me around.” She said walking faster away from me. I noticed Steiner gave me a stupid look so I said,
“ What was that look all about?”
“ Oh I was just worried for her highness.” He answered.
“Oh, well I think I should follow her to her room…Maybe she is a little stressed out.” I said walking to Garnet’s room.
I knocked on the door, when I heard no reply I walked in to find no one. I wondered where she could’ve gone to while walking back to where Beatrix and Steiner remained at their post.
“Garnet was not in her room.” I said.
“ Maybe she went for walk in the garden.” Beatrix added.
When I nodded my head those annoying jesters Zorn and Thorn ran into the room. Now I totally dislike Zorn and Thorn, the two are annoying in every which way and suck up to the queen a lot. Speaking of which, maybe I should explain about myself. As you know, my name is Loreile. I am eighteen years of age and look far different then any Alexandrian. I have black hair that is long and somewhat spiky in a way. I have dark tan skin and brown, doe-eyes. I wear an outfit similar to Beatrix’s. I have darker red pants then hers, and the same cloak only it’s black instead of lavender. I wear black boots that reach up to my ankles, and I have a silver bracelet with aquamarines on them. It’s a special gift I hold in my possession.
Now usually knights have weapons that have a certain power. Beatrix’s “Save the Queen is an awesome example of the weapons. My weapon is designed out of a certain transparent crystal that has a silver handle. I had stolen many lives with the sword, something a girl my age should’ve never witnessed, especially for a kingdom which is not of my blood, nor birthplace. I wonder to this day why I even came to this kingdom and joined up to be a soldier.
“ Emergency!” Zorn shouted.
“ Emergency of terrible urgency!” Thorn shouted.
“ What is the problem, you dumb idiots! And lower your tone! You’re going to get the queen annoyed!” I snapped.
“ The princess has run away with the royal pendent!” Zorn shouted.
“Okay I’ll see what I can do.” Beatrix said.
“ Darn you Beatrix! You are always trying to one up me!” I protested. She ignored me and I put my hands on my hips.
She told the Queen while Steiner and I went to see where the princess was. We split up at the two towers, me at the one Garnet was at and Steiner went to the other one. As I ran up the stairs with all my might I saw the rest of my girl knights talking to the knights of Pluto. (My knights are the Knights of the Silver Luna)
“What are you all doing?!” I yelled to the knights.
“Oh sorry ma’am we’ll get going!” The 3rd knight of Pluto said.
“Good, find the Princess immediately look in her room and anywhere else!” I soon ran up to the top to find a mysterious boy chasing the princess.
“Halt!” I yelled at the boy.
He ignored me and just pushed me aside like a commoner! I feel down to my knees and soon got up when Garnet had just jumped off the tower! Steiner was on the other tower and nearly throwing a huge fit when he saw the boy come after him. Steiner panicked and I told him to run away and get the queen. She had to warned before it was too late! He saluted me while I grabbed a rope and jumped off!
We landed on the music stand one on top of the other the boy, me, then Garnet. Now the boy was pretty well smashed so I jumped off him as soon as I could. Garnet ran into the next room and I followed. The princess soon ran into a green haired girl with a redneck accent.
“Whoa, what are ya do’n’ girl? I am just ‘bout to make my entrance! You should at least say you’re sorry!”
“ You are wilder’ then a buck’n bronco!” She interrupted.
“With all do respect ma’am she said she is sorry,” I added in before the girl interrupted the princess more.
The boy had just ran in and chased after Garnet, and I would’ve ran after him, but that country girl blocked me off. I slowly clenched my sword… afraid that I would have to use it.
Zidane and Garnet ran into the downstairs. I would’ve tried to follow but the girl named Ruby blocked me. I slowly clenched my sword…afraid I would have to use it…
“And who are you?” She asked.
“ Me? Uh can we talk about this later…I gotta save the princess!” I said.
“And foil the plan? I don’t think so.” She said, then snapped her fingers. Just then, two boys walked into the room and nearly tackled me.
“ Hey! Leggo you shit-rags!” I yelled as Ruby went onto the stage.
“So who are you?” one with an orange bandana asked.
“ None of your business!” I yelled back.
“Hey, she’s kinda cute! Hey babe, wanna go out with me, sometime?” The red-haired boy asked.
“Not on your life, creep!” I snapped. They brought me up and shoved me into a near by room, while I pounded violently on the door.
“Princess, I am coming! Err, once I get out! Damn!”
Steiner handled everything from there, kind of. Of course he did that scene from “I Want to be Your Canary” but after the airship left and crashed, he was shoved into the same room I was in. It was terrible, I tell you! First I’m locked in a damn closet, and then some stupid middle-aged loudmouth gets locked in with me!
“ No luck?” I asked.
He told me every thing from the play scene to not being able to find Garnet.
“ You dumb-ass! I depended on you! I thought you were Captain!”
“ Don’t blame me!”
“ Well who else should I blame, Queen Brahne?!”
“ The queen made me leader, because one I am stronger then you and older.”
“ I’ll say, you are an ancient tin man!”
We didn’t talk to each other until the door opened. Zidane walked in and looked at the both of us fighting. I was pounding on Steiner’s face, throwing hard punches as fast as I could! He would’ve enjoyed the show, but there was something wrong from how he saw it.
“ Garnet is gone…we need to go find her. So are you in?” Of course he asked both of us so I stood up.
“ Yeah, I guess so…it was all Steiner’s fault.”
“ Take that back you!” Steiner snapped when he got up.
“ C’mon Steiner, you have to admit the truth!” I yelled.
“ Come on guys, stop it! We need to focus on Garnet and how are we going to get her back.” Zidane protested.
“Why don’t we have just Steiner go out and rescue her, if he is as strong as he says.” I mumbled.
“ I don’t know why the queen would choose you as a lieutenant! But one day you’ll be sorry!” Steiner said drawing out his sword.
“ Look Steiner, let’s just focus on the princess okay? We’ve had enough of your bullshit.” I snapped. Steiner growled and put back his sword.
“Let’s get Vivi before we go.” Zidane said.
“Vivi? Who the hell is that?” I followed Zidane down the stairs and into a room where he lie somewhat asleep.
“Oh he’s adorable!” I said sarcastically to myself as a rolled my eyes. I had forgotten about Steiner.
“Master Vivi, are you awake?” Steiner whispered.
“ Why are you calling his master?” Zidane asked.
“ Because that mage has extraordinary power!”
“ That is a mage?” I said as Vivi got up out of the bed.
One look at me and he kind of freaked out. I don’t know why, but I guess people just don’t like me. Can’t say I blame ‘em though. I don’t like people very much either. Don’t know when I started giving a damn about people in the first place anyway. He had large, sad yellow eyes and a very dark face. Although my true feelings were hiding under my sarcasm, he was adorable.
“ W-who a-are y-you!?” Vivi stammered. I replied to him by saying:
“Oh I’m Loreile, I’m the bodyguard of the princess.”
“ Oh,”
“ I am not scary really, though I not as weak and scared as Steiner.” I patted Steiner on the back hardly just to annoy him.
“ Err STOP THAT!!!” He yelled at me. I stopped and giggled.
“ Well, let’s go save Garnet!” Zidane said, walking out of the room.
We made it deep into the forest, roots in all. It was dark and cold and I almost tripped over five roots. Just then, I knew that we where being followed. I heard footsteps from behind me, and I quickly whirled around and aimed my sword. It was the red-haired boy that asked me out.
His name was Blank, one of Zidane’s Tantalus brothers. I would’ve actually found the kid handsome, but I wasn’t in the mood. When you’re me, you don’t have the taste for interest in boys. Not that I don’t like them, it’s just that I don’t feel like talking about them endlessly.
“Hey! Easy there! I’m no monster!” Blank cried.
“Coulda fooled me…” I replied, while withdrawing my sword.
“Hey, why are you so mean?” He snapped.
“Because I like it, now shu’up!” I hollered.
“Hey Blank! What are you doing here?” Zidane questioned.
“Followed ya! Have a problem?” Bank asked.
“Actually, yes!” I snapped.
“You guys…” Vivi protested. Just then a soul cage jumped from out of nowhere, aiming for Vivi!
“ Vivi! Look out!” I yelled as the poor mage was trapped in a monster.
“ Help!” He yelled. We battled the monster, and I finally stepped up.
“ Tsunami!” I yelled as my Leviathan came shooting out of my sword.
The monster was down in one hit! We all did our little victory dance thing, Zidane doing back-flips, Steiner just holding out his sword, and I flicking my hair as I’ve seen Beatrix do many times. Blank flung back his arm holding his dagger, then glanced at me. I think I heard him murmur something, but I just ignored it.
“Wow, you sure are powerful!” Vivi said running up to me.
“Aw, thanks…my summons are pretty powerful aren’t they?”
“Yeah!” Vivi replied.
Steiner grunted at me, obviously jealous of my awesome powers. I could honestly tell that he never had any supreme attention while growing up. Honestly, I don’t care because I never had attention. The only thing I remember growing up was just getting into trouble with my brothers, Kenta and Kazu. They always knew how to pull pranks, steal and have fun. It was like an instinct for those two boneheads! We all made it to where we could see what must be the head monster’s place was.
Blank smiled at me like he liked me or something. I turned my head in disgust because how could I like somebody I don’t even know? Or how could they like somebody like me? I don’t even know how old this kid is. It was as if he was reading my mind because he shouted out that he was eighteen, which shocked me. Same age! When we got inside we saw a huge plant thing blocking the princess!
“Okay lets do it gang!” Blank yelled.
Now I knew he was trying to impress me, I was really getting annoyed with this guy. All the others hit their hardest and Vivi and Steiner did their fire sword. Of course their attempts failed to hurt him so I just simply used my Ifrit and burned the thing to death. I flicked my hair once again knowing I was really, really powerful and would remain that way.
Garnet was out cold. Blank and Zidane were panting because they had tried their hardest, I didn’t even break a sweat! Steiner picked up Garnet when a bunch of little bug/plant monsters came out of the ground! It was like a fountain, they just kept coming!
“You guys, this is our wake up call! We gotta retreat!” I yelled. We all ran out except for Zidane.
“C’mon!” I yelled.
“ Something is wrong.”
“Yeah, you’re gonna get hurt if you don’t come, stupid!” I grabbed his arm and yanked him away to where everyone was.
“You okay?” Blank asked. I didn’t say anything, I was not willing to go on with the stupid game he was playing. I then heard a rustle in the bushes and a plant spider jumped out right at me!
I was alert enough to know when to swing my sword so I sliced it in half! I turned around to where we had fought the monster and I noticed the forest was petrifying! I yelled to everyone, warning them about getting petrified. Running to the light at the end of the forest. The others followed, Vivi was slow so I ran back to help him. I covered the back half of him so he wouldn’t get petrified.
“ Don’t worry Vivi, I gotcha!” I shouted, and shoved him under my arm like a football.
I looked back behind me and I knew the plant monsters were after me. I felt two sharp claw like things grab me at the waist and I was struggling so I wouldn’t get petrified. The monster was slowly getting petrified from the legs up.
“Grr! Leggo!” I yelled as Blank came to my rescue.
“ Let her go!” He yelled as he sliced the monster in two and the monster dropped me.
“ Thanks.”
“ No problem,” I ran as fast as I could.
Blank following behind me…like I did Vivi protect from getting petrified. When I looked back to him I saw him hand me something, it was a map. It had a bow tied with leather string and the map was somewhat ripped, but just at the edges.
“C’mon take it, just incase I don’t make it.” He said.
I grabbed it and stuffed it into my pocket. I turned around to see Blank dodging the claws of the plant things. I grabbed his arm and pulled him towards me.
“Thanks.” He said.
“Anytime…” I replied.
“Didn’t catch your name.”
“Loreile.”
“Blank.”
“Awesome, now let’s go!”
As we were running I noticed Zidane was slowing down, and was getting tired.
“I’ll go help Zidane! Blank, you help Vivi!” I yelled.
Blank nodded and held Vivi under one arm like I did. Zidane was getting to the point where he was inches away from getting caught, then one monster came rushing towards him with tremendous speed! I knew I had to help him now. I was panting hard and my legs seemed to have a mind of their own. I was running faster then I ever had in my life!
“Look out!” I yelled.
The monster was just about to grab Zidane. I then rushed to the rescue and got taken instead of Zidane. Then I fired Ifrit and jumped away. Zidane and I ran towards Blank and the others.
The exit had closed up and Garnet woke up hacking and coughing. I accompanied Zidane at the closed up exit. Zidane remained silent for a minute or two. Then I, knowing that there was nothing I could do…left Zidane alone. Blank followed me, wrapping an arm around me. I knocked it off.
“Leave me alone, okay? Look, thanks for saving me but cut out the flirt act, alright?” I snapped.
“Man…” Blank murmured. I walked back to where Steiner, Vivi and Garnet lie looking at the stars.
“Garnet…I mean princess, I just want to know what you think of all this…like do you want to go back to Alexandria?” I asked. Garnet remained silent. Zidane walked back and Steiner immediately started scowling.
“ Why you selfish, lousy fool! I shall have your head for all the terrible harm you’ve come to Princess!”
“Steiner,” Garnet said softly.
“ Sorry, your highness.”
“ Look, it is not Zidane’s fault that the Captain failed to do his job.” I said walking to the princess.
“ Garnet…what ever you do, I’ll follow…where ever you go I’ll always be there to protect you!”
“Thank you, Loreile.” Garnet said as she cuddled up to the fire.