<< Chapter 6: The Forgotten Memories of The Past >>

" I said..STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " Addea yelled at the top of her tongue. A very bright light appeared, blinking Heath and Keith sights. The wind turned to be a typhoon. " What's going on?! Addea, control your power or you might die! " Heath cried.

The light became brighter and brighter that Heath and Keith could not see anything. Heath cried again, " Addea!!!!!! "

The light kept on blinking them as Addea screamed. ' I can see... I can remember... I remember!! '

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" Princess, you must sign these documents. "

" I know... "

" Princess, you need to approve this. "

" Yeah, yeah, I already knew that. "

" Princess, don't forget your meeting. "

" Okay, I know! Could you all keep quiet for a while, please? "

" Princess, you... "

" Silence!!! " A dark- brown haired girl yelled and the hall became silence at once. She stood up and stared at the people in the hall with a glare that could frighten the bravest of all men. " Ahem... " She began. " I know what am I doing, people. Could you please leave me alone here? " 

" Oh, certainly, Princess! " The people chorused as they bowed and ran out of the hall as soon as they can, shutting the large door. The girl sank onto her chair again, feeling a little relief. " Oh, man... What did I do to deserve this? " She sighed as she looked at her table, swamped with papers. " Huh... "

Knock! Knock! Knock!

" Who's there? " She asked.

" It's me! " Replied a voice of a girl.

" Oh, come in, please. "

The door creaked open and pink haired girl stepped in. " Hello, Addea! How's your day? " 

The princess, who was supposed to be Addea, answered. " Oh, like hell! How's yours, Misty? " Addea asked the girl back. The pink haired girl was Misty, The Guardian of Love. " Nothing special. Everything went on smoothly until ... Er. . . " Misty stopped. Addea looked at her questioningly. " Until what? " " Er, nothing. " 

" It can't be nothing! C'mon, tell me Misty. "

" It's really nothing. "

" Misty.... "

" Urgh.. I'm afraid it would probably get you fired up if I tell you."

" Oh, Misty, please!!!!! "

" Okay, okay... You see, Caludia, Sierra, Errol, Leith and I were discussing about our kingdom. Needless to say that we were talking about you. Suddenly, Heath appeared. " " Oh, that stupid guy.." " And he said that... That.. He said you are a stuborn girl and a real fool who always does things without thinking. He said you're clumsy, rock headed and... "

" That's enough. " Addea cut her off. Like what Misty had said before, Addea really got mad and the temperature started to increase. " That mad, lousy Heath Lockhart! I'll show you who the real fool is!!!!! " She yelled angrily. ' Gosh, I shouldn't have told her! ' Misty thought and said a small prayer. She remembered when Addea got angry the previous year. At that time, the Mirage Volcano exploded. 

Dumm! Damm! Dumm! Damm! The Mirage Palace was attacked by a sudden earthquake as Addea made her way out of the hall. ' Stupid Heath! You donkey, monkey, wild cat, mad dog! Grrrr!!! ' " Er... Forgive me, Your Majesty. Your meeting is thirty minutes to go, sire.. " An old man, who was supposed to be her advisor approached her. " Cancel it, " she simply answered. " But Princess ... " " Just do as I order. Cancel it! " " Yes, sire! " With this, he ran away from her, to inform everyone that the meeting that evening was cancelled.

Just when she was about to stepped out of the castle area, she heard a man's voice. He was singing a nice song. ' Em? Who might that be? ' She thought and searched for the guy. As she reached the palace's Secret Garden, she saw a figure of a fine looking young guy relaxing himself, singing and laying down on a branch of a big tree. ' Heath? '

I looked in your eyes
And I see a mirage in them
Since then, my heart told me
All I wish for is in you
All I'm longing for is with you

I sat down and tried
I tried to sort it out
Why am I feeling this way for you
Then, something told me
You are the only one I ever need

You're always there in my heart
You're more than an angle
You gave me more than love
But you never thought that I cared

It's time you know, my love
Now that I've found you and I'll never let go
You are my everything and I need you so
And loving you is all that I know
I swear that I'll never break your heart

I want you to know that I love you so
And I swear I will continue to love you
Even in the afterlife
You are always gonna be here in my heart
Forever and ever more 

The guy stopped and quickly turned his face to the ground, where Addea was standing, smiling coyly. " Well,well, well... A real fool finally falls in love with a girl. I wonder who that unfortunate girl might be, " she teased him and giggled. He jumped of the tree and approached her. " The real fool is you, not me. I wonder, you might sneak out of your work to be standing here. You know, you're a lazy girl! Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha! " He teased and laughed at her.

" HEATH...YOU... " " What? I'm telling you the truth, real fool! " " Grrrrr!! " BZZZT!!!! It was one of those rare moments when the atmosphere tensed, the 
temperature rose and Addea's and Heath's eyes generated flashes of lightning at each other. After a few moments, Heath gave in first and turned around. " I'm not in the mood to quarrel with you.." He mumbled softly. Something was bothering him. " Huh, so do I. I'd better resume my work than wasting time with you here, " she said and began to walk away.

When she was a little far from him, he turned around and watched her walked away from him. There was a glimmer of hope in his sea - green eyes. ' Heath, you're being stupid again.. '

Weeks passed...

" That's it! Don't you understand what I said?! " Addea banged her fists on her table. Heath turned around, pretending he didn't hear what she was talking about. 

" Why? It's ideal. You can ask them right over there, " he pointed his point finger to his friends who were currently sitting on their chairs. 

" We can't send any of you to check out the outer space. The Soul Knights are supposed to be in this kingdom for full time. As a matter of fact, I'm saying that I won't let any of the knights including YOU go to the outer space. Do you hear me? " 

" There are eleven of us. I can't stand here and watch our enemies try to slip in. Why don't you just let me go and check it? " He asked again, this time looking sharply at her. Addea did not know how to answer. 

A week ago, she received news saying that some unknown companies were gathering outside their world. It seemed like they were trying to attack Mirage. Heath volunteered to go and see it himself but Addea did not approve his request.

Addea stood up and approached him with a disgruntled look. " I still say you're not going. You're the leader of the Soul Knights, The Guardian of Fire and Thunder and you played a big part in us all, " she said gently but firmly. Their gazes met for a few moments. Then, he shrugged and giggled.

" Why do you care, anyway? Are you afraid that I might die back there? Huh, isn't that better for you if I die? You'll have no one to butting head with you soon, " he teased. " You... " Hearing this, Addea slapped him hard on the cheek. 

" You're a real jerk! You never care about anyone else! You never care if you're breaking other person's heart! All you care about is yourself! You are thinking of nothing but yourself! I've tried to be kind to you but now I hate you! I HATE YOU, HEATH LOCKHART!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!!!! " Without thinking, she ran out of the Royal Hall as fast as she could with a really grim face, tears streaming down.


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