Chapter 10~Allen Arrives

    Van took a big deep breath, it was breakfast and he wished to eat in peace and quite, but the gods didn't think about it that way! They sent a chatter box to him! He wanted to just walk out of the dinning room so badly. He thought of some excuses but all seem sorta rude. He wanted to tear her head and smack her face until they get into the position he wanted them to be in. He just suddenly realized that Princess Sarala's nose was sooooooo pointy! Her mouth was pretty wide, she had black silky hair which maybe the only thing she is proud of besides her skin. 'Yick! What a freaky girl!'

    'He is totally digging me!' the chatter box's mind works differently from Van's. She was glad that father wanted to sleep more, his excuse was, " My legs are sore from the long harsh ride." But actually he really wanted to sleep. So Sarala went off by herself accompanied by a two woman servants. She fussed all over her dress and makeup. Everything had to be perfect in front of the Fanalian King.

'Gosh! She puts too much makeup on! Haaaa, she doesn't even know that she has smeared her lip stick over her cheek, I guess I'll just pretend not to notice. Gosh! She sure is vain!' Van chuckled to himself he couldn't help it anymore, the smeared lip stick made him wanted to laugh badly. "What is it my lord?" Princess Sarala's voice echoed clearly across the table of the big dinning hall. Merel who sat my her Lord Van was giggling herself. Van still kept on laughing. "My lord, if you wouldn't mind telling me what is so funny---" Van could hear he voice tensing a bit, he didn't want to anger his guest. "Oh! Sorry my lady, its just that----" before Van could finish Merel said, "you got some lip stick smeared over your cheek, maybe you accidentally messed it up while wiping your little pretty lips----" she ended up with a fit of giggles. Van shouted to himself, 'Merel you brat! Why did you add that 'your little pretty lips?!!!!' argh! Now she'll be soooo angry! gosh Merel you do put me in a real tight situation here, thanks'.   

    'Oh!My!Gosh! How can this happen? I was suppose to be perfect! Than that catgirl even added 'my little pretty lips!' my gosh! how embarrassing!' Tears welled up in Princess Sarala's eyes, seems that things aren't really going the way she wished for them to be. Sarala quickly dabbed her cheek where the lip stick was smeared she said politely and quickly, "May you please excuse me my lord?" Van answered with a nod of the head. Sarala raced through the doors of the dinning hall into her chamber. She quickly shouted to a few servents who came running to clear up her smear and remake her face and hair and tidy up everything.

    "Merel you really shouldn't have done that!" Van said angrily and sternly to Merel who was still giggling hard by him. "Now, what did I do?" Merel's eyes were so wide and innocent. "You said, 'maybe you accidentally messed it up while wiping your little pretty lips'" Van imitated Merel's voice. "Oh, I see. So, did that offend her?" She asked. "No duh! Didn't you see the tears that started to well up in her eyes? Merel you should be really sensitive around a vain little girl." Van lectured. "Fine fine if that's what your lordship wishes" Merel answered in a sarcastic voice. Before Van could say anything else old grandpa Brek came racing in.

    "Hey whats the hurry grandpa?" Van said merrily, Van usually called Brek 'grandpa' when he was in a good mood. "Your Majesty! Allen Schezear the Knight has arrived!" he said excitingly. "About time!" mumbled Van. Van finished his breakfast which only needed a few more mouthfulls, both Merel and him raced through the halls into the front doors of the castle.

    "Hey Allen!" Allen arrived with his crusade, he was just finished ordering Gadeth on doing some chores. "Hello your Majesty" Allen bowed respectivly. "Oh! Forget the formalness! So, how has things been going on with Celena? How is Millerna? How is everything and everyone?" Van asked. "Okay, you said forget the formalness, then...VAN CALM DOWN!" Allen didn't shout that but said it in a rather loud voice that all the guards turned to look at them. "Okay fine I'm sorry but answer me how is everything?" Van asked again. "Everyone and everything is fine and I brought Celena with me, but she isn't yet done dressing in a formal dress to greet the King of Fanalia. Gosh Van, you sure have grown into a handsome young man, how is Hitomi?" Allen replied and asked. "Oh, are you sure bringing Celena is a good idea?" Van had a hint of worriness in his voice. "Oh yeah, she totally isn't Dilandau anymore, you should see her, you will totally be shocked, but lets make that a surprise until dinner how bout it? Yeah, so, how is Hitomi?" Allen asked again. "Hitomi is okay...I really don't know...last night I sensed this sad aura of her's I called to her but she only answered with a 'Van'." With that Van shook his head and looked up into the sky. "Hitomi is a girl that can take care of herself, she will be fine, believe me." Allen patted his bestfriend's back assuringly.

    "There is something wrong up there! I just know it!" Van frowed up to the sky. "She can take care of herself, you know Hitomi right? Fine lets change the topic. So, why has your Majesty commanded my presence?" Allen asked. "Ah...Well....you see....The Noovi Royal Family is here------" Allen finished the sentence up for him, "Princess Sarala expects to be engaged or maybe they just wanted to come here to mind your business? Am I not right?" "Well you are sorta right, as for the engaging part, sorry, no way, you 'll understand at lunch later." Van shook his head. "I heard about this Noovi country before. I know little of their history though, they were once the greatest rival with Austuria. It seems that Austuria had more allies and help, so they were defeated. That all happened when I was about five or six years old." Allen said knowingly. Both walked into Van's study.

    "Actually I needed your moral support, well, hehehe, just kidding. The real problem here is that Hitomi told me she had a vision." Van looked at Allen who was surprised. "Yes, a vision Allen. She told me this though, she said that this vision did not seem dangerous if handled carefully but its going to be difficult." "Excuse me, what? So the vision is telling her about our problems? Okay, this is truly surprisng news. So what am I suppose to do?" Allen frowned. "Hitomi didn't know much either, she said this vision is really weird and she never had one like it before. All she said is that you are needed. Actually I think the vision is just warning us about difficulties that lies ahead. Hitomi hinted about something 'Noovi' so I think its all about the Noovi Royal Family, Princess Sarala seems innocent enough, but we better be careful with the King." Van supplied these information for Allen that made his brain churning. "You are right Van, we must becareful with the Noovi King, especially with the reputation he had before, being Austuria's greatest enemy even though we have been nuetral for years, and also because Austuria and Fanalia is in such good terms now." Allen said worryingly.

    "Grandpa will you please bring us some snakes?" Van politely asked Brek who went rushing off to do his task. "Wow, Grandpa huh? When did you get a grandpa?" Allen chuckled. "No Allen its not grandpa grandpa its because he is so old and annoying at times just like a old grandpa so I call him grandpa. Get it?" "I guess I do. So I heard that the young king of Fanalia has been doing great with his plan of rebuilding his kingdome." Allen smiled. "Yeah I guess you can say that. In fact most of the important buildings have been rebuilt now all that is left is for the citizens to finish building their homes, everything is going on as planned. If all goes on well after two or three years Fanalia will again be flourishing with tourists to visit the beautiful forest. I'm also planning on building a garden." Van said proudly, he got up and walked over to a cabinet, he opened it and took out a scroll of paper. "This is the plan." Allen was so surprised by his friend's talent, the garden was extremely beautiful he can imagine the roses, lilies and a pond with fish in it already. On the top of the scroll of paper where the plan of the beautiful garden was designed, beautifully written was 'The Seeress's Garden'. 'He just can't get over her!' Allen thought to himself as Van chatted on about his plans for his magnificient garden.

    "Gadeth, where is brother?" Celena asked she liked Gadeth, he was always so nice to her, these days when she talked to him and saw his face she felt sorta giddy and shy, but she always found excuse or some studpid questions to ask him. "Oh, Celena! You look beautiful! Gosh, I hardly ever see you in a dress. Oh, yeah, back to your question, Boss is in the King's study talking I guess. He ordered you to only appear before Van at lunch which is only a few hours away. He said that you can wander about and that you cannot walk to far, actually he wishes for you to just go and find Merel." "Oh I see, thanks that was alot of information Gadeth, I will see you later." Celena shouted as she started to run towards the garden to find Merel. 'Gosh, she a hell of a beautiful cute gal.' Gadeth smacked his head, 'don't you go thinking that way again dumbass! Now go back to work!' Gadeth immediantly went back to work diligently ordering the crew and back to the chore's Allen ordered him to do.

    By luck, Celena bumped into Merel, they got into a fit of giggles. Merel volenteered to bring Celena to her room. They talked and had a great time until a servant woman came to say, "Lady Merel, Lady Celena, Princess Sarala wishes to join both of you." "Do, show her in." Celena said, she saw the frown and vexed expression on Merel but she was curious of this annoying brat and really wanted to meet her. She wanted to judge Sarala herself and not only listen to Merel's opinions.The little overdressed and overmakedup princess walked into the room and curtised. 'At least she is well mannered' Celena thought. It seemed that Merel read her mind because she whispered, 'That seems to be the only good part about her.'

    The little princess walked towards Merel and Celena, Sarala was interested in Celena for she just arrived. "Oh, it sure is nice that you both have let me join you." Princess Sarala said in her try-to-be-as-grown-up-as-ever-voice. When Celena heard the girl's voice she immediantly understood why Merel disliked her. "Oh, its no big deal, what other choice did we have? It will certainly be rude if we didn't right? We wouldn't want to be rude to a guest right?" Merel's sarcastic voice was going to get herself into trouble but because she said it in such a small whisper the princess only said, "Pardon me?" and turned her attention to Celena who had a fake smile on her face. "I am------" "There is no need to introduce yourself Princess Sarala lets forget the formalness alright?" Celena interuppted. "Oh, well, okay, so-----" Merel interuppted this time by saying, "Well well, lunch is about to be served, we sure don't want to miss that do we?" With she she jumped up and walked out of the room with Celena following behind her, all the little unexperienced princess could do was to follow, she does not know how to deal with older girls and even though she was a princess they were smarter than her and she knew that so all she could do was follow.

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