Beginning One month Earlier Ago:
The same song had returned once again. There was a mournful quality to that voice, a pure soprano that could make stones weep. The unseen singer let her voice sweep over all to those that could hear her, singing of love and sunshine, summer nights and glittering lakes; all sorts of things that could lift one's spirit, even as she sounded as though she wished to cry.
Suddenly, the song stopped. A terrible silence fell over the darkness, which was soon replaced by a blood-chilling scream from the singer.
"NO! No please, don't take them away from me! Stay back! Stay away from me! HELP! Someone, anyone, please!"
Her scream pierced the darkness again, lasting for several minutes. She begged for mercy repeatedly, but it was obviously not given.
The worst part was when she began weeping, like everything good in her life had been stripped away, leaving her alone to the darkness.
The young woman having the nightmare was weeping herself, as she struggled to return to consciousness. Her ice crystal blue eyes snapped opened slowly, and she laid the back of one hand against her sweaty forehead. She shook her head slightly, and sitting up from the tree that she was laying on against her back.
"Why?" she whispered softly to herself, tears still falling down her pale cheeks. "Why do I keep having that dream?"
This was the third night in a row since the first snow drop from the beginning of this month of December even mostly on the bright full moon and that she had woken up crying over the same nightmare. The pure white silver-haired beauty smiled loving at the night sky that will soon will fill with the first peace light from the morning sunrise, and the woman slowly got off from the snowy ground that was cover with pure white snow so that she wouldn't miss the sunrise, and she was still in her pure white nightdress that was the only thing she have been wearing since she walk the all the way from castle room to village then the tree without anybody notice her in the middle of the cold night just to see the light from the sunrise. She walked out onto it, and inhaled close to the fresh morning cold breeze lingeringly. As she often did while standing on crystal clear grass that reveal itself from it cold slumber with her bare foot, the light blue-eyed woman cast her eyes to looked out in the distance as the wind blew her long hair wildly and revealing her pointing elf ear and to the mountains that stood middle of the forest in the distance behind where she is, barely visible through from the village that stood between the kingdom of Lunaria where human and magical creature being live peacefully together in this kingdom and the kingdom is well hidden in the forest somewhere in London.
She took a deep breath to calm herself.
The white silver-haired princess had to admit to herself, she had always loved to sing more than anything after when she discovered her power to sing miracle at very young age and that power was known as the Power Of The Song, and my grandfather did told me that this gifted power have been passed down on due to my mother side of the family from very long ancient time ago from my ancestors and ever since... even my mother must have that ability as well.
It was morning came at last and the birds began to chirped loudly as the princess look at the view when light have finally rise up to the sky from it long slumber. At the same time as the morning blue sky have came and it was day of her birthday celebration when she just turn the age of 18th today, where the whole kingdom is going to celebrate and she mostly excited for one thing it where she going to sing to the whole celebration as well for to those are excited to hear the princess voice."
"Time to walk back a long trip get to my home in time before Yuka will notice that I'm gone and got complete lost again on my way back," she mouthed at herself with a smile, thrilled that Yuka had seen her clumsy way and that her nanny often worry so much for her safety and at least once before the princess travel to the Village, with or without any guidance.
Okey.... which direction way did i mostly came from again?....Oh no i gotten myself lost again. As the princess mouthed at herself.
It was morning already and where the worker that service the castle help each other to get everything ready for tonight celebration and the lady in waiting that go by name of Satsuki was on her way to walked to the princess room. Her light red color hair was tied up on her head with a large flower crown covered in little diamonds and letting strands of hair hanging down in curls. She walked to princess bed and as she about was about to wake her and she gratefully as she opened the door to go in.
Smiling a bit, she walked through and headed for the bed, which strangely had the curtains drawn over it. Was the sunlight bothering her? "Hikaru," she called softly, drawing the soft white curtain to one side.
"Happy Birthday...?" Before Satsuki could finish her sentences. She stared at the empty bed with open-mouthed silent. Well, nearly empty.
"Has Small lady done it again did she Satsuki?" a familiar voice in a high-pitched voice as a beautiful fae fairy women asked and as she came in the room with her very light blonde color hair was quite long enough and on top of her head with a large flower tiara covered in little diamonds and letting strands of hair hanging down in curls, even as Satsuki numbly reached down, and gently picked up the curtain with a gentle smile and folded it that had been left on the bed. "I'm afraid so, she must have wonder off again middle in the night again " Satsuki spoke with kind smile.
"With the princess curiosity and bad with her surroundings, might as well tell the king not to worry again and we better look for Small Lady to get her ready for her birthday celebration. Come along Satsuki." the immortal woman said.
As Satsuk followed the bodyguard fairy downstairs to the first floor and as they about turned they come face to face at Hikaru with her is two other people by her side, one was a woman with long golden hair that shine as if the light hit her hair and her eye were deep brown was fill with kindness and care and this woman was wearing in a silver armor with a silver cape behind her back and as for the other guard was a man who was also in his armor too but his hair was light pale purple and his eye were deep blue that have the same feeling as the other guard has. When they came upon face to face at each other and they waited for someone to speak first.
"Good Morning Auntie Satsuki and Nanny Yuka," Hikaru replied with a cheerful smiling as always.
"Good morning and Happy Birthday Princess," Satsuki commented as she came up and hug the young princess.
Yuka smiled, "Happy Birthday to you as well Small Lady, i didn't expect you twin managed to find the princess in time for her birthday celebration just on perfect timing before the princess get more lost as alway even if she miss her own birthday.
Isn't that right Lady Uta Caption of the royal guard and Sir Atsuko Leobolt and as the fae turn her head towards at the two royal guard as they smile too.
Lady Yuka, do you know where i can find my grandfather? Hikaru mouthed at herself with a smile.
As Yuka notice Hikaru held a bunch of pure white rose use as a bouquets in her arm and bought it closer to her crest as if she bought it for two special people in her life.
"Your grandfather is at the royal garden with your mother and grandmother Small Lady," Yuka whispered with a faded smile.
The silver princess smiled and left the room. They stood and watched as Hikaru walked into the castle hallway.
When the princess is out sight, the two women's look back at the two guards and the fae fairy look at Atsuko with her shiny green eye and she began to spoke first.
So let me guess did she got lost in the market again on her way back and please do explain details? the fae fairy asked.
The two soldiers stood quietly listening and look at each other, "well it quite a long story, we kinda figure that right away that our little Hikaru was out again and while during me and my sister were in combat practicing at royal guard field for the knight tournament then me and sister were told by one of our guard that the princess was seen in the village market as she went through the market and got complete lost again so we went after her, Atsuko begin to explain.
It took us a while to find her but we eventually did. She still tried to explain again with the road keeping change but Uta was able to catch up with her" Atsuko as explain the story.
She looked around to be sure where to go next saw and all the village watch her confused around the village and still welcoming their princess. When she saw it was clear, she turned and walked around the building into an alley. Hikaru stopped and gasped at all the people and magical being walking in town. There were more magical villagers than normal human in Lunaria. She saw quiet a few unicorns kindly pull the wagon and Village human and fairy helping with each other carrying crate with their arm passing down at each other for their market. Hikaru turned from the alley and continued walking looking at every store she looking for.
Uta continued walking till she reached town village market. She had forgotten how she was going to find her youngest cousin. Hikaru would most likely had gotten herself lost again in town, in that case i have to headed the opposite direction in order to find her that easily, Uta as she explain herself in the mean time.
Atsuko decided to walk around on his own and till he spots lady watching him or a lady that he recognized. He walked slowly peaking inside stores looking for the princess he would recognize. He walked down a few more streets until he spotted a lady he was sure he knew. She was most likely only person still in her pure white nightgown and with silver long hair in town. She even acted like if she was new in town. Atsuko followed her for a while just to be sure that if Hikaru know where she was going. When he saw Hikaru was fascinated with something in a window he walked up to her and stopped behind her. "Well, well if it isn't the Songstress herself in town again." Hikaru gasped, she instantly knew the voice. She turned her head and saw Atsuko smiling at her.
"Brother Atsuko, what you doing in town and were you and Uta are supposed to get ready for the royal knight tournament?" Hikaru asked.
"We are supposed to and after my sister guard told us that you were in town again and lost again,' Atsuko told her and were you supposed to get ready for your birthday celebration as well. Atsuko replies again to her.
"Brother Atsuko before i get to that?" Hikaru cheerfully said, "May i stop at the flowers market first and i want to get flower of white roses, so i can give it for mother and grandmother after that we can head back before Satsuki and especially Lady Yuka will find out that i'm gone out overnight again" Hikaru said. Atsuko give out faded smile even everyone know excluding himself know about Yuka alway finding out that Hikaru is lost in town anyway, of course Miu if that make you and your mother truly happy. Atsuko said.
He walked closing next to Hikaru follow from behind to make sure she doesn't get lost. They company with each other and quickly continue exploring the town.
"well anyways, that why we took her to the flower market first. Atsuko as finishing with the story.
"That why it took the three of us little while to get back here and until Uta managed to find us on the way," Atsuko told her while finishing the story.
Oh," Yuka understood." She can't just leave the castle grounds at night without one of you two accompany her."
"She not like that at and she just like to see the night time by herself," Uta replied.
"Sorry, We just want her to...," Atsuko looked at her again.
"It doesn't matter weather you two likes it or not. It's must been done to keep her safe and keep her ability power in control, she'll have to understand that until she be future crown queen soon or one day," Yuka exclaimed.
"She's only 18 until now, Atsuko exclaimed to the Fae Woman.
There's a lot more she's not going to learn and understand soon till she's get older," Yuka pointed out. Atsuko stood quietly before saying anything, "I'm truly sorry Atsuko, i'm just truly mostly worried for her that all since after what happen that fateful day after her birth; please forgive my behavior Yuka sighed.
And please you two just watch her and keep her safe after what happens to my best friend." As she said these words in her head and she turned and left to heading back to the princess chamber room to get ready for the princess return after the visit from the garden.
Atsuko and Uta, Satsuki stood and stared at each other's.
That poor dear," Satsuki commented, startling Uta and Atsuko who had forgot that the princess lady in waiting is still standing next to them, "She lost her best friend after that fateful day", Satsuki replies.