Hi everyone, I'm back and a freshly graduated senior to
boot. What?! She has a fic?! Yeah!!!!! So anyway, I decided to continue my
long forgotten Zechs and Noin fantasy fic. The last part I wrote was
about Zechs and Noin's history from Noin's reflection. Hope you like it.
*Just email me if all you lost ones need the first parts of the
fic.*
Here it
is ______________________________________________________________________
"I
hope you realize this is only temporary Trieze," Une replied. Her teeth
grated together in frustrated anger.
It had been two weeks since Treize
had rescued her from Fire Cove. Heavens, how she missed that place. Although
she couldn't lie to herself, the fey court was wonderful. It was not that
she wasn't grateful to Treize for saving her life……God knows he had done
that more than one time. The problem was that now, Treize had claimed her.
It wouldn't bother her so if the King of the Fey wasn't so damn
handsome. It wouldn't bother her so if she didn't crave him so. But she
did. When her nightmares followed the healing of the agony spells, Treize
had been the one to pad to her chamber and comfort her in the darkness. How
could she resist his kindness when is body had felt so warm and his arms had
felt so safe around her. Damn it! She had stayed away from men for a reason,
Treize would only control her if he got the chance. She couldn't allow
that….could she?
All this and more raced through Une's mind as she stared
defiantly at the intensely handsome king in front of her.
Treize
stared at her with sapphire eyes that held nothing but mischievous taunting.
His handsome mouth was raised in a smirk that had the ability to give even
the most devout nun a dream of the worse kind.
"What, my dear lady,
is only temporary?" His face now feigned complete innocence.
Une felt
a smile tug at her own mouth. She suppressed the urge to laugh and
concentrated on more serious matters, like never being enslaved to a man
again…..like that, oh so, precious freedom.
" You keeping me here is only
temporary. There are you happy? Treize, I am fully grown and I can take care
of myself. I'll be damned if I stay here and waste my life away at the will
of an overposessive man, who has been indulged too damn much in his life
time. This seems to amuse you….Your Highness.
She added the formality
to emphasize distance between them. Not surprising, it had the opposite
affect on Treize as he moved closer to Une. Her scent intoxicated him, but
at the moment he was losing his temper fast. His smile, often a signal for
trouble, widen.
" First, Lady, I will never forget seeing you helpless
and in pain in front of your cove. So as for protection, I will not be
satisfied with none other than my own."
" You are being-"
He
caught her face firmly and placed a finger over her lovely
mouth.
"Second, your stay here is quite permanent. Everyone in the
kingdom recognizes my claim to you, whether you like it or not. Try and
fight it, Une take it to the highest authority….oh wait….that would be me
anyway. So there's no use fighting there." He paused noticing that his
sarcasm did not go unnoticed.
She was fuming. Uncaring, he
continued.
" Thirdly, I am willing to let you travel to any part of this
world you choose. Some places I would enjoy accompanying you. Others, if
you wish, you may travel alone. However, rest assure that I will always
be in contact."
She opened her mouth to possibly refute, and he cut her
off once more.
" Lastly, lady, you are quite right. I have been indulged
my entire life. It shall be no different in this. So I hope you weren't
thinking to change that.
Her entire being was screaming
frusratation. She jerked her face away from his hand. Why the hell couldn't
he see reason?!
"And what, pray tell, do you expect me to do, while your
dally on with your court? What am I to be…your servant?! She
exclaimed.
More than one image of Une..serving him….entered Treize's
mind. He brushed those thoughts away and returned to the issue at
hand.
"If you would have kept your temper, my lady," he purposely
emphasized the `my', "then I could have told you my suggestion."
"I'm
waiting."
He sighed, and prayed to whatever higher being available,
that it would please her.
" I want you to be my war
advisor."
" I love it, Trieze. It's a wonderful idea! Let's take a
woman, who is already feared and hated by the Fey council and the Mages
of Lorn, and let's put her into a position of power." She drawled. Sarcasm
dripped every word.
"Une…" Treize started.
"Oh no, there's more.
Both councils hate women……that's obvious by the way they treated Noin. But
let's challenge them anyway. At the best, they'll say I got the position on
my damned back. At worst, they'll……."
" Une, stop it. You know I,
and I alone rule my court. I could care less about what the councils say.
Them of all people know intimately of my disregard for their regulations.
Furthermore, I truly don't trust the councils anyway. They are a group of
senile idiots who hate and fear any powers that do not come from
themselves."
" Would you truly trust me with that responsibility?" she
asked.
He could see her fortress slowly crumbling.
" More than
anyone else I know Une. Fire cove, was damn near impenetrable. The Fey Court
has cared more about beauty, than safety for longer than I've ruled. It's
time to change that. Especially, if we have a mage as powerful as the one
that attacked you in our land."
"Fine, I'll do it, but only on one
condition…"
" That is…." He asked cautiously.
" Please get me
something to wear other than these dresses. You can't imagine how much I
hate them." She said.
He laughed. His laughter struck at something deep
within her. She pushed the unknown feeling aside. Now wasn't the
time.
While still smiling at her he said, "Bargain
stuck."
******************************************************* <flashback
from Noin's reflection continued.>
Zechs paced the university chamber.
He had never felt that type of power. God! If Noin could learn to control
it….. Just thinking of her sent a host of emotions throughout his being.
Worry. He wondered if that bastard Corinth's mage chain took too much of
Noin's energy. Anger. Any fool could see that she had been the victim. Alex
had been tried before for harassing a young merchant's daughter. But
Zechs would deal with him later. Right now he had an ignorant council to
deal with, and a battle to prepare for. If he won, Noin would be his. What
would he do with her? He smiled sardonically. The question was more like
what would he do to her? He shook those thoughts away. She was probably
ready now.
He made his way to the central chamber. The chamber was the
biggest room in the university; if it could be called that. It was like
a small arena. The council's chairs were above the center of the room and
each side of the room was decorated in the symbols of various types of
powers. Zechs was the only mage, since Lorn himself, who could control every
type of power. Although he knew he could defeat Noin, he didn't want to hurt
her in any way. He stepped into the chamber and wondered at what was to
come. ______________________________________________________________________
Okay
how'd you guys like it? Replies….Replies….I need replies.
I know, I know,
more Zechs and Noin ….right? Sorry, but I really wanted Treize and Une in
there too, ya know. Anyway, the next part is going to be nothing but Zechs
and Noin. It'll feature their battle….yadda, yadda, yadda, and it will also
take us into Zech's search for Noin.
Will he find her, before the
evil mage does? What is going to happen?
These answers and more…….when
my lazy ass writes the next part.
