lokuri

Maki was looking up at King Gray, who was announcing the names. She smiled a bit when she heard her name, and the other names of her friends as well. Then she noticed a surprising force strike the air, and, using her quick reflexes, caught Reen with amazing speed, considering that she was not paying attention.

"Uh, Reen, are you okay?" Maki asked before grinning at the snoozing girl. "Heh, I guess I would be tired as well, if I did as much fighting as you did, Reen."

Maki's ears bealy picked up the rest of King Gray's speech, aside from something about a letter being mailed to everyone who was one of the top ten winners. It was some time later, a mere few seconds after the announcement was over, when another presence came swooping down from Sunset Hill.

"Please take her to an inn," A voice commanded kindly, obviously observing Reen, for he was looking down at her when Maki looked up. "This'll pay for all the expenses."

It was then when Maki realized who it was. A royalty, King Lamont, no less, was staring directly at her, holding out a pouch filled with gold coins. She felt herself blush a little, before shaking her head and gently taking the pouch.

"Th-thank you--thank you very much!" Maki added with enhuism, bowing without thinking. "Ah, do you know Reen, sir--I mean, King Lamont. I'm sorry!"

This was not normal behavior for Maki. In fact, her new cheerfulness was new too. Ever since she came to the Royal Rumble, she noticed a new side opening up before her eyes. Since the moment she lost her father, she was afraid to fight or let her heart open up too much around friends. It even seemed that when she did, Maki would edventually lose that friend, which brought back thoughts of her father. She even began distancing herself from Lun and her mother, playing her flute being her only comfort. Now she was blushing and smiling, something she had not done since she was with her father.

"Maybe I can actually keep these friends," Maki thought suddenly. "I can tell Lun has been worried about me up until now. She seems to have brightened up a bit too. Well, I guess that is what made me so interested in Reen. We both have hidden our hearts, and we both managed to make each other smile. If I can, I will try my best to protect her...but first, I have to take her to an inn. From there, we get our letters. I just hope--"

"Oi!" Another voice shouted, shattering her chain of thought. "Lamont! You already have Lune and you still flirt with other girls?"

This time, it was King Gray. His laughter was feeling the air, making Maki stop blushing. It was a split second later, when the red from her cheeks almost faded away, that her face flashed red again. An arrow shot by so fast, a tree in the distance stood no more, completly gone from sight. The smile had gone from King Gray's face, followed by sweat. It also seemed the smile had transfered to King Lamont, who seemed almost pleased with what he did.

"A-amazing!" Maki beamed, thus the thought of Reen's power sent into her arrows flickered into her mind. "It's the same--!"

“‘EY!" Icarus interrupted. "UH...King! Sir! About us getting the cards with the name of are opponents on them. Can I possibly get mine sent to Maki's house here? I hope so cause I wonder if the messenger can find tree in the middle of a forest.

Maki was shocked by this response, and the next.

"Maybe Pastel should take her to the Inn," Icarus added. "I'm sure she would like her ' Knight in Shining Armor' to take her there."

"Hey, what makes you think this is a burden to me?" Maki shouted back, realizing she was fuming. "I mean, since I was already asked, I might as well...right? Just handing Reen to Pastel would seem rude and all."

"The world never ceases to amaze me..." Icarus said, gazing at the sky."

Maki merely let a soft smirk appear on her face, letting her light green eyes take in the pink, purple, and blue colors blending together, the sun slowly growing wider and thinner with each minute. Then the grow brought her out of her trance.

"Uh...you guys think, maybe we could get some chow? I'm starving!" Icarus stated suddenly.

"Yeah, it was a long day," Maki murmured, before changing the subject. "How about all of you go out to eat? I will catch up, as soon as I get Reen to the inn, okay?"

Maki raced off, her feet pounding on the pavement. The sun was barely glowing now, the blue starting to engulf the beautiful scenary of colors. It was not long before she made it to a medium sized building, the dimming light giving it an eerie shade of darkness. Entering, she saw a busy woman stacking paper and assigning rooms. When Maki finally reached her, she glanced up over the rims of her glasses before turning her attention to the paper in front of her.

"Name?" The blond-haired woman questioned, pushing some golden strands out of her face.

"Ah, M--Reen," Maki corrected quickly. "This girl's name is Reen. She will be staying here."

"Alright, room for one," The brown-eyed woman clarified obviously. "Here. This is the room key for 162. It is located on the second floor. Take those stairs and walk down till you see a window. The door will be on you left."

Maki thanked the woman, handing over the gold coins in the pouch, which ended up being the exact price. Once in the room, Maki laid Reen down under the sheets, resting her arms on the side of the bed.

((OOC: I do not mind if you controlled my character a little, JubJub. It made it easier to post ^^ ))

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