Fan Fiction |
by ltrrcrazy
Five years later...
Tavia Yeung, the country's queen, the phoenix and the goddess of love, was racing around the royal palace gardens, trying but not succeeding, on catching the four year old daughter of hers.
¡°Catch me catch me. Hehe. Come on come on.¡± Crystal cried, waving her hands at her mother.
¡°I will if you would let me catch up first!¡± Tavia shouted across the garden.
She stopped by a stone table and started catching her breath as her beautiful princess skipped her way towards her.
¡°Come and sit down, have a rest and later we have to go back so you can change into your new clothes.¡± Tavia said, wiping the sweat from Crystal's forehead.
¡°Mother, why do we have so many new clothes? Au Yeung si gong told me that there are people everywhere who don't have as much clothes as I have.¡± Crystal said, remembering what her father's si fu, her si gong had told her.
Tavia smiled at her daughter's words.
¡°You make me proud Crystal. I know you care about others a lot, but today, your father's sister is going to come, and I want you to be at your prettiest when she sees you.¡± Tavia explained, whilst starting to walk back to her chamber. ¡° I promise you, you will become attached to her as soon as you know her.¡±
¡°But you said I was going to see her last time.¡± Crystal cried, stressing the last two words. ¡°She didn't come last year. It's not like this year's any difference.¡±
She was right. Leila hadn't turned up at last year's new year celebration, nor the three before that, in fact Tavia had not seen her since Raymond's celebration for his first year reigning.
After that day, Leila seemed to have disappeared. The only thing that proved she didn't get kidnapped-which Raymond thought she was-was the letter she had left.
Tavia could never forget that, year after year, no news of Leila was heard apart from a letter each year saying sorry for not attending the celebration. Ron and Bosco got so annoyed and worried, they went off to search for her.
¡°You highness! The lords are in the great hall already.¡± Kiki's voice stormed into her thoughts.
Kiki was now Princess Crystal's personal maid, having looked after her since she was born.
¡°Alright, we are coming.¡± Tavia said. And with that her heart filled with hope once again that Leila would appear today and led Crystal back in.
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Peace walked slowly towards the city, there was no point of rushing like everyone else was around her. Whilst they all wanted to see the king that gave them five years of peace, Peace knew that however fast Peace went, there was no way the king didn't want to see Peace.
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Raymond, Sammuel and some others were in Raymond's study, pondering over a series of lists.
¡°Once again, Peace has stolen the gifts of these lords from your majesty.¡± A lord said handing over yet another list of names.
After he had taken the list, he sent all the lords away except for Sammuel.
¡°What do you think Sammuel?¡± Raymond asked.
¡°Even though this Peace has been stealing and kidnapping, I can't help thinking Peace is a good person. All the things Peace stolen was found sold to shops and the money was used to feed the poor. And the kidnaps were all on people we wanted to get rid of anyway. Peace even made them be loyal to you from their hearts, although I have no idea why or how Peace did it.¡±
¡°You sure know me. If I wasn't the king, I would be cheering Peace on.¡± Raymond said. ¡°So, how has it been with you and Michelle?¡± He asked, changing the subject.
¡°I have said so many times that we are friends now. But if you think that answer is not good enough, then maybe you should ask if she would like to be my sister. I have asked more than enough times, now I am waiting for her reply.¡±
¡°Really? I have always thought you two were a sweet couple. You sure you only want to be her brother?¡±
¡°I'm sure, and this isn't the time to ponder on about these things. Your celebration is going to be on in less then one hour. You better start to get ready.¡± Sammuel reminded him.
¡°Yeah. And hopefully, Ron and Bosco would come back with good news this time.¡± Raymond sighed.
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The drums pounded and the dragons danced. Fireworks started and lighted the sky. The streets were filled with people talking and laughing, all quietened when Raymond and Tavia stood at the top of the Palace walls.
¡°All I have to say is that without you all, there wouldn't be today.¡± Raymond spoke loudly. After the crowd had calmed down after the cheering, Raymond carried on speaking. ¡°So therefore, today is a celebration to every one of us, not just me. Now let us start the celebration!¡±
The crowd cheered again. Peace, who was stood in the crowd looked around, finally spotting the two people she was finding.
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As the generals and lords took their gifts to the king, Ron and Bosco smiled from their hearts. Nancy was up next, representing Wah San Pai, she gave the king blessing from all of Wah san and presented her gift.
Because, Ron and Bosco stopped being a lord and went searching the lands, they were once again peasants so was one of the last to present their gifts.
¡°We, Ron Ng and Bosco Wong present you our gift.¡± They stepped aside letting Raymond have a full view of the entrance.
Slowly, a girl dressed in white walked in and received whispers among the crowd immediately. The king, seeing her, made his way quickly down the small flight of stairs and towards the girl.
Raymond lifted her up and hugged her tightly. ¡°My sister, where have you been? We have all been worried sick for you.¡± By now, Tavia and the others had gathered around them.
¡°My gift to you.¡± Leila said, not answering the question. She held up a jade that had ¡®The Dragon rules with Peace and love¡¯ carved in it.
¡°Peace and love?¡±Raymond asked nobody in particular.
By now Tavia understood the reason to Leila's departure five years ago and realized what she had been doing.
Knowing it wasn¡¯t the right place to talk about it, Tavia said plainly. ¡°Do you not remember the legend Alec told us? The one about Peace and love.¡±
Raymond, along with Michelle, Ron, Bosco, Nancy and Sammuel, widened their expressions as if they understood a question that was pondering them for years. The answer to the question was no other than three words- Leila is Peace.
Suddenly, a small clear sound shouted across the room, breaking the silence.
¡°Auntie Leila! Auntie Leila!¡± In came Crystal, dashing from one side of the hall towards them.
Leila knelt down. ¡°So you're my sweet little niece. Crystal, isn't it? Look what I have for you.¡± Leila said, pulling out a delicately carved wooden statue of a little girl like Crystal.
Though Crystal tried to hide her gloomy expression, it was clear that she didn't like the girly toy. Crystal had always wanted to be a heroin that help the poor. Toys were not her thing.
But Leila had more. She leaned in to Crystal's ear and whispered to her so that it was inaudible to any others. ¡°The statue's hollow. There¡¯s a small Crystal hand knife in it. Don't tell your father.¡±
Hearing this, Crystal's face lit up and a smile spread across her face. Her mother was right, she liked her auntie already.
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Ron and Leila looked into each other's eyes. Words were not needed anymore, not when they have separated for almost five years and the love between them have not gone, but increased.
Slowly they leaned in to each other for a deep passionate kiss. Leila never knew how much she had missed Ron till now.
Finally they broke off. ¡°So, tell me what you've been up to these five years?¡± Ron asked.
One by one , Leila spoke of her adventures to Ron.
¡°Come with me next time, and you would understand the happiness of helping others.¡± Leila said finally.
¡°I would've gone with you five years ago if you hadn't left without a word.¡± Ron complained. ¡°Why did you leave so suddenly?¡±
Leila caught hold of Ron¡¯s eyes with hers. ¡°Remember when you saved me the second time in that restaurant? And then si sok tried to use his martial arts to cure me of my poison?¡± She asked. Ron nodded. ¡°Well, the poison wasn¡¯t all cleared. By the time we solved the problem between us and the Mongolians, I only hade a few weeks left.¡±
By now, Ron's face was shocked, but before he could say anything, Leila carried on.
¡°Well, Kenneth, the guy who stabbed Raymond, was the guy who poisoned me. He owed me a life for not killing him in Wah San so he gave me the cure to the poison. After I was cured, I realized how many things I wanted to do.¡±
¡°And so you went to help the poor and called yourself Peace.¡± Ron finished off.
¡°Yes. And I am sorry again for not leaving proper word. Next time I go, I promise I wouldn¡¯t go without you.¡± Leila said, holding out her little finger.
Ron laughed and locked his little finger to hers. ¡°You promise.¡±
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As the guests were all occupied in their little talks, Bosco stepped into the garden for some fresh air. As soon as he was outside, he could se Leila and Ron by the stone tables and chairs, talking quietly..
He felt a tap on his back and turned around. ¡°Nancy, it's you.¡±
¡°Hey. How have you been?¡± Nancy asked. ¡°It was a surprise when Leila turned up. How did you find her?¡±
¡°Well actually, she was the one who found us.¡± Bosco started explaining how Leila had came up to Ron and Bosco after the speech was over, and asked them if they wanted to give Raymond a surprise.
¡°There is something I have been meaning to ask for years now. And well..." Nancy didn't know how to say it. ¡°You like Leila don't you?¡±
Bosco smiled. ¡°The answer to that question doesn't matter. The only things that matters is that Ron and Leila are happy together again and she is in no harm. Since the day Ron told me he gave his family jade to Leila, I wished them luck and happiness. And up until now, I haven't felt one bit of wanting to change my mind.¡±
¡°You're right. As long as the one you care for is happy, nothing else matter. That's love, isn't it?¡± Nancy asked.
Bosco nodded. ¡°Yep, that's love. Love can cause loads of feelings, that's why love's a miracle.¡±
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Thats it! all done! comments wanted!!!
I was thnk ing of writing a carry on later on when i'm not that busy. Please support!!!