Light Violets & Dark Midnights

~Chapter Fifteen~

It took us a whole night to get to the castle...

Is was very large,and draped in pastel colors. The carriage stopped rolling,and two coachmen escorted me out. I passed by many in the courtyard. Many bowed to me,hugged me,shook my hands,raised their hands up to the sky,and some even bothered to kiss my cheeks.

Many were speaking Italian,and Japanese. I thought it was pretty weird because,well,dragons and yokai and everything have to do mostly with Japan,Korea,and China. It barely even involves Italy.

I tugged on Kagaya's kimono sleeve. "Why are people speaking Italian?" He looked down on me. It's amazing how strikingly beautiful he is. Any angle,you look at him,he's simply gorgeous. I guess this is the gift of eternal youth, and beauty when it comes to dragons.

He pat my head. "Well you see,sis,our very spells are found more powerful in Italian. Back then,many men were powerfully seduced by mermaids,and sirens because of their beautiful singing. They song cast in Italian. Even if not sung,they're very powerful. So,we just use the very language where our powerful spells originated from. Many dragons got so used to spell casting in Italian,that it just became a second language along with Korean,Chinese,and Japanese. But many of our ancestors had encounters with humans from all tongues that we were gifted with understanding and speaking many languages."

That all explains why whenever tourists from different countries come to Toyama Bay I could understand many of what their saying.

I walked up the steps to the grand doors. The guards bowed down towards all of us,then let us through. My brother and Kurai are very tall,or it might just be me.

I'm only 5 feet and 6 inches tall. Kurai,and Kagaya are about 5 feet and 11 inches tall.

Kagaya,Kurai,and I stopped in front of a door. They both looked at me,"Well,aren't you going to open it?" Kagaya asked humorously as he took my hand and placed it on the knob.

I turned the knob,but as soon as I opened the door,I took what only seemed like a glimpse.

Everything went black.

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I woke up,not remembering what happened to me...

I opened my eyes,and realized I was laying down in a bed. I sat up,and looked all around the room. It was all draped in pastel purple. Lavender,and violets everywhere. Even purple rose petals showered across my floor and on my bed.

Rays of light were shining in my eyes. I thought it was coming from a window,but I had a balcony in my room. It was very large. But most of all. I had so many paintings,drawings,and photos displayed all throughout my room. I turned my head to the left,and I had a vanity. I turned my head to the right,and slouched,sitting in a chair with his arms crossed was Kurai.

I sat up,and the slightest noise woke him up. He rubbed his eyes and let out a yawn. "You're right on time. They should be serving lunch in 15 minutes." Kurai finally spoke.

I didn't look at his face. I just stared straight ahead of me. It was silent for a while. " What happened to me?" I asked.

"You passed out. Kagaya said that you must have had some anxiety,and you were just overwhelmed when you saw your room." He answered. It was very awkward. But I had nothing to say. He betrayed me.

For what felt like forever,there was a knock at the door. It was a a small,plump lady with pointy ears and freckles. "Beidh lón a bheith réidh i gcúig." I understood. She said lunch will be ready in five. I got up and looked at myself in the vanity.

My clothing changed. I was wearing a sleeveless black dress that shows off the very top of my bosom,and lead up to a collared choker on my neck.My hair,it was put up in a bun,with decorations dangling off from the sides.

But most of all,there was a silver heart shaped pendant dangling from my neck. I opened it up,and there,laying inside was a picture.

There was a beautiful young woman. Then a young man holding onto her shoulder with his right hand. Then two young boys that looked about 14. Then in the very middle was a little girl. Probably 3,or 4.

I was the little,and the two boys were Kagaya,and Kurai. They were smiling, had their arms around each other and had one of their hands one each of my shoulders. The beautiful man and woman had their one hand resting on young Kurai,and Kagaya's shoulder.

I closed the pendant,and smiled to myself a little bit. "Come on,Hikari. Let's go eat." Kurai escorted me downstairs.

When he opened the door for me and I walked in. Waiting there were the same beautiful woman and man in the photo.

It was my parents.....

*Beidh lón a bheith réidh i gcúig. - Lunch will be ready in five.