Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Moving Forward (2/2)
A few hours before Zeeta awakens, his friends Danny, Gerda, Azure, and Mellynda are having a meeting. This time, due to the imposing conditions, they met inside a room of the Cremlyn Labyrinth. Mellynda wants to meet Danny and Gerda. The reason he did so was the Klutzie from the neighboring kingdom. Judging how important the politicization of the matter was, and judging this could not be silenced from Zeeta's friends since in the village, he had to tell it. Well, the main reason was because he was his rival, so he couldn't just stay quiet.
Mellynda also knew with certainty the condition of her father who had healed Zeeta, he had also met his rival. As a rival and friend of his first aristocrat, he knew Zeeta was having a lot of thought.
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"WHAT? WANT TO GET ENGAGED TO MY ZEETA?!" danny and Gerda shouted at the same time.
"Hey, what the fuck do you mean that Zeeta is yours? It's unclean!" exclaim Gerda.
"You too, what do you mean?! He's not yours either! Anyway, I'm your brother, respect me, you don't know yourself!" reply Danny.
Azure immediately mediated them. "Hey hey hey, you two just calm down! It's not a matter of who owns Zeeta! You guys must know, if he knew anyone like him entered this kingdom, it would definitely make him burdened!
"She had also just experienced a lot with magical beings! As his friend, we should encourage him, and tell him without burdening him!"
Gerda and Danny were in a quiet instant. "If that's what I know, too," said Danny, "but saying it is easier than doing it. Does your brother know how?"
Azure grinned. "We're going to kidnap her!"
"Eh?" they felt struck by lightning.
"We're going to check him out how strong the kid is by making him cry about how much we care about him.
"Gerda, can you cook?"
Gerda nodded. "Me and Zeeta train together."
"His favorite food that will make him instantly touched, what?"
"Hmmm...." Gerda held her chin. He thought of many options.
"Give her the renjie cake she once made!" exclaiming Danny.
Gerda looked at her brother's squinty and squinted her mouth. "Sad. I'm upset with you, but you have a point...."
Azure looked at Mellynda and asked, "Melly, you help Gerda by making special crystals out there—like we're going to have a picnic. Can you?"
"Huhuhum, for the sake of my rivals, it was an easy matter. Leave it to me!" answered Mellynda, whose right hand was on her waist and left hand was pointing with her thumb.
"Danny, you're coming with me to kidnap her. I need someone who can force her out of the Grand Duchess's residence."
"Ready!" Danny respectfully.
"Bring this up." Azure gave her a broom. "Where are you different from me or Zeeta. I've bewitched the broom with my magic to fly. I'll give you an important assignment, take Zeeta safely until we reach our destination."
"Ready!" reply Danny, who then digested back well those words. "That means...?" Danny imagined that Zeeta would "mess" with him on the broomstick.
Gerda looked at her brother with an annoyed look mixed with disdain and envy. "Sialaaaaaan..," he said, biting a finger.
Danny showed off his happy smile to his sister. "This is what I call 'instant karma', Little Brother! Mwahahaha!" Danny's really happy with this "duty.
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And now, Danny is being guided by Azure from the front to their designated location. He looked at the pensive Zeeta and still looked her scar.
"What happened to her...?" danny's inner self, "I want to ask him, but... Can I really help reduce his problems? Now Zeeta is the Princess, while I am just a commoner...."
Zeeta suddenly speaks up so a bit of a surprise for Danny. "Why?" he asked, "want what?"
"Well. uh.. anu...." Danny scratched his head that was not itchy, as he could not find the right reason.
"If it's not important, let me take care of my own problems. There's a lot I have to do. I have to finish it!"
Danny was silent before answering. "Uhm. We knew. But, we just missed you. It's been two months that we haven't spent time together.
"I feel like I broke a royal ordinance by kidnapping you like this, but I think you need a breath of fresh air. This sounds selfish, but you're part of the Lazuli village family.
"It's all pointless!" scream Zeeta. "You can say that because you don't know what to do with me!
"Can you be someone who takes a lot of lives? One mistake can cause people to die! I can't waste my time like this!"
Azure, hearing Zeeta's screech, stopped, approached Zeeta, and slapped her.
"How dare you say it, yes, Zee," Azure said, "alright. You'll tell us everything that happened to you. We've arrived."
Azure down is recorded by Danny and Zeeta who hold his cheek.
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Zeeta is surprised by the pink crystals that have been arranged in such a way and as comfortable as possible to be a picnic set. Long chairs, tables, plates, teapots and cups, all of which were handmade and imaginative from Mellynda.
Gerda itself has served a variety of foods, such as renjie cakes are crispy, sweet, and the sensation is cold when chewed, various kinds of other pastries, and so on, several layers of sandwiches either vegetable only or added with cheese and meat. He also does not forget to serve cold tea that will relieve the thirst of every tired mouth with his cake or sandwich. Really good preparation for two kids.
Gerda and Mellynda who saw her guests would soon land and wave their hands. But they soon realized that Zeeta's gaze was unusual and that there were red marks on her cheeks. So, they stopped the wave and guessed what had happened to him.
When Azure, Danny, and Zeeta land, the first thing Azure does is embrace Zeeta's head. Then, he said, "I know I'm pretty rude to you, but this is what we want to do to you. I don't want you to assume this is all a waste.
"Now, I'm asking you this, Zee. Do you think we mean anything to you?"
Zeeta. He looked down and answered slowly. "of course.... There's no way you guys don't mean anything."
Then Azure squeezed Zeeta's cheek to force her to look him in the eye. "Then don't ever say anything like that again! Be thankful that they are still with you, whose fate is much better than my family in Lapis village!
"I have no one in the world. My parents, my family, even my village have been destroyed by Rowing! I don't want to see the person I've considered to be my own sister, become a noble who can't appreciate her friends!
"You have us! I have to tell you how many times to understand, if you don't have to be so strong?!
"Please let us have a story with us. We always worry about you whenever a problem comes up to Aurora. You always stand at the forefront, but you feel you have to endure it all because it's your problem?!
"Don't joke! Are you stupid?!"
Zeeta gasped and shed tears.
"You are stubborn, selfish, and never listen to what I say even for a moment!
"Think of me .. Think of those of us who are bound to you! Rely on us like you depend on those magical creatures.
"Or did you.. chose us to leave you because you never turned on us?"
Gerda, Danny, and Mellynda look on Azure. It was true, only he was left from Lapis village.
"NO! I really don't want that!" Zeeta immediately embraced Azure very, very tightly. "I don't want you to leave! I want to spend a lot of time with you! Actually I want to play with you guys instead of being Princess!
"But. but.... I don't know what to do.... There are so many problems I have to solve. I'm afraid if I fail.. That's why I—"
Azure is holding Zeeta. "Then depend on us. We are not comparable to you, but we can definitely help you. Look around.
"You have Melly claiming to be your rival—"
"Hey! I'm a rival, not very polite!" Mellynda.
Azure continued speaking. "Melly is also a major noble and she knows enough about you. If you can't count on us, you can count on him, right? For example, the government issue.
"You also have Danny and Gerda who have been present since you were in the village of Lazuli. I think they're willing to help you with anything as long as they can, right?"
"Of course!" gerda replied showing off his five-fingered smile.
"I thought.. I'd train harder with Uncle Arthur, so I could get your hands on you and be more useful to you, Zee—no, Princess!" reply to the fiery Danny.
"Yes, you also have your father, Arthur. You have a lot of people pushing you from behind. Man cannot live alone, therefore we help one another, care for one another, and love one another."
Zeeta recalled the Azure greeting the same as Velvet's remark just a moment ago. Then, he smiled. "I must be even more grateful," inner Zeeta, "thank you, Brother Velvet, Brother Azure.... I love you guys."
He took off his hold on Azure and with a smile on his lips, he said, "I always thought that my destiny was unfortunate because I was predicted to end the world. But, since you are with me, I think I can change myself for the better and move forward with you.
"It's going to be an adventure you've never had before, so please help!"