Hi everyone, it's been a long time hasn't it. I'm so sad that our main title adventure is over even though I'm glad about the ending. All good things come to an end and in my mind it came early but hey, I'll forever love the series and these characters. Anyways I got some messages about some stuff and people wondered about where I was. I was having some health problems over these past few months but I'm getting better now. Thanks to everyone who was supporting me and writing messages. Anyways have fun with this chapter.
~Kodi
"Kai…Kai" she called to him. "Are you alright?" she continued.
Kai looked up from where he was spread out on the floor; he looked up to the worry in her eyes, and the look of concern on her face. He quickly gets up and brushes himself off, trying not to embarrass himself further.
"Cinder, I…I'm fine. Don't worry about me" Kai said.
She cocked her left eyebrow in a state of confusion. She looked at him, checking to see if everything was alright and intact. Then she sighed.
"Well, if you're sure, then I'll just get back to work then. Have fun at your lunch meeting. You get to have lunch with Queen Camilla and Princess Sally, that's exciting!" Cinder said.
Now it was Kai's turn to sigh. Princess Sally was someone who put on an elaborate show. She was the epitome of what a princess should be in front of a camera or someone important, however when the camera's and all deals were off, it was completely different.
"Yeah, it's exciting to see Princess Sally and Queen Camilla again…hehehe" he replied.
Cinder smiled and his heart dropped, stars she was pretty, but how long could this crush last, he couldn't really take it anymore.
"Well I'm glad you're excited, I know I am just being in the same place as Princess Sally! I really look up to her, she's so pretty, much more than I am. And she's smart, all A's in her classes, while I'm struggling with inorganic chemistry and metal mixing in order to make steel and a greater grade of iron in order to work with the circuit boards of robots. Princess Sally is my idol." Cinder said.
Kai loved hearing Cinder talk about her school and work troubles. It made her normal in a place where everything was formatted as a shelter protection that he couldn't learn and grow. No one around him complained, not even his father who he knew had hard days at times. He just wanted to hold her in his arms and made sure she had everything she ever wanted. Though he cringed at the thought that Cinder wanted to be anything like Princess Sally. And to admit she's uglier than her is an understatement, Cinder was gorgeous. Cinder was a goddess, while Sally was a demon.
"Well I should get back to class, I know Meka would be mad if I'm not there. She's the one who got me this entire opportunity, I can't let her down. Tell me how it goes meeting later on today; I'll see you again before I go home. Bye Kai" Cinder said as she bowed to him. She then turned away from him and walked down the hall to the elevators and got in one, when she turned around she waved goodbye at him and smiled. He grinned knowing that with him thinking of her, he would get through this lunch meeting with the Queen and Princess just well.
Kai started to drabble upon a day dream with him and Cinder when his father called out to him.
"Kai" Rikan yelled. "Let's join together so we can go meet the United Kingdom's Royal Family" he continued.
Kai nodded and followed his father with him to the Dining Room, where Queen Camilla and Princess Sally were patiently waiting for them. The UK's Royal family were doing a charitable trip around the world, which stops in multiple countries supplying books from different cultures and languages to kids in different portions of the worlds, so we'll all stay connected.
Rikan walked up to the Queen and bowed; he grabbed her hand and kissed it. Kai bowed to the Queen and smiled.
"Queen Camilla it is so good to see you on your charitable trip around the world."
Queen Camilla curtsied to Rikan and bowed to Kai.
"Emperor Rikan and Prince Kai, it is wonderful to see you two again. And my Prince, you've grown up quite a bit haven't you. You remember my granddaughter Sally don't you?" Camilla replied.
Kai and Rikan both bowed to Sally, as she curtsied out of respect.
"Yes, Princess Sally it's a pleasure to see how grown up you've become. How has your schooling been?" Rikan asked.
"It's been great, your highness. I'm looking more into history into my law degree that I'll be starting in a couple of months" she replied.
"Oh you're going into law I see? Well Kai here has planned on going into business and economics" Rikan said.
"Ooh, business I see? What made you choose that young Prince?" Camilla asked.
"Well, I like to make sure empires are stable. And as next in line to the Eastern Commonwealth throne which has the highest imports and exports, it would be wise to know where all of these goods stand within the country, thus making sure we can make sure the people of our country and even the world can stand tall. When being asked what it was like to be Emperor, my father described it as a business that will only do bad if you don't try, countries make business decisions, and countries have treaties. That's why I took business and economics your highness, I want to make sure that our country and the world has a strong economic standing, where we can all strive to have to goods and wants that we all deserve. The homeless man in Tokyo can have a home after getting a job, while the poor cyborg boy can work to pay for his freedom, I want my country to be the best, which means that all of my citizens no matter who or what they are can prosper" Kai replied.
Queen Camilla and his father looked pleased, while Sally cringed in her face.
"Please let us sit down and eat Lunch, our kitchen has made us a tremendous meal" Rikan said.
Everyone moved to the table like Rikan suggested and sat down while they waited for their food.
"Cyborgs huh? I feel sorry for them; they're abominations and are only good for work." Sally said.
Kai shot her a death glare, while Rikan and Camilla shared a nod and agreed with her.
"I actually agree with you Princess, the Cyborg work force drives the entire commercial economy of New Beijing, and without them a lot of our businesses will be shut down" Rikan said.
"The cyborg force back home make weapons for our army and do social services for the state, like being garbage men and the more deadly part of the police force, they too help out our government and work hard as most of them have very minimal educations past the associates level. Cyborgs are the people we send out when things are too dangerous, they don't have that much to lose like us regular humans do." Camilla chimed in.
Kai's face was red hot. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"What is wrong with you? All three of you are basically saying that the economies are only working on the backs of slaves who didn't have a choice in what they look like because of some accident they were in, in order to stay with the people they love or to stay alive? That's despicable" Kai said.
Queen Camilla and Sally had disgusted looks on their face from what Kai said.
"Please excuse my son, he's still young and impressionable, he didn't know any better" Rikan interrupted.
"Not at all, I think it's cute you think of cyborgs that way. They do much more than what we have described here. They're much faster than us, much stronger, and could possibly be more intelligent than us. What made you think of them like the way you are, that they are just "normal" like the rest of us young prince?" Camilla asked.
Rikan's and Sally's eye's shot toward him.
"I've talked to some; it would help you to do the same since you're on this "charitable" world trip right?" Kai asked condescendingly.
Rikan and Sally looked shocked at Kai's words, while the Queen had an embarrassed look on her. She composed herself and said "let's agree to disagree then".
Kai cocked an eyebrow and smirked.
"Yes your highness, lets agree to disagree" Kai said.
Their food came, which was conditioned with a lot of Eastern Commonwealth specialties made vegan because both guests chose that lifestyle due to a more healthy life. Rikan nor Kai minded as it was a way to try out foods that were new to them in a sense.
Kai looked down at his watch and seen that it was 3:45, Cinder would get off in 15 minutes, and since he had this lunch meeting today he didn't have anything to do afterwards like another meeting or class. He started smiling when Queen Camilla spoke up.
"Kai, would you be so kind and show Sally around the palace?" Camilla said.
Kai's entire body shattered. "Damn it" Kai thought. He knew this was something he couldn't turn down. He wouldn't get to see Cinder until tomorrow.
"Uh…uh I guess" he stuttered. He put on a weak smile in order to please her. Kai then got up bowed to the Queen and to his father.
"Princess Sally if you would please follow me" he held out his hand to her.
Sally accepted his hand, got up from her chair and then bowed to the Emperor and Queen. They turned from the table and eventually left the room. Once out of the dining room, Kai let go of Sally's hands, most importantly as a way to not let rumor's start about him and Sally dating. More importantly, he didn't want Cinder to see them that way.
"Kai, I'll accept your apology anytime now" Sally said.
Kai turned to her. "Huh" was all that he could muster out.
"The argument you started, I'll accept your apology now" Sally continued.
Kai closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Knowing the hell she'll put him through, which is already high because of not being able to see Cinder, he reluctantly complied.
"I apologize Princess Sally" he said with a fake smile on his face looking straight over her head, but she didn't know that.
Her face lit up and she smiled largely.
"Well thank you Kai. It means a lot that you've learned your lesson here, but you can just call me Sally as I should call you Kai like everyone else does" she said.
Kai's smile grew larger, but that was only because over her shoulder he saw Cinder in the hallway, packing up to go home.
Cinder noticed him and waved at him.
Kai started to blush but turned his face, and coughed. He didn't want Sally to notice Cinder, the hell she'd give him if they were to ever meet would be astounding. He held his hand out or Sally to grab, in which Sally took it and he lead them down the hallway to the other side. While turning around Kai waved back at Cinder quickly so Sally wouldn't notice.
Feeling hurt that that was his only chance to see Cinder for the rest of the day, he lead Sally throughout the so called "service sections" of the palace.
"Sally, we are in the "service sections" of the palace. In the service section of the palace we have the Royal Mechanics Office, the Kitchen/Restaurant, and the Royal Library in which books from of all over the world come from. These three were the three to drive the palace due to their importance. You see, the Eastern Commonwealth is the biggest contributor to mechanical, computer, and chemical engineering, which all intertwine at the royal mechanics office down the hall on the left. It's very hard to get an internship at the RMO and you need to have a good background to be qualified, tests are variant and multiple studies are conducted there in order to have a better technological society" Kai explained. Sally just looked at the place with no interest at all.
"All services can be performed at the Royal Mechanics Office and it helps young pupils starting at the age of 12 to further their knowledge of engineering in general. The Kitchen/Restaurant of the Eastern Commonwealth Palace is a place in which people come to learn about the culture, culinary techniques, and to further their knowledge about the food in which we eat. All meals of the Kitchen are completely handmade which means there is no substances in the food whatsoever and the vegetation in the Kitchen is completely organic, being grown from our gardens from around the country which banned pesticides and insecticides years ago as it hurt our beautiful environment. It is where the country gets all of its ideas from and has great food as you just tasted and we have a restaurant which can feed many people and helps fuel the palaces personal economy. Studies about food health and awareness come from this office as well. And finally the royal library which is pretty self-explanatory about how books of the past are here and how anyone in the commonwealth can go in there" Kai finished.
Sally took a deep breath and looked impressed a little.
"The Royal Kitchen is pretty self-explanatory Kai, as is the Royal Library. But your eyes seemed to glisten as you were talking about the Royal Mechanics Office. As someone who said that they were interested in the business and behind the scenes parts of being a ruler, it seems out of place that you would be interested in a filthy subject such as engineering" Sally said.
Kai smirked. "Well Sally, the Royal Mechanics Office holds some of our youngest and greatest minds in which will help our country and world itself in the future. Sure they'll get dirty with grease and oils from working with planes, cars, trains, hovers, androids and the such, but they also hold our security and livelihood down in their office. All of their students know how to build their own computers, how to make their own androids, how to use the materials given to them. Knowing that all of our security is technical it is the Royal Mechanics Office that can make programs in which can take down hackers and even countries. The monetary benefit of the RMO is more than what anyone could ask for. They are the backbone to the Eastern Commonwealth, and they are the ones who help keep my people safe that's why I know so much about the RMO, it's because without them, there is no safety Eastern Commonwealth" Kai replied.
Sally shrank back into her frame. "Hmm well that's interesting" she said.
Kai looked back to see Cinder walking away from the water fountain to go home, he smiled.
"I know" he replied.
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His eyes slowly opened and he turned to face the window. It was bright out and he knew it was going to be a pretty day. He smiled at the thought of him and Cinder talking today but then reality hit him like a rock. Kai roseribout how books of the past are here and how anyone in the commonwealth can go in thereder, and he was going to do it up and wiped the sleep away from his eyes. He turned to see the time on the clock and saw that the time was 12:39pm. Last night, the Dianan rock, Cinder is Princess Selene, Cinder ran, why wasn't he awoken by the maid like he always was, why hasn't no one come and get him? Kai picked up his port screen and looked at the news; it had pictures of the Lunar Royal Family in the Commonwealth along with the entire Earthen Union.
"Princess Selene still on the run, no word from Luna's Queen Channary and the rest of the Lunar Royal Family on the matter, will update annually" read the headline.
Kai pulled all the blankets off of him and ran to the door where he met a female guard.
"Excuse me but I need to be accompanied to see my father, could you please have an escort ready for e door where a feinder ran, why wasn'it him like a rock. Kai raised out of bed and wipedme in about thirty minutes after I get ready?" Kai asked.
The female guard bowed and said "I'm terribly sorry your highness, but I'm under strict orders by his Royal highness Emperor Rikan to keep you confined to your quarters. You are not to leave until given the orders by his highness himself".
Kai's insides started to boil. He intentionally left him here, but why?
"Would you like anything that I could get you?" the guard asked.
Kai looked at her and used a fake smile and said "Not really, but thank you" and turned around and closed the door.
"He intentionally let me oversleep so I wouldn't interfere with anything" Kai said while pounding his fist on table.
Kai cursed his father and gritted his teeth. He was stuck here, while they talked over Cinder's future without the one person in the world that was her best friend. It wasn't fair, she was already a cyborg in which Kai had been saving up to buy her freedom one day, anonymously of course, but now she'll slave away on Luna to be something Channary will never accept. It was then that Kai knew he shouldn't be the little lover boy in the shadows admiring his crush, he should be her knight in shining armor, her prince charming, her best friend in which she shared an friendship oath with years ago. He knew he had to help Cinder, and that there was no way to say that he wouldn't. He knew that there had to be some reason that she ended here on Earth, and he and she were destined to intertwine even if it wasn't for romantic reasons. This was his best friend, someone who would help Kai throughout anything if she could, and now it was Kai's turn to help her. If there was anything Kai knew it was that there was one person that he could talk to about this besides Cinder, and it was the one person who helped Cinder the most. Kai had to go see Dr. Earland.