Princess of Evil

Chapter 2
Regret Message

The sky had turned dark and glum the moment it had happened. It was almost as if the heaven's were punishing them for their sins. For her sins. Their was a heavy mood in the air that lingered around the girl, who was still knelt down in the dirt. The crowd had dispersed long ago, after they'd taken his body away. She wanted to go with them, it was just too hard to see him like that. To see her little brother in pieces because of some stupid mistake she'd made. Her body was numb, her eyes were swollen, her cheeks were stained with dry tears and there was nothing else she could do. Nothing to save him now.

A few bystanders stayed around, mumbled to one another about what had taken place. About how she deserved it; and they were right. "I guess that's all then," Lord Kaito said in a dry tone. Somehow he thought he'd feel relieved after she was gone. Yet he still felt nothing but a sorrowful, bitter emptiness. "Thank you Lady Meiko," he said softly shaking his head. "It looks like we've done all we can."

Meiko looked to Kaito, "Yeah..." She looked back to the lone frame kneeling alone in the mud. "If anything happens again." She said, pulling the hood of her blood red cloak over her head, "Be sure to call upon me, Lord Kaito."

"I will," he said before bowing his head and walking off. He had matters to attend to, now more than ever. Two countries destroyed. Two countries allied. Too many things to do. All because of one jealous little girl.

The same little girl who was crying in the dirt. She slowly stood up, wobbling to her feet, unsure about what she was going to do now. Meiko sighed and shook her head. "Why did it come to this..." She muttered before she passed by the lonely girl. She pat her on the shoulder before leaving, to go hit up a tavern... this was too much to take.

Rin rubbed her eyes glancing over at Meiko. She knew the girl well. She was in their country for a while after all. If anyone would know, it would be her. "You knew," she muttered following after the girl. "You knew it was him..."

Meiko looked back at Rin. The ex-princess was following her.. This girl who had caused so many people's deaths was following her like a lost puppy. Meiko turned her attention back to where she was going, "Yeah... I knew.. You should be grateful that you had such a loyal twin..."

"Why did you let him do it?" She asked, almost begging for an answer. She knew she must look pathetic but it didn't matter to her. Not anymore. "Why didn't you stop them? You could have saved him."

"I wondered at first why he switched..." Meiko began, stopping under a small overhang on one of the shops, "I thought maybe the princess was a coward, and had ordered him to take her place... But he seemed too confident... too sure of himself. I learned he did what he did because he wanted to. He wanted to save your life by taking his own..." Meiko scoffed, and began walking again, "I can't figure out why..." She growled.

"My brother was my best friend," Rin said still following. Slowly and keeping her distance still. "He was the only one who listened to me. Now he's gone..." She paused looking at the lady of the red country. "Why did you take him from me like that? You should have come after me if you knew it was him."

Meiko stopped began to chuckle, "Why did I take him from you? So this whole thing is my fault?" The red lady turned to glare at the small girl, "Don't you dare blame me for your mistakes." She growled. She paused then turned again to start in the direction of the nearest Tavern. "If there's anyone to blame for taking your 'Dearest brother' away, it's you. If you hadn't ordered him to take Lady Miku's life, none of this would of happened... If you hadn't started a war over your petty jealousy he would still be serving you in your castle..."

Rin stopped after that, just staring off at the girl as she left. Maybe she was right. All this over some dumb guy...some dumb guy who still didn't want her. She shook her head slowly and started wandering down a side path. The girl's words were still ringing in her ears. Her fault? her brother was gone and it was all her fault? He shouldn't have switched with her. He could have said no. He could have refused or stopped her or something. Anything.

The princess walked for a long time until she found herself by the sea side. The smell of salt was strong and it was there that she remembered her brother. Back when they were kids. Playing and laughing, not a care in the world.

"Len," the young princess called tugging her brother to the shore. "We have to let our wish go today. The water is really high!" She said with a smile and giggle. The waves were tall and crashing into the rocks, harshly welcoming visitors.

Len followed after his sister and looked at the water. "Alright alright! Slow down Rin!" Len sighed as he caught up. He looked out at the sea. It seemed pretty dangerous out there, in the distance he could see a black storm cloud building up. "Are you sure Rin... We could wait until the ocean's a bit more calm. I don't think the glass is going to be able to take it out there."

"It will be fine," Rin said matter-of-factly, letting go of him to put her hands on her hips. "If we don't do it now, we'll never do it. Besides, they say if the bottle doesn't break, the wish will come true for sure!" She said running back for the shore line. "Len, come on! Before it gets too dark!" She called back, careful not to get her pretty new dress wet or dirty. Not an easy task.

Len sighed, he looked down at the small glass bottle in his hand. Inside was a rolled up piece of paper, their wish. He smiled, then ran after his sister, "Hold up Rin! I'm coming!"

Rin laughed some more before stopping by the water's front. She looked out at the waves, violent and dark and yet she saw it all as a good sign. "We'll let our wish go here. We can watch it until it vanishes. Then we can go back to the castle, okay?"

"Alright sounds good to me." He looked down at the glass bottle again, then put it out to his sister, "Why don't you throw it out, since you're so enthusiastic about this" He laughed.

"But you're stronger than me," she said pushing it back to him. "You do it. You'll be the one to make sure our wishes come true, okay?" She smiled brightly at him then tilted her head, "what did you wish for anyway?"

Len looked to Rin and a sly smile spread across his face, "I'm wishing for Miss Rin's chest to grow very big."

"Hey!" She whined, playfully smacking him, "that's not funny! What did you really wish for?" She asked looking back at the water.

He looked out to the ocean and smiled, "It's for my lady to always to be happy."

"That's sweet Len," Rin said looking back at her brother with a grateful smile. "You're the best. I'm glad you're my brother." She said putting her hand over his and onto the bottle, "here, we'll toss it together."

Len smiled and nodded, "Alright on the count of three... One..." He began.

"Two..." Rin said along with her brother, gripping the bottle gently.

"Three!" Len said tossing the bottle into the ocean along with his sister.

"Three!" Rin shouted with him, throwing the bottle up into the air, watching it spin a few times before diving down under the waves. It vanished a while then popped back up bobbing up and down, tossing and turning in the storm. "There it goes."'Floating away is a little glass bottle, that holds the wishes of two children.'

"I guess we should," she said still watching the bottle until it vanished. Even with the storm roaring around them, in her mind everything seemed peaceful and sound. not a care in the world. She nodded and went after her brother. "What time is it anyway, Len?"

Len looked back to her then pulled out his pocket watch, "It's about... 3 O'clock" He read, he smiled as he looked to his sister, "It's about tea time, huh?"

She nodded, "my thoughts exactly," she said grabbing hold of his arm. "Then shall we get something to munch on? Something chocolaty maybe?"

Len laughed and nodded, "I'll prepare some chocolate cakes when we get back for you."

"I can't wait," she said clinging to him as they walked back for the castle.

The princess watched the sea with sadness, the waves were gentle now. Drifting in and out, perfect for carrying wishes. "Sorry Len," she muttered to no one in particular as she sat down, pulling off her hood so she had a better look at everything. "You always listened and now... I don't have anyone to talk to anymore." She said burying her face in her arms, pulling her knees close against her chest. "I'm a bad big sister." She whispered closing her eyes. "I wish, with all my heart, that we could be reborn. And stay together forever."

'If only...'

"Wouldn't it be great if we were twins again?" Len's voice rang out before being blown away by the coastal winds.

"If only," Rin muttered again moving some of her bangs from her face looking back at the water. "Maybe one day," she said, shifting and moving closer, taking her shoes off to feel the coolness of the water on her bare skin. She knew it should have been her on the guillotine. She knew she should have died. But she hadn't. "I don't know what to do now Len..."

Floating away is a little glass wish, that holds the regrets of a girl.
That finally saw how she sinned, however she couldn't repent.