Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Princesses' Advocate ❯ The Conviction ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter Three

The Conviction

 

The next morning, Arc woke up to the sound of knocking at her door. She got up lazily and answered the door.

 

“What time is it?”

 

“It's still early in the morning, Princess.”

 

“Nari, what have I told you?”

 

Nari ignored her as she called in a few maids who had fabric and other utensils in their hands.

 

“Uh, what's going on?”

 

“You'll see,” was all that Nari said as the door to her room closed.

 

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“Where is she?” Yusuke grumbled as he and the others waited in the dining hall. They each had black and red armor(think The Last Samurai), and swords at their sides.

 

Just then, Nari came into the room with a few maids behind her.

 

“May I introduce Princess-,” she was interrupted as Arc came into the room.

 

“I don't need no big announcement. It's bad enough I have to wear this stuff.”

 

Everyone looked at her, and at what she was wearing.

 

“What?”

 

“Uh, nothing,” Kuwabara and Yusuke said in unison.

 

She didn't look very happy. She was wearing a long white gown that had silver embroidery and a few rings and a necklace. They were all silver with either a sapphire or a diamond in them.

 

“She refused to wear a crown.” Nari said.

 

Hiei and the others just looked at her, and a few of them grinned.

 

“Good old stubborn Arc,” Yusuke said.

 

“Shut it, Urameshi!” She said.

 

“Well, now that we are all here. How about we eat?”

 

They all sat down and the food was brought out to them. It looked so good, and Nari was trying to keep Arc civilized while she ate, but it was no use.

 

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After breakfast, they all ventured around the castle, just looking around. Kuwabara and Yusuke were messing around with each other while the others were studying the demons that lived there.

 

Arc still hadn't found anyone suspicious yet, as she looked around with Nari.

 

“Hey, Nari. Who do you think would try to do something like this?”

 

“Well, I told your Uncle this, but he didn't believe me.”

 

“What?”

 

“The Colonel under me is a very nasty demon. He's always fought to get his way, which isn't wrong, until you kill innocents to get it. When I told your uncle this, he thought I was just paranoid. See, he and I have always been I guess you could say, rivals. He wants to be General, and I think he may want to be King. With your Uncle gone, you as his rightful heir would take the throne. But, if you died, then it would go to me. But, no one has tried to attack me yet.”

 

“Uh, well I don't like the way this guy sounds. What is his name?”

 

“He is Colonel Yutaka.”

 

“Well, I think I would like to meet him soon.”

 

“He will be having lunch with us today.”

 

“Good.”

 

Arc noticed the weapon that Nari carried then. She had never seen it before though.

 

“What's the name of your sword?”

 

Nari looked at her, and then untied the black ties that held the sword to her back. It had two blades on each end, with a dark red handle in the middle. It had white fur on the ends of each side of the handle, along with a small black ribbon that was tied tightly to it that had two canine teeth attached to it.

 

“This is just a double bladed sword. I just got it back. It had been damaged badly in a fight a few weeks ago.”

 

“Who were you fighting?”

 

“A couple of tiger demons. I hate them, they almost ripped off my clothes, stupid demons.”

 

All was silent for a few moments before Nari clapped her hands together and said, “Oh yes. I almost forgot to tell you. Your uncle wants to see you later today. He thinks it would be good if you two got to know each other.”

 

Arc smiled at that and then thought, 'I wonder if he will tell me what my mother was like?'

 

Arc and Nari continued to walk around until lunch was called.

 

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“Colonel, I would like for you to meet my niece, Princess Archer.”

 

The Colonel bowed as Arc entered the room last. She was seated on the right side of her uncle, and Nari on his left. The disgusting Colonel sat beside Nari as Hiei sat beside Arc.

 

“Dinner is served.” One of the waiters said as their dishes were placed in front of them.

 

“Good, I'm starving,” Yusuke said as he rubbed his hands together.

 

Everyone started to dig in, and the Colonel watched the King with a small sparkle to his eye.

 

A few minutes passed and the King said, “I hope Nari has been a good tour guide.”

 

Everyone shook their head and then began eating again.

 

“How long do you think-,” he suddenly stopped as he grabbed his throat. His face was turning red and he started to sweat.

 

“Your highness?” Nari and Yutaka said.

 

Arc ran to get help and a few guards came in and took him to his room. His personal doctors came into the room and everyone was rushed out.

 

“Shit, what do you think happened?” Yusuke asked.

 

“Isn't it obvious?”

 

“He was poisoned.” Arc said in a monotone voice.

 

“Arc, are you going to be all right.”

 

She didn't answer.

 

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Nari came up the stairs a few minutes later after a maid ran to get her.

 

“What did they want?”

 

“One of the slaves that tasted the King's food just died.”

 

Everyone was silent, and then Arc got off the wall and walked through the door. A few doctors were trying to rush her out but she pushed them aside.

 

“You must leave,” one of them instructed.

 

“Get away from me, now.” She told him in an icy voice.

 

“I can't.”

 

She shoved him so hard to the side that he hit the wall with a loud thud. He fell to the floor and left a crack in the wall.

 

Everyone got out of her way as she went to the bed. Her uncle was coughing badly, and he was sweating profusely.

 

She took his hand as he gave it to her and said hoarsely, “I'm... sorry w-we couldn't get to know each other... better.”

 

He tried to smile, but it turned into another cough. She smiled down at him and told him that it was Okay.

 

“You have to take my place. And... keep Nari by your side. Please,” he almost begged as his eyes started to water up. He was having trouble breathing.

 

His reddish orange eyes went wide and he squeezed her hand before he let go. He stopped breathing.

 

One of the doctors pushed her out of the way and all was silent to her as the room was filled with noise from the doctors and a few maids that started to cry.

 

'Why?'

 

Her eyes started off into the room, not looking at anything in particular as Nari and Yutaka came into the room.

 

Nari clenched her fists as the Colonel started to close the man's open eyes on the bed.

 

He was dead.

 

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“It was the General. She would have been next in line for the throne!” The man said, getting the room of men to agree with him.

 

Arc stood up from her seat and said, “I was the one to be next in line.”

 

Everyone looked at her, and they started to reconsider. The man pretending to be a judge saw this and said, “She was probably planning on killing the Princess later. It's her! I know it is, it's logical!”

 

Everyone in the large round room started to make an uproar of their agreement.

 

Arc tried to speak again, but no one listened to her. She tried her best to defend Nari, but no one would listen to her or Nari. Then the Colonel put his few words in and it was over. Nari was convicted of the King's murder.

 

“Burn her! Kill her! Make her pay!” The men in the room shouted at the fake judge.

 

This was not fair, not reasonable. They gave her no chance to defend herself, and not even the Princess's words could convince them.

 

Nari was taken to the dungeons.

 

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“We have to get her out.”

 

“Yeah, we all know she didn't do it. Let's go.”

 

Arc and the others, except for Kuwabara, who was dead asleep, went down into the dungeons to help free Nari.

 

They looked through the dark cells, Arc's blue flame their only light.

 

They came to a stop as they saw her maroon eyes glint an eerie blue from the flame.

 

“Nari, we're here to get you out.”

 

Nari looked up.

 

“What good will it do?”

 

“We all know you didn't do it. I will need your help later, Nari. Don't give up now. My uncle wanted you to help me, and I need it. Please, Nari.”

 

She stared at Arc and then stood up.

 

“Where will I go?”

 

“You can stay in Ningekai with Kurama. We will stay here and find the bastard that did this and prove him guilty, I swear it.” Yusuke said.

 

“It was Yutaka.”

 

“I know.” Arc said.

 

They had knocked out the guard earlier, so no one could hear them as Hiei pulled the door from it's hinges. Arc took off the manacles on Nari's wrists, and they left.

 

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