Chapter Five Ami awoke of her own volition the next morning, somewhat surprised that David hadn’t knocked on her door as he did every morning. She looked at the clock near her bed and gasped when she saw what time it was. “My goodness its nearly noon! Why hasn’t David come in to wake me?” she wondered, getting out of bed and pulling on a white housecoat over her blue night gown. Tying the belt around her waist she walked over to the door and opened it, entering into the chilly corridor beyond. She shivered a little, wrapping her arms around herself, and walked down the corridor to the sitting room. As she neared the room she thought she heard rustling papers and the “clink clink” of a spoon stirring a cup of coffee. She walked through the door and at first thought she had only been imagining the sounds, seeing no one. Then, in the corner, she saw a chair turned away from the door and facing the hearth where a weak-looking fire crackled and popped quietly. “David is that you?” she asked, taking a step towards the chair. “Of course princess, who else would it be,” David answered, his voice steely cold. Ami approached the chair and walked around it so that she stood in front of David. She knelt down in front of him and looked into his eyes. They had lost their usual warmth, and after an instant he lowered them from her gaze instead of holding it as he usually did. “David…..is something wrong?” Ami asked, suddenly feeling as if this man was a stranger. He bore almost no resemblance to the man she knew and loved except in appearance. Even there, he seemed different, his usually expressive eyes cold and unfeeling, his face locked in an unreadable expression. “No Princess everything is fine.” He replied, and held up several sheets of paper. “Actually I have just finished the plans for you fireworks display for the ball, so you will not have to trouble yourself over it and won’t bother me today.” He said coldly, handing the sheets to her. Ami accepted them but didn’t even glance at them, her eyes fixed on his face, an expression of mixed shock and sadness betrayed on her face. “David what are you talking about? I thought we were going to do this together…….” “Well perhaps I have other things to do! Perhaps I no longer wish to spend every waking moment with you!” David snapped, standing up and walking a few steps away from her. His back turned, he allowed his rigid composure to drop for an instant, his face showing the immense grief that invaded his heart. ‘Oh goddess this hurts….’ He thought, praying to the deity of their planet for strength. Ami looked at David, tears welling up in her eyes. ‘What has happened to him?’ she wondered to herself. ‘Why is he pushing me away?’ She stood up and walked over to him, touching his shoulder. “David…..” “Leave me alone!” he roared, slapping her hand away and whirling around. His eyes were blazing. “I told you, I no longer wish to be with you all the time! You are a grown woman, you can handle being alone can you not?” he said sarcastically. Ami held her hand as if she had been stung. “But David…..why? What’s happened to you? We’ve been friends for so long…….why?” she asked, her eyes pleading, tears running down her cheeks. “That time is passed,” David said, turning angrily. Then, the pain now fully evident in his voice, he said “I am not your friend Ami. Not anymore.” With that ran out of the room, dashing through the door and slamming it behind him, retreating to his own bed-chamber in the corner of the palace, tears overflowing from his eyes and running down his face, leaving Ami standing alone in the sitting room, the fire no longer warming her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .:Chapter Six:. .:FanFiction Home:.