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Unfortuneately, Ishmael was up, getting lost again. He spotted James carrying Heidi's sleeping body and satred blankly.

James did his best to tell Ishmael to be quiet because Heidi was sleeping, without talking and with lack of use of his arms, as he brought her to her room.

Ishmael just stared blankly. Jordan cam eout and saw that Ishamel was sleepwalking again.
"Hello, James. My father stopped snoring and it woke me up. Um, what are you doing with Heidi?"

In a low voice, James replied, "We were talking and she fell asleep, and now I'm bringing her back to her bed."

Jordan smirked.
"What about?"

"Nothing inappropriate." James replied as he layed Heidi down on the bed and proceeded to cover her up.

"I figured neither of you could sleep, and you headed to the same place coincedently. Was she crying to herself?"

"I heard her crying, knocked and asked her what was wrong, then we headed to another room where we talked." James replied as he silently shut the door to Heidi's room.

Ishmael realized he was sleepwalking again and woke up.
"Woah...I heard you guys...That's odd...I couldn't hear here over my snoring."
"Nor could I hear her over your snoring. Let's get back to bed, shall we? And father, I think it would be best if we had a gaurd outside of your door."
"Yes, it would."

"I'll make sure to assign someone." James said

"Well, good night," Ishmael said, walking into his room. He closed the door and tehre was a loud thump. Ishmael had passed out on the floor. When James went to go help, Jordan shook his head. Jordan went back into his room.
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Meanwhile, very quietly, Heidi mumbled James' name in her sleep.

A staffmember took guard duty outside Ishmael's room, after helping getting him back in bed.

James had returned to his room, and after doing a rapid re-play of the day in his head, one that had a slight emphisis on Heidi, fell asleep.

((I'm going to get in the shower, I'm filthy from working on my Bug (Yes, a VW 1969 Bug) and then I'll be back to update the RP, so hold tight!))

ooc: k, old, classic car.

The next day, they got up around 7 am, had breakfast, and said their good-byes when they got on the plane. A few hours later, they arrived in Palaxia, where they spent a few days at the long Beach party and had a ball. But before they reached the plane to go to their next destination, Heidi stopped Jordan, who was overflowing with stuff.

"Jordan, can we go back to Theao?"

Jordan dropped most of the pile he was carrying.

"What?"

"Back to Theao...I feel like I left something there."

Being a married man, Jordan understood what she meant.

"I just hope the thing you left feels like it lost you," he replied. He instructed the pilot to head back to Theao after a short arguement with teh pilot, they were in the air headed back, Heidi fell asleep, and Ishmael nailed a large spider to his briefcase. Where he got a hammer, a nail, and a large spider is still a mystery.
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One of James' servants couldn't find James, but settled for Sara instead.

"Princess, it seems that two Green Sun planes have landed in the airport, and two of the men from the planes are causing a lot of noise. You and Master James may want to check it out."

Sara knew where James was and went to fetch him.

"James."
"Ya, what is it?"
"There appears to be some GSers at the airport, and they've arrived by private plane."
"Let's go see who it is."

The two got into the limo and headed to the airport. As the limo drove, Sara said, "You've got to get back into your normal spirits, if not in general, at least in public."
James replied with a half-hearted nod as the limo arrived at the airport and they got out to meet the visitors.

The first thing taht James heard was Ishmael and a new voice singing loudly. Tehy saw that it was, indeed, Ishmael and Earnest, his father-in-law, and the manb Heidi and Jordan praised so during their visit. Jordan had his face in his hands, obviously ashamed. Heidi was looking around the airport, impatient. There was also a new woman, two more men, and one child.
More Equanants.
There was also a bunch of armed soldiers carefully gaurding the perimeter. Ishmael grabbed one with his good arm and ordered him to sing with him.

The two walked over to the eight, "Welcome back Heidi, Jordan, Ishmael. You must be Earnest." James said, facing each in turn but bringing his gaze back to the first person he greeted.
"It's nice to see you again, though we weren't expecting you back for a while." Sara commented

((http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/sandman.php))
Earnest had to finish his song frist before he replied.

"MR. SANDMAN BRING ME A DREEEAAAAM!"
He started to head-bang and then stopped.

"Yes, I am. You must be James. This is my grandson's wife, Andromeda, he's probably bugged the hell out of you will stories about her," Earnest said, showing him Andromeda. She was blonde, a bit short, and small-chested, but still very pretty. She had a bit of a bulbous belly, which showed that she was carrying Jordan's baby.

"How do you do?"

"You already know my singing partner, Ishmael. This is my other Grandson, Ali, and Jordan's cousin, and his son, Chong. We will be replacing Heidi on our trip. It seems she has become increasingly infatuated with you. And since my son-in-law hardly knows his brother-in-law and his nephew, I decided to drag them along, too."
Earnest smiled.

"And I'm Earnest Equanant, the robber of Fort Knox and the one who really pissed off the US government in the forties."

Earnest was very tall, aound 6'6", and had grey hair. Not grey hair like Ishmael's, more like Jordan and Heidi's hair. It was natural. He had an eyepatch over one eye and looked as if he were in his mid-fifties, but he was really over a century old.

"Yes, Grandfather, you can introduce him to everyone at a later date. In the meantime, Heidi had a sudden urge to return to Theao and Eanrest has been following us since we left Green Sun. Whatever you said to Heidi, it worked."

Heidi laughed softly and approached James. Jordan began to urge his relatives to get back into the planes in the background.
"Well, hello again."

"It is a pleasure to meet you Earnest, Andromeda, Ali and Chong." Sara replied as Heidi approached James.

"Welcome back, how was Palaxia and how have you been?" James asked

"It was fun. Met some interesting people, saw some dragons, and failed to prevent father from conducting cruel experiments on penguins."

"Ah, it's very nice to see you again." James said when Sara came over and said "Hey bro, I'm going to go see dad, so later."
"Alright, say hi for me."
"Will do." Sara replied as she headed toward one of the buildings

Jordan ushered in his family into the plane and the door closed.
"Well, we shouldn't stand here all day while they take off, should we? Where shall we go next?" Heidi asked, nudging him.

"Where would you like to go, sight-seeing perhaps, or a movie or even a hike?" James asked

"Let's see the city, hit a movie, and then take a hike?"

"Alright, any objection to motorbikes?" He asked as they headed to the same hanger Sara had gone to.

"I used to race 'em underground. First and only time I got arrested was my first win. My father was so proud on how I ticked off the Police like that."

"I take that to be a no." James replied with a grin, "Feel free to pick one if you want to ride beside or we could go on mine." James said, pointing at the three bikes.

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http://www.steves-motorcycles.co.uk/images/bikes/kawasaki_zzr600_1991.jpg
http://www.fyldesuperbikes.co.uk/images/kawasaki_motorcycles/kawasaki_zx12r.jpg
http://www.phmotorcycles.co.uk/images/yamaha/FJR1300A-STUDIO.jpg

"That one," she replied, pointing to the first one.

"Alright. The helmets are over there." He points to the wall behind the bikes. He goes over and snags his helmet and walks back to his bike.

ooc: 3rd one

Heidi grabbed her helmet, put it on, sat down, and started the bike. She lifted her faceglass and said,
"I'm not used to riding without my leather jacket one, but I'll be alright."

"If you don't mind one that would be slightly small on you, I'll get my sister's." James replied

"Nah, don't bother. We'll just get a new set while we're in the city."

"Alright." James replied as he slid his one, it being where he left it on the seat. He swung his leg over and started the bike up, "Ready?" He asked Heidi.

"Of course!"

James snapped the visor down, "Let's hit the road then." He said as he headed out.

Heidi followed James down the road. Eventually she remembered that she didn't have a Theao liscense, but then figured since she was with Theao's president, it didn't matter.

James, remembering Heidi's lack of jacket brought them to the largest mall in Theao, and one that would be considered large anywhere. They pulled into the motorbike parking area, where James removed his helmet.

Heidi pulled into the lot next to James.
"Is there a good Bike shop here or is this mall famous?"

"Both actually." James replied, "It has nearly every type of store you can think of, including a first rate Bike shop, and is the largest mall in Theao and one of the larger in the world." James said as they headed in.

"Sweet," she replied as she followed James into teh mall. She looked around and said,
"I hadn't realized that UziCorp had buisnesses in Theao. I've spotted three shops owned by UziCorp. They don't seem to be very big or exclusive, but they're there."

As they walked, James looked around, "Ah there it is." He said pointing to a shop with slightly tinted windows. "There are many buisness here, including foreign run buisnesses so it's no real surprize."

They entered the store. There were racks of helmets, Bike parts, jackets and many other Bike accessories.

"Hi Alex."
"Hi James, who's this lovely lady?"
"This is Heidi, of Green Sun. She's here as my guest so no playing your normal jokes. Heidi, this is the owner/operator, Alex, and he's a practical joker extrodinair."

"I can garuntee it's nothing like my Grandafather's pranks. He's a brilliant man."
Heidi looked around and found a nice jacket and pants and boots to match. But it was in black.
"Do you have this in Red or Emerald?"

Alex pulled up a list on the computer, "Why yes we do have that set and size in emerald. One second." Alex said as he headed into the backroom and came out with the clothes in the right shade and sizes.

"This will do very well. Is there a dressing room here?"

"Right over here." James replied as showed her the dressing room.

As Heidi changed, Alex and James talked about generalities, sports records, local news ect.

Heidi finsihed changing and came out.
"Well? How do I look?" she asked.

"Beautiful." James said, while Alex let out a low whistle.

ooc: Sprite pic??

OOC: Hehe. Um...
*Goes to sprite*
IC:
"Thanks. I'll take it."

"Put it on my tab."
"Sure james, you really need to pay that off sometime."
"You know I pay it off, ya old bandit."

As they exit the store, "So where would you like to go now?" James asked

"I think I'll save a shopping spree for some otehr time. How about-"
"Heidi?" Heidi turned and saw a red-haired midget. He was coming out of the Bike store.
"Kevin?"
"Oh my god, I didn't think I'd see you here in Theao!"
Heidi turned to James and said,
"This litte guy was one of my partners when I raced in College. Last I heard he was busted. Never thought I'd see him again."
She turned back to the midget.
"Are you shopping here in Theao or something?"
"No, Alex gave me a job. Police in Green Sun were tracking me too much, so I decided to leave. Looks like you're going better than myself, getting a date with the Prince!"

"Hello Kevin, how are you doing?" James asked, "So you race?"

Kevin laughed.
"Mini-bikes! Ha! No, I'm a mechanic. Was. Never got a degree and some of the things I did were illegal in Green Sun. Didn't stop me, just ask Heidi. Have you been racing since we got busted?"
"Nah, but I have shown up at some races and was the Flag Girl for our old crew for a while."
"Kevin!" Alex shouted from the back. Kevin pulled out a pencil and a pad and wrote on it.
"Give this to our Crew back home. You can contact me at this number if they ever want to race here."

"See ya." James said to Kevin as he headed back into the shop. "So do you want to explore the mall, see a few more sites, catch a movie while we're here?" He asked

"If we stay in the Mall I'll be tempted to drain the Theao economy by shopping. I'll do that later. Let's hit some sites and then a movie."
((If you have pics of the sites, just post 'em and I'll pick which ones we should RP.))

"A few of the major sites are the amphitheater(1), the kabuki theater(2), the cathedral(3) and the old palace(4)." James commented

ooc: 1. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/images/Amphitheater.jpg
2. http://www.illlogic.net/images/japan2002/kabuki-theater-entrance-6-11.jpg
3. http://image.onlinetravel.com/content_images/common/otc_images/features/barcelona/gothic_cathedral.jpg
4. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/Indonesia-Pagaruvung_Palace.jpg

"Let's see the old palace first."
((Sprite's almost done.))

They head down to the parking lot and then head to the Old Palace. Once there they park in the parking lot. "Would you like a professional tour or a personal one?" He asked

"I don't want to run into any Green Sun tourists or someone who might recognize me. The personal tour."

"Alright." James replied as they headed in. James began giving the full tour, including rooms the public didn't get to see.

((Done.
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1553/princessheidi1am.png
Also, I'd like you to think about joining my 'How to survive a year in Green Sun' RP using one of your older leaders, or a new one. Link next post unless you don't want to join.))
Heidi absorbed every bit of the history of the old palace. Theao was ancient compared to Green Sun. Heidi had actually seen a good chunk of her country's history. But she payed more attention to James. She had only had two other boyfriends. One was a schoolyard crush, and the other was Gregory. Gregory was loyal and loving and understanding, but he couldn't match her raging intellect. James could. James was different. He didn't seem to have the same love of danger like Greg, but she really didn't know that. Yet. But most of all, he knew what it was like to be royalty. But there was something else that she couldn't put her finger on. Heidi couldn't see what Jordan saw in Andromeda. She was nice, but she was a bit naive. Maybe it was the same thing that Jordan saw in Andromeda. Maybe it was just meant to be.
Whatever it was, she blamed her odd grandfather.

James was explaining the history of one of the restricted rooms when she tugged on his sleeve.

James felt Heidi tug on his sleeve. He paused in his explanetion, "Yes?" He asked, "Is everything alright?"

((How to Survive a Year in Green Sun (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=435406)))
Heidi swung her arms around him and kissed James.

James was slightly taken aback, as he hadn't expected it, and after a scant instant returned the kiss.

"This crazy thing called love," she said when she was done.

"Yes love is a crazy, but beautiful thing." James replied

Heidi kissed him again.
"I don't know why I've fallen for you, but whatever it is, I'll take any answer."

"I can't explain why I've fallen for you as well, save I know it's true." James replied as he kissed her.

"Then let's not even bother solving it and just enjoy it," she replied.

"Yes, let's." James said

"Come on, let's go before someone spots us."

"Alright, where would you like to go?" James asked as they headed out.

"You're asking me? You're the one who's the Prince of the whole nation."

"Yes, but I was wondering if you had anything you wanted to do, see a movie, go for a hike?" James replied

"I thought we were still sightseeing?" she replied suggestively.

"So do you want to see one of the other sites then?" James asked as he gave her a light kiss on her forhead.

"Oh, of course."

"Which would you like to see?" James asked as they got back to the Bikes.

"I thought we were still sightseeing?" she replied suggestively.
((You didn't get it, did you?))
"The best you have to offer."

"Alright." James replied

ooc: No, didn't, could you TG me what I missed.

"Lead the way."

James took them to a gas station, as he knew the destination needed a full or nearly full tank to get there. As the Bikes filled he asked, "Would you like something to snack on?"

The first thing Heidi wanted to say was 'Whipped Cream' but she held herself back.
"Let's share a pack of Twizzlers."

"Which kind?" James asked, "Actually could you get it, as I have to use the facilities." He asked as he put his helmet on the bike and pulled out a 20$.

Heidi took the twenty and went into the store. She looked around the store and found the twizzlers. She took it and palced it on the counter and payed for it and the gas. She heard the roar of a pair of Harleys pull up to the station. She turned and saw two large bikers unmounting their bikes. One of them stayed behind and filled their tanks. The other came into the store. Heidi started to leave, avoiding eye contact. She let thebirker come in and held the door open, but the Biker noticed her. He grabbed her jacket and said,
"Well, you're the prettiest thing I've seen all day."
"Please sir, you don't want to do that."
"Oh, and who's going to stop me? Your boyfriend, who's probably getting high behind the store?"
"Sir, you don't want to do that, either."
The man behind the counter began to phone for the cops. The biker pulled out a gun and shook his head. He looked down at Heidi and smiled. He held her jacket harder and started to pull it off.

James exited the lavatory to see a biker harrassing Heidi, "And what do you think you are doing?" He asked in a perfectly level voice, but which held a chill to it that would freeze nitrogen.

The other biker came up behind James.
"What's it to you?"
By this time, the jacket was almost off.
"I just BOUGHT THIS!" she shouted. She grabbed the Biker and flipped him over and kicked him hard in teh head, knocking him out.

"It's my buisness because she is both a royal visitor, and a very close personal friend." James replied in that same voice as he turned to face the other biker, "And unless you wish to avoid the full weight of goverment from coming down on you, I'd suggest you take your 'friend' and never cross my path again."

The biker realized who he was.
"Oh-Oh, my god...You're-Oh, shit!"
The biker turned to Heidi and realized who she was.
"Oh, shit."
"Oh, shit is right. Get your *friend* out of here, or I'll get one of the Forge Force to track you down. Torture may be illegal in Green Sun, but I'm not sure if they've gotten that news yet."
Heidi rebuttoned her jacket and walked out of the store. She kicked down the biker's bikes down before she mounted her own.
"Oops!" she said as she put her helmet on.

"I apologise completely for that," James as he hurried after her.

"Don't worry, I've handled stronger men than that. He was a pushover," she said as she lowered her visor and started her bike up.

James got on his bike as well and they headed out of the city.

Heidi followed James out of the city, slightly wondering where they were headed.

James led them down a high-way were he turned off and came before a medium sized shed.

Heidi pulle dup beside James and asked,
"A shack, huh?"

"Ya, a shack." Khalen replied with a grin as he slid the door open, revealing a 4X4 off-road vehicle. "The Bikes couldn't make the trip."

((Khalen? :) ))
"I see, Heidi said, smiling and chuckling at the same time.

James stored his Bike and motioned for Heidi to store her's as well, while he wheeled the 4x4 out. "Your about to see one of the most famous, and least visited, sites." He commented as he tossed his helmet on the rack.

ooc: brain overload, a character from another Rp that was really active recently.

"Sounds nice. What is it?" she asked, mounting teh otehr ATV, but she didn't take off her helmet.

"It's a major part of what's known as the rite of competancy. To be consided fit to assume the royal crown, the children of the present Emperor/Empress must undergo a number of tests. One of them, the only one that can be done outside of the capital, is the Test of Survival. To pass, I had to survive alone for a month, no aid, no help of any kind." James replied, "When not in formal use, it's typically used as a retreat, a chance to relax for a while without any of the burdens of the crown."

"One must prove yourself to be a competent leader by living alone. Huh. In Green Sun you have to have a degree in Politics to formally take the crown."

"It's to prevent a spoiled brat from gaining the crown, the reasoning is, if you have to be truely self-sufficiant, then you will not be so quick to make an unreasoning demand. There are a number of other tests as well, and while you don't actually need a degree in a political or legal field, it's commonly done." James replied he got on the 4x4, "Ready?" He asked

"Yup."

"Let's go then." James said as he started the engine and took off. They headed along a rough dirt road before heading into a wooded area. When James pulled up to a stop, they were at a cabin about the size of an average cabin, maybe slightly bigger.

"Looks cozy," she commented, "Earnest has a cabin up in Canad a. They don't know about it, though. It's much smaller than this, from what he's told me, and he can hardly fit all the fur he gets from hunting."

"Ah, he sound's like an odd fellow." James said as he wheeled his 4x4 into a half-shed. ""Shall we enter?" He asked as he opened the door for her.

"He was the one who introduced you to Chong and Andromeda at the Airport, remember?" she asked. She smiled and enetered the cabin and studied it.

"I remember, but I didn't get a chance to really meet him." James replied

The cabin was well furnished, and looked slightly as if it had been plucked from a magazine. There was a mid-sized Tv, a bearskin rug, a couple couches and chairs, about what you would expect.

"Pretty nice. Something I'd see from an executive of UziCorp."

"So what would you like to do?" James asked as he took off his coat and tossed it over the back of a chair.

Heidi looked around the cabin a bit more and looked out the window. The sun was setting.

"You know why Green Sun was named Green Sun?"

"I have an idea, but it would be more interesting hearing you tell me." James replied

"Before my Grandfather came to the country, Hamanistan was trying to take it over. Annex the land. But the people resisted on the Easter border. When a small nuclear device was used by the rebels, it effected the whole nation. The radiation caused the clouds to change colors when it was mixed with the chemicals it was used on. At sunset for four years after that, the sun would turn a greenish hue. Yolan, my other Grandfather, sent his family, including Ishmael, to Green Sun, as it was called after that. After the effects wore off, the green sun was used as a symbol of rebellion against Hamanistan. My grandfather came and changed the flag to what it is now. Some say if you look at the sunset from teh proper place, you can see the green hues still."

"My idea was close. Would you like something to eat?" James asked

"Please."

"How about spagetti(sp)?" James asked as he headed into the kitchen.

((I knew it!))
"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Heidi said.

"Alright." James said as he filled a pan with water and set it to boil. While it was starting to heat up, he began getting a number of cans out, "Do you have any allergies?" He asked Heidi.

ooc: knew what?

((Spegghetti))
"None that I know of."

"Alright." James said as he transfered the noodles into the pot, and began preparing the sauce. "So, what would you like to do after dinner?" James asked

ooc: last post of the night, need to go to bed early cause must get up early.

"Does the cabin coem with any good Bond movies?"

"There are, if I remember correctly, Diamonds are Forever, Dr. No, Moonraker, Octopussy and Licence to Kill." James replied

"Liscence to Kill, I like that one."

"Alright, and dinner is nearly complete." James replied as he drained the pasta, added one last dash of seasoning to the sauce, and brought the food, plates, and utensiles to the table. "Do you want a soft drink, juice or water?"

"Some fort of juice will be fine, I've grown weary of soft drinks after advertising for them."

"We have cran-berry, grape, apple, rasberry and fruit-punch." James replied

"You sound like a proffesional waiter. Fruit Punch."

"Alright." James said with a grin as he grabbed a bottle of fruit punch and returned to the table.

"James, I can't tell you how much of a wonderful time I've had with you."

"I've never had as good a time as the time I've spent with you as well Heidi." James replied

Heidi stabbed her fork into her meal and said,
"I sound like a cliche cheerleader from a bad teen comedy."

"There are times when cliche are a good thing, but I don't think you are." James replied, "You're just confident and very pleasant company."

Heidi took a bite.
"You're both and a good cook."

"Since I tend to get odd cravings at even odder times, I had to learn." James replied, "And thank you."

"I've always been too busy to learn. Nor have I ever really cared to."

"Ah." James replied as he twirled a noodle onto his fork and eat it.

"You know, Heidi said afetr she was halfway done with her plate, "If we're to have a long-lasting relationship, you're going to have to visit Green Sun."

"You make that sound like a bad thing, if your family is any kind of representation, it would be a very enjoyable visit." James replied

"It's not my nation I'm concerned about, it's my family. You saw how my father and Earnest were playing air-guitar? It's much worse at home."

"Try having a brother who does that, but with a real guitar." James said with a chuckle.

"You actually live with him?"

"He hasn't lived at home for a couple years." James replied, "But when he did, and he got started, it was loud."

"Well, it's good to encourage people in their own talents."

"Ya, it is." James replied

Heidi looked out the window and spotted a Shooting Star.
"Hey, a shooting star. And another! And another! I think it's a meteor shower! Come on, let's go watch!"

James got up and followed Heidi out to watch the meteor shower.

"I haven't seen one of these in years. Oh it's so beautiful..."

James slid an arm around her shoulder, and gazed up as well, "It is very beautiful." He commented, in a slightly knowing tone.

"I almost wonder if my family can see this from their plane..."
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Meanwhile, on the plane, Earnest was chatting with the pilot when a small meteorite slammed through teh top of the plane and killed the pilotand damaged the cotrols so they couldn't fly the plane.
"OH SHIT!" Earnest shouted as he fled to the passenger's area.
"We're going down!"

"I couldn't say." James replied

((Is Sara still alive and is she James' grandmother?)
"It looks visible enough. I think every nation can see it, it's pretty big. I bet Jordan and Andromeda are enjoying it as much as we."

"Yes I would imagine that many of the nations could see it." James replied

ooc: Alive/Greatgrandmother

"But all that matters is taht we can see it together," Heid finished. She kissed James.

James just wordlessly returned the kiss, enjoying the kiss and his time with Heidi.

((Check TGs))

ooc: replied

And then Heidi grabbed James' hand and led him into the cabin.

What happens next, well, I think you can use your imagination on that one.

And they have yet to live happily ever after.

Hardly
THE END.