Seeing all my children get long was like a dream come true in my life, they were all precious to me, including Elysia. I knew she did not trust me or like me that much at the present moment but, I had left her to keep her safe, I thought she had died. Seeing her now I can’t help wondering if she would ever forgive me? I wanted to give her space and time, to show her that she meant to me more than just a way to save our people. But I knew time would come when she would understand the depth of everything I have done.
Yesterday I had to go and find an old acquaintance. He was a warrior who fought beside me during the first war between the Crystal realms and the Shadow Realms. He promised to help me train these young warriors to fight against the Dark Lord. He also told me not to keep hopes. That was stupid because everything I did was because I had hope.
I walked through the pathway towards the dark street in which we had arranged to meet my old friend. The street seemed to get darker as I went further into it. There was no phone signal to this area so there was no way of contacting anyone. This was a place where death was expected, “hello, old friend nice of you to remember me! ” The voice so familiar yet unfamiliar seemed to echo through the street. A cold shiver ran down my spine, no I must not show him my fear, “Jacob? Come out,” I called.
Something shifted out of the shadows, he wore dark clothes that helped him blend into the shadows. His dirty blonde hair was a mess, “what are you doing here?” he called, his crimson eyes glowed with glee. “I am here to ask for help, come train my children,” I replied watching his reactions. He seemed to be considering it, “what is it for me?” he questioned. I smiled. I knew he would not give up without a bargain and I knew he liked it that I was to the point. “Your freedom, and my protection from the seeker demons.” Seeker demons looked for wandering prisoners of the dark lord and tortured them with visions of their terrible past. “I will think about it.” he nodded then disappeared back into the shadows.
I knew that I had struck my deal, while I hoped for the best to come from this situation while not completely trusting Jacob. I would have to keep an eye on him. I whispered a prayer to whatever god who was watching over us at the present and went home.
When I came home, Selena was waiting for me. As soon as she saw me a smile lit up her delicate face . I crossed the few feet separating us and wrapped my arms around her, “everything okay?” she asked. I couldn’t help wondering about what I was getting my family into, but I nodded to reassure her and pecked her forehead. “Let’s go in, the children are waiting to have dinner, we are eating spaghetti with meatballs.” When I came in to see the children patiently waiting for me to have dinner, I only wished that I could freeze this moment, where all of us were happy and everything would be okay.
After dinner I went straight to bed, nervous to start the next day. But I could not sleep, I tossed and turned and finally sleep seemed to come. My eyes dropping heavily, I welcomed the darkness and the peace it brought with it for the small amount of time. Giving a sense of security to us.
Adrien
After dad came home from his evening trip to meet his old friend, there was some tension in the room. Even Elysia seemed to notice. But of course she remained quiet as a mouse, always observing everyone around her and tensing whenever anyone, including dad, got close to her mom. Everyone was gone to bed, the lights were out and the crickets chirped to the night sky. Suddenly my sensitive ears picked out a cry, “please, please don’t hurt me.” I immediately knew who that voice belonged to. I jumped out of bed, I was wearing a pair of sweatpants and I put on a stretchy grey t- shirt, so I looked decent. I went out to the corridor. No doubt the cry came from my mates room, I knocked not wanting to barge in which would scare her even more, but no reply came in. I opened the door and stopped in my tracks, “incredible”, she was dream walking, but I looked like she was having a vision through it. It would be extremely dangerous if I woke her. I rested my hands on her shoulders, and stepped into her walk.
I was shocked, it was no wonder that I could smell her fear, it looked like we were on a battlefield. There were demons around us, they were no doubt getting ready for war, in the middle of all that chaos was my beautiful mate, frozen in fear watching them tear open a mortal. “Elysia” I whispered gently, wrapping my arms around her. She was trembling in fear, “it’s okay, it’s just a dream, it’s not real,come back with me.” she shook her head, “but it’s the future isn’t it ?”she asked in a soft voice, almost a whisper. Her terrified eyes met my own calm ones, “yes it is, but we will stop it, okay?” I reassured her and whispered nonsense until she calmed down. “Now, we have to travel back, okay? Otherwise we will be trapped here.” she finally nodded and we travelled back. Waking up in her bed, I held her until she cried out her fear and rocked her until she calmed down. “Come on, let’s sleep, I’ll stay with you okay, no matter what, I am here. ”
We fell asleep holding each other close, reassuring each other that we were fine. I promised myself that no matter what happened, I would do everything in my power to keep my family and soulmate safe. Closer to four am, I woke up unable to sleep anymore. Kissing Elysia on her head, I went to the arena. I was worked up. I needed to loosen up the tension inside me,that was like a coil that kept on tighterning. I kept punching the bag, until I was dripping in sweat and panting for my breath.
Suddenly the hairs of my rose, I was aware of somebody’s silent presence in the room. How I did not notice was not a miracle, I turned around to meet, a pair of dark eyes looking worriedly at me. “hey!”, she squeaked when she realised that I had noticed her presence. I smiled and sat down on the mat laid on the floor and patted the spot next to me. “You woke up? Missed me?” I asked, I knew I was teasing her. It was cute to look at her getting all flustered with embarrassment. “Hey, it’s okay, you are allowed to miss me, as long as I can do the same.” I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, “wanna, get some breakfast?” I asked. She nodded silently, and grabbed my arm to help me up, she was stronger than a normal girl her age.
We walked to the kitchen, everyone else was still asleep, “what do you wanna eat?” I questioned playfully flicking her nose with my finger. She shrugged, “anything but pancakes.” I raised an eyebrow, then I made some french toast for her and laid it infront of her, she gave me a sweet smile and immediately started enjoying the meal. It made me smile, a few seconds passed, then she paused and looked at me then cut a piece and pointed it towards me, “eat?” This was new, she wasn’t usually this forward, I smiled happy that we were moving in our relationship. I brush her hair aside, “you look beautiful,” I whispered to her ear. Her pale cheeks flushed with colour. “Thanks!” she squeezed my hand.
A minute later, everyone else came downstairs, “morning!” our parents greeted and we all greeted them back. Honestly my father looked happy. I am glad something good came out no matter what my sister said when the time comes we will face them together.
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