Disclaimers: I do not own Inkheart. The book belongs to Cornelia Funke. I only own the original characters, the plot, etc.

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Okay, so I just finished reading Inkheart for the first time. This is something that just popped into my head. This story's a mixture of the first book Inkheart and its movie adaptation.

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Resa

Dustfinger knew now, in his heart, that what he had with Resa was not meant to be. Resa had her lover, the Silvertongue was what Capricorn called him, what Basta called him. It was the one piece of being in a strange world, not his own. To ease his mind, Dustfinger wrote a poem, proclaiming his love for Resa, hoping that one day she would get the chance to read.

He felt sorrier that he didn't present it sooner. And so upon his return home, he kept the poem safe and in his heart. The Ink World understood so little of things to come. Maybe they knew, maybe they didn't. But this poem was worth every ounce of his triumphs and treasures.

Resa
The day we met, I ever besot you,
Longing heart and desperate cry,
Oh where did you go?
Who did you turn to?
"Why Silvertongue?" is what you wrote,
"Where can I find him?" you said through words unspoken.

Resa
As the days crawled by, my heart longs to see you again.
"Why don't you stay in Inkheart, and I myself go on my merry way?"

In truth, I do not know.
"Inkheart is my place now," you once said I belonged.
"And into Inkheart I will go," I said in response.

"Inkheart is where I'll stay,
without you, dear sweetheart Resa." I said one last time.

Inkheart is where I'll be.

And now Dustfinger knew then it was time to speak to Orpheus. He couldn't have Resa now. Oh well. So he lied to himself. He only wrote this poem today, to break his heart and remind him what he must do. And why was Farid following him. That indeed he would have to face. But now his goal was clear: he would return home. That's what mattered. And with luck, Orpheus would find a way to bring him home.

For in that, there was hope for him after all. And more still to come. But for now, this would do. Yes, it would do all right. His way home was coming. He would be back in the Ink World soon enough. That's what counted most in this world. That's what he would find. Back to Inkheart. Back home again.

The End.