The discover of love.
Chapter 1
A young girl was watching the little village with her big lavender eyes. Her mother had been collecting some kind of herbs and she had gone with her and with her brother who was sitting in the grass near her.
"What are you staring at with so much interest?" He asked her with a bored tone in his calm voice.
"What is that village? Why have we never been there?"
Daniel looked in the same direction she was. He had forgotten that from that point of the hill the small village was perfectly visible and that she, unlike him had never been in the part of the hill.
Their small village had been moved recently, and situated behind the hill that separated the two villages, away from prying eyes.
" It's a human village "
"Human?" Lyla had widened her eyes as she looked at the little wooden houses and some people walking around unsuspecting that someone was spying them. Her good eyes permitted her to have a better sight then humans had. She could distinctly see the women walking with small children, men that were getting their shops ready for another day of work.
In the distance, she could also see the fields, and the workers already busy with the crops.
She smiled, humans looked like simple creatures, how could her people da they were bloodthirsty and evil?
"There's nothing interesting to look at."
"Why do we avoid humans? They don't look like the evil beings they picture to us"
"Lyla. You shouldn't wonder about such things, they don't concern us"
Their mother was behind them staring severely at both of them
"Mother. I was just curious "
Lyla lowered her head imitated by her brother, her mother eyes on her.
"Humans are not what they appear. Never trust them. They are not reliable creatures."
"But...why?" Calista gave a stern look at her daughter with her beautiful lavender eyes. The same as her children's.
"Just listen to me. I just want to protect you. Let's go, it's time to go home"
She picked up her basket collected what she needed and all three together they started walking towards home.
Lyla before she left, sent another look at the lively village. "I will go there...one day" she thought to herself, before running towards her mother who was impatiently calling for her.
They reached home pretty fast, thanks to their speed, that was a little faster than what humans could manage to reach. As soon as they got at the village's gates, they noticed a crowd standing right in the center. There was a big commotion and a lot of them were screaming at each other.
Calista recognized her husband and reached him with Lyla and Daniel following her.
"Taras, what happened? What is all this commotion?"
"Humans passed near the village, they almost discovered it"
"So? We are stronger than them. Wouldn't we be in advantage in case of a fight?" Daniel observed.
"They are producing weapons that could kill us, don't you understand young boy? After all that we have done in the past for them, they are now plotting to get rid of us. They have already taken one of my sons. Next time it could be you"
Daniel raised a brow, there was something he didn't like in all of this.
"Why fear beings that are weaker than us? They have never proven to be violent towards us except that time. How do we know, it realm is as you say? The new generation has never been around them. How can you prove the truth of your wo-"
"Enough, Daniel"
The boy turned around to meet his father's displeased eyes and severe expression. He wasn't happy of his outburst.
"But-"
" Daniel, what happened in the past itself none of your concern. You will have to fight along us in the future. The humans night not have the strength and the power we posses. But they are curious and smart. They are developing weapons that might be lethal for us, and they did so, by observing us and our weaknesses"
"Father...this is" he was starting to raise his voice, and Lyla gripped his hand squeezing it gently as if to warn him to not go further.
"Enough Daniel. You should go home with your sister. These are not things two young kids can understand"
Calista sent them a disapproving scowl that matched their father's.
"Yes mother" both of them lowered their gaze as in a reverie and left without uttering a single word.
They could hear, as they left the disapproving stares and whispers of the rest of the people of the village.
They had reached home quietly. Neither one of them wanting to say anything.
Lyla had gone to the Little fire place to turn it on, knowing her mother would want to start cooking dinner as soon as she came home.
Daniel was sitting on one of the wooden chairs, his expression showed no emotion, but Lyla knew him better than anyone, and knew he was surely boiling inside.
"Daniel, why did you say those things? Back at the meeting?"
The boy raised his gaze on her and she noticed his sad eyes.
"I think it's not right. The way the elders are acting. Humans are not how they picture them. We were born to protect them. Not to run away like fools"
Lyla just looked at her brother with wide eyes as he left the main room angrily. She didn't know how much he would change in the years to come.
Seven years later...
Tomorrow it was their birthday. Their twenty first birthday. For their people it meant they had become adults. From now on, they could go to the meetings and have the same rights as their parents. They would also stop aging and stay forever young. Usually after that birthday, they stopped celebrating, seeing as they would never age, they thought useless celebrate the passing of the years.
Lyla was excited. She had been waiting for that moment for some time, and she was glad she could finally have permission to wander around on her own. Up till that moment she had always to be with someone wherever she would go. Usually it was either Daniel or their mother. Rarely she was allowed to go with some friend.
She was sitting in the small kitchen, sewing the last part of the dress she would be wearing to the celebration the day after.
She heard the door opening and met her brother's gaze. He as a male, didn't need to be followed by someone. He could go wherever he wished.
"Daniel, where have you been? You've been out all morning."
She stared at him with a worried expression. Lately he was always going out alone and staying out till late. Her parents didn't notice it as much. They were always away doing work. They lived a simple life, all of the village took care of the fields or the animals that were needed for their well being of the entire population.
"I'm sorry"
"Where do you go anyway? You're lucky father hasn't noticed your absence"
He looked at his twin with wide worried eyes.
"Lyla, I need to tell you a big secret"
Demetri opened one of his light blue eyes and met his mother's who was kindly watching him, waiting for him to get out of bed.
He had to wake up earlier than his brothers to go help his father in his shop.
He was the eldest son after all, the one that had to help support the family. He had just turned twenty three last month and his parents, mostly his father, had started telling him that he had to settle down, fond a good wife and create his own family.
"I'm coming, mother" he muttered from under the worn out cotton blanket.
"Don't be late. You're father already left" she recommended as she left the room.
He groaned tiredly as he got up from bed and got dressed, eyeing the other two beds with his brothers still sleeping.
"All right boys, it's time to wake up"
he grinned as he opened the wooden shutters letting the weak sun rays enter the room, illuminating it.
He saw them move and heard some curses that were surely directed at him.
He said bye to his mother as he reached the kitchen grabbing a piece of bread and running towards the center of the village where his father was surely waiting for him.
Authors' note.
Hello to everyone! So, this is the announced prequel of my other story "The forgotten" it's not necessary to read that before this one, you can read it in which order you please..
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Till next time! Darkshadows92