My Fablehaven Fanfic
It had been three years since the battle for Zyzx; Kendra sat at the edge of her grandparent's porch, watching the fairies flit about the yard. She was waiting for Agad to arrive, she was finally old enough to become an eternal and she had decided to confront him and ask if she could be one. She had hoped that Agad would broach the subject, but he had never gotten around to it, so she had decided to take matters into her own hands.
She and Bracken had a blossoming relationship; they had begun dating not long after they had defeated Gorgrog and his minions. He unfortunately had to help his mother with the rebuilding often, but they managed to see each other every couple of days.
"Kendra!"
"What do you want now Seth?" Kendra grumbled
"I just wanted to tell you that Bracken said he was coming by later"
Kendra perked up; Bracken would surely comfort her if Agad rejected her claim. Just then she heard a noise at the edge of the yard. She smiled wide when she saw that it was Agad coming up the drive way.
Her entire family was seated at the dinner table, along with Warren and Vanessa who had been married for two years, and their one year old daughter Rachel. Tanu, Mara, Trask, and Elise were also present. This dinner served as a dual purpose, they needed to talk to Agad about the eternals and it was a strategy meeting for the Knights of Dawn. Bracken was sitting next to Kendra she held his hand under the table and listened attentively to the conversation, waiting for the perfect moment to talk to Agad.
"Agad" Kendra queried nervously
Bracken squeezed her hand reassuringly and she felt her resolve harden
"Yes Kendra what do you want?" Agad asked curiously
"You know I'm 18 now, and well I was wondering if I could be an eternal now"
The room was silent, you could hear each and every breath uttered, and suddenly Kendra was afraid for his answer.
"I'm sorry, but you can't, you and Bracken are needed for…something else" Agad seemed a bit embarrassed by his rejection, but Kendra was stunned, not be an eternal, she had to spend the rest of her life with Bracken, and she did not know what to think. She felt her shock be replaced by anger and indignation.
"Why not?" She yelled, "What's wrong with me am I too much of a fairy for you?" She fumed
Bracken hushed her gently
"Let him speak" He whispered in her ear.
"You see Kendra I have to look ahead, for a thousand years or more, however long it takes for Zyzx to open again. And when it does open I most certainly will not be alive, and I need to make sure that there are fighters to defend the world from the hoard of demons. And you and Bracken are just the two to make this a reality."
"What in the hell do Bracken and I have to do with that, if you won't let me be an eternal I won't live nearly that long." Kendra raged
Agad looked her in the eyes then, and said; "Your children will fight for us"
The room was once again silent everyone was watching Kendra who seemed to have simply been struck dumb, and Bracken looked pretty much the same. Since no one seemed to have the power of speech Agad decided to continue.
"I can make you a unicorn, and I can give Bracken his third horn back, but I need you to give me something in return. If you have his children then I can make you a unicorn, all of your children will be unicorns and they will fight for me for you will all still be alive when needed. I would want an army of at least thirty; you have plenty of years to accomplish that. You would need to start right away though so you can stop aging. As soon as you're pregnant I can release the magic knowing you have kept your promise."
Bracken was the first to regain his powers of speech;
"How dare you? What right do you have to demand this of us? We are our own people and you say we have to go have sex immediately, we are not married, and we have not even begun to talk about something like this."
"No Bracken "Kendra interjected watching him tenderly, "This is the only thing I want I love you and I can do this I don't care if Agad makes us do this because this is what I have always wanted."
Smiling Agad nodded to her "Thank you I will go begin preparations this is a huge piece of magic"
He swept out of the room and everyone else seemed to make some sort of excuse to get away from the tension. Bracken turned to Kendra, "You do not have to do this," he murmured.
"Yes I do, I love you more than my own life, and this seems a small price to pay to be able to spend forever with you."
He looked at her, his gaze serious
"Then I will be yours forever" He murmured as he pulled her to him kissing her passionately.