Hello everyone! I'm so sorry that I haven't been as active as I should've been, I've been extremely busy, and had little inspiration. I went through a huge move, and have been busy, since this is my Senior year in High School.
However I recently got an idea for inspiration from a truly beautiful book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. I LOVED it! I just couldn't put it down! So, I decided to try and do my own little sequel, which will have my own characters. I hope you all enjoy this!
A cool breeze tickled Feyre's cheeks as she looked out into the night. She stood in her small painting room, the window in front of her open. Closing her eyes, she gave a soft sigh, finally feeling peace.
Or she had hoped.
It was late at night, and the High Fae just couldn't sleep. Ever since she had gone through Amarantha's trials, the poor woman could not get a single nights rest. Nightmares plagued her, showing her all the things she did over and over. Sometimes, it would be just as how it happened...other times, it would go horribly wrong. Lucien would be impaled on the spikes, and Tamlin, her dear Tamlin... She shook her head, trying to clear it from the horrid thoughts that followed. As she looked on in the night, her gaze caught a shadow moving in the darkness. It was small, almost the size of a fox, if not a bit bigger. The shadow suddenly stopped, and a glowing golden gaze met hers. She jumped, staring at the strange creature. She almost expected it to run towards her, however it just turned it's head, and slunk back into the shadows of the forest. While she was watching the creature, strong arms wrapped around her from behind, and Tamlin rested his chin on her head. She jumped again, but smiled leaning into him. "You startled me for a moment." she chuckled. He chuckled back. "You seem lost in thought." At that, she looked away, and back into the forest, her expression slightly sorrowful and dark. Tamlin looked at her, his green eye's showing concern. "Feyre, what's wrong?" he followed her gaze out into the forest. She didn't answer him, not right away, actually avoiding it. She looked up at him with a curious gaze. "Tamlin, before...Amarantha, where there other things in the forest?" she asked. "Not like monsters, but other animals?" She remembered going hunting with Lucien, and not finding too much game. Tamlin tilted his head to the side, thinking, before looking at her. "There were, but of course, when Amarantha came, they all fled." he explained. "I remember that most of the animals were quite different, they had their own magical powers. There were also other Fae that lived out there as well."
"Do you think they'll come back, the animals and the Fae?"
"I'm hoping so. Why do you ask though?"
Feyre bit her lip, trying to decide if she should tell him what she saw. "Well..." she began. "...I saw something out in the woods." She pointed to where she saw the small figure. "Over there. It looked about as big as a fox, and when it looked at me, it had glowing golden eyes." she finished. Tamlin looked at where she pointed, staying silent. Finally he spoke. "Perhaps animals are coming back here." he looked at her. "I'm sure that if it was harmful, it would have done something already." he moved to her side, gently taking her hand and kissing her knuckles. "It's late, I think it's time we retire." he said, although his eye's revealed a sly glint to her. She smiled at him, saying her agreement, then walking with him to their room, hand in hand.
The next day, Feyre woke up to see that Tamlin wasn't beside her, nor was he in the room. She stood up, getting dressed, then getting ready to walk out, when she nearly ran into Alis. "Oh Alis! Forgive me, I didn't know you were coming in." Feyre said, backing away a little. Alis smiled, waving her hands in a dismissive manner. "It's alright."
"Where's Tamlin?"
"Oh, well, Lucien called him, he said it was urgent."
Alis gave a slightly worried expression. "Lucien said he saw strange things happening in the forests, and felt odd magical energy within." she explained. "They haven't left yet, they're outside getting the horses ready." Feyre nodded and mumbled her thanks as she moved past the older woman and made her way outside. There she found Tamlin and Lucien, just as Alis had said, getting ready to mount their horses. Tamlin's eye's widened when he saw her. "Feyre, I'm sorry, but I didn't want to wake you." She smiled at him, but shook her head. "There's no need, I see your reasons." She looked past him and into the forest. From where she stood, she felt a strange energy, although very faint. For some reason, it didn't feel threatening, more like: warm. The energy made her want to dance and laugh, but she didn't know why. Tamlin looked to the forest as well. "It's strange isn't it?" Lucien walked up beside him. "And it get's stronger the farther you go." the red-haired Fae added. Feyre nodded, then looked back at Tamlin, putting her hands on her hips. "I'm coming with you." she said with confidence.
"What?"
"I wish to come with you."
"But, it could be dangerous."
Feyre laughed at that. "I'm not entirely sure about that, I doubt it'd be dangerous if it makes me feel like I'm celebrating some event." she pointed out. Tamlin looked at her warily, but said nothing. She sighed. "If it makes you feel better, if there is any hint of danger, I'll run." This seemed to make Tamlin a bit more comfortable, but he still felt uneasy. Giving his own soft sigh, he gave in, getting a horse for her. Lucien winked at her and gave her a wide smile, which she return with a triumphant one. Once the party was mounted and ready, they went into the forest, with Tamlin in the lead. They rode on in silence, Feyre using her excellent hearing to listen for anything out of place. Unfortunately, all she could hear was the whispering of the leaves in the breeze, and the chirping of birds. As they went deeper, the giddy feeling began to grow, where it was nearly overwhelming, and Feyre had to stifle unexpected laughs that bubbled up her throat. She glanced at Lucien, and noticed he was doing the exact same thing, wiggling in his saddle a few times. As they continued on, and the energy getting ever so stronger, Feyre heard a strange sound. It was like listening to a conversation through a very thick wall. There were two voices, or at least, what she could make out, and they were so faint they sounded like they were whispering.
"Look-Spring Court-"
"Yes I-wonder-should we?"
"Fun?-Mistake-my-"
"Worry-let's have-un."
The rest was soon lost, but Feyre was unsure what they meant. That question was soon answered, when she noticed the shadow behind Lucien began to warp and wobble. It rose up silently, not making a sound, twisting and turning, before it soon formed into a shape. It seemed like a feminine shape, but with little features. A single green cat-like eye appeared on its head. It looked toward Feyre and put a wispy hand up to it's face, making a quiet motion with it's finger. Twisting it's body, it began to sneak up on Lucien, not making a sound. It loomed over him, before it reached down with it's shadowy hand...
And tapped his shoulder.
As soon as it did, it disappeared, showing nothing behind Lucien as he whirled around looking for whatever touched him. When he found nothing, he cautiously turned forward in his saddle, riding on. The shadow appeared again, repeating the same steps, except tapping his other shoulder then disappearing. Feyre watched with fascination, before flinching a little at Lucien's glare. "Feyre, now is not the time for jokes." he grumbled. Feyre gaped at him, feeling a bit offended. "I'm not jesting!" she objected.
"Ok, then what keeps tapping me on my shoulders?"
"Well, maybe a leaf or a branch!"
"Well, I could've been you!"
"I'm not even that close to you!"
Feyre had stopped her horse. "Unless I have the ability to lengthen my limbs, there was no way I could reach you." she said, staring at him. What she said was true, there was a large distance between them. Tamlin and Lucien stopped there horses as well, with Tamlin looking around them warily. Lucien was about to say something else, but Tamlin cut him off. "No she's right, something's here." he said, and motioned for them to be quiet. They all fell silent and looked around, but there seemed to be nothing around them...until they heard it. It sounded like a little girl laughing at first, until it revealed to be a long drawn out laugh, with the person gasping for breath.
"Geeze! You can't keep quiet long enough, can you?"
"Hehehe! I can't...I can't help it! It's just what happens! Hahaha!"
Feyre blinked. These were the exact same voices she heard earlier! Now they were much clearer, as if they were standing right next to them. Tamlin growled. "Who are you?" he demanded. "And what brings you to my forest?" There was some more giggling before one of the voices spoke again. "Who are you? And what brings you to my forest?" the voice said, mimicking Tamlin in the best voice they could relate to him. That was soon followed by two roars of laughter. Tamlin's jaw twitched in annoyance. "Show yourself!" he demanded again. They laughed more, and mimicked him again. Lucien covered his mouth to hide a laugh, Feyre doing the same. It was like their laugh was contagious. Soon the laughter died down and it was silent again, before they heard a sigh.
"Well, that was all fun, but I guess we should show ourselves, shouldn't we?"
"I agree, we should."
"BOO!"
At that last word said together, the same shadowy figures appeared again, this time jumping in front of Tamlin and Lucien's horses, spooking them. As the horses bucked and neighed, the figures rolled on the ground laughing again. One of them was slimmer and more elegant, with red eyes' glowing. The one Feyre had met before, appeared next to her, leaning on her shoulder. "I must thank you, for not saying a word when I was teasing Lucien over here." she cackled then disappeared, reappearing beside her partner. Lucien casted an accusing glance toward Feyre, but didn't say anything. Once the horses were calm, Tamlin dismounted, stomping towards the figures. "I'll ask again, who are you?" He demanded, raising a hand and making his claws appear. Both of the figures shrieked in terror, one of them disappearing into the shadows. The other however, the first on Feyre met, backed with such speed into a tree behind her, that her real form showed. She was a young girl, or from what Feyre could tell, that wore a black hood with a warm orange color on the inside. She didn't wear a dress, it was a black sleeveless shirt and a black and orange skirt, with a cloth band that hung to the side. She wore fighting boots on her feet, and had glowing, green cat-like eyes. At first, she gave a terrified look, before it twisted into a sly one. "Bye." she said, then bolted, her boots pounding on the forest floor. Tamlin quickly mounted and gave chase, Lucien and Feyre following after her. Feyre believed they would capture the girl, given the advantage that they were on horseback and she was on foot, but that thought was gone as soon as they began to chase her. The girl moved with amazing speed, gaining it from bouncing back and forth on the trees, swinging on the branches, and nearly soaring through the air as she did so. They continued to chase her for quite some time, before they finally cornered her. "Great..." she said, backing up against the tree. She began to tap the wood with her small hand. "Allysia? I'm really hoping you were following..." the party began to close in on her, and she began to pound on the tree. "Anytime would be great right about now!" she shouted. As soon as she said that, two pale hands came out of the shadows, and pulled her into them, making her disappear yet again. Lucien had a look of confusion on his face. "What are...?" he began, but stopped when he heard panting behind them. Turning around, they found the two girls again. Allysia, so the other one was called, was in the same type of outfit like the other, except with deeper hues of red. Even her eyes, which were not at all like a cats, were red. "Are you done running around now, Furosia?" she demanded. The other girl nodded, then froze. "How did we...get back?" Both girls froze again, then looked at the party. They stayed silent, before they bolted, Allysia easily running away, but Furosia, still dazed, ran right into a tree and fell on her back. She quickly got back up, shaking her head, then ran after Allysia. Feyre stared at them. "What...are they?" she asked. Lucien shook his head. "I've been asking myself the same thing." They both looked at Tamlin, but he shook his head as well, not knowing what those two girls were. They followed them again, before finding them in a clearing, sprawled out on the grass, and breathing heavily. Furosia noticed them and sat up, but then groaned and fell back down. "Can you stop chasing us now? I can't run anymore..." she whined. Tamlin approached, crossing his arms. "That depends, are you going to stop running?" Both girls looked at each other, before looking at him and nodding in defeat.
As soon as everyone was rested, they sat in the clearing with the girls, who soon revealed themselves. Their names were Furosia and Allysia, and they were Tricksters. Tamlin tilted his head. "Tricksters? As in, Fae entertainers?" Furosia nodded. "Yep, that's us." she confirmed. Allysia then spoke. "And we used to live here in the Summer Court, although, we don't look it. We're from a different part of the Fae kingdom, far away from here. At least, our parents were." she explained. Lucien then spoke. "Why did you leave?" Silence fell between all of them, and the Tricksters had grim expressions, all happiness from them gone. Feyre understood immediately why the left, so she asked a different question. "Why did you come back?" At this, Furosia smiled. "Why, because the evil is gone!" she said matter-of-factly. "We sensed it, and so did the animals." Feyre's eye's widened. "Wait, so you could sense when the evil was gone?" both girls nodded. They were silent yet again, before Lucien decided to lighten up the mood. "So...entertainers?" he gave a sly smirk, leaning a bit closer to Furosia. "What kind of "entertainment" do you provide?" Furosia's pupil's narrowed to slits, and her lips curled back revealing small fangs, letting out a hiss. This made Lucien back off tremendously. Tamlin had been silent for the most part, before he stood up. "I'm sorry we chased you two around like this." he apologized. "You're welcome at my manor at anytime." The girls smiled, almost slyly, before standing up as well. "We will...consider that offer." Allysia said. Feyre and Lucien stood up. "We can take you back to where you live if you want." Feyre offered, gesturing to the horses. The smiled on the girls grew even wider, but they backed away. "Thanks, but we have our own way back." Furosia said. At that, they jumped into the air, and from their backs, sprouted large wings. Furosia had solid black, feathered wings with orange tips and decorated with orange dots at the tips as well. Allysia also had feathered wings, but they were a deep red color, close to black, with smoky dashes of red at the tips. Allysia smirked from her point in the sky. "Well...we'll see you some other time." they both let out cackles and flew off.
Feyre rode beside Tamlin on their way back to the manor, her thoughts still on Furosia and Allysia. Tamlin broke her out of her thoughts. "Strange aren't they?" he asked. Feyre nodded. "They were quite...different. I'd never even heard of Trickster's before, even before I came to the Spring Court for the first time." she explained. Lucien chimed in. "I've heard of them before, but they're extremely rare. Trickster's were kind of like jesters in the courts." he explained. "Most became travelers and went to different lands to show their trade." Tamlin chuckled. "Well, Trickster's or not, they were odd." Feyre laughed. "Extremely odd." They arrived back at their home, dismounting their horses, Feyre walking over to Tamlin. "Thank you for letting me come with you today." she said. Tamlin smiled. "You're welcome." he leaned forward and gave her a soft kiss on her lips. Lucien saw this, and made a gagging sound, followed by a sound that was close to vomiting, making the couple roll their eyes and laugh.
Well, that was pretty good for the first chapter I think! There will be more in the future, it's just a matter of WHEN I'm going to do it. I will be going to the Legend of Zelda Master Quest Symphony tomorrow, so we'll see. Anyway, see ya in the next chapter peeps!