Emma

by Cole Stewart

Julian Blackthorn and Emma Carstairs are parabatai so - because of the Clave's laws - they cannot love each other how they want. However, the law is hard but it is the law, dura lex sed lex, and the punishment is hard too.

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I have written this story in english but my native language is french. So please, be comprehensive and correct me if I made too much mistakes because it is a good training to have a better level in english.

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Emma. Since the first time I have seen you, it is for me the most beautiful name which could exist in the mundane and in the Downworlder worlds. When we were younger, when Mark and Helen were still living with us, I thought that if I may have a daughter I would like that her name could be Emma. In fact, what could be more beautiful than named my child like my parabatai.

However, there was something attractive about yourself, something that I cannot explain, something that I cannot live without. And there are also a lot of things I love about you : the color of your eyes, the gold tint of your hair, your bad humor, the way you fight… I do not really remember when I realized that I love you.

I love you so much… Emma Carstairs, I love you so much. I know that it is forbidden by the Clave's laws but it is one of my strongest feelings, such as the way I feel about my siblings. In my life, you are as important as Helen, Mark, Livvy, Ty, Dru and Tavvy.

If we were not parabatai, I would demand you « Would you marry me, Emma Carstairs, my love ? » but we know it is impossible, we know that we cannot be together. I know that my daughter's name would never be Emma because I could not love two of them. Because you are the only one I love like this. Because I know you better than anyone and you know me better than anyone else.