My Destiny, My Fate, My Soul
By Rowan Night
A/N Hey people this is my first story that I'm writing and sharing so any advice and/or suggestions would be extremely appreciated. This started out as a dream after I watched Narnia Prince Caspian. I though it was a really good idea so I have started putting it into a story. I hope you enjoy it cuz I have worked pretty hard on it. Don't hesitate to review if you like it, have suggestions, any mistakes I should correct just write a review for me. Anyways if you are reading this then thank you vary much.
Disclaimer: I do not own Narnia (unfortunately) or any of the songs. I do however own Grace my O/C.
Anyways, this chapter is mostly back story and then the bit about how Grace gets to Narnia. So just bear with me and we'll get some Peter action next chapter
Thank you from your author in training,
Rowan Night XxXxXxXx
The Beginning
It was a cold frosty night, not even the moon showed its face from behind the clouds. But through the shadows a light was being brought into the world. In a small town named Cassiar named after the Cassiar Mountains in Northern Canada, a little girl was being born in her parent's small house. The women carrying the child was a well known elemental named Crystal White. She was able to control all the elements with relative ease. Her husband Marcus White was one of the most powerful sorcerers in all of North America. His powers were so well known and her skill was so great, it put targets on everyone they cared about. There was a shadow war going on between magic users. Sorcerers trying to become more powerful, witches and wizards becoming murderous. Even elementals using there powers which were once a force for good for deception and treachery all in the attempt to steal more magic for themselves. The White family were the most powerful but also the least violent. This is why the Whites were hidden in the Cassiar mountains with only there house keeper and close friend Anna Parker.
In the bedroom of there house Crystal was going through her final contractions and Anna was helping her deliver her child. Within an hour the little girl was born and Crystal was able to hold her child for the first time. Marcus came in and the two lovers got to embrace each other and their only child for the first time. The baby was thin and so small, yet it looked healthy. The little girl had hazel eyes that twinkled with life. On the back of her neck was a birth mark the shape of a star. Marcus looked at his wife holding his baby girl and couldn't help but tear up. He was the happiest he had ever been in his life at that vary moment. Crystal looked up at her husband and seeing his tears took his hand and spoke to him the words that had been singing in her heart since the moment she laid eyes on her child. "Marcus we are the luckiest people in the world. God has truly graced us." With those words Marcus's head popped up. "God has graced us. How about we name her Grace? And give her the middle name Nicole after your mother?" Crystal nodded. "That sounds perfect Marcus." She laid her hand on Grace's forehead "Welcome to the family Grace Nicole White. You will always be loved by us no matter what."
Right then Anna walked in the door and came to her mistress's bed side. I'm sorry my lady but you must rest. Let Marcus take the child and you get some sleep." Reluctantly Crystal gave into Anna's request because she really was exhausted. As she handed her child over to Marcus she told Anna her baby's name. "We named her Grace. Grace Nicole White. She will be a vary special child, one of a kind." "Of course she will my lady, she is your daughter. I would expect nothing less."
Over the next 8 years Grace was raised and brought up. Grace was 3 feet 9 inch's, with curly chocolate brown hair, extremely pail skin with no freckles or blemishes. She had a slim body and still had the same twinkling hazel eyes except for when she did magic. Her eyes change color in accordance to what kind of magic she was doing. She was the gentlest sweetest soul you would ever meet. She was extremely skilled in both sorcery and controlling the elements. She was a much more talented elemental then a sorceress though. She was able to do anything with Water because that was the element she studied first. She was just finishing her Earth and Air training, but she was having some problems with fire skills. She was still slowly but surely progressing. Grace had also been told all about the shadow war and how she might not always be safe. Anna had become like a second mother to Grace. She was always cooking, cleaning, and taking care of Grace.
Her family was so filled with love and joy Grace thought that nothing could ever go wrong. That was until the day a strange man came to the door of their home in Cassiar British Columbia. Grace beat herself up for years for not noticing the signs sooner. The night before her mom and dad had made her favorite dinner and tucked her in telling her they loved her and her mom sung her to sleep.
In the morning Crystal and Marcus sat down with there daughter and told her how proud they were of her. They then insisted Anna take Grace for a walk in the fields. After Crystal talked To Anna privately she gave her a hug and went to see Grace. Crystal grabbed Grace and spun her around in her arms until they both couldn't breathe because of all the giggling. "Remember this moment forever Grace." Crystal said. "I will mom" Grace said through giggles. Then Grace's mother and father hugged her and told her they loved her and sent Grace and Anna out the door.
Anna grabbed Graces hand and walked with her to the farthest field. Anna had Grace pick flowers and dance around in circles. They talked about random things like what there favorite foods were, what there favorite animals were, and they even talked about how Grace couldn't wait till winter so she could make snow angels and a fort, and ambush her mom and dad in a snow ball attack. Grace failed to notice the unshed tears in Anna's eyes.
When they finally got back they were greeted by the site of a stranger walking up the front steps of the house. At first it was nothing out of the ordinary. Just a man at the front door. He knocked twice and waited, hand in his pocket. Grace's father opened the door and that's when everything changed. The man pulled a knife from his pocket and plunged it into Marcus's heart. Even as Marcus slumped to the ground there was a essence of power on his face and a look of knowing. Grace went to scream but found her entire body was frozen in shock. As she struggled to regain control of her body the man raised his hands above his head and yelled some sort of incantation. Within seconds the house which held her mother was completely engulfed in scorching hot flames. After a couple minutes of shock Grace figured her mother was dead now to, and a rage was boiling deep inside her. Her parents had known this was going to happen, and they did nothing to stop it.
She all of a sudden had control over her body again, so she went to run towards the house but Anna clamped her arms around Grace "I am sorry Grace, but I promised your parents I would keep you safe no matter the cost." As she said this a strange powerful sensation started growing from Grace's body. She felt her whole body start to turn numb and felt she needed to release it some how. She felt so angry and hurt that all she could think of doing was to scream. She let out a cry so loud it must have gone on for miles. The instant she screamed however, she felt the surge of energy leave her body and head strait to the man and her house. Once it hit the house the fire blew completely off the house and onto the man who had killed her family. She watched as he screamed and writhed on the ground trying to rid his body of the deadly flames.
Once he was still, and no more cry's came from his lips Anna let Grace go. Grace ran strait to the body that was once her father. She held his hand and wept hoping with all her heart that she would wake up and find out that this was all a bad dream. As she sat there she heard her father's voice in her head. "My sweet child, do not cry for me, for this is only the next step on the long journey we all must take. We will meet again." Grace looked at her father's dead body with confusion. "How are you talking to me? Where are you?" "I have passed on my child. I am with your mother now. We both love you unconditionally. I have been given the chance to say my goodbyes to you but I do not have long. Go into my jacket pocket." Grace did as she was told. She pulled out her father's magic dagger. "Use it well my daughter, for every strike will hit the intended target. This is all I can give you. Now my child, go to your mother. I love you and Anna will take care of you. Live well." And with that he was gone.
Grace stood with the dagger in her hand and walked into the house to her mother's lifeless body. Grace was confused by the fact that her mother's body was not even burned. As she got closer she heard her mother's voice in her head. "Grace my baby girl, go to my body." Grace did as she was told and knelt down by her mother. "Take my ring and necklace sweat heart. They will keep you safe." "How?" Grace asked as she pulled the silver ring with a purple diamond from her mother's finger. She then unhooked the silver chain with the purple diamond pendent shaped as a heart from her mother's neck. "The ring will give you the ability to see into others minds and protect your own from attacks, and the necklace will keep you alive if you are an inch from death so long as it is caused by a mortal wound." As she spoke Grace put the ring on her finger and the necklace around her neck. "Go to the book shelf." said Graces mother. Grace went to the shelf and picked up the only book that was not burned. It was the book that taught everything you need to know if you want to be a great sorceress or a great elemental. In Grace's case it was both. "Use this and become great. I know you can do it. I love you and so does your father. Take care of yourself. I don't want to see you up here anytime soon, understand?" Even through the tears I couldn't help but smile at that. "I promise mom. I love you and dad. I will make you proud." "I know you will sweat heart. I love you too." and with that Crystal and Marcus White most powerful couple in the world passed on to a better place.
8 ½ years later – 1 week before Grace's 17th birthday
"Grace! Get up, You have to be at school in 45 minutes!" Grace rolled her eyes behind her closed lids and then pulled herself out of bed. "Grace! I don't hear you moving!" "I'm up Anna! I'll be down soon! Okay?" Grace screamed down the stairs to Anna. "Okay, just don't waste any time! I don't want another phone call saying you were late for school again!" Grace had been extremely bad with her attendance record at school. It was partially due to the fact that she had changed drastically since her parents had died. She was no longer the quite, sweet, polite little girl she had once been now she was an angry, misunderstood, sad young woman. Secondly she tried to avoid school because the other kids their thought she was some kind of freak.
Normally Grace would never use her powers for anything, but she had still slipped up a few times. The first time, she was in PE when a girl named Julia (The preppy blonde who thinks the world revolves around her) decided she was going to pick on Grace during a game of dodge ball. Julia had everyone take out the rest of Graces team and then she had them all beat her down at the same time. Grace had been pelted by over 20 balls thrown all at once and every bit of her anger that had been pooling throughout the last couple of weeks came to the surface and exploded in the only way she new how. She raised her arms and with a scream of rage all the dodge balls raised off the ground, turned black and hurtled full speed straight at the other team.
Another time she had been in the science lab when Julia walked by and snuck a chemical into Graces science project, as it exploded Grace used her air powers to direct it at Julia. People never really looked at her the same after a couple of these events happened. Grace had no friends anymore because they were all scared of her. She had slowly been learning to cope with her school life, but it was slow going.
Grace went to her dresses and pulled out a pair of socks, white skinny jeans, black and white checkered belt, her purple and black T-Shirt, and her leather jacket. She then went to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. After 15 minutes she got out and dried off, then got dressed. She went to the mirror and brushed her hair up into a ponytail and then braided it. Grace then pulled out her black eyeliner and lined her eyes. She put purple eye shadow on her eye lids and her black mascara. She looked exactly like she did everyday. Her curly black hair with florescent purple streaks woven into a tight braid that reached her shoulders, her dark eye makeup defining her eyes on her almost ghost like face. With her dark clothing and dark personality she was ready to go. "Grace get down here!" Grace ran down stairs picking up her backpack and her I-Pod touch on the way down. "I'm going Anna." Grace said. She went and gave Anna a hug, grabbed the toast off the counter and went to the front door. She sat down on the bench and pulled on and laced up her Converse All Star black and white buckle up boots and headed out the door. She flung her backpack over her shoulder and plugged her I-Pod in. She pressed play and Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams came on. Grace started humming along to the song as she walked to the beat.
~ I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone~
She walked steady. Not strong willed but steady.
~I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I'm the only one and I walk alone~
Grace felt the music inside her vary soul.
~I walk alone I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...~
The truth. All alone.
~My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone~
This song spoke to Grace. Music always had spoken to her.
~I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Of the edge and where I walk alone~
Grace walked, letting her mind run with the music.
~Read between the lines
What's f**ked up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone~
If only she had watched were she was walking
~I walk alone
I walk alone~
The tree root almost grabbed at her unsuspecting ankle.
~I walk alone
I walk a...~
Grace stumbled and fell towards the ground.
~My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone~
She hit the ground, pain shooting through her arm as it hit the ground.
~Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah
Ah-ah, Ah-ah~
She stumbled to her feet but lost her balance. Her ankle twisting under her.
~I walk alone
I walk a...~
She fell towards a tree. But as she fell an opening in the tree parted.
~I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a...~
Grace fell through it. But it didn't end right away like she thought it would. She kept going until she hit ground. But it was dark out when she opened her eyes.
~My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone...~
Graces only thought was where am I?