"Every fifth generation, the Labyrinth calls to us,and every fifth generation, one of us has to answer the call".
"Is that true Grandma"?
"Of course it is, so be careful about what you wish for or the Goblin King will take one of you and the eldest will have to find you".
"Did you hear that Eris, you have to save one of us"
"Shut up Jeremy"
"Now, now Jerimeth, Leave you sister alone"
"Grandma, who will the Goblin King take"?
"I'm not sure Vega, darling"
Eris woke up in a sweat, she rolled out of bed and groggily stammered into her bathroom. This had been the fifth night in a row she had had this dream, about Grandma and her stupid story.
"I don't believe in fairy tales" Eris whispered bitterly as she turned on the faucet and splashed some water on her face. "I'm 15 years old, I shouldn't be believing in such nonsence". Eris looked at herself in the mirror, she shouldn't believe in this stuff even though everyone though she looked like a fairy.
"Eris you are pretty, just like the fairies in Grandma's stories".
"Well, I'm not a fairy".
"But you have shiny dark hair like the fairies, your eyes are really, really light blue and they shine like faries. You also are too pale to be a human".
"Well then Veg, I guess I'm a fairy"
All these memories came flooding to her, all of these good memories. They seemed like a blessed relief to the nightmares she used to have, after her dad died. Eris let out a small growel and looked into her sink. The white porcelin made her think of Vega and her childish stories.
It had been hard for them, after Grandma died, their father began to get sick and their mother became an alcoholic. When their father died, their mother grew depressed and rarely came out of her room. Eris was left with everything, she didn't have the time to believe in fairy tales.
Eris staired into her sink, she gripped it's rims in anger until her knuckled grew red. She refused to cry, she had to be strong for her family. She slowly relesed the sink and, like the robot she had become, she slowly walked out of the bathroom and back to her bed. She stood at the side of her bed and examined it, it was covered with sweat, and she really didn't want to sleep in her own sweat. She sighed and looked at her room, she only place she ever got peace. Her only place where she couldn't lie to herself, she felt like a damn hypocrite when she walked into her room. Her bookshelves were covered with fairy tales, she always told people that the stories were to comfort her siblings, which was half true. She also had a necklace of purple fairy dust which she always wore. It had been given to her by her Grandma, and her last words to her were etched into the bottle.
"It's only forever, not long at all"Eris slowly turned to examine the last bit of her room, which was rather plain. There was only her bathroom, and her vanity that was covered with pictures of her dad, who was a musician. Eris turned back to her bed and looked up, there was her window, a large window with a white frame. Outside of her window was a large oak tree, currently bare due to the large amount of snow they had just got. Though she did notice something strange tonight, out sitting on one of the branches was and owl. It was a beautiful owl, it had gray feathers that slowly faded into pure white as they lead towards the tips. She staired at this creature and it staired right back like it was reading her thoughts, as if it lnew every dark seacret and desire she had. The owl seemed to smile at her with it's strange colored eyes. Eris looked closer and saw the owl had deep purple eyes. She was slightly taken back, she had never heard of an owl with purple eyes. The owl gave one last gleaming look and flew off into the night. Eris followed it until it was out of sight, she sighed and pushed back her seacret desires as she heard little footsteps running towads her room.
"Eri, Eri, Eri" Vega shoutted as she burst into the room.
"What Veg, did you have a nightmare again?" Eris asked as she took the little six year old into her arms.
"No, I saw something scary outside, it was a bird but it had purple eyes" Vega sobbed, "It was a bad birdy".
"Shush, it's alright" Eris said to comfort her sister.