A/N: So…I decided to turn Never Ending into an actual story. I didn't want to add this onto Never Ending because I felt like that should just stay as a One-Shot. Make sense? No? Yes? Oh well. Anyways, I have this story figured out, unlike the rest of my stories. I already have the other two chapters written out. I'm currently in the process of writing Chapter four already. I suggest you guys reading Never Ending before reading this story, because then it really won't make sense. I think. Also, italics are flashbacks, there are going to be a lot of flashbacks in the story. This first chapter is a flashback chapter. Some chapters will be fully flashbacks while others won't. And some will be a mixture of both. I hope that made sense. Oh and Kendall and James are over 2000 years old, for everyone who read Never Ending. This flashback takes place to the 2000 year old version of Kendall and James, I'm sure you'll all catch on though. I really love this story so far and I hope you all will too! Um…Can't think of anything else so…ENJOY! : )
Chapter One: The Beginning
Chaos.
The stoned streets were filled with solders, marching in their thin armor, shouting out commands and orders at the poor civilians. Torches of fire were thrown in every direction, houses being torn apart and lit up as the soldiers continued to look for the two 'evil' children. The king had ordered them to find the two boys and kill them instantly, not wanting their evil to spread.
Children screamed and cried as the soldiers storm into their small houses, tearing up every part of the living headquarters. Mothers and fathers held their children tightly, glaring and wishing death upon the soldiers as they ripped apart their homes.
Another house destroyed and still, the two boys were nowhere to be found.
"Where are they?" The head of the soldiers shouted, throwing another torch of fire in a random direction. He couldn't fail his king. He had to find those two before someone else did.
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Heavy breathing could be heard as a boy made his way through the empty forest, away from the small Greek town and towards the forbidden place. His long gown swept up dirt, leaves and sticks as his sandaled feet carried him on faster and faster. This boy, no older than the age of 19, was one of the 'evil' children. He and his lover had had been caught in a forbidden act. The King had been furious that his 'true love' defiled him, went behind his back with some lousy, low class peasant. The King ordered death upon both boys immediately. Of course, he could have killed them both in that same day, but instead he locked his lover in the dungeon while the poor class citizen escaped. The King set up the death of his lover to be held a month later, or until they found the other evil child. However, the blonde teen returned to his love and broke him out of the cell, the two hiding in secret were no one could find them. Word got to the King two days later and he had been beyond furious since then, ordering every single soldier to find the boys and have their heads off.
The 19 year old boy dodged another low branch, looking behind him as the soldier's shouts began to fade away. His short blonde hair was tangled, (due to the vine crown he had been wearing) bits of leaves and twigs still in the golden locks, and matted down to his forehead. His pale skin dripping with sweat as he continued to run faster, a small tent, a horse, two chickens and one goat soon coming into his vision moments later.
"Ayana!" The blonde teen shouted, nearly startling the horse, as he came face to face with the tan-colored tent.
A few moments later, a young, dark-skinned girl came out of the tent, the age of fifteen. Her shoulder length dark brown hair was wavy and braided on either side of her head. When she smiled, a deep dimple would appear on her right cheek. If she talked, or just opened her mouth in general, there was a small space between her two front teeth, but it seemed to work for her. She was wearing a teal colored gown that hugged her body perfectly. She was rather tall for a girl her age. Her deep, dark brown eyes were wide in surprise as she took in the sight in front of her.
"Kendall!" Ayana said surprised, setting the bowl of goat milk she had been holding down on a flat rock, walking towards the blonde slowly as he meet her halfway. "What are you do-" Before she could finish her sentence, the blonde cut her off.
"They are after us!" He said, emerald green eyes wide in fear. The young girl looked at him for a moment before she understood what he was saying. Her eyes widen even more as she grabbed the blonde's hands, closing her eyes and concentrating.
Images flashed before her closed eyes, soldiers running around the small village, destroying everything in sight. Children crying and parents shouting at the soldiers. Ayana's eyes snapped open and she stared at Kendall with a horrid expression, dropping his hands and backing away from him slightly.
"Have they gone mad?" She shouted, eyes flaring in anger.
Kendall only shook his head, taking a step closer to her.
"You must help us, Ayana." He said, his eyes pleading. The fifteen year old stared at him, biting her bottom lip in thought.
"Kendall, I…I can't." The blonde nearly dropped to his knees, eyes glossy from the unshed tears he held back.
"Ayana, please. I can't lose him! I love him!" Kendall cried and the young girl felt pity for her blonde friend.
"Kendall, there is nothing I can do. Please, understand. I am so sorry." Ayana said, tears beginning to form in her own eyes.
"There must be something!" Kendall was back to standing, staring at his younger friend with hopeful eyes.
"No, Kendall. There is not a th-"
"What about the spell."
"No." Ayana's face went dark as she stared at Kendall seriously, shaking her head furiously.
"Please, Ayana. I'm begging you! I cannot lose him, not like this. Please. I want to be with him forever." Kendall was back on his knees once more, his tears now falling down.
"Kendall, you know consequences of making those types of spells. Nothing ever comes easy." Ayana said, trying to reason with the blonde, but Kendall wasn't having it.
"I know. But I'm willing to do anything, Ayana. Please, please help us."
Ayana bit her bottom lip again in thought, looking between Kendall and her goat, who was roaming around. She sighed, knowing she had to help her longtime friends, she couldn't let them be torn apart like this.
"Kendall, you must promise that you will protect James no matter what happens."
Kendall nodded his head up and down, "I-I promise." He said, standing back up.
"No, Kendall, this is serious. This spell is…forbidden. I will be going against all my sister witches by doing this. Do you understand that?" She asked, tone dead serious.
Kendall stared at her with wide eyes. He knew immortality spells were forbidden, but he never gave much though into it. The blonde teen wipes at his green eyes, taking a deep breath, staring Ayana straight into her eyes. "I promise, Ayana. I promise no matter what the consequences may be, I'll forever protect James. I love him."
"Then it's settled. Stay right here, I shall return." With that, Ayana hurried back into her small tent, returning moments later with a small bowl and a knife. She placed the bowl on the ground, reaching into a small pouch, she had also brought out, pulling out some herbs. She sprinkled the plant into the bowl, then reached out for the knife. "Here give me your hand." She said, reaching her hand out for Kendall's.
Kendall hesitated at first but gave her his hand. "Why do you need my hand?" He questioned, hissing as she lightly cut his hand, drawing blood.
"To connect you and James together. Now, do you have anything of James' on you?" She asked and Kendall thought for a moment before reaching for the necklace. It was made out of twigs and grass, a small emerald diamond James had somehow manage to steal from the king.
Kendall handed it over and Ayana dropped it in the bowl with that he had been dripping his blood into. All was silent as Ayana concentrated on the spell. She tried ignoring the harsh whispers her dead ancestors and other dead witches where sending her.
Kendall started at his younger friend, cradling his bleeding hand. The small ingredients in the bowl began to spin around each other before a fire was lit. Kendall jumped in his spot, staring at the fire with wide eyes. He was always amazed by Ayana's magic.
"What- what are you doing?" He asked as she started to mumble words that didn't even sound like words.
"I'm combining you and James as one. Now you must go to him. There is only a matter of time before the soldiers find you both and kill you. I cannot save you both from dying tonight, but you will be together again." As she said this, she stood up and walked over to Kendall, pulling him into a tight hug. "I love you Kendall." She whispered, pulling back to see tears falling from his eyes, as well as hers.
"I love you too, Ayana. Thank you for everything you have done." The blonde said, kissing her lightly on her cheek.
"Go to him, before it's too late."
Kendall nodded his head, giving his best friend, no sister once last look before turning on his heels and running back towards the village, to his small cabin.
Ayana watch as the blonde go, going back to the fire and starting the spell.
"Povežite te duše v eno. Da te duše nesmrten. Za večnost se bodo združili. Povežite te duše v eno. Da te duše nesmrten. Za večnost se bodo združili." She chanted over and over.
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Kendall bursts into his cabin, a tall brunette boy, that had been staring out of the window, jumped in his spot. The tan teen, the age of eighteen, slowly turned around in his spot, holding up his hands on surrender. The brunette teen let out a sigh of relief as he saw it was only his lover.
"Kendall." He said, rushing over to him, bringing the slightly shorter male into his arms. Kendall buried his face into James' shoulder, breathing in his sent. James pulled back, still in Kendall's arms and stared at the blonde male with sad eyes. "The soldiers. Th-they-"
"Shh, Jamie. I am so sorry this had happened. You do not deserve this." Kendall said, tears falling down his face. He gripped James by the hips, pulling him closer to his body. James shook his head, bringing his hands up to cup Kendall's cheeks, wiping the blonde's tears away as his own began to fall.
"No Kendall. If anything you do not deserve this. I should be the only one who dies tonight. Not you." James cried out louder as the soldier's shouted became louder, their footsteps getting closer.
Kendall looked back at the door before looking at James. He took the pretty boy's face into his hands, staring into his deep hazel pools. "James, no matter what happens tonight, know that I will always love you. We will forever be together. I promise you that. I love you Jamie." Kendall said, eyes burning from his tears.
"Kendall." James whined.
Just then there was a loud banging at their door, then it was burst down from the soldiers. Kendall gathered James into his arms as he walked them back towards the fire place.
"Well, look who we have here. Ten of you go back to the palace and inform the king we have found them." The captain of the soldiers said and ten men nodded their heads before marching away, back towards the castle of the king.
The rest of the soldiers slowly inched closer to James and Kendall. As they approached the two boys, they ripped them away from each other. James cried out.
"No! Kendall!" The brunette teen cried, only to receive a hard slap to the face.
"Let him go you bastards!" Kendall shouted, turning red in the face as he struggled to loosen the grip a soldier had on him.
The captain only looked at Kendall with hard eyes. He walked over to the boy, gripped him by the shoulders and lifted his knee, kneeing Kendall hard in the stomach. Kendall instantly dropped down to his knees, groaning out in pain as James continued to scream. One of the troops slapped James again, the pretty boy's face turning red.
The leader of all the soldiers leaned down, gripping Kendall hard by the chin so they were making eye contact. "I have been searching for you two for almost a whole week. You really think I'm going to listen to what a little peasant boy has to say?" He whispered, voice dangerously low.
"Povežite te duše v eno. Da te duše nesmrten. Za večnost se bodo združili."
Kendall glared at the man before coughing in his face, specks of blood coming from his mouth.
The captain wiped at his face, giving Kendall a hard stare before backing handing the young boy. Kendall instantly fell to the ground, the soldiers that were holding him letting him do so. The captain stood back up, walking over to a crying James.
"Please, please do not do this." James cried, eyes darting between the soldiers and Kendall. The soldier only gripped James' boy-cut chestnut locks, pulling the boys head back so his neck was on display. He put his head close, sniffing the tan skin. He licked at the neck, licking a line until he met James' right eye. He pulled the brunette's head back down, smirking evilly as they made eye contact.
"Cannot wait to slice that up." He said winking. James choked out a sob, Kendall growling in his throat.
"Za večnost se bodo združili. Za večnost se bodo združili. Za večnost se bodo združili."
"Get your dirty hands off of- AH!" Kendall suddenly screamed, every single person in the room snapping their head over to the blonde's direction.
"Kendall!" James screamed taking a step towards the blonde, only to drop to his knees and scream out just like Kendall had done moments before.
"Da te duše nesmrten. Da te duše nesmrten. Da te duše nesmrten. Da te duše nesmrten."
All the soldiers looked at the two teen boys with frighten eyes as they continued to scream bloody murder.
"Charles! What is happening?" One of the soldiers shouted, getting the attention of his captain.
"I do not know!" The captain shouted back, chills spiraling up his body as he continued to stare at the two boys. He shook his head, withdrawing his sword. "Just get them up so we can kill them and get this over with."
A loud, 'yes sir' was sounded as his soldiers scrambled around the room, grabbing the flailing teens roughly by the arms.
"AH! KENDALL!" James cried, holding onto his head. He was being dragged over to the captain.
Kendall looked up at his love, despite the burning pain his body was feeling. "L-Let him g-go!" He manage to say, struggling.
"Povežite te duše v eno. Povežite te duše v eno. Povežite te duše v eno. Povežite te duše v eno. Povežite te duše v eno. "
Kendall gasps as his body began to burn, like actually felt like he was on fire! James was feeling the same thing too.His heart felt heavy, like it was being ripped out of his chest. Suddenly he and James gave an ear piercing scream, both dropping their heads to their chest. One of the soldiers holding Kendall screamed, letting go of the blonde's arm, backing away.
"What! What is it?" Charles shouted, fear rising from his body.
All the soldiers who have been surrounding Kendall had dropped the blonde boy and backed away from him. Kendall was lying flat on his back, skin a dangerously pale color, eyes closed with blood tears falling down. Charles turned back to James, marched over to the younger male and gripped his face, only to see him just the same as Kendall.
"Povežite te duše v eno. Da te duše nesmrten. Za večnost se bodo združili."
Suddenly James' eyes flew open, eyes a deep scarlet red, and Charles screamed. Without hesitation, Charles jabbed his sword through James' stomach.
"KENDALL!" James screamed so loud, eyes wide as ever as Charles pulled his sword back.
The leader of the Greek soldiers let James drop to the ground, turning around to face the blonde to give him the same treatment, only to come face to face with sharp teeth biting their way into his skin.
"The witch! The witch!" The rest of the soldiers shouted, pulling their swords out as Kendall feed on their captain.
"Someone go find the witch and kill her! She is the only one behind this." One of the soldier said, taking charge.
All the soldiers scrambled out of the small cabin. Kendall threw Charles' limp body in a random corner. He looked around the room to see James struggling to survive.
"James!" He shouted, an unknown speed filling his body. He was by his lover's side in an instant.
Feed him the body. A voice whispered. Kendall looked around the cabin to see no one there. The blood. He needs human blood. It is the only way he can survive.
Kendall didn't waste time in brining Charles over to James, placing the brunette's paling lips to the bleeding neck. Without a second thought, James began sucking the remaining blood out of Charles, his body soon feeling complete again.
James sat up and looked at Kendall with wide hazel eyes.
"Kendall?" He started. James looked around the room. "What-what happened?"
Kendall could only shake his head, pulling James into his arms. "I…I think it was Ayana. I asked her for help earlier." Without giving James a chance to respond, Kendall crushed their lips together. James fluttered his eyes closed as he tangled his hands in Kendall's hair. "I love you James."
"I love you too, Kendall." James mumbled when they pulled apart.
There was a loud shout outside of their cabin, making Kendall and James break apart from each other. It suddenly become bright around their house, and the smell of smoke filled the air.
"No." Kendall whispered in anger. Using his unknown speed, the blonde male dashed over to the door, grabbing the wooden knob only to jerk his hand back, hissing in pain.
"NO!" Kendall repeated, shouting this time. The soldiers were outside, lighting their house on fire with torches, burning them to death.
"Kendall." James said couching, the smoke beginning to affect him.
Kendall turned to look at his love with sad, angry eyes. That's when he started to go crazy. Using his speed, Kendall began running around the small cabin, banging on every wall and window, trying to find a way out. All failed as he touched the wood, hissing in pain as his skin would burn, but heal just as quickly.
"Kendall, please." James cried. He knew there was no way out of this and all he wanted was to be in Kendall's arms for the final time of his human life.
Kendall turned towards James, tears falling down his eyes. "No James. It cannot end like this. I will not lose you." Kendall walked to James, pulling the brunette into his arms.
James buried his face into Kendall's strong chest. He looked into his lover's emerald green eyes as a wall collapsed in.
"I love you Kendall." James said, tears falling down his eyes like crazy.
Kendall bit his lip, "I love you too James, so very much." Kendall crushed their lips together for a final time as the whole cabin collapsed in, their screams being heard from miles away.
Sooo…I was so freaking nervous about uploading this. I'm not even going to lie, I totally google translated that witch spell and just clicked on a random language. Eh, it fit right? Well please review and let me know if I should continue this or not. I really hope you all liked this. Well…Review, please.
P.S. Totally not good with this whole Greek thingy.
~Kaylah : )