Chapter One: Vibrant Colors
"Lucius! Lucius, wake up!" Lucius hears faintly. He feels hands on his arms shaking him. As he flutters his eyes open the sunlight stings his eyes. "I- Ivy?" Lucius mumbles. "Lucius are you okay?! Oh... I'm so happy to see your color be vibrant again!" Ivy exclaims as she grips Lucius's hand. "Ivy I...he- I'm okay, I think. " He stutters. " I know I know, it's okay. I'll go tell everyone you're awake." Ivy says and leaves the cabin.
"Papa, Papa!" Ivy calls. "Yes, Ivy what's happened?" Edward asks as Ivy finds him in the meeting hall. "Lucius is awake!" She explains. All the elders jump up and follow Ivy to the cabin Lucius is in. "Oh Lucius my son!" Alice says relieved to see that Lucius is okay. "Mother." Lucius says tearing up as Victor gets a wet cloth for his head. "Well, I think this calls for a celebration." Tabitha suggests.
The next day Ivy comes to visit Lucius in the cabin. "Good morning, Lucius." Ivy greets him. "Hello, Ivy." Lucius says. "Are you feeling any better?" She asks as she sits down on the bed. "Yes." He responds. "I brought you some fresh biscuits. My mother made them. Sorry there are only a few, Kitty finds them quite tasty." Ivy says. Lucius moves so he sits up in the bed. "Thank you, Ivy..." Lucius says as Ivy gets up to put the biscuits on the side table, "You went to the town's for me? For the medicines?" He asks more as a statement than a question.
"Of course I did. I couldn't live with myself if I let you die." Ivy says as she sits back down. Lucius reaches for Ivy's hand so he can pull her close. Ivy reaches her other hand to feel his face. She moves her fingers over his forehead, across his eyes, pass his nose, and rests them on his lips. Suddenly Lucius brings Ivy in for a kiss, connecting his lips with hers and drinking from her soul, for a second time. Ivy breaks the kiss and says "In two weeks, the elders will be throwing a party to celebrate your awakening. Hopefully, you will be healed enough to dance with me there." Ivy says. Lucius simply smiles as he knows of his alternate intentions.
Before the celebration, Lucius marches to Ivy's house to ask her father for his blessing to marry her. As many knots as there are twisting around in his stomach he still has the will to keep walking. Why? Because he loves her. He loves her as much as the forest is deep. He loves her as much as the size of moon and the sun combined. He loves as much as the sky is high. He loves her enough to keep walking.
As Lucius steps up onto the porch his heart palpitates because he fears the unknown. He could say yes or he could say no. "Please don't say no." Lucius prays. He raps on the door and shakily steps inside when Edward answers. "Hello Lucius," Edward welcomes him as they sit down in the living room, "what brings you here today? Ivy isn't home." He continues. "Well, S-sir... , I've come to ask for your blessing. To wed I-Ivy." Lucius stutters, regretfully. An expression of surprise masks Edward's face.
"I have been aware of your relations with my daughter, Ivy. But I had no idea of how...serious they were. What makes you think you are worthy of marrying my daughter?." Edward asks. "I love
her, sir. I'd do anything for her. I can't imagine my life without her. That's why I'd like to spend the rest of my life with her...I'd die for her." Lucius says as he slightly, gets carried away. Edward smiles at Lucius's words, as he had already made up his mind before Lucius asked for his blessing.
"Yes, Lucius you may have my blessing to marry my daughter." Edward says. "Thank you Mr. Walker! I can't imagine how grateful I am of this. Thank you, thank you Mr. Walker. I- I had an idea to celebrate our marriage during the party that's occurring in two days." Lucius says. " Well I thinks that's a magnificent idea, and please, call my Edward. You're going to be my son in law after all." Edward says. Lucius smiles and says "Thank you, Edward. I shall propose to Ivy tomorrow."