This idea suddenly came to me out of no where. Hopefully, it will turn out better than I planned. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I DON'T own anything except for the idea of the whole FF.
~ The Key ~
Idris, December 2008
It was sometime in the afternoon when Lia started to clean out her mother's closet. It hasn't been opened since last year. She never wanted to open it, she could never bring herself to do it. But now, somehow, she needed to open it. The closet always gave off this vibe that something was in there that Lia had to see. She felt that ever since she was little, but her mother always try to make her avoid it and Lia couldn't help but wonder why.
But today, she was going to find out.
She opened it and dust immediately surrounded her. She looked away coughing, waving her hand around to make the air clear again. Looking back at it, she saw black Shadowhunter gear, a beautiful sliver dress hanging inside, and a few other articles of clothing. Her mother would keep most of those things in her trunk but ever since most of it was last worn by a girl named Clary, she put it all in here. Looking down, she saw that there were a few cardboard boxes stacked and filled with old books and old home decor that neither of them bothered putting around the house.
Lia started taking out the dusty boxes one by one, looking through each of them. She would smile at some of them, frown at some of them or just put them aside taking no interest in them. When she finished, she ran one hand through her dirty blond hair and rubbed her gentle sky blue eyes with the other. Mother told her that she looked like both her and her father. After seeing a few pictures she saw around the house, Lia had the same shade of blue eye color as him, the same almond shape eyes as her mom, and had both of their hair colors mixed together. And personality wise, mother said she was like her uncle, Lucian.
Just as she was about to give up, Lia looked inside the closet again and stared. Right between the corner of the floor board and the wall, there was a little uneven gap and bump. Her eyes widened and went over to it. Seeing it up close, Lia saw that it looked like part of the floor board was removed then put back. Quickly, she got on her knees and pulled on the wood until it came off. Another cloud of dust blew in her face and Lia almost puked. Something seemed to be under all the dust and dead bugs, but she felt the same vibe from it after all these years. This was it.
Cringing from the disgusting sight, Lia picked up. She took a quick look at it, a small chest; a treasure box of some sort, and brought it over to the bed. She dashed out of the room to the bathroom to get something to clean it off. When she came back, she started wiping off all the dust. As she did, it turned out it was made of Mahogany wood, finely crafted, probably made by hand. When she wiped off the top, three letters were engraved on into it: E. L. H. Her initials. Lia became more excited to open it, but only when she set the wiping cloth down, she remembered the small gold lock on the latch.
A lock. She thought. Great. Now where's the key?
Lia looked down on her lap and cursed under her breath. Now she has to go on a scavenging hunt around the house- probably around Idris just to find a stupid key. Only when she saw the gold chain dangling from her neck she realized that she didn't have to go on a scavenging hunt after all. She gasped and grabbed the necklace.
"Here Eliana. Happy birthday sweet heart," Amatis said on the morning Lia turned ten.
The young one's eyes sparked but she looked confused the brown haired woman hooked a thin golden key with bird wings on it around her neck. "What is this mother?"
She smiled at her daughter. "Something very important, my love. You will need it when ever the time comes. Until then, promise me you won't lose it, that you will always keep it around her neck?"
The little girl smiled and nodded. "Alright! I promise!"
Lia let out a choked laugh. What luck! As if her life depended on it, she quickly unhooked the chain and unlocked the chest. She put the key to the side, took a deep breath and gently opened it.
That's it! :) It's short but that's the point! So, what will Lia find in the chest left by her mother? Well, you're just gonna have to find out!
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- Aoi
