I have completed this in a hour or two. I don't own Naruto. I wish I did. Sorry, Gaara still doesn't come in the story. Well here goes nothing!
My mother told me this story and I'm happy to tell it to you.
Aurelia was searching the village for an orphan child that ran away. "Enid!" My mother called out into the streets. "Child! I'm going to find you if it's the last thing I do!"
Aurelia was seventeen years old, and an incredible beauty. I suppose many men wished she wasnt a follower of God. A buxom brunette, 5.7" tall, full lips, large emerald green eyes, she was a beautiful witch.
When she found the child, Enid, she was surprised to see that a couple found the girl and asked if they could adopt her. Aurelia was so happy. "Of course you can adopt her. We can walk to the orphanage together."
Soon the child was gone with her new parents. Aurelia went on with her usual chores after that. She reported to Mother Superior that there was now an extra bed and they can now afford another child.
But Mother Superior only shook her head. "Sister Aurelia, our funds have been cut. Now, we can't afford five children. Were going to have to shut the orphanage down. It will be destroyed within a week. And youre going to be transferred."
My mother was devastated. "That's absurd! The children have nowhere else to go! What am I going to say to the children who dream of having a real home when I say they will lose the home they already have?!" Aurelia ran out of the Mothers office and cried for the childrens futures.
"Hey, are you all right? Sister?" The man kneeled down to check on Aurelia.
"No, I'm not all right kind sir. The children at my orphanage will be homeless. My orphanage is shutting down, and there is nothing I can do. And in turn, I will have to move away from here."
The man sat beside her, placing his arm around her. "I'm sorry for your misfortune. I really am." Suddenly he started muttering to himself. Aurelia caught his words. "Why am I not burning?"
Aurelia wiped her tears and looked up at this stranger. She was stunned to find a gorgeous man. Rich short black hair, face of an angel, large purple eyes. Aurelia tried to banish the impure thoughts from her mind. "What do you mean by, you're not burning?"
The man sighed. Looks like he didn't want her to know that he said that. "I'm something your kind hates. . ." He stood up. He was taller than Aurelia was. Maybe a good three inches more. "I'm sorry, I shouldnt have stopped." He turned to walk away.
Aurelia immediately got up and ran after this prefect stranger. "What do you mean my kind? Please, I have to know." She knew it was wrong of her to pry, but she couldn't help herself.
The man smiled at her curiosity. "I don't think I can lie to you Sister." He chosed his words carefully. "I am a demon."
Aurelia tried to sense his aura. As a witch, she could tell such things. There was no mistaken. "Indeed you are a demon, but you havent killed anyone in your life." How can a demon have such a pure aura and have killed. . ?
He was shocked, much so that he stopped right in his tracks. He whispered to her, "How. . .? How could you possibly know that? Sister, no follower of God knew about that. They would have ran around screaming 'Demon!' How could you?"
My mother smiled. "Sir, I can't lie to you either. I'm a witch. The daughter of Jake and Edith Thorn, of the Methuselah Clan. My name is Aurelia Thorn."
The gorgeous demon smiled. "Dear young witch, what are you doing in the enemys territory? If they find you out, youre going to die. Oh, youll have to forgive my manners. My name is William Courtland. A demon by birth, a pacifist by choice. I'm pleased to meet you Ms. Thorn." William bowed, took Aurelias hand and kissed it.
Aurelia could help but blush. "I-, Im honored, to meet you, the pacifist son of Lucifer and his mistress Priscilla." She smiled when he had another shocked look on his beautiful face. "You are known among all supernatural creatures who serve the Devil, hated by them. But to me, who serves God, you are proof that a demon can be good."
"I'm honored that you know of me. What you say is true. Walk with me dear Aurelia, I tire of being in the sun, near the church."
They found a tree near a sparkling creek. "My father hates me because of my beliefs. I don't blame him. I hate my family for our legacy. Indeed, I am sorry for the children. But there is absolutely nothing I can do. Oh, you haven't answered my question. What are you doing being a nun if you already know you are a witch? I understand the nuns who run away because of their powers surfacing. But you. . . I dont understand what you think you're doing."
Aurelia smiled casually. "Yeah, I know what you mean. My parents had a fit when they found out that I was accepted to be a nun. But in the end, I won. I promised to be safe and be careful when practicing my craft figured that being among the enemy is the safest route. My promise to stay alive. Three months after I became a nun, both of my parents have been burned at the stakes."
"Why are you smiling then when you tell the tale?"
My mother leaned against the tree. "I accept their fate. In turn, I will accept mine when it comes."
"You are a strange witch indeed. I like that." He liked the way her smile showed the simple line of her face, the way her hair blew in the cool breeze, and by his father's enemy, he loved how she made him feel.
Aurelia laughed. "You're the first." She suddenly got up. "I have to go. I have to tell the children their fates."
William got up with her. "That's not going to be pleasant. Allow me to accompany you. I have nothing better to do with my time."
Sister Aurelia nodded. "I thank you Mr. Courtland." Truthfully, she was more thankful that she was able to spend a little more time with him by her side.
"Please, call me William." He waited for his name to said through her velvet pink lips. He loved the heavenly sound of her laugh. It was a shame that it didn't last long.
"William." Aurelia's heart was racing. She felt the tingling of her lips when his name left her mouth. "Very well."
Soon they reached the orphanage and told the children. Aurelia ran to her room when the children started crying.
William followed, trying to comfort her. He sat beside her, holding her, lovingly petting her head. "There, there. . . I saw their faces, then I saw their futures. They will not parish from this world when your touch left their reach. One child will grow up and be the ruler of a great land. Another will be the strongest fighter in Toyko. No one, no child placed under your care will live a wretched life. Remember that and you will be given a wonderful place near God."
Aurelia calmed down slowly. "Perhaps, but for now, it hurts. I don't want to let them go." It took a good hour for her to calm down. "I thank you William for being the shoulder for me to cry on."
William grinned. "No problem at all. But I do like it better when you smile. You have a glow around you of some kind."
They talked a little more before Aurelia had to go to church. "Are you able to be in the Lord's house William? Aurelia asked as she was heading out the door. She hoped that he could. She didn't want to go anywhere without the demon.
William shrugged. "I can. But I dont know how the people around me will see me. A man who befriended a nun or a demon who is looking for a new whore?'
Aurelia shook her head. "Knowing these humans, they will only persecute anyone they hate or want out of the way. They won't accuse a perfect stranger. Unless there is truly someone among us who can tell what we really are."
William walked up to her. "Like you? You knew what I was before I said so. . . ." He leaned on her shoulder. "Didn't you? . . ."
"I had an idea. Who would have a heart to ask a nun why she cries?" Aurelia couldn't help herself. She hugged the demon. She couldn't fight the absurd attraction she felt for him. "No mortal would. They would simply pass by, ignoring my tears. But its true, I wasnt expecting a demon to ask."
William hugged her back. "I know." William leaned forward letting their foreheads touch. "Why would a Prince of Darkness ask a beautiful witch nun why she cries? My dear, all creatures of God, yes, even the son of the Devil, has a heart. Demons can love. Demons can love all creatures." Without even thinking, William kissed the nun full of the lips.
Aurelia's heart practically jumped out her chest, beating fiercely. She closed her eyes, letting him hold her close to his being.
William stopped his kisses. "After Mass, what are the chances of you running away with me?" William was tall enough to place his chin on the top of her head comfortably. "Because I dont think, I can let you go. I-" He kissed her again. "I never thought I would believe in love at first sight, but-" Another kiss. "You make me believe."
Aurelia smiled, blushing intensely. "I never thought I could fall either. I will." She kissed him. "I'll run away with you. We'll be together without anyone saying it isnt right. No prejudice."
After Mass, indeed Aurelia did run away with the Demon Prince, known as William Courtland. They lived together comfortably for three undisturbed years in a cozy cottage.
But soon demon assassins came to slay the Pacifist Prince. It was William's father who ordered it. Soon they had to move from place to place. William didn't want to kill, but he couldn't bare to see Aurelia hurt. And Aurelia, was pregnant with me.
My father slew his own kind to protect the woman he loved and the daughter he will never see. Several months of running, the warrior angels found William. Even though he was a pacifist, all they saw was the son of the Devil. They hunted him down, just as the Devil's assassins did. There was nowhere to go.
"Aurelia. . . He held her close. This might be the last time he will be able to. His kissed her on the lips and kissed her stomach. "Stay strong dear. . . I have to die." He didn't want to be away from his soon-to-be family, but because of his father, he couldn't stay. It was either him or his family. He chosed his family to live.
Aurelia was sobbing. "NO! Youre not going out there!!! You know what both of them will do to you. . ." Aurelia held her stomach. "I at least want you around to see our daughter born!" Aurelia reaches out for William. She didn't mind running, always looking out for the enemy. It didn't matter. As long as she was with William, it was paradise.
In turn, William kneeled down and held her close once again. "I'm sorry." His voice was breaking through his sobs. "This is the only way I'll be able to protect you. This running. . . It's not good for you or the baby. I want you to flee out the back door once I open that front door. Use all the power my demon strength gave you. I love you."
Soon he got up and was about to reach to the doorknob. He turned around to see Aurelia one more time. "Our daughter's name will be Umeko. My little plum-blossom." Then he opened the door and walked out. He sighed. Inside he hoped that his lie to all the world had worked. That Aurelia was pregnant when he met her and he didn't care. He hoped that will keep us safe for a while.
My mother got up as well. She used the power of invisibility and fled. France wasn't safe for her anymore. She fled to America. It seemed like a rational place to raise a child. No one would be there to hurt her, or me.
But that didn't last long. Soon after I was born and it was then my mother didn't claim me for reasons. If she was discovered as a witch, she didn't want me burning right along side her. She had said that she found me in the gutter of Baton Rouge and she adopted me. And it worked. I had my fathers looks, same black hair, same purple eyes. I was my father's daughter.
In the supernatural world, my mother found out that the warrior angels paraded my father's head. The demon assassins have failed in their task, but the Devil didn't really mind. As long as, William was dead. In turn, my mother trained me to defend myself with everything I got. My mother didn't know how powerful she was. . . She knew too many spells to stay hidden in the darkness for long.
I was nine when mother was burned at the stakes. I didn't cry. I couldn't. My mother taught me to never cry. Tears will only make things worse, she used to say. I miss her. I still have a picture of my father and mother together. You can tell I was in her stomach. This will be the only picture where all of us are together. The picture was taken two days before my father walked out of the cabin to his death.
When she took her last breath, I turned around and packed all the stuff. It was the only thing I could do. I have no family. I went to Japan. Maybe somewhere very far will keep me safe. That didnt work as you probably already know. They did all they could to keep me safe. And for what? Now I'm alone in this world and the only two people that loved me were dead. Tad ironic, don't you think?
I am lost in the eternal darkness I call my lonely sanity.
