"Will," said a voice behind him.
Will turned and gasped. There was an angel in his room!
"Er, hello," he said.
"Will, I am Marisol. I'm here to offer you my condolences," said the beautiful angel.
"Thanks," said Will, bringing his head down.
"I also am here to offer you a choice," the angel continued.
Will's head shot back up. "A choice?" he asked.
"Yes. I bet you're wondering why your mother died so easily," said the angel. When Will nodded his head, she went on. "Well, we found that your father was indeed from this world, that's why he died so easily in the other. We also found something stunning about your mother." She had Will's full attention.
"Stunning?" he asked.
The angel nodded. "Yes, stunning. You see, your father looked for another world partly because of the stories his wife told him."
"My mother told him stories?"
"Yes, stories of her world."
"You mean this world?" asked a confused Will.
"No, Will, I do not mean this world. That was the stunning part. Your mother is not from this world."
"Then where is she from?" asked Will, beginning to see a thread of hope.
"A world you have seen before. She is from Lyra's world."
Will was beginning to feel faint. "She was?"
"Yes, she was. This changes everything. Because your parents are from both worlds you have an equal chance in each world. We know you are working on the Republic of Heaven, so is Lyra. If you wish to continue working with her, we will gladly put you with her. I believe the saying is two heads are better than one. Be careful what you choose. The outcome is permanent."
She flew off, leaving behind a stunned Will. A minute later he was running off crying Mary's name.
`*`*`*`
"-and I know what I want to do, Mary," Will said after finishing the explanation.
She had tears in her eyes, "I think I do too. Will, I'm so glad for you! I've seen you be unhappy. I'll miss you, but I'm very glad this happened."
"I'll miss you too, Mary," said Will. Mary broke down crying and enveloped him in a hug.
"Get that Republic of Heaven thing figured out for me, okay?" she said.
"I'll try. With Lyra's help, I think I will."
"Say hi to Lyra for me."
"I will. Mary, you can come to the bench every midsummer's night. Lyra and I will sit there for you."
Mary smiled. "I'd like that."
`*`*`*`
Marisol came after he had finished packing.
"So, you have chosen," she said.
"Yes, and I'm ready," he replied.
"Have you said your good-byes?"
"Yes."
"Then off we shall go." She turned and stuck out her finger. She traced a line, and opened it. She stepped through, and motioned her hand for him to do the same.
With one last glance at the world he had known so well, he turned and followed her out of it forever.
`*`*`*`
a/n: I know, I know it took me forever to update. Ah well, I'm finally updating, and the next chapter is will and lyra's meeting, so that's gonna be both longer than this and tons and tons of fun to write!
BeregornII- thanx! I'm glad u liked it!
mysticvysgiyi- sorry it took so long!
socal-schitzophrenic- here's a semi happy chapter! The next one's even happier!
Lorelei6- I'm changing it. It needed to be changed, the ending of the book did.
Will turned and gasped. There was an angel in his room!
"Er, hello," he said.
"Will, I am Marisol. I'm here to offer you my condolences," said the beautiful angel.
"Thanks," said Will, bringing his head down.
"I also am here to offer you a choice," the angel continued.
Will's head shot back up. "A choice?" he asked.
"Yes. I bet you're wondering why your mother died so easily," said the angel. When Will nodded his head, she went on. "Well, we found that your father was indeed from this world, that's why he died so easily in the other. We also found something stunning about your mother." She had Will's full attention.
"Stunning?" he asked.
The angel nodded. "Yes, stunning. You see, your father looked for another world partly because of the stories his wife told him."
"My mother told him stories?"
"Yes, stories of her world."
"You mean this world?" asked a confused Will.
"No, Will, I do not mean this world. That was the stunning part. Your mother is not from this world."
"Then where is she from?" asked Will, beginning to see a thread of hope.
"A world you have seen before. She is from Lyra's world."
Will was beginning to feel faint. "She was?"
"Yes, she was. This changes everything. Because your parents are from both worlds you have an equal chance in each world. We know you are working on the Republic of Heaven, so is Lyra. If you wish to continue working with her, we will gladly put you with her. I believe the saying is two heads are better than one. Be careful what you choose. The outcome is permanent."
She flew off, leaving behind a stunned Will. A minute later he was running off crying Mary's name.
`*`*`*`
"-and I know what I want to do, Mary," Will said after finishing the explanation.
She had tears in her eyes, "I think I do too. Will, I'm so glad for you! I've seen you be unhappy. I'll miss you, but I'm very glad this happened."
"I'll miss you too, Mary," said Will. Mary broke down crying and enveloped him in a hug.
"Get that Republic of Heaven thing figured out for me, okay?" she said.
"I'll try. With Lyra's help, I think I will."
"Say hi to Lyra for me."
"I will. Mary, you can come to the bench every midsummer's night. Lyra and I will sit there for you."
Mary smiled. "I'd like that."
`*`*`*`
Marisol came after he had finished packing.
"So, you have chosen," she said.
"Yes, and I'm ready," he replied.
"Have you said your good-byes?"
"Yes."
"Then off we shall go." She turned and stuck out her finger. She traced a line, and opened it. She stepped through, and motioned her hand for him to do the same.
With one last glance at the world he had known so well, he turned and followed her out of it forever.
`*`*`*`
a/n: I know, I know it took me forever to update. Ah well, I'm finally updating, and the next chapter is will and lyra's meeting, so that's gonna be both longer than this and tons and tons of fun to write!
BeregornII- thanx! I'm glad u liked it!
mysticvysgiyi- sorry it took so long!
socal-schitzophrenic- here's a semi happy chapter! The next one's even happier!
Lorelei6- I'm changing it. It needed to be changed, the ending of the book did.