Author's note: Well hello there. I've updated again! I'm sorry it's been so long but a bulk of GCSE's has been thrown at me and I have been working on them. Still come July I will have finished them and will have two months of doing absolutely nothing! Anyway, here is chapter four and so read and review! Enjoy!
And before anyone asks, the song is used in the play and I didn't make it up. I kind of wish I did though XD
Sephia and her fairies had flew to a spot in the wood where Sephia liked to go when she wanted to be by herself, which had been quite a lot in the past few days. The moss was soft and wildflowers grew so big that they could cover up her body when she was lying down and so she often slept here. Ignis didn't know about this place…or so she thought.
She and the fairies had come there so she could sleep. Sephia lay down on the softer-than-soft moss whilst the fairies gently combed her hair with their gentle fingers and smoothed out her clothes and arranged the wildflowers so that they would bow over her body whilst she slept.
Sephia gently cast her eyes over the sprites and gave a gentle smile.
"Sing me to sleep," she sighed.
The sprites obliged, singing a gentle lullaby in their soft voices:
You spotted snakes with double tongue
Thorny hedgehogs be not seen
Newts and blindworms do no wrong
Come not near our fairy queen
Philomel with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby
Never harm
Nor spell, nor charm
Come our lovely lady nigh
So goodnight with lullaby
Philomel with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby
Weaving spiders come not here
Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence!
Beetles black approach, not near
Worm nor snail do no offence
Philomel with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby
This lullaby was always sung because, as well as being a lullaby, it was also a spell and Sephia would be protected throughout the night. If she were to sleep in a pit filled with venomous snakes and the song had been sung, she would awake completely unharmed.
Sephia was asleep now and the fairies were prepared to leave. Noe spoke to the one standing on his right.
"Stand guard and make sure there are no sounds that will wake her up," he instructed. The fairy nodded and the rest of the fairies disappeared.
The newly-appointed guard stood by Sephia and waited, listening intently. Then there was a soft but distinctive croak of a frog. The guard vanished to find the frog before Sephia could wake.
Almost the minute the fairy had disappeared, Ignis appeared in the spot where it had once stood. He had known about Sephia's secret place for a long time but he never said anything. He had never felt the need to because he understood that even immortals needed time to themselves every once in a while. On this particular occasion he was very glad he hadn't said anything because if he had, Sephia would have known that he would be able to find her if they were arguing and she would have looked for another spot that Ignis wouldn't know about.
He had the blue magic flower in his hand and, quieter than shadows, he knelt beside Sephia and held it above her closed eyelids then squeezed it gently and watched the juice fall onto them where it was soon soaked up.
He stood up and gazed at her sleeping face. "Wake when some disgusting creature is near," he whispered and vanished.
A few minutes past and then the sound of footsteps became clearer. Vaughn and Chelsea passed Sephia's sleeping form, but the fairies magic meant she was currently invisible to their human eyes.
Chelsea's head was hanging. Vaughn stopped walking and took her face in his hands, making her look into his eyes. Chelsea's heart always seemed to step up a notch when she gazed into his beautiful amethyst eyes.
"You look so tired," Vaughn said softly. "To tell you the truth, I think we've gotten lost."
Chelsea laughed. "I thought you knew the way!" she giggled.
"It's getting dark. It makes everything look the same," Vaughn sneered. "Come on, we'll sleep here and then continue tomorrow."
"If you insist," Chelsea nodded. She badly wanted to sleep.
The two of the scoured the area for a few seconds and then Vaughn found a soft patch of ground.
"This feels soft enough," he said, but Chelsea suddenly lay down in the middle of it.
"Find your own bed!" she grinned, poking her tongue out at him.
Vaughn laughed and then leaned in to kiss her. When they broke apart he whispered "What's wrong with sharing a bed?"
"I know what you're like," Chelsea giggled. "You'll be too horny to let me sleep!"
"I'm not that bad!" Vaughn protested, but he couldn't help laughing. OK maybe there had been several occasions when he had got slightly carried away, but Chelsea had always known when to stop him.
"Whatever you say, darling," Chelsea teased, "But first of all, I'm tired and second, I can't let you corrupt my innocence!"
"Innocence, right," Vaughn laughed. "Well, you may be right. I'll go over here then."
He walked over to another patch of ground and removed his hat, showing his shock of silver hair, and lay down. "I love you, Chelsea," he whispered.
Chelsea smiled. "I love you too, Vaughn," she replied. She closed her eyes and was asleep in seconds.
They had barely fallen asleep when the Witch Princess suddenly appeared. She was not in a good mood.
"I've been searching this whole wood and haven't found anyone like the people the King described!" she growled under her breath. She kicked a nearby tree, making the branches shake.
As she calmed down, she had a look around her and realised that she was not alone. She could see Sephia who was sleeping several hundred yards away, but more importantly she could see two mortals.
She walked over to the man and realised he was no more than twenty three years of age. Wearing denim. With a hat by his side.
"This has to be him," she whispered, hardly daring to believe she had finally found the man her master had described.
She walked over to the woman who was sleeping a little distance away and realised that she had to be no more than twenty one.
"This has to be the couple my master described," she said softly. She was delighted that she didn't have to search the woods anymore. Also the couple were lying in close proximity to each other meaning that the Witch Princess didn't have to move them. This was almost too good to be true.
She crept up to Vaughn and squeezed the juice of the flower on his closed eyelids. The liquid slowly sunk into his skin.
"Love who you see, see whom you love," the Witch Princess said to him. Smiling, she disappeared to find Ignis.
Several minutes passed and then two other people came into view.
"Mark, please, don't leave me!" Sabrina begged. She was clinging to Mark and refusing to let go.
She had been doing this for ages and Mark could not stand it anymore.
"Sabrina, I'm warning you! Fuck off or I WILL kill you!" Mark snapped. He roughly shoved her away and ran into the trees.
Sabrina was breathing heavily. "I can't chase you anymore," she gasped. She leant against a tree trying to catch her breath.
She felt so jealous of Chelsea. She loved her dearly; they had been friends since they were very young. But that didn't change the fact that wherever they went Chelsea was always the one people paid attention to.
"I'm as ugly as a bloody bear, standing next to her," Sabrina sighed miserably. "At least Mark seems to think so."
She only cared about Mark. If Mark was in love with her, she wouldn't have cared if she was the most repulsive person in the world.
She looked around at her surroundings and then jumped.
"Oh my God, is Vaughn dead?" she yelped, to no one in particular. She walked over to Vaughn and looked at his shirt, looking for any signs of a wound.
It doesn't look like he's been hurt she thought to herself. She put her hand on Vaughn's shoulder and shook him awake.
"Vaughn, are you dead?" she asked.
Vaughn groaned as he woke up. He rubbed his eyes and then opened them, seeing Sabrina instantly. His breath caught in his throat.
"What?" Sabrina asked, feeling slightly self-conscious as Vaughn gazed at her.
Vaughn's heart fluttered at the sound of her voice. "Sabrina," he swallowed, "You're the most beautiful girl in the world."
"Huh?" Sabrina asked. Vaughn had never said anything like that to her.
"I…I think I'm in love with you," Vaughn whispered to her. His face had a delicate pink tinge to it and his breathing was uneven, purely from looking at her. He suddenly loved her pale skin, her long black hair that almost reached her waist and her big purple eyes, the same shade as his.
"What are you talking about?" Sabrina asked. "Don't mock me. I know you're madly in love with Chelsea."
"No," Vaughn protested, scrambling to his feet. He was only a few inches taller than Sabrina, compared to Chelsea who was a whole head shorter than him. "I don't like Chelsea anymore. She is nothing compared to you. You're much more beautiful than she is."
He went to caress Sabrina's face but she pushed his hand away.
"Please!" she hissed. "It's bad enough that Mark doesn't want me. I don't need you taking the piss out of me either!"
She turned on her heel and ran into the woods, in hope of losing Vaughn.
"I'll follow you wherever you go," Vaughn whispered. He turned and looked at Chelsea who was still sleeping on the ground. He suddenly felt slightly sick when he remembered all the things they used to do together.
"Never come near me again," he said to her, before running off in the direction of Sabrina.
Almost the second he was gone, Chelsea started struggling.
"No..no…stay away…go…Vaughn, help me!" she gasped.
She jerked awake suddenly, for she had simply had a nightmare. She looked a mess, twigs and leaves were in her hair and her clothes were getting dirty.
"Oh God," she muttered. "Vaughn, I dreamed I was being attacked by snakes whilst you just watched and laughed…"
She suddenly realised Vaughn hadn't come over. She looked around and was shocked to find he was nowhere in sight.
"Vaughn?" she asked. Her voice was high-pitched in fear. Had he been dragged off by wild dogs?
I'll find you she thought to herself. Even if it kills me, I'll find you.
Yup, Vaughn is infatuated by Sabrina. Please don't hit me! *hides from VaughnXSabrina haters*
Don't worry, it'll be OK! Read and review!
