Part 7
The four entered the front foyer of Erin's house as the grandfather clock in the hall sounded with
a deep chime one o'clock. She directed them past several rooms to a living room which
obviously hadn't been used in quite some time. Pictures of Erin lined the walls, when she was
younger and smiling. "Make yourselves comfortable. I'm going to go get some decent
bandages." Erin told them as she disappeared down the hall they came from. Stephen looked at
all the pictures of the happy girl, recognizing her in some of them, then he realized that they
were all taken before her mom had died.
"She has a beautiful smile, doesn't she?" Stephen's concentration was broken by Jason's
insight.
"She did." Stephen said turning from the pictures and finding an old cushioned chair near the
edge of the room.
"None of them are new." Dave needlessly pointed out.
"See that woman," Stephen pointed to the red haired woman in some of the pictures, "that's
Erin's mother, she died about five years ago." He still remembered the day when the teacher
said Erin would be out for a while because her mother had died, he also remembered he hadn't
seen her really smile since she came back. The other two sat down and Erin entered carrying a
bowl of water in one hand and some bottles and bandages in the other. She kneeled next to
Stephen who offered his hand. Jason watched her with a disappointed look on his face then
realized she was under one of the more later pictures on the wall. The other two noticed it also
and they were sure that she was the girl in the picture only older and unhappy. She cleaned the
wound with warm water and rubbing alcohol not noticing that they were starring at her,
comparing her to the pictures. Stephen cringed when the alcohol touched the wound and almost
yanked his hand away. "Don't be a baby!" She grabbed his hand back and continued cleaning
the wound. Jason and Dave sat smiling and snickering at the two and the fact that Stephen was
blushing, bad.
"Where's your dad?" Stephen asked fearing the worst, remembering that he was a big and
strong man.
"Out somewhere. I never get a chance to see him much anymore." Erin said dryly, with a hint
of sadness as she finished wrapping the bandage around his hand. She stood again with the
bottles placed in the bowl. "The truth had to come out some time." She said looking into his
eyes, trying to make some reason for it all, and moving back across the room to give a moment
to each, before she disappeared back down the hall.
"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Stephen asked to Dave, with a worried look on his
face. He wasn't sure if he wanted to know now, he wanted to know Erin now and not worry
about that feeling of betrayal in the back of his mind.
"Worried about the past?" Jason gave him a sharp look across the room. "You should be."
Stephen didn't know what his voice was lined with but he knew it wasn't good. He was about to
respond to the guy clad in black but Erin came back before he could get the words out. She went
to the coffee table in front of the couch where Dave sat, and placed her locket on it. Jason got
up from his seat and placed his locket next to the gold one. Dave got the best look and noticed
the only difference was the metal.
"How..." He began to ask.
"They belonged to our counter parts, long ago." Jason answered. He looked at Erin again with
that look that made her blush the first time, it worked again.
"Who are you?" Stephen demanded from Jason, angry that this guy no one knew could do this to
her.
"Here and now I am known as Jason, but in the past I was Night. We were all known as our
counter parts. That was taken away in the Great War." Jason remembered and then glared at
Stephen.
"He doesn't know!" Erin snapped at Jason. She took a seat in the other corner of the room close
to the hallway. Jason knew it wasn't wise to fight at this time and retreated to the far side of the
couch, away from Stephen and directly facing Erin. Then out of nowhere a sweet melody filled
the room. Erin and Jason remained staring at the lockets as Stephen and Dave looked around
confused. The lockets started shaking on the table and suddenly opened at the same time with
burst of gold and silver light that filled the room. The music grew louder and louder and the
moment that it couldn't get any louder it came back to a soft melody and with the sound the light
disappeared and in the center of the room two forms materialized out of the light. One was a
woman dressed in a gold and white flowing gown with empire waist, she had thick silver hair
beyond her waist, and piercing light blue eyes that sparkled. The other was a man significantly
taller than the woman, he was dressed in a black and silver formal outfit of past nobles, no tights,
his hair was mainly silver with few streaks of dark brownish black, and darker but still piercing
blue eyes. Both wore bands of gold around their heads, hers studded with emeralds, his with
sapphires. The two looked at themselves and then at each other daring to touch each others
faces and embrace each other. The man picked up the woman off the carpet and spun her
around the room, ending with a kiss. The two laughed as they danced to the melody that still
played from what know seemed like the lockets. Erin watched them as she stood and made her
way to the other side of the room where the boys watched the two with confused faces. Stephen
smiled as she sat in the more comfortable chair to the side of him. He watched her watching
them, she smiled as they seemed to glide across the carpeted floor until the melody came to an
end, She really does have a beautiful smile. The woman looked around and looked displeased
but kept smiling. "We can't very well begin without Water and Air being present." The woman
said in the shimmering voice of the gold locket, she seemed to nod her head and in a flash of
gold light Angel and Arielle stood in front of the woman in their night clothes. Angel, hair
down, wore blue pajama pants and tee shirt, Arielle wore a long sea green silky gown, that
complimented her brown skin.
"Okay, what's going on!" Arielle stuttered as she looked around the room at the fully dressed
people.
"Let me guess, Erin's house." Angel stated noticing the size of the room and that Erin was the
only who seemed truly comfortable even with all the events going on. Erin nodded and extended
her arm to the remaining seats in the room. Arielle choose the spot next to Dave and Angel sat
in the chair on the other side of Jason.
"Anyone care to explain?" She asked as she noticed the lockets of Jason and Erin on the table,
and the outfits of the adults in the room. Not to mention being in her room one second and being
in Erin's house the next.
"My name is Rhea." the woman began, bowing formally, streaks of almost emerald silver hair
fell around her. "And this is my husband..."
"Daris." The deep voiced man stepped forward, bowing, blue seemed to shine from the silver of
his hair, "We were the King and Queen of Earth over a millennium ago." he continued as he
looked at the children in the room.
"Solar." Rhea turned her attention to Erin, "It's time my child. If you will." Erin got up from
her seat and stood in front of Rhea, who placed her hands on Erin's shoulders causing a orange
light to appear and consume her. The room was in shock, after all it's not everyday that you see
someone disappear in front of you.
"What did you do to her?!" Stephen stood up before anyone had a chance to grasp what had
happened.
"Lightning, always the inpatient one." Daris approached him.
"Bring her back now." Stephen continued not realizing the size of Daris, who had to be at least
two feet taller, and a foot broader.
"You care for her?" Rhea asked? The others in the room staring at the three.
"Of course I do!" he snapped back.
"Do not worry she is in no danger." Rhea continued
"Then bring her back." his anger growing.
"It is not time yet." Daris stepped up and pushed Stephen back down in his seat.
"Where did she go?" Angel asked.
"To learn." Rhea stated.
"Learn what?" Angel asked politely.
"What she needs to." Daris stated getting annoyed with the questions
"Thanks for not being vague." Jason said under his breath, which got him a sharp look from
Daris.
"Night, Lightning, please be patient." Rhea pulled Daris back from Stephen. "While she's gone
it's time you learn who and what you are.
The four entered the front foyer of Erin's house as the grandfather clock in the hall sounded with
a deep chime one o'clock. She directed them past several rooms to a living room which
obviously hadn't been used in quite some time. Pictures of Erin lined the walls, when she was
younger and smiling. "Make yourselves comfortable. I'm going to go get some decent
bandages." Erin told them as she disappeared down the hall they came from. Stephen looked at
all the pictures of the happy girl, recognizing her in some of them, then he realized that they
were all taken before her mom had died.
"She has a beautiful smile, doesn't she?" Stephen's concentration was broken by Jason's
insight.
"She did." Stephen said turning from the pictures and finding an old cushioned chair near the
edge of the room.
"None of them are new." Dave needlessly pointed out.
"See that woman," Stephen pointed to the red haired woman in some of the pictures, "that's
Erin's mother, she died about five years ago." He still remembered the day when the teacher
said Erin would be out for a while because her mother had died, he also remembered he hadn't
seen her really smile since she came back. The other two sat down and Erin entered carrying a
bowl of water in one hand and some bottles and bandages in the other. She kneeled next to
Stephen who offered his hand. Jason watched her with a disappointed look on his face then
realized she was under one of the more later pictures on the wall. The other two noticed it also
and they were sure that she was the girl in the picture only older and unhappy. She cleaned the
wound with warm water and rubbing alcohol not noticing that they were starring at her,
comparing her to the pictures. Stephen cringed when the alcohol touched the wound and almost
yanked his hand away. "Don't be a baby!" She grabbed his hand back and continued cleaning
the wound. Jason and Dave sat smiling and snickering at the two and the fact that Stephen was
blushing, bad.
"Where's your dad?" Stephen asked fearing the worst, remembering that he was a big and
strong man.
"Out somewhere. I never get a chance to see him much anymore." Erin said dryly, with a hint
of sadness as she finished wrapping the bandage around his hand. She stood again with the
bottles placed in the bowl. "The truth had to come out some time." She said looking into his
eyes, trying to make some reason for it all, and moving back across the room to give a moment
to each, before she disappeared back down the hall.
"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Stephen asked to Dave, with a worried look on his
face. He wasn't sure if he wanted to know now, he wanted to know Erin now and not worry
about that feeling of betrayal in the back of his mind.
"Worried about the past?" Jason gave him a sharp look across the room. "You should be."
Stephen didn't know what his voice was lined with but he knew it wasn't good. He was about to
respond to the guy clad in black but Erin came back before he could get the words out. She went
to the coffee table in front of the couch where Dave sat, and placed her locket on it. Jason got
up from his seat and placed his locket next to the gold one. Dave got the best look and noticed
the only difference was the metal.
"How..." He began to ask.
"They belonged to our counter parts, long ago." Jason answered. He looked at Erin again with
that look that made her blush the first time, it worked again.
"Who are you?" Stephen demanded from Jason, angry that this guy no one knew could do this to
her.
"Here and now I am known as Jason, but in the past I was Night. We were all known as our
counter parts. That was taken away in the Great War." Jason remembered and then glared at
Stephen.
"He doesn't know!" Erin snapped at Jason. She took a seat in the other corner of the room close
to the hallway. Jason knew it wasn't wise to fight at this time and retreated to the far side of the
couch, away from Stephen and directly facing Erin. Then out of nowhere a sweet melody filled
the room. Erin and Jason remained staring at the lockets as Stephen and Dave looked around
confused. The lockets started shaking on the table and suddenly opened at the same time with
burst of gold and silver light that filled the room. The music grew louder and louder and the
moment that it couldn't get any louder it came back to a soft melody and with the sound the light
disappeared and in the center of the room two forms materialized out of the light. One was a
woman dressed in a gold and white flowing gown with empire waist, she had thick silver hair
beyond her waist, and piercing light blue eyes that sparkled. The other was a man significantly
taller than the woman, he was dressed in a black and silver formal outfit of past nobles, no tights,
his hair was mainly silver with few streaks of dark brownish black, and darker but still piercing
blue eyes. Both wore bands of gold around their heads, hers studded with emeralds, his with
sapphires. The two looked at themselves and then at each other daring to touch each others
faces and embrace each other. The man picked up the woman off the carpet and spun her
around the room, ending with a kiss. The two laughed as they danced to the melody that still
played from what know seemed like the lockets. Erin watched them as she stood and made her
way to the other side of the room where the boys watched the two with confused faces. Stephen
smiled as she sat in the more comfortable chair to the side of him. He watched her watching
them, she smiled as they seemed to glide across the carpeted floor until the melody came to an
end, She really does have a beautiful smile. The woman looked around and looked displeased
but kept smiling. "We can't very well begin without Water and Air being present." The woman
said in the shimmering voice of the gold locket, she seemed to nod her head and in a flash of
gold light Angel and Arielle stood in front of the woman in their night clothes. Angel, hair
down, wore blue pajama pants and tee shirt, Arielle wore a long sea green silky gown, that
complimented her brown skin.
"Okay, what's going on!" Arielle stuttered as she looked around the room at the fully dressed
people.
"Let me guess, Erin's house." Angel stated noticing the size of the room and that Erin was the
only who seemed truly comfortable even with all the events going on. Erin nodded and extended
her arm to the remaining seats in the room. Arielle choose the spot next to Dave and Angel sat
in the chair on the other side of Jason.
"Anyone care to explain?" She asked as she noticed the lockets of Jason and Erin on the table,
and the outfits of the adults in the room. Not to mention being in her room one second and being
in Erin's house the next.
"My name is Rhea." the woman began, bowing formally, streaks of almost emerald silver hair
fell around her. "And this is my husband..."
"Daris." The deep voiced man stepped forward, bowing, blue seemed to shine from the silver of
his hair, "We were the King and Queen of Earth over a millennium ago." he continued as he
looked at the children in the room.
"Solar." Rhea turned her attention to Erin, "It's time my child. If you will." Erin got up from
her seat and stood in front of Rhea, who placed her hands on Erin's shoulders causing a orange
light to appear and consume her. The room was in shock, after all it's not everyday that you see
someone disappear in front of you.
"What did you do to her?!" Stephen stood up before anyone had a chance to grasp what had
happened.
"Lightning, always the inpatient one." Daris approached him.
"Bring her back now." Stephen continued not realizing the size of Daris, who had to be at least
two feet taller, and a foot broader.
"You care for her?" Rhea asked? The others in the room staring at the three.
"Of course I do!" he snapped back.
"Do not worry she is in no danger." Rhea continued
"Then bring her back." his anger growing.
"It is not time yet." Daris stepped up and pushed Stephen back down in his seat.
"Where did she go?" Angel asked.
"To learn." Rhea stated.
"Learn what?" Angel asked politely.
"What she needs to." Daris stated getting annoyed with the questions
"Thanks for not being vague." Jason said under his breath, which got him a sharp look from
Daris.
"Night, Lightning, please be patient." Rhea pulled Daris back from Stephen. "While she's gone
it's time you learn who and what you are.
