God knows I am obsessed. SO here is Chapter 9, read it, re-read it, love it. Thanks again for the review and for reading!

-Snow Maiden25


"And the one with the slightly golden horn is the head male of the herd…" Said Durian pointing out a single unicorn who was walking around a few other unicorns, occasionally rubbing his head against their sides.

"Are all the others females?" Asked Sabariel as she sat next to him on the hill over looking the valley below, a herd of about 20 unicorns milled around nearby.

"Yes, except for a few colts there, they will grow into males then break of to start their own herds." He said pointing to a few of the smaller animals that stuck close to their mothers, nuzzling their sides and then chasing each other.

"How long do they stay with the herd?" Came Nuala's calm voice from beside Sabariel, she looked over at Durian with her questioning gaze.

"Usually for about 40 years your highness, or until they reach full maturity." Answered Durian.

Tarawiel leaned against a tree and yawned not particularly interested in the horses with horns on their head. Alasse however was busily sketching the herd on her notepad and glancing up smiled a little at the sight of Sabariel and Durian's hands almost touching.

"I don't understand why she is paying so much attention to Durian, Nuada will return someday!" Said Nuala defensively, placing down her glass of Ruby punch and glaring over at the two as they sat at dinner that night. Alasse put down her spoon and looked at Nuala then said to her "Nuala, she isn't going to wait for Nuada anymore, isn't it obvious?"

Nuala gave her a shocked look and her mouth hung slightly open. "What did you say?"

"We can pretend all we want that when Nuada returns, Sabariel will run into his arms and accept him with all her heart and soul… but that's only a dream. Sabariel is moving on now, she has put Nuada behind her and now look at her, she is happy again."

"But, my brother is coming back! I know he will." Cried out the Princess defensively.

"I am not saying he won't, I am just saying he made his choice over 150 years ago and now when he returns, she isn't going to be waiting for him. Look at her Nuala, she is smiling again, and even laughing. Durian is what she needs now, someone to help her heal from her emotional wounds. Wounds that have been festering for over 100 years."

Nuala tried to be happy for Sabariel, but deep down she knew Nuada would be filled with rage and hate when he returned, seeing he had been replaced. "But you did choose to leave her brother…" She finally managed to say to herself, Sabariel was happy now, that was all that mattered… right?

Everything was changing, even the Elves, they were moving from Bethamora, it had become poisoned from locking the Golden Army away, it was a cursed city now. Packing up their belongings and moving, unseen to the new lands across the sea. A new world that Nuala was not ready to meet, a world in which the rules were different. A world where Sabariel would no longer be attached to her… ever since childhood the two were close and now, her dearest friend was drifting away like a boat on rocky seas.

As chance would have it though, Sabariel didn't like boats at all. Nothing would stay down on the journey to the new lands everything she ate came back up, over the side of the ship.

"I swear, I will never step on a boat ever again, as long as I live!" Whined out Sabariel as she clutched her stomach and lay on her cot.

"We only have one more day, then it will be all over and you will be on dry land." Said Nuala softly, whipping her face with a cool rag.

"Nuala… I have wanted to ask you something…"

"What?"

"Nuada, did he ever, was he… did he use something so that I wouldn't become pregnant?"

Nuala jerked and looked at her friend the question was so odd, so random and so personal.

"What has brought about this question?" She said sitting down next to the cot and looking worried.

"I have been thinking lately about families and how mine was gone and then I thought about how me and Nuada were together, a lot and yet in that time period, never once did I become pregnant. Elven children are rare, but if a couple was doing what we did as much as we did, they would be pregnant quickly." She finished and looked as if she was going to be sick again.

"Yes. Nuada used a tea to make sure he didn't impregnate you. He never gave me a reason of as to why… but a month before he left into exile, he stopped using the tea."

"He wanted a child…"

"I believe so, he also ordered a part of his quarters to be enlarged he didn't tell anyone why, but he drew up plans for a smaller room connecting to his and also yours."

"A nursery?" Tears came to Sabariel's eyes and she began to cry.

"Oh… now I have upset you! I am sorry!" Said Nuala quickly, Sabariel batted her arm.

"No, No… I am happy to know. I have been battling for years wondering if I was only a sex doll to Nuada and I am so happy to discover I was much more."


Durian was all that Sabariel could hope for, but something didn't fit… he never could take the place of Nuada. Their relationship ended after 114 years, but they remained friends, finally Sabariel took up a romantic relationship with another warrior, but after realizing he was only interested in her body that affair ended after only 110 years.

No one could replace Nuada, not in bed, not in touch and not in spirit. Sabariel moved along, exhausted finally taking a break from trying to find a mate. The dry spell as she loved to call it lasted 359 years.

In that time period, Alasse had bore two children, and Tarawiel had found a consistent relationship with a younger warrior. Nuala and her however remained proud bachelorettes…

"Darling, you need to find a lover, or something all this time you have remained a virgin?" Questioned Tarawiel one day. Nuala glanced over at her and smiled. "I don't see a reason to run around and trying to find the right man, I just have never felt the sudden desire to jump into bed."

"I sure as hell have." Tarawiel said with a sigh and looked at her cards. "Damn it Nuala! You have a full house again don't you!"

Nuala grinned and placed her cards down, then pulled the three sapphires to her.

"For a second there, in your smile…I saw Nuada clearly. You have his grin." Said Sabariel with a gentle smile and picked up her drink and took a deep sip.

"It could be the fact we are twins and share the same parents." Teased Nuala and looked over the sapphires with a smile.

Who knew that in only 200 more years, Prince Nuada, Silver Lance, would make his move and set in motion a series of events that would change the course of history.


The raindrops fell through the opening onto Nuada's smooth and powerful torso, lifting his lance he jabbed into the air, kicking and fighting, twirling around he stabbed into the air and then slammed the base of the lance down making it extend. Jumping in the air he twirled around and sliced an imaginary foe, then slammed the blade into the water and sliced apart a raindrop.

A train rushed by ruffling his hair and sending light around him from behind.

"How long have you been standing there my friend?"

The giant troll grunted and snarled.

"I bought them today…" He said twirling the now shorter lance and pointing to two shaking boxes with the Royal seal on them. "I haven't fed them, at all…" A smile crossed his face. Soon, Sabariel, I will be back in your arms and I will have you crying out my name… and then we will be happy together.

"I will go up first, then you follow. And remember, Mr. Wink… Don't be shy." He looked up at the opening above him and Wink let out a long bellow.

In your arms, Sabariel and you in mine.


This chapter was a little shorter then usual, but I wanted to move the story along... I could take up about god knows how many chapters about the various affaris Sabariel has had... but I decided not to, I wanna get to the good stuff. So now, we are full blown into Hellboy 2...