She stepped through back into the woods on the outskirts of town. Walking down the street she realised how much had stayed the same. She walked up to her house, a light was on. It was September 6th and a chilly Autumn wind blew making her shiver. Still only in the silk nightie Caleb placed his trench coat over her shoulders. She walked up the path and tapped on the door. A woman with a gaunt looking face, with pale ginger hair answered the door.
"Mom?" she asked.
"Will?" said the hoarse voice. She instantly leapt into her mom's arms and started to cry.
"I'm sorry I'm so so sorry mom." she sobbed. Her mom snapped away and stood up straight staring her daughter in the eye.
"WHERE WERE YOU? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP IN CONTACT? " she yelled.
"O so no. I'm glad your home I'm happy to see you or why did you leave just what have I been doing." she quizzed.
"OK ok then why did you leave?" she chided.
"Because you always went out and done what you like, while I had to stay at home. I always had to either eat out, microwave dinner or eat your stupid lumpy casseroles. You were never there when I needed you and if this is the welcome I get then fine I'll never come home ever again. BYE!" she yelled turning sharply and storming off back to the woods her mom's yells fading into the distance.
Caleb ran after her walking towards the woods again.
"Are you sure you never want to see your mom again?" he asked.
"yes"
"Then stay here with me." he asked grabbing her arm so she spun around into his, standing face to face.
"I have nothing here. In Meridian I have everything. Come with me. Sell your place and stay with me. It's your home world as well as mine."
5 Years later
A woman with long deep crimson hair falling all the way down to her ankles could be seen sitting in the shade of the willow trees at the bottom of the palace gardens, smiling at the little child running about amongst the long grasses and crooked cherry trees.
"Will? WILL?" Caleb called searching for his wife in the garden when he caught a flash on red flicking through the grass. Getting on his hands and knees he snuck towards the red and pounced onto it knocking it to the floor.
"Oberon where's mommy?" he asked tickling his son. He looked just like him apart from his bright red hair. Behind him came a girl who jumped onto his back. She had long brown hair that fell into two scruffy plaits.
"Daddy!" she squealed.
"What's going on." Will called getting up and walking over to her husband laden down by her two children.
"Oberon, Lokelani in. You need to be scrubbed up, you got school in the morning." both children groaned before sulking off back up to the castle. Caleb stood up and dusted himself off. He never liked the traditional uniforms that kings were suppose to wear, so when he wasn't required he'd be in his usual gear playing with the children. Will went to walk up the dented path through the grass back where Caleb grabbed hold of her arm and wrapped himself around her. She wore a long white strapless dress that fell to the floor except near her feet where her bump protruded and hitched it up and few inches. Caleb rubbed her swollen belly.
"Can't believe it, 3 children."
"3 children? I was under the impression we had 4." she quirked. He gently swatted her arm and she attempted to spin around in his arms to face him but failed miserably.
"gggr I'm all fat and pregnant." she mock cried onto Caleb's shoulder.
"Yeah but your still gorgeous as ever my Queen. Now come on you know your not suppose to be on your feet for long and you did mention something about bath time." He whispered into her ear and nudged her gently from behind.
"Hmmmm I did didn't I" she kissed him lightly and was about to deepen it further when she heard the voice of Ayane call.
"Your Majesty!" she cried running towards the two. She had grown a lot in the past 5 years. Her hair was even longer than before and she wore a deep blue simple dress with long flowing sleeves and touched the floor. Will made her way up to the girl.
"What is it Ayane?"
"4 Guardians are here to see you."
"Oh ok. Can you ask your sisters to make me and you a pair of unique dresses for next weeks ball please, I can't manage to many stairs me feet are all swollen." The girl bowed and went of to the tower where her sisters were. Will was true to her word. Her father carried on at the mill, her mum was head chef in the kitchen and her sisters made fabulous dresses for them both. All got holiday, sick pay and great wages as promised.
At the table that night Irma and husband Jamie sat their discussing baby names for their up coming 4th child, Taranee talked about her engagement plans with Greg, one of the old rebels they had encountered. Hay-Lin chatted about her plans with her Nan's restaurant after her Nan sadly passed away. She wasn't really sad though because she knew they would meet again. Cornelia on the other hand remained silent most of the night. She had move to New York and staked million of dollars in modelling only for a terrible scandal being published causing her to lose almost everything, she now lived in a quiet village in Maine and worked on a small farm and started dating a nice young man called Adam, but she did not wish to tell them her dreams had failed, she was too proud.
That night laying in bed Will thought of her life. She had her darling husband who she loved and cared for with all her heart and soul. Her beautiful son and daughter whom she cherished and her lovely bump. She sighed and curled into Caleb's arms until his breathing lulled her to sleep. Finally she had got her happy ending. She was loved and loved in return and that's all she ever asked for.
Well that's the end. Sorry it's taken so long. Hope you enjoyed it and all. Thank you very much for reading.