Chapter 10 Everything is Revealed
John's POV
"Please John, please come out of the bathroom."
We all had made it safely through the palace without being seen and now here I stood in the bathroom with my reflection staring back at me. My black suit, not to snug, but snug around me. My blond hair off to the side with my ocean blue eyes hanging in despair. "Lord, what have I gotten myself into?" I mumbled to myself. I gripped the door knob turning it and walked out.
Luke and Flora sat on the oversized bed laughing about really childish things. My sister stood there smiling at me. "John, you look handsome." She reached out to straigtened the collar of my suit and kissed my cheek. "Everything will be alright." I nodded.
"I know and I really think I can do this." I said with more confidence than I felt.
"Good, now let's go see mother." Caroline took my hand and dragged me out of the room. "You two stay put." She said to Luke and Flora before closing the door.
"Caroline, is mother really sick?" I asked a little bit worried.
"She's been very silent since you and our brother and our father left."
Damn, it's my fault.
We reached the west wing and I watched as Caroline knocked on the master bedroom door where I suspected my mother would be waiting, bedridden. But as the doors opened I didn't suspect seeing my mother up out of bed talking to no other than a little girl of about the age eleven. "Yes miss, I'll go do that now miss." The little girl curtsied and made her way around us.
"Mother." Caroline ran up to her and hugged her dearly.
"Oh dear, Caroline. I've missed you so. I was worried I would never see you-Oh my." She stopped hugging my sister and looked over at me. "It...It can't be...John?" My mother still had the curious beautiful eyes and the long hair that I had adored. Her smile was bright but her age still showed. She limped over to me and started hugging me. "My son, my son has returned. John, oh my prayers have been answered. Our family, our kingdom will be saved."I heard her start crying; tears of joy.
"Mother."Was the only thing I could make out. I felt myself start crying but I held it in as best as I could. Minutes passed and we stayed in a hug until we both let go.
"We will have a grand celebration tonight." My mother annoucned. Oh dear.
My sister nodded. "I will tell everyone in town that the prince has returned."
And that was how the day went. My sister went everywhere in town announcing that we would have a feast, a party, a ball that night in celebration that the prince had returned. I should've expected this but I hadn't.
I was greeted my brother later in the day and we talked about many things. He told me that he had found the mask and that it really didn't hold any powers but a special message to a lover.
And as it grew darker the palace started to fill with townsfolk. I was in my room getting ready when my sister walked in with the little girl I had seen earlier. I stared into my sisters eyes. "Is everything alright?" I whispered.
"John, this here is Selphie, she wants to speak with you." I watched as my sister left the room and then looked down at the little girl. Her eyes were ocean blue and her hair auburn like the autumn leaves.
She took my hand and placed something in it. I looked down and saw a pocket watch. "Hi daddy."
OMG! I hoped you liked the ending of the story. YEP :D There will be a sequel but I don't know when I'll start it. :D I had this ending in my head for so long and I really had to finish this book. So um.. Review please ;D.