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AN: One before last chapter. Way too much talking. Thanks for reading and enjoy. Please review and whatnot. I just love Cedric, and for some reason wine suits him. A glasses wearing long haired man with a book and a glass of red wine. Replace wine with whiskey and you've almost got me, well once I buy a new pair of glasses that is. In fact I drink a good glass of whiskey(+Dr. Pepper, because I'm strange) while I write this thing. It help me relax enough to get it done.
Love is a Hearts Child 2 – Memories Matter Most
Chapter 11 – Explanation and Celebration.
The Oracle lead Irma and Taranee to the main chamber of Kandrakar, and pushed open the doors for them. The council of Kandrakar filled the room, all sitting standing round the seat area that edged the round room. The other where also in the room sitting or standing as they wait in the center of the room.
Will and Caleb where hugging tightly, while Steven stood next to Cedric who lay out cold on the floor. Cornelia and Hay Lin sat waiting speaking quietly. "Guys your okay." Irma said rushing over and hugging everyone in turn, before looking down at Cedric. "Is he alright?" Taranee asked as she walked over herself. "Cedric is fine, just not in his body at the moment." Steven said touching the side of his head.
"So what going on, shouldn't the time line be different now." Irma asked confused. "Please bare with me, one last person needs to be here before I explain." The Oracle said walking back out of the room. "Hey Endarno, Yan Lin do either of you know what going on?" Irma asked by calling up to the council around the room. "I'm sorry child but we don't know either." Endarno said loud enough for all to hear.
"Sorry for the delay. I can start now." The Oracle said walking back into the room before stepping aside to reveal someone. "ORUBE!!" Taranee shouted rushing over and hugging her. "I only saw you all this morning, what going on?" Orube asked confused. "Please allow me to explain now that everyone is present." The Oracle said taking up a spot dead center of the room.
"As you know, we received a message saying that Cedric could not remain in Kandrakar. This was a mistake, one that has now been changed. By sending a different message back in time. I disposed of the book after returning Cedric memories.
Time is a strange thing. While it may act one some of the time, the smallest change in application can make it acted differently. This time, time has decided to act in away I seen only a few times. Instead of the new events, in the new time line having to take place it is as they had always taken place.
You may wonder why you were all still here, and why you still retain your memory. That is because one of the spell that effect Kandrakar. Anyone who was in Kandrakar when time rewrite remembers the old time line, while they only slowly remember the new one. This is a spell put in place by Myself to prevent anyone taking over Kandrakar simple by rewriting time."
Everyone listened without speaking. "Wait so we're going to have two set of memories of a few weeks?" Irma asked still not really getting it. "Great that going to be three for me, and four Cedric. That's really messed up." Steven said rubbing his forehead at the scary thought. "The both of you were already messed up." Irma said with a smirk. "You know what I'm out of here." Steven said annoyed, kneeling down next to Cedric, Steven hand glowed and he touch the other mans head.
Cedric rolled out of the way to avoid Steven falling forward unconscious himself. "Idiot, I was the only thing keeping him awake." Cedric said standing. "Oracle, if it please you, can you return me to my life on earth." Cedric said. "That's a good point what day is it?" Cornelia asked. "It is the 25th of December." The Oracle replied. "Oh my god, I'm was meant to see Eric yesterday, he's going to hate me." Hay Lin burst out. "Calm down, you did see him. You just don't remember it. It will come to you in a hour or so. As for you Cedric, there is a portal just outside this room. If you truly do not wish to remain you may use it to leave." The Oracle said calmly.
"Then I'll take my leave, can someone please thank Steven when he wakes." Cedric said calmly crossing the room. Stopping beside Orube and leaning over to whisper something he then left. A couple of hours past and everyone slowly remember the event of the last few weeks, noticing the where pretty much the same except for the last few day. One major thing they did remember was though was that they had organized a Christmas party to take place a Orube house. When everyone was happy with how thing had gone and Steven had woke. The guardians, Orube, Caleb and Steven who Irma ending asking if he wanted to come left to go attend the party. The perfect celebration for the end of the troubled events.
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The x-mas party was in full swing. The guardians, Caleb, Peter, Eric, Taranee boyfriend from work and Steven. As well as Matt old band mate, Nigel, and a couple other from the dance school where all partying away. With random conversation and music in the back ground, and a couple of drinks it was perfect. Great enough in fact to make them temporarily to forget the event surrounding Ludmoore non-existents return.
Sitting on the couch in the front room of Orube house. The damage that had not happen no where to be seen. Irma and Joel, were chatting about some music artist that Steven had never heard of. He didn't really feel in place here. "Hey" A male voice behind him said putting a hand on his shoulder. Turning to look a smile dark skin man stood there. "Err Taranee's brother right?" He asked not sure. "Yeah, and I'm Cornelia boy friend. I'm amazed your there friend and we ain't met before." Peter said take a drink from a beer can.
"I'm more a friend of a friend, I've not really know them for long." Steven explained, skirting away from the truth. "Well you've been standing here just watching Irma and Joel chat away. You should join them, stop being the wall flower." Peter said reaching down to a nearby cooler and pulling a beer from it. "Here have a drink and lighten up. I better go find Cornelia before she start wondering where I am." Peter said handing him the beer before heading off to find the blond.
Opening the beer, and walking over and dropping into the chair next to the couch Irma and Joel was on he spoke. "Hey Irma. This is Rebbecca's house right?" He said remembering to call Orube by the name she use on earth. "Yeah why?" Irma said with a smile turning away from Joel. "Then why haven't I seen her in ages?" Steven asked. "Now that you mentioned it, I ain't see her either. Probably doesn't like the party, you know she's a little foreign." She said, the hidden joke about her not even being from earth, made him smile briefly.
"So what you guys talking about anyway?" Steven asked. Both Joel and Irma started talking about Karmilla. A apparently famous female rocker, but way to mainstream for him to have listened to before. Relaxing like Taranee brother had said, he tried to involve himself bringing up other bands, and seeing if the pair knew them.
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Elsewhere in Heatherfield, the apartment of Cedric to be exact. Cedric sat alone in a dim candle lit room, a book in one hand and a glass of wine in the other. How he like it but he longed for a little more something to take the repetitive nature of rereading his collection of books. The a knock at his door, the one he had been hoping for. Closing the book, knowing he could remember the page number and placing the glass of wine down on the chair side table he calmly went and opened the door.
Orube stood there casually dress and a bottle of wine in one hand. "I didn't think you would come." Cedric said stepping inside and waving a arm to the front room. "Please come in." He said and waited for her to come in before closing the door behind her. "Was there any reason you invited me over for?" Orube asked harshly as she sat in his seat. "I figured that this was a day of human celebration, and remembered that you where not very keen on human thing you didn't understand. I figured some non-human company would make you feel at ease." Cedric said, reclaiming his glass from the table and sitting down in the other chair.
"You say human things I don't understand but I don't understand why you drink this stuff." She said holding up the bottle she had considerately brought with her. "You have alcohol on your world?" Cedric asked shocked. "Yes but it's nothing like earth stuff." Orube said. "Well earth stuff varies a lot what have you tried?" He asked trying to make conversation. "Something called beer. It was a gross thing, you can drink, but I won't." She said plunking the bottle down on the table.
"Beer is distasteful indeed, but wine, is nothing like it. This here is red wine, and what you brought is white. They are as different as you and me, and even more different from. Here try this." Cedric said finally getting up and cross the room and placing the glass in her hand. "If I recall your kind reserve drinking from the same cup, for those have fought together, and we have so indulge me." He said surprising her by him knowing her culture. "How do you know that?" She asked shocked. "Easy did you know Kandrakar has quite a large library." Cedric explained. "Now go one try it." He said taking the other bottle of wine to the kitchen.
Taking a sip of the wine, she like it. It was robust and not too sweet for her, and nothing like beer as he had said. "This is..n't that bad." She said not wanting to say is was good and make Cedric think he was always right. "Well, I'm glad you like it." He said as he found a bottle opener and opened the bottle of wine. Pulling a wine and a normal glass out of a cupboard he filled the wine glass with the wine, and then filled the other with tap water before returning to the room.
Putting both glasses on the table next to Orube chair, taking back his own that she had put there he went back to his seat. "Drink some of the water to clear your pallet, before trying the white wine. It was your choice so you get to try it first he said." He said getting comfortable, and hoping the night would go okay.
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Back at the party at Orube's house, Taranee and her boyfriend had left, as had Cornelia with Taranee brother. Joel was talking to his friend about the next gig they had to play and Will, and Caleb where nowhere to be found. Not that anyone looked to hard. Steven had decided to introduce himself to Eric and the two had started talking about computers.
That left Hay Lin and Irma by together in the front room to chatting. "I can't believe Eric so tall. He huge." Irma said looking over her shoulder to the pair of guys. "Well it been a few months since you saw him, wasn't a surprise to me." Hay Lin said leaning back into the sofa. "Yeah I don't know how you pull it off with him living in Open Hill." Irma said sighing. "No joke Irma, the serious stuff over until next time." Hay Lin said quietly. "What are they talking about anyway?" Irma asked looking at the pair again. "PC and stuff, turns out Steven works at a some computer complaint hot line." Hay Lin said. "Hey guys stop talking about the geeky stuff and come chat to us." Irma called over. "Thats better." Hay Lin murmured.
"Only if you promise to not make us talk about girl stuff." Steven countered, walking over and jumping over the back off the couch and landing next to Irma. Hay Lin, laughed and took something out of her pocket and tossed over to Eric. "What are doing?" Steven said looking confused, as Eric walked over hiding something behind his back. Quickly Eric pulled his arm out from out behind him and held it above Irma and Steven.
"GUYS?" Irma shouted blushing as she noticed what Eric held. A small sprig of mistletoe. "Well, I won't be one to break tradition." Steven said with smirk, causing Irma to whip round to look at him in time to be kissed suddenly, and quickly. "Errr....." Irma tried speaking. "I think you broke her!" Eric said with a laugh tossing the mistletoe aside. "Hey without that I can't bluff another kiss." Steven said smirking before rolling of the couch in order to avoid a pillow Irma had grabbed and swung at him. Steven ran as Irma gave chase pillow in hand.
"I think the pair of them have had a little too much." Hay Lin said with laugh. "What makes you say take?" Eric asked, pulling Hay Lin to feet and kissing her cheek. "Because I wasn't expecting that when Irma caught him." Hay Lin said grabbing Eric and making look at the pair. "Woah." Eric commented as he saw the pair kissing again, this time spending there time on it. "I think they might just like each other, or hate each other. One of the two." Eric said. "Come one, let leave them be." Eric said leading Hay Lin to the kitchen.
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At Cedric the room filled with tension. Both of them just calmly drinking there glasses of wine, with Cedric being a gentlemen and pouring more when either of the glasses be cam empty. Orube mind drift wanting to find something to do. Picking up the book that Cedric had been reading from before up and reading the back. "You serious read this?" She asked. "Yes, as long as it's well written I read it. Don't let the blurb fool you. I'm sure you'll find it amusing to read about magic in fiction and realize how wrong, and sometime how right authors get." Cedric said about books in general.
"You would think after being trapped inside a book, twice now and dieing one of those times, that you would avoid them." Orube said putting the book down. "Would you let one bad experience cover up thousand of good ones?" Cedric asked standing. "Well no but..." Cedric crossed the room over to her and leaned over and stole a quick kiss. "That was hopefully the first of many good experiences then." He said with a smirk. "Your infuriating you know that?" She asked sarcastically. "I know, and yet you enjoy my company." He said knowingly.
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