Chapter 25: Problems

Cornelia walked with the young vampire and realized that she doesn't know his name. "What is your name anyway?" Cornelia asked slowly not wanting the vampire to get any wrong ideas.

"My name is Raphael Bloodrayne and my mother is Aurora Bloodrayne. You already know my father." Raphael said walking into another room similar to the other but more colorful. It's got bright blue on the walls and more of yellow chains then gold. The chandelier is grey rather then silver but still pretty. The bed isn't as big as the other one and the drapes are blue. The floor is wood rather then marble but it's still a great room. Raphael walked over to the window and opened it up. The window lead to a balcony, something that was hidden from Cornelia. Raphael leaned up against the balcony and looked out into the distance not minding the rain pouring on him. "Do you know what it's like to have the pressure of a whole kingdom on your shoulders?" Raphael asked out of the blue.

Cornelia was taken back by this question. She didn't know why it shocked her but it did. "No, I don't but my friend Elyon does I think. I guess that I'm not really sure because Elyon always seemed so sure of herself. I had the pressure of protecting the kingdom but the other guardians had that same pressure on them." Cornelia answered not sure if anything she said would help.

"You're lucky, you just had to protect whereas I have to rule and protect. My father just doesn't understand what it's like. He is also trying to force me to marry and I don't like it; I'm just not ready for it." Raphael stopped talking and it was silent for quite some time. Cornelia wasn't sure of what to say really and so she just walked into the rain, stood beside Raphael and wrapped an arm around him. Raphael didn't move in the slightest but he did start to speak again. "You may be the only person that I really like which my father noticed. He expects us to get married and on top of that have kids." Cornelia gave a slight chuckle at that out of nervousness. "So it looks as if we will be getting married then."

Cornelia backed away from Raphael and then cleared her throat. She only prayed in hopes that she wouldn't be killed after this. "Look Raphael, you're a sweet guy but I'm going to be married soon, so I must decline." Raphael didn't move which made Cornelia nervous. "I'm sorry Raphael; if I weren't engaged to someone else then maybe this could work. I know that this will just give you that extra pressure back but" Before Cornelia could finish her sentence, Raphael grabbed her by the arms tightly. "You're not happy and I don't blame you." Raphael then ran inside and over to his bed and threw her on top of it before Cornelia even knew what happened. "Wow, you're fast."

"Leave me before I do something." Cornelia got up off the bed and ran out of the room and then heard things being thrown around the room.

Cornelia put her hand to her chest breathing quicker then usual out of what she could only guess as fear, the running, and not knowing what will happen to her now. After she calmed down, Cornelia started to walk away but got grabbed by two vampires and taken away into a dudgeon. "This could have gone better." Cornelia sighed sadly and let her head droop.

Back on earth, Will had returned home and walked in. Will looked around and saw Taranee in the kitchen. Will walked into the kitchen and sat down in one of the chairs. "Hey Taranee." Will said which made Taranee jump a bit out of surprise to see Will.

"Will, what are you doing here and how did you get here?" Taranee asked in hopes that the heart had healed enough for Will to use folds.

"I need to tell you something Taranee." Will said sadly letting some tears slip down her face. Taranee put a hand on Will's shoulder and looked at her curiously wanting Will to go on. "I made a mistake Taranee and I won't blame you if you hate me afterward. I'm pregnant Taranee and I knew it the whole time we fought with Phobos and so on." Will looked away from Taranee.

Taranee's face went from happy to angry. "What, how could you do that. I mean why didn't you take us home as soon as Phobos came into the castle?" Taranee didn't really know what to say.

"That's not the worst of it though. My powers were taken from me and the Oracle is going to hand them over to you. You won't be able to make the folds but you'll be able to use my powers other then that. I'm sorry Taranee, I should have had told you and the others." Will kept her head down not wanting to look at Taranee at the moment.

"You have to tell Matt Will. Matt deserves to know above all of us if he doesn't already. Although I find it hard to believe that he knows. He didn't seem too worried about you when I got here and you didn't. When did you find out that you are pregnant?" Taranee asked calming down.

"I found out the day before we met in meridian. I hadn't seen Matt since he was away for the week and I couldn't reach him." Will then broke down in tears.

Taranee shook her head and rubbed the bridge of her nose as thunder could be heard outside. Then she noticed Will's arm. "What happened to your arm and side?" Taranee asked.

"I tried to escape from the orc city but that almost went bad." Will stood up and grabbed a glass and filled it with water. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"I'm here watching over Astrid and Hiccup. Do what you can to get some info out of them ok; figure out why they fight so much but don't push it. Let them tell you at their own pace." Taranee said giving Will a hug. "Don't worry Will, we'll be alright." Will nodded and then hugged Taranee back. "I take it The Oracle will pick me up to meet with the others." Just then a fold opened up and out came the Oracle. "See you later Will." Taranee then left with the Oracle.

"See you later Taranee." Will sighed and then Matt walked in. 'Here goes nothing.' Will thought walking over to Matt.

In Meridian, Elyon and the others were waiting for Oracle to come back with Taranee when a fold opened up and Taranee walked through. "Ok let's get moving." Taranee said taking the lead into the next portal.

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