"I love you, in a really really big, pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio over my head outside your window, unfortunate way that makes me hate you, love you. So pick me, choose me, love me." -Grey's Anatomy
Lyall's Pov
I slowly open my eyes, feeling pain radiating in waves throughout my body. My vision was once again in darkness. I touched my face, then slowly moved down my chest and felt something cold and heavy between my breasts. I took a sharp intake of air. I quickly sit up, hyperventilating all thought of pain flying right out the door. "What?! No!" I yelled in my head. I touched the pendent again and tried to rip off the chain. I recoiled in pain and felt a searing sensation off my hands. " It burned me!?" I thought in shock. Now I was in full panic. Then everything came back to me.
Juliet's sacrifice, the demons, Elisabetta's rape, Iona…. Iona…
I gasped and covered my mouth in horror. "Iona is…" I muttered. I couldn't finish the last part since it made me physically sick. I slowly dropped my hands to my sides and tried to control my breathing. "Lyall!" A woman screamed. I jumped in fright and covered myself. I can hear her running to me and crouching down and taking my shoulders. "Oh Lyall! You had me worried sick! We were looking everywhere for you! Where have you been!?" She screamed at me whilst shaking me.
I realized it was Rose that was screaming at me. I wanted to calm her down but I was just too traumatized to utter a word. "Everyone is in an up roar. Lady Elisabetta is having a fit about Master being a demon. The young master is locked up in his room. Lady Iona is nowhere to be found…" Rose rambled on. I realized that she already lifted me off the ground and started walking towards my chamber but I didn't much care. I felt so empty and violated. "Then we were looking for you! And the servants are scrambling to keep order around here. I swear, the Master been gone for only one day and it's already chaos!" Rose sighed in exhaustion. I gripped her arm and made her stop.
She stopped with a thump. " Lyall?" She asked me. I took a deep breath. "Rose… can you take me outside? I no longer want to be inside." I said in a surprisingly calm voice.I didn't want to stay inside any longer than I should. She just remained silent. Feeling the stress and frustration off her body. But she only sighed and turned us around with her arm hooked to mine and led us out the castle.
Once we were outside, I could hear the crunch of earth beneath my feet, the crisp air, the tweets of birds and the soft heat of the sun. "It felt like I was away for years but it was only one day." I thought. We stopped under a tree and Rose gently set me down at the base of the tree like I was made of glass. After I was on the ground, Rose just remained quiet. "Rose…" I started, not liking the silence. "Lyall… I won't ask what happened, since it looks like you saw a ghost. God Lyall you look terrified. I'm your friend, I thought I was your friend. You shouldn't have disappeared on me." Rose interrupted. "Rose…",
"I deserve better, but you are my Masters favorite and I am a lower level than you. But… you're my friend and I want to help you… but I can't help you if you don't open up." Rose cried. Tears started rolling down my face. Rose sniffed and continued. "Please… don't do that again." She whispered. I only gave her silence. She laughed and I can hear her smoothing out her dress. " I will leave you alone for now. I'll be back to bring you back-.", "There is no need. It's a nice day, let's have a picnic." I smiled, knowing that it was fake. Rose just remained quiet and started walking away. " I'm sorry." I said quietly.
The picnic idea was just to ease her worries a bit but I know for a fact that she knows I'm full of it. I sighed and rested my head against the bark of the tree. I wiped my tears away and tried to wrap my head around what had happened in just one day. "So… I have a pervert living inside me, Juliet gone, and a permanently traumatized Elisabetta. That is a great cup of tea." I muttered while rubbing my face in frustration. I sighed and looked up at the supposed sky in thought.
"When will this pain end?"
Then I think back to when I was a little girl and when I was playing with my mother outside. We were up on a hill and just playing tag with each other. She would catch me and lift me in the air and let me fly in the air. We sat down and stared up in the sky. I pointed out in the sky of a rainbow. But once I got my mother to look, it was gone. I was so upset. But my mother only smiled, placed me on her lap and said "My sweet Lyall. Don't be sad that the rainbow disappeared. All beautiful things don't last forever. Just like life. Think of the rainbow as life. It has beauty but there is happiness, pain, hatred, and sorrow. But as soon as it comes it will pass. You won't be in pain forever my fairy. So let the rainbow pass." She told me. I didn't understand at the time but now I do. I smiled at the memory. My mother had a weird way of explaining things but that's what makes her, her.
"Let this go for now Lyall. You won't be in pain forever." I told myself. I took a deep breath and began to sing.
"Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbows are visions
They're only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some chose to
Believe it
But I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see
Someday we'll find it
That Rainbow Connection
The lovers the dreamers and me
Have you been fast asleep
And have you heard voices,
I've heard them calling my name,
Is this the sweet sound that calls
The young sailors,
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that i'm supposed to be,
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection...
The lovers, the dreamers and me
La lala la lala la la la lala la la la."
After the last verse I heard the rattling of a basket and I looked over the source of the sound and smiled. Rose came by with a basket that smelled like fresh baked bread, cheese, and wine. Rose plopped down beside me and started to unpack the food. After she placed the cheese and bread in my hands she whispered. "I forgive you… for now.". I only giggled and enjoyed my simple lunch.
