Chapter 19

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Elena placed the fairy at the nightstand seeing that it was shivering, Elena tucked herself in the queen size bed looking up at the ceiling. Then turns to see the fairy had its head on the cotton ball with its legs on the nightstand, Elena slowly closed her eyes wondering what tomorrow will bring. Maybe ask one of the inn workers or ask LIarm he seems to know somethings, Gabe said he lived in a library in town that had the history about Valisia. An Alexzander can relax for a bit cause she'll be out of the palace, maybe this will help Alexzander to clear his mind about Avalor. Closing her eyes once again as the dawn sky to settle down to turn to night, a pink glow was only shown in the room giving a nightlight feeling.

A large open greenfield full of many colorful flowers with the hills getting smaller further the distance, Elena was picking flowers from the ground humming. She was smiling an making a flower crown she was wearing a white dress that went to her ankles, Elena placed the flower crown on top of her head. A gust of wind cause the flowers to fly away as they looked like they were dancing, she holds on to the flower crown not wanting it to fly away an closing her eyes shut. Elena cracks one of her eyes open an sees a white gloved hand reached out to her, following the hand it was Alexzander but some how he was a lot younger. He had short hair that was combover, wearing a white royal suit with a blue sash as royal metals were seen.

She looks at his out stretched hand taking it her hand in to his Alexzander lifts Elena off the ground, his other hand that was free guide its way to Elena's back. Blushing at the contact as she looks up in Alexzander's eyes, they showed love an compassion never really seeing this side of him Elena kind of liked it. Alexzander picked Elena up an swings her around the flower cover filed, Elena laughs as she placed her hands on his shoulders. They stayed that way for a few minutes what felt like hours to Elena, she closed her eyes taking in the warmth of the sun an hear the wind roar in the air.

"You know my nose still hurts right?"

Huh?

Elena opens her eyes an looks down an sees it was Cullen!? What happened to Alexzander he was holding her not to long ago?

Taking her hands that was on his shoulders an pushes away from her while kicking, Cullen gave a burst of laughter throwing his head back while still holding Elena. "Oh what a change of emotion you're in la la land not long ago," he looks at Elena's terrified face Cullen gave a unsettling smile. He grips her tightly making sure she won't run away "hey what's the rush we're having so much fun what is be cause I'm not who I was, now that's just rude even after you broke into my house I still let you guys live," Cullen leans closer as Elena backs away from the attention he was giving her. Elena was panicking she didn't know what to do, maybe she was having a nightmare that's it she'll just close her eyes, an this dream will end an she'll be back in bed in the palace.

Elena squeezes her eyes shut gripping on Cullen white suit, "closing your eyes won't solve your problem cause you know warlock right here," he lets Elena go cause her to land hard on the ground. Elena looks up at Cullen who had his arms open wide, "you know maybe I should kill you here cause you're body to go into to much stress, an make your body shut down or strangling you would be the best porch though," Cullen says as he rubs his chin to find more ideas. He looks down an sees Elena was gone he looks around to see we're she run off to seeing she was running in the far distance, groaning in annoyance he flicks his hand upwards causing black vines to stop in front of Elena. Cullen walks towards Elena with an upset face "I thought we we're becoming friends is it something I said?" Making sad face Cullen change back into his normal black robes, Elena's clothes an hair was dissolved breathing heavily with sweat going down her face.

"Ah Elena I have a question to ask it's been picking at my brain, from the last encounter we had you reek of magic I know you're from another country, but this magic I don't want to sound gross but it looks tasty," Cullen says licks his teeth taking his tongue all over them. Elena covers herself with her arms in a quick motion, she looks around trying to find something to get out this situation. With quick thinking a idea pops in her mind "Zozo! Zozo!," Elena was yelling for the spiritual animal to show up. With a flash of light the spirit fox pops up next to Elena "why hello there Elena what you need?"

Zozo turns to see Cullen standing there giving the fox a evil grin placed on his face, he waves to him giving a hello remark towards Zozo. "Oh no... hey! there Cullen how you been buddy it's been what 1,000 years or um..," Zozo started counting on his paws to figure it out Cullen just smiles "around 976 years to be exact but who's counting." Zozo leans back towards Elena "psst Elena I'll make a portal for us get out of here." Cullen cross his arms making a fake sad look "you know I don't like secrets especially when it's about people leaving when we're having so much fun," he shots a dark vine towards Elena but Zozo shoves Elena into a portal before Cullen could reach her. Cullen watched as they leave the dream world he shivers in excitement, "oh I'm going to love taking away her magic I can already tase it."

Elena woke in a cold sweat shivering she even woke up the small fairy with a startle, she was gripping the covers of the bed her knuckles were turning white. Feeling something wet on her cheek she quickly wipes it away, revealing that she was crying an nearly bursting into tears Zozo appears before her. His back was turned he was looking around seeing that he was in a different place, turning to Elena with worry "mind if I ask but how did you two meet?" She looks at Zozo with teary eyes "we met when Alexzander an with his friends were trying to find out, if he was the cause of the blizzard happening outside." Zozo slowly flys over to Elena closely give a serious look, "never let him get a hold of you at all."

Pointing at Elena as a stern mother will scold a child "I don't understand though he's just a old warlock sorta like Amir?" But Zozo waves at the comment away "no, there's a difference between natural an man made an Cullen is man made." Zozo flys over the wind seeing the blizzard pick up, "an this blizzard had to do with something that Cullen did definitely I'm sure of it." Elena pulls the covers off of her an stands near Zozo "how do you know Cullen?," Elena ask wanting the full answer about the warlock. With a flash Zozo leaves Elena alone then shows up behind her with a scroll, "every spiritual animal must learn who not to trust an Cullens is one of them."

Pulling the scrolls ribbon reviling a long script full of pictures an wording, "he was well known of taking powers of great wizards an endangered mythical creatures." Showing a small man with vines rapped around in the picture, "but the problem with the way he gets his powers doesn't really last." Pulling the scroll to a scene of Cullen on a ship "so he had to travel around for those that give off magical aura, an Cullen only went as far to the north an west near really touching Avalor." Zozo rolls up the scroll an making it disappear "I think he felt something different from you being in that amulet for 41 years, that made him get a little interested in you as a friend Elena stay far away from him."

Elena nods at Zozo warning "um be for you go can you let Mateo know that we're fine, an let him know why we're not back yet cause you know the blizzard." Zozo smiles points at Elena "you got yourself a little message going straight to your royal wizard bye! bye!" Disappearing from view Elena sits back on the bed as the little fairy lands on her shoulder, she looks over to see that it was worried. Smiling Elena takes her index finger to rub the fairy's face being gentle, "I'm all right it was just a nightmare that's all." Elena was really not ready to go back to bed she head out the room an towards the kitchen, the little fairy was riding on Elena's shoulder as the the fairy wanted to go with her.

After walking down two flights of stairs Elena was walking in a slow pace, still thinking of the dream she had about Alexzander an Cullen. Feeling awkward about Alexzander lifting her in the air she never really allowed anyone to do that to her, maybe it was her missing home it was the same feeling when she was with her familia. The days when they went on vacation having fun, playing in the sun kicking the sand on the beach throwing sea water at each other. It was that kind of feeling maybe she should ask Amir about the dream or something to keep her nightmares away. Elena takes a turn as she pass the corner seeing Alexzander coming out of the library, she hurried back to the hallway she came from pressing against the wall.

Wait Elena though "why am I hiding from him?" Looking over the corner she saw Alexzander heading to the opposite direction, sighing in relief knowing full well she's not ready to confront him. She watched as Alexzander walks to the direction she was heading to, seeing that he was wearing black slacks with a silver long robe wearing no shoes. Hearing his bare feet hitting the floor as they slowly faded away, Elena came out of her hiding spot seeing that Alexzander wasn't there anymore.

Elena walks to the kitchen hoping that Alexzander wasn't there but that was short lived, seeing that he was digging through the fridge again an that Elena never really eat anything today. Opening the kitchen doors when Alexzander closed the fridge, the sudden appearance of Elena spooked Alexzander to drop the plate. Causing it to smash into thousand of pieces he lean forward resting his head, in his arms that was placed on the kitchen table sighing a small cuss word. Elena quickly covered her mouth trying to not burst out laughing, she never saw Alexzander face turn nothing into a scared surprise. Alexzander looks up at Elena giving her a death glare, taking her hands off her mouth she bites her lips getting a little nervous.

Alexzander stands back up getting a broom an dust pan from a near by closet, Elena went to go grab a rag to pick the tiny shards that will be left behind. "I'm sorry that I scared you Alexzander I just thought that no one was going to be here," she turns off the sink an heads to the broken plate Alexzander was still sweeping it up. "Well just don't go running around saying you scared me knowing full well I have a reputation to keep," Elena snorted a bit at the comment thinking he's overreact. Alexzander raised an eyebrow at Elena "you think that's funny?" Elena stops on what she was doing then looks at Alexzander in the eyes, his eyes were dark blue that was sparkling from the furnace flames.

Elena hole face turns beat red but because her skin was a lot darker then Alexzander's skin, all he could see was her tensing up for unknown reason. Alexzander steps forward wondering if something was wrong, "you alright your hole demeanor changed" he asked as he steps forward but Elena backs away from him. Hitting the counter with her hands placed on the edge of the sink, with her hand slipping into the sink still full of water she pulls her hand back. Looking at the hand a giant cut was in full view bleeding, Alexzander quickly grabs her hand with his scaring Elena a bit. Lifting her hand out of reach Alexzander reaches for cabinet door above them, an pulls out a wooden box quickly trying not hurt Elena even more.

Elena was blushing uncontrollably facing Alexzander's chest she could see small scars, he leans back with the wooden box pulling out wool cloths. pulling out a small glass jar full of clear liquid swishing around, placing it down on the sink counter not showing as much emotion. Alexzander pulls two chair out for Elena an him to take a seat near the sink, Alexzander wipes away the blood an starts putting the clear liquid form the jar on her hand. Sitting in silence Elena started to feel uncomfortable for the lack of words, "um...thanks for you know fixing my hand" Elena says as she try's to start a conversation. Alexzander looks up from her hand still dabbing the wool cloth on her wound, "are you sure you're alright you seem more on edge then usual"

He asked when takes another cloth to rap her hand.