Running down the stairs, proved to be harder than Duo had thought at first. He continuously lost his footing and slipped a few steps, before Gundam training kicked in and he no longer fell. Saving his breath for their trip down, which was proving to quite a ways down. Both ran in silence, the dogs pulling in front, finally they lost sight of them. Duo followed Elinwy down the endless stair case, both said nothing but kept eyes straight ahead. 'What's going on here? Where are we going? What am I going to do when I find out?' Duo's normally funny manner had disappeared and he now wore a calm and worried look
'YouR AnWSeRs WiLl BE ANWseReD YouNG OnE.' The cracked up voice played in his head as a bright light was consumed over both of them. He was now floating in some area, though he had no clue where. 'Where am I?' 'YoU ARE In tHe MinD OF ELINWY. OR MoRE precisely HeR MeMOries.' It was the same voice, but a little more clearer.
'Why am I here?' 'YoU WILL SEE.' Another bright flash and he was standing in a room, beside him was a young girl, no more than 6, she had short brown hair and shinning blue eyes, beside the girl stood a boy, that looked the same age, he too had short brown hair, but darker blue eyes. The young pair stood before a desk, an old man, he had no wrinkles but gray and black hair and mustache, sat that desk and stared quietly at the two, "Elinwy, Alex. Do you two know why your here?" Elinwy leaned over to the boy, Alex, and whispered, "Just play dumb." Duo chuckled, this was nothing like the Elinwy he knew, "No father." Alex said, looking as innocent as he could. The man sighed.
"The cook has complained, yet again, that you two has been mixing the salt and the sugar. And you do know, that tonight we are having important guests?" He took off his glasses and stared down at them. "We have no clue what your talking about daddy." The young Elinwy said, putting her hands behind her back and rocking on her heels. The man sighed and leaned back in his chair. "Very well, you may go." They started to leave, "But you better tell who ever it is that did it, to undo it if they don't want to get grounded." Their father said with a twinkle in his eye. They nodded and left
The bright light went over him, and Duo was placed in yet another memory, or so he assumed. A little bit older, but still young Elinwy appeared, sitting at a desk, she looked about 9. Her hair was longer and her eyes weren't as so bright, but still held warmth, but even that was more than what she looked like at home. She sat at a desk, looking out the window, like she was looking for something or someone. Suddenly she jumped up and ran to the door, he was some how forced to follow her, running down the stairs and out the door with her. It was the same castle them were in, but it was cleaner and greener. "UNCLE D! UNCLE D!" He looked at who she was calling to. It was Dumbledore, or he at least it was. The man had short silver hair and only a small beard, but still had the half moon glasses and kind eyes, it had to be him. Chibi-Elinwy ran to him and jumped into his arms. "Your late!" Dumbledore smiled, "I'm sorry little one, I had some business to attend to before I came." Chibi-Elinwy pouted a little, "I don't even see why we have to continue lessons, Alex was all ready chosen as the next." "Well, little one, you still have grow strong and continue your lessons because you'll grow up to become a protector of your brother and help him in his work!" "But Alex is invisible! He won't need help." Dumbledore laughed and set the girl down, "Come my dear, lets go review."
Another light flushed into him for another one. This time, Elinwy stood infront of her home, hand in hand with, Professor Snape?! Duo could believe it. Elinwy looked only 10, her eyes were downcast, and tears fell on the sand, "Why do I have to leave?" She asked through tears, "You've got to learn about the world outside of your house. Now come on, we have to go get you inroled." Duo was suprised by how kindly Snape talked to her, "But what about father and mother? Who will protect them, now that I'm gone?" Snape bent down to her level, "It's ok Eli, they will be able to take care of themselves. Remember, they're the greatest wizards in the world." Chibi-Elinwy nodded and aloud herself to be taken away by Snape.
Another flash. 11 year old Elinwy stood beside a group of other children, all in wizard robes and hats, but the teacher that were talking to them, was a teacher he had never seen before. And the halls and doors, they were none he had ever seen around school. 'It must be a different school.' He felt a ghost like head nod, though he saw none. "I'll be right back, go no where." The teacher said, before exiting the room. "So it's true. A Whitebrook has graced us with her presence? What's the matter, to good to speak up." This came from a boy with spiky blond hair and cold black eyes. "What does it matter to you?" This was the Elinwy he knew. "So there you are. So how long do you think she'll last?" "Oh shove it John. Just because your stupid and she's not, doesn't mean you should pick on her." This came from a boy that just walked in the room, he was a third year, by the strips on his arm. He lingered over them at 6ft. With slicked back blond hair and cool amber eyes.
Chibi-Elinwy looked up at him and blushed. He smiled down at her and turned to the crowd, "Lets go first years, time to get sorted." As the boy opened the door, Duo was blinded by yet another flash. This time he watched as Elinwy, now 13 stared out the window. She had a sad look to her, she sat on the window seal seat, her head on her knees, hair flowing down the middle of her back. It was raining outside, which brought an even sadder look to the whole situation. "Why do you look so sad Eli?" A mans voice turned both their attention the other way. It was the same boy as before, Elinwy gave a small smile, then turned back to the window. "I'm leaving tomorrow Jared. I'm going to a muggle school. I won't be coming back." Jared just smiled, showing off one fang and moved closer to Elinwy, "Don't be sad over that, I'm leaving too. So even if you weren't I would be." "Where are you going?" "I'll be going to finish off my last two years at another wizarding school, over in England or somewhere over there." Elinwy chuckled, "Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, headmaster Dumbledore." Jared smiled again, "I forgot, you are a regular genus." "Only slightly."
Elinwy sighed, "I'm gonna miss you. You were my first and only friend here. You looked past my name and into my soul. I've never really got to thank you." Jared grabbed Elinwy's hand and guided her to her feet. "There is no need to thank me. You've given me a true friendship, something that can never broken, even by our long distances." Elinwy blushed and nodded, Jared took another step closer and lend down ,she closed her eyes.
A bright flash blinded Duo before he could see how far they got. Then he sat at a desk. This time he recognized the room, it was his classroom, his muggle classroom, in high school. The door opened and a girl walked in. She wore dark blue jeans and a baggy gray sweat shirt, her dark brown hair pulled tight into a pony tail, her blue eyes no longer shone with happiness, but with sadness and anger, she wore a blue saddle bag hung at her side.. She handed a note to the teacher, the teacher read over the note then stood up. "Class, I would like you to meet Elinwy. She's transferring into our class from, New York. Elinwy, I'm Ms. Leonard, please take any empty seat." Elinwy chose a seat in the back and took out a book and started reading. Soon a bell rang and the class was dismissed. Duo once more was pulled by an unknown force.
This time it was down the hall of the school, Elinwy walked down the side of the hall, stopping when she heard someone yell at someone else. "WHAT YOU CALL ME?!" The crowd stopped a girl next to Elinwy sighed and turned to her friend, "She's doing it again." "I wonder who it is this time?" Elinwy just kept moving through the crowd. Duo saw Fiera and a must bigger, muscle-made man fighting with her. "You heard me, Shorty." Fiera looked like she was about to exploded. "Take it back you muscle headed jerk for a girl!" The man seemed to have a short temper and immediately picked Fiera up by the collar of her shirt. "You first, Shorty." "Never." The man raised a fist, and the group gasped as it looked like he was going to hit her and not hold back. There was a dull thud as the fist was stopped by Elinwy's hand. "Put her down." Elinwy looked at the man with no emotion in her eyes. The man pulled his hand out of her grip and dropped Feira.
"And who do you think you are?" The man shouted, "Someone who believes girls shouldn't be hit." The man smirked, and punched at her face, she jumped out of the way and continued to look at him non-emotionally. "I'd stop while you're ahead." The man was more enraged now as he aimed to swing again. This time she caught his hand, just above the wrist, then flipped the huge man over her hip, sending him to the ground. She aimed to punch him in the face, but stopped only a few inches from it, "Never mess with me or this girl again, or I won't stop next time." Elinwy stood up, shoved her hands in her pockets and started walking away.
"Hey! Wait up!" Elinwy didn't stop, she just keep walking down the hall, ignoring the looks people were giving her. Feira finally caught up with the girl, "I'm Feira. Thanks for stopping that guy back there, I guess my mouth rules my life. What's your name." "Your welcome, but please leave me alone." Elinwy walked off. Duo couldn't believe it, Feira was must likely Elinwy's best friend and here she was, trying her best to ignore the small girl.
Duo followed Elinwy to all of her classes, where she just pulled out her book and read. Soon it was lunch. And Elinwy chose to sit out in the courtyard, sitting under a tree, once more reading a book. "Hi again." Elinwy looked up to see Feira. "Hey is that a Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich?! I'll trade you for my ham and turkey?" Elinwy stared at the girl, wide eyed. "Don't you have any friends?" Feira just smiled at her, "Nope, nobody really wanted to be my friend, my mouth kind of scares people away." Elinwy gave a little laugh and then laughed a little louder, Feira gave her a weird look. "Do you really want to trade sandwiches?" Fiera nodded and handed Elinwy her sandwich and Elinwy hand Feira hers. "I'm Elinwy." At that Fiera just started jabbering away as Elinwy stared at her like she was a novelty.
Another flash of light and he was back in home room. This time Elinwy sat next to Fiera, he also recognized Afton and Relena there beside her. Duo knew this time, just as he suspected, the door opened and five men walked in the room, one was himself. Duo smiled to himself, he knew what was going to happen. He watched as the teacher introduced them all, and the boys eyes wondering around the room. He watched as his past self, smiled at all the girls, making them giggle in return. All except the one girl in the back, Elinwy. She was the only one who hadn't giggled or whispered to her friends, she just stared back at him. "Mr. Maxwell?" His past self broke the staring contest with Elinwy and looked at the teacher, "Please take you seat Mr. Maxwell." Duo laughed and chose a seat in the back by Elinwy.
"The names Duo, pleased to meet you." This caused a slight blush to rise from Elinwy, but she covered it with her book. The present Duo's eyes were once more blinded by that white light, but this time he was taken back to the present, to a bare like room, it must have been the basement, because it was cold and poorly lighted. 'NOW YOU KNOW HER PAST. PLEASE, HELP HER, SHE NEEDS ALL YOU CAN GIVE HER.' The voice was prefect in his head. He looked around for Elinwy, she sat in the middle of the room, a boy's body was cradled in her lap, she held nothing back, as she cried her heart out.
Duo walked up behind her, "Eli." "He tried take it in. He was almost there. I wasn't fast enough. He was almost the next! And I wasn't there for him." Duo kneeled down by her, looking at the man in her lap, it was the boy she was with in front of her father, her brother, or so he thought. But either way, the man was dead, there was no doubt about it. "It's not your fault. Come on, lets go back to Hogwarts." Elinwy shock her head, "No. Look. There on the floor." Duo looked down at the floor for the first time. All along the floor was indents. He was sure there was a design to them, but it was to big to see. "What do they mean?" "They're the old language, the dead language. It means, someone else can be the next!" Elinwy's eyes widened, "The next what?" "The next Whitebrook." With that she stood, leaving the body of her brother at the edge of the symbol. "Eli?" She stopped at what must have been the middle. "Fire burning. Water smashing. Earth rolling. Air rushing. Love beating. Deliver me into the new world!" The symbols on the ground shown bright green and blinded Duo, it was the same intensity of the white light.
The light faded and Duo watched in amazement as Elinwy's body was lifted off the floor and into the air, a light surrounding her, blocking her from view. Then the light faded, and there stood a whole different Elinwy.