Escaping the Past
Chapter 2: In Dreams
My eyes were captured by his magnetic golden gaze as I was drawn towards him. "Flauvic"? I asked again unsure. A glint of recognized satisfaction gleamed in his eyes as he slowly nodded. My heart stopped and a cold chill ran through my bones. With his long slender fingers he beckoned towards me, calling me. I refused to move and yet I couldn't turn away from him.
I struggled to move but I found myself frozen in my place, petrified within my skin. I could hear nothing else but the haunting wind whistling through the drafty dancehall. "Oh is it whispering?" My ears could not deceive me, they were words.
"Meliara, come back to me. I need you."
The darkness seemed to envelope me into the depths of despair. I could feel warm hands being placed on my shoulders and I looked away from the window, then back.
He was gone.
Then his warn hands started to shake me, lightly at first. Then it got more violent.
"Stop it" I screamed, finally thrashing out in a desperate struggle.
"Meliara for God's sake wake up!"
My eyes fluttered open. Suddenly Flauvic and the empty, abandoned ballroom melted away as I met Vidanric's fierce, worried gaze.
"Vidanric!" I breathed in relief as I grabbed him and held him in my arms. He hugged me back tightly and we never wanted to let go.
"Are you alright Mel? You scared me and the rest of us half to death." He finally voiced out concerned. He looked into my eyes and he could read me easily, as always.
"I'm okay now. But I am still disturbed." I choked out. Vidanric loosened up, but only slightly.
"Do tell us what's the matter." Someone asked me. Well not just anyone.It was Savona. I looked up to find myself surrounded by familiar faces; Nee, Savona, Bran and the Prince and Princess standing by me and Vidanric.
"Well you see." I paused, "I don't know where to begin," I admitted. "One minute I was announcing our engagement and the next thing I know it I'm in the dark unable to see anything. Except for this one figure by the window" I stopped again to moisten my lips with a sip of water by my bed. I received several nods of encouragement and I continued my recollection.
"I saw someone near the window, a tall pale specter, looming just staring at me. It scared me. It had pale hair too. I looked closer and I couldn't believe me eyes.I saw Fauvic!" I sputtered out. Savona and the lot of them looked very worried.
"Are you sure it was.Flauvic Mel?" Danric questioned skeptically.
"I'm positive. He told me himself" I attempted to explain but that only left them all very worried and confused.
"I asked him myself and he nodded his head." I finished stoutly.
"But Mel! It couldn't have been real.Well you know. Flauvic's...umm. Er, how can I put this.? Firmly rooted in place. I'm sure he didn't go anywhere, let alone the ball." Bran joked. Nee smacked him with her fan and Vidanric gave him a look that stung like acid.
"Oh. By the way. What happened to me?? How did I get here?" I asked suddenly.
"Um I," SMACK "I mean we brought you up here," said Savona rubbing his arm where Nee whacked him. Nee and her fans were more dangerous than I realized.
"In truth you collapsed on the spot after the lights went out." Vidanric said calmly as he pondered things out silently. I started to get off the bed and all the blood rushed to my head, making me gasp and lean forward, I took a deep breath and held onto Savona for support.
"Where do you think you're going my dear? You need rest." questioned Princess Elestra.
Vidanric turned to me and squeezed my hand as he announced, "We're going to investigate the Merindar house together."
"Hmmm, how does he always know what I'm thinking? I swear I think he can read minds." I wondered to myself.
"Not a bad idea, I think I should tag along." Declared Savona. Nee and Bran resolved to go back to their rooms but there was a noise behind the tapestry.
"May I enter?" asked a flustered equerry in the Remalna colours.
"What news do you bring?" asked Danric.
"My lord I have urgent news." He said urgently.
"Well speak then, go on with it. Wait. What is that smell?" An acrid, choking odor reached our noses making our eyes water.
"Smoke!"
"Your Grace, the Merindar house is on fire."
To be continued!!!
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Chapter 2: In Dreams
My eyes were captured by his magnetic golden gaze as I was drawn towards him. "Flauvic"? I asked again unsure. A glint of recognized satisfaction gleamed in his eyes as he slowly nodded. My heart stopped and a cold chill ran through my bones. With his long slender fingers he beckoned towards me, calling me. I refused to move and yet I couldn't turn away from him.
I struggled to move but I found myself frozen in my place, petrified within my skin. I could hear nothing else but the haunting wind whistling through the drafty dancehall. "Oh is it whispering?" My ears could not deceive me, they were words.
"Meliara, come back to me. I need you."
The darkness seemed to envelope me into the depths of despair. I could feel warm hands being placed on my shoulders and I looked away from the window, then back.
He was gone.
Then his warn hands started to shake me, lightly at first. Then it got more violent.
"Stop it" I screamed, finally thrashing out in a desperate struggle.
"Meliara for God's sake wake up!"
My eyes fluttered open. Suddenly Flauvic and the empty, abandoned ballroom melted away as I met Vidanric's fierce, worried gaze.
"Vidanric!" I breathed in relief as I grabbed him and held him in my arms. He hugged me back tightly and we never wanted to let go.
"Are you alright Mel? You scared me and the rest of us half to death." He finally voiced out concerned. He looked into my eyes and he could read me easily, as always.
"I'm okay now. But I am still disturbed." I choked out. Vidanric loosened up, but only slightly.
"Do tell us what's the matter." Someone asked me. Well not just anyone.It was Savona. I looked up to find myself surrounded by familiar faces; Nee, Savona, Bran and the Prince and Princess standing by me and Vidanric.
"Well you see." I paused, "I don't know where to begin," I admitted. "One minute I was announcing our engagement and the next thing I know it I'm in the dark unable to see anything. Except for this one figure by the window" I stopped again to moisten my lips with a sip of water by my bed. I received several nods of encouragement and I continued my recollection.
"I saw someone near the window, a tall pale specter, looming just staring at me. It scared me. It had pale hair too. I looked closer and I couldn't believe me eyes.I saw Fauvic!" I sputtered out. Savona and the lot of them looked very worried.
"Are you sure it was.Flauvic Mel?" Danric questioned skeptically.
"I'm positive. He told me himself" I attempted to explain but that only left them all very worried and confused.
"I asked him myself and he nodded his head." I finished stoutly.
"But Mel! It couldn't have been real.Well you know. Flauvic's...umm. Er, how can I put this.? Firmly rooted in place. I'm sure he didn't go anywhere, let alone the ball." Bran joked. Nee smacked him with her fan and Vidanric gave him a look that stung like acid.
"Oh. By the way. What happened to me?? How did I get here?" I asked suddenly.
"Um I," SMACK "I mean we brought you up here," said Savona rubbing his arm where Nee whacked him. Nee and her fans were more dangerous than I realized.
"In truth you collapsed on the spot after the lights went out." Vidanric said calmly as he pondered things out silently. I started to get off the bed and all the blood rushed to my head, making me gasp and lean forward, I took a deep breath and held onto Savona for support.
"Where do you think you're going my dear? You need rest." questioned Princess Elestra.
Vidanric turned to me and squeezed my hand as he announced, "We're going to investigate the Merindar house together."
"Hmmm, how does he always know what I'm thinking? I swear I think he can read minds." I wondered to myself.
"Not a bad idea, I think I should tag along." Declared Savona. Nee and Bran resolved to go back to their rooms but there was a noise behind the tapestry.
"May I enter?" asked a flustered equerry in the Remalna colours.
"What news do you bring?" asked Danric.
"My lord I have urgent news." He said urgently.
"Well speak then, go on with it. Wait. What is that smell?" An acrid, choking odor reached our noses making our eyes water.
"Smoke!"
"Your Grace, the Merindar house is on fire."
To be continued!!!
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