Times Change, and we with Time
Holy freaking cow, I can't believe it's been so long since I updated. I am so sorry. I have had severe writers block for these last few months, not to mention being extremely busy with RPG's. Between making characters, playing the characters, and running the boards at Desperate Revolution (An original Fantasy RPG made by my Twin and myself) I've barely had time to turn around. But thank the Powers; I've finally found some time to write. Whether it's any good.well, I guess you're all the judge of that. Anyhow, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: See previous disclaimers. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter 10: Dreams, Confessions, and Decisions
Mika was dreaming again. She'd figured that out by now. From going to saying goodnight to the others, getting into bed, and tossing and turning for a while, before finally falling asleep, and then suddenly ending up in a grassy field kind of made it obvious to her. And the fact she was dressed in her old-style clothes of a gypsy was a good hint too.
"Where the Hell am I?" she muttered. "And why am I here?"
"A place between reality and dreams, and because we need to talk, you and I." Said a voice. Mika turned around to see the Lady Destiny, sitting quite lotus style on a boulder a few paces from where Mika stood. She was dressed in a black shirt with "Angel" in pink and white sequins written on it, and a pair of blue jeans.
"You know, you're not what I expected Destiny would be like." Said Mika, sitting down next to Emmy.
"What, the clothes?" asked Emmy. Mika nodded. "Lived too long in the mortal world, I guess. Comfortable, though. You do get tired of the looks you get wearing breeches, knee high boots, and poet's shirts after a while."
"How old are you?" asked Mika. "I mean.forgive me My Lady, it's rude of me to ask."
Emmy smiled. "Don't call me that, seriously, you can just call me Emmy. All this 'My Lady' stuff makes me embarrassed. And I've lived.oh, about 1,751 years in this form."
"This form?" Mika was confused now.
"Fate and I have been re-incarnated from our original forms." Emmy explained. "We didn't start out as Fairies, you know. We were born at the beginning of time. But thanks to the Olympian Gods, and a rivalry that went on between my people, such as Fate, Chaos, Fortune, Bravery, etc. we were punished. Why? Because we helped the mortals against the Gods, when we weren't supposed to interfere. So we were sent back to be 'one with the powers' and my people were scattered throughout the dimensions. Fate and I only stayed together because we were so closely joined, as sisters. And as punishment, we were given hard lives to live, before finally being returned to our heritage. We actually thought you might be one of us, from the way your life has been. Did some checking. But you're not, thank goodness for you. It's not all its cracked up to be sometimes, being Destiny. But I've digressed from the point."
Mika was in awe, that this being she had been told so much about acted so much.well, like a regular person with her. She didn't know whether to feel thrilled or disappointed. "What is the point, Emmy?"
"Well, remember how I said we couldn't help you?" asked Emmy. Mika nodded again. "That meant we couldn't help because you wanted us to, we can only help when we're supposed to. And now is the time for me to help you. What you've been thinking about doing, that you haven't told the others? It's the right thing to do. Granted, you know quite well you might not live through it. Are you willing to take that risk?"
Mika knew what Emmy meant. "I'll do whatever it takes to save my friends, I think you know that. Thank you for your help, Emmy."
Emmy smiled. "All part of the job, Mika. It's time for you to wake up now."
And just as Emmy said it, the field began to blur and mist. Just before she awoke, she heard Emmy's voice softly saying, "I wish you luck, Mika. You're going to need it."
And Mika awoke. She knew what she had to do, quickly getting dressed, and writing a letter to Sarah and the others. Yes, she knew exactly what she had to do. And that she'd probably get herself killed in the process. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sarah woke up that morning, with new determination. She was getting sick and bloody tired of the way Jareth had been acting around her. Of course, she did have a very good idea why, and with all honesty, her thoughts about the subject had changed. Against her better judgment, she had fallen in love with the Goblin King. She was going to figure out the truth today, or she may very well go mad.
So, nearly stalking down the hall and through the castle, until she came to the garden. She really wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to what she was doing, too caught up in her own thoughts. So she didn't notice when she ran into Jareth.literally.until she felt herself come in contact with a muscled chest, she heard a very un-Jareth like 'oof'.
"And what, may I ask, has gotten you so distracted you weren't watching where you were going?" asked Jareth good-naturedly.
"Sorry." Said Sarah. She took a deep breath, it was now or never. "If you must know, I was thinking about us."
Surprise evident on Jareth's face, he raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And what exactly about us were you thinking?"
Of course he was going to make this difficult. He was so damnably stubborn sometimes. 'Like a certain someone else I know.' That annoying little voice of her sub-conscious intoned in a singsong voice. Sarah took another deep breath, steeling her resolve, before continuing.
"I'm tired of the riddles and half-truths you've been giving me." She said. "I want a straight answer, right now. Why the bloody Hell have you been acting the way you have been around me?"
Jareth nearly winced. He knew it would happen eventually. He had just hoped it would be later. He didn't relish the idea of handing his heart and soul to her on a silver platter, only to have them trampled to little bits under her feet. It was best to get it over with now, and try to salvage what little dignity he would be left with.
"Because." he said. Go on, get it over with. "Because.I love you, Sarah. I always have, and I always will. I've just been too much of a damned coward to tell you so."
All right, so Sarah had pretty much known this was true. But thinking it, and actually hearing it are two very different things altogether. "Oh my God." she whispered, her mind having gone into shutdown mode.
"Er.yes, well, go ahead and yell at me now, scream, and get it over with." Said Jareth, shifting uncomfortably, with what looked suspiciously like a blush staining his cheeks. He closed his eyes, readying himself for the barrage of yelling; so he was quite shocked when he felt a pair of arms wrapping around him in an embrace. He opened his eyes to see Sarah hugging him, a smile on her face. "Sarah, love, what are you doing?"
"Well, I would think it would be quiet obvious I was hugging you." Replied Sarah.
"I realized that, I was thinking more along the lines of why. I had expected you'd be screaming and yelling at me by this point." Jareth was entirely confused now. It was almost as if.no, that couldn't be. Could it?
"For someone who's supposed to be so smart, you really are an idiot sometimes, Jareth." Said Sarah. "I though it was pretty obvious to you.that I love you too."
For a few moments, the words didn't register in Jareth's mind. It was too much for him to think. But when the words finally registered, a beautiful smile practically lit up Jareth's face, before he wrapped one arm around Sarah's waist, the other behind her neck, as he pulled her unresisting face towards him, as the two shared an absolutely earth-shattering kiss.
"Um.I really hate to break up this tender moment and all, especially since you two finally stopped being so stubborn and all, but this is kind of important." said a voice. Jareth and Sarah broke apart, seeing Kalani standing there, with an envelope in her hand.
"What is it, Kalani?" asked Jareth. He didn't sound very pleased with the interruption.
"I went to Mika's room, so we could discuss more what we're going to do about Rosethorn." Explained Kalani. "Her room was empty, and I found this envelope, addressed to the three of us."
Kalani handed the envelope to Jareth, and he noticed that indeed, all three of their names were written on it in Mikayla's handwriting.
The three gathered together, as Jareth read the letter inside aloud.
Dear Sarah, Jareth, and Kalani,
I'm sorry to rush off like this, without saying goodbye. But it's for the best, in the end, I suppose.
The Lady Destiny came to me in my dreams last night. I have been debating on a way that could possibly defeat Rosethorn, but was afraid to try it, as it may be dangerous. Destiny told me it's the only way, and who am I to argue with Destiny, eh?
I didn't want to tell you what my plan was, because I know you would try to stop me. Do you remember when I said I burned the book with the spell that made me half-human, and that the only place the spell was left was a place close to my heart? Well, I wasn't lying. I did burn the book.after I had ripped out the spell. And I do keep it close to my heart. Hidden inside my cross. I'm sorry I deceived you, but I never did technically lie. I just omitted certain truths. I am so very sorry. But as I said, I knew you would try to stop me.
I'm going to use the spell on Rosethorn. There's no way I can defeat her, as I am now, with her a full vampire. But if she's like me, only half, I have a fighting chance. Of course, I'll probably end up getting killed, I've accepted that. And if she does kill me, that leaves you three with a sadistic half-vampire who can be out in sunlight. But at least if I do, her LaCroix followers will leave. Without a leader, they lose interest quickly. I don't know what Rosethorn was like before she was changed. I have heard rumors she was just as wicked, though. That she actually let herself be turned. So pray I succeed in killing her.
Like I said, I know I probably won't survive either way. After all I did as a Vampire, it's the least I can do for penance. Just remember I love you all, and hope you have long and happy lives. Don't mourn for me, when I'm gone. Live, be happy, and remember me for who I was, not what I was. I'll miss you all, very much.
Love,
Mika ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Oh my God." said Sarah, numb with shock. "How could she.no, how DARE she do that! She's going to get herself killed! Why in the world is she handing herself to them on a silver platter?"
"I can't believe she actually kept that spell." Said Kalani. "She's had it all that time. So what do we do now, Jareth?"
"Quite simple, there's not a whole bloody lot we can do. I can try to find her with a crystal, but the Underground is a big place, and we're not even sure she is Underground. There's only one thing we truly can do." Said Jareth.
"And what's that?" asked Sarah.
"Pray she succeeds." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Whew, things are finally starting to come together. Only a couple more chapters to go, by my estimate. Anyhow, I apologize again for the long lapse; I'll really try not to let it happen again. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember.
"Please leave a contribution in the little review box"
Emerald, The Lady Destiny a.k.a. Emmy-chan
Holy freaking cow, I can't believe it's been so long since I updated. I am so sorry. I have had severe writers block for these last few months, not to mention being extremely busy with RPG's. Between making characters, playing the characters, and running the boards at Desperate Revolution (An original Fantasy RPG made by my Twin and myself) I've barely had time to turn around. But thank the Powers; I've finally found some time to write. Whether it's any good.well, I guess you're all the judge of that. Anyhow, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: See previous disclaimers. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter 10: Dreams, Confessions, and Decisions
Mika was dreaming again. She'd figured that out by now. From going to saying goodnight to the others, getting into bed, and tossing and turning for a while, before finally falling asleep, and then suddenly ending up in a grassy field kind of made it obvious to her. And the fact she was dressed in her old-style clothes of a gypsy was a good hint too.
"Where the Hell am I?" she muttered. "And why am I here?"
"A place between reality and dreams, and because we need to talk, you and I." Said a voice. Mika turned around to see the Lady Destiny, sitting quite lotus style on a boulder a few paces from where Mika stood. She was dressed in a black shirt with "Angel" in pink and white sequins written on it, and a pair of blue jeans.
"You know, you're not what I expected Destiny would be like." Said Mika, sitting down next to Emmy.
"What, the clothes?" asked Emmy. Mika nodded. "Lived too long in the mortal world, I guess. Comfortable, though. You do get tired of the looks you get wearing breeches, knee high boots, and poet's shirts after a while."
"How old are you?" asked Mika. "I mean.forgive me My Lady, it's rude of me to ask."
Emmy smiled. "Don't call me that, seriously, you can just call me Emmy. All this 'My Lady' stuff makes me embarrassed. And I've lived.oh, about 1,751 years in this form."
"This form?" Mika was confused now.
"Fate and I have been re-incarnated from our original forms." Emmy explained. "We didn't start out as Fairies, you know. We were born at the beginning of time. But thanks to the Olympian Gods, and a rivalry that went on between my people, such as Fate, Chaos, Fortune, Bravery, etc. we were punished. Why? Because we helped the mortals against the Gods, when we weren't supposed to interfere. So we were sent back to be 'one with the powers' and my people were scattered throughout the dimensions. Fate and I only stayed together because we were so closely joined, as sisters. And as punishment, we were given hard lives to live, before finally being returned to our heritage. We actually thought you might be one of us, from the way your life has been. Did some checking. But you're not, thank goodness for you. It's not all its cracked up to be sometimes, being Destiny. But I've digressed from the point."
Mika was in awe, that this being she had been told so much about acted so much.well, like a regular person with her. She didn't know whether to feel thrilled or disappointed. "What is the point, Emmy?"
"Well, remember how I said we couldn't help you?" asked Emmy. Mika nodded again. "That meant we couldn't help because you wanted us to, we can only help when we're supposed to. And now is the time for me to help you. What you've been thinking about doing, that you haven't told the others? It's the right thing to do. Granted, you know quite well you might not live through it. Are you willing to take that risk?"
Mika knew what Emmy meant. "I'll do whatever it takes to save my friends, I think you know that. Thank you for your help, Emmy."
Emmy smiled. "All part of the job, Mika. It's time for you to wake up now."
And just as Emmy said it, the field began to blur and mist. Just before she awoke, she heard Emmy's voice softly saying, "I wish you luck, Mika. You're going to need it."
And Mika awoke. She knew what she had to do, quickly getting dressed, and writing a letter to Sarah and the others. Yes, she knew exactly what she had to do. And that she'd probably get herself killed in the process. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sarah woke up that morning, with new determination. She was getting sick and bloody tired of the way Jareth had been acting around her. Of course, she did have a very good idea why, and with all honesty, her thoughts about the subject had changed. Against her better judgment, she had fallen in love with the Goblin King. She was going to figure out the truth today, or she may very well go mad.
So, nearly stalking down the hall and through the castle, until she came to the garden. She really wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to what she was doing, too caught up in her own thoughts. So she didn't notice when she ran into Jareth.literally.until she felt herself come in contact with a muscled chest, she heard a very un-Jareth like 'oof'.
"And what, may I ask, has gotten you so distracted you weren't watching where you were going?" asked Jareth good-naturedly.
"Sorry." Said Sarah. She took a deep breath, it was now or never. "If you must know, I was thinking about us."
Surprise evident on Jareth's face, he raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And what exactly about us were you thinking?"
Of course he was going to make this difficult. He was so damnably stubborn sometimes. 'Like a certain someone else I know.' That annoying little voice of her sub-conscious intoned in a singsong voice. Sarah took another deep breath, steeling her resolve, before continuing.
"I'm tired of the riddles and half-truths you've been giving me." She said. "I want a straight answer, right now. Why the bloody Hell have you been acting the way you have been around me?"
Jareth nearly winced. He knew it would happen eventually. He had just hoped it would be later. He didn't relish the idea of handing his heart and soul to her on a silver platter, only to have them trampled to little bits under her feet. It was best to get it over with now, and try to salvage what little dignity he would be left with.
"Because." he said. Go on, get it over with. "Because.I love you, Sarah. I always have, and I always will. I've just been too much of a damned coward to tell you so."
All right, so Sarah had pretty much known this was true. But thinking it, and actually hearing it are two very different things altogether. "Oh my God." she whispered, her mind having gone into shutdown mode.
"Er.yes, well, go ahead and yell at me now, scream, and get it over with." Said Jareth, shifting uncomfortably, with what looked suspiciously like a blush staining his cheeks. He closed his eyes, readying himself for the barrage of yelling; so he was quite shocked when he felt a pair of arms wrapping around him in an embrace. He opened his eyes to see Sarah hugging him, a smile on her face. "Sarah, love, what are you doing?"
"Well, I would think it would be quiet obvious I was hugging you." Replied Sarah.
"I realized that, I was thinking more along the lines of why. I had expected you'd be screaming and yelling at me by this point." Jareth was entirely confused now. It was almost as if.no, that couldn't be. Could it?
"For someone who's supposed to be so smart, you really are an idiot sometimes, Jareth." Said Sarah. "I though it was pretty obvious to you.that I love you too."
For a few moments, the words didn't register in Jareth's mind. It was too much for him to think. But when the words finally registered, a beautiful smile practically lit up Jareth's face, before he wrapped one arm around Sarah's waist, the other behind her neck, as he pulled her unresisting face towards him, as the two shared an absolutely earth-shattering kiss.
"Um.I really hate to break up this tender moment and all, especially since you two finally stopped being so stubborn and all, but this is kind of important." said a voice. Jareth and Sarah broke apart, seeing Kalani standing there, with an envelope in her hand.
"What is it, Kalani?" asked Jareth. He didn't sound very pleased with the interruption.
"I went to Mika's room, so we could discuss more what we're going to do about Rosethorn." Explained Kalani. "Her room was empty, and I found this envelope, addressed to the three of us."
Kalani handed the envelope to Jareth, and he noticed that indeed, all three of their names were written on it in Mikayla's handwriting.
The three gathered together, as Jareth read the letter inside aloud.
Dear Sarah, Jareth, and Kalani,
I'm sorry to rush off like this, without saying goodbye. But it's for the best, in the end, I suppose.
The Lady Destiny came to me in my dreams last night. I have been debating on a way that could possibly defeat Rosethorn, but was afraid to try it, as it may be dangerous. Destiny told me it's the only way, and who am I to argue with Destiny, eh?
I didn't want to tell you what my plan was, because I know you would try to stop me. Do you remember when I said I burned the book with the spell that made me half-human, and that the only place the spell was left was a place close to my heart? Well, I wasn't lying. I did burn the book.after I had ripped out the spell. And I do keep it close to my heart. Hidden inside my cross. I'm sorry I deceived you, but I never did technically lie. I just omitted certain truths. I am so very sorry. But as I said, I knew you would try to stop me.
I'm going to use the spell on Rosethorn. There's no way I can defeat her, as I am now, with her a full vampire. But if she's like me, only half, I have a fighting chance. Of course, I'll probably end up getting killed, I've accepted that. And if she does kill me, that leaves you three with a sadistic half-vampire who can be out in sunlight. But at least if I do, her LaCroix followers will leave. Without a leader, they lose interest quickly. I don't know what Rosethorn was like before she was changed. I have heard rumors she was just as wicked, though. That she actually let herself be turned. So pray I succeed in killing her.
Like I said, I know I probably won't survive either way. After all I did as a Vampire, it's the least I can do for penance. Just remember I love you all, and hope you have long and happy lives. Don't mourn for me, when I'm gone. Live, be happy, and remember me for who I was, not what I was. I'll miss you all, very much.
Love,
Mika ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Oh my God." said Sarah, numb with shock. "How could she.no, how DARE she do that! She's going to get herself killed! Why in the world is she handing herself to them on a silver platter?"
"I can't believe she actually kept that spell." Said Kalani. "She's had it all that time. So what do we do now, Jareth?"
"Quite simple, there's not a whole bloody lot we can do. I can try to find her with a crystal, but the Underground is a big place, and we're not even sure she is Underground. There's only one thing we truly can do." Said Jareth.
"And what's that?" asked Sarah.
"Pray she succeeds." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Whew, things are finally starting to come together. Only a couple more chapters to go, by my estimate. Anyhow, I apologize again for the long lapse; I'll really try not to let it happen again. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember.
"Please leave a contribution in the little review box"
Emerald, The Lady Destiny a.k.a. Emmy-chan