Trinity of the Heart Part 1

Chapter 4

Rue, Runis and Mel ran outside to greet Belle and Duke. Not to anyone's surprise, they hadn't changed at all.

Rue: Belle, Duke!

Belle: Hey Rue! (tosses head back a little) Glad to see you!

Duke: Yes, it's wonderful, seeing my rival again! We must fight! I'll show you my new acts!

Belle: (punches Duke) Shut up! We aren't here for that!

Duke: (rubs face) Yes malady.

Belle: Stop calling me that!

Duke: Yes mal—(cold stare from Belle) Never mind!

Rue: (laughs) You guys haven't changed at all!

Belle: Geez! We come way out here to help you and all you do is laugh at us!

Duke: That's a very rude thing to do to malady!

Belle: (shakes head) Ugh…

Rue: Sorry…It's just good to see you guys. How's Serhum?

Belle: Oh! It's a mess! Half the town is dead! All cause of Maya and Mint! I knew they were no good!

Duke: Yeah! Partners in crime, they came, magic blasting, killing the innocent!

Rue: HEY! It's not their fault!!!

Belle: (smiles) Touchy touchy! You know, you shouldn't defend murderers Rue!

Mel: ENOUGH!!! Belle, it really isn't their fault! We have good reason to believe they are possessed!

Belle: Huh??

Mel: (sighs) Let's just wait till Rod gets here. It shouldn't be much longer. Belle, Duke, I have some letters I want you to read…..

At the gates of Sivar….

Maya(?): Hmmm…Sivar, one of the leading cities in magicians! Elroy, are you ready?

Mint/Elroy: Yes Valen…but is this really necessary? I mean, Sivar is a city we shouldn't take!

Maya/Valen: Oh? And why is that?!

Mint/Elroy: Because! This is truly a lost cause! How can you think you'll win at this?

Maya/Valen: You know, I spent countless days, two years to be correct, getting this body and resurrecting your inferior soul! This body I have is weaker then yours! Yet still you complain?

Mint/Elroy: You can't do it. I have a feeling that this Maya and Mint will find a way of getting back at us…

Maya/Valen: You worry too much! With Osara in the old man's body guarding their souls, they can't possibly do anything!

Mint/Elroy: For your sake, you better be right…fine, let's get this over with!

Back in East Heaven castle…

Mint: Uh…I feel so odd…

Maya: Oh, you're awake?

Mint: Maya…? (thinks for a moment) Bitch!! What did you do to me??!!

Maya: Calm down! I didn't do anything! We are currently being guarded so keep your voice down!

Mint shut up and looked around. It looked like her room…but transparent and glossy. The walls moved like waves of water. Mint blinked and rubbed her eyes.

Mint: Maya? What's up with my room?

Maya: This isn't your room. It's an image you created. You woke up, expecting to be in your room. So that's what you saw and still see.

Mint: So were not in my room? (Maya nodded) Then where the hell are we?!

Maya: We are in limbo, as many call it. Its real title is 'Aceila' or 'Magic Gathering Place'. We are here because we have magic powers. When they took our bodies, our souls went here to wait for them.

Mint: Ah…I still don't get it. Does that mean were dead?

Maya: Er…sorta. We are in limbo, which means we're on the borderline of life and death.

Mint: Ok…and who has our bodies?

Maya: I don't even know that…I've been here for two years, you know.

Mint: TWO YEARS?! You've been in this place for two years?!

Maya: Yes. Shortly after father's death, I felt another person living inside of me. An evil one. I tried to fight it off but one day, I woke up here. I waited for a chance to warn you but…I watched the whole thing from here…

Mint: What happened?

Maya: After Trap master grabbed you, he hit you very hard over the head, knocking you out. Then 'Maya' grabbed some potion and told Trap Master to pour it down your throat. As Trap Master did, 'Maya' chanted. Then you screamed and started crying, then you suddenly stopped and you appeared here while your body was taken over. 'Maya' said it would take too long to take over your body 'the normal way'.

Mint: I don't remember anything…

Maya: I thought so…

Mint: So now what? We just wait here?

Maya: That's about the size of it.

Mint: Well, I'm not!

Maya: Oh really, and just what are you going to do then?

Mint: (blushing) I'm…I'm not sure, but I'll think of something!

Maya: Right, sure you will.

Mint began pacing around the water-like room, whispering to herself.

Mint: (C'mon Mint! Think! What can you do? You were never good with plans! Rue and Klaus were! They always knew what to do! Rue especially! Ahhh! I can't think about him right now! If they were here though…I could ask them how to get our bodies back…if they were here…if they…were…here…?…That's it!!!) THAT'S IT! THAT'S IT THAT'S IT THAT'S IT!!!!

Maya: Shhh!! Keep your voice down! What's it?!

Mint: Maya! Maya I know what to do! We need to ask Klaus and Rue how to get our bodies back!

Maya: And we do this how?

Mint: Um…let me think a minute here…(Ok! What do I use to get out of messes besides Rue? Uh…Right!) Magic! We'll use magic to break out!

Maya: What magic is strong enough?

Voice: Mine.

Mint: Huh?? Who's there?

Voice: I've been trapped here for 500 years…

Mint: Yikes! That's a long ass time!

Voice: Yes…during this time, I've been building my magic up so that I could break free of this prison. But now…I realize it's too late for me. Everyone I knew and loved is dead. I don't want that to happen to you. So you, golden ring girl…

Mint: My name is Mint!

Voice: (laughs) Alright, Mint then. I want you to take my magic. I see you have different types. I shall name mine Silver, after my city and the attack magic you may use right now, is appropriately titled Aceila. Ready?

Mint: Yep! Let's do it!

Maya: Wait! Who knows who this man is! He could be one of the body stealers! Plus, Aceila magic will take us to another--

Mint: Cool it Maya! What other choice do we have? Alright spooky voice guy! Let's do this!

Voice: Very well…

Mint waited, tapping her foot impatiently. Suddenly, a huge burst of energy surged through her body, so strong it caused her to fall. Maya rushed to her side but was repelled by some force field. Mint stood up slowly. Her gold rings floated up above her head. Two silver beams of light crashed into them, causing them to fall back to the ground. Mint picked them up and noticed a thin silver ring on top of her Duel Haloes. She spun around in a circle and clapped her hands.

Mint: Thanks old spooky voice guy!

No one answered her. She shrugged and spun her Duel Haloes around.

Mint: Alright! Maya, get ready to bust out of here! Aceila magic time!

A silver glow appeared around her Haloes as she called the magic. The ring of silver shot out three silver beams, which formed a ball around Mint and Maya. Mint smiled.

Mint: Alrightttt!!! Aceila magic, take me to Rue's side!!

Back at Mel's Alter…

Rue: So you see, It really wasn't Mint and Maya.

Rod: (He just got here) I knew that! I knew Mint wouldn't kill all those people!!

Rue: Right. So Mel, Runis, me, Belle and Duke have been going over these letters she sent, hoping to find a clue or something…

Rue was about to continue when a flash of silver light filled the room. Everyone shielded their eyes. Then the light briefly formed two figures. Rue opened his eyes a bit and gasped. The figures looked like Mint and Maya's! But they quickly disappeared, along with the light. Rue blinked.

Rue: What was that?!

Duke: It looked like Mint and Maya for a moment…

Runis: Weird!

Rod: Hey Mel? You know what all that was about?

Mel: MINT!!!! YOU MESSED UP THE SPELL!!!!!

Belle: WELL, IF A CERTAIN BITCHY LITTLE SISTER HADN'T BEEN SCREAMING THE ENTIRE TIME, MAYBE I WOULDN'T HAVE MESSED UP!

Mel: OH, SO NOW IT'S MY FAULT MISS WHAT OTHER CHOICE DO WE HAVE???

Belle: YOU BET IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!! YOU ALWAYS MESS THINGS UP!!!

Duke: (eyes wide) Ma-ma-malady??!!

Rue: MINT?! (jaw drops)

Runis: What's up with the old chick and Mel???

Belle: I'M NOT OLD! YES YOU ARE!! LIKE HELL I AM!!

Mel: MAYA!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BODY!! IT'S HER FAULT, SHE MESSED UP THE SPELL!!!

Belle: DID NOT! I BET YOU DID, STUPID BRAT! SHUT UP!!

Rod: EVERYONE JUST SHUT UPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!! (everyone shuts up and stares at Rod)

Belle: Geez, what's up with Rod? You are, yelling like some five-year-old. At least I'm not fifty! You take that back! Why should I?

Mel: Please, Mint, calm down!! She won't, once you've lived with her like I have, you get used to it. Well, we need her to clam down. Fine, Mint, stop arguing with Belle and say hi to Rue!

Belle: Huh? Rue's here? I didn't totally screw the spell up? I thought you said you didn't mess the spell up? Shut up you!

Belle/Mint walked over to Rue blushing.

Belle: Hi Rue. It's been a few years huh? (What a hottie!!! Mmm (drools)…Hey, I heard that! Belle, stop listening to my thoughts! It's hard not to! We do share a brain you know! Funny, I didn't think you had a brain! Grrrr!!)

Rue: (sweatdrop) H-hi M-Mint…(Well, if this isn't just awkward as all hell!)

Mel: Hmm…good call Maya. Thanks. I'm glad your souls aren't stuck in Aceila anymore! That's a good thing. But doesn't it suck for Mint? She's with Belle. It sucks for both of them Maya. True true…

Duke: Mel?! What just happened?

Mel: Maya, would you like to explain? Sure, thanks! Alright, first, Mint got some new, powerful and very ancient magic classified under Silver, a type not seen for thousands of years. The first spell she knows is the Aceila spell. This spell takes souls and places them into different bodies. I tried telling this to Mint but she wouldn't listen. She asked to be by Rue. You may have noticed that Belle was closest to Rue. Mel was second closest, which is why I am in Mel's body, sharing it with her. Same with Mint.

Duke: So…basically, Mint and Belle are together now and you and Mel are?

Mel: Basically, yes. Good job Maya. Thanks.

Runis: COOL!!!!!

Rue: Is there anyway to fix it?

Mel: Well, we could find a dead body and place Maya and Mint's souls in there…Uh, I'd rather not be in a dead body. Well, we could also find someone else who is willing to have you living in them for awhile. I don't mind being with you. I think it's a good setup too. It's Mint's setup I think is bad. Yes, I agree. How about…Mint, why don't you use your Aceila magic to fuse with Rue instead?

Rue: (blushing) Mint? (Inside me…?) Uh…

Belle: What?! Me go in Rue? (Wow…I'd be so close to him…Heh heh, you have a major crush on him! Do not! Mint, I see everything you think! Shit…fine, so maybe I do! Don't you dare tell a soul!!! Good pun Mint. Shut up Belle! Well, what are you waiting for? Go ahead. I won't tell. You better not…) Fi-fine! If it's ok with Rue! (blush)

Rue: F-fine! Let's do it then…(blush)

Mel: Alright, Mint, use your Aceila magic to merge with Rue for awhile then ok? I'm sure you'd like it better then being with Belle!

Runis: Hey, shouldn't Mint go in another girl's body?

Belle: ( under breath so only Runis can hear it) Runis, if you value living, take that back!!!!

Runis: (sweatdrop) O-on second thought, Rue and Mint together is a good idea.

Mel: Ready Rue?

Rue: R-ready when Mint i-is…

Mel: Alright then, Mint go ahead.

Belle: Alright (calling silver magic) let's do this then…

Author's Note: Well, how's it so far? Like it? I hope so!!