Disclaimer: I own nothing, only the stuff I created like the troblins. The
purple ones are copyrighted :P sorry Alex, maybe I can give one to you and
it will be a loving pet. Yeah.
Author's Note: Shadow, a constant source of pleasure for me, when I look at my reviews and see yours again, I get a little warm glow of excitement, (sad I know, I have no life) so thank you again, I am continuing the story, even though it is probably just you who reads it (scary thought for both of us). Sorry about the delay in updating, I have had a pretty bad case of writer's block; so forgive me for being so late.
Here ya go! * * * * *
Chapter 6 - All is Revealed
Julian shoved Juliana away with all of his strength. She just stepped away from him, laughing gleefully at his frustration. He gritted his teeth for what felt like the thousandth time and stalked after her, his anger absolute. She just smirked cruelly at him and vanished. Julian ran out of the room, rose petals still falling on his face like a lover's touch, a reminder of what had happened. He felt as though he had been awakened from a deep sleep, and he was horrified to discover that his nightmare was real; Jenny had seen him and Juliana kissing and she thought that he felt for Juliana. Julian looked around and stopped. The hallway was extending in both directions, and he remembered enough from being a Shadow Man that it was one of the easiest things to do in the Shadow World, to manipulate distance so that it appeared to the viewer as a never-ending passage. Julian thumped the wall angrily and rested his head against the dark wallpaper. He didn't love Juliana, of that he was certain. He loved Jenny because of her goodness, and Juliana was...well...bad. He could never love her because of the poisonous mind that lay behind the innocent face. Julian's world was crumbling around him; Jenny didn't know the truth and he had hurt her. He had actually hurt Jenny, his beloved angel. He wanted to apologise over and over again, and a strong part of him felt like he should be feeling the same pain that she felt. His grief at Juliana's tricks turned to an anger at her that burned from the depths of his very soul. Even as a Shadow Man, any anger he could have felt would in no way compare to the fury he wanted to pour over Juliana and smother her with. Even before he raised his head from the wall, he knew Juliana would be standing there. Clad all in black and looking wild and dangerous, she managed to look carefree and casual at the same time.
A guttural growling erupted from his throat, and all Julian wanted to do was to rip out her throat right there and then. He stayed put; Julian knew that Juliana was in control of this situation and he would just be humiliated again.
Juliana smiled a chilling smile at him, and in that smile was the knowledge that she utterly controlled his fate and Jenny's.
* * * * *
Jenny huddled on her bed, her tears gone but the shocked disbelief had remained with her. After all the pain had faded into numbness, a strength she didn't know she even possessed began to flow into every part of her body, giving her a new outlook on her current situation. If Julian wasn't going to rescue her from the evil Bitch Queen, she was going to damn well get out herself.
With this thought in her head, Jenny examined all of the room, leaving out the windows as for one thing they wouldn't open, and Jenny remembered from last time the horrifying icescape she had witnessed outside the parlour window. The door to her room was not locked, as Juliana must have unlocked it so that she, Jenny, could 'burst in' on their little cosy ballroom scene. Juliana must have forgotten to lock it again afterwards. Jenny smiled a secret smile, and went to try and find where her escape route was.
* * * * *
Dee, Audrey and Summer were huddled together for warmth in the cold air of the Shadow amusement park where they had all been trapped for the final time with Julian. Tom and Zach were watching warily for any Shadow Men or creatures, and Michael was complaining in a loud voice about anything he could think about.
"It's too cold," he moaned, rubbing his bare arms. "I should have brought a jumper."
Audrey gave him an exasperated glare from under her lightly frosted hair. "Michael," she began in a tone that made everyone shift uneasily. "Stop complaining. We all are cold, hungry, tired and scared. You are making it worse by complaining."
She glared at him again, and stirred restlessly on the rusty iron bench. Dee looked at her, expecting a comment about rust on her expensive clothes, but Audrey was unusually quiet. Summer looked around and said softly,
"I wonder how Jenny's doing."
Tom's jaw clenched and he said through gritted teeth,
"I'm sure she's doing fine, Summer."
Everyone looked at him, and nobody voiced the negative opinion that they all held. Juliana was too powerful for Jenny to cross, and they all knew it. Zach's grey eyes misted over as he thought of Jenny going insane in the Shadow house, as he once felt he had.
"At least she's got Julian," said Dee quietly.
This was such an unexpected comment from Dee that Audrey gasped involuntarily. It was a well-known fact that Dee thought all men were lying rats, and Audrey stared at Dee as if she had grown another head. Dee watched all this in silent amusement, and then said aloud,
"Julian being there is better than our girl being in there all by herself, people. You know it's true. Even though I don't like him, she's still better off facing the bitch with backup."
Tom looked so tense that it looked to all the gang as though he would snap, like a bowstring pulled too tight. Michael nudged Dee to stop her saying any more, and nodded discreetly towards Tom. Dee looked down at the ground, as did most of the others. The last thing they wanted in a hostile world was too fight amongst themselves, when there were plenty of things that they had to face and fight. Looking unabashed, Dee jumped to her feet with no less than her usual grace, even in the cold.
"I think it's my turn for monster watch now."
Tom gave no indication that he'd heard her, or even cared. Zach, however, nodded at her, and went from his post to sit next to Summer, putting his arm around her. If Jenny had been there, she would have smiled to herself and thought how Zach, the guy who liked cameras better than people, was falling in love.
Dee went to stand at Zach's vacated post, and she stared out at the bleak darkness, not really seeing the creepy trees and the broken down rides, but thinking deeply. The others sat hunched up against the chilling wind, and waited in an uncomfortable silence.
* * * * *
Julian's beautiful blue eyes were narrowed in dislike at Juliana, and he listened to her terms with barely concealed anger. She wanted him to teach her all the secrets of the Shadow World, power and cruelty especially. Julian had realised he had one advantage over Juliana; she couldn't read his mind, on account he had been a Shadow Man, and Shadow People cannot tell what the others are thinking. However, Juliana had an advantage over him; if he lied, Jenny would pay the price. In return for him telling her everything about the Shadow World, and the extent of her powers, she would send Jenny and Julian back to their world. Julian didn't believe her at all, he knew that after she got what she wanted, she would torture Jenny and kill her, and keep him in eternal pain. Jenny's friends.well. They were already dead; she had no use for them in this world.
Julian knew there was a very important reason for why she kept asking him how Jenny had brought him back, and why. He knew both answers; Jenny's love for him and his love for her had strengthened the bonding ceremony with the ring. The mystical powers of the ceremony, and those of the ring had been enough to bring him through the Veil back to her. His amnesia had been an aftereffect of the passing through the Veil. As to why he had been brought back, Jenny's wish for him to be reborn had been such a strong subconscious desire that she had unknowingly wanted his return enough for it to become true. Julian smiled to himself, and his already overwhelming love for Jenny swelled. Starting suddenly from his introspective thoughts, Julian looked at Juliana, who was watching him curiously, the way a cat would to a mouse it had caught. Before eating it, Julian thought grimly.
"I'll help you find your powers," he lied smoothly. "As long as no harm comes to Jenny."
Juliana smiled, and lied glibly, "Of course not. We have a deal then?"
Julian nodded, as he didn't want to shake on it. Who knew what magic spell she may place on him? Juliana nodded pleasantly at him, and walked off down the corridor, beckoning him to follow.
"Firstly," she said in her childlike manner, "show me the most exciting torture methods there are."
Julian looked around, expecting to see an unfortunate troblin waiting to be tortured. Juliana watched him with amusement.
"No, no," she laughed. "On Jenny's friends."
* * * * *
Well please read and review, there are about 2-3 chapters left to go, I'd like to see if anyone can guess the ending, if it's too obvious or not. I'm going to be writing another story soon, a Night World one maybe, or another Forbidden Game one, maybe a spoof, so when it's up, feel free to have a look, see if it's better or worse than this one.
Author's Note: Shadow, a constant source of pleasure for me, when I look at my reviews and see yours again, I get a little warm glow of excitement, (sad I know, I have no life) so thank you again, I am continuing the story, even though it is probably just you who reads it (scary thought for both of us). Sorry about the delay in updating, I have had a pretty bad case of writer's block; so forgive me for being so late.
Here ya go! * * * * *
Chapter 6 - All is Revealed
Julian shoved Juliana away with all of his strength. She just stepped away from him, laughing gleefully at his frustration. He gritted his teeth for what felt like the thousandth time and stalked after her, his anger absolute. She just smirked cruelly at him and vanished. Julian ran out of the room, rose petals still falling on his face like a lover's touch, a reminder of what had happened. He felt as though he had been awakened from a deep sleep, and he was horrified to discover that his nightmare was real; Jenny had seen him and Juliana kissing and she thought that he felt for Juliana. Julian looked around and stopped. The hallway was extending in both directions, and he remembered enough from being a Shadow Man that it was one of the easiest things to do in the Shadow World, to manipulate distance so that it appeared to the viewer as a never-ending passage. Julian thumped the wall angrily and rested his head against the dark wallpaper. He didn't love Juliana, of that he was certain. He loved Jenny because of her goodness, and Juliana was...well...bad. He could never love her because of the poisonous mind that lay behind the innocent face. Julian's world was crumbling around him; Jenny didn't know the truth and he had hurt her. He had actually hurt Jenny, his beloved angel. He wanted to apologise over and over again, and a strong part of him felt like he should be feeling the same pain that she felt. His grief at Juliana's tricks turned to an anger at her that burned from the depths of his very soul. Even as a Shadow Man, any anger he could have felt would in no way compare to the fury he wanted to pour over Juliana and smother her with. Even before he raised his head from the wall, he knew Juliana would be standing there. Clad all in black and looking wild and dangerous, she managed to look carefree and casual at the same time.
A guttural growling erupted from his throat, and all Julian wanted to do was to rip out her throat right there and then. He stayed put; Julian knew that Juliana was in control of this situation and he would just be humiliated again.
Juliana smiled a chilling smile at him, and in that smile was the knowledge that she utterly controlled his fate and Jenny's.
* * * * *
Jenny huddled on her bed, her tears gone but the shocked disbelief had remained with her. After all the pain had faded into numbness, a strength she didn't know she even possessed began to flow into every part of her body, giving her a new outlook on her current situation. If Julian wasn't going to rescue her from the evil Bitch Queen, she was going to damn well get out herself.
With this thought in her head, Jenny examined all of the room, leaving out the windows as for one thing they wouldn't open, and Jenny remembered from last time the horrifying icescape she had witnessed outside the parlour window. The door to her room was not locked, as Juliana must have unlocked it so that she, Jenny, could 'burst in' on their little cosy ballroom scene. Juliana must have forgotten to lock it again afterwards. Jenny smiled a secret smile, and went to try and find where her escape route was.
* * * * *
Dee, Audrey and Summer were huddled together for warmth in the cold air of the Shadow amusement park where they had all been trapped for the final time with Julian. Tom and Zach were watching warily for any Shadow Men or creatures, and Michael was complaining in a loud voice about anything he could think about.
"It's too cold," he moaned, rubbing his bare arms. "I should have brought a jumper."
Audrey gave him an exasperated glare from under her lightly frosted hair. "Michael," she began in a tone that made everyone shift uneasily. "Stop complaining. We all are cold, hungry, tired and scared. You are making it worse by complaining."
She glared at him again, and stirred restlessly on the rusty iron bench. Dee looked at her, expecting a comment about rust on her expensive clothes, but Audrey was unusually quiet. Summer looked around and said softly,
"I wonder how Jenny's doing."
Tom's jaw clenched and he said through gritted teeth,
"I'm sure she's doing fine, Summer."
Everyone looked at him, and nobody voiced the negative opinion that they all held. Juliana was too powerful for Jenny to cross, and they all knew it. Zach's grey eyes misted over as he thought of Jenny going insane in the Shadow house, as he once felt he had.
"At least she's got Julian," said Dee quietly.
This was such an unexpected comment from Dee that Audrey gasped involuntarily. It was a well-known fact that Dee thought all men were lying rats, and Audrey stared at Dee as if she had grown another head. Dee watched all this in silent amusement, and then said aloud,
"Julian being there is better than our girl being in there all by herself, people. You know it's true. Even though I don't like him, she's still better off facing the bitch with backup."
Tom looked so tense that it looked to all the gang as though he would snap, like a bowstring pulled too tight. Michael nudged Dee to stop her saying any more, and nodded discreetly towards Tom. Dee looked down at the ground, as did most of the others. The last thing they wanted in a hostile world was too fight amongst themselves, when there were plenty of things that they had to face and fight. Looking unabashed, Dee jumped to her feet with no less than her usual grace, even in the cold.
"I think it's my turn for monster watch now."
Tom gave no indication that he'd heard her, or even cared. Zach, however, nodded at her, and went from his post to sit next to Summer, putting his arm around her. If Jenny had been there, she would have smiled to herself and thought how Zach, the guy who liked cameras better than people, was falling in love.
Dee went to stand at Zach's vacated post, and she stared out at the bleak darkness, not really seeing the creepy trees and the broken down rides, but thinking deeply. The others sat hunched up against the chilling wind, and waited in an uncomfortable silence.
* * * * *
Julian's beautiful blue eyes were narrowed in dislike at Juliana, and he listened to her terms with barely concealed anger. She wanted him to teach her all the secrets of the Shadow World, power and cruelty especially. Julian had realised he had one advantage over Juliana; she couldn't read his mind, on account he had been a Shadow Man, and Shadow People cannot tell what the others are thinking. However, Juliana had an advantage over him; if he lied, Jenny would pay the price. In return for him telling her everything about the Shadow World, and the extent of her powers, she would send Jenny and Julian back to their world. Julian didn't believe her at all, he knew that after she got what she wanted, she would torture Jenny and kill her, and keep him in eternal pain. Jenny's friends.well. They were already dead; she had no use for them in this world.
Julian knew there was a very important reason for why she kept asking him how Jenny had brought him back, and why. He knew both answers; Jenny's love for him and his love for her had strengthened the bonding ceremony with the ring. The mystical powers of the ceremony, and those of the ring had been enough to bring him through the Veil back to her. His amnesia had been an aftereffect of the passing through the Veil. As to why he had been brought back, Jenny's wish for him to be reborn had been such a strong subconscious desire that she had unknowingly wanted his return enough for it to become true. Julian smiled to himself, and his already overwhelming love for Jenny swelled. Starting suddenly from his introspective thoughts, Julian looked at Juliana, who was watching him curiously, the way a cat would to a mouse it had caught. Before eating it, Julian thought grimly.
"I'll help you find your powers," he lied smoothly. "As long as no harm comes to Jenny."
Juliana smiled, and lied glibly, "Of course not. We have a deal then?"
Julian nodded, as he didn't want to shake on it. Who knew what magic spell she may place on him? Juliana nodded pleasantly at him, and walked off down the corridor, beckoning him to follow.
"Firstly," she said in her childlike manner, "show me the most exciting torture methods there are."
Julian looked around, expecting to see an unfortunate troblin waiting to be tortured. Juliana watched him with amusement.
"No, no," she laughed. "On Jenny's friends."
* * * * *
Well please read and review, there are about 2-3 chapters left to go, I'd like to see if anyone can guess the ending, if it's too obvious or not. I'm going to be writing another story soon, a Night World one maybe, or another Forbidden Game one, maybe a spoof, so when it's up, feel free to have a look, see if it's better or worse than this one.