A/N: What up people! Sorry about taking like forever to update. No…I don't have any health problems…no…I'm not writing another story…I'm just lazy: Sorry! Hope you forgive!
Always many thanks and loves to my reviewers! Alright, making it short and sweet because err… I want to!
The night wind blew whispers in Stanton's ear as if warning him of something. Cassandra walked happily like another dog after Hekate. Stanton walked not far behind, eyes suspicious, and mind, confused.
Hekate stopped down an incredibly dark alley. She turned around with a twinkle dancing behind her eyes and waited for the others to catch up.
"Whoa! What's up with this alley?" Cassandra rudely ripped the silence.
Stanton glared at her but said nothing.
"This alley is quite narrow and small, yes, but it holds many secrets." Hekate looked at Stanton. "Are you ready my dear?"
Stanton scoffed and crossed his arms, still saying nothing.
Hekate didn't seem to be offended by that but smiled, amusingly. Her hands lifted over a small puddle of water. Her eyes closed, she began to sing some old ancient song. Nothing happened at first but a shrill wind blew in, carry fallen leaves to the site. They whirled around like a tornado. Cassandra's eyes widened and Stanton couldn't help but to let his guard down.
No…it can't be. The Lady of the Lake! Stanton's thought jumbled together at the picture the leaves was making.
Maybe it was Stanton's gasp or that Hekate could hear his thoughts that she nodded.
In the full, never-ending, circle of light from the full moon, a woman raced through the Sacred Woods. On her arms were various tattoos of the moon and Selene. She raced through the woods, her feet trampling over the dead leaves and twigs that had fallen from the large oak trees. In her hands was a sheath with strange Latin sayings on it. Inside the sheath was a sword, a very powerful sword.
Her breath became quick and short. Her muscles felt weak and sore. Ahead of her each step was the cascading moonlight glow, but everything in back of her was covered in a dense shadow. The Atrox chased after her, searching through the dark for her. Although the moon was full, the dense shadow prevailed. It stretched out and grasped her neck, forcing itself into her nostrils, overtaking her. With her final strength, she ran from the shadows with her moon amulet ripped off. The amulet fell to the ground soundlessly and the Atrox, angered, chased after her once more. The woman drew close to a lake, the Forgiving Lake. She looked back and her pupils shrunk in her deep blue eyes. She took a deep breath and leaped into the murky waters where she drowned.
These images played over and over like a shuffled deck. Stanton managed to tear his eyes away from the spiraling whirlwind and locked it on Hekate. "W-what does this all mean?"
The slideshow ended and Hekate pointed to another new show that was being put on.
"David! Come here! No! I said, 'No magic in public!'" Serena's voice shouted.
Giggling, the blonde little boy tumbled into the living room as Serena stomped down the set of stairs. "DAVID! Last time, I'm warning you!"
"Dada!" David shouted, embracing the pant-leg of his father.
"Hey!" came Stanton's voice as he picked his son up. "Stop taunting your mother…even though it is fun" he grinned.
Serena came to sight as Stanton placed David on the floor. Serena gasped for air while David sucked on a thumb. "Hey Sweetie," Stanton smiled amusingly at Serena. "Guess what! I finally got my boss to give me a week off…for you know what…" he said to Serena. He kissed her on the forehead.
Serena's eyes lit up. "REALLY!" She hugged him and started giggling like a small child herself.
The images faded away, as the leaves died down. Hekate and Cassandra both faced Stanton, waiting for his reaction. "T-this is my future isn't it?" Stanton asked, still mind-boggled.
Hekate nodded.
"But what's with the job?" Cassandra had to butt in, wrinkling her nose.
"Yes, what about the Atrox?" Stanton added.
"In our future…the Atrox is gone…sealed away in Pandora's Box…" Hekate said calmly.
Serena wrapped a coat around her shoulders. She sat near the windows, gazing into the starless night, the last crescent of the moon shining down. It was already 3 A.M in the morning. Collin had went to sleep reluctantly. She sighed and hugged her pillow, waiting for Stanton to come home.
She didn't notice but a shadow had slid into her room. He rematerialized by the corner, watching his dear future-wife. Serena touched her amulet, only then to realize that it was thumping viciously against her chest. She stiffened and turned around.
"STANTON!" she yelled, hastily getting up from her seat.
He looked at her. "I saw it, Serena…"
Serena looked at him puzzled.
"I saw…our son…" he finished.
For some strange reasons, this chapter was hard for me to write. I just noticed that I am like years away from what my summary says so I'm going to speed things up, or jump a couple of years in the next chapters. Until then!
ShadoWings