In a matter of seconds I had left the forest and now was in the most amazing palace I had ever seen...not even my wildest dreams could make up this place. I couldn't help staring. I slowly turned my head, my eyes searching for something familiar to hold on to. This palace had no walls, it's tapestries were the trees and the light that seemed to come from them. A soft melody could be heard through the air as the trees seemed to move along with it. That's when I noticed Tudur was standing right beside me, a smug smile on his face. He gave me a small nod and I looked up.
"It's..it's beautiful..."I could only whisper, for some reason I felt that if I raised my voice something would shatter.
"At least someone appreciates their sorroundings."A strong voice said from behind me.
I turned quickly to have my eyes land upon a magical being, he wasn't like Tudur.His built was similar, but something in his expression set him apart. He walked with confidence and from what I could see had a big ego. You could call it pride, but in men I call it ego.
Tudur's smile grew."My dear king Oberon I would like to present to you Melody Waters, we found her lying beside the river."
"Melody I would like to welcome you to the Seelie Court, we have been waiting for you for some time now.."King Oberon trailed off.
"Waiting for me? I don't understand, I have never heard of you.."I started to think when something dawned on me."Wait I have heard of you, Oberon from Shakespeare's play! Aren't you supposed to be the king of the fairies?..But fairies don't exist.."I couldn't stop talking trying to find an explanation.
"Oberon I can't believe you! Playing with the child's mind, I have warned you about this before."I knew that voice, I turned and saw what I would call a fairie.She was tall and graceful, her eyes were the deepest violet I have ever seen. She wore a white dress that reached the floor making her seem angelic. Her hair was the color of gold and was piled atop her head. She didn't wear much jewelry, and she seemed to float as she walked towards me.
"You..you are that voice I heard."I stammered out, amazed that I could even speak out.
"Yes, Melody, I am Titania."She replied, a warm smile on her lips.
"I don't understand this, it gets more and more complicated by the minute."My mind was a mess, I couldn't think straight.
"Come my child sit by my side."Titania patted a spot on a bench I hadn't noticed was there before.
Slowly I made my way, my body still ached but I made the effort to make it to the bench and sit down. Suddenly I looked down aware of my appearance, I was wearing jeans and a simple pink shirt. If that wasn't bad enough, the jeans and shirt were dirty and I knew that the grass stains wouldn't wash out. I felt a soft hand under my chin. I looked up to meet those violet eyes.
"Never be embarrassed of your appearance when you are with me,"She smiled, and I couldn't help smiling myself."Now that's better, I believe we have some explaining to do to you."
"Right, Tudur you are dismissed."Oberon turned back to the direction of the bench and waited about a minute before he spoke again."Melody, oh dear Melody. We have waited so long to see you."
I knew my face showed my confusion for that's when Titania spoke up."Melody I have no other way to say this to you, please try to understand. You are the daughter of a fairy and an elf..."I didn't say anything I felt numb, I couldn't say anything.Titania continued",your mother's name was Viviene, she was a fairy, but she wasn't like the others she solved the disputes between us and the other races. That's how she met your father, Murgen, he was visiting Rohan when he watched as she scolded some tomtra's.You could say it was love at first sight, somehow your father figured out a way he could talk to her. And that same night they were married, many frowned upon their marriage more so after the news that Viviene was to be a mother."Titania's tone changed and it became a sad one."That is when the war began, winter came and the Un-Seelie court hired some bandits and the darkest day for the fairies came. Your father was on patrol and he happened to come upon the bandits, what he didn't know was that they had the help of the Un-Seelie court, your father fought bravely but he couldn't fight magic. That same day you were born, the only light in a time of suffering. Your mother tried to protect you but she was week and the goblins took you away, killing your mother."
By this time there was a great silence in the room, I couldn't stop the tears that stung my eyes."It was all my fault.."
"No! This is how destiny wanted it to play out. Eventually we found you and we knew we had to keep you away from us until the time came. We went back to that world we had left centuries before and entrusted you to a family. You were a beautiful baby and grew up happily without knowing of the tragedy. But you were hurt and we couldn't let you be there alone, it was time to bring you back."
"I knew I never belonged but I just thought.."I started sobbing I couldn't stop.
Titania wrapped her arms around me and tried to comfort me as best she could."Melody, that is the name your mother gave you before you were taken away. Now you are safe, summer is coming and you are to take your mother's place among us. It is your destiny and you must fulfill it. There have been many raging disputes and they need to be solved."Oberon spoke gently.
"I can't, I can't."I said weakly.
"Yes, you can, we will guide you. You must rest for now, tomorrow we will begin your lessons."Titania seemed to become a mother, but more than that now I saw why she was the queen.
"Meleth, come and show Melody to her room. She needs her rest."Titania called out."I will find you new clothes for tomorrow, now go and rest my child."She placed a gentle kiss on the top of my head and then she was gone, and I was alone with Meleth.
"Come Melody, you have a big day tomorrow.."
A/N:Thanks to stechpalme for reviewing!Thanks to your review I kept writing the story.I'm glad you like the character. :-)
Hey people!Well I just want to make a short note to everyone.The story I am writing(Later)has been put on hold do to some unfortunate events:
1.The story needs to be edited a bit.
2.My editor started on the editing BUT her computer has a virus so she can't get online.
3.I need some reviews people!Remember that word, or has it left your dictionary? I want to know what you think!This is critical to the story, because the more reviews I get the more I write.Thanks for reading the story:-D
