Thank you Alatarial Elf, D'Vita and Adaia Swordmaiden. I am sorry for the punctuation mistakes and I only hope I can find them and fix them to make my readers happy. hehehe
Chapter 15
Will walked through the front door yawning and stretching.
"What you two doing?" he asked.
"Eating breakfast." Answered Jake, with a smile. He felt like his head was full of air he was so happy, and nothing was going to bring him down. Eleanor grabbed Jakes arm, with her hand on her head.
"Oh, I feel strange all of a sudden."
"Are you all right?"
"Yes Jake." Answered Eleanor, trying to smile." It must be from the party last night."
"I know what you mean." answered Will. "I have a splitting head ache this morning."
"Yes, just a head ache." whispered Eleanor. Her eyes became blurry and she stared to fall over. Jake was there just in time and caught her in his arms.
"Eleanor! What's wrong?"
Will rushed over and knelt down next to Eleanor. "Wow you must have drank a lot last night."
"Will, I don't think It's the drinks." answered Jake. "Eleanor. Eleanor!"
She didn't answer.
"Will go get some water, quick!"
Will got up and was heading toward the door when a voice rang out from the forest.
"Fools! It yelled. "It is too late she has taken a bite from the poison apple, she will now die! An evil cackle filled the air and echoed all around them.
"Poison apple? said Will. He looked down to see Eleanor still clutching the red apple in her hand. He grabbed the apple and threw it as far away as he could.
"Nothing will save her now! Yelled the voice again and the same evil laugh filled the air. "Will, stay with Eleanor." Jake got up and ran to the forest.
"You evil old women. I'll find you!" He yelled. The laugh still echoed all around him. It was mocking him. He had finally found happiness and now this had to happen. He walked toward the place he thought the sound was coming from only to hear it coming from all directions." Show yourself!" he yelled. "Now, you coward! How dare you!" He couldn't find her. The trees were surrounding him on all sides and the laugh still echoed around him. He could feel the blood rushing to his head, he ran here and there, but he found no one. "I have to save her!" he thought "I wont let her die!"
"Jake!" yelled Will. "Come quick!"
"Go to her! Young man!" said the voice again. "She is dead!" The laughter echoed louder all around him. The last word had sent a cold shiver through his body. "No!" he yelled and ran as quick as he could toward Eleanor. Everyone was awake now all were gathered around Eleanor. Jake ran toward them he could not see Eleanor they were blocking his view. He couldent hear anything his heart was beating to loud in his ears. He ran, but it seemed like it was taking forever. As if time had slowed down just so it could torture him more. He pushed the dwarfs out of the way he could see the back of Will. He walked up to him and saw her. She was not moving. He dropped down on his knees and lifted her head up. Her breath had stopped, he knew now she was gone. He held her head close to his chest and he cried. He had failed to save her. He was not meant for happiness. Why had he been given a glimpse of paradise just to have it snatched away from him. The sound returned to jakes ears now and he could hear the dwarfs crying. Anjelika knelt at Jakes side and put her arms around him. She too was weeping.
Eleanor body was now in the house lying on a bed, her hands folded across her breast. Jake had not left her bedside the entire day. Will walked in and laid a hand on Jakes shoulder.
"Jake, I really don't know what to say, but don't beat yourself up over it. It is not your fault. You can't bring her back."
"I know." Answered Jake, finally talking. He looked up at his brother." I will find the person that did this though, only then will I stop beating myself up about it."
Cavaldi walked into the room. "I'm so sorry Jake." He said wrapping his arms around Jake and crying. "She was such a lovely girl. I don't know why anyone would want to kill her."
"I know why." Said Jake not moving his eyes off Eleanor face. "Because of jealousy. I know who did this and she will pay for it." Jake then lifted Eleanor hand, kissed it, and walked briskly out of the room. He grabbed his coat and headed toward the door. Jakes face now looked like it was drained of emotion. Like it was carved from stone. He looked like a man who expected nothing from the world and the only thing he had in store for himself was misery.
"It was her stepmother who did this wasn't it Jake?' asked Will following close behind. " Yes, she found out Eleanor was still alive and made a plan to kill Eleanor herself."
The head dwarf and Anjelika both walked up to Jake.
"You get her good." said Doc
"While your gone Jake we will take care of Eleanor." Said Anjelika.
"Thank you." Jake answered and walked out of the door with Will close behind. Cavaldi called after him. "I don't know if this is a good thing to say ,but maybe a kiss for Eleanor will wake her up from deaths slumber."
Jake stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Cavaldi. He had a slight smile on his face. "Cavaldi, this isn't a fairy tale, this story has no happy endings. I have fantasized that I lived in a fairy tale my whole life and now I realize I live in a nightmare. This story ends when I get my revenge and that is all there is to it." With that, he got on his horse and rode away.