Hi again! Thanks for your reviews, guys; I never supposed I could ever be so popular! Anyway, closer to the matter. Here is what you all were waiting for: the last chapter of my creation! You will finally find out what will be the final. So, I won't torture you any longer, go on and enjoy!
Chapter 11
Will opened her eyes. She seemed to faint again, as when she got through the portal to Verona at the first time. And again that horrible headache!
The guardian first checked the Heart of the Kandrakar, it was with her, and then looked around for girls. They all were again lying around just like it was in Juliet's room, when they had just got to Verona. Caleb and Blunk were also there.
«Everybody alright? » Will asked again and the girls nodded.
«I wonder where we are now…» Taranee said.
«Look, it's Will's house! » Irma said pointing at the building nearby. They were all really sitting next to Will's house. The portal must have opened there.
«That means we're in Heatherfield again! Hurray! » Hay Lin said cheerfully.
«Oh, thank Goodness, everything is over! » Cornelia sighted softly. «That means we did everything right, we solved that riddle»
The guardians really did it. Now they were back in Heatherfield, sitting on the grass next to Will's house. They were neither in their guardian outfits (they must have turned back into human form while passing through the portal), nor in long medieval dresses. They were wearing their casual clothes of XXI century.
«And where did Cedric and his warriors get? » Caleb wondered standing up.
«I guess he got back to Meridian through that portal» the Earth guardian supposed. «Everybody gets through the portal to the place where they were before getting in Verona, I suppose»
«At least he isn't here, and that's good! » Hay Lin said in conclusion.
For a moment the girls were just sitting around, not moving. They didn't yet get over from what they had gone through. Suddenly Taranee broke the silence. «And our parents and friends? » she asked after a several minutes. The other guardians and Caleb turned to her. «I mean, » the Fire guardian tried to explain «I mean we suddenly disappeared from Heatherfield and were missing for two days. Everybody who knows us must have been in panic searching for us. And now we appeared from nowhere, and how will we explain everything? We can't tell the truth and it's very hard to invent a suitable story in this case»
And she was completely right. In the last hours of battle in Verona the girls were not thinking about what was happening in Heatherfield and they completely forgot about their parents and acquaintances. And now, when Taranee reminded them of it, the guardians didn't know what to do and how to get dry of this situation, not opening their secret.
But the girls didn't have much time to think it over. The company heard footsteps from inside Will's house and they were getting louder and louder.
«Someone's coming here, quickly hide Blunk! » Irma whispered. Caleb threw the little green creature into the nearest bushes and hid himself. He didn't want to cause problems for the girls and himself.
The door opened and Mrs. Vandom appeared in the doorway.
«Mother! » Will cried. She was frightened of what to say and how to explain her absence for two days and she imagined her mother's reaction. But she was also so glad to meet her mom again. She missed her so much! She spent only two days away from home, but those days seemed years for the young guardian leader. She usually had rows with her mother, but she was really glad to be back home. Will was so tired of pretending being Eleanor and living in a strange medieval family where everything was different. Different parents, different rules, different life… The other girls were speechless.
But Mrs. Vandom's reaction astonished everybody. Nobody expected that she would provide such an attitude to seeing her daughter after a long missing.
«Will » Mrs. Vandom didn't look astonished or shocked or even surprised, maybe only a bit. «I didn't expect you. You said you will come home later. Oh, and your friends are here too. Hello, girls! » she nodded to the astonished guardians. What was going on? Did she get crazy? Why is she acting like nothing happened? Does she know about her daughter and her girlfriends were missing for about two days? Or this situation with the portal influenced not only the guardians? Who knows the answers to these questions?
«Will, why are staring at me in this way, just as you haven't seen me for a week? » Mrs. Vandom asked getting a bit worried (no, she really seemed not to know anything) «Anyway, do you want to come in? »
Will didn't know what to answer. She first wanted to look into everything and understand what was going on. Suddenly, a wonderful idea came to her mind. Mrs. Lin! She had to know at least something; she sent them the riddle to Verona, didn't she?
«Uh, no, thanks Mom» Will muttered «My friends and I just wanted to go to Hay Lin's and spend the rest of the day at hers. I just came here to… uh, to take one thing»
«Will you stay there for night? » Mrs. Vandom asked.
«No, but I will come back late» Will said «Bye, Mom»
«Goodbye, Mrs. Vandom» the other girls said leaving, when they got Will's idea.
«Goodbye, girls» Mrs. Vandom said and when they left she thought «Hmmm… They behave strange today. Maybe something happened? No, that's ridiculous! Must be usual teenage problems, about which parents mustn't know»
And she returned into the house.
When the girls closed the gate after them, Caleb (and Blunk) got out of the bushes from another side. «I heard everything» the young warrior said «Mrs. Vandom seems not to know anything about our missing for two days. So, what are we going to do? »
«We decided to go to the "Silver dragon" and ask Mrs. Lin about everything» Cornelia explained «She must know at least something and explain it. We must find out every detail in this matter»
«So, come on, guys» Irma said «Caleb, what are you staring at? » she asked when noticed that Caleb was looking at Cornelia not moving.
He really forgot about everything when Cornelia was talking. She was so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes from her. He could stay forever looking at her. And she could talk forever to keep Caleb looking at her. When Irma called out Caleb, he winced from unexpectedness.
«Hello, why are you silent? Or a cat ate out your tongue? » Hay Lin rolled her eyes dramatically.
«Or maybe something else, or more precisely, someone? » the Water guardian teased.
«Come on people, we go to Mrs. Lin and find everything out» Will said «I want to put a dot in this matter»
And they had to go, so both Romeo and Juliet sighted and went on the destination to the "Silver dragon".
When the girls appeared at the "Silver dragon"
When the company entered the restaurant, Mrs. Lin was walking back and forth the room worriedly. When she saw the girls and Caleb entering, she sighted and was shocked.
«Saint Heavens! » she cried «You are back! I worried so much, but you did it girls, you managed to get out of all that»
The girls were very glad to see the old lady again, they missed her greatly, but Hay Lin was glad most of all. She rushed to her grandmother and hugged her strongly.
«Granny, I missed you so much! » she said and Mrs. Lin hugged her granddaughter smiling «I'm so glad to be back home; it was so awful in that medieval family! » the Air guardian continued.
«Medieval family? » Mrs. Lin was surprised, as she didn't know exactly what happened to the guardians since they disappeared in that portal.
«Mrs. Lin, we'll tell you everything what happened to us» Cornelia said.
«Yes, but first we would like to sort everything out in this story» Will said.
«How can I help you? » the old lady let Hay Lin from her embrace.
«When we regained consciousness next to Will's house, » Taranee explained «her mother came out and saw us. But she was acting, like nothing happened, she was not astonished to see us, as if we hadn't disappear for two days»
«Well, » Mrs. Lin said «when that horrible portal swallowed you, everybody on Earth forgot about your existence. Your parents and friends didn't remember about you, as if you were never born»
«You mean, when we appeared again, everything came to balance and they all remembered us? And they forgot about everything, as if nothing happened? » Cornelia wondered.
«Yes, you must be right» Mrs. Lin nodded. «Only I remembered of you, because I saw how everything happened and I tried to help you, so I sent that riddle with Blunk, (the little green monster stopped eating something from a big jar and turned when he heard his name) but you had to solve it yourself. And now you tell me about everything what happened to you, because I wasn't able to see it all»
«Uh, I think I must go to Meridian and check if everything's alright» Caleb said «I must see the warriors; I wonder how they were without me for these two days»
«No, please stay» Cornelia raised her blue eyes at him.
«Yeah, you needn't go there right now» Hay Lin added «You worry of the, too much. Nothing happened because they don't remember those two days. You weren't existing for them when you got to Verona. You were not alive in this epoch; you were Romeo Montague in Verona in XIV century. Ro-me-o, Romeo, not Caleb. Ah, I don't know how else to explain it to you» she sighted.
«Alright, alright, I'll stay» Caleb waved his hand. For Cornelia he was ready to do everything.
«OK, now everything is absolutely clear in this story» Will sighted and everyone nodded.
«No, there is still one point» Irma objected. The rest of the company looked at her. «Do you know if Martin had any relatives in Italy in Middle Ages? » she rolled her eyes.
Caleb didn't understand it, but the four guardians understood everything and crossed their arms. Now they knew why Irma didn't come to the ball at Capulets' on time.
So the girls stayed at the "Silver dragon" and told Mrs. Lin all the details of their stay in Verona. In spite of everything, Caleb went to Meridian to see if everything was alright.
When Cornelia wasn't looking, the other girls were secretly talking about her. They wondered why the Heart of the Ocean, a mere jewel, gave power to the Heart of the Kandrakar. After discussing, they guessed the reason. Cornelia was wearing the diamond all the time in Verona, because her heart told her she must do it. All that time she was baring so much love, that the Heart of the Ocean started to fill with it. She had so much love in her, that the diamond became really powerful, because love is the strongest power ever existed. That's why the moonlight beams reflected by the Heart gave the power to the Heart of the Kandrakar. And then the girls really understood how strong Cornelia's love was. Her feelings to Caleb were real and so pure, that they saved everybody. The guardians understood that they were the witnesses of the strongest love ever existing in the world, and they knew that Cornelia and Caleb had to be together. This was the only way for them both to be the happiest humans ever.
The girls spent the rest of the day at Hay Lin's and were coming back when the sun has already set. The moon was shining, so it was not very dark. The night was beautiful. The five girlfriends were walking along discussing everything happened.
When they made the half of the journey, they saw Caleb going to meet. He has just come back from Meridian. When he reached the girls, they all stopped.
«I… I want to talk to Cornelia» he said blushing slightly looking at the Earth guardian. She also blushed and her heart started to beat faster.
«So, I think we'll go home» Will said. She knew that it was her who interrupted Cornelia and Caleb there, at Verona (the scene at the balcony, remember?) and she wanted to expiate her blame. The other guardians also nodded. «See ya, guys» they said to Corny and Caleb. «Yeah, see ya» they answered.
Will, Irma, Hay Lin and Taranee went behind the wall of the building nearby and stopped there. Cornelia or Caleb couldn't see them, but the girls were able to see everything happening. «So, are we going to spy them? » Taranee asked.
«We won't spy, we'll only watch» Hay Lin corrected.
«Yeah, and we will never forgive ourselves if we miss THAT moment» Irma added «They must do this some time, and now is the best moment»
«Shh! » Will said «We must stand here and make sure that nothing will interrupt our Romeo and Juliet now. They were interrupted too many times, and it's our fault in one of them» (She remembered that very good)
«So, what did you want to tell me? » Cornelia asked when the girls were gone (or at least she though so) She again had that feeling as at the ball at Capulets two days before. They were alone in the moonlight, the night was beautiful and her soul was going to fly out, it was such an unrepeatable feeling. She again didn't care of anything happened in the world, though she was not in danger to be married on Paris now and all that story was behind.
«Actually, I wanted to return you something» Caleb replied. He had the same feeling as Cornelia had and his heart was singing. «I guess that's yours? » he said shyly taking the Heart of the Ocean out of his pocket (he took it in Verona, when it was lying on the ground, remember?)
Cornelia gently took the necklace in her hands. «This belongs to Juliet Capulet» she said softly. She looked in Caleb eyes, the only eyes that existed for her and read his thoughts there. «But I think she won't mind if I take it» she smiled and put the necklace around her neck. It was shining brightly on her chest and millions stars on the sky replied it with their light.
The blonde gently twirled the diamond in her hand and looked at it. «It will remind of everything happened to us in Verona» she whispered and raised her eyes at Caleb.
«Oh my gosh, they are really crazy about each other» Irma said quietly looking from behind the wall with the other girls. «If there is a saying 'head over the hills with love', that's about our Caleb and Corny, even Romeo ad Juliet can't compare with them»
«Shh, quiet Irma! » the three other guardians yelled at her in whisper and the Water guardian shut up immediately.
Cornelia looked up in Caleb's eyes. There he was standing near her, her dream, her first and only love. He saved her so many times, he guided and guarded her, and she was frightened to confess him in her feelings. She always thought 'And what if doesn't love me? What will I do, how will I leave with this?' and this prevented her from opening her heart to the person she loved so much. Cornelia hated herself for that, but always couldn't do anything with herself.
Caleb was looking in her eyes too. His bright angel, she looked so innocent, he couldn't even imagine what those beasts Capulets could do with her and how could she suffer being married to Paris. But now that was over, nothing threatened her. But Caleb was not confident. He wanted to tell her about his feelings so much, but something prevented him. Maybe he also thought that he won't be able to leave if she doesn't love him? Oh, those eyes, those angel eyes. He could stand and look at her for the rest of his life like that. His heart was going to torn apart from love.
But maybe the night influenced on this, maybe the Heart of the Ocean had special powers and helped this happen, or, the most probable was that they couldn't keep their feelings inside and finally let them out, but this happened. All their feelings overfilled their souls and they finally flew out. Both young innocent creatures couldn't endure any more, and still looking in each other's eyes, their faces began slowly to move towards each other.
The girls behind the wall hold their breath…
Cornelia closed her eyes while her face was continuing moving towards Caleb's. She suddenly felt something soft, warm, with an inimitable flavor touching her lips. This was a completely new sensation. She knew what it was, and though she felt a little frightened, this was the only moment she was waiting for a long time. Caleb felt the same.
The four guardians gasped with happiness when they saw their two best friends, who loved each other with their entire souls, kissing.
Both Caleb and Cornelia were at first a bit frightened; that was their both first ever kiss and it was a completely new and unique feeling. At first, they were just touching with their lips, but soon they realized that it was the big moment they both were dreaming about and it happens only once in a life, they started to kiss more passionately. Cornelia put her hands around Caleb's shoulders and he put one his hand on Cornelia's cheek and another one around her waist. Caleb gently pulled her body closer to him and softly pressed her body to his. They let all their feelings free.
Love, passion, pleasure, everything was contained in this kiss. Two young lovers finally expressed their feelings as wanted to. Although they were wearing modern clothes and were surrounded with skyscrapers, it seemed that they came down from pages of medieval history to bring their love into this world. And with their love, the strongest and the most pure love ever, to reconcile and unite two fighting worlds. They lived in different worlds, they were different themselves, but neither of them cared about it, because true and real love doesn't have barriers.
Aimer, cest ce quil a de plus beau
Aimer, cest monter si haut
Et toucher les ailes des oiseaux
Aimer,
Cest ce quil a de plus beau.
The girls were looking at all that and were sponged down with tears of happiness. Finally, they did it! Finally the Earth guardian and the rebel leader will be happy together! The girls were just like at the movies watching the most romantic film ever could be. But it was much better and much more interesting, because it really happened, and their two best friends were taking part in it.
«Oh my gosh, they are finally happy! » Hay Lin sobbed smiling and felt silent. She was not able to say anything, she only watched. So did the other girls.
After a very long kiss Cornelia's and Caleb's lips separated. Both were blushing and felt a bit embarrassed, but were both in Heaven from happiness.
«I, I think what just happened between us explains everything, but I need to say it» Caleb said «Cornelia, I love you. You're the only girl I was dreaming for all my life. Even when we were not acquainted, I saw images of you in my dreams, and I first saw you, I understood that you are the one. I had feelings to you since we first met, and they kept developing» Cornelia's face lit up more and more while he spoke. «You know, I always dreamt about such a strong and true love and I finally found it. Since early childhood I was fostered as a warrior and I didn't know about love. But now, when it came, I will better die than loose you! I'm so happy I finally told that all to you» Caleb finished and looked into beautiful eyes of his beloved.
«Oh, Caleb, I also wanted to tell you everything» Cornelia said «I love you, stronger than anyone can love. Since we first met, I understood that you are the one. I couldn't imagine myself with another guy. Even if we couldn't be together, I would always stay loyal to my feeling. When we got to Verona and the Capulets wanted to marry me on Paris, my heart nearly torned apart. I couldn't live with the thought I will belong to somebody else, not you. I would better end my life with a suicide. I never had such feelings before and I'm so glad that you will be the first, who I will love. I could never suppose that I would fell in love with someone so different. But I'm so happy it happened. I will always love you and I'll better die than loose you» Cornelia said sweetly looking at Caleb. She finally managed to tell him what she was baring for such a long time and was suffering from. When she confessed, the Earth guardian felt such a relief in her heart.
There was a small pause, both of them still couldn't believe in their happiness. «So, what you said to the Nurse there, in Verona, was true? » Cornelia finally asked after a pause and raised her eyes innocently.
«Yes, it was true to the last word» Caleb answered and held Cornelia tightly. «I wanted to act, but I couldn't, i said what I really felt to you. But the nurse didn't suspect anything because our love is so similar to Romeo and Juliet's. It's the same strong and has no barriers» Caleb felt silent for a moment. «And you also told her the truth? » he asked then.
«Of course» Cornelia said «I needed to act, but I couldn't keep my feelings and totally forgot that I needed to talk about Romeo and Juliet. I was talking about us. And I suffered so much when the Nurse told me that you love me as I do and I couldn't find out if you were acting or… you really loved me» she remembered.
«And if you told her about your true feelings, then… » Caleb hesitated but then continued «…then, why didn't you tell me all that when we all came to the library later that night? »
Cornelia remembered how she hid her feelings when Caleb asked her there, near Capulets' family library, and how much pain did she feel. Now she realized that this was not only her pain. «I didn't tell you because… because I was frightened» she finally said. Caleb had a surprised face, so she explained «I thought that you didn't love me. You are such a perfect guy; every girl in the world will follow you anywhere. So I thought that you didn't need me. And if you didn't love me, I wouldn't know how to live. I love you so much that I can't live with the thought you don't love me. That's why I was so frightened to tell you about my feelings»
«But I do love you. And I don't need any other girl except you. I'm on the seventh Heaven from happiness from the though you love me too» Caleb said «I was also so frightened to tell you about my feelings and find out that you don't love me. You're an ideal, Cornelia, you can get ay guy in the world»
«But I don't need anybody, only you. And I'm so happy to love you» Cornelia put her head on Caleb's chest. «Caleb, tell me, will you love me till the end of our lives? » she asked looking straight in his eyes.
«No» Caleb stroked her head and took a lock of soft golden hair in his hand. «I will love you much longer. Even death won't be able to separate us» and he smiled.
«Uh, guys» Will said «I think we should leave them alone. They really deserve it» The other girls had a little disappointed faces. They so much wanted to watch more, but Will was probably right. Caleb and Cornelia deserved to stay alone after everything they went through and finally found their happiness. They even didn't know that they were being watched by.
«Will's right» Taranee said «That will be base to stay»
«Anyway, tomorrow we can ask Corny for all the details» Irma smiled.
«Then, see ya tomorrow, guys» Hay Lin said.
All the girls said goodbye to each other and left to the directions of their homes.
And Caleb and Cornelia stayed together standing in the moonlight. They had one more long and romantic kiss to make sure that everything just happened to them was not only a dream or an illusion. They both were happy. They finally found their happiness and wanted to cry out to the world how happy they were. They enjoyed every moment, every last second they spent together.
When their lips finally parted, they stayed looking in each other's eyes. «Oh, Caleb, I love you so much» the Earth guardian sighted with happiness. «My heart belongs to you forever»
«You are the only mistress of my heart» Caleb whispered.
They were standing on the street completely alone. Now nobody could interrupt them. Moon was pouring its light on them and it was shining in every verge of the Heart of the Ocean around Cornelia's neck. Moon also seemed to be happy for two lovers were finally together. She maybe was a little jealous of them because she was alone on the sky and didn't have anyone to love. And Cornelia and Caleb still couldn't believe that everything happened as they were dreaming. After all the sufferings they went through, they finally found their happiness. And they needn't anymore be frightened of if he/she doesn't love her/him. They were just standing looking at each other silently, but their souls were singing. Eternity was nothing for them. They had so much love in them to give and so much to say to each other.
They could stay forever like that but Cornelia suddenly remembered it was very late. «I think I must go now» she said softly though she didn't want to separate with Caleb even for a moment. «My parents will start worry if I won't be hoe soon»
«You're right» Caleb replied «Then we'll meet tomorrow»
«Of course» the Earth guardian smiled and made a few steps from Caleb. But she stopped and turned back to her beloved. «Bonne nuit (Good night) my dear Romeo» she smiled.
«Good night, Juliet, my love» Caleb smiled back and they both went on different directions.
They were so happy that they couldn't even describe what was happening inside them. They could only say that they were both in love. L'amour, c'est ce que fait les gens heureuxs (Love, this is what makes people happy). Only love…
Your eyes,
these are my rivers
One glance can start a journey
That takes
me to wondrous places
Your eyes, these are my rivers
Your
arms, these are my mountains
Hold me, and stars seem closer
No
one can ever reach us
Your arms, these are my mountains
Your
smile, your voice, your laughter
New worlds that need exploring
And yet there's no need to leave here
These things, these are
my rivers
Always…
The end
OK guys, this is finally finished. As you can see this story of Romeo and Juliet has a very happy end. I couldn't let you down with such a romantic story. OK, so I'll put the translations of the French lyrics used in the story, for you to understand the beauty of the epithets. So, I'm waiting for a tone of reviews, now you don't let me down, dear readers! See you soon, bye!