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Legends come to life
Hearing Renee and Charlie in the other room arguing over whether or not to take her to see a therapist was an normal thing for her now. Even before this adults had been telling them something was wrong with her. Mostly because she was intelligent in that she would be found reading books for preteens and teens by age of seven but for the fact that she was not social. As in she absolutely refused to associate with anyone her age no matter how hard teachers and parents alike tried to force the issue not even a wave hello. They would be right in a sense but what they didn't know was that Bella had noticed something about herself and could tell it made her different and not human though she didn't know what. She simply was different and she knew this because she could feel the difference though she couldn't voice exactly what that difference was and the one time she tried resulted in what started the argument as her mother dropped her off at her fathers for the week. Though Bella could tell that she was also trying to use it as an excuse since Bella thought she saw a look of recognition in her eyes before she started yelling at Charlie. She couldn't explain it to them just like she just knew that metaphorical she was missing a piece of her very soul like something was suppose to be there and was reaching out but could not find what it was looking for. She noted in the back of her mind that it was feeling like she was missing a limb. It was her reaction to the missing piece though that the adults were noticing . As in because the piece was missing she was refusing to connect with others because the piece had been taken or refused to be given to her. It was this train of thought that caused her mind to wander back to how she had gotten to this point. How Renee had finally noted a change in her habits only to be disappointed and a disappointment in turn.
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It had only been shortly after she turned seven when it the problem had truly been spotted and not by her parents or even their friends whose advice they ignored but by two people who she befriended on accident. She had a habit of noticing things that people didn't want others to know so she never voiced that she could just tell things about a person even strangers; that she could just see like that Renee had a more animalistic side to her that seemed to be permanently asleep or that Charlie felt more content after the divorce from Renee. Since she never voiced the things she knew just by looking at them sometimes ;it never occurred to her to voice the fact that one day when she went to the park she saw something no one else did.
It wasn't anything bad at least in Bella's opinion and most adults if she had told would have chalked it up as Bella creating imaginary friends if she had told them. She knew they weren't though because of the acorns that would be thrown at the adults being just as real as the throwers if the shouting of the adults that had been hit calling them squirrels were anything to go by. She never learned their names and they never gave them until a few months later when once again something changed.
Renee for once had noticed a change in Bella's behavior in the fact that Bella had been going to a park every day for most of the day and she seemed to like it and since she was showing an interest in something that hopefully wasn't a book and in a bid to prove to her friends that Bella's habit of ignoring people her own age unless provoked was just a phase. She invited them to the park for lunch only to arrive and for her daughter to choose to sit on the ground instead of the park bench she was next to and read instead of interacting with anyone. This seemed to be the hammer in the coffin on her being able to handle her daughters oddness however Bella was waiting for just the right moment and debating for an hour on whether or not to go over to the tree she liked to sit at. This mental debate was sparked because of the woman who was already sitting underneath it that no one else seemed to see not even the other kids.
After the third time seeing the woman encourage a stray dog to her and no one complaining about her encouragement, Bella decided to eat her lunch at the tree and share with the woman and the other two she knew to be further up the tree. The woman had long wild raven curls and as Bella walked closer she noticed the woman's eyes were a very light green and when their eyes meet Bella had a feeling she could see the broken pieces Bella knew she had. Once she was a few feet from the tree Bella stepped over the ring of mushrooms on the ground and ignored them changing into flowers and the fact that the grass became healthier on the inside of the ring. She was seven and she liked to pride herself in not being as stupid as she thought the others her own age and even some adults were besides she knew that eventually she would get answers and knew asking the questions just caused them to try and hide from her though they seemed more shocked when she still found them later on. She had a strange feeling this was why the woman was there though that did not mean she was going start asking questions any time soon she would do what she always did and treat the woman like the two in the tree. Sitting down next to the enthralling beauty Bella placed her book on the ground next to her leg before opening the lunch box she packed to pull out the food. Which happened to consist of mostly fruits of some kind or in some way if she was aloud to have her way her whole diet would be just fruit but she was told no. She choose to opened the container of apples first and held them out to the lady hoping like the two in the tree that she would like fruits too.
Once the woman began to eat the fruit, she opened the bag of grapes before holding it up above her head and looked up the tree to the two in it. she noted that their age had changed again and so had their gender but treated like the differences in the grass and other plants and paid no mind having gotten use to them switching everything about themselves around shortly after the first hour of them doing to try and get a reaction out of her on the first day they noticed each other. They tended to do this as they pleased sometimes even in front of her to hoping get a reaction of some kind. The one that decided to be a twelve year old today hopped down the branches before landing on the bottom branch and hanging from his knees he swiped the bag from her hand before going back up the tree to share with his other friend who looked to be in his twenties. she giggled at his acrobatic stunts and laughing some more as all three helped to finish off her lunch the woman even going as far to share stories of a place called Camelot. As the woman continued the story telling she continued her antics with attracting the stray dog population and just to get a rise out of the adults every now and then she helped the boys with pretending to be squirrels and chucking the acorns at those who got to close to the circle of mushrooms.
For the rest of the month this continued and unlike the two in the tree who Bella had taken to calling the squirrel guard in her head, she came to know two of the names the woman went by simply because after a week Bella felt like calling her the woman in her head was rude even though she did it for everyone else. So in the proper introduction Bella decided to give her name first before even asking if she could know or use a name or title to which with a small grin the woman gave two one with a title attached. She was called Queen Mab by many but another name and it was the reason for some of the stories she told was Morgana. When Renee got the urge to move to another city Bella had thought this would be a goodbye but all she received in return was another secret smile from her friend like the queen knew something she didn't. Which was proven true when after a day of living in the new town Bella found herself drawn to another park and after wandering around for a little while found another ring. This time though Queen Mab had brought two others with her and after introducing one as her Brother King Oberon or Arthur and the other as Puck or Merlin. Bella treated it like everything else her friends did and spent the rest of the year no matter what city Renee moved them to getting to know the three and the squirrel guard.
What Bella didn't know was that Queen Mab did see the broken pieces in her soul as Bella would later describe it. Just like she knew what the little girl would eventually be able to do as she got older and she couldn't wait for the possibilities. Even though the girl had gotten the guards attention and then her own attention because she shouldn't be possible but seeing the proof meant things were going to start unraveling sooner than later and the queen couldn't wait what could she say she was starved for entertainment. Little did she know that someone had finally figured out a loophole in the spell that had sealed off the fae realm from the mortal one. Though from the broken bonds the girl has not only was the loophole found but the result had been twins and rare fae twins at that since there hadn't been twins since her brother and herself in two thousand and five hundred years.
As the queen got to know the girl she smiled sadly she had hoped that the girls ability to bond with others did not get to damaged but seeing her interactions and then hearing her stories the queen could see this was not the case. Being in her presence seemed to help the young girl at least to connect with someone but Bella would probably never fully connect with humans at all not even when reunited with her twin. At that thought she was reminded that she needed to see if her brother had found the person responsible or were they going to have to wait a little longer.
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She had been eight for a few months when Renee decided she needed a week break from the child she called her own. Renee had started to listen to her friends and started sending Bella to doctors in a attempt to figure out what was wrong. The only thing they could claim was that she was an extremely smart child and seemed to like books far more than people. Which Bella could agree with and once in Charlies presence when he asked her why she didn't want to make friends with those around her age. Her claim to their blatant stupidity and not wanting to catch said stupidity being better for her continued sanity made him laugh. She didn't mention that she thought that many of the adults around her were stupid as well. After two days at Charlie's house she had already read through most of the new books he bought her in an attempt to make up for the many doctors appointments he just found out about in the argument with his ex-wife. The majority of which were about Arthurian lore that she had asked for so she could try and compare to her queens stories. She was sitting on the back porch with one of the books about Arthurian legends on her lap waiting for Charlie to go to work as planned since he figured after seeing her cook dinner after his attempt burned that she could handle herself.
Hearing the front door close and the sound of Charlie's cruiser pulling away cause her to make sure her book was placed out of the way of any harm from the drizzle that was coming down. With a smile on her face she headed into the woods behind the house letting the pull she could feel guide her to where she was going. She had noticed a difference in the pull but had brushed it off as the distance she had to travel though she was soon to learn differently.
She had been hiking for at least an hour before she found the ring but as she drew closer she slowed her pace as because something felt off to her senses. At first she thought it was the ring since it took up the Whole clearing almost. That thought changed though as she came to a stop at the border of the circle the pull felt way to strong almost like someone was still pulling in an urgency that made no sense with the scene. Normally when she caught sight of the ring the pull stops and she's able to see the ones inside. So the fact that Bella couldn't see any put her on edge and forced her to concentrate on wanting to see. The longer she tried the more her head hurt but she pushed through it not wanting to walk into a trap. Just as she was going to give up the sensation of glass breaking went through her mind before a sight she would never forget appeared before her in the circle. In the only tree that was in the clearing hung one of the bodies of her squirrel guards hanging from the branch twisted almost in knots and guts hanging down the other one was laying face down on the ground with a sword pinning him there from behind. As she took in the scene she noticed a figure standing off to the side with a number of cuts and bruises but nothing that looked fatal.
As she concentrated on the man Bella knew that he was the cause but something felt wrong with him like something had been broken that shouldn't have been. As he became clearer to her she noticed that his hair was the same shade as hers though his eye had an eerie yellow ring around the brown which helped to show off the madness underneath and that shown in his expression as well. She could hear him mutter questions to himself just loud enough for her to hear but it was like she wasn't present to him Like she was the one hidden from view now. She watched as he kept asking why HE hadn't shown up yet and saying maybe if he put more magic into whatever he was doing seemed to be a trigger as it was accompanied by the pulling sensation for her to cross into the ring to get stronger and was forcing her to concentrate on standing she once again heard him say that he felt HIM nearby before he would repeat the cycle each time becoming that much harder for her to resist.
She managed to fight the sensation for ten minutes all the while trying to comprehend what she was seeing before his attention was brought to her because that final pull tugged Bella into the circle even as she fought it. Falling to her Knees right on the edge of the ring she stared at the man as he tilted his head before he sneered and moved forward muttering about not seeing her. Just as he was about to grab her arm Vines wrapped around his arm and dragged him towards the group that had just appeared. King Oberon had a sword in hand and Puck seemed to be the one who was controlling the vines. Two others seemed to appear just as he landed by their feet but before anyone could do anything He conjured fire and threw it at the tree.
Seeing Bella at the edge of the ring Queen Mab headed towards her quickly as she barked orders at the guard as the fire began to spread along the ring . Bella's brain seemed to function again as the pull vanished along with the man and the guards. She scrambled over the edge of the ring and while taking some calming breaths listened as the queen told her that she was sorry but their visit would have to wait but if Bella could be patient a little bit longer say about a week at most then everyone would have the answers to their questions. Having no reason to not trust her queen and some how knowing she could not lie, Bella nodded her head before heading back to Charlie's house.
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He didn't understand he knew what he saw in the visions maybe he just needed too try again. No the vision was still the same a dark haired seelie with the eyes of the woman he had tricked into believing he was her husband. standing next to the fae prince and his mate as the spell that had kept them trapped for two thousand years came down. As he was dragged to the center of the two fae courts he ignored the questions and the urging to stop searching with his sight that was demanded but he did not listen. He had to see he needed to see why was there a girl at the portal instead of the boy he saw. He ignored the pain as he pushed his magic into his abilities again, and again, he had to see the answer he needed to know. Just as he began bleeding out of his eyes for the strain he caught a glimpse of his son standing across a circle from the girl only they were older with their hands clasped just as he came out of that vision he heard himself say twins before nothing at all. His head rolling off his shoulders and onto the nearby table as King Oberon lowered his sword; the fae on both sides of the court began to quite down.
The seelie's body was moved towards the table his head rested on and the last words he spoke rang out for a few minutes. Looking to his sister sitting on her side of the court before speaking, "It seems his obsession with visions has once again overwhelmed him I suggest putting him to sleep so that the fae he harmed in his scheme may have a say when he is once again saner." he heard murmuring around the court before he started hearing voices ringing out in agreement to the plan.
Two unseelie guards took him to the prep room as they noticed his head already trying to reattach back to his body. Leaving him to the healers they noticed at least one of the guards from the attack was already back to full health. King Oberon sat on the throne on his side of the court as his courtiers began to help weave how the loophole had been found and how they could use it to their advantage. For the first time in many years King Oberon felt hope at seeing his son again and as many begin to come out of their visions they all seemed to come to the same conclusion the twins were the key to their freedom.
Queen Mab just smiled she knew this would be harder than her brother thought due to the twins being separated before they even had a chance to bond and though they have searched not knowing where the other twin was would make it a little bit harder. Seeing the hope in her brother aura though would just encourage her to make sure that if nothing else the twins would know what it meant to be a fae. As a fight broke out over who was going to help teach the girl which resulted in a few necks being snapped she stood. Queen Mab was not the ruler of the unseelie side of the court for no reason, they were viewed as the more viscous of the two courts as the neck snapping showed.
"My brother and I will be in charge of her training though I'm sure if any of our subjects wish to help they would be more of uses finding her brother which she was prevented from developing her twin bond with." This caused some angry hisses in response since the unseelie could see the soul and preventing a bond from forming of any kind between souls was a major offense that would result in endless torture since fae could not be killed so they would only leave the fae realm or mortal plane when they so choose simply vanishing from existence it had been a long time since a fae had chosen to do such. With a smile she began to make preparation for a portal to open closer to the girls house knowing she would need the answers soon.
