Summary: Lizyel (Lizzy) is a fantastic streamer that hides her face, but her voice charms everyone who hears her. Pemdarcy (Darcy) is the best author that publishes a lot of stories but he is really private and nobody knows really who he is. Both love what the other is doing, but what happens when they really meet and secrets of more than one generation came between them? UA. Modern. Darcy/Lizzy. (There is magic and secrets in this universe)

Characters: Darcy/Lizzy, Jane/Bingley, Mr/Mrs. Bennet, Uncle/Aunt Gardiner

Backstory 1 Characters: Uncle Gardiner, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet, Grandfather Gardiner, Aunt Gardiner, Collins Senior, OCs

Backstory 2 Characters: Mr. Wickham, Georgiana Darcy, Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Darcy Senior

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Friendship

Rating: K

Chronology: (C is for Chapter)

- 5 years ago: Ed and Mina met. Ed loses all his previous identity and memories.
- 3 years ago: Jane quits her family to study art abroad. Never went back since (switch studies for Management and Economy since never explained why)
- Between 3 years and now: Jane meets Mina / Mina take Jane as a protege.
- ? months ago: Something happens with "Collins" and Lizzy flees and comes to live with Jane.
- 2 months ago: Georgiana disappears
- C1: Tuesday: Lizzy streams.
- C2: Thursday: Darcy publish chapter 51
- C3: Saturday: Lizzy streams, and speaks quickly about a "double death" in her family. Lizzy meets Mina and Ed.

Author note: English is still not my language.

Have you seen the chronology? I hope to clarify the timeline. (I do have a lot more complex version of this one in my notebook that I took great care of writing to make sure I had the mobile for the bad actions of the bad guys. I'm happy with what I have for now.)
If you think something ought to be there, tell me, and if it is interesting I will add it as "community guess", at the beginning of the next chapter.

(There is a lot more than could be written, but I don't want you to have it too easy ^^)

Happy reading!


Chapter 4 Chapter: Edelweiss Ch52 by Pemdarcy

My mobile rings, it's time I publish the next chapter.

It wouldn't do to not be on time, even if I don't have time to get around and catch my breath since Friday. A lead! Finally, a lead. Those despicable human beings won't ever see what is coming on them. I sigh and publish the prepared chapter 52, or more exactly, the previous chapter 51, where we follow another side of the story with a new character that I hope will create some empathy in my readers. Not that they know what the future will hold. I do, and it's so extra-satisfying. For some reason, when I listened to Lizyel sharing that she followed my stories, I wanted to give her a nice something. I didn't have time to listen to her since. Did she read the previous chapter? Is she waiting for it impatiently? How did she react to my note for her?

These would need to wait, and I push the publish button without another thought about it, while still looking at the map sprawl around me. So that is the name where the hunt begins: Lucacity. I need to keep looking, there is very little chance that's the main den is actually here. Just the last place where Reynolds spotted my sister on the city surveillance cameras. The name ring a bell, so I skim through my contacts. Mina, that's where Mina lives. The last time I spoke to her was like... Oh, I remember, just before Dad died. She needed help with a new changeling. Dad was already very sick at the time, and I was so worried I don't even remember if she had been able to save and free him. It would be good to see her again after all these years, once I have secured my sister, that is.

Dan is always really happy to help me. Even if it is just delivering me to the airport, so I can fly to my next destination. Four hours of travel later, Dan picks up my travel case and guides both of us to the rental car.

"It's not secure enough." I frown while getting inside. Dan just replies with a bow, "Yes, but that's the best Reynolds could come in such short notice, Sir. I'll update as soon as I can. Do you think our time here will be very long?"

I sigh. The truth is that I have no idea. "Let's assume it will be for some duration. I do have some friends living here. Once my business is resolved, I could have some holidays time. It would be something I could be grateful for." Dan, ever the professional just nods and says nothing more while driving me to my hotel suite. Here again, I'm unsatisfied with the protections. That's the malediction of being a magical Darcy, I suppose. If only Georgiana could also have this gift... I wouldn't be there in the first place.

I send a terse message to Mina. "Do you want to chat? I'm in Lucacity for business. I think I will stay here for several days. Wants to hang out and remembering the good old time? D." I don't expect an answer very soon, it's a long time I didn't see her, and I ponder that she may have changed since our childhood and teenage years. So I'm really surprised when less than an hour later, as I go out to see the neighbouring where my sister was spotted, to receive her answer "I'm good, thanks for asking. You should totally join us at one point this week. Would Tuesday evening work? Just you and me and Edwin (my one). See you. M." I stop just one second to send the acknowledgement before going on with the mission and my actual reason to be here.

I can feel it as soon as I turn up in the right alley. His smell. The moulding in the air he breathed. And also the sweet smell of my dear baby sister. I wasn't doubting that he was behind the disappearance, but to have the proof doesn't feel good. I hope for so long that I was wrong.

Blast you, Wickham! My little sister did nothing against you, she's innocent and pure, and my everything! I can't live knowing you are using your vile art to... to... to have her reduce in your power. I feel my rage ready to overturn me at every step I'm walking. I can feel the web of deception of that snake-man, but nothing underneath. First, he killed Mum in her "accident" then he poisoned Dad, and now... Does he also want to ruin my sister? Of course, he wants to ruin her. I love her, so in his broken mind and soul, she's the next logical step as he wants to break me.

You can't grow up around my Matlock's cousins without taking a few of their powers. There is nobody alive in the alley anymore, of that I'm sure. And it worries me. As well as the tingling sensation, I didn't get since that freaking accident. I need to get out of here really, REALLY, quickly. I run to the nearest big avenue. Behind me, I feel the rush of really hot air, rancid, and scorchingly hot. One second later, I'm breathing in a glowing bubble that helps a bit with the flying debris but not so much with the heat. I stay down, in a fetal position, trying to protect my vital organs.

A trap. It was just an immense trap. Is Georgiana even still alive? I have to believe it. She was not in the alley anymore. It was just a loose end lead. Just something to have me at a specific part of the city. I'm just glad that nobody was alive around me. I wouldn't stand being responsible for another death at the hand of my breastfed brother.

When the explosion calms itself, I just take deep breaths, trying to settle my heart which is still running very wild. When I feel confident that I can walk on my two legs and leave that despairing street, I sense several people rushing to me.

Ah, great, the officials arrive. That's the last thing I want. Where is Mina when I need her? As if I could summon her, I recognize she is one of the first to run in my direction.

"Fi... Fitzwilliam! Thanks, you're still alive." She stops running to run a quick scan on me. "Several burning. Why did you go there, Will? Did you want to die and become just ashes? Did you ever thought of your sister?" I refute her claim and go toward her on my wobbling legs. Something is wrong. "This site is advertised at least since a week that it will be destroyed. What were you doing here?" I don't answer, my tongue and my mouth are extra dry. I look around me, and clear enough, the deceptive web dissolve and I can see all the signpost requesting everyone to be far away from the alley.

He ... he tried to kill me by hiding the important notice of explosion. I'm in shock. I can't answer or process anything more.

I just hear Mina saying she'll make sure I'm okay. Yeah, I have all my trust in Mina. She knows Wickham. I can just stutter: "It's him. Wickham." She takes my hand and stabilizes me, "I know that only that beast can have the upper hand with you. Don't worry. He won't try again so soon. Rest, Will. I'm taking care of you."

I can feel her stifling a laugh, and I just manage to scorn her. It mustn't be very impressive, she just laughs and explains, "Look at you and me, Fitzwilliam. For once I can protect the protector. Isn't it funny?"

My last thought is that Mina's humour is even worst than before.


Soooo? Verdict? I'm thinking we will need that chronology to keep track of everything, and you can contribute if you have some theories, or some elements you think are important for the story to keep track of.

You are all aware of what I'm preparing for, right? You do know what will happen in the next chapters? Who will be in the greatest foul mood and what it will impact and who they will meet? I'm thinking all of you can imagine what will happen next, and I'm just hoping my writing skills will be enough for your expectation!

Thanks to the new follow/favorite: lilhi, BillR

Thanks for the reviews: Colleen S

Colleen S: I don't know that composer/singer. I found an Irish band named Six but I don't think they ever had wigs, a musical, a French group of the first half of the XX. So not sure what was the reference. FFnet will not let it have a link, could you perhaps add more descriptive? I'm really curious! And thank you a lot for your review!