Love Conquers All!
By: Katie-lee Brady
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING! The only thing I own is the story line, but the characters were used, which I totally don't own. I also don't own the story lines of X-Men 2, and some season of Alias… but there is a few characters made up… very original :)
Chapter 20: Past, Present, Future, Life
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Previously On: Love Conquers All! – Everything is changing. The relationships between the vampires are growing stronger.
Serenity has leant more about the past? Future? Wherever she is. But can she glue all the pieces together to save herself from a life of confusion, and finally rest in peace? But where she is now... something is calling to her... can she make sense out of it?
Endymion on the other hand, has finally realised his position in the future, and what is expected of him. But what will the future hold? Trista already knows... Rei and every other seer can no longer see in to the future... what could be happening?
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'But... what could be calling me here?' Serenity thought as she let the mysterious force pull her.
Before she knew it, she was standing in front of a closed door that held the room she spent many mornings in thinking about Endymion and her life. What has happened, what was going to happen... everything!
It brought back so many memories. Good, bad, everything of her former lives. She would always visit her study in the morning when everyone was a sleep because it was quiet and the sun always brightened and lifted her spirits. But what was she doing here now? The whole place looked as if it were deserted. Like no one had lived there for ages!
Slowly she held out her arm and reached the door handle. 'It's freezing cold,' Serenity noticed as she turned it. When the latched rounded and the door was free, she pushed it open and stood there, waiting for something to come at her. But nothing did. She then took a step into the threshold and turned her head to the right towards the desk and window to get the biggest surprise.
Serenity stood there with her mouth agape. Eyes wide... breathe lost.
"Hmm...," said a warm humble, feminine voice, "It's so good to see you," she smiled at Serenity, "But I was expecting you sooner."
Serenity blinked her eyes a few time to make sure she wasn't seeing anything, but the figure still stayed there, smiling at her. "Tri... Trista?" Serenity croaked. She was standing behind the desk in front of the window. She had her usual light violet suit of with her dark green hair tired up.
"Yes," her smile disappeared as she went serious, "do not act surprised, you were expecting me," her smile reappeared.
"I was?" serenity tried to think, but everything was so weird, so lost. She did not understand anything... and seeing Trista here... was Endymion still around?
Trista looked down, motioning with her hand at the desk in front of her. More importantly, the pieces of paper that were on the desk. They were lightly dusted... like everything else in the room.
Serenity followed her eyes and hand to the papers, "what is it?"
"You do not recognise your own letter," Trista raised a brow, "have a look," she smiled and took a step back.
Serenity hastily made her way towards the desk and picked up the pieces if paper. The first two was the letter she wrote to Endymion. The third was Trista's to Endymion. 'They are still here?' Serenity thought as she put the letters back on the desk, but noticed that underneath the letters, where the spot that wasn't dusted was, was her journal. Serenity quickly looked at Trista, who was staring out of the window, and back to the book. She picked it up and flipped through it.
As she did, she read quick pieces of her entries. Dating back to when she first met Endymion, when he brought her to the mansion the first time round. Then the second time when he found her again. She kept going until she found the entries that were in frantic writing. Half of it didn't make sense. But as she thought about it, those particular entries were when she first started to lose her mind. When she learnt she would die... when she looked into the future and found it held no room for her...But it all came back to her... everything. What she was looking for... why she was here... why Trista was there.
"So... It has come to this, huh?" She spoke more confidently as she placed the book back down on the desk on top of the letters.
"Yes," Trista said turning to Serenity; her face turning more serious.
"And does he know... or did you remove and place my journal here?"
"He did... and he read every last entry."
Serenity lowered her gaze, "is that so..." she said to herself out loud. "So how did you get here?" she looked back at Trista.
Trista smiled, "I am in the future... But you are caught in a rift between this future, and the past," she said slowly, staring Serenity in the eyes.
"And this is the part where I must find my way... make sense of this whole situation before I can rest in peace," she raised her brow to Trista.
"Don't look at me like that," Trista laughed softly.
"I know," Serenity whined, "But I just thought I would have had a more eventful and fulfilling life. You know..."
"Hmm... But you have lived twice... that's more than most," Trista added.
"Yes, I suppose."
"Sorry Serenity, but the past is coming back again, and I can no longer stay here... maybe one day we will meet again?"
"And I'll welcome you at the gates with a warm smile. Friend," Serenity said as she witnessed Trista disappears.
"Yes, Friend..." she heard Trista say as she disappeared into the air.
Serenity stared where Trista once was. Sighing, she took a seat in front of the desk and picked up her journal. Laying back into the chair, she closed her eyes and let her tears flow down her face; dropping onto the book with little splashes.
"I'm so sorry... I could not love you like you wanted me to... nor will I ever be the one to make you happy and fulfil your dream! But knowing you will live a long happy life is good enough for me. Knowing what the future has for you... a wife named Serena... two children of which you named after us... And even though you changed your name, and sold our house, and relocated your mansion... your clan... leaving every bit of memory of me... I know you will always remember me, and will always have that place for me in your heart," Serenity said holding her journal closer to her chest, "I will always love you. And hope we shall meet again! I will welcome you with open arms when your boat arrives."
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It felt like hours since he had entered the library, but it was what he found that held his attention from little things like time.
He had found Serenity's journal. When he first entered the library he went straight to the section where Serenity spent most of her time and started to tear down the shelves with his hands, but as he did, he came across her journal. Bounded in black leather with Serenity's name written in curly cursive writing.
As soon as he found it, he found himself a chair placed him there as he started to flick through the pages. But he held his attention the pages that were tear stained. They were entries about the future. And what her future held for her, and well as for him and his people. But as he read on, none of it made sense... if was like gibberish. It even held what was going to happen. How everything would change... but little details were gone... but as he read, he remembered what Trista had said about her being able to see the real future, but unable to actually say it. It was like what he was reading here... a small bit of information, but it left many questions about itself.
"Serenity," Endymion breathed as she closed the book the stood, holding it close to his body. "What were you think? What is it you are trying to say?" he sighed.
Quickly, he flipped through eh book once again and stopped at a single page that was close to the back. It got his attention because it was short, and written in her small cursive handwriting.
Endymion, please place me somewhere where you can find me in another hundred years! Then on this day, 100 years from now, at sunset, come for me...
Automatically Endymion dropped the book and stared at it. He couldn't breathe... was the book talking to him? 'Place me', it had said... or was it Serenity's way of thinking?
But as he thought of what to do, someone ran into the library, "Endymion!?"
Endymion turned to the person, "Andrew? What is it?"
"Outside... you have to come!" Andrew rushed as he pointed.
"Yes, I'll be right there," Endymion said. "Now leave."
Andrew quickly nodded and left.
"I have the perfect place for you," Endymion turned to the book. Picking it up as he returned to Serenity's personal office.
As he placed the book down on the middle of the desk, he gathered up the letters and looked at them one final moment. 'What is it?' he kept asking himself. 'What am I suppose to learn here?'
Deciding against his better judgement to burn the letters, he placed them atop of the journal and stared. "I'll see you in 100 years."
He then let the breath he was holding out and turned towards the door. Pausing, he looked at the table besides the door and grabbed the key that was there. He then closed the door and used the key to lock it. Praying until now and 100 years that no one will go into the room.
Suddenly there was a huge crashing noise; like thunder a hundred times louder. It then made him remember Andrew telling him to go outside. 'What was outside?' He thought himself.
The thunder happened again. He then rushed down the hallways and rooms til he was outside in one the court yards. He rushed over to his generals and stood still as shock set in.
He stood there with his mouth agape. "Arr..." he tried to say, but his focus was caught by the sky. It was suppose to be close to midnight... and yet the sky was bright. He could only image this was like day... but the sky was always suppose to be blue? Right? But it was white! Pearly white that was bright. And when the thunder sound came, it was like gold worries fighting amongst themselves in the sky, sending clashing noises down when their swords blade met against another.
"We do not know Endymion... but it's been like this for awhile now," he heard Lita say behind him.
"Uh-huh... and what is the final decision?" he managed to speak, but turned his head towards where Lita's voice was, but held his eyes at the sky.
"It's just a sign, Endymion," He heard Rei to the other side of him, "its beginning. It's close now."
"Rei..." he finally took his eyes from the sky, "what is going to happen?' his voice held curiosity, like he knew what her answer would be, but still interested in what she said.
Rei raised a brow, "I can no longer see," she lowered her head, "I'm sorry I can be of no further assistance."
Endymion lightly chuckled. "Rei, do not fear," he gave her a light smile, "I believe you shall be one of the few who will be gifted in our new future, just have faith." He then looked back at the sky.
"Endymion," Rei breathed, "thank-you." She then turned her attention to the sky.
"So, what do you think?" Andrew then said as Endymion felt his presence come closer to his own.
"The worst," he turned towards Andrew, "But only time will tell, and I believe our future will be very generous towards us."
"You speak in riddles," Andrew scoffed, "Since when has this world been nice to our kind?" It was meant as a rhetorical question.
"Then at least believe me when I say everything will be better," Endymion said seriously, "I may not have proof, but I am sure that our future will be bright. And our kind will be more accepted here."
"Well, we'll see in the future, huh?" Andrew then looked at the sky.
"Hmm," Endymion followed Andrews gaze to the sky.
"Hey, is anyone else feeling tired? Or have that pain staking painful pain in their chest?" Chad asked loudly to everyone.
"Yeah, I hear you... but what is it?" Ken replied.
"Well," Greg started, "it defies all odds, that's what I know."
"Is it me... or is everything turning darker?" Ami came into the scene.
"Definitely getting darker," Mina announced, "Really, really dark, by the second."
Then everything went black. Nothing could be seen. 'Is this what she meant by everything will turn black... before light can show true humanity and the path towards their new destinies?' Endymion thought to himself.
As he stood in his spot, he felt his fellow friends and people's life forces disappear. "Hello," he nearly shouted. But no response. And there was no one around. He knew Greg was standing pretty close to him, so he flung out his arm, expecting to hit him, but there was nothing but open space. 'What the?' he thought. He tried to look around the space, but he could not see anything. It was just pure darkness. He felt awfully tired, but his body was having an adrenalin rush, and he was feeling cold, but felt as though he was sweating.
Was this his time? Was he meant to do something? Why was he feeling so excited like something was going to happen? Was it Serenity?
'Maybe I am supposed to understand my situation, and accept what is going to happen?' Endymion thought to himself. 'Maybe I need to refocus my thought on things at hand instead of my past... I need to think of the future, for I will be the only head
here. Which Means my mansion will no long be large enough... What will the future hold?—' But Endymion was forced to stop thinking when he felt his body go limp, and suddenly his mind went black.
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As the tears came down Serenity's face, she felt herself getting lighter. Her mind was unable to hold a single thought for long. Her tears were subsiding, but her heart still felt like it was being ripped open by a toothpick. Her whole body begun to ache, and her surroundings slowly faded away.
'Is this what it feels like to die?' she thought to herself. 'My whole body aches. I can hardly think...' she felt her breath getting short. She gasped, 'so close... remember me world. Remember me Endymion... and please,' she gasped again, 'Please come in a hundred years!' finally she felt her consciousness to her pain fade. Her mind went blank and her final tear left her face and the loud sound of it splashing on the book was heard as she lost all consciousness.
The book dropped and remained on the chair that Serenity was seated upon. Her tears marking her emotions, staining the leather like acid. Never to be washed away. Never to be forgotten... the sadness that passed at that moment... the emotion the book held... everything changed.
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Slowly, as consciousness came back to Endymion, he found himself lying on the ground in the courtyard. He couldn't see properly. Everything still seemed too bright. But he could now feel his fellow people around him. Their life forces still strong with life.
As he continued to blink for sight, he realised he was seeing just fine.
"Wha-?" he nearly shouted as he sat straight up. The sky was blue with white clouds, the birds were chirping and he was sitting under the sun in the middle of the day.
"What's going on," he heard many other say as they came to. There was also, "Oh my goodness's," and, "we're going to die!" but they were all out in the sun.
"We better get inside," Ami's small voice broke through the silence of the moment, "Even though the sun is not killing us instantaneously, I am getting hot..." she said as she got up from the ground.
"We can see the sun again," Chad spoke, his voice held strong and cheerful. "I thought I would never see it again!"
"And we have some resistance to it," Mina added, "but Ami's right, I am getting hot."
"Yes," Endymion spoke slowly, "EVERYONE INSIDE," he shouted as he too got up from the ground and headed towards the mansion.
'So this is what they meant by everything will change, and things will be different...' Endymion thought as he looked at his friends.
"So what does this all mean?" Mina said amongst them all. "I mean... wow... we can finally see and feel the sun," she breathed. Her eyes glazed with the sweetness of the sensation. For it had been so long since she was last subjected to the light.
"I dunno," Andrew said moving towards her, "But I like it..." he smiled, resting his head on Mina's shoulder.
"A wonderful way to start this new life," Chad grinned.
"This is such a beautiful sight," Ami sighed, "to think I had nearly forgotten what the sun looked like," she laughed to herself.
"Yeah," they all moan together.
"Well, we have an entire lifetime to appreciate it," Endymion's voice cut in, "So let's get to work."
Everyone then turned to him, "HUH?"
"You want us to get to work?" Lita asked shocked.
"On what?!?!" Rei nearly shrieked.
"Well, there's the small matter of finding a new home for us all... plus we need to establish ourselves..." Endymion shook his head, "So many things to do!"
"Why do we need a new home? This is just fine?" Greg asked.
"What are you hiding?" Rei stepped closer to him, "What is it?"
"He is the leader of us all," An unknown voice came from behind them.
They all turned and saw Trista's company standing at the doorway. Amara, Michelle, Hotaru, Akemi and Kurenai.
"Where is Trista?" Ami asked.
"And what do you mean the leader of us all?" Ken mysteriously appeared.
"Trista has stepped down from her place in power and placed all vampire power in Endymion's care," Amara started.
"For she has left us," Michele finished, "We will all now look up to Endymion for guidance. He is the only leader left here that is old enough, powerful enough, and wise enough to look after us all."
"This is why we are here," Akemi stepped forward, "to pledge our allegiance to you."
"And we wish to be given a place along you side to protect our fellow vampires," Hotaru said.
"Yes," Endymion held up his hand to pause them, "I understand, and I agree. You will all keep your former positions, and will be the ambassadors for your clan. This way the transaction by forming together will be smooth," the then looked up for a moment, "It is a start, but for now, things will stay this way until I have everything set up."
"Thank-you," They all said as they bowed in respect for Endymion.
"I believe Trista chose right to leave everything in your hands. You will be an almightily leader, and we shall follow you with open arms," Michelle said as they left.
"Hmm," Rei started, "That answered a lot!"
"Wanna fill us in a little bit?" Lita said.
"Hmm... maybe later, but for now, I have some business top attend to. Maybe over dinner my friends..." Endymion spoke as he started to walk away from them.
"What do you mean later? We want to know NOW!" Rei and Lita shouted.
Endymion paused and turned towards them, "Dinner then. I shall expect you all for dinner, and I shall tell you everything," he smiled, then walked away.
The rest just looked at each other. It was going to be a long day until night, and dinner was going to be interesting.
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The rest of the day went by like a blur. Everyone was enjoying the sight and feeling of the sun.
Come dinner, all of Endymion's friends; Andrew, Mina, Ken, Lita, Greg, Ami, Chad and Rei, Accompanied Endymion and shared in his story of the past few weeks. Plus everything that was going to happen.
They all agreed to help him make their future better, and be there for one another.
But what is it that Endymion plans in their future?
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Chapter started: 8th March 2008
Chapter finished on: 15th March 2008
Sorry been a while, lol, I have been SOOO terribly busy with school, lol.
But stay tuned for the last chapter! I swear it's a good one! You'll love it. I have already planned it out, and started it... hehe... :P
Katie-Lee :)