Disclaimer: I do not own the Avalon: Web of Magic/Quest for Magic series or the song "Ghost Opera", they belong to Rachel Roberts and Kamelot respectively.
Walls so white
When your sorrows have a name
And day is dark as night
There's no remorse and no redemption
Close the door, can you hear the crowd is waiting
For the last encore
Screaming out for my attention
Zach wandered aimlessly around Aldenmor. His shaggy blond hair fell into his crystal blue eyes, and he watched his shoes stepping on the lush green grass.
Shoes Adriane had gotten for him.
"Ugh," The sixteen-year-old muttered, disgusted with himself. Why couldn't he control his magic? Why did they have to be standing so close to each other? Why had he been so angry with her? Why--
He shook his head to clear his thoughts. "I can't think about it," He murmured. He wondered if he should talk to Lorren or Marlin, or even vent to Drake, although he knew the dragon wouldn't know what he was talking about. The dragonrider finally decided that his friend in the Fairy Realms was probably best.
Chanting my name
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra
Like a crescendo of gratitude
This is my song
After leaving Drake in the expert care of the fairimentals, Zach stepped through the mirror in the Garden and crossed over to the Goblin Kingdom. He walked through the courtyard and right up to the enormous castle door, and, undaunted, knocked on the wood. Inside, he heard a flurry of activity and Raelda swung the door open, a huge grin on her pale green face.
"Zach!" She exclaimed. "I'm sorry, but you've missed her. The mages left two hours ago."
A look of confusion spread across his face. "Adriane?" He asked.
Raelda looked equally confused. "Yes... Weren't you here to see her? She was awfully quiet when she and Kara came around."
"Actually, I wanted to talk to Lorren... Adriane and I aren't exactly on speaking terms right now."
"How... Unfortunate," Raelda replied, her smile now faded completely. She called a servant over to fetch Lorren. "Why don't you wait in the parlor?" She suggested. "Lorren will be down in a minute."
Like the dead
I am on the other side
They're howling in my head
There's no remorse and no redemption
Hush, my dear
Let the music fill the night
And soon it's all we hear
Screaming out for my attention
"Yeah, you kind of..." Lorren began.
"I know, I know," He cut the goblin off. "I suck. I know this. But, do you have any idea about how I can make this right?"
"I can only think of the cliche... Go and apologize?"
Zach began to roll his eyes, but caught himself. Too... Adriane-like. "Is that my only option?"
"Seems like it." Lorren grinned. "Be prepared to face the wrath of the warrior. What did she say that made you so mad, anyway?"
The blond shook his head. "Too complicated," He told him, and walked out of the parlor. He thanked the queen and headed back to the mirror that would take him to the Garden again.
Chanting my name
Chanting my name
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra
Like a crescendo of gratitude
Don't wake me until it's over
I, I may be dreaming away
Chanting my name
Chanting my name
Zach sat in Okawa's treehouse, staring into the night. Drake slept at the foot of the tree, an occasional snore escaping him. A cool breeze blew past him, and Zach checked to see if it was Ambia, coming to comfort him, but the wind took no shape. The blond boy sighed as he pondered the day's events, which kept replaying themselves over and over in his head, like a movie (Damn it, he thought, movies are on Earth... With her!).
Zach closed his eyes, exhausted, and lay on one of the blankets on the wooden floor. I'll visit Earth tomorrow, he thought, as he drifted off.
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra
Like a crescendo of gratitude
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra
Like a crescendo of gratitude
I am SO sorry these last few chapters have been a bit late... Thursdays have just gotten to be really busy for me. Ah well, next week I have a surprise, so keep reading!