"Mum!"
Meggie came crying when she finally saw her beloved mother. Mo hugged his family and is happy that they're all together again. Dustfinger, elara, and Agi, ran at the bailey to see the others and adeon ran towards Agi for a tight hug.
"I'm so glad that you're alright" adeon whispered.
Not for long, Agi started to cry. She knows that this is the moment that adeon and dustfinger would leave. Elara handed the book to mo and mo looked at Adeon curiously.
"Are you sure you want to leave? I mean with Agi being-"
Adeon smirked, "I'm sure. I cannot leave my parents just like that"
Adeon then turned to Agi, tilting her chin, with a smile, "Hey, not because I'm leaving doesn't mean I don't love you anymore"
Agi smiled and nodded. Of course she knows that more than anyone else.
"Besides" adeon added, "You're a siliver tongue. You can read me out anytime or your mom can bring you to inkworld"
Adeon kissed and hugged Agi for the last time and gets ready to be read back. Mo flipped through the pages and took a deep breath before starting.
"That morning" mo started, "Prince Adeon is walking at their castle's hallway on his way to join the king and queen for breakfast"
Agi couldn't hear Mo anymore and her eyes are fixed at adeon's direction. Slowly, she saw adeon fading with a smile and mouthed the words 'I love you'
In an instant, adeon was gone.
It was dustfinger's turn. He hugged mo, Meggie, Farid, and apologized to resa for deceiving her. The last he said goodbye to is to Agi. It was much painful for Agi to say goodbye to the man who showed her that she could love someone.
"And dustfinger…"
As mo read the words, dustfinger gently kissed ago on the forehead until he vanished like adeon. Mo closed the book and handed it to Agi.
"This should be with you" he said.
Back in inkworld, adeon is surprise to find him on the hallway of their castle. Rather than going for breakfast, like what mo read, adeon went out to the garden. It was quiet and he sat alone in the gazebo. He suddenly smiled, remembering the time he spent with agi.
"Excuse me, sire"
Adeon saw Oberon approaching and he smiled, "What is it?"
"Are you alright? Now that Miss Agi---left?"
"Of course I am. She'll be back someday. Come on, get fern ready. I want to roam around town"
Adeon walked along with his royal assistant and friend and talked about the things they would do. In town, Roxanne is in their kitchen when dustfinger came.
"Oh honey, did they leave already?" Roxanne asked.
Dustfinger glumly nodded and walked up the stairs, "I'll just rest for awhile"
When he went inside their room, he took something out of the closet and sat on the bed. He stared at the silk night gown he's holding. It was the night gown Agi was wearing when she got in inkheart; the only thing she left in the book. He hugged its smooth fabric and could smell Agi's sweet scent as if she was just there.
In Italy, everything turned normal, like nothing had happened; there were no shattered glasses, broken chairs and tables and abandoned things. Elinor went out of the secret door up to the kitchen and rejoined her family. She's very happy to see that resa is okay. Roone and Sacha helps Albert out of their hiding place Albert lied down on the sofa and roone calls for an ambulance. Elara sat beside her ex-husband holding his hand.
"Don't worry, everything will be back to normal" elara said.
"You'll come back then?" Albert asked.
Elara was speechless and just kissed his forehead.
Agi is with Sacha in the kitchen and saw their parents.
"We might get our family back together" Sacha pointed out.
Agi smiled at the idea, "Yeah, family"
Two months later…
Albert Izzenhoward finally sold his old mansion in London and bought a new one in Palermo, Italy. Albert and elara ended up together again and moved to their Italian mansion with their two kids. Sacha already graduated from medicine school and started to work at one of the biggest hospitals in Palermo. And for Agi, she starts to learn about her real world; the fashion, food, gadgets, boys, tv shows, and more. Because of her book reading, Agi got in college without finishing elementary and high school. It was like a piece of cake for her to get in. she is taking the course creative writing. No doubt that she's a good writer that her father published her very first novel a month ago. It is about a woman who finds love in a world she never imagined existed. The story is really about Agi and it is a big hit to teens. Agi still sees the folchart; their family became really good friends. Mo, Meggie, and resa permanently lived with elinor along with Farid and Gwinn. Agi would sometimes visit them or they'll be the one visiting or Agi would go to Meggie's school.
This afternoon, Agi just got home from university wearing a blue collared shirt, black jeans, and flats. No in is at home at the moment and she ran up to her room to start on her new novel. She placed her bag and books down on her bed and sat in front of the desk. She opened her laptop and looked at the bottle with a violet rose petal beside and it made her smile. Even if she doesn't see adeon, she feels his presence by looking at it and the letter. Agi got a glimpse of the inkheart book from her desk's shelf and pulled it. As she flipped through the pages, a small piece of paper fell. Agi never opened the inkheart book after mo gave it back to her and never knew that something was in it. She picked it up, unfolded it, and looked at the writing. It wasn't adeon's. She saw the name at the end and gasped.Dustfinger.
Dear Agi,
I'm sure you'll find this someday. I wrote this after you showed us the secret room under your grandfather's house. I was writing this in your room and it's pretty nice here; full of little girl's stuffs. Agi, I'm very happy that I'm the first guy you ever loved. You don't know how flattering that is. Anyways, I'm sure you're thinking why I fell in love with you. Actually, I don't know either. You see how unpredictable love is? It'll just come at the right time and I'm very happy it came to me. I'm still hoping to see you someday. I love you very much.
Dustfinger
Agi placed the letter on her lap and cried. She suddenly missed dustfinger.
That night, Agi locked the door of her room and hurriedly sat back on her bed. On her hands is a small pouch of red sand. It's her mother's and it is used to summon anything the user thinks about. Agi looked at the bottle with a violet petal and giggled.
"Okay, let's try it" Agi said to herself.
She closed her eyes tight and threw a handful of red sand on the floor. Agi opened an eye then the other and looked started. The fire juggler, dustfinger, is the one standing at the foot of her bed, puzzled.
"How come you're here?" Agi asked.
Dustfinger looked at her confused, "Huh?"
"Mom said that if I threw this- magic sand of hers, I should think of the one I should summon. I thought about adeon"
"Maybe you only thought of adeon"
"Huh?"
"Your brain is calling adeon, but your heart isn't calling him. I'm not assuming or anything; I'm just telling you what I feel"
Dustfinger sat beside Agi and tilted her chin, "I missed you"
The words are nice to hear. Agi smiled and hugged him tight. Maybe dustfinger was right, her heart isn't calling adeon, but him.
"What have you been up to?" dustfinger asked.
"Uhm, writing my second novel" Agi said softly.
"Really, what's it about?"
"About this girl, who is picking between two guys who she wants to love more. By the way, mom's magic sand has a time limit"
"Time limit?"
Agi nodded like an innocent girl, "You have until midnight and after that, you'll be back in inkheart. Some kind of Cinderella thing"
Dustfinger slyly grinned at Agi and gently pushed her down on the bed, "Well, I guess I should help you out with your novel and see who the better guy is"
Agi giggled and passionately kissed dustfinger until midnight comes.
Love is such an amazing thing. With love, a person can love as many as he wants. Even the person least expected, could turn someone on. Love is really the most powerful thing on earth. It's like riches but better. In fairy tales, a story wouldn't be complete without the help of magic. But in the real world, love is the closest thing to magic that makes the life a happily ever after.