Chapter 4 Part 1: Lonely
The light of the day only now had begun streaming through the trees surrounding me; my heart was heavy and I longed for my Lance… although I was free and safe I couldn't help but feel unease at this time, I could hear panting and wondered who would be up at this hour- peering from my branch I spotted Jack who seemed to be upset; scaling down I met him halfway through his pace and asked him what was wrong, he didn't seem to notice me but murmured "She's late" his tone was anxious.. Had he too found someone to love? Where was she? What was this girl's name I wondered?
"Who's late?" I pried in an attempt to learn more but it seemed whatever speech had died where It had begun, I had never seen him so nervous- perhaps he feared the king had taken his love like what had happened with Oliver's Alice; if so I would fight tooth and nail to save her from evil's clutches.
I was suddenly aware to the sound of footsteps in my- err Lance's forest… they weren't far apart and seemed to drag a bit, whoever was coming was injured- Badly by the sounds of it, Frowning slightly I took off at my average running speed to expect; all I saw was a Woman with green hair and glasses… She looked to be in bad shape from here- Wait could this be the one Jack loves! With a call I shouted for him.
As he peered from the bushes his body froze for all of Two seconds; then he sprung over to the girl and whisked her into his arms in a comforting embrace… their obvious love for each other made me have to avert my eyes for a moment, watching reunited lovers didn't help the prolonged separated one.
I had been days since I saved Alice, her and Oliver were warming up nicely again… to say I liked it would be a lie; I felt particularly selfish at this time- couldn't say I felt bad and ruin there fun, they needed each other as much as I needed to be alone right now; no amount of newcomers would change that fact- I glanced up at the sky and sighed as Jack scooped her up and took off into the sky to find the tallest tree in the forest, he wanted her to recover and be as safe as possible.
I felt so solemn, 4 days exactly had passed since I saw Lance- loneliness already swirled in my heart; how much longer did I have to wait… 10 more days? There has to be a way to see him more often then a fortnight, I felt I had waited long enough surely- I could hear Jack from above, it seems the was even more worse than I had thought.
He sounded frantic, perhaps she had told them why they had wanted her, he didn't sound too thrilled about it either- I was curious of what he had learnt, I'd ask him later.
I seemed to stand there for hours- there wasn't anything to do… unlike Alice & the girl, I didn't have my Man here with me, I had to be the strongest of all of us… to learn this sword like it was an extra limb- I would find Lance myself if I had too! It was time to figure it all out right?
Chapter 4 Part 2: Illusion
Meiko… Meiko? Meiko! I could hear yelling… it sounded like Lance to me, opening my heavy eyes I stared into the darkness; it was pure emptiness all around me, it reminds me of my heart.
I sat up on the branch panting for breath; it was a surprisingly realistic dream that had left my heart beating like a Jack hammer… Lance had been there in it and I wished he was really here, the Girl- Carly as I had learned had made slow recovery and eventually Jack had told me an odd thing; they had wanted to know if she was pregnant because of Jack's unique DNA they wanted a half breed weapon… they had known of his and Carly's relationship and attempted to exploit their love.
I had felt bad for them, whatever they had done to Carly had slowed down her recovery- even now; with 5 Days left before she could see Lance; the injuries were still bad and I could tell Jack was frightened- of course I had teased them lightly about their Love life I didn't mean it; they weren't that frequent and now that this had happened Carly had mentioned there was no 'Love' life at all… She hadn't been pregnant and that was the only reason she'd been released.
Coughing lightly into my hand I gazed up with a desolate gaze; was this how it felt to be ignored? I would never find my heart if I lost it in the shadows…would Lance be able to look at me if I turned into a Dejected fool, Wonderland had always Misled me; this was just another day on my own after all- but at least it was only 5 Days until I could see they one I loved.
I was simply vexed; would he actually come? What if something bad had happened to him? I mean he had went missing so what if that meant he like the King had been kidnapped… the vagueness of the whole situation was starting to infuriate me, I was 21 years old and I couldn't handle this for long.
I guess I hadn't really grown up at all in Five years, I was still passionately In love and hanging out in a old forest with my friends… the only difference was the dearth of my Cat-man; so odd was it not to have him in his own forest even for almost a Fort-night of me not seeing him here, our last encounter had been a blur of bottled feelings and the 'Love' life Carly and Jack had now limited themselves…it was almost like they didn't even sleep in any trees that were parallel, heck I hadn't seen Jack sleeping for awhile- he always seemed to hover over Carly.
In my daydreams that filled this emptiness; I saw soft blue oceans and coral reefs… Dark blue skies and Bright sun that streamed into the embrace that Lance and I shared in my daydream- but I liked to see it as reality, obviously I wouldn't want to drop this feeling at all… His golden eyes in my mind seemed brilliant as if I had never seen them before in my lifetime.
I let myself fall back to my dreams, another empty day before the storm it seemed- despite the worry for Carly I could rest easy with the images of Lance collected like a blanket around my very soul; it's melancholic sigh almost invisible now... Around my sleeping form the forest was still filled with life and care, it would have been beautiful if I was conscious to see it all come to life now… But I was much more content with Empty dreams of Lance and times we had spent together in the very place that I hid with my friends; this was how I would prolong my life? With an empty dream and a fool's wish- The flutter of Jack's wings drifted slightly into my dreams but soon vanished, had I been awake I would have noticed the frantic pattern to the beats… far too fast for him to be calm.