Faith of the Heart

A/N Here's the next chapter.

Thanks to Seeker of the Heart for reviewing and Brianna is very cute.

I hope people enjoy this.

Cedric was angry that he'd failed but he remembered what Phobos had told him before leaving for Heatherfield.

"Return with the Heart of Meridian or don't return until you do." he'd heard him say.

"Don't worry Your Highness, I will not fail you.

You will have the Heart of Meridian as requested." he hissed in human form.

He returned to his book shop where he'd hidden in when Phobos had wanted the Light of Meridian.

Later that night after they'd put Brianna to bed, Matt noticed worry in Will's eyes but had a feeling it was to do with Cedric showing up at their daughter's school and trying to take the Heart of Meridian from her but saw his wife drinking black coffee as she was thinking of a way to tell Brianna the truth about herself ana about Meridian without scaring her or making her feel afraid to live in Heatherfield but would feel better if Brianna did know why Cedric had shown up at her school.

For a long while now Will had always told her bedtime stories about Meridian and the Guardians of the Veil along with Candracar but never felt the need to tell her that she had the Heart of Meridian inside her or that Phobos would be after her.

Matt was about to speak when a portal appeared and was about to transform into Shagon but Will stopped him seeing it was Vathek.

"It's good to see you both....... since Brianna was an infant.

Is she okay?

The other Guardians and Caleb told me what that monster Cedric tried to do." he said keeping his temper in check.

"Why're you here?

It's to do with Brianna, right?" Will said as the ogre nodded.

"She needs to know...... about herself and that she is the Keeper of the Heart of Meridian.

If she doesn't, then the next time could be worse." he answered as Matt agreed.

But they'd no idea Brianna was listening but wasn't understanding.

She'd been very curious about Meridian after Cedric showing up at her school and seeing the Guardians of the Veil destroying him.

She was very confused but hoped Will would explain.

Vathek had decided to wait until morning before explaining to Brianna along with Will and Matt because they knew she wouldn't fully grasp the situation yet being five years old.

They hoped that Cedric would stay away from Brianna for a while but had a feeling he wouldn't.

In Candracar the Oracle along with Yan Lin had been watching Heatherfield but Luba wasn't sure about Brianna being the Keeper of the Heart of Meridian but knew it wasn't her choice but Fate's choice to make Vathek's daughter this and give her a destiny like the Guardians of the Veil but the Oracle along with Yan Lin had faith that the youngster would be able to do this with help from the Guardians of the Veil.

"I hope Vathek's child understands the sertousness of the situation but I know she can do this.

Luba and the others never fully believed the Guardians could do their job until they defeated Phobos and returned Princess Elyon to Meridian." the Oracle mused as he watched day break over Heatherfield........

Will was nervous the next morning and hadn't slept very well because of her worry and nightmares about Brianna in danger but Matt understood her concern along with Vathek but heard Brianna getting dressed.

"Maybe you should hide until we begin to explain to her." Matt said to Vathek.

The ogre nodded as he became invisible for the moment but hoped Brianna would understand what Will and Matt were about to tell her as he sat on the couch in the kitchen but smiled seeing his daughter come our in a dress.

"What's wrong Mommy?

Is it about yesterday?" Brianna said with eyes full of innocence.

Will sighed before going on.

"Yes it is to do with that and about Meridian.

There's something your father and I haven't told you." Will began.

But Brianna looked confused as she began to explain........

Brianna seemed to understand what Will had told her but was still very confused but the Keeper of the Heart of Candracar understood but had a feeling this would happen when she and Matt did explain to Brianna about herself and that she was meant to protect powers and the Heart of Meridian which Fate had endowed to her as a baby but she was more stunned looking at her true Meridian self in the mirror.

Vathek couldn't help but suppress a laugh at his young daughter but knew it would take a while to adjust to all this but knew she would once it all made sense but the five year old pouted when Will had told her to become human again to take her to school.

"But I like being like this!" Brianna said as Vathek and Matt laughed.

"I know you like being your Meridian self but if you show up at school like this, they won't understand." Will told her.

Matt watched as they left but hoped Phobos wouldn't try to pull anything.

But Vathek understood as he transformed into a human and would make sure Brianna was safe from Phobos and Cedric but knew she'd be okay.

Cedric was angry as he saw Vathek pass by the book store and knew there wasn't a hope of getting the Heart of Meridian with him around but would wait for a chance to get it from Brianna somehow.......

But later when Will picked Brianna up from kindergarten, she was very quiet.

The teacher had told her that some of the kids were a little mean to her and saying that she'd brought Cedric to school but the Keeper of the Heart of Candracar knew that wasn't true but knew humans wouldn't understand.

But she needed to talk to Brianna more about being the Keeper of the Heart of Meridian but needed to go to Candracar to talk to the Oracle.

She left Brianna at the Silver Dragon because Hay Lin was watching her for Will while she was in Candracar with the others but noticed the girl was quiet while having milk and cookies.

"Hay Lin did anybody think you were weird when you were little?" Brianna asked softly.

The Guardian of Air was surprised by that question.

"Why did you ask me that?" she said softly adjusting her goggles.

"The other kids in class were being mean to me and said I made Cedric appear at school but I didn't.

They run away from me and try to take my toys." the young ogre girl told her.

Hay Lin nodded understandingly.

"You shouldn't listen to them Brianna.

They didn't understand that I liked to wear goggles on my head.

But I'm sure you'll find friends." she reassured her........