So far, so good...
It might end up being 15 chapters like the others... I guess it's a conscience thing...
Oh and NoOneXII... yeah... chained to a wall... no... can't go to crazy you know *brick'd*
So let's keep going!
Terra and Ven decided to stay with the girls that night. Of course, Iris didn't mind but Surane was worried. What if Xemnas came to check on them secretly tonight? You could never be too careful. The fear stayed with her for awhile. Terra took her for a walk around the lake while Ven stayed with the other girls. The prince brought along the sleeping bags in case he and Surane wanted to spend the night alone.
"Surane, how can we break this curse?" was his first question.
"Well, you must kiss me..." she responded.
The prince immediately planted his lips on her soft pink ones. She kissed back with all her might, loving the passionate sparks between them. They pulled away after a full minute.
"How's that?" he smirked.
"Perfect... but, you also have to prove your love-" she started.
Terra then held his arms around her and kissed her forehead. Surane smiled and laid her head on his chest. They were both thinking the same thing, but Surane didn't let him continue.
"I meant prove your love to the world." she finished.
His arms didn't move away. She looked up at him with an innocent smile on her face. Terra melted at her smile, paired with the ebony eyes that held the dust of the stars. He could stare at them all night long.
"I want to start with you. You are my world." he whispered.
Surane smiled brightly at him. She felt the same exact way about him. If only they could be like this forever. Terra rolled out the sleeping bags and had them put close together as possible. Fireflies sprang up from the grass and illuminated around them. Surane giggled as they tickled her skin.
"Want to join me?" Terra asked her, now sitting on the ground.
She nodded meekly and went over to him. Kneeling down to his level, Terra took her hand and put a beautiful silver ring in the palm. Surane's eyes grew big and filled with tears of joy.
"This might go without saying, but will you marry me?" he asked.
"Of course..." she said inaudibly.
Terra captured her lips in passion again. Surane pulled him closer and let him lay down on top of her. The fireflies dispersed and left the lovers by themselves.
At dawn, Surane immediately woke up. She felt the moon starting to go down in the horizon and woke Terra up. They were both naked in the sleeping bags.
"Terra..." she whispered, nudging his shoulder.
"Huh? Wha...?" Terra started waking up.
Surane started putting her clothes back on, so when she did transform back into a human the next night, she would be fully dressed.
"I'm changing back now..." she said, heading for the lake.
Terra sat up started putting his clothes on too. Before Surane touched the lake, he pulled her back into his arms and kissed her one more time.
"Terra... the moon..." she said inbetween breathes.
"Surane, my parents are throwing a ball tonight. All the world is invited. I'll try to make it last the entire night just so you can get there. When you do, I'll make a vow of everlasting love. Will that break the spell?" he said quickly.
"Maybe, I hope. Terra, the moon is almost set..."
The prince kissed her one more time and let her go to the water. The moment Surane's shoe touched the blue water, the magic transformed her back into the flying creature. Terra got the sleeping bags packed and they both went back to the others. The sun had completely risen in the sky by now.
"So, how'd it go?" Ven asked.
Terra smirked and tossed him a sleeping bag.
"How do you think it went?" he said.
Both boys went to their horses and packed up their stuff. Surane flew over to Iris, Aqua and Kairi, feeling blissful regardless of her form.
"I take it, that everything went smoothly?" Iris teased.
The wyvern blushed and sat next to the girls. Ven and Terra climbed on their horses and looked back at all of girls. Surane nodded to them and Terra nodded back. Iris blew a kiss to Ven and he caught it in mid-air and kissed it. The boys rode back into the forest. Once they were out of sight, Xemnas came out from behind the girls.
"Greetings, ladies." he smiled.
All four creatures jumped out of fright and huddled together defensively. Xemnas laughed and forced Surane away from the girls. Larxene came out of nowhere and bagged the three girls, tying the bag tightly for good measure.
"Princess, I would love to talk to you about something." Xemnas continued.
At that moment, he waved his hand and Surane returned back into a human. She gasped at the sudden transformation and remembered the engagement ring Terra gave her. The left hand was hidden behind her back before the sorcerer could notice.
"I couldn't help but take a nice moonlight walk after the small explosions from inside the castle. I wanted to check on my precious fiance and be sure what ever was out here didn't thwart my marriage."
Surane swallowed loud and clear. Her fear from last night was confirmed and she knew it. Xemnas walked closer to her.
"What I saw definetely thwarted the marriage plan. You, Princess, were cheating on me with your first love. And from the look of it, both of you were feeling the romance last night and had to fufill it. Isn't that right?" He continued, growing angrier.
"I love Terra, and he loves me. He's going to break the curse and this kingdom can be rid of you forever!" Surane yelled at him.
Xemnas clicked his tongue. There was a flaw in their little plan, and he didn't have to do a thing! A smile broke out over his face.
"There's just one little problem, Princess. Last night was a cresent moon. Tonight there is no moon, no reflection will show on the lake. You won't transform back into a human till tomorrow night."
Surane lowered her head, hiding the tears crawling down her face. How could she forget about new moons? There was no way to get to Terra as a human now. Xemnas came forward and stole her left hand. She struggled against his grip and he squeezed her arm furiously. Xemnas took the engagement ring off her ring finger and put it in his pocket.
"So sorry about you're bad luck, Princess. And to make matters worse for you, I'll be making a small trip there myself with the lovely Larxene. Of course she will look exactly like you, so you are as good as dead."
"What?" Surane asked, horrified.
"Oh yes, the last part of the curse. If you're true love make a vow to the wrong woman, then you will die. If you behave until then, I can arrange for you two to meet one last time, in your final moments. It sucks being the good guy, doesn't it?" Xemnas laughed.
The tears poured out of Surane's eyes at an astonishing rate. Tonight would literally be her last night alive. Terra would probably never know that he killed her in the end. Nothing could be done now.
"Just to make sure you don't try anything..." Xemnas mused.
In a split second, Surane was back to being a wyvern. She tried to get up and fly away, but suddenly, a ball and chain attached to her foot and held her to the ground. The iron ball was enchanted to weigh a ton so she couldn't move it, much less fly away with it.
"Enjoy your last day, your highness." Xemnas said with a horror tone.
Larxene released the creatures from the bag and joined her master.
"Can we hurry this up? I wanna snag a prince!" she complained.
"Patience, my dear. We will all get what's coming in the end."
The two evil-doers went back inside the castle. Xemnas was feeling extremely happy at the moment. He even felt like singing a song. In fact, one was coming up and it was all his.
"Gosh, it's such a hoot to see them quaking. When I'm king they'll treat me with respect. And I can't wait to see their poor hearts breaking, so much for politically correct..." he sang.
With his magic, the entire castle became elaborately decorated and numerous party people appeared. Xemnas laughed and continued singing.
"Up 'til now I've pulled my punches. I intend to eat their lunches. No more Mr. Nice Guy, not for me!"
Larxene was pulling small pranks on people while Xemnas was full out pulling embarassing stunts, such as buckets of water spilling over the ladies' dresses and pies in the faces of the noblemen. Since these people were just imitations, they did nothing to stop the evil villians. All they could do was react.
"If you think that I'm hard-hearted, well let me by, I just got started! No more Mr. Nice Guy, no siree! Soon as my magic has zinged them, I'll gain control of the kingdom! As for Surane, well that's tragic... 'Cuz I'm going back to that old black magic! " he continued singing.
Using his magic again, his black cloak transformed into a robe of red velvet fit for a king. A mighty crown appeared on his head. Larxene watched him mess with a dancing couple by shooting fake arrows at their feet.
"Good behaviour is so much duller. Time to show my one true colour. Baby, Mr. Nice Guy's history! Vengeance is what I believe in. I don't get mad, I get even! Surane can't get to the ball because I won't bring her. So I'll zap up a date who's a real dead ringer!"
After singing that, Larxene turned into Surane. Every detail about her was picture perfect. The real difference would be the clothing. The fake Surane was wearing a long floor length red and black gown adorned with red roses that were disguised hypnosis lillies. If it worked on the real Surane, why not Terra? Larxene admired herself in a mirror while Xemnas came up behind her.
"Up to no good, I love plottin'. Yeah, I'm so good when I'm rotten! No more Mr. Nice Guy, wait and see!"
The sorcerer slipped Surane's engagement ring on Larxene's left ring finger, like he was adding the last piece of the puzzle. Xemnas swung Larxene around like a professional ballroom dancer, still singing his song.
"I'll become that nasty, naughty, petty, spiteful, wicked, wayward, way delightful, Bad guy I was born to be!"
The song let off a long ending. But it wasn't over till the fat lady sings! Larxene took the spotlight and started singing with him.
"Lying, loathsome, never tender, indescreet, repeat offender! No more Mr. Nice Guy! That's not me!"
Now, the song ended. All the magic disappeared and Larxene was her old self again. Xemnas laughed evilly all the way up to his room. He was having a good day.
And so... the plot thickens...
Will Surane escape in time to get to Terra?
Will Terra figure out the evil scheme?
Will this story ever end?
Just stay tuned to find out!
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