The sun woke her up, peering through Allegra's eyelids. Before she opened her eyes she stretched out her arms to understand what she was lying on. Grass, warm grass that felt like velvet underneath her hands. She decided it was okay to open her eyes and immediately sat up in awe of what surrounded her.
A small circle of lush grass was separated from the start of a dense forest, and in the middle was a small stone cottage that she always dreamed of owning. Wildflowers graced the land with their sight, and she heard she sound of a river not far away. Looking down, she noticed that she was wearing a simple white sundress and sandals.
Everything seemed perfect and beautiful, except the hole in the center of her heart.
Allegra had to hope for the best though, and pictured Erik sitting in a dark corner reading old literature as he waited for her to arrive. Her heart warmed at this thought, and she stood up, running over to the cottage. When she tested the door it wasn't locked so she decided to go inside.
The cottage had a master bedroom to the right, a large living room with a fireplace further down the main hall, adjacent to a kitchen, and a mini library to the left. It was all furnished and breath-taking, a vision from her fantasies. The only flaw she could pick out was that Erik wasn't in any of the rooms.
Allegra stepped outside, already feeling the loneliness close in on her. It made her want to give up and cry, but she resisted the temptation by focusing on the urge to explore this world.
Traveling down to the river, more like a wide stream, she noticed a flash of white between the trees on the other side. She took off her sandals and waded through the water towards it. Once on the other side she could tell it was a white hammock simply reflecting light and swaying in the wind.
"Huh, they really do think of everything," she mumbled to herself. Stepping closer, she noticed that someone was actually in the hammock already, fast asleep. "Erik?" she whispered, tears beginning to fall down her face.
It looked like him, sort of. Instead of half his face being distorted, it looked just as ordinary as the other side of his face, handsome actually. Where clumps of hair barely covered his head, healthy black hair grew. In her heart she knew it was Erik, but she was so used to how he used to look. Allegra was concerned about how the change might change him or their relationship, but she was overwhelmingly glad to see him.
She kneeled down beside the hammock, quietly crying from disbelief and joy while holding his hand.
He slowly woke up and turned his head toward Allegra. Erik was frozen for a moment before smiling, genuinely smiling, at her. "But I thought I told you to stay."
"How could I?" Allegra smiled back, trying to wipe away her tears.
Erik got out of the hammock and helped her stand up. "Idiot," he spoke softly. "Why are you crying?"
"Because I almost lost you. I went to the cottage and I didn't find you there so I assumed that you weren't here and I was so-" Erik cut Allegra off with a quick, soft kiss. It wasn't like she imagined it would be like to kiss someone you loved so much, it was better.
Erik took both of her hands in his. "I'm here. We're here. No one is ever going to hurt us again, I promise."
".. I know you've been hurt a lot in the past, even by my own mother, but I hope it's okay because now I know that no one could possibly love you and much as I do and I'm just so glad that we're together.. Sorry if that sounded too cliche."
"Eh, it was just the right amount of cliche in my mind," he smirked at Allegra. "Hey, did you see the fireplace in our living room?"
"Yup, the black granite looked beautiful around it."
"Do you want to, uh, make S'mores by some chance? .. I've never eaten one before.."
"Never?!" Allegra shook her head. "Well, you're lucky that you have me, the ultimate S'mores master."
As they started to walk back Erik held Allegra's hand, a casual gesture that held a lot meaning between them. It meant that everything would be okay, they were an invincible team now, and that they shared a love words could only touch upon when describing.
"Yeah, I am lucky."
(Well, I decided that that was where I was going to end their story. I didn't really plan for anything else, and they deserve some happiness. I am planning to start another fanfiction based on the Mortal Instruments series. I'm not sure when I'm going to start it because I have previously mentioned that I will be very busy. Also I will probably work out the whole storyline instead of just making it up as I go along.. You guys have been fantastic, and it was fun working on this short story for about two or three months. It was my first one so I learned a lot from it (like time management and planning). I hope you read my words again, adios amigos!)