Vol. 12

Chapter 48

At a abandon building, the three plant ladies were hiding out with their hostage, Ellie. "Hurry up, Paris. Will he really come for this mortal?" Wondered Lillium, checking on the condition of Ellie. Ellie was hung up by the wrist in her pajamas. She looked frightened. "Well, if he doesn't show up, we'll just kill the girl."

"Poor thing. She's scared." Balsam laughed, making fun. She was interrupted when she heard a noise. The three saw Paris walking down the stairs with calm. Ellie was relived.

"Paris!" She yelled out to him. Lillium jumped up and threw red little balls at Paris.

"DIE!" She yelled to him. Paris dodged the balls by jumping up high. The balls exploded. Balsam released a sonic wave giving Paris a touch of vertigo when he landed back to the ground. Lillium took this opportunity to attack again with her explosive balls. "Did we get him?!" Lillium was anxious to know. Ellie was worried for his safety. Balsam tried to look through the smoke to see if he's dead or alive. Right in front of her, Paris punched her in the stomach, knocking her out. He did the same with Lillium. Uva stood by aiming her thick vines to the man and launched it right to him. Paris dodge it through his agility and released a sword running right at her. Uva panicked and placed her back to the wall, nowhere to run. The sword stabbed through the wall by her face and he placed the blade across her neck.

"I will never hand over the Medieval Sunstone to you guys! Tell that to Admete!" Paris threaten them. He released Uva and she started to breathe again. Paris looked over to Ellie and stared at her and the same with Ellie back at him. Paris cut the ropes from Ellie's wrist and freed her. He took her into his arms and carried her away from the abandon building laving the enemy behind.

"Paris, thank you." Ellie spoke.

"You don't need to thank me. I do not even really understand why I rescued you. And I have kept deceiving you for a long time. I may continue to lie to you even after this." The two ended up in Central Park.

"That's okay." Ellie reassure him. He was confused by her reply. "If you'll just stay close to me, I don't mind being lied to." She snuggled onto his chest, Paris winced when she moved. She stopped to see what was the matter and realized he was wounded on his right shoulder. "Oh no! You're injured!" Ellie kind of panicked but tried to control it.

"It's okay." Paris shrugged it off never even notice the injury. Ellie got on in her own two feet and took charge.

"No, it's not! You were hurt because of me! It would be bad if those scary people come back, so come this way." Ellie held his hand and took him inside the park. The two sat down by a big tree. "Now, take your tunic off." She demanded.

"As you wish." Paris followed along. Ellie ripped a long piece of cloth from her pajama pants. Paris set his tunic beside her.

"In Rockefeller Centre, there's a place that serves really good hot chocolate drinks." she started the conversation as she wraps his wound appropriately tight enough.

"Hot chocolate?" He asked.

"Yeah. You don't like them?" He felt intimidated by her question.

"Oh, no, I like them." He said firmly.

"You're lying." She gave him one of her looks and he just looked back at her. "See? Sometimes we lie with kind intentions, too." She finished with the bandaging. Paris moved around to get comfortable in his wrap.

"Thank you."

"I always thought it would be nice to go there one day and have a hot chocolate with you. It's a little dream of mine."

"It sounds good. Let's do it someday." Paris responded.

"Really?"

"Do you think I'm lying?"

"Not at all. I'm so happy! Oh, come to think of it, does this evil organization give you Sundays off, too?" Ellie joked about. Paris started to laugh. "You laughed!" the two laughed on. "It's weird. My eyes are tearing." They continue to laugh, but Paris stopped immediately and look to his shoulder and saw one of the plant ladies, Uva, launching her thick vines right at them. Paris pushed Ellie away from danger and took the hit onto his left shoulder. Uva broke her vines and left it sticking out his left shoulder. "Paris!" Ellie screamed in fear. Uva floated above them.

"You let your guard down. Those vines will keep sucking your energy until you die!" Uva laughed in glee along with the other two ladies. "What a miserable way to die. If you do not want us to kill the girl, hand over the Medieval Sunstone!"

"Very well. Hurry, run!" Paris spoke to Ellie over his shoulder hoping she would listen to him.

"No!"

"Run!"

"No! No!" Ellie ran to him.

"You idiot! Run!" Paris pushed her away.

"No!" Ellie refused and went back to him. She grabbed onto one of the vines pulled with all her might. The vines started to electrocute her as she pulled.

"Do you think you can pull them out with the strength of a mortal?" Uva rhetorically asked. Ellie continue to pull not listening to anyone.

"Please! Hurry and run!" He begged her. Ellie continue to pull. "That's enough. It's okay." One of the vines moved surprising Paris and Uva. "What?!"

"Impossible!" Uva yelled out.

"Paris, please don't die!" Ellie screamed out.

"Damn it, I'll take care of both of them at once! Die!" Lillium threw her little red bombs at them. Paris grabbed whole of Ellie and flipped over trying to get her to avoid the blast. The sunstone dropped to the ground. Ellie opened her eyes and saw Paris over her, protecting her like a shield.

"Are you okay?"He asked her but dropped down by the pain.

"Paris!"

"Good work, all of you. The Medieval Sunstone is mine now." Admete appeared in thin air and took the stone off the ground. "You should be happy to able to die with a girl you love. You guys make sure to have plenty of fun with them." Admete disappeared.

"You bitch." Paris said under his breath. Ellie was in shock.

"Are you ready?" Uva yelled out.

"Run!" Paris begged as he turned over.

"No!" Ellie refused. Uva raised her arm ready to release her vines.

"Hold it right there!" a voice yelled out. The three plant ladies looked over to see who it was. "You're really mean, trying to interfere with two people in love!" Selina had her say.

"Guardian Warriors!" The ladies were nervous.

"Under the name of Diana, I will defeat you!"

"Under the name of Mercury, I will banish you!"

"Under the name of Mars, I will beat you down!"

"We will take care of you guys first! Die!" The three ladies got into position and attack. Uva shot out her vines at the guardians but they manage to dodge it. Balsam's sonic waves got them a little dizzy until they noticed the little red bombs.

"Quicksilver Haze, Surround!" Hermione spread the quicksilver everywhere and erode away the red bombs. "Now!" Hermione yelled out. The three plant ladies were cornered together not knowing where they're opponents are.

"What?! Where are they?" They looked everywhere. Selina set up her discus.

"Silver Moon, Watch My Aim!" Selina whipped her discus away to the enemies.

"Iron fist, Collide!" Marcella punched the ground following the discus, making a duo attack. The plant ladies saw what was coming and didn't act quick enough to save their behind. After impact, the three turned into ashes. Ellie sat beside Paris.

"Paris..." Ellie knows what was coming.

"Guardian Moon..." He called out. Selina walked up to him.

"Yes?"

"It looks like your identity may remain a secret." Paris was in a great deal of pain. Selina felt terrible of what he's going through.

"No, you can't die!" Selina demanded. Paris held onto Ellie's hand.

"I''m sorry."

"What?" Ellie wondered.

"I don't think we'll get to drink those hot chocolates together."

"No..." Ellie started to cry but tried to hold back.

"I have ended up lying to you to the very end. Please forgive me." He reached his hand to her face and wiped away her tears and held her face. "I'm glad to see you again." Ellie reached down to her face and kissed him lightly on the lips. Paris all of the sudden stopped breathing.

"Paris?" Ellie saw that his body was disappearing into stars "No! You can't! You promised! You said we'd drink hot chocolates together!" Ellie cried so hard as his body faded into stars and left behind the bandage she aided him with. "NO!" Ellie screamed in pain. The Guardians stood by and watched as they too cried for Ellie and Paris. "This is...This isn't fair! Paris!" the stars drifted to the dark sky and shone ever so brightly forever within the sad night.