Chapter 4: The future of Feria...

Feria's POV

Once I closed the door of her room behind us I dared to ask her.

"Did you hear everything we said?"

Esmeralda waited a bit before she nodded. I smiled and placed her on the Beth. I wasn't going to punish her because she already apologized. But I wanted to tell her the truth, before I would tell it to Frollo. Maybe she would understand why I was here, and maybe it would also help her to accept her fate...

"alright then, my Real name is Feria and I'm actually from the year 2013, I came here with a time machine to solve a problem a few years earlier. but the time machine send me to the wrong time and now the damn thing is broken so now I'm stuck in this time for a while, until they can repair the damage"

I told her as I started to tuck her in.

"that's when I came upon you and Frollo. That wasn't the direct problem that I had to solve but It was a part of the job I had. So I asked Frollo to become your supervisor, if you agreed to marry him. You did and that's how you came in this household"

I ended my story. I now saw Esmeralda was looking at me with a open mouth. I think she wasn't getting what I just told her just yet. But when it dawned on her, I had to cover her mouth so she wouldn't scream...

Esmeralda's POV

I looked at my new friend with a open mouth. The story she had told me was so crazy I couldn't believe it yet. She was from the future? and she was stuck here until she found a way to get back to her own time?

"That's why she said she was sorry, but there was no place else were we could water legally"

I suddenly remembered she told me that at the well. She must have seen it was filthy as well, but there was nowhere else we could get water without getting arrested for acting like a gypsy. Now everything she told me after that became clear to me. She had know so match about the future because that's were she is from! I opened my mouth now, ready to scream it out. But femke places a hand on my mouth so I couldn't.

"don't freak out please! I still haven't told Frollo this!"

She soothed me.

"But how could Frollo have known you weren't from this time period? and what is it like there?"

I asked all at once now. So many question came into my head now. What was the future like? Did people still act mean towards the gypsies? ore could we finally all life in peace?

"there are 3 options how he could have known it: 1. I have said something I couldn't possibly have known, 2. he guessed it from the way I looked when he first saw me ore 3. he was bluffing and I felt for it"

Femke said with a stern look on the blankets. She wasn't answering the other questions so I asked them again.

"we live in peace with the gypsies in our time, do there aren't match gypsies left since there have been a few wars in which many died, that and you can't tell the different anymore they live in houses among the other people just like we are, and for the record, I don't believe all the ridiculous prejudices about gypsies being thieves and such"

Femke said with a kind smile on her face. I smiled as well, and lied down now. Femke gently kissed my cheek and brushes my hair from my face before she headed down again.

"By the way, is it okay if I keep calling you Femke?"

I asked before she could exit the room. Femke looked up now and smiled at me gently.

"I think that's for the best, no one else can know were I'm really from"

She said with a gently smile.

"now try to get some sleep, I will talk to Frollo to get you more time"

She said while closing the door behind her. I lied down and tried to get some sleep, but I couldn't. This whole story was still sounding strange in my ears. I wondered how she came here. I had heard she used a Time machine, but what exactly was that? And when would she return? Will I ever see her again if she goes back?

All this questions spooked threw my head as I finally felt asleep.

Esmeralda's Dream

Esmeralda was standing in a enormous city of wooden houses. That was how she imaged the future houses. Femke was standing before one of the houses, with a well with clean water besides her. She looked a bit different from how she looked like here, because she wore a trouser and a pair of pants. I also saw a lot of other people without faces standing next to her. They were all kind to her and Femke seemed very happy with them.

But suddenly a enormous wooden cage that looked like a outside toilet came to stand in the middle of the city. Femke stepped in it and suddenly changed into the girl I knew. In a last flash I saw her standing in this room, rocking a baby girl into her arms that looked an awful lot like me! Was that what Frollo meant with "educating her all over again? was this some kind of warning of what was going to happen?

"end dream"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

I screamed as I woke up. For a split second I didn't knew were I was and I started to panic. Quickly I got up and looked around to search for my clothes, But when I saw my new dress it all came back to me. I was in the household of Femke who's real name was Feria. She came from the future to prevent something from happening and was now stuck her until she could return to her own time.

"Man, that dream was so real I almost forgot were I was and who I'm supposed to be now"

I thought as I lied down again. I didn't knew if I was supposed to get up myself, and I didn't wanted her to get mad at me. The injections that prevented me from running away and screaming were already painful so I don't want to know how the ones will be that will punish me.

Femke's POV

"good morning Esmeralda, time to get up"

I said as I opened the door of her room. Esmeralda was already sitting straight up, and looked fully awake. I had heard her scream just a few second ago, so I think she wasn't sleepy anymore after a nightmare

"Morning Femke, had a nice evening?"

She asked while I placed her on her side for her morning injection. I knew she hated this but I had no choice. I had to obey Frollo. He had told me that this evening:

"You will find a way to educate that girl all over again, you better obey me, ore you will burn at the stake just like she did"

I still heard his voice calling. I heard Esmeralda hiss in pain as I placed the needle in her but. I tried to smile carefully at her as I walked into the bathroom and made her bath ready.

Esmeralda's POV

"I heard you screaming just now, are you all right?"

I heard the voice of Femke calling from the bathroom. I blushed a bit, realizing I must have screamed so hard she had heard me downstairs. Maybe the neighbours had even heard me scream. I hope they didn't think Femke was trying to kill me here, because she was very nice to me.

"Yes ,I'm fine, I...I just had a bad dream"

I confessed as I tried to move. But the injection hurt so match that I couldn't. I hissed again as I turned back into my old position. Femke came in again and smiles before she removed the injection before she lifted me up and walked with me to the bathroom.

"were was the nightmare about? was it about yesterdays events?"

She asked with a worried look as she helped me to undress. My new pyjama was white with a nice bow on the neck. Just like yesterday I let her lift me into the tub and struggled when she started to scrub me. When she handed me my dress I saw It was white with a hat this time.

"what is this for? can't I wear tesame dress twice?"

I asked while she raised my corset. It was tight But it wasn't as match as a problem as yesterday. luckily for her I'm someone who can get used to new things very easily. If it had been Clopé, she would have had a match bigger problem because he wasn't so good in getting used to new things.

"you can normally, but it's Sunday today, so we go to the church for the Sunday Mass"

Femke explained with a stern look at me.

"But I don't know how to behave myself in a church, I never learned how to pray and such things!"

I said a bit shocked. I knew I was going to mess this one up! This was one of these things I never learned and never wanted to learn. The "normal" people go to the church every Sunday and you can't work on that day either. We always just worked on Sunday because we wouldn't have any food if we didn't . Not that any of us was a Christen as they called it.

"You have been in a church before right? Frollo told me he once tried to lock you into one"

Femke asked curious now. I nodded and thought of that one time I had been in a church. I had seen many people, they had kneeled down before statues of a woman and her newborn son and prayed. I had heard one of them pray from the place I had stood, and it all sounded very nice. He just talked, just like everyone else. He asked for a son, on who they could pass the mill and their animals. I still remember smiling at him because I was sure he would get what he wanted, because he was always very nice to our people, and all the others as well.

"Just do what I do and you don't have to worry about a thing"

Femke said as she helped me into a pair of shoes and put on my head. I really didn't liked the head, nor the shoes. the shoes pinched my feet, and then there was the hat! I don't know how girls can like them so match, because I don't like it at all! I looked around as all the townspeople walked towards the Notre dame. Quasimodo was already ringing the bells again, and I wondered if I was allowed to go and visit him after the morning mass.

"Femke, do you think we can visit Quasimodo after morning mass?"

I whispered to my friend as we both sat down at the first bench before the altar. Femke placed a hand on her lips and shook her head.

"we aren't and you can't mention his name here, according to Frollo he is a unholy demon ore something like that"

Femke whispered back. I looked at her with a shocked look. I wasn't even allowed to talk about him? what was that for nonsense?

"why not! the man didn't do anything wrong!"

I suddenly screamed as I got up. Femke now looked at me with a stern look now. But I didn't listened to her anymore. I walked to the northern stairs that led to the bell tower. I wanted to see how he was doing! I had to make sure he would be alright as well! He was a gypsy after all, and Frollo had told me he would let my people go I agreed to marry him, and Quasimodo was a gypsy, so he had to be fine as well. If he wasn't, Frollo was going to pay. After all I agreed to marry him on the one condition all gypsies would be free to go. Quasimodo's mom had been a Gypsie, so that means he was ass well, and If Frollo kept his promise, Quasimodo was free to go as well... As I continued to climb the stairs Femke came up behind me and suddenly grabbed my arm.

"Esmeralda, morning mass is about to start, we have to get down, ore we will be late"

Femke said as she looked at me with a angry stare. I knew she was right, and I knew I already had a problem for disobeying her downstairs and talking about Quasimodo was had been forbidden by Frollo himself.

"maybe you better obey her now, before your dream with the baby girl that looked like you will come true, maybe this is what caused that"

A little voice in my head told me. I knew it was right, but that means I would never see him again, and Quasimodo had become a very dear friend to me.

"Please, I only wanne see how he is doing"

I now begged. I knew begging was something only gypsies do according to Frollo, But i had to try it! It was the only way I would see him again, even if it is for a little time.

"I know how badly you want this but..."

She signed and looked down to see if anyone was coming up behind them. Then she looked back at me with a stern nod.

"Hurry okay, we have 10 minutes precisely to say "Hi" and go back to out places before anyone noticed"

She said as she let go of my arm. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could in my new dress. Hopefully his door wasn't locked, because then I would never be able to see him, because then I would have to ask for the key. And Frollo had strictly forbidden to see him!

"Thank goodness the door isn't locked, now hoping he isn't busy"

I thought as I pushed the door open in a crack. I didn't saw him at first, and I began to think he maybe had a chance to flee with the other gypsies. Ore he had gone back to bed to rest up a bit. But when I pushes the door further open I saw he sat at his table, and he was busy with his wooden village.

Quasimodo's POV

I heard the door opened in a crack, and first I thought it was my master coming for breakfast. But when I got up to greet him I saw It was a beautiful, familiar looking girl in a white dress. She wore a white hat with a ribbon on the side and a white dress also with a ribbon on it. I came closer to see if I could recordnice her then. And when I did so, my mouth felt open from astonishment.

"Esmeralda? Is that really you in there?"

I asked in disbelief. She had changed in the 2 days I hadn't seen her. She was wearing a normal dress like all other woman in town, she looked like she had washed up herself and then her hair! someone had tied it up in a bun! But despite the new look it was still her! still tesame kind eyes, and red lips.

"Hello my friend, it is so good to see you, how are you doing?"

She asked with tesame sweet voice.

"Well, as long as I stay up in the bell tower were I belong, Frollo treats me a lot nicer"

I said as I beamed at her. She looked beautiful, even more beautiful then In her Gypsy outfit. I preferred to let her wear her hair loose, but that was only my opinion.

"and how are you doing, you look well"

I said. I really waned to say she looked beautiful, but she was engaged now! I couldn't say something like that to a engaged woman! Esmeralda smiled and took one of my big hands in her two smaller ones

"'I am doing well, thanks to a great supervisor I met when Frollo took me in"

She told me as she looked at the door. Was that supervisor here as well? Was she only to afraid to come in? I looked at the door to see if I could maybe see her. But there was no sign of another person in the room, ore out there.

Esmeralda's POV

"'I am doing well, thanks to a great supervisor I met when Frollo took me in"

with these words I looked at the door to see if Femke maybe had followed me up, But apparently she was still waiting there for me to come back. I had hoped she had followed me, so she could meet Quasimodo as well.

This way he would immediately meet another person. Until now he only knew Phoebus, Frollo and Diali and me ofcource! Ofcource Diali was a goat, and not a person so he didn't really count. But for me every new person he would meet that wasn't going to be afraid of him was good.

"Esmeralda! Your time is up dear, we have to go back now"

Femke's voice suddenly called from downstairs. I looked at the door and realized she had just said I only had ten minutes! The time flies if your happily chatting with someone! I quickly got up and walked to the door. But just when I was about to go, I heard Frollo's Voice as well.

"Is Esmeralda up with Quasimodo ado I told you she couldn't visit him again?"

I froze as I knew this was bad! Frollo wasn't supposed to find this out!

"I have to go now my friend, and I won't be able to visit you again anytime soon, but I'll be fine, Promise, stay cool okay?"

I whispered to Quasimodo who looked at me with widen eyes as well. He nodded and I quickly gave him a kiss on his cheek before I walked downstairs. I knew I was going to get in trouble for this, But now I could be sure Quasimodo was doing fine as well. With that thought I walked downstairs. When I was halfway down the staircase I suddenly froze in my tracks. I heard Femke was talking to Frollo and they were talking about me!

"I told you! You can't handle her if she is at this age! she is to stubborn!"

Frollo's Icy voice said. I felt I chill running down my back, when I heard him saying this, and again I had to think about the dream of Femke rocking that baby girl in her arms that looked a awful lot like me!

"I'm doing what I can! and the only thing she now wanted was to see her friend was doing alright"

Femke exclaimed. I smiled when I heard that, she was trying to protect me. I didn't know what Frollo was trying to, but I was sure It wasn't anything good.

"I Tell you, sooner ore later she will try to escape and you can't stop her then, so I give you the choice, ore you do as I told you to, ore I'll search for another supervisor who will obey me without question"

His icy voice told my friend. I now walked down the corner and looked at her with a sad look. So I had to accept it, ore I would lose my friend forever! Not that I wouldn't as soon as the Time machine thing was fixed, but that could take some time, this wouldn't...

"you better do as he says, I don't wanne lose you"

I quietly said. Femke now looked at me with a stunned look. I don't think she had ever thought I was already so attached to her. Frollo at the other hand looked like he already knew this was going to happen. He smiled at me with a cruel look in his eyes, knowing that he won.

"You know there is no way back when you get the first one, right? You'll be educated all over again and you will totally forget about the gypsies"

I gulped and then nodded. I had no choice, I already promised Frollo to marry him, so I couldn't back down now.

"Morning mass will start now, so it will start after that"

Frollo said I nodded and walked past Femke to sit down. Femke stayed and looked back at him with a over thinking look.

Femke's POV

"what If they come to get me back to my own time?"

I suddenly asked Frollo, who turned around with a stern look now. I had thought he would get really mad at me for asking such a question here. But he didn't, he looked at the statue of Maria and her son Jesus with a over thinking look. I think he didn't know what to do then. I was the only one that could help him with Esmeralda, because Esmeralda was already attached me.

"you better do as he says, I don't wanne lose you"

Those words had struck me like lightning, I had never thought she would have said that. Not now, not ever! She was a stubborn one, and I knew she really liked her life with the other gypsies. But I seemed like she also liked the life I gave her, even do the injections weren't her thing, she liked me as a friend and as her caretaker! that meant a lot for me, because I had never thought she would get attached to me so soon. I had thought it would take a lot of time to win her trust. But instead of that she accepted me as her caretaker, even so far that she didn't wanted to think about losing me!

"If they come to get you, report to me, I will ask the archdilon for advice for this situation, if your okay with that"

He asked me with a stern look. I nodded and smiles at Esmeralda next to me. She nodded at me with a big grin

on her face. I think she hoped she could come with me to my world, and I had to admit that would be cool. I really started to like her company, Not only as an ordinary friend, but also as a kind of daughter ...

It is true, she isn't my daughter in blood, but she was very dear to me, just like my own children were back home...

"home"

That word started to sting me for some reason. As If the future wasn't my only home anymore...As if the past was also my home now, because I also had a home here, and a child, Esmeralda...

I knew I would never see her again when I returned to the future...But I also knew I couldn't take her away from this place, because this was her real home...

"Maybe you should ask her if she wants to stay here ore go with you to the future"

A voice in my head told me. I studied Esmeralda's face during morning mass, hoping to see something that would tell me she wants to go with me to my world. But the only thing I saw was her nearly falling asleep during the preach.

Esmeralda's POV

After Frollo was done with us we got into the church were morning mass was about to start. During the first part of the mass I sat up straight and I try to listen to the story from the Gospel, that the archbishop was reading, but during the preach , I just could not keep my eyes open. It was a very long story about things that happen in this world that God had forbidden, bla bla bla... I knew I was supposed to listen, but considering I was already in trouble, I closed my eyes and tries to sleep a bit...

"You know your not supposed to fall asleep during the preach right?"

Femke asked me with a teasing smile after morning mass ended. I smiled back at her as we both walked back to her temporary home.

"I know, but considering I'm already deep in trouble for going to see Quasimodo even do you told me I shouldn't I thought: well, I can also try and get some sleep now I still can"

I told her with a bright smile on her face. When I was still in the court of miracles, I was famous for me hilarious comebacks, and I still worked, because I could clearly see Femke tried her best to hide a smile.

"Well, even do your getting that Injection, you have to keep watching yourself young lady"

She told me with a warning glace. I nodded, looking down In shame of myself. Ofcource I still had to watch myself, even if I was already in trouble. Now I would only get more trouble...

"If you promise me you don't do it again, I will act like nothing happened this time"

Femke said with a little wink to me. I nodded as we both walked to the front door of the house

"Esmeralda? is that you?"

I jumped When I suddenly heard this familiar voice behind me. I turned around with a jerk, only to see Clopé standing behind me. He was wearing his usual clothes and a stunned look on his face as he approached us. Dialy was standing next to him bleating happily at the sight of me.

"Yes it's me in here... Like the dress femke got me?"

I asked to lighten the mood a little. I know he must have worried sick about my well being, but I had no choice then to agree with this... this was all I could do to save them.

"My god! You sure look petty in the dress Es, and how is your new husband? Are you guys getting along a bit?"

He now asked, sounding a bit worried.

"well, were not married yet... I'm getting prepared too the new life and the tasks that come with it by Fer... eeeeehm Femke..."

I said, giving myself a mental slap for almost leaking Feria's secret. Feria herself was smiling at us from behind me as she opened the door for us.

"we better get inside for now Esmeralda, before someone sees us..."

She said looking at Clopé with a Regretful look, probably feeling bad about talking like that about someone who is standing right in front of her.

"Nothing personal mister, but Master Frollo ordered me too keep miss Esmeralda away from you and your friends..."

She said as she took my by arm. I nodded and got with her willingly now, remembering I was already in big trouble for both visiting Quasimodo and falling asleep during the preach. Djali however, didn't liked the way she was touching me, and before I could stop him he had pushed her in her butt hard, causing her to almost topple over and fall down.

"Djali Stop that! Femke is a nice person!"

I said as I grabbed my pet goat by his collar and pulled him away from Femke, before he could attack her again. The goat bleated at me with a stern look, signing he didn't agreed with me this time.

"I know you don't want to see me getting married to that.. THAT MONSTER! But…. I don't have a choice.. If I don't do this, you and all the others will be in big trouble….."

I said as I stroke his head and got up, walking back to Femke, who was already waiting for me.

"Esmeralda….."

Clopé quietly said as I followed Femke inside. I didn't looked up, I knew he was either halfway crying ore crying at this moment, and I knew I had no choice then to go threw with this.

"The fate of the gypsies lies in my hands….. "

I thought before I closed the door behind me, and got up to the stairs, towards Femke, and my fate…

And that was the end of Yet another chapter of this story. Sorry it took me so long, but I really had to think over how I wanted to let this chapter and. Plus I have been on vacation for 2 weeks with my family so I hadn't time to update this story.

But now school and work starts again I'm sure I will be able too update sooner the next time

I'm sorry if there are some spelling and grammar errors in the story, but I'm from the Netherlands, so my English isn't very good, do I try to improve myself by using a translator which is NOT Google translate!

ANYWAY, THANKS FOR READING EVERYBODY AND KEEP REVIEUWING!