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OK, we're ready for chapter 3 Country Hearts. I'm sorry I haven't been working on the story in a while. I have other stories. I'm trying to complete some that I've had going for a long time like opposites attract and dragon royalty, some stories and series that I've been working on for a long time, so I'm sorry. Please go check those stories out too. OK then I have a lot of plans for this story and lots of things to happen that are a little different than the counterpart's wish but I'll get to that soon. OK then let's go.

last left Caroline she just went back. She just went to sleep with the veil closed that mystical veil that lets her see Alencia closed as she's asleep. I'm thinking about starting this one a little differently than the others for The Veil Reopens again I was thinking that maybe she should have a dream about her future dreams about her future, before we get the actual part of her, still talking to Luther for the Vail Reopens being a counterpart, she can see her future. OK then let's see. these will be dreams not reality for her right now.

I was asleep now. I was trying to catch up at least a few hours before the veil opened again. The first of my dreams was very peaceful.

I was sleeping it was my future I had several future dreams as this part of my power whatever this is can I see dreams can I feel dreams? Can I see my future? I can't see my past obviously, but I can see my future and present, especially my future, I wonder what that means. I'll have to find that out soon enough.

I was dreaming it was beautiful. I was older obviously and I was in the arms of the man I love warm and safe. I didn't understand much but I knew this man was love and he knew him. I knew he loved me had beautiful light blonde, black, blonde, hair and beautiful eyes that sparkled like amethyst Luther, I can't be why am I dreaming of him, my angel? Why am I dreaming of this? I was in his arms, Caroline. He said softly, my love he says, touching my face. There are things you need to know soon he says I know in reality you're still a child he says, in reality, I'm still a teenager he began but we're adults right now. Are you wouldn't be in my bed. He says softly, relaxed, and late against him. I laid my head on him. I love you. I know you do he says, tracing my finger, his fingertips across my lips, as soon this will be your reality he says I know who you are, but you can't you can't find out right now. I snuggled up warmly against him as his hands worked on me for a moment.

I got lost in his eyes and his lips I got lost in him no white why am I lost in him? I thought what is this about? Why do I have these dreams and there's no one here to tell me why I have these dreams well, maybe I'll find out one day, when I laid my head on him, listening to his heartbeat, listening to his breathing, his soft gentle breathing felt Luther how beautiful you are. He took my lips on his own. I love you, sweetheart. He says I can't have you right now because you're only nine and this is a dream, but I'll always be here to protect you. You don't understand yet and neither does my younger self yet too. I asked if he was grown up in reality. No, this is just your dream. He says he gathered my hair into his hands and it was soft under his fingertips, I've tried to hold his as well and run my fingers through it and I'll keep you safe one day have faith, not good girl I want you to be brave and strong. I know soon you'll be in danger too, and I'll have to protect you, but you need to watch over me as well. Why because I don't know and you don't either you're scared. I know I am Kardashian will be open again soon, but for now, you need to sleep sleep and dream of this he says.

and so I did and let it drown me into it and round into him and rounded his eyes and his gays. I love you he says again remember that not drink it in his kisses again you're beautiful. Will understand we don't right now he says as he kisses me again now sleep he says grow and be beautiful grow and be a beautiful woman one day and I will be waiting when I grow up too and will be together.

I woke up for a moment, not understanding what he meant as only nine after all and I didn't understand my powers that was true enough. I didn't know what kind of powers I possessed. Well, I guess I'll figure out eventually what my powers can do, but I can't right now.

and I'm scared because I don't know what to do next with my powers. I'm scared now. I'm not sure what I should do next. Maybe I should sleep some more. I thought Vale was open yet. I fell back to sleep, but I didn't have a nice peaceful dream with the sweet boy man's knee and his arms this time Luther, I thought where are you? Why am I not seeing me now?

I had two dreams of my future one was sweet and beautiful with Luther my prince charming I didn't quite understand though and I guess I'll never will because I'm just an ordinary girl. I'm not anything special or anyone special that's what mother tells me I can do anything I want, but I put my mind to it and do my homework I could be someone but if not, I'll be taken away and put in a home if I don't straighten up and get better at my grades that's what she told me. That was my fear of being home alone in one of those group homes with no people to love me and care for me.

I hope that won't be the case and then the scene changed. I was hoping it would be the veil open again, but it wasn't. It was just another dream nightmare probably of my future once again.

Have you know princess a voice said princess what does that mean? I thought I was not a princess. I'm just a normal girl, not a princess. I have you princess the voice said again. No one can save you. You will be mine. You'll be mine. No don't even know you, you will soon enough princess country hearts I have found you you think you can hide an exile once you awaken a princess I will come for you. I can tell you've already awakened yourself, but you don't know who that is. Do you don't Princess Caroline what do you mean you'll find out when you get older, I'm coming for you. No one can save you.

do you think living and hiding will keep you safe your parents are foolish young ones once I have you I will have your kingdom don't you dare go seeking answers you'll die soon enough. I'm not a princess. I said I'm just a normal girl. You are a princess and I'm coming for you.

no, I'm not to leave me alone and I don't like you too bad. You will be stuck with me in the future yes.

no, it's your destiny. This will be your future princess you can't live in exile forever. I'm not an exile. You are not going into those details right now. You can live your life until I come no I'm not. I'm not who you think I am.

Oh yes, you are princess and you will die by my hand no yes no I'll leave you alone for now princess but I will come for you I will come and you will die.

One day, then, I'll destroy your kingdom. Hi, but I'll be back.

I woke up breathing hard. When does that even mean princess me? I am not a princess. I'm just a normal girl. I'm not a princess. I'm a normal girl. I'm not a princess. I have no magic either. I don't understand what this means. I wanted to go back to sleep, but then part of me didn't wanna go back to sleep because I didn't wanna go back to that awful dream, well then I'll need to think princess me know.

no, no no, and no I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not a princess.

I'm not royal.

but I can't sit and process this because the veil is opening again great I won't get to finish my sleep. I did get a few hours of sleep though which is good. I guess probably falling asleep in class once again not once again, but I'll be falling asleep in class for sure after this, but is more important than class is more important than school to see what happens next I got to see what happens next.

when the veil opened again, I was looking at a courtyard and a castle. A beautiful castle made out of something shiny. I don't know what it is, but it's pretty but I see a courtyard of lots of people around. It looks like a dinner party of some kind oh, I remember now is the Voran maze trials.

I remember Helena saying something about it. Yes, I remember how I told Luther that she wanted him to come to the trials or she wouldn't, or she would keep bringing Ash into the lab she said if you come, I will promise not to bring Ash into your lab for at least a week or at least a month. I remember that part OK then well I guess that's where we are at the Voran mage trials. This is not good news at all. I don't think I have a bad feeling about this course. I didn't say this to Luther. I can't say it to him. I wish I could say it to him, but I can't.

I heard him say you're wondering why I opened up my pocket watch or all these Vald Dorians around I don't have a good answer for you, but I just had to. I asked him what was going on with him and his and the fight on the train, did you tell your mother and father about what happened everything that happened with Val with Va Robert said Robert says I said then he said you're still here. I have no answer. No, I did not tell Mom about what happened with Pora. I didn't tell Mom and Dad about that if they did they they knew someone was out to kill me. They would keep me even more. and they would never leave me alone after that either.

then he explained to me about rule breakers as he was looking up at the sky at a shiny object. People claim that that is a rule breaker. I hope it is it makes me excited to hope that it might be rule-breakers are the most powerful things in our world besides magic. They're human machines. they're indestructible this one looks even more powerful than any rule breakers but the ones that are popular among us are rule breakers, Genesis. They can speed up the labor and growth of a child or rule breakers sauna that can heal almost any disease except for the Volan disease it could heal almost everyone's wound or wound or disease if anyone left in long enough and not, I didn't smile. He's so knowledgeable about things I thought. I also had to talk quietly because my parents were sleeping. They can't know. I'm up now again, but I can't control when this is open. or in the pocket watch is activated.

I don't understand, but I'll figure this out soon soon I will figure this out.

also asked if the rule breaker was some kind of satellite I mean, that's probably why it's up there. He told me that it has a be they can destroy everything here and all of all would be destroyed by its rule breaker nemesis to make it sound evil he said that made me feel a little afraid.

also, there were people the Vald Dorian, who came in or destroy apple trees. They threw tap magic or attacked it with weapons. I was wondering why they hurting a poor tree. Luther explained about the apple tree and Ezra about the first human in the first supposedly planted this tree and how Volans attacked it to make them feel superior. I don't think that's right but OK then. I'm at the Empire where descendants of the first mage Ezra get to live longer lives. Well, that's crazy. Then the rest of us I sit and listen to him speak all day. I thought no I need be not thinking these thoughts.

I'm only a kid well I guess that's how it will be for now and a little girl came up. I felt jealous again. Why do I feel this way? Have a five-year-old now that's just ridiculous. I felt that way about Riley too about that girl Nadia that shouldn't be this way about a little girl anyway she came out and said had a conversation it was somewhat cute of a conversation. I'm sorry after my dad talked about how they knew each other because of her dad and I'm sorry that he was gone and she told him about how stupid her mom thinks it was dumb people feel sorry about someone. that's gone for a long time.

I thought that was awful for that little girl, and she asked questions about the jawbreaker and other things asked him how tall he was, and he stood up for her and asked for his name and said she was gonna date him. I know you're too young I guess I would be too, but I'm closer than she would be and then Luther says I'm sorry I'm sorry about your dad. Oh, don't be silly. You're the only one besides myself who remembers him so his mom called her and she left to go back to the other Volans. She was a Vald Dorian little girl well poor child I thought, someone so innocent has to live in such an awful place.

other things went on around me like Foger getting food and going to sit down, but people wouldn't let them sit with him and let them sit. Let him sit with them and then he wouldn't sit alone and eat and someone from the section who is sitting down spilled food on him, he laughed off I guess, and asked to sit with them. They offered them a place but they declined so he threw a ball at them and got them sick.

unless I went and told Luther went to tell the guards and they thought he was pulling a prank I knew the truth, though I knew what happened. I knew that wasn't true. How could he be pulling a prank if he was sitting over across the room over across the courtyard oh well model one had to live for him, but still it was not a good one then Foger was gonna throw it at their fat at his family and I was sad. No, don't do that.

don't kill his family I thought, but I said out loud where he can hear me in his thoughts that's awful. Is the person going to get sick? Oh, you saw what happened? He said I don't know, but I told the guard that he was poison and he asked me what water and all that I was not alone and listened to him, still all the same awful I said again yes but then he was afraid that fogger came to him, but it was his father that brought him food and drinks well and if whatever scenario you paid with the chips or not chips, he got the chips and ate them thanks, Dad. How's the food? Luther said not bad. Jen doesn't skip on the amenities for his non-Volan guests mostly veggies on your plate and what your mom thinks is healthy good food, but I dribble all red sauce on everything even the healthy food tastes good he said.

he asked him if he was talking to the pocket watch and Luther nodded yes I can't believe you're talking to a stranger that you don't but I don't think is real, but I can't see and all the things you did with Robert and things please Dad I can't sit through Jen's party without my watch she says your mom and I think that we should take your watch away for a month for all the things you've done with the robes and things I lost my temper with it won't happen again. This is all you've done the Roberts. Also, your mom and I think it's a good idea for you to be away from the watch for a little bit, please don't let me sit through this without it. I can't be without it and the watch comes back to me. Your mom will have it and if you have it with you will spend time with you that day and if it teleports to you will come and retrieve it.

please, I can't do this without it. I can't sit through this party without it. I'll talk to your mother, but I just can't believe you're talking to a stranger that we can't see and don't understand stranger huh I guess that's what they think. I guess I am kind of a stranger.

I'm not talking to the time manipulator so you need to relax Luther said still you wouldn't understand Luther said to his father try me I want to talk to you. I want to talk to you right now Luther you wouldn't understand a word that I will say to you, Father he says I will talk to your mother about keeping the watch, I guess but he left to go speak to his father now it was just us again for a bit.

he went to talk to Helena his mother his father left us alone. Well, that was nice of him I guess but still Luther I thought wish I could fail you.

I want to hold you and tell you everything's gonna be OK but I couldn't say those things out loud to him. Those are my secret thoughts he can't hear those.

Also, I thought you could protect me from my nightmares. Oh, I wish I could tell you about them, but I can't look directly into his violet eyes. I just wanted to stare at them for a minute then I looked away and he looked away. Why did he look away from me?

can you see me? That's strange there's no way he can see me, Luther. I thought you can't see me. Maybe he can but he's the only one who could see me then I heard him say things about running away and that his parents are nice but sometimes he wishes he could run off at his parents, his mom wanted to come over, but his father stopped him.

and then she came over anyway she rushed over and hurried steps. The participants are coming out soon. She says I need my arms free so I can get Soul and Scarlet big hugs. Come on now take cash. Can you give it to Dad? I heard Luther say there are other reasons why you're over here Mom when I looked over here just recently looked intense, worried, and nervous trying to do the right thing with the Roberts but still that was wrong. I heard her say.

as a parent, I would be upset at the person who said those things about my child not having a future and all the things you said, but as your mother, I don't want you to feel better and angry inside about the way we feel about the way things are with Janice and the Vald Orians.

oh, and don't tell Ash, but the reason I had another kid is so that she wouldn't be lonely so you have a guaranteed friend yeah I like forcing two people to be friends is gonna work out well Luther says siblings sometimes don't get along with one another they make themselves feel even more lonely, lonely than ever.

don't ask, don't tell Ash but the only reason I had another baby as I said is so that you'd have a guaranteed friend lol please don't that won't be you and Ash on my deathbed. I will force the two of you to be friends yeah like that'll work out loser says well then also I need to talk to you about Soul and Scarlet as well as why I'm over here said Helena the reason I wanna give you Ash is because I need my arms free so I can give them hugs. I want them to feel supported as much as possible and then but I'm worried that you and your soul will not mash well with one another so please be nice to me and haven't done anything to make me upset at him yet, OK then also, Scarlet is blind. I just want you to know this because you never met a blind person.

before Scarlet was the first blind person I ever met I used to put imaginary temporary limits on what I thought of as blindness, I would always try to help her to the bathroom and things, but she would always find me playing hide and seek with her magic I don't know and you know your mother she has no magical bone in her body. She says laughing so you should ask Scarlett when she sees her, OK then the reason I ask about was that you were intense, and what you went through Robert says you just don't seem calm down yet like I said there's nothing he's done yet. That makes me upset at him. Luther says OK oh I also came over to bother mom borrowed model one for the cupcakes, one go with my mother and she says one left.

Ash was in Luther's arms. I need to talk to the manipulator's ancestor if you knew what was going on with us and humans he wouldn't be happy with what Janice doing to us but to speak to him I guess I'm gonna have to die because that's what he said just recently got fussy. Oh don't worry I'm not gonna try and get the time of help without it without dying made noises again and Luther space I want you to let me take care of you and love you, but don't love me back people get hurt when you love me when they love me, I said promise me you love that's an easy promise to make.

but I don't know why you're saying that to me all of a sudden there's a storm brewing tonight Gar said at once when he looked over at Luther, we haven't seen any of those in a while. I guess we're in for one of those don't give up family, but my message didn't get received. I said I got something else and I didn't like what it said next and when I saw that face again, it was a shadow face obviously but I didn't like what he said back to me. It was creepy so I didn't repeat it. then the participants started to come out.

is there a lot closer to them? I saw him walk closer Luther what are you doing? I thought well I guess you'll have to get closer soon. There were two teenagers there both had red hair and Helena waved at them. I guess it made the high age mad when they were marching out with the lights and they started marching in, and then Luther Luther out too, but he says that I have to talk to him.

but then he was stopped by his dad. What are you doing? I need to talk to the high mage. That's not a good idea. I've seen a good amount of these trials and I don't care if you were in. Did you die being a teenager? You don't care that children enter these trials without any help, I don't have a choice and I need to talk to him before he goes inside the private room before their private ceremony. No, this is dangerous. The stranger on the watch put you up to this no this is all my idea.

Luther, I want to talk to you. I want you to talk to me. You wouldn't understand Dad try me says Julius you wanna believe that? Your mom and I are always on your side. Do you believe that Luthers then closed the pocket watch so the watch was closed in the veil again?

I guess I better catch another few minutes to sleep. I don't think I'll get any rest after that. I'm worried about something and something isn't right. I know something isn't right I thought as I closed my eyes and went back to sleep again, but I need to get some sleep. I have school in the morning but there's no way I'll be able to concentrate in school. I'll be talking out loud in school. There's no way there's no way there's no way there's no way there's no way I can make it through school tomorrow I'll have to hope to ignore my headaches through school even if the veil opens I'll have to force it closed so I can get through school then I can try and finish this tomorrow afternoon or evening if I can't finish it tonight, but I need at least a few minutes asleep. I thought at least at least.

then I dreamt again. It wasn't the nightmare one this time again it was one of him, my love, whoever he was it was Luther's space I knew it was his violet looking into mine. He said I'm back again for you in a good way. I smiled as I looked into his eyes. Why am I having these dreams? I don't know what he says, but they're probably something important. Please hold onto them don't give up and have faith that whoever you are and what you are we will meet one day I don't know who or what you are either we don't know each other. We are strangers. yes, we are. He says we are strangers. I don't know your name, but I feel a connection to you. Not just this connection between our magic but a different connection something stronger something more magical he says.

A few trace his fingers across my lips again you're dreaming as an adult even though you're a child he says as he kisses me I feel the magic of his kiss. I love you. He says remember that strangers I know what he says, but I don't care. I love you anyway.

what is that supposed to mean you'll find out one day he says we'll both find out one day what that means to us he holds me close and kisses me remember this too. He says remember my kiss. I don't care. I feel like you're in danger so let me kiss you kisses will keep you safe from anything. Are you sure your kisses will keep me safe from harm I said trembling touching me don't tremble he said, but my warrants run through you. He says again cold he says wrap me up close. No one will harm me as long as you're in my arms he says again, I cry don't cry. He says Luther I know you know my name he says I will know yours one day too my warmth and my kisses. Keep you safe and remember whatever happens. I love you no matter what happens to me and I will love you forever whoever you are whatever you are.

and if you must cry cry on me, I did. My tears fell as he helped me. Nightmares won't bother you. He says no nightmares will bother you. He says again Irving, my shoulders in my back you're a child. You're only a baby. He says I know this magic is scary and it is scary for me too. I don't understand it either, how can you communicate with me? The failure is closed. I'm in your dreams, dear. He says this is our secret talking space he says dun tragic is gonna happen to me soon, darling. He says again don't leave me. I'm not gonna leave you. He says again, softly I'm not gonna leave you ever. I promise you this, but if I do, I do, I won't leave you I won't leave you.

but you need some rest. You will need it soon to rest now rest now.

You'll probably not have any more sleep field nights soon and I know you're gonna be upset and you won't be able to get any rest and you'll have nightmares for the rest of your life. He says we stood in our dream in the dream space between worlds, even though, in reality, he was talking to his father. This wasn't his physical self, which was fine. The veil will open again. He says sleep. I'll watch over you. No nightmares will get to you. I won't let it. I won't let anyone or anything harm you promise me you get some rest. Your physical body is sleeping right now so I'll give you rest. I trembled though. It's OK. Evil ain't gonna touch you.

and if it does, I will stop them. I smiled no sleep. I slept resting in his light poor child he he said to me you're not the only one who's going through a lot right now. I didn't hear the rest of his conversation with his father either, but I'm glad he let me rest, that was good for me I guess because I'm not gonna get any after this no rest for me no rest I probably won't get to sleep again well, I hope I can. I hope I hope.

and I will find out who I am what I am Sue and what my connection to Luther is I don't understand it, but I'll find out soon enough he's already protecting me and he doesn't even know his role either. Well, I guess we'll both find out together soon enough. all I know is that I love him. He's my prince, charming, and my protector. That's all I know right now even though he's not an actual prince I don't care. I'm not a princess anyway and he didn't call me so that's good. He doesn't know that I am royalty, but I don't know I am I don't know who or what I am, not an evil person who talked to me and said I was a princess. Well, I don't think so.

I'm just a normal girl a normal girl that's all I am and I will sleep like a normal girl. I'll sleep in this warmth of this light of protection. I'll sleep like this until the veil opens again.

and that's what I did I rested at least for a little bit I need at least some sleep. Well, I'll get some I guess.

ending chapter here, I know we're splitting up the parts of her being a counterpart in different parts. I should've called this the counterpart instead of the princess who is an exile, but the princess stuff will happen soon we have at least a few more chapters of her being a counterpart left we got the trials to go through for one big chapter and then Luther's death confrontation with Riley after the trials Luther's death the timelines and Luther's conversation with Janice both of me before and after his death, not all that'll be in one chapter obviously, we won't be able to put the timelines and everything in one chapter the timelines will probably be in one chapter or at least two chapters but the trials and Riley's confrontation and Luther's first confrontation with Janice will be in the next chapter she'll have to see this while she's in school. It'll be very difficult but she'll have to counterpart to her is more important than school right now. We'll see you in chapter 4. it's funny all my books now are caught up to chapter 4 that's crazy all my newer, newer, new books except for except for a twist of feet. All my newer books are pretty much close to chapter 4 right now so I hope you enjoy my updates. See you then. Chapter 4 is coming soon.

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