XR was walking through and wonder how long she has been in the forest. She was originally to
walk the edge of Carterhaugh but she wanted to know her father's land so when she is ready to
take ownership, she can tend to it.
Taking a break, she sits on a stump of an old tree and wonder how she will get back home. She
notice a twin roses and smiled the thought of keeping on for herself. Just as she plucked it, she
sees a man before coming out of nowhere.
"Why are you here? This is the realm of the faes! You will be killed!"
XR raised a brow but glared at him. "The Carterhaugh belongs to me! Well my father but you
get the point!" She stared at him and blushes seeing although despite the harsh tone, he was
handsome.
The man groans, "I apologize for my harsh tone but you need to leave here or else the faes will
harm you. I will need you to offer me a toll."
XR blushes but froze as she heard of a man who takes personal items or the virginity of women.
"Please don't force me?!" She kept away from him.
"Force you? I do not take women's virginity." The man glares. XR was surprised.
"The toll I prefer are items or favors." The man stated.
XR frowned as she held her necklace her mother gave her.
The man seeing this looked away and decided another toll.
"Perhaps instead of your necklace… perhaps you can choose something else?"
XR was surprised. "Why?"
"Because it is only fair and you did not know of such. Aside from your beauty, you are quite
adorable."
XR blushes and plays with her hair and had chosen her exchange.
"Do you have a knife?"
The man held it out to her and she cuts her hair.
"I take pride in my hair so please accept it as a toll."
The man was now blushing as she hands him the hair. "Are you certain of that? You can offer
me a button or a rusted coin. But-"
"But nothing sir. I want you to have it." She smiles.
The man rubs his head but accepted the toll.
"Can you point me the way out?" She asked.
"That requires another toll my dear but I will ask a favor instead. Keep going where the sun rises
and you will be out of the forest."
XR smiles and felt her heart beat.
The man then smiles. "My favor is your name. Please tell me your name?" The man asked.
"It's Xerena R. but you can call me XR." she spoke and held her hand out to him. He grasp it but
kisses her palm.
"I am Nos."
XR blushes and makes her way.
As soon as she left, Nos frowns as he holds her hair. "If only I was free, I could be with her."
"Nos buddy do you really want to be with that stubborn blonde?"
Nos crosses his arms and glares at the wolf who shape shifted to a man. "I mean she is over
stubborn and cranky too. The women in hell are a blast."
"Then why not volunteer to sacrifice yourself then. I was forced to be a gatekeeper. SHE forced
me to take that job. She cursed me just because I would not accept to be part of her collection."
"Now Nos Lady Mira is the only one for me and queen draca was in favor of your beauty."
"I was tasked to protect the people and the faes took me from my purpose. The faes took me
away from my sister for 2 centuries. I could not even be there for her when she passed. I finally
meet a girl who I wish to know more but I am trapped. Please Warp help me? As my only friend
aside Mira who has stood by my side as a friend as well."
Warp could see the pain in his friend and decided to help.
'Well gonna have to especially when the cranky stubborn girl is gonna have your kid.' "Alright I
know a way but if this girl likes you as well, she needs to be there…."
XR sighed, happy to be home. As she walks to her home she was feeling queasy and threw up
in the empty flower pot.
"Xerena?!"
She sees her father rushes to her and helps her walk inside.
/
The doctor leaves XR to herself in her room to tell her father the news.
'I'm pregnant?' She thought. She has not laid with any man. I'm a virgin! How-' but then that
moment when she hands him her hair.
"I need to see him." She got off her bed and left.
She walked through the forest and saw the rose and plucked it and sees the man again.
"XR?" Nos spoke in bewilderment.
"How did you got me pregnant?! Are you some kind of elf that can get a girl pregnant just staring
at her?!" She yelled.
Nos was shocked. "I beg your pardon? How can I if we did not even kiss?" Nos asked and XR
was blushing.
"I need you to tell me please!?"
"Look he didn't intentionally got you pregnant. He accepted to be your mate."
XR was pulled behind Nos as she saw a wolf.
"When you offered your hair, you were accepting to be his mate. Usually this is a test to see if
two people are truly meant to be together and seeing this happened…. Means you and Nos
have a bond." the wolf shapes shift to a man.
"We just met. Doesn't it take time?"
"Maybe for you humans but for faes it is spiritually and within the day."
"But I am not consider a fae." Nos retorted as well.
"Well it works for humans too when you're here. Nos is just trapped. A prisoner."
XR looks to the man who did not want to see her pity but instead heard her say otherwise.
"What did he do wrong?" She asked bluntly getting a glare from him.
"Nothing actually it was he tricked the queen but not in a bad way. 2 centuries ago, Nos and his
sister were lost after they were attacked by enemies of the king he served. I'm Warp a fae
cursed to be a wolf for going against the king."
XR looked to Nos and now felt bad for the assumption and looked to the wolf with sadness.
"The queen Draca, was smitten by us and tried to steal us. My sister was attacked by the queen
and stabbed in her roses that drinks the blood until there is no more. She was close to be taken
by death." Nos spoke. "I made a deal that I would serve as only her protector of the gate and
give my freedom to my sister. The queen accepted the deal but when she tried to take me to lay
with her, the cursed protected me from her. I am the only one she will never have. However she
can still sacrifice me to tithe."
"Hell." XR spoke and was ready to cry. She looks to the wolf man with plea. "What can I do to
break the curse? He is the father of my child and I am not giving him up to hell! Not by a long
shot." She stated.
"Well I have a plan but I need to know that you will do everything I say."
XR nodded.
"Tomorrow is the night of Halloween, the night of the sacrifice. When you see Nos riding a pure,
very pure white horse, you must grab his hand and never let go. The faes will charm him to any
beast to make you let go but you must have faith. My love, Mira, will turn him into burning coal
but as a coal his heat will guide you to an iron Well, a weakness to all faes that will keep away
and enchanted to free him from the faes. You must then wrap him in your mantle to claim him.
That way the queen will have to accept your binding but to never return."
XR was listening.
"What about you Warp?"
"Doesn't work that way Blondie. I'm a fae, I'll die the minute I touch the water. I am thankful you
care but please worry for your mate."
Nos was staring at her with awe and couldn't help but admire her bravery. He could not stop his
heart racing.
'I hope this works…'
/
"I'm sorry that happened to you and your sister." XR spoke as Nos lead her to her family's
home.
Nos looked to her. "I am sorry to get you mix into this mess. And that you are carrying my child."
"Don't be, if anything I'm glad it's you and not some creepy monsters or those jerks that want to
just take me and leave me. You know it would be nice to not be alone and be with someone like
you." XR blushes. "Besides my father was pretty happy I found a guy that is not from there. It's
hard to find someone that won't want just your body." XR spoke.
"You are smart and beautiful young lady. All men must be blind to not see how beautiful you
are." Nos spoke gazing at her lovingly. 'I barely met her and already I am falling for her.'
"Well not really. They prefer women with high long hair and well rounded chests and I am small.
Not really well curves or a body of women men lusts for."
"Then they are fools to not see your beauty especially when I can see you are kind and sweet
and have topaz eyes that glisten in the light and change beautifully-" Nos stopped and blushes
as XR leans up to him and kisses his cheek.
"Thank you kind knight."
She then sees they were close to her home.
Nos was ready to leave when she stops him.
"The toll for escorting me home, I wish to give you something I can give over and over only to
you but you need to close your eyes."
Nos was confused but listened to her and close his eyes.
He waited to feel the touch of lips on his own. Nos kisses her back and holds her close.
"My dear I fear I may want more than this and you need to prepare for tonight."
XR kisses him a chaste kiss. "When this is over we will be together." And she leaves a dazed
cursed man.
Nos blushes he touches his lips, his first kiss.
'Would not have it any other way…' and he left back.
/
Night of Halloween
XR waited and saw the parade of horses but shocked to see many knights riding pure white
horses. She looks and felt her something pointing for her. She walks by seeing each knight had
mostly blue eyes or green but when she saw the final knight she knew it was him. She runs and
grips his hand, hoping it's him.
"Nos?"
The knight takes his helmet to reveal it is he.
"Thank you." She hears some angry faes so she and Nos bolted out and through the woods.
XR grips his hand as they ran. One fae smirks and turns him to a toad.
XR stops and the fae knew females hates toad but saw XR gushing over him.
"Your so cute!"
The toad croaked angrily and she nodded. XR holds him close to her and runs.
Queen Draca glares.
"Make her scream!"
Another fae cast a spell and Nos was formed into a chimera but XR held onto him as he made
the dash in speed from them all.
"You fools!"
As they were far enough and close to the well, Nos stops and licks her neck and cheek and she
hugs him.
"Nos!"
XR held him tightly to see a pale blue fae with red hair.
"Don't worry I'm his friend. XR right?"
XR nodded and saw this fae seemed nice.
"Listen I will turn him to coal now but please hurry the queen is close. Follow the moon south
and throw him in the well and cover him with your mantle. Quickly!"
XR saw Nos was now coal and made her way to the well.
"Thank you Mira."
Mira smiles to see her wolf and holds him. "If I could save another from such then I will. I will find
a way Warp for us to be together."
"Love just being with you is treasured." He nuzzles her cheek. "I would take any punishment for
you."
Mira kisses his head and holds him close. "We'll find a way."
XR could feel her hands were burning but saw she was close soon. Feeling her hands burning
super badly she runs it and throws Nos into the well. She painfully grabs her mantle and waits
for him. When she sees his head, she wraps him up.
"Thank you my mate." Nos looks to her and holds her.
XR hugs back only to blush to find he was naked.
"Bravo little brat."
XR held Nos, glaring at the queen. The queen was pale with long black hair and deep sea eyes.
"But what will you ever do now!? Oh I know, surrender him to me for your freedom!"
XR held him back but felt something in her pocket.
"Queen of the faes I have brought thee a gift!" XR spoke.
Draca smiles. "I accept thee gift. It is a thing here in this realm." Draca reaches for her but was
stopped.
"But I must have your word you will not harm us no matter what before you receive it."
Draca smirk. "You have my word."
XR holds out an iron pendant.
Draca screeched but could not act upon.
"Keep it away!"
"But you accepted my gift and disregard my gift. I will take it back and not be hurt from from
such disrespectful act if you allow safe passage for me and my mate Nos!
Draca was enrage but moves out of the way for them.
XR held Nos close as they left.
Nos smiles as did XR.
"My heroine who saved me. What must I do to pay you back?"
"Stay with me?"
Nos nodded as they left the forest.
"It all started because of the roses you plucked."
XR looked to him.
"When I was saving my sister from the blood drinking roses, I was being bitten by their thorns.
My blood as a human was preserved over time in the twin roses. My friend Mira daughter of the
king, enchanted them so when the right person comes they will be with me and bear a special
gift."
"The baby?" She asked.
"Babies. You accepted both roses as I accepted your hair meaning twins."
XR blushes and Nos holds her close. "I promise I will not let you go and even after our deaths."
XR smiles and holds her mate's hand and her stomach feeling life in her stomach.
Meanwhile
The queen was watching them carefully and sees her step daughter.
"You know you really wanted to help them." Mira smiled.
"He was to be mine!... But no mortal will stay long. He seems happy with her just as you are with
your wolf."
Mira nodded. "I see their life happening and can tell they will live happily together, just as warp
and I will be."
"He took the punishment to proved how loyal he is to you for a thousand years, still waiting until
he is free child?"
"Yes even if time ends I will stand by his side."
Draca sighs. "Still I can see his twins in her stomach growing, and their future. They too will find
themselves here to explore the forest and perhaps save your wolf fae."
Mira looks to the queen.
"Even I am caring child." And both flew away.
XR and Nos were out and so were her father.
"The first time you came you are mothering a baby. Now you have a man! What's next?!"
XR shrugged but notice the bag she used that Nos was carrying was heavy.
Her father was excited and both burgundy and blonde looked back to the forest to see the
queen smirked and flew away.
"Now we can definitely keep the land permanently!"
XR looks to Nos and giggles. "You don't believe…"
"I believe she knew if the land was to be protected why not a stubborn girl and an old knight."
Nos was hugged by his mate as she felt his arms around her, knowing whatever outcomes
occurring, she will not be alone.
Fin.