Forbidden Love (Dreamer)

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I looked over the door as we came to a stop, eyes a little wide and appreciative. "It's beautiful. . ." I breathed, then gave her hand a tug as I moved forward. "I bet it's even prettier inside." It had to be, with that sort of an entrance. I did really love libraries. So much to learn in such a small place.

 

[Dreamer~]

Izabelle-


I slipped in behind him, thinking I'd scan the room for our favorite elf, but I was stopped short. The room was made of all windows, picture windows that obviously told a story. Upon a closer look, I felt light headed. Those were pictures of. . . Us.


"The prophecy" Jezzlin whispered, coming up behind us and putting a hand on my shoulder, I remembered to late and you'd already found it"


"I can't be a prophecy" I whispered back, in utter shock, "I'll break it"

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


"The - The prophecy or the window?" I asked, but without much spirit in the joke, eyes glued to the designs on the glass. That . . . That couldn't be us. It just couldn't.


"I thought this was the one place no one would let them look for me!" An irritated voice came from above, and I managed to tear my eyes away to look over at a second level of the library where Fenris was standing with quite irritably crossed arms and a frustrated expression. "Why would you send them here!"

 

[Dreamer~]

Izabelle-


I couldn't breath, the pictures dancing in front of my eyes, dizzily so. I reached out and gripped Reven's elbow, coming up and almost hiding behind him.


"Wh-Why is there a prophecy?" I managed, finding it difficult to even form the words.


"You two are supposed to free us from Witch Gabrielle".


I then heard Mother, who must have seen us and walked behind us for a ways, "What?"

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


My eyes went a little wide at the sound of her voice and I turned to see her. "M-Mother. . ." She wasn't supposed to see this any more than us, was she? We . . . We weren't supposed to be this. We were never even supposed to be in this place. We should never have snuck out that day.


"It has to be you." Fenris said, from his perch on the upper level of the room, uncharacteristically calm and serious. "How else could you have survived touching magic weapons."

 

[Dreamer~]

Izabelle-


I floundered for a moment. My eyes trying to drink in the details of the pictures.


"B-But, how?" I asked, "How in Heavens are we supposed to defeat her?"


"They can't." Mother insisted, "They're only children. No. I won't let them"


I almost waited for Fenris' coy comeback. But Jesslin answered first, "You cannot stop them Azyala. It's already written out in the stars - 'For the one's to win, born a moment apart in as the sun rises in December-"


"Okay!" I interrupted, "That means totally nothing! So our birthday happens to be the first of December. It's only coincidence"

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I didn't want to listen anymore. It was all strange and, frankly, frightening, and Izabelle was uncomfortable and Mother was beginning to sound panicked, and Father was probably already panicking when he woke and found no one in the room anymore. I walked away, pulled Izabelle with me and just walked to where the light was shining through the window, until I could touch the glass the images were painted on and try to make sense of things. Looking at them from just below did nothing to change my perspective like I'd hoped.


"We wanted to fight. . ." I said faintly, eyes a little wide still, fingers curling tighter around my sister's hand. "We wanted to stay and fight. . ." If there was a reason for all this . . . why should we shy away now?

 

[Dreamer~]

(("And Father was probably already panicking" xD ))


Izabelle-


I squeezed back, feeling small compared to the image of myself that towered over us, "Well, yes. But. . ." I shook my head, "A prophecy? That is ridiculous!" I let my eyes wander farther,m to the last image. A wedding? That. . . Was me. And there was Reven. And Fenris?!


"No!" I yelped, "No, no, no!" Now that was insane!


((Figured it explains his crankiness towards Izzy(: He could be head over heels for this elf girl but now, some stupid stars say he's supposed to marry this human? And Izabelle? That's a lot to take in))

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I looked where she had, frowning at the image and turning to glare up at the boy leaning on the guard rail above us still - but his expression was more angry than pleased. Fenris shoved away from the railing and stomped back to wherever he'd been before, angrily and loudly enough to be heard from where we were standing. No one was happy about this.


My free hand curled into a fist, and I turned to look back at Jesslin, confused and agitated. "If we were supposed to stay and fight why are we here! We should've been home! We should've stayed and protected our people!"


((Oooo, that works And maybe his elf girl dumped him 'cause he doesn't have magic anymore ))

 

[Dreamer~]

((D'aww! What a peice of work! Poor guy))


Izabelle-


I let go of Reven and ran up the stairs towards Fenris, "Hey! You dont get to storm outta this anymore then we do!" I was furious. " You led us here! You left the cloth! You got us stuck here!" And now I had to marry the idiot? Not likely! But I was only yelling at his back, which infuriated me farther, "Listen to me, da** it!"


Azyala-


Well... Izabelle was mine. That was proven.

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I looked after Izabelle when she ran off, and only followed slowly, keeping a sharp eye on Fenris' movements because when she shouted at him he whirled around and shouted right back.


"I didn't leave the godd*mn cloth!" He snapped, hands alternately balled into fists and gesturing wildly. "They knew you had to be here so they used me as bait! You think I want any of this!?" He grabbed the nearest book off a shelf before I could reach them, hurled it at her without any sort of direction or aim and I thought it would just miss so I didn't hurry. "I lose everything because of you!"


We . . . We'd gotten his magic taken away from him, hadn't we? What else had happened as a result of our coming here?

 

[Dreamer~]

Izabelle-


The book's spine grazed my shoulder, but I ignored it. I set my lips firmly, keeping my gaze on him and trying not to let my fury take over again, "What do you want me to say?" I managed, my voice somehow cool and level. "I'm scared too" I admitted

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


Fenris stomped a foot into the ground, fists jerking irritably downwards, and glared at Izabelle even as I reached her side. "Who said I was scared!" He snapped, fury evident in his expression and posture and his very being. "I'm angry!" That much was clear, but he went on to jerk a hand at the mural of a wedding, supposedly between Izabelle and himself. "I had someone else in mind, if you can fathom it!" He hissed, a deep sort of hurt digging into his words, and I put a hand on my sister's shoulder. "And now thanks to you two that's never going to happen!" He realized he'd said too much, then, and threw his hands up in frustration, then turned to stalk off deeper into the library, presumably to find a good corner to hide in, or a different escape route. It was probably best we let him be for now.

 

[Dreamer~]

Jesslin-


Izabelle curled into her brother, and I cou;ld only watch sadly as Fenris stormed away.


"She didn't want him" I said quietly, only for their ears, "They were together for a very time. And without his magic, she thinks he's pointless."


"That's insane!" Izabelle said sounding choked, and I looked up to see the tears dancing in her eyes and threatening to spill, something I'd never seen. But she countinued through, "Why? Why me? If he was happy then why? He did nothing!"


"Iz-" Her mother tried.


"No!" She said, hiding her face in her brother's chest as she fought back the tears, "I-It's not fair!"


She was hurt. . . For him?

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I curled my arms around Izabelle and held her close, closed my eyes because her tears and his turmoil had emotion stinging in my chest. "It's not your fault." I whispered to her, voice slightly strained. "It's not your fault. We didn't have a say in this. . . We . . . We'll get through it together." I pressed a kiss to her temple, kept her close and rocked her ever so slightly to soothe her. "We'll help him somehow. . ." It could be my fault, if it helped her not be so sad. I'd seen him first, after all, and I would take the burden if she would just not hurt. "No looking back, okay? Never look back. . . We move forward together."

 

[Dreamer~]

Azyala-


As much as it pained me to see their pain, it was wonderful to see the way they worked together. For each other. Always.


"B-But he's in pain" Izzy whispered, eyes looking up at a the shade that perfectly matched her own, "And I've caused it".


"No," I said firmly, as Jesslin did the same. She continued, "This is the work of Witch Gabrielle. None of it is your doing. You mustn't think such ways"

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I looked at mother over my sister's head, and nodded once, firmly. "We aren't helpless, you always tell that to Father." I squeezed her gently. "And we aren't helpless in this either. It's her doing, so we stand our ground and we fight, just like we wanted to before all this happened."


"Together."


I looked up, startled, to find Father standing in the doorway, and who knew how long he'd been there, but he looked at us in a way that I knew meant our sneaking off would be overlooked. There were bigger problems ahead.

 

[Dreamer~]

((Can we just make this a movie? It'd top "Frozen" for my favorittttte))


Izabelle-


I sniffled, looking up at them. Father had continued to Mother, wrapping her up in his arms and then enveloping us.


"Exactly" Mother agreed. "You're never alone in this world. Ever."


It felt like a million nights we'd spent, all curled up by the fire after a long night of trading stories. Reven and I loved to hear Mother's point of view, or Father's, of how they met, tortured each other and fell in love. But they always ended it the same way.


Together. You are never alone in this world. Ever.

 

[EdithSpeaks]

((I'm going to break your heart, but . . . I actually didn't really like Frozen *braces for impact *))


Reven-


I leaned into Father, reaching out to hold onto his arm, and keeping the other around Izabelle. I hugged them all tight as best I could, and on.y after a good long while did Father finally shift back and look at Jesslin.


"We stand and fight." He said, firmly, with his warrior's heart. "But we'll need your help." They had magic, and we didn't. We had to learn how to defeat her, so we wouldn't rush blindly into battle. Take a step back, think, and then leap. We had been taught that over and over.

 

[Dreamer~]

((.... I... Um... Okay. Ill still love you. But maybe you wont be my favorite person for a few days (; ))


Izabelle-


Jesslin nodded, "Of course. But training can start tomorrow. It is late, you all need sleep"


Izabelle went to argue, and I smirked slightly as she thought better of it and closed her mouth. I watched as her eyes once more trailed off to where Fenris had mad his exit, "Training starts tomorrow" she agreed.

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I glanced at the empty space where Izabelle had looked, and smiled just a little for her. "We can help train him too. So he knows how to defend himself." I left the 'without magic' bit out. She would know what I meant.

 

[Dreamer~]

Izabelle-


I woke the next morning and crept to the window seat. Everyone seemed to still be sleeping. I just wanted to sit here in the morning sun before everything started. Would we really be fighting for our lives? For the elves? For freedom? It all seemed too much for just us.

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


Once together we couldn't be seperated, not after all that had happened, so Mother, Father, Izabelle and I ended up all sleeping in the same room. Mother and Father were curled up tangled together in their bed while Izabelle and I had laid still and close together, hands lightly touching. I felt her get up in the morning, as I generally didn't like early mornings but was aware of and used to them nonetheless. I blinked my eyes open until I could see her walking away, in time to see her sit down and look out the window. Yawning softly, I shifted up into a sit and swung my legs off the bed, pulling the topmost blanket off with me on my way over to her so I could wrap up in it.


I walked quietly so as not to wake our parents and lowered myself carefully onto the seat next to her, leaning my shoulder against hers. ". . . Baby steps." I said, quietly, and only shrugged. She was obviously worried - about everything, I assumed - but taking things step by step was all we could do.

 

[Dreamer~]

Izabelle-


I leaned into Reven, listening to his heartbeat and the gentle rhythm of our parents' breathing. "But she won't be taking baby steps" I reasoned. "She has everything planned out, and she's so powerful. What chance do we have?"

 

[EdithSpeaks]

Reven-


I shook my head faintly. "She doesn't know we'll be coming back. . . And with any luck, when we do go back, we'll have magic on our side." Izabelle had survived the touch of a magical weapon. Who was to say no one else could? What if we could practice magic, like Uncle Favian? God, I hoped his spells were keeping the castle town safe, at least.