Surrounded by Shadows If Dark and I thought the Great Hall was done elaborately the reception to follow was more exquisite. Kuso had the Castle gardens decorated for the special occasion. Every table was decorated with roses of every color. The Head table had the reddest roses I had ever seen. It almost looked as if they were actually bleeding. He had lilies scattered in the castle fountains and the moonlight shined so brightly that they looked as if they were made of liquid silver. The scene looked as if it had leapt off a page from a fairytail book. Kuso really wanted to make this wedding a very special day for Dark and I. Maybe he was really changing.
Dark grabbed me by the hand and dragged me into the castle garden maze before anyone could miss us. He grabbed me around the waist and lean in and planted the longest kiss on my lips. His kisses always seem to take my breath away.
" - Are you happy my beautiful majesty?" he whispered. I let out a soft giggle.
" - Of course my love why would I not be?" i asked returning his kisses.
" - I must admit majesty that i was almost scared that you would not want to marry me once you saw Stevos. I am sorry that I kept this secret from you but I wanted it to be a good surprise. I heard you call out for him the weeks you were comatose. The beast inside of you also showed me the memories of him while you fed on me. I admit I was jealous at first but the bond we share spans over lifetimes and the beast told me that it was our destiny to be together.
Through those memories I was able to link to the bond the two of you shared and i was able to locate him. I knew you would never be completely happy until you knew what had happened to him. I figured it would have taken me longer to find and bring him here however the veil between time and space has been weakened more than i originally calculated. This not good news at all. Fates are changing and there is something big coming. I am not sure my love will be enough to save you this time." he said softly. I let off a little laugh.
" - Love I am happy that you found Stevos for me. He is very precious to me and dear to my heart. It makes me love you even more that you would go through all of this just to make sure I am happy. But love, you are the only one that I need more than anything in this world. Without you my life is meaningless. If you can not protect me alone then I shall protect us both for all eternity. I shall protect all of us if I have too but this is to be our happy moment so no more talk of things to come." I whispered. I gave him one last kiss and pulled him back to the castle gardens. We must have been gone longer than we thought. Stevos came over and gave dark a low bow.
" - May I have this dance with Stormy before i take my leave" he asked Dark. Darkangel smiled down at him.
" - Of course my old friend" he said. Stevos looked up with his most dashing smile then grabbed me by the waist and spun me around the dance floor.
" - Oh how I have missed our intimate moments. I dreamed of you every night over these long years. I always dreamt of your deathly kisses and wished for them to never stop. But of course even the sweetest of nightmares has to come to an end." he said with great sadness. My heart ached to reach out and take away all of his pain. I could see the years away from me had taken their toll on him. Even though the years were rough on him he was just as handsome as the first time we met.
" - Stevos what did you mean when you said you had a message from my parents? Both of them are dead." I said. He shook his head and gave a slight smile.
" - Love, they are far from dead this i promise you. They both are very much alive. I found them in a realm not from this time and space. They had to remain hidden from the Mage clans. If not they would have been sentenced to death. Your father has been watching over you for years now and has lived in agony over not being able to interfere in your fate. If they do there would be dire consequences. I should know because that was why fate tossed me away from you to another time and space. I was not destined to love you but to kill you. The closer i got to you the more I loved you. Somehow you changed my fate and made it better. You are the one in the prophecy who can change this world and end all of the hate. If it had not been for Dark i would have never seen you again to tell you I am so sorry for hurting you." he said. I could see the tears forming at the corner of his eyes.
" - Stevos no more sorries! I believe the fates brought you to me for an important reason. It was you who open up my heart to love. Without you I would never had awakened my memories of loving Dark and the fate we share. You will always be apart of my heart always." i whispered in his ear. He let out a soft sigh.
" - I may be a part of your heart but not of this world. My time here is limited, love. I must go back to the the other time and space or fate will claim Darkangel in my place. My sacrifice was a small price to pay to ensure your happiness. However a time will come and the time and space will collide with this world. Darkness will reign if the light can not exstiguish it. You are that light, love. Your parents wanted you to know that they love you dearly and there will come a time when you will be reunited with them once the darkness is gone. When that happens perhaps I will be allowed to roam here once more as well. Until then I will continue to love you from the shadows and dreaming of our Grandest nightmare to end all nigtmares,"he said hopefully.
My heart broke for the last time as he began to fade away in front of my eyes. Dark placed his arms around my shoulders. His eyes said what words could not. He helped me over to the head table. He grabbed one of the blood roses and carefully plucked off all of the thorns and brought it before my eyes. My head began to throb as if I had been hit by something hard. The petals began to darken as if touched by death. The once blood red roses were turning to black roses of darkness before my eyes. Was fate giving me a warning of what was too come?
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