MoonLove: a mythological story

Hiding from fate pt.3

Lilith could not believe that story, even so, she felt it was completely true. The heart of the sorcerer had been broken and injured so badly that he had fallen by the pain and hatred against his counterpart, nevertheless he had not killed him and had hugged Odette until their last breath. But Lilith still had a question.

-          It is such a bitter sweet story – Lilith said – but I have one question, if you were killed with a white dress then why...

-          ...is my costume black? – Odette finished Lilith’s question.

-          Yes, I just that it got me confused.

-          I understand perfectly, my story is quite confusing, but that answer is quite easy. It is true that I died with a white dress, but when my blood and his got in touch I became a legit daughter of him, and as I had been raised by him, and given a black dress by him and the magical creatures created also a black dress for me representing the one my father gave me, and the red represents the stone given me by the creatures of the enchanted forest as well as the blood which was shed that day because of greed and jealousy.

-          Ok, now I can see it clearly. And what happened to the crystal stone you received? It sounds as a wonderful gift and of course a very powerful object.

-          It is, that gift was one of the bests I received from my father, and of course the other side of the magical veil. And answering your question, that crystal is the one in the middle of the hair pin you received from Lady Lucy. When I was attacked holding it near my heart it covered in my blood and became a protection object that will help you do, as you need if you are facing any danger.

-          Oh, dear. I did not know this was one of your most precious possessions! And of course I never meant to take something with so much value.

With that, Lilith attempted to take the hairpin to give it back to its now phantom owner but Odette stopped her. She was not able to understand why she would not receive that object which meant so much to her, but still she moved her head in a negative sign.

-          You keep it Lilith; right now, you need it more than I do.

-          But... This means so much to you, I would not want to keep it away. Especially after the story you have told me. It is not fair...

-          Lilith listen to me – Odette told her looking sweetly at her – right now, you are the one in need of its protection, not me. While I am in my spiritual form, nothing can hurt me, not even curses nor spells. However, you are vulnerable; even better, you have a piece of cursed onyx inside your heart Lilith. Once you do not need it anymore, I will gladly receive the pin from you; and hopefully to that moment I will be strong enough to get a material body and be able to hug you once you give it back to me.

-          You are too loving and sweet, I will accept your gift until I can give it back to you. I promise I will take care of it with my life.

With that dinner was over.

It had been a great meal, and of course awesome company, even if quite confusing at the same time; she had not shared a lot herself but at the same time, she learnt a lot from her hosts. Now, laying down on her temporary bed she felt quite alone, which was actually weird taking in count her own story, and the way she had always been lonely; beside her father and some sporadic friends, she had always been alone or left behind until Martha appeared some years after. She had appeared unexpectedly and stuck to her like an annoying leech. Lilith knew that the way she saw Martha was not right, but there was something there that made her feel cautious about her; she did not know what it was, but her intuition told her there was something weird there.

Now she had people around her that without even knowing her full name helped her without any personal interest, but only because they wanted to see her safe. She had met Lucy, Jared and of course, Odette who now looked after her and cared about her wellbeing the same way she herself cared about them. For once in her life she did not feel alone, she felt safe.

With that thought she began relaxing and singing softly inside her mind, it was a song she loved, so she asked for someone to sing it for her, even if Lilith actually did not expected someone to answer, so when Jared did it made her loose her floor for a moment.

-          You have a beautiful voice my beloved lady, and I will sing for you every time you want, but I would prefer you singing with me as a perfect duet.

-          Oh dear, I would always sing along with you for the rest of my days. I cannot imagine a better way of joining souls than throughout music.

Lilith could be quite naïve in some cases, and without noticing, this had been one of those moments. It was true that for her, music was one of the most intimate ways to share a piece of her soul, as well as dancing; but there was an especial and antique dance that she had not yet considered in the equation of souls and hearts joining, until that moment; when her mind began bringing to the front some images of kissing, caressing and of course the sound of moaning while being lost in the heaven of sensations. Those thoughts made her blush deeply and open her eyes suddenly, even if she had not noticed she closed them. And even worst, she did not know if Jared had been able to see those inappropriate thoughts, she hope he had not, but she knew deep down she was not that lucky.

-          My lady, do not feel ashamed of the way your soul guides your mind to go; especially not with me. There is nothing wrong about you wanting to share yourself in the name of love and you can be assured that there is not such a great honour for me to be a part of your thoughts. – Said Jared with a voice full of love – just a kiss from your lips would be my complete dream come true.

Lilith did not know what to say or how to act; she had not had a lot of experience with people, let alone with men. And that confession, even if it was flattering to her, it was also really scary. After all, she had never had that kind of intimacy or trust with someone. It was really scary but it was also really tempting, Lilith wanted to share her heart and soul with him, but it was not right; the curse was not something she wanted to show or share, so being with Jared that way would have to wait until she as free from that b****y piece if onyx inside of her.

Jared could feel her reticence and fear, and he understood the reason. He could see inside of her and of course he could not forget at all the course she had inside of her heart, and of course, he was not going to force her do anything.

Even if, he would give everything he had to be able to kiss Lilith that precise moment.

Lilith could feel that Jared’s wishes actually met hers, she wanted to share herself with him, she wanted them to become one even if just for a moment; nothing would make her happier, but the fear of also sharing her curse to him held her back. It was not fair for him, and she was not going to risk him by being so selfish. Beside he was not in the room with her, but only by mental communication.

Jared heard her inner plea for him to actually be there, not just his voice; so he made a choice, one that would mark them both forever.

As if Jared had heard her thoughts (which he actually did), he materialised slowly in front of Lilith, as a light fog which became solid slowly. It had been completely unexpected to her; he had commented before that if she needed him, he would appear to be there for her even if she did not expected it to be so literal.

He appeared as a ghost in front of her bed at first; Lilith did not notice she had been looking into the space until she basically woke up with the Jared appearing in front of her. She could not believe it; he was there, getting material by second. Suddenly Lilith got nervous. It was Lucy’s house, she was just a guest and in a certain way, she had taken a man into her room, what was she thinking?!

Jared by hearing her nervousness and the reason of it, he could not do another thing than laughing hard. She was great! She did not even cared for her own safety but for him being in Lady Lucy’s house, specifically her room.

Once he could stop laughing, he walked slowly to Lilith with love and adoration in his eyes even if Lilith looked at him with still surprised eyes. While at the same time, the room filled with love and unspoken happiness. He was there, for her. He had felt her pain, loneliness and insecurities; but still he was there. Before being able to stop herself, she ran to him and kissed him as if her life depended on it.

Jared was surprised. He did not expected that outcome after feeling the fear which darkened her will to share herself to him; it was unexpected, but it did not take him more than half a second to answer to her kiss with the same desperation and hunger. Her fear was gone, and it had been replaced with and incredible need to be with him in every possible way.

Lilith was also surprised by her own reaction, she had been trying to protect him from her and the curse she had inside her heart, but she could not hold back; with him in there, it had turn into an impossible mission to keep away; her heart had begun to race and her skin felt the need to be near him, to keep the contact she had denied at first. She wanted to feel free, loved and cared for; and he appeared as if her prayers had been heard.

She still felt too selfish because of the way she reacted, so she tried to let go of his neck where she had locked herself, but he did not let her go, on the contrary, he hugged her harder and got her nearer himself. Jared understood her impulse to protect him from what laid inside of her heart, but as irresponsible as it seemed he did not care. Actually he was hoping that if they shared their souls the curse would be released or at least transferred from her to him; that way she might be happy again, and protected from Joseph’s claws. He was desperate, he did not wanted her going away from him, he loved her even if they had met only a few days and spoken even less. His heart told him she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of the eternity with. She was the one who had stolen his heart even if their parents were enemies; she was the one whose eyes made him fantasize and the one who had locked his soul to hers. In addition, he was not going to lose her.

Jared looked deeply into Lilith’s eyes and saw her need to run away to protect him, but before she could say something to hold him back he locked his lips to hers into a deep adoring kiss. Her lips answered immediately and they both lost themselves into each other until Lilith felt the curse activating inside her heart. Her fears had been right, if they shared their souls the curse would be shared too, which was something that she was terribly afraid. She held back and broke the kiss looking at him in the eye begging for him to let her go, but he was not willing to permit fear separate them, he did not wanted to lose her , and he refused to let her go, even she wanted to go away to protect him. He wanted to convince her not to leave, but everything he could do was looking deeply into her eyes and whisper a plea.

-          Please, my beloved do not leave me.

He closed his eyes waiting for her to sigh and go away but she did not. She raised her hands to touch his face, and kissed him softly, too softly for him, that he thought it had been only an illusion, so he opened his eyes, and looked at her, looking back at him in the eye with tears on them but full of love and despair; Jared raised his hand and cleaned those tears that should not be there and much less because of him. Lilith closed her eyes at the feeling of that soft caress on her cheek and just whispered to his hand.

-          I am sorry for this.

And with that she locked her hand on the back of his neck and kissed him hard and deeply, desperate to share her love, soul and body with him, and to join their souls for as long their existence lasted.