Forever Isn't Always

Chapter 12

We walked in silence for a while as I admired my surroundings. There was a clear path for us to walk on and the greenry all around us and it felt very serene. I saw a couple of deers walk by and some more squirells.

As were walking I saw a very tiny winged person flying. She had this green glow to her and had green hair and clothes. She was a fairy.

‘’John, did you see her?'' I said tugging at his shirt. 

‘’Yeah,  She's a fairy'' he said looking at me surprised

‘’I know but she's so beautiful'' I said as I looked at the little fairy floating in front of me 

‘’She is beautifyl but be careful. Don't let her beauty fool you. Faries like her like to trick people'' He said  still looking at me in awe

‘’What's wrong? Is there something on my face?'' I asked as we stopped walking and paused to watch the fairies

‘’No, It's just that I haven't seen anyone look at the world the way you do. You find beauty in everything'' He said

‘’I look at the world the way anyone would, there's hope everywhere, you just have to find, beleive and never give up on it'' I said still looking at the fairy that was now playing with her friends.

‘’I admire you for the way you look at things'' He said and looked away then started walking.

‘’You could see them from my point of view too if you want'' I said following him.

‘’Do you want to get married to Grant?''

‘’No, why did you ask? Do you know him?''

‘’Yes and since you are new to this realm, I should catch you up on some things'' He said the paused before continuing ‘’You know that one of the kings in this realm is your father, King Aedan but he isn't the only king. Your father is the king of light while his brother is the king of darkness. We have been at war for years now and now, your uncle, king Alibe took the war over to the human realm. He wanted to take over there, hoping to get a bigger army and have you as leverage and that is why I appeared to you in  your dreams. To get to you before he did. He already almost had his hands on you through his son, Grant. If you had married him, your father would have no choice but to surrender his title to him, making him more powerful. That is why your father never brought you to this realm or visited you in person, to keep you safe. He had people watch over you from afar. But now this is the safest place for you'' John said

I was schocked and disgusted by what John said but I believed it.

‘’So was it Grant who killed Arthur?'' I asked now getting angry. It felt like by blood was boiling at a hundred degrees but I enjoyed it

‘’Woah, cool down'' John said putting his hand on my arm but immediately  removed it. I saw him glance at his palm then me… Oh no, I had burnt him. Now I was mad at myself for burning him. I saw flames ignite on my fists,  I couldn't control it, it wouldn't stop enlarging.

‘’You have to calm down or it won't stop'' His eyes were bright silver now and he put his hands on mine.

‘’Don't! I'll burn you!'' I shouted to him' I didn't even recognise my own voice. It was deeper and seemed to soundd heated

‘’Don't worry about me…Just listen to me and calm down'' he said and wasn't burning. His eyes were still glowing and I calmed down as a tear rolled down my cheeks. 

He hugged me then said ‘’It'll be ok, we'll find justice for you and your friend''  His voice was so soothing and I felt calm and safe in his embrace.

Then he cleared his throat and said ‘’We should get going, we don't want to be late''

‘’Late for what?'' I asked following him. 

‘’For your party. The king is throwing a party to celebrate your return'' he said and continued walking

‘’Why? Don't I get a say on whether I want a party or not?'' I saida bit annoyede 

‘’You are a princess Clara, you know there are some things you have to put up with for your people. Your dad wants to spend some personal time with you but he has to make do with the time you'll spend together at the party'' he said and smiled at me sympathetically then continued walking.

‘’I'm hungry'' I whined 

‘’Check your backpack. Jasmine would have packed something for you'' He said and he was right. As I peered in my backpack I saw two bottles of water, two packs of food and extra clothes. 

‘’John, I think she packed some for you too'' 

‘’No, I already had mine''

‘’When?''

‘’When you were busy admiring the forest''

‘’Oh, but this is too much for me. She packed two of everything''

‘’No, that's just how she does things. She usually gives two of everything incase you need more or something happens to one of them''

‘’Ok''

‘’Do you need us to stop walking so that you can eat?'' he asked, turning to face me. I was already eating and had food in my mouth. My cheeks burned red. I had to finish the food in my mouth first. and it felt like forever.

He was still looking at me when I said, ‘’We can continue walking, how many hours more anyway?'''I asked getting tired

‘’You're in luck. Just above that hill''

 He said pointing to a hill just about two miles away,

‘’So about thirty minutes?'' I said

‘’Yeah, just about''