A Ribbon Strand: Raised Hackura

What Could've Been Pt. 3

        Blade spoke after several seconds, “Gaudeo nostra re non sum sicut caeteri. Ne patiatur sicut fecit principis erit illic. Lamina permittebat (I am glad our reality is not like the others. Princess will never suffer as she did there. Blade will not allow it). I smiled, “Scio te non esset. Et puer est trying superesse. Ego sum qui pugnabit mulier mea carorum ad quatenus opus sit. Deditque mihi hac vita. Fortis et fidelis essem. Idem est mihi faciam in alia tempora uitta. Ut non patiatur quod fecit. Et non abscondam meum verum est quia se fecit (I know you wouldn't. She was a child trying to survive. I am a woman who will fight my back to loved ones if need be. She gave me this life. She made sure I was strong. I will do the same for other me's in the ribbon. I will not suffer what she did. I do not have to hide my true self as she did) Blade smiled, “Et non refert ad rem sapis. Ea autem quae non sciebam quod Dominæ Fatales illuc uti vires sibi placebant illis. Ego cor vestrum minimum principis (You are smart no matter the reality. She did not let the fairies use her powers as she knew they would. I am proud of you little Princess).” I smiled, “I love you Blade.” Blade smiled, “Te amo quoque princeps. (I love you too, Princess).”

            Aiden popped in with the other group. I asked, “Did you get lost?” Aiden snorted, “No little sister. Where is our brother?” I said, “Showing his mate around Faerie. Do me a favor and keep mother away from him.” Aiden’s eyes hardened, “She will not cause my brother’s death in this reality. I will NOT allow her to do that.” I popped to him. Hugging him tightly, “I know you won’t.” He kissed the top of my head, “Well I’m off to meet this, Megan.” I smiled, “A powerful witch.” Aiden smiled, “Well, it’s about time I got one of the other supernatural groups since the wolves’ are stealing are my fairies.” Eric snorted. Aiden popped away. Eric hugged me, “This has been one HELL of a day.” I smiled, “Do you need to question your Alpha’s?” Eric sighed. He looked at his watch, “We will spend an hour with them, then I’m all yours.” I nodded, “Is Reagan, ok?” He kissed me, “She is fine.” He left. Arion popped back. I laughed, “I thought you’d be busy.” He conjured me a pepperoni pizza and a Dr. Pepper. He smirked, “Don’t think I didn’t notice you didn’t eat it.” He kissed my head and popped away. I smiled, “I love you too brother.” 

            I quickly ate my pizza and Dr. Pepper. I ran upstairs and grabbed my phone. I called my dad. He answered, “Princess, I hear you had a visitor.” I smiled, “I met the me that you met. I was calling to see if you would mind if I conjured her letter to me. I found it, but I didn’t read it all.” My dad laughed, “It’s your letter Princess. Conjure away. One a different subject, do not sacrifice yourself like that Princess. No one wants that.” I said nothing. I couldn’t say that. I would do it over again. My dad snorted, “You won’t agree with me. Will you?” I said, “To save those I love…. there is not much I would not do.” My dad sighed, “You have a heart of gold princess. Do not worry about the goblins' plans. You are that light at your very core. They cannot take that away from you. No one can.” I smiled, “Thanks dad.” We talked for a little bit longer then hung up. I popped up to Eric and I’s bedroom. I’d just been wandering the halls. I needed a tour of this place. I conjured the letter from myself and picked up where I left off

            You and your Eric will have such a different story. It is something I have come to truly love about being thrust into the Ribbon. My fears will not be yours. Your children will not feel the fears I have. I worry for mine. I worry about the burden my fears will place on them. I want them to find their true place in this crazy world we live in. No matter where that is. I know it’s likely I will have children who want to live in Faerie. I know Aiden will watch over them. I just know in your reality…. your fear of that won’t be holding them back. I truly hope it does not hold mine back. 

            I’m sure that doesn’t make sense to you. I do fear Faerie. My experience was very different than yours will be, and I from the depth of my entire f*****g being hope you do not share this fear with me. I hope my actions have solved that. 

            Watch your heart with Cassandra Conners. I hope she’s not such a f*****g b***h here. For Eric’s sake and your own. We were perfectly f*****g fine in my reality until I was kidnapped. Then it all went to s**t. Keep your Eric close. Make she he knows you respect his decisions, but he needs to trust his f*****g instincts when it comes with what to share with you. His manipulative b***h of a mother is not the source to go to about us. She doesn’t f*****g know us, and she almost got several people I love killed. I could’ve lost my first set of triplets because of her actions. It hurt me when she betrayed me. Just be on f*****g guard with her. 

            Now let’s talk about Claudfuckingzilla. I left Torvi a note warning her to make sure Marcus stayed the f**k away from her. Now I’ll tell you. Keep that f*****g b***h AWAY from those we care about. She charmed everyone and had them fooled. It caused an argument with Eric and me. I wasn’t in my right f*****g mind or I would’ve ripped that f*****g charm off her neck. I wasn’t fully healed though. I couldn’t even see the f*****g glow of pregnant women. If she shows up anywhere near him…. cut her f*****g throat. I’m not kidding. She almost killed our children. If EJ didn’t have a shield…. I could’ve f*****g lost them. Eric would’ve never forgiven himself. She almost hurt Bjourn…. KILL that wretched b***h the first time you get a chance. Rip that charmed object right off her should she get one. 

            Make sure Emmaline meets my lion. Maribella needs to meet Tucker. I’m sure Claudzilla will be a dumbass and reject him because her psychotic ass is obsessed with our mate. Chelsea Hanes is Peter Kyle’s mate. Sam (no f*****g clue what her last name is…. now it’s McAlister) and Drake McAlister are mates. Make sure Alpha Kyle and Eric are watching the Alpha of Allison McAlister’s pack. If he says she went on a trip with her mate. Take him into f*****g custody and find her. He sold her. Bastard. 

            I hope that you and Arion find your way in this reality. I know he is truly good at heart. It’s others that sway his path. I don’t f*****g want that for him or you. I want you to have the love I always wanted from him. The love we have now even though it’s from the beyond. Which bring us to a topic I despise. Alania.

            I hate that I love her. I hate that one single part of me cares for her. I wish I was like a fairy that could write her off, but I’m f*****g not. I am glad she is not around to be near my children. If you have a good relationship with her…. I am sorry but cut it the f**k off. Keep her away from everyone you love. Hell, banish her from Eric’s territory. I know it may seem extreme but believe me when I say it’s f*****g not. Veronica is our true mother. Alania is just a f*****g egg donor. Do not trust her for one minute. She let me suffer. She has sight. She had to f*****g go out of her way to not know the torture I was suffering under her rule in her realm. She knew we were the promised siblings. Because she’s not part of the prophecy we didn’t realize how f*****g powerful we were until I realized it long after she died. She manipulates and she’s so much f*****g better at it than most believe. 

            She’s a f*****g snake. I really hope you don’t have a good relationship with her, and this is not earth f*****g shattering news. Warn Arion. I warned Aiden…. hell, warn Lucinda and Megan. Don’t let her mess with your f*****g head or Eric’s. It took me a while, but I realized why she truly came to warn me I would be taken. She was trying to make Eric worry and wonder if I was going to f*****g leave him. She came to drive us f*****g crazy wondering if something else was coming or if we’d gone through everything was the trial she spoke of. I could forgive her a lot. Everything she did to me…. that was one thing. What she did to Arion, Aiden, and Eric…. I’ll never f*****g forgive her. She may be dead in my reality, but she just got away with everything. Her death even rocked me. In f*****g death she toys with me. I had to go back to Faerie. I had to mourn her. Then she leaves me a f*****g note as if she had any right to apologize and finally be a good f*****g mother. It’s just so f*****g out of character for her. Leaving me her homes so Aiden couldn’t find out our Uncle had a house full of orphaned children….one of whom was his son…. GOD s**t f**k DAMN! You need to find out if that orphanage exists in your reality. f**k! I cannot believe I didn’t f*****g tell Aiden that. I don’t know if Fabian got to that experiment before Bjourn killed him. 

            I just need a port. I need a port to carry around with me listing all the goddamn information everyone needs to know. UGH! Anyway. I hope you have the life we deserve. I know our dad and our brothers will protect you. Harper’s boytoy lover will too. People will try to tell you that’s not his f*****g name…. but his name is and will forever f*****g always be Harper’s boytoy lover. Stay away from Kase, Cason and Phillip. f*****g psychos thought I friends zoned them. As IF we were ever f*****g friends. 

            From Haley Conners (the other you)

P.S. if you don’t know what the f*****g friend zone like I didn’t…. don’t feel f*****g bad. You did NOT friend zone them. Even Jim agreed with me.

            I sat back in shock re-reading the whole letter. I popped to Bjourn. He frowned, “What’s wrong?” I said, “We need to go to Faerie….is Eric done yet?” Eric walked in, “Faerie? I’d prefer we not go tonight.” I thought about it then conjured my phone. I called Aiden. Aiden answered, “Little sister. Did you forget something?” I said, “The other me did. I need you. Now brother.” Aiden popped I handed him the letter and pointed to the bottom. He froze, “No. NO!” I said, “Did you find this research in Uncle Fabian’s things?” Aiden cursed, “We haven’t found it all. GOD f*****g DAMN IT! I’ll command our mother to tell me. If my son has grown up in some orphanage…. I’ll kill her myself!” My Eric said, “What is happening?” Aiden closed his eyes, “I’ll find out if this is true.” I turned, “Eric...please...I need to go. I need to help.” Eric sighed, “Let’s go then.” He grabbed my hand. Blade appeared. Marcus and Bjourn grabbed my arm as well. Aiden popped us to the castle. 

            Lucinda smiled, “What did…. Haley! You are here!” Arion smiled, “Sister…. brother…. what’s wrong? Where are you going? Where is he going Haley?” I winced, “To see mother.” Arion ran off after Arion. I said, “Lucinda…. he will need you.” She and I walked behind my brothers. Aiden threw the doors to her chamber open. Eric said, “You might want….” I saw Aiden throw a naked man into the hallway. Aiden yelled, “GET OUT!” He froze when he saw me then popped away. My mother said, “Honestly Aiden! What is this?” Aiden said, “Did uncle Fabian come to you wanting to do research about our fertility?” My mother frowned, “Yes, but….” Aiden’s hands lit on fire. He said, “WHERE IS IT?!” My mother shrank back. I turned the corner and laid eyes on her for the first time since before I turned five. She looked the same, but this time…. I knew exactly who she truly was. Mother said, “I…. he has a house he has here for special projects. I can take you there.” Aiden said, “NO, you will tell me where it is. If MY SON is there…. I will never forgive you.” My mother was stunned, “Your son?! NO! NO neither of you boys were to be involved!” 

            I snorted, “Selfish bitch.” She turned and gaped. I smirked, “What? Didn’t see that I’d be here?” She smiled, “Oh my darling little girl! Look at you! You’ve gotten so big.” I snorted, “You should’ve seen that though…. right? Unless of course you didn’t see a single thing about me in your sight. Which…. would be rather difficult.” Aiden said, “If you leave this room before I get back mother…. you will not like what follows.” He ordered two guards on the doors. Arion made mother write down where it was. Aiden popped us to it. Arion said, “Well…. shit.” I said, “Is this a stasis spell of some kind?” Aiden hissed, “Yes, the children in there are frozen. I WILL punish her.” He held out his hands. He began to absorb the magic. I looked over to see Eric, Bjourn, and Marcus looking around in awe. It was truly a beautiful place. 

            I could hear crying the second Aiden finished. We popped inside. My eyes went wide. I heard a gasp. Megan and Lucinda had come. There were thirty children. I felt drawn to a bassinet. I looked down, “Aiden….” He came over and scooped his infant son up. He whispered, “Daddy is here…. shhhh little one.” Lucinda ran over, “Oh Aiden…. He’s…. our boy…. we have a son.” I said, “Brother…. we are related to several of the children here.” Arion said, “Those are Masium’s children. If he knew…. about this….” Aiden said, “He better f*****g not have.” I looked around, “Arion…. are any….” Megan was standing in front of a bassinet. Arion walked over to her. She said, “This is my son. I know it. This is our son. I had…. Oh god. In high school I woke up in a hospital. They said I had a cyst burst…. They were other witches, but I saw a fairy…. Oh god! How did they know we were mates? This is our son Arion.” Arion scooped up the boy, my nephew. He crushed Megan to him. He said, “I am so sorry for this Megan, but we will love him now. We will figure this all out.” I said, “We need to send out a notice. I feel more children in this house. Faerie needs to know there are children to be claimed and loved.” Aiden kissed my forehead. Eric came up behind me, “Are any of them our children?” Bjourn said, “They won’t be no…. I’m sure the only reason Megan has children here is because Arion is not a partial fairy. I’m sure he was curious. As Haley was a partial fairy…. I seriously doubt your child is here.” I shook my head, “I do not feel called to any of these kids. Dad would’ve never let a doctor near me he didn’t trust with his own life.” Marcus said, “Thank the Hackura god for that.” 

            I reached for Aiden’s hand, “Can I help you brother?” Aiden hugged me. Lucinda yanked me into a hug. She said, “You do so much. You did this for us.” I wiped my tears, “I should’ve read the letter sooner.” Aiden said, “No…. they were protected.” Arion said, “Don’t you feel bad about this for one second. They were in a state of stasis. We are here now to love them. We will get everyone in the territories to these kids. I haven’t seen one that could be older than three so thank god for that.” Arion stepped back in shock as his son conjured a bottle. Megan started crying, “He’s so beautiful. We don’t even know his birthday. Or his name.” Marcus said, “He won’t have one. Fabian’s journals listed test subject numbers. He did not give names.” I closed my eyes and popped Eric and I to the basement. He asked, “What are we doing down here?” I looked around and found a file marked births. I grabbed it. I held it up, “Letting Megan know how old my nephew is.” I popped back up. I looked through the papers. I smiled, “They are the same age. They were both born on March third.” Bjourn said, “Then they are a little over a month old. I killed Fabian in April a week after our sister was born.” Arion said, “He did not suffer enough.” 

        Bjourn laughed. I snorted, “You brought him home, didn’t you?” Bjourn smirked. Marcus said, “Oh we all played with him for four years. Trust me Arion…. he suffered.” Aiden grabbed the files, “Thank you sister.” I smiled, “Let me know what my nephews need. Congratulations….to all four of you. I’m sorry about mother.” Arion hissed. Aiden clenched his jaw. He said, “She is not my mother. I no longer recognize her as such.” Arion said, “Me either. You’ve had the right idea all along little sister.” I frowned, “I’m sorry that hurts both of you, but I agree I do not recognize her as family.” Arion smiled, “Of course you are.” Eric gripped my hand. I sighed, “If I can help in anyway…. let me know please brothers. I’m going to take my group home.” Aiden nodded, “You did so much. All of Faerie will know this discovery was because of you. That we celebrate a new prince and duke tonight because of you.” Both my brothers popped and kissed my cheeks. I smiled at them and popped my group home. The second we were home and intense need for Eric gripped me. At the same time, a woman smiled and yelled, “Eric!” He tensed. Bexley eyed me. I saw red when the woman went to touch Eric. Bexley screamed, “DON’T TOUCH HIM!” Emmaline said, “Oh no!” She touched Eric and a growl bubbled up from my toes. I threw her away from him by calling the wind. I began to beat the crap out of her. He was MINE!