The Bride of Chrysalis

Chapter 6

“Oh” is all I say to this.

I don’t know how else to reply to what he said. Thomas then speaks up again.

“I think the best plan of action will be for us to head to Elderia. I think the most likely place for us to get the answer we are looking for is from their atheneum. Me and Dawn will also be able to hold the marriage ceremony over there”. Again my heart skips a beat. Why does it do that every time he casually mentions marrying me? Damien replies to this.

“Yeah that would be a good start for us. I think if we are unable to find an answer there then we are screwed”

It is then that my curiosity gets the best of me.

“Why do you say so?” I ask. It is Aurora who answers this question.

“Elderia is a massive and ancient island in which all the elves live. They are very wise beings and almost all of our world's history and knowledge is kept in their atheneum. So if we happen to not get any answers from there then we are quite stuck as to where to look next”

Aurora then pauses a moment and averts her attention towards Thomas.

“Right” she says “it's starting to get

late, Damien and I should start heading home. You are the only one with a spare room and so Dawn should stay here for the night. I will pack some of my clothes in a bag for Dawn and bringit over early tomorrow morning. The council is expecting some feedback on the Helena situation

and so Damien and I will need to head there in the morning. We will tell them you are still on Earth and make up some excuse as to why capturing Helena may take a while. That way you and Dawn can start travelling to Elderia first thing in the morning and Damien and I will meet you guys there”

She then looks at me before walking over.

“He may look scary” She says

nodding her head towards “but I promise he won’t bite.''

She winks as she says this and I can't

help but smile.

“Right, I'm out” she states. “Sleep well everyone, I will see you all bright and

early tomorrow morning”.

I watch then as she walks towards the set of double doors and disappears around the corner.

“I should also be on my way,” Damien says.

He makes his way towards the door and just before he exits the room he turns around and winks at. This comes as a surprise and I just stare at him as he too disappears around the corner. Why did he wink at me? I then realize that it is now just me and Thomas in the room and it suddenly becomes eerily quiet, that is until Thomas suddenly speaks up.

“Follow me” he says as he exits the room.

I quickly make my way out the room and follow him down the hallway. We reach the foyer and start making our way up the staircase. At the top of the staircase is a hallway to the right and left of me, both of which have doors at the end. Thomas heads right and I keep following along. He opens the door at the end of the hallway and

enters the room. I enter just after him and again I can't help but be in awe of the room. The room has a vintage aesthetic and is made up of light blue, white and gold colors. The bed has pristine white sheets and luxurious pillows. There is also a large window with a beautiful window seat

that gives a perfect view of the forest around us. Wow, did he decorate these rooms? Or did someone do it for him? I watch as Thomas makes his way over to the cupboards in front of the bed. He opens one of the cupboards and pulls out a stack of towels.

“Here are some towels” He

says before opening a door next to the cupboards “and here is the bathroom”.

He then holds out the towels towards me which I take from him.

“The kitchen is downstairs, you can help yourself to anything. I will be in my study if you need me”. He states before leaving the room.

Does he realize that I have no idea what his study is? Again I find myself just standing there and listening as his footsteps get fainter and fainter as he walks away. It is only when I can no longer hear his

footsteps that I then decide to head into the bathroom. I place the towels I'm carrying on the bathroom counter before taking in the sight before me. The bathroom looks just as luxurious as the other rooms I have seen. It has the same colors and vintage aesthetic as the bedroom. I look up at myself in the mirror in front of me. This is real. All of this is real, but how? How is any of this possible? And Thomas is acting as nonchalant as can be. He's acting like he didn’t just mistakenly drag me into a whole other world I didn’t even know existed and now I can’t even get back home. Does he just simply not care? I can feel my face start to flush as my heart rate starts to pick up from stress. I hadn’t even had the chance to think about Alexis and my parents.

Alexis is going to notice I'm not at the party and try to get hold of me. My parents will also try to phone me but I won’t be able to answer any of them . They’re probably gonna think I'm dead. I turn on the cold water tap of the sink and splash the water over my face to try and cool the

blood rushing to my cheeks. I then grab the towel next to me and dry my face. I look back at myself in the mirror and it is then that I notice the window in the bathroom. When I look out the window I can see that the sun has now almost completely set. There is only a faint orange glow left on the horizon. I avert my attention back to the figure in front of me. My cheeks are still flushed and feel as if they are pumping. I can feel myself begin to hyperventilate. I just want to go back home. I wish so badly that this was all a dream, but it's not, it’s very real. I then head over to the shower and turn on the cold water before stripping off my clothes. I hop in the shower and just focus on my breathing. I start taking deep slow breaths. It's a while before I can

finally feel my heartbeat begin to settle and as it does so, the heat also starts to leave my cheeks. My breathing then begins to no longer feel restricted and I can feel the tension start to leave my muscles. I have to pull myself together. As confusing and scary as this is, I have to be strong. I can’t let fear get the best of me at this moment. I have to believe that I will get home and that all of this will be over soon. When I know for sure that I have relaxed and pulled myself

together I turn the shower off and step out. I grab the towel from the counter and dry myself off. It is then that I realize I don't have any other clothes than the ones I came here in. I don’t really have any other choice than to put them back on, which is exactly what I do. Sleeping in jeans definitely won’t be comfortable but I really don’t think I will be getting much sleep tonight. I start

looking through the drawers in the bathroom for something I can use to neaten my hair and to my surprise I actually find a hairbrush. I don’t know who has used it but at this moment I really couldn’t care less. I start raking the brush through my hair and pull it up into a messy bun which

I tie with the hairband on my wrist. When I'm done I put the brush back where I found it and head back into the bedroom. I just stand there in the middle of the room. I don’t really know what to do at this point. Thomas said I could help myself to anything in the kitchen but I really don’t have an appetite. I walk over to the window seat and look out at the forest. I can’t really

see much, it is now completely dark but the moon is providing a little bit of light. I didn’t notice it earlier, but I can now faintly hear the sound of rushing water, which I can only assume is a river somewhat nearby. I can also hear the rustling of leaves from the light breeze outside. The sounds are almost soothing. Something about this place is just so peaceful and at the same time I notice that feeling again of almost being able to feel the life of everything around me. I jump at a sudden knock on the door and when I look over I see Thomas standing there.