Blood within a Rose that's Fair and Sweet

Chapter 5 Roses in Blue

Luna's Pov;

Ever since that fateful encounter with Luka Heinz, he really did become our regular customer from delivering to even picking up his ordered flowers.

Though all he ordered were roses, mostly red but in any various colors, they had it stocked up after every two weeks pass by.

(With Luka becoming a regular customer the promise was then made for me to call his name like any other regular guy. But, to only me, and who knows by anyone else.)

(Luka wasn't any other regular guy you've seen just passing by. For something else besides his silver eyes held an aura that never faded away.)

(No matter how many times I've seen and talked to him on my breaks and off the clock. After getting to know one another I've even let him call me Luanna when I'm off the clock.)

(It did take a while though for Ralph to warm up to Luka, it's still a hard relation in proceeding through. Though I hope that one day they become good friends soon.)

And with the time that Luna has spent with Luka, the dreams have started to become active as each day went and passed by. Thanks to this she hasn't even had a decent sleep in weeks, and it's starting to get to her at work now too.

"Hey, Luna, are you okay?"

"Huh?! Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. J-Just a little tired is all. No need to worry."

"I am. Luna, I know that you can take care of yourself, but maybe you should go home early and get some rest."

"Yeah, maybe-I-will."

After unsteadying answering Ralph's question, that's when Luanna eventually passed out from over-exhaustion with no sign of arising whatsoever. But, what she didn't know is that Luka came into the shop a few moments after she had blacked-out.

Though, before Luanna could make an impact with the flooring, he caught her in his arms. And when she knew that it was Luka who grabbed her, Luna felt at ease and drifted away to a never-ending sleep.

"Luanna?! What happened to her?"

"Luna has been receiving outlandish dreams. They've been really taking a toll on her, and I worry about it. Listen, I know that we don't see eye to eye from one another...However, could you do me a little favor and take her home to get some rest?"

"Sure. Hey Mr. Jones, it takes courage to ask for help from someone about the woman you love."

"So, you know, huh? I know that she only liked me as a brother, her only family member. Nothing more and nothing less. Even though she won't love me, and I know that I won't get anything out of it, but I just wish for her happiness is all."

"You're a true man, indeed, Mr. Jones."

"You can call me Raphael, or Ralph for short."

"Right, anyway, I should take our sleeping princess home."

"Okay, be careful out there."

"I love you, and to prove so, I shall do whatever it is you'll ask of me, Jane."

"If you can, I want you to find me a blue rose, then I shall be with you until I am old and grey, my dearest."

"If so, then I shall grant this wish of yours. As I shall do everything within my power to make you happy, until then my rose."

(Once again, the dreams came into my sleep. But, something in this one was different. As sweet as it was, I had a feeling that something immoral was going to happen to very soon.)

Though Luanna had woken up before the dream could advance any further, and when Luna had finally awoken, she saw Luka. For he was silently looking out the window with sadness hidden in his eyes.

And within his left hand were two roses; one red and one blue tied together in a dark blue hair ribbon. But it was the blue rose that caught her eye, for Luanna could tell that it was its natural color, and a rare one indeed unlike any other roses she had seen so far.

"A blue rose?"

Luna had accidentally said out loud enough for Luka to clearly hear.

"Oh, good, you're awake. Would you like something to eat Luanna?"

"Yes, thank you. By the way, what time is it?"

"It's already eight o'clock, my dear."

"Eight, o'clock!?"

"Don't worry. Ralph explained what happened to you through your boss, said to take it easy, and gave a couple of days off as a vacation to rest up."

"I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused both you and Raphael."

"No need to worry. If anything, Luanna, you've been carrying a heavy burden there yourself, have you?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Ralph didn't mean to pry, but he told me about the unusual dreams you've had."

"Oh, my dreams. I do not know how or why, but, they seem very important to me. I want to know why I've had them, though, at the same time, there are things that I don't want to remember either."

"If it's alright with you can I ask about these reoccurring dreams you've had."

And after little timing, though with plenty of thinking Luna had disclosed to Luka about her dreams.

"It's strange; in a way, it's like I lived through this life, though at the same time I didn't. It's me I see through the dreams, but not me on the same wavelength. I'm living through this life of a woman whose name goes by Jane Marple, and in her eyes, I see a village named Nightingale Hollow."

"But then, she was made as a bride to this man, though who is not a man at all. Together they lived in a castle with several roses like at the flower shop. And what's even strange is that this man she is married to looks exactly like you in every detail Luka. Though he was at first called 'Phantom' to others, then the woman Jane gave him the name 'Luka' as he didn't have any other name."

"And as time had passed they began to have feelings for one another when Luka made a promise to Jane. For if he could find the existence of a blue rose, Jane promised to almost stay by his side until she is old and grey. But as the promise was kept, tragedy came upon Jane for she died they day ‘Luka' arrived from his expedition of the blue rose."

(I was shocked when Luka became to explain the rest of the details in my dream. Though, there were some I have yet to experience. But, for now, my primary concern was on how Luka knew about the after-effects of my dreams?)

Time had passed that was turned into days, then weeks of what had happened after Luanna told Luka about her dreams. When he revealed details on ones Luanna had yet to experience, she was indeed shocked.

It was as if he knew more about the dreams, and about herself, then he let on from the day that they first met.

But, before she could ask Luka about how he knew exactly what she was dealing with, he had departed from her home so that she could rest.

Moreover, before he was out the door, Luka gave Luanna the blue rose, while he kept the red rose, though without him knowing she heard him secretly called her his rose. And as time passed Luka still came to the shop regularly, though he acted as if nothing had happened on that day.

And strangely enough, the dreams have finally started to settle down now, as if the climax has now descended towards the ending of her endless, unforgotten adventure. Then as she returned home from work and slept that night, just like Luka had said the ‘Luka' from her dreams come back from his journey of the blue roses.

Gathering some to prove his love undying to Jane. Though the day he finally came home, Jane was murdered in cold blood, for the culprit was a dear friend of hers.

His name; Erik Miller. He respected and cared about Jane more than life itself, though when she confessed her to the Phantom and not him, he was driven mad and blinded by anger. For he then mistakenly killed her amidst the argument.

Racked from grieve over what Erik did to the woman he loved, for he had lived throughout his life as punishment; having to continually remember what had happened until the day he dies.

However, without either Luka or Erik knowing this a few moments before he had arrived home when Jane noticed whatever ounce of life she had left before leaving her eyes she prayed to God to live in a new life to be with her love.

Hearing this heartfelt compassion to be with Luka once again. That God had submissively answered Jane's pray and recreated her soul after hundreds of years, have passed.

For a mortal soul to be reincarnated as another being takes time and effort, especially as another being with the same gender genetic substance.

But, with the true sense of compassion from their previous life, and the time being reincarnated is then shortened. With that Jane ‘Doris' Marple was no more, for she had now become her descendant; Luanna ‘Maria' Cross.

Now with Luanna awakening from her slumber, she had finally remembered everything from her time of being Jane Marple. That she and Jane are one in the same person. Including the fact that 'Luka' from her old timeline is the same ‘Luka' from this timeline. Remembering that Luka was known as the 'demonic creature' called ‘Phantom' of her village; Nightingale Hollow.

Remembering that Luka has waited years for her to come back to him to this day. Now with remembering everything about herself as Jane, Luanna looked into the single blue rose that was given to her by Luka in a vase and had said;

"You kept our promise and waited, for that, I’m forever grateful. Thank you, My love."