[Garrin blinked as he saw Gwendolen come stumbling his way, seemingly muttering to herself.]
...Gwennie!
[He cried out, and started to run toward her.]
- What's wrong!?
[And in the meanwhile...]
[Irene was wandering around the gardens, muttering to herself, too.]
- Oh, no! Could it be true?
...But how could Great Grandmother of all people - lose it? I thought...I thought she'd be sticking around for ever and ever, long after I was dead and gone...
[And then she paused. Wait, had somebody poked her in the back, just now?]
[...And somebody had been trying to say something to her for a couple of minutes now, now that I'd thought about it. More then one person had, actually...]
...Mama! Come on, look at us - What's wrong!?
[Irene Moonsfield groaned, then. Oh, great - Her daughter and son had both been trying to talk to her for five minutes already, from the looks of it!]
- I'm sorry, Serena, Samuel...
[She sighed. She had no idea how to explain what had happened to her children - Or to her poor husband, for that matter. Poor Kenneth, he'd been so relieved that she'd been willing to leave her decidedly mysterious - not to mention scary - family far behind her, but now...]
she sniffled and looked up at him with tear stained eyes "Garrin!" [With a wail she threw his arms around him] "you're here!" "Yes Gewnnie. I'm here..." He patted her hair comforintly "What happened? Did someone hurt you?" "the voices... They won't leave me alone!"She sobbed "It's so annoying!" "What voices?..the one from your dreams?" "Yes... They're in my mind, bothering me..." "Have youtold anyone about this? Our Parents?"
[A cold gust of...something was looking at them. It sounded odd even to himself, but that was really the best way to describe what he was just feeling, he felt.]
...Where is she? Where?
[A voice murmured - And that was when the Shadow Images started to talk inside Gwendolen's mind again.]
(...Oh, yuck - Look at that, it's one of them!)
(......Gawddarnit. Make it go away, will ya?)
( - Ew ew ew - Hey, Gwennie! You'd better not be what that thing is looking for, or you're in for a wooorld of trouble, I tell ya....)
[Gwendolen started shivering again and bloacked her ears] "No!! shut up shut up!!!" "H-hey, It's all right gwennie. Let's just go inside. Or maybe, sowhere to ourselves." Garrin tried to comfort her, hoping no one was watching currently and noticing her behavior. " I think the kitchen is empty back on my campus. we can go there, and I could makeyou something warm and sweet. How does that sound?" "A-all right..."
[And so Gwendolen and Garrin both went to his school's kitchens.]
Just sit there for a bit, Gwennie - I'll make you some brioches in a jiffy!
[Garrin laughed. Gwendolen felt a pang as she remembered Allen bringing her brioches for breakfast. She missed him so much! She even missed Josephine, her horse back in the castle, even though that particular horse was stupid as anything.]
[And as for Cat...]
[- No, no, she wasn't going to think about that now, she told herself furiously, and wiped her eyes again, hoping Garrin wouldn't notice her tearing up again.]
[She didn't miss that - that damn traitor, of course not!]
[And in the meanwhile, out in the gardens...]
[Serena was feeling a cold gust of something blow over her.]
[She turned, wondering what was going on. No, wait - Was that an old lady in a shawl?]
[And then she blinked, as the thing laughed.]
- Oh, you can see me! Maybe it's you, the one I'm looking for...
[Serena stared at it, then, sweatdropping a bit.]
...Um. That depends on who you're looking for, I think, Ma'am, but...
[Well, she thought is was an old lady, anyway, but.]
[And the thing laughed.]
...Why, I'm looking for Serenity, young miss! My Serenity.
[And then it twirled around, and then leaned toward her, and whispered -
I've run out of Serenity's, you see - I never thought that would happen, but it did! It really was soo troublesome...
[Gwneodlen whined and tried to reach for her] "No! I am the queen! I am meant for it! You didnt want it, you gave it to me!! It is where I belong!!" "You do not belong anywhere, imposter!! You are just a flake, stuck in her own fantasies! and you are falling apart now, and you deserve it!" Her laughter rang as Gwendolen began sinking into a pool of darkness. "noo!!! Lenny!! Help me!!
[Allen didn't seem to be able to hear Gwendolen's words at all. He kissed Rillanne's hand again, laughing...]
- Nooo!
[Gwendolen cried - And then, the castle and balcony were gone in a swirl of sparkles, and an silver haired woman was smiling at her, beautiful and serene.]
...Why, it's you again...
[She smiled, and then waves to a table that hadn't been there a moment ago. It had a teakettle with a tea cosy on top, along with lots of scones, cream, and other kinds of food.]
But it's all good - Those nasty little red eyed things can't bother us here, anyway, after all...
[She means the mirror images, of course.]
[And then the woman smiled at her, and picked the tea kettle up.]
[Gwendolen looked at her blearily] "W-who are you...?" [..an angel..? a fairy..? she felt a sort of comfor from her, similar to from she felt from her mother. But the darkness in her reared in dislike] "A friend.." She poured her some tea and treats "Really, you are fortunate that you were in this world with them. In some worlds they realy mess you p more. Even until you become a hideous monster yourself, swamped in all your own negative feelings, with no more hope.... I hate to say it, but she were starting to edge close. But, there still is hope for you."
[Gwendolen stared at her some more, and then plopped down on the comfortable looking chair.]
...Tea, please?
[And the white haired lady laughed, and served her some tea along with a big helping of scones with cream and jam.]
- Bon Appitite, my dear! Good food always makes things better, I think.
[Gwendolen bit into one of the scones, grimacing, but then smiled a bit as she actually tasted it.]
...It's good!
[She then paused, and looked at the beautiful lady. The lady didn't look young, really, but she did look beautiful and regal, she thought. Gwendolen twitched a bit, wondering if she was going to look as good as this when she was old and white haired.]
[But anyway -]
...What did you mean by "It's you again, though? Did I ever meet you before?
[And now it was the lady's turn to pause, a scone half to her lips.]
- You're right. That's odd - I was so sure I'd just seen you recently...
[And she tilted a head again, her cape billowing behind her.]
[Gwendolen blinked again. That cape...]
[And then she stared, as the billowing cape turned into the exact shape that the shadowy thing she'd seen earlier for a moment.]
[...So just why had the Mirror Images seem to hate that shadowy thing, again?]
[The regal lady, however, did not seem to realize anything was strange.]
- But never mind that, my dear - For now, I want to ask you a question.
[And she took another sip of her tea, smiling.]
...What's your name, Young Miss? I think you might be a relative of some kind, you see, since you did manage to come here in the first place and all...
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Date: 2014-02-24 02:21 am (UTC)[Garrin blinked as he saw Gwendolen come stumbling his way, seemingly muttering to herself.]
...Gwennie!
[He cried out, and started to run toward her.]
- What's wrong!?
[And in the meanwhile...]
[Irene was wandering around the gardens, muttering to herself, too.]
- Oh, no! Could it be true?
...But how could Great Grandmother of all people - lose it? I thought...I thought she'd be sticking around for ever and ever, long after I was dead and gone...
[And then she paused. Wait, had somebody poked her in the back, just now?]
[...And somebody had been trying to say something to her for a couple of minutes now, now that I'd thought about it. More then one person had, actually...]
...Mama! Come on, look at us - What's wrong!?
[Irene Moonsfield groaned, then. Oh, great - Her daughter and son had both been trying to talk to her for five minutes already, from the looks of it!]
- I'm sorry, Serena, Samuel...
[She sighed. She had no idea how to explain what had happened to her children - Or to her poor husband, for that matter. Poor Kenneth, he'd been so relieved that she'd been willing to leave her decidedly mysterious - not to mention scary - family far behind her, but now...]
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Date: 2014-03-05 03:02 am (UTC)"Yes Gewnnie. I'm here..." He patted her hair comforintly "What happened? Did someone hurt you?"
"the voices... They won't leave me alone!"She sobbed "It's so annoying!"
"What voices?..the one from your dreams?"
"Yes... They're in my mind, bothering me..."
"Have youtold anyone about this? Our Parents?"
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Date: 2014-03-05 03:18 am (UTC)[And that was when Garrin paused.]
[A cold gust of...something was looking at them. It sounded odd even to himself, but that was really the best way to describe what he was just feeling, he felt.]
...Where is she? Where?
[A voice murmured - And that was when the Shadow Images started to talk inside Gwendolen's mind again.]
(...Oh, yuck - Look at that, it's one of them!)
(......Gawddarnit. Make it go away, will ya?)
( - Ew ew ew - Hey, Gwennie! You'd better not be what that thing is looking for, or you're in for a wooorld of trouble, I tell ya....)
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Date: 2014-03-09 02:34 am (UTC)"No!! shut up shut up!!!"
"H-hey, It's all right gwennie. Let's just go inside. Or maybe, sowhere to ourselves." Garrin tried to comfort her, hoping no one was watching currently and noticing her behavior. " I think the kitchen is empty back on my campus. we can go there, and I could makeyou something warm and sweet. How does that sound?"
"A-all right..."
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Date: 2014-03-09 02:54 am (UTC)[And so Gwendolen and Garrin both went to his school's kitchens.]
Just sit there for a bit, Gwennie - I'll make you some brioches in a jiffy!
[Garrin laughed. Gwendolen felt a pang as she remembered Allen bringing her brioches for breakfast. She missed him so much! She even missed Josephine, her horse back in the castle, even though that particular horse was stupid as anything.]
[And as for Cat...]
[- No, no, she wasn't going to think about that now, she told herself furiously, and wiped her eyes again, hoping Garrin wouldn't notice her tearing up again.]
[She didn't miss that - that damn traitor, of course not!]
[And in the meanwhile, out in the gardens...]
[Serena was feeling a cold gust of something blow over her.]
[She turned, wondering what was going on. No, wait - Was that an old lady in a shawl?]
[And then she blinked, as the thing laughed.]
- Oh, you can see me! Maybe it's you, the one I'm looking for...
[Serena stared at it, then, sweatdropping a bit.]
...Um. That depends on who you're looking for, I think, Ma'am, but...
[Well, she thought is was an old lady, anyway, but.]
[And the thing laughed.]
...Why, I'm looking for Serenity, young miss! My Serenity.
[And then it twirled around, and then leaned toward her, and whispered -
I've run out of Serenity's, you see - I never thought that would happen, but it did! It really was soo troublesome...
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Date: 2014-04-15 06:43 am (UTC)[Serena stared at the strange shadow, sweatdropping.]
- You're looking for serenity, Ma'am? I had no idea that peace of mind was the sort of thing one could just misplace...
[And the shadow laughed at her, gently but oddly menacingly.]
...You'll be surprised at the things one keeps misplacing, once one gets older, my dear...
[And then it tilted her head, looking at her.]
Youth is sooo precious! It's really wasted on the young, don't you think?
[And then, it disappeared, just like that.]
[Serena stared at the empty garden, then, and put her arms around herself.]
[So what had happened, just now?]
[And later that night...]
[Gwendolen was wandering around in a nightmare.]
[Her castle in the Gold Kingdom was right there, but even though she walked and walked, it always seemed to float away, just out of reach.]
[And then, the castle windows opened - And a blonde girl came out, Allen at her side.]
...I'm so glad you came home to us, my lady Rillanne...
[He said, and then knelt down and kissed her hand. Rillanne laughed as he did that, and then looked at Gwendolen, a mocking expression on her face.]
- See, Imposter? I have everything back, now. Everything.
[She said, while Allen looked up at her with an adoring expression on her face, not seeming to hear her words at all.]
...And now - I am the Queen!
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Date: 2014-04-17 03:55 am (UTC)"No! I am the queen! I am meant for it! You didnt want it, you gave it to me!! It is where I belong!!"
"You do not belong anywhere, imposter!! You are just a flake, stuck in her own fantasies! and you are falling apart now, and you deserve it!" Her laughter rang as Gwendolen began sinking into a pool of darkness.
"noo!!! Lenny!! Help me!!
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Date: 2014-04-17 06:46 am (UTC)[Allen didn't seem to be able to hear Gwendolen's words at all. He kissed Rillanne's hand again, laughing...]
- Nooo!
[Gwendolen cried - And then, the castle and balcony were gone in a swirl of sparkles, and an silver haired woman was smiling at her, beautiful and serene.]
...Why, it's you again...
[She smiled, and then waves to a table that hadn't been there a moment ago. It had a teakettle with a tea cosy on top, along with lots of scones, cream, and other kinds of food.]
But it's all good - Those nasty little red eyed things can't bother us here, anyway, after all...
[She means the mirror images, of course.]
[And then the woman smiled at her, and picked the tea kettle up.]
- Tea, my dear?
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Date: 2014-04-20 06:14 am (UTC)"A friend.." She poured her some tea and treats "Really, you are fortunate that you were in this world with them. In some worlds they realy mess you p more. Even until you become a hideous monster yourself, swamped in all your own negative feelings, with no more hope.... I hate to say it, but she were starting to edge close. But, there still is hope for you."
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Date: 2014-04-23 06:02 am (UTC)[Gwendolen stared at her some more, and then plopped down on the comfortable looking chair.]
...Tea, please?
[And the white haired lady laughed, and served her some tea along with a big helping of scones with cream and jam.]
- Bon Appitite, my dear! Good food always makes things better, I think.
[Gwendolen bit into one of the scones, grimacing, but then smiled a bit as she actually tasted it.]
...It's good!
[She then paused, and looked at the beautiful lady. The lady didn't look young, really, but she did look beautiful and regal, she thought. Gwendolen twitched a bit, wondering if she was going to look as good as this when she was old and white haired.]
[But anyway -]
...What did you mean by "It's you again, though? Did I ever meet you before?
[And now it was the lady's turn to pause, a scone half to her lips.]
- You're right. That's odd - I was so sure I'd just seen you recently...
[And she tilted a head again, her cape billowing behind her.]
[Gwendolen blinked again. That cape...]
[And then she stared, as the billowing cape turned into the exact shape that the shadowy thing she'd seen earlier for a moment.]
[...So just why had the Mirror Images seem to hate that shadowy thing, again?]
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Date: 2014-04-30 07:06 am (UTC)[The regal lady, however, did not seem to realize anything was strange.]
- But never mind that, my dear - For now, I want to ask you a question.
[And she took another sip of her tea, smiling.]
...What's your name, Young Miss? I think you might be a relative of some kind, you see, since you did manage to come here in the first place and all...
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Date: 2014-05-02 06:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-05-02 06:49 am (UTC)