Practical Enchantment (AU, ADULT) Thread #8

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*

"Rosalyn are you okay?" She questions with a look of worry before taking hold of my arms. I move away not understanding how she got here or how she knows what my name is in this time. She looks upset and oddly enough like she cares about me. This can't possible be the vengenace demon Alex married. That blasted woman hates me with a passion.

I notice there are only a few differences between the two. This chicks hair is much longer and she appears more youthful somehow. It's the eyes. They are the exact same color but there lies an innocence in them. One that can not be faked. This must have been Iz before she turned into a demon.

"And why wouldn't I be here?This is where I live afterall...well at least for the next few months until I get married.You feeling well?" She takes a step forward and I take one back. What am I going to do? I thought wed be visiting the past not reliving it.

Deciding to play along for now anyways I awkwardly move forward.

"Silly me. Of course you live here. As do I?" Okay I was kind of guessing on that part.

"You are getting married huh." I state unshamelessly digging around for details. I never knew Isabel had gotten married before. Wait.. no I remember this. Isabel was turned to a vengence demon after her fiance broke her heart by sleeping with her best friend.

Shit....

"Please don't tell me I'm your best friend." I beg before rushing over to the dresser. I just knew my past life was gonna suck.

[KarenEvans]

Isabel(past)

"Of course you live here silly girl." I say laughing as I follow her in to the room and flinging myself down on to the bed

I think she had too much wine last night...that can be the only explanation for this weird behaviour.

"You are getting married huh."
I sit up when she asks me that.Has she lost her memory or something,knock her head against the dresser,fallen in the bathroom?

"Rosa,what's gotten in to you this morning?Of course I'm getting married...to Scott remember?"

"Please don't tell me I'm your best friend." she almost pleads
This is strange...or is she trying to play one of her tricks on me?
"Stop it Rosalyn.' I say sharply "This is not funny...we've been best friends since childhood so stop acting...I'm not in the mood for one of your jokes this early in the day."

"You do remember that you are my maid of honour?...I hope." I say over my shoulder sarcastically as I exit the room,annoyed with her.

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*[/color]

My mind is running rampant with all these thoughts. One's that keep drawing the exact same conclusion. No wonder she hates me. I'm the slut that slept with her fiance. I try not to let myself slip into the self loathing too quickly. I have no idea who I am in this life , or in fact who Isabel is really. Not that it justifies anything but maybe I should get all the facts before I start judging.

"Stop it Rosalyn.' She commands and I recognize the woman I have been at war with. "This is not funny...we've been best friends since childhood so stop acting...I'm not in the mood for one of your jokes this early in the day." Am I a joker? Do I play alot of games. i must seeing as how I'm screwing around behind my friends back with her man.

"You do remember that you are my maid of honour?...I hope." she mutters and I can tell she's ill with me as she leaves my room. Going over to the chest in the corner. Out of pure insinct if nothing else I pull out a long gown that looks like I may have worn it soon. Sliding the dress over my head I rush over to the mirror to see what I look like. It's been forever since I've played dress up.

Frowning at my reflection I sigh. "I look like Medieval Barbie. That is if she was a ho." Rolling my eyes at myself I run a comb through my long red starnds before bolting from the room. I need to find Isabel. Only she can help me find Max,Liz, and Tess.

"Izzy!" I call the sound of my voice echoes throughout the castle. "Whoa, well Rosie I guess we aren't in Roswell anymore."

[KarenEvans]

Isabel(past)

I go down the winding staircase,in my mind I am cursing Rosa for taking her jokes a bit too far.

"Izzy." I hear her calling out for me as her voice echoes around the stairwell.May be she feels bad for playing around.

"What?" I shout out "I'm going down for breakfast...are you coming?Or have you forgotten what breakfast is or that we eat to survive?" I can't help but be sarcastic

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*

"What?" she yells back clearly annoyed with me. Well, I guess I can't blame her. I have no clue as to where I'm supposed to go or what I'm supposed to do in this timeline. It's not like the council gave us a manual for this sort of thing. A manual... That's it. I need The Book of Shadows. The spell we need to go home resides within it's pages. Too bad it doesn't exist yet. I wonder if my powers work here. Reaching out with my mind I call out to My sister, Tess, and Max.

"Hey guys I need a little help down here. You won't believe who I saw."

No answer
Our lines must be disconnected or something. Oh well It's not like I can phone AT&T with the problem. Guess I'll just have to get close to Isabel and hope she leads me to the others.

"I'm going down for breakfast...are you coming?Or have you forgotten what breakfast is or that we eat to survive?" she growls clearly unhappy with me. I need to make this right.

"I'm sorry Izzy." I reply as I catch up to her, and that past is the goddess's honest truth. I am sorry of what I did tot hurt her. Even though I have no recollection of doing it.

"I guess I'm just not feeling well this morning." I say mustering up my best fake cough. Inwardly I alugh at myself, What are you going to tell her? I've got the Bubonic plague! Wait, wrong time frame or is it? I always slept during history, or flirted with that hot guy Nathan Willis. Stop! Men thats what's always getting you into trouble.

"I hope you can forgive me." I mumble weakly. Wow, that is the first time I have ever apologized to Isabel for anything. Better not make a habit of it.

[KarenEvans]

Isabel

"I'm sorry Izzy...I guess I'm just not feeling well this morning." Rosa catches up with me and apologises which I know is a hard thing for her.Her stubborness has always got her in to trouble.

With one hand on the banister I look at her to see if she is sincere...she sure looks it.No quivering lips which are a giveaway to one of her smiles.
"I hope you can forgive me."

"Okay" I say grudgingly "Why you have to tease me like this all the time is something I will never understand." I say with a sigh and smile at her,letting her know that all is forgiven and forgotten
"How can I not forgive you?You have this way of worming back in to my good books every time we have a spat."

We reach the bottom of the stairs and I link my arm through hers and lead the way to the dining hall "I thought we could go riding after breakfast...may be take a picnic basket."

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*

"Okay" she replies with a slight hesitation. "Why you have to tease me like this all the time is something I will never understand." she replies with a sigh followed by a warm smile. "How can I not forgive you? You have this way of worming back in to my good books every time we have a spat." At this statement I feel a rush of saddness. Isabel and I must have been really close at some point. Well, this point if you want to get technical. How could I have betrayed her trust, and why?

We reach the bottom of the stairs and she links my arm with hers as she leads the way which is a good thing since I have no clue where anything is. "I thought we could go riding after breakfast...may be take a picnic basket." she offers and her smile melts many resentments I have had in the past. Maybe this was why they sent me back. I can stop this thing before it ruins both our lives. All I have to do is stay away from that prick of a fiance she has while trying to unconspicously get her away from him also. He can't be the right kind of guy for her if he cheated on her with me. Alex would have never done that.

Alex! What if what I do here changes the past the wrong way? If I don't betray her with her intended then she'll never become a vengence demon, and if that doesn't happen she won't be immortal. She'll never meet Alex and I'll... Tears form behind my eyes ,but I hide them from Izzy's view. I'll never meet and fall in love with Michael. What am I going to do? Will he forgive me for what I have to do? I can hear that convo now: 'Michael, I'm sorry I had sleep with your best friend's fiance from another life ,but it was so I could come back to you.' Yeah I'm sure he'd act really understanding. Iz looks to me for some sort of answer so I knod with fake enthusiasm. "Sure. We have a lot to talk about." I reply sadly as I follow her into the vast room.

[KarenEvans]

Isabel

"Sure. We have a lot to talk about." she agrees to my plan readily and I pat her hand before releasing her arm

"When do we not have a lot to talk about?" I ask the rhetorical question chuckling softly as we approach our chairs

No speaking at the dining table unless we are addressed by my parents...that is the only strict rule in this castle

"Good morning father...good morning mother." I greet them as I take my seat on my father's right

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*

Isabel pats my hand in a comforting gesture before releasing me.

"When do we not have a lot to talk about?" she questions with a slight giggle before her face sombers at the presence of her parents. Two very distinguished looking individuals already seated at this long table which in all honesty is bigger than our living room at home.

"Good morning father...good morning mother." She greets them as she takes a seat next to her father. Not sure of my place I awkwardly sit next to Isabel in hopes that we don't have assigned seating.

"Umm Good Morning." I stammer finding myself in a rather odd situation. Why am I living with Isabel? She's my best friend I know that part ,but where are my parents... Oh. Realization strikes. Apparently the Deluca curse goes back longer than I had originally thought. My parents are dead, and even though I've never met the people whose faces reside in my locket I feel a twinge of pain glide across my heart. I must have loved tme a great deal.

[KarenEvans]

Isabel

Half way through our meal I glance at Rosalyn and I see a look of sadness and confusion on her normally happy features.She must be thinking about her parents and I wish there were a way to bring them back.

My parents have welcomed her in to our family...she is like a daughter to them and a sister to my brother and me but I suppose a surrogate family can never replace the original one.

My father finishes his meal and exits the hall so I take that as our que to leave "Rosa...let's go." I say seeing that she wasn't eating much,just shoving her food around her plate.

Once out in the open,waiting for our horses I venture to ask her "What's on your mind?"