Practical Enchantment (AU, ADULT) Thread #8

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*

"Rosa,you have to explain better.Why was I so mean and cold in the beginning of those images?" Taking a deep breath I gather up the courage I will need to go through with it. She deserves the entire truth. Not bits and pieces of fragments of a future she doesn't quite understand. “Because we were enemies.” I retort swallowing harshly. “I fought to preserve peace and rid the world of demons and you…” I trail off knowing this will hurt. “You were one.”

Shock exuberates her still features so I hurt with an explanation. “You weren’t always. Isabel, you were scorned by your lover in this life ,and Sebastian, the dark man you saw, thrived on your hatred and used it to turn you into a Vengeance demon.” The tears well up and threaten to fall ,but I attempt in vain to hold them back. “Also I think a part of you recognized that I was Rosa. I was the friend that betrayed you. In a life I don’t remember I slept with your fiancée, and in the life I do I was against you being together ,because at one particular point in time he was mine.”

I’m careful to quickly assure her that it is no longer my agenda to break them up. “ I don’t feel that way now. I’ve gotten to know you. The real you, and I can tell he loves you more than life itself. I would never try to stand in between you two and happiness. In fact that’s why I’m here. To make things right.” Please let her see my honest sincerity.

[madroswellfan]

~~~~~LIZ~~~~~
“Liz…I won’t beg you to stay with me. My whole life I have used my love and compassion to heal those I believed were the striving forces for good, but I never knew true goodness until I met you, and I never understood the vast concept of love until I fell for you. You are the one. My only. No other woman could hold a candle to you in my heart.”

I can hear him move forward. Oh Goddess....

“The council sent us here to learn from our mistakes. In this life I was engaged to your sister. That was an error in judgment. I didn’t know you. I didn’t know myself. That is what we were sent to fix, but if you are convinced that I belong with someone else maybe we shouldn’t be together after all. I need to be with someone who needs me despite what others may think.I wanted that someone to be you. Hell, Liz I wanted to marry you.”

I hear a clatter to the floor and I look over to where the noise was and I see a little box. Its open...and contains the most beautiful ring I've ever seen.

“I bought this before we left The Manor. I was going to give it to you as soon as we got finished with this mission. I wanted to show you that my love was unconquerable. I guess I’m just disappointed yours was.”

Im staring at the ground when I hear him move again. He goes to the door....and I hear him walk out. As soon as he's out of the room I fall to the floor, sobbing loudly. Of course in this bosy I sound like a cat thats been killed. But I don't care anymore. I don't care about anything.
My life is over. Everything. Without him...I dont want to live.

But I couldnt do that to Maria. Shes the only reason I'm still here right now. The only reason.
Knowing Max might still be outside, I crawl across the floor towards the window. Shaking, I get to my feet and open it. Theres a tree next to the window. I quickly climb out the window and clamber on to the tree. I start climbing down it when I lose a footing. Immediately I lose my hold on the tree, and I scream.

Before I know it Im on the ground. It feels like my whole body is a bruised. But I don't care. I don't care.
I get up and start running, my asthma immediately starting to play up. As I run I see a horse. As quick as my duck waddle run will take me, I climb on to the horse.
"Go" I whisper.

And she does. The horse takes off. And then I realise...I havent a clue how to control a horse without my powers. The horse starts to gallop. I cling on to the horse in terror. And all I can think is

My life as I know it is over.

[KarenEvans]

Isabel~past

“Because we were enemies...I fought to preserve peace and rid the world of demons and you…You were one.”,she explains with a pained expression on her face

No...no no...this has to be some cruel joke fate played on me.Why me?How could I be a demon in that future life she showed me?
“You weren’t always. Isabel, you were scorned by your lover in this life ,and Sebastian, the dark man you saw, thrived on your hatred and used it to turn you into a Vengeance demon.”

So Scott is cheating on me?With whom is what I want to know.What she says next doesn't leave me in the dark as to who that woman is,

“Also I think a part of you recognized that I was Rosa. I was the friend that betrayed you. In a life I don’t remember I slept with your fiancée, and in the life I do I was against you being together ,because at one particular point in time he was mine.”

Anger wells up in me.Rosa and Scott!Betrayal...no wonder I hate her in the future.Dismay...because all this is yet to happen.But I don't want to be a demon and nor do I want to start that next life hating men and Alex.

“ I don’t feel that way now. I’ve gotten to know you. The real you, and I can tell he loves you more than life itself. I would never try to stand in between you two and happiness. In fact that’s why I’m here. To make things right.”
Well she better not.My future self is afterall another version of me and I feel protective of her as strange as that may sound.

Trying my best to keep the anger,hurt and betrayal out of my voice I ask her,"What do we have to do to make things right?"

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Maria*

Things are definitely not okay between the two of us ,but she’s making the effort to rectify the situation and I guess when it all comes down to it that’s all I can ask of her. "What do we have to do to make things right?" Scratching my eyebrow in frustration I answer the best I can, “Well, it’s not a hard science. In theory just you and Alex being together should change the past and send us back to the future… but obviously there’s something more. We haven’t accomplished everything we were sent here to do.”

This is crazy. Why didn’t the council send us with some kind of set of instructions to make this easier? “My fear is that Sebastian or Scott will get in between you before you can uh…” Awkward pause. “Consummate everything.” They both blush so at least I know they understand what I’m talking about. “I can distract Sebastian for a little while ,but Scott could be a problem,” I admonish realizing there is no simple answer. “The sooner you two can be out in the open with your relationship the better,” Sounds simple enough so why am I petrified we won't be able to pull it off.

[KarenEvans]

Isabel~past

“My fear is that Sebastian or Scott will get in between you before you can uh…Consummate everything.”
Oh dear god!Can this get anymore embarrassing?Lysander and I have barely kissed a handful of times and here she is talking about us being physically intimate.

“I can distract Sebastian for a little while ,but Scott could be a problem...The sooner you two can be out in the open with your relationship the better." she concludes

Well since it's for the future and all,it is kind of a big deal but I don't know.I look at Lysander to try and sense what he's thinking but I can't read the expression on his face.
"Lysander." I say gently "What do you think we should do?"

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Max*

Feeling battered and bruised I walk out of the room and down the stairs. I don't even know where to begin to pick up the pieces. Confusion fills my features as I replay our argument over and over in my head. She didn't even care that I had planned on proposing to her. It meant absolutely nothing to her. I meant nothing to her, and now that’s all I have left a vast emptiness where my heart should be. Once I reach the outside I see a horse trolloping off with a brunette woman flailing on it’s back.

It takes a good moment for me to realize that Liz is the one struggling on the runaway animal. Fear envelopes me at the mere possibility of her being hurt or injured in any way. Grabbing the reigns of the nearest mare I hop on it’s back easily and kick it sharply in the side. “Go!” I no longer have my powers or I’d simply orb to her. “Hold on Liz! I’m coming!” I exclaim. Relinquishing my gifts has done nothing but cause us harm. I wish I could take it all back. Go back to a time where I held her safely in my arms and she was mine alone.

I am running side by side with her and I yell, “Give me your hand.” She seems more than a little resistant. In a more commanding tone I scream, “Now!” She looks startled so I give her a weak smile. “Liz, please you have to trust me.” Stretching out my arm I offer her the last thing I have to give. My hand.

[madroswellfan]

~~~~~LIZ~~~~~
“Hold on Liz! I’m coming!”
Max. Oh God. Why does he ALWAYS have to be the one to save me?!
I see him on a horse, and he manages to be alongside me.
“Give me your hand.”
I look at him blankly. I hold on tighter to the horse. Why would he want to help me? He has Tess...

“Now!”
I blink at his yell. He's yelling at me? I look up and see were approaching a fence. One that the horse is probably going to try and jump over. Oh Goddess!!!

“Liz, please you have to trust me.”
He strecthes out his arm, and offers me his hand. I look at him for a split second.
I trust him.

I grab his hand, hoping he doesn't care that my hands are disgusting, mishapened things. "I always trust you Max" I tell him. The fence is coming ever nearing. "Max!" I scream out as we approach it. I try to bring my leg over from the horse so that Max can help me, but my foot is stuck. I yank at it and immediately I feel my self falling once more. But this time off the horse. "MAX!" I scream as I see the ground come uptowards me.

[FaithfulAngel24]

*Max*

She takes my and I breath out a sigh of relief when she states, . "I always trust you Max" Flashing her a hopeful smile I start to lift her when she exclaims, "Max!" I look off into the direction of her petrified stare and see a rather large white fence just ahead. We have to hurry the horse will probably attempt to jump it. She begins to jerk her left foot and I survey the situation to find that her heel is caught in the saddle. Fearful of the object ahead she pulls with all of her might and does in fact get free ,but in the process she knocks herself off balance.

"MAX!" She screams in utter terror and I lean forward and scoop her up just before she hit’s the ground. I hold her fragile body pressed close to mine as I veer the horse onto a separate path away from danger. Once we are in the clear I mumble into her hair. “Oh baby I thought I’d lost you.” She raises her head to peer into my worried eyes. Please don't push me away. I silently beg.

[madroswellfan]

~~~~~MAX~~~~~
Suddenly I feel strong arms around me. He grabs me and lifts me on to his horse. I feel him hold me tightly as the horse moves on to a safer path.

I dont know whats worse. Him throwing a wedding ring at the floor, or being in his arms knowing we cant be together.
“Oh baby I thought I’d lost you.” he mumbles into my hair. My horrible nasty, birds nest hair. How can he not care how disgusting I am?!

I slowly look up at him, and our eyes lock. Oh Goddess those eyes... Those eyes that belong to Tess.
I curl up into a ball (which is impressive since Im on a horse, and in Maxs arms) and start crying again.

"You knew..." I say quietly through my tears, realisation dawning on me. "You knew about Tess....and you never told me"

"How long?" I ask, as my asthma starts playing up again, making me wheeze. "How long...did you know?"
My heart feels like its breaking all over again. "Were you...going to propose...without telling me?" I look up at him. "You've always known haven't you. You knew and didnt tell me. We were intimate and yet you never told me you were destined for my cousin?" I ask tears rolling down my cheeks.

[maougha]

OOC-A long over due Kyle

~Kyle~

It has now been Five hours since my friends and family have gone traveling back in time to god knows where and when to do god knows what with god knows who for god knows why! Can you tell I’m a little pissed?

All right a little recap of what’s going on in the present Zar had to summon Isabel because the source of all evil (little side note his name is Sebastian, yeah that strikes fear doesn’t it?) Is on the rampage. Isabel was summoned only to tell us that Remus was killed. Alex and Michael are still nowhere to be seen and I have a pissed of demon and ex wight lighter down stairs. I wonder what god I must have pissed off to deserve this. Probably those damn elders!

Right so anyway right now I am back at the good old Book of Shadows which for all it’s hype isn’t that great. Sure it repels evil but what am I going to do through it at the source? And the spells, either they are power of three’s or too far beyond my workings. I mean I can’t even go back in time to help my friends move it along.

“Ok I know I don’t do this that much... but if there is anyone up there please help?” I ask quietly. Yes I Kyle Valenti am scared and praying wanna make something of it?

Whoosh! A warm breeze moves the pages of the book which isn’t odd really this seems to happen every other Thursday night or when ever I’m looking for Grams uh “secret potions” yeah.
the wind turns the pages to a warning. It’s about time travel and how mortals should never attempt it. Great thank you grams!

“Hey!” I call out. “Is Alex and Michael here yet!”