Fae 5.15

~Charity~

"Mom?" Sebastian said as he looked up. "I'm here" I said. "I'm so sorry mom." He said, his voice cracking. "They said I'm scheduled for something called clipping in a few days. I'm scared, mom."  "It's going to be okay" I said trying to convince myself just as much as Sebastian. Before I knew it I heard Martin behind me. "Charity, it's time" he led me back towards the entrance. "Martin, what's going to happen to him?" I asked as we neared the desk. "He mentioned something called clipping?" " With a sigh Martin sat down before he said "it's the most severe punishment the Fae have. There have only been three Fae that have endured clipping, Sebastian will be number four. He will be forced to ingest a potion that if he survives will render him mortal. He will be stripped of his wings, he will be human." 

I was in a daze as I traveled back home. "He will be human" Martin's words echoed in my mind. How could they do this to their own kind? Not only would he be human, but he would also likely be banished. I doubted that they would let him stay. As I got home I broke down, all the tears I had been holding back came rushing out.

Three days later Sebastian was returned to us. He survived. He was human. Kai helped me get him to his room, he was so weak. "Mom?"  "I'm here Sebastian." I said as he drifted off to sleep. Sebastian slept for hours, but even when awake he was so weak he stayed in bed. I knew what he was going through. When I became a Fae, I remember how much lighter I felt. His was the opposite, mortality was heavy. 

A few days after Sebastian came home, Martin was at my doorstep once more, though this time I wasn't pleased to see him. " You already took is wings, what more do want?" I snapped at him. He hung his shoulders and said, "I'm not here for Sebastian"

He was here for my husband. Sebastian's sentence wasn't enough to appease the Vampires, war had been declared. 

"Malakai" Martin started, "you are hereby conscripted into the Fae army" Kai was the only one who had first hand knowledge of the potion that would kill vampires. He was the only one who had used it in hundreds of years. "What if I refuse?" Kai asked. "I have my orders to bring you in by what ever means necessary." Martin said with a pointed stare at me. 

"Understood" Kai said. "Can I say goodbye first?"  "Very well" Martin said as he moved towards the edge of our yard, giving us a small bit of privacy. "Charity, I love you. With all that I am, I love you. This isn't goodbye, I will see you again" I couldn't speak, all I could do was kiss my husband as if I may never see him again, Then he was gone. Once they were out of my sight, I broke down in tears. 

Several hours later Martin returned. I was still on the porch where he has left me. "What now? What more will you take?"  "Charity, I apologise, I am only doing my duty, but this I won't do." He ran inside, up the stairs and into the nursery. I was right behind him. "Charity, the council feels the child is an abomination. They sent me for him, this I refuse to do. He is innocent." Martin said handing him to me. And picking up my son. "I'm getting you away from here."  Rousing Sebastian Martin made his way out of the house and to a portal where Rochelle and her husband were waiting. "Charity" Martin said as he opened the portal. "You must go"  I sent Sebastian through with the boys first and turned around for Rochelle, but she hadn't moved. "Come on." I said reaching out to her. "Mom, I can't go. I have to stay here." I hugged her tight and told her I'd always love her and one day we'd be together again. Then I stepped through the portal and joined what was left of my family on the other side. 

Fae 5.13

~charity~

Telling Sebastian to leave was the hardest thing I'd ever done. It had to be done, for all our sakes.

Time went on, Rochelle came home for a visit and I filled her in on everything that had happened. She filled me in on her new boyfriend, he was also her dance partner. She showed me photos of the two of them, and they looked perfect together.

The time soon came for me to give birth. I had a beautiful baby boy. I just wished his brother and sister were there.

Seventeen. My babies were all but grown up.

Eighteen. My babies were eighteen today. Rochelle had graduated a few weeks ago, and was coming home with a surprise, in the next few days. Sebastian, I hadn't heard from since he left. And my baby was almost a year old, now.

Rochelle came home, and her surprise was better than I could have imagined. "Mom, dad, I've got something to tell you" Rochelle said looking at each of us. "We're engaged, and I'd like to have our wedding here" she said holding on to her boyfriend's hand. I was so happy, I'm sure I was smiling like a crazy person. "Oh honey, I'm so happy for you! I'm honored you want to have the wedding here!". Her boyfriend was a mainlander, a true fae. He came from a very old, very prestigious family, so it was surprising that he agreed to getting married here amongst the outcasts.

We soon set to work on wedding plans. "Have you thought about a dress?" I asked Rochelle. "I've actually already picked one out, it's more modern than most fae use, but I've honored his family by using their family color in the dress." She went on to explain that mainlander families all had a specific color, now only used for special occasions, but it used to be a way of identifying individual families. With the dress settled, Kai and boyfriend set to work making an arch for he an Rochelle to get married under.

Several weeks later we were finally ready for the wedding, it was set to take place on Saturday. Following the wedding, Rochelle had decided they would stay with us for a few days, then they'd be off to start their new life on the mainland. Saturday morning I spent helping Rochelle into her dress, makeup and hair. She looked beautiful. "Ready?" I asked as we made our way towards the back yard. "I've never been readier" she answered as we took our places.

I stood on one side with Kai on the other, as Rochelle and boyfriend stood under the arch and exchanged vows. As long as their was at least one witness, fae law considered the marriage valid. They exchanged vows both in the common tongue and ancient fae. As they kissed for the first time as newly weds, we all heard a voice behind us. "Mom, help me"

Fae 5.12

Fall. School was starting again, and that meant I wouldn't get to see Meghan as often. Though they tried, she wasn't allowed at our school, so her parents taught her at home. We saw each other as often as we could, which wasn't often.

Mom was getting close to having the baby, a boy, and she and dad had been spending as much time together as they could. The way he explained it, it was like having a baby for the first time, since it'd been so long since Rochelle and I were babies, but it wasn't unusual for fae to have kids with large age gaps, so that left me with plenty of time alone. Well not entirely alone.

The fall wore on, and just a few days before I turned seventeen, Meghan and I were fooling around on the couch. "What in the hell?!?" Mom's voice boomed from the doorway. We both scrambled to get ourselves together "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" mom bellowed at Meghan. Meghan took off as fast as she could, as mom turned her fury on me.

What were you thinking? You let one of them in our house?! How could you!" Dad came in right about that time, "what's going on?" I caught your son with that, that girl. That vampire." 

" Meghan. Her name is Meghan." I said my voice shaking. "I don't care what her name is." Mom said. "You WILL stop seeing her". At that moment all the resentment I had toward my parents came out. "And what if I don't? I love her. I'll never stop seeing her." "Love? They're not capable of love, they're nothing but monsters." "Dad, a little help here?" I pleaded. 

" I agree with your mom on this. It's a bad idea, tensions between our people are high, and you go and pull something like this. What do you think would happen if her parents found out. It's not just about you, Sebastian" I'd had it. I was done. "Screw your people, screw you. If you and Mom hadn't murdered Meghan's people, maybe things wouldn't be so bad between us, did you ever think of that? Huh, dad?" Mom just sat there, dad was speechless, but I wasn't done. "I've had it, I don't have to stand here and take this" I said as I headed for the door. Neither of them made any attempt to stop me, till my hand was on the handle. "If you walk out that door, don't come back" mom's words made me hesitate for just a brief moment, but I continued out the door and was gone.

I found Meghan in her front yard, tears streaming down her face. "I'm sorry" I said pulling her into a hug. "Let's get outta here" "Where to?" "Anywhere but here." And with that we left the little island I had always known. Off to start our own adventure, if only I'd known.

Fae. 5.11

I tried to ask mom about what I had been told, but she refused to talk about it. "Leave the past be" that alone told me there was more to the story than they let on.

As I arrived at the lake, I was surprised to see she was already waiting for me. "You came!" I said. "You sound surprised" she answered with a chuckle. "I suppose I am" I said awkwardly.  We sat under the trees and talked the whole afternoon. She told me of all she had seen in her travels to the mortal world, her life, her culture. The more we talked the more I wanted. I felt like I could never get enough of her voice. Before I knew it, I leaned over and gave her a kiss. " What was that for?" She asked shocked. " I'm sorry, should I not have? " " Sebastian, you know we can't do this." She said getting up. "Why not? Give me one good reason." "Our people are mortal enemies, is that good enough?" She said exasperated. "No, not for me. Yes we're different, maybe it won't work, but you are the most exciting and beautiful person I've ever met, please give this a chance." She stood there not saying anything for a long time, before sighing and saying "Okay, we'll give this a shot.

Summer. So far it had been the best summer of my life. I spent every day with Meghan, we kissed every chance we got. A few times we almost got caught when she surprised me at my house. All the sneaking around just added to the excitement. She also showed me the secret passage that her and her family used to get to the mortal world. I was in awe of that world from the moment I saw it, though my vision may have been clouded by fae sight. I had to stay small when we went out, since I couldn't allow myself to be seen. It was beautiful, so many sights, so many people, I'd never dreamed that the mortal world was this big.

As summer came to an end, I knew I wanted more with Meghan. Rochelle was due to come home soon, and since I couldn't talk to my parents about that, I decided I'd talk to her, but as my luck would have it, she was offered a permanent position with the dance company and wouldn't be home anytime soon. "I hate being fae" "you don't mean that, Sebastian" Meghan said trying to calm me down. "Yes I do. If I was human I could live in their world, if I was vampire like you we wouldn't have to hide, but I'm not. I'm not anything more than a stupid fae! I hate it here!" I said a bit loudly. Meghan just sat there on my couch and let me rant. "Are you done? You are what you are, to me you are perfect in every way. Do I wish we didn't have to hide? Of course, but hopefully in time our people we come around and we won't have to, but don't ever wish you were anything other than what you are." With a sigh and a smile, I leaned in and kissed her. "Come on" I said pulling her up by the hand and leading her upstairs. Once we were in my room, I leaned in and kissed her, things got going and one thing lead to another.

"I love you, Sebastian" Meghan said as we lay together. "I love you too" I said pulling her closer and kissing her once more. "I better go, before we get caught" Meghan said as she got up. "Yeah" I said in agreement as I pulled my clothes on. We made sure the coast was clear before leaving the house, and once we were far enough away we kissed goodbye, and headed back to our respective homes. By the time I got back mom and dad were home. "Hey" I called. " Did you have a nice evening?" Mom asked. "Yea, not too bad" I said as I went inside and back up to my room. As I fell asleep, I knew I had the biggest smile on my face.

Fae 5.10

I got up bright and early the next morning and headed for the lake. Several hours later I was just about to leave when she showed up. 

I waved as she walked over. "I didn't think you were coming."  "I didn't think I was either, but here I am." She said with a shrug. "So now can you tell me why you aren't allowed to talk to me?" I asked. "It's a long story."  "I've got time."  With a sigh she she said "Alright, lets sit over there." Once we were seated she started. "Amongst my people, the greatest crime we could commit is to turn on our own. My father told me when we moved here of your family and how I was to stay far away. He told me how your father had been taken in by my people, and raised as one of them, then one day with your mother's help he slaughtered an entire coven, one of whom was one of our most powerful in the last century. The Covens had high hopes for him, till your parents killed him, that is. So in our world your father is one of the most hated among the fae. When he realized you lived here he forbade me from ever speaking to you." I was stunned. There was no way that my parents did something like that. "Why did you decide to meet me here today, I mean if your father would be angry?"  "I guess I thought you're different than everyone else, you're nice."  "well if it makes you feel better, my mom would freak out if she knew I was talking to you, again."  "I remember that day at the park, you were the first one to speak to me since we'd moved here."  "If everyone hates you so much, why did you decide to move here in the first place?" I asked. "Well, we're different from the rest of our kind, while we survive on the blood of the living, my father found a fruit that we could substitute for blood. Mom says it's not as good, but it's all I've known. They petitioned the Fae Council to allow them to live here, and here we are."  "Yea, too bad you're here forever." I said not even thinking. "No, we come and go all the time. The fruit we live on won't grow here, only in the mortal world."  "You've seen the mortal world? What's it like?"  With a chuckle she said "Have you not seen it before?"  "No, I've never been anywhere but here. How do you get there? the Portal is sealed?"  She looked right at me and said with a sparkle in her eye "We have our ways." I was just about to say something else when she said "I have to go" getting up to leave I said "Wait, and you meet me here after school tomorrow? Around three?" Pulling away she nodded and said "I'll try." Then she was gone. I stayed there for a while longer thinking over what she had said. Had dad been raised by vampires? Were they killers?

Fae 5.9

~Sebastian~

Well Rochelle left today for Faeland, she got accepted to the dance company, for a summer internship.  I envy her so much. I would give anything to get out of this town. It's so boring here. I spend most of my free time exploring the edges of our island, not that there's much to explore. Near my house is a beach, and on the other side of the island is a small forest. Anyway after Rochelle left I went out to the forest, just to kill time. As I walked into the woods I saw her standing there. The vampire girl, the one I talked to that day at the park. I quietly approached her, "Hello" I said. When she turned and saw me, she said "I have to go"    "Wait! Please!" I pleaded. "I'm not allowed to talk to you. I have to go." She said as she started to walk away. "Hey, wait up!" I said as I caught up to her. "Why can't you talk to me?"  "Because of your parents" she said looking around. "I really have to go, they'll be mad if they catch me." With that she was gone. I stood there for a minute. What did my parents have to do with anything? I spent the rest of the afternoon at the lake in the forest. When I went home I went upstairs to my room. Flopping down on my bed, I thought again of how boring it was here, even my own parents were boring.

The next few days were just like every day before. Up, school, home, bed, repeat. Saturday was here, I got up just as mom was going to bed. She had a habit of sleeping during the day for some reason. I decided to head to the beach, and wouldn't​ you believe it, but there was the vampire girl again.




"Hello!" I called. Startled she turned around, "Are you stalking me?" She asked. "No, I live right over there" I said pointing to the house, I come here all the time. "Are you going to run away again?" I asked. "I'm supposed to." She said, but didn't leave. "How about this, since you aren't allowed to talk to me, I'll write a question in the sand and continue in my walk. If you want to answer you can, then you can't get in trouble?" She nodded her head in agreement. She went back to what she was doing.

-What's your name?- I wrote in the sand and continued my walk. 

As I came back around I saw she had answered.-Meghan-
-My name's Sebastian. Why can't you talk to me?- again I made a loop. 

-It's a long story-  

-it's it just me, or all Fae?-. 

-Just you, though no one else has tried to talk to me, I have to go-.  

-can you meet me at the lake tomorrow?- as I came around again I saw that she didn't answer.


Did she see my last question? Well I would go to the lake tomorrow and wait all day if I have to. When I got home mom was making dinner, "Hey mom" I said "did you have fun at the beach?" She asked. "Yea it was great" I said sitting down at the table. Dad came in a few minutes later and joined me. Once dinner was ready mom joined us and said "Your father and I have some news, I'm going to have another baby"mom looked at me waiting for a reply, "Great" I said a bit sarcastically. We ate the rest of dinner in silence. Once dinner was over I went upstairs​ to my room. Flopping on the bed I just lay there staring at the ceiling.