CHILDREN OF INNOCENCE PAGE 5 PART 2 ------------------------------------------ Aouera walked out toward powerful brook currents and carried Xlexa in his arms with her finger playing with his chest. Sun was setting over in Xlexa's homeland. Aouera put her down on bleak hills. He rested his head in Xlexa's lap. Her eyes looked down into ice blue eyes that made her shiver. They reminded her of the cold weather in his homeland. Aouera's soul flooded in her warm eyes. A renewed warmed spring day flittered in his subconscious when he stared long enough. He felt he would evaporate from her stare if he just stayed focus too long, so he turned his head away. Red, orange and yellow beams only shown on neighboring trees. Luck for Aouera, he didn't have to feel her rays when he looked at the planet of light. When the moon smiled at them, Aouera had to hold Xlexa tighter than before. Xlexa spoke up, after from her wondering to the special place in her heart she had for Aouera. "Aouera." Xlexa said. " Don't you remember the eclipse?" Waiting for an answer, she looked deep in puppydog eyes." Yes, he replied. "Take me back to our hill, please." "I can't, my father wants me to stay near the palace, so it can't be done." Xlexa grew angry with her intense eyes glared electric blue. Aouera never seen her mad and sadden at the same time. It scared him at first. "I suppose our relationship is over, he said silently. " I most go on to the ceremony." " I 've been told you already choosen a husband." "It's not me, he protested." Aouera eyes finaly reveiled the reason for the party. "So, they planned your bride too?, Xlexa lowered her eyes." " Xlexa, I didn't know." Xlexa's tears streaked down her round cheeks. " They're waiting for you, she said leaning against the tree sobbing harder. She just knew now, he would never mean anything now to him. Aouera arms rubbed her, aching from the thoughts of having to give him up to another girl. "No Xlexa, he said savoring her parted lips from her excessive weeping." I'm sure as I'm holding you close to me, I'd never want anybody but you, Xlexa. "I want have anyone but you too, she said in the back of her mind. However, her brain thought the total opposite." "It's too late!" Xlexa said this pushing Aouera away with confusion. Her chest ached for him, but her brain knew her mother Selena had other plans for her uncontrolable future. " I have to be at the celebration before my mother worries, she said with clarity. Aouera was astonished how quickly these precessions were going for both of the crisscross lovers. "She preparing me to marry Homage, moon goddess's son." "You're going to marry him!?, Aouera announced in shock. He felt daggers plunge deep into his heart. " He will force himself on you, even if your heart, body and soul belongs to me." "If you don't bear his children or bed him, he as royality could inprison you." "It that what you want!?, desperation in his voice. The nymph looked out toward the frozen lake, so Aouera couldn't see her painful eyes. " What do you want me to do?" "You don't understand, she said remorsely. Aouera decided to change the subject, so that Xlexa would stop crying, for at least the moment at hand. Hugh... Father Frost says a eclipse won't take effect till two years has passed. "You are actualy seven hundred and twenty scores. I'm seven hundred and twenty two scores old. Two years from this date, you will be my age." "So it is in fairy time." "In human years, it is now the tenth century." Interesting, she thought. Aouera had managed to stop Xlexa from sobbing anymore. He was glad that his babbling calmed her down. Lurking in the corner of their eyes was a giant figure coming toward them. The king, Father Frost was delited that Aouera had fallen for a frost maiden. His father went over to him and picked him up in his palms. He gave Aouera sort of a bearhug with his hand."Oh, my son has finaly found him a beautiful bride!?" "What's your name dear?, he asked her." Aouera felt goosebumps underneath his clothing as his father neared Xlexa. Xlexa afraid of him unveiling her idenity turned around and shouted. "Don't touch me." "Don't come any closer." Father Frost was the size of a mountain to Xlexa. "Alright, said the jolly king." "Your name, he asked again. "Xlexa, she said silently with untense face. "Well!, said the king with excited gestures." "Come and meet our guests,he exclaimed." Xlexa was pulled foward to meet the eyes of the snow queen. "Is this your daughter my son has been courting?" The snow queen looked at the shy, but unmoved girl. " I have sixteen daughters, but unfortunately I wish she was. hugh... queen mind wondered. "She doesn't belong to any snow or frost kingdoms. Althou I'm not possitive of that." By the time the other guests got through with their conversations, Xlexa left with Aouera on a esquite silver fox scooping the snow caps and the glorious winter wonderland. On their way toward Xlexa's green valleys lurked with trees, they stopped by a oak tree to be hitched by a pastor knome. Unknown to their parents, Xlexa and Aouera were going to be a married couple savoring their honeymoon by starry lights. During the reception, they delitefuly danced with the eleves and fairies. The frost children would leave each night from their boundries. The fire people would trample the wooded lands. Fairies, eleves, nymphs and changelings danced in a ring of mushrooms and rejoiced over the happy couple. With all the lights from many fireflies, the moon beamed her light on Xlexa's body giving the beauty of silver outined all around her. Aouera's body was transparent. He was clear as a snowflake would be in the sun. When the party was dismissed, changelings blew bubbles in the shape of a carriage with the reigns of icesickles. Bubbles floated where tiny horses with wings of the spectrum danced and lingered with the calm brezze. The reception had been wonderous and imaginary. All the attended folk blew bubbles everywhere which danced around the couple. Figs and pollen from milkweeds were thrown for blessings on the wedded couple. All smiles came from the joyous glad tidens. One of the fire nymphs noticed the enemies together, and hitched at that. At the same time, Aouera's recent guardian had ran to inform Father Frost. The fire nymph knew the queen needed to know this. " My queen, called a voice." "Your daughter has wed a frost child!" The queen's eyes's became red as herself in the mid part of the day. Even as bright. "Find her!" "Bring her to me!" "Quickly!" "I must summon Father Frost." Around the same time, Aouera's guardian made his way to the feet of the king. "Your magesty, your son isn't wedded to a frost nymph!" The king's eyes became dark as the night. "What!?" "Find him, before there's another war!" "We can't withstand another one." He hoped, he could find them before that happens. The fire and frost nymphs felt the warnings in their hearts. They went to find Xlexa and Aouera, who was visiting the knomes that wedded them. Some close relatives were commenting about their families when a knock came to the door. When the Knome pastor opened the door, he was in for the shock of his life. "I didn't mean to interrupt your conversation, but there's a legion of fire and frost nymphs coming this way!" Aouera ran with Xlexa toward the dry land with no snow or grass. The couple held on to another while the guards from each side to side came closer. Shocked, their emotions rose with fear. Not captured, but being seperated forever! Selina was the first to arrive. "Xlexa get away from the snow!, she said worry toned. " You'll die!" "No, I won't leave him mother!" "I love him!" Then the king tried to talk some since into his son. "Aouera, get out of there, you'll melt!" "I not going to leave her lonely, she needs me father." The two starcross lovers squeezed their bodies. They were mates, and were not going to loose themseves to any of the mates their parents had picked out for them. The two minarchs looked at their children with disgust. After while, of the impatience, Selina summoned the same silver fox to break them up. He was authorised, so it wasn't his fault. He showed it by displaying a lick on Xlexa's face. Then he placed Xlexa in his mouth tossing her into the prison formed by the fairies. "Oh, please, she cried out to Aouera." "Aouera, help me!" "The eclipse is soon, I don't want to change." "I like the way I am!" "Aouera, I will always love you." He looked sorrowfully at the sadness inside her. Xlexa, Aouera lowered his head. They we're both placed in cages made by the nymphs's bodies. "I love you too, my love." "sigh." End to page 5 PART 2 Ahhh! It's getting better, isn't it? Well, I told you I'm almost done like I said. I'm a scan reader, so I'm able to speed read and at same time type fast. hee. hee Look for page 6! Fanasties have always been my favorite kind of stories, any ho.... Soon as I'm finished typing this arc, I'll love for you to read Powerup! too. Did I mention, there's a sequel to PU!? Peridot blows kisses, I love all you GUYS! Later This story is Peridot's rights by copyright. No infridgement!