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1 This story is based on the wonderful game by Squaresoft known as Dewprism,
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2 or as it was renamed here, Threads of Fate. This takes place right at the ending.
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4 Relic of My Heart
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5 by Amazoness Duo
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6 amazonessduo@hotmail.com
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9 Rolling over in bed, I try to keep myself from sinking back into the
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10 depression I’ve been trying to fight my way out of for the past few days. It’s
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11 gone. The Dewprism is gone. And with it, all that I had strove for was now
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12 nothing but shattered dreams. My dream was still there of course, but I had
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13 wasted all of this time trying to get Valen's Relic for nothing.
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14 But what about her...?
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15 Okay, maybe it wasn’t all completely and utterly wasted. Maybe some
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16 of my time was remotely worthwhile in coming to Corona. In searching for
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17 something that was now out of my hands forever. So world domination is out of
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18 the question. For the time being. But still...
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19 OwwwooowowowoooowwwwOOOOOOWWW... Rolling over was a
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20 bad idea. My ribs still burn from where Valen had hit me days earlier. My body
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21 still aches even after all of the rest I’ve had. But not as much as my heart does.
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22 World domination was sooooooooo close. It was at my fingertips. It’s not fair.
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23 And of course Maya has to rub it in every time my dear little sister comes in to
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24 watch me that it’s a good thing I didn’t get my hands on it. I guess it’s good that
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25 she’s wasting her time taking care of me, but does she have to bring that up?
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26 And then there’s her. I guess she’s really one of the only good things to
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27 come from this. Well, it looks like I’m not banished from home anymore so I
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28 can return to East Heaven Kingdom, so maybe that’s a good thing, too. And I
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29 don’t have Belle and Duke on my back anymore. But she’s definitely the best
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30 part of all this. It was nice to have met her. Too bad I’ll have to leave soon
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31 enough and I’ll probably never see her again. Oh well.
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32 Staring up at the roof of the inn, I still can’t get her out of my head. The
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33 thought of never seeing her again is even more unbearable than the thought that
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34 I was so close to the Dewprism and now it’s gone. I can’t stand the thought of
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35 leaving her behind after all this. I always looked forward to seeing her and even
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36 to fighting with Rue over her. I’m glad he wasn’t interested in her after all. Even
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37 though I know I could have won, it’s much nicer to have things laid out for you
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38 on a silver platter. It means no wasted effort looking for a damned thing that
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39 disappears the moment you get too close. Ahem...
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40 Where was I? Oh yeah, Elena. Everything about her is so sickeningly
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41 sweet. From the first moment I saw her, I knew that she was way too innocent
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42 for her own good. But how could I know that after saving her, she’d grow on me
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43 the way she did? I’m starting to love everything about her. Even her goofy way
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44 of looking at things and her naïve view of the world. The way she’s out of it all
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45 the time, like she lives in some other place than the rest of us. Like she’s never
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46 fully there. The way her cute pink hair frames a beautiful face that’s almost
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47 always smiling.
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48 I sigh and try to roll over again but give up. It’s not worth the pain. In
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49 either case. I should just pack up and head back to East Heaven Kingdom with
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50 Maya. I can always try to find a new relic after I relax for a while. That would
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51 work nicely. Give me a chance to check on things back home before conquering
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52 the rest of the planet. Two years on the road has really been too long. I’d love to
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53 slump down in my bed in the royal chambers and sleep for days. With her right
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54 next to me...
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55 Agghhhh!!! I fling a pillow at the wall in my frustration. Why the hell
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56 can’t I get her out of my head?! It’s worse than the Dewprism. I’ve been
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57 thinking about her nearly nonstop from the moment I woke up after the fight
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58 with Valen. No, since before I left to his fortress in the first place. When I left
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59 for that last confrontation, I kept wondering if I’d see her again. And what
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60 would become of her once I got the Dewprism. Lots of pleasant ideas came to
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61 mind at that. It would be my world after I conquered it, so it would be easy
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62 enough to bring her to my palace in a nice lacy little thing and just spend my
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63 days relaxing with her. But now I’m being dragged back home by my little sister
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64 and the world dominating’s gonna have to wait. So where does that leave Elena?
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65 What do I do about her? I’m royalty. This isn’t fair that some country girl can
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66 get me so riled up about things. I laugh as I look out the window, catching a
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67 glimpse of her cotton candy pink hair as she leads Prima Doll through the town
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68 square. It’s not like I’m in love with the silly country girl or anything. Right?
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69 Imean... Oh, damn it.
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70 I slam my fist into the bed angrily, my frustration at this whole thing
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71 growing, but the pain shooting through my back makes me reconsider another
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72 violent outburst. What the <expletive> is going on here? No. No, I’ve gotta be
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73 wrong there’s no way that this can be right. I’ve spent two years on the road and
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74 I’ve been doing just fine on my own please and thank you. But... It was always
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75 so lonely. I’ve been through hell. And it’s been so nice ever since I’ve met her. I
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76 don’t feel so lonely and angry at the world when she’s around. A soothing wind
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77 follows her.
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78 This isn’t fair. What was Fate planning when it made me run into that
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79 country girl? Does it matter? I glare daggers at my roof as if it had offended me
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80 by it’s mere presence. I don’t need this. Not now. Not when I’m so close to
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81 going back home. I mean, at least I’ll have a kingdom within my fingertips
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82 again. And Maya said she needed my help to run it all. But I can’t just leave her
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83 behind, can I?
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84 I sit up in bed and wince at the pain biting at me. I’ve come too far to
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85 go back empty handed. I’m gonna get what I want even if it kills me.
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86
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87 There she is. And for once, Prima Doll isn’t around. Thank God for
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88 small miracles. I know we’d probably just end up arguing and I’d forget the
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89 whole purpose for leaving my bed. The whole scene is beautiful, serene as she
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90 dips her fingers into the fountain in the center of town. I will myself to move
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91 forward, but my aching body doesn’t seem willing to comply. After a few
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92 threats to myself that I’m certain my body just laughed off, I finally manage to
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93 stumble towards her. Not at all with my usual grace and elegance that I’m sure
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94 has enraptured her by now in the same way her cute, quaint country girl qualities
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95 have somehow managed to wrap themselves tightly around my heart, but at least
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96 I get over to her.
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97 “Hey, Elena...” I manage, suppressing a wince as I lean against the
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98 fountain. She really is beautiful in a charming, small town sorta way. I sigh and
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99 shake my head. She’s gorgeous no matter where she’s from. Her gentle gaze
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100 shakes me from my thoughts, making me realize I’m staring at her. I flush
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101 slightly as I look down. This isn’t easy at all. What am I supposed to say to her?
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102 With my luck she won’t even understand what I’m trying to say.
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103 “Hi, Mint!!” Elena says happily as sits next to me on the fountain. So
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104 happy, so content. It’s like nothing ever really worries her. I sigh. This is going
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105 to be so much more difficult than I had thought. Maybe I should just forget
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106 about it. “I’m glad to see you. I was so worried when you were sleeping for so
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107 long. I thought you were hurt too badly.”
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108 I nod slightly, feeling the pain deep in my body. “Yeah, that whole
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109 thing was just plain awful. I should have the Dewprism by now but all I have for
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110 my trouble is a bunch of sore muscles.” I frown exaggeratedly before shrugging.
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111 “Oh well. There have to be other relics out there. I’ll get one someday.”
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112 Elena giggles musically, nodding. “Yeah, I’m sure you will, Mint. I
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113 don’t think this will stop you. I really hope you can get one soon. I think you’d
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114 make a good queen.”
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115 “Well, yeah, thanks, Elena..” I smile a bit, looking at her eyes and the
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116 way her cotton candy hair frames that beautiful face of hers. “If I go back with
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117 Elena, I might be queen of East Heaven Kingdom in a few years, but I still can’t
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118 give up on my dream. One of these days it’ll be the whole world.” I stop before I
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119 can go further, even though I know there’s so much more I want to explain. Too
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120 bad it all has to do with her. I don’t have any experience with this sort of thing.
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121 “I wish you didn’t have to leave, Mint. I was starting to think you’d be
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122 here forever.” Elena sighs sadly and trails her fingers through the cold water of
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123 the fountain. The water swirls behind her fingers, blurring our reflections.
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124 “Yeah, me too. I feel like I’ve been here forever now.” My vision goes
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125 to the sky where Valen’s Palace used to be. “I don’t want to go either,” I
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126 whisper. Perking up a bit, I smile and turn to Elena. “Hey, Elena. Do you
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127 remember when I was talking about you coming to the palace with me?”
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128 Elena nods vigorously, instantly remembering when we’d been talking
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129 about that down by the lake. “Yeah, you said I could be in charge of something
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130 in your kingdom and I said I wanted to be in charge of housekeeping.”
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131 I sweatdrop at that. I’d almost forgotten that part. She really doesn’t
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132 have huge aspirations. But that’s part of her charm. She doesn’t need the world
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133 on a platter to be happy. Yet that’s what I’ve been looking for all of this time.
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134 How does she do that? It’s like she can somehow be happy wherever she is.
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135 “Yeah, that was it. But that’s not really why I wanted you to go with me.” I try
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136 to beat down the heat rising in my cheeks. She’s another girl. What will Maya
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137 and the others think? Who cares what they think? It’s not like that’s ever
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138 bothered me before. So why am I finding myself tongue tied? I sigh and try
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139 again. “Well, I still want you to come back with me Elena.”
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140 Elena frowns a little, seeming a bit unsure. “I don’t know, Mint. I’d
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141 hate to leave my parents and Prima Doll all alone. But I’d hate to leave you all
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142 alone. Especially with Rue gone.” She looks at me sympathetically.
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143 My hair flies in all directions as I shake my head quickly. “Rue? Oh,
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144 hell no. We were rivals. Over... something. But he’s a big boy. He can take care
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145 of himself.”
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146 That brings a sweet smile to Elena’s lips. “Yeah, you’re right, Mint.
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147 And I’m sure you’ll be able to take care of yourself, too. So I shouldn’t worry.”
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148 I bite my lip. This isn’t going as well as I’d hoped. “No, I want you to
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149 go with me because I don’t wanna be away from you. Elena, I did find
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150 something magical here. I may not have gotten a relic, but I think I found
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151 something even more important. I found you, Elena. I want you to come back
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152 with me to the palace.” I look up, mustering all of the strength it took me to face
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153 Valen and Dollmaster and all of the others. I can do this. I can make it through
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154 anything. I’ve come this far. “I love you, Elena.” My body nearly collapses,
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155 those words feeling heavier than anything else I’ve put up with up until now.
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156 Gorgeous eyes blink uncomprehendingly at me for the longest moment.
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157 My spirits begin to drop as I resign myself to heading back to East Heaven
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158 Kingdom alone. But a soft smile begins tugging at her lips until it seems to spill
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159 over into her entire being. Shining, she grapples onto me. My weary body yelps
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160 out as I feel the sudden pressure of her body against me, but my heart sings out
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161 at the sudden contact. “I love you, too, Mint! Of course I’ll go with you. You’ve
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162 always been my hero.”
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163 A grin starts to spread across my face as I look into her eyes inches
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164 away from mine. Maybe I underestimated her after all. Maybe rescuing her
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165 really was the best thing I’ve ever done. It looks like I’ve finally found my relic
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166 after all. Despite the aching throughout my body, I lean forward. Elena’s silky
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167 lips are all the reward I need for the past two years. She collapses against me,
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168 her weight throwing me off balance. Tumbling backwards into the cold water,
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169 her giggling fills my ears.
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170 I can’t wait to tell Maya. She’ll flip.
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