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| 1 This story is based on the wonderful game by Squaresoft known as Dewprism, | |
| 2 or as it was renamed here, Threads of Fate. This takes place right at the ending. | |
| 3 | |
| 4 Relic of My Heart | |
| 5 by Amazoness Duo | |
| 6 amazonessduo@hotmail.com | |
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| 9 Rolling over in bed, I try to keep myself from sinking back into the | |
| 10 depression I’ve been trying to fight my way out of for the past few days. It’s | |
| 11 gone. The Dewprism is gone. And with it, all that I had strove for was now | |
| 12 nothing but shattered dreams. My dream was still there of course, but I had | |
| 13 wasted all of this time trying to get Valen's Relic for nothing. | |
| 14 But what about her...? | |
| 15 Okay, maybe it wasn’t all completely and utterly wasted. Maybe some | |
| 16 of my time was remotely worthwhile in coming to Corona. In searching for | |
| 17 something that was now out of my hands forever. So world domination is out of | |
| 18 the question. For the time being. But still... | |
| 19 OwwwooowowowoooowwwwOOOOOOWWW... Rolling over was a | |
| 20 bad idea. My ribs still burn from where Valen had hit me days earlier. My body | |
| 21 still aches even after all of the rest I’ve had. But not as much as my heart does. | |
| 22 World domination was sooooooooo close. It was at my fingertips. It’s not fair. | |
| 23 And of course Maya has to rub it in every time my dear little sister comes in to | |
| 24 watch me that it’s a good thing I didn’t get my hands on it. I guess it’s good that | |
| 25 she’s wasting her time taking care of me, but does she have to bring that up? | |
| 26 And then there’s her. I guess she’s really one of the only good things to | |
| 27 come from this. Well, it looks like I’m not banished from home anymore so I | |
| 28 can return to East Heaven Kingdom, so maybe that’s a good thing, too. And I | |
| 29 don’t have Belle and Duke on my back anymore. But she’s definitely the best | |
| 30 part of all this. It was nice to have met her. Too bad I’ll have to leave soon | |
| 31 enough and I’ll probably never see her again. Oh well. | |
| 32 Staring up at the roof of the inn, I still can’t get her out of my head. The | |
| 33 thought of never seeing her again is even more unbearable than the thought that | |
| 34 I was so close to the Dewprism and now it’s gone. I can’t stand the thought of | |
| 35 leaving her behind after all this. I always looked forward to seeing her and even | |
| 36 to fighting with Rue over her. I’m glad he wasn’t interested in her after all. Even | |
| 37 though I know I could have won, it’s much nicer to have things laid out for you | |
| 38 on a silver platter. It means no wasted effort looking for a damned thing that | |
| 39 disappears the moment you get too close. Ahem... | |
| 40 Where was I? Oh yeah, Elena. Everything about her is so sickeningly | |
| 41 sweet. From the first moment I saw her, I knew that she was way too innocent | |
| 42 for her own good. But how could I know that after saving her, she’d grow on me | |
| 43 the way she did? I’m starting to love everything about her. Even her goofy way | |
| 44 of looking at things and her naïve view of the world. The way she’s out of it all | |
| 45 the time, like she lives in some other place than the rest of us. Like she’s never | |
| 46 fully there. The way her cute pink hair frames a beautiful face that’s almost | |
| 47 always smiling. | |
| 48 I sigh and try to roll over again but give up. It’s not worth the pain. In | |
| 49 either case. I should just pack up and head back to East Heaven Kingdom with | |
| 50 Maya. I can always try to find a new relic after I relax for a while. That would | |
| 51 work nicely. Give me a chance to check on things back home before conquering | |
| 52 the rest of the planet. Two years on the road has really been too long. I’d love to | |
| 53 slump down in my bed in the royal chambers and sleep for days. With her right | |
| 54 next to me... | |
| 55 Agghhhh!!! I fling a pillow at the wall in my frustration. Why the hell | |
| 56 can’t I get her out of my head?! It’s worse than the Dewprism. I’ve been | |
| 57 thinking about her nearly nonstop from the moment I woke up after the fight | |
| 58 with Valen. No, since before I left to his fortress in the first place. When I left | |
| 59 for that last confrontation, I kept wondering if I’d see her again. And what | |
| 60 would become of her once I got the Dewprism. Lots of pleasant ideas came to | |
| 61 mind at that. It would be my world after I conquered it, so it would be easy | |
| 62 enough to bring her to my palace in a nice lacy little thing and just spend my | |
| 63 days relaxing with her. But now I’m being dragged back home by my little sister | |
| 64 and the world dominating’s gonna have to wait. So where does that leave Elena? | |
| 65 What do I do about her? I’m royalty. This isn’t fair that some country girl can | |
| 66 get me so riled up about things. I laugh as I look out the window, catching a | |
| 67 glimpse of her cotton candy pink hair as she leads Prima Doll through the town | |
| 68 square. It’s not like I’m in love with the silly country girl or anything. Right? | |
| 69 Imean... Oh, damn it. | |
| 70 I slam my fist into the bed angrily, my frustration at this whole thing | |
| 71 growing, but the pain shooting through my back makes me reconsider another | |
| 72 violent outburst. What the <expletive> is going on here? No. No, I’ve gotta be | |
| 73 wrong there’s no way that this can be right. I’ve spent two years on the road and | |
| 74 I’ve been doing just fine on my own please and thank you. But... It was always | |
| 75 so lonely. I’ve been through hell. And it’s been so nice ever since I’ve met her. I | |
| 76 don’t feel so lonely and angry at the world when she’s around. A soothing wind | |
| 77 follows her. | |
| 78 This isn’t fair. What was Fate planning when it made me run into that | |
| 79 country girl? Does it matter? I glare daggers at my roof as if it had offended me | |
| 80 by it’s mere presence. I don’t need this. Not now. Not when I’m so close to | |
| 81 going back home. I mean, at least I’ll have a kingdom within my fingertips | |
| 82 again. And Maya said she needed my help to run it all. But I can’t just leave her | |
| 83 behind, can I? | |
| 84 I sit up in bed and wince at the pain biting at me. I’ve come too far to | |
| 85 go back empty handed. I’m gonna get what I want even if it kills me. | |
| 86 | |
| 87 There she is. And for once, Prima Doll isn’t around. Thank God for | |
| 88 small miracles. I know we’d probably just end up arguing and I’d forget the | |
| 89 whole purpose for leaving my bed. The whole scene is beautiful, serene as she | |
| 90 dips her fingers into the fountain in the center of town. I will myself to move | |
| 91 forward, but my aching body doesn’t seem willing to comply. After a few | |
| 92 threats to myself that I’m certain my body just laughed off, I finally manage to | |
| 93 stumble towards her. Not at all with my usual grace and elegance that I’m sure | |
| 94 has enraptured her by now in the same way her cute, quaint country girl qualities | |
| 95 have somehow managed to wrap themselves tightly around my heart, but at least | |
| 96 I get over to her. | |
| 97 “Hey, Elena...” I manage, suppressing a wince as I lean against the | |
| 98 fountain. She really is beautiful in a charming, small town sorta way. I sigh and | |
| 99 shake my head. She’s gorgeous no matter where she’s from. Her gentle gaze | |
| 100 shakes me from my thoughts, making me realize I’m staring at her. I flush | |
| 101 slightly as I look down. This isn’t easy at all. What am I supposed to say to her? | |
| 102 With my luck she won’t even understand what I’m trying to say. | |
| 103 “Hi, Mint!!” Elena says happily as sits next to me on the fountain. So | |
| 104 happy, so content. It’s like nothing ever really worries her. I sigh. This is going | |
| 105 to be so much more difficult than I had thought. Maybe I should just forget | |
| 106 about it. “I’m glad to see you. I was so worried when you were sleeping for so | |
| 107 long. I thought you were hurt too badly.” | |
| 108 I nod slightly, feeling the pain deep in my body. “Yeah, that whole | |
| 109 thing was just plain awful. I should have the Dewprism by now but all I have for | |
| 110 my trouble is a bunch of sore muscles.” I frown exaggeratedly before shrugging. | |
| 111 “Oh well. There have to be other relics out there. I’ll get one someday.” | |
| 112 Elena giggles musically, nodding. “Yeah, I’m sure you will, Mint. I | |
| 113 don’t think this will stop you. I really hope you can get one soon. I think you’d | |
| 114 make a good queen.” | |
| 115 “Well, yeah, thanks, Elena..” I smile a bit, looking at her eyes and the | |
| 116 way her cotton candy hair frames that beautiful face of hers. “If I go back with | |
| 117 Elena, I might be queen of East Heaven Kingdom in a few years, but I still can’t | |
| 118 give up on my dream. One of these days it’ll be the whole world.” I stop before I | |
| 119 can go further, even though I know there’s so much more I want to explain. Too | |
| 120 bad it all has to do with her. I don’t have any experience with this sort of thing. | |
| 121 “I wish you didn’t have to leave, Mint. I was starting to think you’d be | |
| 122 here forever.” Elena sighs sadly and trails her fingers through the cold water of | |
| 123 the fountain. The water swirls behind her fingers, blurring our reflections. | |
| 124 “Yeah, me too. I feel like I’ve been here forever now.” My vision goes | |
| 125 to the sky where Valen’s Palace used to be. “I don’t want to go either,” I | |
| 126 whisper. Perking up a bit, I smile and turn to Elena. “Hey, Elena. Do you | |
| 127 remember when I was talking about you coming to the palace with me?” | |
| 128 Elena nods vigorously, instantly remembering when we’d been talking | |
| 129 about that down by the lake. “Yeah, you said I could be in charge of something | |
| 130 in your kingdom and I said I wanted to be in charge of housekeeping.” | |
| 131 I sweatdrop at that. I’d almost forgotten that part. She really doesn’t | |
| 132 have huge aspirations. But that’s part of her charm. She doesn’t need the world | |
| 133 on a platter to be happy. Yet that’s what I’ve been looking for all of this time. | |
| 134 How does she do that? It’s like she can somehow be happy wherever she is. | |
| 135 “Yeah, that was it. But that’s not really why I wanted you to go with me.” I try | |
| 136 to beat down the heat rising in my cheeks. She’s another girl. What will Maya | |
| 137 and the others think? Who cares what they think? It’s not like that’s ever | |
| 138 bothered me before. So why am I finding myself tongue tied? I sigh and try | |
| 139 again. “Well, I still want you to come back with me Elena.” | |
| 140 Elena frowns a little, seeming a bit unsure. “I don’t know, Mint. I’d | |
| 141 hate to leave my parents and Prima Doll all alone. But I’d hate to leave you all | |
| 142 alone. Especially with Rue gone.” She looks at me sympathetically. | |
| 143 My hair flies in all directions as I shake my head quickly. “Rue? Oh, | |
| 144 hell no. We were rivals. Over... something. But he’s a big boy. He can take care | |
| 145 of himself.” | |
| 146 That brings a sweet smile to Elena’s lips. “Yeah, you’re right, Mint. | |
| 147 And I’m sure you’ll be able to take care of yourself, too. So I shouldn’t worry.” | |
| 148 I bite my lip. This isn’t going as well as I’d hoped. “No, I want you to | |
| 149 go with me because I don’t wanna be away from you. Elena, I did find | |
| 150 something magical here. I may not have gotten a relic, but I think I found | |
| 151 something even more important. I found you, Elena. I want you to come back | |
| 152 with me to the palace.” I look up, mustering all of the strength it took me to face | |
| 153 Valen and Dollmaster and all of the others. I can do this. I can make it through | |
| 154 anything. I’ve come this far. “I love you, Elena.” My body nearly collapses, | |
| 155 those words feeling heavier than anything else I’ve put up with up until now. | |
| 156 Gorgeous eyes blink uncomprehendingly at me for the longest moment. | |
| 157 My spirits begin to drop as I resign myself to heading back to East Heaven | |
| 158 Kingdom alone. But a soft smile begins tugging at her lips until it seems to spill | |
| 159 over into her entire being. Shining, she grapples onto me. My weary body yelps | |
| 160 out as I feel the sudden pressure of her body against me, but my heart sings out | |
| 161 at the sudden contact. “I love you, too, Mint! Of course I’ll go with you. You’ve | |
| 162 always been my hero.” | |
| 163 A grin starts to spread across my face as I look into her eyes inches | |
| 164 away from mine. Maybe I underestimated her after all. Maybe rescuing her | |
| 165 really was the best thing I’ve ever done. It looks like I’ve finally found my relic | |
| 166 after all. Despite the aching throughout my body, I lean forward. Elena’s silky | |
| 167 lips are all the reward I need for the past two years. She collapses against me, | |
| 168 her weight throwing me off balance. Tumbling backwards into the cold water, | |
| 169 her giggling fills my ears. | |
| 170 I can’t wait to tell Maya. She’ll flip. | |
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