Chapter 133 - Real Dream One moment, I stood on the soft, curly mountain grass with my newly young husband. The next, the universe
blinked--and I found myself in a place that was incredibly familiar. Somehow, I recognized the hills, the sky, the air itself. Suddenly, I realized I was in the place that I had called home over 350 years ago: Starlight Shores. Now, when the word
home came into conversation, my mind immediately went to Sunset Valley.
I turned to the right, and saw a beautiful, almost magical, little house. (Author's Note: This is the
Fairy Cottage, built by intl_incident.) As if in a dream, I began to walk across the road towards this house.
The walk became a run as a figure emerged from the house. And I touched my husband for the first time in centuries.
"What now?" he asked. "What are we going to do now?"
"Oh, I developed a plan ages ago." I couldn't help smiling, feeling my heart lift. "Babies. Lots and lots of babies."
Of course, I had other ideas too! Ages ago, even before Iris Bianca was born, I had begun to plan. I brewed elixirs for myself, then the remainder of my descendants. Some wanted transformation, others did not. For me, it was obvious.
Once the elixirs had done their work, Thornton and I walked out to the backyard, to the bench by the pond. Everything was so peaceful--no chainsaw scraping on ice, or banging from the basement, or painters racing each other to the art room. The only thing I could compare it to was the absolute silence of my cell, but this was beautiful.
And here, I had Thornton. "I love you."
"I love you, too."
"I love you more."
"Not a competition. And if it was, I would win."
Clasping his hands tightly in mine, I tugged him up to his feet, then into a kiss. I still felt that I lived in a dream, only now the dream was real.
"Now, I know this is a little early," he began with a mischievous little smile, slowly dropping down onto one knee. I half-gasped, half-giggled, taking a step back.
"Serena Elysi, will you marry me?"
"Wh-where did you get a ring?" was the first thing that came out of my mouth. The second: "Yes, yes, of course yes!"
As we embraced, I whispered, "Let's get married. Right now. I don't want to wait another moment."
The arch and clothes were in place within three minutes, but I was so impatient that they felt like three hours. At last, Thornton and I stood under the arch together on the warm summer day, with bumblebees and butterflies drifting lazily through the enormous flowers.
Those bumblebees and butterflies were our only audience, but that didn't matter. Had the entire Simverse come to our wedding, we still wouldn't have seen anyone besides each other.
The moment the ceremony was complete, we both spun down into fairy form and flitted into the little fairy house.
Babies. Lots and lots of babies.
That night, I took Thornton on a trip to see all of the sights of my hometown. I had lived in Sunset Valley for eight generations, but this would always be where I was born. Seemingly nothing had changed, so we found Mick's Master Karaoke still intact.
As was the photobooth.
We returned home to a bedroom that was previously a different color--but you know me. I could not sleep in a bed that wasn't blue! Not that we did much sleeping, mind you.
In the morning, which was around three o'clock in the afternoon, I made lunch. It had been ages since I last cooked, since we didn't need real food in the cells. Perhaps I would go back into the Culinary line of work--but I think I'd prefer something new and interesting in this new life, not the same old routine of the kitchens.
That's how I ended up getting a job at the elementary school! Insane, I know, but I'd like to help teach the next generation. After all, I was once a student here, and I completed an Immortal Dynasty! I stopped outside the door to admire my ring one more time.
I then returned to the school building to inform them that I would be on maternity leave for a week or two. Babies!
Thornton decided to get a job as a Magician! Exciting, no? He's fantastic at it, too. I love to watch him.
He performed through the evening, but the moment his unofficial show ended I stepped up to give him the good news.
While Thornton works, I'm going to go through this entire house, cooking and cleaning and hanging up all of the pictures and paintings I brought from Sunset Valley. I also made up the kids' room, since it didn't come with one. Progress!
