Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 45: The Underwater Temple

It has been 20 minutes since the two dove in the cold sea to find where the glowing came from. Since they left, Soul hasn't let go of her pendant. She was curious about what other things the pendant could do. Flashbacks played in her mind from all the times she recalled seeing the pendant glow, and most of them were when the forcefield is activated. She knew she wasn't the one doing the forcefields, so maybe her pendant was the one activating it, causing it to appear? Has it always been able to that? What more can her pendant do?

"Soul?" A voice called, snapping the lavender-haired girl from her thoughts. Soul hummed in reply, urging her friend to continue. "Are you alright? Aside from the fact that you've been staring at your necklace for quite some time now, you've also been squirming a lot." Catalina consulted.

Red tinted the older girl's cheeks as she cleared her throat. "I'm fine. It's just...I was wondering about my pendant. I never knew that it could do that before."

"Really?" Catalina's wolf ears perked up at her response.

"Yeah. To be honest, I don't really remember where this pendant came from. My brother just told me it was a gift from our parents, but his answer was hesitant. A sign that he's lying, so I don't really know if I should trust his answer or not." Soul replied, twiddling the pendant between her index finger and thumb. The pendant has been with her since she woke up one day...the day when a part of her life has been taken away from her. The day she lost all of her memories of her parents. 

"Okay, but that doesn't explain the squirming."

"That's..."

"Is it because of your period?" Soul blinked rapidly at the younger girl's question. "Earlier, I smelled blood coming from you so, I asked Rapunzel if you were alright. She was a bit hesitant at first but then she explained to me what's going on." The wolf-girl explained. "And don't worry, Kiera didn't hear."

"Um..yeah. I'm just scared I'll stain your fur." Soul sheepishly replied, scratching her cheek.

"Don't worry! The water will wash away the blood." Catalina reassured as she continued to dog paddle through the ocean. "Speaking of which, how much farther?"

"I'm sorry, just a bit longer. I thought it would be nearer since the glowing earlier seemed so near. " Soul apologized, scrunching her eyebrows upwards, concerned for the swimming wolf.

Catalina shook her head. "I can go on! I did volunteer, right? Don't worry about me."

"Alright, if you say so. Just don't be  afraid to tell me if you're tired. I'll try to find a way for us if ever.

Meanwhile, in the darkest pits in limbo. A certain girl tested her powers and found that she can now touch the outside world. She opened a small screen that showed Soul and Catalina in the ocean. She evilly smirked, holding her hands out and waving them around.

"Sooooo. How are things with Varian?" Catalina teasingly asked.

"What things?" Soul asked backed.

"You know. Did you confess yeeet?" The former clarified.

"Hush, wolf child. No such thing will happen. We're still busy with Zhan Tiri and stuff. No time for romance." Soul said in a slightly deep voice, imitating an older woman she used to know when shopping in the kingdom. 

The wolf just giggled. "Alright, yeah, I so believe you."

"Quiet, you." The astrologer giggled back a reply, ruffling Catalina's fur.

 They were peacefully paddling through when the waters began to act wildly as the waves began to get harsher. "That's weird." Soul quietly said, looking up at the sky, seeing no red clouds. She raised a brow in confusion. "There's no storm coming, but the waves....."