The world that I cry

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5 months later..

Arielle's pov...

It has been exactly 5 months today since we have been back in Galapanda, and it has truly been the best experience that I could have ever wished for. I managed to reconnect with Melanie and Valentina perfectly, I introduced them to Coraline and they absolutely love her so much, we are all best friends now. It really was weird coming back after such a long time, all eyes managed to be on us at all times for the first couple months, which is understandable, but still annoying. I also met the new owners of my old mother and fathers house, and they let me come and look around the place and it looked the exact same, they had really not changed a thing. They also kept some old things that had been left in the house from my mother and I. So, with permission of course, I took the boxes back to my new house and sorted through them all, picking out many items which filled me with nostalgia which reminded me from when I was young.

Coraline's mum managed to find Morcar and I a lovely new home which looks onto the beach, which is about five minutes away from Charlie and Coraline's home, which is a result really. Everything here is better than I remembered, the air smells cleaner, the people seem nicer, it is just perfect. I managed to speak to one of the best magic practitioners here about my immortality and they tested everything out and they found no traces of it! Which is rather brilliant, I am so glad I can grow old with Morcar and not be young forever, because as much fun as it may sound, after the time I had trying to get back to Galapanda, I cannot wait to grow old.

For the first time in so long I have finally managed to feel calm in my own skin and I finally feel able to relax with Morcar and do things that we weren't able to do on our way back home to here. I rounded up a couple people from the town that knew my mother and we all gathered for a proper send off, saying our final goodbyes before burying her coffin. Even though she wasn't actually there, it made me feel at peace that we were able to say our goodbyes properly, including her old friends too. And that really, that really is it, everything finally came to an end, all of the fighting, all of the overwhelming stress of trying to get back home, is finally over, I am finally at home. Home with everything I could have ever asked for...

Morcar's pov...

Home baby! What can you say, it is wonderful. The breeze feels warmer, the days seem longer, the people seem nicer, what more could you ask for? Arielle and I are finally settled in an amazing house, which is looking onto the beach that the four of us normally spend our nights on. I spoke to many of the people here and not one of them blamed me for any of my past, the black magic or the incident with Arielle's father. They all told me that they made a new motto which is: 'Forgive and forget,' which I am glad for, otherwise it definitely would have been awkward. But other than that, everything has been amazing, Arielle and I have been taking a class in different types of magic, which is nice because even though most of the time I find it dreadfully boring, my angel loves it, so I love it.

We are planning on getting married on the beach soon, but we still have not planned anything out yet, because Arielle says that it is probably best to go with the flow and see what the world wants, which I think is rather absurd, but whatever makes her happy. But yeah, Charlie and I have become really good friends again, finally. Whenever the girls want a stupid 'girls day out' we always hang out together and do whatever we want, which is mostly just watching tv which really isn't that fascinating.

I still make sure to go back to Gamaura's sweet shop everyday, the woman's still breathing surprisingly, she is so old now, but still alive is the main thing. She still gives me my gum drops for free still, even though the last time Arielle went there, she had to pay, but forgive and forgets the new motto right, so?

Coraline's pov...

5 months! Time really flies by when you're spending all of it with the ones that you love. It has been so weird being back here but amazing at the same time. Obviously it has been different because I spent most of my life in the Kingdom, but now being able to live with Charlie in the village it has felt so much more relaxing. I finally had my name legally changed to Coraline, seeming as I am now old enough to do what I want, so that was nice that I was able to do that. Even though when I take my regular trip to go and see my mother she still calls me Elizabeth which is so annoying. Harry and I are literally best friends again, we always talk over the phone and he managed to move out from the Kingdom and buy his own home, which he prefers a lot more than living with mother. Father and I are on talking terms now, we play archery from time to time together and even though he is more of a traditional man that likes to stick to the 'royal marries royal' he finally accepted the fact that I am with Charlie, they even spent some time together having some quality time with just the two of them, which is really nice.

Charlie and I have spent nearly every single day together since we have been back, which has felt really good. Instead of going to boring magic classes like Arielle and Morcar are doing, we have been doing more thrilling and frightening things since we have been back. Like, jumping off of cliffs but using magic to stop us just before we hit the ground, and all sorts of things like that, which has literally been amazing. Whilst we are still young, we agreed that we will live life to the fullest till we get to that age where we think about marriage and 'kids.' I am way too young for kids at the moment, thinking about them literally makes me want to jump off a cliff headfirst and not use magic to stop me from the fall. That may sound too extreme, but being young you don't wanna think about boring things like that.

Other than that life has been pretty basic, meeting all of the people in the town and telling them the stories of how we had to get back, making it sound much more thrilling and fun than it really was, they always enjoy the stories about our adventures, and some even say I should write a book on it, but honestly, I have no time for that. Not going to lie but I would much rather make memories so I can tell more stories than write one story about one memory that I have. But it has still been amazing making new stories with Charlie and the others, because one day there may even be a time where I will be telling my own 'children' these stories...

Charlie's pov...

Well Galapanda hasn't been anything like I expected. I thought I would come back here to everyone wanting to kill me and have a go at me for the awful things that I have done before but no one has mentioned it. Everyone here loves me, they always say hello to me when I pass them in the streets and they always ask how Coraline and I have been. It is so strange, feeling at home, because this is the first time in forever that I have ever felt that feeling.

Coraline and I have been on some wild adventures since we have been back here, from secret little rendezvous, to our midnight walks along the beach talking about life. Our house is very close to Morcar and Arielle's house, so when we all decide to go out we always meet in the middle because it is just so easy. Some of the days when Coraline goes to see Harry, I go and spend the day with Arielle, because even though we are best friends, she is still my sister and I think it is right to spend some time with her and just catch up with everything that's happening in her life.

It feels almost surreal that I have managed to finally settle down in life with a girlfriend, a stable friendship and a good relationship with my sibling, something that I never thought was achievable. Well, just as the last chapter is ending, mine is only just beginning...