We were thrown into the dining hall.
"Enjoy your linner." My mom explained.
"What is linner?" I asked.
"Lunch and Dinner."
"Cool, Cool."
Ezra helped me up and then kissed me.
"I love you, ya nerd." He said.
"I love you too, ya bigger nerd," I responded.
"Ew! Get a room, you two!" Danny muttered.
"You'll understand once you get a girlfriend," Ezra answered.
"Ya whatever."
Danny grabbed his food and was off. Ezra grabbed our food, and we followed him. We were eating in peace when the door opened with a loud BANG! It was Emily standing there with panic on her face. She ran up to me.
"Jerrica, where are we?" She questioned.
"Everlone." I continued." Sweetie, you need sleep."
"Where's...What happened?"
"You got sick."
"I did?"
"Yes! Please go back to sleep."
"Did I hurt anyone?"
"You need sleep."
"DID I HURT ANYONE?"
"I-I don't know."
"Did I hurt you?"
"No."
"What about your hand?" She pointed at my hand.
"I punched a window."
"Why?"
"It made sense at the time."
"It did?"
"Emily, Please...you need sleep." Ezra chimed in.
"Ugh, okay, fine."
She left. I sat back down. Ezra kissed my forehead.
"She doesn't deserve this!:" I said.
"I know, babe," Ezra responded.
"No! We don't deserve this." He continued." We deserve some happiness for once."
He put his arms around me. I began to cry in his arms.
"It's okay." He continued. "We will get our happily ever after."
"But-But when?"
"Soon."
He kissed my cheek. I grabbed his sweatshirt and pulled him in, and kissed him.
"I love you so fucking much," I said.
"I love you as well." He said.
We put our foreheads together; we both were blushing. I laughed and kissed his cheek. He then tasered my sides which made me fall into his arms.
"Rude!" I said.
I kissed him. I then grabbed his hand and intertwined our fingertips. He kissed my neck.
"I'm scared about tomorrow," I said.
"We will deal with it tomorrow." He responded.
"I know; I just can't lose you again."
"You won't."
"You don't know that." I continued." I need to take a shower. I will be right back."
I headed back to the condo and took a shower to cool down. I got out to see Peter sitting on my bed.
"Hi." He said.
I screamed, then grabbed my crossbow and shot it off, attempting to pin him to the wall.
"Why?" I questioned.
"I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my grandchild."
"Why can't you leave me alone?"
"I'm just checking up on you."
"Bullshit!"
"Fine! Here is your birthday present."
I woke up to see my wrists cut open.
"If you continue, the same fate will befall everyone you've ever loved," Peter warned.
Ezra walked in.
"Babe?" He said.
I ran up to him.
"Oh my god," He said.
"Peter...Did...This." I managed to say before passing out.
"Fuck."
He ran, and I fell to the ground and passed out. I woke up.
"Oh, thank god," Ezra said.
He kissed my forehead.
"What happened?" I asked out of it.
"Peter tried to kill you," Ezra explained.
"You're not mad?"
"Well, I'm mad, but not with you."
He sat on my bed next to me.
"I want this to stop," I said.
I began to cry into his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around me.
"Soon." He said.
He pulled me tighter. I felt tears falling onto my shirt. I lifted my face to see Ezra crying.
"Babe?" I asked.
"I thought I lost you." He stuttered.
I put my face into his shoulder.
"Never."
I fell asleep in his arms.
"Yo, love birds, get up mom wants us in the dining hall." Danny woke us up.
"Thanks, Dan," Ezra said, rising in the bed.
"What time is it?" I questioned.
"Ten."
"So we took a six-hour nap?"
"Yep."
I rose next to him and pushed him over as we kissed.
"We should go." He said, trying to get up again.
"No," I answered.
"Your mom wants us at the dining hall."
"Babe."
He kissed my neck.
"We got to go!"
"Babe!!" I whined.
"Let's go; I will give you a piggyback ride."
"Okay, let's go."
"You're an adorable dork."
I jumped onto his back and kissed his cheek. He handed me my glasses. Then we were off; before we went in, I jumped off his back. I kissed him.
"I love you," I said.
He put his hands around my waist.
"I can't quit you." Ezra jokes.
I playfully punched his arm.
"Rude!" He said.
He twirled me around then kissed me. We then walked into the room hand in hand.
"Happy Birthday!" Everyone cheered.
That night was fun, and I felt normal. It ended with Danny and me in front of a cake. We blew out the candles. I don't know what Danny wished for, but my wish was to have my happily ever after. Ezra and I walked out together.
"So what did you wish?" He asked.
"If I tell you, then it won't happen," I said.
"I will get it out of you."
"Bet!"
We finally got into the condo. He shoved me against the wall and kissed my neck. I will skip this part. Later that night, we were embraced; I was playing with his hand.
"I love you!" Ezra said.
"I love you too," I answered.
"You scared me today."
"I-I am sorry about that."
He kissed my cheek.
"You didn't do this...Peter did."
"I know, but I still wish it didn't happen."
"Neither did I; I thought I lost you." He started to tear up.
"Oh, babe!" I said, wiping his tear.
"Promise you will talk to me if you ever actually felt like doing that; you will talk to me."
"Of course." I grabbed his hand.
We both were crying.
"We need our happily ever after," I said.
"We do," Ezra answered.
We both got up and got dressed. I kissed him. Then everything froze.
"Fuck!" I said.
"What?" Ezra asked.
"Peter's near."
"Let me at him."
Suddenly Ezra was thrown against the wall.
"Ezra!" I screamed.
He was being choked on the wall.
"Let him go, Peter!" I answered.
"Oh him!" Peter appeared out of nowhere.
"I'm sick of this!" I continued. "What will allow...him to have a happily ever after?"
"You come with me."
"I will do it."
"NO!" Ezra screamed.
"With two conditions."
"Anything," Peter responded.
"One, let me say goodbye to him!"
"Ugh, fine!"
"Second, erase everyone's memories of me."
"Okay, I will leave you two alone."
Ezra fell to the ground.
"I'm sorry-"
He cut me off by hugging me.
"Shh!" He said. "I will find you."
"But-"
"I love you, Jerrica and nothing can change that."
"You will forget me and then marry-"
"No!"
"Another girl and get your happily ever after!"
He kissed me to shut me up.
"I love you, Jerrica!" He said, holding me.
"I love you too," I responded. "I don't deserve you."
I began to cry. He pulled me tighter.
"We deserve each other." He said.
"One minute left!" Peter announced.
Ezra kissed me with a sense of finality. I then hugged him.
"I love you, nerd!" Ezra said.
I started to walk toward Peter. I began to cry.
"I love you too, bigger nerd."
Then I was gone.
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13 Crowns
FantasyPrologue I used to have a nightmare when I was younger. It was always the same order and the same impact. It started with the warmth of sand consuming my feet. I looked up to see a warzone. There were flashes of fire, water, and lightning. I...
