The Power in You

Chapter 12

Calliope hated this. It had been about a month since the portal was opened and Queen Angella was lost closing it. Her heart ached for the loss of the Queen and the motherly figure she had found in the angelic being. It especially hurt now that they were entering Brightmoons gates to attend Princess Glimmer's coronation.

Lexie squeezed her shoulder reassuringly as they nodded towards the guards before entering the palace. Walking through the palace made bile rise up in Calliope's throat and she swallowed hard to push it back. It had not helped that she had been feeling sick for a couple of weeks, much to the worry of her overprotective girlfriend.

"Calliope! Lexie!" They turned down a hallway to see Adora running towards them, waving. They waved back, meeting the enthusiastic girl halfway. "I'm glad you guys came. I know it will mean a lot to Glimmer."

"We wouldn't miss this. Angella was..." Calliope trailed off, feeling her stomach roll. Adora nodded, not needing the other girl to finish.

"She'll be missed. Are you still able to do the music?" Adora asked as she led them down the hallway.

"Yea, it'll be no problem. Am I doing a tribute as well as the coronation music?" Calliope asked as they were led into the great hall where the coronation would take place.

"I... I don't know how Glimmer will feel about that... she's been upset about her mom and I don't want to drag up anymore hurt feelings," Adora rambled on as Calliope broke away from them, making her way to the stage to check out the instruments.

"I think the tribute would be a good touch. It's as much for everyone as it is for Angella. You should let Callie perform it," Lexie told Adora, placing a hand on her shoulder as she watched her girlfriend with a worried expression.

"Is Calliope okay? You know... since the portal..." Adora chewed on her lip worriedly.

"She's been having nightmares more frequently and she's been vomiting the last couple of weeks. It really tore her up, especially the news about Angella."

Calliope ran her hand over the grand piano as the bile rose up to her throat again. She quickly descended again to head to the bathroom before Lexie grabbed her arm.

"Are you okay?" She asked, concern written all over her face.

"I'm fine... a long trip, I just need to freshen up. I'll be back..." she pulled her arm away quickly and rushed out of the room and down the hallway to the nearest bathroom.

Calliope collapsed onto her hands and knees and proceeded to upchuck everything she had eaten that day, which wasn't much. She prayed that Lexie didn't follow her in, she was tired of vomiting in front of her girlfriend. She resolved to visit the palace physician before they headed back out to visit her kingdom's ruins.

She stood up, shakily and flushed before going to the sink to rinse out her mouth and splash water on her face to freshen up. At least her stomach settled after getting rid of the stuff making it queasy, to begin with. Hopefully, it was nothing more than a stomach bug or stress. She took a deep breath to settle herself before walking out of the restroom and nearly bumping into none other than Shadow Weaver, who was being escorted by a couple of Brightmoon guards.

Calliope stiffened, gripping her hands together in front of her. "S-Shadow W-weaver..."

"My, speak up, Calliope. Still going on with that stutter and that soft voice. I can never understand what you are saying," Shadow Weaver berated her, tsking under her mask. Calliope straightened, trying to make herself taller.

"I didn't know they allowed prisoners to roam freely here. Seems like an issue that needs to be discussed with the new queen," she told her, more loudly which surprised the witch but she did not let it show.