Dark Hearts (Golden Heart AU)

Chapter Fifty-two

Warning: song heavy chapter filled with mentions of Abuse 

Last time on DarkHearts: "Oh my silly thief, did you really think we were done. Corona is in a time of peace and thriving, I want to bring that as far as i can, we need to share our prosperity."

Jay tenses but smiles, "You're right." she smiled at him and looked at him like he was her heaven.

"Where are we going?"

"Oh I'm not going anywhere." She tilted her head in confusion, "As much as I would love to. Your uncle wants to have a day with you."

~~~Now~~~

Varian and Ella wandered around the streets of Corona for hours, he would tell her stories of how her mother, father, him, Cas and Lance all defeated Zhan Trir. he took her back to his old workshop to have a drink (Tea) and show her some of his old inventions.

She looked around at his little shrine to her father, "what's up with this, did you have a kiddy crush on dad," she laughed.

Varain rolled his eyes and ruffled her hair, "No, Your dad was my hero, I thought he was the coolest person in the world. Of course as a kid that was when I thought he was Flynnigan Rider. But as I got older and understood more, well he still became my hero for who he was."

Ella's eyes downcasted, "Must be nice." Varain turned to her, "To see dad as more of a hero and less of a quieter." She hiccuped trying to keep her tears at bay.

Varain sighed, "Sunshine, I get where you're coming from, really I do, but your dad is not a quitter."

"No you don't!" She shouted standing from her seat, "you don't know where i'm coming from. I lost my whole life and for so long I blamed mom and dad."

"Lost your life?"

"I raised Ryder, Aaron and Jazzy." She said with a rigel appearance, but her eyes, through her eyes he could tell what she was hiding. "I taught them how to read, how to write, I taught them how to steal and how to fight back, It was all me. I took the beatings so they didn't have to, and I stayed up and watched so they could sleep." Varain now had questions, like if the other three knew this.

Varain grasped her hands in his, "You don't have to worry about that, you have your parents to lean on now, you don't have to do it alone."

"I've done it for so long." she whispered just loud enough for him to hear, "I've had to be strong for them my whole life." she had a determined look on her face almost like she was made of unbreakable marble.

Ella

♫I'm the strong one, I'm not nervous♫
♫I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is♫ (she breathed out a shaky breath as all the memories came rushing back)
♫I moved mountains, I moved churches♫
♫And I glow, 'cause I know what my worth is♫

♫I don't ask how hard the work is♫ (she picked up a few concoctions she had made she pulled out a few of her hairs and dropped them in swirling it around a bit)
♫Got a rough, indestructible surface♫
♫Diamonds and platinum, I find 'em, I flatten 'em♫ (She clenched and hand into a fist which glowed black)
♫I take what I'm handed, I break what's demanded, but♫ (She threw the balls on the floor letting smoke fill the room. Multicolored smoke swirled and shifted around them into images of her and the others as kids.)

♫Under the surface♫
♫I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus♫ (Varain saw Ella, Ryder, Aaron and Jazzy all huddled in the street under a tattered awning)
♫Under the surface♫
♫Was Hercules ever like, "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus"?♫ (the eyes of both The image of her and Ella herself blacked out completely and her lips cured into a smile)
♫Under the surface♫
♫I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service♫ (Varian stood in horror as Ella shielded Ryder from Hans)

♫A flaw or a crack, the straw in the stack♫
♫That breaks the camel's back♫
♫What breaks the camel's back? It's♫
♫Pressure like a drip, drip, drip, that'll never stop, whoa-oh♫
♫Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa-oh-oh-oh♫

♫Give it to your sister, your sister's older♫ (her younger self had a hand on Ryder's shoulder)
♫Give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder♫ (Now she was talking to Jazzy and Aaron)
♫Who am I if I can't run with the ball?♫
♫If I fall to♫

♫Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa-oh♫
♫Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa-oh-oh-oh♫
♫Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger♫ (She had Carlos and Evie's hands in hers)
♫See if she can hang on a little longer♫ (the younger Ella, gripped her head as shadows creeped around her, she threw out her hands making them fall back)
♫Who am I if I can't carry it all?♫
♫If I falter♫

♫Under the surface♫
♫I hide my nerves and it worsens, I worry somethin' is gonna hurt us♫ (the older who stood next to her god father looked terrified and a swirl of gold and black overtook her eyes)
♫Under the surface♫
♫The ship doesn't swerve, has it heard how big the iceberg is?♫ (The younger Ella stood up on a chair to get in the face of someone much bigger than her with Jay Aaron and Mal at her sides)
♫Under the surface♫
♫I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this?♫ (She grinned her crown so tight Varian worried she'd cut her hands)

♫Line up the dominoes, a light wind blows♫
♫You try to stop it topplin', but on and on it goes♫ (The younger Ella was handed one of Evie's crowns which caused her to shake angrily as they overlooked Auradon)

♫But wait, if I could shake, the crushing weight♫ (The images were much happier now with her, Aaron and Mal laughing on Mals Bed)
♫Of expectations, would that free some room up for joy♫ (now her Evie and Jazzy making dolls Normal ones)
♫Or relaxation, or simple pleasure?♫ (Lastly her and Jay at the sinister society club drinking sodas and laughing. She smiled up a him as he kissed her forehead)
♫Instead, we measure this growing pressure♫ (pressure)
♫Keeps growing (pressure), keep going (pressure), 'cause all we know is♫

♫Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa-oh♫ (Ella no older than eleven sat hunched over her desk with a crying Ryder in her lap looking for a way off the isle)
♫Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa-oh-oh-oh♫
♫Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and♫ (Ella was smacked by Gothel)
♫See if she can handle every family burden♫ (Now she was hit by Hook as he yelled at him for Aaron's sake)
♫Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks♫ (seven-year-old Ella was kneeled on the floor, a black eye, bruised cheek and a busted lip but a determined look on her face)
♫No mistakes, just♫

♫Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa-oh♫ (It was like a switch flipped asn suddenly images rushed past Varian of her being as bad as can possibly be)
♫Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa-oh-oh-oh♫ (She ran forward staking the place of the illusion covering the rest of the eight)
♫Give it to your sister and never wonder♫ (She held out her arms as spell blood after spell book fell in her arms)
♫If the same pressure would've pulled you under♫ (she looks up at Varian with pleading eyes. They shimmered her natural gold but were dying down to black)

♫Who am I if I don't have what it takes?♫
♫No cracks, no breaks♫ (She drop the book and held up her arms as walls came crashing around her, she held them up to the bed if her abilities doing her best to shield her friends)
♫No mistakes!♫
♫No pressure!♫ (She flinched jerking her head to the sides four times before the glow died)

Finally, the images subsided, and Ella dropped her outstretched hands, "I can't rely on anyone else" she shakes her head. "Especially not parents." 

Sorry I haven't Posted much I've been dealing with school troubles (Guess who has to take summer classes to get her associates degree)
I'm officially headed to campus on Monday so i have a lot that needs to be done
whenever my schedule allows this will be updated, I'll do my best to push out a chapter at least once a week again. 
Can't beileve I've already been working on this for eight months

As Alway, did you like the song?

Did it fit?

Did you like the picture?

Any Predictions?

Anything in particular your excited for?

~DarkVixen