The Puddle Portal

Part 13: A Villain's Tango

       Dallas met Kelsey in the woods and they walked back to their cave. They sat at the table and waited for the others. Caleb appeared in the room's corner. He sat in his chair and sighed. "Have either one of two seen Lexie? I've been looking for her, but I haven't seen her anywhere." Both Kelsey and Dallas nodded. "Where do you think she is?" Dallas asked. Caleb sighed. "I don't know. I know she couldn't have disappeared. Because there are only three people right now who have power." Kelsey squinted. "Who?" Caleb raised his hand and said, "Me, Dallas and God. And I don't think God is on our side." Dallas asked, "Why?" Caleb walked over to him and Kelsey. "Do you think God would help villains?" Both of them shrugged. Caleb screamed, "NO!" Dallas rolled his eyes. Lexie walked through the door and sat in her chair. Though this time, something was different about her.

       "Lexie, why is your hair flowing?" Caleb asked. Lexie had just now noticed it and stood up. She spun around and then took the Ruby out of her pocket. "Do you think that is the reason your hair is flowing?" Dallas asked. Lexie smiled. She snapped her fingers and plants started to grow around the cave. Dallas got up and grabbed Kelsey. "Care for a dance, milady?" Kelsey smiled. Dallas looked at Caleb. "Caleb, can you do it?" Caleb frowned. "Why do I have to do it? I thought you had magic too!" Dallas shrugged. "My magic is black magic. Yours is any magic." Caleb rolled his eyes and a record player appeared on the table. Music started playing. Dallas brought Kelsey over to an empty spot in the cave and began dancing with her. 

       Caleb sighed and stared at the ceiling. "Oh, K-love." Lexie said. She walked over and wrapped her arms around Caleb's neck. "Can you do me a favor?" She said. He looked at her. Lexie stared into his eyes. "Can you do it?" Caleb smiled. "Fine. But I am not doing another favor for any of y'all. This is my cave." Lexie smiled and let go of him. Caleb waved his hand around and Lexie disappeared. "Did you just kill her?" Dallas asked. Caleb nodded. "No, I just made her go into a different reality." 

       Lexie opened her eyes. Trees surrounded her, though all of them were blue. She smiled and called, "Oh, Luke..." And when she called, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see her love, Luke. Luke was a few inches taller than her. He wore a dark grey shirt with cargo shorts. Without saying a word, Lexie grabbed his and danced with him. They dance with each other and Lexie remembered the sweetest things Luke has done. "Remember when we were kids," Luke started, "We used to plat tag for hours." Lexie blushed at the memory. "You can't talk." Lexie told him, "You wanted to play that game." Luke smirked. She always did like to mess with him. He twirled her around once more.

       "When I went to retrieve the Ruby, I saw my son." Lexie said with a frown. Luke looked at her. "You keep talking about him, but I have a question for you." Lexie nodded for him to continue. "Are you sure Ray is his dad?" The question shocked her. She thought about it for a moment and then said, "I don't know." They kept dancing with the music. Luke stared into her eyes. "You know, we keep talking about old memories, let's relive one." This caught Lexie off guard. He danced with her, and then, in one swift motion, kissed her. Lexie's hair stopped flowing, but a ring appeared on her finger instead. A strange feeling struck through their bodies. It was a feeling they haven't felt in a long time. Happiness. Sadly, to end the moment, Lexie disappeared. 

        Lexie looked around and saw that she was back in the cave. "Caleb," She said, "Why did you take me back?" He put his hand over her mouth. He pointed back to Dallas and Kelsey. Lexie's mouth dropped. On the other side of the room, Dallas and Kelsey were kissing. "Damn," Caleb said, "I guess everyone is kissing today." Lexie was still upset that Caleb took her out of the reality. "Well," Caleb said, "I'm just glad I'm not kissing anybody today." Lexie smiled, "You sure about that?" She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips. Once she stopped, Caleb said, "Why do you always have to prove me wrong?" Lexie smiled and shrugged. While Dallas and Kelsey were still kissing, Caleb said, "Well, I am going to bed. Y'all need to go to sleep. We have a big night tomorrow." Caleb walked back to his room. Lexie did the same. Dallas and Kelsey went into Dallas's room, and had a nice night.