~Red Revenge~ (Douxie x OC)

2|Pouring Red

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Azara's POV

I tap my pen on the edge of my book. I'm in the flower shop late today. I was a pretty boring day. Expect for the fact that Douxie keeps coming here every day insisting in us being friends now and I can see right through his act, he knows it's me. At first I was furious, cause Merlin lied and specifically told me Douxie had absolutely no memory of me, but I guess the anger kind of went away but I still pretend not to remember for his sake, to keep him safe. Mostly from me. The flower shop is one of my only sources of calm. But then again, everything gets ruined eventually. I'm all by myself here tonight and it feels pretty nice. I look back at my book and study the different magical plants that seem natural to non-witches. I have a few of these plants in the farm but I can't really make a whole field of poisonous plants and flowers. I shrug and hear a noise coming from some bushes. I grab my umbrella and point it at the bush.

"Hey watch it! It's just me Red." Hex barks at me in a surprised tone.

"Well, aren't you supposed to be with Jim. Ya know to be my eyes and ears?" I respond sarcastically to my familiar. Hex is a pretty big black dog with a blue eye and a brown one. He's also my familiar and best friend. 

"So? Why are you here Hex is something wrong with Jim?" I ask a little worried. My brother has a serious habit of getting into trouble, especially when I'm not around to protect him. Figures. 

"No no, it's not that, I just felt like you needed me so I came looking for ya" He says. I can tell he's a little unsure. Like he knows something I don't, which is rare. I lift an eyebrow and stare at him questioningly hoping to get an answer from my companion. He looks around as if looking for something.

"I felt something crossover from the shadow realm. Something dangerous." he informs as he walks closer to me sitting near a patch of flowers. I don't look to surprised, I knew something happened in the shadow realm I was just so busy with over things it must have slipped my mind a few times. Well I guess Merlin is gonna talk my ear off about this one.  

"So can you sniff it out? Or do I have to do some 10th level enchantress shit?" I say smirking and raising a brow. "I was getting pretty bored today." Hex rolls his eyes at me. I grab my umbrella and walk into the woods behind the flower fields with him. 

As we're walking through the woods I feel the breeze and hear the trees. I love it out here, I mean sometimes its the closest thing to home as I can get.

Hex sniffs the ground and looks up quickly forward. "What? What is it?" I instigate. My umbrella turns back into my staff and I hold it up defensively. Looking around quickly and noticing nothing I look back at Hex.

"There's someone else in these woods" he looks at me as if I'm supposed to know who he's talking about. Then it hits me. Douxie. He's out here. He's always been reckless but he wouldn't mess with a shadow monster. Wouldn't he? My heavies, it stains in my chest.

"Hex, find that monster! QUICKLY!" I rush him not wanting to find a torn apart apprentice. We run through the woods rapidly searching. As we go deeper into the woods it gets darker and now the only light that guides our way are the stars and the shine from my, now staff, umbrella.

I stop mind sprint and feel the air around me. Iron. A deep smell of iron and something else fills the air. My pupils shrink and turn red. I grow angry and stressed, maybe even a little scared. I look towards Hex.

"You smell that too, don't you?" He looks at my furious figure. "That's human blood. I've smelled enough of it to know," he looks down a bit "But is it his?" I question through my teeth.

"I... I think so but I can't be sure, too many other smells." he answers. My heart almost seems to stop. no. No NO I didn't go three hundred years thinking he was dead to then find out I was lied to, forced away from him for another six hundred years just to lose him now without being able to talk to him properly. No way in hell am I letting him die.

"Hex... FIND HIM." I say sternly eyes glowing deep red and reflecting off him. 

"Yes, princess."  he nods and we start running again. We pass shrubs, branches, fallen trees, and vines. Hex makes little stops to pick up scents and we continue. He suddenly stops and again after just starting to run again. 

"I found them." He growls in a clearings direction and I see a giant, at least 8ft tall, shadow creature circling Douxie. Who, thank the spirits, is still conscious and seems to be keeping a fighting stance against the creature. My eyes land on the ground around him, its covered in blood. I look at his clothes, they're clearly drenched even if there in dark colors you can still see how much he's hurt. Parts of his clothes ripped and scattered. 

"I'm taking you down, you ugly git!" He shouts through pants. I can't take this anymore. If he keeps fighting that thing alone he's going to die!

"Hey demon! Its me you want! LEAVE HIM THE FUCK ALONE!" I shout coming out from the trees making sure Hex stays behind. I've got this. The shadow monster seems to face me as I point my staff at it. "You heard me." my staff turns into a sword "Leave. Him. Alone." Douxie looks at me confused and in absolute shock. Jeez I'm gonna have to rip off my ears after tonight. 

I shadow portal myself closer to Douxie and send a blast towards the monster. Carefully pulling Douxie behind me, I continue to blast the shadow creature. I summon a sigil under the monster and hardly push it into it. "Spinto nell'ombra!" A vortex opens under it "Go back to the shadows!" you little shit. 

I take a deep breath as my fury recedes. I turn to Douxie who still has a shocked look on his face. He's so pale and looks very dizzy. But he still manages to look right at me like a just hung the stars for him. And then he falls. Dumbass. I facepalm, he should have sat or laid down. I kneel next to him and try to see his wounds but his clothes are so wet there're sticking to his skin. Another deep breath. 'He's going to be ok' I think reassuring myself.

"Hex! You can come out now." I mention loudly to my friend. I place my hands on Douxie's chest. I murmur under my breath as my hands glow and my magic slowly heals him. I can feel his breath steady and color come back to his pale face. Well as much as you can expect from an already pale person. 'What were you doing in the woods in the first place, Wizard?'

"So... Do we just leave him here? I don't think he'll remember this." Hex said nonchalantly. I give him a glare. "Absolutely, lets and then you can explain to Merlin how his apprentice got killed by monsters or whatever." I say sweetly sarcastic. 

"Azara?" Douxie comes back from his mini nap. He pushes himself up. And I stare at him. I can't decied if I should be furious at him or overjoyed that he's ok. Pretty sure my face is saying 'What the actual fuck is wrong with you, Stick Man!'. But I sit there staring back at him.

"I missed you, Princess" he smiles. I can't, my heart can't take it! I'm so angry at him right now and he just flashes me a smile and suddenly everything ok!? No!

"What in the world is wrong with you!?"

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Hey Guys! I went MIA but I'm back and gonna be posting several times in the next few days!

Also... I MADE THE STORY A PLAYLIST! You can find it on Spotify by searching the story title, it should be the first one to appear. I have to say first that all songs I put on the playlist fit the following: 

They relate to the story in some way 

They match Douxie or Azara and their relationship 

I feel like they would listen to said song 

or I fits a vibe I'm going for ;)

Any ways feel free to comment song as the story progresses and how you like the playlist.

Now remember to Eat, Drink Water, and GO TO SLEEP <3