Harry had almost reached the wall. He was crying as he dragged his feet toward the place Louis had talked so much about. The village where his beloved Eleanor lived.
He found a hole in the wall and was just about to step his foot on the other side when someone grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Stop! If you go through, you'll die. If you set foot on human soil, you'll turn to rock."
Harry turned around and was face to face with the witch that tried to kill him earlier.
"Perhaps that wouldn't be so bad. At
least if my heart were made of rock, it
wouldn't hurt the way it does now."
"If death is what you wish, my dear, I'd
be more than happy to assist you." Witch Olivia smirked.
Harry knew that he couldn't fight the witch. He closed his eyes and waited for his cruel destiny. Then he heard someone scream his name and opened his eyes just to see Louis running against them.
"Harry! Get away from her!"
Olivia grabbed Harry by the hair and started to drag him with her. Louis looked around desperately and finally noticed the guard standing on the side with his mouth open, holding a sword.
"Can I borrow that?" Louis asked.
"Why not? I quit. For 60 years, I have guarded this hole from people in Walls getting out, but never once did I think about what could enter the village from the other side." The guard said and handed him the sword.
Louis grabbed it and ran after Harry and the witch.
"That's the love of my life! Let him go!"
Olivia stopped and turned around.
"You can't love a star. That's preposterous!"
"I can, and I do." Louis replied and grabbed the sword with both hands, ready to fight.
Harry smiled happily at him and started to glow. Louis glanced at him, and then he went to attack. The witch uses magic spells to disarm him, but he managed to fight them away, silently thanking Captain Payne for teaching him how to sword fight.
One of the spells graced his side, and it burned. Harry screamed his name, but Louis focused on the witch. If he didn't kill her, she would kill Harry.
He managed to injure her a couple of times, but she had the upper hand. He watched her get older and uglier for each spell. Maybe she would drop dead from age if he could survive long enough.
That was when she hit him right in the stomach. The air left his lungs as he fell to the ground. Harry came running up to him and hugged him.
"Close your eyes."
"What are you going to do?" Louis asked, watching the witches triumph grin in front of them.
"What is it a star does better than
anyone else?" Harry asked.
"Complain? Argue?" Lous said sarcastically.
"Shine." Harry said and started to glow.
Louis closed his eyes, and the light became brighter and brighter and brighter. The witch screamed, and then it was silent.
"You can open your eyes now." Harry said.
Louis did as he was told. They were alone on the road.
"Where did she go?"
"She's gone for good." Harry replied.
Louis got up. Rubbed his stomach and grimaced.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked worriedly.
"Yeah." Louis said.
He looked at Harry, who smiled shyly at him.
" couldn't have done that without you.
No star can shine with a broken heart.
I thought I'd lost you. But you came back."
Louis reached out a hand and caressed Harry's cheek lovingly.
"Of course I did. I love you."
Harry wrapped his arms around him, and they kissed. Suddenly, a beam of moonlight came down and shone on Harry, surrounding him. Louis took a step back.
"What's happening?"
"I'm granting a wish. Harry, you're free to live amongst the humans now." The moon spoke.
The moon beam disappeared, and Harry let out a liberating laugh.
"Thank you, dear moon!"
Louis took his hand.
"I would like to introduce you to my family."
They walked toward the hole in the wall, but Louis stopped and pulled a handful of hair from Harry's head.
"Ouch!"
"Sorry, love, but I have to be sure. Wait here." Louis said and walked to the other side of the wall. He watched the hair closely, but when it didn't turn into dust, he waved for Harry to join him. Harry took a deep breath and stepped into the village. Nothing happened.
Louis took him home and introduced him to his family, and a month later, they got married in the town square. The villagers whispered amongst them when a unicorn and a whole bunch of pirates showed up to attend the wedding.
Harry and Louis lived happily ever after.
The End
