Love Pains

Chapter 1

     My name is Hazel Clearwater. I'm in a long line of the witch orgin... I have been told many stories about my ancestry, and how us witches have progressed... We... The witches I mean, started out hated and accused of evil scorcery. Many of my ancestors were killed, so the remaining of them had to go into hiding... But later on, humans realized that the witch race isn't bad after all. Now, my family and I live peacefully in a village, in the kingdom of Adillien. The best part is, we aren't treated like witches... We are actually treated like we are normal humans, like them! What is our purpose? We are there to heal and preform wonderful miracles. I love my life here... But there is one issue. Something that isn't right. I've been having weird visons lately. At first I thought it was a daily thing that happened to all witches. So I told my family, but they explained to me that it was a rare thing for a witch to get that. My mother explained to me that my great grandfather had this gift, and she told me the stories that he told her. It isn't something I can control, it comes at random times... So it will come when I least expect it... My mother informed me that these visions aren't any normal visions. These visions describe the future. Weird... Lately I've had visions of a forest, the confusion forest... then it goes to a castle, two men who I don't know appear in front of the castle, and everytime I have a vision of them, I hear a little song playing. They keep coming! I can't stand it... I have to know what this means! I think to myself. I made my decision and I walk out. I am quickly greeted by a villager.
"Why hello, Hazel! You look beautiful today, as always."
The villager complimented. I thanked him kindly, giving a small curtsy,
"Thank you."
The villager tilted his head and asked,
"Where are you off to? Surely you aren't off into the confusion forest?"
I sighed and rubbed the back of my head,
"I need to collect some herbs..."
The villager rubbed his chin, pausing for a moment. He then spoke,
"Well it is very dangerous to go alone. Would you like me to escort you?"
I simply shook my head,
"No, thank you. I can handle it..."
The villager nodded and placed a hand on my shoulder,
"Alright, but be safe, Hazel."
I nodded and waved a goodbye as I turned my back to go into the confusion forest. I wander deeper into the forest, and hence its name, things suddenly look different and I loose my sense of direction! I'm lost and don't know my way back.
"Ahhhh!"
A pain shoots through me, I see a flash of white. It's the vision again... I see the confusion forest, then the castle... The two men... The song... It's there again... Then I see black, and I regain vision, I always get dizzy after I get visions... I stumble on my feet... I go to the closest tree and lean on it for support. I open my eyes again and the forest changed! It's... I can't even describe it... Darker... I walk further and gasp at what I see ahead of me, it's so pretty! Its a pretty lake, with flowers and roses and daisies. I look for the castle but don't see it. I sigh and continue my search. But I stop as something catches the corner of my eye... I turn around and I see it! It was by this lake! I thankfully run towards it. I looked up at it nervously. This was it... I walked up the steps to it and halfway there I stop, suddenly nervous at what was ahead. It was an old looking castle... Like nobody even lived there for centuries! I grab a pendant around my neck. It was passed down from my ancestors. Holding it tightly in my palm for courage and strength, I continue to walk up the stairs and come to the door. I knock a few times, before entering. I open the door slowly...
A gasp escapes me at what is in front of me.