The Second Plane (#Wattys2016)

9.

Savannah awoke with a horrible headache.  With a groan, she sat up.  Though the room was dark, she recognized her bedroom.  She was laying on her bed in yesterday's clothing.  The last thing she remembered was Delocray and Jericho at the park fighting.  Scanning the room, she tried to find some clue as to what happened.  Her gaze landed on the bean-bag chair in the corner. Ashly was curled up in it, sleeping.  A small smile tugged on Savannah's lips.  She stood, creeping over to the blonde.  Voices echoed from outside her door.  Savannah halted.  It sounded like her dad and Jericho.  Their voices were low and serious.  Savannah placed an ear to the door.  The parsonage doors were thin.

"If the bishop accepts our request, we can cast a spell to let them forget.  Or we can fly to the Vatican and get Saint Anthony's purification.  She won't even remember the blue demon existed." Jericho said.  There was a tsk.

"No," Father Crossheart replied, "I fear the damage is already done.  By using his soul to save hers, he united them.  It's fulfilled the demons' prophecy.  The Church will be too busy to worry."

"How do we help Savannah?"

"We can't."

Savannah stumbled back.  Her hands went to her stomach.  Her gut turned as her fingers brushed against the tear in her shirt.  Dried blood flaked.  Choking back, she tried not to throw up.

Delocray had saved her?

Gulping, Savannah ran to her desk, ripping open her laptop.  She thought back to Delocray's words as she clicked on the news icon.  The world flashed blue.  Blinking, she ignored it and typed.

'When a Divine Soul and royal blood unite, the Second Plane will be forgiven and the dimensions will once again be one.'

Delocray was the sixteenth in line. 

The website flooded with reports of strange creatures and people disappearing.

The two planes were merging.  Creatures of the Second Plane were solidifying in the First Plane.  If the Church had its way, there would soon be a massacre.  Savannah bit the inside of her lip.  She snapped shut her laptop.  Going to the side of her bed, she slipped on her black converses.  Riffling around, she found her backpack by the door. She grabbed the cash from her desk and a change of clothes from the floor.  Stuffing them in her sack, she zipped up her sweatshirt and headed to the window.  She cracked it open.

"Vanna?"

Savannah turned.  Ashly sat up in the chair, rubbing her eyes.

"Where are you going?"

"I can't let the church just murder them.  I know that they seem like monsters but-"

"They aren't." Ashly whispered back.  She stood, clutching her arm as she focused on the floor. "He knew he'd die saving you, but he didn't care."

"Thank you." Savannah sighed.  Crossing the room, she wrapped her arms around Ashly. "Tell Jericho and my dad that I'm sorry.  I have to do this.  It's my responsibility."

Ashly hugged Savannah back. "You know I will." They pulled away.  Brown eyes met blue. "Before you go, you need to take some things."

Savannah raised an eyebrow as Ashly went back to the bean bag.  She grabbed two items before coming back to Savannah.  The first was Savannah's rosary, looking just as it did.  The second was a violet bandanna stained crimson in the middle.  Delocray's bandanna.  Savannah took both. Slipping the necklace over her head, she breathed deeply.  Then, used the violet cloth to tie her hair back into its ponytail.  Ashly nodded.

"See you soon?" Savannah asked.

"Psht." Ashly exclaimed, "Girl, you know it."

Savannah turned.  She pushed open the window.  Without looking back, Savannah jumped out.

She had a dimension to save.  Weather it was her own or not?  Savannah wasn't really sure yet.  That's why she decided she was going to save both.  After all, she was the Divine Soul.

(A/N:  Hello, my beautiful and wonderful readers.  I just wanted to thank you all for sticking this story out to the end XD. The Second Plane has reached its ends. 

As always, I'd love to hear critiques on what I can do better.  Improvement is my goal. 

Also, I will be updating bonus material sometime soon.  This will include the Latin translations, character designs, and FLUFF! 

See you soon and Lots of Love to my beautiful Wattpadians,
Librarian's_Cat)