𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐈𝐍 || 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲

Chapter 40 * We Shouldn't Be Enemies *

I needed to get out of here. Once the guards found out that I was the one who killed Langwidere, they'd be after me. I held the gun at my side and ran back to the old room I'd shared with Jack. Quickly, I stripped the silky dress from my body and dressed back in the clothes I had arrived in when I came to Oz. Slipping the gun into my belt, I made my way out of the palace and towards Emerald City. Maybe Dorothy had been right.

We needed to go home. I'd always though we were meant to be here in Oz. But apparently, I was wrong. I was a fugitive, the Wizard was a psycho, and the one person who I thought actually cared for me, hated me now. The latter though was the worst one. I bit my lip and walked on. From what I'd heard, things hadn't turned out so well for my sister dear.

Lucas re-gained his memory and apparently, had been Glinda's husband, Roan, this whole time. As much as we'd fought, my heart broke for my twin. Would we ever find love? Or were we always destined to be alone, just the two of us? Glinda had made an army of witches and she was fighting now against the Wizard. Little did I know that i'd stumble right into that battle.

As I made my way into the city, I noticed it was mostly deserted. I glanced around and finally, noticed a wide stretch of green grass laid out before the city. The plain was littered with the Wizard's soldiers. Of course. That's where Dorothy would be. I trekked through the cobbled streets until my combat boots found the grass.

Looking to my right, I finally found my twin. Her hair was unkempt and her usually put-together appearance was replaced with a disheveled one. Slowly, I walked over to her. When her brown eyes found mine, I thought she'd be angry with me still for the way we'd parted. I could see she thought the same of me. But I surprised us both by wrapping my arms around her in a hug. Without hesitation, hers encircled me as well.

"I'm so sorry about Lucas, Dor. I know it hurts," I said into her jacket, the material muffling my voice.

Locks of her dark hair tickled my cheek as she pulled away from me. Her eyes held a bit of sadness but there was fire there, too. Gale fire. She pushed an unruly strand of hair from my face.

"And I'm sorry about Jack... I know you cared for him," she told me softly.

I tilted my head to the side in confusion. But before I could ask how she knew, she explained.

"Would you be here if it wasn't for him?" he asked, smiling sadly.

She swallowed then and continued.

"Would I if it wasn't for Lucas?" she said bitterly.

She grabbed my hand and squeezed it then, shaking her head slightly.

"I'm so sorry for everything that I said...and did in the past. Let's not fight anymore, Dawn... I hate fighting with you," she told me and I knew she was telling the truth.

I squeezed her hand back and shot her a small smile.

"I'm sorry, too. I shouldn't have blocked you out like I did. It wasn't fair of me. Let's not fight anymore," I agreed, "We're sisters after all. We shouldn't be enemies,"

Dorothy nodded in response.

"Not just sisters. Twins, Dawnie. And that's more special than any bond," she said softly.

Tears pricked my brown eyes and I could see our conversation had the same effect on her. She wrapped me up in a hug gain and I hugged her back tighter still.

"I love you, sis," I choked out and she squeezed me, burying her face in my hair.

"I love you, sis." she echoed softly.