Rosewood and the legend of the Unicorn

Chapter 24 - Parisa

Ariana has been flying for over 12 hours now...

Flying above the clouds on a blind journey to no where.

Amongst the tears and the mulitidue of questions, a thought pops into her head.
With no where else to go, she can only think of one place that may hold some answers.

Eventually she lands safely on the ground, and has to lie down, as she regains a significant amount of lost energy and willpower.

She lays there, surrounded by charred rubble, demolished buildings and lost lives, almost
Forgetting where she is.
"Rosewood. I'm back." Ariana sits up rapidly and pivots her head in all directions, ensuring she is most definitly in the right place.

With a new found adrenaline rush, she pulls herself up off the ground and begins walking forward.

Ariana has brought herself back to the original Rosewood, the one that was burnt down 12 years ago by the mixture of human machinery and dragon breath.
No human truly knew what happened here, not even the souls back in Rosewood fully understood the events that lead to that day.
But Ariana still knows there's something missing, she has finally found herself and who she is, but she still believes what happened that night is an incomplete story.

Not really knowing what to do with herself, she's about to begin walking around again, looking for anything. But on the brink of giving up, straight ahead, a glowing sign appears in the near distance.
Just like last time, she sprints towards it, and those familiar words begin appearing once again

A swipe of a petal,
A prick of its thorns,
Sends powers of healing,
From tears of a unicorn

She glares at it, this time understanding what it all means...
From the first time she stepped back in Rosewood on her 16th Birthday, to now, where she has been kidnapped form her own home, met her biological father, discovered she's a mermaid, found her real life soul mate, and become a part of the legend of the unicorn.

Ariana sits herself in front of the sign, and begins talking to it, just as if there was someone listening somewhere 'So much has changed in these past few months. I never thought I'd find my real family, my real home. But when I came here that day and found the unicorn, I knew something big was about to happen in my life. I felt a connection with it, and I felt comfortable in its presence, like letting it go would be as drastic as giving up
my own life. Being taken away from my human family made me realise just how much I loved them. And how much they had truly done for me. I'm glad I got the opportunity to return the favour when I gave them a new life, a happy life away from the stresses that I have caused them. I gave up my human life, so that I could be with my true one.... but now - now they don't even want me there - I don't belong there - or here... I don't belong anywhere." She pauses herself, to lower her head and let a few tears escape. To let out the feelings that have been trapped within her for so long. "I've got nothing left - no one to go to."
Just as she begins welling up again, a warm, soft hand strokes Ariana's cheek, wiping the tears away. Ariana flinches in fear and jumps up immediately. She comes face to face with an elderly women, she has white hair that stretches down her back almost reaching her knees, and a smile so comforting, Ariana feels oddly safe.
She stands there with her gleaming hazel eyes pointed at Ariana, and Ariana stares back, admiring the glow that seems to surround this women's body.
"Who - who are - who are you?" Ariana stutters whilst slowly backing up away from the mystical figure.
"It's alright Ariana. You're safe now."
"I SAID WHO ARE YOU?" She shouts with rage but with a hint of fear in her voice.
"My name is Parisa... and yours -  is Ariana Dawson."
"How do you know my name? I've never seen you - I don't know who-"
"It's okay Ari. She places her hand onto Ariana's shoulder, which strangely makes her feel calm and warm inside. "All will be explained soon."