The Battle Across The Universe

Chapter 7: Isabella Learns The Truth

Everyone that was at City Hall went home to get their things so that they could leave the next day. Fawn was putting clothes in her suitcase that was on the bed when she just froze. She was an idiot. She didn't realize.

Fawn dropped the folded shirt she had in her hand, and picked up her phone. She looked at the list of things that would happen if the universe was to be destroyed.

Yep. She was right. The next thing after Lan talking about a baby was that Joseph and Violeta would be together, have a kid, and be found on a planet. Future Fawn hadn't told it to Present Fawn that specifically, but that's pretty much what she meant.

"FUCK!" Fawn yelled with tears of anger in her eyes. Fawn threw her phone across the room. She then grabbed a few books off of her bookshelf and started throwing then across the room. She kept doing that until her bookshelf was halfway empty.

Isabella ran in as fast as she could. She heard Fawn yelling, but she had to run up stairs to get to Fawn.

"Fawn!" Isabella said. "Fawn Fawn Fawn!" She ran in between Fawn and the bookshelf, and grabbed Fawn's wrist. Fawn was trying to get out of Isabella's grip, but Isabella was stronger and taller than Fawn.

"Fawn," Isabella said softly.

Fawn looked up at Isabella's beautiful gray eyes that at the moment looked dark like storm clouds. Fawn stopped fighting Isabella. She started crying. Isabella grabbed Fawn close into a hug, and Fawn started crying into Isabella's chest.

"Hey," Isabella said softly, stroking Fawn's dark brown hair. "Hey, it's okay. Everything's alright."

Fawn sniffled. "No. It's not." Fawn looked up at Isabella. "I need to tell you something. Something I've been keeping from you for three months now."

"Well, what is it?" Isabella asked.

Fawn walked over to the bed, moved the suitcase onto the ground, and sat down. Fawn tapped her hand on the bed for Isabella to sit down, too. Isabella sat.

"What is it, Fawn?"

Fawn inhaled shakily. Then exhaled quietly like a sigh. "I... Remember Flower's second birthday party?"

Isabella nodded.

"Well, I went home from it. I wasn't feeling very social. I was feeling more introverted than you that day."

"And that's saying something." Isabella smiled.

Fawn giggled. "Yeah. So, um, I went home. I heard something coming from upstairs. My mom wasn't home, and our fish don't make any noise. At least, not that I know of."

Isabella smiled. Fawn knew that Isabella didn't have any dimples, but Bella didn't need them. She was already so God damn beautiful, and her smile just made Fawn wanna swoon. Even after dating for two years.

"So, um," Fawn continued, looking away from Isabella and blushing. "I went upstairs with a gun in my hand. I went into my bedroom, and..." Fawn sighed. "I shouldn't continue. You won't believe me."

Isabella gently took Fawn's chin with her two fingers, and moved her head to face Isabella. "No. I'd believe every fucking word that you said. Because I trust you more than anybody else in the world. I know you wouldn't lie to me. So I will believe you. No matter how crazy it sounds."

Fawn smiled. "See, this is why I love you."

"Oh, I think it's much more than that," Isabella said as she lowered her hand. "But yeah. It's one of the reasons."

Fawn sighed. "Okay. I saw...myself. Like...a twenty-year-old version of me. We... I talked with myself. She told me that if all of these events occurred the universe would be destroyed and thrown into chaos, because it would be all our fault." Fawn had a couple tears streaming down her face. "So...the first thing that she told me was that Anna-Marie would talk about snakes. That's how I would know that it had begun. Then Lan would talk about a baby."

"And that's when she found out she was pregnant." Isabella nodded.

"Yeah. And then this part she wasn't specific, but she essentially said that your mom would be with Joseph, they would have a baby, and we would find a moving planet. And...all of that happened. I think...I think I was just cursed to destroy the universe. And...I don't know what to do. And I'm so fucking scared. I just..." Fawn sighed.

"Hey," Isabella said. "The universe that future you was from can go fuck itself. This is going to be a different universe. And I will help you every step of the way. I promise."

Isabella leaned in towards Fawn and kissed her. Isabella laid Fawn down on the bed, and Isabella laid down on top of Fawn. Fawn looked at Isabella up and down. Fawn shook her head, which confused Isabella. Then Fawn took Isabella's shirt off.

"Oh, um," Isabella said. "Fawn I -" Fawn flipped Isabella over so Isabella was lying on the bed and Fawn was on top. Fawn took her own shirt off.

"Fawn?" Isabella said. "Um, I-I'm new at this. I've never..." She exhaled. "I've never done it before."

Fawn leaned in more towards Isabella. She kissed Isabella's neck, then whispered, "Don't worry. I'll help."