Kinlanture Vol II: The Mixed Law (Completed)

Chapter 13: Four Days

Selina woke up to the sun shining on her face. She stretched, her arms cracking a little as she did. Her arms dropped with a deep exhale. She looked to her side to see Jerik in the bed next to her. She smiled, running her hands through his black hair gently before she got out of bed.

Selina stood in the shower, the water beading off of her skin. Her silver hair stuck to her body, softly hugging her. She had a good night at Claire's birthday party last night with Jerik. She smiled as she thought of him and the love they shared.

She did love him, didn't she? She squinted her eyes at the thought. She never had a thought like that before but she could not help but think about what Claire had said last night. A different reality where Jerik lived on the Kingdom of Forgotten Misfits. What did that mean for her?

If Jerik was not with her, what was she doing? Selina met Jerik years ago and had spent everyday with him since. If he had gone, where did that leave her?

She shook her head. Claire was her best friend and had been for many years. She could not help but feel like something was off. Claire seemed genuinely worried. Maybe it was all just a dream but Selina could not help but worry about her. She could not help but be curious what else was in this dream.

Selina turned the shower off, getting out and patting herself dry. She slipped on a silver sequinned sundress and a pair of ankle high grey sneakers before throwing her hair up into a tall ponytail.

She tip toed out of the bathroom, "where are you off to?"

Selina stopped, turning to see Jerik sat up in bed, his face in a yawn. Selina smiled at him, skipping over and giving him a kiss on the forehead.

"Morning sleepy! I wanted to go see Claire. Her wedding is only four days away so she's probably freaking out" Selina said, rustling Jerik's hair with a grin.

"You're ridiculous" Jerik said, his hair messy as a smirk came across his face.

"And you're adorable. I'll see you later" Selina replied, kissing Jerik quickly before disappearing out of the room.

Selina landed on the Flower Kingdom. The sun seemed even brighter and warmer here. She walked up the palace stairs, giving a knock on the door.

The door opened, Vartan standing in the doorway. "Selina? Good morning" Vartan spoke smoothly with a bow.

Selina bowed back, "I'm here to see Claire."

Vartan smiled, "of course. Come in" he said, moving out of the way with an arm out to point Selina inside.

Selina smiled and bounced into the doorway. Vartan closed the door behind her, guiding her into the training room where Claire was sitting. She had been spending a lot of time in there lately. Not training, just sitting. She looked through all the swords in there. Her eyes always landed on one sword, Annibus, Vartan's main sword. She seemed so fascinated by it.

"What are you doing in here? Don't you have a wedding coming up in like, oh I don't know, four days?" Selina asked, a huge smile on her face as she ran up to give Claire a hug.

Claire smiled before sitting down, Selina sitting next to her. "Four days. That's insane" Claire said, shaking her head in disbelief.

"Crazy isn't it? I just came to check on you to see how you were" Selina said, tapping her hand on Claire's knee.

"I'm fine" Claire replied with a smile.

Claire has know Selina for so many years. She could tell something was up.

"So why are you really here? You act like I do not know you at all" Claire said, her body turned to face Selina.

Selina sighed, "I just... I cannot stop thinking about that dream you had. You seemed so sure. I guess I wanted to know more about it" Selina said, nervously playing with a piece of her hair.