One of You? Book 3. *a winx club fanfic* [#Wattys2016 ]

Chapter 24

I walked in the palace without a sound. There were no sounds. There was nobody here. I called the names of my family and my friends but there were no answers. Everything was fuzzy and I began to feel empty and weak. I made my way out to the courtyard and found a bright light where the gazebo should be. Before I could ask myself what was happening a young woman appeared. She wore a white dress like mine and had dark red hair. I approached her slowly.

'Who are you?" I ask her.

"That doesn't matter." She smiled. "You matter."

"Am I dying?" I ask after long hesitation.

"Actually, you are already dead. However, your circumstances are a bit different than most people's." She told me.

"And how is that?" I ask.

"You will see soon enough." She smiles and bites her lip.

A million questions swarm my head and I wonder what she means when i suddenly hear a voice. This voice is not just anyone's. It belongs to Mathew. The one I love and will never see again.

"You will always be my princess." He said. "I will always love you Lilly. Until the day I die."

A tear fell from my eye and I felt something on my lips. Yet, there was nothing there. I smiled and looked up. The girl wiped her eyes.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes." She sniffled. "You- you need to decide."

"Decide what exactly?" I questioned.

"Whether you want to go back or not." The girl stated.

" I can go back." I smiled and she nodded. "How?"

"Go to the place where the first defense of true love took place." She said. "And I can guarantee you will go back to the land of the living."

"Thank you!" I cried and wiped my tears away before running back into the palace.

I heard the girl say something to herself but I was to happy to ask. I have to go to the place of the first defense of true love. The first defense... So a fight? The first fight of true love. I love Mathew and he loves me. So when did he fight for me? The trix. He fought the trix to protect me in the library. The library. I ran. I lifted my dress and ran as fast as I could up a flight of stairs, down a hallway, and through the big mahogany doors of the library. The portal that would take me back awaited me. I ran through it and the next thing I knew was darkness. Complete darkness.

My eyes fluttered open. I groaned. My back was in a totally uncomfortable position. I went to stretch but couldn't. I was trapped. Wait. No I wasn't. I'm in a box. The wood made a creaking sound. What the heck? I moved my head when a massive headache hit and my memory turned all fuzzy. How did I get here? I sat up and rubbed my head. I heard some noisesthat were soft like whispering, and turned my head to the left. I saw nothing. I must be imagining things. However, I looked to my right and gasped. Hundreds of people wore black and were staring at me. Some had their mouths hanging open. Others had widened eyes. I looked down and saw thatI was in a coffin. All of a sudden my memories came whirling back like a flood. I am back. I laughed and pinched myself, to make sure im not dreaming in Dead People Land. I looked back at the crowd of people and my family came running to my side.

"Lilly?" My mother asked. "Is that you?'

"Yes." I nodded and my eyes wattered. She pulled me into her chest and I cried. "I am so sorry. I was so selfish."

"Don't be." She said. "We should never had banished you. We are the ones to blame. Love is more important than laws."

I nodded and my mother pulled away and my sisters nearly jumped into the coffin with me. I was pulled into a suffocating hug that lasted for what seemed like an hour. When they finally pulled away my father hugged me and helped me out of the coffin. I stood and wobbled a bit but remembered how to walk. The next thing I know, I'm looking up and i see Mathew running toward me.

"Mathew." I say and he reaches me and smashes our lips together.

The kiss is long and magical and when we break apart I hug him as tight as possible.

"I thought that I had lost you." He said and held my face in his hands. "I missed you so much."

"I never left you," I said. "And I never will."

"You are one cheesy girl." He teased me and I laughed.

"What was it you said at my funeral? Forever and Always?" I smiled. "Who's the cheesy one now?"

"It was true." He stated.

"You're such a dork." I smiled and grasped his hair to pull his head down to reach mine.

And that is where my story ended and our story began.

(BOOK IS NOT OVER! SERIES IS NOT OVER! THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BOOK AND THERE WILL BE ONE MORE CHAPTER TO THIS ONE)