Lorelei, "Lori", is best friends with Samantha, who has a habit of picking up really random and old objects. Lori never thought that a pocket watch would cause so much problems. After Lori successfully opens the watch, the two of them pass out. Soon, they find themselves thrown across the earth and going back into time. The two of them need to find a way back home, but none of them know how to work the watch. How long will they be stuck there? Who will they meet? And, more importantly, how do they get out without changing the present?
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Writers Note: I thought I would put this here so it doesn't disrupt the flow of the story. Anyway, I know this is probably a pretty cliche story idea, but I am trying to make it a little more original. I've always enjoyed time travelling stories and I thought I would take a shot at writing one. I'm not a historian or a history buff, but I will be trying to keep things as accurate to the time(s) that they end up visiting. There will be a a few historical figures mentioned or interacted with in this story as well. So, please, if you find something to be incorrect, grammar or historic fact wise, please let me know. I will be editing this story, so I'm always open for people to correct me.
Anyway, if you like this story, enjoy! :)
Li Xiang is the Priestess of the Moon, she can see read the stars and fortune as well as misfortune to her people. However, the life of a Priestess consists of nothing but loneliness: she can neither leave the palace nor meet with anyone but the Emperor and his advisors.
One day a mysterious servant boy named Rui sneaks into her room, daring her to go outside if he wins against her in a game. Upon meeting him, she also befriends a female warrior and a scholar, and realizes life is much more than the palace. When the day comes she can either choose to go down the road her heart truly desires but bring ruin to the kingdom, or ignore the one chance she will ever have to leave this life?
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"My fate has been decided for me."
"There's no such thing as that," he said. "We all make our own fate."
"But the stars tell me--" I stopped talking when he holds my face in his hands, warm hands cupping my cheeks, brown eyes looking into my eyes.
"Then stop looking at the stars. Look at me."
A love story about fate, finding one's identity, stepping out of your comfort zone, and, most of all, choosing between your happiness or the happiness of others...
[[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]]
Wattys Fantasy Winner 2021