People do things to protect loved ones. I'm no different. My decision is to protect Ember at times I feel like she knows something is up. Like she knows everyone around us knows something. I'm surprised they haven't let it slip out, but it's no surprise in a way because father put an order on everyone close to me.....

"Don't tell Ember the truth."

Witch friends can be a blessing or a curse. In my opinion right now, it's both. A blessing she's safe but a curse because I can't interact with her. I've watched for three years as she slowly heals herself. I've watched as she has taken classes on how to be a princess. How she's always digging into my ancestors. She'll make an excellent queen. I just hope when that time comes, I'll be by her side as king.

Ember's safety has always been my top concern. Doing what I'm doing is for her safety. I just hope I can make my appearance soon rather than later.

I watch as she calls for our dragons. I watch as Aura dances around. Ember doesn't know this, but I was there when Aura was born. I was right beside Kaida and Attor when Kaida was in labor. I was there the day Ember named Aura. I've been here watching Aura grow from this tiny little dragon to this beautiful creature. She truly is one unique dragon. How she came out this golden honey colored dragon is a mystery. Her parents are both black, one has a purple hue as the other has a red hue. Neither have any golden tones to them.

Maybe Aura is the purest dragon in Hell. Just like Ember is the purest soul here. A match made in hell it seems.

"Angel don't fly so close to me. I'll pull you down eventually. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things." Her voice is angelic as I fly beside Kaida.

"Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'm what you want and what you need. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things." Lily's voice sounds out behind us.

"Another day, another week. Another night I didn't sleep. I thought together we'd be better. Guess I should have known better. Seeing things I can't I see. I said things I can't repeat. Forget whatever you remember." Tali's voice is horrible as she butchers this song.

"It's rude to laugh Attor!" Tali shrieks.

"It's rude to butcher that song." Lily laughs out. This causes me to chuckle softly.

"No I don't need no conversation. One more moment wasted. We're moving on. Don't make this hard than it has to be. If you're really my...." Lily starts to sing again.

"Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'll pull you down eventually. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things. Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'm what you want and what you need. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things." I couldn't help myself but sing along.

"So be careful when you're on your way, on your way out. That you won't find your back into the dark, dark. And I'll, I'll pray for signs you're doing okay out there. And happy wherever you are." Both my sisters begin to sing. Lily's voice is perfect while Tali's is killing my brain cells.

"We weren't meant to last forever. Someone else will love you better. Baby, now it's time to let me go. Don't you know. Don't you know. I don't wanna let you down." Her voice cracks which fractures part of my soul.

"No I'll never be perfect. Never wanna see you hurting. You should go, you should go. Get away fast, a hundred on the dash now. Wish it didn't have to be this way." I softly sing as my voice cracks from watching her hurt.

"My Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'll pull you down eventually. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things. Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'm what you want and what you need. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things." The girls sing as well as myself. I doubt they'll be able to hear me.

We fly through the sun's magnificent rays. We fly for what seems like hours. Aura still doing her dances as she soars in the sky.

"When we get back to the castle. There's something we need to give you." Lily's motherly tone is heard.

Once Lily has gotten to her feet from her tumble with Tali, her hand grabs Ember's arm and she tugs her forward. They rush through the castle's corridors and up two flights of stairs with me high on their tails. Soon, they opens up the private library. I sit on the floor in front of Ember. Lily pulls out an average sized box with an envelope. It's placed carefully on Ember's lap as she takes a seat in the floor. She opens her envelope and I watch as tears form in her eyes.

The first thing she pulls out is a glass enclosure that has a lit rose within it. It's meant to be her fairytale.
The rose goes back into the box and she pulls out the one thing I'm nervous about. 

The first ring reminds me of the sky. It reminds me of Ember. Angel—— Sky. The second ring also reminds me of her. She's always been one to love the moon. So when choosing between the two, I just couldn't. So I bought both.

A dragon plusher is the last thing she pulls out.
She presses down on the wing and my voice sounds through the room.

"My Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'll pull you down eventually. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things. Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'm what you want and what you need. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things."

"One last thing." Tali says.

I watch as she hands her my journal. My personal thoughts.

"It's his writing. His thoughts. He'd want you to have it. There's things in there you should read." Lily says as she exits the library.

I follow behind her to our rooms, I expected her to go to her room. But she surprises me when she walks into my own room. She takes a seat at my desk and pulls out the plusher and journal. She opens it to a random page. I stand behind her as she reads it.

"There she was. The one whom broke my soul years ago. There she was like the first time I met her, door slamming me in my face. She's a dangerous creature when it comes to doors. My nonexistent heart breaks because I know I'll have to keep her at arms length away. A choice I have to make to keep her safe. If only she knew how much I still loved her. But my decision is finally—- Ember has to hate me."

The book closes and she placed it back into the box. I watch as she presses  the dragons wing and my voice sounds out again.

""My Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'll pull you down eventually. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things. Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'm what you want and what you need. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things."

She hits the button once again and my voice feels the rooms.

"No I'll never be perfect. Never wanna see you hurting. You should go, you should go. Get away fast, a hundred on the dash now. Wish it didn't have to be this way."

Again she hits it and my voice fills the silent room.

"Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'll pull you down eventually. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things. Angel, don't fly so close to me. I'm what you want and what you need. You don't want to lose those wings. People like me break beautiful things."

Just as she hits the button one last time, her head hits the table and she's out like a light. My voice fils the room one last time...

"I love you Ember."

Those four words are true. Carefully I drape a throw blanket around her and head for my bed. As soon as my body hits my bed, I'm out just like Ember.

A/N: I've had surgery on 4/16/24. I didn't honestly think I would get this finished. Because I'm recovering. But I accomplished the unknown and finished it. With 7 hours to spare. To complete it, I had to write almost 10,000- 12,000 words but I done it! ❤️❤️