"What if you find your soul mate... at the wrong time?"

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Before 500 Years

BRIGHT LIGHTS.
The stars were shining and the moon was over the dark blue night sky - the wind was going through the leaves each tree and the streets bringing a light coldly atmosphere.
Loud laughter and talking could be heard from afar from the people in the town.
Everywhere was bright through the light of the fire and night living of the people.
People enjoyed the time of the night and could be careless and free for just a short of time.

Young people with their friends and family were outside and exploring the busy festival.
A girl and a boy of the age of 20 - Twins were walking through the streets. Almost everyone was wearing dresses and traditional clothes - the boy with brown hair and chestnut brown eyes was wearing black pants, a grey tunic and grey ledger boots as well a red cloak over his shoulders while the girl had her brown wavy hair in a ponytail as she was wearing black pants, black ledger boots and a dark green tunic while her hands were covered in black gloves. A smile was plastered on her face as she watches her brother walking towards two girls who seemed to flirt with him from afar. 

Ira rolled her eyes at him and turned to look to the woods who seemed to invite her right now at the coldly night. Her eyes looks back at her brother who was in a  deep conversation with the ladies and turned her body towards the forest. "I think its just us now, huh?"
She whispers to the night sky and start to walk through the forest. After a few minutes walking through the darkness she lifts her hand and moved it a bit as a ball of light was over her hand while it lights everything around her.
Her amber eyes scanned everything as she continues to walk through the forest when she finds a large field full of daises and nothing around to disturb the beautiful atmosphere.
The stars and moon was Brightling the whole place in the dark night. 
When she starts to walk forward - a hand was covering her eyes and the other hand was holding her in place on her waist. 

"Who am I?"
A male voice could be heard loud and clear aswell a chuckle against her ear. His warm breath send her shivers down her body while she was scared for a minute that it was someone who wanted to kill her since many doesn't like people with magic powers like the Grisha. Her hand grabbed his hand and smiles as she mentally rolls her eyes; "Aleksander, I know its you." 

The young boy lowered his hand and step in front of her with a boyish smile while his onyx eyes sparkle from happiness seeing her again. His left hand pulled her closer while his right hand was gently rubbing her cheek as he leans his forehead against hers and hums as he smells her scents.
Ira scents is bold without being loud, weightless but grounded.
It's stirring. It reserves its most lasting, most memorable notes for those you allow to get close. It has a reverent subtlety and a warm embrace, inviting and complex at the same time. You may never know what makes up her natural scent, but you won't forget it either. 

"You scared me, can't you greet me like a normal person?" 

Her soft voice broke his bubble that he created through her scents and love - in this few minutes.
"It wouldn't be funny and i never was a normal guy." He chuckles seeing Ira pouting because of him while she leans more into his chest.
"I missed you.." She mumbles as she closes her eyes and lets his teasing slide this time.

Aleksander wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head few times while he leans his chin on her head.
"I missed you too."
His hands rubbed her back as her hands were flat against his chest and played with the black kefta he was wearing. She listens to his heartbeat and opens her amber eyes when she lifts her head to look at him. 

"I thought you wouldn't make it but here you are as you promise me."
Her eyes smiled as she lifts her hand to play with his black hair that got longer. 

A loud suprised gasped could be heard as the young man lifts the young woman up in the air and swing her gently around while he chuckles at her. Her giggles could be heard far away as she spreads her arms and let the wind way through her hair aswell enjoying the moment. After few minutes he lets her down - still wrapped in his arms both smiled at each other. 

"I always hold my promises, you know me." 

Both looked into their eyes and around them was it quiet. Heat rose from Ira's stomach to her chest. Aleksender's lips were getting closer and her heart decided to skip a beat, the smell of him hypnotic beyond reason.
She parted her lips and felt him washing over like a wave of warmth, unfurling all her senses as the taste of him nearly silenced all thoughts. Her whole body tingled, the feel of his frame leaning on hers as his arms wrapped around her felt nearly forbidden. He pulled her in, claiming her mouth again, gentle yet intense, until her knees gave in.
By the time Ira became aware of her fingers, they had already slipped through his hair, grapping them gently. As if time had stopped right there, as they stood in the middle of a field full of daises, glued to one another. As if no one else existed and there was no risk of her brother watching the show from afar. And for Aleksander, as if he'd never been shy to show his love for her to begin with.

After few seconds that felt like forever they both pulled away to catch their breath but still hold onto each other. "Lets live together and get married, don't worry about my mother she will not find us." He smiles softly at her while Ira returned the smile and nuzzles her nose against his in a eskimo kiss. "It sounds lovely." She whispers and kisses his cheek while she pulled a way.

"But how are you sure that your mother will not find us?"
She asks him hestitatly and swings the hand of Aleksander gently forward and backwards while she starts walk.

"Someone will help us, her name is Luda, a healer. She had already found a house not far away for us to live."
He told her hopefully and kisses her hand, waiting for a answer. Aleksander knew Ira was sceptical about this since his mother wasn't the only problem at this time. Not Grisha, normal people were after all and killing them. They had enemies on both sides, no matter where you looked.
The young man doesn't understand why his mother was so against Ira?
She was just like them, a Grisha who struggled to survive and who he had fallen in love with, why can't she be once happy for him?

The young girl watched him being in thoughts and saw his already concerned expression.
She sighed in defeat and agreed to his plans. "Fine, I jusI need to tell Eugene."
She turns her gaze towards where she came from as Aleksander grabbed her chin and turned her gaze to him.
"I told him before I got to you, he knows where we will live - he will come when he wanna join us."

The brunette nods and watched the young man pulling her deeper into the forest where it was more dark then before. She immediately uses her light magic to bright their way and continue walking through the woods. Ira could feel through her gut that something felt off - as if something could happen any minute but this time she doesn't listen to it and hold onto Aleksander who squeezed her hand. 

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After an hour they arrived at the small wood house middle in forest - light could be seen through the windows while both walked slowly to the door when a woman maybe older then Ira opened the door. She had brown hair and was wearing a normal dress - means she wasn't from a noble home. "There you are Aleksander, i got worried - you took longer then excepted."
She greets him and pulls him in a hug while Ira stood there a bit awkwardly not knowing who the woman is but she could guess it must be 'Luda' who will help them hide away from his mother. 

Aleksander was the first one who pulled away as he turns to Ira and puts his hand at her lower back;
"Thats Ira and this is Luda,
the woman who will help us."
He told the brunette next to him and turned his gaze to Luda.
"Where is my mother? and the other Grishas?"
He asks her curiously when all three got into the house and sat down around the table. 

Her amber eyes scanned the whole house carefully and listens to them while she thought about her twin brother Eugene, what he was doing, Hopefully nothing dangerous.
Luda was sitting across from Aleksander and her while she starts to tell him the situation right now.
"They raised our village yesterday, calling for all known Grisha.
A few of us got out and your mother led the others to the sanctuary." 

Ira turned to both of them and furrowed her eyebrows by the mention of the village that Eugene and her were since yesterday.
"Wait, you mean the village that isn't far away? This means the soldier's must be in the near and also my brother is there, what if they got -"
Before she could end her sentence -  horses and a loud voice could be heard; "Darkling, i know you are in there." 

Aleksander grabbed Ira and lowered her down to hide under the table.
"I will be back, wait her."
But his words didn't find her ears since her eyes catches a familiar red cloak of someone dear to her.
"Eugene..." She says with a shocked face when she pushed his hands of her. 

The young girl immediately run out the house and saw the beaten up version of her brother who was sitting on his knees - trying to breath as he looks up to his sister with teary eyes. "Ira.."

"Ah, another Grisha, we have a lucky night how it seems. "
The General said and shot arrows at Aleksander while Luda heals him from the inside but Ira was focused on her brother even one of the soldiers got her. 

All the time she was quiet - her ear were deaf in the moment.
The brunette didn't listen to what Aleksander said or the soldier's,
she didnt care in the moment.
But as her brother tried to reach her with his hand - a three arrows went through his chest, this broke the bubble she was in.

"EUGENE!!!" 
A loud painful scream scared the birds of the trees and she struggled to get free of the soldier who was holding her in place.
"Stop fighting Grisha or you end up just like him." Three soldiers told her as she starts to cry quietly and slowly start to glow from all her emotions. 

"I am not a Grisha.."
She whispers as she continues to glow brighter and brighter without using her hands. Her body was glowing so bright that they got almost blind through it - Ira let everything out. The man who was holding her got burned to ashes while the two in front of her got heavily wounded by the light.

Her legs run quickly to her brother who was laying on the ground trying to stay alive for her. She holds onto his hand and looks at him.
Eugene tried to speak as he struggled to catch his breath.
"Whatever happens, please don't leave me, Please..Ira,, please...don't leave me." He told her last words and his breathing stopped. 

"Eugene..Eugene..Hey,
Eugene..Please..Eugene."
She cries desperately and tries to wake him up gently while she holds tightly his cold hand. Hands were trying to pull her away from him but she struggled against them and pushed them away. "Thats my brother!!! I can't leave him! I'm sorry Eugene." 

The person who tried to pull her away from him was Aleksander who now lift her up in his arms bride style.
She continued to struggle against him while she cried;
"Oh God, I'm so sorry Eugene.."
But stopped to struggle when she heard Aleksanders words;
"Its okay, everything is over."  

Ira cried her eyes out as she watches the distance grew between the dead body of her brother and the running Aleksander.
"Eugene.." She whispers and staying quiet seeing Luda was following them while she asks herself why she didn't heal her brother? Was this woman so focus on Aleksander to let other people die? 

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"Luda, you need to heal Ira." 

Morozova laid the brunette down on a makeshft bed and holds her hand while Luda heals the wound on her stomach. She didn't even remember that she got wounded by the soldiers in the forest from all the hectic chaos that was happening. She opens her eyes feeling better from the healing Luda did on her body while Aleksander rubs her cheek and kisses her forehead. 

Luda stopped her magic and watches the man she had fallen in love - loving another woman who wasn't even a Grisha. "She is all healed." She told him and start to walk out the room in the Sanctuary while she heads towards her room but Baghra stopped her;
"Is my son back?"

"Yes, he is in that room and she is with him."She told the old woman who seemed now not happy like before.

"Ah, i see. Could you make us some tea and bring it to the room."
Baghra told her and heads straight towards the room where Aleksander and Ira was. The door opens and showed a somehow passive angry mother who looked at his son who was holding the hand of his lover and his lover leaning against the wall behind her on the bed. 

"My son." Baghra greets him and Aleksander stood up to embrace her.
"I'm here, I'm here."

They pulled away and Aleksander walked back to Ira who was now sitting normally while looking at the old woman who glared sharply at her.
"Ira, i thought you would be far away from my son but here you are."
Baghra was surprised seeing the young girl who seemed as if she was the original of the past Ira who lived before 500 years, she hasn't change at all.
Same face, same hair, same eyes, same body - everything seemed the same. 

"Baghra, i told you to accepted our relationship finally. I love Ira and she loves him, can't you be happy for your own son?" He told her frustrated and rubbed his forehead when Baghra took a chair and sit down. "I know but a mother knows whats the best for her own child." 

A knock at the door stopped the conversation when Luda came with a tea in the room and put it on the table close to Baghra. Luda left quickly from the heavy tension in the room that no one wanted to feel. Aleksander kissed the forehead of Ira to reassure her that everything will be fine and he will not leave her, no matter what happens.
The old woman turned to the couple and gave them their cup of tea and some biscuit. 

It was quiet in the room while everyone drank their tea and ate their biscuits while the sun was shining through the window. After awhile something felt wrong Ira's heartbeat got slower and her breathing got harder. She saw Aleksander laid his head on her lap and start to fall asleep while she went with her hand through his hair.
Even she felt right now not well and didn't realize where it came from - Ira still admired her lover. 

"Well, Ira you know many say we die twice, once when the breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name. This case had happens to you right now."
Baghra told her and stood up while she watches Ira confused expression.

"The tea you drank was poison by me, a strong one and my son drank a nice tea that will delete all the memories with you, he will not remember you when he wakes up. Don't try to wake him, he has now a deep sleep." 

Ira had tears running down her face as she could feel the poison starts to work. "Why? Why you hate me so much? I never did anything to Aleksander or you."

Her hand stayed in his hair and watching her cupping her chin;
"I'm protecting my son for people like you, you can't give him anything. Nothing."
She pushes roughly her chin away and stepped back while watching her slowly dying in front of her eyes.

"When Aleksander finds out the true, he will hate you....
You are the monster that Ravka and the King shall kill, you - only you alone.
Not your son who just wants to protect his own people. Remember my words Baghra Morozova, the past never forgets." 

The brunette starts to cough hard and holds onto her chest while she lowers her head to kiss the last time the forehead of Aleksander;
"Remember me my love..please.."
the coughing interrupting her words and took a deep breath as she continues to whisper; "I will be by your side as the sun in the day and in the night as the moon and stars.Shall my light protect you and guide you."
Her hand went the last time through his hair and pulled away leaning against the wall. Coughing blood at her last act she closes her eyes and died.
Her hand left his head and lays on the bed while Baghra looked without care at the dead body next to her sons sleeping body. 

"The Kradea bloodline is now and forever perished from this world." Baghra mumbled as two men she called before few minutes take the dead body of the girl and get out the sanctuary. Walking through the hallway carrying Ira's dead body with them - Luda watches them as she sighed;
"I'm sorry Ira but there exist only one woman in Aleksanders life and thats me." She whispers to herself while she turned around and walked to Baghra to help her bring Aleksander to his room to sleep. 

The two men went deep into the woods to bury her body far away from the building - far away from the sinner who commited that crime. As if the earth knew what they did - it starts to rain and cried for the innocent souls who died to early before their time. 

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Meanwhile a few days later Baghra said the true, Aleksander had forgotten about Ira and never heard this name before in his life when she once asked him. Yet Ira's words were also true when Luda died and Aleksander had a huge argument with his mother about his plans to create an army and fighting against the soldiers.
When Aleksander created the void in the moment spreading his arms and all the shadows came out of him - he felt in this moment not fear, he felt sadness as if someone had took something away from him that he hold dear.
A warm feeling of light protect him while he carried his mother away from the void.

His mother looked horrified and watches the black wall.
"What did you do?"

Aleksander smiled and turned his gaze to the void.
"I made something."

His onyx eyes catches a mythical creature - the firebird was flying above their heads while Aleksander watch it in awe.
The time has come for the Grisha to fight for themselves.

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Hey beautiful people, i hope you like the first chapter!                                               

What do you think? what will happen between Aleksander and Ira?

Will they meet again?

Will Aleksander gain the memories back of Ira?

Why did Baghra killed Ira?

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