After I got more used to not seeing, I found myself running. I felt my heart beating so hard against my chest, not because I was running, but because of hope. There was hope that there might be a slight possibility that my Izzy, my lttle Luna, is still out there and alone. My inner wolf growled out, I need to find. I keep running till I feel my whole body become engulfed with water. I swam to the surface. I look around and see that I ran into the waterfall. I look around. it was Nightcrowe. I climb out of the little circle pool. I look around the place, "Hello?" I hear a female voice, "Xavier is that you? I brought you that fruit that you like. Do you want me to-" The woman in the cloak comes into view from the trees. She gasped when she saw me and stilled. I see her chest heaving air, in and out. "Who are you?" I ask? She turns to run. But I growled, "Don't you dare!" She stilled. I can see her shaking through the cloak. I slowly walk to her. The cloak hid her face. "You are the woman that has been spending time with my son." She nods her head.
I lean in and smell her. I growl down at her, "Why do you smell so much like her? Why do you play games with my mind? Are you a witch?" She shakes her head.
I see her head scanning my body. It stops at the level of my pendant. I go to take the hood off, but she backs away like a wounded animal. She turns around and runs. I chase her. "Hey! Come back here! I just want to talk!" She keeps running. She starts to throw fruits at me. "Ouch!" Ugh! I'm done playing nice. I sprint after her and tackle her to the ground. She tries to push me off, but I take a hold of her wrists and put them above her head. We both breath heavily. I take off the hood. We both still. We look into each others eyes. My breath gets taken from me. "I know those eyes," I whispered. I lean down to look closer, "Izzy," I whispered.
"Xander," She whispered back.
I get up and away from her, "PLease tell me that I'm not dreaming."
Her eyes are shining with unshed tears. "No...you found me."
I am so in shock. "So, you're real?" I walk towards her and touch her hand. The spark ignited. I look back into her eyes, "This is real." I whispered.
She smiles and nods her head, "You see me," she said with a shaky voice.
"I see you."
I couldn't take it anymore. I went to Izzy and pulled her against me. She wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me back tightly "For all these years, I thought you were dead," I felt my eyes sting with tears. "I thought you were dead."
"Without you, I might as well have been." She sobbed.
I picked her up bridal style. I carried her towards a rock were I sat down and placed her on my lap. She hadn't stopped hugging. And I really hope she never will. "How is this possible?" I ask her.
She release my neck and sat back a little to see my face, "You do deserve an explanation..." She took a deep breath and started, "When Matheseus took me to the woods, he had a with with him. I met her before in the cells. She was a daughter of a powerful witch. Anyways, Matheseus made her put a curse on me. I was to be trapped at Nightcrowe waterfall forever. No one was to get in or get out. But, me and that witch kind of bonded in those cells. I told her about you and how I was pregnant. She had sympathy for me. So she made a way out of the curse. The curse ca only be lifted when you, my mate, truly believed that I would be alive. But it had to be you alone. I couldn't give you any hints. You had to believe all on your own."
"So you've been here for four years?"
I nod my head, "Yeah, but..." she looked down and smiled through her tears, " But then I met Xavier and...oh Xander he's so beautiful!" Tears rolled down her cheeks, "I thought I would never see him, but Xander he is so big and strong! When I found out he was my son, I knew that one day you'd find me. I knew you'd keep your promise no matter what. I had faith in you."
I held her to me as if she was gonna disappear. "I'm never letting you go."
She lay her head on my chest. "You know what I missed most?" She asked.
"What?"
"Your smell." She lay her head on my shoulder so than she press her face against my neck. "When I have your scent, I feel safe."
I held a bit more tighter. "I've missed you so much Izzy." I brought her face down to mine. I pressed my lips to hers for the first time in four years. She held my face in her soft hands and I held her waist. This felt so right. The first time in years I've felt so happy.
"Papa?" We both broke our kiss and saw that Xavier was here. His face scrunched in confusion, "Ummm why are you kissing the fairy lady?"
We both chuckled, "Come over here buddy, I want to introduce you to someone."
He walks to us cautiously. I gesture to Izzy, "This is Elizabeth Nightwalker, your mama."
Xav's eyes widen into big orbs "Y-you were my mama the whole time?"
Izzy nods her head, "Yes, I'm sorry but I wasn't allowed to tell you."
Xav didn't seem to mind. I think he was just in shock that he has his mother back. He runs to Izzy and jumps on her. She laughs as she catches him. Xav just rest on Izzy with his eyes closed as Izzy strokes his hair. "Please don't leave me again." He whispered.
She kisses his forehead and replied, "I'm not going anywhere."
She looks up at me and smiled.
My heart didn't feel dark anymore. It felt so much more whole. I lean down and hold them both in my arms. My family.
"Finally." He whispered.