very destination, and I opened my eyes to see the very prize that proved that all I'd just witnessed within the realm of dreams was true.
"What the..." Kaito trailed off as I let go of his hand and walked to the very spot.
The three graves laid side by side. The resting place for Dad, Mom, and Flynn.
Glistening under the moonlight was the golden bow. It had the same detailing, from the special markings carved into its metal body to the gold string that held a hint of magic within it.
I lowered to the ground on my knees as I reached out to pick up the golden weapon that was now my own. My trembling fingers trailed along the string, before moving to the metal base.
"Finnick?" Kaito's voice was soft and close by to my right. My eyes lingered on the bow. Droplets hit the surface, making me realize I was crying.
"Don't worry, Kaito," I whispered as more tears fell and I tried to hold back my sobs. "These are happy tears."
I could see his light nod as he reached out to rub my back.
"Then cry away, Finnick. It's good to be happy," he encouraged, which only made me sob harder as I clung to the gifted item.
Kaito hugged me from the side, allowing me to shed many happy tears as I took the moment to relive that fine dream. I'd miss my family every single day of my life, but their memories would live through me.
Farwell, Flynn. May you rest in peace with Mom and Dad...and thank you for protecting this role for me. I won't let you down. I promise.
Intertwined Present And Revealed Duty
~BRIANNE~
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"Did you know when I poke your nose while you're sleeping, you wiggle it like this?" Connor paused just to demonstrate the action. "And you give the cutest smile."
I stared at him with a smug smile, attempting to fight the yawn that wished to escape my lips. "This leads me to wonder what the rest of the guys do when I'm knocked out."
"Jax sleeps. Finnick sings something random. Kaito just reads stuff. Sometimes out loud with the hopes you'll hear him in your sleep," Connor replied and leaned in closer to whisper, "Don't tell him I said that. He gets all embarrassed when caught."
I giggled and let my hands run through my hair before crossing my legs on the bed. "Where's everyone else?"
"Hmmm." Connor had to think about it. "Kaito went somewhere with Finnick. I'm not sure if he wasn't feeling okay or needed some air, but Kaito assured me he's fine through text. Jax went to finalize our team mark. Mia and Miya are spending time with their men but will come check in later. Starlight went to chase your parents, and Aon put Fuwa and the cute wolf familiar on time out."
"Oh! I forgot about that," I realized, recalling Fuwa and the black wolf familiar from the library. As if everything came rushing back to me, I recalled exactly what happened before I passed out.
* * *
“Uh. Starlight, Brianne. This is Alice H. Blaze. We better just tell it like it is. So, uh, the H in Alice's name stands for Harlow and Blaze is not actually her real name. So, um...congrats. You have an unknown sister!”
All of us stared at them before Alice blinked and then widened her eyes.
"Wait, what?!!!" she shrieked. "What do you mean I'm not a Blaze? I thought you said the whole adoption thing was temporary so I could enroll in school?!"
"Uh..." Father looked at Mother, who shyly grinned.
"Your mother who went missing is actually my twin sister. Since she couldn't have children of her own, I offered to let her raise you because you and Brianne are twins. In order to keep both of you alive I was only allowed to register one child, which ended up being Brianne."
The silence was nothing compared to how fast my heart was racing.
I…have another sister? No, wait. I’M A TWIN?!
No one spoke until Alice turned right around, took three steps, and face-planted on the floor.
"Mistress!" Cyrus screamed.
“Uh-oh," Mia and Miya commented. “That...was unexpected."
"Are you fucking kidding me?!" Starlight screamed as if she’d finally caught onto what was happening.
All I could do was slowly look to Jax as he met my nervous gaze.
"Um. Do you just wanna go back to sleep now or should we just go elsewhere?"
"Hmm." I looked back at the scene and turned back to him. "Yeah. Let's just go to the other room and pretend this