Yennefer November

"Remember tonight Yennefer,for it is the beginning of everything"

Just with this the man vanished into the shadows.It was getting late,the sun is setting into the horizon,the sky has turned crimson.Unlike all day,I stood there nothing but the words of the man ringing like the whistling wind in my mind.I tried to male myself believe that he could be a mad man with mad desire to change people from their own perspective.Thats when I heard my family arriving at the gate.I did my best to be myself,then I ran into the garden and closed the gate,then again I ran,but now to the entrance of our house to welcome my family.Mother got out from the wagon looking pleased,whereas Indigo looks really pissed.Lilac had a mischeivious but a guilty smile playing on her lips.Father looked quite like he always does.Mother swiftly walked to me and asked

"You alright dear?"

I answered with my most genuine smile

"Of course I am mother,how was it?"

She said with a sad smile

"It would have been better if you were there"

Father,looking angry said

"Stop dotting on her Cissia,you are the one who is making the girl worse"

Indigo looked really red that I almost laughed at his face.But what I don't understand is what that happened to both Lilac and Indigo at Ogrenalla.They both were on their own seperate ways,Unusually.

Lilac kept on looking at me with a twinkle in her beautiful eyes.I went over to her and asked

"What is wrong with you both? You seem....different"

She touched my arm and said

"I did it,sister.I stood up to Indigo,can you believe it?all these I have been wanting to talk to you properly.I always wished that we could go back to our oldselves and here we are.."

I interepted her and asked,confused

"Wait..,I thought you didn't like me,I thought you didn't want to play with me and why in the gods name would the 'daddys favorite Lilac' would want  the 'spoiled brat Yennefer' to talk to?"

Her face went dark all over and she looked at me with watery eyes and said

"Can we go to your room?I have a lot to tell you"

I lead her to my room,arm in arm.She sat at the edge of my bed at looked all over the room and stopped at the mirror,chuckled softly and said

"That is really beautiful,where did you get those lilies,Yenn?

I stared at her,for calling me by my nickname and then answered

"I collected those,when you were gone"

She looked at me and asked

"Do you remember when mother once scolded us for covering her mirror with a flowers,that it was impossible for her to look into it,and she had to go to the time hall?"

I smiled at those words and said

"She ran at us all the way to the terrace that her dress was all crumpled,that she had to change into another and she even made me remove all those flowers to which I have to say.....it was really hard.She was really mad that she didn't talk to me,so I made her a small ivy crown and gave it to her to wear with her dress for Aunt Maybells wedding day.She was impressed by my work that she asked me to make more for occasions"

"I really miss those days Yennefer.After Indigo was born,he became a big wall against us,he always wanted to be the centre of attention,always wanted me to play with and him only.Do you know how much I wish we both could build those tiny little tree houses,I know we are old and big,but I think I am still a child at heart"

We both laughed at those and it was back again like old days.I grabbed her hand and started running down to the garden,she kept asking

"Where are we going,wher.....whoa..slowly...we might fall....Yennefer...."

"And here we are"

I said and she asked

"Whats in here?"

I dragged her to the place where I built the tree house and pointed at it she gasped with surprise and her eyes filled with water.She hugged me and started to cry softly and asked in  a childish tone

"Can we go up?I can never resist beautiful things"

We both chuckled loudly and started climbing.The top was wonderful,it was cool and cozy that I almost forgot about everything that happened today.Lilac looked at me with questioning eyes and I nodded,she very slowly bended her head and layed it on my lap.I started plaiting her dark brown curls and everything was like a dream come true.I opened my palms and made a small flower in lilac colour and tucked it into her curls.We were having a time of lifetime when the bell rang.We both scrambled down and started running to the entrance to greet the person.

When I opened the door,it was like my blood chilled at his sight.I can never forget those piercing eyes.I stood in front of Lilac and asked

"What do you want?"

He smiled and looked behind me,I didn't notice the whole family arriving.He smiled at mother and asked

"Its time to open the box,right Cissia?"

Mother stepped forward and said

"There is no box to be opened"

Father frustrated by the mans slanted talk piped in the conversation

"Who are you?and what do you want?"

The man answered

"Yennefer,I want Yennefer"

Lilac jumped forward and said

"Don't you even dare think about it"

Father was silent,like he was thinking over it,mother looked quite pale that I went over and asked

"Whats wrong mother?you not feeling well?

She was about to answer when the man intereppted

"Nothing is wrong Yennefer,I am here to right the wrong your mother has done"

Father looked at all if us and answered

"My child or my children are mine and they are no ones to claim.I am their Father,I am the one who raised and will raise them to their perspective"

Lilac and Indigo smiled widely at those words,but mother looked afraid of the man.Her grip on my arm was too tight,like she was sure the man would take me away.The man glanced at mother and answered

"Why raise a child thats not yours,Orman.Why raise someone not your blood?

Mother stood straight and said

"Because I chosed to ,Because I chose her"

Father looked at mother,like he was seeing her for the first time and asked

"Cissia,what are you talking about?Who is it that you chose?"

She looked at him and answered

"Yennefer,I am talking about Yennefer,Orman.I chose her.....but I didn't give birth to her"