chapter 45: grief & a new guardian

[ i apologize if there would be any errors ( grammars, spellings and such more ).]

THIRD PERSONS' POINT OF VIEW

"MARIA, NO!" Juliet shouted from behind.

"Enjoy some poison, Celestia." Maria said as she evilly smirked and slowly pushed Celestia to the water.

Juliet ran to Celestia, and she pushed her to the other side, but Juliet slipped then fall into the water.

"JULIET!" All of them shouted except Maria's family.

"Telekinesis!" Romeo shouted but then Juliet already fall down to the water, with poison.

"J-Juliet, no.." Celestia said as she started tearing up and Travis, Romeo and Lauren pulled Juliet up.

"By the power of Magicia, I ask to use the chances spell to bring back on what happened five minutes ago." Celestia recited the chances spell.

Nothing. Nothing happened as Celestia looked confused, and she looked around as Maria and her family did an evil laugh for the embarrassment Celestia made.

"B-But, there was still one chance to- You bastard, it's all your fault!" Celestia scolded as Maria flinched.

"Cut the crap Celestia, you already lost one of your members of the team." Maria said as she scoffed.

"Destruction!" Travis said in anger as he ran towards Maria and he destroyed their remotes.

"Super senses!" Lauren said as Lauren started tearing up then sensed that the Greene family will escape.

"Dad, do your thing." Lauren sighed then Michael slowly nodded.

"By my power of Divination, I foretell to bring back everything on the way it was." Michael recited his spell then it did so.

Everything did went back to normal, but Juliet stayed the same, she's dead. Everyone except the Greene family gathered around Juliet as we started crying.

"The battle isn't over Maria, we will make sure that you will get what you deserve in the near future." Romeo said in anger.

"Oh I'm pretty it is over, but if we do cross paths in the future, I will make sure I would completely succeed." Maria said then her family left by flying.

"J-Juliet, please wake up. Please, we still need you." Travis said as he sobbed and kneel down beside Juliet.

"A-Aunt Tia, is there a way to bring her back? I'm sure there will be, right?" Lauren asked as she wiped her tears.

"I'm afraid there isn't Lauren, as the guardian of the Magicias, I couldn't bring back someone alive." Celestia sighed as a tear dropped from her eye.

"D-Dad, you're a fortune teller, right? Can you see if Juliet could still be alive in the future?" Travis asked as Romeo sat down beside them.

"I-I will try, Travis." Michael said then he brings out his crystal ball and Travis placed Juliet's hands on the crystal ball, Michael did so too.

Michael closed his eyes as they looked at him like there is still hope, but after a few minutes, he opened back his eyes.

"I'm sorry everyone, but I couldn't see anything in her future." Michael sighed as the rest looked over at Juliet then Travis grabbed a cloth and wiped Juliet's lips.

"I'm really sorry that we couldn't bring you back, Juliet. We are deeply sorry." Lauren said as she sobbed and hold her hand.

"I failed as a guardian, and I failed as an aunt, I'm really sorry Juliet." Celestia said then she started crying and Michael comforted her.

"I promise I will love you in another life Juliet Fitzroy, and when I do, I will find you." Romeo said as he looked over Juliet.

"We will find you Juliet, I love you M'lady, I will always do." Travis said then he leaned in for a kiss to Juliet.

And that's the last time they gathered as a team. Because after a week on Juliet's funeral, only Aunt Tia, Romeo and Lauren came along with the rest of Juliet's family ad relatives. Afterwards, Aunt Tia and Lauren talked in the nearest cafe.

"How are you doing, Aunt Tia?" Lauren asked as Celestia looked down, drinking her coffee then she places it down.

"I would lie if I said I'm okay, so I'm not, at all. Wh-What about you, Lauren?" Celestia asked.

"Actually, I feel the same way. S-So, what did you want to talk to me?" Lauren asked as Lauren nervously looked up.

"I know, this isn't the right time to discuss with this Magicia thing, especially when we are from Juliet's funeral. But, I decided to choose you as the next holder of the Magicia book and mirror of Juliet's." Celestia replied as she sighed.

"B-But, why me? I barely know about these Magicia stuff, sh-shouldn't you give it to either Romeo and Travis instead?" Lauren asked as she frowned.

"I did Lauren, but they had different reasons. For Romeo, he will go back to his old city on where was he born with his first family. For Travis, well, I didn't get a chance to talk to him. His father said that he wasn't in the mood to socialize with anyone at the moment." Celestia sighed.

"You're my last hope Lauren, I will give you sometime to agree since we are still grieving for Juliet these days. But when you have finally decided to do so, here is the mirror and the Magicia book. You must use it for the greater good, and once you are the holder, you would most likely expect to be the next guardian of the and read out loud this spell to communicate with me." Celestia continued as she brings out the Magicia book and mirror then Lauren reached out her hands, and she received them.

Fifty-two years later

"And after a couple weeks, I agreed to become the holder of the Magicia book and mirror. But the next decade, I heard that Celestia passed away due to a rare disease that is run through their family. Ever since that day, I became the guardian of the Magicias up until the present. But we would never know that one day I would leave this world behind, that's why I want you to be the holder of this, especially that you are older enough to handle this." Lauren said to her grandchild.

"Are you sure this isn't one of your fantasy stories you tell us every night, Grandma?" Lauren's 7-year old grandson asked as he chuckled.

"Trust me my Grandson, I had go through this from the past years." Lauren chuckled as she places her hand on her grandson's shoulder.

"What about Grandpa Travis? Did he go through that also?" The grandson asked as he looked at Lauren.

"Your Grandpa didn't went through those Grandson, well, I did helped your Grandma Lauren, but I didn't really focused all my attention to the Magicias after my love one's death." Travis said as and walked inside the room and they looked up at him.

"Is that the reason why you aren't married to someone unlike Grandma?" The grandson asked as Travis sat down beside him.

"W-Well precisely my Grandson, because I never fall out of love for the love of my life. Besides, I promised myself that I will find a girl like her, one day." Travis said as he looked over the grandson.

"This romance stuff makes me sick, why can't we just marry the person and we would live happily ever after?" The grandson asked as he frowned.

"Love isn't that easy sweetie, it is like obstacles and once you finally find the right person, now that is when you get to marry the person you love. Just like my husband Edward, at first I rejected him for the other man I love, but I realized he is the one for me." Lauren said as she chuckled.

"Out of curiosity, but who was the person you reject for, Grandma?" The grandson asked then Lauren and Travis looked at each other.

"U-Uhh, o-our old friend, Romeo McAdams." Lauren nervously said as she looked back at her grandson.

"Where is he right now? Do you still meet up with him? Does he still communicate with you two?" The grandson asked as Lauren and Travis worriedly looked at each other.

Flashback from forty five years ago

"Congrats Lauren! I didn't expect you would be the first newly wed among us three." Romeo said as he walked towards Lauren after the wedding ceremony.

"Thank you Romeo, and thank you also for coming to our wedding, especially after everything that happened seven years ago." Lauren said as she looked up at him.

"Your welcome Lauren, we are friends remember? Speaking of friends, have you seen Travis? I really want to talk to him to check on how he has been." Romeo said.

"O-Oh, I swear I saw him awhile ago, but I'm sure he is here somewhere." Lauren said as she looked around.

"How was France, Romeo?" Travis asked as he glared at him and Romeo turned at him.

"I-It was good, but I decided to visit in this city for a bit for Laury's wedding." Romeo replied as Lauren walked towards them.

"N-No offense, but you look different than the last time we saw each other, Travis." Romeo said as he looked at Travis.

"Shouldn't you mind your own business, Romeo?" Travis asked in anger as he went closer to Romeo then Lauren went in between them.

"Okay, can we please not fight right now? Especially in my own wedding?" Lauren asked as she looked at them.

"You're lucky that Lauren is here, because if she wasn't, I could've beat you right now. And don't show up next time, I don't want to see you after what happened." Travis said as he walked backwards then he turned around and left

"I'm sorry about him Romeo, he wasn't just the same ever since Juliet died." Lauren sighed as she looked at Romeo.

"I-It's okay, I get that he is aggressive these days, but may I ask on what happened to him when I was gone?" Romeo asked as he frowned.

"Like you said he is aggressive these days, he drinks alcohol and smokes all the time just to forget his pain when Juliet died, he doesn't go out of the house really much except for today, stays up all night crying over Juliet and so many more things." Lauren said.

"Wow, he is different than the days Juliet was still here. Honestly, I do feel sad after Juliet's death but I believe that I will love her in another life, to fix up all the mistakes I have done towards her." Romeo sighed.

"You really love her, do you?" Lauren asked as she smiled.

"Of course I do, I will always do." Romeo replied as he smiled back.

Present

"You know what little kid, I think you should sleep right now. But make sure you find your Juliet and when you do treat her right, okay Jonathan?" Travis nervously said as he carries their grandson to stand up.

"Yes Grandpa, I will." Jonathan said, nodded.

~ mj <3