bored at work. maybe this will turn into a bigger project.
Jillian was torn in so many ways, her soul was in small pieces on the floor.
She was willing to sacrifice everything for him. For the one she was hopelessly in love with, but she was facing a number of serious decisions that played as obstacles in her path to freedom.
First was her family. Her happiness of course means the world to them, but their arrogance and shallowness seem to always drag down the entire morale of her existence. She knew the moment she'd laid eyes on him that he was it. The one she had been told about by the gypsy she saw 2 years prior. Normally, she didn't rely on predictions from anyone, but this one was different. He was different. There was something there, between them, some sort of magnetic field that pulled her to him. She knew he was her destiny.
Now her family was a different story... Her father was a hardworker. He worked mostly down in the crystal mines in the valley everyday, sometimes moving to different towns to help out people there. All in all he was a good man. He had high standards for anyone that had any sort of social connections to his children. Particularly with his daughter, Jillian. Everyone she ever spoke interest of was never good enough. Whether it was the jobs they had, or motivation they lacked, they were always considered unambitious in her father's eyes. Her mother, a timeless beauty, was known for her wonderful social abilities and numerous friends; something Jillian severly lacked. Her mother worked in the imporium in the "regulating" branch, making sure people who broke the laws stayed hidden away from the world, until their punishments were completed. She was quick to judge people, never giving them a second chance if for some petty reason they didn't impress her. She was almost impossible to please. Being too nice to her would give her a reason to hate you for being a suck-up, or wuss; not being talkative meant you were too good for everyone, and she would hate you for that. Jillian went through constant reminders of who she could, and couldn't bring home for dinner if she were to ever do so.
But all of that went out the window the day she met him. She cared nothing of the rules she was told and reminders she was given. They didn't mean anything at this point. She was in love, and the only thing in the enitre multiverse that made her happy, was him. She knew her parents wouldn't care of anything else, just so long as she was happy...so she thought.
She was forbidden to see him again after her parents found out he was a darkheart, the prince of Darhan, which she didn't think would matter, so long as she was happy. She was so terribly confused about her mother's decision, because it went against what she was always taught, which was not to judge people for how they looked or what they were, but isn't that what she was doing?
After being told she couldn't see Ryzek anymore, Jillian was not only heartbroken, but she felt empty inside without him. She rebelled against her mother's wishes and began seeing him in secret. She didn't care he was a darkheart, he was different, he made her feel whole. He was the one, and she knew it.
Ryzek's mother, Queen Daelin of Darhan constantly listened to her son's burdens caused by the family of his beloved. She couldn't bear to hear of the things Jillian's family spoke of, and slowly a fire of hatred began to burn within the Queen towards them. She pitied Jillian, and constantly found herself wondering why it is Jillian was so different than her family. Still, she stood her ground for her only son, the Heir of Darhan, and swore to him she would never support any kind of marriage or formal bond between him and Jillian, which in turn, tore Ryzek's heart...He knew then, it would come down to a decision. And a very hard one at that.
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So there she sat, alone, shivering in the rain next to the river in the forrest. She didn't know what to do. Her family only finally accepted Ryzek after she told them how much she was in love with him, but he would always feel the cold draft that came from their words that day. And he would never forget it. Jillian was torn. Ryzek was hurt. And being a Darkheart, he would never forgive them for how they made him feel. She loved him so much, more than words would ever be able to describe. She wanted nothing more than to be able to spend the rest of her life with him, but because of her family she knew in her heart, he would never offer his hand in marriage, never want to spend his life with her, never want to take that chance...or does he? Could she just sever her ties with her family completely, cutting herself out of the crazy world she had lived in for so long? Would things be different then? If Ryzek chose to deal with his fear of unacceptance from her family, how long would it be before he left her? Would his mother, Queen of Darhan ever be able to see her son live a Happily ever after with the one he truly loved?