Chapter 28 - Cool Glass of Lemonade

 Erin ran into the bathroom, pushing open the door with so much force that it banged hard into the opposite wall, then closed itself.
"What was that?" She heard her husbands distant yell.
She managed to shout a quick,"Nothing!" back before she vomited in the toilet.
"It can't be Arlie's cooking" She said out loud to herself, as she flushed everything she just ate down the toilet.

 "I just don't think she likes me at all" Ted cried after a few drinks to Harrison.
"It's okay buddy," Harrison said, ordering another drink. "She's just a little tough, you know how she is."
"I know" he sobbed again. "Another drink please" Ted ordered.

A party was being held at the local dive bar to celebrate the defeat of Vlad, and only the finest guests were invited.

 Xavier, now old, used his cane and walked promptly into the party like a sir.

and other guests..

 ...like Chad, cried tears of joy, or just plain tears.

 Nothing that a little dancing with the best friend can't cure !

 Or.. dancing with future..maybe.. lovers?

All in the same, the night continued on with laughter, joy and excitement. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

 "This is a nice break" Erin said glancing around at everyone having a good time as she danced.
"Yeah, beats staying home" Harrison grinned. "But we can still have fun at home later " he winked at her making her blush.
"Oh stop" She laughed. She was twirled around in his arms one last time before they stopped dancing.
"May I buy you a drink?" he offered out his hand.
"You may" She smiled, taking it.

 She sat down at the bar, Harrison right behind her.
"I'll have a lemonade" She announced the bar tender.
Xavier came around the corner just as she got her glass. "Lemonade? It's a party for Christs sake have a drink!"
Harrison laughed, Xavier was such a drunk that he had to criticize  anyone who didn't have a drink at a party.
"I'd rather not" Erin smiled as she touched the class to her lips, ready to take a much needed gulp of the cold lemonade.
"What are you, pregnant?" Xavier roared, drunker then ever.
She spit out her lemonade which seemed so splatter across the whole counter.
"Erin are you..?"

But Erin didn't let Harrison finish. She stood up from the bar stool,

 "I think I might be" she whispered.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked, a little hurt.
"Well I didn't know for sure, I mean it could just be Arlie's food but -"
"It's not Arlies food" he stated.
"I know but I wanted to make sure I really was pregnant before I told anyone." She grabbed his shoulders. " But I really think I am"

 He pulled her into his arms and squeezed her tight. "I'm so excited" he whispered. "There is nothing more that I want then a family with you "

 "So it's true then?" Arlie approached with a present.
"Huh..." Erin completely forgot that Arlie has special abilities.
"Well I have this present for you, because you are indeed pregnant. But no worries, I haven't told anyone"
Arlie smiled, handing Erin the present, the looked past Erin and saw Chad who was staring with the blankest face possible for what he had just overheard.

Erin opened the present to find a three oranges all different sizes.
Erin laughed and was about to turn around to secretly 'dispose' of them when she ran right into her dad.

 "Is it true?" He asked, his face very grave.
Erin was scared. Why was her dad so not excited by this news?
"Well yes it has just been confirmed... I was just going to tell you but these oranges and -"

 "Oh sweetie I'm so happy " Chad said hugging her daughter .
"Don't ever mess with me like that again" Erin said, relived that her dad wasn't actually upset about it.

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The night continued on, and one by one people started leaving.

 And others stayed.

 Erin did find out she was in fact, pregnant.

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 "Can you predict your own future?" Erin asked Arlie as they sat down for lunch.
"No" Arlie answered. "And it's not really predicting it's more like they come to me. I can't summon what is going to happen." She explained.

 "Well something weird came to me" Erin said, watching Arlie eat.  "This purple-haired guy came to me in a dream, well maybe I wasn't dreaming? I can't remember..." She said with a coy smile.
"And what is that?" Arlie stuffed an overloaded fork into her mouth.
"He told me that he wanted going to marry you. Weird right? I just can't remember who it was" her sarcasm grew stronger. "Oh, right. it was Brian"
Arlie choked on her food, causing her to bang on her chest. Food flew out of her mouth and sprayed the once clean table.
~~

 "Woah! And that's him kicking?"
"Yep" Erin smiled. "That's our little Remus!"
~~~

 "So I heard that you're going to ask her soon?" Harrison questioned Brian.
"WELL.." Brian's bad poker face  was interrupted by screaming from the basement..

 "IT'S HAPPENING!" Erin yelled, sucking in sharp breaths.
Harrison whisked her away to the hospital .
~~

 And as  a congrats present Arlie adopted them a dog! His name is Captain Manicorn xD
~~

 They waited for what seemed like forever in the hospital waiting room.

 Then Erin fianally came out, glitchy baby Remus in hand.

~~

Big Bungalow

Chapter 27 - Sister and Half Brother

 Arlie told Harrison everything when she got back from town with Brian. He was mad at first, but then realized he should have suspected something like that from Erin.
She assured that Erin would be all right, and that she could feel Erin coming close to what she was looking for.
Harrison had no idea what that was but he hoped she would find it, and fast.

 Erin opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was the cold dark walls.
What the hell! Where am I !? 
It took a minute for her to register what she was last doing.
"Oh yeah" she grumbled as she got up.

She searched and searched.  She came across more stones that would unlock doors and she even came across cut gems that were worth a lot of money.

 Putting those stones in the their fitted hole gave Erin a sense of accomplishment.
The sooner she could figure this place out, the sooner she could get out of there.

 Each treasure chest was  clue, leading her to certain areas.
Most of the castle had a mysterious feeling to it, some left her awestruck and others..

 well.. others left wishing that she never entered it the first place...

 "AGHHHHWHATTT!" Her first reaction was to punch the poor skeleton, sending it's fragile bones flying, bouncing off the walls and finally to a clattering haul to the floor.
"Never again" She said out loud.
That was one thing about opening random doors, you never knew what was behind them.

Her arms became use the beating and became stronger, he muscles more defined.

 Her enchantment-breaking skills became better and better as she swiftly allowed herself to open more difficult rooms to the castle.

 "No.." Pushing open the stone wall she was set in a spooky scene.
It was like jail. And it felt like death.
The skeletons made things worse then it had to be. But she would just remember how they couldn't do anything, as she punched one to pieces by mistake.
She laughed at loud to this, but her laughter was cut short to a chill that  ran down her back and to her  very bones.

 A force pushed her into the water, screaming as she fell in.
She came back up alright. With another keystone.

 This one, the last one she hoped.

 She walked in the front entrance, feeling not so brave. As she walked in she felt something pulling at her. It was an odd feeling, like someone was trying to tug at her shirt to pull her in a certain direction.

 It took her a while to jimmy open doors, but she finally reached what seemed like the "master room". The tugging stopped here but she continued to search the room.

But to her dismay, she only found gems.
Walking back to the hall way the tugging continued again.  She tired loosening her shirt a little, tugging too, but she realize that it wasn't working.

She walked through to the dinning area, collecting loot and treasures on her way.  That's when she spotted something unusual.
Right when she made eye contact the tugging turned into a feeling of contentment.

 She lifted up the heavy axe, suspending it into the air.
This is so odd She thought, feeling it as it got lighter and lighter as she held it up.

"Is this what I've been looking for?" she questioned out loud, feeling the smooth wooden handle.

As if it were trying to answer, the axe lit up, power surging, making it glow.

The light seemed to consume Erin. 

She had found what she was looking for. 

I need to tell Arlie... She looked around But I still haven't seen the whole thing She said, examining the castle. 

 Okay these things are getting annoying! She thought, slamming the stone into its place

 "Awwwwwweeeeeee" she said out loud.
It reminded her of her wedding..
But her thoughts soon changed as she remembered where she was.
No, no ew. Who would want to get married here!?

 She went further and further. Not only was she still exploring but looking for a way out as the entrance was still blocked.
She stumbled upon an art room. Pottery was decorated, blank canvas's were ready to be painted.

Erin felt relief as she got into the hardest room to enter.
It shined and dazzled,

Potions were everywhere,

 And as soon as she stepped into the room she heard and felt a great thud. Too her amazement she looked out the window and saw she could finally leave the grounds.
She took the potions and set off, running across the castle.
She couldn't wait to see her husband, and tell Arlie what she discovered.

 She walked out the front,  closing the doors behind her. She really was great full to be out of the castle. She took her first step home.

 She came across the old door remembering what a challenge it had been to open it when she first came.
With the slightest touched it opened.

 "Ahh, you've made it out alive I see" Vlad careened from outside the grounds.
Erin took  her time over to where Vlad stood. She was scared and her heart was beating fast but she wasn't going to show it.

 "It's over" Erin said, trying to calm him down, seeing the anger in his eyes.
"It's not over until I say it is" He said, his hands on his hips.  He laughed at her

 She slapped him hard across the face.
That made him REALLY angry. "Don't you treat me like that" he snarled, advancing on her.
"Don't tell me what to do, little brother."
"AGGGH" he screamed, lunging at her.

 But he was no match for Erin.
"You can't win!" she shouted as she struggled to keep him still.

  A final punch and he was on the ground. Erin pulled out the axe and waved it through the air.
I gust of wind flew by, or out of it, Erin couldn't tell, and sent him to his knees.

 "No.." he sobbed.

 He made the weirdest face ever, and died.

The end.
LOL JK

He vanished with a glow.