A couple of hours later Violet and Cleo had managed to get back to the house. Harley and Ivy instantly went into a panicked state when Cleo collapsed on their sofa and they saw Violets hand; both of them were quick to instantly attend to them both, Ivy setting out on cleaning all of Cleo's cuts which ranged from her back to her thighs and Harley set out on stitching up Violets hand.
"What the hell happened?" Ivy started.
Cleo let out a small hiss at one of her cuts and she began the story, from the very beginning. "It starts with Isabelle.."
Around an hour or two later, Cleo had finally finished her story. By then Violet was curled up on the floor fast asleep, Harley had fainted quite a while ago from shock and Ivy was just sitting there with a dumbfounded look on her face.
"So My Cryptic was Isabelle all along?" Ivy concluded and Cleo nodded "my daughter is possessed?" And once again Cleo nodded "the love of your life set out to kill my daughter?" Another nod "because she was also possessed?" Once again a nod and Ivy took a shaky breath "I'm too old for this" Cleo laughed lightly and nudged Violet waking her up.
"5 more minutes." was the groan that was heard from the floor and Harley shot up hearing that her baby was up, Harley had a link with Violet that no other mother and daughter had she could sense when there was something wrong or when Violet was sick or worrying and that was the best thing Harley could hope for.
"How are you feeling?" Harley asked Cleo and she shrugged.
"How would you feel if you had to kill Ivy?" Harley gave a sad smile and went over to hug her.
"Thank you, for saving her, no matter how weak you were at that time. Really, thank you so much" She placed a small kiss to Cleo's cheek and smiled thankfully.
Violet shot up so sudden it generally scared everyone else.
"Aubrey, I've got to see Aubrey." Pulling out her phone quicker than ever she found Aubreys texts.
V - Waterfall. NOW!
Violet turned to look at Cleo and she gave a smug all knowing smile.
"I knew it!"
"Know what?" Asked Harley and Ivy rolled her eyes.
"Isn't it obvious Harl?"
Harley's eyes widened and she gave a proud smile.
"I love her." Was all she said before getting up to leave.
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Aubrey furrowed her brows at the sudden text from Violet and didn't know whether to feel sick or smile.
Aubrey got to the waterfall as fast as she could and Violet was already there, floating around where they were the last time. What had happened to her hand?
"Hey princess!"
"Come on in, dork!"
Violet laughed and Aubrey gave a dazzling smile, stripping off into her underwear she dived right into the clear blue lake. Aubreys hands rested on her waist, exactly like that night.
"Your hand?" She asked, curious and worried.
"I've had a long morning. Aubrey, I have something to tell you." They both grinned and Aubrey didn't give her time to say another word.
"I like you." Violet giggled with a roll of her eyes and flicked her lightly.
"Dickhead! I was meant to say that!"
Violets smile settled once she found comfort in Aubreys eyes, and as she leaned forward this right here felt right to the both of them.
"No interruptions?"
"Not this time." Violet replied in a low husky voice before their lips finally met.
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"Should we have another kid?" Harley asked and Ivys eyes widened.
"Why would we need another? We have Violet and Cleo!" Ivy said with a small laugh and looked at her wife lovingly. "We would need more of that desire toxic right?" Harley nodded and held Ivys hand.
"I'd love to have another baby with you Harley, maybe a boy this time! We could name him Luke!"
"I couldn't help but overhear that someone wants another bundle of joy?" Cleo asked excitedly, she looked a lot more cleaned up now and she had been snuggling peacefully with Jefferson in her Batman pyjamas. "Lucky for you both, I have plenty of the desire toxic left!" She practically yelled before rushing out.
They both smiled at each other and Harley placed her forehead onto Ivys.
"I love you so much Red."
"I love you too Harls."
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The diamond in the corner of her room caught her eye and Cleo couldn't help but give out a small sigh. Grabbing the diamond and her cane she left the house through the garden, getting down on all fours Cleo took off into the woods, cane and diamond locked in her jaw.
The wind rushed through her midnight blue fur which now had a stripe of black through it instead of red, her paws trampled the sticks beneath her and as she ran past a small pond only one of her eyes were a deep black and the other was now a blood red and she gave a small chuckle. She finally came to a clearing with a cliff where the ocean crashed against the stone cold rocks beneath.
Transforming into her human form Cleo bounced the diamond in her left hand and sighed. Coming to the very edge of the cliff she placed the diamond on its edge and held up her dragon cane.
There was a sudden gush of wind and rain started to heavily fall. It became darker in seconds and the thunder and lighting was making its way towards the cliff. Silence, then a single strike of lighting straight into the dragons head as Cleo brought it down on the diamond with all her strength.
The blood moon reflected in the now shattered clear diamond and the shadows made their way into Cleo; she felt refreshed, better than ever. It didn't seem to effect her, but as she blinked the colour in one of her eyes switched from red back to its normal colour and she smiled sadly.
And now as Cleo stated across the ocean as the rain poured down on her and she could feel the blood moon coursing through her she found a different meaning to life, that, right there, in that moment, Cleo found the beauty in life without Isabelle.
The End