Previously on 'To Remember...'

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I held my hair back as the wind blew it. It was now May 28th. I stared at the doors that led to the front door of my school and beamed. I was graduating this year and informing Valerie and Co. of my true self. More than a year has passed since I first saw Vodka and Rene.

“What are you smiling at?” came Rene’s voice as she walked towards me.

I smiled, “I’ll miss this entity called school”

“Hmm? Why?” She asked innocently.

I pitied Lilian and Maddie who didn’t get to experience the rest of their high school lives but it’s not like I could do a thing about it.

I looked down at the red and white graduation gown that I wore, “Who knows?” I replied to Rene.

“I feel nothing though” came Vodka’s voice very close to me. I jumped in fright. He conceals his presence every time he wants to talk to me. I really wish he would stop and although I talked to him about it, he just ignored my pleas. I have finally decided that he really was not like I first thought.

“Of course you don’t feel anything” I mumbled hoarsely.

He smiled a bit before his poker face took over.

I stared at the school for a bit more before talking, “After spending a year ravaging libraries you finally found something?”

“Of course. I didn’t think it would take this long though” He stated proudly

"Is that so” I replied dryly.

“Elizabeth!” came a sweet voice. I turned to see Valerie waving and my English teacher waking away.

“Are you going to tell them today?” Rene asked.

“Uh-huh” I smiled and began to walk over and Vodka and Rene followed closely behind.

“My Lady” Mordred projected his voice.

“What is it?” I asked

“What do you think they’ll say?” he asked.

“Hmm? Probably ‘I can’t believe Elizabeth is dead’ or ‘You killed my daughter!’ or ‘What kind of stupid joke is this’” I chuckled. I heard a beep and brought out my IPhone 9 (AN: hehe~) and looked at the message.

JOHN: Will be home soon. Congrats.

I let out a pleased smiled as I thought of John coming home.

‘But will you be okay? If they react like that?’ came Mordred’s voice in my head.

I walked up to Valerie, “Let’s go, Mom. I told you I have something important to tell you all when I graduate”

“So secretive” Valerie chuckled and patted my back, “Hey, Will!” she called and waved over to my dad then used her head to point in the direction of the car. He nodded and began to walk away, “We’ll see you at home” she walked away.

I took out my car keys from the pocket of my gown and sighed, ‘I will be okay, Mordred’ I said to him, ‘Who knows? They might accept me. Well, whether they accept me or not doesn’t really matter, right?’

I turned to Vodka, “To my car?”

He smirked and past me in the direction of my car while mumbling, “I still need to fully understand this equipment called a car. Even the humans in Vetranos don’t have it”

Although Vodka wasn’t beside me, I could hear him. My ears have gotten more sensitive and are almost as tall as the ones from my memories. I laughed and teased, “You won’t need that knowledge anytimesoon”

Rene laughed behind me and ran up to Vodka before engaging in a conversation. Except I couldn’t hear them. They probably summoned a chamber again.

I breathed out slowly before sighing and walking up to them.

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“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Valerie asked staring at me.

“Hey Beth, I really need to go somewhere my with my friends, you know?” Margaret pouted, “But Mom won’t let me. What do you wanna say?”

‘This girl… she just turned seven a month or so ago yet so snappy’ I thought clicking my tongue. “E-L-I-Z-A-B-E-T-H” I said slowly.

“Beth, Elizabeth, aren’t they all your names?”

‘So this is why mothers never want their children to grow up…. she’s not even a teenager!’ I bellowed inwardly.

‘My Lady, I suggest you calm down’ Mordred said quietly.

A chuckled was head beside me and I turned to Maddie.

‘How does he know what I am thinking about?’ I pondered.

“True, what is it you want to talk about dear? Even calling Maddie and Lilian”

“It is quite important, Mrs. Baker. We are waiting for John” Rene said in Lilian’s voice.

“Oh… I see. So, you all have something to tell us?” she beamed.

I smiled in reply and glanced at Wilson. He was on his phone. I raised a brow and shook my head fondly.

“Sorry! Traffic!” came John’s booming voice, “Phew, didn’t think it’d take this much time” he stepped into the sitting room and glanced at all of us, “Some kind of family meeting or …. Actually whatever. First, come on. A hug for graduating Salutatorian” he said with his arms outspread.

I beamed and hugged him.

"But" he put on a teasing smile, "I would have expected Valedictorian..."

I gave a helpless smile, 'If I was Elizabeth then that'd be true'

He laughed loudly, "Just messing with ya"

"I know" I replied with a playful scowl.

He ruffled my hair as though I was a child and walked over to my dad and sat beside him, "So what's up with this sitting?"

Valerie giggled, "Elizabeth has something to tell us" she glanced at me, "right?"

"Oh?" John looked at me.

I nodded and sat down, "Hmm, before I start pls show yourself"

Nothing happened.

'Mordred!' I chided.

'My Lady---' he began.

'Come out. I am a strong woman, right?'

He seemed hesitant and I was about to call him again before he appeared. In the same appearance as when I first saw him. And of course, dazzling.

I smiled at the grand appearance seeing as he materialized in the air with outspread wings before slowly descending.

They were all stunned.

"Fairy..." Came Margaret's voice jolting them back to reality.

"What the hell?!" Wilson screamed.

"I don't see any strings... How did you make him come out of nowhere?" Valerie said after him.

"That was some amazing stuff, how did you learn to do that?" John exclaimed.

I shook my head, "It wasn't special effects or anything" I looked around them and caught their eyes, "I am not from this world"

I waited for a while before Wilson burst into laughter, "You can joke sometimes, can't you?"

I smiled and then 5 balls of fire appeared around me.

"How are you doing that?" John asked baffled.

I reached out and held one of them in my right hand

'Don't do that', Valerie wanted to call out but nothing happened to Elizabeth's hand, "How?"

I let out a small smile, "Like I said. Not of this world. Look" I used my mana to create water that enveloped my left arm, "Amazing isn't it?"

They looked very confused.

"I don't expect you to grasp everything and I'd like to introduce you to---"

"To think you left us sitting her saying nothing,” Rene’s seductive voice enveloped the room

“I was fine with waiting, “ Vodka’s imposing voice followed.

John’s face seemed to flush pink while Wilson just stared blankly.

“Oh?” Rene chuckled and turned to me, “Your father’s in love. My charm doesn’t work on men truly in love. It is boring in a way”

I sighed, “Why are you using your charm in this situation”

“Eh~ you make it seem like I can control it” she giggle fondly.

I could see John almost fall out of his seat.

“Come to think of it, Vodka,” Renne turned to him, “He’s a guy, why didn’t you take him?”

“Like I said, he’s a trans---” I began.

“He had no power residue”, Vodka cut me off, “probably from being away most of the time”

I chuckled a bit.

“You sound different..” Valerie spoke quietly.

I turned to her, “Lilian is Rene, an acquaintance of mine from my world and Maddie is Vodka, another acquaintance” I pointed to Mordred, “he is my familiar, Mordred”

Mordred gave a small bow.

“I know you don’t believe me or you can’t however, I thought it would be rude to just leave without telling you why?”

“L-leave?” John finally came to his senses.

I gave a small smile, “I have to go back to my world”

There was a moment of silence. Actually a minute of silence and a staredown.

“You are not joking?” Wilson broke the silence looking at the hovering fireballs.

“No” I replied softly.

“Then if you’re not her, where is Elizabeth?” the question I’d been dreading came from John.

I was about to speak but the words got caught in my throat.

I lowered my eyes and swallowed. ‘They would think I killed her. Even though I haven’t said anything about who I am….’ I thought.

“She’s dead” came the unpaved voice.

My eyes widened and I turned to Vodka with everyone else doing the same. Including Rene.

Maddie sat with arrogance and returned all the baffle gazes with a calm look.

“S-She’s dead?!” Valerie stuttered.

“Yes. We look extremely alike so I took over her body when her soul left” I spoke frankly.

Valerie slumped into the chair, “Even for a joke…” she mumbled.

I rubbed my forehead and stared at them.

“Did you kill her?” came Wilson’s oddly calm voice.

“Eh?” I was shocked a bit by the question, “No. She died and I came. That’s all”,

‘I hope they believe me’ I cried inwardly.

“You say you’re not from here” Wilson continued, “Then why did you stay with us?”

“Memories” I stated matter-of-factly.

“Oh, so that part was true” Wilson said nodding.

John was looking from Wilson’s face to mine rapidly checking it as though wishing to find a playful expression.

“Yes.” I said flatly.

Then he was silent or a while then he said, “If you are joking please stop now” his voice had a hint of anger to them.

I smiled a bit sad and shook my head, “If I just wanted to lie, I wouldn’t go to such extents to prove it”

“I see” he said and stood up and grabbed the silent Valerie before heading away.

“Did she faint?” Rene asked chuckling.

“Who knows” I replied.

John looked at me for a bit more before standing up and going away.

The remaining group was the people from Vetranos and Margaret who had not said a thing. No, she was just infatuated with Mordred’s wings.

“Are you planning to stay and hear their answers?” came Mordred’s soft voice.

I shook my head then walked over to her and squatted to be on eye level, “Help me tell them that I am gone, okay?”

She looked at me quietly then spoke, “Where?”

“Vetranos” I smiled

“Where is that?”

I patted her head, “The place where I come from” I stood up and walked away. I heard some feet taps indicating that the group were following behind.

“Beth, is everything you said, true?” came Margaret’s shaky voice.

I bit my lips and with a nod walked out the door.

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Mordred waited for Agnes to get out of earshot which was quite a long distance before turning to Margaret. A pulsating purple necklace appeared out of nowhere and he placed it her neck before whispering something in foreign words then saying to her, “With this, I can know their response. My Lady will probably regret no staying to see”

He followed suit and walked out the door.

Margaret blinked furiously a few times, “Hmm? What just happened?” she asked blankly, “Beth just left after all that and….hmm I feel like I am forgetting something....”

After a while of speculation, she shrugged and walked up the stairs. It was as though the purple necklace was invisible to her.

AN: Very small time skip [th_084_.gif] we will soon backtrack to where it all began. And perspective will soon change to a third person. If anyone wants to know their reactions I can include a side story or possible implement it into the story when necessary.