Original Stories Fan Fiction / Other Fan Fiction / Romance Fan Fiction ❯ The purest flower ❯ A tweek in the system ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Lily's day began as any other day. She would wake up sit on the side of her bed cursing the alarm. Her feet would naturally slip into an old pair of brown slippers that were barely held together. She would brush her teeth for three minute exactly, timed by her watch, brush her hair until it was unnaturally soft and after trying out three different hair styles she would unintentionally revert back to her plain bun that she wore each day. Her wardrobe only contained neutral colors and very plain indeed. She would dress herself in exactly ten minutes, and make her way into the kitchen where she would grab one banana eat it half way before throwing it into the garbage can. She would then head toward the door and check her outfit in the hallway mirror, and place a very plain set of glasses on her face. Reaching for a set of keys that hung from one of four nails on the wall and a purse that hung near the coat rack, she would then lock the door before she left and shut it then again unlock and lock it once more from outside. She would take long strides to the end of the hallway and press the elevator button three times and wait approximately three seconds for the door to open. On her way out of the building she would say hello to the security guard and exit the building. Traveling to work took exactly thirty minutes from the time the bus arrived till the time to get off of her stop. She would walk one block to the office building from the bus stop that took three minutes. As she entered the building she would always say hello to the security desk, but was never acknowledged that she even walked by. She would then again press the elevator button three times and ride till the third floor. She would walk down the third row of cubicles and sit in the third desk from the exit. Her desk had not a single paper or pen out of place. She would place three pens, all of a different color, on the left side of her keyboard, and three pieces of paper on the right side. She would work her entire shift till lunch time where she would eat a stale sandwich from the vending machine in the corner of the break room that no one seem to enter. After lunch she would finish the rest of her shift and head home for the day, that took exactly the same amount of time to get back to her apartment as it did to leave it. She would head up to her room after saying good night to the guard on duty and once again press the elevator door three times. Walk down the hallway to her room, unlock the door enter it and lock it back. She would hang up her purse and keys in the same spot that they were this morning. She would make her dinner for one and eat it as she watches old romance movies on her television, after dinner she would clean her dishes and head to the shower where she would fold her clothes and neatly place them in the hamper. After her shower she would go to bed at exactly half past nine, to be rested to repeat her days as stated.

But what if we change one element in her life. What if her alarm did not go off in the morning as it was supposed to and woke thirty minutes later than normal. She would not wake up cursing her alarm instead she would wake up hurrying to the bathe room where she brushed her teeth faster than normal and did not have time to tie up her hair in the same plain bun. She did not have time to dress her self in ten minutes, and she did not grab that banana on the way out. She would forget her glasses and forget to lock the door on her way out. She would press the elevator button and it did not open in the sufficient amount of time so she would have to take the stairs. She would run out the door without saying hello and run to the bus stop where she would have just enough time to see it take off with out her. She would have to wait fifteen more minutes for the next one to arrive, and this bus would arrive in forty minutes and not her normal thirty minutes. She would leave the bus walk to the office building and enter and walk right past the security desk with not even a hello, take the elevator up the the third floor where she arrived thirty minutes late for work and was told to clean out her desk. She left to head to her apartment only taking her pens with her. Upon returning home she noticed her door was wide open and most of her things had been stolen. She sat down in the corner of her room placed her head on her knees, recounting the day's events. Her life had been turned upside down by changing one little thing in her life. She reached for her phone and called the one person she dreaded calling.

“Hello? ” An old female voice asked.
“Grandma, it's me.” Lily said with a sad tone.
“Dear, what's the matter?”
“I need a place to stay for a while.” Lily's pride broke as she uttered the words.
“Yes, of course dear. You are always welcome in my home. ”
“I will be arriving tomorrow.”
“Hurry home dear, Ireland is just not the same without you.”
The call ended.

Lily arrived at the airport and was not greeted by anyone. She carried her luggage outside and waived a taxi. The taxi man drove her out of the city all the way to a little town that was completely sheltered from the rest of the island. She paid her fees and walked the rest of the way to her grandmother's home. She walked along a lonely path that headed further out of the small town. She kept looking behind her as if she could feel eyes upon her, but she could never see anyone. She finally made it to the old two story house that fit right in with the surrounding trees. No one greeted her as she marched up the stairs of the porch and entered the old house. The smell was the same as she remembered when she played here as a child.

“Oh! You are here.” An old woman came out of the kitchen still carrying a dish towel and tossed it over her shoulder. She took Lily's face in both hands and kissed each cheek. “I am so glad you're back. I was just giving the dishes a quick wash. Why don't you head up to your room and unpack, and I'll make us some tea.” Lily did as she was told and went up to a room that she had not stepped foot in, in ages. She looked around the room it had not changed a bit. The sun shown brightly through the window of the small room. She unpacked her suit case and placed her clothing in the dresser. She went back down stairs and her grandmother led her to the porch carrying a tray with a pot of tea on it. She placed it down on the table and sat in the chair and poured her self a cup. “Well sit down child.” She ordered Lily, and she obeyed. Lily sipped her tea without saying a word, and silence filled the air for about a minute or so. “I can remember you playing out in the garden. You were always such an adventurous child, with a very extraordinary imagination. Don't you remember?” Lily shook her head no. “Well, you used to make up stories about seeing fairies, elves, and even goblins. The goblins you loved to talk about the most.”

“I don't remember that.” Lily listened and tried to remember anything she did as a child.

“Oh yes, you had a very vivid imagination. You would describe all the creatures as if they were standing right next to you. You would play out in the woods alone quite often, and one time you even disappeared for three days when you were about five years old.”

“I was gone for three days?!” Lily said in shock. “Where was I?”

“I am not quite sure, but the day you came back you were dressed like a little princess and a flower crown too.” The old woman smiled. “You proclaimed that you were going to marry a young goblin boy you met. Oh what was his name.” She thought for a moment. “Cael! Yes that is what it was. You said he was the most handsome man you had ever seen. I asked you where you had gone, and you said that it was a marriage ceremony. I could not get the truth from you for the life of me. That's when you got that mark on your shoulder that looks like a flower. Do you still have that dear?” Lily nodded. “Your mother was so terrified that you would up and disappear again she moved to over to London. I missed you both.” She stared off into the trees for a while. “Its about time for Farley to visit. You remember the boy who teased you about your blond hair. I see it finally darkened up.”

“I color it.” Lily stated.
“I see. Oh! There is Farley coming up the drive.” She said as she waved to the man. “See, he has grown into a nice man. Still single too.”

“Maybe there is a reason.” Lily said with a sarcastic tone. “It was a long trip Gran I'm going to bed.”

“Goodnight dear.”


Lily lay in her bed still trying to sleep. She looked at the clock that read 3:21 am. She sat up on the side of her bed and moaned. A sudden wind blew into her room and she thought she heard the sounds of laughter outside. She moved to the window and checked outside. The moon hung over the trees with elegance. The night was beautifully lit, the stars shown with more glory than they had in London. She stood there and let the cool breeze soothe her warm face. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed something move in the tree line, looking down she saw nothing, and quickly shut the window.

She woke the next morning, and started going through some of the drawers in the old room. In the very bottom drawer she found a necklace thats chain seemed as fine as lace and a diamond shaped as a flower just as the one on her shoulder.

“Thats yours.” Gran said as she stood in the door watching Lily. She sat down next to her and opened another drawer to produce a butter fly hair pen that was so beautiful that it almost appeared real. “This too was yours. When you went missing that time you came back wearing these. Your mother would never let you take them, so I kept them for you. I do not know where you went, but I do know that it was a wonderful place.” She placed the pin in Lily's hair and put the necklace around her neck. “Now you can have them back.” She smiled and started to get with pains as old women usually get. Lily helped her to her feet. “Why don't you go off and explore the woods again dear, I hear they long for you.”