Novels by CarolyneC

March 27, 2004 – 15:45Coralis grabbed her shoes, slid her arm around Kief’s elbow and let him lead her toward the elevators then to the limousine waiting for them.“Ahhh Blue Thunder! You have no idea how honoured I am to be the one driving you to your wedding.”“Petaan! It’s a good surprise to see you as my driver.”“You got three CMMA elders attending your wedding,” said Petaan as he drove to the church, “believe it or not, you are writing history today.”“I probably will never understand why. I am not the first elemental being to marry a human, and I’m sure I won’t be the last. High Mage Finnas said that High Fay Ellya and High Elf Yalor were attending to discourage anyone from trying anything.”“It’s a sign of the times we’re in and a clear indication of what you’ve become,” said Kief.“Sebastian did the same thing 3 months ago,” said Coralis as she put her shoes on.“Like you, Sebastian Larameer has made a name for himself in the flyball circuit and he is well-known, but you kno

March 27, 2004 – noonCoralis sat on the table, her elbows on her knees, her hands holding her forehead. Her head was spinning and her mind was numb. She hadn’t slept all night and was still hammered from a night of drinking. Victoria, Stephanie, Maribel, Eva and Veronica took her out for drinks the previous night after her flyball game, arguing that if she was to blend in and pass for a human, she needed to go through a bachelorette party.She could hear her friends snoring across her bridal suite, repeatedly hitting the snooze button on their alarm. The wedding was scheduled for 16:00, so they still had some time. She considered going for another shower, even if she still had her towel wrapped around her, but a loud knock on the door startled her.She jumped off the table, tied the towel again around her and headed to the door. From the corner of her eyes, she saw Eva and Veronica sitting up.“Good morning!” said Molly as she walked in, followed by Lizzy.Lizzy was carrying a large p

March 13, 2004“Prince Nuuka and his family will be at your wedding? Damn, okay, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised to hear that many dignitaries of our kind are going to attend. Everyone loves flyball… but I think her name is now bigger than the game,” said Victoria.“When was the last time you talked to her?” said Frank.Coralis and Sebastian were playing in Ethiopia that night. Victoria and Stephanie came to Frank’s apartment to watch the game, and Samantha and Jeremie attentively watched it.“Hmm right after the new year, why? Who else is coming?”“Did she tell you who’ll be singing at their wedding?” said Stephanie.“No. The last time I talked to her, she talked about yours and asked me questions about the part where your mom walked you down the aisle.”“Is it what she worries about? Because lately… I don’t know, she seems distant and barely talks to me,” said Frank.Victoria looked at him, and she became worried about Coralis. She knew, however, that it probably wasn’t for the sam

January 9, 2004“So this is what a folks arena looks like,” said Coralis, standing in front of a downtown building. “It’s like an indoor stadium, right?”Stephanie laughed.“You’ve never been to a concert before?”“It’s not like I ever had the time to do anything that normal people do. There have been a few concerts that your brother wanted to take me to, but I always was in the middle of some mess somewhere, so he’d go with Mark instead.”“What about when you were a teenager?” said Stephanie as they got in line. “I know you went to a boarding school, but you didn’t stay there for the summer.”“I was either in group homes or staying at Erik’s and Henry’s house. Victoria wanted to go to one once when we were 13, but I couldn’t get permission from the head administrator.”Stephanie looked at her friend. She forgot a moment that Coralis didn’t have a normal childhood. The heavy rock band The Moonlight Hammer was in town. Frank was covering the event and had been able to get parterre tick

January 4, 2004 – 16:00“I remember Dad telling Donny and Robbie, our older brother,” said Dawn, still unmoving. “But he never told them why.”She opened her eyes back up and stared at Coralis.“You look so much like Dad, it’s not funny. He never spoke of his family god and always worshipped our mom’s one. I’m a water mage, just like our mother and the name Golmar is from her bloodline. It’s the surname of a water mage bloodline. He never told us why he refused to acknowledge his family god and insisted that my brothers practice water magic.”“Really?” said Coralis, looking at her aunt in disbelief.“Yes,” said Dawn, returning to sit next to Coralis. “Donny always thought he was a wind mage. He found out that he was a spirit mage from Lord Meozo. When he went into hiding in his family temple with your mother, he hoped he could learn about his true family god. When I met them there for your introduction to the gods, he didn’t tell me if he found out.”“Maybe it’s just me being ignorant

January 4, 2004 – 15:00Coralis got out of the taxi and looked at the house standing in front of her. Frank wanted to come, but he had an event to cover and couldn’t find a replacement. Part of her didn’t want to be there and wanted to call a taxi to go back home, but she knew she couldn’t. It was time for her to meet Dawn, her dad’s sister.She took a deep breath and walked to the door, hoping it wouldn’t get emotional, not like it did when she met with Dorothy for the first time. She rang the doorbell. No answer. She rang it again, thinking that if she had to ring it a third time, she would leave.A few minutes later, a small woman opened the door. She looked like her, but shorter. Coralis wanted to remove her binds to see if it was true that her aunt lost all of her elemental powers, but decided against it, especially not in the open like that. She could only hope that she was walking into friendly territory, that she didn’t have a foe waiting for her behind the door.“I wish I cou