Oasis landing

It was in that perfect little city she'd discovered she was pregnant and she couldn't have been more ecstatic, but at the same time, the news brought a dark despair to her heart. Phineas was back in Midnight Hollow and she was here in Oasis Landing, he wasn't talking to her, had no idea she was expecting. and she had no intention of telling him.

The time passed quickly, and she almost forgot about Phineas and Midnight Hollow. They were happy in Oasis Landing.

Then the day came that her water broke, the pains increased and she went through it alone to give birth to a beautiful little girl, Calla Lumine.

They stayed there for almost a year, happy, but the guilt began to eat away at her until she couldn't take it anymore and had to go back and let Phineas know.

So they packed everything up and headed back, the four of them, her dread and guilt increasing with every mile that passed.

They reached Midnight Hollow late in the light well pass twelve. So they just headed back to their small little house that wasn't really equipped for a child, but it would have to do for now.

The very next morning first thing, Marie got up, dressed her and Calla Lumine in their best winter clothes and headed to Phineas' place. She had to get this over with, then they could go home to Oasis Landing.

Her nerves got worse the closer they came, her heartbeat increased and Calla Lumine began to fuss.

She closed her eyes and prayed, forcing her heart to calm and cooed to Calla Lumine as they pulled up in front of the drive.

She walked up to the door and knocked and what happened next surprised even her...and she wasn't one to be surprised truth be told. 

 

Meeting her destiny

Marie Sang and her Egyptain Mau, Bast, had been thick as thieves their whole lives, sticking together no matter how hard the system tried to pull them apart. Finally, on that glorious day, she turned 18 and Marie was out of that house like the hounds of hell were on her heels.

Her and Bast picked up their few things and we're out of that town by dinner. Hitchhiking their way as far as they could go.

They were finally free and they weren't going to waste a single minute of it.

So that's what they did. They traveled, hopping from one place to the next, seeing everything the world had to offer, only settling for a time when they were low on funds and had to recuperate.

At one point they happened upon a little town; bright, sunny, and welcome. And she thought about staying. But in the end, it just wasn't right for her. Although she vowed that she'd be back as they left that day on the train.

One day, they passed through a town called Midnight Hollow, a strange and wondrous place that caught her eye. Despite her affinity for bright colors, especially pink, she fell in love with the dark modeling of the town; the blacks, browns, greys and reds.

And that was where she fell in love, that was where she thought she found her happily ever after.

Her and Bast moved in, living off the money she made from her paintings and sculptures. Happy that they had found a place where they weren't judged for her mystical abilities or green skin and pink hair.

 

They wandered the town, greeting all those they passed, all different and unique just like them. They passed the Renaissance faire every day, located right by the bookstore that both cat and girl loved to visit. And one day, Bast had wandered off on her own so Marie went to the faire, curious and inspired.

That's where she met him, her Prince Charming.

Phineas Bledsoe.

They immediately hit it off, and she thought that they'd finally found their happily ever after. Her and Bast finally. No more wandering the world looking for something that doesn't exist. But it did, and she knew that. Because she'd just found it...

She spent days and weeks going around with rose tinted glasses on. Spending all her spare time with Phineas.

So much so that she hadn't noticed the new cat wandering around her humble abode or the way all of Bast' attention was caught up elsewhere as well.

She was spending all her nights holed up with Phineas at his big mansion on the other side of town, happy and tired. But she liked it that way.

They spent all their nights up tossing and turning in bed, losing the covers and pillows somewhere through the night but not truly caring.

She loved him and was happy to have given herself to him, to have him be her first and only, and she knew he would be.

Until one day, he refused to talk to her. He wouldn't answer her calls or texts, wouldn't let her in the door, nothing.
So she ran, she packed up a bag and left, back to that perfect little city; her, Bast, and Merlin.