This world was all so alien to Cedric. His body couldn’t help but tremble nervously with every step he made. Almost everything he passed by struck him with curiosity, fear, and confusion. Though keeping his mind away from everything around him to avoid having a panic attack was difficult, watching the ruby pendant seemed to help. Finding Elliot would be his only saving grace. And according to the jewel, Elliot had to be somewhere nearby.<br/><br/>Knowing he was so close to reuniting with his lost love, Cedric’s heartbeat quickened. So many questions revolved in the man’s head that he just didn’t know what to think. He was afraid that Elliot would never remember being Edward and that he’d never remember their timeless bond. Would Elliot feel anything at all if their eyes rekindled contact? That was the worst thing Cedric considered.<br/><br/>While walking and looking around for someone even remotely resembling his Edward, a dog ran right up to him. Cedric stopped and smiled. He always had a fondness for animals, and the dog seemed friendly enough. His tail was wagging happily, so the 5’11” male dropped down to be at the same level. After giving the dog some affection he checked out the shiny piece of metal dangling from its collar. “Charlie,” Cedric mumbled as he flipped the tag over to unexpectedly discover a name plus ten random numbers engraved on the back. He didn’t care about the numbers - whatever they were. The only thing that got his eyes to widen, his breath to cease, and his heart to skip a beat was the name. Elliot. Was it possible that this dog belonged to Elliot? Was it even the same Elliot he was looking for? It just had to be. Why else would the ruby be glowing brighter and brighter? Cedric wanted to cry bittersweet tears.<br/><br/>“Charlie, I don’t suppose you could take me to Elliot, could you?” he asked somewhat jokingly knowing the dog couldn’t understand although wishing he could.<br/><br/>Moving his hand away from Charlie, Cedric stood back up and scanned the park. As he did so, Cedric kept glancing back down at the jewel as to make sure it kept glowing. He looked towards the playground only to discover no one who stood out. Now looking to his right, Cedric’s face instantly became flushed and a ghostly chill ran through him. Under a tree not too far away from him was a man who looked so much like Edward. Could it really be Elliot? Or was this all just a dream? There were so many things Cedric wanted to say, but he bit his tongue knowing he mustn’t say anything he knew would freak the other out.<br/><br/>Cedric knew he couldn’t just say that he magically came through a portal and that they were lovers in a past life. Elliot would just think he’s crazy. The coven had told him that in this world magic wasn’t supposed to exist or at least the people of this world thought so. Although knowing next to nothing about this world, Cedric knew he had to blend himself in to the best of his ability. This was going to probably be one of the most difficult things he’d ever have to do.<br/><br/>He slipped the ruby into a pocket he found in the pants he was wearing as to try and hide the red glow. Cedric took a deep breath before smiling. With as much confidence as he could muster, Cedric approached the one he believed to be Elliot all while hoping he was still the same person he fell in love with. “Good afternoon,” he greeted.