Alright, here is the long awaited sequal to 5 years after we split. R&R please!
"I'm still surprised you're not yourself Angel."
Angel looked down while she sat in a small sofa chair in a waiting room. She sighed as she placed her hands on her lap; lacing together her fingers on top of her dark blue denim skirt.
"I know…" She breathed. "I was hoping that things would lighten up, but they just haven't." She turned her gaze to her friend, Maria.
Maria crossed her arms as she leaned on a near by wall. "Well…seeing as you never told me what exactly was going on with you at the wedding reception, there's nothing I can really say to make things get a little better." Inside, she really wanted to know the truth.
"Well…"Angel started, "I guess I could tell you. Kori should be here any minute now." Maria jumped from the wall, and ran to sit next to Angel.
"Oh, do tell!" She said, seemingly excited.
Angel closed her eyes for a second before starting. "Well, that day…I got a message…in my mind. The message…" Angel looked straight into Maria's eyes, "The message was from my sister." Shock was evident on Maria's face.
Angel looked away. "My sister. I didn't even know that I had a sister. What's more, she said she needed my help. But…she never really told me where or why. I was confused. I wanted to ask Kori about it. She would have understood it."
Angel stood and took a few steps away from her seat. Maria just watched her with a stern look. "The vision wasn't complete…I could tell. Raven couldn't channel into my mind because something was blocking her telepathically. I was and still am as confused as ever."
Maria yawned as she stretched her arms above her head. "…Well, it would seem like there's more inside your mind that you need to unlock yourself."
Angel's eyes widened. "Wait…what?" She asked.
"I said…that it seemed like you have to unlock the rest of the vision within your mind."
Angel placed a hand on her head, thinking. "You're saying that my sister locked a vision within my subconscious?"
Maria smiled. "Could be."
Angel turned back around, towards the window
"I think that…you're right Maria. That makes a lot of sense." And…it feels as if that's exactly what's going on.
Suddenly, the door to the waiting room opened. Maria and Angel turned to the opened door, waiting to see who would walk in. There was an awkward silence before someone spoke up from outside the door.
"H…hello?" A feminine voice called. Angel and Maria turned to each other, smirking as they recognized the voice. A small orange colored skin hand popped from behind the door and grabbed onto the edge. "Hello?" she called in again.
"Kori, you know we're in here." Angel spoke as she smiled. Kori walked through the door and turned to her two friends with a grin.
"I know," She replied "I just wanted to add suspense." She walked over to them and gave them a hug. "I missed you both this week!"
"We…missed you too Kori…eh…" Maria noticed that Kori was squeezing them. "K…Kori?" Maria choked out.
"Hm?" Kori's eyes were closed as she embraced the moment.
"I uh…cough…can't breath"
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Kori said as she quickly released her friends. "I am just so happy to see you guys." she smiled innocently. Maria shook her head.
"Yeah we can tell" she laughed. "Oh and cute outfit Kori!" Kori was wearing a white layer skirt and a light green halter top.
Kori smiled. "Thank you! I picked it out myself." Maria looked over at Angel, who seemed to be standing there with no expression on her face.
What's wrong with her? Maria asked herself. She could see Kori tilt her head and look at Angel in wonder out of the corner of her eye.
"Angel?" Kori whispered in worry. Maria didn't seem to hear her, but Angel did, because she snapped out of her thinking trance.
Angel shook her head. "Uh…what? Oh…sorry. I uh…" she rubbed the back of her head. "I think I'm gonna go take a walk..." She said, rushing out of the room.
"A…Angel?" Kori called out while she reached for the door. The door closed right before she could grab it. Kori looked back at Maria, who could only shrug at Angel's strange behavior.
Angel wants to tell Kori…so I can only act like I don't know anything… Maria thought to herself. Kori sat down in a chair as she placed her hands on her head and propped herself up on her knees. Maria was lost now. What's going on now? Kori seemed fine a minute ago…
Just then, the door opened and Richard stepped in. He smiled at Maria, and seemed like he was about to ask her something, but then he noticed Kori, sitting gloomy in the chair. He slowly walked over to her, making sure she wasn't upset.
"Kori" he started, probably knowing that something was wrong. "Kori, are you okay? I just saw Angel sprinting towards the exit and take off into the sky. Is she okay?" He sat down next to her. Kori didn't move while remaining in her same, out of it, position. Richard looked to Maria, his eyes searching her for an answer, but all Maria did was look away. Richard sighed. "I knew something was up…"
"Something's bothering Angel" Kori said with a sad tone. Richard placed a hand on her back to reassure her. "She…is confused, lost inside and…and now she has no idea what to do." Maria turned back to Richard and Kori.
"She wants to talk to you about something that happened the day you left." Maria answered quietly. Kori looked up at Maria.
"What happened…tell me now." Kori sounded serious.
Maria took a step back, a little nervous about saying anything to Kori. She had promised Angel that she wouldn't say a word about this to Kori, but since everything was falling out of place, she knew she needed to. She took a breath before speaking.
"Well…Angel told me that she had a-" She was cut off by Angel's hand covering her mouth. She looked over at her side, seeing Angel's dried tears and her eyes filled with sadness. Maria closed her eyes, knowing that she shouldn't speak anymore about the situation.
Angel removed her hand as she clenched her fists at her sides. "Maria…"she said angrily. Maria stepped back, lowering her head in disappointment with herself.
"…Angel…I'm-"
"Please Maria…can you leave me and Kori for a second?" Angel asked her friend.
Kori looked confused. "Angel?" she didn't answer to her. Angel stood there, looking tense. Kori called her name again.
…still nothing…
Richard looked next to him at Kori, who nodded to him. He got the hint and walked over to the shocked Maria, grabbing her arm and pulling her out the room. Right as the door shut, Angel fell to her knees.
"I…I have to unlock this…" Angel suddenly mumbled. Kori walked over cautiously to her side.
"Unlock what Angel?" Kori asked her as she kneeled to Angel's side. Angel clutched her head, as if in pain.
"I…I'm not sure. A vision…the rest of it. A vision I got at the wedding reception, after you left."
"What all did you see?" Kori was starting to understand, but still needed to know what it was about.
Angel shut her eyes tightly before speaking. "I…I saw a woman, a few years older than me. She was…is…my sister."
Kori's eyes widened. "S…sister?" she placed a hand to her mouth, in shock. "There's…no way that you have a sister."
"Well there is…"Angel started. "I have one, and she wants me to help her with something. I'm not sure where she is, or what she needs exactly. Raven couldn't see into my mind…I have to do this myself."
Kori stood up. "Well, I'm going to have to teach you what Raven taught me about meditation." Angel opened her eyes and looked up at Kori.
"Medi…tation?" she questioned. "How would that help?"
Kori smirked as she crossed her arms. "Meditation is a way to search into your mind and learn to suppress and let out inner spirit, or even power. It also helps with concentration so you'd be able to see that vision in your mind." She finished. Angel seemed to understand her explanation and smiled.
"Okay, well…whenever you and Richard get situated, we can start…right?" she asked.
Kori nodded. "Yep, as soon as I'm ready, I'll tell you." She replied as she extended her hand out to Angel. Angel looked at her hand before taking it and pulling herself up. Angel looked over at the door.
"I bet they're both wondering what's going on…" Angel said as she sighed. Kori just shrugged.
"Yeah…they probably are," Kori said "But they can wait till you are ready to tell them." With that, they both left the room.
A few days later, Kori and Angel were sitting on the floor in Kori and Richard's home. Kori looked over at Angel as she crossed her legs and prepared herself for her lesson in meditation.
"Make sure that you are comfortable in the position you choose," Kori reminded Angel.
Angel nodded. "Okay" She shut her eyes, and placed her elbows on her thighs as she formed her hand into the appropriate position for meditating.
"Okay now Angel, I want you to inhale deeply and let out the air slowly." Angel did as she was told. "Okay now repeat that step until I tell you to move on." Kori then got up quietly and floated over to the computer room, where Richard was. He stared at the computer as he researched about Angel, seeing if there was any clue as to who her sister was. Kori went over to him, just as he turned away from the computer.
"So, how's the meditation going?" He asked her. Kori sat down in a chair in front of Richard's desk.
"She is in her breathing exercises right now. In a few minutes, I'll push her to the next step." Kori replied before sighing. "This is going to be difficult, I can feel it."
Richard got up from his seat and walked behind his wife. He gently placed his hands on her shoulders and began to massage them.
"Don't worry Kori, as long as you're there with her, she'll be okay." He reassured her.
Kori took a deep breath. "Okay." She reached over her shoulder and placed her hand on Richard's. "I think it's time to tell her the next step." Richard nodded as she took a step back and let Kori get out of her chair. She walked over to him and kissed him on the lips before going back into the living room to Angel.
When Kori walked in, she could feel an aura of Angel's power in the room. For some reason, it weighed her down the closer she got to her friend.
"Okay, Angel, time for the next step." Kori sat down in front of Angel. Angel was about to open her eyes. "No, don't open your eyes yet." Angel's eye lids tightened. "Alright, so now, I want you to think of that vision you had last week. Focus on it, and lock it in your eyes so that it's the only thing you see. After you do that, start searching for the missing pieces and make sure to breathe and say something that will help you focus. Me and Raven say Azarath Metrion Zinthos to help focus, but I have a feeling that you need to say something else. So…now go ahead."
Angel nodded as she inhaled deeply and started to focus on her mind. Kori watched her closely, to see when Angel would make it to the vision. Angel suddenly started mumbling a word.
"Corazón...corazón…." Repeated under each breath she took. Kori smirked.
I knew she would choose something in Spanish… she thought. Angel suddenly stopped chanting, as her eyes seemed to flicker under her eyelids. Kori watched her closely as she noted the silence. Kori all of a sudden jumped back as a huge wave of energy released itself from Angel as she meditated. The current of energy gradually pushed her back as the loose objects in the room started to blow around frantically with it.
"Angel?" Kori called out to her friend, but it didn't seem to get through. The room's temperature started to drop drastically as the air moved faster. Richard suddenly ran into the living room, blocking his face with his arms from the intense power of the winds.
"Kori!" He yelled over to his wife. "What's going on?"
"I think she's found the vision!" she hollered back to him. She was on the other side of the room.
"This isn't good, get over here Kori! It's not safe in here! We gotta get out before something hits us!" Richard warned her as the winds grew stronger. Richard's collared shirt and black pants began to blow around loosely while his hair started to hit him in the eyes. He shut his eyes quickly as he took a few steps back towards the door.
"Richard!" Kori yelled to him. "I need to get out of here…" she said to herself as she looked over at Angel, who was still in her mediating position. Kori took off into the air to fly over to Richard's aid. She focused on the objects flying around the room, dodging anything that came at her.
After a few seconds, she made it to Richard. "Let's get out of here!" she said as she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the other room, slamming the door shut behind them. She leaned her back against the door as she inhaled rapidly. Richard sighed as he fixed his hair.
"Kori…is she going to be okay?" he asked her. She slid down the door, now sitting on the floor.
"I'm not sure…We just…have to hope that the vision will end soon, so that she can stop." Kori replied. As they sat there in silence, they could hear the wind blowing harshly in the living room, and glass shattering while chairs and other possessions crashed against the walls and the door. The couple sighed.
"Still watching it…" Richard sighed, sitting next to his wife.
"I know…" She looked up as she remembered the sight of her friend when the vision first started a few minutes ago. She didn't look like she was concentrating anymore… "Her face…" Kori mumbled as she looked down.
Richard looked at her. "What about it?" he asked her.
"Well…" The image flashed in Kori's mind again. "She looked like she was…in pain."
"Pain?" His face turned confused. "Why pain?"
Kori shook her head as she thought. "I'm not sure. Maybe…the vision is painful" A loud, painful scream suddenly cried out of the next room. Kori and Richard's eyes widened as they looked at each other.
"Angel?!" they both said in alert as they jolted up and scrambled to open the door. As they opened it, their jaws dropped in shock. The entire room was a disaster area. The chairs were stuck into the walls, a couch was in the window, papers and books everywhere, and glass was all over the floor...a disaster. As the two entered the room, they heard crying coming from Angel, who was still in the middle of the room. She was not meditating anymore, but now lying on her side, face to the floor, sobbing.
Kori glanced at Richard before floating over to Angel's side. "A…Angel?" she placed a hand on her friend's shoulder.
Angel didn't budge; she just laid there, her face in her own tears. Kori could feel the strong aura of energy slowing vanishing from the room. A few more books and papers fell from the roof as everything stilled. The only noise was the sound of Angel's sadness.
"Kori…" Richard sighed as he watched his spouse try to comfort Angel. He then turned his attention to Angel, as she finally seemed to move.
Kori removed her hand from Angel's shoulder. "A…Angel?" she said again, this time more hesitantly.
Angel sniffled. "It…it hurts" she cried. "I…saw it…the vision. The one my sister channeled into my mind." She explained timidly.
Kori's eyes narrowed. "What did your sister say?"
Angel lifted her head to look at Kori in the eyes. Her eyes were a little red and puffy, and there were streaks where tears had dripped and dried. "I…" she shifted her eyes to the ground.
"Angel" Kori's voice was serious. "What did she say?" Angel looked back at Kori.
"She told me the whole story…about how she erased herself from my memory after our mother died. She also explained that she needed my help, and knows of everything I've done, including my travels to Tameran. She knows that I'm ready to help her, that I can provide the strength she needs to stop evil. Also…" she shut her eyes, tying to hold back tears.
"Also…?" Kori urged for Angel to speak.
A tear broke from her now opened eyes. "She showed me…our mother's…last words." Kori's faced dulled.
"You and your sister's…her last words…" she could barely speak. It was just too depressing and heart breaking to think of.
"Mi hija… no grita por favor para mí. He vivido bastante tiempo para dar le y ángel bastantes para conseguir a través del mundo como gran gente. Sé que usted nunca decepcione yo en vida. Siempre no ocultado su uno mismo verdadero, y por favor… vida viva con felicidad. Te amo ángel de Gabriella… te amo. Adiós hasta que satisfacemos en cielo un día…" Angel quoted her mother's words in a soft whisper.
Kori was taken back by what Angel's mother had said. "She…she was strong," Was all she could manage to think. Angel looked down in sadness.
"Gabriella wants me to meet her at our mother's grave in a week." Angel announced grimly. "I…I'm not sure I'll be ready then."
Kori sighed. "I understand Angel…but she still needs you. If you want to help, you have to conquer your fear if this…entire situation." Silence filled the room.
Richard started to pick up trash and debris that was lying on the floor. This is just…crazy. Angel…she could break at anytime now. After all of this stress that she's been going through…I know that I'd have broken by now. He looked over at Angel and Kori. Angel…she has a lot of strength, even if she doesn't know it yet.
Angel stood up as she wiped her tears from her eyes. Kori followed, and could feel Angel's sadness lingering around them. "So…are you going to go?" Kori asked her friend. Angel looked down.
"I…I have no other choice…do I?" she spoke with a gloomy tone. "Next week, I'm going." She decided.
"Then…I'm going with you" Kori said, sounding serious in her decision.
Angel looked at Kori surprised. "But…you just got back. You need to stay here and get things back on track." She really couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"I know…"Kori started. "I know that but…I just want to be there for you and your sister Angel."
Richard walked over to the two. "But Kori…" he was speechless.
"Richard, I know what I'm doing." Kori told him. "I want to go next week. We get an entire week to talk to everyone and to figure things out. Everything will be fine." Richard eyes seemed lost in translation.
"I…I just…don't know." He managed to say before walking out the room. Kori and Angel looked at each other in worry.
"I think I should go…" Angel said as she started towards the front door.
Kori didn't understand "But Angel…"
"No buts Kori" Angel cut her off. "Go talk to him…call me later after you do okay?"
Kori nodded. "Okay…"
"Alright, talk to you later. And…Thanks for helping me. Sorry about your house too. I'll help you clean up tomorrow. Adios." Angel opened the front door and left. Kori's face was blank as buried her face into her hands, lost.
"Richard…" she mumbled.
A few hours later, Angel arrived home. She walked up to her front door slowly as she seemed to think things over. Her expression was full of confusion, wonder, and frustration. She opened her door and walked inside, turning on the lights and gloomily walking up her stairs and into her room. She tossed her purse on the floor as she dove into her warm, comfy bed. She buried her face into her pillows while sighing in frustration.
"This is ridiculous…" her voice muffled. "My mother….and my sister…What else could possibly happen. That vision was…was awful." She turned onto her back, now staring at the ceiling. "Gabriella…why now? What could you possibly need me for? What evil is upon you my sister…" she asked the still, warm air. "I guess I'll know when meet her next week." Angel closed her eyes. Kori…please talk to Richard…
Meanwhile, Kori sat on her bed, while Richard was sitting in a chair in a corner of their bedroom. Kori's eyes narrowed in sadness as she looked down at her feet as they dangled.
"Richard…" she finally said, breaking the silence that had taken over the room.
"I just don't get you Kori." Richard's voice said with anger as he shook his head. "I don't want you to go." He sounded demanding of his choice for her.
Kori looked at him, face in shock. "Why not? I want to be there for her Richard. You can't tell me what I should do when I'm positive in what I need to do." She was stern.
"Shut up Kori! Just listen to yourself! You always have to do something, and later on you get hurt. I DON'T want to see you in that predicament again Kori! If something happens to you, I might just die, don't you understand that?!?!" His hands were trembling from his anger.
"You should listen to yourself Richard. I've never heard of you being selfish. You not letting me go, selfishness! You're a fool to think that I would listen to you in anger. Especially about this! I can take care of myself, you know that. I don't see why right now would make anything different! I know what to do; I have Angel to help me as much as I have to help her." Kori inhaled deeply.
"Richard…just let me go!" she screamed at him. Richard didn't know how to react anymore. He looked as if to speak, but held his words. Kori got up and walked over to him, now face to face with him.
"I love you with all my heart Richard. If you love me as much as you've said this week, then you'll let me go." She spoke softer now. Richard's eyes looked away from Kori's emerald eyes.
"I…" he choked in his thoughts. "I…love you too much to let you go Kori. That's why I'm so hesitant about this. I don't want you to get hurt…not anymore, not ever again. I love you too much. Like I said, it would kill me to see you hurt again." His voice was low and sullen.
Kori placed a hand on his cheek. "Don't worry about me Richard, please. I know how much you care for me, but the fear of me getting injured, or worse…you have to break through now." She explained.
"…But I can't" Richard closed his eyes.
"Yes you can. We have, and always will, live with challenges like this. You have to live with it." She lightly kissed her husband on the lips.
Richard opened his eyes. "I guess you're right…as usual," He smirked. "You can go with Angel. Just…make sure to call me and update me on everything, okay?" He studied her face, waiting for her reaction.
Kori smiled. "Of course"
Later that night, Richard woke up, feeling a cold chill down his spine. The looked over to his right, seeing that Kori had left the bed. He got out of the bed and started to walk out the room, until he noticed the bathroom door shut and the light on. He walked over to the door and light knocked.
"Kori? You in there?" she didn't answer. All he heard was the sound of gagging and the toilet flushing. He took a few steps back as he heard the door unlock. The door opened and there stood Kori in her pajamas.
"Richard?" she looked sick, her face a little pale.
"Kori, what's wrong? Were you…throwing up?" he asked her in worry.
"Oh...that." she looked back at the bathroom. "Yeah, I was. I wasn't feeling too good, and then I suddenly felt sick. So I ran to the bathroom. I think I ate something bad on the plan ride back." She said to him.
Richard raised a brow. "You sure?" Kori nodded.
"Yep, I'm sure. I'll be fine sweetheart, really" she smiled at him before walking back over to bed. Richard followed.
"Okay…" he said as he got back in and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Good night"
"Goodnight" Kori looked over at the wall on her side of the bed. "I'll be fine" She muttered to herself. Hopefully…
Mkay soo for thanx for reading. For the spanish part, all the mother said was that she's proud of her daughters, and for Gabriella to tell Angel her last words when she was old enought to understand them and that she will see them in heaven some day.
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