Ok, this is The Dream chapter.
I know some of you have already read it but I've added a lot more to it.
It is different, because of the mood. Zoey isn't annoyed with Kalona at the start as it was in the Dream.
So enjoy
Chapter 4
Zoey's POV
I was on the top of that castle again. The same castle where Kalona likes to have our dream set. The air was cool on my bare shoulders and -
Wait. Bare shoulders?
I looked down and gaped at what I was wearing. I wore a summer white dress that ended bellow my knees. It was sleeveless and in black were my tattoos. There they were. In swirling patterns.
I couldn't believe it. This. Dress. Was. Gorgeous!
I'll have to ask Kalona to get me a real version of this dress, since this was a dream. I twirled around a few times, letting the ends of my dress lift up from the wind. I sighed in content.
All too soon I was interrupted by an uncomfortable feeling.
I wasn't alone.
I spun around swiftly and collided with the emotion: shock.
Not too far away from me was Kalona, sitting at a table with a girl on his lap. I couldn't see who she was.
I bit back at my tears as I went to look at who it was, trying not to attract too much attention to me.
All of a sudden, the girl shifted so that her face same into view.
My eyes went wide.
The girl was me.
I took a step back.
"This isn't real," I whispered.
I then narrowed my eyes and walked right in front of Kalona.
"What the fudge is going on, Kalona?" I asked, never taking my eyes of 'me' in front of me.
He didn't respond. More like he didn't even know I was there.
"Hello?"
No reply.
I turned to her.
"Oi, what about you? Can you hear me?"
Nothing.
"This isn't funny, Kalona!"
It wasn't funny at all. I was starting to crack the shits. I looked at myself in the dream and my jaw almost collapsed to the ground. No way.
The other Zoey was staring up at Kalona. I was…uh I mean she was looking up at him with love. Kalona must have loved this dream.
But when I looked back at him I had to take a step back.
His expression was filled with anger. Gosh, I've never seen him so angry! He looked even more frightening then ever before.
That's when I realized they were talking. I leaned close to hear them better.
The other Zoey lifted her hand and pulled Kalona's face so he faced her.
His eyes filled with anger softened.
"It'll be okay," she said, pushing some of the loose strands of his hair back.
He sighed. They looked like a masterpiece, really. If I do say so myself.
"I know," he said.
"But?" she lifted her head from his chest and looked up at him.
"My love, someone is trying to kill you. And I'm not sure who or what it is. How can I protect you and lead my sons to the High Council at the same time if you're not with me? Come with me. Please?" his eyes suddenly went from anger to begging. She shook her head.
"I can't afford to miss another ritual, Kalona. As it is, I've missed two and I'm supposed to be leading it tonight. I can't go."
He sighed. "I guess I already knew the answer. I'll never forgive myself if anything happened to you," his embrace tightened on me.
"It wouldn't be your fault," she kissed his neck, sending him a shiver through his whole body.
Excuse me!, I wanted to shout at her. He's my guy, not yours. But then again she is me, so….
"No. It would be mine," a voice came from behind Kalona. I rolled my eyes at who it was. If I were being hunted down, I'd accept her to be the hunter.
She had a sharp, long piece of wood in her hands, and was aiming it for Kalona's wing.
What the fudge?
Didn't she love him? Gosh, if you love someone, I doubt you'd want to hurt them. I mean, I have seen Raven Mockers get their wings punctured by sticks and they scream. But then again, she did hurt him before.
And guess who it was. Neferet. Ofcourse.
I doubt Kalona and the other me even notice her standing there until she said something. And can I just say that Neferet looked like she had lost her mind. Literally. Well what's left of it anyway.
The she did the most insane thing.
She plunged the stick through Kalona's wing.
Kalona cried out in pain and staggered forwards so the other Zoey collapsed to the ground.
"Run," he breathed. She shook her head. Kalona gave her a quick kiss on the lips then repeated it again.
"Not without you," she hissed.
He stood up and blocked Neferet's view of the other me. She smiled when he did so.
"You can't save her forever, Kalona. Only recently you won her heart over. Now you're going to loose her again," she clicked her tongue.
Kalona glared at her. "So it's been you all along. You were setting up traps to kill my Zoey."
Neferet smiled. "It would have worked if you hadn't got in the way. But then again, I already knew you'd protect her. That's why I've decided to do the best thing. Destroy you both together."
Suddenly she kicked Kalona's chest, causing him to fall back into Zoey. But what he or she didn't see was that there was a gap in the stone wall that was big enough for him to fall through. Then I couldn't see him no more. Not even the other Zoey.
I screamed and ran to the edge just in time to see them embrace for the last time. Then they both smashed onto the rocks.
I sat up in my bed screaming in pain and in fear.
I screamed in pain because it actually hurt me. I felt the pain of falling against those sharp edged rocks even though Kalona's body most protected my body. My legs felt like they were cut off. I suddenly had a major headache and my arms stung. But when I looked down at my body there was nothing to see. No scratches, no blood. Nothing. I looked exactly as I did when I went to bed.
Nala glared sleepily at me, shifting in a more comfortable position.
I sighed in relief to know that I was okay.
But what about Kalona? What if he was hurt? Or maybe the dream was a fake.
Maybe it didn't really happen. Just Kalona getting me all paranoid again.
Well it worked. And now I was desperate to see him. To make sure he was all right.
I hoped off my bed and rummaged my closet for a long jacket to put over my nightgown. Once I found one, I quickly ran out the girl's dorms and made my way outside and in the direction of the teachers block. It was a bit cold outside and I could have warmed myself up, but I was to creeped out about my dream. It felt so real. And I felt the pain as if I was bounded with the Zoey in my dream. And I was appalled that I was going to Kalona. The real me wouldn't walk in the middle of the night to check up on him. Obviously I wasn't myself.
Once I made it to the teachers block, I sprinted up to the map, which was all scrolled up on a nearby desk and looked for his name. Frowning, I saw that his name wasn't imprinted on the side.
The he must be in Neferet's room. Room 34. Gotchya.
I quickly ran to the lift, pressed the button to close the door then pressed the floor number. Before I knew it, I made it to her room. I hesitated. If this is her room and Kalona is in there, she'd definitely be in there. The problem was that it didn't feel right. Almost as if Kalona isn't in there. Then where?
Wait a minute. I, very quietly, opened the map up again. There were spare rooms somewhere, I remember. And was surprised to see that there was only one spare room and it was seven doors down. Room 41.
I walked over to it and felt relief surge into me when I had the good feeling again. The feeling that Kalona was in there. I opened the door wide enough to see inside. There was a bed and a figure sleeping on it. And the figure had black wings. Kalona.
I closed the door behind me. Then made my way to his bed. I looked at his figure as sighed with relief. His wing wasn't punctured or anything. And his face didn't own any scratches like the one in my dream. His arms weren't bloody or cut. His chest was full of blood or anything. He was fine. I sighed with relief.
I wondered if sitting on his bed for a minute would hurt. I decided it wouldn't and carefully placed myself on the bed next to him.
I looked at him. I mean, really looked at him. Like I've never looked at him before. He said that if he was with me he'd be good. It's just with Neferet he's bad. And the black wings and black hair sort of made him look bad. But when seeing him right there, all my thoughts on him doing bad stuff perished. He truly looked like an angel, aside from the black wings. A warrior. A true warrior.
He shifted a little so that he was on his side facing towards me. Some strands of hair fell on his face. I leaned closer and pushed the strands back gently. But even my gentleness woke him up.
His eyes snapped open and he was sitting up in an instant. When he saw me his eyes widened.
"Zoey?" he said sleepily.
He said my name. My actual name. Not A-ya. I looked down and blushed. I got caught. Bugger.
Kalona lifted my face with his hand so that I had to look at him.
"Are you okay?" He seemed generally concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he let go of my chin. He sat back and blinked a few times.
"Why are you here? Have you been here long?"
"I've been here like 5-10 minutes. And I had a bad dream," I looked away again.
We were both silent for a moment. When I could no longer bare the silence I looked at him. His eyes were soft and his face calm but held concern.
"Tell my about the dream," he lied back down and look at me. He gave me a you're-not-leaving-until-you-tell-me look. I sighed.
I started telling him the whole thing. Around the middle I found that I was exhausted and lay on the pillow next to him. He listened without interrupting. Sometimes he would frown, sometimes he would grimace. He did grimace a lot when I told him the part when us to 'fell' off the castle.
"I didn't give you that dream," he said when I was finished.
I nodded. "I believe you."
"So Neferet killed me then got to you but instead of her killing you separately, we died together," he pretty much explained the whole dream in a sentence when I had took me about five minutes to explain.
"That's correct."
He sighed and leaned into his pillow facing the ceiling.
"I know Neferet wants to kill you, but to act like she did…" he broke off shaking his head.
"It was only a dream. It wasn't real."
"I won't let it come true," his face-hardened when he turned back to me.
All I could do was stare into his eyes. His gorgeous, big eyes that I could get lost in forever. Even though I love Nyx, Kalona was apart of me. A part of me that won't simply go away.
"Do you want to sleep with me?" he asked abruptly.
I frowned. "I can go back to my dorm. I'll be fine."
He gave me an incredulous look. "It's passed midday and walking around the school isn't safe."
I bit my lip. "I don't think it's such a good idea."
"I won't try anything on you, Zoey. I won't do anything. I wouldn't do that in the first place. I just want you safe. And it's safe here. I'd feel better if you stayed. I'd be worried and probably wouldn't get a lot of sleep."
"You promise to stay on your side of the bed," I narrowed my eyes at him. He nodded.
"Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in-"
"Okay! Okay! Please don't start with that," I pulled the covers on me and tried to relax. He was laughing softly at me.
"Couldn't help myself," he chuckled.
"Goodnight Kalona," I said.
"Goodnight Zoey."
That's when it went awkward. He stayed on his side of the bed, and I was on mine. Awkward because of the silence and because I wanted him to touch me. At least hold me in his arms until I fell asleep. Not possible now. I was tired before but talking to Kalona helped me calm down. Now I was scared all of again.
"Um, Zoey?"
I turned my head towards him. Whoa. He was right there. I swear if I moved just a millimeter our heads would have touched. I gulped. "Yes?"
He hesitated. "Zoey, my feelings for you are really strong," he paused. "And now that I keep spending time with you my feelings are getting even more stronger. I'm very protective of you, Zoey. I hate it when you're upset and angry. It makes me want to hurt the people that have hurt you," he said quickly.
I frowned. "What are you trying to say?"
He hesitated again. Then abruptly got up and walked around the bed to my side then got on his knees. I sat up to get a better look at him.
"Zoey, I want to protect you and I feel the only way to do that is to become your…."
He couldn't say it. He remembered what happened last time he was one. He loves Nyx too much, therefore she banished him. I assumed he was thinking the same thing but with me in Nyx's place.
"My warrior?" I whispered.
"Yes."
I bit my lip. "But I already have one. Stark."
He looked at the ground. "I…. I understand. But I feel I am a far better protector to you then him. And anyway, High Priestesses sometimes are able to have more than one Warrior."
I nodded in acknowledgement. "True."
"I pledge myself to you, my lady," he bowed. "Do you accept?"
I didn't hesitate. "Yes. In the name of our goddess, Nyx, I bind you to my service."
I sounded like a true High Priestess, which I was proud of.
He stood and kissed me. This kiss was unlike any other kiss we've had before. It was slow and gentle. Not rough and desperate. We broke apart breathing heavily, staring into each others eyes. At last, he could talk.
"I promise to protect you until my heart stops beating," he said.
"Thank you."
"I love you, Zoey. I always have," he whispered, kissing my neck.
"I love you too, my Warrior."
A/N: Okay, so far I've been updating everyday and I just wanted to say that I won't be doing that this week because I have lots of exams everywhere. I mean, I'll try to update but I'm guessing it won't be till next week.
I'm really sorry :(
P.S: No, Neferet doesn't die. Yet (Mwah ha ha ha) hehe
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