A/N: Guess whose baaaaacccckkkk? Man, I feel so bad for not updating in forever! I'm running around all the time not to mention I'm sick so I haven't been able to finish typing this up… Also, thank you tigergirl93 for the Story Alert and Rabid Cream Puffs for the review! I love you guys! Well, here we go~ By the way, this fan fiction is probably gonna finish next chapter. And first, I'm writing a sadish ending but if you guys suck up, I can make it a lil' more happier ;)
When my eyes opened, I was in a strange room. The walls were white, as were the curtains, door and furniture. I was sleeping bed, piled under a mass of silk-like white blankets. Though, something was out of place. No, it wasn't the décor, but something was off.
Then it hit me.
In the midst of the angelic-like room, a certain man was beside the bed on a white recliner, her blonde hair having fallen out of its braid, his tan skin standing out so much more. Though, his outfit was different no doubt; rather than his usual black turtle neck, white pants and navy cloak, Gale was dressed in a white robe that almost looked like it would be a traditional garment. Which it probably was, I assumed.
Sitting up, a dull throbbing was within my skull, causing me to wince pretty much whenever I moved. The bed squeaked as I leaned back on the head board, causing Gale's eyes to flutter open. As soon as he fully opened his eyes and saw me sitting there, he stood hesitantly before stepping over to the bed and taking me into his arms, hugging his body to my own. "You're alive… You're alive…" he muttered, muffled by the fact his face was buried into my hair in the crook of my neck.
"Gale? What happened?" I whispered, afraid to move a muscle as if he would shatter as he held me.
"You… You got your memory back from your world… Then you fainted... You've been asleep ever since," he explained, clutching onto me as if I was his whole world.
"Wait… How long is that exactly?" I asked, eyes slightly wide. Damn, Hikari was gonna kill me…
"… Five weeks…" he sighed, finally pulling back slightly so he could look in my eyes. He placed his right hand on my cheek, stroking it lightly, his emerald and golden eyes filled with something; admiration perhaps? No, I knew it was more than that, but I just wasn't ready for the "L" word…
"Fi… Five weeks?" I chocked, eyes wide in slight horror. So that was what it was like to be in a coma… Though, I can't believe I stayed alive, even if I was asleep…
Gale just nodded, wincing slightly at my reaction. "What's your decision?" he asked after a few minutes of silence. Looking up, I'm assuming he saw the confusion in my eyes before he continued. "Before you fainted… Master said you had to make a decision… Either stay here and marry me… Or return home and forget everything about this world…"
I gasped, my hands coming to my mouth in an instant. I then remembered the man who had given me those choices before I blacked out. "Why? Why is this happening to me?" Tears slid down my face despite my attempts to keep them back. "It's just not fair!" As I started sobbing uncontrollably, Gale's now-familiar arms wrapped around me once more as he stroked my back soothingly.
"I'm sorry… It's all my fault…"
With that, my eyes snapped open before I pushed on Gale's chest slightly so I could look up at him. "What… What do you mean?" I whispered even though I had an idea what was wrong.
Guilt splashed against his face, his eyes averting from mine. "I… A spell went wrong… I hadn't thought anything had actually happened… But when I saw you at my door… I knew that the spell had summoned you here… And made you lose your memories of your own world…" he explained quietly, sighing lightly.
My mind was blank as I stared up at him. "Why didn't you tell me…?" I whispered, the words sounding chocked in my own ears.
"I couldn't. It's against the rules to tell a human of magic… Especially one who hasn't… Made a bond…"
"Bond?" I questioned, eyes furrowed.
"Promise… Of love… Humans often call it marriage…"
I chocked on my breath, my eyes bulging slightly. "Marriage? It that why I have to marry you to stay here?" Gale's response was a simple nod of his head. Sighing, I slumped into him seeing as his arms were still around me. "Gale… I… I think I like you… No, I know I like you… But marriage? I don't think I'm ready… Plus… What would happen to my family and friends? They would be worried sick about me wouldn't they?"
Sighing, the tanned man stood, releasing me. "I'll leave you for now to think about it… But let me tell you something first; Arina, these feeling I have for you… I've never had them before… I think I love you…" With that, he left the room without another word, leaving me on the bed with my jaw slightly slack.
Hours had passed by the time I left my room and was escorted to the room I had been transported to five weeks ago. The man with jet black hair and turquoise eyes, Gale's master, glanced up as I slid into the room, slightly surprised. I assume he hadn't realized I was awake.
Standing straight, I looked into the man's eyes without hesitation or fear. "You asked me weeks ago if I would rather go home without my memories of this world or marry Gale and never return home."
"Yes," the man said in a way that pretty much said "I know what I told you, so get on with it". Guess he had more manners then that considering he hadn't said the phrase directly.
"I've been thinking about it and have come to a conclusion. I know what I'm going to do."
A/N: Slight cliff hanger, but that just means you guys gotta send in some reviews ;D Gimme at least two reviews, and I'll make the ending happier then what I originally planned :P See ya next time! And sorry for the shortness, I'm sick and can't think straight…
