Hello! So if you aren't able to recognize what scene I'm talking about in Aiden's dream, it's when Aiden kills that Dimitri guy. This chapter is short because I wanted the next scenes to be told by Emily/Amanda. Please REVIEW, your reviews help me write. What if somethings are coming to an end? Like for example Aiden's lost memories...who knows? Keep reading y'all!
Aiden's POV
I wake up with a jolt breathing heavily. I was dreaming, again, but this dream was different.
"Babe," Someone says and touches my arm. I move away scared but then I realize it's just Niko. "you okay?"
I calm myself and then answer "I'm fine I was dreaming, go back to sleep."
"You sure?" She opens her sleepy eyes slightly.
"Yeah" I reply softly.
She does as I tell her and after a few minutes falls asleep again. Once I'm sure her breathing is steady and she's not awake, I slowly get out of the bed. I just can't go back to sleep yet, I'm too shocked. I put on a pair of sweatpants and go downstairs. I grab a glass of water and go out in the porch.
The sound of the ocean seems to really calm me a bit and that salty wind hits me perfectly. Then I notice the lights of the manor are still on and when I look up at Colleen's balcony, she's there staring down at the beach house. There's something there that looks familiar, the scene is as if I've seen it before. Maybe in a dream?
Flashback
She stands there, looking down at the beach house from her balcony, her brunette hair flying with the cold wind. But that doesn't stop her, she keeps staring, almost like she was spying on us. Us? I look beside me to find a too familiar blonde. We're both in the porch of the beach house, side by side, having a staring battle with Victoria.
Victoria? This is the first time I've put a name to the faces in my dreams and flashbacks. But who is Victoria? What does she have to do with me? Why is she in my mind?
I take out my phone from my pants and look at the time. It 2am in the morning, why is Colleen still awake?
When she notices me, she turns around and goes back inside her room. I still don't get what's going on with her, is she mad at me? And if she is, what did I do?
I decide to call Nolan since he told me to tell him about my dreams right away, and because I just can't go back to sleep after a dream like that.
"Hello?" I hear a sleepy Nolan answer on the other side of the line.
"Hey, sorry for calling so late or early, whatever." I say.
"It's fine, is everything okay there?" He asks still sleepy.
"Uh yeah, I just, I had another dream and some sort of flashback I guess." I answer.
"Another one?" He sounds more alert now. "Tell me about it."
I take a deep breath and prepare to myself to tell him my nightmare. "Well okay, so uhm, I was- I had..." I stumble through my words. "Please tell me the true or not, no matter how bad it is."
"You can trust me buddy" he reassures me.
"Okay so, I was pointing a- a gun at this guy and Colleen was holding a gun too. They both spoke but I couldn't hear anything, I don't know why. I remember reading her lips as she said don't do it or something like that. Then he said something but I couldn't read his lips. That seemed to upset me a lot beca- because I," I swallow hard. "I shot him."
He stays silent for a few seconds before answering. "I don't know Aiden, I wasn't there."
"You think Colleen knows? She hasn't answered my calls and texts since- that day, how am I supposed to ask her?" I say.
"I'll ask her, don't worry. Have you had any other dreams?" He asks.
"I had this sort of flashback." I tell him. "There was this old brunette woman, staring at the beach house from the manor's balcony. And I recognized her, I mean I don't remember who she is but I remember her name."
"What is it?" He asks me.
And I answer "Victoria"
"Oh god" I hear a female voice say near him.
"Who's that? Are you alone?"
"Oh yeah, it's just a TV show I was watching" he brushes it off. "Are you sure her name is Victoria? Because I don't know anyone with such name."
"Really? I just feel so strongly sure about this, it's her name. And can I ask one more thing?" I tell him.
"Of course, what is it?" He replies.
"I don't remember the man I was but you do. Nolan, do you think I was capable of doing such thing as killing a man?"
"Aiden, we don't know if it's real or not, okay? Don't worry 007 you were a great person."
I take a deep breath and stay silent as I try to let his words comfort me. What if I did kill the man? What if I wasn't such a great person?
"Well thank you for telling me everything, I'll make sure to ask Colleen." He breaks the silence.
"Do you think my memory is coming back?" I ask him out of nowhere.
"Uh I don't know, you should ask a professional that question." He answers.
"Yeah I'm being stupid. How could my memory possibly just cone back, right?" I say.
"I'm not saying it's not possible, it has happened to many patients before. I'm just not sure if that your case, we could get professional help though." He tells me.
"Yeah, maybes that's the best option right now. Okay well, I'll tell you if I get another of this weird dreams. You should go to sleep now."
"K then, goodnight Aiden" he answers and hangs up.
It's late I'm going back to sleep too, I'll deal with everything tomorrow.
I wake up at 7am this time from another dream. As a child I loved dreaming and I loved those rare time when I had two or more dreams a night, but this time is different, this time I'm getting sick of dreaming that much. The dreams are getting weirder and weirder each time. I had a total of three dreams counting the one where I shot that poor guy. The second one was about Colleen and I, we were just running around a maze as some dogs chased us. And in the third one I was leaving this weird Japanese household with nothing but a backpack. I didn't live there otherwise I would have had more stuff with me, maybe I was visiting?
I look beside me to find the other side of the bed empty. Where's Niko? Where did she go?
"I'm right here." I hear her voice coming from the bathroom.
"Why are you up so early?" I ask as I hop off the bed and start walking her way.
"Wait Aiden, don't come in!" She says as she hears my moving.
"Are you okay?" I start to get worried. Why wouldn't she let me see her?
"Just, uhm, promise me you won't freak out?" She replies.
I don't answer, I just continue my way to the bathroom. "What's goin-" I get cut off by what I see when I enter. She's in her underwear and that allows me to see all the bumps and bruises she's got all over her body.
I look at her with a what-the-hell-happened face and she speaks up again "I got in a fight with an old friend and I fell down the stairs."
"What kind of friends do you have? The ninja turtles?" I joke.
She laughs and says "It's not as bad as it looks."
"Oh don't start with the whole tough act!" I say. "I know it too well, I did it all through my recovery."
"Oh really?" She raises an eyebrow and smirks. "You're a tough guy, huh? Well I am too, so I'm fine I swear. I'll take some pain killers just for you."
"You better" I step closer to her and slowly and carefully wrap my arms around her waist. "Does this hurt?"
She shakes her head and rests it on my chest. I hug her closer and as she puts her head on my shoulder her hair changes, instantly, it flashes to blond and then back at brunette. Then I get this weird feeling, like confusion, I don't know like my mind is trying to tell me something. What the hell?
Flashback
"I'm too late?" I say softly as I enter the beach house so I don't startle her.
She notices me from her spot in the couch. She looks so fragile, she's got her shoulders in, her head down, a crooked back, actually her whole body posture indicates weakness. I can't stand to see her like this, I can't watch her suffer.
"If you came here to say I told you so, you can leave." She says as she stands up.
"I didn't come here for that." I take a few steps forward. "Come here" I tell her and extend my hand towards her.
"No" her voice comes weak as she takes a step backwards.
"Come here" I try again but I get a no for an answer and she keeps getting away from me. I'm not gonna stop, we both know she needs me right now. "Come" I grab her arm tight but making sure it doesn't hurt her.
"No!" She replies stubbornly and starts hitting me with her free hand.
That doesn't stop me either. "C'mon, come here" I continue to talk softly as she tries to fight me.
"No, no, n-" She says before exploding into a bunch of sobs and finally giving in.
I wrap one hand around her back and place the other one in the back of her head to keep her steady. She starts crying and wraps one arm around my neck. She places her other hand around my shoulder and rests her head on it as well. The act can't last forever between us, we both know she needs comfort.
"Shhh, it's okay." I sooth her as we hold on tight. "It's okay." I add.
She's letting it all out and I'm going to be right here to give her shelter, if it takes minutes, if it takes hours, I don't care. I kiss her head tenderly to reassure her that without any words needed.
"Earth calling Aiden Mathis?" I hear Niko's voice as she brings me out of that strange state I was in. "Are you even listening?"
"I..." I look around unsure of what to say. "Niko, remember those dreams I told you about?"
"Uh yeah, why?" She asks.
"Well I've more of those lately, they're different ones but they all seem so-" I search for the right word to describe them. "they seem so real."
"What do mean, baby?" She grabs my hand.
"Never mind, it's not relevant." I brush it off. "I'm still waiting on you to take those pills." I say changing the subject.
"Okay dad!" She jokes. "I'll go get dressed and then I'll take 'em."
She goes back into the room and I follow after her. My head feels so heavy and it hurts, maybe I'll take some pain killers too.
"Want me to make breakfast? I think we've got eg-" I stop as my vision get a little blurry and my feet feel unsteady.
"Aiden?" She notices my struggle to focus. "You feeling okay?"
I suddenly loose all power to stay in two feet and fall backwards. I hear a loud thump and Niko's voice as if she was miles away. I can't see anything now, it all faded into oblivion. I feel myself drown into this weird dream state and everything goes black. But my body's still awake, I can feel myself alive, I can hear my breathing. What the fuck is happening to me? Where am I? What is this? Am I- am I alive?
Sooo I hope you liked it and the continuation will be posted soon don't worry. Please review :)
