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Chapter Eleven: Journal
One Month and 14 days. That's how long Lexi had been there so far. Sens that night Xan had taken her from Loonatics HQ. Lexi had already gotten into a bit of a routine for the days. She would ether be served breakfast in her given bed room or eat in the dinning hall. Some times Xan would be there most days not. She would then wander the castle a bit. It's entangling and seeming never endless halls and room were starting to become committed to her memory, but she still seeking for a way out. A secret tunnel or room like most castles have, but every time it would become an empty handed attempt.
After searching she would find a sens of peace in one of the castles 'fun rooms' she had heard Xan call them. These fun rooms were consisted of a library, a modern GYM, a art studio that contained nearly every kinda media utensil an artist could dream of, a music room were different interments and sheet music were staked high, and a sports storage room were equipment for nearly every sport. Mostly winter sports. Then there was lunch more 'fun room' then dinner.
Unlike Breakfast or Lunch, were Lexi rarely saw him, dinner was something Xan never missed. They would sit at a dinner table that could fit about six people. Each at the ends. A fire would be going next to them. There were always flowers on the table. At first they didn't say any thing to each other. Merely ate in silents and then left. But the more they started to get used to one another presents small conversations struck up. Nothing that lasted very long or had any real meaning.
Lexi now laying down in the library on a plush couch next to a few stands. She was reading a older book titled 'Endless'. It was a slightly corny romance novel. Lexi sat the book down on her chest and leaned up when she heard some one enter.
Xan was looking down into a book of his own. One Lexi couldn't see the cover on to tell what it was. He had a hand on his chin as he mumbled under his breath. Lexi strained to hear. She hatted the fact her super hearing had been disabled. Her best guess was he was mumbling equations and hypotheses for something. He looked up toured one of the ceiling high shelves on an upper deck of the library. The Library was quite large.
Something about the way he was acting reminded Lexi of someone she knew, but she wasn't sure who. Her first guess was Tech. Sens he often would go mumbling around with new ideas and equations rattling around his head. But it wasn't Tech. She wasn't sure who, but she knew it wasn't Tech. Her search for who it was he reminded her of was interrupted when she felt a small pulse run through the room. Like the one she felt in the bank.
Lexi looked up, expecting to see Xan still on the ground looking up, to find him levitating, no, flying in the air. He flew up to a shelf and place the book he walked in with away before zooming up to a higher shelf. He pulled out a book flipped through a few of it's pages before putting it back and zipping to another. Repeating the process several times before finding one to his liking. He landed on the upper deck with his eyes focused on the book as he leaned on the railing.
"You can fly?" Lexi managed to ask.
"Huh?" He looked over the book and down at Lexi, "Oh, I didn't see you there." He looked up at the shelf then down at her. He started to descend the stares to her level wile replying, "It's not exactly like your friend Revs powers, but it get the same end result."
He walked over and sat on the arm of the couch as Lexi sat up. "How come I've never seen it till now."
"I thought you had. Or at least guessed at it. How do you think, way back in Acmetrpalic at the Bank, I was able to faze out of the wall next to you with out splatting on the cement below? Or fall of that building with out harm?"
Lexi felt slightly stupid for not thinking of it on her own. It made sens now. She surged.
He gave a light chuckle, "What you readin'?"
Lexi flashed him the cover.
"It's a good book." Lexi looked at him. His voice had lowered as if slightly depressed. He was looking down, at least she thought he was. It was hard to tell sens one could never see his eye, jest white voids.
"whats wrong?"
"Hum?" He looked at her, "Oh nothing. I jest haven't read those kinda novels in... well in a long time. I used to read them a lot, but then" He paused. And in that moment Lexi could tell he was picking his words. Choosing what to tell her, or how to tell her.
"Before you lost her?" Lexi offered. He looked at her, confusion in his fetchers. "Mrs. Annabeth told me you had a lonely heart. Had a...a hole in your heart. That usually means you've lost some one dear to you. So I'm guessing it was a girl."
Xan sighed and leaned on his legs. He rubbed his forehead, "It's more like I lost myself. If Mrs. Annabeth told you about my heart then she probably told you about my head. I had a Swiss cheese memory. Full of holds and gaps. Had I not lost my memory I know I'd be with her now... the way I want to be at least."
There was silents. A pause not awkward, or a 'nothing else needs to be said' pause. A pause of grief and broken hearts.
"I know what it's like. I know exactly how you feel." They looked at each other. Lexi having no real idea why she tells him what she tells him, "To lose the one you love, I mean. Not the memory thing. I lost some one... He was very special to me, and he died in an accident when the meteor hit."
"Alexander, I presume?" Xan asked looking down at her.
"How did you-?"
He chuckled. His relaxed, slightly lazy, smile returned, "You mumble in your sleep Angel."
Lexi felt a ping in her gut and snapped at him, "Don't call me that!"
He looked at her. Brows raised, "Sorry. Not a fan of nick names or something? Or do you not like being called Angel? 'cause you don't look like a babe of doll kinda girl."
"I-it's not that. I-it's-"
"He used to call y' Angel." Xan said it more as statement then a question. Lexi didn't look at him. He sighed and nodded his head, "Fair enough. I'll stick to callin' y' Lex and Lexi."
He got up and started to leave before stopping, "Almost forgot." He walked over to one of the tables and opened a drawer attached to it. He pulled out a small black book and offered it to Lexi, "You look like the type who likes to journal. I'll see you at dinner."
She took it.
"Oh, and today's date is October 14th. I know it's been awhile sens you last saw a calender."
