The grass is green and pretty and I lay in it. The sun beats on my face, it burns in a good way; the best way. It feels nice.
I look around me, at the world.
The world is big compared to look my small legs. I could travel around the world when my legs are longer; me and Peris, and we'll be happy, with his hand in my hand.
I think I would like that.
Suddenly someone's above me. She's tall, and she blocks out the light. She is pretty, but she looks troubled. I wonder what is wrong. She begins to cry, and I feel sad.
She looks down on me, and I feel small.
"Hello Tally," the lady says.
"Hullo Lady, why are you sad?" she looks at me a bit strangely. I like her eyes.
"I'm sad because I know things will never be easy for you. I know your life. It's all I know. I'm sad because your life will be so hard to live sometimes," she looks up into the sky.
"What do you mean...lady?" she still stands in front of me.
"You will know happiness," she smiles "Look through the bad and see the good within all, Tally. Everything happens for a reason. Life has a way of working itself out," she pauses and looks back down at me.
I do not understand what she is saying. But it does sound meaningful.
"They will always change you, but they can never truly change your will, your power, and your determination. They can't change you, you are far too special," with that the pretty lady walks away.
"Who are you lady? Just so you know you don't need to cry," I say as her steps day "You are beautiful. Ellie tells me that crying never solves anything, but Sol says it's ok to cry sometimes," her smile is still there. I'm happy, I like making people smile.
"You are me, I am you. Sol is right; it is ok to cry Tally. Just always remember this- even the most beautiful people in the world can be sad. Look for beauty in the unknown- look for it inside a person, for what is beautiful inside, will shine from within. Tally, if you meet one of those people that glow, you follow them and never let them go- Follow them to the end of the earth," and with that she disappears.
(consciousness)
I awaken in a room filled with white light. Strangely I can feel something in my system. They must have drugged me.
I glance around the room; it's a huge padded cell. I turn my body so I can look to see what is behind me. I'm shocked by what I see.
It's Zane and someone else who is holding something swaddled in cloth.
"My baby, pass her to me, please" The man slowly walks over and passes me the baby and stares at me. I cannot stare back; I just stare at the bundle in my arms.
"Tally, she isn't exactly...normal," Says the man slowly, keeping close by, encase I do anything I'll regret.
She is beautiful. With small delicate features, and small plump bow shaped lips. Her skin is slightly tanned; around the corner of her eye is a small black inked tattoo, she is tiny and her tiny finger raps around mine.
"You never where fully demobilised Tally. When we made you special, we changed your DNA. You just changed your physical appearance. That's why your baby has some birth defects," Dr Cables stone face looks upon me with her big black eyes.
"...Birth defects? The tattoo, yes a big strange. To me she looks beautiful, perfect" I look down at her again and immediately I'm in love. She is mine, and I made her.
"She is strong, fast and strangely inquisitive" Dr Cable nods.
I continue to stare at my baby.
"Akemi- bright and beautiful," I state simply.
Both the two men stare back at me, and in unison they whisper, "Akemi,"
I look up to the man at my bedside, he is beautiful. He almost glows like an angel. His icy blue eyes are menacing, lacking warmth and alluring, all at the same time. His blond hair and translucent skin is haunting.
"Akemi- Our baby. We made her," His face is full of pride.
"David" I breathe under my breath. I take in his new exterior.
As he takes in mine.
(Later that day)
As we leave the hospital to find Fausto and Shay, all four of us, the baby in my arms. We are swamped by paparazzi cams.
"Where is Tally?" A human voice says through the cam "We saw her come in through here; she looked in a bad way, and very pregnant. Is that her child Miss? Where is Tally Youngblood? The world is waiting for her," the cam zooms in on my face.
I will always be Tally Youngblood.
But my face is godlike but artificial. My bones are made of an unbreakable substance, and my new big deep blue eyes don't belong to me. My new mass of wavy platinum blonde isn't mine either. In the mirror I know I'm me, but it isn't me.
This isn't my body. It was made for me. I'm just in here, in this brain.
I remember a dream I had recently.
"They will always change you, but they can never truly change your will, your power, and your determination. They can't change who you are. You are far too special,"
I'm ready to be someone else. Maybe it was time- to be a mother, a friend and a lover once more.
The world can wait, for the next Youngblood to make her appearance; the world is only big enough for one Youngblood- the baby in my arms.
My reply is partially true.
"She's dead,"
A/N
D: I know! It's all so confusing. All will be revealed soon! Just so you know, this isn't the ending, even though it may seem like it.
Encase you are confused; the beginning was a dream, where Tally as an adult was talking to her five year old self. It was inspired by the song Pretend, by Lights it's a really beautiful song. Listen to it, and then you will understand!
Thank you so much! You have all given me such amazing reviews and I'm so grateful. I really, really hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope it lives up to your expectations! If you enjoyed it, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on it. I know you're probably extremely confused, but it will all explained soon. As you all know, I enjoy my cliff hangers! Like I said before- If you enjoyed this chapter, please let me know your opinion on this chapter. Your feedback means the world to me!
