Chapter 12

Yeah, I can teleport. Well, sort of. I'm only supposed to use it for emergencies; in fact, I barely ever use it at all. I've only ever used it when I need to get somewhere really quickly (usually during a war) or someone is gravely injured, like Alpha is now. The problem with teleportation is that it drains me. By the time I get wherever I need to be, I usually feel like I'm about to collapse. Chaos can only grant me so much power. I normally have adrenaline pumping through my veins, which keeps me going for a while but everything will eventually take its toll on me.

Back to the point, I teleported back to the castle in Chaos' world. I ended up in the ballroom, the first place I thought of. I stumbled into the middle of the room blindly, calling out Chaos' name, hoping he could hear me.

I gently put Alpha down on the floor and kneeled beside her. I was desperately trying to figure where the blood was coming from, when Chaos swooped in, taking in the scene. I looked up at him, tears streaking down my face.

"Omega," he said, running over. He kneeled across from me, on the other side of Alpha. "What happened?"

"I don't know," I sobbed. "We found her in the forest surrounded by blood."

I couldn't remember the last time I cried like this. I never showed anyone this side of me except for Chaos- the part of me that panicked and worried. The part of me that broke down when my friend was in danger. Around anyone else, I had to stay strong and be a leader. I couldn't show them I was afraid, because then they would start panicking too. But I was human, and I had this side of me, like everyone else. The only problem was that I could never have anywhere to comfort me.

Chaos performed a few spells. I assumed he was healing her a bit, but he would need time to heal her completely. At least if he healed her a bit, she wouldn't get any worse.

"What if she dies?" I cried. "What if- what if she dies before any of us get to say goodbye? What if we never see her again?" I had no idea where this was coming from. I was in hysterics by then.

"Omega, we should never dwell on those what-ifs in life. I need you to listen to me. Alpha will be fine. She'll be shaken up, but she will live. I can heal her."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because Alpha is a fighter. She has been since the day she was born. Alpha will fight for her life. She never gives up." That managed to calm me down. I evened my breathing and wiped the tears off my face.

"I need to get back to camp," I exclaimed, leaping to my feet.

"You don't have enough energy," Chaos reminded me. "You wouldn't be able to handle channeling that much power. It would kill you."

"But they'll be worried," I protested.

"That doesn't mean you should risk your life just to tell them what they already know. If it's really that important I can contact myself."

"But-"

"No Omega. You need rest. Why don't you go sleep for a bit while I help Alpha?"

"Do I have a choice in the matter?"

"No."

"Fine," I conceded. It was a good thing I did. I barely made it to my bed before I fell asleep.

I woke up a few hours later, feeling refreshed. I figured that by now, Chaos had probably already healed Alpha, so I could probably visit her. I wandered the halls, until I reached her room. When I was about to knock on the door, Chaos opened it. I smiled. Some things never changed.

"How is she?" I asked.

"Better," he replied. "I healed all her wounds, but she needs rest. She'll still be pretty out of it for the next few days- in fact, once she's recovered, she probably won't remember what happened while she was here."

"Can I see her?" I asked.

"Of course. But like I said, she's pretty out of it. She probably won't be able to talk to you. And even if she can, she won't remember what she said."

I nodded, "I understand." He moved to the side and I walked the doorway. Before I walked over to the bed, Chaos grabbed my arm.

"She's going to be fine, Omega. You're both going to be alright."

"I know," I whispered. I knew he was referring to my panic attack earlier that day.

With that he walked off. I watched him for a few moments, before turning back to Alpha. She was lying on her bed, asleep. Her brown hair framed her face and her eyes were closed. She looked so peaceful. And of course, she was still wearing her mask. By now, I felt like that mask was a part of her; it would be so abnormal to see her without it.

I walked to her bed, and pulled her desk chair over, so I could sit down beside her. I held her hand, as I stared at her, blinking back tears. If anything had happened to her, I would have been devastated. She was one of my best friends, and I couldn't lose her. Not now.

I wasn't in love with her, I knew that much. I would never fall in love again. Like Forgotten had said, 'True love is rare. If you're lucky, it comes along once in a lifetime.' I knew that was a famous quote, but hearing Forgotten say it made it seem so much more real. I would have thought about it further, but just then Alpha's eyes lids fluttered open.

"Omega?" she whispered.

"I'm here," I said, giving her hand a squeeze.

"Never leave me, Omega," Alpha's voice was raspy, yet the words made my heart clench. "If you leave me, I want to die."

"I would never leave you, Alpha," I promised. I paused for a moment. "I can't live without you."

"Really?"

"Really."

"I don't believe you."

"Why not? Why would I ever leave you?"

"Because everyone always leaves me."

"None of us will ever leave you, Alpha. Not me, not Chaos, not anyone else. We'll never leave."

"That's what you say, before you realize how much you hate me. It will happen. Just watch."

"That won't happen. Besides, everyone needs a family who loves them- we're your family."

"A family isn't essential to life. I am living proof of that."

"Did you not hear what I just said?" I asked. "We're your family. And we'll never leave you."

"I love you…" Alpha's voice faded out, as she lost consciousness.

I stayed there all day, as Alpha fell in and out of consciousness, and had random conversations with her, that I knew forget later. I didn't mind that much that she'd forget. But there were a couple that I wished she'd remember. One of those was the conversation we had about family. The other one was this:

"Love is a strange thing," Alpha told me. "While it seems wonderful, it can bind you to the most horrible fate: loving someone who can't love you back. You can't love me back, Omega. I know you can't. Yet, I love you anyway."
"Why do you love me, Alpha?" I asked her, tears in my eyes. "Why can't you love someone else? Someone who can fall in love with you? Why can't you love someone who will make you happy?"
"I love you because… somewhere deep inside…I want something I know I can't have." I didn't know how to reply to that. Had Alpha had just admitted one of her deepest secrets to me? Was that really the only reason she loved me? Did she really believe that- or was that just something she said in her delusional state?

"What would you do if I did love you back?" I asked. "Would you still love me, if you could have me?"

"You would never love me back," she said.

"How can you be so sure?"

"Forgotten was right. You can only truly love one person in your life. You only have one soulmate."

"Then who's your soulmate, Alpha?" I asked.

"I don't know. Maybe I'll never meet him. I can barely keep onto that shred of hope that he might be out there somewhere."

"Don't give up. You deserve happiness."

"You know what's weird? I have complete control of when I give up- but it feels like I'm not making the decision."

"Maybe you aren't making the decision. Maybe The Fates are making the decision for you."

The Fates control a lot of things, but they don't control hope. You want to know the truth? Hope doesn't abandon you, Omega. You abandon it."

Not very proud of this chapter, but I hope you liked it. I entered my story in The Watty's, so I have to finish it by December 15th- I have exactly one month. I think I can do this :)

As always, please let me know you thoughts. I love when people guess what's going to happen. I was surprised at how many people thought Alpha is Bianca. I never even considered that possibility.

Hope you have a great day/evening/night,

~Watnie247