How about I typed this whole chapter in less than an hour. I literally have had no time lately, and if I didn't post it now it wouldn't be posted, and I could use the amusement of reading your reviews while I'm dying of boredom in class later. I'm sorry if I haven't been replying to you guys's awesome messages, it's just I haven't had the time. I will when I get back, though, hopefully. Happy reading :3
When they entered Sunshine's room, without knocking, they found her sitting on the side of her neatly-made bed, her face in her hands. She was making small huffing sounds, her long hair obscuring her face. When Will, who was standing in front of Kurt and Blaine, tried to walk further than the doorway, it was like he was walking straight into a wall.
"Ouch, what the," Will said, putting his hand up to the invisible wall. He knocked on the air, and it felt solid, just, well, invisible.
"Is that a border?" Kurt asked curiously, putting a hand on it. It didn't feel any different than the other air to him, he just couldn't get his hand through it.
"Yeah," Will said, examining the area more closely.
"But, how?" Blaine asked, actually interested. If Elves were as powerful as Will had made them seem, maybe they could make borders.
"I don't know," Will answered. "If she made it, it should be pretty simple to get through. We could probably do it with brute force, honestly."
"Oh," Kurt said, watching Sunshine closely. "Can she see us?"
"Probably not. It's easier to block out the rest of the world than to block out yourself." Will curled his hand into a fist, and punched the invisible wall as hard as he could. There was a small disturbance in the air around where his fist hit, like the border slightly quivered. Ripples began swirling as Will hit the wall more times in a steady flow, his knuckles having been ripped open. He didn't particularly seem to care as he punched, thin lines of his blood dripping down, coloring the invisible wall.
"Looks like it's working," Kurt mumbled, wincing when Will brought his fist out again. Kurt honestly could have fainted, the skin was completely gone from his knuckles. Will struck the wall again, sending more ripples than before. Sunshine finally seemed to notice, looking up from her bed and around the room. Will struck again, and she found the area the ripples were coming from. She couldn't see what was happening, but she knew someone was trying to get in.
She swallowed, thinking. There was a good chance it was just her Goddess coming back, but she should have been able to just slip through. Then again, she had probably made the border wrong herself, she hadn't ever really tried to make one before. Oh god, she must have accidentally sealed her Goddess out. She stared at the ripples, hoping desperately it was who she wanted on the other side. She breathed in deeply.
"Enter," she whispered, and Will stumbled in, almost falling on the ground. He managed to hold his footing, standing up to stare straight into Sunshine's eyes. Sunshine couldn't tell whether he was angry or not, his face was completely unreadable. She felt a small pang of guilt, but she knew she shouldn't. She was just protecting her Goddess, she hadn't done anything bad. They were the bad ones here, obviously. Maybe he just wanted her to help him search, anyways. She didn't think her Goddess could have gotten too far.
"H-Hello," she finally said, giving Will her best attempt at a smile. Her face just wasn't working right, twisting up into an awkward position, but Will didn't seem to notice.
"Hey, Sunshine," Will said, his tone blank. She hated not knowing whether he was mad or scared or what. Kurt and Blaine watched the proceedings from the outside, the border having gone solid again once Will stumbled through when he went to punch again.
"What brings you here?" Sunshine asked slowly, trying to keep her tone chipper. She couldn't stop it from quivering slightly, however. Again, Will didn't seem to notice. She wasn't sure whether she was thankful for that or not.
"Sunshine," Will said, taking a small step closer to her. "Have you seen Emma?" Sunshine almost sighed in relief, but she caught herself. That was all Will wanted, he just wanted her to help him search. Then, when her Goddess finally showed up she could just pretend she had no idea about the memory loss.
"I haven't," Sunshine answered. She didn't really like lying but she understood it was for the best. She would do what she had to. Her answer didn't seem to sit properly with Will, however. He brought his bottom lip into his mouth, obviously not wanting to confront her about what he had to say. Oh no. Maybe he had bad news. How could something have happened in such short time? Her Goddess had only been gone for a few hours, there was no way.
"I," Will began, his tone sad. "I think you're not telling me the truth," he said simply, sitting on her bed next to her. Her insides squirmed, she would need to get new sheets. But, still. How would he be able to tell if she were lying or not? Even if they had found her missing Goddess, she wouldn't have been able to tell them anything. Her memory should have been totally wiped, there shouldn't be anyway to get the memories back.
"Why would you think that?" Sunshine asked with a small smile. Will had to of just been guessing, he couldn't prove anything. As long as she didn't give anything away she was positive she would be safe. Again, Will looked very uncomfortable, like there was more he didn't want to say.
"We found her, Sunshine. Emma. She's completely alright, but she's not the same. I want to know what you did." Sunshine swallowed, feeling her heart rate pick up. She tried not to look away from Will's piercing stare, not wanting to look any guiltier than she already did.
"I-I'm glad you found her," Sunshine lied. This would make things even more complicated. It would be very hard, but she would have to find a way to get her Goddess back from them. They didn't deserve her, not that Sunshine herself did. But she could do more.
"Sunshine," Will said, and she had to look at the floor. Something inside her urked when he said her name. "I want to know what you did," Will repeated himself, and Sunshine could feel herself start to shake. She couldn't let her resolve fall, but it was getting harder and harder.
"I-I.. I didn't-" Sunshine tried to say, but her voice was failing her. It was getting hard to speak, she felt like her throat was closing up with what couldn't possibly be guilt. She didn't feel guilty. She couldn't.
"Sunshine, don't lie to me," Will said, putting a hand on her shoulder, and she had to fight herself not to slap the hand away. She could practically feel the germs from his hand squirming all over her skin. She wanted him not to touch her, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
"I didn't mean to make her forget it all," Sunshine said, her voice cracking slightly. It felt like it was someone else talking, she couldn't possibly be selling herself out like that. "I had never done it before and I guess I did it too much, I-I don't know," Sunshine said, shaking her head. Finally, Will let his hand fall off her shoulder, and she immediately felt slightly better.
"How can we get her memories back?" Will asked, not sounding harsh nor angry, as she expected he would. Sunshine shook her head more, hot tears streaming down her face.
"I-I don't think we can. That's why I was trying to be careful, but when she woke up she didn't even remember me," Sunshine shivered as she remembered her Goddess waking up. The first sentence out of her mouth was 'Who are you?' and nothing seemed to come back, no matter how hard Sunshine tried.
"What did you want her to forget?" Will asked, fighting hard to keep the anger out of his voice. He couldn't stand the idea of Emma not ever remembering anything they had done together. Sunshine breathed in and out deeply a few times before she could calm herself down enough to speak.
"I just wanted her to be safe," Sunshine said in more of a whine. Her voice cracked as she breathed in deeply, burying her face in her hands before breaking out into loud sobs again.
"Sunshine, I need you to first break down this border, then maybe I'll let you go see Emma." Sunshine looked up from her hands, her face red and her eyes shining with tears. She didn't want to have to break down her border, but she just had to see her Goddess again. With a blink the dark walls that surrounded them vanished, being replaced with her ceiling and a visible pathway to the hall. Kurt and Blaine were standing hip-to-hip, watching Will and Sunshine nervously.
"We need to go see Emma," Will said to the boys. He turned to Sunshine, who was still watching him. "You need to stay here, and you better not leave." His tone was stern, and Sunshine couldn't help but nod, her bottom lip between her teeth.
Will and the boys made their way down the hallway quickly and silently. All three of them were too afraid to speak as they hurried back towards Emma's room. They trusted Artie enough, sure, but they didn't like the idea of leaving Emma practically alone for so long. They made it back to Emma's room in record time, the boys panting slightly.
"Emma?" Will asked frantically, throwing open the door to her room. This was the first time Kurt really got a good good look at the inside, as the last time he was in there he just stared at the door. Everything was so clean and white it shined, the lights having to be on. Besides that it probably would have looked a lot more like the room Kurt and Blaine had been sleeping in. It didn't have any Christmas decorations, all the walls and desks completely blank. There were certain areas where the paint was scrubbed off the white walls, from being washed so vigorously.
Emma looked up from the table she was sitting at, five playing cards in her hand. Artie was positioned at the other side of the table, leaning over the side of his tub, a few more cards in his hands. Will allowed himself to calm down upon seeing there was nothing to be nervous about, noticing a little proudly the cards splayed on the table weren't in perfect rows. Maybe there would be a few hidden perks to the memory wipe.
"Go fish," Artie said smugly, and Emma scowled, reaching into the pile of cards. She jumped slightly, the cards in her hand going everywhere upon seeing Will standing frantically in the doorway.
"Hello, Will," Emma said with a smile. Will's face melted into a smile.
"Emma," he said affectionately, walking towards her and wrapping his arms around her still-sitting form. She seemed slightly shocked by the action, but didn't protest. Artie was watching her, smiling.
"So, Will, Emma's told me something pretty interesting about you," Artie teased, and Emma's face went white.
"You wouldn't!" She exclaimed, staring at him skeptically. Artie laughed.
"Oh, I would." Emma shook her head a little, looking shocked.
"Will, I think they need to leave," Emma said quickly, her bottom lip between her teeth. Her face was burning red as Artie continued to smile, looking proud.
"Well," Will said, looking curiously from Emma to Artie. "You can't exactly just send them away like you could have before, I doubt."
"This is good," Artie said, that smile still all over his face. "Because you wouldn't believe what she told me. She told me she thin-"
"No no no!" Emma said loudly, flailing her arms. "You need to leave," she said, biting her lip hard. Almost with a flash Artie was gone, leaving Kurt and Blaine staring at his empty tub, shocked expressions across their face.
LOLOLOL. That's almost what Artie deserves for being a bad secret keeper. ;D