Hey all, as promised this chapter is longer and I am holding thumbs that it is much better then the previous chapter because I think we can all agree that it was SHITE…
Just want to say thanks to ME, Aydreaai, guest, Reflection of twilight...
Chapter 28
Soul
I could feel waves of confused pain emitting from Aliyah and it killed me for her to be in such pain because of a misunderstanding.
We reached the edge of the Town and I glanced at Aliyah as she shifted her bag from arm to the other arm, shooting me a meaningful look, before she thrust her wings down in a powerful stroke, taking off.
I took that as a sign and I shifted picking my bag up in my mouth. Doubts for the reasons for letting Aliyah come, running in my mind. Jude had convinced me that we needed her for her aerial view but to be honest I only agreed because I didn't want to let her out of my sight. I started to run, enjoying the use well awareness and strength that came with the shift. I felt Jude shift next to me and I picked up his mental waves.
Lets move or you will loose her, He murmured I nodded setting off, not sure if he meant the double meaning.
After a while I got bored so I decided to visit Aliyah. I gently probed her mind o she can't block me out. What I found was extremely intriguing; she was going over a few memories.
I felt her mind shift as she started to think about where she had come from, I saw looking through her eyes at the reflection of a much young version of Aliyah in a mirror and I could feel her dislike for her appearance rolling inside of her. She was dirty with mud streaking her face, dark rings circled her eyes and her clothes were too small and ripped in various places. She shifted wincing as she moved and she slowly reached for the bottom of her tattered shirt and she lifted it up, gasping when a huge hand shaped bruise came into view it was blotchy blue and yellow. She gently poked it biting her lip; she looked away and dropped the shirt as if she couldn't look anymore.
I was then taken to another memory of a woman standing threateningly over Aliyah as she coward on the floor, the woman lifted her hand and grabbed her arm yanked her up before she viciously lashed out smacking her stomach, Aliyah gasped falling to floor again.
"That will teach you to steal from me, girl." The woman hissed before she turned and left.
The memory faded and another came into view, I felt a sort of frightened peacefulness flow of off her as she sat on a window sill, looking out onto a busy city. She looked down at a young girl,
"We will escape here, Becky." Aliyah said touching a young girl's cheek. The girl, Becky sneezed and weakly smiled, nodding up at her.
The next memory was in a different room and Aliyah was washing the floor with Becky, the poor child was obviously deathly ill, her skin was ashen and she was skin and bones. She coughed and she swayed dangerously, taking all of her strength to move the mop across the floor. Aliyah's chest tightened as she remembered this child, back in the memory Becky coughed again but this time, blood spurted from her mouth and she collapsed face first in the ground. Aliyah yelled brokenly as saw through her eyes the child, barely seven years old as took its final breathe.
She withdrew form her thoughts and I felt her pain as though it was my own, I had always wondered about Aliyah's past but she never talked about it and when I did ask she always avoided the question. I understand know why she couldn't, to much pain surrounded those memories. I jumped when I heard Jude in my mind suggesting that we set up camp. I agreed. I looked up mentally letting her know that we are going to stop. She glanced down at me and our eyes connected and I was instantly captivated.
You really should explain everything to her, she is hurting. Jude murmured before he shifted.
"I will," I said once I had shifted.
"IT reminds me of a quote Astrid has tacked onto her wall, the greatest thing in life is to be loved and love freely in return, and she said it was from some musical. Soul don't let it go until it is too late. You will only ever have one Corra" He finished, I froze glancing up at him, I had not told anybody about the Corra thing. Aliyah landed next to me and immediately turned to leave but I followed her deciding that I was going to explain everything to her, whether she wants it or not. I sat next to her as she leant against a oak and pulled out a small back of dried fruit.
"Aliyah, love, we need to talk." I hedged touching her arm. She ignored me intently nibbling her fruit.
"Love, when you saw Nuala and I it wasn't what it looked like," I paused but she didn't react at all. "She kissed me I was trying to get her of off me, she disgusts me, makes me skin crawl." I finished.
"Ooh and I am supposed to believe that, I saw you burry your fingers in her hair," She accused, still not looking at me.
"I put my hands in her hair to pull her of off me. I would never do that to you love, you are my Corra." I said and she suddenly looked at me her gaze narrowing.
"You can't just make up shit and expect me to believe you,"
"I am not lying I can prove it, sometimes I can feel your emotions like when you where flying I could feel your pain." I said hopefully, she gasped her resistance seeming to fade.
"What is a Corra?" she asked
"A Corra is the Nadrea's form of Mate, you are the one my wolf has chosen and the one I will love and want forever." I said she just gaped at me.
"I would never hurt you, Aliyah… I love you." I whispered resting my hand on her cheek; she blinked as silent tears ran down her face. She reached for me, clutching me tightly to her.
"You too, you bastard, you too," She mumbled in my shirt.
…THE END…
Just kidding, give you a scare, this story still has about 9 or so chapters left but the last few lines does sorta sound like an ending… Anyway do you think it was to soppy/mushy ?! seem unrealistic that she forgave him or did it seem like she really does want to believe him and will agree on anything… :D :D :D :D
Please let me know…
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