The Memory of A Girl

Chapter 28

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Derek POV

It was a nice and bright morning when I woke up from my bed. I finally called Chris back after all her missed calls went to voicemail, and told her that I'm fine. But I'll most likely keep the mission I went on a secret from her. It'll be a nice surprise I guess. Though I was notified that her sister just woke up in the infirmary about 20 minutes ago, and no doubt Mr. Damon was the first one in there. I have to say that I am happy for him though. He made a total effort to go and save the person he's been looking for and ended up winning her back. That's what I like to call total love right there. And not to mention, Chris's older sister is hot! I mean, they look just alike. Only Blaire's in her twenties, and super hot!

I decided to walk in to see how they were doing. Mr. Damon had a nice smile on his face, and Blaire seemed to be doing excellent. They probably went through a lot in the last 20 minutes so I guess I walked in on the right moment. "And this is Derek. He helped me rescue you." Damon said as they both looked up at me.

I guess I was the topic of the morning when Blaire gave me a bright smile. "Thank you so much Derek." She spoke to me. Her voice sounded delicate and firm, like a real lady.

"Uh, you're welcome your highness." I bowed, I heard her make a giggle noise.

"Just call me Blaire." She told me, her smile was soft as she looked at Mr. Damon and me. "And from what Damon has told me, you're dating my little sister." Blaire said, a hint of smirk in her smile.

I blushed and looked at Damon, who chuckled. "When we were on Mongols, I knew you would find Christene's room. And I also know that you have the picture of her too." He explained.

I took the old photo of little Christene that I tucked in the pocket of my jeans that I put on this morning, and looked at it again. She was still smiling and holding onto the teddy bear that I also found in her room too. "May I see it, please?" Blaire asked as she reached out her hand.

I passed her the picture of Chris and watched her smile. "I remember this." She said. "I took this picture on Christene's 4th birthday, that's when I found out that I was going to be graduating from Alfea." She explained.

"Y'know, I do know where she is if you want to meet her." I suggested, Blaire looked at me.

"You do?" She asked.

I nodded. "She's on Earth, in Gardenia. My friends and I have been with her for a few weeks." I told her.

"It's true." Mr. Damon added. "And she was also in the infirmary about a few days ago." He said.

"Why, was she hurt?" Blaire asked, her voice sounded a bit concerned.

"She was.." I paused. How can I tell her older sister that she almost choked to death? "She was with a woman named Merdelia." I told her.

I could have sworn a flash of fury passed through Blaire's eyes. "Merdelia choked her, didn't she?" She asked me.

I nodded slowly. "How'd you know?" I asked her.

"She did the same thing when Christene was 5. When I was trying to escape with her, I saw that she had red marks on her neck." Blaire stopped to look at the picture again. "Is Ms. Faragonda still over at Alfea?" She asked.

"Yes, why?" Damon replied.

"I need to see her." Blaire said as she tried to stand from the nursery bed. Mr. Damon grabbed her arm and gestured for her to sit back down.

"Don't move yet. I'll go get Ms. Barbataya."Damon told her as he walked into another room, searching for the purple haired nurse.

I was still standing in front of the nursery bed. Blaire was only staring at me. Was there something on my face? I wondered until she finally spoke. "Your name is Derek?" She asked me.

"Yes Blaire, my name is Derek."

"Derek as in the prince of Eraklyon?" She asked.

I nodded, Blaire giggled. "I knew you'd find my sister."

I smiled. "I remember the day my father told Christene about you. Though she was far too young to understand what the word 'betrothed' meant, so she kept asking me."

"How come everyone thinks that since we're betrothed, were meant for each other?" I asked her.

Then, before she could answer, Damon came back out with Ms. Barbataya. "Ms. Blaire, you may go to Alfea. I have a change of clothes for you and I'm going to contact her to let her know you're on your way." She said.

"No, I would like to surprise her please." Blaire said with a delicate smile.

"Oh sure then." Ms. Barbataya smiled back at her.

Mr. Damon turned to me and walked me towards the door. "Derek, I'm most glad to have you come with me on that mission. I've been waiting forever to see Blaire's smiling face again. And I'm sure that Christene would like to see you back on Gardenia as well, don't want to keep her waiting?" He smirked a knowing smirk at me.

"Thank you, Mr. Damon." I told him as I left the infirmary. My guess was that she was probably at Jetson Beach, but boy do I have a nice surprise for her.


Christene POV

I'm here at Jetson Beach, and I'm not having such a good time. Setting up paper lanterns isn't so easy when you're doing it alone. I would get some help but Jennifer has all of my friends occupied. Melissa and Jayden went down the beach to the Frutti Music Bar for some drinks, Karen and Tyler were out getting Hershey chocolate for the smores, and Michael and Mallory were helping Jennifer and Emma set up the tiki torches. I sighed when I finally finished putting up my first row of lanterns, but I couldn't stop now since there's a lot more to do before Last Splash actually begins.

Before I could start on my second row, I was interrupted by Emma and her stack of grass skirts and coconut bras in hand. "Jennifer needs you to put these on." She said, handing me a grass skirt and coconut bra.

"Seriously?" I asked her with an arched brow. I can put on the grass skirt, but the coconut bra was out of the question.

"Yes, we need to know if they fit. And we need you to do it fast so we can finish the rest of the set up." She ordered.

"Why do you take orders from Jennifer?" I asked her, she stared at me blankly.

"What are you talking about?" She asked me.

"You're like her little servant. Don't you ever disagree or something?"

"I'm not her 'little servant'. Plus, that's what friends do." She protested.

"Friends don't boss other friends around." I told her, making her shut her lips.

"I-I don't need lessons in manners from you." She said as she rudely stomped past me, bumping my shoulder.

I sighed again and sat the Hawaiian outfit next to the box of paper lanterns I still haven't gotten a chance to put up yet. All I could think about was the ocean. I want to go down to the beach so badly right now. My thoughts were interrupted by my cell phone vibrating in my pocket. I picked it up gracefully. "Hello?"

"Where are you?" I heard the sound of Derek's voice say.

"Yeah, uh, that's not how you say hi to people on the phone." I told him.

He laughed. "Okay, I'm sorry. But I might make it back to Gardenia around some time tomorrow morning and I just want to know where you are." He said.

"Tomorrow morning? What are you doing over there in Magix anyway?" I asked him.

"It's a secret." I heard a whisper in my ear. I almost dropped my phone from the sound of someone else's voice in my ear.

I turned around to see a familiar brunette haired guy laughing at me. I pushed his chest. "Don't scare me like that!" I told him before giving him a warm hug.

He gave me a soft kiss on the lips, something I've been waiting for him to give me for the past few days. "I came back for you. I need you to come back to Alfea." He told me.

"I-I-I can't leave now, I have, like, a billion things to do at the moment." I said, gesturing to the box full of lanterns. "And I can't leave everyone here. Alone. With Jennifer!"

"It'll only be for a little while. I have a major surprise I want to show you. Please?" He asked me, grabbing a firm hold of my waist.

I looked back towards the beach and saw Jennifer and Emma wearing grass skirts and coconut bras. The same kind they want me to wear. "Okay, fine. Only for a little bit." I told him.

Moments Later…

Derek and I were walking through the courtyard of Alfea, and through the doors. This is my third visit here and I'm still not sure where to go. There were still students walking around, moving from class to class. I wish I could stay here. Derek and I entered an empty hallway, I guess, to Ms. Faragonda's office. "So what's the 'major surprise'?" I asked him, hoping he'd tell me.

"If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise. Would it?" He countered, so not the answer I wanted.

"Not even a little hint?" I tried as we walked up to the door of her office. Derek shook his head and I sighed at him.

I knocked on the door and waited. A lady, who's name I think was Griselda, opened it for me and gestured for me to walk in. I looked back at Derek. He leaned his back on the wall as if he was waiting, so I walked in.

Ms. Faragonda was sitting at her desk with a tall brunette standing next to her. They were both looking at me with bright smiles. "Christene, do you know why you're here?" Faragonda asked me, though I had no clue.

"Sorry but no." I replied honestly.

"I asked Derek to bring you here for a very special surprise." She told me, I saw the brunette smile wider. Something was very familiar about her. "A couple of days ago, Derek and Mr. Damon went on a mission back on your home planet." She explained.

So that's where he was? I thought to myself. "And they came back with something they'd think you'll love. A whole lot." Faragonda said, making the surprise sound even better in my opinion.

The brunette stepped closer to me and looked at me with the same navy blue eyes that I had. "Hey little sis." She smiled.

I paused for a second. Chocolate hair, navy blue eyes and rosy skin. Those were all Blaire's qualities. Are they telling me that Derek went all the way back to my home planet...for my sister? I looked back at Ms. Faragonda, who nodded at me. "Yes, she is your real sister."

I looked back at her. In all my memories, she looked young and bright. Now she's a woman. So many questions and memories ran through my head. I had no idea what to do. I was totally frozen until she pulled me in for a tight hug. I felt tears going down my cheeks because I was so happy. I saw Griselda back at the doorway with tears in her eyes as well. Right now, there were absolutely no words to describe my feeling. I lefted up my head and noticed that the both of us were crying tears of happiness. This is the greatest surprise I've ever had! "Blaire has lost all of her powers Christene." I looked at Ms. Faragonda, still speechless.

Blaire wiped the tears off of her cheeks. "Merdelia finally managed to drain them out of me." She said. "But I know you still have some inside of your necklace."

I took out the necklace from my shirt before wiping another stray tear from my cheek. I gently took it off and handed it to my sister who still smiled at me. Say something, say something! Was all I kept thinking. I wanted to say something, but then again I had a billion questions to ask as well. "Now girls, I have found very little information on your parents." Faragonda said, pulling out a small and old book. Wow, she really broke up the lovely scene, didn't she? "I wanted to wait until you two were together to see this." She passed the book over to Blaire. I looked at the book as she held it in her hands.

"Mongols' Will" was the title, strange. Never knew there was a book on my home. Blaire and I read through the first page, and flipped through the rest. Which were empty. It was very strange to have a book with only one page filled. "Why is it only a poem?" Blaire asked her.

"That's what I thought myself. But then again, it might be clues." Faragonda said, making a good answer. Then she said, "Did the girls earn their Enchantix yet Christene?" She asked me.

"Uh..no. Mallory still hasn't left yet." I told her. I don't know why but I felt nervous with Blaire around.

"What? Well what's keeping her?" Faragonda wondered.

"I don't know, I think she doesn't want to go back." I told her.

Ms. Faragonda silenced, as if looking for words to say. "Well then, tell her that she needs to hurry. Time is of the essence." Griselda said from the doorway, speaking Ms. Faragonda's words.

I nodded. I'll make sure to tell her. Blaire closed the little book and held it close by her sides. "Thank you so much for all of your helpd Ms. Faragonda." Blaire smiled at her, she gracefuly returned the favor.

"You're very much welcome, both of you." She looked at me. "And I wish you the best of luck on bringing your kingdom back to it's original harmony."

I felt a hand on my shoulder, it was Griselda. She walked me outside of Faragonda's office where I saw Derek waiting in the same place as last time. As soon as I heard the door close, I wrapped my arms around him in a hug. It was amazing that he surprised me by reuniting me with my sister, but I also have to thank Damon as well. "I told you it was a major surprise." He laughed as he hugged me back.

"But I didn't know you'd actually find my sister!" I smiled. We shared another kiss, and this one was lovelier than usual. It wasn't until then I realized someone was actually behind us. I heard someone cough. "Ahem.." The sound of Blaire's voice made me turn around.

She had a smile on her face. "I'm glad to see that you make my sister happy Derek." Blaire giggled, I put on a small smile as she stepped closer.

"That's all I ever really want to see on Christene's face. A smile."

I hugged her, hoping to almost never let her go. "I missed you Blaire." I finally spoke to her. I felt her hand stroke my hair.

"I missed you too.." she said to me.

Aww, yay! Blaire and Chris are finally togther again! I think I could've made that scene a little more dramatic, but if ya'll liked it like that I'll just leave it. When is Mallory going to get her Enchantix? When will Sophia find out that Derek deleted the picture of Jason and Chris 'together'? What'll happen at Derek's wedding? So many questions, so little chapters. I hope you guys liked it, please review!

~Rose