Chapter 35 - Reunion

I was scared of people's reactions. Would they be glad I was home? Or would they question my loyalty? Maybe even Tom, Hal and Matt would question me. I started to tremble, and my eyes welled up, the thought of that really hurt.

"What's the matter?" Ben looked worryingly at me.

"I just ... What if people like your dad and Matt and Hal question me? Like, if I'm still on the same side?" I explained.

"Trust me, they'll be so glad to see you again. I was!" he knew how to make me blush and smile. The others had already gone inside to get certain people to come outside.

"I guess..."

Ben lifted up my face to kiss me "I love you, more than anything, and so do they okay? So don't worry"

I smiled "You've had a haircut"

He rolled his eyes "Not exactly the answer I was looking for"

I laughed "I love you too, of course"

He finally showed a broad smile and his sweetness made my stomach twist.

"Okay, so, you got the plan?"

I nodded.

"Okay, go hide then and wait for the signal"

I laughed and hid around the corner.

I recognised Matt's voice "Ben, what's this about?"

"Just a little surprise" I could hear that Ben was smiling.

"C'mon, Ben, we're not in the mood for games" Hal groaned.

"I think you'll appreciate this one" Ben said and I sneakily stepped around the corner.

Gasps filled my ears and I was pounced on by Matt "KRISTEN!"

"Hey, little bro'" I chuckled and knelt down to squeeze him tight.

"I missed you" Matt started to cry and so did I.

"I missed you more"

"Come here, you!" Hal exclaimed and I laughed and stood up and he squeezed me tighter than Matt "I'm so glad your home Kris'"

"Glad to finally be home" I smiled. I looked at Tom nervously, he hadn't really made any remark to me.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Tom held his arms out.

I laughed so happily and hugged him tight, I never hugged Tom very often.

Weaver came out and looked confused "What's all the ruckus?"

"Weaver!" I jumped on him and for the first time in months I saw Weaver smile.

"Kristen! You're ... You're back"

I giggled "Ya miss me?"

"Well ... ah, what the hell, of course I missed my best soldier"

I smiled broadly "Might have lost my touch now though"

"I highly doubt that" Weaver smirked. I'd never seen him happy to be entirely honest.

It felt so amazing to be home and felt even better to know everyone felt the same. It was overwhelming to feel so much at once.

Word soon spread that I was back and Hal and Matt rarely left my side for the day. Ben showed me to his room and a lot of us stayed there for a while. I'd completely got sidetracked from Tori, until I realised she wasn't in the room. Then my emotions dropped again.

"Ben, I don't remember anything. How am I supposed to help Tori?"

"Just give it time, babe. It'll come to you, I know it will" Ben was probably the best at reassuring.

"C'mon then guys, time to give Kristen some rest" Hal stood up and led everyone out. No one wanted to leave, I didn't want them to myself but I was so tired.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Kristen" Cass smiled and I nodded.

"Actually, wait! Cass can I talk to you for a sec?"

"Sure" She practically beamed.

"I'll be back in a sec, just start getting ready for bed" I kissed Ben on the cheek and almost skipped outside the room.

"What's up?"

"What have I missed while I've been gone? People don't seem as... happy, as much as they used to be" I explained.

"Yeah, you going missing had a domino effect, Krist'" Cassidy rubbed the back of her head. That sent an instant flashback of when Ben used to do that back in school.

"How you mean?" I was started to get worried.

"Ben's ... not the person he used to be. He grew up ... a lot. He got depressed, to the point of you hardly saw him for the first month you were gone. He stayed here and took trips back to the school alone to see if you'd ever come back. Behind his dad's back of course, he wouldn't ever let him go alone. He was so ... isolated. It killed anyone to so much as be around him because all they wanted to do was make him feel better, but everyone knew that was impossible unless you were home. People started to get afraid about if you never came back, and what would eventually happen to him. He got so bad..."

My eyes started to well up "I didn't think it would effect him that much! I thought saving his dad... I was doing him a favour!"

"That's what Tom said to him, but Ben.. He thought you didn't love him, he thought you left him"

My stomach twisted to the point of pain and my heart felt as if it had come to a stop. I swallowed hard to get rid of the growing lump in my throat "Ah, right... well... umm..."

"Don't know what to say?" Cassidy smirked.

"Maybe" I smirked right back.

"Go in there and show him that you still bloody love him then!" Cass pushed me back towards Ben's room. Kinda funny actually, before it was my room we slept in, now it was Ben's.

I stepped into the room. Ben looked upset until he saw me and then he smiled. Now I finally realised, that smile was fake. I walked over to him and did't speak to him as I sat on his lap and kissed him passionately.

"I love you, okay? More than any frickin thing else in the world! I left to save you, I wouldn't have gone anywhere otherwise. So don't you ever think that I don't love you and that you've ever lost me" I was as serious as ever.

Ben finally showed a real smile. Thank God! "What did you talk to Cassidy about?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Eh, nothing much" I shrugged and lay down then something hit me "What am I supposed to wear to bed?"

"Umm.. well, you did like to wear one of my shirts and just your underwear but I totally understand if you-"

"Does it matter what shirt?" I interupted.

He looked a little surprised to be honest "No, not at all"

"Good" I got up and picked up a random grey long shirt.

"Are you sure? I mean..." I had to hide the smirk on my face as Ben was silenced by me in my underwear.

I looked down to my stomach. It was a bit like an athlete's would be; toned. "Do I look quite ... well, fit, to you?"

"Well... umm... Kristen, how much do you remember about us?"

"Not all that much, why?"

"So, you don't remember not long before you left?"

"Nope, not at all to be honest. I remember things from early on, but that's it" I threw the shirt over my head "Again, why?"

"No reason" Hadn't seen him in three months, hardly remember him, yet I can tell when he's lying.

"Don't lie to me, Ben" I raised an eyebrow.

"It's... difficult to explain" he didn't even bother lying any further.

"Then explain simply"

He looked ... shy. Made me laugh.

"Well ... umm ... I really don't know how to put it lightly!"

"Then don't!"

"We ... did ... it..."

I burst into complete and utter laughter at his nervousness "Really?"

He rolled his eyes.

"Wow, fair enough like" I chuckled "Can't say I didn't expect it from myself"

Ben laughed "We really need to get your memory back"

I smiled and snuggled up next to him. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me in tight against him. It felt so good to have him hold me again.

I dreamt of the night Ben spoke about. The blood rushed to my cheeks as Ben gently kissed my neck, my feet fidgeted uneasily and impatiently. I didn't want to wait anymore...

I shot upright waking Ben up along with me.

I gasped with a ever-growing smile on my face "O...kay then"

"Are you okay, babe?" Still getting used to him calling me that..

"Yeah, I'm fine" I chuckled "Weird dream"

He looked a bit confused but I figured he thought best not to ask "Umm, okay"

I lay back down and Ben stared at me, leaning on his one hand "What?" I asked.

He shook his head "Nothing"

I figured best not to ask myself.

He simply kissed my cheek and whispered "You're beautiful" into my ear which made me giggle like a bloody three year old. I could kill him when he does that.

"Get to sleep" I mumbled back and he laughed.

(Dream)

I was there, just not in control. Like a schizophrenic. I fired three arrows at once, at three seperate targets. Each one hit the center spots in the head, heart and neck. I grabbed a knife from the table and threw it towards the centre target. It hit perfectly in the heart.

One of the leaders stepped up to me and lifted up my chin so I could look at him.

"You will prove yourself quite useful, Kristen" His voice echoed in my head.

I nodded, I knew what I was ordered to do.

(Reality)

I gasped when I woke up. Ben had gone. What had I been ordered to do? Maybe it was a good thing I lost my memory. Although, what if I was a danger to someone? To everyone! I started to panic... was I a threat? Was I really on the opposite side? I really need to stop asking to many questions..

I think this one was longer :P Review and hope it was okay! xo