The character Emily was based off of my old friend Eli. She didn't look anything like her, but her character was something that I could capture like a firefly in a jar. I had a small crush on her because she always was impenetrable. She was always a shining light when everything was so dark. She had the sweetest smile and the kindest words. She loved and cared for everyone. She taught me what it was like to be happy. What it was like to know that even when everything is dark and cold, there is always a warm, shining light at the end of the tunnel. When she ended up with her girlfriend, I was happy for them. And then I moved away, and we lost contact, and that light started to fade. I should have been more careful. I should have remembered what she taught me, because now she is gone. Because even the light of the fireflies go out someday. Life truly is fleeting.

Sometimes, you have to fight.

You may not want to,

But it may be right.

The only thing you could do

Sometimes, you have to lie.

You may not think so,

But sometimes, you have to try.

So that those you care about aren't low.

I know…

That I have cried.

I know…

That I have tried.

I know…

That there's a road

I know…

That I should follow.

Sometimes, you have to die.

To bring those you love

Back to life.

I know what you're thinking of.

Sometimes you have to do what's right.

You can't fight

Because you don't want to try.

You can't lie

Because you don't want them to cry.

Sometimes you have to do what's wrong.

You may be hurt,

But I know you'll be strong.

Remember from me what you've learnt.

Sometimes I know you'll be sad.

But smile,

And for me just be glad.

Walk a mile

In the shoes that I had.

And remember all I taught you,

Remember all I did do.

Remember how I loved you.

Remember what to do.

Remember me and you.

Just Remember That I Loved You.

~In Memory Of My Late Friend, Eli

~~Katherine's POV~~

"It's just as I thought." Merlin giddily clapped her hands together once.

"What?" I asked her, removing myself from the table after she unbuckled the shackles.

"You are leaking immense magical energy." She stated as I started to rub my pained wrists.

"Ok. Well. That's cool and all, but I just want to go to bed. I'm tired and I feel sick. I just don't want to deal with it anymore." I snapped back, standing up shakily as I started to walk towards Gowther. "Besides… you wanted some answers, didn't you?" I asked him as I clung to his torso, the coldness of the room taking a toll on my goosebumped skin.

"I think that this bit of information is beneficial to the answers that you both need. That being said, if I knew exactly what was happening as well, I may be able to help out..." Merlin offered, pulling out a chair from a nearby desk. She motioned her hand over for me to take a seat. I did.

I sighed, rummaging through my thoughts. "Where to begin… hmmm…"

"How about the beginning? Like, how you got here?" Merlin said, taking a seat as well.

"It was a day like any other… I think it was winter? I'm kinda fuzzy now that I've been spending so much time here, but… you know. Anyways, that's not important… So I was going to check the mail, and then I was hit by a car… I think…" I guess that I'd spent so much time here that my old life was starting to fade? Why can't I just keep my thoughts straight?

"A… car? What is a car?" Gowther asked me, his head tilted.

"It's this machine thingy that goes places…" I tried to dumb it down for him, figuring that if I tried explain that I lived in a time at least five hundred to a thousand years into the future that he would be quite skeptical.

"It goes places?" Merlin knitted her brows in confusion.

"Yeah, you know… sorta like a high maintenance horse and carriage? Ummm… people get in it and it takes them places, but they have to be a certain age and have a license before they can use it. Anyways, that's not the point. So, I was hit by the car, and I woke up here. And it was summer or spring… can't remember exactly which. Anyways, I was confused as fuck because this is at least 500 years in the past from what time I am from, there's no magic where I am from, and no giants… so you could say that I was very puzzled as to where the heck I was." I shivered, the lack of clothing sending cold chills down my back, not at all helping with my recall.

"That is understandable." Merlin's head bobbed in response to the news so far. "How did you end up joining Captain on his journey, if you don't mind me asking?" Merlin quizzed me. I was taken aback, for a reason that I didn't quite know.

"Well, you see… I was injured quite badly. I had several broken ribs and a large cut across my legs. Look." I pulled the coat away from my legs as I stood and turned around, showing them my scar.

"What exactly are you trying to show us? There's nothing there…" Gowther asked me, crouching next to my thigh as he looked up and down my legs.

"What?!" I asked, trying to turn my head and look. I almost fell over from fatigue as I did so. He was right. There wasn't any scar. "T-This can't be true! It was there! It's been there for months!"

"Interesting…" Gowther murmured, running his hands along my legs as he felt for any raise or indent in my skin. His very touch sent shivers travelling through my entire body, and my heart fluttered. "Are you cold? You just got some goosebumps…" He asked me, rubbing my thighs as if he was trying to warm them up.

"I-I-I am fine! Very fine!" I turned my head some to peer at him from the corner of my eyes.

"Are you sure? Your face is very flushed." he rested his head on my leg as e continued to try and warm me up.

"Yes!" I shot back at him, my face growing more red.

"Are you sure that you are not sick? Your heart rate was erratic earlier, just as it is now." Gowther asked me, wrapping his arms around my legs as he clung to them in an embrace. I looked on to see Merlin staring at us in amusement, holding back a laugh.

"You could say that, I guess… " it wasn't a lie. I would say that I'm pretty fucking love sick.

"But Merlin's scan said that other than the magic leakage, you were fine… what sickness is this?" Gowther looked over to Merlin for answers.

"It's an incurable kind of illness, I'm afraid. It's a sickness of the heart" Merlin held back a giggle as she tried to drop a hint to Gowther.

"Is… she going to meet a demise soon?" Gowther asked Merlin, not getting the very obvious clue. He probably thought that I'm terminally ill like Nadja.

"No, Gowther. I am not going to die. This is just a small sickness. And it is curable; Merlin is very wrong in that sense." I waved my hand, trying to set is worries at ease.

"I don't think so. I think that your case is very special. I don't think that the cure will work for you. But if you want to try, I'd love to see you fail in curing this sickness." Merlin poked at the bear without being tenacious at all.

"Merlin, I think that is enough. Seriously. Stop." I paused, collecting my thoughts. "I think that we're done here. You know enough now." I sternly stared her down.

"Yes, I suppose so… Alright, go get your clothes. I think we should call it a day… or night. Just look at the time." I looked outside, and indeed, it was dark. Gowther stood, moving to fetch my clothes.

"That won't be necessary. I can get my own clothing." I took a step, before Gowther immediately pushed me down into the chair.

"You aren't well and your foot is injured. What if you strain it too much?" he asked me, moving towards the stairs.

"N-no. I insist." I stood again, walking towards Gowther. If he found out what I was hiding… well… he will probably be very upset. Gowther turned towards me, his hands on my shoulders as he sternly peered into my eyes.

"Absolutely not." he growled out, instilling a small amount of fear within me. I tried not to waver as I stood my ground in defiance.

"Okaaaay… should I just get your clothes for you?" Merlin asked me as she hurriedly passed us by, rushing up the stairs. She didn't wait for my answer.

"What are you hiding?" Gowther demanded me, not backing down.

"Nothing." I fired back, biting my lip.

"That is a lie."

"No, it is not."

"Yes, it is. You always bite your lip and change your visual fixation whenever you are lying." I pushed my hair behind my ear as I shook my head no. "And you play with your hair. You also tug at your clothing and shuffle your feet slightly."

"Am I really that bad at lying?" I asked him, diverting my gaze to anywhere but him.

"Yes. You are terrible at it, but better compared to most of our group. Meliodas and Merlin excluded." his hands rested at the sides of my face. "Look at me." I avoided his peering orbs, trying to keep my secret. "I said look at me, dammit!" he harshly whispered at me. I didn't think he had it in him to speak so harshly, so I complied this time, losing myself in his beautiful amber drops.

"Wh-what?" I stuttered, breathless.

"We need to talk as soon as we get home." Home. Those words fluttered around in my stomach and pulled a smile on my face. I don't know what was so welcoming about that thought to me, but it was. It felt right. Just… right.

"Okay." I sighed out, now grinning ear to ear. He smiled in return. "Oh!" I exclaimed, my mind now racing.

"What?" he asked, analyzing me.

"I'm sorry about this morning… or actually two days ago morning… I just- I should have locked the door, you shouldn't have had to see me… erm…. Uhm… in-indecent." I stammered out, avoiding his gaze once again. It was so embarrassing. I couldn't believe that I had been so careless. It just wasn't me.

"It's alright." he quickly answered.

"Really?" I asked, bewildered.

"I quite liked what I saw."

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