Chapter 5
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
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*Cough cough cough!*
Felix had one more coughing attack. He had just finished his soup and Isaac laid him down. Sheba hadn't moved except to kiss Felix good night. This stunned both Isaac and Jenna. They did not know of the events of just nights before. But they were not as surprised as one would think. It seemed natural that they'd grow close over those few months of being together.
Jenna did the same to Felix and she lay close by, as to always know if he was alright. Isaac went over and hugged Jenna before unpacking a blanket for her. He made to get one for himself, but Jenna let him share the blanket with her. Isaac was relieved that he would be with his friend again, but he didn't expect her to be so needy at that time. Jenna draped her arms around him and Isaac held her close. Slowly, one by one, everyone fell asleep.
Sheba was the last to fall asleep. She wanted to make absolutely sure that Felix was still breathing the entire night. But sleep overtook her after Felix had another coughing attack. His head was turned the opposite direction from Sheba. Soon, she began to dream…
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"Sheba... Sheba, my darling, come hither..."
Sheba opened her eyes. She was lying on a large canopy bed. She looked down at her body. She was naked. Sheba sat up and looked around. She felt like she was in a room, but she could see no walls except for one behind the bed. All else that she could see was white, extending all the way to where her vision stopped.
"Sheba... Do not be afraid..."
The voice came again, Sheba looked for its owner. Her eyes rested on a figure wrapped in light. She squinted to get a better view, but she could only see its figure. Sheba did not know why, but this figure in light seemed familiar. She slid off the bed, but when she realized that she was naked, she crawled back and went under the covers.
"Sheba... I can only see you as you see me... Do not hide yourself... We are alone... I am as you are... "
Slowly Sheba obeyed, she felt that what this voice said was truth. She felt that she was safe where she was, although she had no idea where. She walked over to the figure in light.
"Thank you Sheba...I could not express my feelings in the real world..."
Sheba noticed that as she drew nearer, the figures voice changed from a whisper, to a man's voice and it continued to change…
"Seeing you here proves... My theories were correct."
Sheba halted. She was now but a stone's throw from the man in front of her. And she already knew who owned that voice…
"F…Felix…" She whispered. The figure's outline was fully visible now and it nodded.
"Felix!" Sheba cried. She ran to her fiancée. He held out a hand that begged her to stop.
"Please, come no nearer for now," Felix said. Sheba stopped and he put his hand down.
"Felix…" Sheba said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Do not cry Sheba," he said, "there is much to be said and very little time. Save the emotions for later."
There was something odd in the seriousness in Felix's behavior, even in the direst of situations he had never sounded so sternly and so compassionately at the same time.
"Please…" Sheba said. "Please…where are we?"
Felix took a step forward. "We are nowhere really, no physical place, we are in our minds. We are connected by our Psynergy."
"What do you mean?"
Felix looked up to where the sky would be if there was one. "Sheba, what I say may or may not come as a shock to you." He looked back at her. "I will die…"
"N…No you won't Felix!" Sheba yelled. "When Alex is awake we will go to a Sanctum Healer and heal you!" She couldn't hold back her tears any longer. They streamed down her cheek freely. She hung her head and fell to her knees.
Such pain, for someone who she treats like family... Felix thought. Her pain should be less, but it just isn't so...
Sheba continued to sob into her hands. What evils were at work that ripped her soul apart? She could not feel anything but pain at that moment… Nothing would bring her out of her despair.
Except one.
Sheba felt an arm rest upon her shoulder. She stopped crying. She looked up and saw Felix kneeling with an expression of sympathy and sorrow and love on his face. She quickly embraced him and he kissed her cheek. Sheba could feel the warmth of Felix's naked body, something she never felt directly.
Felix brought her to her feet, she did not let go of him. Sheba would never release the one whom she loved dearly. Felix walked her over to the bed. He sat down with her as she cried for a few minutes more on his shoulder.
Felix looked down at Sheba and kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry," he said, "I had forgotten how emotional such a thought like that can be. Forgive me… Take your time, let it all out…"
Sheba looked up at Felix, her eyes red from crying. "*Sniff* Felix, I think I'll be okay for now… Please… Explain things to me, I don't understand any of this! How did this connection happen?"
Felix looked away from her, "This connection was created by me," he said. "A few hours ago I noticed that I was hearing other's thoughts. Jenna's, Isaac's even yours!"
Sheba raised an eyebrow. "How? You are an Earth Adept! The power to read minds is that of Jupiter's…isn't it?"
"Correct," Felix responded, "however, while I lied on the aerie floor, after being stabbed, and before Jenna helped you, a pure bead of Jupiter's power from the light entered the wound and buried itself there. Alex and you pressing your hands on it to prevent the injury from getting worse actually pressed it in deeper. And now, it has become apart of me. I hold the pure essence of the Jupiter Star in my body, though it is very little…"
"I still do not understand… you are now a Jupiter Adept?"
"Not entirely, since I am Venus by birth, that cannot be taken from me. Jupiter had to work against or with my body and I am still unsure if it is hurting me more than helping or not. It is too early to tell, I leave that up to you. I have Jupiter Psynergy and Venus Psynergy at my command. If only I was to survive…"
"DON'T SPEAK LIKE THAT!" Sheba shouted. "You will survive! You must survive! Remember our promise?"
"Calm yourself Sheba… I remember it well… On the crows nest I promised…"
"After this was all over… You planned to build a cabin just slightly north of the town of Biblin…"
"There we would be together, within reach of our friends, but still alone… It would be like the endings of the children's tales…"
"We would live happily ever after…"
"…Until death…"
Sheba looked again at her Felix and he looked back. She had always wanted to have the noble knight to come and take her away from her troubles. Even when she was first taken by Babi's men, she believed that her story would soon end with the knight to come and kill the evil holding her against her will. She had finally met her knight.
"I…hate to be the bringer of bad news as well…" Felix said.
Sheba looked up at him. He had read her mind when she wasn't noticing!
"…but with the way things are playing out, it may just remain a fantasy…"
Sheba rested her head on Felix's shoulder. She still would not accept it. She had plans. She wanted it all to happen so badly, to be in a home with her husband and a daughter, which they would name Kate.
"There is something that I must tell you," Felix said after a minute's silence, "Do not mourn for me forever. I want you to live life for us both... If I die, do not sit in a perpetual darkness. Find someone who cares about you as much as I do… Live and be happy…without me…"
Sheba couldn't believe her ears! Here was her fiancée talking about what she should do when he died. Something she never hoped to think of…
"It seems odd, doesn't it Sheba?" Felix said. "I am not saying that you must do that, I am only saying that you must search your heart if I die. I do not want you to wallow in sorrow forever, you are too young for that…"
Sheba couldn't speak, Felix was asking her to be prepared for something she knew could be prevented! She wanted to wake up right that moment and get him to a Sanctum before anything else! And yet… At the same time, she wanted to be with him, here, in her mind, forever. Just for them to be naked and free from worry, where they could not be harmed. She wanted to be with Felix, emotionally, physically, and sexually…
"Felix… I understand what you want me to do if you die… but I am just not sure." Sheba finally was able to say.
"Sheba, do not think about it for now. I just want you to be happy. If you want to just sit here with me, I will. If there is anything you want to do with me, now is your chance… Remember, this is all in our minds, physically, nothing will change…"
Sheba needed very little time to decide what she wanted to do. She stood up and looked at Felix. She embraced him once more and whispered into his ear, "I want to lay like we did on the crows nest Felix…"
Felix smiled. He slid his body all the way on to the bed and beckoned Sheba to come to him. She crawled on all fours and looked at him. She crawled to his face and kissed him again. She turned towards the roof of the canopy. Felix's hands helped guide her to his chest. This was even better than the crows nest, there were no clothes separating them this time. Felix brought his hands up to her breasts once more. Sheba gladly let him do as he pleased. He was a little gentler than he was before, but that could have been because his hands were bare on her skin. He brought his right hand down to her womanhood like before, history was repeating itself…
After Sheba hit her climax like before and was completely relaxed, she turned herself so that she was facing him. She rested her head on his chest and he stroked her hair. She was about ready to make another move when Felix stopped her.
"Only if you are ready for it. Are you?" he said
Sheba nodded, she did want it, and she often fantasized about it. But it was always interrupted before she could imagine it in detail. She inched herself up higher as Felix adjusted himself. She sat up and straddled him. She lowered herself onto his erect cock. She slowly began to ride him, slowly at first but soon Felix began to thrust harder and harder. She let out short little gasps of pleasure, and she bit her lip before she screamed aloud, even though there was no need to fear. Felix was grunting each time he was fully inside of her tight body. Sheba kept on riding him like the day would never end. Sheba let out a loud yell as she hit another climax. Felix grunted louder and slowed his movements, as he was about to hit his. He stopped and Sheba felt his seed shoot into her womb directly. She collapsed on Felix's chest, gasping for air. Felix lifted Sheba's face to his and kissed her long and deeply. This was the feeling that she needed to feel, relaxed, satisfied, and most of all, happy.
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"Sheba," Felix said after a few minutes of rest, "all that you'll remember about tonight are these last words of mine."
"Felix, I don't care what happens…I will never forget this interaction…" Sheba whispered.
"Maybe… but it will not be the first thing you remember…"
"What do you mean, Felix?" Sheba asked.
"As I told you before, this is all in our minds. None of this is real… it is all a dream…"
"Felix, I know that, but people can remember dreams…"
"Yes, but as soon as you wake up, all you will remember is this…" Felix said standing up. He walked a little bit away from the bed, the light returned to hide his body again. "…on my death bed, after my death…look for the one who sheds the first tear, let that person comfort you, and you comfort that person as well. It will be strange and won't seem right. But it is… he will love you like I do… Good bye…"
"Felix, what…are you talking about?" Sheba asked.
Felix walked away from Sheba, his figure vanishing and the light from him grew dimmer. Sheba got off the bed and ran after him.
"Felix! Wait!" She yelled at him. But no matter how fast she ran, Felix just kept fading from view at the same pace…
Thank you for a wonderful night Sheba... I love you... I will never forget you... Don't forget me...
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End chapter 5
The one who sheds the first tear…