Some surprises Are in Order

Chapter 21

Authors notes: Ok hi everyone, sorry it has taken this long for chapter 21 to come out. I meant to do it over spring break, but sadly, or happily, depends on how you look at it, did not have the time I thought I would. So here it is.

Also I redid the Cast, with a little help from Crystalis_blade, thanks Crys. When I started this story I did not fully have an idea of how my characters would turn out, so for those parts that do not make complete sense, mainly when it comes to characters personality or background, look there, the answer might have been stated. If you have any questions about my story or characters please feel free to email me at Gensephiroth@hotmail.com.

~Chapter 21~

Life was not happening like she had planned, first she was kidnapped by her family and best friend and taken to a mad professor to be a part of some insane project. Now to feel like her entire body was being ripped to shreds and thrown into some kind of burning acid. What had she done wrong to deserve this, had she committed some hideous sin that God saw it fit to punish her in this manner, or had she like Gabe said done nothing wrong but been born. Fate was cruel at times, it did not care who you were, princess or peasant, everyone was a plaything to the one who dealt fate. Fate was the master of all, even if you do not believe in it.

Megan lay on her bed trying to hide how she felt, the last thing she needed was to appear weak in this place, the weak were meat to the strong, or so her father had once said. But when Vincent had told her he had not expected her to be required to use it on her own family.

The room was frigid, so cold that it felt like her blood was freezing, yet at the same time it felt like her blood was boiling as well. "What is happening to me" she thought to herself, "am I dying, or does this have something to do with Jenova?" It seemed that she was alone yet knew that Kail had come to her side during the coughing fit, blood did not taste that good. Upon looking around the room she noticed Mike sat asleep in a chair head back attempting to stay upright. "So they did not leave me after all. I wonder how long I have been asleep?" Wondering how long Mike had been asleep Megan decided it would be better to let him rest, "I wonder when he last slept for a whole night?" Watching Mike sleep was for some reason tiring "Maybe Mike has the right idea, sleep might make me feel better."

The world looked hazy, as if she was looking through a field of smoke, or mist. "Where am I? I thought I was, well...uhm with the guys." Upon looking around all that was visible was a sliver mist, which went on for miles. While looking for an end to his place a slight breeze blew some of her hair into her eyes. With a sigh she moved the hair behind her ears only to see a white perfect feather blow past her. Raising an eyebrow in question to where it could have come from she bent down to pick it up. The feather was as white as snow and as soft as...well a feather. Giggling Megan brushed it across her cheek, it felt so soft and warm. Her eyes widened at the warmth, "feathers aren't suppose to be warm, are they?" The warmth from the feather was not just a heat warmth but a feelings of safety and love as well. "I know this feeling, but from where?" The feeling reminded her of some lost childhood dream or fantasy. As she wondered what these feelings could mean a few more feathers blew past her. Bending down to pick them up she realized that these feathers had to be coming from something or someone. She was not alone here as she had thought she was.

Time seemed to slow down when she realized that. The fear was almost overwhelming "I don't know how I came to be here. I don't know where here is for that matter. And there is someone I don't know here with me. Someone Help Me!" As she turned around in a circle to see if she could find the owner of the feathers more flew past her. This time however, she was facing the direction the feathers were coming from, some of them intertwined themselves in her hair. As she reached to remove them a black shadow appeared in the distance. Fearing who it was she backed up. "Who are..." was all she could get out before the world turned white.

Megan jerked up in her bed drenched in sweat to find Kail shaking her shoulders, "come on Shug wake up please" he said.

"I'm awake Kail what is the matter?"

"God, don't do that to me again" he said as he hugged her.

"Do what?"

"Freak out in your sleep and start screaming for someone to help you. You almost gave me a heart attack" he said while hugging her.

"Sorry Kaily."

"That's ok" he said as he checked her forehead for a temperature. He raised an eyebrow as he discovered a few feathers from her hair "did you get in a fight with a pillow and lose or something?"

Megan paled at the sight of the feathers "how did those get there, it was a dream right?"

"Uhm Shug, are you alright you look like you just saw a ghost. " he sighed at the temp she had. "Damn your still running a fever, not as high was before but it is still there." He leaned over her as he grabbed a bowl with ice water and a rag in it. With a sigh he started to wash down her forehead. Kail watched her eyes the entire time hoping to find a clue to what scared her so badly, "is there something wrong Meg?"

"Is there anyway you could get Gabe for me Kail" she asked while staring at the feathers.

Kail nodded and left to find Gabe.

A few minutes later Gabe came in and sat down taking the place Kail had sat at. "So Megan, what can I do for you?"

Megan sat and thought of how to word what happened.

Gabe sighed "allow me to guess. You would like to know why all of this is happening to you, right?"

Megan nodded, though that was not what she was going to ask it was one of the questions running around in her mind.

Gabe smirked "life may sometimes seem cruel, fate may always seem hard, but Life my dear always has surprises." Gabe smirked and left.