Ch.3: This Can't Be
As Isabel was walking she some how arrived at Michael's apartment, she had been debating for twenty minutes as to weather she should go and knock on Michaels' door or not until Michael came outside. "Were you ever going to knock?" "Michael, what are you doing here?" "I live here." "Right, of course." "What are you doing here Isabel?" "I'm not sure." "Do you want to come inside its getting cold out here." Isabel hadn't even noticed the temperature had dropped but without resistance followed Michael into his apartment. "So, I haven't seen you in a while Iz." "Yea I know I'm sorry about that; I've just had a lot on my mind lately." "You seem different; what's going on Isabel? Tell me." "Can I?" "Of coarse you can Iz you know that." "Michael do you remember anything from our past back home? I mean on Antar?" "A few things here and there. Why?" "I've started to remember things." "You have? Like what?" "Can you tell me what you remember first?" "Um, sure; Well the first thing that I remember is that you didn't kill us; you trusted Kivar but with good reason." Just as Michael had said that he and Isabel both remembered something else.
It was a week later and again Rath and Vilandra met at the lake. "So what did you want to talk about? When you called it seemed important." "Rath I think I have found a way to bring peace between us and the Krytonian rebels." "Vilandra I don't want you getting involved. If anything were to happen to you I could never forgive myself." "Rath please it's the only way I know how to set things right and to regain my brother's trust; he's still angry with me about the two of us being together." "Okay, what's your plan?" "Remember Kivar?" "Of course we grew up with him but what good will he do us if he's turned over to the Krytonian rebels?" "You and I are the only one he still trusts; he says that he wants peace." "And you believe him?" "Yes. Rath please, you once trusted him with your life and he with yours even now he would die for you if he had to and you know it to be true." "I do. He was like a brother after he and his family took me in once my parents were killed by the Krytonian rebels but what makes you think he's telling the truth if he's turned into one of them?" "I know." "I hate giving into this but what do you purpose?" "I'm going to falsely fall in love with him, maybe that way I will gain more of his trust. The universe knows he's been in love with me ever since we first met; all ready he's given me his word that he won't kill anyone." "I don't like it but I can't stop you. I do have to ask; you won't actually fall in love with him will you?" "Of coarse not Rath, I love you and only you, nothing in this world or the next could ever change that." Rath pulled Vilandra in for a tight embrace and placed a kiss on her forehead. "Come back to me my love." "I will, I promise. I love you Rath." "I love you too, Vi."
As the memory ended Isabel and Michael looked at each other and then Isabel backed away. Just then Maria came into the apartment. "Isabel hey, what are you doing here?" "Nothing, I... I should go it's getting late." Isabel left Michael's apartment and with no regards to Maria Michael followed her out. "Isabel. Isabel. Isabel wait." Isabel stopped and turned around to face Michael. "We're going to have to talk about what happened just now." "Michael we can't." "We won't tonight but soon." "Why? They're just old memories Michael; memories that don't mean anything anymore." "I don't believe that otherwise why would you be over reacting?" "Over reacting; I am not over reacting okay? That stuff happened in another life and on another planet that we know nothing about except from what my mother told us but that's all." "Why are you making this difficult?" "I am not... I am not making this difficult I'm just stating what is. Please Michael lets not do this tonight." "Fine but we have to soon." "Soon I promise." And with that Isabel left and went back to her apartment.