Inner Strength
Chapter 9
By: Siren
Authors Notes- I want to start by saying sorry for
posting the same chapter twice. My computer was having
problems, and it kept saying that 'this page cannot be
displayed.' I didn't think I posted it all, I gave up
after about 20 tries. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also
wanted to say...I CANNOT BELIEVE I GOT 100 REVIEWS! I
nearly passed out when I saw that! I never thought I
would get that many! Thank you all! Also wanted to
thank Midnight Lady for being my editor! She is great,
and you should really read her stories! Also, a lot of
your questions should be answered in this chapter, and
don't tell me; It's about time!
Disclaimer- Not mine
**********
I opened my eyes, but I didn't open them at the same
time. I knew now that opening them here, was the same
thing as closing them in the real world. I must have passed out or something,
and came here. I looked around myself, surprised to see that I was now back
where had started from. I was in the place where I
met Heero for the first time; not where I was last with
Kanshisha. This didn't bother me though. If he was the
guardian of this place, then surely I would be able to
find him.
"Kanshisha? Kanshisha where are you?" I called. I
didn't feel like looking everywhere for him, so he
would have to find me.
"Right here, Princess." I whirled around at the voice, I
hadn't thought that he would even come, let alone that
quickly.
"Hello, Kanshisha. I was just about to go looking for
you," I said.
He bowed slightly. "I'm at your service, Princess," he said mockingly.
I looked at him suspiciously, not sure if I could
trust him. "If that's true, then you won't mind
answering a few questions. There are so many that I
have, and I need them answered. I don't know who else to
ask."
"Yes, there are some questions that I am permitted to
answer; so long as you keep this information
secret. If you agree to these conditions, I will
answer your questions."
He waited expectantly.
I agreed immediately and began thinking...
There were so many questions I needed to ask,
that I couldn't really chose what should be the first one.
Finally, I decided to ask the one that had been
bothering me ever since I had first met him. "If this
place is real, then what is it? How am I able to reach
it, in my head?"
If he was surprised by what I chose to be my first
question, he didn't show it. "You ask a most
complicated question; and the one that will be most
difficult to believe. It is hard to put it into terms
which you can understand, but I will try."
"Every single world, in every dimension, is connected, however tenuously. Without that connection, everything would drift apart and chaos would reign supreme. This is that place. You see, all the worlds have a figurative shadow; a semblance of their true selves. A suggestion, really. Every living creature casts that shadow in the space around them. Those shadows are much like this one, only nowhere near the same scale.
"The place that you are in now is the place where all of those shadows meet. They are all connected in this one point, and this reality
holds them together. Since this 'suggestion' is a semblance of the world, everything that is in the world, is also in the here. Everything, in every dimension, overlaps, here.
"Nothing, and no one, realizes this, though. Some few life forms are able reach deep inside themselves, and enter the Shadow World. This is where they go when they dream; only they don't comprehend that. Even fewer can learn to manipulate this reality; they enter it knowingly, when they are awake. This is very rare, and there have been very few instances since Time and the cosmos were created when someone ventured to my domain.
"You are one of those few; your mother is another."
I started at the mention of my mother. She was able
to come here too? How come she never told me? I kept
listening to what he was saying.
"You see, this place is not in your head. What you are
doing, is leaving your conscious mind, and coming here.
Your spirit, and very soul enters my world, and that is
why you are able to be here."
I nodded, trying to look like I understood. I
knew some of what he was saying, but some of it
was too strange. Worlds casting shadows? This is all
too weird.
"I see that you are having problems understanding what
I have told you. Do not worry, you will come to
understand, in time. You have a strange affinity for
this world, like no one I have ever met before..." 'I
hope she never realizes the full extent of it, though.
If she could learn to use this world, to affect her
own...there's nothing she couldn't do. She might even
have the Sight.'
"Excuse me, are you all right?" I asked. He had
stopped talking, and looked a little pale.
"Oh, yes, Princess. I'm fine," he said, suddenly the
calm, composed man I had seen before.
"I have another question. If I'm real, and you're
real, then would that make Heero real too?" I waited
for the answer expectantly, hope in my eyes.
He smiled at me, "I knew that question was coming. Yes,
Heero is very real. Extremely strange circumstances brought
him here, and very similar ones made him leave."
I asked him in a quavering voice. "If he was real,
then why did he leave? It broke my heart when he was
suddenly gone." I said, tears now streaming down my
face.
He came over to me, and gave a gentle, consoling pat
on my shoulder. He then kept his hand on my shoulder,
checking to see if I was all right. For some reason
it made me feel much better. I looked up into his
sympathetic gaze, and what I saw made me look deeper.
Deep, hidden beneath the sympathy was something
else...pain, and loneliness.
He must have been able to tell what I saw by the look
on my face, because he suddenly pulled away. The loss
of contact made me feel suddenly sad...
"Your friend is not dead, if that is what you are
wondering. As to why he left...? That is something you
will need to ask him. It was out of my realm, and I
know not why he disappeared."
"What do you mean I can ask him myself? How can I find
him?" He just gave me a gentle, almost fatherly smile,
and once again faded from my sight. I knew what was
happening this time though. I must be waking up...
**
Quatre's POV
**
I rushed to the front door. First I had heard a
motorcycle pull up to the house, then the unmistakable
voice of Wufei calling for help. He wasn't one to EVER
ask for help, let alone sit in the driveway and scream
it to the house. That was why I was running as fast as
I could to try to reach him.
The sight made me raise an eyebrow in surprise. There
was Wufei, holding a girl in his arms. I did a quick
double take. A GIRL! Surely my eyes were deceiving me. I
walked closer, and got a better look at her. There was
blood...all over. It covered both of their clothes.
"Don't just stand there, baka! Go get a doctor! This
girl needs medical attention RIGHT NOW!" Wufei growled
menacingly.
I rushed into the house "Rashid! Where are you? We
need my personal doctor, and NOW!" I
shouted into the house. I could hear the scrambling as
they tried to find the doctor.
I rushed back outside, to find Wufei cradling the
injured girl. "They will be ready soon. Can you bring
her inside, please?" I asked gently, startling Wufei
out of his trance. He just looked up, and nodded.
We both hurried inside, and I saw that the doctor was
already ready. It pays to have a personal doctor. "Ms.
Sonya, we have a patient here in need of your
expertise," I said.
She walked over to the girl, and stared at her. She was
just looking at her in intense shock. "Where did you
find this girl?" she asked in a squeaky voice.
"None of your business, onna. Why do you want to know
anyway?" growled Wufei. I looked at her, wanting an answer too. I had
just hired her a couple of days ago, and from what I
could tell she used to work at a respectable hospital. She
had quit abruptly, and didn't tell me why. I got the
feeling that she knew this girl though.
"She...she is the missing girl from the hospital. I
would recognize her anywhere. She was brought in near
dead from a stab wound. We started treating her, but she was still very injured when Dr. Jay told us to give him some time alone with her. I didn't want to leave, but I did, and that night she was gone. I was
suspicious of my boss and investigated. I can't be
sure, but I think that he brought her out. That is
why I left; I couldn't take him anymore. First he
scared the nice young man away, and then he broke his doctor's
code. I was so mad, I quit and got a job here," she
said.
"Never mind that, onna, you can tell us later. Right
now she needs some medical attention. I'm surprised
that she is still alive, but she won't be for much
longer!" Wufei said.
"Yes, I agree with Wufei. You need to take care of her
now," I said.
"Ugh, that hurts..." All heads turned to the girl. She
appeared to be awake, and I rushed to her side.
"You should be asleep! You're in no condition to be up!"
I scolded.
"Who...who are you?" she asked
"That doesn't matter right now. What matters is that
you get better. Now go to sleep."
She nodded. "Sleep is good. When I'm asleep, I can't feel the pain...Maybe I will be able to see my Heero..." she yawned. "Kanshisha said that he was real..." she murmured sleepily.
I must have misinterpreted what she said. "Heero? How
does she know Heero?"
Wufei just shrugged. "She probably means someone else.
Heero isn't exactly an uncommon name."
I nodded in agreement. That must be it...
**********
I know, it isn't exactly a cliffhanger... I was
thinking of making one, but I decided to change my
mind. I hope you enjoyed it, and remember to review.
I'll probably have her meet Heero in the next chapter.
I know, don't say it. It's about time!
Remember to email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com I love
e-mail, and always respond!
Chapter 9
By: Siren
Authors Notes- I want to start by saying sorry for
posting the same chapter twice. My computer was having
problems, and it kept saying that 'this page cannot be
displayed.' I didn't think I posted it all, I gave up
after about 20 tries. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also
wanted to say...I CANNOT BELIEVE I GOT 100 REVIEWS! I
nearly passed out when I saw that! I never thought I
would get that many! Thank you all! Also wanted to
thank Midnight Lady for being my editor! She is great,
and you should really read her stories! Also, a lot of
your questions should be answered in this chapter, and
don't tell me; It's about time!
Disclaimer- Not mine
**********
I opened my eyes, but I didn't open them at the same
time. I knew now that opening them here, was the same
thing as closing them in the real world. I must have passed out or something,
and came here. I looked around myself, surprised to see that I was now back
where had started from. I was in the place where I
met Heero for the first time; not where I was last with
Kanshisha. This didn't bother me though. If he was the
guardian of this place, then surely I would be able to
find him.
"Kanshisha? Kanshisha where are you?" I called. I
didn't feel like looking everywhere for him, so he
would have to find me.
"Right here, Princess." I whirled around at the voice, I
hadn't thought that he would even come, let alone that
quickly.
"Hello, Kanshisha. I was just about to go looking for
you," I said.
He bowed slightly. "I'm at your service, Princess," he said mockingly.
I looked at him suspiciously, not sure if I could
trust him. "If that's true, then you won't mind
answering a few questions. There are so many that I
have, and I need them answered. I don't know who else to
ask."
"Yes, there are some questions that I am permitted to
answer; so long as you keep this information
secret. If you agree to these conditions, I will
answer your questions."
He waited expectantly.
I agreed immediately and began thinking...
There were so many questions I needed to ask,
that I couldn't really chose what should be the first one.
Finally, I decided to ask the one that had been
bothering me ever since I had first met him. "If this
place is real, then what is it? How am I able to reach
it, in my head?"
If he was surprised by what I chose to be my first
question, he didn't show it. "You ask a most
complicated question; and the one that will be most
difficult to believe. It is hard to put it into terms
which you can understand, but I will try."
"Every single world, in every dimension, is connected, however tenuously. Without that connection, everything would drift apart and chaos would reign supreme. This is that place. You see, all the worlds have a figurative shadow; a semblance of their true selves. A suggestion, really. Every living creature casts that shadow in the space around them. Those shadows are much like this one, only nowhere near the same scale.
"The place that you are in now is the place where all of those shadows meet. They are all connected in this one point, and this reality
holds them together. Since this 'suggestion' is a semblance of the world, everything that is in the world, is also in the here. Everything, in every dimension, overlaps, here.
"Nothing, and no one, realizes this, though. Some few life forms are able reach deep inside themselves, and enter the Shadow World. This is where they go when they dream; only they don't comprehend that. Even fewer can learn to manipulate this reality; they enter it knowingly, when they are awake. This is very rare, and there have been very few instances since Time and the cosmos were created when someone ventured to my domain.
"You are one of those few; your mother is another."
I started at the mention of my mother. She was able
to come here too? How come she never told me? I kept
listening to what he was saying.
"You see, this place is not in your head. What you are
doing, is leaving your conscious mind, and coming here.
Your spirit, and very soul enters my world, and that is
why you are able to be here."
I nodded, trying to look like I understood. I
knew some of what he was saying, but some of it
was too strange. Worlds casting shadows? This is all
too weird.
"I see that you are having problems understanding what
I have told you. Do not worry, you will come to
understand, in time. You have a strange affinity for
this world, like no one I have ever met before..." 'I
hope she never realizes the full extent of it, though.
If she could learn to use this world, to affect her
own...there's nothing she couldn't do. She might even
have the Sight.'
"Excuse me, are you all right?" I asked. He had
stopped talking, and looked a little pale.
"Oh, yes, Princess. I'm fine," he said, suddenly the
calm, composed man I had seen before.
"I have another question. If I'm real, and you're
real, then would that make Heero real too?" I waited
for the answer expectantly, hope in my eyes.
He smiled at me, "I knew that question was coming. Yes,
Heero is very real. Extremely strange circumstances brought
him here, and very similar ones made him leave."
I asked him in a quavering voice. "If he was real,
then why did he leave? It broke my heart when he was
suddenly gone." I said, tears now streaming down my
face.
He came over to me, and gave a gentle, consoling pat
on my shoulder. He then kept his hand on my shoulder,
checking to see if I was all right. For some reason
it made me feel much better. I looked up into his
sympathetic gaze, and what I saw made me look deeper.
Deep, hidden beneath the sympathy was something
else...pain, and loneliness.
He must have been able to tell what I saw by the look
on my face, because he suddenly pulled away. The loss
of contact made me feel suddenly sad...
"Your friend is not dead, if that is what you are
wondering. As to why he left...? That is something you
will need to ask him. It was out of my realm, and I
know not why he disappeared."
"What do you mean I can ask him myself? How can I find
him?" He just gave me a gentle, almost fatherly smile,
and once again faded from my sight. I knew what was
happening this time though. I must be waking up...
**
Quatre's POV
**
I rushed to the front door. First I had heard a
motorcycle pull up to the house, then the unmistakable
voice of Wufei calling for help. He wasn't one to EVER
ask for help, let alone sit in the driveway and scream
it to the house. That was why I was running as fast as
I could to try to reach him.
The sight made me raise an eyebrow in surprise. There
was Wufei, holding a girl in his arms. I did a quick
double take. A GIRL! Surely my eyes were deceiving me. I
walked closer, and got a better look at her. There was
blood...all over. It covered both of their clothes.
"Don't just stand there, baka! Go get a doctor! This
girl needs medical attention RIGHT NOW!" Wufei growled
menacingly.
I rushed into the house "Rashid! Where are you? We
need my personal doctor, and NOW!" I
shouted into the house. I could hear the scrambling as
they tried to find the doctor.
I rushed back outside, to find Wufei cradling the
injured girl. "They will be ready soon. Can you bring
her inside, please?" I asked gently, startling Wufei
out of his trance. He just looked up, and nodded.
We both hurried inside, and I saw that the doctor was
already ready. It pays to have a personal doctor. "Ms.
Sonya, we have a patient here in need of your
expertise," I said.
She walked over to the girl, and stared at her. She was
just looking at her in intense shock. "Where did you
find this girl?" she asked in a squeaky voice.
"None of your business, onna. Why do you want to know
anyway?" growled Wufei. I looked at her, wanting an answer too. I had
just hired her a couple of days ago, and from what I
could tell she used to work at a respectable hospital. She
had quit abruptly, and didn't tell me why. I got the
feeling that she knew this girl though.
"She...she is the missing girl from the hospital. I
would recognize her anywhere. She was brought in near
dead from a stab wound. We started treating her, but she was still very injured when Dr. Jay told us to give him some time alone with her. I didn't want to leave, but I did, and that night she was gone. I was
suspicious of my boss and investigated. I can't be
sure, but I think that he brought her out. That is
why I left; I couldn't take him anymore. First he
scared the nice young man away, and then he broke his doctor's
code. I was so mad, I quit and got a job here," she
said.
"Never mind that, onna, you can tell us later. Right
now she needs some medical attention. I'm surprised
that she is still alive, but she won't be for much
longer!" Wufei said.
"Yes, I agree with Wufei. You need to take care of her
now," I said.
"Ugh, that hurts..." All heads turned to the girl. She
appeared to be awake, and I rushed to her side.
"You should be asleep! You're in no condition to be up!"
I scolded.
"Who...who are you?" she asked
"That doesn't matter right now. What matters is that
you get better. Now go to sleep."
She nodded. "Sleep is good. When I'm asleep, I can't feel the pain...Maybe I will be able to see my Heero..." she yawned. "Kanshisha said that he was real..." she murmured sleepily.
I must have misinterpreted what she said. "Heero? How
does she know Heero?"
Wufei just shrugged. "She probably means someone else.
Heero isn't exactly an uncommon name."
I nodded in agreement. That must be it...
**********
I know, it isn't exactly a cliffhanger... I was
thinking of making one, but I decided to change my
mind. I hope you enjoyed it, and remember to review.
I'll probably have her meet Heero in the next chapter.
I know, don't say it. It's about time!
Remember to email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com I love
e-mail, and always respond!