Karsh laid in Ileana's lap, unconscience. Ileana abstentmindidly stroked his golden hair with a depressed look. A timefold appeared around them and in seconds, they were transported back to Coventry through a portal. Alex & Camryn took Karsh to his room after toughly pulling him from Ileana's arms. She just sat there. Miranda flicked her hand & Ileana was whisked to her room, Miranda saying she earned for some sleep. But sleep did not welcome Ileana. It treated her like she was a foreign enemy. So, all she could was cry. And Karsh would not be there to wake her and comfort her like he had done the last 21 years. He was unconscience. She couldn't help but feel a pang of pain at her heart at the thought. When Camryn and Alex left to their dimension and Miranda went to bed, she crept to Karsh's room.
She sat by his bedside and held his hand. She stroked his cold cheek, matching the rest of his pale skin. She thought of the first time they got close. He had saved her from The Darkness. He had saved her from a nightmare.
Flashback
"Get away from me! Help! Karsh, Save me, Karsh!" 14-year-old Ileana screamed within her fantasy world. The Darkness swirled around her, ready to control her.
"Your precious Karsh isn't going to save you. He doesn't even care a thing about a weak, pathetic, powerless thing like you." It hissed as it closed in on her.
"You lie! He does care about me!" She was trapped, and beginning to believe the lies the evil was telling her. She finally stopped fighting & let it overtake her, thinking he was right.
"That's right, give in. Surrend to my power. Let evil overtake you." It hissed as it enflunge her fragile body.
"Ileana! Ileana! Ileana, wake up! Ileana!" Ileana sprang her eyes open to see Karsh above her, concern filling his eyes and appearance.
"Karsh." She whispered before she flung herself into his arms. She sobbed and sobbed. She was in the arms of safety. She tried to sobb out all the pain, just wash it away, but it still laid there. She sobbed out of fear, horror, & sadness.
Karsh, after getting over his shock, wrapped his arms around her and, stroking her hair, soothed her. "Shhh, it's okay, Ileana, it's okay. It was just a dream."
Ileana sniffled. "Karsh, do you care about me?"
The question hit Karsh like a 3,000 bricks. Of course he cared about her! He loved her, for pete's sake! His world revovled around her safety. His world would crash down if something as much as a bruise formed upon her body. Didn't she know that? He had felt a jolt of pain in his heart and then heard her call for help, her call to him to save her. He ran to her room and saw her thrashing about."Of course I care about you. Why?"
Ileana sat up, steadied by Karsh as he looked at her attenly, although her head was hung. "Well, in my dream, The Darkness said you didn't care about a weak, pathetic, powerless thing like me. I started to believe it, it felt so real."
Karsh gaped. The Darkness was going to pay big for making his girl think about herself like that. He would let out his anger somewhere else, he couldn't explode infront of her. "Ileana, don't talk about yourself like that. You're not weak, You're strong. You're not pathetic, your cheerfull. And you most certainly aren't powerless. For goodness sake, you're more powerful than me!" They both chuckled. Until Ileana began to have a small coughing fit. It subsided quickly as her hands began to lose heat, as well as the rest of her body, and her hands began to uncontrolably tremble. Karsh went wide eye at the happenings. "The light is fading from you. You must rest." He said. He laid her back down as he tucked her in. "If The Darkness returns, remember this, I have, and always will, care for you." Ileana nodded before falling back into slumber. Karsh kissed her forehead as he left. "Sleep Well, My love."
End Flashback
"I remember that day as if it happened this morning, Karsh. The Darkness has always tried to conquer me in my dreams ever since then and he still does. He may be defeated in reality, but in my dreams, he never will be. But I always have remembered what you said. I will always remember what you say, I love you. I will always love you. Please, Karsh, return to life. That's all I wanted to say." She rose and kissed his forehead. She brushed some stray strands of his golden hair away. "Good night, my love."