Sorry that it's been awhile. I had a last-minute vacation to Ohio and I didn't bring the laptop with me. XD Bad me. So, here it is. It's a bit short to me, not much happens. Yes, Envy's new master will have her identity revealed soon, though it isn't anyone you know. Yeah, made-up character really. And the 'room' will also be explained soon. -Totschafe
It had been a year since Elysia had seen Envy, though she had almost completely forgot about him. From time to time, she would think about him, though the thought would be wiped out of her head almost as soon as it had come. Her mom was a bit concerned when she found Elysia in her bed, tearstains on her face. She asked her what was wrong and Elysia shrugged, dismissing it as a bad dream. Since then, life had run its natural course (as natural as Elysia's life could be, anyway).
For Envy, life hadn't been as easy. And calling it life would be the words of an optimist, which he wasn't. He had continued patrolling the city as usual, until he saw his 'master' again. She approached him on a roof, her cloak on as usual. She hissed at him.
"Where is the girl? I thought I told you to kill her!"
In truth, Envy had forgotten about Elysia like she was never there in the first place, so he didn't know what his master was talking about. He only shrugged and continued patrolling as usual, ignoring her. Her clawed hand shot out and she grasped his shoulder, digging her long nails into his skin, causing him to wince.
"You didn't obey my orders Envy, so I guess there is only one fitting punishment."
Her statement caused him to turn on heel and stare at her blankly. Confusion shot through him. Really, he didn't know what she was talking about. Her cold laugh rang through him again.
"Why so confused Envy? You know where you're going. You know what you've done. I think your punishment is not something to be confused about."
"But, I don't know what you're talking about. I've been up here all day and I haven't seen any girl that I should kill."
"Oh really? Does the name 'Elysia' ring a bell?"
He shook his head, going through his mind to see if the name was there. All he could remember was the slight flash of a funeral with a little girl. But that was it.
"Someone at a funeral?"
She let out a sigh and brought her clawed hands to her face.
"You really don't remember, do you?"
He shook his head again, but she grabbed his arm and yanked him away from the roof. He looked around frantically.
"Wh-where are we going?"
"Where do you think we're going? To get your memories back."
His eyes widened and he tried pulling away, but it was no use. She had a death grip on his arm.
That night, the only sound that went through the area was the most horrid, blood-curdling, and painful scream that could be emitted from one body, and it was Envy's. And who else would have been the one to hear it other than Elysia, though she was sleeping. The sound went into her ears, letting her continue sleeping, but installing the sound in her mind.
Yes, it had been one year, and now Elysia was starting to inch her way to absolute freedom. Being sixteen and all, she just wanted to get out of school and get her own place, leaving the horrible city that she lived in. Sure, she had to wait two years, but in those two years, she had been taking extra special care of managing her money and everything else she would need. Her mom really did need a break from her. And she had promised she would be out of the house by the time she was eighteen. That was one promise she had to keep. Also, she kept the promise to her dad that she would be as strong as possible. She wouldn't cry. Not for anything or anybody unless something terrible happened and she was sure that she was allowed to cry.
Elysia had gotten home from work at the nearest bookstore and was exhausted. Her boss had begged that she would work half of the night shift, which the first half was usually busier than the second. That pulled her hours out all the way to 12 a.m. Tired and miserable, she hit the couch as soon as she got home. Her mom had gone to bed after getting the call saying that Elysia was working overtime. Her eyes closed as soon as her head hit the pillow.
She was in a dark room, no light, nothing. Everything felt cold around her. An endless darkness spread itself around her. It was quiet, save for her own breathing. Until a scream cut through the silence like a sharp knife. It sounded like metal scratching against metal, nails running down a chalkboard. Honestly, there was no way to describe how horrible it was. Elysia felt like she was suffocating as it continued, resounding through her ears and making her whimper. Whatever was causing the scream must have been in horrible pain. Elysia didn't even want to imagine it. Suddenly, tons of pictures flashed through her mind. The pictures came together and placed themselves in front of her. A familiar figure emerged from the pictures. Long, dark hair. Pale and thin body. Whatever it was collapsed in a sobbing heap. Elysia ran to it, sobbing, trying to say something.
"En…"
Nothing. She tried again, trying to say it a little bit louder.
"En…"
Still nothing. She knew the thing's name, but it just wouldn't make itself clear. She tried one last time…
"ENVY!"
Her eyes shot open and tears flowed from her eyes. Her throat was sore and her limbs felt numb. She heard someone come down the stairs and the next thing she knew, her mother's arms were wrapped around her and she sobbed harder than she had ever sobbed before. Her mouth wouldn't form words no matter how hard she tried. The only sound that came from her was intense sobbing. Her mom stroked her hair sweetly, telling her everything was okay and asking her what was the matter. Elysia then forced herself to calm down. She sat up, wiping her eyes, sniffing.
"I just…I saw someone from a long time ago, but, they left me. But when I saw them, they were in so much pain…I tried to save…" But before she could finish her sentence, she started sobbing.
Her mom nodded, stroking her hair again.
"It's okay Elysia. I'm sure they're okay."
Elysia shook her head.
"N-no, he's not. He was s-screaming. I heard h-him scream. I kn-know it was him."
Gracia looked at her daughter in a perplexed manner. She had heard Elysia scream a name or something. What was it? Who was this person?
Elysia suddenly sat up and wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeve. She stood up, sniffing more.
"I'm going to find him. He's still alive, somewhere. I need to see him again."
Gracia got a concerned look, which was nothing too different from her.
"Elysia, who is it?"
Elysia could only shake her head. She couldn't tell her mom that she was in love with dad's killer. She would probably be disowned or something.
"It's…someone…I can't…no."
Gracia gave her daughter her most serious look. She was very concerned about Elysia. The girl had been acting strange almost the whole year. She had become more distant than ever before, being quiet and keeping to herself. Gracia felt as if whoever Elysia was trying to find might have caused this. She could tell Elysia had been in love, but with who? But all she could do was nod. She had always been open to the idea of letting Elysia roam as she pleased, discovering the world, and love was something she couldn't ignore. And that meant that whoever Elysia wanted to see, Gracia would let her see him. After all, that was how Gracia and Maes had met. Gracia had seen him while being a housekeeper and he had seen her. They had fallen in love automatically. So she nodded to her daughter who shot out the door faster than Gracia could process. All she did was sigh and walk upstairs, silently praying for Elysia.
