'...' - thoughts

dream

memory

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"My name's Quatre Raberba Winner. I'm your twin brother." Mina's eyes widened slightly, and she peered up at him, as if she was studying his face.

"Really?" She asked dumbly, wondering if what he was saying was really true.

Before he could answer, there was a knock at the door, and it opened to reveal one of the boys she had seen earlier.

"Who's that?" Mina looked up at Quatre, and then to the boy.

"Your husband."

Mina blinked once, then twice, then thrice. Husband? Her head suddenly throbbed in pain, and she moaned as she grabbed it, trying to keep herself from passing out. Squeezing her eyes closed, she tried to concentrate on ignoring her headache, but the noises around her weren't helping. Biting her lip, she felt tears begin to leak out of her eyes. Her head felt as if it was going to explode! Curling up, she tried to somehow stop the pain, but it was no use.

She heard a shout, and felt something touch her shoulder. Her eyes ached from squeezing them closed, her lip was bleeding freely, and her wrists began to throb dully. Footsteps entered the room, and she heard a voice saying something to the others, but she couldn't focus enough to hear what the voice was saying. What was going on? Husband? This can't be happening! She had a twin brother and a husband? It didn't make sense! She didn't know anything about herself, except for her name. How could she have both a twin and a husband? It just didn't make sense!

Something pinched her arm, and she tried to move it away from what pinched her, but found that something was holding it back. She could feel as some sort of liquid was injected into her body, but she didn't know what. Everything was growing fuzzy in her mind, and she was even more out of focus about her surroundings then usual. 'I'm so...sleepy.' Was the only thought that occupied her mind. The noises around her grew distant, and she felt the pain of her headache slowly becoming less and less. Her body grew less tense, as the feeling of sleepiness grew.

Seconds later, the rising and falling of her chest grew to that of sleeping person.

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"Quatre, Mina, hurry up you two." A motherly voice said quietly.

A tall, slender woman, was walking down a hallway, two little children following close behind her. It was dark out, and the only light there was inside the mansion, was the moonlight that seeped in through the curtains. At the end of the hallway was a door, and opening it, it lead outside. Glancing around, the woman quickly lead her children off the porch, and into the backyard.

"Hurry." She whispered as she quickened her pace. Her white dress rustled amongst the long grass, and her long golden hair was whipped about by the wind.

"Slow down." The little boy complained, as he pulled on his sister's hand.

"Mommy.." The little girl whined as she tried to keep up with her mom and brother.

"Trust me, it'll be worth it." Their mom replied, as she turned and gave them a smile.

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Mina's eyes slowly opened, and she realized that she was in the same room as before. The room was dark, and it took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Slowly pushing herself up, she took a minute to become fully aware of her body. Her wrists ached a bit, but other then that, it seemed she was fine. Swinging her legs over the side of the bed, she stood up, and without a second thought, began walking towards the door. It wasn't until she had reached the door, that she realized she was walking just fine.

Opening the door, she jumped in surprise at seeing someone standing across the hall from her. The person didn't move or speak, and she moved closer to him, to find out that he was asleep. Waving her hand in front of his face, she breathed a sigh of relief at seeing no reaction. Heading down the hallway, she retraced her earlier steps, and easily made it to the stairs.

As she began to head down the stairs, she heard a noise behind her, like that of a footstep, and turned to see what it was. Seeing nothing there, she bit her lip, and winced at feeling how tender it was. Tracing over the split in her lip with her tongue, she chewed on it softly, as she turned back around and continued on down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, she once more had the urge to go outside. Opening the door, she shivered as the cold wind greeted her.

Stepping once more off the porch, she wasn't surprised that the grass was cold. The grass tickled her feet as she walked around, once more looking at her surroundings. Hearing a sound, she paused and listened, trying to figure out what it was. It sounded like something she'd heard before. Without realizing what she was doing, she began to follow the sound. Before she'd gone far, a second sound joined the first. A flute and a violin.

She walked around a corner of the house, leading to the side yard on the right side of the house. The noise was louder once she had reached the middle of the side yard. Not seeing anything, she looked up, and on a balcony, she saw two boys playing. Unconsciously, she sat down on the grass, and just gazed up at the balcony, watching the two as they played their music.

'It's so beautiful. And...it feels as if I should know this song.'

As the song continued to play, Mina pulled her knees up to her chest, and crossed her arms on top. Burying her face in her arms, she tried to think, tried to figure out why she should know that song. A breeze touched her bare skin, causing goosebumps to appear. As the wind blew towards her right, her hair rose, and settled over her right shoulder. Her neck was exposed, and when another breeze picked up, she shivered, her whole body shaking.

Running over what happened to her that day, she tried to go back farther. She probed her mind, trying to remember something that happened before she woke up the first time. Inhaling deeply, she exhaled all her breath, and just sat there. She could hear her heartbeat as she just sat there, not breathing. After awhile, her throat began to throb dully, and her chest felt tight. Taking a deep breath, she resumed her normal breathing once more.

'I'm so confused.'

Lifting her head, she propped her chin on her arm, and stared at the house in front of her. The outside was painted a cream color, and it looked brand new. It wasn't chipped, and it didn't look off color. It was the perfect cream color. Shifting her gaze downwards, she saw a small bunch of flowers. Leaning forward, she looked at them, as if seeing a flower for the first time.

Crawling on her hands and knees towards the flowers, she stopped in front of them. Lifting a hand, she hesitated, wondering if she could touch it. Biting her lip, she reached down and touched the soft red petals. It was shaped like an upside down heart. Gently grabbing the stem just above the red heart, she lifted it upwards, to examine it.

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"Come help me plant this!"

"Why me?"

"Because! Now come on!"

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Recoiling back from the plant as if she'd been burned, she stared at it. She was breathing slightly heavy. As soon as that...whatever it was entered her mind, it quickly exited, leaving her even more confused. Sitting back on her heels, she stared at the flowers, not even noticing that the music had changed to a different song. Tilting her head to the side, she tried to figure out what exactly the flowers were called.

Suddenly, the music stopped all together, and voices filled the air. There were two people talking, and by the sounds of it, both of them were male. One voice sounded familiar, while the other seemed strange to her. Wondering whether or not she should be listening to their conversation, she decided, that since she was already there, that it couldn't hurt to hear what they were saying.

"I can't find her. I fell asleep for like, five minutes, and then when I woke up, her door was open and she was gone!" The boy, who's voice she didn't recognize, said in a slightly worried tone.

"Are you sure she didn't go to the bathroom?" The voice, it was that of the boy who said that he was her twin, asked with concern.

"Yeah, I already checked there." The first boy replied quickly.

The wind picked up, blowing Mina's hair into her face. Brushing it away, she slowly stood up. Glancing up at the balcony, she saw that the boys were still talking. Seeing something move from the corner of her eye, she turned to see what it was. A light suddenly appeared in the darkness, only to disappear seconds later. Wondering if that was what she had seen seconds earlier, she headed towards the backyard.

With most of the lights out, the backyard was dark, and it was hard to see anything at all. What she could make out though, was a table with five chairs, a large umbrella to keep the sun off. Near the table, was a large, old, weeping willow tree, which had a tire swing hanging about a foot off the ground. Another breeze picked up, and the branches of the tree swayed, and the leaves whispered amongst themselves.

Another light caught her attention, and before she had taken more then a step towards it, more lights appeared. Approaching them slowly, she couldn't help but smile at seeing that they were fireflies. Something, seemed familiar about her standing out there, staring at the fireflies. Mina felt something come over her, causing her whole body to tingle in excitement. Gasping, her eyes widened as she tuned into what her body was feeling. Her body, was tingling. It felt odd, but it also felt good. Looking at the fireflies, she began to walk towards them, without even fully realizing what exactly she was doing.

Lifting her arms above her head, she spun about on her toes, as if she was a ballerina, performing on stage. Dropping her arms, she tugged softly on the bottom of the hospital gown she wore, and spun about, causing her golden locks to fan out behind her. Not really know why, she began to laugh, as she spun about. She could see the lights of the fireflies, as they flew about her, lighting up the imaginary stage. Stopping, she suddenly felt dizzy, as all the spinning caught up to her. Stumbling backwards, she was about to fall down, but instead of doing so, her back hit the willow tree.

Gasping for air, she pressed one hand against her chest, as she tried to get her breathing back under control. Suddenly, the fireflies disappeared, and a gust of strong wind, caused the branches of the willow tree to move. The angry branches lashed at her, and her eyes widened in panic. Trying to get out from under the large tree, she got turned around, as she found branches blocking her way. Tears stung her eyes and her heart felt cold. She had to get out from under that tree. Something wasn't right about that tree. Stumbling, she tripped over a root, which stuck out of the ground, and fell on her hands and knees.

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"Mommy? Mommy where are you?"

A young girl called as she stood in the doorway that lead outside, and peered in the darkness, trying to find her mom. The wind was blowing through the branches of the willow tree, causing it to howl. The full moon looked huge in the sky, and for the first time in a long time, there were no fireflies. Torn between going back inside for her brother, and going out to find her mom, she told herself to be brave, and stepped out onto the porch, the cool wood under her feet, causing her to shiver. As soon as she was out of the doorway, a huge gust of wind slammed the door shut behind her. Panicking, she spun about, but stopped when she heard a noise. Slowly turning around, her eyes widened and she gasped.

Her heart stopped.

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Screaming, Mina squeezed her eyes closed and clawed at her face with her nails. The howling wind carried her scream away from the house, and away from the people looking for her. The leaves of the tree were whispering, and she continued to scream, trying to keep from hearing the devilish words that the tree spoke. Thumping was heard, and Mina's eyes shot open, and she stared in horror at the tree. 'No!' A small part of her mind screamed, as she once more squeezed her eyes closed. 'NO!'

Something touched Mina's shoulders, and she screamed. Her throat felt raw and her lungs ached. Rough hands spun her around, and her eyes opened. Her screaming stopped, and as tears poured out of her eyes and cascaded down her cheeks, she stared into the eyes of a boy. No, not a boy, her husband.