"Will she eve' wake up?"

"Yes, but I don't know when. She could wake up within a few days, weeks, months or even years."

"I hope she wakes up soon, I don't need another innocent person dying because of me."

"She won't die, I promise. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help."

"Ya did all ya could. Thank ya."

Two sets of footsteps left the room and went downstairs. I opened my eyes weakly and tried to move my legs, but they wouldn't move. I couldn't feel any part of my body, it was like I was paralyzed.

A bright light flashed through the room causing my eyes to go black and not long after I fell unconscious again.

Two weeks later

It was dark outside, the only light in the room was the light from the full moon. As my eyes opened once again, I saw that Lloyd was sitting in the chair that sat next to my bed. He was sound asleep, it looked like nothing would wake him. I sat up and stood up from the bed, but as I stood up my legs started to feel like jello and I fell to the ground. Looking up at Lloyd I saw that he hadn't woken up. I decided not to try and stand up because I thought that I would fall again.

I began to crawl towards the porch, knowing that if I went downstairs, I would hurt myself in the process. When I got onto the porch I grabbed the handrail to support myself as I stood up. In the sky the moon was bright and the stars gave the sky a beautiful sparkle. It was as if the world was frozen in time, nothing moved, not even the wind. I gazed at the night sky in awe. I hadn't seen anything this pretty in so long. I moved my hands from the handrail and reached to the sky, but without the support of the railing I fell to ground once more.

I reached up towards the rail but I didn't have the strength to pull myself up again. I sighed and tried to push myself to my feet. As I tried to do this a hand appeared next to me. I looked up and saw that the hand belonged to Lloyd. "You really shouldn't be out here." He told me. "You should've woken me."

"I-I'm sorry…" I grabbed his hand and he pulled me up. When I got on my feet I grabbed the handrail for support.

We both went silent for a few minutes before Lloyd spoke up, "Two weeks, that's how long you been asleep."

"That long?"

He nodded. "The doctor said that you may not be able to use your legs for a while, but one day you'll be able to use them again. He said it shouldn't be long, but it'll be at least a month. Dad's making you a wheelchair so you can still move around."

I looked away from Lloyd, "Were you worried?"

"A little… Each night after you got hurt, I had dreams about my parents. You were in every one of those dreams." He paused for a moment, his face confused. "Did we know each other as kids?"

I had had the same feeling, Lloyd seemed so familiar when I met him in Iselia. "I don't know… maybe…" There was a gust of wind and a long pause. What was Lloyd thinking?

Lloyd held out his hand, "You should go back inside, it'll still be awhile til the sun comes up so you should try to get some rest." I took his hand and nodded.

When they got inside I sat on my bed and looked up at Lloyd. "I'm sorry for worrying you."

Lloyd put his hand on my head. "It wasn't your fault." He started to walk towards his bed. "Oh and Vivian?"

"What?"

He came back over and wrapped his arms around me, "Don't get hurt again. I would never forgive myself if you did."

I returned the hug, "I won't, I promise."

The sun rose in the west as I crawled downstairs. Lloyd had already left for school, but Dirk was still there. He was working on a dagger that looked to be made of magic iron. When I got to the bottom of the steps he stopped working on the dagger and looked towards me. "Yer awake. I was starting to worry that ya weren't going to wake up." Dirk walked to the side of the room and pushed a wooden wheelchair over to me. "Here, this'll help ya move until yer legs start to work." He lifted me up and set me in the wheelchair.

I began to wheel myself around the room. It was so easy to use, no one would need to push the chair for me. "Thank you so much!"

"Yer welcome. Ya can explore town today if ya'd like, not much to do but it's better than being cooped up here."

I nodded and went out the door. I wanted to get outside to see the sunlight I hadn't seen in two weeks.

"Vivian!" Colette jumped out of her desk and ran towards the door. Lloyd turned towards the door and saw I was in the doorway sitting in my wheelchair.

Colette gave me a big hug, "I missed you! I visited you everyday! Don't make me worry about you ever again!"

I smiled, "I won't, but you're hurting me so could you please let go."

Colette gasped, "Oh! Sorry!" She let go and sighed. "I guess I missed you too much…"

"Don't worry about it!" I turned the wheelchair in the direction of Lloyd. "I'm sorry again for any trouble I caused you."

Lloyd waved his hand, "Don't worry about it, it couldn't be helped. Now, you should probably be somewhere other than school. If Professor sees you here, she make you stay for class. I'm not sure you should come back to class just yet."

I looked away, "Oh, okay."

I started to wheel myself out the door when Lloyd stopped me. "I'll push you out." I nodded and we left the room.

We made our way outside, Lloyd pushed my wheelchair off to the side of the school door so the other students could enter. "You should go home, I don't need you getting hurt again. You promised you wouldn't get yourself hurt again." Lloyd explained.

"I know I promised, but I haven't seen anyone is two weeks. I just wanted to be around people." I protested.

"Can't you stay home for one day, just one?" Lloyd asked.

"Fine. One day, but that's it. I have to ask your dad something anyway."

"Really? What?"

I smiled. "Nothing you need to worry about." And with that I was wheeling away from him.

Lloyd sighed. "I feel like I should be scared."

I walked inside Lloyd's cabin and saw Dirk sitting at the table. "Dirk, could I ask you for a favor?"

"Sure, what do ya need?" Dirk questioned.

I reached into my bag and pulled out the journal. "I don't know where the key is to this journal. Could you pick the lock for me?"

Dirk nodded, "I can do that." He took the journal from my hand and took it over to his work area. Once the lock popped open he handed it back to me. "There ya go!"

"Thank you so much!" I took the journal and sat down on the other side of the table. I stared at it for a second before opening it. The first entry read,

I don't know how much more I can take, it's torture. Not even dad is helping me anymore, he gave up trying. They're going to change my location again. I just wish one of them led me back to him.

Him? Him who? Wanting to know more, I read the next entry.

They brought me to Asgard, the pain is worse here then it was in Palmacosta. I'm alone, no one talks to me and when they do it's only to scold me. I really miss my brother.

Brother?!

I think they're trying to kill me. If they are then nothing's working. Everything they do doesn't hurt anymore. He would have helped me, I wish Lloyd were here.

"What!?" I shouted.

"What's wrong?" Dirk asked.

"Read the first three journal entries." I slid the journal to other side of the table where Dirk read what he was told.

He didn't say anything for a few minutes. His face looked blank. "So, now ya know."

"Is it true? Is Lloyd really my brother?"

Dirk nodded. "He is. The day ah found Lloyd, ya were there too. Someone told me who ya two were and told me to take care of ya. Only a week after that, ya disappeared. Yer bed was empty and no knew where you where. Lloyd eventually forgot about you because he was so young."

I couldn't make out the words. I was silent. Lloyd was my… brother? How? I wouldn't forget my own brother, that's just unforgivable.

At the absolute worst time, Lloyd pushed the door to the cabin open and walked inside. "Professor is sick today so class was canceled." Lloyd walked through the door and looked in my direction. "What did I miss?"

"I-I…" I never finished my sentence. I just wheeled myself out the door as fast as I could. I didn't know how I felt, but at the moment I was just scared. After figuring out Lloyd was her brother, my head started to hurt more than before.

I didn't slow down until I entered Iselia. A few people glanced my way, but I ignored them. I wanted to be alone so I could calm down.

Looking around I saw a small pond with a waterfall outside of someone's home. I went and sat in front of the pond and stared into the water. This doesn't make sense. I would never forget my own brother. I shook her head. If Lloyd were really my brother he would have remembered me… right?

The door of the house behind me opened interrupting my thoughts. "Vivian?" I turned my head and saw Genis standing in the doorway. This must be his house.

"Oh, u-um, I'm sorry for trespassing. I wanted to be alone and there aren't many places around here for that."

Genis shook his head. "Don't worry about it, Lloyd comes here to be alone all the time too."

I looked away, "Lloyd…"

"Hey, are you okay?" Genis said sitting down next to me.

"...Well," I started after a short pause. "I found a journal in the bag I was carrying when you found me and when I opened it I learned something about my family." Genis nodded so I knew that I could go on. "I wrote something about missing my brother and then it said that my brother was Lloyd…" I looked down, "Dirk even said it was true."

Genis was silent. Does he think I'm lying? Maybe I shouldn't have told him. He probably doesn't trust me yet, I mean we just met. Then he surprised me, he started to laugh. I stared at him, "What's so funny? Do you think I'm lying?"

He shook his head, "No, it's just while you were unconscious, Lloyd got curious and went snooping through your bag. He kind of read your journal because he wanted to help you regain your memory."

My eyes grew wide. "What is wrong with him!? Reading a girls journal is just wrong!" I crossed my arms. "I need to have a talk with him!"

Genis started to laugh even harder than before, "That's Lloyd for you, he likes to invade others personal space."

The angry look on my face soon faded and turned into a smile and before I knew it, I was laughing too. I no longer felt like my world was falling apart. Maybe having Lloyd as a brother isn't so bad.

"Hey…" Genis spoke up.

"Hmm?"

"Lloyd was just as shocked as you. He didn't go to school for a few days because he didn't want to leave your side. He wanted to make sure that if you woke up, he would be the first person you saw."

"Really?"

He nodded. "When he realized he had something that he had to protect, he didn't take his eyes off you. Lloyd was obsessed with keeping you safe." Genis paused. "He lost everything when he was little. His- I mean your mother and father disappeared, he was left with nothing. When he found out he had a little sister, he didn't know what to think. Now he knows that he just has to keep you safe."

I opened my mouth to respond, but before I could Lloyd walked up behind us and place a hand on my shoulder and turned toward Genis, "We'll be right back." Genis nodded and Lloyd directed my wheelchair in the direction of the dirt road.

"So," Lloyd broke the silence. "What's on your mind?"

"What's on my mind? Well, I'm trying to think of a way to get back at you for reading my journal without permission." I snickered.

Lloyd sighed. "I just wanted to find a way to get your memory back and saw the journal. Anyone would have read it."

"No Lloyd, no one other than you would have read it."

"You know, you're making it really hard to have a serious moment!"

"That's what I'm here for!" I smiled. Lloyd glared at me. "Fine, I'll be serious."

"Thanks," His voice sounded conflicted. "So what do you think of all this?"

"I was pretty upset about it before, but after talking with Genis, I realized that just because I learned something new about my family, doesn't mean I can get upset. Learning that I had an older brother should have excited me." I ran a hand through my wavy brown hair. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't of ran out like that."

Lloyd shook his head, "Don't worry about it. When I found out, I ran too, mostly from the shock."

"Does this change anything?"

"Nothing at all," Lloyd stated. "It just means that no matter what, we stick together."

I nodded. "It also means that even after I get my memory back, I can stay with you. Right?"

"Of course," He said with a smile.

We made a lap around town and went back to where we had left Genis. "We're back!" Lloyd announced as we approached.

"Oh good!" Genis and Lloyd made eye contact. "Raine wants to talk to you."
Lloyd's eyes filled with fear. "I'm not going to get hurt am I?"

"I don't know, Colette came by before and told her how you never studied for the test."

Lloyd put his hands to his face. "I am going to die." He looked down at me. "You should head home. I'll be there soon… I hope." He turned and walked inside Genis and Raine's home with Genis following behind.

As I turned away from the house I heard screaming coming from inside. I thought about going back to see if everyone was okay, but decided against it. Lloyd should have studied.

When I got home Dirk wasn't there so I went upstairs and out on the balcony. It was mid-afternoon so the sun was hanging in the east. Everything was calm. I looked around the area and out of the corner of my eye I saw something move in the bushes. I glanced in that direction and saw nothing there. Confused I turned around and went back inside.

I entered the room and a spiky auburn haired man with a purple silhouette standing in the middle of the room. I wanted to move, but my hands were glued to my sides. Who was this man? Why was he here?

He stared at me with a blank face. "Your hurt."

"U-Umm."

The man knelt down in front of me and started casting. "First Aid," He stood. "Stand up."

At first I didn't obey his command, but he glared at me and I immediately stood. I expected my legs to give out causing me to fall, but when I stood, I stood firm. My eyes widened. If I had known that First Aid would have healed my legs, then I would have gone to Professor and asked her to heal me. But why was he helping me?

I met the man's gaze. "Who are you and why did you heal me?"

"That's not important." It was hard to tell, but his face looked slightly shocked.

"Then why are you here?"

"Don't ask questions." The man demanded.

"Just one!" I shouted. He stood firm and gently nodded his head. "Why do you look so familiar?"

He was silent. His face stoned. I couldn't tell if he was upset or not. Instead of answering my question, he looked away. "Don't get hurt again." And with that he was gone.