Hey everyone! I'm so sorry it's been so long. I really did mean to update this sooner. OMG It's been over a year? Wow. I am SO SORRY!
Anyways here's the next chapter. Now I should tell you that I had absolutely no idea how I was going to end this when I started it I just had a brief idea of what things would happen. After you read this you will for sure yell at me telling me I can't end it in a few chapters but that's what I'm going to do. I'm considering writing a sequel but if I do I'll probably write a few chapters and figure out where it's going before I post it and it gets a tone of views and reviews.
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Without further adieu, here is Chapter 25.
DISCLAIMER: The characters do not belong to me they belong to Stephanie Meyer's author of the wonderful book 'The Host'
Chapter 25: New
I had a mother and I had my father and I had my family. Ian encouraged me to spend time with my body's biological parents, mostly my mother.
It really was a strange thing, the pull of emotions on this planet. When I met her I didn't really want anything to do with her but the more I pressed forward in getting to know my bodies mother I felt feelings come to the surface that were not mine. I started to worry that Carmen may come back to the surface. That definitely wasn't something that I needed.
But Carmen stayed away and I started to really try to get to know Britney. I was taking it slow though. I had a talk with her and Brandon telling them that I would try. I, Wanda, would try to get to know my bodies mother so that I could have a mother.
She said that she was alright with that though as I walked away I could have sworn I heard her say "Well that could have been worse." Implying that it was not what she thought would happen, or something like that.
For the next while I would spend the time I wasn't spending on chores, talking to Britney.
"Why don't you call me mom?" she said leaning on the table at lunch after I kept calling her Britney.
I shook my head, "You may have birthed this body and you may be my bodies mother but I don't feel comfortable calling you my mom."
She nodded but I could tell that she was upset. "Well in that case how about you call me Brit. My full first name is a little formal since I did give birth to your host."
She wanted to know all about how I got to the planet and my life in Melanie. Then the things that happened when I was implanted into Carmen's body. And she was very interested in my lessons when I resumed my casual class talking about the universe.
I was interested that she was interested. One night before bed about 4 days after we got home I asked her. "Brit, Why are you so interested in the souls?"
She looked at me curiously, "A soul is inside my daughter's body, so the way I see it you are my daughter. But I'd like to get to know you and the world of the souls. It might even help me to get to know you better if I know more about your souls."
I considered that. It was strange that she considered me her daughter even though I wasn't. I was a soul inside her daughters body.
"And you know…." Brit said after a few minutes, "I'd like you to think of me as your mother one day. Though we might only be friends." She took a deep breath, "I can handle that."
I watched her as she began to tear up a bit and she started to tare her roll up into little bits, "I had to accept that Carmen was dead. But I didn't think that I could live aside a soul inside her. Even when I met Burns I knew that the soul in my daughter wouldn't accept a life on the run with her bodies mother. Meeting you and getting to stay here with you is so much more than I dared to hope for."
I didn't know what to say to her. She was happy now just being around me and had accepted that I was part of being around her daughter.
Jeb had agreed that Brit, Brandon and Landon could stay. "But kid, you can't bring anyone else in here. We just don't got the space."
I chuckled. Jeb was really surprised that he had a son that he didn't know about. And even more surprised that his son had survived the invasion. Of course Landon's presents gave him a whole lot more stories to hear. He was always with his son and even let him share his sleeping spot.
Jeb wasn't only excited about the stories Landon provided but was interested in Brandon's and Britney's stories.
As time wore on we were careful. Careful not to get caught by the souls and glad for Brandon and Landon's help. After a few small raids everyone calmed down a bit when we saw how much of an asset that Landon was. Landon knew not only how to be a soul but how to be and deflect seekers. And what's more if I was recognized, I had Landon with me so he could say that he was escorting me on some errands. Landon was as Jared said "a god-sent" And the fact that Jared thought he was a god-sent meant that everyone else accepted him a lot easier than Brandon.
About four in a half weeks after we got back I started to feel a little sick. I felt nauseous all the time but nothing ever came of it. I just drank more water since I thought it might be dehydration catching up since it was pretty hot.
Everyone was worried and what's worse is that nothing stays quiet in the caves so everyone knew I wasn't feeling well so any work that I could do was taken from my hands. I felt to useless before because I physically couldn't really do anything but now I couldn't do anything because no one would let me.
But no one was as worried as Ian. At night I'd randomly sit up because I thought I was going to throw up. After the week was up and I hadn't shown any improvement Ian was the one who demanded that they go get more heal or that I be taken to a healer.
After a short fight that was only slightly raised voices everyone agreed that I needed to be seen by a healer. Jeb and Jared decided that Landon should take me to a clinic near by where we got our medical supplies. Ian insisted that he come with but everyone said that he would only make me more worried and that was the last thing that they needed was for me to act jumpy and Ian get caught. "Even with Landon there you can't hide that ya doesn't have the eyes of a soul."
So Landon and I went to the small town near our little hide-out. Once we got into the jeep I wrapped my arms around my stomach to try and make it stabilize. I was tired because I hadn't gotten much sleep because of the nausea so I laid my head against the headrest and let the cool air from the air conditioner blow onto my face.
Landon didn't say anything but just drove till we got to the healing facility. I walked in and told the healer what was wrong and they took me back.
I sat on the examination table with crinkly paper and held my stomach.
The healer came in, "Hello. I'm healer Lights the Paths. What seems to be wrong?"
"I've been nauseous all week and it's not letting up."
The healer nodded, "Let me ask you, are you sexually active?"
I looked at Landon who'd come in with me and he purposefully looked at his watch. I nodded.
"Alright. And when was your last menstrual cycle?"
I had to think about that one. I shrugged and still thought when was my last cycle? Then I looked at the healer and put two and two together. "You think I might be…. Pregnant?" I chocked out the last word at a whisper.
"Why don't we do a test huh?" healer Lights the Paths said reaching into a drawer. She brought out a box of test strips and looked from me to Landon and back, "Is this your partner?"
I bit my lip and shook my head, "No, he's my brother. My partner is working so my brother brought me."
She nodded and took out a strip, "Alright. This won't hurt a bit."
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