A.N: I know guys I have no excuse, I presume that most of you probably gave up on that story and I can't blame you and I know this chapter is extra short but I'll get back into it it will be finished that much I can promise. :)

Steffy

Chapter 21:

"So how do I do that?" I asked, knowing that I would lose control of my own thoughts in a few minutes and I really hated that idea.

"You give me your hands, and you try to get in his mind, nobody knows him as much as you do." Lissa said extending one hand.

"But…" I looked at Rose in panic. "I don't remember him."

Rose sighed like if it was not the first time she heard this argument. "This is where I think Lissa is wrong. I think he will find solace in you, what made you special….unique."

Lissa seemed to ponder that for a few minutes." Everything else did fail so… that might work. What's your favorite place? Something that belongs just to you?"

I couldn't help but blush, this was not something I shared with people, and even the people I'd known forever didn't know, not Marie, not David…. How could you be sure he knows?"

Lissa looked at Rose for guidance.

Rose snorted. "We saw you two together; believe me the guy knows you inside out."

"I…" I pursed my lips, I was not sure I wanted to know what she meant by that. "Teatro dell'Opera di Roma….As far as I remember I only saw picture of it but one of my crazy dream is to sing there…I heard that the acoustic there is almost out of this world."

"Okay let's go there…I'll use my powers but you'll have to guide me." She grabbed my hands tightly and closed her eyes.

I could feel my skin prickle under her penetrating magic and I had to use all my self-control not to snatch my hands and keep them out of reach. The prickling sensation increased, and I could feel it go up my neck, on my face and even in my brain making me feel numb.

When I opened my eyes I was in the middle of the stage, all the seats were empty except for one person sitting in the third row, hidden in the shadow.

"I must me losing my touch…not your usual sexy outfit but I guess it will do. Come on, sing my heart. Only your beautiful voice can appease the darkness."

I looked down at my outfit I was wearing the same black pants and yellow button up shirt than I did in the reality.

"Adrian?" I tried, I was not sure it was him and this was both strange and sad. I was supposed to know that person inside out and yet that voice could be anyone's.

"Sing my heart" he repeated.

I squinted trying to see him. "I want to get you out of there, where are you?"

"I'm here with you….usually you are not so difficult, I need to ease the pain….I need to hear you sing how much you love me."

"Pain? Are they hurting you?" I asked not able to keep my voice from cracking. I might not remember him but knowing he was in pain made a part of me ache…A part I didn't know was there.

Adrian stood and walked to the stage; when our eyes locked, his smile faded. "Sage? You're the real Sage?"

I nodded feeling the urgency…I could feel that Lissa was getting tired, I didn't have much time left. "As far as I know….Where are you Adrian? Tell me, please!"

He narrowed his eyes, angry somehow. "How did you get back your memory? It's not right."

I sighed, "it doesn't matter how I did it. Just…just tell me where you are!"

"You are not supposed to be here…"he shook his head "this is not you! You don't remember me! This is him playing with my head again! I won't let you in old bat!"

I wanted to both scream and cry in frustration, nobody ever made me feel so strongly. "It's me! I'm not here for long please….please let me get you out of here."

"Tell me something…Something that only Sage knows….anything."

"I pretend I hate sugar and yet I cannot resist Cadbury eggs but I convinced myself that if nobody sees me it doesn't count." I could still see incertitude in his eyes, and decided to continue. "I'm ticklish only under my knees, I secretly enjoy listening to rap music especially when I'm angry … I think that—"I was stopped when he pulled me to him, my face buried onto his chest while he kissed the top of my head.

"I love you….I love you so much…I love you…I love you" he kept murmuring, like a prayer.

"I love you too" I said and it sounded so wrong but I knew somewhere locked in my head I did love him. "Where are you?"

He shook his head. "I'm not sure…I'll show you what I know."

"You'll show me?" He reached for my hand, and my head was overflowing with images: milestones, city names, people faces. "It doesn't make any sense! I…it doesn't make any sense!" I repeated with despair as he was started to fade.

"You'll find a way" he said with a small smile as I tried to stay in this moment but I opened my eyes. facing a drenched and visibly exhausted queen.

"I'm sorry" she said breathlessly. "I couldn't do it anymore." She was even paler than usual as if she was on the edge to pass out.

"It's ok….we'll figure it out, He showed me some things…." I closed my eyes, trying to replay the image one by one as slowly and accurately as possible." A milestone for route 287…a welcome sign for a city named… Dubois, the sign said-" I tried to concentrate even harder "Fremont County I believe and then there is forest and a big house, completely out of place in all this wilderness… Too big and luxury to be there." I opened my eyes looking at Lissa again "Is there a way for you to feel him or something?

Rose jumped from her seat "it's ok we're good…we'll figure something, we'll find him." She opened the laptop.

"I can sense him, but I need to a few miles away this is just…insane." She frowned. "I don't know why that name Fremont seems familiar"

"It's in Wyoming" Said Rose not looking up from her computer screen. "I mean seriously of all the places he could have been locked away, they picked Wyoming…the cattle region? Urgh I-"

"Focus for a second will you?" I snapped before even realize it.

She cocked an eyebrow, throwing me a cold glance. "I'll let that one slide because you're worried and because deep down you know you love him."

I opened my mouth to tell her that love or not a mission was a mission but Lissa shook her head ever so slightly and I knew that right now it was better for me to just shut it for a while.

"Wyoming… Fremont, luxury house…." Said Lissa looking away and I could almost see her thought fall into place. "Oh…Oh!" She jumped from her seat, flushed with excitation it was the most color I'd ever seen on a Moroi's face. "Get Eddie and Dimitri" she grinned "I know where Adrian is and I think I know who got him!"