Chapter 15
Serenity started to stir; she sat up slowly in her bed and looked to her side. She smiled sweetly at Tala who lay sleeping on his side; she moved a strand of red hair away from his face and kissed his temple gently. She got out of bed slowly, loosing her balance at first but then walking to the bathroom to change. She undressed and stepped into the shower, running the cold water down her neck. She rinsed her hair in warm water and cleaned it with shampoo and conditioner before quickly rinsing it out again and stepping out of the shower.
She changed into her usual attire and towel dried her long wavy hair. She checked herself in the mirror again and left the bathroom, seeing Tala lying on his back in bed. Serenity went over to him and sat on the edge of the bed next to him on his side of the bed. "Good Morning, how are you?" Serenity asked, looking down at him kindly.
"Just tired I guess and a slight headache but I'll be fine" Tala replied, stretching his arms lazily a little.
"Get some more sleep, I'll be in the next room" Serenity said, she moved down closer to kiss him, giving him a gently yet passionate kiss on the lips. She got off the bed and walked out of the bedroom. She picked up an apple from the fruit basket and made herself a glass of juice. She ate her breakfast quietly and threw the core of her apple away and cleaned the glass. She walked over to Bryan's room and stepped inside, she walked up behind him and looked down at him worriedly, "Hey, aren't you tired?" Serenity asked.
"Not really" Bryan replied simply.
"Well you have to get some sleep sometime soon especially in your condition" Serenity said, gently placing her hand on his shoulder, only to have Bryan shrug it off. "You can't stay here longer sweetie" she whispered, kneeling down next to him. Serenity saw that there was no chance of getting through to him and left the room quietly.
She took a small box from the counter and poured another glass of water. She walked back to her bedroom and knelt down on the floor near Tala, "Here, this will help" she said, handing him the box and glass.
"No need, I'll survive" Tala whispered back.
"I obviously can't force you but they're here if you need them" Serenity said, placing the glass and box on the bedside table. Serenity walked out of the room and back to the living room, she lay down on the sofa in the deep thought and closed her bright blue eyes, with a smile starting to tug at her lips. 'He really does love me' she thought.
'And you figured this out when?' Luna asked.
'I always knew that he had feelings for me but it is just so great that he finally said it' Serenity said.
'He really is sweet' Luna admitted.
'Yeah, I can't believe he fought over me' Serenity said.
'It was sweet of him. He knew that you didn't like the fight and he found away to fight Glen without hurting you and he won' Luna said.
'Yeah, he really is amazing. I could never have thought of someone else that was so…perfect for me. He cares about me and I can tell and yesterday when he said he loved me…I don't even know how to describe it but it was just so…I don't know what to say' Serenity said, thinking for the right words to describe her feelings.
'I think I understand what you mean Mistress' Luna said, laughing kindly at her Mistress' lack of words.
'Yeah but while my love life is great I think Bryan is going to kill himself' Serenity said, opening her eyes and glancing over to Bryan's bedroom door.
'I think he really is in love' Luna said.
'Yeah, but he's going to kill himself over there' Serenity said worriedly.
'He's in love and that's something that is very clear to all of us' Luna said.
'Yeah but he's going to make himself really sick, he hasn't eaten, he hasn't slept in 24 hours and he really should be resting because none of this is any good on his wounds' Serenity said.
'Ok I have an idea' Luna said.
'Then tell me, I'll be more then happy to hear it' Serenity said.
'Wait till after lunch, if he still doesn't leave Karina's side then drag him away from her and make him eat and make him rest' Luna said.
'Drag is such a strong word and such a strong action…which in this case I will use. Thanks Luna' Serenity said.
'Not a problem Mistress, I have been concerned about him too and it is in our best interest to make sure he is ok' Luna replied.
'I'll make sure he is ok but I don't know what I could do to help him with Karina' Serenity said.
'I'm sorry Mistress but there isn't much you can do' Luna said.
'I know but something inside me is telling me that I can help some how' Serenity said.
'Maybe later but not now Mistress' Luna said before disappearing from Serenity's mind.
Serenity sighed as she got off the sofa and walked over to Bryan's bedroom door. She gently pushed it open a little and peeked inside the room, seeing Bryan still by Karina's side. Suddenly arms wrapped around Serenity's neck from the back and a body rest against her, "You better stop worrying" Tala whispered in her ear.
"He's making himself sick by doing this" Serenity said.
"You can't blame him for staying there with her, after all I would do the same thing for you" Tala whispered back.
"I know and I'd do the same thing for you but he is going to kill himself in his condition" Serenity said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter for now" Tala whispered, "We'll drag him out if we have to" he said, laughing a little at the end.
"Why does everyone want to drag him out? Can't we just talk?" Serenity asked. Serenity thought for a second, "Wow! My mind really is screwed up, what was I even thinking?" she asked herself. Tala moved his arms from around her and took her hand, leading her back to the sofa. They both sat down together and Serenity lay in his arms, "How are you feeling now?" Serenity asked.
"I'm ok now, it was just a little headache" Tala replied, shrugging.
"I hope so" Serenity whispered, giving him a short passionate kiss on the lips.
The day flew by quickly and lunch came soon. Serenity and Tala had ordered some Chinese food for lunch, enough for the two of them since Bryan hadn't come out to eat again. They both gave him some more time before walking up to him in his room. "Hey sweetie, come on you have to get some rest" Serenity told him, taking his hand.
"I already told you that I'm not tired" Bryan said stubbornly.
"Whatever, we don't believe that anymore. You can take my room, go get some rest" Tala ordered, his voice holding its icy tone.
"No thanks" Bryan said coldly, turning his attention back to Karina.
Tala sighed in frustration and grabbed Bryan's forearm tightly and pulled him to his feet. "I've had it with you" Tala whispered angrily, pulling Bryan to the door.
Serenity looked on painfully at Bryan as he was dragged out of the room and to Tala's old room. She sat down on the chair that Bryan was in earlier and looked at Karina, taking in every bruise, every cut on her but noticed the peaceful look on her face too.
---With Tala and Bryan---
Tala threw Bryan onto the bed and Bryan groaned painfully. Bryan went to sit up again but found he couldn't move since it hurt too much, "Serenity will be here with some food and to check on your wounds" Tala said walking back to the door, "Then get some sleep, Karina isn't going anywhere so you'll see her later" he told him.
"Forget it, I don't need to rest" Bryan said trying to stand up again.
"None of this is good for you so stop trying to fight us" Tala yelled back at him, walking out the door and shutting it tightly behind him.
"How is he?" Serenity asked, picking up a tray with a plate of ready food and glass of water.
"He's driving me up the wall" Tala said angrily, sitting on the sofa and sighing in frustration.
"You didn't hurt him did you?" Serenity asked, looking back from the door.
"No" Tala replied, "Not yet at least" he muttered.
"I heard that" Serenity yelled, opening the door to Bryan's new room. She walked into the room and saw Bryan resting against the window frame, not paying attention to the older blader that entered the room. Serenity stayed by her place by the door, deciding it was safer to stay there, "I saved you some food, you should eat soon" Serenity advised.
"I'm not hungry" Bryan replied simply, still not taking his eyes off from the street view outside.
"You do realize that you're starving yourself right?" Serenity noted, placing the tray of food on a dressing table and walking closer to him. Bryan didn't reply but Serenity just placed a hand on his forearm, "You really like her huh?" she said. Bryan's muscle under her hand tensed up quickly and Serenity smiled, "No need to be shy about it, it's just love and you feel it too and it's nothing to be embarrassed about" she whispered to him.
"It's definitely something new" Bryan muttered.
"Sometimes love makes us do things we never thought of doing but sometimes it makes us blind, and in this case it's hurting you more then you realize, you haven't eaten in hours and you haven't slept in days and none of this pressure is good on your wounds or your mind, it's far too much stress" Serenity continued whispering.
"What if you were in my position…and Karina were Tala, what would you do?" Bryan asked.
Serenity hesitated and really didn't know how to answer the question, then looked back at Bryan to see him smirking when he realized she couldn't answer, "Don't turn this on me" she ordered with a smile tugging at her lips, "Ok, if I were in your position and it were Tala then I would stay with him as much as I could… but I'd also know what Tala would want, he'd want me to be ok when he woke up so I'd know when I should get some rest and that I should eat" she said.
"I just can't and not for the reasons you believe" Bryan whispered.
"What do you mean?" Serenity asked curiously.
"You wouldn't understand" Bryan said, shrugging off Serenity's hand on his arm.
"Then help me understand" Serenity said.
"I don't know how to explain, it's just that when I try to sleep the more I stay awake and when I try to eat the more I feel I can't eat anymore" Bryan tried to explain. He pushed himself away from the window frame and walked over to his bed, sitting down on the edge of his bed and staring at the ground as he sighed.
"Is something bothering you?" Serenity asked, "Apart from Karina I mean" she added when Bryan looked up and raised an eyebrow at her.
"I don't know" Bryan whispered.
"Well, right now it doesn't matter. Try to eat as much as you can and if you can't sleep then at least rest but we need to find out what's doing this to you" Serenity said.
"Fine" Bryan muttered coldly though wincing when he realized that it didn't sound the way he had liked it.
"How are your wounds?" Serenity asked, walking a little closer to him but still keeping her distance.
"They hurt sometimes but I don't know, I haven't checked on them for a while" Bryan replied, his eyes easily going back to the ground.
"Mind if I check then?" Serenity asked.
"Sometimes I wonder why you bother asking me that, you'll just check anyway" Bryan replied.
"You know me too well" Serenity said with a smile, walking to him and sitting down next to him.
Bryan pulled his black top over his head and put it behind him on the bed. He placed his hands behind his back for some support and leaned back a little as Serenity slowly took apart the white material that covered Bryan's wounds. She pulled them off and placed them on the ground, she then turned to the wounded body next to her. Her blue eyes widened, she slowly took in every bruise, every cut, every stab wound and scar on Bryan, she ran her index finger a long the edges of a cut only to have Bryan wince as an end result. She noted that none of the cuts were bleeding but noted that all the wounds and marks were large in size.
She got off the bed and took a first aid kit from the draw that the doctors had left in case of emergency; she took out the bandages and gently went back to wrapping the wounds on Bryan's chest. She finished wrapping the wounds and Bryan put his black top, "Happy now?" Bryan asked in frustration.
"Quite" Serenity replied, "Try to get some food into your stomach and then get some rest, call me if you need me" she said, standing up and looking down at him worriedly. She walked to the door and opened it a jar before looking back at him, "And stop worrying…that's my job" she said with a caring smile before leaving the room.
She walked into the living room and sat down on the armchair with a sigh as she rested her head back. "How is he?" Tala asked.
Serenity smiled lightly, "He is what I never thought he would be…love sick" she said, a slight giggle escaping her at the end.
"I never would have thought" Tala said.
"He really is in love. It's a good thing because it shows that Boris' affect on him is wearing off but then all this is getting to him and all this worry is too much stress on his mind and body and he's not even sleeping or eating right" Serenity said.
"Sound familiar doesn't it?" Tala asked smirking.
"Yeah but when I worry it's different, I know when to give in and when to calm down and when to relax but he doesn't" Serenity said.
"You can be such a hypocrite, you don't always know when to stop worrying" Tala said.
"I know that, but if I were as sick as he was then I would know when to rest" Serenity said. "I never worried like he is worrying now and everyone knows that's a good thing" she said.
"Yeah but you're starting to get worried now so why don't you go get some sleep now?" Tala asked.
"I don't need to rest, it's not like I'm sick or anything" Serenity said.
"But you heard the doctor, you need bed rest" Tala told her, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards their room.
"Bed rest doesn't necessarily mean bed re…" Serenity started as she was pulled into her room.
"Yes it does" Tala said as he laughed, tossing Serenity gently onto the bed and walking back to the door. "Get some rest" he ordered, closing the door behind him as he left.
"Mean" Serenity yelled after him. Serenity sighed and pulled the covers off her bed and got under them and pulled them over her again, she closed her eyes and tried to rest. She kept her mind blank to keep herself from worrying and stressing herself as she usually did when times were hard. It was strange to think that life was hard in the abbey but there were times when things were good and they didn't have to worry too much about some things but now that they had escaped, they thought things would get easier but they hadn't. But she thought that things would get better in time, that neither of them was used to all they were going through, it was true that what they were going through was pain and they were used to that and they thought it would stop but it didn't but now they all knew things would get better.
She lay in bed, calmly having a conversation with Luna. She then fell asleep in the middle of the conversation with Luna and slept for hours; the sleep was calming to her and was a reward for all her worry towards the others. At eight in the evening she started to stir and sat up in her bed slowly, she stretched her arms lazily and slowly got out of her bed. She walked over to her door and walked into the living room to see Tala lying on the couch.
Serenity walked up to him and knelt down on the ground next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, she shook it gently in an effort to wake him up. Tala's eyes shot open and the first thing he saw was Serenity. "Hey, why'd you fall asleep on the couch?" she asked.
"I was tired" Tala replied simply as he rubbed sleep out of his eyes.
"So why didn't you come to bed?" Serenity asked.
"I didn't want to wake you" Tala told her as he sat up slowly.
"Well I never planned on sleeping for so long so it wouldn't have been such a bad idea if you woke me" Serenity said.
"You look cute when you sleep" Tala said with a light smile.
"And I must say the same" Serenity said, smiling before taking his hand and giving it a light squeeze. She then turned to look at Bryan's room, or at least, his new room, "Have you spoken to him since I left him to rest?" she asked.
"No, I went in there about two hours ago to check on him but he was asleep at the time so I left" Tala replied.
"I'll go check on him" Serenity whispered, standing up and letting go of Tala's hand.
"I'll come with you" Tala said, quickly standing up. Serenity smiled and walked to Bryan's bedroom door, followed by Tala. She walked into the room and saw Bryan sitting on the window sill, "Hey sweetie, did you get any sleep?" Serenity asked, walking up to him as Tala stayed by the door.
"A little" Bryan replied, his eyes still staring out the window.
"How much is a little?" Serenity asked.
"An hour, the most" Bryan replied.
Serenity looked around the room and saw the plate of food on the bedside table; a little less then half the plate was now empty. "You managed to eat most of your food, why didn't you finish it?" she asked.
"I couldn't eat anymore" Bryan replied, his voice now holding frustration at the sudden burst of questions from the older blader.
"Oh ok then. Shouldn't you try to get some more rest?" Serenity asked.
"No thanks. I'm going to go check on Karina" Bryan said, getting off the window sill and walk past Serenity. Serenity placed her arm out in front of him to stop him and Bryan glared at her angrily, "What are you doing?" he asked coldly.
"You have to get more rest, I don't want you in there for hours without getting enough sleep" Serenity said.
"But I can't sleep more so I might as well be in there with her then in here wasting my time" Bryan yelled at her.
"You won't be able to get better if you don't relax and stop worrying about her. You need to stop worrying, relax and then you'll be able to sleep and then you'll get better" Serenity said, her deep blue eyes hardening in anger.
"But I'm fine" Bryan yelled back, frustration replacing the ice in his voice.
"You keep saying that but you aren't fine, if that's what you think then you're wrong" Serenity said.
"Forget you" Bryan said, walking past Serenity, "I keep telling you that I'm…" he started to add but suddenly fell to the ground unconscious.
Serenity's eyes widened and she quickly knelt down beside him, pulling his head onto her lap. Tala, who had been watching the two of them argue, ran towards them and his fingers quickly moving to Bryan's neck to find a pulse. "What's wrong?" Serenity asked.
"He just passed out" Tala informed her. Tala placed his arms under the younger blader and gently picked Bryan up and placed him on the bed.
"I guess the exhaustion must have finally caught up with him" Serenity said.
"And the tension" Tala added, moving a strand of lilac hair away from Bryan's pale face.
---An Hour and a Half Later---
"He should be fine now but another blood test needs to be taken to see if the chemical has finally disappeared from his bloodstream" The doctor said as she took notes down in Bryan's file. Bryan still lay unmoving on the bed; his top had been removed and was placed on the edge of the bed since the doctor had checked all his wounds earlier.
"Maybe you should take the blood test while he's unconscious, he wont like the idea of another blood test so it's better you do it now when he doesn't know about it" Serenity said from her place by the bed.
"No way, he'll kill us" Tala objected, "He's beginning to trust us and we cant just go behind his back and do something like that" he continued, siding for the younger blader but still holding his anger towards him.
"I guess you're right, but he's not going to be too happy about it in the end" Serenity said.
About ten minutes later, Bryan's eyes shot open and he instantly sat up with a start. Serenity gently pushed him back down again and the first thing Bryan saw was Tala's angry gaze from across the bed. "Oh great, I must be in hell cause Tala's here" Bryan muttered.
"Sorry to disappoint you Bryan, but you aren't dead, you just passed out from exhaustion" Serenity said.
"Then why do I feel like I am?" Bryan asked as he tried to sit up again only to get pushed back into bed again, this time by both the doctor and Serenity.
"Because the lack of sleep finally caught up with you, there has been too much stress on your mind and body and it's finally starting to affect you and the chemical that just might still be inside you" The doctor said.
"That's why you need to have another blood test taken" Tala said, his voice still cold.
Bryan groaned painfully, "Another one? You all just love watching me suffer don't you?" he muttered angrily.
Serenity knelt down so she was closer to his height and started to whisper in his ear, "No we don't but its better it's done, if you manage this then you can be close to Karina again. No strings attached, if you go through with this then you can go near her again but this time you have to be a bit more careful" she warned.
"Whether I'd get to see Karina or not, you'd still make me go through with this so I learn to give in" Bryan whispered back.
"Well…maybe you should learn to give in quickly next time" Serenity advised rather coldly.
"Fine" Bryan yelled with a sigh of frustration, sitting up slightly with Serenity's help.
Bryan watched uneasily as the doctor prodded him with the needle in the upper part of his forearm. The glass vial slowly filled with his blood and he turned his head away from it quickly with a half look of disgust. The doctor smiled, "Squeamish are you?" she asked.
"I guess you could say that" Bryan whispered, shutting his eyes tightly when the needle was pressed a little further. Serenity sat next to him, a hand on his back and the other hand gently trailing up his neck.
"Don't worry, you're almost done" The doctor whispered gently.
Bryan flinched a little and the needle moved, causing him to wince painfully when the needle scratched his skin. Serenity's hand moved up to his hair and she gently messed with the loose strands of his hair in a soothing manner. The doctor removed the needle from Bryan's arm and Bryan's hand instantly moved to where the needle was earlier, staining his hand with a small trickle of blood that seeped out. "So I guess I'm don't with you, shall I move on to the young girl?" The doctor asked Serenity.
"Yes, thanks" Serenity said, nodding as she led the Japanese doctor to Karina's room.
Bryan sat up weakly in bed and he sighed painfully after all that had gone through that day. "Must we go through this every time?" Tala asked, his arms crossed as he leant against the wall.
"I'd prefer if we didn't" Bryan said.
"Have you spoken to Karina yet?" Tala asked, changing the subject suddenly.
"Why? It's not like she can hear me or answer back" Bryan said.
"But at least she's got a better chance of waking up soon" Tala said persistently.
"Whatever, just leave me alone" Bryan yelled at him.
"Fine, I give up trying to compromise with you anyway" Tala said as he walked toward the door. "If you love her then you'll wake her up by yourself" he said before he left. Bryan sighed and lay back down on the bed and stared at the ceiling as his mind wandered to Karina.
---Two Hours Later---
Bryan sat by Karina's bed, his hand on hers. Serenity walked into the room after a while and sat on a chair next to him and looked at the serene look on Karina's pale features, "Anything?" she asked.
Bryan shook his head a little and tightened his grip on Karina's hand, "Her hand had flinched but nothing else happened after that" he said.
"At least it's progress" Serenity said optimistically.
"Yeah I guess" Bryan whispered.
Serenity brushed strands of hair away from Bryan's face, "Don't worry too much about her" she whispered to him.
"I can't help it" Bryan whispered back, removing his hand off Karina's and rested his head in his hands.
"I know, it isn't easy stopping yourself from worrying is it?" Serenity asked, her hand moving onto his back as she rubbed it soothingly.
Before Bryan could answer, a light muffled groan was heard and Karina's eyes fluttered open. She scanned the room from her position, she quickly realized that she was no where in the abbey since the room had a much more homey feeling then any of the rooms in the abbey. She gasped in fear of her whereabouts and sat up quickly. Serenity and Bryan stared on in shock when Karina instantly looked at them, "Who are you? Where am I?" Karina asked, fear striking her heart as tears started to well up in her eyes.
"Relax sweetie, you're ok. You're with friends so relax" Serenity told her softly, fixing the pillows behind Karina and pushed her back against them.
"Who are you?" Karina asked, still not trusting the strangers that sat by her bed.
"We were in the abbey with you, I'm Serenity and this is Bryan" Serenity said as she pointed to Bryan next to her. "I understand that you don't know me but don't you recognize him?" she asked.
Karina looked at Bryan thoroughly but then shook her head a little, "I'm sorry but no I don't" she said.
Serenity looked shocked and she quickly looked at Bryan, his eyes held hurt and pain that he was feeling and tears suddenly sprung into his eyes, "Erm…Bry why don't you go to the next room to get some rest?" she asked as a distraction.
Bryan hesitated but nodded and walked out of the room, pain still clutching painfully at his heart and feeling as if the tears were finally going to escape him. He walked out of the room and back into his new bedroom, quickly walking through the living room so Tala didn't see the tears slipping off his cheeks. He shut his bedroom door tightly behind him and leaned against it, the tears in his eyes picking up speed and falling faster, "She doesn't remember" he whispered between sobs, "Why doesn't she remember?" he asked himself, his back against the door as he sat on the ground, pounding a fist on the floor as memories consumed him.
---Flashback---
A five year old Bryan lay sleeping in his bed while a three year old Karina tossed and turned in her bed on the opposite wall. She let out a low whimper as she shifted painfully again. "Kar, what's wrong?" Bryan asked sleepily, as he turned his head to look back at her.
"I can't sleep and the wounds are hurting and don't let me get back to sleep" Karina replied in her young childish voice as she winced when she accidentally brushed against a wound.
"Then come near me" Bryan said still in a sleepy daze as he gestured to the small space next to him.
Karina smiled sweetly and slowly got out of her bed and walked quietly to Bryan's bed. She lay in his bed and wriggled about till she found a comfortable position and pulled the covers tightly around both of them, "Good night Bryan" Karina whispered softly as she moved closer to him for warmth.
"Good night" Bryan whispered.
---Next Flashback---
Bryan and Karina walked through the dark halls of the abbey to their bedroom after a whole night of extra training. They turned round the corner to a new hall and blades suddenly shot out of shooters on the walls. Bryan was the first to notice the blades and quickly pulled Karina into a tight embrace as he held her close to keep the blades from attacking Karina. He quickly picked her up and ran round the corner with her in his arms, they were finally out of harms way and he suddenly collapsed after placing Karina on the floor.
"Bry, are you ok? Please talk to me" Karina pleaded, sobbing as she gently shook Bryan's lifeless body. She turned him onto his back and saw all the cuts that covered him. " Bryan, please get up" Karina yelled.
"Stop yelling" Bryan whispered as he winced painfully.
"Please try to get up" Karina pleaded, tears falling onto his stinging wounds.
Bryan tried to push himself off the ground and held onto the wall for support, Karina placed an arm around him and helped him through the last hall to their bedroom. She quickly opened the door to the bedroom and helped Bryan lay on the bed. She ran to get a first aid kit and came back to clean up all the blood from the wounds. Bryan flinched a couple of times when antiseptic touched some of the deepest wounds that covered his fragile body. Karina quickly finished cleaning and wrapping all the wounds and sat down next to Bryan's resting body. She then started to cry and each sob racking her slender frame, "What's wrong?" Bryan asked as he opened his lilac eyes that still had a sharp spark of life in them.
"Don't ever do that again" Karina yelled as her tears wet the sheets on Bryan's bed. "You got really hurt and I don't want that" she said between sobs.
Bryan pulled an arm around her and rested it on her back as he pulled her closer to him so she could rest her head on his bandaged shoulder so she could cry there, "It's ok" he said soothingly, "Thanks for helping me too" he whispered, giving her a light kiss on the cheek.
---End Flashbacks---
Bryan pushed himself off the ground and walked to his bed and lay on the soft mattress and pulled the covers over him and the pillow over his head as he cried a little harder. He removed the pillow over his head and lay his head on it again, his eyes still slightly red from the crying. He closed his eyes as he started to get a slight migraine. He sobbed quietly till he finally fell asleep, the idea of Karina's memory loss still scaring him.
Serenity quietly pushed Bryan's bedroom door open and took a peek inside. She walked inside quietly and saw Bryan's eyes still slightly red and the tear stains on the pillow. She knelt down beside the bed and pushed strands of hair away from his pale face and watched him wince at the cold tough of her hand. "Don't worry Bryan, this is nothing Luna can't handle, things will turn out okay. I promise you that" she whispered as she stood up and left the room again, closing the door quietly behind her.
A/N: I am so sorry but this is some of my worst work ever! I planned on this chapter being a bit more interesting but it didn't turn out the way I would have liked it but I hope it was ok. So, the good news is that Karina is finally awake so you'll wait and see how all that turns out. I have some news that may be good for some people but bad for others, I finally got 100 reviews so there is an extremely good chance that I'll create a sequel to this if you want one. Please review and I'll try to have the next chapter up as soon as I can. I also know that Bryan was a little OOC in this chapter but please have mercy on me.
This chapter is dedicated to two people in particular. You all know that every chapter is my gift to you but this chapter is posted in the name of my friend SpiritualEnergy who is one of the most understanding person I have ever met and also dedicated to Demi-Goddess- Queen Of OCs who has helped me through fics and has been a really amazing person. Thanks to you all, including all my readers and all my reviewers that have been with me through this fic, You guys are all amazing and thanks for all you've done.
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