Disclaimer: I do not own this story or any of the characters – although I do wish I owned a few of them.
Also sorry about changing POV so much it is just how the story works.
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(SPOV)
Stark cried as he held Zoey in his arms. She was dead, and it was his fault, he had failed her as a warrior.
He felt a hand on his shoulder "Stark we have to go, Konola could be back at any second."
He shook his head "I can't leave her here."
"No one was asking you to, you idiot," Said Aphrodite who still managed to sound sarcastic even though she was crying "You would bring her with us."
Stark stood slowly, with Zoey in his arms and started to follow them back to the infirmary. Then he felt something it was small, drowned by his grief, it felt like…. Zoey. Through his bond he could feel her stir.
He gasped and fell to his knees. "Zoey," He said over and over again. He felt someone try to pull him up but he shook them off, Zoey was still alive he could feel it. Then her eyes opened and as he watched her mark became filled in again and those beautiful patterns appeared.
(ZPOV)
I left heath and I was in the dark, it was suffocating, I wanted to get out so badly I wanted to get back to the twins and Damien and Stark. Then that was it stark she thought about him and the darkness started to fade, she could feel his pain through the bond she concentrated on it using it like a beacon to take her back to where she needed to be. Then she could feel… herself, someone was carrying her, not just someone stark, she struggled to open her eyes.
Then they stopped moving and she had the sense of being closer to the ground. She could here him saying her name over and over again. She wanted to answer him but her voice wouldn't work, so she concentrated on opening her eyes again. When she finally did all she could see was Stark's beautiful blue eyes. Then it all came rushing back, Heath dying, Konola, and the dream in the field.
She hastily turned away from stark and vomited on the pavement. He held her hair back and when she was empty she fell into him sobbing and exhausted. Without a word, he lifted her again, held her close to him and took her inside.
Zoey didn't know who long she cried on his shoulder, but eventually she fell asleep in her warrior's arms.
(SPOV)
Eventually, Zoey's sobs slowed and her breathing became even. As he laid there watching her, it occurred to him the he really needed to pee. He groaned inwardly he didn't know how much longer he could wait. Eventually, he slid his arm out from under Zoey and tip toed to the bathroom.
When he came out Zoey was shaking, and sobbing. Dam it! "Zoey!" He yelled
"Zoey wake up!" He yelled again, she opened her eyes looking confused.
"Konola" she cried as she launched herself into his arms. Her head on his shoulder she sobbed. He sat down on the bad and pulled her into his lap, stroking her hair until she was calm again.
After a few minutes silence she spoke.
"He was in my dreams again," she said, "But he looked different, he looked old like something had happened. He said that I had done something to him and he would get better and that he would take me away, willing or not." When she was finished she was shaking, Stark held her tighter against.
"My lady I will not let anything hurt you ever again." He said and he meant it. "Now come on we must tell your friends what has happened, they probably think I went crazy and ran off with your body or something."
A look of confusion crossed her face, then she remembered and looked down…. blushing.
(ZPOV)
I can't believe Stark saw me throw-up or that it was almost actually on him.
"What's wrong Zoey?" He said lifting my chin so he could see my face, but I wouldn't look him in the eye.
"Nothing" I mumbled, still looking down.
"I can feel your emotions and right now you are embarrassed about something. Let me assure you, that you have nothing to be embarrassed about my lady." I looked into his eye's.
"I'm sorry" I blurted out.
"You have nothing to be sorry for, if anything I am the one who should be apologizing, I failed you." He finished a tear in his eye.
"You didn't fail me it wasn't your fault there isn't anything you could have done." I finished with a sob, great I'd started crying again. Stark pulled me back on to his lap.
"But it is my fault I shouldn't have left you, I was angry, but that's not your fault."
"It doesn't matter," I said sobbing into his shirt. "You couldn't have saved him…." I drifted off at the end and cried even louder. He pulled me down onto the pillows and held me there until I fell asleep again.
(SPOV)
I watched Zoey, asleep in my arms as I thought about everything. She was right it there was nothing I could have done to stop Health from dying, but that didn't make me stop feeling guilty for leaving her. I also thought about what she had said about Konola, by the sound of it she had severely weakened him, maybe even taken away his immortality if he was starting to age. He was interrupted by a knock at the door.
Then a voice yelling. "We know you're in there Stark so either open this door, or we will knock it down."
"Come in." As quietly as he could with them still hearing. The door opened and there were Zoey's friends, Aphrodite in front.
"What on earth do you think you're doing you freak,' She yelled, I moitioned for her to shut up. 'No you take her body and hide in here, what are you sick, we thought you were following us then nothing. What the hell were you doing."
I looked down at Zoey amazingly she was still asleep. She must be really tired. Aphrodite and the other followed my gaze to Zoey. A few them gasped.
"What… her mark… but… What happened…? Is she alive?" Stuttered Aphrodite.
"Yes." They all started to talk at once. "Shh..." I said but it was too late Zoey was Awake.