Zoey
" Zo... you need to go back babe..." Heath said gently to me as he brushed a few strands of hair from my face.
" No... Heath i can't leave you..." I shook my head, aggravated at my voice and even my heart for failing me... yes i was heart broken... soul broken... I couldn't live without my best friend... my boyfriend.. my consort...
"Hey hey... don't cry please.. you know i hate that... Zo.. you'll never leave me... where ever you go i am with you i promise you that but... you have to help the others... focus on the ones who are still alive... for me..." Heath's gentle voice broke through my sobs as his warm body came closer to mine and wrapped me in a hug. I felt his soft lips press to my forehead before he whispered. " Neferet killed those professors... not Kalona.... I heard so many things Zo..." But as he spoke i looked to face him his lips moving but there was no sound.. i couldn't hear my sobs or my heart beat... Then he began fading.
"No Heath don't leave me" I cried loudly wrapping my arms around him, tears rolling down my face. I closed my eyes and wept loudly crying out Heath's name.
"Zoey... shh its okay... Zoey!!" I heard a voice calling to me, two warm hands touching either side of my cheeks as i cried. My arms wrapped around myself.. and... a blanket? When i finally stopped crying i opened my eyes slowly and tiredly. " Oh goddess no... zoey.... can you see me?" The soft voice asked but no.. didn't i open my eyes? why was everything so black.
"S..Stark?" I heard my fragile voice whimper out... somehow i recognized the sound of his voice but i blinked a few times and still didn't see anything. I felt him exhale deeply and wrap his arms around me completely placing his lips to my forehead gently.
"Its me... yes its me... Zoey.. i'm so sorry.." Stark's voice shook and held back a sob that i knew was coming. Slowly i unwrapped my arms from myself and wrapped them around him, That was when i could feel his body shaking wildly with sobs. "I'm sorry... i should have been there... i shouldn't have left you.... I...I.." Stark sobbed into my shoulder. He was beating himself up this entire time because of heath's death? Sometimes i wish Eric would have been so kind to care about others.
"No.. stark..." I whispered gently and tried to cup his face but when i couldn't find him i felt his hands drive mine to his cheeks, feeling his stubble on his soft cheeks... the tears that were drying into my skin caused more tears to form in my blank eyes but i could feel them falling. Then i could feel the smooth skin where his tattoos were, the straight arrow like marks that i remembered pointed towards his nose... the color was more of a puce than a red.
"Zoey.." I heard his voice crack as he cupped my face. His thumb gently gliding over my tears until i felt his lips against mine, again my eyes close. I hear him sob between my lips but when he pulls away he pecks my forehead again. " I love you... Zoey Redbird...." He whispered... like a rubber band hitting me in the eye i saw his face again... my vision cleared to his words. But my brain did a double take... love me? After everything that i've done... everything that i've said.. and everything that has happened? how could he love me? I shook my head and pulled away from him with a whimper, blinking my eyes a few times before trying to get off the table... where were we? the ship.... boats... fun...i couldn't escape him to be by myself. When i set my feet on the ground and leaned against the table stark growled in protest and stood up. When i stood it was just in time when he caught me as i collapsed his hand going behind my head so it didn't snap back, Then i felt a pull beginning to drag me under deep waters, my eyes began to flutter. "No.. Zoey... stay awake... please.." I heard Starks last plea.. wishing i had obeyed him because when my eyes closed i was standing next to Heath again.