chapter five:

(ZOMG two chapters in one day? MADNESS!)

Rallen's POV

It was clear as day who she used to be. Her eyes were narrower and looked as if they got the heavy-duty eyeliner treatment, and were now an intense electric blue. Her hair was the same style and length, but a shade darker. And her skin was nearly white with faint pink markings simalar to the other High Krawl. She didn't look at me with hatred, but with confusion, curiosity, and a faint bit of love. I knew that somewhere beneath it all, she was still the girl I fell in love with as a teenager, who grew into the woman I married.

I suddenly felt a sudden pain in my neck, and I blacked out. I remembered the sirenge in a pouch on my belt, and its contents: the anti-krawl fluid. It was my only hope.

When I regained my conciousness I foung myself in what looked to be a prison cell. It was fairly small, the only thing even close to furniture was a bench, and a few blankets that sat in a corner for sleeping on or something. No sign of windows, but there was a door- I wasn't even going to waste my energy trying to break the door down.

My Prizmod must've been taken, and I couldn't help but worry about the spectrobes. Were they still in the safety of the Prizmod, or had the krawl somehow taken them out? Did they take the sirenge too? I anxiously reached for the pouch, expecting it to be empty, but fortunately it was still there.

I just sat and waited. I lost track of time, but I must've been waiting for several hours before the door opened. I was surprized to find that my visitor was Jeena- or whatever her new name was. I was half-expecting her to slap me or something, but rather sat down on her knees in front of me.

Her blue eyes scanned me from head to toe several times, focusing on every detail. "Everything about you is so familliar..." I could hear her wispering. The words gave me hope, hope that somehow I could help her remember it all.

"What's you're name, anyway?" I asked.

"Kaeri." She paused "but what were you talking about earlier, and why did you call me Jeena?"

I shrugged "You look a lot like a woman I used to know."

It seemed as if she hadn't listened "You said something about 'bringing her back' bringing her back from what?"

"If I told you, you'd think I'm crazy. Besides, your krawl, I'm human. We're meant to be enemies by nature." I responded. "If you must know, I think you just might be her."

Once again, Kaeri/Jeena completely ignored my statement. This time she picked up my hand, pressing it against her cheek, closing her eyes. Through my glove, I could feel her face was cold. "You are warm. It must be nice." She released my hand and left the room without another word.

I couldn't fight the blush that was surfacing. If I could distract her long enough, or just help her regain her memories, than I might have my chance.