A/N: I am back! Here is a new chapter of Confiar! I hope you enjoy! I cannot recall if I have this chapter beta-ed because I just found it on my drive. Sorry for not putting it up earlier! If you see any mistakes please let me know so I can tell my beta Silverveign whom I want to thank for betaing this, even if he didn't because he would anyways lol :P

Enjoy and please review so I hurry and post the other chapter waiting on my drive ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own El Cazador De La Bruja and its characters, BEE TRAIN does. I do claim ownership for my original characters and story.

Confiar. Trust.

12

"Shh…Shh! Be quiet, I think she's waking up!"

Ellis could hear voices around her as she stirred in her sleep. She shifted to her side and in her hand she could feel the soft sheets of the bed.

"Could you please give me a few minutes alone with her?" She heard a voice ask followed by a short silence before there was an answer, "Sure. I'll be in the living room then."

Hearing the door open and close, Ellis stirred again and her eyes fluttered open to land on a figure that was sitting on a couch across from her.

A wave of pain crashed against her head, causing her to force her eyes closed. "Ellis? Ellis are you okay?" She heard the voice ask her and could feel the bed where she lied sinking in from the side as the person sat beside her.

"Wh-who are you?" she asked, her voice frail and weak.

The young man raised his eyebrows in confusion, "Ellis, don't you recognize me?" He watched as the blonde woman shook her head, eyes still shut as her hands covered her face, "How do you know my name? Who are you?"

"Ellis…" The tone of his voice seemed hurt, "It's me…L.A."

Nadie watched the sun in the horizon rising slowly in the early hours of the morning as she walked back towards the ship. Various officers came behind her after spending the entire night searching for Ellis. It had been almost eight hours since Ellis had disappeared and they had not had any luck finding her.

After dismissing her workers, Nadie made her way to her quarters. She sighed in exhaustion as she stepped into the cabin and locked the door behind her. She took off her boots and went to check on Karyme. After making sure her daughter was safe and sleeping soundly, she proceeded to move to the couch. Allowing her body to rest, she took a seat on the couch and allowed all her feelings she had been storing inside her to come rushing out.

Tears streamed down her eyes as she sobbed quietly, not wanting to disturb her daughter, yet she could not help the feeling of hopelessness and sadness that overtook her. She had lost Ellis years ago and had suffered immensely for it. Now she found her only to lose her again.

It was as if the universe was playing a sick trick on her by allowing her to feel joy and happiness for a short while before ripping it from her once again.

First her family and friends had been taken from her as a child, leaving her alone in the world. She had grown up not trusting anyone and trying hard not to let anyone get too close. Ellis had been the person she had ever allowed close to her heart, and for that she had to pay the price. Now once again, Ellis was taken from her and the only thing she had left was Karyme.

Her only remaining reason for living.

Nadie was a woman of no regrets, and while sometimes she wondered if she would've been better off without meeting Ellis, she shakes the feeling away just by reminding herself that without Ellis, she would've never had had Karyme, and for her, Karyme was worth everything.

As she drowned herself in her pain, Nadie did not hear the soft steps of her daughter who had woken up and had gone out to see her mom. Confused as to why her mother was crying, Karyme made her way towards Nadie and climbed the couch beside her.

Nadie looked up, trying quickly to wipe the tears away but froze when Karyme raised her small hands to wipe the tears away from her mother's eyes. There was confusion in Karyme's eyes because she didn't know why her mommy would cry, but nevertheless she wanted to help her and try to make her feel better.

"It's okay mami." The young girl spoke softly with a smile as she cleared away Nadie's tears, "Don't cry." Karyme wrapped her small arms around her mother's neck as Nadie tried to talk, "I-I'm not crying Kary…I-"

Karyme giggled lightly, "It's okay to cry mami. But don't worry, Rosa will be okay and you can be happy again."

Her daughter's words were spoken with innocence and love, and Nadie could not do anything but wrap her arms around her daughter and hold her tightly as she forced herself to be strong. She had to be strong, not only for herself but for Karyme.

Her daughter needed her.

L.A. watched curiously as Ellis sat across on the table eating breakfast. The girl had not changed much, he noted, she still seemed young, naïve, and ever-so-curious. Ellis appeared to like the pancakes as she devoured them within minutes.

"You seem to like Zane's pancakes Ellis." L.A. commented with a grin. Ellis looked up momentarily, merely nodding before returning to her meal. The boy's golden eyes seemed to pierce into her soul, and she didn't like the feeling. Beside him was another guy who had presented himself as Zane. His dark hair was cut short and combed back. His face was also cleanly shaven and his brown eyes showed kindness and did not portray any intention of harm to Ellis. She didn't mind his presence as much as she minded L.A.'s. She didn't recall meeting him before but he seemed to know her very well.

"What's your name?"

Her voice was soft and caught both of the men by surprise. The golden-eyed one smiled, "My name? I said it was L.A."

"That's not a name though," Ellis contended, dropping her fork down, "What's your name?" She repeated. L.A. grinned, "Well, my real name is actually Leonard Ayre, but you always knew me as L.A."

"Where do I know you from, Leonard?" Ellis continued on with the questions. She had finished her breakfast and now she needed to know what was going on, "And do you know where Dr. Schneider is?"

The mention of the Doctor's name surprised L.A. His eyebrows rose, "Dr. Schneider?" Zane caught the tone of confusion in the other man's voice as he turned slightly towards him. Leonard threw him a sideways glance before focusing on Ellis once more, "Ellis, give me a second please." Ellis watched as Leonard stood up and motioned for the other guy to follow him. Zane stood up reluctantly and followed after him until they disappeared to another room.

"My suspicions were correct Zane," L.A. said as Zane closed the door behind him in the office, "Ellis has clearly lost her memory. I haven't seen her for years and I don't know what happened with her, but now I'm sure that she has lost her memories dating all the way back to when Dr. Schneider was killed."

"What are you going to do?" Zane asked as he watched Leonard lean again the oak desk. "Well, I don't know how she lost her memories but I'm sure that there is one person that can help her get them back."

"Nana?" Zane guessed automatically. He himself was the descendant of a long line of real witches and although he possessed no powers, he was taught from a young age about his heritage and everything to do with it. His "Nana" was what he called his grandmother, his last living relative who still had strong powers.

"Yes," L.A. replied as he straightened himself up, "She should be able to help Ellis. If there is anyone who can, I am sure it is her."

"At least you know she's okay and she wasn't kidnapped or anything." Jody commented as she lightly rubbed her friend's back. Nadie stood up from her chair, effectively removing Jody's hands from her, "Why? Why did she leave?"

Jody crossed her arms and leaned back into her chair. In front of her, the screen showed a frozen image of the security camera footage which showed Ellis leaving the medical bay. "I don't know. I wonder if she regained her memory."

Nadie turned back to Jody, "Yo-you think?" She paced around the office momentarily before turning back to Jody once again, "But then, if she regained her memory, why did she leave? Why didn't she seek me out? Why did she have to run away?"

Jody sighed, "I don't know what to tell you. I am as baffled as you are." The loud slam of the office door as Nadie left was the only response the Captain gave.

The humming of the engine stopped abruptly and brought Ellis back from her previous reveries. She looked outside and saw a small house sitting in front of them. The exterior walls were painted with a red color that was now faded from the years of weather.

Silently, L.A. got out of the car and proceeded to open the door for Ellis. She stepped out of the car and followed a few steps behind the young man who made his way towards the old house quickly. The other guy, Zane as Ellis remembered, had left earlier to make sure everything was ready for their arrival.

L.A. walked up to the house and knocked on the wooden door twice. Ellis shifted her weight beside him, growing inpatient and rather nervous at the same time. A few seconds passed before the door opened, a smiling Zane welcoming them.

"I was wondering when you guys would finally get here." He said as he moved aside to allow entrance into the house. Ellis followed L.A. inside the softly lit house. The smell of cinnamon was strong in the house as they followed Zane deeper into the dwelling.

In the living room sat an elderly woman in a rocking chair. Her hair was gray with years of wisdom and experience, and suddenly Ellis had a feeling that she had seen someone like the woman before. But she couldn't think of whom.

The woman smiled warmly to them, "Bienvenidos a mi hogar." The words sounded like an alien language to Ellis, causing her to nudge L.A. lightly on his side, "What did she say."

Zane heard Ellis and chuckled lightly before turning to his grandmother, "Nana, ella no entiende el español, hablale en ingles porfavor."

The woman smiled and repeated her earlier greeting, this time in english, "Welcome to my home."

This time Ellis understood clearly, "Thank you. Who are you?" The woman was not at all surprised by Ellis' bluntness. Her grandson had warned her that their guest would be rather "special" and she figured that this was part of it.

"My name is Magdalena, I am Zane's grandmother." She explained, and as she finished, soft padding could be heard coming from the kitchen before a fox made its way into the room and jumped unto Magdalena's lap. "Oh, and this is Rommel." She said, motioning to the red fox that now laid in her lap.

Ellis stood in her place silently before turning to L.A., "Why have you brought me here?"

Zane stepped forward from his spot beside L.A., "My grandmother will help you-"

Without letting Zane finish, she turned back to Magdalena, "You know where the doctor is? You know Doctor Schneider?" Magdalena's eyes glanced to her grandson in confusion.

Ellis quickly grew tired of the mystery and was beginning to feel fear creep into her. In a flash, she turned and managed to jump on L.A., causing him to tumble down to the ground with her above him, keeping him restrained as she had her hand in his neck, "Tell me where Dr. Schneider is! What did you do to him Leonard. Where is he?"

Her head was hurting as in her mind, images of blood in her hands kept flashing by, tears streamed down her eyes as L.A. just looked up to her in a mixture of horror and pity. Zane quickly managed to detach Ellis off of L.A., keeping her in his hold as she squirmed trying to release herself.

L.A. stood up quickly and turned to Magdalena, "You have to do this. If we don't do it now we might not get a chance to do it again." He was worried that Ellis would run away and although he now realized that she was not as strong and agile as before, she could still be hard to catch. The fact that her powers had seemed to be much weaker also troubled L.A. but he decided to leave that for another moment.

Magdalena nodded and using her cane for support, she rose from her seat and made her way towards Ellis where Zane kept her in his strong grip. Rommel followed behind his master, watching the woman curiously.

Ellis' heart pounded rapidly as the woman approached her. Fear ran through her veins as she watched the woman close her eyes and say some silent words before placing the warm tips of her fingertips in her head.

It was like a movie on fast forward.

She saw the blood stains on her hands, Dr. Schneider's blood that tainted her innocence.

The old lady that took her in.

The manifesting of her powers which she tried to hide.

The magic tricks with cards she used to survive.

The bounty hunter who saved her life.

Who protected her and took her to winay marka where she died.

Where she was born again.

The woman whom she fell in love with.

Nadie.