Chapter 10

The still air in the room was so allay, yet is was disturbingly awkward. Everything was different yet very much the same. The clock on her dresser blinked twenty two ten. Quietly she smiled at the figure. The exact age of which she and her brother passed away in her last life. A soft knock on the door snapped Andrianne out of her dreamland.

"I knew you'd still be awake." Ryan said as he entered her room and sat on the foot of her bed. His eyes were warm and very caring. "Why aren't you asleep Andrianne?" He questioned.

Andrianne shook her head. "Your left eye has the little brown fleck in them. Just like Ryder's." Andrianne muttered softly.

Ryan smiled at her shying his eyes away from her for a little while. "He is my father you know." he said smiling at the young girl. "What's bothering you, Drea?" he asked gently as he neared the little girl. As mortal as he was, he was a good emotion reader himself. It was easy for him to read other people's reaction or thought but with Andrianne, it was never as what she shows. It has always been way beyond what's she surfaces.

Andrianne just shook her head lightly, trying to indicate the moment was perfect. "You do know that I'm an empath right?" Andrianne questioned. Ryan nodded, and he sighed. "You don't need o be sorry to feel what you feel. I just think it's too early for me to start a serious relationship. But you are my bestest friend in the universe, and I don't want to ruin the friendship that we have."

Ryan smiled at her. "I usually like to speak before you read my mind." Ryan said. "I know that you are still young. I do. And that is why I never pushed you, but I can't help feeling what I do. But there are times that I feel like you are just like a little sister that I never had." He said as he felt a pang of guilt as he spoke the last part.

"But you know I never thought for you to be a replacement for my brothers' right." Andrianne voiced. Ryan nodded weakly. "They, we just have these bond like no other siblings have. But Ryan, you have this special place right here, only you have the key to that place. Just that we can't open it yet, not until I can be certain of one small thing first okay." Andrianne uttered as she took the older boy's hand and place it on her chest.

"To make sure that you would not hurt me right?" Ryan asked. Andrianne nodded. "Drea, do you have any idea why Uncle Nadim is a doctor?" Ryan asked.

"Because he wants to save me." Andrianne said. "Because he wants to cure me. But know something Ryan, although my family is not too keen on god and his makings, I do believe in him. I believe that if he wrote for me to die today, even with no cause at all, I could."

"So tell me what are you afraid of?" Ryan begged.

"I'm afraid of wounding you, my brothers and my parents." Andrianne spoke. "You have no idea of the feeling that you know you are going to die young and hurt everyone along the way. But is the way life works." Andrianne smiled.

"Drea, you are talking in circles. What is going on? What is wrong? I saw you were worried while you were dancing and you are more worried now. I'm no mind reader or empath, but I know something is bothering you." Ryan said as Andrianne straighten up and sat up on her bed.

Andrianne let out a loud sigh. "I need you to stay calm okay?" Andrianne said softly as she reaches for Ryan's hand. "When I got my memory, I got all of them." She hesitated. "Tonight was the night Ryder was shot. He did not die, but he was severely wounded. He needs a kidney. Your grandfather and your father is not a match but you are." Andrianne said guiltily.

"You are not sure if I would want to do it?" Ryan asked.

"No. You would it was just too late before. But it's risky Ryan. Any kind of operation is risky. What if instead of losing one…" Andrianne trailed.

"Shh… You're not going to lose me. Everything will be fine." Ryan said as he took her in his arms. "When will this happen?" He asked softly as he parted himself from her a little. Andrianne shook her head. "Drea, please. You fixed my relationship with my father, and you see who I am. Nothing will change, Drea. Not significantly at least." Ryan said.

"Around ten forty. I don't know the exact time, I wasn't there, he passed at around eleven. So my guess is around ten thirty, ten forty. I'm not sure." Andrianne said hesitating.

Ryan nodded and smiled at the little girl. "It's okay." He said coaxing the wary little girl. Andrianne shook her head. "What is it, Andrianne?" He asked.

"I got an idea. But Jeremy would get a little pissy at you in school later. And you're not going to like it." Andrianne said. "But hear me out. We have to get there before your dad of your grandfather. So, I'm just going to get hurt a little bit like maybe, a fall that might need an x-ray. I'll tell my mom and all but you have to play along to make it seem real." She smiled.

"What's the story?" Ryan said starting not to like the plan.

"I fell in the bath room." Andrianne said. Ryan start to protest but Andrianne was quicker to response. "You're the one who is going to be cut open. I'm not going to get hurt, just an illusion. I was thinking about a little blood but no, just a little boo boo on my forehead for a few hours."

"Oh my god, I'm a child abuser." Ryan breathed. Andrianne giggled at his comment. "How are you going to do it and how are we going to get there?"

"Orbing. And this." Andrianne said smiling and she closed her eyes. "Immagine nella mia mente è una realtà, uscirà farsi avanti, vedranno la visione che io vedo." Andrianne said confidently as little red marks as bruises came to surface on her forehead. "I'm going to orb us a little further than the hospital parking space just to make sure that no one will see us. Plus it would make you look like the hero." Andrianne teased.

Ryan nodded. Andrianne sweet smile turned into a frown as she sees how determine Ryan was. "Everything is going to be just fine. I promise you." He said. Andrianne reached for his hand. Her touch somehow soothes him. It seemed like his anger, his worry and his fear all blurs away, as they blur away in a shimmer to the furthers parking lot of the hospital. "Thank you." Ryan said as he carried her in his arms.

His heart beats faster than it had ever felt. He knew it was all of Andrianne's spell but somehow, he just could not break free of it. It felt too real. Maybe she wanted him to feel what it was like to lose her for a split second. Seeing her, a verge in his arms unmoving and just lifeless, made him realize, made him scared of what to come.

"I know you can feel me. I know you can hear me. Drea, no matter what you do or how painful it is, I love you. If you can accept me as your partner, let me be your life. Drea, I'd do anything for you." He whispered as a tear fell on Andrianne's face as his foot reached the entrance of the hospital. "Please help me." Was all he was able to croak out as he fell on his knee, sobbing over the little girl, totally for getting about the bigger trouble of yet to come.

"Her name…" Ryan felt as if his soul was ripped out of him and he could not even put together his scattered thoughts. He felt a warm hand on his back. "My god what have I done." He said as he turned. "Dad." He said as he fell into his old man's embrace.

Not once Ryder would know his son was so fragile, a beautiful soul and very much cared about the little girl. "I'll take care of her. Don't you worry okay." He said as a nurse came and took Ryan to the waiting room.

Ryder went to the curtain where Andrianne was placed. "Ughh…" Andrianne groaned as she opened her eyes. "Where am I?" She questioned. "Where's Ryan?"

"Welcome back." She heard the familiar voice that she has not heard in years. "He's outside. You know what happened, Andrianne?" The doctor said.

"It's Rianne for you, Ryder." Andrianne smiled. "Yeah. I fell in the toilet." Andrianne said. "Where's Ryan? Why isn't he here?" She asked again.

"We're going to get your head scan. He's just outside. I can call him if you want." Ryder said to the young girl he once knew. Andrianne just shook her head.

"Just tell him that I'm fine." Andrianne said as she tried to sit up. Maybe her powers were stronger than she thought. Or maybe she did hit her head. The pain was real, the little bruise sure seemed real. Or maybe she believed a little too much.

Ryder just shook his head. "Rianne, you do know that you loved to give Nadim, Riley and I a heart attack right? Don't… Don't do that to Ryan. He's a wreck. He's beating over himself for not looking after you." He smiled as he checked the bruise on Andrianne's forehead.

It was then that hits her that it was not her body that was feeling the pain, instead it was Ryan's agony she was channeling. Andrianne just nodded. "The nurse is going to tell Ryan, you're okay. We just need to scan you just in case." Ryder said. Andrianne just complied with him.

"Can't Ryan see?" Andrianne asked. Ryder just nodded as he asked the nurse to call in his son.

"He was the one that you talked about before right?" He asked. Andrianne just nodded. "You could have told me you know." He said.

"If I did, he would not be here today." Andrianne reasoned. "And I needed him to happen." Ryder just shook his head at the little girl in front of him.

Ryan went straight to Andrianne as he saw her sitting on the examination bed. "Don't you ever dare do that to me ever again." Ryan whispered as he threw his hands around Andrianne's shoulder. "Never again." Andrianne just nodded.

"Your father's watching." Andrianne whispered lightly reminding him. Awkwardly Ryan let go of Andrianne and blushed. "Can I talk to just the both of you for a second?" Andrianne said. Ryder just nodded as he asked for the nurse to wait out for a while. Andrianne smiled. "I did not fall." Andrianne admitted. "It was just an illusion, I didn't know I could do it so strong that I could influence him." Andrianne said. "The reason that we're here is that, Riley is going to come in with a through and through bullet wound on his tummy." Andrianne said as she closed her eyes and remembering the last picture her memory made of Riley.

"What are you talking about?" Ryder questioned.

"Dad, this sounds weird, but just listen. Okay." Ryan said gently.

"The bullet is going to go through his kidney, and he only has one." Andrianne said as Ryder clutched his right waist. Andrianne looked at him. It all made sense. Why he could not give his kidney. It was not his.

"You remembered how Riley used to tell you he was adopted and I'm James' son?" Ryder questioned. Andrianne just nodded. "We weren't. Both of us were adopted. Only that James didn't know he was going to take the both of us. So he changed my name but not Riley's. We are really brothers." He said.

"What happened?" Andrianne asked.

"Two years after you were gone. James and I got into a fight. This was before Ryan. Way before I screwed up as a person. I was in a pre-med college and I was really into martial arts. I was drunk and there was a fight in a bar near my campus. Riley was looking for me to tell me something. Something, which I do not know up until today. The man threw me, he was inhumanly strong and the blow crushed both my kidneys. It was a miracle I survived. The next thing I remembered was waking up with your mother and father there. And Riley was on the bed beside me." Ryder said.

Andrianne asked for Ryder's hand in hers. She closed her eyes as she searched for a vision for the day he was talking about. "Miracle named Leo." She smiled. "Ryan has the same blood type." Andrianne said.

"No. I won't consent." Ryder said looking away from both Andrianne and Ryan.

"He's your brother, dad." Ryan said. "Please. Let me do this. Listen to me for once. Dad?" Ryan said pleading. "Lindsay did not leave you because of him. He takes the blame for all the wrong reason dad. Uncle Nadim and him was never a part of this. Grandpa had nothing to do with her leaving you or me."

"How would you know her name was Lindsay?" Ryder asked.

"Forgive me because I lied. And I lied to you a lot. Mom did not die. Her name was Lindsay and she left us so that she could tell people she had an abortion and went back to her old life. Her real life. Grandpa never wanted me because he thought that I was never your child." Ryan said. "I know her. I know where she is now. Let me do this and we'll meet her together."

Ryder sucked in a deep breath as he nodded at last. Ryan nodded as he smiled. "Only if I do it." Ryder said. "He have to see me if I was going to cut open his son and his grandson right?" Andrianne smiled. "I'll go scrub in." Ryder said before hugging his son.

Ryan turned to Andrianne. "Don't leave me." Ryan said. "It hurts too much." He said as he takes her in his arms.

"Promise me you'll come back to me okay. Be safe." Andrianne said as she whispered as calming chant to his ears. "I'll always be with you." She pulled away as she smiled.