Hello hello hello! Wow, have I missed doing this every week. So I know that you guys are excited to see what I laid out for you after each couple shared a dream/flashback. I do hope that you like what I have concoted with my writing. But if not, you know that you're always able to vent in my review box or send me a private message. Everyone has different opinions and who knows: maybe someone's bashing will get me to redirect a few things for the better! Now, you all know that I am back up at school so I have a heavy course load and I'm running a couple of shows, but I am still pumpin out these chapters. Like this one it's going to take me awhile but on the good side they will always be 10 or more paged chapters. So please do enjoy and send reviews if you feel the urge!
Bless it be!
Three weeks ago on FB2R:
We left off with everyone waking from their dreams. Raye/Jason: fell back into their sleep whispering each other's names. Lita/Nate: went on a run to clear head/went to find answers from the stars. Amy/Zach: freaked out and unsure of what happned to the tea cup/ contemplating what to do next since he activated a fragment of Amy's powers. Mina/Matt: spoke with her older brother before he vanished and went to answer a phone call/decided to make a phone to a special person. Darien/Serena: was called in early to work/looked over balcony thinking of events. Only to have them interrupted by someone saying, "We have a problem Serenity and it is needs to be fixed now."
From Betrayal to Redemption Ch. 17
"Isn't there always a problem where you're concerned Jason?" Serena asked.
"This isn't funny Serenity. Do you have any idea of the ramifications of your actions?"
"No General Jadeite but please do the honor of informing me."
"I'm sorry I did not mean to take that tone, but…you know don't you?"
"That my outburst caused the dream portals to react and counterattack our subconscious states? Yes. How they affected each of you I'm not sure but I can sense your distress and for that I am sorry."
"That's the problem Sere. You're not feeling my distress, you're feeling hers."
"How is that possible?"
"Our link seemed to have become stronger thanks to you. She can feel what I feel and I her even at a great distance. I've been blocking the links so far but she's started on her fire readings and god knows what she may find. She knows that something is creating a wall in her mind and she can't figure out why so she's been in front of the fires for some time now." Running a hand through his hair he looked back at his princess, sister and friend to say, "I know that you wanted this to go differently, but we can't just continue with our original plans now. I'm almost certain that Raye and I weren't the only ones to share dreams of the past, which means the girls are coming closer to the truth than what you would have hoped. You can't keep them in the dark much longer Serena. Sooner or later they are going to meet with each other and come up with their own conclusions which may lead to a catastrophic outcome."
"Don't you think you're being a bit dramatic?"
"I share one dream with Raye and now I can hear her voice on the other side of the planet," he said as he paced the floor. Catching the question in Serena's eyes he said, "Don't ask."
"I wasn't planning on it. But how do you know you shared it with her?"
"I can feel it in the air. There's no other way our spirits would have linked themselves to each other unless we shared something on that level. I understand the way you feel about them Sere I do because I feel I same way about the Earth Prince, but…"
"I know," she said with a weak smile. "Better than what you would think."
"How bad was it?" Jason asked as brushing a strand of hair from her face.
"I didn't realize how much I had pushed aside until I awoke. Especially that night Beryl attacked when he died to save me."
"And you then killed yourself because you couldn't live without him. You only dreamt of the past?"
"The present past too. Mina was right, he was devastated and Jason those dreams he was having…I don't know how he even kept his sanity."
"So that wasn't just bullshit?"
Laughing at him she said, "Although we both wished it was no. He was being plagued by these nightmares that he just couldn't seem to escape from."
"Serena you know that that's no excuse don't you? He still should have come to you instead of turning against you."
"He didn't turn against me…"
"Serena, you're not getting sucked back into his bullshit are you! I mean come on! He lied to you, broke your heart and then didn't even have the balls to fight for you when you left. After everything he's done to you you're actually thinking of forgiving him? You gotta be kidding me on this!"
"Wait one damn minute Jason!" She said and stood in front of him. "You may be apart of my guard and one of my closest friends but that does not give you the right to butt into my life! Whatever I choose to do about Darien is MY decision, not yours. Do you actually think that what you feel towards him is anything in comparison to what I do? If you do you are sadly mistaken. The only people who I can even think can come close to what I feel are those of my former guard. That night they thought the men they loved had turned against them and either had to look them in the eyes as they killed them or cried as they themselves killed those men. You may be able to glimpse at one's spirit to tell of what they feel towards a situation but nothing you do in life can compare to what I feel so don't you ever even think the thought."
"I may not have been through what you went through but that doesn't mean I don't realize what you're feeling. You forget that Beryl made me watch as my clone fought with Raye. As he mocked everything that she stood, what we stood for, and then convinced her that I never loved her and she was just an ends to a means. She made me watch as everything I loved in her died in that instant and laughed as he killed her."
"You think I don't know that? I watched my friends die that night! I watched as their loves murdered them without a second thought."
"I never murdered her!"
"You know what I meant."
"The hell I do! You think I don't see what you feel Serenity? That a part of you blames us for what happened?"
"That's not even close to true."
"Isn't it?"
"Maybe you're the only who still feels guilty Jadeite! Ever think about that? Maybe that guilt has had time to fester for over a thousand years and now its finally coming to the surface."
"That's bullshit and you know it!"
"Do I? Is that why you don't even have the guts to go and face her yourself? Scared she may already know that the man she loved murdered her in cold blood."
"I could say the same for you. Instead of facing down your problems you send us out there risking our lives because you're too self absorbed to handle your own shit!"
"You're the one who took the oath asshole! If you didn't like it you should have ran over here to Tokyo to be with your Prince!"
"Like I had a choice!"
"Hey what are you two doing? You haven't fought like this in years," Nathan said when he came into the bedroom to find Serena and Jason standing off. "What has gotten into you?"
Instead of answering him Jason looked at Serena and turned to walk out. Nathan saw the look in Serena's eyes and caught Jason by the arm. "Man the enemy is out there not in here. You can't let what happened last night break our ties. We have to stick together now more than ever."
Jason looked him in the eyes and heaved a sigh. "I'm sorry Sere. I was out of line for saying what I did about your situation with Darien."
Still starring at him she looked down at the floor and said, "I'm sorry too. I didn't mean what I said about you or your situation with Raye."
Nathan watched as the two of them continued to avoid each other's eyes and with a deep sigh he said, "Will you two just get it over with already!" and watched as Jason cocked his head in Serena's direction and she rushed over into his arms. As they hugged each other he couldn't believe how much like brother and sister these two acted. If he didn't know any better he would swear that they were such with the gibberish they spoke to each other in. "Okay you two break it up. There's business to be handled and we're already down one general."
His arms still swung over Serena's shoulders Jason whispered, "Matt went to find Mina" in her ear.
"How bad was his dream?" she asked.
"Not as bad as my own I presume, but we all have our own demons to face," Nathan said.
"She knows what happened with the clones doesn't she?" Jason asked.
"I wouldn't go that far, but she definitely remembers that night and how she died," he said and let his head drop to the floor.
"Nathan man you can't blame yourself for that. It wasn't you."
"But she thinks that it was and that's what kills me."
"Then we have to make them realize the truth. It is only way this can be solved," Serena said.
"You sure you want to do that? I mean I know earlier I said that you should but I don't want you to feel as if I'm-we're- pushing you into it."
"No it has to be done. Like they say, the truth shall make you free."
"And some of their powers," Jason replied.
"If it hasn't already," Zach said when he came in.
"Amy?" Serena asked.
"I watched her as she turned liquid to ice at the touch of her hand. I don't even think she realized what was happening."
"Then it's already started and I think Mina herself is closer to the truth than even she knows."
"What makes you say that?"
"Just a feeling," she said and looked out the window.
ELSE WHERE
"Good morning Amina, I think we need to talk, don't you?" Mina mocked underneath of her breath as she stood in the park near the Sycamore Maple tree. "Who does he think he is ordering me around like that? Telling me that all crap about since this is his planet to guardian over he has higher jurisdiction. I can't believe I fell for that line! Does he have any idea who I am? How dare he order me to be somewhere and then he doesn't even show up on time!" Mina vented as she paced back in forth in the park.
Just a mere few hours ago she had received a phone call from Mr. Matthew Hearth asking- no telling her to meet him at the park because they had business to discuss.
"What did you want to talk about that could not wait till we saw one another at nine?" Mina had asked. 'I wonder if he's bold enough to bring up the dream. Does he even realize that we shared it?'
"I believe you know Amina."
"If I did I wouldn't have-wait what did you call me?"
"I know you know what happened last night Princess Amina so let's just cut the crap."
"Well General Malachite if I had known you intended to be so formal I wouldn't have answered the call. However since you find the need to speak with me of great importance you may call upon my house."
"No. Neutral grounds."
"I find my house very neutral and if-"
"You forget Princess that you are not of this planet. I however am which awards me higher jurisdiction. We will meet at the park within the hour."
Not fully understanding her position she agreed to meet with him and said, "I expect that you will be answering my questions correct? All that I have?"
"I will answer what I can. The park," he said and hung up the phone.
" 'I will answer what I can,'" she mocked again. "Where the hell is he! I should have known he couldn't make it here on time. And they say women are bad."
"I do believe that you arrived here early Ms. Aino," a deep voice said.
When Mina turned around she came face to face with the man she had only seen yesterday but seemed to be plaguing her dreams. He stood before her dressed completely different than what he was yesterday. He almost looked less intimidating in street clothes. Not to mention they gave him as much definition if not more than his business attire. "Malachite."
"Matthew Mina. How are you feeling?" he said as he walked in front of her.
"That's what you ask me after all this time? 'How are you feeling?' As if we're nothing more than strangers in a business deal?"
"How would you care for me to address you?"
Looking into his gray eyes she tried to think of an answer but nothing came to mind. All that she could feel was the trace of something that she couldn't identify but knew she needed to. It was like something was calling to her and begging for her to reach out to it. "I have to be losing my mind," she said and sat down on the bench.
"Don't believe what you saw?"
"Why don't you tell me exactly what I saw Matt. I know that we shared that…that dream if that's what you choose to call it. What I need to know is was it true?"
"What did Eros tell you?" he asked as he starred out to the lake.
At the mention of her brother's name her head shot up. Looking at his posture and sensing the energy emitting from him she knew that what her brother had said and what she had dreamt was true. They were past memories she had dreamt of, but why was she just now getting them back? And what did Matt have to do with them other than that he was…
"You're one of Darien's generals aren't you? Is that why you came here so that you could find him and fulfill your destiny?"
"Fulfill my destiny? Yes. Finding Darien? No."
"But he's your prince is he not? Who else would you be here for if not for him?"
"That's something we will discuss at a later time."
Standing up to him she poked him in the chest and said, "No Hearth. We will be discussing it now and I mean right now! You thought before that you could pull that rank card on me because I didn't realize who I was, but you've got another thing coming. You may be in first command to your Prince but I was in charge of the Moon Army. They followed my lead unlike your own. Not to mention that I am royalty! A princess of a planet within the Silver Alliance and I will not be spoken to as if I am anything less. Is that clear?"
"Crystal," he said and started to walk away.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"Home is that okay with you, your Highness?"
"You can't leave yet! I have questions for you," she said and went to grab his shirt but instead came in contact with the bracelet on his wrist and tore her hand away in shock as it reacted to her touch.
Matt looked down at his hand and saw how the bracelet began to glow a soft orange and he could feel the symbol of Venus and a quarter of the earth burning into his flesh.
Keeping her composure she looked at him and said, "Why is that bracelet radiating with my powers? And don't even try to lie about it because I can feel it in my bones." She looked at him more intensely and then grabbed his hand to see that the bracelet only continued to grow brighter. She could feel a sensation wash over her and she closed her eyes to let it take her wherever it chose to. When she reopened her eyes she saw Matt standing before her with a stern look on his face. "Finished?"
Instead of answering him she starred at his chest and the line that was connecting them .It was faint but she could definitely see it and wanted to reach out to touch it. Not wanting to take that chance she looked at the people surrounding them in the park and saw more lines connecting others in different shades. "A family."
"Mina? What did you do now?" he asked when he turned her to look at him. He saw that her eyes had glassed over and she wasn't looking at him exactly. "Mina? Mina, come on snap out of it!" He said and shook her.
Her eyes fluttered close and then reopened with a brighter sparkle to them and yet years beyond her own. When he looked up to her forehead he saw the symbol of Venus burning faintly. She continued to stare at him and very slowly reached her hand up to touch his face. "Why Malachite? Why?" she asked and passed out in his arms.
He quickly caught her and lifted her up into his arms bridal style. He could still see the symbol of Venus outlined on her forehead and was worried that others would too. He placed her in his car and decided the best thing to do was to take her back to the house.
"Raye, you're going to get sunburned if you stay in there much longer," Chad shouted.
When she didn't answer him he moved into the doorway and said, "You have to eat something. You've been in here for six hours straight. At least take a water break."
When she continued to ignore him he finally gave up and went back to his work, reminding himself to check on her within the next hour.
When Raye sensed that she was once again alone she picked back up with her chant. "Show me, show me, show me blessed ashes. Show me what I cannot see, show me what I cannot hear, show me what I no longer feel, show me what I no longer taste, show me what I no longer smell. Sacred Fire show me where my senses once dwelled," Raye chanted continuously in front of the fire.
She had been sitting there in the room since she had awoken that morning with the dreams of the night before still on her mind. She had come to the realization that she was the daughter of Ares and whether he was the God of War in another lifetime was of no importance. What mattered was that he was her father then but something wasn't copasetic between them. She knew that while they appeared to be happy on the surface there was some type residual anger lying just beneath the surface and she intended to find out what and why.
As the fire started to cackle around her she opened her eyes to see six kingdoms before her. The Moon Kingdom and five others she didn't recognize. The more she concentrated on the images she saw, as one split into four separate quarters but the fifth one remained whole. The other four kingdoms she saw becoming clearer with the planetary symbols of Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Mars. The four quarters of one kingdom were merged with the other four as if in marriage. The one whole kingdom and the Moon Kingdom rose above the others and merged into one as well.
"Earth…" she muttered to herself as she saw faces start to appear through the quarters. She saw that the parts of Earth combined with Jupiter and Mars split themselves as well to create something between them. A new life that was apart of both kingdoms that would forever join them.
"Negaverse…"she breathed as she continued to watch how one by one the quarters were ripped away from the four planets and washed over into darkness. The Earth Kingdom connecting with the Moon Kingdom remained pure but the Earth came in front of the Moon as a shield. She saw as the four kingdoms clashed against the four quarters and patiently watched to see who would come out as victor. Each union held a different result but in the end it was always the same. The world they knew and had once loved was decaying around them. Evil seeped within their homes until finally the remaining light within took over and sealed the darkness away.
"Serenity…" she whispered and almost passed out if she hadn't felt another energy calling out to her. She looked into the fire and saw a man with dark hair and violet eyes. "Ares?"
When her eyes fluttered close again she was no longer with the Great Fire but in a vast space of emptiness. She looked around and saw again the man whose face was projected in her fire.
"You used to call me father," he said when he came upon her. "I sense what you want to do Raechel but you have to pull back. You're not ready for what you are coming to see."
"You have no right to tell me what I can and cannot do. I may not have all of my memories back but I know who and what you are. What you become in other lives."
"I'm still your father Rae whether you like it or not and I only want to protect you."
"Protect me? Like how you protected my baby? You didn't give a damn about either of us when you found out about Jadeite. He wasn't your choice so all was to be damned!"
"I'm not going to apologize for that. I did what I knew was right."
"Right for you, not for me!"
"That is neither here or there now. As you father I am ordering you to stop this. You will not be able to handle what you see."
"I think I can handle myself just fine. I have for the past millennia and I will continue to do so into the next," she said and pulled herself back into her body only to come face to face with what the fire had to show her. She saw a man with blonde hair and smoky blue eyes starring back at her. "Jadeite."
She saw as her own past self came into view beside him and placed a kissed upon his lips. Only to have them ripped away from each other and turned from lovers to enemies.
"No…Jason," she said and opened her eyes to see the fire returning to nothing but ashes and the only word coming from her mouth was "Traitor."
"Amy! Amy, wait up!" Darien called to her from across the parking garage. When he caught up to her he saw that her eyes were bloodshot and her hands seemed to be shaking. "Amy what's wrong? What happened?"
"I…I didn't mean to. Darien I don't know what happened to me. I just…it just came out of nowhere. I wasn't even transformed and I…"
"Amy what are you talking about? What did you do?" he said as he led her further into the garage so that no one could eavesdrop on their conversation.
"I…I…I froze the pipes," she said and rushed to her car.
"What? Amy where are you going!" he shouted as she pulled out of the garage and headed to the streets. "What just happened here?"
Knowing that chasing after her wasn't going to help either of them he dialed Greg's phone number and filled him in on the situation. "She's probably heading over to you I'd imagine."
"That she is."
"How much have you foreseen Greg?"
"Not enough to help you with Serena, but enough to help get Amy through this," he said and hung up.
Darien headed into his office before making his run around to patients and bumped into his assistant Molly.
"I'm sorry Darien, I didn't see you there. The day's been very hectic. I mean who would have thought that the pipes in the bathrooms on the second floor would just freeze over in the summer! It's the most strangest thing that's happen since…well since those monster attacks all those years ago. Not to mention services called today wanting to know when to pick up Lily."
"What did you tell them?"
Watching as his eyes took on a darker shade she said, "Exactly what my superior told me too. There's no family willing to take in a child her age or in her predicament. I mean who would want to be burdened with a child like her, right? So you can come and get her when you feel ready or when we run out of beds for patients in more serious need."
"Molly, are you crazy? We could be sued for saying something like that."
"Well isn't it true Doctor Shields?"
Pulling Molly into his office he said, "I don't know what has gotten in to you but if you think losing your job is going to-"
"Get real Darien! I didn't tell them that anyway. They called and asked when she could be picked up if she had no other relatives. But it shows your true feelings doesn't it? The girl is hysterical Darien and it seems the only time she calms down is when you, Amy or one other nurse is in there. She won't let anyone come near her for fear that something bad will happen to him or her too. Why she trusts the three of you is still to be determined but she does. She is constantly asking for you or Amy and it seems that only Amy has been to visit her lately. Why you won't see the good it would do for that girl if you saw her is beyond me! Your utter refusal to even help her is not the type of oath you took when you became a doctor. That girl needs you now more than ever and deep down you need her too!" she said and made her way back to the door. "I'll be at the nurse's station if you need me Dr. Shields," and stormed out of his office.
Flabbergasted by what Molly had said he just stood there starring at the door. When he finally got himself together he went to his desk and picked up the file marked Lily Pawelski. He reread it again for clarification before making his decision to go and visit the little girl.
When he walked into the room he saw a young girl with black hair traveling down her back and green eyes sitting up in bed with a book on the solar system in her hands. "Which planet is it today?"
"Dr. Shields! You came back, you came back!" the little girl shrieked. "I thought that you didn't want to see me anymore."
"Now what would give you an idea like that?" he asked when he sat down in the chair across from her.
"Well, you stopped coming by after the first couple of days and whenever I asked about you Dr. Anderson would say you were busy. But I got the feeling you just didn't want to see me anymore," she said and looked down.
"I'm sorry if I upset you in any way Lily. I hope you can forgive me."
"Sure!" she said and looked back at him with a smile. "Oh and it's the Moon."
"What's the Moon?"
"What I'm reading about. My daddy used to tell me so many stories about the moon and the other planets too. He made it into this whole fairy tale that involved kings, queens, princes, princesses, warriors, love and even treachery."
"That's a big word for you. Treachery."
"I'm not that little. I happen to be 12 years old."
"What kind of stories did he use to tell you Lily?"
Looking out of the window she tried to keep the tears from running down her cheeks and said, "It doesn't matter anymore. He can't tell them."
Noticing the pain on this child's face he wanted to reach out to her but didn't know how. He knew that she was in the same predicament he had been decades ago but he still did not know how to help her through her situation. He cautiously reached out a hand to the little girl and said, "It's okay to be sad Lily, even angry if you feel it."
"Sometimes I feel bad because I get angry at them. They're my parents and I love them, but why would they just leave me?" she asked as tears started to fall from her eyes. "Was I bad or something?"
"No you weren't bad, Lily. They're leaving had nothing to do with you. I know that they wanted to stay and take care of you but they just couldn't."
"How do you know?"
"Because if I had a daughter like you I'd feel the exact same way," he said and squeezed her hand.
Instead of replying the girl launched herself into Darien's arms and whispered, "Thanks Dr. Shields. You're the best."
"Thanks Uncle Endy. You're the best!" a little girl said and into his arms laughing. "I can't believe it. My own Black Beauty!"
"Well I figured since we got our own Black Beauty in you, why couldn't you have one of your own too?" Endymion said as he lifted her into his arms.
"I love it! I promise I'll take the best care of it possible," she said and turned to look behind herself. "Daddy! Daddy, look what Uncle Endy brought me?" she said and jumped from her uncle's arms.
"A horse Endymion? Really I thought that we had decided on something more practical?" his brother whispered.
"A horse isn't practical? She already knows how to ride Randolph. What harm is there in getting her a horse of her own?"
"Perhaps you should have consulted her mother or I before doing so."
"And miss that priceless look on her face? Never."
"Uncle Endy help me up!" the girl asked.
"Liliana you can't ride that now," her father stated.
"But Daddy. Please. I promise I won't go too far and I'll stay on the grounds. You can even send Andros with me."
"She's making her points brother."
"Uncle Endy tell him."
"Fine, but do as you said and do not go outside the gates. I don't care if Queen Sheba comes to take you back to her homeland and name you Queen."
"Whose Queen Sheba?" she asked and kicked started the horse into gear. "Thanks again Uncle Endy. I won't ever forget this!"
When Darien came out of his flash he looked at the girl in his arms and saw the same one from his vision. 'What is going on today?'
"Lily, I have to go now and check on my other patients but I'll be back before my shift ends to check in on you alright?"
"You promise?"
Looking into this girl's eye he couldn't help but feel a strong tie to her. "I promise."
"Okay," she said and went back to reading her book. "Thanks again Dr. Shields. You really are the best."
Upon entering his office again he grabbed the file he had been looking at moments before and went down to family background. Father's name: Randolph Terrene.
"I have to be going crazy. I am…that's it. I am losing whatever small amount of sanity I have left," Lita muttered to herself when she came in front of an unknown house.
She had gotten up earlier that morning to go on a run and clear her head after that dream. She knew that it was too real not to have happened to her in the past, but she still couldn't understand what caused Nephrite to show up now.
'What is he after?' she thought as she looked back up at the house in front of her. 'And what am I doing here!'
While she had been running through the streets of Tokyo she had felt these sudden urges pulling her in the opposite directions. Never one to go against her instincts she followed where her heart was pulling her. She didn't even take the time to looks at where she headed but just kept at the pace she was going and pushed herself closer and closer to her goal. When she finally stopped to catch her breath she found herself in front of a subdivision called Heart's Gate.
'How poetic,' she thought and yet knew she was meant to be here.
She continued her run through the area and when she reached the fifth block she could have sworn she heard someone calling her name. Brushing it off as her being a bit fatigued she slowed down her run and continued at a soft jog. Before she could even get to the end of the block she heard her name again and turned around.
Following her instincts again but going as guard as well she went back to the house she had first stopped before.
'So I ask myself again, why am I standing in front of this house like some idiot? Forget this! If someone in there wants me, then they're gonna get me!' she thought and moved up the walkway.
When she came to the porch she didn't even have time to knock on the door when it swung open to reveal a blonde haired man with blue eyes.
"I thought that was you I felt. I can tell you now this will not be an easy task."
"Excuse me? Who the hell are you?"
"Why don't you come inside and we can talk about this?" he said and opened the door further.
"Why should I trust you? You could be some…"
"Psychotic murderess rapist. I know I've heard it before. But I'm not the one who came to this house searching for something am I?" he said and walked away from her but leaving the door ajar.
Deciding that he was right she walked into the house to find him sitting on the sofa reading the paper. She stood in the threshold of the room not wanting to assume she had free rein to roam, but she wanted to know what he had mean by his earlier statement.
"I'm not going to explain myself if that's what you think. If you want answers, you'll have to find them out yourself."
"What makes you think I have questions that need answers?" she asked defiantly.
"Why come here if not?" he questioned and put his paper down to lean forward. "Unfortunately you won't get your answers from me. You'd do better to find them elsewhere."
"You're talking in riddles. Who are you anyway?"
"You know who I am Lita as well as you know who you are. Now if you will excuse me," he said and walked out of the room.
When he had left she still couldn't understand what was happening, but she knew this was where she was supposed to be. She moved from where she was standing and walked through the first floor of the house. She discovered a kitchen with all the equipment up to date and some pieces she herself didn't even know existed. She had to fight the urge to go into the fridge and whip herself up a snack and moved towards the back staircase. When she came upon the second floor she found closed doors all around her. Not finding what she wanted she went to the third floor to find several of other doors locked except for one. When she opened the door she came in contact with browns, blues, greens and constellation maps. As she ran her fingers over the items in the room she looked to the right and saw a balcony overlooking the neighborhood.
'Why does this feel so familiar?' she asked herself.
"Lita?" a voice asked from behind her.
When she turned around she came face to face with one of her mortal enemies and the man that haunted her dreams and heart. Nathaniel Pathfinder.
"Greg! Greg it's me please open the door," Amy shouted when she pulled up to his house on the outskirts of Tokyo. "Greg!"
"Amy, I'm right here," he said from behind her.
Turning around to see her best friend looking at her with his empathetic eyes she rushed into his arms sobbing.
"Come on, let's take this inside. I get the feeling you might be here for awhile," he said and led her back into the house.
When he came back into the living room with a cup of tea he could see that Amy was beyond distraught. 'This is going to be harder than I thought.' Normally Amy was quiet at times but never did she have such fear and confusion behind her eyes. She wouldn't even look at him. He would have said she was catatonic if she hadn't replied when he called out her name.
"You wanna tell me about it?" he asked when he sat across from her. When she didn't say anything he sighed and said, "I can't help you unless you talk me Amy."
"You know what happened. I know you do," she said barely above a whisper.
"I know why you came here yes, but I don't know the events that led up to you needing to come here. You have to talk about this Amy."
With tears running down her cheeks she said, "I'm so scared Greg. I…I don't…I don't know what's happening to me. I feel…this change…and I…"
"Amy it's okay."
"No it's not! This isn't supposed to be happening to me. I shouldn't be able to…"
"To turn my tea cup into an ice cube?"
Amy gasped, dropped the cup on the carpets and moved to the doorway between the kitchen and the living room. "Do you see? I shouldn't be able to do that. As a warrior my powers should not have reached this level. None of us should! I'm not even transformed and I can…Greg what's happening to me?"
"Amy," he said and reached out to her.
"Don't touch me!" she screamed and backed away.
'Uh-oh. She must have freaked when she saw the cup freeze over.' "Amy you won't hurt me. I promise."
"I will. I know it. I can't control this."
"You can. You wouldn't have been given this if you couldn't."
"Please just don't come any closer."
"I'm not leaving Amy nor am I going to back away. Stop running from this and embrace it. Your powers are advancing in ways that you never even imagined. Don't fight it."
"What if I hurt you too?"
"Ha. Do you really think you could?" he asked and placed a hand on her cheek. "You're going to get through this. It's your destiny."
"Why do I get the feeling you know something you're not telling me?"
Looking into her eyes he exhaled deeply and said, "Coldstone is Zoicite."
"What?"
"There the same person Amy, just reborn like you were."
Finally regaining some composure she moved past him and said, "Zoicite was woman Greg. It's not possible for her to have been reborn as a he. You know better than I that the reincarnations from Silver Alliance remained true to everyone's form."
"Then doesn't that tell you something? Those visions you got were memories from your past life. Sure his appearance has changed slightly here and there, but Zach is Zoicite. The true Zoicite."
"Are you saying that the woman who we fought wasn't Zoicite? Then who was s…wait are you saying what I think you are? How can that be?"
"That…you have to find out on your own. Trust your instincts Amy and it'll lead you back to where you belong."
The end of chapter! As said before hope you liked it. But if not tell me about it and if you did REALLY tell me about it.
Selene