Yay! Another chance for me to update. On the side though, I'm working on a one shot called 'Ivory Medicine'. You can probably guess by the title. Sigh, I'm a sucker for stories like that. Meanwhile...I can't stop reading Retrace 64 over and over again! It's too good! I appreciate the new reveiws (I know it was only one).

Chapter 5: Not Reveil

I was only able to sleep for 15 minutes, waking up to see Carrie's face again. She looked calm, but her eyes were like wandering spheres, a beautiful light blue. I still felt dizzy, and I could feel a faint, but familiar throbbing in my head. My throat was parched and in desperate need of a drink. Carrie seemed to read my mind, because she got out a bottle of water from her bag and gave it to me.

Minutes later, a doctor came in to remove my stitches. I was a bit nervous, but then Carrie took my trembling hand. A slight blush came across my face when I turned to her.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

I tried my best to relax as my hospital gown was untied, but when I looked down at my chest and arms, I was surprised by the amount of stitches that were spread all over my body, especially the ones imbedded in my side.

This is going to be a long day.

One by one, they were removed from my skin. Some of them hurt, so much that I clasped Carrie's hand tightly, which was holding mine. The ones that hurt the most were the ones in my side, but she was there beside me, so they hurt a little less.

I have no idea what it was, but something about her made me feel at ease.

I was relieved when the last of the stitches were out, but Carrie had to leave for a few minutes. So to pass the time, I started reading Incarceron. It felt so much like how Oz-kun's situation was when he was trapped in the Abyss.

It started with a boy named Finn, who was trapped in a prison called simply Incarceron.

"Sasha, please, I beg you!"

"No, Carrie! I won't, you know that!" My sister yelled. "Not for him, even if he did save you!"

"But, he...Leo has nowhere to go. You have to understand that." Tears were on the edges of my eyes. "We can take him in here."

My elder sister sighed angrily. "I don't understand you sometimes."

"Shut up! I have enough compassion to come up with this idea, can't you have enough to agree?"

She fell silent for a moment, but then started back up. "Carrie-"

"Listen to me." I interrupted. "I'm not doing this just because he saved me. I'm doing this because I care. He'll most likely be out of the hospital soon, but he needs more time to recover."

She seemed at a loss for words. "Um, I..."

"Please help me, my sister." I needed her answer, and it had to be the right one. If it wasn't, I'll just have to bring him here myself and convince her then.

"Carrie," She started. "I...I guess he can stay here, but only if he doesn't cause any trouble."

That's what I needed to hear.

When I came back to Leo, I found him reading the book I gave him. He seemed to be totally absorbed in that book.

'I wonder if he likes it.'

"Carrie, you're back." He suddenly said. I was utterly surprised. If he was so intently reading that book, then how the hell did he see me? Then again, I only assumed that since his eyes were hidden.

"You like it?" I said, gesturing to the book.

He turned his gaze up from the book to me. "Yes. It's very good. The main character reminds me of Oz-kun and Incarceron is almost like the Abyss.

'Huh?' Oz-kun? The Abyss? I've only heard tales of that prison, and who is this Oz-kun? I've heard mention of a Vessalius duke in the records by that name, but that's a common name now a days.

"Hey, guess what?" He said, smiling. "I'll be out of here tomorrow."

"Really?" I exclaimed. That was a surprise. He's been here nearly a week, and he's already healed?

'Wow. He must heal quickly or something.' I thought

"Well, I've got better news. My sister has agreed to let you live at our house!"

"Do you have a lot of books?" Man, he must love books.

"Yup. All kinds of them."

His smile got bigger. "Then I accept."

The next day I was let out, Carrie and her older sister, Sasha, meeting me there. Carrie had brought my old clothes, which she had washed and sewn for me. Her sister said I looked odd, but it didn't matter to me.

Outback, they had a carriage waiting, but even so, something seemed odd. This place looked nothing like Reveil.

"Hey, er...Leo, is it?" Sasha said. "What's with the glasses?"

"Um..." It's hard to explain to anyone when it comes to my glasses. But Carrie said anything before I could.

"They're very important to him, that's all." She cheerfully answered. "Like a lucky charm sort to say."

"Whatever."

Out here, everything was peaceful, but I felt myself shiver as I looked around this place. Anywhere I looked everything looked different, the buildings were fewer and small, unlike the ones in Reveil. Once again, those words about the Abyss came back. Time is out of order.

"Leo, what is it?" Carrie called, her sister already at the carriage.

'Not right...something's not right!'

"C-Carrie, what...year is it?" I nervously asked.

"Oh, well, it's 2011 of course."

'What? That can't be right! It was 1811 back before I-' That's what the words meant.

I felt dizzy again, and the dull throbbing in my head turned into and intense and sharp ache. My chest tightened and the last thing I remember was Carrie saying something, someone's warm embrace catching me, and then everything faded to black.

"Leo, what is it?" I asked. Sasha was waiting impatiently at the carriage, but I ignored her stare. My eyes were fixed on Leo, who was just standing there.

"C-Carrie, what...year is it?" His whole body started to shake as he spoke. Honestly, I was thinking to myself. 'What kind of stupid question was that?' I couldn't have been more
wrong.

"Oh, well, it's 2011 of course."

Even though, I couldn't see his eyes, his face seemed showed an expression of shock to my answer. He put a hand to his head and coughed violently a few times. I opened my mouth to say something, but he started to sway and he lost his footing.

"Leo!" I cried, running up to him and catching him in my arms before he hit the ground. His glasses slipped from his face, and I was surprised that the didn't break.

"What's wrong?" Sasha asked, approaching us.

"Don't know. He's not bleeding anywhere, so that's ruled out." I turned my head to my sister as I unbuttoned his collar. "Help me get him in the carriage."

"What?" She exclaimed. "Shouldn't we-"

"No. All his wounds are healed. He just might be suffering from fatigue."

"Then what was with that weird look a moment ago?"

"I'm not sure, just help me." I demanded, putting his glasses in my pocket and putting one of Leo's arms around my shoulder again. Here's the thing, last time I did this, it kind of hurt my shoulder. I'm not doing this a second time, I need her to help me.

"Carrie, this is really-"

"Help me get him in the damn carriage, Sasha!"

She obeyed this time and took his other arm, doing the same as me. When we got him in, I laid him on the opposite side of the interior from where I was sitting. Sasha closed the door, and I knew she was climbing up to the drivers seat so she could steer the horses. I heard the small snap of reins and the carriage started moving.

'God, what happened?' I wondered, staring at Leo. When I had set him down, his head tilted towards me and his bangs had shifted off to one side, revealing his closed eyes. As I looked closer, his eyelashes seemed to tremble.

I don't know why, but as much as I would be happy to see his eyes when he wakes up, I sat up and kneeled down beside him, brushing his bangs back over his eyes and putting his glasses back on. I smiled and sat back.

My mind was wandering off though. Whatever I had said earlier had affected him in some way. Think, think Carrie!

'Oh, well, it's 2011 of course.'

That was it. Somehow, that had triggered this. But why would someone faint just because it was a different year? A different year...

That's it!

I face palmed myself and remembered. In the records, it states that not only is the Abyss a prison, but a place where time is out of order. It also said that it was rare people had escaped, but ended up moving forward in time.

I only knew of a few circumstances in which people had escaped the Abyss; Lord Oz Vessalius, who skipped over 10 years, and Kevin Renegard, who skipped over 30. The time you skip is varied, just as the Baskervilles started to emerge in that time after 100 years.

I looked at Leo again, and my mind was swirling with a theory. His clothes, his confusion about my phone, his mention of the Abyss yesterday. It would make sense. If he did have amnesia, then this theory would be worthless. If this was true, it would explain his severe shock to the current year.

The answer was simple...Leo might be from a different time.

She doesn't know how right on with that guess she is. Anyways, I have always had the feeling that the series takes place in the 1800s (Just a guess). Also, if anyone's ever read Incarceron, have you noticed how similar it is to when Oz was trapped in the Abyss? Like always, feel free to reveiw if you want.