Goodness guys, where has my whole life gone. It's almost Christmas of my junior year in high school. This time next year I'll be applying for college and freaking out because it'll be my last Christmas as a kid. Time flies. I guess I should get on with this note. (Otherwise I might go on a rant about growing up and I don't think you all want that.) So, last chapter we saw Skye's dreams. They were his view of the day he met Mel and the day he kissed her. It was pretty sweet huh? I thought it would be cute to see what Skye was thinking through all of this. This chapter is back to Mel. However, she is also dreaming. Did you guys notice that the titles of these last two chapters are songs from Cinderella? I used to love that movie as a kid and while I was racking my brain for a decent title for the last chapter, I began singing. So, that is the reason behind these chapter titles. So, read 'NeoFlock' and 'Deadline' by Talon666 and 'Dark Blue' and 'Maximum Ride: Wings vs. Wands' by Madeline Cullen. They are amazing people and their stories are wonderful. I highly recommend that you read these magnificent stories. Okay then, let's get on with this lovely chapter. It's a little sad, but it still should be good. I really hope that you all like this.
I was teetering on the edge of a cliff again. The wind whipped my hair all around me and I looked down below. It was a long way to the bottom and I actually intended on jumping. I was just having a few last thoughts.
I hated having to leave Jewel on her own. She was just a kid, no matter how brave and tough she acted. However, there was no real reason for me to live anymore. I was weak. There was no way I could stop Tanner and there was no way I would ever join him. Skye, my love, was completely and utterly lost to me forever. He had been sucked into a dark abyss and there was absolutely no way that I could pull him out.
"Why do you say that Melody?" I heard someone whisper.
"Because there's nothing I can do." I answered, not turning around. This voice wasn't going to stop me from jumping.
I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. "Come with me sweetie." I heard the voice whisper. "Come on." I felt myself being pulled away from the cliff against my will. I closed my eyes, too tired to struggle or to do anything else for that matter.
"Melody?" I heard the voice again. "Open your eyes. You can't shut out the world. It's not healthy. It just makes things worse."
I opened my eyes, slowly. The first thing I noticed was that I was on a beach. I felt the warm breeze and heard seagulls even though the sky was empty save for the bright sun. The water was glimmering in the light and I felt the warm sand between my toes. I felt peaceful and for a second I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I quickly dismissed this because I figured I wouldn't be alone in heaven. There would probably be other people.
The next thing I noticed was that I was in a white dress. It was simple and moved with the wind. I had never worn a dress in my life, but for some reason I liked this one. It was pretty.
The last thing I noticed was that Angel was next to me. She was wearing a dress similar to mine except hers was a light pink. Her blonde hair fluttered in the breeze and she smiled at me.
I didn't smile back. "Why did you bring me here?" I asked her. "I wanted to jump. I wanted to die."
She sighed. "You wouldn't have died. It's only a dream. You know that. I took you away from that. It'll only make you feel worse. You'll give up more quickly."
"I want to give up." I told her, my voice lacking emotion. "There's no reason to live anymore. I've lost Skye."
"He still loves you." she whispered softly. "He just doesn't know it. His mind's been clouded. He is lost, but that doesn't mean that he can't be found."
I shook my head. "I've tried everything. He barely talks to me." A tear fell down my cheek. "He hates me Angel." I leaned my head on her shoulder.
She placed a hand on my cheek. "Oh Melody, he doesn't. He just thinks that he does."
This just made me cry even harder. "How do you know?"
She sighed. "That's the one thing I don't know. However, Skye can be fixed Melody."
"How?" I asked, trying not to get my hopes up. I'd do anything to snap Skye out of this. I'd even kiss Tanner.
Angel smirked as if she heard me thinking. "The only thing that can fix Skye is you, Melody. I don't mean by talking to him. Just by being yourself and not giving in or giving up. He'll see soon. I promise."
"How do you know that?" I asked, lifting my head up off her shoulder.
She smiled. "I don't know the answer to that either. Maybe it's just common sense. Maybe it's just something I learned from experience. Who really knows?"
I wondered about that for a little while and then sighed. "Angel, I can't hope that he'll come to his senses at the last minute. I'm too weak. Any day now Tanner's going to ask me to join him again. If I refuse, he'll kill me."
Angel shook her head and sighed. "'No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true'"
I stared at her for a second, trying to remember where she had gotten that from. I knew it was from some movie that I had watched as a little girl a long time ago, but I couldn't remember what it was.
"So, what you're saying is that if I believe that Skye can change, then he just might. If I keep faith in him, then he'll realize that I really do love him and that it wasn't all a lie."
Angel smiled and nodded, happy that I understood her. "You have to believe in him. You can't give up Melody. Not on him and not on yourself. If you do, Tanner will win. It's what he wants. He knows that you two are stronger together. He's trying to rip you apart. He's hoping you'll give in just so you can be near Skye."
I though about that and it made perfect sense. However, I didn't know if there really was anything I could do about Skye. The way I saw it, he was stuck that way forever.
Everything went quiet for a moment and then I heard someone ask, "Mel?" The voice made my heart stop for half a second and then it began beating twice as fast. Angel, who was still staring at me, smirked.
I slowly turned around, coming face to face with Skye. I looked into those deep blue eyes. He was smiling at me. It was as if nothing had ever happened. It was as if he'd never been injected with the 'E' virus.
"Listen to your heart Melody." Angel told me. "It'll guide you. Skye needs you now. Don't give up on him so easily."
Skye reached out for me. I grabbed his hand. It was as cold as ice, maybe colder. He looked at me sadly. "I don't want to hurt you." he whispered. "It's not my fault. You have to forgive me."
Another tear fell down my cheek. "I do. I forgive you Skye. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
He looked at me, smiling. He brushed the tear off my cheek. "Thank you Melody. I needed to hear that." Then he slowly faded away.
I turned back to Angel. She was looking at the ground, sadly. "No, that wasn't Skye. It was just a dream image. I took it from your old dreams. I can't actually bring other people into dreams. Believe me, I've tried."
I sighed, not thoroughly convinced. How would dreaming and wishing help me at all? I needed some kind of miracle to help Skye. I was still convinced that I was going to die. I still hoped Skye would be the one to kill me. It'd be the best thing he'd ever done for me.
Angel shook her head. "Melody, listen to what I've said. Please. If you give up, then the world might be in terrible danger. Everyone will be. Normal people and experiments will be doomed."
Before I could ask her how she knew that, I was violently jerked awake. My eyes flashed open and I could see Flint glaring at me. Suddenly, I felt tired and weak. I hadn't eaten in days and my stomach ached badly. I wished I was still asleep.
Flint unhooked my chains, tied a blindfold tightly around my face, and handcuffed my hands behind my back. I was way too tired to fight back. He pulled me out of the room and, even though he didn't speak, I knew where we were headed. I was being taken to wherever Tanner was. He was going to try to get me to join him one last time. When I refused, I'd be killed.
As if my day wasn't already starting off bad enough.
So, that's all for this chapter. I hope you all liked this a lot. I know, it was very depressing. I'm sorry guys. I told you that it has to get way worse before it can ever get better. However, things are about to get a little better soon. Just a couple more sad and morbidly depressing chapters to go. I know you all can hold on for a little while longer. And even if you can't, you still have to. Well, that's all for me right now. Leave me some nice, long, supportive reviews. I shall be updating as soon as I possibly can. I've got a ton of homework and it is getting close to the holidays, so just bear with me for a while. Until next time, see you all later.
