Chapter 9

The Test

It was a few weeks later Nasira was standing near Lina's body as a vampire put a few stick nobs on her head that was connected to a device. "It will be a day before she will be back. It takes a while to reach the actual Lina underneath all the greif." She spoke to josh as she watched the vampire working on Lina. She had all sorts of wires coming from her head, connecting to the device that would restore her. She turned to him as she spoke," You must keep your promise Josh Moonson or all this will take place again." He nodded at her as he wanted to be by lina, but having to wait till the vampire was finished. "I'm not sure I could see her that way again." With another man." Thank you. Any advice?" He asked her as he turned to her. It would be something new to him. "Her love for you never changed. I don't think her relationship with peter meant anything compared to yours. "She reassured him with her words, adding a smile on top of it. "My advice Josh Moonson is be careful what you say to her. What situations you find yourself in. She should never have been an angel, but making her human once again will only make things worse. Just love her and remember her fate."

Josh nodded at her as he moved to touch her cheek." I won't forget." He turned to Nasira as he spoke." What did you think of my brother?" He did not think that peter would of agreed to do so. "Peter..?" Nasira blinked a his question as she was caught off guard by his question. "Your brother isn't a bad guy.." She paused for a moment as she looked at him and Lina." he is just lost. I feel sorry for him really...but he won't be alone." she smiled and then looked away from the two of them. "Take care of him for me then." He told her as he could tell by the way she avoided his gaze. He deserved something for what he did for Lina."Do you think Light and Dark could ever mix...Peacefully?" he asked her as she looked at him, thinking about his question." With the right balance they can exist, but you cannot have one without the other."

Joshua nodded at her as it would never happen. At least not peacefully. The world would always be torn between sides. "I'm grateful. I'm not a fan of your sister." Not many were. He heard Lina groaning as he went to her side, sitting on the bed next to her. She was just mumbling towards the two of them, not actually speaking anything of value. "When dealing with insanity, you must be insane yourself. " She told him as she saw lina waking from her sleep. She would leave them and attend to other matters." I better leave. Your wife can't see me or that will cause another risk. I will visit. Goodbye Josh moonson. Good luck." She spoke to him as her voiced faded as so did she.

Lina was moving in her bed as josh put a hand against her," Your fine lina. Just rest." He told her as he tried to calm her down so she didn't hurt herself. "Josh..." Lina spoke her words as it made him smile. He had longed for her to speak his name like this again. "I'm Here." He spoke to her as she raised her hand, reaching out for him. He took her hand as she spoke to him," I .. I can't see anything. Did.. I have an accident?" She asked him as he felt her trembling. They had put a metal band over her eyes to protect her from the light. The transformation had caused her to be sensitive to the light. "Your fine." he told her as he hadn't made a story to tell her. He would just have to wing it. He hoped it would be good enough. "You'll be fine." he reassured her," How do you feel?" he asked as he moved closer to her.

"I feel horrid." She answered as she tried to raise herself from the bed, but unable. She was being restrained by the metal band around her head, attached to the wires. Her fingers felt the wires, then the band over her eyes. She leaned back down all the way as her both hands reached out for him this time." Josh.." she spoke as her voice sounded panicked. "Please..don't leave me. I don't.. know what happened. Just don't leave me." she asked him as she moved her arms around, trying to find him. He put one of his hands against her shoulder, letting her hands find him herself. He moved closer to her as he spoke," I'm not leaving Lina. I'm here. I won't leave until you ask me." He leaned forward to kiss her head to comfort her, hopefully putting her at ease. "You should rest. You should be sleeping." He told her as he looked down at her.

Lina felt something stir inside of her when she felt his lips touch her forehead. She wasn't sure why, but she felt tears coming from her eyes. It seemed like forever since she had been around him, not even sure why she felt that way ."How long..have I been here?" she asked him in a whisper as she tried to understand why she felt this way. "Please, How long?" she asked him again as she heard him sigh." It's just been a few weeks. I've been right here with you. I'm glad your back." he told her as he wiped away her tears. Lina could only think of how bad it must have been to be here this long. She was trembling even more from the fear of it all. "Please...this.." She spoke as she moved her hands to metal band to her eyes. "This thing, please get it off my eyes. I want to see you. Take it off." She begged him as her hands looked for his again. He looked at her as he took her hand, not sure if he should. He really shouldn't.

He felt her hands against his wrist as he moved to pull the band from her eyes, feeling her grip on his wrist getting tighter. She started to slowly open her eyes as he spoke to her," Just be careful." he asked her as she was afraid something might be wrong with them. She didn't want to lose her eyes. She opened her eyes to see his blue eyes as he saw her green ones. He was so glad that they were not the gray ones. "Hey beautiful." He smiled at her as he let her hold his wrist until she felt comfortable enough to let them go. "See. Your fine." he reassured her as he pulled his hand to her cheek, stroking it. "Sorry. Just... Don't leave me. Stay..here in front of me." she asked him as he gave her a nod. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise. You are stuck with me as long as you want to be. So good luck with that." He teased with her as he hoped it would make her feel more comfortable.

She had whispered something under her breath as she touched his cheek," Where am I?" she looked around for a moment, but turning back to him for some answers. "You're in your room at the castle." He leaned down to kiss her cheek as he spoke to her, staying close." I'll take you to see the Eiffel tower when your better, Now you have something to look forward to." She smiled at him as laid there in front of him, " The ..Eiffel tower? How long has it been since I've seen it?" Her smile had faded as it seemed to make it worse when he tried to cheer her up. He almost felt bad for mentioning it now." I'm not sure." She looked around as she was still hooked up to a few wires throughout her body. "I feel fine. Please..take them off. I just want to be with you." She asked him as he wasn't so sure that was a good idea. He had no idea what they did. "I'm not sure.. I don't know Lina." He looked at the machine as he looked back at her. "Please get them off. I can't do anything being linked up like this. " He sighed to himself as he carefully started to remove them, turning off the machine when he was finished. "Hows your head?" He asked her as he watched her, making sure everything was alright.

"Decent. Just a bit dizzy that's all." She moved to brush her finger tips against his lower lip, smiling at him. "You worry to much." She told him as he chuckled at her words. " I have too. I don't know what I'd do without you." He spoke to her honestly as he could be without her, but he wouldn't want to be without her in this world. One where she didn't exist. He helped her sit up as he added one more thing for her." Your amazing you know." She let out a small laugh as she took his help, holding his hand as she sat up." How..can you say that when I was just hooked up to wires. To that machine?" She slightly pointed to the machine before she swayed a little. It made him very uncomfortable to see her swaying so. " Come sit here." She asked him as she put her hand against the bed beside her, moving it when he came. He sat with her as he let her lean against him," The wires.. they made you look sexy." he teased her as he put his arm around her, kissing her head. She giggled into his shoulder as she blushed at his words." Your too much." she told him as she smiled, just happy to be in his arms again.

The door opened as the doctor came in, seeing the two on the bed." Oh so she's awake." the man spoke as he was grinning, coming to them." Good. Hope you don't mind running a few test on you then." Lina blinked at him as he said test." Tests?" She asked as she seemed almost helpless in her speech. Josh noticed her voice, turning to him as he spoke for her."What for doctor? She fine. At least not today. She just woke up. I'm sure thats enough for today." The doctor looked at josh as he held her chart in his hands." If she can sit and talk to you, she can do a few simple tests. " He turned around and turned the machine back on as josh looked at Lina for a moment. She didn't look very confident in going with the man to get testing done. "Doctor. Would you excuse us for a few moments?" He asked him as he received a look from him. He put the chart under his arm as he left the room, giving them five minutes. He was going to time it.

Josh smiled at lina as he made sure she was able to sit by herself. He brought her clothes over to her as he spoke." Get dressed. We're getting out of here." He told her as he smiled at her. She was changed into her clothes as she pulled her hair into a bun. She put her hand in his as she spoke." I'm ready." He looked down at their hands as he wrapped his fingers around hers, turning to see her face. He picked her up in his arms as he carried her to the window. He jumped onto the railing as he still held her, spreading his wings out before he looked down. They weren't far from the tower as he smiled lina." Hold on." he told her as she put her arms around his neck for support. He jumped off the edge as they started falling, lina closing her eyes as she sheltered herself into his shoulder. His wings were used for gliding as he straightened them out, gliding to the top of the tower. He pushed them forward as it caused them to come to a stop, letting him land on the tip of the tower. You could see the horizon from here, all the building and the entire city. The cars were passing by, hearing a few honking coming from the distance. He jumped down further as they landed below on the balcony. It was closed so they had nothing to worry about now that they would be alone.

He put her down on her own two feet, letting her look around. She moved to the edge, leaning her hands against the railing as she looked out at the city. He stood behind her for a few moments, just watching her before he came to stand beside her. "Josh..What happened..to me?" she asked him as she had wanted to know. " Well.. I think you got over stressed and then.. you went into shock. " He looked at her as he moved one of his hands against her waist. She was looking at the city still as she whispered," Oh.." He tilted his head to look at her, trying to see her face better. "What's the matter Lina?" He asked as he pulled her face towards his by her chin." I can't remember stressing out. I don't remember anything." She looked at him for a moment, then looking down." I can't..." She shook her head a little as she was trying to remember." Are you sure? I thought I had an accident."

He looked at her as he was trying to hide the fact he was panicking a little inside. He had to keep her safe. He had to keep her Lina. "Well it was an accident. I didn't think you would go into shock on purpose." he teased a little as he tried to smooth it over, smiling at her. He had wanted to tell her the truth. "But..why would I go into shock?" She asked as she looked at him, looking for answer to the puzzle. He hated to lie to her. "I Shouldn't be shocked about anything. I don't understand. Please...what happened to me? "She pleaded with him, her eyes asking for the truth. She was lost in her own world, not understand what had happened. He sighed to himself, looking at the city for a moment. "You know.." he turned to her as he would tell her." Sometimes.. When we are together. We push each other over the edge. I pushed you to far the last time." he explained to her as Lina stared at him. Was he insane?

"When?" she asked him as he stared," I'm not sure the exact date Lina. A bit ago. I'm sorry Lina. I didn't mean to do it to you. I'm going to try.. I'm going to change. Whatever that is, I won't do it anymore. " She pulled away from him as she slowly backed into the railing." Josh.. I really don't know what you're talking about. I-" Josh stared at her as she had stopped talking, stop moving...she had just stopped. "Lina?" He asked as he moved closer to her, looking around them. The world itself had stopped. The cars, the people... they were all frozen. He looked up above him as he saw an airplane.. it was in dead stop. "Oh Josh.." A silky voice spoke to him as it sounded familiar. He cursed under his breath as he didn't' know how he managed to screw things up.

"You're lucky I'm doing this for you. I happened to be by." Nasira spoke as she came to touch lina's forehead once again. "Just sleep dear sister." She whispered to Lina as she turned to Josh when she was finished." You need a better story. Just a little slip like that can trigger her memory. Do you realize what we're doing? We're pushing her fate back. Not destroying it or removing it from her. " Josh started to protest her as he didn't care who she was. " So I lie? I can't lie. If I lie to her she'll hate me." He moved towards Nasira as he looked at Lina behind her. " So yes. You lie to her. Josh moonson you lie with everything you have. Do you want your wife or not? Then you must make scarifies." Josh looked from Lina to Nasira as he sighed. He would have to lie. "What's my story? I Suck at lying to her."

Nasira let a laugh escape her lips as she spoke," Obviously. Here is one for you." She told him as she looked at lina over her shoulder. "Say she hit her head when you two were going out somewhere." She turned back to him as she spoke seriously to him." And say that she had been there for quite some time. Knocked out. To explain why she's missed you, but Do not mention her break down. Or mental shock. To her, none of that happened. " Josh nodded at her as he recapped her suggestions. " Hit her head, knocked out and she's been here for a while. Alright." She nodded at him as she made another suggestion." You might want to bring her back to her bed. To start over." She gave him a smile as she started walking past him, " Good luck." He was about to turn around to say something else, seeing her gone again. She had disappeared again.

He chuckled to himself as she was on the bizarre side. He went over to Lina, touching her back, the world starting again. She fainted into his arms as he kept her from falling onto the ground. He looked down at the city bellow, seeing that it had returned to its motions. He jumped into the sky, flying back to the castle to start the world over again.

Lina had slept for a few more days before he heard a small groaning coming from her. He smiled down at her as he had time to think about this. He ran his fingers through her hair as he spoke to her." Hey Beautiful." She opened her eyes a little as she heard his voice." Josh?" She whispered to him as he nodded at her, seeing him there before her. She blinked at him, looking around." Why.. Am I in a bed? Where am I?" she asked him as he sighed a little. Desa vu? "You hit your head. Just stay there okay. " He wanted to make sure she didn't move much. Or at least not much more than she had too. " I .. I hit my head?" She asked him as she was very confused and it was showing on her face. "W-when? I don't remember any of this." She told him as he gave her a small smile. " I know. It was a couple months ago." Her eyes widened as she gasped at him." A couple of months? That's a long time." She told him as she tried to sit up. He pushed her back down as he spoke." Just relax Lina. It was just..several weeks. " He told her as it wasn't exactly a few months. "But you said months! Oh my head..." She groaned at him as she placed her fingers against her temples.

"You know I exaggerate. Besides.." Now he was going to start back tracking. He could feel it. " I said months. More than one month is months. Several weeks.." He sighed a little as he spoke." Never mind. You should sleep." he told her as he was trying to divert the subject. He was failing at it. "Shh.." She told mumbled to him as she pressed her finger against his lips. He was talking way too much and it was causing her head to hurt worse. He lowered his voice to a whisper as he asked," Is there anything I can do to help you." Lina sighed and dropped her hand from him, wincing at the pain in her head. " I don't know.. it just hurts." She told him as she closed her eyes. "Let me help you." He told her as he hovered both his hands over her temples. There was a small amount of glittery smoke coming from her temples, forming a ball in both his hands. The smoke finally cleared her skin as it came into a ball in each hand. He held them in his hands as he crushed them, glittering dust falling to the floor.

Lina sighed as when he pulled his hands away, leaning into the pillow." Thanks.." She gave him a smile as he nodded at her," As long as you're alright." She leaned towards him as she gave him a quick kiss against his cheek." I"m better. Just.. kinda shocked." He moved his hand to her cheek to comfort her as he spoke," It'll pass. Besides, afterward you'll be stuck with me. I think this will be a walk in the park. " He smiled down at her as she let out a giggle." Oh no..Not you." She teased with him as she looked up at him, thinking about how much she had missed him. It seemed more than just a few weeks. "Come closer." She asked him as he leaned closer when she asked. "Close enough?" Josh asked her as she shook her head." Just a bit more.." She was blushing as she moved her arms around his neck, his body on top of hers. " How is this?" He asked as she pressed a kiss against his lips. "Good enough." She told him as she smiled, running her fingers through his hair. Josh leaned forward as he kissed her neck gently. He had not wanted to overdo it.

"Mm...I love you." She told him just louder than a whisper. "You're not leaving...this room." She told him as he tried to answer her, being muffled by her neck. " I..Wouldft.. objfectionts..." She found herself grinning as he eyes remained close, only opening when she heard the door open. "I um.." He spoke as he came upon the scene, almost dropping his chart. Josh looked at the door as he saw the doctor, smiling a little as he spoke." Hey.. doctor." He looked down at Lina as he was still smiling at the awkwardness. Such bad timing. Lina turned her head to look at the doctor as she explained," He..was helping me breath. I was having trouble." she was lying of course and it was showing by the small blush on her cheeks.

"Sir! This woman here has been through a lot. Just when I leave to update the chart and I come here to see you on top of her like that? This... No. This.. No." He said to both of them as josh leaned up on his elbows." I was just helping her breath doctor. She has to breath." he told him seriously as he would play with this story, smiling as he did. "Just trying to help! I would think you were trying to squeeze the breath out of her from what it looks like." The doctor shot back at him as he continued." This is horrible! For her health. " It was then that Lina butted in," Actually... its really good." She was blushing as she smiled, something she couldn't stop doing since she woke up. " And so are other things. So please.. this is my room and I would like you to leave." She told the doctor as he moved her arms around his neck again, pulling him closer once again. She started giving him French kisses, running her fingers through his hair once again. "You there.. stop that!" He said pointing at them both with his chart." You.. Sir... Stop.. It's very bad for her health! Sto.." He saw Lina's leg go around Josh's as she was unbuttoning his shirt, causing the doctor to swallow hard. He turned around, getting out of the room with a very fast walking pace. He was trying to avoid seeing anything that would be burned into his memory, scarring him for a life time.