Kate awoke a couple days later in the hospital as her parents and sister stood by her side. Instantly, the three were surrounding her, happy to see their daughter was alright as Kate tried to come to terms with what happened, but couldn't seem to remember anything.
"What… What happened?" the girl asked as her mother took her hand and her father sighed heavily.
"We left for work and you were attacked. Someone came into the house and shot you. The police couldn't find any evidence of the gun or even foot prints for that matter. Whoever did it seemed to have just disappeared," Adir answered, finding it useless to lie to his daughter, knowing she would find out either way.
"The police and the Union are trying their hardest to find the culprit, but they're coming up empty handed," Freya added as Remi placed Mr Bobo on the side of Kate, smiling widely as the brunette hugged the pillow.
"Keith," Kate whispered as she looked up. She knew the name from somewhere but couldn't put a face to it.
"Who's Keith, sweetheart?" Freya asked and Kate's eyes widened suddenly as she realised she had said the name out loud as she looked around the room.
"I…. don't know," Kate admitted as she looked at her hands. Yes, she couldn't put a face to the name but she knew whoever they were they were important to her and she could feel her heart aching even more as she tried to put a face to it.
Weeks passed by and soon Kate was out of hospital and back at the Union. She searched the database endlessly in order to try and put a face to the name she remembered.
"Keith, Keith, just who are you?" the brunette whispered to herself as she clicked through numerous profiles, trying to remember who the hell the person was.
"Working late?" a voice came as Kate turned her head to the familiar voice of Marcus. The brunette smiled at her as he walked up behind her.
"Personal stuff. I'm trying to figure out who Keith is," Kate answered as she continued typing on the computers. Something inside of her needed to know who the person was.
"There a reason to this?" Marcus asked as he rested his hand on the chair. He had his bag in hand, ready to leave for the night, Kate would be the only person left. Luckily, Hastings and Erma both trusted the girl enough to lock up.
"I can't remember who it is and the name feels very important to me," Kate answered as she bit her lip.
"Oh yeah, you lost your memory of the week before you were shot, didn't you?" Marcus asked as Kate nodded her head to confirm the assumption. The brunette stopped her typing for a moment as she frown, eyes narrowing.
"Have you found anything else out about Ice?" the girl suddenly brought up, knowing Marcus was one of the main people on the mission to locate and end the blue haired man.
"We found his hiding spot once, but when we got there he was long gone. At least for a week or so. Unfortunately we haven't found anything else out. But he'll surface sooner or later, especially since he's been responsible for the numerous fires that were started over the Region lately," Marcus answered as he ran a hand through his hair.
"You should go rest, you're gonna be busy until you find Ice," Kate stated as Marcus nodded his head.
"You're right, but don't you stay here all night again," Marcus ordered as he looked at the brunette, who smiled slightly.
"I'll leave, as soon as I put a face on this name," Kate replied as Marcus grunted and started walking away without another word.
Kate searched for a few more hours and, just as she was about to give up, a particular name appeared on her screen.
"Keith Dazzle?" Kate asked herself as she looked at the name. Something about it intrigued her. Kate quickly clicked the profile and the moment a red haired boy appeared on screen her cheeks heated up and her heart started racing. Kate knew that this was the face to the name she remembered.
Quickly scrolling through, the girl tried her hardest to find the address of the red haired boy. Needing to see him again. But instead of an address appeared on the screen, Kate found a birthdate and a death date.
Her eyes widened as she looked at the dates. Keith had lived from 1907-1923, the red head had been sixteen when he died and now, being in the twenty-first century, Kate had to wonder, how on Earth did she know this boy?
"I've never believed in Heaven or Hell. So, how the hell do I know this boy?" Kate asked herself as she placed her head in her hands and pulled her hair slightly.
An image of a smiling red head suddenly came into her mind as he stood with white wings and matching clothes. His grin was cocky, yet full of love and care and Kate instantly knew this boy was someone she knew and she loved dearly.
"So, you were an Angel?" Kate asked as she smiled slightly, feeling a tear make its way down her face. "So, how come I know you? Why are you so important to me?" the brunette continued asking herself as she tried to rack her brain for the answers, but all she could remember was how Keith looked.
Kate stood to her feet as she turned the computer off and shut the entire Union down before walking out and locking it up behind her. Kate turned her attention to the sky above and suddenly found more tears cascading down her face as her heart began to ache.
Dead or alive, Kate knew she was in love with Keith…. Wherever he may be.
Seren smiled as she looked around her large garden in Hell. Rythmi, Isaac and Kellyn were still getting used to things there and she grinned every time one of them caused her precious flowers to get angry and bit them.
"You know, I'm having second thoughts about this," Kellyn muttered as Seren laughed from the balcony she was stood on. Isaac and Rythmi turned their attention to her as Kellyn looked up in confusion but smiled none the less and sighed.
"I don't think I am," Rythmi replied.
"Yeah, it'll take a while, but we'll eventually get used to being in hell," Isaac agreed as one of the plants bit his hand for no reason. "Son of a bitch, that hurt!" the blonde yelled as Seren laughed louder at the three friends before shaking her head.
"I never saw her this happy in Heaven," Kellyn stated as he looked at the smiling woman as she looked at the red sky.
"Indeed, I do enjoy seeing Seren smile," Rythmi agreed as she laughed slightly.
"Now if only Keith would cheer up," Isaac whispered as he looked at the roof. Keith sat with his knees to his chest, hugging them tightly as he looked at the sky, his mind on Kate and Kate alone.
"I never expected you to take the girl's memories," Seren stated as she walked over to the red head, trying her hardest not to scare the boy. She knew Kate wasn't used to Hell yet and she wanted each of her friends to settle in right.
"It was the only thing I could do to avoid her from being in pain," Keith answered as he hugged his knees tightly.
"You know, falling in love isn't a sin, even if Heaven treats it like it is. You can't keep her memories forever, sooner or later Kate will remember, and it might be best if she gets her memories back from you," Seren explained as she rested a hand on Keith's shoulder. The red head hugged his knees tighter as he gulped a little before forcing a small smile.
"I have to ask, why do you know all this stuff?" Keith asked as he looked at the woman, Seren smiled sadly as she leaned on the small wall behind them that created a chimney.
"I too fell in love with a human boy when I was still an Angel. Unfortunately, I did what you did and wound up exiled here. You should have figured by now I've been an Angel and the same age for over a century. I've been here longer than what you have," Seren explained as she placed her hand on her knee and smiled sadly.
"What happened to the boy?" Keith asked as he looked at Seren with confusion.
"He became my servant here when I was exiled over half a century ago. However, he couldn't take Hell as well as most could, so he committed suicide and killed himself," Seren answered as Keith gasped. Suicide for a human was a large impact and Heaven always debated whether or not to let them in. But suicide in Hell alone lead to eternal damnation for the soul.
"I know you can deal with the idea of Hell, so can your friends and with Kate's reputation she can as well. I wouldn't worry about her or about anything else really. If you still desire her you will meet again one day. I know that for a fact," Seren expanded as she stood to her feet and started walking away, hearing Keith grunt in the distance and hug his knees tighter.
Seren sighed as she reached the edge of her roof and looked out upon Hell. From where Seren was stood she could see where Hell reached the border of Heaven and where it also reached the border of Earth and with a small smirk Seren looked over her shoulder at Keith and took pity on the young boy.
"Two souls separated, meant to be joined as one. A desire that reaches father than anyone could image. I implore, these two souls are to meet again, until their hearts consent and their desires are met," the black haired woman whispered as her eyes glew a dark red colour. Keith turned his attention to the sky as he felt a sudden urge to visit earth one more and see the brunette haired girl.
"What did you do?" Kellyn asked as he appeared behind the black haired girl, folding his arms as Seren smiled innocently.
"I don't know what you're talking about," the black haired girl replied innocently as she smiled politely at the brown haired boy, who gave the girl a very doubtful look. "I only cast a spell on the two of them, they will meet again very soon," Seren added as she smiled at Kellyn, whose doubtful look disappeared and was replaced with confusion.
"This won't end well will it?" Kellyn asked as Isaac and Rythmi appeared on the roof, landing a little wobbly as they did so.
"Hell if I know," Seren answered as she looked at the two blondes, who managed to stable themselves as they walked over. "Still not used to flying in Hell?" the black haired woman asked as Isaac and Rythmi laughed nervously.
"They'll get used to it," Kellyn laughed as he looked at the two.
"Good, you better 'cause training starts tomorrow," Seren replied as she leaned back, falling off the roof as she did so. Isaac, Kellyn and Rythmi quickly ran to the edge of the roof and looked over to see Seren walking around the garden, feeling the flower as she did so.
"This is gonna be one hell of a life," Kellyn muttered.
"Agreed," Isaac and Rythmi nodded as they watched the black haired girl laugh at her plants.
Keith sighed as he stood in the shadows of the night, looking up at the small tree where he had first met Kate. Something inside of him wished for the brunette to come over and see him. For her to say hello, for her to remember him and to love him like she had that week they had spent together.
Keith sighed as he slumped to the ground, how was he going to fix this?
Only one more chapter left and then this story is finished. I've already written the chapter so it'll be up sometime this week or next week when I get around to it.
Sorry for the delayed updates, I'm having problems trying to find a job at the moment so hopefully when I have one I'll be able to update more frequently.
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