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Chapter 22: Together Once More
Ara's POV
Cat, our youngest sister, lay unconscious before us. Her skin was so pale; it looked like she was dead. She felt as cold as the ice we were sitting on. All of us burst into tears. Estar started pounding on the ice while screaming, "Why her? Why did it have to be her?"
All of my other sisters were hugging Melody to comfort her the most since she was the closest to Cat. I was sitting closest to Cat, so I gently picked her up and held her in my arms, just like I used to when Cat was very little and felt scared. I held her close and started sobbing again. As I did so I pulled her close as if I were giving her a hug and my head hung by her back, near the area where her heart was.
BA-BOOM! BA-BOOM!
I thought I was imagining things and listened again.
BA-BOOM! BA-BOOM!
I couldn't help myself and rejoiced. I called to my sisters.
"Guys! She's alive! I found her heartbeat!"
My sisters looked up at me and ran over. We all hunched over Cat, whom I was now cradling in my arms like I was earlier. Melody started saying, "Cat, please wake up!" over and over again, but nothing happened. Then, an idea popped into my head and I told my sisters,
"How about we try Grandma Athena's lullaby?"
It was said to wake anyone up when sung, so we decided to try it.
"I think you should sing it, Ara," Estar said. I looked at her, bewildered, and asked,
"Why me?"
"Because you have the best voice out of all of us. You're the one that sounds closest to mom."
My other sisters nodded in agreement. I let out a sigh and agreed as well. I took a deep breath and started singing.
Oh, the waves roll low,
And the waves roll high,
And so it goes,
Under a bright blue, endless sky.
Waves try to measure
The days that we treasure.
Wave hello,
And wave good-bye…
We all paused. Cat lay still for a moment, and then she started stirring. We all let out a sigh of relief and waited for our youngest sister to fully wake up.
Cat's POV
And wave good-bye…
I heard Ara singing. I knew I was with my sisters when she started to sing. All I wanted now was to be safe in their arms. I started fidgeting and started to open my eyes. Everything was blurry and all I saw was a head looming over me, and I blinked a few times.
"That's it, Cat. C'mon! You can do it! Wake up!" One of my sisters urged in a soft voice. I recognized it right away.
"Ara?" I asked in a hushed voice. As soon as I had fully regained my sight, I found that I was in Ara's arms and she was holding me like she used to when I was scared. She smiled as she helped me sit up straight. I looked around and found my other sisters around me.
"Melody!" I screamed and she pulled me into a tight hug. My other sisters did the same. I was so happy to see them again. Then, I saw…
"Nathan!"
"Cat!" he yelled.
I was so happy to see him again. I nearly ran to him. We embraced each other, as well as Anna with Lee, Estar with Rez, and Kanade with Kichirou. They were kissing, Anna with Lee and Estar with Rez. Kichirou and Kanade were just hugging each other like the world was ending. Nathan and I just… hugged. Simple, right? I gave Estar and Anna a puzzled look, because I thought Rez and Lee were cheating on girls with them. Anna must have understood, for she said,
"Even though they were cheating on us, they're still cute, Cat."
"Actually, we dumped those girls for you two," Rez said. Anna and Estar once again kissed them, so happy to have "new" boyfriends. Everyone was so happy until the killjoy came in.