~Chapter 39: Trauma~
Lavender eyes slowly opened as they stared at the plain ceiling. The lavender eyes that used to have life in them rapidly disappeared. They were lifeless and dull. Aisha could feel a slight heavy weight on her stomach. Her hand was raised to touch the object on her stomach and she could feel the smooth, silky hair sliding through her fingers.
'Elsword... Was he watching over me the whole time?'
Aisha silently sat up and pat Elsword's head softly. Without a sound, Aisha slipped out without grabbing Elsword's attention. She grabbed another blanket and laid it on him. She walked around the dark cabin and found her way to the bathroom. She walked inside, closing the door behind her before noticing the thin fabric on her. It was a light purple dress with layers that are dyed with purple, slowly turning darker.
She frowned slightly before slipping out of her dress and stared at herself in the mirror. In the mirror was someone else. She wasn't Aisha. It wasn't Aisha, or at least... That's what Aisha would have liked to see. In front of her was an Aisha with messy purple hair with hickeys all over her body and her pale skin was sticky all over.
Immediately, she suddenly remembered the reality that had happened. She punched the mirror as she tried to empty the memory from her mind. The blood rolled down the mirror and the shards of glass were flying past her. She slowly let her hand slid down the broken shards and walked into the showers. The cold water was turned on and she let herself feel the coldness of the water. Salty tears rolled down her cheeks as they mixed with the icy water. Aisha slid down the shower's wall and curled up into a ball, hiding her face from reality.
'It was already decided and I couldn't fight it... I'm no longer pure.. I'm not innocent. I can't show my face here. The fact that I was a former slave was bad enough.. And now. My innocence was stolen from me from the very place I escaped from. Is it really that impossible to fight against fate..? I... I should've gave up.. I should have continued to be a slave back then, but then.. I wouldn't have been able to meet the Elemental Masters, Noah, Speka, Eve, Chung, Rena, Raven, Ara, and... Elsword.'
"Chung... I don't know what I'm doing anymore..."
Eve's face held nothing as she silently laid against the soft mattress, waiting for the bright sun to come out from the clouds, however... The dark clouds just continued to cover its warm lights. Chung's face held the worry for Eve as her face was void of emotions.
"I.. If only I had found Aisha in time, I could have saved her.. It's almost like that day.. I was stabbed by someone, and poisoned.. I had to make you suffer, making you wait for me when you could have moved on.. I lost my memories for four years. During those four years, you had to wait for me."
"Eve... Have you lost your mind? I didn't want to move on because I was in love with you. I wanted to see your smile. Even if I suffer, I would be able to see your smile, hear your voice, and spend my time with you. Eve... You don't remember what I said..?"
"But..."
"No but's... Eve is my only reason in life. You shouldn't feel bad about not being able to save Aisha.. It was going to happen anyway, but.. Aisha will be able to get through it. Aisha won't blame you and... You shouldn't blame yourself either."
Chung smiled gently before pressing his lips on Eve's. The emotions returned to Eve as she smiled through the kiss. She wrapped her arms around Chung's neck and deepened the kiss. Chung smirked through the kiss and silently carried her onto their bed and laid on top of her while snuggling against her shoulder.
"Don't worry too much, okay? Just believe in me.."
Rena turned the knob to the bathroom and found the mirror broken. The broken shards were all over and the bathtub was still slightly wet. Rena narrowed her eyes slightly before sighing and began to pick the pieces of shards up carefully and throw them away.
"I think you know who did this, right?"
"Yeah.. Aisha probably woke up. She must have been frightened.."
Raven stared at Rena silently before hugging her from behind. His hand slid down Rena's and held it tightly. Rena smiled as she could feel Raven's warmth flowing through her.
"Thank you.. Raven.."
Rena grinned as she stood up, throwing the broken shards away. Rena left the bathroom and rolled her sleeves up. She walked past the couch and found Elsword sleeping like a baby and Aisha, sitting on a chair, facing the window. Rena sighed sadly as she left Aisha alone and began to prepare breakfast.
'Hmm... What should we eat..? We should keep ourselves healthy.. Fruit salad, veggies, and... What else..?'
Rena smiled brightly before holding a knife up and held it up to her face. Rena immediately whipped up some ingredients for breakfast.
Elsword's eyes snapped open as he noticed that Aisha wasn't there the moment his consciousness returned. Elsword looked around frantically for Aisha before noticing that Aisha was eating breakfast with the others.
"Good morning, Elsword~ Did you have a good sleep?"
"Y-Yeah... Aisha, what about you?"
"...Good."
Aisha ate her breakfast in silence as the the others stared at her with worry. Eve slammed her bowl of fruit salad down and pushed her chair back. This grabbed everyone's attention, including Aisha's. Eve walked up towards Aisha and pulled her hand back. In a flash, Eve's hand came flying towards Aisha's cheek.
Eve glared at Aisha as Aisha dropped her fork and stared at Eve in shock. Elsword glared at Eve before raising his hand, about to return the slap she gave Aisha. Cerulean eyes glared at his blazing ones while holding his hand tightly. Chung tightened his grip on Elsword's hand and refused to let go. Eve silently thanked Chung before turning towards Aisha. She tilted Aisha's head to make her look her in the eyes.
"Aisha. What are you so scared of? Why are you so lifeless? Weren't you the one who said that you'll fight against fate if you have to?"
"You're asking me..? Why fight against fate when it's already useless?! I... I was a slave.. I was a former slave in Wally's castle. And in that place, my innocence was stolen from me.. I fought against my fate of being a slave and now.. I get my punishment. Do you know what I fear? What I fear of is reality! Reality is catching up to me and I can't stay in fantasy forever! Eve... You don't know what it's like to have reality catching up to you!"
"Aisha! Don't go too far! You don't know what happened to Eve!"
"Chung... It's alright. Aisha... Even if you get a punishment, you get to choose. Your fate. You can choose to defy it or go with it. Everyone has a right to choose their own fate, no one else has that right to do so. Or at least... Make a goal for yourself. You're the one who said so yourself on the ship. Live! Live like a human and get ahead of the reality. Don't live in fantasy or reality. Plan ahead of reality and fantasy. Create your own world where you can actually stay balanced with reality and fantasy and create your own path. Living as a puppet is like meaningless. Right now, you're a broken puppet. Fix it."
Eve's sharp golden eyes glared into Aisha's lavender ones as life slowly returned to her eyes. Eve let go of Aisha and grabbed onto Chung's hand and smiled softly. Chung chuckled softly before nibbling on her ear softly as he slowly smirked. Elsword's bangs covered his eyes as he sat down next to Raven and Aisha.
Aisha could no longer understand the world. She took a deep breath and thought of Eve's words before her frown slowly turned into a smile.
'Live as a human, not as a puppet. Don't live in reality or fantasy.. Go ahead of them.. Create your own where you can live in peace with the world.. A place where you can stay balanced with reality and fantasy...'
~Author's Note~
:3 I just finished the chapter and now... I need to do the one shot and then get ready for more tests.. Also... Anyways... I have nothing else left to say... Nothing left to say except maybe... I have the ending for this story all planned out. ;3
Oh! And... I just got a new supporter of Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis! :3
Here are my replies to my lovely reviewers~
Burnt Mami: Oh... He can. More bloodshed will be coming soon. :3 Thank you for your compliment! I'll try to add as many as possible... XD
Kat Neko983: Kurona x Kat? I can do that. I'll ask RubyCrusade soon. And... Very well. Raven x Eve.. o; I don't support the pairing at all, but I'll write it. However, like I said, Chung x Eve forever! :3 Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis! :D Anyways... It's not lemon! And I will never write them! It's just... Describing the event.
JiroBuster976: Nah... XD Elsword is just being stupid. He almost slapped Eve... Anyways, his emotions are confusing me. XD Be patient, Grasshopper. Ara Haan will come to the rescue.
Konjiki No Yami: It wasn't clear enough? XD I don't think I would like to put those Aisha scenes into anymore detail than I can right now. XD
Hospes: Well... He doesn't know the way around the castle any better than the others. Well, maybe except Eve and Aisha.. Eve has her map from data collected data and Aisha from her horrible past. Echo's been at the castle for like... Whole life. So... Of course, she'll beat him there. She knows the secret passages. XD For the sake of kids, I can't put too much gore or stuff like that... XD And, you were so close to the 350th reviewer spot. XD Oh yeah, I hope you're going to support me when I write a new Chung x Eve story after this one. Elsword is unfortunately, not supporting enough, so Eve had to step in for him. XD Being a sadist is fine~ ;3
An0n Author: XD I would have made Elsword done worse, but like I said... For the sake of kids out there who might be reading this. XD Poor Aisha
RubyCrusade: I had that idea, but then it would be too much... XD So, I had to lessen the violence. XP Wally deserves it and he's going to suffer. And the moment you updated, I was so happy! :3 I'm still waiting for you! Fate against fate, woot! And Raven should be practicing his hearing without his eyesight, so... Of course, he should have a blindfold with him! :D Eve wouldn't want her lover to be staring at a unsightly scene. XD Don't worry, I wanted to make it a little light hearted somehow.
IssigelYin: O: Really?! Amazing! XD Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis! :3 Aye! My friend was like obsessed with Shelling Guardian. XD Okay... One more time. No M-rated stuff. XD Also... Yeah~ I like it! :3 I saw it while I was checking your profile out. XD Okay.. Once more... Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis! Say it with me! :3
Helringo: Woot! they escaped and now... Get a new plan! :D
Yumi-San Angel: Alright then, my own plot~ It's fine that I choose my own classes, right? And... I'll go back and make changers to the chapter later if I remember.. Since this is going to be T-rated, no M-rated. I don't think I used the crazy words, did I? O_O And that's okay. XD
NobelTJ99: Dirty minded people... XD Just kidding! Well, reality will happen anyway, so... Eh. XD I'm glad you think so! Anyways, I was just kidding about you dirty minded... I mean it! I was just kidding! O;
OmnomnomChomp: Your name is fun to type. XD Glad the "Eve Seiker" helped give you an idea. XD Elsa clone... She's already mean. Elsword... *sighs* He will eventually go into that mode again. Oh my god, my thoughts exactly on Chung's hair. XD Hmm... I don't know what he's making~ Echo and Elsa are two different people. :) Eve and Chung are awesome that way. Keep the PikaChung innocent is Eve's goal now. XD Chung will be doing the same thing.
Guest: Oh, I see... You want more brutal. XD Elsa Clone.. She's definitely going to be going bye bye... XP
Icebella: I'm sorry... *hides in covers* Goodness, everyone is so ruthless. XD But like I said before... For the sake of children. Elsword saved her, but he needs to snap out of his depression. XP
AsianAlex: Damn, for a moment, I thought you were my classmate. XD And it saved you from boredom? XD That's okay if you skip~ ^o^ Oh and I purposely drop the hints. Too much thinking can cause brain dead for a while, so... I had to lessen the damage a little. XD I learned that after reading too many plot twists... Yeah, a lot of characters, but they're fun to write about! :3 Oh yes! Thank for your reviews on my one shots! Yes... Chung x Eve is so cute! :3 Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis! :D I'm on a mission to write about... 3-4 more one shots now. XD Oh my goodness.. Did I taint your innocence with those two chapters?! O: And you saw it, but never really read it thoroughly? XD I don't really care, as long as you enjoyed reading it. :D Well, welcome to Eternal Soulmates! XD
Thanks for reading!
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