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A blur of yellow crosses my view and I watch as Elyza takes off into a sprint toward the injured latina. I assume she is as worried about the woman as I am but instead of stopping and checking on Ofelia, Elyza completely ignore the woman on the bed of the truck and throws her arms around Raven.
I'm thrown for a loop, especially when Raven returns the hug.
My blood boils at the sight of my blonde in the arms of someone other than me and the fact that I'm being held back from ripping the two apart just makes makes me even more angry. I can't tear my glare away and for the second time today I feel the urge to retrieve my dagger from my side, the only thing preventing me from doing so is the soft faux fur of the toy in my hand.
Chapter 13: Kinda Bitchy
After watching the two women hug we were able to get a quick story in while Daniel patched up Ofelia, who was shot in the shoulder by her crazy ex the missing the two had known each other ever since Raven was admitted, Elyza would go to the hospital to bug her mother and had found out that Raven shared the same hobby with her.
We all had decided to leave in search of a new place and thankfully our new companion, the man named Strand, has just the solution to our problem. A boat by the name of Abigail.
With a location in mind we take off, I make my way to the bike only to have Elyza stop me from reaching the helmet. I had been giving her quite the cold shoulder ever since the hug she had shared with Raven.
Her grip isn't too hard on my forearm but there is enough force in it to pull me away from the bike.
"Alicia, I really do appreciate you coming in there and saving my ass."
"Ok." I brush her off and attempt to turn back but she beats me to it tighten her grip. I don't appreciate being manhandled so I quickly throw a glare at the offending get limb.
"Sorry," she removes her hand, " listen did I do something wrong? Was it something I said?"
"No, it's nothing." is all I can say, honestly I don't know why I'm still so angry.
"Do you smell that?" I tilt my head towards the blonde as she begins sniffing around us before stopping as soon as she is eye level with me, "That sweetheart, is a huge pile of bullshit. Now c'mon, what's up?"
"God you're an idiot...and idiot with no class."
She gasps, throwing a hand on her chest with a mock offended expression upon her face.
"Wow that stings sweetheart, but we both know you love it." She leans over me and I stand my ground, not backing down from the challenge. We're in the greatest stare off of all times neither of us wanting to break first. Green and blue clashing in a classic battle of who's right and who's wrong.
"GET A ROOM LEX! THE EYE SEX HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS ENOUGH TO GET US ALL PREGNANT!" The scream from Raven from the back of Travis' truck is enough to break our great battle, for now atleast.
I hadn't realised that everyone was already packed away and staring at us with wide eyes. We must have been standing here for a very long time if every single one of them was already packed away, including a very antsy Biscuit.
I give a firm squeeze to the stuffed racoon plush in my left hand.
"To be continued?" Elyza asks, hopping onto her bike in one single motion.
"To be continued." I follow suite, throwing one leg over the bike and settling down onto the black leather seat.
In fear of dropping my racoon I stuff it into my jacket and zip up the gap, keeping the toy wrapped up in the cool material and close to my body. Elyza hands me the helmet and I quickly place it on my head and when that's finished I wrap my arms around the thin waist in front of me, my hands settling on the thin material that lies over Elyza's obviously toned mid section.
The bike comes to life beneath me and with a few revs, the entire garage seems to vibrate to the sound.
"Hold on tight , Commander it's a bumpy ride."
I do as I'm told though not without letting out a huff of frustration and irritation. The events of today lay heavy in my mind and now I can feel the result of all the running and fighting take its toll, both physically and mentally.
I let my head fall heavily onto the leather clad back of the irritating woman in front and for a moment I let my stupid anger sit back seat to the exhaustion seeping through my bones. My eyes slowly fall shut and I just barely register the feeling of Elyza's hand grasping my own.
A cold breeze washes over my body, waking me from my sleep and that is when I realise I'm no longer on the bike with Elyza. Instead I'm laying in a field of grass. Sitting up I try to take in the rest of my surrounding but just like my other 'visions' I can't see much out of my immediate area.
These visions are getting more and more real because now I can actually smell the dewy smell of the rain kissed grass beside me and when I pick up a nearby flower, its sweet smell is there when I take a sniff.
Like I said we're merging, Alicia
"Lexa." Lexa stands just behind me in her previous warrior garb and warpaint, her hands locked firmly behind her back.
Hello
"Hello? You know I really could have used one of your visits earlier, y'know like when Elyza's life was at risk." I quickly rise and advance to my counterpart. She isn't fazed by me approaching and doesn't budge when I'm in her face.
I was there, Alicia.
I try to rack through my memories but i find no voice whatso- oh...the ninja skills
I would prefer you don't call them ninja skills and yes that was me. I apologize for not heeding your call earlier...it's getting harder and harder to make contact the more we merge.. She walks around me and I follow her. Every step she takes make the area clearer and its revealing more scenery. Side by side we walk in silence until we reach a ridge side that overlooks a large village, but what really stands out if the extremely tall skyscraper in the middle of it all.
"Where are we now?"
My capital. Polis. This is where it all started..and where it all ended. Her expression turns sad as she stares at the building.
"Your capital?"
I was called to lead when I was very young and well..it's a very long story.
I let it slide for now. Lexa lets out a sigh and drops down to sit on the very edge of the cliff, her feet dangling carelessly. I do the same, my sneaker clad feet kicking out.
"You said that we are merging? What does tha mean?"
Our worlds, our minds and our bodies will all become one. She take my hand and interlocks our fingers. No longer can we exist like this, talking to one another. My memories will be but dreams to us. When a person's fight is over we merge into our alternate lives, memories taken from the soul.
"They merge..they become one person?"
Yes. The soul becomes that person.
"How are we able to talk then?" In response she points to the sky and that's when I look up. The sight is breathtaking.
The night is the clearest sky I have ever seen, untouched by the false lights created by man. The stars are even brighter and I'm in utter awe at the amount of them looking back at me. Some shine brighter than the rest as if in reply.
The spirits gave me this chance to help you survive ,to prepare you for your war. You were supposed to die that first night, Alicia.
...The first night..Mr. Dawson. A chill runs down my spine and I find myself thankful when Lexa gives my hand a comforting squeeze.
The spirits allowed me to influence you, make you react differently than you originally would have.
"The were the voice in my head that i kept hearing..but it wasn't your voice.."
It was our soulmates. She was always my voice of reason. I assumed she would have the same effects on you as she had on me and I was-
Alicia..
The familiar voice rings out in my head, it's Elyza's. I look to Lexa for an explanation but only find her eyes glassed over and watery. She swallows hard her grip on my hand tightens. Elyza's voice seems to be affecting her and I feel my own heart clench when I see a look of pain on Lexa's face.
She is trying to wake you..Cl-Elyza..
Hey Babe...wake up
"I have to go now. We will talk soon?"
I get no reply but Lexa does give my hand one final squeeze. My eyes are growing heavy again and I don't fight it.
When my eyes open I'm met with a soft smile and gorgeous blue iris' looking to me. Glancing around i see that i'm no longer on the back of the bike but rather in a elegant bedroom way above what I'm used to. Elyza moves back as I rise into a sitting position.
"Where are we?" The room is beautiful, with it's grey tree wallpaper decorating the walls. The glass nightstand is to my right and the matching grey alarm clock reads a clear '6:50' in red.
"Strands house. We just got here about twenty minutes ago," she threw herself down on the other side of me, " I didn't know you were sleeping until you almost fell right off the damn bike, by the way you are one heavy sleeper."
Elyza stretched out her lazy limbs to the point where her right arm was pressing against my bare side, my shirt having rolled up a bit while I was sleeping. She didn't retract her hand, instead she started to draw small circles with her finger against my skin.
My body protested any movement and my head pounded at the thought of having to get up, slowly I lay back down onto my side with body turned towards Elyza. My blonde mirrors me, going on her side to face me head on.
"So you held me up the whole ride here?"
"Yup all two hours."
Her hand returns to my still uncovered side and continues her work there. The tension in the air is absolutely suffocating and the heat coming off the blonde ,her hand especially, is seriously doing things to me. I can feel myself drawing in closer.
"What are you doing, Lex?" She's confused by my question but I can't shut myself up, " Why are you so in my head? Why is it that seeing you and Raven so close can set me off so much?"
"So that's why you were so bitchy." Her fingers stop. I lightly smack the hand that is on my side, slightly offended by Elyza's words.
I'm about to roll over so that I'm no longer facing her, but her hand is back. Her strong slips around me and pulls me closer, Elyza scoots in as well bringing our bodies extremely close.
We're nose to nose. Her other hand slips beneath and locks together with her other hand, holding me still and preventing me from pulling breath on my lips is intoxicating, reminding me of what almost happened back at the house.
"Don't go. I'm sorry, you're not bitchy...well not that much of a bitch-" a smack on her chest shuts her up and at first I feel bad when she winces from the hit, but then she's laughing and I can't help following along.
I bury my head into her neck to try and stop the giggle fit that is taking over me but to no avail. Prying my eyes open through the tear of joy I notice the black and purple bruising on Elyza's neck starting to get more prominent. My mind goes blank for a second and I forget exactly who I am with right now because I'm slowly moving in closer and placing a gentle kiss upon the bruise.
Elyza goes rigid and so do I. OH MY GOD! WHAT DID I DO?! I'm too afraid to pull away and face Elyza, but just like before Elyza has no problem making me do things I don't want to do.
Her hand gently clasp my chin and tilts up, our eyes connecting in a clash of pure emotion. I had never seen this look in ELyza's eyes, a look of pure devotion and love. I don't need a mirror to know that my eyes reflect the same feeling back to the blonde.
"Alicia..I understand you're not ready and I respect that but sweetheart, if you keep doing stuff like that I dont know if..nope i'd still wait." She sends me one of her iconic teasing grins before placing her own kiss on my cheek.
The kiss is nothing special just a peck but it leaves me wanting more.
These feeling I have for Elyza are scaring me, never before have I felt a pull so strong. A pull that resisting seriously heart both my body and mind. I never felt this way with Matt, though I know I had loved him at some point. Usually thoughts of Matt would stop me but now all I can think about is the feeling of Elyza's lips and how much I wanted them placed somewhere else.
Our eyes remain locked and the intensity of her stare sends a thrilling chill down my spine. My hand rises on it's own and grasp the back of Elyza's neck, playing with the hairs on her nape. Slowly I pull her forward our lips coming so close that we seem to be sharing one breathe.
"Babe.." Her voice is raspy and her breathing quickens as a seem to touch an extra sensitive spot, " are you sure?"
"Elyza..just kiss me.." I'm touched by her concern but right now reasoning is the last thing on my mind.
The strong arms around me pull me in and I happily oblige, putting my own extra pressure onto the back of her neck.
Finally I just throw away all my reasoning and just-
BANG!
Our lips are just barely brushing when the loud gunshot rings out through the room. Elyza jumps up reaching for her gun that was placed on the nightstand on her side of the bed.
Elyza is out of the bed in seconds, throwing open the white bedroom door and gun raised. I struggle to follow as quickly as I can and thankfully Elyza is still there in the doorway when I rush over.
Sudden movement from our left catches our attention and I can just barely catch a glimpse of Ofelia running past the hallway to some unknown part of the house.
Without a word Elyza and I follow. The feel of something solid in my hand catches my attention and when I look down I see that on instinct I had pulled out the wooden knife and am now grasping it firmly in my hands.
A loud gasp from the direction Ofelia went averts my attention back to the task at hand. Together Elyza and I quicken our pace and follow the sound.
We find Ofelia crying softly in the arms of her father next to Nick and Strand. All four of them are standing out on the balcony looking out somewhere.
When we reach the balcony ourselves, Elyza and I follow the stares of Nick and Strand finding three distinct figures. Two standing and one laying flat on the ground near the breaking wave of the ocean.
It's Mom, Travis and...oh god…
Liza is the figure on the floor and Travis' arm is still extended, a gun pointing in Liza's direction. Elyza's free hand finds mine pulling me into her body and I allow her comfort, turning my head to hide away against her chest.
The chills running all over our bodies doesn't come from the nipping ocean breeze, rather it's the fact that Liza is dead and Travis is the one who shot her.
TBC