Author Note: Thanks goes to Slytherin Studios, DeeMarie426, JohnsAngel22, calwitch, LindaPipeBomb, Guest, and THE Kid Hardy for the reviews. I'm beginning to think I'm disappointing you with the current situation in the story. I promise it won't last forever and there will be a happy reunion soon enough. There are flashbacks from previous chapters in this chapter, they are her memories.

"We are one, and one is all

Through self-destruction we fall

Close your eyes, to darkened skies

Our ignorant demise"

'The Tragedy of The Commons' by: Delain

Chapter 36: Overloaded

The Next Day

Rydia sat down on the edge of the hospital bed with her newly returned cellphone in hand. She wanted to remember all the important things in her life that her mind seemed to have forgotten while she was asleep. Her fingertips swiped across the screen, switching to a different photo with every movement.

"What are you going?" Seth asked softly walking into the room.

"Trying to remember the empty sections of my life." She replied.

He moved to sit down next to her, leaning over to see what she was looking at. A photo of her and Mia was displayed. He smiled, remembering exactly when it was taken. "Do you remember her?" He asked. There was a touch of hesitation was present in his voice.

"Vaguely, I know her name; but that's about it."

"That's your sister. That picture there was taken the day before Wrestlemania. She was so happy to see you. She had found out that she was pregnant a week or so before hand; but wanted to be there for you on the biggest night in your wrestling career." Seth explained.

"So I really was a wrestler..." She whispered fading off with the rest of the comment.

Seth reached into his pocket and pulled out his own phone. He wanted to show her pictures of her wrestling. All he had to do was do an online search for her televised matches and photos would come up. "Oh yeah and you were a pretty damn good one." He replied turning the phone over to show her what he meant.

Her eyes widened slightly. She looked so athletic and happy. Her fingers reached out unconsciously, trying to touch the photo with a hope that it would trigger some memories. Rydia closed her eyes, shutting out all the outside noises.

Flashes of her previous matches came back slowly in bit and pieces; but it was enough for her to get an idea of what she was like before. Different emotions consumed her all at once and she had no idea where it was coming from. Tears started to burn the corners of her eyes and without any warning, they rolled down her cheeks.

"Rydia...Rydia..." Seth called snapping her out of her trance of new memories and feelings.

"I remember this. This was my first official match on TV." She replied wiping the stray tears away.

"Yes it was..." He stated trailing off at the thought of what happened after that match.

Rydia studied Seth's facial expression after admitting to remembering the photo. He seemed lost in thought about something. It perked her curiosity in wanting to know more about the match. Did she win it? Did she get hurt? There were so many question she wanted to ask and she assumed Seth had all the answers.

A soft knock made Seth draw his attention away from her to see who was at the door. He opened the door to see Mia and Dean standing there. The swell of her pregnant belly was much larger since the last time he had seen it.

"Is she in there?" Mia asked the panic evident in her voice.

"Yeah..."

She didn't wait for any invitation before plowing her way through. The second Mia's eyes connected with Rydia, tears formed without any way of stopping them. "Oh my god...Rydia..." She whispered in soft sobs.

"Mia...?"

The pregnant woman wrapped her arms around the estranged woman sitting on the hospital bed. Rydia didn't understand all the emotions flowing through her. She remember the woman's name, not the fact that she actually was her sister.

Rydia's mind was still full of barriers just waiting to be broken down. She hoped that maybe someone new would help with that. Her arms returned the embrace, loving the warmth and comfort it was giving her.

"I missed you so much." Mia cried.

Rydia didn't know how to answer her comment; but deep down she felt a connection to her, like she could feel the anguish that was pouring out through her tears. The obvious pregnant belly was pressed against her own stomach and could feel the baby within her kick. Letting out a startled sound, Rydia pulled away.

"Sorry, you have a really active niece or nephew in there." Mia stated with a laugh.

"You don't know yet?" Seth asked.

"We didn't want to know. We wanted it to be a surprise."

Dean quietly stepped passed his friend to stand behind his fiance. Rydia enjoyed seeing the look in his eyes when he looked at Mia. There was so much love behind the gaze and it made her own heart skip a beat.

Shaking her head, she tried to remember why the feeling felt so familiar to her. All she got was blurred images and clouded emotions that just confused her even more. "Something wrong?" Seth asked taking a step closer.

"No not really, I'm just a little confused is all." She replied.

"About what?" Mia asked.

Seth lowered his head. He just now remembered that he hadn't told anyone that Rydia had lost most of her memory. Mia turned from her sister and eyed Seth harshly. "What is going on?" She asked clenching her hand against her thigh.

"Rydia can't remember a lot of things, Mia."

Mia's heart dropped as she slowly turned her head back towards her newly awakened sister. She found it hard to believe that she would have forgotten her life before the coma. It didn't seem possible to her at all. There just had to be an explanation for it. "What do you remember?" She asked in a faint whisper.

"My memories are coming back slowly; but I don't remember much about you, Seth, Dean or Skye. I do remember dad's funeral and mom pretty well." Rydia answered folding her hands across her lap.

"You didn't mention Roman at all. Do you remember him?" Dean asked.

Seth cursed his ever observant senses. He was hoping to ease her into remembering him; because there was so much to know, including Nick. He had no idea if she remembered anything at all about him.

"The name sounds familiar and just the mentioning of his names seems to spark emotions inside me; but I can't put a face to the name."

Mia bit her bottom lip, staring straight at Dean. She was silently telling him that Roman needed to know about her amnesia before he got there; but it was already too late. Roman walked into the room dressed in loose fitted jeans and a navy blue t-shirt. His long black hair was pulled back into a low ponytail.

"Rydia..." He stated before choking on the rest of his words.

Rydia stared long and hard at him, trying to force some sort of memory of the man only a few feet away. She didn't understand why her heart was beating so fast at the mere sight of him. Her head was beginning to hurt as she sucked in a harsh breathe of air.

She stood in the middle of a parking garage facing Roman. His fearless expression startled her into wandering what had happened. "This isn't your fault, Ry. I let my emotions get the better of me. There is no one to blame but me." He stated.

"I brought you into this mess. I didn't want anyone to get hurt because of me." Rydia replied looking down to the ground.

"Hey, look at me."

She gazed back up at him. His smile was warm and comforting; but there was something else behind it that intrigued her. "I haven't ran yet and I'm not going to, believe that." Roman said in a low voice. Her heart swelled with his determination to stay by her side.

Rydia's vision was beginning to blur as she snapped back into reality. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head, falling unconscious against the pillow on the bed. Mia rushed to her side, gently shaking her. "Come on, wake up." She called holding back more tears. A nurse came into the room and pushed everyone back so she could work.

"Don't worry, she's just asleep. Something must have overloaded her brain. It's normal for coma patients to need time for their brain to adjust to new memories." The nurse explained.

"Oh thank god. I don't think I could handle her going back into a coma." Mia commented.

Roman just watched as the woman he loved so much slept. He wandered what had overloaded her mind for her to collapse the way she had. His mind kept going over the words 'new memories' over and over again. Did she not remember things? Did she have amnesia? Where did that leave him? "Are you guys hungry? I'll buy dinner." Seth offered.

"I'm staying here..." Roman interrupted.

"Okay..."

"Come on hunnie, let's get something to eat. You haven't eaten anything for hours." Dean coaxed.

Mia nodded hesitantly. She really didn't want to leave her sister's side; but she also knew that Roman was there. There was no one better to be there with her than him. She reached out and touched his shoulder to give him a little comfort in the hard situation they were all placed in once again.

Once everyone was out of the room, Roman sat down in the chair next to her bed. He wanted to kiss her lush lips just like the prince had in Sleeping Beauty. He wanted to be her knight in shinning armor and her prince charming; but he knew that he had his work cut out for him. If his suspicions were true, she probably didn't remember anything about him or their relationship and that was hard to swallow.

He watched her closely. Her eyes shifted under her lids rapidly. It was a sign of dreaming; but whether or not it was a good or bad dream was anyone's guess. All he could do was stay by her side, like he had done from the very beginning almost a year ago. Seeing her face for the first time on that plane was his chance to start over from the harsh past with Emilee.

"Roman..." Rydia murmured in her sleep.

The sound of his name coming out of her mouth made his eyes open in surprise. Her unconscious mind remember him, so why couldn't her conscious one remember him? Her hands clenched the sheet underneath her like she was in pain. Something wasn't right and he was worried about her health. He reached over and pushed the red button, signally a nurse to come into the room.

"What's wrong?"

"She seems like she's in pain..." He stated.

The nurse studied Rydia's behavior for a few seconds before realizing that she really was in pain. The actions confused her. There was no reason for her to be in pain. A headache or tenderness in the shoulder; but not the kind of pain she was displaying. She called for a shot of a pain killer called Demerol. Within minutes, Rydia relaxed and began to sleep soundly.

"What's going on with you? I just want to help you." He whispered.

Feeling the sting of the backhand across her cheek she straightened her head back, narrowing her eyes. The passion was burning in her blue eyes as she turned to look back at Roman, who was being held by three men. She knew that he wanted to protect her; but in that particular moment, she wanted to protect him.

"You aren't going to break me no matter how many times you hit me. I'm going to keep getting up and fight for what I want in life."

The strange man in front of her snapped his fingers and all three men let go of Roman, backing away. Once the group left the building, Rydia turned to look at Roman. Another red mark blotched her face. She saw blood drip down from the corner of his eye. "Are you alright?" He asked.

"Roman...I..." Rydia started to say taking a step closer to him.

"Don't apologize, if that's what were trying to do."

Before he knew it, her head rammed into his chest with a thud that made him take a step backward. His arms swiftly wrapped themselves around her small frame. He dipped his head into the nape of her neck, breathing in her scent.

Rydia shot awake, taking in a startled gasp of air. Roman caught her shoulders gently. He caressed her face, moving her hair out of her face to get a better look at her eyes. She reached up and placed her hands on top of his. The spark was immediate between them. She softly leaned her forehead against his out of comfort.

Roman could feel the clammy sweat against her forehead when her skin touched his. Something had happened in her sleep that made her awaken that way. He wondered if that was how she awoke from the coma as well. "Are you okay?" He whispered.

"I...I think so..." She replied relaxing her breathing.

He sat down next to her, taking her into his arms. She didn't fight him and didn't want to. There was obvious something between them. She saw it for herself within her own mind and her heart was racing with him near. "I want to remember everything and I don't understand why I can't." She cried, the frustration finally settling in.

"Give it some time. I promise I'm not going anywhere. I'm here for you always."

Rydia pulled out of his arms to look directly into his eyes. His words sparked something else within her heart. Knowing that she had been in a coma for six months, she wondered why he didn't just give up on her. His words radiated with love and if she was correct, then the person he loved was her. "Did you ever give up on me? Did you ever think I wouldn't wake up?" She asked.

"No and even if you never did wake up, I never give up on you."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. Knowing that she didn't remember much about him, he still wanted to give her the gift regardless of better judgment. Rydia eyed the box and the fear of what was inside was starting to scare her. She barely remembered who he was and he was handing her a box.

"Roman...I can't accept this...or at least not yet."

"It's not a ring, Ry. It a birthday gift...months late." He replied.

She realized then that she had been in the coma for her birthday. April 20 had already come and gone and she was a year older. Her fingers fumbled with the box as she tried open it. Inside, lay a small dreamcatcher necklace. He must know of her nationality of part Native American. The stone inside the catcher itself was beautiful sea green with swirls of black and dark blue. "It's beautiful...thank you." She replied tracing her fingertips along the pendant.

"You're welcome..."

"Don't be an ass, Seth!" A voice interrupted the tender moment between the reuniting couple.

"Skye, come on...she's asleep." Seth argued.

A woman with red and black hair stormed into the room, stopping mid-step when her eyes came in contact with Rydia's. Roman stood up, sitting the box on the stand next to the bed. He hadn't seen Skye in several weeks. The only thing he knew was that she had a new boyfriend in Dolph Ziggler and Seth made it known that he didn't like him much; but that was also because he knew that deep down Seth still wanted to be friends with Skye.

"Rydia..." Skye whispered.

"Skye?"

"Yeah...god I missed you like crazy."

Rydia smiled at the reality that there were quite a few people that missed her while she was in the coma. She stood up and took several steps towards her best friend. Skye stood firm in her place just waiting to see what would happen. To her surprise, Rydia wrapped her arms around her. Out of all the people in her life, Skye was the one she remembered most.