Secelia's P.O.V
If it wasn't for the fact that I trusted Peter and Charlotte with my life, that phone call would have put me on edge, but it didn't because we trusted them. 'If it was important, they would have let us know. I wonder what mischief Caps got himself into this time?' The General ponders in my mind as Aphrodite is strangely quiet. Caps or cap was General's nickname for Peter because he was our captain in the wars. I lay the phone aside and lay on the bed letting my mind wander.
Warning torture ahead
Nightmare/Memory
I was terrified on the inside, but you couldn't show that here. The General and I had switched for a while giving her time to recover. I had to rely on my own strength and Santiago's. Aphrodite was helping Gen. Then he came in. I couldn't move as my arms were tied up over my head. The wires cut into my skin. He just stood there.
"You let them get away." He stated. Ah, the same thing. We let them get away. He walked closer until his body was close to ours and his hand slapped us across the face.
"The whole Captain's squad is gone, and you let it happen." A pull of our hair. He takes the wires holding our wrists and dragged us down to the room. I had no memories of this room but Gen and Dite did. It was cold. I was thrown roughly to the ground and then the pain started. It was fire as some sort of burnt metal was dragged across my back. I didn't scream. I could handle this. Since I showed no reaction I was picked up and thrown onto some sort of metal slab and then the real pain as something slices through my back. Then again and again. Until I am bleeding blood and Venom.
Then I am flipped over and I start to understand what The General had been hiding as he tares away our clothes. In my mind Santiago holds tight as the feeling of hands on our body. Then it happened. A raw scream escapes me and Santiago and I merged to deal with this and we lay there. Not fighting. We had learned long ago to never fight.
Nightmare End
My alarm blares as it hits 5:00, and I wake up with a scream. It's so raw that my throat burns. Why, why, that memory. Tears pool in my eyes and I feel so weak because I don't think I can do this today. Then I am in a warm embrace as I recognize that I am in my mind and The General has taken the responsibility of getting us ready.
The General's P.O.V
I sighed as I got our body to stop shaking and I get up and get ready to take a shower. Secelia never gives herself much credit for her strength in the wars. I think about the reasons why it was that particular nightmare as hot water goes onto my back. It doesn't sting the scars like it used to when Char would heal us in the pond back at camp. While I was close to Peter and there were some things that only he could do, I don't think we would've survived without Char. I think about both of them and how I owe my life to them.
I get out of the shower and go through Lia's closet and search, ah ha! There it is! Our leather jacket from the wars. I grab the jacket and leave, ignoring the temptation to grab my hat. I grabbed a purple ruffled long sleeve shirt and some jeans. I grabbed our boots and got dressed. I put our purple hair into a low ponytail and walked downstairs. I grabbed a pair of sunglasses and went out the door.
'How is she?' I asked Aphrodite her rumbling stopped for a moment as she assessed Secelia.
'Deep in memory,' She answered. Well shit, 'Okay, Gen, you've faced war. How different could high school be.' I assure myself as I walk to the school. I am glad Charlie had called the school yesterday and let them know that we needed sunglasses. For sensory reasons. The sunglasses were dark and hid our eyes from the humans. I was very early about an hour early which gave me extra time for scouting the area. I walk through the gate and immediately smell the most strange smell that makes me feel so safe. Our mate.
'Mine' Aphrodite rumbles. 'Yes, Dite ours.' I tell her as I realize that I am now back in our mind space. The smell of our mate must have spiked Lia's curiosity.
Secelia P.O.V
Our mate wasn't the only smell I recognized as joy swelled in my chest and I walked closer and closer trying to keep from jogging as I was hit with my matés excitement and Peter and Char's Joy. I stopped in front of the three and then I noticed it wasn't just them.
"How goes the mornin lil bit?" Asked Peter.
"I think it just got a lot better." I said looking at the three of them and for once I wished I could see. To see what my mate looked like, but I push that aside as small, but scarred arms wrapped around me. I relax because I know these arms.
"Char," I say as I wrapped my arms around her as well. Safety filled me and the remaining memories fade being overshadowed by the good ones. Char doesn't speak and we just hold each other despite the confusion from everyone but Peter and my Mate. We let go and I flinched as a loud voice says,"Welp, guess your mates taken-' Before he could finish a slap was heard.
"Leave it, Em, can't you feel their soul bond, They're soul siblings." A feminine voice said.
I turned and took notice that I was surrounded and I drew myself up and straight. A hand gently touches my shoulder. My mate and, for once I don't flinch at male contact as electricity goes across my skin and I am so caught up in this that I don't notice him talking. It seems he had been talking forever and I grabbed his hand and he stops talking and I felt his eyes on me. "I apologize, but I didn't hear a word you just said." I told him. He laughed, and I found that I loved the sound of his laughter.