Hey, how are you, guys? A happy new year may be upon you and so sorry I wanted to upload earlier but I couldn't find the time.
I hope you enjoy this chapter and the following Christmas themed chapters because I'm in denial and don't want Christmas to end and because I have many things planned out for our characters.
With this chapter, I suggest listening to Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree.
Enjoy!
Be Somebody
Chapter 16: Christmas Week & New Years Eve More Like News & Trials.
After the nightmare, Nansia felt very ashamed for shocking Caroline that way that she took a deep breath the next morning and joined her for coffee on the porch.
"Hey! I'm sorry…I don't know if Alaric..Dr. Saltzman or Jeremy or Elena informed you of my…my case…It's scary believe me I've lived it…" She said as rubbed her cup of coffee anxiously.
Caroline looked at her, she knew would come she smelled her and heard her ask Elena awkwardly where she was.
"It's okay, Nansia, it's just too much…just the thought of you going through your teen years twice I mean you shy away nine years from becoming twenty-eight for the second time, right? I'm sorry but I'm forever stuck at seventeen and you become twice twenty-eight years old it sounds unfair and I'm still slightly jealous. And the way you passed through your first time as a teen and an adult at a war…and now you are just in a different dimension, you never got to experience normal life which might cause troubling behavior now and in later years and as a mother I don't want that influence surrounding my daughters, they already have it harder than most and not at all how I imagined it. I thought I'd be a better mother but I'm not..I'm worse than my own mother." Caroline said with a heavy sigh and worried tone.
"I get it…trust me…I'm sorry I scared you.." Nansia apologized as she turned around to leave she felt as if she wasn't welcomed. Once she got inside she got a text from Ryan with a screenshot of Hope's Instagram following Ryan's. She touched her cup on the counter and looked at it horrified. She quickly typed an answer to Ryan before starting to make a bowl of cereal for herself. She planned to eat it out at the front porch or her room but then she saw Stefanie sitting alone in the living room and watching cartoons that she was hit with a nostalgic wave for her younger sister so she decided to go watch it with her and keep her company.
Caroline had watched at her leaving and she sighed. She couldn't bring herself to feel comfortable with Nansia, something was making her pull up all the walls and get in defense when she would see Nansia socialize with her kids and Elena and Bonnie and even Alaric and Jeremy. She felt that there was something wrong….something very wrong.
Ryan woke up in his hotel room in Prague and he couldn't help but jump excited and got dressed quickly and got a coffee and a breakfast sandwich on the go and joined the tour he signed up for the night before when he arrived at the hotel.
He was overwhelmed and didn't know what to do first; take pictures, listen to the tour guide, or marvel at the views by himself? You know living in the moment?
The group tour stopped before a traditional cuisine restaurant and Ryan had time to sit down and marvel the photos he took and decided to add a few on his Instagram when he saw a follow notification that a certain HopeAMAUnicorn had followed him.
"Shit!" Ryan cursed as he screenshot the notification and sent it to Nansia with a huge letter saying;
"WTF?"
Soon Nansia answered back with a shocked emoji and then he pressed to see Hope's profile. It was the standard profile of a teen; shots with friends, artistic shots of nature and friends and selfies…a lot of them.
"Huh…Mikaelson you didn't look like the selfie type." Ryan mused by himself and then went to Nansia's profile and saw her recent post of her and Hope at the bonfire and then saw a man in the background of the photo he had seen before…not face to face but he had in his peripheral view whenever he was with Nansia at Mystic Falls! He was always in the background!
He zoomed and screenshot it and sent it to Nansia asking if she knew the man or had noticed him all these times before.
Nansia answered to him minutes later by saying to put headphones on. Once he typed okay he had Nansia sent him a video call request and Ryan accepted it that was when Nansia started explaining what had happened at the bonfire. Ryan watched the fairy lights behind her back indicated she was in her room at Elena's place or at least the guest room made for her at Elena's place.
He was shocked and didn't know what was acceptable to say at this but he knew he needed to remind her of the things she had promised to do.
Nansia answered that she hadn't forgotten and the today she and Bonnie would start meditation.
Ryan wished her good luck and Nansia wished him to enjoy his trip and check in with her at the end of his day. Ryan agreed to do a video call and Nansia smiled agreeing before ending the call.
Ryan ate his snack before he enjoyed the view around him for a couple of hours before the sound of a notification made him look at his phone.
It was a text from Hope…um…what?
Wasn't he trying to kill her precious Landon? And now they are texting? Is that how 21st-century wars are happening?
The text wrote;
"What do you want from us? Why are you attacking a bunch of kids? What is Malivore? And you better stay away from Nansia or I swear I will kill you! You caused her enough pain!"
"Fuck!" Ryan exclaimed as he dialed Nansia's phone number and waited for her to pick it up.
"Wait!" Nansia's voice sounded from the other side of the line and the sound of a door closing was heard.
"Hope knows about us…I mean our friendship! Is it a friendship or more like a partnership? Whatever it is she knows! How? Did you tell her? She just threatened me!" Ryan rambled anxiously and Nansia got whiplash at the rate the information came crashing down on her.
"Well shit fuck! You know what I say? We let them in on our plan! Maybe more minds together might manage to defeat the son of bitch and you get to make up with your brother? Plus I have…sort of forgiven you for what you did to me. You need to forgive yourself now." Nansia said from the other line in a worried and hopeful tone.
"I agree…how do we approach this? And how did she found out?" Ryan asked as he took a sip of his Espresso.
"Um…she saw through my phone I guess…I'll talk to her about privacy. How do we approach this? Well, we ambush them! Like she did to you! I get them to come to Mystic Grill or no our place should stay ours…anyhow, I get them to Mystic Grill and minutes after we have ordered and the food came and we start eating you show up and we don't leave them to say anything we start talking! Get out point of view across then allow them to freak the fuck out. You like?" Nansia asked him anxiously as she rambled.
"Um…I do actually…did you just came up with it?" He asked her suspiciously.
"Yeah…actually I have been entertaining the idea for a while, to be honest but I never set it forth." Nansia said a little hesitant and guilty.
"Oh…now that you said it, it does sound like a good plan? But I don't think we will get them on our side.." Ryan said self-consciously.
"We will because we have a common enemy so they would agree. Now enjoy your vacation!" She said to him with a very optimistic tone.
Ryan promised he would and they bid their goodbyes.
Just then the leader of the group signal for everyone to gather their things so they could continue their tour.
Nansia was eating cereal while drinking her coffee and watched mindlessly cartoons with Stefanie but then Bonnie came in and told her that today they would attempt to make her connect with the spirit plane and probably some of her ancestors and to meet her in the backyard once she was done with breakfast. Nansia nodded but inside her, she was dreading and didn't want to do this. Once she was done eating and decided that the sooner she went to Bonnie the sooner she would get rid of that thing from the list of things she had to do during the holidays. An attitude that won't really help.
As had grabbed her bowl and cup and went to wash them Ryan texted her again a screenshot of the man in the background of her photo asking who it was and if she had noticed him before, she decided they need to talk so she quickly did the dishes and then texted him to put headphones and went to the patio to talk to him only to see Hope video chatting with Landon so she went to her room.
Once the video call and actual call ended she walked downstairs with many thoughts running when Bonnie told her that they start meditation in five minutes. She nodded and run back up to get dressed.
Once she was ready she pushed all the worries aside and tried to do what Bonnie instructed. She didn't manage to see through a meditation getting agitated in the half-hour mark and thoughts invading her space.
They gave up after two hours and Nansia went to the bathroom to change when she saw Ryan's message with a screenshot of Hope's message to him and before she could react Ryan called her. She closed the bathroom door and took the call.
Once the plan on how to break the news to Hope and Landon was arranged Nansia got out the bathroom and walked towards her room in hopes of changing in peace but that wouldn't happen Hope was waiting for her.
"Hey." Nansia said as she turned and started to undress and Hope's eyes widen and she turned around.
"Sorry!" Hope exclaimed in shock and Nansia chuckled.
"No, I'm sorry but I just want to get out of these clothes they are sticking on me like a second skin and I ain't a snake." Nansia said as she looked at the fainting scars on her back from the time she met Ryan…we wolf was healing her very slowly to be considered as supernatural healing and that worried her. She had to ask Jed more about werewolves or some teacher or maybe Jeremy would know.
"Are you sure about that?" Hope asked her with a harsh tone.
"Sure about what?" She asked confused. She knew where this conversation was going but she wanted to hear Hope saying it.
"That you aren't a snake!" Hope exclaimed letting her anger wash over her.
"Why would I be a snake, Hope?" Nansia asked her in a more pressing tone.
"Because you've been talking with the enemy! Why would you do that? Why would you talk to Ryan Clarke? Because I saw the friendly texts! He kidnapped you and whipped you then he stabbed you! He and TRIAD have been sending monsters to kill us! Ryan Clarke is Malivore's son! Why are you helping him for God's sake?! How do you expect us to trust you after this? Are you on our side or his?" Hope exclaimed betrayed and angry.
"Hope, why would you look through my phone? When did this happen?" Nansia asked as she remained calm because she expected that outburst. She closed the bedroom door and folded her hands to her chest waiting for Hope's answer.
"Why you were meditating with Bonnie your phone was on the counter of the kitchen while I was talking with Elena and I saw it light up I thought it might have been Jeremy, Alaric, and Damon sending you a text about Secret Santa or some other emergency so I peaked and I saw his name on your lock screen! Then I opened your phone, by the way, you need to put a password, and I saw it was open at your photo gallery and there were a hundred pictures of you and him smiling and eating various foods. Then I saw the texts and I realize you've been helping him since the day he kidnapped you. You act like a double agent all this time!" Hope said with a calmer tone yet she looked pissed off and betrayed. As she spoke she was pacing back and forth in the room while Nansia watched her with folded arms and standing guard in front of the door.
"You are fucking kidding me? Okay, sit your ass down and I'll explain everything that happened the day he kidnapped me. Keep an open mind, please!" Nansia sighed in defeat. This wasn't how she wanted to do it.
She gently pushed Hope on the bed and Nansia started pacing back and forth.
She spent an hour explaining to her, what happened those days she was missing and about Future Ryan and her decision to help Present Ryan, and about the looming betrayal of his.
By the time she was done Hope was looking at her shocked and she just stood up quietly and turned to Nansia and said;
"I need time to process this…"
Hope left her room in a daze and went to hers as her mind wandered to a few hours earlier;
Hope's Flashback:
Hope was in her PJs watching Nansia and Bonnie meditating in the backyard porch while the rain fell around them.
She was in the kitchen when Elena walked in.
"Good morning!" Hope said smiling to Elena who stopped in her tracks looking like she just woke up and then shook her head and smiled.
"For a moment your smile reminded me of your father. Sorry…good morning Hope. Did you sleep well? Was the room alright? The bed?" Elena said with a raspy voice that indicated that her throat was dry.
She sounded nervous and uneasy as she put some water in a cup and drank from it then empty the remains and started making coffee.
"Um..it was perfect. The room and the bed was perfect. Thank you for inviting me, Mrs. Salvatore." Hope said awkwardly because she knew what her father had done to her. It mustn't be easy to have her in her home during Christmas of all holidays.
"None of that, Hope! It's Elena, not Mrs. Salvatore. And you're welcome, no one should be alone for Christmas." Elena said as she finished making her coffee and sat on the big island in the middle of the kitchen area.
Hope joined her with a small smile.
"Listen, Mrs. Salv…Elena, I'm sorry for what my family's done to you! If I could I would take it all back. I'm so thankful that you are inviting me here and if keeping a grudge against me because of what my family's done to yours I'll gladly carry that burden." Hope said seriously and with a hint of a hesitant tone.
"Listen, it was long time ago, Hope, besides your father…the man that he became when you were born didn't do anything to me. The man that he was before you did and I hold that person accountable not the person that he was when you were born. That Klaus and your father might inhabit the same physical body but there were two very different people. And I know if your father somehow managed to return back in time, to the time that Klaus was on a rampage, I'm sure he would make a different choice, wiser choices. And here's the thing immortal or mortal everyone makes mistakes. Klaus did a mistake killing my family and all these other people. Your father would have tried to find a different way I believe a way that wouldn't leave me or anyone grieving for their family member or at least he would have tried to find. Besides, I don't hold a grudge against someone who's dead, what's the point in doing so? Yes, it might be a little awkward to have you here consider who 50% of your DNA is but you are not Klaus. You're Hope and I would very much like to get to know you, I know how it feels to be an orphan and since you're friends with my step-sisters, don't tell them I call them that, I might as well get to know you." Elena said with a carrying and soft tone as she held Hope's hand while looking her in the eyes.
Hope was blinking tears away and Elena hugged her as Hope started to cry.
After half an hour of crying Hope washed her face and Elena suggested they start making cookies.
There were Christmas songs playing in the background as Hope and Elena cemented their new friendship by making cookies of all sorts of different flavors.
Soon, little Stefanie joined them and Josie with Caroline. Then the storytelling started of Caroline's and Elena's childhood Christmas memories. Hope, Stefanie, and Josie laughed at the snowball fight in the town's square story when Hope saw Nansia's phone light up across from her.
The men of the group had gone off for their share of Christmas shopping and some male bonding time.
Hope looked outside to see Nansia being instructed by Bonnie on something and took the liberty to get her, her phone, it might have been important.
She wasn't expecting what she saw!
A message from a RyanC and it was on Instagram. She pressed to see it and she saw the entire conversation and video calls log. With shaking hands from the anger she went to check Nansia's photo gallery and she was welcomed by the sight of landscape and cityscape shots but there was a file named "Fun" and it was filled with selfies and the regular pictures of her and Ryan. There was a video of Ryan trying to do a cartwheel and failing and of Nansia trying to balance herself on her hands and failing and of Ryan having ketchup on his nose for 4 minutes while he seemed to talk about something serious while the camera was zooming on it slowly and then Ryan realizing what was up and grabbing the camera and turning it off.
Hope watched all that with anger boiling in her. She let the phone back on the counter and turned to excuse herself as she marched up to her room. In her room she grabbed her phone that was charging and ignored the missed calls from Marcel and Rebekah and went straight to Instagram and found Ryan.
She angrily typed him this message:
"What do you want from us? Why are you attacking a bunch of kids? What is Malivore? And you better stay away from Nansia or I swear I will kill you! You caused her enough pain!"
She then heard Nansia's voice and she knew she was done and they needed to talk right now! Hope went to Nansia's room to wait for her.
End of Hope's Flashback:
Hope slammed on her bed exhausted and with a busy mind sleep took over her.
She needed to mute the world for a bit in short three hours she had learned and experienced so much that she couldn't comprehend them fully.
Downstairs, Elena, Caroline, Stefanie, and Josie continued making cookies while Lizzie was busy typing on her laptop.
Lizzie has been searching through online magical achieves, sites that witches and other supernatural being had opened in order to contribute knowledge, you had access to them through encrypted passwords and in order to acquire a password you had to send an email that was given once you clicked the page and it was the only thing shown if you were a supernatural being you knew what to do and then they would check your background and if you qualified then you sent a password that was only yours.
She had done that during her 12 birthday after another magical meltdown she had. Did she want to find a way to stop those and where else to look than the widest online magical library in the world?
She was looking for a spell that would show you, your parallel self if she could somehow change the wording to not only be one's self but the entire family that would help Nansia to track down her parallel self.
She had done an online search for a Nansia Skorpiti but nothing came out of it so she turned to the library.
When she struck gold! She found a very old photo of a man that looked like the man that both she and Nansia had seen on Bonfire night.
When she pressed that PDF file she downloaded a file about Watchers. Confused she started searching the word Watchers in the library and soon she had found tons of books about them. She downloaded them and then grabbed her notebook and pen and started reading and taking notes.
Caroline walked into the living room to check on her only to see her hunched over a notebook and the laptop on the coffee table.
"Honey? How's going?" Caroline asked softly trying to get her younger daughter's attention.
"Homework mum. I'm busy!" Lizzie said in a concentrated tone without raising her eyes off the computer screen or her notebook and ignoring her mum.
"What homework?" Caroline pressed but Lizzie finally looked at her with a glare.
"If you weren't so busy touring the world and being present you'd know." Lizzie said with a semi angry semi-sarcastic tone.
It was something Lizzie wanted to say for a very long time to her. She only got to spend time with her on holidays and both she and Josie needed her all year round, she was their mother, not some cool hip aunt who visited once a year!
"Lizzie…" Caroline sighed in disappointment but Lizzie looked at her;
"Don't start, mother I'm busy doing homework or do you want to explain to my teachers why my essay wasn't mailed due to its deadline?" Lizzie asked her with a sarcastic and rhetorical tone.
Caroline just sighed and left the room and Lizzie went back to working on going through because she struck a goldmine. She was just made aware of a whole new species!
Why did nobody speak about them?
She continued for an hour more before Josie shoved a plate of cookies in her face and then closed the laptop.
Lizzie tasted the cookies and she smiled in approval and kept eating.
After she ate her plate she went to look for Nansia she had so much to tell her!
Hope had remained in her room looking outside of the window and pondering if she could still trust Nansia and how the hell would she get married and fall in love with that monster! Not saying he wasn't good-looking because it would a lie but come on!
At some point, she fell asleep to the rainy pitter-patter when she saw the weirdest dream!
Hope's Dream:
She was standing in the middle of the hallway of Elena's house in the upper floor where the rooms were when she saw Lizzie with her laptop and a plate of cookies walking into Nansia's room.
She seemed excited and full of oozing energy.
"You won't believe what I found! Also, you should get a password for that library it will help very very much! Wanna hear?" Lizzie exclaimed and rambled excitedly as she set the things on Nansia's bed and Nansia twirled the chair of the desk chair to face her.
"You found about him?" Nansia asked hopefully.
About who?
"Not exactly…do you remember how you told me they looked identical?" Lizzie asked as she opened her laptop and turn it to Nansia and a picture of a man with brown-greenish eyes around his 50s dressed in a long tux like he was a pianist or something, with auburn hair and a beard. He was looking at the camera and standing poised.
"This is Colin Malcolm O'Connell and he is a Watcher. What is a Watcher you might ask? Well, according to archives I managed to access Watchers are an Elite community of beings, they aren't exactly all human apparently but they don't specify what they are exactly, but this community pretty much protects Time, history, and get this…the multiverse which would back up your dimensional jumping since they might be or there are multiple universe and multiple dimensions. Our friend Colin here belongs to the human sector of Watchers which brings me to believe that if aliens exist then they must be some who are also part of that community but it's a farfetched theory. Having said that, Watchers are being divided into groups and each group protects something, Colin here belongs to the Witch Watchers, meaning he is part of the group that makes sure to protect witches from outside attacks and the existence of them and magic and sometimes it extends to protecting the entire supernatural community." Lizzie kept rambling with excitement and with a glint in her eyes that Hope hadn't seen before.
"Which begs the questions, what if he isn't a parallel version of your bio dad but in fact is your bio-dad if you think about the fact that you entire family at least your mum's side were decedents of the Petrova witch bloodline so you might have remains of magic in you that would probably pose a threat if Thalia and Dimitri hadn't dimensionally time jumped when Klaus attacked during his searches for Katherine Pierce. Colin might have been tasked to keep an eye out for your family and I don't know…maybe met your mum and you can imagine the rest." Lizzie kept talking in the same way and showing pictures and passages on her computer.
Nansia was frozen looking between Lizzie and the laptop.
"So, what do you think? Could it be your dad, girl! He came to see you! He might want to build a relationship and you can finally ask him every question I imagine you'd have by now!" Lizzie exclaimed and shook Nansia.
Nansia was looking at Lizzie with a none readable facial expression.
"My bio dad is what? I…I…I…what?" Nansia said disoriented and then Lizzie with a sympathetic facial expression she hugged her tight while Nansia stared off into the distance, trying to process.
Hope was looking at them shocked, she hadn't heard of the Watchers. She closed her eyes and tried to wake up because this dream was dumb…dreams were meant to be fun and impossible…
Hope opened her eyes and was awake in her bed;
End of Hope's Dream:
Hope opened her eyes and confused she sat up and tiptoed to Nansia's room and peeked through the ajar door and saw Nansia being hugged by Lizzie and her looking at the distance.
What the fuck?
Did she astral project instead of dreaming?
She knocked and asked if she could come in but got a negative answer and nodded, it was understandable she needed time and their last conversation Hope called her a snake, and then she left her when Nansia explained everything.
Wait for a second…does Lizzie know?
Just as she finished that thought Christmas music was heard from downstairs and Elena scolding her daughter for how high the volume was, Hope, smiled and decided to focus on the holiday spirit and that Nansia and Lizzie needed a minute. She would find or wait for the correct moment to ask her questions.
She climbed down the stairs and walked to the living room to see Stefanie dancing with her dad to "Walking Around the Christmas Tree" and she laughed just then Caroline walked...well more like dance her way towards Hope with her hands extended and Hope laughed as she started dancing too allowing the happy atmosphere to push her troubles away for now.
The loud music didn't go unnoticed by Bonnie or Jeremy who were drinking hot coco in the porch debating which neighbor's Christmas decoration was the best and they walked inside and Jeremy instantly took his phone out and started recording while Josie and Bonnie joined the dancing crowd.
Just as the song was in the middle Lizzie and Nansia walked down to see what was going on and started laughing as Lizzie whispered to Nansia that this was blackmail worthy footage and started recording it too.
Then Alaric came out of the bathroom with the towel wrapped around his waist and peaked to see what was going on and rushed to change and run downstairs to join the dancing crew as he dragged Lizzie who handed the phone to Nansia to continue shooting it.
Just then Elena appeared next to her;
"It's more fun living it than recording it, I assure you." Elena said smiling and then grabbed her hand and they started dancing slowly as Nansia left the phone at the coffee table to her left and joined too. Soon Bonnie did too after trying to make Jeremy join with her but he preferred to have evidence of this moment than live it.
The song ended a more calm one took the previous' place and the dancing stopped as everyone slammed to the couches or armchairs or just the floor.
"See? It was fun!" Stefanie exclaimed giggling and Damon ruffled with her hair before kissing her cheek.
"You're right, sweetheart!" Damon said smiling as he hugged his daughter.
Nansia was listening to the Christmas music her mind drifted to the memory Future Ryan had shown her of them dancing to a Christmas song. She smiled softly and longingly when Lizzie slammed to her side and whispered;
"Should we go for a coffee somewhere, we have things to discuss."
Nansia nodded not saying anything but her eyes turned to Hope who was looking at them.
"Hope will you come with us for coffee?" Nansia asked Hope who nodded.
"Wait, what?" Lizzie asked confused and Nansia smiled.
"As you said, there are things that need to be discussed from me to you and from us to her. I want her in this." Nansia said to Lizzie with a serious tone.
This conversation didn't go unnoticed by the adults since Caroline had in fact supernatural hearing!
"Discuss what, girls?" Caroline asked with a protective undertone in her voice.
"Nothing, mum." Lizzie said with a cold tone as she stood up and went to grab her laptop and notebooks and get ready to go out.
Nansia and Hope followed her while Josie watched them suspiciously. It was happening, everything she feared, she was getting left out of the loop!
Josie herself sprung to her feet and rushed after them.
"I want in too!" Josie said to all the girls once they were in Nansia's room.
"You're sure?" Nansia asked Josie with a serious tone.
"Why?" Josie asked confused.
"Because Josie, if you learn and what you learn you might not like and you tend to act out." Nansia said with a concerned tone.
"You confuse me for Lizzie, Nansia…" Josie said in displeasure.
"No, I don't. You have your own way of acting out and trust me the silent types are always the most nuclear." Nansia said wisely and Josie fidgeted in her clothes because what Nansia said hit very close to home.
"I promise, I can handle it and if I don't I'll talk to you." Josie said with a sigh and Nansia turned to Hope.
"She can handle it." Hope said with a small encouraging smile thrown to Josie.
"Agh! Get a room you two!" Lizzie exclaimed with a small chuckle in her tone as she marched out of Nansia's room going to hers.
Nansia laughed loudly having not expected that or how her laughter seemed to be coming from so deep within that Hope and Josie joined her, it was contagious in a way.
The group of girls got dressed in the warmest outfits they had brought with them and took their umbrellas and climbed down the stairs when Damon was waiting for them.
"Girls, where to? I'll drive you because the road is frozen all the rain and the sudden drop in temperature froze the streets and it's not safe for walking on the pavements, I put chains in the wheels, so we are good to go. Oh! Call me when you want to return too." Damon told them as she got dressed and they nodded as they waved goodbye to the remaining adults.
Elena was in her and Damon's room going through some work emails on her laptop when her phone rang and saw it was Rebekah.
"Hey! Merry Christmas!" Elena said smiling and Rebekah wished back to her.
"So, about my siblings coming for New Years', we can definitely make it but you can't possibly house us so we are renting a hotel." Rebekah said from the other line and you could hear French talking in the background.
"Of course! Thank you, Rebekah! It will be the best present ever!" Elena said excitedly and Rebekah agreed laughing.
"How is Paris?" Elena asked her after a minute of silence.
"I would tell you but we are stuck at the airport in Paris because a snow blizzard hit us and blocked everything…climate change sure thing isn't a joke anymore…" Rebekah sighed tiredly.
"True that!" Elena agreed with a disappointed tone.
"So, see you on the 30th?" Rebekah asked and Elena said yes before they bid their goodbyes and good luck.
Just as her phone call ended she was being called again but by the hospital this time!
"Hey! We need more hands there was a car crash!" Her boss Mrs. Miles said on the line and Elena said she would be right there.
She quickly got dressed and told Caroline, Bonnie, and her brother to watch Stefanie as she rushed out of the house throwing an "I've been called to the hospital ASAP" before slamming the door.
Elena got to the hospital as fast as she could and was told there were three car crashes and a bus that lost control of the wheels due to ice on the road and slammed in the interstate.
She worked for what felt like minutes when her phone vibrated in her scrubs' pocket and as she set yet another bone in its place and sent it up in the OR she took her phone out and saw it was 3 am and she's been in the hospital since 5 pm. It was text from Damon asking her if she was okay and reminding her to drink coffee and water and to eat a bite of the sandwich so she won't faint.
They had made a pact when during her first year working in this hospital she's been working non-stop that one day during her rounds as she was checking on a patient she fainted from dehydration and lack of food. She had to eat for 15 hours and had drunk water 10 hours prior but not enough. After that Damon would try to send her reminder texts every three hours to remind her to take a breather and eat something…anything really.
Elena smiled at the bunch of tests and went to the vending machine to grab a pack of cookies and orange juice. As she sat and ate her co-worker named Samantha came and sat next to her eating her turkey sandwich and drinking something out of a thermos.
"Crazy shift, huh?" Samantha said smiling and Elena nodded having a full mouth and couldn't speak.
"My wife told me that we couldn't take our road trip today because she was sure I would be called in…I swear sometimes I wonder if she's a witch or something! She had these prepared for me seconds before my phone rang! God, I love her, the best decision I ever made to marry her." Samantha said as she chewed her sandwich and Elena almost choked at the witch part but covered it by drinking some juice.
If only Samantha knew!
Indeed Samantha's wife was a witch, Elena remembered meeting her once when Caroline was staying with them for a night a couple of years ago and they met as Caroline was dropping Elena off at the hospital then Caroline texted her that Ingrid, Samantha's wife, was indeed a witch, she smelled like one at least.
"You are lucky indeed." Elena said smiling to her co-worker and Samantha sighed with a lovesick tone.
As Damon's car stopped before the coffee shop Lizzie instructed him to go to the girls climbed out of the car saying thank you to Damon who smiled in welcome. Just then his phone rang and it was Jeremy letting him know that Elena had gone to the hospital because of an emergency.
The four girls sat at the table just in the corner between the far back window and the crackling fireplace. Christmas songs were softly playing in the background and decorations were hanging everywhere. Nansia loved the vibe of this place.
"Isn't it nice?! I saw this photographer on Instagram posting a bunch of photos at this café, like candid photos and photos of the menu, I suggest we order hot cocoa and cinnamon buns with caramel, chocolate and honey syrup and split it between us. We will need something sweet to get us through this conversation." Lizzie said as they fought to take their stuffy jackets off and get comfortable.
"Yeah and a heart attack from this much sugar is just what the doctor ordered!" Hope mumbled sarcastically and Josie chuckled.
"Come on! It's Christmas!" Nansia tried to make Hope and Josie agree to order three different cinnamon rolls because hearing Lizzie describe them made her want to taste them!
The waitress came and they ordered four hot cocoa with different flavors and three cinnamon rolls with different syrups.
Just as the waitress left Nansia took a deep breath and started explaining everything from her kidnapping to Future Ryan to the visions to the guardian the night the skinwalker attacked hers and Penelope's dorm to her meeting a man at Bonfire that looked like her bio-dad and Lizzie's discoveries. Lizzie told her part of the course and Hope explained the "conversation" she had with Ryan on Instagram.
Josie was gaping and looking at them and then the busy street.
"Holy fuck! It's like we didn't have a lot with Malivore but now we have this too!? Who else knows?" Josie whispered exclaimed after a minute of silent contemplation.
"Just us and Ryan." Nansia said with a small smile.
"Um…what can I do?" Josie asked with a small smile too.
"Well, in my opinion, we need to research more on Watchers." Lizzie said as she took a bite out of the chocolate syrup covered cinnamon roll.
"I agree! How do we do that?" Hope asked confused.
"Library?" Nansia suggested and noticed how Josie was typing something on her phone.
"Jo?" Lizzie asked suspiciously but Jo just raised her hand in a motion for them to wait.
Ten seconds later she turned her phone to them.
"It's this library handled by a witch named Ingrid Marvin - Park and had everything supernatural, it's our safe bet." Josie said as she showed them the library home page.
"How do you know this?" Hope asked amazed.
"Ingrid is Penelope's aunt, her dad's sister. We met her last year." Josie said with a slightly uncomfortable tone.
"That is so cool! When do we go?" Nansia said excited and hopeful.
"Tomorrow?" Lizzie suggested and Hope nodded.
"It's a done deal, tomorrow at 11 am we go to that library!" Hope said with a determined tone and the girls nodded.
Then Josie seemed to look into the far off distance as the table sank into silence when Josie spoke again;
"Does Ryan knows about his "looming" betrayal and about you two?" Josie asked a little suspicious.
"Yes, he found this book that could potentially turn him into a witch but freeing him from Malivore's grasp but in order to do this he has to finish the reason he was created for which means aiding Malivore's doomsday plan." Nansia said to Josie and the other two girls.
"Which makes sense if you view it as re-birth…Like one life's purpose brought to its natural end by completing the said task which makes the re-birth natural and not forced." Hope said deep in thoughts and Nansia nodded agreeing with her way of thinking.
"So, what do we do?" Lizzie asked concerned and nervous.
"We warn everyone and especially Landon and your dad. They need to know that Ryan isn't the bad guy here and they need to be prepared for every and each attack." Nansia said seriously and with a tone that made them realize that Nansia was older than them and she had more experience with war.
"She's right…Josie, Lizzie you have to talk to your mum and dad now that they are in a good mood." Hope said with a serious tone too as her mind started strategizing completely leaving the Christmasy mood she's been in since two days ago.
"Ah, come on! Do we have to talk to mum?" Lizzie whined in displeasure and Nansia with Hope raised their eyebrows with a "do you have another idea? Please do share it with the class." way.
"I was mean to mum earlier today…" Lizzie admitted guilty.
"What? What did you say to mum?" Josie exclaimed angrily.
"I….she was annoying me while I was trying to search through the achieves and what the Watchers and I was busy searching and she was standing over my head like a bat…Dracula bat...a Dracula mama bat." Lizzie said self-conscious and guilty.
"Dracula mama bat?" Hope asked holding herself not to laugh loudly.
"Yeah!"
"I don't think she would hold a grudge for that, Liz!" Josie said chuckling as she touched her twin's shoulder.
"I would volunteer to talk to her but she hates my gut…" Nansia raised her hand in surrender and everyone laughed at her face as she had an awkward facial expression.
Then they went into a silent break as they admired the view around them.
"Do you think we can bring this to the end?" Lizzie suddenly said self-consciously.
"Of course! We are Team Super! We can do anything because we are badass supernatural beings!" Hope said encouragingly but Nansia said awkwardly as she attempted to smile;
"Yes, you are guys and you can do it."
"You are part of this team right now!" Lizzie said as she grabbed her hand in encouragement.
"No, I'm not…I'm an outlander in a way…I don't belong in any team…and I don't want to because I don't want you guys to get close to me and miss me when I'm gone because this…me being here isn't forever…every time I fall asleep if I'm not too tired I pray I wake up on the same bed I slept in ad not back home…because I haven't felt like home in a while and this…this starts to feel like one. And last time I felt like home mere years later I wake up back home as 15 years old all over again and all my family's ancestors haven't even been born yet!" Nansia said in a worried tone and Hope and Lizzie stood up and hugged her.
"Girl! If you are meant to marry and have a child with Agent Clarke…sorry Ryan then you'd be here for a long time! And it is such a long time that you'd be bored of us that you'd beg for a vacation from us." Josie said smiling at her as the other two girls hugged her and Nansia just hold her hand.
Nansia enjoyed being squeezed tight and feeling that she was needed that she let a few tears fall down her cheeks.
Just then Josie's phone vibrated and the girls snapped out of whatever it was and they returned to their seats and they coughed trying to calm down.
Just then Hope saw Nansia's eyes flicker between yellow and icy blue…
"Nansia! I found it!" Hope suddenly exclaimed as she grabbed Lizzie's laptop and Josie motioned with her finger for Hope not to say anything else. And Hope was literally shaking in her seat from anticipation but she doubled checked her theory really quick.
She remembered that when Lizzie was explaining for the first time to all of them but the second for her and Nansia what Watchers were she noticed how in all the "team" photos men and women were dressed in different variations of the blue color or at least they wore something blue. She made the connection, blue is color over 6.000 years old and it comes from Lapis Lazuli founded in Afghanistan which is noted in human history books but in the supernatural history books Lapis Lazuli blue was used to word of her family and for protection, the Watchers are viewed as a protection for the humans against the supernatural and vice versa. Moreover, you can wear the blue color in various ways and there must be a way for other Watchers to identify other Watchers when they cross paths; what is more discreet than a quick glance and flickering of the color of the iris? Nothing! Hence the icy blue color that flickers in Nansia's eyes a clear sign that there is no space to doubt that this Bonfire Dude is actually her dad, her biological dad, her 50% of her DNA!
How could they miss it? It was there! Right there screaming loudly at them! Idiots!
But why was the Hallow the same color as the Watchers? Were they connected somehow?
No! The Hallow is gone! Malivore and Ryan must be the priority!
Josie hangs up and let them know that her dad told them that they must be back before midnight for dinner and to call Jeremy to give them a ride because Elena was called back into hospital and Jeremy was tasked to bring take out from KFC and a nearby salad bar Damon told him about when he would come to pick them up.
Once Josie was done talking Hope instantly started her speech and Nansia looked shocked as she opened her phone's front camera to check her eyes.
"So, you are saying that my emotional distress can open dimensional portals?" Nansia asked confused and worried with fearful undertones.
She felt a cold shiver running down her spine.
"Then if you leave then we will find a way to open portals because I have seen it happen before. And we will find you and bring you back because you have family here that wants to meet you, you have us your friends who love you and need you too!" Lizzie said determined and Nansia blinked tears away.
"Lizzie!" Josie scolded her with wide eyes and Hope looked confused at both Saltzman twins.
"What?" Hope asked shocked.
"The reason you believed me so fast and easy was because you've seen it happen before! To whom?" Nansia asked hopeful and both Lizzie and Josie looked at each other before Josie started speaking.
"It's a family secret…something not many know…Elena and Damon, mum, Aunt Bonnie, and Stefan Salvatore knows and knew about…if anybody else knew Aunt Bonnie erased it from their memory…" Josie started saying hesitantly and both Hope and Nansia sat at the edges of their seats while Lizzie fumbled nervously with her shirt's sleeves.
"We have a cousin and an aunt from our biological mum's side of the family that survived dad's wedding…Her name is Maya Parker or as we know her Aunt May. You see…aunt Olivia which was bio-mum's younger sister and another set of twins met this handsome werewolf by the name Tyler Lockwood during her college years…it was instant love and soon a baby came out of it…cousin Peter…he was three months old when the wedding happened and Stefan Salvatore with Caroline saved the baby and Tyler Lockwood but aunt Olivia died too until Stefan detected another heartbeat in the wreckage, Aunt May's heartbeat, and saved her too. Aunt May and Tyler Lockwood took cousin Peter and they left for New York…we were five years old when we first met and Uncle Kai tried to kill us for the first time. Then Damon killed his dad because he was under a spell after that Aunt May threw herself into research and found a spell, what spell we don't know but they disappeared into a different dimension called Earth 34 for his safety. Peter has been visiting us since the school started existing…Hope you met him many times he's here during the summers. We never told anyone as not to raise suspicion." Josie said with a guilty and hesitant tone.
Hope was gaping in shock.
"Nerdy Peter is your cousin? What? He's a werewolf! The very same guy that started referring to some sort of Avengers squad?" Hope exclaimed in shock.
"He's like Nansia, part witch part werewolf-like us, Aunt Bonnie used to teach him magic in secret so it won't be weird. Sorry we didn't say anything but it was amongst family and…" Josie said hesitantly.
"I'm not family, it's okay Josie. I'm just shocked." Hope said smiling.
"I'm so glad for you guys! You have even more family and family is power." Hope said smiling and Nansia smiled as she hugged Hope.
"It's okay you have a family too, your aunts and uncles." Nansia said encouragingly.
"Yeah…but I feel that I'm reminding them of dad and mum every time I'm visiting and I feel as if I'm ruining their fun and holiday spirit…it's good to stay away from them not to steal any more of their happiness." Hope said in self-hatred and Nansia hugged her tighter and Lizzie rushed to hug her too and Josie went around Hope's chair and hugged her too.
Hope cried in their arms for a while.
"Let's make a pact, right here and right now, between the four of us, we are each other's family when our actual blood families let us down or hurt us…." Lizzie started saying and all the girls nodded.
"And family is always and forever." Hope and Nansia said at the same time and confused they looked at each other.
"Um…what?" Josie chuckled shocked.
"That is what my grandma used to say to me and my sister when we were younger, it's a thing her family and her husband's…my grandpa's family used to say…the saying goes like this; No one is left behind, nor dead or alive because family is always and forever. My grandma used to give a huge emphasis on departed relatives, we were forbidden to ever speak ill of them no matter the wrongs they've done. Why did you act like that Hope?" Nansia asked confused and a lot interested.
"Um…it's a very long story…when my dad and his siblings, aunt Rebekah and Uncle…Elijah first turned they swore an oath similar to yours it goes like this; "We never turn our backs to each other because family is always and forever.". Why is it familiar….does it have to do with the fact that Uncle Finn used to protect your family before you moved dimensions? Very likely…but he hated that oath…" Hope started rambling confused and very weird out.
"That is so fascinating! How both your lives have been intertwined!" Lizzie exclaimed fascinated and Josie had to put her hand on her sister's shoulder to calm her down because people started looking towards them.
"Wait…Alaric…I mean Dr. Saltzman told you about that?" Nansia asked shocked…well she played shocked because she wasn't surprised really since he told everything to Elena why wouldn't he tell Hope of all people?
"Yeah…because I was about my uncle Finn." Hope said with a hesitant shrug.
"We apologize on his behalf." Josie said saddened and Nansia sighed tiredly.
"Ότι έγινε έγινε…" Nansia said as she sighed tiredly as she slammed her back to her chair.
"What?" Both three girls asked her confused.
"Sorry…forgot…um…I said whatever happened it happened…but in Greek…sorry I forgot…" Nansia said guiltily and the three girls nodded.
"You have to teach us Greek once we finished with Malivore and we should take a trip to Greece…your Greece and you should show us around? Maybe meet some of your friends there? Make sure they aren't cooler than us, you know…" Lizzie said smiling excitedly.
"Sure!" Nansia said smiling liking the idea.
"But I have to warn you my school friends…are a bit…screw this…a lot racist I don't know how they are going to react to meeting MG and you Josie or learning about me being Bi…" Nansia said seriously and Josie's and Hope's eyes widened.
"Then we show them that friends aren't judging others based on such things! It's not like you have control over who you love or that it should be controlled, love is love and if it's consensual it's even lovelier." Hope said in displeasure.
Nansia nodded agreeing with her. Silence took over the overly chatty table at last.
"We are going to win these guys…" Nansia told them trying to sound sure of this.
"How should we tell Landon that?" Hope asked a little worried and anxiously.
"That! Also, Nansia, you didn't react to the fact that you might be a tribrid like Hope!" Lizzie pointed out in a low exclamation voice.
"It was just a theory, Lizzie, I don't think I am…and I'm not reacting to this until we collect more evidence. As for how we tell Landon…I have an idea…when I was talking with Ryan earlier today…sorry…I told him of that idea of meeting you two by accident at the Grill and sitting at the same table, cornering you but not we can do it to Landon and Rafael…then we can do it to MG, Penelope, and Kelab…and later the adults. You and Lizzie watch from afar for backup just in case Rafael goes all Wolverine on us." Nansia said seriously and the other three girls nodded.
"Sounds good…but we want to talk to Ryan first to make sure he's not playing you and you are not suffering from actual legit Stockholm syndrome!" Hope said seriously and a little suspicious of Ryan's actual motives.
Nansia nodded understanding her point of view. Another silent break.
"Now, I'm wondering who's Secret Santa is who…." Lizzie said smiling mischievously as she wiggled her eyebrows.
After that, the atmosphere relaxed and the girls drifted to more light-hearted topics such as how was Christmas holidays going for each of them.
It was an hour later as the girls walked out of the coffee shop and Nansia called Jeremy to come and get them.
The ride to KFC was a quiet one because each girl had to think about everything that was said during their time together. So much new information being dumped on Nansia and the others that they needed time to process it.
Dinner was a quiet affair since most of the adults were exhausted and the teens' minds were buzzing with new information while little Stefanie was bubbling away about her dolls to her dad and uncle who pretended to hear her and engage with her.
Nansia was washing the dishes when Damon appeared next to her.
"How was the coffee?" Damon asked her with a kind tone as he started drying the plates and placing them back to their right spots and cupboards.
"It was nice, we had a misunderstanding prior to this trip and it solved during our outing. Thank you for giving us a ride there." Nansia said smiling kindly and Damon smiled satisfied.
"Any progress with Bonnie?" Damon asked after a minute of silence.
"No, but I'm trying…why is so important I come into contact with the ancestors? What are you and Elena gain from this?" Nansia let the question out of her lips before she could stop herself. She regretted asking a millisecond later.
She saw his expression of hurt and amazement at her question.
"We want you to be at peace, to solve the reason why are you here. Also, we are curious about the Petrova bloodline so we are gaining knowledge that might help other types of witches in the future." Damon said with a hurt tone and expression.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to be rude." Nansia apologized guiltily.
"It's okay you want answers. I would too." Damon said with a shrug and he left the kitchen.
She sighed and finished her chore and went upstairs and started brushing her teeth when she ducked to spit the toothpaste when she saw Klaus staring at her smirking.
"So, the reason you can see me even though I have crossed over is that you are a Watcher, huh? I guess that is why you here, huh? To keep my daughter company? Tribrids stick together and all that?" Klaus asked her smirking.
"I am not a tribrid, Mr. Mikaelson and I don't know why I'm seeing you or your brother Elijah…But I will keep Hope company as long as I'm here even if I'm not a tribrid or not. She's my friend….always and forever." Nansia said to Klaus with a smile and a shrug.
"You don't believe to a Watcher, dear?" Klaus asked surprised.
"Nope!"
"Why you don't believe in yourself? How bad would it be?" Klaus asked her amused and she rolled her eyes.
"I…look Mr. Mikaelson glad you stopped by but I'm in need of sleep. Can we do this tomorrow?" Nansia asked as she tried to suppress a yawn as she walked from the bathroom to her room and Klaus followed her chuckling.
"No, we can't. I just wanted to say thank you for being there for my little girl and be careful what pacts are you and your friends make, you don't know the future." Klaus warned her wisely as he chased her after her.
"Um…true…dutifully noted. Thanks." She said to him as she climbed under the covers.
"Then my job here is done." Klaus said as he theatrically opened his hands and was ready to bow when Nansia spoke again;
"Why me? Shouldn't you be warning her? She's a more advanced witch than I and you have a biological link." Nansia asked confused.
"Don't you think I tried? She can't see me!" Klaus said sadly.
"Okay…sorry I asked…good night, Mr. Mikaelson." Nansia said awkwardly and a little guilty as she slid down under the covers.
"Good night miss…Is it Gilbert or Petrova?" Klaus asked her with a small teasing smile.
"It's Gilbert or Skorpiti. Good night and Merry Christmas, Mr. Mikaelson." Nansia said smiling at him as she twirled towards the window and closed her eyes allowing sleep to take her over.
Dream:
Nansia is running through unknown woods and she hears growling and she turns to see a huge monster with red eyes. She screams loudly and suddenly a transparent blue force made her body jerk as the monster and she were thrown away.
Her back came into contact with the school's lockers, blue ones.
"The fuck?" She asked confused as she looked at the hallways.
"Who do you think it is? Do you think is Peter or Derek?" A male voice said asked from behind her and she turned to see two boys sitting against the lockers talking. One of the boys had hazel eyes that reminded her of her own eyes and had a buzzcut hairdo and the other boy had a head full of curly brown hair.
She walked over to them but their faces were blurry.
"I think it was Peter because Derek was at the police station." Curly hair guy said.
Just then she felt like she was being suffocated and choking then she opened her mouth and water started to pour out of her and she was gagging.
She closed her eyes and suddenly she felt wet she opened her eyes and she was underwater and she fought to swim through the surface because she didn't know how to swim.
As she resurfaced she saw the Buzzcut boy holding a dark-haired dude.
"Stiles, let me go and get help! Stiles, listen to me I'm paralyzed from the neck down I'm extra weight literarily! Go, get help, and stop holding me." The dark-haired dude said as the Buzzcut dude tried to help her keep them afloat.
Stiles? What sort of name is this?
Just then she saw a lizard-like monster and she felt dread and suddenly she felt a cramp on her leg and she went under.
She let out a silent scream underwater as she tried to claw her way up.
Suddenly she felt warm hands covering hers and as water filled her lungs.
"NANSIA! WAKE UP IT'S JUST A DREAM! WAKE UP! FOLLOW MY VOICE!" She hair Ryan's voice and she instantly opened and closed her eyes trying to wake up in reality.
Just she opened her eyes and she was laying in a different bed than she fell asleep in and Ryan was next to her.
"Um…what? How? Weren't you in Prague? Where are we?" She asked disorientated as she pushed her dyed violet red hair away from her face then she grabbed a string and looked at it confused and horrified.
"Prague? Hum…darling Prague was twenty years ago." Ryan chuckled a little confused as he climbed on the bed and cupped her face and looked deep into her eyes.
"You are not my wife….you are you but not my wife…not yet…Nansia, dear…I don't know where you are and what you are dealing with but you are my love and anchor and you need to return to your present. You are asleep and you opened a different part of your brain that connected you to the future…our future but it's not the time yet. You have to go back." Ryan told her with the softest tone she ever heard a male voice say to her.
Her whole she yarned for something like this forever.
"I don't want to go…." Nansia said crying.
"I know, my sweetheart but it's not our time yet. I love you! But you need to live the life you lived before me." Ryan told her crying as he started kissing her.
Nansia kissed him back.
"Wake up, my dear! Wake up!" Ryan said smiling as more tears run down her eyes.
She then heard four sets of feet pitter-patter on the wooden floor yelling;
"Mommy! Mommy!"
And
"Dadda! Dadda!"
She then felt the mattress sink and in her peripheral view, she saw four small kids jumping on the bed.
"Daddy? Is mommy okay?" The young girl asked her confused and worried.
"Yes, Amaria, she's alright. Take your siblings to the kitchen and I'll be there to make pancakes in a while." Ryan said not allowing Nansia to turn her head to look at her child…her future child.
"What is wrong with me, Ryan?" She sobbed as Ryan kissed her again.
"Your Watcher side is fighting to come to the surface, do your research, my love and you'll become even more of a badass than you already were." Ryan told her with the tone that held so much affection and admiration that Nansia's empathic side got overwhelmed and she started crying as she held him tight and he laid her back on the mattress not allowing her to look around her.
She closed her tears filled eyes as she closed them.
End of Dream:
Nansia opened her eyes and she was crying, she hated having such dreams of either past lives or future lives and losing her husbands and kids over and over again.
She sobbed as she pushed a piece of the duvet inside her mouth to muffle the sobs.
But as she closed her eyes she prayed to go back but she knew deep down that she wouldn't.
She angrily threw her covers away and she walked down to the kitchen to find something to unhealthily emotionally binge eat.
As she made a sandwich as quietly as she could. She sat in the kitchen and ate as she cried. While making a second sandwich she saw Damon looking at her from the entrance.
"Got hungry?" Damon asked with his signature smirk.
"No…I saw one of those dreams…I hate those dreams! I'm done losing my children and husbands again and again and again. I'm done…" She said as she sniffled and tried to cry again.
"What?" Damon asked confused as he grabbed some glass and then filled it with water from the tap and started drinking it.
"Ever since I was a young kid I would watch dreams of me becoming a mother and marrying but I wouldn't wear my own face but I wore different faces and I was different races…and every time I would wake up I would feel this immense sadness and grief…like I actually lost someone…I never felt this grief until I lost both of my grandmas and looking at my grandparents pictures the ones I never got the chance to meet…and then my three classmates who died in a car crash when I was in the second grade of Senior classes and the death of my best friend…when I lost people in 2149… I hate that feeling." She said as she tried to stop herself from crying as made the sandwich.
Damon looked shocked.
"Why you watch those dreams?" He asked interestedly as he rubbed the sleep off his eyes.
"Because I'm an Old Soul and I had hundreds of lifetimes before this one….because they were my past lives." Nansia said with a shrug and Damon studied her.
"How do you know that?" Damon asked her confused.
"Well…when you suddenly know words in Cyprusian Arabic and Gujarati when you weren't aware of those languages even existed and then you can understand Italian and Spanish from the age of ten when again you were never taught that. You were able to watch a Danish film with Swedish subtitles when the subtitles stopped working and you don't notice because you can understand Danish. You feel that English feels more your language than Greek ever did….when you know random facts out of nowhere about various things and when you confuse memories so you don't know what you lived in this lifetime and what not. When you get flashes of different lives in different times." She rambles on and on as she put things back in the fridge before sitting down to eat her second sandwich.
"Wow…I…I…you got me convinced then…don't stay up too much longer try to get some sleep because tomorrow you'd be tired and we have things to do." Damon said kindly as he patted her shoulder awkwardly because he didn't know what to say he hadn't heard such a case before.
Nansia nodded and she sat down to eat in silence.
With heavy feet, she went to her room and she tried to sleep but she drifted into a deep dreamless sleep wondering what the next day would bring.
So? What do you think of this chapter?