(*Insert evil chuckle* I honestly am sorry, but it seemed like one of those spots that a cliffhanger should be placed. I'm glad the chapter was enjoyed. If it makes it better I had some problems with chapter six mostly because I needed to go back and cover my bases so that the chapter would work. Anyways I hope you enjoy this update.:D)
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I stared at the phone silently, then the voice spoke again.
"Don't tell me you don't remember me."
"Of course I remember you...hard to forget a man crazy enough to abduct a person and force them into creepy bondage games."
He chuckled.
"Oh you do remember me love that's great, your mother was worried about you after all, she wanted me to check on you." Patrick said.
"Leave me alone Patrick this isn't the time, why don't you go hang out with your girlfriend?"
"Oh my, are you jealous? Don't be, I only have eyes for you."
I frowned and ignored him.
"Patrick I'm dealing with a lot of stuff right now and one of them is wondering why and how you got out the mental ward."
"Easy, good behaviour and I wanted to see you I'll let you go, you do sound tired, good bye love."
He hung up and I frowned then looked at Tobias.
"Who is Patrick?" he asked.
"A weirdo that I want you to stay away from."
He nodded then stood up and held out his hand, I knew what he wanted and shook my head.
"No, I already guessed that her body wasn't in there."
"But you're still in denial, come on."
I bit my lip and sighed then grabbed his hand and he pulled me up, we walked to the center of the field. He waved his hand and several of the flowers died in the shape of the coffin. He waved his hand again and the dirt shook and bounced until the coffin was uncovered. I peeked over at it when he jumped in the grave to open the lid, inside there was a beautiful powder blue evening dress from long ago that looked as if it was untouched by time. A single blue rose was resting were the evening gloves were placed, Tobias reached by the pillow and pulled out a simple black string that held a pink tear shaped gem.
He tossed it to me and when I touched it I felt woozy.....
{{"My dearest Serenity, it is always a pleasure to be in your company." Zeos said.
I....or rather Serenity laughed.
"My lord you say that every time we're together." she said.
Zeos did look a little younger, his hair was shorter but still he was the same handsome man I was use to.
"It is true though."
She smiled.
"I have brought you a little something."
"A gift? Whatever for?"
"I just felt like giving you a token of my affection." he said.
She sighed.
"I suppose just one would be alright."
He slipped the necklace around her neck and she stroked the gem.
"Oh it's beautiful....thank you."
He smiled.
"Anything for you."}}
I rubbed my head as the scene faded and my eyes began to focus on Tobias, he cocked his head.
"Remembering something?"
"Just....when Zeos gave this to Serenity."
"He gave it to you."
"Oh no he didn't, that wasn't me, I don't speak anywhere near as proper as she did."
"Well in that time you were raised as a proper old fashioned princess, the humans that live in this realm have not moved forward like those that you grew up around. In fact none of the humans that live here even know that there is another part of the world, they never did."
I frowned.
"...."
"If I was lying to you, you know you would be able to smell it." he said.
"I know......oh my head."
He helped me stand and we walked back to the horses I glanced behind us and the flowers quickly grew back to recover the grave...well what was left of it anyways.
.......
When we returned to the stables Zeos was waiting for us, my head throbbed but I carefully got off the horse.
"Where did you go?" he asked.
Tobias only looked at him and he sighed.
"Tobias..."
"Her memory is coming back." was all he said before he walked passed us.
Zeos pulled me against him.
"What do you remember?"
I held up the necklace he took it from me and put it on for me before we walked inside.
"Why didn't you tell me anything?" I asked.
I rubbed my head as it pounded more.
"I wanted to avoid the pain you're in now you wouldn't have headaches if you remembered on your own, I'll have Livia bring you some medicine."
We walked upstairs and toward our bedroom.
"That's it?"
"That's it." he said.
"Zeos....wait does everyone know?"
"They do now, some of them thought I was an exception and had two mates, then your appearance changed."
When I sat in bed he left the room to talk to Livia I glanced at my phone and decided to try to call my mother once again I was surprised when she picked up.
"Yes?"
"Mom..."
"What do you want? I'm busy."
"Mom stop being difficult I want to talk to you."
"About? Because if it's about that bastard child of yours I'm not interested."
"He isn't a bastard child." I snapped.
"It's a boy?"
I made a face and shook my head, I had to remember she didn't know about the son I apparently already had.
"I don't know, you know those old wives tales....if you're on top its a girl on bottom it's a boy I was on bottom."
"You know it could just as easily be a girl."
"Yeah I know."
"Well if that's it..."
"Mom, are you really going to turn on me like Juniper did? I'm your daughter too."
"No currently you're my problem, how embarrassing to have a whore for a child spreading your legs before you have a ring."
Ouch, that hurt.
"You don't know the whole story..."
"Don't need to."
She hung up and I sighed I looked up as Livia came in with medicine.
"Livia....where is our son?" I asked.
"You don't remember yet?" she asked in confusion.
"No..."
"Then I won't tell you."
"But Livia."
"He is safe, just rest it'll all come back to you in time."
I sighed and took the medicine then downed a glass of water to wash the horrid taste out of my mouth. She patted my arm gently and left the room, I laid down as I started to feel exhausted, talk about a fast acting sleep aid. My migraine was gone sometime before or after I fell asleep I'm not really sure.
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{{ I rolled over and over and glanced at Zeos I moved to sit up and stared at him, it was just like earlier. Well it was sort of like earlier, everything was dark blue and he still looked how he did just before he brought me inside. I turned and stared, there was a woman standing next to the bed, the woman looked like me.
However her hair was unbelievably curly and her skin was nice and rosy but in a way that she had been pampered her entire life. She wore a simple white sleeping gown, I turned toward Zeos and watched him shift but he didn't move to wake up. I looked back at the woman.
"Serenity?"
She smiled.
"But of course."
When I heard her voice her lips didn't move, but mine did, I frowned.
"OK I get it....I'm denial and this is your way of showing me that I am a modern version of you."
She giggled, again the noise came from me, she backed up and I finally noticed that she was transparent. I got out of bed and slipped on the slippers waiting on the floor.
"Why do I suddenly feel like I'm in a bad 'Twilight Zone' episode? This is too weird."
She cocked her head.
"You are mated to and expecting the child of a naga king, you have you're own powers that are slowly getting stronger, and the face you have known for your entire life just reverted back to it's original state. Yet, you think this is weird?"
I made a face as she laughed, she did have a point I sighed.
"OK fair enough, I'm assuming you have a memory to show me?"
She shook her head.
"If it was a memory, you would be looking out of your eyes and I wouldn't be here, I'm here as a guide that your subconscious came up with to help you remember who you are. When you are at the point that you will remember something, you won't see me and the color will return to normal just like earlier."
I sighed and nodded.
"Are you ready?"
I nodded again and followed her out of the room, everything was cold, but it wasn't too bad. I glanced around as we walked toward the grand staircase, we went downstairs and toward the kitchen. I whimpered as my head throbbed just as she said, she faded and the colors changed. Nevia was sitting on the counter, she looked different her hair was shorter but she was still wearing one of her flashy dresses. I wish I knew when this happened exactly, but it's just a memory not like I can ask her.
She glanced at me.
"Morning Serenity." she said cheerfully.
"Good morning."
"You look a little pale, why don't we have some tea?"
"I'd love to."
It was weird hearing my voice come out so proper, I turned and we walked into the living room. I remembered I was wearing my pajamas and looked down, I paused, I was wearing a pale green dress as if I stepped right out of fairy tale. I sat down and remembered how Tobias had told me that the humans in this realm never moved forward I wondered if somewhere among the well dressed demon royalty if there were still small human kingdoms, I guess I would have to find out.
I reached up to stroke the gem, Nevia smiled.
"You know, Zeos agonized over what to pick out for you, I'll make sure to tell him how much you like the necklace."
I smiled at her.
"He's always so sweet, my mother is looking forward to the wedding."
I knew she couldn't see it, but I frowned, this is just before the wedding, maybe I should be trying to remember something else. My head throbbed and the scene faded, I looked up as Serenity reappeared.
"Is that all I get to see?"
"For now, we were dead about fifteen years, it's hard to unearth all those memories in one sitting, a lot of them should come back on their own without you having to go to sleep."
"Fifteen years? Really?....Do you know who our son is?"
I suppose it was weird to refer to her and myself as two different people but right now it felt like we were from different planets.