Chapter 30: Sleeping Beauty
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DIMITRI’S POV::
It has been three weeks.
THREE f*****g WEEKS!!!
When will she wake up???
We knew this was a possibility, that she may never wake up..
But she has to!
She just has to!
I climb into bed with her and hold her against my body.
I close my eyes and just lay there inhaling her scent. Calming myself down.
Samual and I are both beyond frustrated that we cannot even talk to each other. The only thing we have found that truly calms us down, is lying with her and letting her scent fill our lungs.
I have had to ask my father to step up and help more. My mind is running rampant and I am completely unable to process or make any decisions.
We have had the doctors check her multiple times a day. Checking for any changes, anything that might awake..
Nothing.
Everything shows she is stable, but none of the tests will produce a reading that will determine if she will or will not wake up.
Crystal woke up after 12 hours!
12 HOURS!
It has been 3 weeks now!
I pull Alexis in to my chest again, closing my eyes, breathing in her calming scent of lavender.
Samual gets home and climbs into bed behind Alexis and wraps his arms around the both of us.
I close my eyes again.
This time inhaling both lavender and woodsy scents.
I feel my body fully relax as I begin to drift to sleep..
She will wake up, she must…
ALEXIS’ POV::
I am not sure what is going on.
Everything has been dark after everything that happened.
At first I just sat there after I woke up. Thinking maybe I imagined everything. Maybe I was actually waiting for Crystal to find me.
But she never did.
So I began searching.
Searching for anything.
Anything that might help me figure out what to do.
But I cannot see anything.
I cannot hear anything.
Nothing.
It’s just me..
Alone..
With the darkness and my thoughts.
Great.
I hope this is not permanent.
I think it has been a few days?
I am unsure of time but it has felt like forever.
So I assume probably a few days..
That is when I see… a light.
A light!?!?
I start running.
No, sprinting!
What is this light?
At this point even if it is bad, it is better than sitting in the pitch dark alone.
As I approach the light it envelops me and I shield and close my eyes as it is too bright.
As I open my eyes I am brought back to an all to familiar scenery. A little pond with a bench.
I then see Nala and run to her with a giant smile on my face and tears running down my face.
I hug her tightly burying my face into her white fur.
“Oh Alexis. You are so dramatic!” She says playfully.
“I missed you! Even your inappropriate comments! I’ve missed your voice inside my head so much!!!” I yell at her.
“A voice in your head? You may want to see a doctor about that.” She responds teasing me still.
I pull back. Put a hand on each side of her face and look into her eyes.
“I missed you too kid.” She says softly.
I hug her again.
“I do apologize for breaking up this reunion. However, we have a lot to discuss in a short amount of time.” I hear the soft voice of Selene behind me.
I stand up and walk towards her. She takes my hand and leads me to the bench where I sit. Nala then walks over and lays on my feet.
“What is your going on? As much as I do love being in your presence, I do wonder what is going on.” I blurt out. I feel I must be around Quentin too much after that outburst.
She laughs. Then turns around, her back towards me, and sighs. Staring at something in the distance.
“Alexis. A lot is going to change.. Are you aware I can see what is to come?” She pauses as she asks. Waiting for a response.
“Uh.. Yes?” I respond unsure of what to say.
She nods.
“Some think of it as a psychic ability, however, I do not think it can be summed up as that. I can see parts of what is to come, the path one has ahead of them. I do not get to see everything.. Typically everyone has a singlar path designed for them. It is very rare to see a second path..” she pauses and turns toward me.
“But I had multiple paths before? And multiple different times…” I say in a hushed tone more to myself not to anyone in particular.
“Precisely.. You are thee only one I have ever seen this happen to before.. I have had a few that would have to make a choice between two paths and that was it. Nothing crazy… But with you.. You truly are something special…” she adds with a small smile.
I stand up. “I am confused. What does this have to do with me right now?? What is going on?” I ask curiously but also fearful of what she may tell me.
“Alexis. It seems the path you are on currently leads you to many many MANY different paths.. Some with very happy endings.. While some end in very tragic ways…” she pauses and looks away.
I stand frozen. Trying to piece everything together.
Nala stands and rubs against my legs. I sit on the ground and begin running my fingers through her soft white fur.
“What do I do??” I ask still numb with everything.
“You must be very careful. Stay within every protective barrier that your mom and Crystal have created for you. There are a lot of things coming for you.. Choices.. Opportunities.. Enemies.. You need to be very careful… That is all I can say.” She softly informs me.
I sit there even more confused than before.
She grabs my hand and pulls me up. She then tilts my head up to look at her with her hand under my chin.
“My dear sweet Alexis. I have no fear that you will do what is best. I also know how strong you are. So I feel even some of these paths may still change, even if you choose a path that should not be traveled.. Everyone’s path can change. Even after you are on it.. Just be smart, be safe, and continue being your strong and loving self. It will be alright…” she turns away from me to walk away. But then stops. Without turning back she says, “oh and when you wake up you are going to be thrown into your first heat. Nala will make sure your mates are aware of what is going to happen so they can prepare.. It will be hard, it will be a very long heat, but you are strong and powerful.. You can endure it… I’ll see you soon, Alexis.” She says and disappears before me.
I just stand there blinking and confused.
All this talk about paths and choices has thrown me for a loop and my head is racing.. Adding on that I will go into a very long and difficult heat??? I don’t know if I can do this. What if I chose wrong? Things coming after me? Like danger? Or does she mean a baby? I don’t know why she’d throw me into heat when Celestia is clearly after me.. If I get pregnant who knows what she’d do to my baby..
Nothing. I wouldn’t let her or anyone harm my baby.. Neither would Dimitri or Sam…
FUCK!
Can anything be simple in my life anymore??
I scream into the air as Nala disappears next.
What am I going to do??!
My life is going to be a chaotic mess according to how Selene put it..
This is not even worth flighting..
I sit down on the bench.
Fuck it.
Might as well endure it.. Might even enjoy the chaos.
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