Powerless

non believers

Ch.8 

Non believers

[Tristans POV]

We all get up in the morning and head towards our rooms. We have a half hour before breakfast.

"hello, Beautiful." I say as I walk in and see Ariel brushing her hair.

"hey sweetie. How was your night?"

"a night of hearing how every guy has the hots for my secret girlfriend? Not my cup of tea." I mumble into her ear as I grab her in a hug.

"sorry babe...." she looks at me with her big, ocean green eyes flecked with gold and blew splashes of color. I bite my lip and say:"it's ok, as long as we get to be real in this room..."

"yea... But we have to pretend everywhere else? It's not fair to you Tristan. I'm so sorry... You know, I shouldn't care what Eric knows that I know. I should just tell him that it never worked and it never will."

"what about your sister? She's already been erased, I mean you see the way she acted, that's not the sweet, innocent Lee that we know! If you tell him, what will he do to her? And it wouldn't help if he erased me too because then the sole purpose of you telling him would be defeated by the fact that I wouldn't be able to remember."

"should I try to tell her?"

I ponder this thought. It's such a simple question. Be honest, or hold back... Your natural morals tell you that it's wrong to lie... But your your flesh tells you a different story.

"I think you should get to know THIS Leah a little better first..." I mutter.

"okay."

[Leahs POV]  

I stand outside the door listening to Ariels conversation. I'm her what? Since when? I knock.

"hel..." she suddenly stops when she turns and a shocked expression form on her face.

"what the heck is going on."

[Ariels POV]

I'm too stunned to speak. My mind is just gone and all I can think of is the fact that this is happening. Wether I like it or not, wether I'm ready or she's ready i can no longer stonewall this conversation.

"please come in, Leah." is all I can muster.

She sits on the bed, eyeing me suspiciously.

"what do you remember from before you were turned?" I ask cautiously.

"nothing. I figure if it was bad enough to forget, then I don't want to remember anyways." she says.  

I laugh bitterly. Tristan leaves because he thinks this is something that I have to do alone.

"well, your lucky you forget. I try, but I know that if I lose my memories, then I'll lose myself. What happened to me... to us, it made me stronger, and I know I should be mad at the big guy upstairs for making me go through what we did, but I don't think that I would be the same. Well, what I'm trying to say is that you are my little sister."

[Leahs POV]

She says this thoughtfully while playing with her hands. She looks up at me and for a second, I see a reflection of myself in her eyes. A reflection of who I want...wanted? To be. The same green eyes, flecked with gold and blue.

But there's no way.

"you are the most insane person I have ever met." I say coldly. I see hurt flash across her face but just then, I'm out the door.