Elysium

Evil 25

I don't remember what happened. I remember sitting in my bed, looking out the window at the rain when suddenly Leo barged in. Tears streaming down his face.

"Reficul I'm so sorry!"

He wept running into me.

"What happened?"

I said startled, holding his face to my chest, I had never seen him cry like this before.

"Xio... Xio is...."

He was choking on his words, my eyes widened in horror.

No... it couldn't be, could it? I let go of him and feel my arms limply go to my sides.

"She passed away this evening, it must have been when we were at Sal and Lucius' graves."

My mouth drops open in utter disbelief. He looked absolutely heartbroken.

"I killed Xiomara?"

I say, my voice weak.

He shakes his head.

"No, you didn't mean to, she just couldn't survive the venom, I'm so sorry...."

I didn't even get to say goodbye, I didn't even get to see her mirror, and now it was too late. Did she even have a mirror?

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I scream suddenly and hold my head. This pounding static would ring in my ears whenever I try thinking about it.

That's all I could remember from that day. Leo says we then had a proper funeral for her and she was now resting peacefully, no longer suffering. I had no choice but to believe him, even though I had this awful feeling that he was lying to me. How could I forget something so important? Something was definitely not right, and I grew weary of Leo.

"Spacing out again Reficul?"

He teases, kissing my forehead. I blink and take a look at our surroundings, it seems we were in the kitchen, getting ready for dinner.

"I'm just thinking it's a little empty around here now that everyone is... gone."

I say softly, my voice was solem. Lucifer has been very chipper lately, it added to my suspicion. He was so light on his feet, I narrowed my eyes.

"Yeah! Isn't it nice, just me and you?"

He giggles.

I hug my knees, missing Xiomara dearly. Why couldn't I grieve for her? I felt so guilty it hurt in its own right. It didn't feel like she was really gone, it just felt like she was away on vacation or something. I kept trying to convince myself that no, she was dead, but my heart wasn't buying it.

He pouts, "Thinking again huh?"

I look into his eyes, it didn't seem like he was hiding anything.

I sigh. "Alright, what's for dinner?"

His face lights up "Why of course only your favorite, lobster!"

I try to hide my excitement but fail miserably, my eyes were bright and I felt myself smiling in anticipation. He laughs at my expression and we begin to eat peacefully, drinking warm tea and making small talk. It was perfectly normal, but it didn't feel right. I felt on the edge the entire time, and this feeling was starting to become like an itch that couldn't be scratched. We laughed, sang, and danced in the moonlight. It was hard to feel sad when my heart was beating for him. I know Leo has done horrible things, but he evened me out. To put it simply, I could not survive without him. By the time we were finished, it was extremely late. I was starting to feel tired, I yawned. Sleeping was a luxury, it wasn't that I needed it, but I enjoyed doing it. It was a bit of a human habit. Lucifer smiled at me.