The Seed of Hope

Chapter 8: Changes

Kate blushed at the thought of her intimate moment with Rai a few moments ago. Hair dripped in water as she came out of the shower, quickly wrapping it in a towel. She looked at herself in the mirror inspecting her face and skin. She reached for a bottle of face lotion and squeezed a bit on her palm. As she massaged her face, neck, and shoulders, she heard a noise coming from outside the bathroom.

-"Ivee it's time for bed. It's pretty late."- She opened the door to see Logan, hunched over, peeking through the window with eyes as bright as beacons. Kate, stunned by the sight of those eyes in the darkness, fell backward onto the floor. She scrambled to cover herself as she was still in her bath towel.

-"What are you!!--"- Kate stopped herself from yelling and waking Ivee or her mom. -"What are you doing here!?"- She whispered getting up.

-"We need to talk..."- Logan said climbing over the window sill and into the room. He stood up straight, towering over Kate.

-"Can you at least give me a moment to get dressed?"- She ran to her closet and picked out her blue baggy pajamas. Logan turned around to look out the window as Kate changed quickly.

-"You're such a gentleman..."- She whispered teasingly.

Logan scoffed with a slight smile.

-"Would it feel better if I looked at you undress for me?"- His voice crawled up her spine.

-"Uhh..."- Kate shivered not knowing how to answer that. She shook her head and cleared her throat.

-"What do you need to talk about?"- She said, buttoning her Pjs.

-"The same thing happening to you here, it's happening all around Prymeria."- Logan said looking down at the floorboards. Kate was confused.

-"I thought they wanted me dead, therefore disasters only happen here where they can find me..."-

Logan shook his head. -"Everywhere, you just happen to have the most aggressive and strongest monsters after you. You need to find out where Bassilisk is and stop him before he takes over everything and kills you and everyone you love."-

He sounded almost desperate. He clicked his tongue and lifted his head from the floor to look out the window.

-"I...accepted this calling, just so I could protect everyone I love and who are dear to me. I will keep that promise, no matter where I have to go..."- She sighed. -"But my island needs me, Logan, I can't just go to the different continents and fight, no matter how much I want it. Besides, that's what the militia is for..."- She caught herself being insensitive to other people's struggles and sacrifices and she stopped talking. -"I-I didn't mean that."-

Logan quietly turned around to look at her.

-"Logan..."- She began. -"What kind of bothers me is how you know all of this."- Kate stepped closer to him. -"I have always asked myself that, ever since I met you..."- Logan looked down at her, almost as if trying to hide his surprised expression.

-"You're right...we need to talk."- She continued.

Logan looked Kate, up and down and gave her a soft smile. -"Fine..."-

Kate suddenly smiled wide. -"Who are you? Where do you come from?"- She started, throwing herself onto the edge of the bed and crossing her legs.

-"You know who I am. Where do I come from? I'm not too sure myself."-

-"What do you mean?"- Kate's voice softened.

-"I...Can't remember, where I came from or how I know the things I know..."- His husky voice vibrated into Kate's ears. Logan leaned on the window sill and slowly descended to the floor, sitting down, head resting on the wall behind him.