My Escape (Magi Fanfiction)

Chapter twenty eight- Sickness

Chapter twenty eight- Sickness

Ashlyn sneezed. Then she coughed. She continued to cough for several minutes before she was able to breath again. "God this sucks." She complained, her voice hoarse. She got out of bed and gasped as everything spun. I hate being sick... Ashlyn pouted and made her way to the training area she knew Hakuryuu would be in.

"Ryuuuuuu," She called lazily, walking in like a zombie.

"Good morning, Ashlyn-dono." Hakuryuu greeted. He stopped what he was doing and looked at her, "Are you alright? You look pale."

"Ehh." Ashlyn groaned and sat down randomly. She crossed her legs and waved Hakuryuu to continue. "Keep doing whatever. I'm just gonna watch today."

"If you're sick you should be resting." Hakuryuu spoke as he continued his training. "Or it'll get worse."

"It might just be allergies... I dunno..." Ashlyn shrugged.

"What would you be allergic to?"

"Pollen?" Ashlyn rubbed her nose. "Yanno, the yellow plant stuff. Probably doesn't help that Zagan's powers are all plant-y." She noted that her way of speaking was even more informal than usual.

"Hm. It could be that." Hakuryuu stopped training again. "When was the last time you ate?"

"Uh..." Ashlyn thought back, "no idea..."

Hakuryuu frowned in disapproval , "You should be taking better care of yourself."

"Yeah, yeah. I know."

"That's why you're sick."

"Nah, it's just allergies."

"It seems a bit worse than just an allergy." Hakuryuu walked over to her and placed a hand on her forehead. "Yeah. You're burning up."

Ashlyn sighed, "I hate being sick."

"Then go get better."

"Fine. Help me up," Ashlyn raised her arms to him.

Hakuryuu sighed and pulled her up, "Go back to bed. We don't have time for you to be sick."

"Mmm. Got it." Ashlyn nodded. "I Love you~" In her sick state she couldn't care less about being awkward.

The prince smiled a bit, "I Love you too."

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Hakuryuu stopped slashing the air to catch his breath. I wonder how Ashlyn-dono's doing... He looked outside to see the sun was beginning to set. She hasn't bothered me again all day...weird... He was used to her reminding him to take care of himself and take a break every once in a while. But today he had to do the same to her. Maybe I'll go check on her...

"Ashlyn-dono?" Hakuryuu entered his room. The brunette was sound asleep in his bed. He put his spear down and walked over to her. He nudged her a bit, "Ashlyn-dono?" He frowned and nudged her more, "Ashlyn-dono. Don't mess around." She still wasn't responsive. Hakuryuu lifted one of her arms that was across her chest and let it go again. It fell limp. He placed two fingers on her neck. Her heartbeat was slow, but still present. "Is she just asleep?" Hakuryuu wondered. He remembered the same thing happened when he first talked to her in Sindria. She was asleep for a few days back then... He also remembered that she had remembered about herself when it happened. Maybe she's remembering something else? He couldn't lie, he was worried.

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Ashlyn stared in awe at the memory playing out before. It was like she was watching a movie in black and white. All she could do was stare as it played out, processing the information. It lasted much longer than any other black and white memory she'd had, and it was a lot more important. Alma Torran... She thought as everything faded to black. A whole other world...Where all the djinn were human... How was this something I forgot? Solomon, Sheba...Ugo. She smiled a bit. And Zarad! He was there too! He was a bit different though... He was a bit blurry whenever he showed up... She looked down at her metal vessels. He was Setta's brother... Purple hair and yellow eyes...darker skin... It makes sense why he reacted to Ithnan in Sindria now... They were really close in Alma Torran... She was amazed at everything she'd remembered. She then became angry, Arba...

Suddenly, everything around her changed again, giving her no time to think more. Another memory?!

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*Trigger Warning- Self-Harm*

"Ashyln! Get your ass down here, right now!" A voice called up to Ashlyn from the first floor.

"One second!" She called back. She was too preoccupied to run down to her mother right this second. Ashlyn watched quietly as blood trickled down her arm and onto the tile bathroom floor. She was sitting on the edge of the bathtub, razor in-hand. She sighed at the sight. There was blood everywhere now.

"Ashlyn Marie! Now!" Her mother called again, this time using her middle name for emphasis.

Ashlyn stood and walked over to the sink. She ran her arm under the faucet until all the blood was gone. It stung, but she used papertowels to dry her arm anyway. She then cleaned the blood off the floor and pulled her sleeves over her arm. "I'm sorry, what do you need?" She asked as she stood at the end of the staircase.

"What the hell is this?" Her mom slurred, gesturing to the living room. It was a mess, beer bottles and solo cups scattered everywhere. There were empty pizza boxes and even stray pieces of pizza around as well.

"You had a party last night, Mom."

"Why didn't you clean it up, huh?!" Her mom stomped over to her. "What a useless piece of shit you are." She grabbed Ashlyn by her arm. She squeezed it painfully and Ashlyn gasped. The teen tried to pull away as the arm she'd just mutilated began bleeding again. Her mother noticed and rolled up her sleeve. "What's this, huh?"

"N-Nothing!" Ashlyn tried, pulling her arm away.

Her mother rolled her eyes, "God, if you're going to kill yourself, do it right. Up and down, you fucking retard. Not straight across!"

Ashlyn cringed and looked away, "I'm sorry..."

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Author's Note-

ehhhh that last part was kinda sad...ah...oops