- A U R O R A -

Reunited

I apologize in advance for the pain this chapter will cause :-) Here is a teddy bear for you 🧸

When I finally came to I found Ivan sitting in a chair next to the bed I was in.
"Do you feel alright?"
I looked at him asking myself if he really said that.
"What do you think Ivan?" I said trying to get out of bed.
He let out a stifled laugh.
"I suppose that's fair." He said walking over.
I thought carefully before choosing my next words, "Why?"
He turned to me with a pained look in his eyes.
"He is doing what needs to be done Aurora, you of all people should know how they treat us."
I froze, he was right I did.
"Yes I do, but doing to others what was done to me will fix nothing."
"No it won't, but it will make sure it never happens again. I will make sure it never happens again." He said putting his hat on before taking off.
Listening to his footsteps fade I realized I was wearing a kefta, but it wasn't mine.
Then a certain squaller without her kefta walked in. Her raven hair flowing behind her and her dark brown eyes trained on the floor.
"Zoya,"
She looked up from the floor and fixed her gaze on me.
"I didn't want you to get cold."
It was all she said, she said nothing more. I rushed forward at her. I held her like she would fade away. She hesitated before wrapping her arms around me.
"I'm sorry Aurora," she whispered.
"It's okay," I whispered back not letting go of her.
I started to feel hot tears spill down my face, Zoya pulled away.
"Don't cry my little healer," she told me wiping my tears.
"I missed you."
"I missed you too."
We finally sat down on the floor together, me still wrapped in her kefta. We sat together in silence before a voice came out. I found it was my own.
"Zoya the night you found me why were you so kind?"
It was an innocent question, but one Zoya found heartbreaking. Had nobody ever shown this girl humanity that she questioned if she deserved it.
"You are human Aurora, human."
We sat on the floor in each others embrace for awhile before we finally got back up.
"Why are you with him Zoya?"
She looked at me confused.
"He's our general and the man who's protected us Aurora." She claimed.
"Zoya you don't know who he really is, Kirigan is the-"
"Zoya."
His voice was calm and collected. He strode through the entrance gaze set on me.
"General," she said bowing.
"Go help prepare the skiff."
She nodded and gave me a kiss on the forehead before leaving.
Now it was just me and him, me and the man I once loved.
Once
Was it really once, I still loved him but was I in love with him.
"You slept well?" He asked.
"Didn't have much choice now did I."