Shadow Slave- Back in time.

Ch 6

He put his feeling back inside himself and his face became emotionless.

He opened the door.

Deep inside Neph's eyes a frantic emotion, one Sunny could not quite recognize, burning intensely.

A single sentence, her voice as light as a feather, almost inaudible.

"Are you... my Sunny?"

His tone cracked.

"Y-Yes"

Irrational thought were weighting down Sunny. Would she be mad for abandoning her and making everyone forget him? He had told her he had many secrets, but nobody would have ever thought it would be something like that, so—

Nephis entered the room in a hurry and closed the door behind her.

A second later, she launched herself on Sunny, who by some miracle did not fall.

Her lips were on his. Sunny remained motionless for a second, his brain uncapable of doing its most basic functions.

Nephis distanced herself, her face scarlet.

"S-Sorry I-I..."

Sunny had never seen her that embarrassed. The river on fire after he'd revealed his secret identity was another runner up for the title, though.

He hugged her and kissed her back. Her hands moved to his head, pulling his hair.

When he'd first kissed her, he had felt complete. But it could not compare to what he was experiencing now.

Because she remembered him.

Sunny's grip on her tightened. He could feel her burning skin through the light clothes burning under his hands. One of his hand moved up and down her back, the other was pulling her head closer.

The kiss deepened. It enclosed all of their emotions, they were devouring each other.

They moved apart only when they ran out of breath, panting.

"Do you remember everything?"

She nodded.

"What— Would you tell me what happened to you?"

"Yes."

He took a deep breath, sat on the bed and motioned for her to sit next to him.

Nephis had been observing Sunny throughout the day, and her hopes were continuing to rise. He was doing things differently: he had approached Cas and taken the introductory combat class. She couldn't wait anymore, so she found out were his room was and went to talk to him. When she'd received confirmation, she couldn't help but give in to her desire.

Now she was waiting for him to gather his thought and tell her what he'd gone through.

"During our Third Nightmare, I noticed there was something strange with Cassie. I'd feared she was planning to betray me again, so I observed her. Instead, she was trying to find a way to free me from the chain she'd placed on me. While you were away, she told me that if I went to the Estuary, I would be free. She gave me the Guiding Light, and whispered a True Name that would lead me there.

I don't know the exact nature of the estuary, but it looked like a giant stone heart, surrounded by darkness, not the true type. I saw hundreds upon hundreds of Chain Breakers, some slightly different... there were also what remained of countless Ananke's ketches. The Sin of Solace told me that there had been thousands of versions of me, all striving to be free, falling into a vicious cycle of betraying you in the name of freedom and failing.