Essence

Chapter Fourteen

         Selene watches Klaus and Raven argue from the sidelines. She knows somethings wrong, she feels like there is something she's forgetting, but what that is still a mystery. There a hole in her memory and she is very aware of it. There's a gap between last night and this afternoon. Selene is brought out of her thoughts by a large growl. Her head whips towards the sound. There dangling by their feet, or in Klaus's case paws, hangs Raven and Klaus. The object holding them up is leafy vines. Mother Earth claps her hands to get their attention.

"Now, now children. Let's not argue." She says almost menacingly.

"Yes ma'am." They both say obediently. Selene starts giggling and she just can't stop.

Oh this is great. The oh so magnificent Raven is hanging upside down by his ankles. This is great, I love it.

Mother Earth drops the pair to the ground and walks over to Selene and sits down, smirking gleefully.

"Okay so what's the plan from here on out?" Mother asks the group.

"I think we should head towards the Kingdom of the Night. I mean Selene's Dad went into hiding there right?" Frosts gives her input.

"Wait, my biological father is alive and he let you take me to another world!" Selene says in anger.

"He didn't let us do anything, you were kidnapped and we had to be taken because we are connected to your soul." Shadow explains calmly.

"My adopted family kidnapped me!" Selene screeches in horror.

"Yes, they kidnapped you." Frost says calmly in order not to scare her even more.

"Oh my god, I was living with my kidnappers." Selene says slowly becoming numb. Her world starts to close in on her and then everything goes black.

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Raven lunges to catch his unconscious mate. The unconscious mate that doesn't even remember that they're mates. His life sucks, royally.
Could it honestly get any worse than this? Wait... I probably shouldn't have asked that. I'm screwed aren't I?
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   As Raven slowly falls deeper into the pit of insanity, Frost, Shadow, Klaus, and Nixie get ready to depart.
    "Do you think he's going to be okay? Klaus asks in concern for his partner.
     "I honestly don't know. I mean he found his mate and now she doesn't even remember their bond and on top of that he can't tell her because it might cause her mental state to deteriorate even more thanks it already has." Shadow answers truthfully.
    "I think we need to have a little faith. I mean nothing's set in stone. We'll just have to watch what we say so we dot accidentally let something slip." Frost says optimistically.
    "I agree with the wolf we don't know what's in store for our little family quite yet." Nixie comments wisely.
"We need to move out soon, the sooner we get there, the sooner we find Selene's father an get answers." Klaus seriously.
"Wow! Did klaus actually just say something serious?" Shadow teases.
"Shut up! I can be serious when I want to be, way more serious than Raven could be." Klaus pouts. All the familiars look over towards Raven and see him swinging Selene into his arms.
"Alright let's go I want to get there as soon as possible." Raven says as he starts walking towards Nixie.
"Can you carry her?" Raven asks the alicorn.
"Yes I can carry both of you and we can make it to the Night Kingdom in a couple of hours." Nixie replies as Rave pits Selene on her back.
"Okay let's do that, like you guys said the faster we find him, the sooner we get answers." Raven replies as he gets in Nixie's back.
"So you children seem to have a plan. My sister and I shall protect you on your journey from here be safe and Raven, keep your head up. She will remember eventually, be patient." Mother Earth says as the group gets ready to take off. They all nod in reply and then Nixie takes flight. The familiars become a blur as they move at unnatural speeds.
"Oh if only they knew what is about to transpire." Lady Night says as she joins her sister.