Reverse (Book 1 of The Hybrid Chronicles)(Completed and *Unedited*)

Chapter 18 - Nightmares

Kalen woke up shivering as faint lights came though the window. She put a hand on her forehead feeling the glaze of sweat matted on her skin. She gazed at the blankets kicked to the end of the bed. Sighing, she stood up from bed. A knock on the door startled her as she she sat down once again looking up at the door closely.

"Kale? Are you up?" A gently voice from Jace as he walked to her bedside and sat besides her.

She smield at him as he entered looking handsome as ever. His green eyes seem to light up and his hair was slightly tousled. 

"Yea." She responded quietly. All she could do is think about that dream. That vivid reminder that this wasnt over yet, or not at all. She moved her fiery red hair to the side as she yawned for a short time before Jace spoke up. 

"How'd you sleep? I know we got in pretty late. It turns out Cera and Kayden were asleep when we came in. " He told her with a michevous grin. 

She smiled weakly. "I slept ok. I think the cookies messed with my head." She lied. She had the worst night sleep in a long time. Forcing herself to chuckle, Jace only frowned. 

"Oh..." He stood up seeming kinda hurt. "Everyones down stairs.  " He left the room with complete silence as he dissappeared. Kalen her his footsteps walk down the stairs carefully but she didnt know what to do. It seems like everyone around has a knack of getting hurt. 

She stood up and got dressed, taking off the clothes from the night before which she slept in. After conig out from a shower, she had changed to a leather jacket over a black Tee shirt and black skinny jeans with her favorite: Combat boots. She made her way downstairs but stopped halfway on the stairs. 

"I need to talk to Annabeth." She whispered into the air.

With a sigh, Kalen made her way to the kitchen where eCera and Kayden were eating and Jace was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Cera watched Kalen closely wondering where she had been all night but she gazed at Jace and that seem to answer her question. 

Jace had been mad. Last night, they a had pleasent night fulll of love and laughs and Kalen said she didnt sleep well, he thoght loooking carefully at Kalen as if she might bite him any moment. He ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head. He'd been a lot with her but he didnt know if was him? He appraoched Kalen and took her hand. Leaning into her, he whispered: "We need to talk." 

She gazed up at him, seeing a sparkle in his eyes and then she slowly nodded. Jace took her hand and they walked to the front door. The air was cool and crisp as was the leaves gradually fall.Shivering. she hugged her arms closer to her body trying to keep in the warm left from the change of season.

"Sleep well last night?" He asked gently.

Kalen kept her gaze to the ground, not wanting to her haunting dream. The forsight of her herself? What could possibly make it more worst? The future sounded bleak and filled with pain unlike her human future which was filled with the deaths of the supernaturals but as where she was now, that could never happen.

"Kale?" He said discreetly.

She looked up at Jace, impatiently waiting for an naswer of her scarce sleep from the night before.  "Yes, Jace?" She asked quietly but her tone was filled with bits of angered. 

"Did you sleep well?" He asked again this time more forceful for an answer and not a quiet statement. 

Kalen nodded with a sigh. "Yes, Jace. I did.." A pause. "I-Ive just had a rough night."   She said shakily, her voice breaking at night. She hardly had gotten sleep. 

Jace seemed content with that answer, as he flaxed his shoulder rolling in mini circles. "Oh. What is the date?" He asked embarssed. 

Kalen shook her head quickly, giving him a truthful stare. "No, no..Of course not. I loved last night. it was magaically."