The Torment • Alternate Reality Book One

Chapter 19- The Glee

Author's Note: I hope you like my story! Feel free to voice your opinion, ask any questions and point out any mistakes I make.

Sabrina's POV

I take a shaky breath, raising my fist to knock on her door, then lowering it again in hesitation. Finally, I get the courage to go through with it, and sharply bang my fist against the wooden door. A few moments later, it swings open to reveal Ivy's surprised face. I can't help but blurt out

"I know we haven't been exactly close lately but with the recent events that relate to our parents, I just have such conflicting emotions and need to talk to my sister about them. So, can we talk?" Ivy smiles at me and ushers me into her room.

"I'm glad you decided to come." Ivy states, bringing me into a hug. "Of course we can talk, what do you want to say?"

"Well, one part of me feels great about what happened, like it was revenge for what they did to us and they deserved it, that part also found it... fun. But, the other part of me is screaming at me, criticizing me and saying that I was wrong to do such a thing to our parents, that they had a reason to give us up. It's like the two sides of me are warring in my mind, when it gets really extreme like this, I get huge headaches and I just don't know what to do, what voice to listen to." I sigh and explain

"Which voice spoke first?" Ivy simply asks, not wavering in her comforting behavior.

"The first one." I shamefully mutter, not understanding my emotions.

"Then that is the true you. Don't let anyone change that, not even yourself." Ivy declares, smiling brightly at me. I return the grin and pull her into a huge hug

"Thank you for the advice, it really has helped me a lot. I hope we can become close again."

"Same here, I'm sorry I got angry at you for Amaro. I didn't understand the situation then, but I do now." Ivy replies sincerely, hugging me back with earnest. I am glad to have my sister back.

Ivy's POV

"Amaro, this is working perfectly! Sabrina just came to me this morning and we talked about what happened with our parents. She told me about how in her mind she feels conflicted, like there's two different parts warring inside of her. I told her to follow the voice that speaks first, and now we're becoming closer! And..." I ramble, very excited, but immediately annoyed when Amaro cuts me off.

"And Saber will try to convince her of the opposite, meaning that she will get angry at him and not want to spend time with him, and instead run to you or me. This is indeed working perfectly!" Amaro shares in my happy behavior. "We can destroy the pathetic Saber and get rid of him once and for all, effectively also getting rid of their connection and any competition for me."

"Yeah, whatever. Can I Kill him again?" I ask, getting excited at the thought.

"No. It's my turn to kill him." Amaro snarls, his black eyes going impossibly darker.

"Fine." I whine, reluctantly agreeing, knowing that I'll get myself in trouble if I try to argue.

"Where is Sabrina now?" Amaro asks. I shrug

"Not sure, maybe with Saber." He growls at the thought, and I put my hand on his chest, saying

"This is necessary, let it happen." He growls again and storms a small distance away from me

"Fine."

Saber's POV

Sabrina meets me in our usual spot in the garden, practically skipping over to where I am sitting.

"Hi Saber!" She greets cheerily and plops herself next to me, a smile on her face.

"Hey Sabbie, what's up?" I ask, my curiosity growing each moment that passes and I don't know. She explains briefly

"I made up with Ivy, got rid of my horrible parents, and sorted out an issue that has been plaguing me for so long."

"What? What do you mean, got rid of your parents?" I exclaim, staring at her with wide eyes.

"I mean, with the help of Ivy, we killed them. My rage led me, and now they are gone, out of this world, never to poison it with their cruel ways and idiocy again." Sabbie tells me slowly, like she is speaking to a child. I still can't help but gape at her in utter shock

"How could you have done that to your parents? They loved and cared for you, only wanting what's best for you. That's why they sent you away, to protect you. Don't you remember that day that we learned about your dream?" I can't help but say to her, my voice raised a bit. She glares at me and stands angrily, snarling

"No, I don't remember! I don't remember anything from before I saw you die right in front of me. I just remember how you made me feel, how it felt like my heart purely beat for you and I couldn't breathe when Ivy slit your throat. Also, how would you know? You aren't them, only they would ever know the true reason that they gave me and Ivy up, and I don't care to hear it. They are horrible people and got what was coming to them!" She screams, and suddenly disappears. I let out a heart wrenching roar, my anger and despair echoing in the deep notes.

"Saber! What's wrong? I heard your roar." Angel asks a couple minutes later, appearing next to me with Inferno in tow. That used to be us, me and Nia, before her Aunt Cora came into the picture.

"Nia. She's changed so much, maybe too much." I murmur, my guilt and sorrow weighing me down.

"Well I know she changed, she's not exactly Nia anymore. She's Sabrina. But why would you of all people ever say that she has changed too much? We will bring her back to her old self." Angel strongly declares, enthusiasm coating her voice, but worry lying underneath it. I weakly reply from my position on the floor

"I don't think we can. She killed her parents, the way that she killed our friends and her uncle. She won't listen to me. The Darkness has truly corrupted her. The light can't shine through." Angel and Inferno are stunned speechless, for once Angel doesn't have a reply to something that somebody said. In the growing silence between us, I can't help but run the last sentence that I said through my head over and over and over again.

The light can't shine through.

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Author's Note:
Hi kittens! Honestly, this part made me so sad. I bet you guys would be super angry if I had this part at the end of the week, then you'd have to wait two weeks to see if Saber really believes his super negative thought, or if it was influenced by the depression he is stuck in by the loss of his connection mate. Who knows? Well, I do, but I'm the author. I'm supposed to know these things.

Question:
Who's excited for going back to school soon/already?

Personally, I kind of am, since over summer I was rarely able to see my friends, since they were on holiday or busy and stuff like that. But, I'm also nervous and dreading it. I'm going into another really important year of school, and it can be stressful, intimidating and slightly overwhelming. It's not fun. I wish you all the best of luck if you're going back to school!

~Cat Queen