The Devil and I: The Battle Within.

The Move.

The walk seemed to take forever even though it wasn't a long distance, all I could think about was getting my Harry back. Elizabeth knew what she was doing. She knew how much trust both myself and Morgan had put into her. I tried to keep my thoughts inside as if I was whispering in my own mind but I knew Elizabeth could hear me as I could hear her, I'm sorry he did this Elizabeth. I heard her sigh and slow before reaching the mouth of the cave, he did this because he loves me and wants to hurt Morgan. David isn't a bad person deep down. If I could I would have cried for her. It had upset and sickened her what David had done but she would always love him no matter what, I knew her in that aspect at least because I was in the same boat. The past of the brothers didn't matter, what mattered was what kind of person they was to us. They meant something other than what they was, they was loved and in a way it changed the pair of them.  The cave didn't seem to be very tall which would cause problems for Morgan but I knew he would travel to the ends of the world for our little boy. He would do it the same way he did while he was waiting for his brother. Don't worry Emily we will get your little boy back. Elizabeth's voice sounded so soft and comforting that I trusted her, I had to she was in the drivers seat. I wondered that if this was the way Elizabeth had existed. I couldn't believe that she was so comforting and loving after a life of this I would have been bitter. In that way it comforted me to know that Elizabeth and myself were different in that aspect. The descent into the cave seemed to take forever and was travelled in silence. The walls looked wet but I couldn't feel it, the floor seemed uneven but I couldn't tell. I was very uncomfortable not being able to feel my own body move or feel the surroundings. Please Elizabeth get my boy. From out of nowhere we heard a child's scream Morgan's face turned white and he went to run forward but Elizabeth stuck my arm out to stop him,
"He knows I am here it's not real."
My heart pounded harder I wanted Harry back right now. We then heard David's voice,
"My Elizabeth cometh."
My vision tilted as Elizabeth raised my head, I heard her swallow deeply and look at Morgan before she responded. When she did respond it was only short and simple but had years of longing behind it.
"Yes David I'm here."
We came to a clearing where we could see a great fire and my baby sitting next to it staring wide eyed back at his mother's body and his daddy. From what I could see there was holes in the surface leading to vast spaces that I hoped Harry would stay away from, as soon as David saw me he abandoned my son and bounded over to us. Morgan looked momentarily between Harry and David looking as if he would kill David if his son wasn't sitting right there. David grabbed my body and kissed me thankfully I couldn't feel it, I was with Morgan I would kill him if I could.
"You came back Elizabeth, I knew you would."
And he kissed me again, he seemed tearful I could almost pity him but he stole my son he made my life hell I just couldn't. I was repulsed by this creature, by my lovers brother. I wanted nothing more to run to my boy and hold him close but I'm not in control and I've trusted Elizabeth, but Morgan ran to him and held him so tightly it broke my heart that I couldn't do the same.
"David, you have to leave Emily and Morgan alone."
He stepped back looking offended,
"But I did it for you! I even removed that impurity from her for you!"
I knew then that he meant mine and Morgan's child that I had lost. It took all I had not to scream in my own mind, however I was strangely happy that it wasn't my own body that had rejected the pregnancy. Elizabeth grasped his hands,
"I know my love, I know but it must stop. We had our time and with every fibre of my being I wish we had a longer time together but we didn't, I will love you forever but I'm gone."
He bawled his fists up and rubbed his eyes with them, I could see tears falling as he screamed,
"You are not gone! You're here I can see you! I can feel you!"
He grabbed my arms and shook me but my eyes were back on my family, my tiny perfect family that has been through so much but we love each other more everyday.
"Elizabeth!"
"David, one day we might be together but now is not the time my love."
He shook his head violently,
"No. No. No! We are together now! We belong together!"
"David, listen!"
"No! I will kill them all! We will be together forever!"
He grabbed my arm and pulled me towards the fire, I couldn't feel the heat from the flames, Morgan sharply but gently pulled Harry away from us and put his body between David and Harry. David was furious with Elizabeth, do something Elizabeth please!
"David stop right now and look at me!"
As if she had said the magic words he calmed down and looked deep into my eyes,
"There's a way we could be together forever."
"Anything Elizabeth anything."
I felt my head survey the scene before me,
"Let them go first."
He looked around at what both me and Elizabeth saw and he paused,
"I'll let them closer to the exit but they're not leaving."
Morgan shouted,
"I want Emily back too."
"When I'm done with her you can fucking have her!"
"David!"
She turned to Morgan and I saw my boy fighting his dad's grasp to try and get  to me.
"Morgan take your boy and wait for her up there, I promise you'll get her back.
She turned back to David and I saw his black eyes fading wider and then going back to normal size
"I promise she will be unharmed, won't she David."
It wasn't a question, it was a statement and it sounded heavy with truth and promise. I watched my family leave, I watched my beautiful little boy kept looking back at my body probably knowing that I wasn't in control of my being. It dawned on me that I don't know if I will ever join them again Elizabeth had promised my safe return but David wasn't known to me as stable. I know as long as they had each other they would be okay but how I would have loved to have left with them but knew there is a possibility I will never leave this cave. Emily, you know how this will end? Elizabeth's voice ran into my head, it was calm and soothing. It's okay Elizabeth. In that moment I knew I wouldn't see them again and thinking about how they would be together and that they would be safe made the result feel easier.
"Now Elizabeth we can be together forever right?"
"It will be a difficult process David."
"I know you can do it."
I'm going to separate from you Emily, I'm sorry it's time for us all to move on. I'm sorry if anything happens to you but your boy will be okay. I believed her and I knew it was time for her to go to a place better than inside me but David wouldn't take it well. My feet left the ground and I knew at that moment I was ready.