The Torment • Alternate Reality Book One

Chapter 25- The Repair

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.

A month later

Sabrina's POV

My body slightly shakes with the effort as I walk to the bathroom. Even that has become a chore. My whole body feels weightless and brittle, like a slight wind would send me falling on my face, and I'd end up breaking all of my bones when I hit the ground.

I haven't had the energy for anything. Hannah's worry for me has increased every day that has passed, since I don't even have the energy to eat. I haven't eaten anything since I lost both Amaro and Saber in a day. Being away from both of them feels like torture, and I'm numb to everything.

For days I tried to break Amaro's shield around my room that wouldn't allow Saber to enter, but with fruitless efforts. Like Amaro can't break down my wall, I can't break down his. When I get back to my bed after using the bathroom, I collapse onto it, immediately closing my eyes. I let out a shaky breath, my depression getting to me again. I ran out of tears a couple weeks ago. I haven't been drinking either.

"Sabrina, please at least have something to drink. You look like a skeleton. I can't stand to see you like this!" Hannah enters my room and begs, and I open my eyes to see tears falling freely from her eyes. I whisper a defiant

"No." My voice crackles, and my dry throat hurts just by uttering that one syllable.

"Well, if I can't convince you, maybe she can." Hannah states, moving aside to reveal Angel. Angel gasps and puts her hand to her mouth, holding a sob. Her swirling rainbow eyes soon get overwhelmed by a wave of navy blue that twists in her irises with the strength of her sadness.

"Sabrina, I will fix this. Mark my words." Angel vows, and storms out of my room. I try to smile, but I barely feel my face move. Angel will find a way to get Saber to me, I know it. With that comforting thought, my eyes droop closed again, and I fall asleep.

Angel's POV

I can't believe Amaro has down this to her! I doubt that he and Saber are in a much better condition than her, they've all been without each other for a month. I'm not sure on people who are soul-bound, but I know it's not good for connection mates. They slowly become weak, and not just in their bodies. Their mind slips and they slowly go insane.

Then again, Saber and Amaro are probably in a better condition than Sabrina, since they are only mourning the loss of her, whereas she is mourning the loss of both of the idiots. I storm into Saber's room and he doesn't look that much better than Sabrina. He is less skeletal, but still pale with bags under his eyes, and looking frail.

"Saber, I'm sorry." I apologize, standing in front of him.

"For what?" He asks, really confused.

"This." I state, making him fall asleep. Sighing, I pick him up and lie him on his bed in a comfortable position, which was easier than I would have expected. He must have lost a lot of weight because of this month-long separation from his connection mate, Sabrina. She seems like she's the same.

Relaxing myself, I slip into the dream realm and intertwine Saber and Sabrina's dreams together. At least they can see each other in their dreams, even if they can't in the real world.

Sabrina's POV

When I open my eyes, I don't see my room's dark ceiling. Instead I see the rolling grey fog of the dream realm, and my heart suddenly races with excitement and anticipation. This must have been Angel, what if she puts me and Saber in the same dream? To test my theory, I call out for him

"Saber? Are you here?"

"Sabbie!" He exclaims from behind me. I turn around and suddenly get enveloped in his warm embrace, immediately relaxing into his arms.

"I missed you so much!" I cry out, tears threatening to fall. Saber smiles softly and starts stroking my back to comfort me and calm me down, replying

"I missed you too, so much. I couldn't handle not seeing you."

"I don't ever want to leave you, I want to be able to talk to you at all times of the day." I admit, never wanting a repeat of this not-seeing-each-other-for-a-month-thing to happen again.

"I feel the same way." Saber agrees, and we both lapse into silence, enjoying being in each other's embraces. The silence is shattered when Saber tells me "Sabbie, there is a way that we can talk to each other whenever we want."

"Really? How, could you do it now?" I question, leaning out of his arms slightly to look up at him.

"If you open up our connection again, we could talk through our connection." He answers my question hesitantly, looking really nervous like he thinks I'll deny him. I don't really understand it, but ever since he came back, I've been changing. I'm not the girl I was becoming before him, I don't really know who I am. But, I listen to my intuition, and my intuition is screaming at me to be with Saber.

He's the only steady thing in my life right now. It feels like everything else is shifting and spinning around me. I need something solid, something forever so I don't fall apart. I need Saber.

With that final thought, I open up my connection and let Saber back into my mind. The sensation I get makes me gasp and all to my knees, as everything in my brain gets switched around. I scream and see darkness, passing out. How is that even possible in the dream realm?!

Saber's POV

"Sabbie!" I shout, catching her before she hits the ground of the dream realm. Did she just pass out? I sit there holding her for about a minute and she blinks open her eyes.

"Saber?" She croaks, tears coming to her eyes. Her hand comes up to touch my face, and she grins widely. "You're alive! I thought Ivy killed you!" She starts to weep, and hugs me tightly.

"Sabbie?" I cautiously ask.

"Sabbie? Who's Sabbie?" She replies, getting jealous and angry. This is not Sabrina, this is Nia. It has to be.

What?!

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Author's Note:
Hi kittens! YAY, NIA IS BACK! Well technically she was never gone, just became evil and stuff, but yeah. I am nearly 15, so happy! I just love my birthday, it's an excuse to hang out with all of my best friends and eat whatever I want! I am just making this story crazy, aren't I? This is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stuff.

Question:
What do you think is going to happen next?

I think stuff is going to happen. Crazy stuff.

~Cat Queen