The Pheonix Dimension

Chapter 23

Lexy got up after hearing Bethanie's footsteps leaving her side. She sights than quickly dries her tears. Just when she thought she was doing better, her legs left her once again. Making her stumble into Laurance's arms. She, of course blamed the lack of sleep and he was foolish enough to believe it. She finally got up from the log, and slowly started walking towards the camp, where she met with Aphmau. 

"Hey." she told her. She wanted to tell her something, Lex knew that, but she didn't know how to. "Look, I'm gonna set this straight. I don't know what's going on between you and Aaron or Laurance, but I wanted to tell you that I don't really appreciate you. You hurt my friends, and I can't forgive you." she told her in one breath. Lex wasn't surprised. 

"I never asked you to forgive me. I can perfectly understand. I wouldn't really like myself if I were you either. I hurt your lover." She wanted to continue but she was suddenly shut up by a cold liquid, slowly descending from her eyes. She quickly ran her hand over it, only to leave a black trace on both her hand and cheek, but the black tears didn't stop for one second. 

"No... Please, not now." she said to no one in particular. 

"What's going on." Aphmau asked, but Lex was already running towards the forest, at her fullest speed, who was, unfortunately for her, slower than Aphmau's. She quickly cached up with her, and turned her around. Her face was now covered in the black liquid. And her eyes were black. Only her pupils were now a different color. White. She wanted to ask her what was going on, but something inside of her already knew the answer. She slowly reached for the girl's face, who, for whatever reason, didn't turn her head. When the tips of her fingers touched the tears, everything became white, and a hand full of memories flew through their brains, too fast for any of them to catch them and see what they were about, but slow enough to see the last image that was shown. It was on a winter night and the memory was focused on a small cabin in a white forest. The only stain of color was the body of a black-haired man that was advancing through the snow. Upside his head was written his name, that the girls were able to see quickly. Zane. The only thought that could go through Aphmau's mind was that he was going to destroy the lives of the family that was living inside. The three of them soon enough reached the cabin, where he entered as if it was it's own.

"I'm home!" he told a girl that was cooking in the kitchen that quickly replied with a sweet hello, without turning around. He undressed his jacket and took off his winter boots, remaining in a beautiful red pullover. They could feel that the atmosphere in this house wasn't one of hatred. They could feel in his voice that he loved the girl in the kitchen, and that the girl loved him back. When was this? How could anyone fall in love with this monster? He killed so many people and made so many more suffer. So why? Zane started walking towards the girl in the kitchen, but a sudden cry interrupted him. 

"I guess our little princess is a little lonely. A hug coming right up sweetie!" he said, making his wife, as Aphmau and Lexy guessed from the beautiful golden rings surrounding their ring finger, giggle. He walked up the stairs, where a little black-haired girl was lying, her hair as dark as the night, her eyes full of tears. 

"Shh, don't cry, dada is here." he told the little girl, who immediately stopped crying. She slowly opened her eyes, that were a beautiful dark red. As soon as she opened her eyes, her name appeared next to her. It made both Lex and Aphmau yell in surprise.

"Dada!" the little girl yelled, reaching for her father with her tiny hands stretched towards her blue eyed dad. 

"Hello little one!" He tells her, kissing her on the front head, making the little one giggle. "I hope you've been a great girl today Lex!" he pats her head as she nods. "Let's see what mom is doing!"