Portal to Reality

chapter 4

                

                              Aerostat and Bane went out of their way to help this young woman find her place ,in this majestic ,community. They helped her find what best suited her. Over the next few weeks, she became adjusted to a new life here, in Chambordia Isle 

              Over time she had  slowly found her footing, in this truly magical place. She didn't know why fate had led her to the door in the asylum ,or through the magic portal. This place was a different life, but a good one. She stayed with Aerostat for a few months until she found her way, and could get her own hut.

                                   She  had become the extra nurse of the medical hut. With her nurses' training, it seemed only logical for her to continue on helping people. She enjoyed working in the village helping these people and really feeling at home here. She had started forgetting a lot of her old life, little things. It didn't bother her as much as it used to.  Enjoying this strange place, getting used to it. Soon forgetting all about the mundane physical world that she had come from. She started to forget names ,faces, numbers that she's known by heart, streets she used to drive on.

Day by day she  began to forget most of her life in the real physical world. Her memory began fading more  until she had forgot her old life completely. She found a new sense of pride being the nurse in the village. She got to meet everyone from the village that way. She spent most of her off time in the company of Bane. He in turn was beginning to like having a woman around. He was really starting to care for her. He loved spending time with her whenever he possibly could.

He was starting to care again, he really didn't want to. When you care you put people in unnecessary danger. You tell secrets better left kept inside. Some secrets will make that person run like hell. He knew if he told her the truth she would just feel pity on him. He did not want pity from her. He cared for her too much and he knew better.

 He had a secret a horrible, twisted secret. If she knew the truth it would drive her away. Bane also knew he would only be able to keep this a secret from her for so long. Bane was not sure how long before he'd be forced to tell her, to watch her run from him and break his heart. It always happened that way they find out the truth, they left horrified in fear and never looked back.

Bane shook his head to rid himself of these thoughts. Then he thought to himself it is not as if I have to tell her tonight or even tomorrow. I will tell her when I have no other choice. That thought made his nerves a little calm. Bane started to relax over this current dilemma. He had planned to have a nice special evening with Annaleigh to celebrate just being together. 

He'd already returned after a long journey through two villages. He rode his horse Aster earlier that day to get a nice bottle of wine for the two of them. He hoped she would like that. Once he returned he gave the horse a fresh apple for his services. Once Bane went inside of his medium sized home and began straightening the place up. He thought about it and laughed a while. Bane Montgomery, cleaning for a woman. That was definitely something he wasn't used to. He didn't mind it but he was just not used to doing it. He was a guy, all around. He usually didn't clean. He usually didn't care one way or another but with her around he was starting to.

When it came to Annaleigh he would do anything, all she need do is ask. He was close to her, he adored her. He did not know if this close bond was love. It had been so long since he loved anyone that he didn't know what to think, didn't know what he was feeling. He knew he enjoyed her company. He had never known a woman quite like her. She was something special, and he couldn't wait to see her again. He didn't know what to do with himself when she was away from him. He hoped the rest of the afternoon went quickly so that he would see her. That was all he really needed.