Emergence

Chapter 11

" Freya." Edmund whispers. I roll over and smile at him brightly.

" Yes?" I question moving hair out of my eyes. He looks over his shoulder and exhales, running his fingers through his hair.

" Are you, happy with me?" He questions. I sit myself up, grabbing his hand.

" Of course I am, why would you ask that?" I whisper. He smiles at me and shakes his head.

" I-I was just thinking that maybe you got kind of attached to Vince, and that's why you were crying? I-It's weird I know but, maybe you'll understand better later." Edmund says. I smile at him and shake my head.

" No, I just feel bad for hurting him. He looked so crushed, I-I'm confused as of why his emotions felt more of like a failure than like he actually lost someone he liked. It still felt like it hurt." I whisper.

" I think you have a real gift, Aiden told me you healed him and I think you can feel the pain of others too." Edmund explains. I stare at him and exhale, pulling on my sweats.

" I love healing people, but feeling the emotions of people around me kind of sucks." I whisper. Edmund stares out of his bedroom, rolling his eyes.

" Maybe if you touch Vince it would make him get over you." He says sourly. I smile and shrug.

" It's worth a try I suppose." I whisper. Edmund smiles, grabbing my hand.

" You're going to be okay, true I can't see into the future but I know we'll be okay." Edmund says starting to laugh.

I smile at him as I exhale. " I haven't even picked my outfit out for tomorrow." I moan placing my arm over my forehead. Edmund shrugs and starts to laugh.

" You have so many clothes I'm sure you'll find something." Edmund explains. He stops and looks back at me. " You should try casual clothes though." He adds. I exhale.

" I don't think I have any. Vince bought me so many really fancy outfits, which he explained was because he planned to take me to balls with him. I have hundreds of dresses, shoes, skirts, blouses and thigh highs but I don't think I have pants. " I explain. Edmund scrunches up his face and looks upward.

" It's as if he planned on making you his doll, that's so creepy. Dressing you, doing your hair, doing your makeup." Edmund explains. I shrug.

" That would make sense though." I whisper. He shakes his head and exhales.

" I will not do that to you, you can do whatever you want, dress how you please etcetera, I just ask you don't cheat on me." Edmund says. I look back at him, and push myself up.

" What's cheating?" I question. He frowns, looking back out the window.

" Cheating is doing something romantic with someone who is not your partner. It's highly disrespectful." He explains. I cover my mouth and shake my head.

" When I kissed you, was that-" he shakes his head as I stare at him. " Oh no, I-I can't believe I did that." I whisper. Edmund grabs my hand and exhales.

" You and Vince were not in a relationship the first time, the second time was an accident because you had forgotten that you were in a relationship. You apologized for it as soon as it happened." He assures me.

" I never told Vince that it happened though, I-I probably should have but both of you said he really likes to have his way and I thought he would be mad. " I whisper. Edmund smiles and shakes his head.

" Baby, go to sleep." He whispers. I smile brightly grabbing my pillow tightly.

" What did you call me?" I whisper. He begins to run his fingers through my hair and smiles.

" Baby, babe, princess, sweety. " He says adding more. I smile at him, grabbing his hand tightly.

" I really like you, you're aware of that right?" I questions. He bites his lip, trying to stop himself from smiling.

" I've heard everything you've ever said. I sometimes wonder if you feel the same way I do." Edmund whispers. I stare at him in confusion.

" What do you mean?" I question. Edmund looks over at me, grabbing his arm tightly.

" I love you." He says. I stare at him, covering my mouth.

" Y-You love me?" I whisper. He starts to laugh as I feel my face turn red. T-That wasn't a lie, was it?

" No!!" He shouts. I stare at him, grabbing my chest as he starts to turn red, shaking his head.

" No! I-I mean that it's not a lie. " Edmund smacks the palm on his hand on his face as he shakes his head. " God, I do love you. I was saying no to you asking if it was a lie, I'm sorry t-that just broke my heart." Edmund says.

" Oh thank heavens." I exhale. Edmund shakes his head and starts to rub his temples with his thumbs.

" I am so sorry, oh my gosh. I could just feel your heart breaking and that just made it worse, oh my gosh." Edmund says grabbing his stomach.

" I feel like I'm going to puke, I-I just made myself sick." Edmund whispers. I smile at him and

yawn.

" I love you too." I whisper. Edmund moves my bangs out of my face and smiles.

" I am so thankful for this, I never thought this was going to happen." Edmund says. " I'm so thankful for you, this is a miracle." Edmund says.

" I didn't think this would happen either, I actually never thought I would be able to date you. I, I wasn't sure exactly what would happen between Vince and I." I explain. Edmund shakes his head, looking up at the ceiling.

" I don't even know, I'm just glad you're not with him anymore. I have this bad feeling he was going to hurt you." Edmund says. I shake my head, fighting to keep my eyes open.

" We didn't hang out much, t-that's actually really sad. I mean we weren't together long but we never really hung out. We went on one date, and that was when I went on one with all of you." I explain.

" What about that ball he wanted to take you too?" Edmund questions sitting up. I shake my head and exhale.

" I fell through a portal remember?" I explain. Edmund stares at me and exhales.

" Y-You're right, that scared the shit out of me. I was scared you'd never come back, I didn't know where you where!" Edmund shouts. I smile at him and exhale.

" Goodnight Edmund." I whisper. He smiles as I start to fall asleep.