Love, Hate Destiny and Fate.

Where Am I?

Mal's P.O.V
I wake up gasping for air as I get up from the cold floor that I was currently laying on. Everything around me was white, as if I was in some sort of room.

"Where Am I?" I thought to myself.

"You are in the middle of life and death, my dear" I hear a voice call out to me, as if they managed to read my mind.

I look around and see an old lady walk towards me, with a small, gentle smile on her face. "Who are you?" I ask. I was still kind of suspicious as to what this place was, and who this person is.

" As I said, the middle of life and death" she states. "I know it might be confusing, but let me give a very brief explanation."

" You are in a place where very, very few people have a chance of actually reaching. See, the last person to have reached this place from what I can remember and have been told, was about 2 or 3 centuries ago." How did I get here though? "Now you might be wondering how you get here" Damn, I'm pretty sure she can read my mind. "Try to hold on as I explain this to you. You have a destiny that must be fulfilled. And in order for it to be fulfilled, you must be alive of course. That is why you are here. One who has a very strong destiny to accomplish, has an extra life. If they die once, they are given another chance at life. If they die a second time, their destiny is shattered, as well as their lineage if they have managed to live up to that point. Very few people have actually managed to die in their second life, before fulfilling their destiny. You have used up your one life, and are given a chance to relive another."

"But what is my destiny?" I ask. Now I'm curious. How am I supposed to trust her, this random old lady that just comes up to me and starts explaining how I died and get to live again.

" That I cannot answer. But I do know that you are able to trust me. I am who watches over you, throughout your lifetime. I am your destiny-keeper. I decide what your destiny is, how and who you fulfill it with. You were chosen to become the next person, who shall have a strong fate and destiny. I am not allowed to tell you though, what you are destined to do."

"So I was chosen? Why would I, of all people, be chosen and trusted to accomplish a really important task, from what you are implying?" I ask incredulously. She doesn't tell me though. All she tells me is:

" You were chosen, your soul was chosen, way before you were born. So was another. This person is your soulmate. He is who shall help you fulfill both your destinies, as soulmates share on soul, which means they share one fate."

Woah. So I have a soulmate to accomplish our destinies with? Could it be...

"Lucky for you, you have already found your soulmate. That good king of yours."
I sigh in relief, in my head of course. Thank God it was Ben. I didn't want it to be anyone else.

"Before both of your births, both of you were chosen to become the next soulmates for the next several, if not, more centuries. At your births, small marks appeared on your skins. The skin above your heart, that is where your mark is. As for Ben's mark, it is near his collarbone. Now, you must be wondering how you haven't seen it before. The reason why is because part of your destiny is to die. Ben's soulmate mark has already appeared, yet he has none of the energy to check or look, not to mention, he is not even aware of it. Your's has appeared as well."

With those words, I check underneath my shirt, only so that I am able to see. This lady was right. I saw what looked to be a beast mark, about an inch wide, on the skin of where my heart is underneath of.

"Ah. So you see it now?" I nod at this. "That's good. It should be of beast mark. Ben's should be of two dragons. Soulmates have the other's symbols on their bodies. It's what shows that they are one, or that they are connected. I think I'm done talking now, yes? Do you have any questions? I know what I said was very life changing."

"I don't think I have any questions." I tell her. " Just, how do I get out of here? You said this is the place that's in the middle of life and death and that I still have another chance, so is it still possible for me to go back?" I ask her. I so badly want to go back to my friends, practically family.

"Yes of course it's still possible. Your destiny is one that must be fulfilled. There are some things that I'm sure you would want to see first before you are to take your leave."

With that, she flicks her wrist and then some sort of floating screen appears in front of us. Then I see Evie standing over what looked to be my grave. I see and hear her singing our song, "Space Between" except some of the words were different. At the end of the song, I see her crying, which brings tears to my eyes. Then a different image is replaced. I now see Ben standing over my grave. He sings a song that I'm not entirely familiar with, but judging from the words, I think the song was called "Who You'd Be Today." At the end of his song, he is also crying, just like Evie. Seeing that makes the tears in my eyes start to fall. Just as I was about to say something another image was placed on the screen. I saw Ben sitting next to a hospital bed which I was in, saying all these words to me. After hearing his speech, I can no longer contain my tears and burst into tears, sobbing. I can't believe that I did this. That I caused everyone so much pain. I really thought that they wouldn't care if I died. I was wrong. I was so wrong. Then after seeing what was my funeral just made me cry even harder. All these people really did love and care about me, and I just left them. Then a thought popped into my head. Through my tears, I ask:

"How long have I been "dead"?"

"It's been about 3 months, nearly 4. It takes a while to get to this place. It's not very easy to get to the middle of life and death."

4 months. Everyone now thinks that I've been dead for 4 months. I had to get back as soon as I could and apologize, no, beg to them how sorry I was for putting them through so much pain.
"I need to go back. Now." I say. The lady nods her head. "Then so shall it be done. I wish you great luck in fullfilling your destiny with Ben. Please try and be careful with this next life of yours. Oh and one more thing: listen and take to heart what the others around you have to say. And know that this is not the last of your tragedies. But you will survive. Both of you will. Remember that. Don't Give Up."

And with that, I feel as if I am fainting and I soon hit the floor.

A/N: I have actually surprised myself with how much time I actually have had to update. This chapter is revolved around Mal and what is really going on with her. I will update in a couple of days again, as I am traveling back home tomorrow and won't be home until a late at night, so maybe around January 2nd will be the next time hopefully since I might be unpacking. Anyways see you next year guys!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!🎉🎉🎊🎊