Fighting for the Lost (Sebastian's Daughter Book 4) (COMPLETE)

Chapter 26

(Hey all! So right off the bat, I want to quickly apologize for the fact that this is so short. I just didn't want to add anything else in because then it would probably be way too long. Second, I know I'm late, but Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had an amazing time with their loved ones, and I hope all of you have an amazing year. 

Now, please attempt to enjoy this chapter that was pretty much just thrown together.)

Third Person POV:

As soon as Serena knew she was in full control of Selena's body, she immediately reached out to the angel.

Selena, can you hear me?

"Loud and clear." The happiness in her voice was almost overwhelming.

Good, Serena thought with a sigh of relief. If she hadn't been able to contact Selena, she wouldn't have gone through with any of this. She wasn't leaving her to the silence that had been consuming her.

Suddenly, she heard a voice. "Selena?"

It was a hopeful Alex.

Heartbroken, Serena spoke. "Don't get too excited." She opened her eyes and slowly sat up, not looking in his direction. She stretched her wings, giving him the information he needed without having to see his expression fall.

Alex's eyes focused on Serena's raven black wings and felt his heart drop to his stomach. But after a moment of thought, he felt it raise back up again. If Serena could wake up....

"Is Selena okay? What happened?"

Serena let out a sigh, then turned her blood red eyes on Alex. His urgent and pleading expression only made her feel worse about everything. She looked down at her hands.

"Selena is.... stable."

Alex dropped his pleading expression for one of confusion, even though he knew Serena couldn't see it. "What do you mean by that?"

"It's complicated, Alex. All I know is that her soul is trapped in the world between life and death, just like your mother's was. She's tried to leave like she did before, but she can't. It's almost as if her connection with this body has been severed. But she's with me. I can communicate with her, and she can hear most of what happens out here."

That seemed to change things. "Selena?"

Serena closed her eyes. Do you have a message you would like for me to pass on?

Trapped in her world, Selena nodded.

A moment later, Serena opened her eyes and quoted, "'I'm alright, Alex. I promise. Help Maria and Serena finish my medicine so I can come back. I love you so much, big brother.'"

Alex smiled sadly. "I will, Selena. And I love you, too."

After a long, content moment, Alex's questions came flooding out again. "So only Selena was affected by whatever happened earlier?"

Serena nodded. "She is the only one of us that used our strength to help fend off the attacker. She used too much energy and she slipped under, I suppose."

Alex began pacing back and forth, massaging his temples, trying to make sense of the information he'd been given. "So you are perfectly fine?"

"More or less. I am stuck out here taking care of Selena's chores and making sure Ciel doesn't think anything suspicious of us."

Alex cracked the smallest of smiles. "So I guess any free time we get will be devoted to finding the ingredients Maria needs for the medicine?"

"Of course. Were you hoping for anything different?"

Alex quickly became defensive. "No! I would never want anything else than to help my sister get back to us. I just wanted clarification, I guess."

Serena nodded. "Of course. I suppose I'm also just anxious to get her back to us. But there is one more problem that lies before us, and must to solved before we can do anything else."

Alex cocked his head in confusion. "And that is...?" he asked, then waited for Serena to finish his sentence.

"Who is going to tell Dad?"

Alex felt his heart drop again. Who would tell Sebastian that only half of his daughter was okay? If he were to see Serena, he may get too excited, then become devastated once he realized it wasn't who he wanted. That really only left one other option.

"I guess I have to."

Serena only nodded, knowing what would happen if she were the one to tell him.

A moment later, the door of the room opened slowly, and Samantha walked in. She closed the door before glancing up.

"Selena?" she asked cautiously.

"Sorry, Samantha," Serena said, then watched the girl as it clicked who she was, and watched her face go from caution to confusion.

"Serena?" she tried again.

Serena nodded, then turned to Alex. "I'll explain to her. Why don't you go tell Dad, alright? I wish you luck."

Alex gave a forced smile and nodded, then left the room to find his father and deliver the bittersweet news. 

(So I honestly hope there was something is there that was appealing to you. I try my best, and that's all I can give. This might be the last update for a while, since my second semester of college starts back on Monday, and I think I've got some difficult classes coming up. 

But, to lighten the mood a little, if any of you have New Years Resolutions you feel like sharing, leave them in the comments! I have one. Mine is to finally, after a seriously long time (like 3 or 4 years, guys), finish watching the anime Bleach. I honestly don't know what's kept me from finishing/watching it. I still have over 100 episodes, to go, but that shouldn't be hard to do, right?

Thanks for reading, everyone! I love you all so much!!)