The Story of a Star! [Completed]

Book 17 - Stay

I'm on my bed, staring at the ceiling of my room when I hear my window once again, being abused by pebbles. I groan, still sore from that weird painful episode from yesterday and get up to go see what it is.

Opening up my window, I see someone rather unfamiliar dressed in unusual clothing...a boy. "Who are y-" The moment I ask, he disappears.

"It's you...I finally get to see you!" He says from behind me in a deep voice.

I spin on my heel and face him, completely shocked at how he got in here. He rushes forward and engulfs me in a big bear hug. I push him off me, and demand his identity.

"Forgive me, my love, but I am Volmoran, and I have traveled from the realm of demons to find y-"

"Hold it right there." I interrupt, with both hands held up. It's like everytime something good happens, a bad or painful thing follows the next, and then I'm landed with a whole bunch of weird. Idon't need this.

I'm not having this right now. I'm sore, my left eye is still red, I lost all my hair in one night, Luna is still stolen, and I have a mint green skinned weirdo with yellow eyes...wait...

"By any chance, do you know anyone by the name of Vienohn?" He growled at the name. It's possible that they could be related, but that's like saying everyone on earth with brown eyes are related.

"That treachourus mistake? You've come into contact with him already?" He balls hid hands into fists.

"Okay strongman, what's the problem-actually scratch that--why are you here?" He relaxed a little at my question.

"I came here to take you back home with me, as my betrothed." What?

I stared at him silent for ten seconds,then I collapsed on the floor laughing. He's lucky Lena and Aleri left to go get me some soothing blankets for soreness, or else we would all be laughing at him right now.

"Look I don't have time for games, so can you please leave?" I walk back to my bed and pull the covers over me, but then have to get out because there is a knock on the door.

I march downstairs from my room with the weirdo behind me. "I told you to leave"

"But my love-"

"Zip it." I open the door to see a very tired and semi wounded Shane. What the heck happened to him? He looked like he was on the brink of collapsing, but I caught him just in time.

"Kira...I'm sorry, I-"

"Shh, don't speak, just ease yourself." I bring his heavy body to the couch and set him down. I turned to Volmoran, who still hasn't left. "If you're not going to leave then make yourself useful and get me some warm water in the kitchen and a towel in there" I point in the direction of the kitchen. I'd get it myself, but I don't really trust this guy to leave him around someone I...nothing.

He comes back with what I requested and places it beside me. "Now can you go?"

He sighs in defeat and disappears, out of sight.

Shane is breathing heavily, taking hoarse breaths in and out. His skin is rather pale than his usual tan and his hair is a tad bit grey. "What happened to you...?" I whisper but he turns his head to face me with his eyes slightly open.

He raises his hand causing me to panic, and I try to put it back down so he doesn't strain himself, but he pushes through my attempts and cups my face. "So wonderful."

My heart melts and I feel heat rise to my cheeks. How does he have such an effect on me?

"Sh-Shane are you okay?" I ask, but he removes his hand and goes back to sleeping.
I start cleaning up his wounds, trying to figure out how they happened in the first place.

As I'm moving along his arm, I stop at the deep gash he has. I move my hand to the arm I felt the slash on...and to my side, where a sharp cutting feeling was there. And lastly the head. There was a bump on his head.

Unless he got into some kind of street fight, this kind of damage can be done by someone with superhuman strength, a crystal magic user.

Was he attacked? By who?

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Later when Lena and mammoth Aleri came home, I informed them that Shane was here and had been badly injured. Right now he was resting in the guest room.

I called his mother to inform him on the small truth that he was staying over at my house. It's like I was speaking to another Lena, bawling and constant worrying about her son. Fortunately she understood and it was all good.

They brought me the muscle soothing blankets and took off to bed.

I stopped by his room to give him one of the heated blankets to make him feel better. As I was setting them on, Shane started mumbling sort of incoherent words in his sleep.

"S...sorry...Ñuiea....sorry..." I gasped. Ñuiea? That's what Vienohn says. Wait, my dream from earlier-- Shane turned into Vienohn but that was just a dream right? But at the same time, Shane knew how to fix my pain back at Sam's party, and he also said Ceria's name. It could be a little stretch, but I dont think it's just a coincidence.

Not to mention they say sorry alot. But sorry for what?

"I..." I bring my attention back to him. "I l-love...her...no!" Shane's eyes shoot open and he sits upward on the bed.

I'm startled myself, but I keep calm. "Was it a nightmare?" He  vigorously looks turns to look at me and pulls me in for a hug. "I thought you were gone! Don't leave me! Please don't leave me..."

" Okay, okay I won't. Calm down. " I say softly patting his back. Must have been a nightmare. His tension eased up under my touch, and he slowly dozed off  resting on my shoulder. His breathing was quite even, and he was sleeping better. I got up to leave but I felt a tug on my hand.

"N...no..." He breathed. "Stay."

His eyes were still closed but I knew he was speaking to me directly. I sat down beside the bed, on the floor. I placed my head on the bed, my hand still in his. Even with all this crazy stuff happening lately, I honestly don't want to leave his side right now.

Nebularis, Ceria, Luna, Vienohn, Valmoran, Nebulae and the keys. I'll just let them all drift away for this one night, let my reality fade this once.

Into a peaceful sleep.

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It seems like Vienohn's secret is beginning to unravel bit by bit 😏

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