Back To The Start (Sequel To The Last Ones Standing)

In Your Arms

*Isabel's P.O.V*
We went down the stairs in silence, not a word was exchanged, nothing could be said to fix all that had happened. We hear yelling at the bottom of the stairs, we rushed down to see Mason sitting up, perfectly intact. I felt tears roll down my face, what was happening?
"How is this possible?"

"It can't be," Abie replied looking at Mason in shock.

Alex wrapped me in a hug as I let my tears fall down on his shoulder, it felt good to be wrapped in his embrace once more. I wasn't even sure why I was crying at this point, maybe it was because my best friends love just died, or Mason dying then coming back to life, then again there was Alex who we realized had been captured and he hadn't really left me, I guess deep down I had always just known he wouldn't have just up and left. I didn't care anymore what I was crying about because In the end it was all to much for me or anyone else for that matter to process.
Kat glanced over at us as tears overcame her face, it was all just tears from here "I just can't believe he's gone." Her voice cracked in pain.

Walking over to her I wrapped her in an embrace "I know... There's nothing I can say to make this any easier, but at least he died protecting you. I lied about me thinking he was just gonna hurt you, I always saw how much he loved you and even when he was under mind control he still fought over it for you and Damon, I was just angry then I've just always wanted what's best for you. He's in a better place now."

Mason stood up looking around confused "He—-He gave up his life for mine..."

Kat sniffled turning her attention over to Mason "What are you talking about? You were already dead when he died."

"I know, I know... That's what I'm saying, there was this guy he told Kaden that I could either have the chance to live on or Kaden could live the rest of his life with you Kat. And he let me have the life that should've been his," Mason replied.

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion "So what does that even mean?"

"The guy he said he was Kat's guardian angel, and he didn't want Kat to cry or something so he let Kaden pick who would live so it would hurt less," Mason said scratching the back of his head. "I should be dead right now, I didn't ask for his life, I'm fine with dying."

"Maybe you were just hallucinating from blood loss," Abie said.

"It doesn't explain the fact that he's completely healed, there's not even one sign that he was ever even shot," Kat remarked. "And look at the blood on my clothes from when Mason was shot, there's no way we could have mistaken that, we watched him die."

We eventually went back to the car with Damon and Bella safely saved. Alex sat next to me as we drove back to the penthouse, he looked at Bella his eyes glazing over with tears "She's beautiful... She looks so much like you."

"She has your eyes, every time I looked into her eyes, I always remembered you... I don't even know what to say to you right now, I thought you left me Alex, I thought I'd never see you again, and now here you are, right here next to me," I said taking a good look at him admiring what I had been missing so much, he had lost a lot of weight it was unhealthy, and he was beyond dirty.

Alex kissed my forehead softly letting his words melt into my mind, I missed his voice too, I missed everything "Izzie, you know I never would have left you intentionally, you're all I have to look forward to and now our baby too and I would never want to miss watching our baby grow, and I wouldn't want to miss growing old with you. I'm here now baby, and I'm not going anywhere."

I rested my head on his shoulder loving the feeling of him next to me "I know, I'm sorry I never realized they had taken you, maybe I could've done something sooner, I should have realized something was up it's not like you to just up and disappear but I guess I was just too hurt to think of anything else. I should've done everything to find you,"

"Don't say that. It's not your fault, okay? Everything worked out the way it's supposed to in the end, and all that matters is that I finally get to hold you in my arms again," Alex said.

"I love you so much," I said.

"I love you too babe."

I dreamt of being in his arms like this again for so long, to just hear his voice one more time, I had just always wished for at least just one more second just to feel his touch against my skin once more, every second without him felt like my heart was being torn out and crushed. And now here I was, listening to the calm sound of his heart beating as I lay my head on his chest, and every second was like a dream that had finally come true, to hear him say I love you after not hearing it for what had felt like an eternity was music to my ears, my heart finally felt complete and unbroken to have the closure that I needed. I couldn't say the same for Kat, I knew what she was going through, maybe Alex hadn't died but going through all those months without him it felt as though he was, all I knew was nothing would help and it was going to hurt more than anything for her but maybe just maybe eventually the wound would start to heal and she'd be able to move on, though I know it's not completely true she'll always have an empty place in her heart for him that'll never really feel complete because after all Kaden was the one who ignited a fire in her heart that no one had ever been able to figure out how to do, but in the end she will survive, she'll keep living and breathing, because she can be strong on her own for her and Damon.