Book 2: Seven Demon's Hearts

Episode 25: Evolvere

Episode 25: E v o l v e r e

Something was unsettling.

My echoing footsteps tread down the dark hall, curiously observing my surroundings like it was the first time I've been here. With a sharp curve, I turned the corner and entered the white door to my room.

Slowly, breathing heavily as if thick mist began to fill my lungs, I dragged my legs to the mirror in the room.

I was there. Standing in front of me, the reflection of myself. But, my head was bent downwards, hair covering over my face.

That was until I lifted my chin up and looked back at those dark, empty eyes. Those dark empty eyes, and a deadly, sinful grin.

I sat up, gasping for air. As the fading of my dream wore off from my vision, I took a few more blinks to remove the image of that demonic face until I noticed that I was in V's dim room, sleeping on his bed.

My ears could still hear and feel the loud drumming that was coming from my heart, but as soon as my eyes lay on V, I began to relax.

"You've woken up." He smiled, leaning against the bookshelf with an open book entertaining his large hand. The sudden loud thud of the pages startled me as he closed it and squeezed the book back in place within the massive library—or what I know as the room's fancy book wall.

"How long was I out for?" I yawned and stretched, feeling better than I have ever felt in my life. Something was flowing through me, giving me energy that even a child would be jealous of.

"Six days."

"WHAT!" My feet rushed over to the floor. "Six...SIX days?! What about Aiko? Where's Aiko!"

V took a moment to observe my dramatic breakdown and folded his arms across his chest. "Don't worry, he's sleeping inside your room. He's in good care."

Already, I was feeling guilty. I can't believe I missed six full days of my baby's life like that. Those were the days where you saw changes rapidly taking place, well at least according to the "Baby Steps" book I had read. My arms were already itching to cradle him!

"Okay, okay." I shook my head, clearing my mind, "I need to see my baby now."

"Hanul, before that..." V walked over to me, grabbing my hand. My heartbeat raised up a notch.

"Yeah?" I looked back at his domineering eyes. There's been so much that had happened between us and barely enough time for us to talk about it. I know I was probably the worst person on Earth, or maybe even in the three realms. He deserved the talk, he deserved my apologies, and yet I wasn't thinking about him in the least bit.

"You and I-"

"We need to talk." I completed his sentence and sighed, placing my hands on his arms. "V, listen, I'm so sorry about everything that happened. You know...I-I don't even know where to start honestly. I still don't feel okay and it feels like I missed a chunk of my life and woke up to many changes that I need to adjust to. These past months they were just...it was hell. I can't remember anything, everything is like a messed up puzzle board and I constantly felt like I was trapped in this dark place within my thoughts...I felt like I was going to drown and I can't tell you how much I'm sorry for what I did to you, V, I promise it wasn't--"

"Hanul." He stopped me from rambling on. His lips were thin and pressed together as if he were reluctant about telling me something. And his eyes--oh, they held a whole other story.

My brows furrowed together, studying his face, "what's wrong? Tell me."

"Hanul, did you ever stop to question any of this?" He vaguely began, blinking his eyes at me as if I was already supposed to have the answer ready.