II THE SCENTS: Lycoris Mate

Chapter 25

I don't quite remember what happened since when I opened my eyes I'm at Leslie's room again. I groaned since my head began to ache then I felt a hand held mine. I glanced to my right and I saw a glad smile with tears falling down her face.

"Leslie, what happened?" I asked her since I don't recall a thing after we opened the door.

"Well you fainted after stating the name of Sethaven. I was worried and called your mother. I carried you here as she told me to." Leslie replied to me as she held my hand tightly.

"I'm alright now." I assured her but she doesn't want to believe it just yet until her eye color from her right shifted into his.

"Sethaven." I mumbled as I smiled.

"Finish what you've started then I'll be whole and be with you, my beautiful Lycoris." Leslie as Sethaven said that made me nodded.

"As long both of you coming with me." I demanded that made her chuckled and leaned on to give a lingering kiss onto my forehead.

"Always, my love." Leslie along with Sethaven whispered to me while smiling that made me felt so warm.

"I'll go and get them." Leslie said that I only nodded since I also need some time to be alone. I have to think of what just happened.

My head was like its gonna explode from everything that just happened to me here. I knew somewhere within me, knew this place but at the same time it wasn't. It was so confusing but something ring a bell in my thoughts.

"There's so many to think...my mind can't keep up anymore..." I groaned as I felt some ringing pain in my head.

I let myself rest for more on Leslie's bed and let the darkness consumed me again.

I woke from another dream realm but it wasn't in the goddess realm or death's realm. It was more like life and light. Everything that surrounds here were fully of nature - simply has a life until I saw a very young child running across the field with black stallion horse. The girl was indeed glowing like a graceful princess but more on adventurer princess.

"I know her." I whispered to no one since its my dream but why it felt like a distant memory.

'Indeed it was.'

"Goddess?" I asked with a bit of a confusion in my tone.

'No, but closer to you.'

"Lycoris then?" I guessed that made groaned since my mind need some rest from thinking.

'Yes and no.'

"Why I expect that you'll answer me directly." I groaned again and keep my eyes set on the happy scenario while her laughter echoed to my background.

'Definitely you can handle Aven without fail.'

"Tell me what happened to you?" I asked as I watched the girl played with her childhood friend.

'Just watch and you'll understand.'

I didn't say anything and let my eyes stick to what she's trying to say to me. The girl was indeed having fun with her friend but its getting late when something kicked inside of her as she groaned painfully. Her friend held her carefully but the girl coughed in blood. The childhood friend, the boy panicked and called for someone's help. The girl reached out and held him closely.

'Aven...I'm...shifting...'

'That's too early.'

'Mom said...I'm blessed...by the goddess...I don't know why...Aven...stay with me...please...'