Without You I'm Nothing

Chapter 13

All this information in one go was too much for my head, almost sending me insane. How can I be a princess? Royalty? I know I was prom queen back in college but I don't think that counts. I just don't understand any of it. I am a stark. I am the daughter of Tony and Pepper Stark and I am human, plain human. Or am I? I shake the feeling from my head and stand up from the bed. I need to get out of this room, I need to see where I am. From the sound of it, it can't be too far away from the main road as I can hear the distant noises of car exhausts. Maybe this was just a hideout for him or some sort of base? whatever it is, I need to figure it out. 

Weirdly there are no windows in this room, it feels like a kidnapping more than anything and quite frankly I'm unsure of the day or time. The door, however, had a slight hole through the keyhole to which I could see through slightly. The room was bare on the other side. Nothing but carpet and walls. Not much to go by or use really. I could, however, hear Luther not too far away from my room, talking to someone. "She is here yes but not yet convinced of who she is." I still refuse to believe anything until it comes from my dad's mouth. He continues on "She is stubborn and strong-willed, her eyes still shine as bright as the emerald she is named after. Still as beautiful as she was the day she was born, though with some undesirable flaws learnt from her father no less. But you will be pleased with her progress Mother ." Flaws? I frown, not knowing which he means. But he is talking to the one that claims to be my mother. I hear a soft, gentle sigh that I know wasn't produced by Luther. A tall beautiful woman soon comes into view. I gasp softly as it is the woman from my dream. It can't be her surly? But there she was, standing on the other side of this door and I can't reach her. "You will have to try and get her to use her powers sooner rather than later. Otherwise, her emotions will take control, you felt the shake just as I when she hit that door. It's already starting." Her voice was like a song in itself, a sort of melody to it. Everything about this woman was just perfect. "Until then, I will wait for your word. But she cannot know I was here. I'm not supposed to leave the forest but it was too important to just let go and let you deal with alone." Luther nods in agreement as the lady kisses his cheek and walks out of the room. Even her walk was graceful. None the less I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Almost story like, I feel like someone is playing a prank on me somewhere and someone is going to yell surprise at some point. It doesn't happen, I find myself sitting back on the bed, looking down at my hands. This could be real after all.

After what felt like years of waiting, Luther returns to my room with a glass of water. He sets the glass on the desk and looks towards me. "I guess I should call you Callie for now." He sighs in defeat. I nod slightly to acknowledge him, it feels familiar and right now that won't be changing. He nods back and takes a seat at the desk. "how are you feeling?" He asks, I look at him and notice many similar details to the lady outside but all his features seem to be much darker and less intense. I shrug, looking back down at my hands "No different, still believe I've been kidnapped and that this is all just an elaborate hoax and that I will be home later." Luther chuckles under a small grin "This isn't a hoax, it's real and you will soon believe that. Have you ever felt close to nature?" The question was vague but I knew what he meant and I nod. "Like each change of scene has some sort of connection to me, I feel calm when it's dry and windy but sad when it rains, the sun tends to shine on my happier days Its all sort of strange." He nods along with what I'm saying and I frown, realising I've never admitted this to anyone before. "I want you to think of a large body of water, like the ocean for example." My nose turns up almost in disgust "What has that got to do-" he cuts me off before I could continue. "Just do it, if you ever want to go home." I sigh and do as I'm told, thinking of the ocean. Hearing the waves crash and the taste of salt in the air. It's relaxing, the way the water ripples and crashes against the shore. My eyes close as the feeling of calmness washes over me, it felt like home. "Callie.." I hear a soft call "Look." I open my eyes and see that the glass of water was now empty, the water was floating in the air and around my fingers. I gasp and the scene disappears from my head, the water comes crashing down to the floor with a splash. "what are you doing!" I ask him, he smiles widely and sits more forward on the chair. "That wasn't me, that was you. See you have great powers and it doesn't just end at water bending. They call you mother nature back in the forest as you can influence the elements and control the weather around you. There's so much to you that's special. you just need to be shown how to prove that. Your emotions are what control these powers and now you're not taking those stupid tablets they made you take, you will soon be able to embrace your powers at a larger scale." I feel like I'm forever shaking my head now, my eyes locked on the puddle that formed on the floor. "You're lying" I whisper, bringing my knees to my chest. He sighs and rubs his face before muttering. "This is not going to be fun."