Nameless

Chapter 22 Stairway to the Skies

Author notes: English is not my first language, so please forgive my mistakes and awkward writing. This is NOT for profit. I don't own them. AU (as in Alternate Universe) and maybe OOC (as in Out of Character). Characters belong to their rightful owners.

Author notes 2: Thanks to @SunnyAlSorna and @JJSin2020 for editing this. All remaining errors are totally mine. Thanks for your votes and comments, they really motivate me to keep writing.

Author Notes 3: The song is Starway to the Skies by Whitin Temptation.

Chapter 22. Stairway to the Skies

Yi Bo was frantic, Zhan remained unconscious and Samyaza kept looking at them with a mix of fury and incredulity. Bo settled Zhan carefully on the bed and covered him with the sheets. He stood still looking at Samyaza, waiting for any reaction from the angel.

"Wangji. It's been a long time," Samyaza said with venom in his voice.

"Samyaza," was all Yi Bo managed to say.

"I see. You remembered." It was not a question. Samyaza looked at him with calculating eyes.

"I did...I do. I remember everything." Bo was thinking, trying to find a way to escape. He really needed Zhan to wake up fast. He knew they didn't stand a chance against an angel with their human bodies.

Samyaza looked at Bo deviously, how he wanted to destroy him right now. Unexpectedly, Zhan moved a little on the bed, he seemed to be in the process of waking up. Samyaza watched transfixed at Zhan's naked body, barely covered by the sheets. Bo followed his eyes and became enraged at Samyaza's lustful gaze.

"What do you want Samyaza?" Bo asked.

"What I've always wanted. Him," He looked at Zhan again. "He was supposed to be mine! That's why I asked Armaros to help me make his veil fall, but you...you interfered."

"He wasn't supposed to be anything to you, he's my intended!" Yi Bo retorted.

"But he doesn't know it. I made sure he forgot," was Samyaza's cynical answer.

Their loud voices made Zhan come out of his unconscious state. He opened his eyes slowly and looked around. Finally, he came to his senses and sat up on the bed, seemingly knowing where he was.

Zhan's gaze went to Samyaza and recognition showed in his eyes. Self-conscious, he covered himself while a sudden fear beset him.

"You..." Zhan spoke at last, looking at Samyaza. "What do you want?"

Samyaza was taken aback by the fact that Zhan recognized him. That meant that he somehow remembered his past, but how was that possible? Purah had cast an oblivion spell on him to make him forget.

"You... you remember me?" He asked Zhan hesitantly.

"I remember everything now," Zhan answered in a low voice. Yi Bo turned his head to see him. He was relieved, it meant he had finally remembered him too.

Their eyes met for a brief moment, memories of his past came rushing to his mind. He remembered his intended, his Lan Zhan, and he also remembered their painful separation. What mattered now was that they were together.

"You are Lan Zhan," He said to Yi Bo with so much longing in his voice.

"Yes, Wei Ying. I am Lan Zhan, your Lan Zhan," Bo said to him with softness in his voice.

A wave of relief engulfed Zhan or Wei Ying as he acknowledged himself now. At the same time, many doubts assaulted him. What had happened after he fell? How had Lan Zhan come to be Yi Bo? In the midst of his confusion he became distracted. Samyaza noticed it and in a swift moment, he tried to grab Zhan's hand. Yi Bo jumped in front of both of them to avoid Samyaza touching Zhan. In the process, Samyaza opted for grabbing Yi Bo instead while retrieving a dagger from his clothes.