An Unknown Bond [Zeldris x OC]

Ch. 22 - Remembering Her

Chapter 22 - Remembering Her

3rd persons POV
Zeldris looks at Yami, which looks down at him with worry and a hint of shock. "Zeldris, answer me. Do you remember who I really am?" she asks him sternly. Zeldris blinks as he can't remember how he got here or what she is talking about. After all, he doesn't even remember what happened in the past minutes. His head is resting on her lap and as he looks into her blue eyes, he doesn't care about how he got here or how close they are because he feels very safe right now. And as Yami forgets about their situation for just a brief moment, she begins to move her hand through his dark hair because Zeldris is all she cares about right now.
Suddenly, her expression changes and the worried look in her face changes to surprise. "Your pain... it's gone..." she says quietly but Zeldris doesn't even remember being in pain. It's like the last couple of minutes have been erased from his mind. He tries to figure out what the last thing is that he can remember but he gets lost in the beautiful color of her blue eyes every time he tries.
He closes his eyes to focus, as Yami continues to comfort him by moving her hand through his hair. A picture of Zeldris sitting next to his brother Estarossa is the first thing that comes to his mind but he knows that this isn't his last memory because it wouldn't explain how he got here.
He remembers that Yami said goodbye to him and that they haven't seen each other again for the next few days. He never stopped wondering what made Yami run off like that. So, after another long day, he looked up at the stars in the sky and thought about their secret meetings and how she managed to give him feelings like happiness, peace and calmness. And then...

He tries to remember what happened afterwards but the next thing he remembers is how his vision got all blurry and he spread his wings to take off. This memory doesn't even really feels like his own. It's more like a memory of a drunk person before they had a blackout. Suddenly, his eyes shot open and he meets Yamis blue eyes. They look so familiar that he finally knows that he hasn't just met her a short while ago.
"I know you!" he says surprised and his eyes widen. He feels a strong connection between the two of them that he cannot quite assign yet. He knows her from a long time ago but he can't remember where from. He lifts himself up in a sitting position and locks eyes with her. "I know you... but where from? Who are you really, Yami?" he asks her and tries to remember it. Yamis eyes have widened in shock as she fears the upcoming. Once again, she remembers her conversation with Meliodas she had earlier and all the things he said about the whole erasing memory thing. As she doesn't answer him, a sigh escapes Zeldris lips and he closes his eyes once again, trying to remember where he has seen this pair of blue eyes and her black hair for the first time.



the final day of the Holy War
They really walked right into a trap. He didn't trust the whole meeting with the Goddess clan in first place and when his father ordered him to stay behind, he knew that something was up. In the end, all he could do was to stay behind and watch his comrades getting attacked. Zeldris had watched angrily how many of the demon race got erased by the goddesses before they all split up shortly after Elizabeth had appeared to stop the fight but got attacked by her own race.
Zeldris was making his way through the nearby forest as his father had given him a new order, when a sudden sting in his heart and head were so strong, that he winced in pain and hit the ground roughly as he got unable to fly. The pain in his head intensified until he passed out from it.
When he woke up only a few minutes later, he couldn't remember why he was laying here and the last thing he could remember, was his fathers order that he still had to obey.



Zeldris opens his eyes and returns the shocked look that still comes from Yami. "When I woke up again, I couldn't remember you anymore..." he thinks loudly and looks deep into Yamis eyes. Tears form in his eyes as he remembers who Yami is. "I forgot about you! How could I forget about you?" he exclaims and his voices rises as he can't understand what had happened. After all, she's the girl he fell in love with and he just forgot about her.
But then, Zeldris sees how tears roll down Yamis face as she realizes that his memories have come back for good. He instantly feels the urge to protect her but he finally knows where this feeling comes from, so he pulls her straight into his arms and holds her close to comfort her. Her sobs are the only things that can be heard and Zeldris begins to rub her back until she calms down.