Gone

"Saniya…but…" I whisper.

"She isn't the same Saniya, Christian." Shimon states.

"But.."

"I can't control your chain so I had to revive her," Shimon explained.

His hands crawling all over her shoulders and back, I stand there in awe as I recall clearly how she was bleeding out all over the hard concrete surface. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't understand how Saniya stood in front of me giving me a smile when it all went dark…

"Christian, are you feeling alright?" Saniya asks.

"Please let me be…"

"Saniya, give the brat space." Dominique spouts.

"I got the blood you asked for Dominique!" Chara yells.

"Chara, how is the master?" I inquire.

"Master Alex is fine, right now you are the one I am worried about!" He scolds.

Sitting up I instantly tried to ignore Saniya, looking at her made me feel dizzier than I was closing my eyes was all I could do while listening to the constant squabbling of everyone in the room with me.

Is she a zombie? Did she just lose a lot of blood and was able to recover? He said revive, but she is so much happier than she was before…

"Christian?" She said, "Please speak to me…"

"I-I am glad you are okay." I smiled.

"I am told you pass out a lot, please accept the blood," Saniya states softly.

I could feel my face blush red, her eyes were much clearer, her cheeks rosy and a beautiful smile I would have never noticed before. I could see Chara's face held down low walking away after Saniya accepted the vial.

"Chara!" I shout.

She says nothing more to me storming off, pulling the blanket off they had me in I trip over the cord heating the covering. My chain smacks Saniya in the face, she clutches it firmly bringing me down to eye level.

"I can remove this, please allow me…" Saniya declares.

Captured by her embrace she sticks her soft lips around mine, my chains vanish into thin air. I felt so captivated by the Saniya the shock has dimmed. If my heart could beat through my chest it would be flopping on the floor.

"Sa–" I am interrupted.

"Something about you…"

"I thought you had a girlfriend." Dominique grinned.

I was much too nervous to drink, Saniya made me feel so absent-minded, but I hurt Chara's feelings…

"You dropped it!" Saniya shouts.

"What's wrong lover boy?" Dominique responds.

"Excuse me please!" I yell.

Skidding past our given room I was shocked seeing Alex sit up half-awake in Chara's arms calmly, she looked unhappy with me frowning.

"Chara…Alex I mean Master Alex you are awake…"

"We were ordered that Master Alex mustn't come out of the room for time being by Master Shimon and Master Reid…" Chara explains.

"You are kidding me?" I ask.

"I wish I weren't…he will be gutted if he appears out."

"I see…how do you feel, Master Alex?"

"Tired…I heard you fainted?" He said.

"It was nothing!" I laugh, "Listen Chara about earlier!"

"You don't have to explain anything, we aren't dating anyway right?" Chara smiles.

"Right…"

With a knock on the door, I leap up to find Dominique staring at me with Chara and the young master, he points with his thumb to come out. Chara and I say nothing more to each other.

"So what's on the agenda today?" I ask.

"I am not sure, Shimon wanted to see you?" Dominique tells me.

He drops me off at the outside of the office, upon opening my first glance is Saniya sitting on the edge of the table with Shimon.

"Welcome, we have barely talked Christian."

"I am a mere servant Master Shimon, what can I do for you?" I replied.

Pushing away from his chair he gets up caressing my cheek with his thumb, I was confused about my being here. Laying my head against his he takes his pointer finger drawing them shut, having me concentrate.

Just like the first time when I was exiled from Alex's mind, a rain of feathers downpours on me from the heavens. A shadow in the far distance makes an appearance shifting in and out of the shadows multiplying and coming back together like a deck of cards.

The shape becomes clear, a face I had seen before in my dreams…

"We meet again Christian." She smiles.

"Alice, but you aren't my Alice right?" I ask.

"No, but Shimon knows your worth now."

"Worth?"

"That's right Christian, I was informed how soon enough you will be eaten by the void moon and encased in the red skies blessings." Shimon spouts.

"I asked him to be kinder to you and my master till I can come to get you myself."

"This is surely a dream!" I yell.

"You are getting closer to reality my lovely pet…" Alice explains.

"I am going to break it then!" I state.

"You are too late for that, besides you always sit on the sidelines and stay quiet." Shimon laughs.

"I can't let you do that little one, I need to subdue this before you decide to actually follow through it seems…I can't let you be a threat." Alice says.

The hands wriggle up from the ground holding me tight so I would be unable to move, Alice shuffles in her long beautiful gown to take my hands in hers.

"You don't love Chara…you love Saniya now…you will be angry if someone speaks against Shimon now!" She said, "You will only listen to those loyal to Shimon…"

"L-let me go! Please!" I cry out.

I fell to my knees, she continues to say the same thing over and over. She grabs my face, not letting me turn away from her vocal barrage of meaningless words not even able to close my eyes afterward glued by some invisible force.

"You are a good boy Christian and it's sad I didn't pay attention till now…I am sorry my little one please forgive me!" She begs.

"I am not giving into a witch like you!" I shout.

"Oh…but you are…" Alice said.

I look deeply into her eyes for once, the void from my dreams, the one I saw peering into the endless abyss when Gavyn saved me. No longer do I feel I can be rescued, everything dulled, I fell forward into her arms as the hands released me.

Paralyzed by her conviction, she petted my hair as I could do nothing more, but look ahead into the gleaming white sky beating down on me. I was helpless…I was gone…