The Future - Er, Past?
To say that what Kieran saw beyond the door shocked him was an understatement.
In fact, it rather hammered in the rule of always knocking first before waiting for an answer. Blanche had been trying to teach this wayward son of hers for the longest time before she just couldn't find it in herself to care anymore.
She'd eventually given up on improving Kieran's manners, treating it as a lost cause, which was why she found it so hilarious later on when she found out that it was this situation that caused Kieran to change.
Kieran was instantly dazed when he saw both Alec and the previously dead girl –'Lily,' his mind whispered – communicating.
As in, really communicating and not just Alec talking and making voices to himself. Before he entered the room, he'd been concerned, and now he was concerned for a whole different reason!
"What?" Kieran blurted out rather rudely. His mind could not comprehend what was happening right now.