couldn’t use his magic in here, it might make things worse. He waited quietly listening for a few moments, and then he heard it, she gasped, he turned and went straight toward the sound. Tripping over her, he sat on the ground and pulled her back into his arms. She was breathing, her hearts was going strong, so she must alive outside of limbo too.
Vance sat there for a while just holding her, humming, playing with her hair in the darkness. He finally felt her shift, then she called out his name, his heart just about beat out of his chest. He held her tighter. “Vance,” she whispered followed by “too tight I can’t breathe.”
He let go and felt the buzz, then the lights came on. He saw her, took her in, at least in limbo she looked ok, tired still but ok. Not sure what to do or say, he just stared at her. In a strange turn of events she reached out, touching Vance’s arm to comfort him. “Vance, I am ok.” Fera was looking at him confused.
“You were screaming, burning and screaming, do you remember being awake?”
Fera sat back and thought about it for a moment, “I remember waking up and seeing you and Larin, then I remember you had to go, I took a bath and then I talked with Desree and Leo for a while, then I remember getting really dizzy, then warm, then I woke up back in limbo. What happened?”
“Fera, the binding on your magic broke, I think most of the way, your body was on fire, you were screaming, I…I thought, I didn’t know what to do, you were in so much pain. Then I lost control of my magic when I started to panic, it mixed with yours and knocked everyone out.” Vance and Fera stared at each other for a moment in silence. Fera was the first to break it, “Are the others ok?” Vance didn’t honestly know, and Fera was worried she might have hurt someone or worse. Vance was more afraid that Leo would come to and see him in bed with Fera and not understand. They both agreed that he better go back and make sure everyone was ok and take care of things outside of limbo, but he promised her he would be back as soon as he could.
He landed back into his conscious in the real world, he knew he had not been gone that long. Fera was on the bed and appeared to be back asleep. Vance went to Desree first, she was breathing, he gave her a slight zing of energy, she shot up with a gasp. She looked around the room. Her eyes narrowed on Vance and she gave him a look only a mother could, it said you are in trouble mister. He left her side so she could get her wits about her. Leo was going to be tricky, he would want to know what the flash was, and what was going on, both things he could not know. Vance just stood above him staring down at him. Desree put his hand on Vance shoulder, “Help me take him back to his room he can wake up there, and when he asks, we will say the stress of the situation caused him to faint, and hit his head.” Vance nodded, he knew then the rest could be explained rather simply.
With Leo tucked safely in his bed, they turned back to the Rose room and Fera.
Vance sank back down in the chair exhausted, he watched his mom check Fera over, she had a slight fever, her energy fluctuation was becoming more stable, Desree’s main concern was Fera’s lack of actual sleep, she was starting to think it had less to do with the manic energy thrusting itself upon her and more the thoughts that were weighing on her. Before Desree could finish her exam, Vance was on the side of the bed with her right wrist in his hand, both Desree and Vance were fixated on her arm. Her magic mark had been restored. Vance brought it to his lips and gently kissed the intricately twisted mark, and he felt the pull to go back to limbo, he regretted ignoring it.
Desree took her wrist from Vance and she clicked her tongue, “A magical rebirth by fire.” With that being said she started to bandage it so it would go unnoticed.
Vance sat there for a while just holding her, humming, playing with her hair in the darkness. He finally felt her shift, then she called out his name, his heart just about beat out of his chest. He held her tighter. “Vance,” she whispered followed by “too tight I can’t breathe.”
He let go and felt the buzz, then the lights came on. He saw her, took her in, at least in limbo she looked ok, tired still but ok. Not sure what to do or say, he just stared at her. In a strange turn of events she reached out, touching Vance’s arm to comfort him. “Vance, I am ok.” Fera was looking at him confused.
“You were screaming, burning and screaming, do you remember being awake?”
Fera sat back and thought about it for a moment, “I remember waking up and seeing you and Larin, then I remember you had to go, I took a bath and then I talked with Desree and Leo for a while, then I remember getting really dizzy, then warm, then I woke up back in limbo. What happened?”
“Fera, the binding on your magic broke, I think most of the way, your body was on fire, you were screaming, I…I thought, I didn’t know what to do, you were in so much pain. Then I lost control of my magic when I started to panic, it mixed with yours and knocked everyone out.” Vance and Fera stared at each other for a moment in silence. Fera was the first to break it, “Are the others ok?” Vance didn’t honestly know, and Fera was worried she might have hurt someone or worse. Vance was more afraid that Leo would come to and see him in bed with Fera and not understand. They both agreed that he better go back and make sure everyone was ok and take care of things outside of limbo, but he promised her he would be back as soon as he could.
He landed back into his conscious in the real world, he knew he had not been gone that long. Fera was on the bed and appeared to be back asleep. Vance went to Desree first, she was breathing, he gave her a slight zing of energy, she shot up with a gasp. She looked around the room. Her eyes narrowed on Vance and she gave him a look only a mother could, it said you are in trouble mister. He left her side so she could get her wits about her. Leo was going to be tricky, he would want to know what the flash was, and what was going on, both things he could not know. Vance just stood above him staring down at him. Desree put his hand on Vance shoulder, “Help me take him back to his room he can wake up there, and when he asks, we will say the stress of the situation caused him to faint, and hit his head.” Vance nodded, he knew then the rest could be explained rather simply.
With Leo tucked safely in his bed, they turned back to the Rose room and Fera.
Vance sank back down in the chair exhausted, he watched his mom check Fera over, she had a slight fever, her energy fluctuation was becoming more stable, Desree’s main concern was Fera’s lack of actual sleep, she was starting to think it had less to do with the manic energy thrusting itself upon her and more the thoughts that were weighing on her. Before Desree could finish her exam, Vance was on the side of the bed with her right wrist in his hand, both Desree and Vance were fixated on her arm. Her magic mark had been restored. Vance brought it to his lips and gently kissed the intricately twisted mark, and he felt the pull to go back to limbo, he regretted ignoring it.
Desree took her wrist from Vance and she clicked her tongue, “A magical rebirth by fire.” With that being said she started to bandage it so it would go unnoticed.
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