Ivy: Save My Soul [Chapter Twelve: Mistaken]

The sun hit my eyes and I groaned rolling over, hitting someone. I sat up and looked down at Holly. I sighed and rubbed my eyes, last night advents rushing back to me. I shivered slipping out of the bed. Anthony was still asleep, at the edge I had crept him into when he slept with me. I felt myself flush. What was I thinking? I was very happy with Co- 1

“Oh my God Coby!” I whispered and ran from the room. The halls were just starting to light up, casting the white marble to a sparkle. I ignored this as much as possible. I pushed open my door; there lay Coby, crumpled on the floor. I fell to my knees beside him, turning him over gently. He groaned and swatted at my hands. “Thank God.”2

“Ugh, my head feels like it was hit with a fist.” She sat up rubbing a goose egg. “Oh wait, it was.”3

“What happened?” I pulled his hand away to inspect the goose egg. She winced and looked at me. I shook my head, wincing at my ribs when I twisted.4

“What’s wrong?” He asked and pulled my hands away from his head.5

“My aunt decided to break two of my ribs.” He went pale and I shook my head. “I am all healed, just in a bit of pain.”6

“I’m sorry I wasn’t there to protect you.” He pulled me gently into him. Our lips met and the world melted. I wrapped my arms around his neck as the kiss became deeper, his hands moving down to my hips, as he lifted me onto his lap. I gasped as he started to nibble on my bottom lip. He winked and put his forehead on mine. “I am glade you are ok thought.”7

“I am glade you are ok too.” I smiled and replaced my lips on his. He pushed my shirt up to just under my ribs; his hands were soft against my skin, and a little cold. I pushed myself up a bit, tangling my fingers in his hair as I pulled him closer. He stood up taking me with him; I wrapped my legs around his waist as we moved to the bed. He leaned over me smiling. I leaned up, yanking him back down by his hair and kissing him. He chuckled and kisses me back, running his hands up my shirt slowly.8

“Ivy-I AM SO SORRY!” 9

Coby fell off me backwards and onto the floor as I sat up. Tony stood in the door way her eyes closed, her face bright red. I could feel my own face flushing. Coby got up off the floor rubbing his head, mumbling something about floors and there painful-when-you-hit-your-head-off-them-ness. I just shook my head. At least neither of us were naked. 10

“What’s up Tony?” I asked, Coby looked at me and I shrugged. “I walked in on people when they have been doing worse then we were, doesn’t bother me much.” I had almost said Tony and Gabbie, great save Ivy!11

“Um, Tamara wants to see you. I think she wants to know what happened with you and um Holly, Derak, Page and Decon.” She looked at me apologetically, seeing my look of disgust at this command. “Just go see her Ivy. It wont hurt anything.” 12

“Fine.” I sighed and looked at Coby. He smiled and kissed my forehead. 13

“I need to get out of here before your stalker freaks out anyways.” He winked. I hit him over the arm and smiled. I got up to walk him to the door; instead he headed to the window. I got up fast and reached it just as he jumped out. I gasped and looked down as he landed on his feet, a few stray students gasping. He pretended to tilt a hat, blew me a kiss and took off into the woods. 14

“Wow, wish I could do that.” Tony was looking over my shoulder. I think I had forgotten how to breathe until she spoke. I was going to kick his butt later. Tony then smiled and dragged me out of the room. We ended up in front of a room next to Anthony’s. How convenient. 15

“Come on in Ivy.” I heard her voice call to me. I took a deep breath and pushed open the door. The room was made of blood red marble, with pictures of her and Holly on the walls, and a picture of her with a man, he has short spiky brown hair and blue eyes. There was a single queen sized bed, and an oak dresser. “You can take a seat.”16

“I don’t want to.” I was being cold, and I knew I shouldn’t, she’d really done nothing. I just didn’t like her. She sighed and took a seat on her bed. I watched her, leaning my back against the wall. She looked up at me with sorrow filled eyes.17

“Why do you hate me?” She was looking me dead in the eyes. I was caught off guard and blinked. “Ivy, what did I do that makes you hate me so much?”18

“I…” My mind was hitting a blank, she’d done nothing. “You’re stick up, and preppy, you treat me like I’m some sort of doll, you’re all over Anthony like some sort of…of…” I couldn’t bring myself to say the word.19

“Is that really what you think of me?” her face looked pained. I looked away from her and let myself slide down the wall into a sitting position. 20

“Well yeah.” I looked at her. “I don’t trust you. I think you’re on there side.”21

“Ivy, Let me tell you a story.” She looked down at her hands, her shoulders slumped. 22

“Ok…” I didn’t like the sound of this.23

“There was a girl. She was a young girl, a strong girl, very mature for her age. Everyone had such high hopers for her, her parents adored her. She was always in the spotlight, for positive things. She was a happy little girl. She had an older brother, he was strong, and she always looked up to him. Then one day the little girl found out her brother wasn’t coming home. He had died protecting his Singari.24

“The little girl fell into a depression; she didn’t want to be a Guardian anymore. She hated the attention, and when she turned ten, she started to be self destructive. She didn’t sleep, she hardly ate. They put her in a hospital; they did everything they could to make her happy. At the age of 14 she became angry, she would lash out at people, hurt them. 25

“Her parents became miserable they didn’t know what to do. There seemed no hope for the girl. Then, her parents were captured from there home. They were looking for the little girl, who was running about doing things little girls shouldn’t. The little girl cried four hours, not knowing what to do. Everyone told her, that it was hopeless. No sugar coating for the child. She looked at them all in horror; they weren’t even going to try.26

“That’s when she made up her mind. She was going to have to do it herself. She raided her parents weapon shed, using all they taught her. She spent weeks tracking them; she hit many dead ends, till it brought her to an abandoned cottage in the woods. She scouted the area for two days. She found out all the entrances and that there were only 3 there.27

“During the night on the third day she snuck in. She found her parents. They were chained up in a bedroom, they looked horrible. She later found out they had been tortured; they wanted information on a family. She broke the chains and went to slip them out. One of The Evil came in. Her father pushed her onto the bed, with the help of her mother, they fought The Evil.28

“The girl realised then why they fought, because we aren’t fighting just to protect the Singari’s, but for us as well; to make a better place some day in the future for everything to live in. The girl was then shipped to protect a Singari named Holly. This girl had just figured out what she was; and seemed to have lost someone important to her. 29

“I met Anthony just before your family was murdered. He told me all about you, and how proud he was to be your Guardian. He always talks about you.” She got up and knelt in front of me. I didn’t know why I was crying, I felt so ashamed. I felt so guilty; I had judged her, just because I saw her kissing Anthony. “I can see why. You are a bright young girl. I don’t hate you fo0r thinking the way you did. I understand why, even if you don’t.”30

“I, I just felt so angry, and, hurt. I don’t know why. It still hurts.” I felt her wrap her arms around me, and I leaned into her.31

“Everything will work out Ivy. Anthony will never let anything happen to you. And I will be here to, if you ever need to talk to me. Ivy, I would never do anything to betray you or Anthony. Because if I did, I would be destroying all my brother did, he would have died for nothing.”32

“I’m sorry.” I whispered. “What I did, I was wrong. I was wrong about you.”33

“Now, why don’t we go visit Holly, Anthony was worried when he didn’t see you in bed this morning.” She smiled and helped me up.34

“I’m glade you’re ok. I am so sorry.” Derak whispered from the chair on the left side of the bed. Holly reached over and smacked him on the back of his head. The twins laughed, they were sitting on chairs on her right side. Anthony and Tamara were sitting on chairs at the end of her bed, while I lay sprawled out on the end of her bed, shaking my head.35

“You blame yourself, or apologise one more time and I will throw you out to nearest window!” She snapped, hitting him over the back of the head again. Tamara shook her head, hiding a huge grin. I sat up and pushed her back down, away from the poor boy.36

“Now, now Holly. Play nicely.” I winked. That got me a kick him the side. I groaned and fell backwards. “Love you too.”37

“I see you are feeling better.” Tamara smiled and popped a Mementos in her mouth. I smiled and stole the pack from her hand. She went to grab it back; I held it just out of her reach, popping one into my own mouth, tossing the pack to Tony. “Oh, so that’s how you’re going to play.” 38

“Should have offered then.” I winked as we all took our turns taking one, Anthony included.39

“Traitor.” She tried to act hurt. I smiled and laid back on the bed, watching the dun darken the room as it set, bringing the night with its millions of stars. I smiled and propped my head with my arms crossed behind it. I closed my eyes, resting my eyes. I don’t remember falling asleep.40

The world was blurry, I couldn’t see much. It was like someone had put plastic wrap around my head, shielding the world from my view. I grabbed at my face, expecting to meet an obstacle, only grabbing at skin. I whipped my head around; everything was the same. I shivered as red dots floated in the blur, them I could see clearly. I grasped for one, my hand going right through them. I pulled my hand back whimpering. What was this place? 41

A loud sound hit my ears and I grabbed at them, the blurriness becoming blackness. The sound became louder, like a screeching sound. I fell to my knees as it got louder; it felt like my eardrums were going to explode. I dug my nails into the back of my ears, trying to create a suction of air, to block out the noise. It just got louder; I could feel the blood running from where my nails dug in.42

Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse there was a pressure, like the air had become water, it was heavy in my lungs, almost suffocating. I tried to scream but nothing came out, the only sound was that horrible screeching. I started to choke on the heavy air, this was it. I was dying. I fell to the side gasping at the air that just wasn’t there. I could feel blood trickle out of the corner of my mouth. 43

Something sounded, something louder then the screeching, it was thumping sounds. Was it my heart? No, it sounded like footsteps. Someone was running. Then a loud thud to my right; I moved my head, opening my eyes. There was a huge white blob to contrast the blackness. I felt cold water rush over my arms as I was pushed onto my back. I groaned and looked up at the white figure. It was so pure and beautiful.44

“Ivy.” The voice was soft and sweet, like honey. I shivered as the shock of its intensity yet gentleness ran through me, soothing my fears. “Ivy Listen to me, you’re not meant to be here, not ever. Time for you to leave.”45

“Who are you?” The sound of my own voice startled me; I had not spoken words, but merely thought them. Was I in Brencotas?46

“No, Ivy you have to wake up. You can not stay here. It’s not safe.” The voice was urgent, worried. I wanted to sooth his worries.47

“Everything’s fine, just need to make the screeching stop.” I smiled, at least I think I did.48

“No Ivy, you stupid prat! Wake up right now!” The voice yelled in frustration. I blinked up at the white blob.49

“No need to be so rude about it, fine. I will wake up.” I sat up, with the help of the white blob.50

“Ivy, remember my voice. Remember it well. I am not trust worthy; don’t trust anyone with my voice.” The blob pleaded. I blinked confused. That’s when a pulling feeling could be felt; it felt like I was being torn in two.51

I sat up screaming and thrashing, tight arms wrapping around me, trying to hold me still. I only fought harder, my ears ringing from the screeching. Everything was black, I couldn’t see a thing. I caught the person behind the arms in the gut and heard a soft groan. My eyes flew open, making the darkness disappear. I was in the hospital room, where I had been earlier; everyone was staring at me worriedly.52

“Ivy, calm down. You’re safe shh.” Anthony breathes in my ear. I shivered and relaxed instantly, letting myself fallback into him; he caught me easily. I shook, the remnants of the dream chilling me to the bone. It was so real; I could still feel the heaviness in my chest. And who was that, white blob. He had warned me about himself, yet he saved me from that place. It made no sense at all.53

“Ivy Hun, what happened?” Tamara’s soft voice spoke from my left. “You feel asleep, and then started screaming and gripping at your ears.” I could feel the dried blood. “You started to gasp for breath, where were you?”54

“I, I don’t know. It was a dark place, everything was blurry, except for these red dots, they were clear, very clear.” I shivered as I remembered my hand going right through them. “My hand, It was like I didn’t exist, or was some sort of, I don’t know. It was scary. I couldn’t touch anything.”55

“It was probably a dream, you have gone through some rough stuff lately, almost lost your sister and your best friends.” Anthony sounded so sure, I just had to believe him. I curled myself into him, whimpering slightly. I didn’t like that place, not one bit. But there was something about it, like I should know it, like I had been there before.56

“Maybe she should get some rest.” Holly called from the bed next to me, I guess they moved me. I didn’t object, my body was sore, my mind was sore and I felt drained beyond anything before. I let myself fall into the soft warm arms of my Guardian; someone I knew would always be there for me, no matter what. 57