Chapter 19: Chapter 19

"A witch? Why would we need a witch?" Zapora asked.

"Because they don't only know of spells and curses, they are naturalists as well. They can be supernatural healers of our world. A witch would know how to draw the poison out."

Soul steps forward, "Should I call her then?"

I nod my head.

"Call who?" Zapora asks.

"An old friend."

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MIA

My body felt so...sore and weak. I was so weak that breathing was hard work. My head was pounding as well as my heart, even though I have no been active in anyway. My throat was sore also. It felt like someone had poured something acidic down my mouth. But what felt the worse was my back. I didn't want to move at all. I was too scared that if I moved one little bit that pain will strike my back.

I was lying on my stomach with my eyes still closed. I opened them slowly. I looked around. There was a soft glow to the room. The fire must be on. I took a deep breath, but stopped midway when I smelled a strong scent of Noah. I frowned. Why would I smell him in my room. Not that I'm complaining or anything. His scent is very calming to me. With my squinted eyes, I was looking around the room. My eyes widen slightly. I wasn't in my room. I was in someone else's. By the smell of it Noah. This whole room screamed Noah. I WAS IN NOAH'S ROOM! He's going to be so pissed when he finds out that I'm here. I need to get up.

I was contemplating trying to get up, till I noticed that I was topless with some shorts on. I guess that idea is out the window.

I felt a cough coming. My body shook slightly as I coughed, but that movement alone had my back riddled with pain. I groaned. I felt miserable. I wanted to desperately move to go to the bathroom. I look at the door just across the room. I felt extremely weak and in pain, but when a girl needs to go...she gotta go. With all my strength, I push myself up off of my stomach. I felt my unshed tears filling my eyes from the pain. My back was on fire. I bent my knees so than I was on all fours. I look on the other side of the double bed and see a bug t-shirt. I grabbed it with a shaky hand. I groaned as I sat on my knees. I was breathing really hard at this point. It was taking all of my energy to just move. I slowly put the t-shirt on. Noah is going to hate this, but I am in too much pain to care at this point. I can deal with him later. I take another deep breath before I pull my legs from under me until they are dangling over the bed. My skin shining with sweat and was vibrating from the pain. I slowly laid my feet on the cold ground, which was more soothing than I thought. I take one last deep breath before I use all of my strength to stand up on my feet. I yelp slightly. I start to walk towards the bathroom. I could feel myself getting weaker and weaker by the minute. You can do it Mia, just one foot after the other. I look down and my eye widen. I have four pairs of feet. That is not normal. My head is playing with me. My legs started to shake more violently. "Oh no." I groaned. I tried to keep walking, but my legs gave way. I fell to the floor, on my back. My breath hitched from the pain. At the very minute of impact...it was like every nerve and cell was tortured by hell fire. I tried to relieve it by the only I knew...I screamed. More like shriek really. The pain was so overwhelming. It kept coming, wave by wave of neverending torture.

The door bursted open to reveal my saviour. "Noah." I whispered. Even in a situation such as this, his face was still numb. But nevertheless, he came running towards me and dropped to his knees.

"Mia, what were you doing?" He growled. He wrapped his arms around me, cautious of my back, and lifted me up. I groaned.

"It hurts Noah! It hurts so bad!" I cried

He laid me on the bed, on my stomach. Tears blurred my vision. "Please Noah make it stop." I looked at him. He wasn't wearing the mask anymore. He finally looked like he felt something. He looked...worried, concerned and helpless.

He snarls and then clenches his jaws, "I'm sorry Mia, I can't do anything. Just hang on for a bit. Help is coming."

I sobbed from the pain. I suddenly heard other voices come into the room.

NOAH

"Finally! What took you so long!" I growled. Soul and Zapora came in with the witch.

"Don't you snarl at me Noah Maverick! I am an old lady, I came as fast as I could."

"Just help her Carrow. She was trying to walk to the bathroom, but she was so weak she collapsed. Her back is in a lot pain."

I was downstairs talking to Xander when I heard Mia scream. I was instantly on my feet and I ran up the stairs. Skipping four steps at a time. I burst through the door and found her on the floor screaming. When I couldn't stop her pain...I felt so helpless and worried, which was strange. I felt so much panic over her, like I was scared to lose her. It was an emotion I was not familiar with. I mean yeah, I would be sad if I lost Xander or Izzy, Zapora, Eddie...even Soul. But I felt like I was losing my very soul when I saw her in pain. It was like I was experiencing everything she was, but in a different way. I couldn't explain what was happening to me anymore. My emotions are not in my control anymore. It was like nature was taking it's course, but I need to find out why. Why I feel like this towards her. She is just a she-wolf. There wasn't supposed to be anyone I was destined with.

Carrow sat next to a whimpering Mia, "Hello there child," she whispered, "I am going to pull your top up over your back to check it." I realized then that she was wearing my t-shirt. My favourit one actually. But it seemed to look better on her than it ever did on me. Carrow pulled the t-shirt over. I snarled and looked away. It had gotten worse.

"My goodness...what happened to this poor girl?" I explained the events that happened to her.

"Do you know what's wrong with her?"

She nods her head, "Yes. it seems that the rogues have poisoned her and they have the antidote. They would only give it if you hand over the Luna. However, I do have something that will help her." Carrow said some spell and she started to control water. She set the water onto Mia's back and started to chant some words. The water started to glow. Mia instantly stopped whimpering. She released a breath and sagged against the bed. I, myself, released a relieving sigh. Carrow drew the water away and back into her sack. Mia's wound looked significantly better.

"What did you do?" I asked,

"I used the healing properties that water from the waterfall had to draw some of the poison out. The antidote would make it instantly disappear, but this would just be more time consuming. I will come back every three hours to the same procedure again, until the poison is completely gone."

I noded towards her, "Thank you Carrow. One of the maids will show you to your quarters." She bows her head and leaves.

I was left alone in the room with a sleeping Mia. I stayed in the chair next to the bed and closed my eyes. It's been a rough night.

MIA

I was in total darkness. I looked around and saw nothing. I became scared. I was alone...again. Will this always happen? Will I always end up being alone. I tried to walk around, but where ever I went, there was always darkness and nothingness. I wasn't to be found because I am nothing. No one wants me. I laid on the floor and looked up, wanting to see the stars, but it was just black. I felt tears run down the sides of my face. I closed my eyes and whimpered.

"Alone." I whispered. I don't know how long I laid on the ground for. It felt like hours, days even, but I think is was only a few minutes. This is my destiny, to be alone in the darkness.

Suddenly, I heard something...more like someone. I sat up and looked around. "Hello?" My voice echoed on and on and on. But I saw no one. I heard the voice again! It sounded deep and raspy, but soothing strangely. I recognized it, but I can't figure out who it was. The voice became louder and louder till I realized that it was singing. The voice was singing...and it was beautiful. It was an amazing voice. It sang a song softly, as if singing it to a sleep child. I calmed me. It made me not feel so alone in this dark world I was in. And so, for the time being, I just laid there...and listened.

NOAH

I had fallen alseep for a while. But I woke up and saw her still resting which was good. She was...well more like is in so much pain. I hated it. I hated seeing her like that. It pained me. I shake my head and frown. What are you thinking about Noah. I have hardly talked to her at all since she has stayed here.

But there is still a connection.

I growled and blocked my wolf out. I am not in the mood to get a lecture from him. I hear the door creak open. I look and see Carrow coming in with a tray.

"I thought to get you something to eat while I do my water healing."

I bowed to her and took the tray from her hands, "Thank you." She said her spell and controlled the water, then started to do the healing procedure on Mia.

"I have not seen you in a few years. It seemed you have grown even stronger since then."

"Well I am 25 Carrow. The last time you saw me I was 21."

She shook her head, "No, it is not age that has changed,"A small smile formed on her lips, "I think it was something else. Or..." she glanced at me, "Someone."

My brows pull together, "No,"I said firmly, "There is no one."

She shrugged her shoulders, "Okay then, whatever you say Noah."

I look down and saw she made me some steak with potato and salad. I began to eat it slowly. It was silent for a while. I just watched Carrow heal Mia.

"She's beautiful." She stated. I looked at Mia and couldn't help, but agree. She had a slim figure. dark brown hair, almost black, plush pink lips with amazing green eyes. Her skin smooth and slightly tanned. However, I kept those thoughts to myself. I didn't reply to Carrow. I just stayed silent.

"How long have you known her for?" She asked.

I shrugged, "Ever since she arrived here with Xander."

She chuckles and shakes her head, "Oh I think you have known her longer than that Noah."

"Then why do you even bother asking if you already know?" I growled in frustration. I hate how she knew everything.

She laughed at me, "Oh Noah. Still the same Noah."

"You know, don,'t you." It wasn't a question. It was a statement. I would be surprised if she didn't know."

She sighs and nods her head, "Yes...I know. I presume that the connection has grown stronger."

"Explain it to me then. I hate this connection. I don't like it. Take it away from me."I said roughly

She shakes her head, "It doesn't work that way little Noah. There is a connection for a reason. You have to accept it. It is a blessing...not a curse."

I stand up abruptly, "But it is impossible for me to have a mate! You said so yourself. I am the last one. The only way it were to work is if she were of the same species...but she isn't. If I mated with her...assuming she was my mate, I would kill her. But it all doesn't matter because she isn't my mate."

Carrow was silent for a moment. She looked to be lost in thought till she said, "Please tell me exactly what I said to you the day I first met you."

I sigh and placed my fingers on the bridge of my nose, "You said to me that I was going to be a wolf, walking on the earth without the one that would be destined with. Those were your exact words. Do not tell me anything different."

"Please tell me why you were there."

"What do you mean?"

"Why did Xander bring you to me on that day."

"So than you can cage the beast inside me."

"To cage what Noah? Tell me. Tell yourself what you put away." I knew she wanted me to say it. I haven't acknowledged that side of me since the day she put the beast away. I acted as if it never existed and I was born an ordinary beta.

"Why do you want me to say it?" I growled. I felt angry. I didn't want to even say what it is.

she turned to me. Her face serious and firm. She stepped to me and pointed her finger to me, "Because Noah. By caging the beast, you have caged who you are. It is time for you to accept who and what you are. Now say it."

"No." I said firmly.

"Say it!" She said a little louder.

"No!" I snarl.

Her voice seemed to have amplified and her eyes started to grow. I knew I was making her angry. "Say what you are NOAH!"

"I AM A LYCAN!" I shouted at her. My nostrils flared, my mouth formed into a snarl and I knew my own eyes were glowing in anger. But I had said it. I sat back down on the chair and sighed.

"I am the last lycan." I whispered. I closed my eyes. I felt defeated. I have finally said it after nine years. "I came to you that day for you to cage my lycan self so than I would not go through what I did at Matheseus's prison. I wanted to take it away because I blamed it for my pain."

I looked up and saw Carrow sitting on the bed, finished with her healing. Her eyes soft like a mother's eyes to a son.

"What was the point of me confessing that Carrow?"

"Because when you asked me to cage the lycan within you, you became an ordinary wolf. And that is why I told you, that you wouldn't have a mate. Because your wolf doesn't, but your lycan wolf, the wolf you were born as...does."

I frowned in confusion, "But how could I feel the connection if my Lycan is put away? I am still an ordinary wolf."

She smiles and chuckles, "It seemed that when you were wounded and dazed, the cage door got a little loose. Then when your mate came a long to save you...you instinctually let her in infusing the connection between mates."

I couldn't speak. I was shocked. My heart beating fast at the realization. For the past nine years, I have believed that I was destined to be alone. Then when Mia came along I couldn't help, but be confused and angry because I thought she was false hope of having someone to love so deeply. But that wasn't the case at all. She wasn't false. She is true.

"I have a mate." I whispered.