face.
“I will explain everything to you later but right now I need you to tell the fireman that you are too shaken up to remember what your rescuer looks like and you don’t know his name.”
“If you are real why should I trust you? You’ve been invading my sleep for years now, lying to me, making me think you are just a dream, not to mention the fact that you’re a freaking vampire and you erased my best friend’s memories. Trust you; I should be running as far and as fast as I can in the other direction!” Symarah ranted hysterically.
Oh yeah, we are definitely screwed, Jareth thought grimly as he watched the scene unfold from the abandoned building.
“If I was a threat to you do you really think I would have saved your life the other night in the ocean, and don’t forget, it was Jareth who saved you both tonight. Look, I promise I will explain everything later, but someone has tried to kill you twice and we are running out of time,” Daire said pleadingly.
Symarah was unsure of what to do. If she wasn’t dreaming and all of this was real then he was right, someone was trying to kill her, and Daire and Jareth had saved her life twice already. She shook her head in disbelief unable to wrap her mind around this new development.
“Symarah, please, it’s not just your life at stake here, it’s mine and Jareth’s as well. You say you’ve been dreaming of me for years now, have you ever seen me hurt anyone who didn’t deserve it? Look at me, do you really think that I could ever hurt you?”
In her heart she knew that he would never hurt anyone.
“Fine,” she reluctantly agreed, “but I expect a full explanation, and whatever you did to Kassie’s memories, I want it reversed.”
“Agreed,” Daire said, heaving a sigh of relief, “Jareth and I will come to your house this evening and explain everything.”
CHAPTER 4
As they all sat in front of the fireplace in the living room, Symarah played the events of the previous evening over in her head. She was still trying to come to grips with everything that had happened. It had been a very strange day and she was exhausted. After telling the paramedics that she didn’t know anything about the man who had saved her, they were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and thoroughly examined. They were both given a clean bill of health and released from the emergency room. On the ride home Symarah explained everything she knew so far to Kassaundra who seemed to be having an easier time accepting it than she did. By the time they arrived at the beach house it was 8:30 in the morning. After a long hot shower and some much needed rest they ordered dinner in and waited for Jareth and Daire to arrive and fill them in on what was going on.
“Where do I start?” Daire wondered out loud as he and Jareth sat across from Symarah and Kassaundra.
“Well, why don’t you start by fixing whatever you did to Kassie’s memory?” Symarah scolded.
With a wave of Jareth’s hand Kassie’s memory was restored.
“I remember what really happened now, that is cool! How did you do that?”
“Cool? They played with your mind, deprived you of your own memories, how is that cool?”
“Oh, it’s no big deal; it was just a small memory. Not like they made me forget my own name or something,” Kassie joked.
“It’s a violation,” Sym spat, “you better never pull that on me because I won’t be anywhere near as forgiving as she is.”
“Why didn’t you erase her memory, why only mine?” Kassie questioned.
“Actually, we did try to erase her memory, but it didn’t work,” Jareth answered.
“Good, then I don’t have to worry about you trying it again now that you know it doesn’t work on me,” Sym said, as she shot both men a dirty look.
“Come on Sym, cut them some slack; I mean they did save our lives. You don’t have to be so cranky.”
“Oh, am I cranky? I’m sorry, I can’t imagine why I would be cranky, I mean my best friend lost her
“I will explain everything to you later but right now I need you to tell the fireman that you are too shaken up to remember what your rescuer looks like and you don’t know his name.”
“If you are real why should I trust you? You’ve been invading my sleep for years now, lying to me, making me think you are just a dream, not to mention the fact that you’re a freaking vampire and you erased my best friend’s memories. Trust you; I should be running as far and as fast as I can in the other direction!” Symarah ranted hysterically.
Oh yeah, we are definitely screwed, Jareth thought grimly as he watched the scene unfold from the abandoned building.
“If I was a threat to you do you really think I would have saved your life the other night in the ocean, and don’t forget, it was Jareth who saved you both tonight. Look, I promise I will explain everything later, but someone has tried to kill you twice and we are running out of time,” Daire said pleadingly.
Symarah was unsure of what to do. If she wasn’t dreaming and all of this was real then he was right, someone was trying to kill her, and Daire and Jareth had saved her life twice already. She shook her head in disbelief unable to wrap her mind around this new development.
“Symarah, please, it’s not just your life at stake here, it’s mine and Jareth’s as well. You say you’ve been dreaming of me for years now, have you ever seen me hurt anyone who didn’t deserve it? Look at me, do you really think that I could ever hurt you?”
In her heart she knew that he would never hurt anyone.
“Fine,” she reluctantly agreed, “but I expect a full explanation, and whatever you did to Kassie’s memories, I want it reversed.”
“Agreed,” Daire said, heaving a sigh of relief, “Jareth and I will come to your house this evening and explain everything.”
CHAPTER 4
As they all sat in front of the fireplace in the living room, Symarah played the events of the previous evening over in her head. She was still trying to come to grips with everything that had happened. It had been a very strange day and she was exhausted. After telling the paramedics that she didn’t know anything about the man who had saved her, they were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and thoroughly examined. They were both given a clean bill of health and released from the emergency room. On the ride home Symarah explained everything she knew so far to Kassaundra who seemed to be having an easier time accepting it than she did. By the time they arrived at the beach house it was 8:30 in the morning. After a long hot shower and some much needed rest they ordered dinner in and waited for Jareth and Daire to arrive and fill them in on what was going on.
“Where do I start?” Daire wondered out loud as he and Jareth sat across from Symarah and Kassaundra.
“Well, why don’t you start by fixing whatever you did to Kassie’s memory?” Symarah scolded.
With a wave of Jareth’s hand Kassie’s memory was restored.
“I remember what really happened now, that is cool! How did you do that?”
“Cool? They played with your mind, deprived you of your own memories, how is that cool?”
“Oh, it’s no big deal; it was just a small memory. Not like they made me forget my own name or something,” Kassie joked.
“It’s a violation,” Sym spat, “you better never pull that on me because I won’t be anywhere near as forgiving as she is.”
“Why didn’t you erase her memory, why only mine?” Kassie questioned.
“Actually, we did try to erase her memory, but it didn’t work,” Jareth answered.
“Good, then I don’t have to worry about you trying it again now that you know it doesn’t work on me,” Sym said, as she shot both men a dirty look.
“Come on Sym, cut them some slack; I mean they did save our lives. You don’t have to be so cranky.”
“Oh, am I cranky? I’m sorry, I can’t imagine why I would be cranky, I mean my best friend lost her
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