Page 58 of Celestia, Year Four

I rolled over to my side and forced my heavy eyelids to open. It took me a second for my eyesight to clear. That's when I picked up the heavy breathing and whimpering.

Odion?

Sitting up, I quickly rubbed my eyes and turned to my left to see Odion. Just one look and I was at his side and shaking him firmly to wake up.

"Odion?! Wake up."

His face was flushed and drenched in sweat and tears while his chest was soaked with sweat. He was trembling and muttering something incoherent, my ears picking up on please, don't, and I'm sorry, repetitively.

"Odion." My voice was louder this time and I tightened my grip. "Wake up!" I ordered.

His eyes snapped open and they looked at me in sheer fear.

"Odion?" I whispered and removed my hand from his shoulder to reach out for his cheek. "You ok-EEP!"

I shrieked when I went from hovering above Odion to being pinned under him; his now pure black eyes were locked onto my wide ones and his hands were tightly wrapped around my wrists that were now above my head.

I gulped and bit my lip to avoid saying a single word as I stared up at Odion who was panting hard.

The beads of sweat continued to roll down his body and his black eyes showed his distress.

Arielle… tell Momo to calm down. I woke Odion. I'll handle it from here. I'll talk to you in the morning.

"Okay, Bru,"Arielle replied, and I brought my focus back to Odion.

"Odion..." I whispered.

He didn't reply, but his hands tightened around my wrists. I tried not to wince from the pain as I kept still, my gaze never leaving his.

"Odion," I said again, my voice a lot softer now.

He blinked a few times, and I knew I was getting through to him. I closed my eyes and felt my left thigh begin to burn, but I paid no mind to it, putting my focus on the heavy cloud of negativity coursing through Odion's chest and back.

Opening my eyes again, I noticed that I could see everything in that x-ray, black and white vision, and I leaned up and pressed my lips firmly against Odion’s.

He didn't move, and I wasn't expecting him to kiss me back. My intentions with the kiss were to pull out the negative emotions that were pulsing through him.

The confusion, agony, pain, and internal turmoil that was making it impossible for him to sleep properly.

The tightness around my wrists began to loosen and I caught the slow transition of color in his eyes; the pure blackness started to fade as the light purple took its place.

When his eyes were completely back to normal, they began to fill with tears as they closed halfway and his lips pressed back against mine. I shut my eyes once the last remnants of negativity left Odion's body and flowed into mine, and I allowed the light energy inside me to purify it to do no harm.

I pulled away and caught my breath, feeling really dizzy and disoriented.

"Celestia," Odion whispered, and I smiled as I opened my tired eyes.

"Hey," I replied. "You’re kind of spinning right now, so give me a second… or two." I admitted, waiting for the dizziness to pass. He blinked and realized our position.

"Shit." He let go of my wrists before he gently pressed a trembling hand on my cheek. "My Queen...sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"I know. You were having a… nightmare… I think." I furrowed my brow, feeling completely confused. "I feel a bit disoriented," I admitted.

He bit his lip and his eyes scanned my body once before he returned his gaze to mine. "Your darkness level is low."

"Oh." Was all I could manage.

It was hard to explain how I felt. It was like being confused, but knowing what was going on around you, and your body feeling more sensitive than normal, while the rest of your senses were all over the place.

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