"To my precious nymph, Cassandra Branwen".

The skylight was already getting dark and the sun was already goodbye to the city by setting down.

I watched from the balcony how everyone were playing, laughing and having good times together on the streets.

As for me.

I was stuck in the hospital for a reason I don't even understand and I've been compelled to remember something for me to leave this awful place.

And my parents?

It was like they had disappeared into the thin air. I never saw them visit me or check whether I was doing alright.

I doubt if I even have parents for sure.

My throat and chest had started feeling all better the few past days luckily and the young guy had always stopped by to check on me frequently.

I couldn't help but think about him and his strange attitude that felt so familiar.

The locket...

Yes..

I let my fingers run over the surface of the engraved locket on my chest.

It felt unusually calming and warm against my fingers and I felt this urge to try exploring it each time I did that.

"Huh? What's this?". The locket had divided into several golden pieces in my palms.

Each of the pieces held different information of a particular person and also a group of persons as well.

I squinted my eyes at the writings under a blurry picture at one end of the piece.

"To my precious nymph, Cassandra Branwen".

Cassandra??

Hold on-

The guy that left here is my father?!!

I choked out a laugh of disbelief. I myself didn't agree with the silly thoughts of mine. I mean how could a guy possibly in his seventeens or eighteens be my dad.

And look like it says Cassandra, I'm not Cassandra.

But wait-

I don't remember having this picture of me staring at the moon in this place as a child.

My eyebrows furrowed at a picture of me as a child in a high building admiring the glowing stars and moon in the sky.

"This is some kind of mixup really...". I mumbled to myself in disbelief of how the little girl and I looked very similar.

I shook my head and went on to another piece of writing in the locket and saw a picture of two unfamiliar couples behind me and a boy. There was a box in the girl's hand as she wore a huge grin.

A musical box...

Why sounds all familiar to me...

I felt a tingling inside of me as I peered more into this strange picture. What was this? A prank or revelation at this moment?

I'm going crazy!

The guy that gave me this said I'd feel better and understand everything here but I only feel worse ugh.

"I-I can't look more, I'm losing my mind". Headaches had started kicking in and everything around me started becoming blurry and darker.

"Cassandra". The wind whispered behind my ears in a mocking tone, it was like the approaching moon was laughing at me.

"Are you....okay?". A familiar voice made me jolt back to reality, making the locket in my hands fall to the ground.

I don't even have the strength to talk anymore so I walked over to him staggering a bit before collapsing in his arms.

"Isabelle!". Was the last thing I heard before I was consumed by darkness.

*~*

"Cassie, take out the candles will ya? ".

"Of course mama!".

Mmm...

It hurts..

It all felt like I was suck out of the real world and dropped into another world where I was just the third wheel of viewing.

I watched as the little girl and her family were having their little time together in the strange glowing world.

My eyes widened when the world wasn't just a world, it looked like a place of the unspeakable.

Where am I?

"Mummy can you play me another music tone? I wanna hear it one more time please!".

"Of course my child". An elegant and flawless woman nodded and did what the child requested joyfully.

It was all clear that that was her mum but wait, I was expecting a piano or I don't know a phone but it was a musical box.

The more the musical box glowed and came closer into the view, the more cramps and pains I felt in my chest.

W-what is this?

I tried reaching out to them, for anyone literally to help me but no one could see me. It was like I was stuck in a memory or past which was all strange and scary if you ask me.

"H-help me". I groaned and was able to hold onto a drawer in the room the gatherings were in.

"Mummy look! There's a shooting star!". The girl pointed at the sky.

"C'mon now make a wish fast". The woman shouted in excitement as a shooting star flew past us.

I just wish all these madness could stop and come clear to me.

I still don't understand what's going on.

I'm so much in pain.

Tears filled my eyes as I leaned against the shimmering wall. Wait shimmering?

Something bright and purple suddenly burst out of nowhere making everyone around me freeze.

My jaws dropped as I saw what and who it was.

"Grandma? Uncle?". It was so hard time believe it eventually but they walked to me and gave me a warm hug.

"Please help me, I'm torn between insanity and sanity".

"It's alright now, we've got you". Mrs Alexis whispered and leaned her forehead against mine with her eyes closed.

Her action sent cold chills all over my weak figure but at the same time I felt like I was starting to relive myself again somehow.

"Now go!". She ordered and before I could say a word I saw myself fading gradually alongside with everyone and everything around me.

"Was everything a lie? I'm I really Isabelle?". I asked, barely able to hear myself as the lights blinded me. "Was I re-".

"Aaagh!". I screamed when something sharp pierced my left arm in reality.

Sweats were already bidding around my forehead and my breaths were already husky.

I couldn't see anything and it was then I noticed that there was an oxygen mask and some pipes connected all around my body.

What the heck!?

What I'm I doing here and what are they doing to me?!

I started kicking and squirming for them to realise that they've got the wrong patient, I wasn't even feeling hurt or something!

Luckily they got the message and removed the oxygen mask for me to be able to speak.

"She's responding sir". Someone said.

"That's a miracle!". Another said.

There were surgical men in surgical robes all around my bed side.

"Excuse me but I feel okay, this had to be-". Suddenly, I remembered when the doctor was talking about a victim having the same case as me and when the young guy, Xander had been here with me the entire time.

"Xander!!". The words left my mouth suddenly when everything came back to my head. I've to find Julius, Xander, Minuet and the others! What the hell was Xander thinking?

I started screaming in tears for them to let me go but they tightened their grip on me more thinking that I might be going insane.

"You guys can leave now". Xander ordered and stared deeply into each of their eyes. For a moment I thought he was joking but they all looked frightened and complied, leaving just I and Him.

"What....what did you do to them?". I whimpered.

"That doesn't matter now, does it?". He frowned.

"I suppose not". I frowned and looked down.

I watched as Xander glared at the equipments around me and magically got rid of them.

"H-how did you-".

"We can discuss that when you're all better". He didn't look at me when he said that and threw a gown to my direction.

"Wear it you'd be leaving today, someone would come to pick you up in the evening". He confessed and started to walk away to give me some privacy.

"Hey, thank you". I wrapped my arms around his waist line, bringing his figure closer to mine.

He didn't pull away even though he stood there surprised, he gave me a warm smile instead and turned around to return the hug.

It's crazy how a witch is hugging her hunter right?

"Why didn't you kill me completely when you found out who I am and when you got the chance to". I asked.

He went silent for a moment before answering.

"The first day you asked something quite similiar, do you remember what I said?".

Huh?

I mentally flashed back to the time I and Xander were finally able to talk and when I did, I got the answer but still confused like that day.

"Ulterior motives? Really Xander?". I frowned at how he always made everything difficult for me to understand.

"Can't blame me missy.... I'm not the understandable type". He replied and gave my cheeks a squeeze before letting go of me.

"I agree with that totally". I spat playfully.

"Oh, and Minuet?". I asked in realisation of the one person I've been missing out of the picture.

I can't believe I forgot about the one person that saved me the whole time.

"That's what....I'm going to discuss about this evening actually". The way he answered me made me already feel suspicious of what he meant by that.

Is he okay?!

Oh God let him be!