Holy moly, what the heck happened last chapter?! Katelyn's alive, but that potion might've messed with her memory. *wink wink nudge nudge* Hope you're all having a fabulous day! :)

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Jeffory's POV

"Who are you?"

I stare at her, wide eyed. Her tone is dead serious, and silence makes its way into the room. "Y-You don't know who I am?" I ask, and I hear the door open from feet away. The nurse walks in, and she has to double take by the sight of Katelyn being fully healthy.

Well then, this is awkward. I continue to stare at Katelyn, finding my heart slowly breaking itself into bits and pieces. "Well, we thought you were dead Katelyn... I guess we're going to have to tell her about her father passing away..." I barely hear the nurse mumble, and I frown.

Her father's dead? Am I going to laugh at her again like I did last time? I inhale, no I won't. I will never hurt her again. "Who are you?" Katelyn repeats herself, and I watch as the nurse takes off multiple wires and tubes at a time. Katelyn seems unfazed.

"My name is Jeffory. Katelyn... Don't you remember me?" I ask, and she slowly shakes her head. She gets out of the hospital bed, no more wires or tubes. Dang, she looks perfect. "How do you know my name? Where's Travis? Or Dad?" She asks these questions, and I find myself staring at her bare legs.

Not out of lust, I just remember when we were in the eight grade, she fell off the bleachers at the football game and cut her leg badly. The cut was now nowhere to be seen. The nurse walks up behind Katelyn, putting her hand on her shoulder. "Put these clothes on sweetie. We'll get you some food, and then find who you're looking for." The nurse says, and after Katelyn walks into the bathroom, I fall onto a chair.

The nurse sighs before asking me something, "You used the healing potion, didn't you?" I nod, wondering how she knows what it is.

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It's been a whole hour since Katelyn woke up. All we've been doing is eating food at the hospital cafeteria, somehow Katelyn and the nurse keep holding coversation. And in my mind I've summed up what's happened in the last two weeks.

Katelyn got attacked by wolves, because of how ignorant I was. Katelyn was in a coma for two weeks because I said I hated her out of pride. Katelyn's father is now dead because of what I did to Katelyn. All of this happened because of me.

My mother used to tell me about how guilty she felt sometimes. When she didn't make dinner, or didn't wake up in time to drop the kids off at school. She pleaded to dad for forgiveness, and dad only laughed. "If it's just the little mistakes that tear you away with guilt, maybe you're too kindhearted. There is only guilt to remind you that you're human... Meaning you can always make up for your mistakes."

Times were nicer then. Dad wasn't sleeping around with other women, and Mom... She actually cared about us and loved us like mothers should. But happiness that is so strong can never last long. And I feel tears on my cheeks. Actual tears.

"Are you okay Jeffory?" Katelyn's concerned voice actually sounds real, until I realize she forgot who I am. Will she ever love me again? Will it ever be like old times where I could hold her in my arms? I nod, wiping away the tears with my torn up sleeve. I probably need a shower.

Katelyn finishes her food, and we all make our way out of the cafeteria. Time for the moment of truth. Time to let Katelyn know that I murdered her father. Her last blood and actual family. Maybe I could be her new family? I mentally slap myself.

The nurse takes us into an empty hallway, and I find that I can't swallow the big lump in my throat. "Katelyn... Lots has happened these past couple of weeks. You fell into a coma, and you're father had a heart attack." Katelyn's eyes widen. "What I'm trying to say is, your father passed away yesterday... I'm so sorry." The nurse further explains, and Katelyn lets out a small sob.

"What about Travis?" My body tenses at the mention of his name. "Travis Abigor? The Demon Warlock's son?" The nurse asks, and Katelyn slowly nods. "He's okay. I don't know where he is now though."

I don't know if she was lying for Katelyn's sanity, or if it was actual truth. Either way, I honestly don't care. "Katelyn, I need to talk to you in private." I tell her, making so the nurse can hear me. She nods, walking down the hall and out of sight.

Now it's just me and Katelyn. "I need you to remember me." I let out a shaky statement, and she nods. She hesitates on what to say, and slowly gets it out. "I know something's wrong with me. I'm trying to decipher on whether I actually know you or not. But whenever I see you, I feel... hatred." On the inside, I laugh sarcastically. Of course. But on the outside I let out a weird sob.

Suck it up Jeffory. And the most bizarre thing happens. Out of nowhere, Katelyn wraps her arms around me. A hug. I just stand there, stiff, and she slowly backs away. "Sorry- I didn't know where that came from." Shyly, she stutters out the words while pulling down her long sleeve.

This isn't the Katelyn I know. Usually outgoing and not taking things too seriously, she now is extremely quiet.. and it bugs me. After a couple seconds of silence, I hear an alarm going off. Oh crap.

I grab onto Katelyn's arm, and sprint off towards the end of the hallway. There has to be an exit somewhere. And I hear speakers going off, Aaron's voice bouncing throughout the hospital. "You can't hide Jeffory. With actions comes consequences. You know how much I love a game of hide and seek..."

Fear spreads through me. If we can't make it out, we'll both be dead. And she'll never know who I am. She'll never know how much I love her.

Anger spreads through me. I will not continue to be a coward, I got myself into this mess, and Katelyn should be the one to make it out. An idea comes to mind. "Katelyn. I'm going to need you to hide in that room over there, and don't make a noise. I-I'll be right back." I swallow the bile taste of that lie. I won't come back.

"Jeffory... I'm not going to let you go sacrifice yourself. I need to know who you truly are. Every minute I spend with you makes me like you more. I can't lose you." Her voice is steady, fierce as she looks me dead in the eyes. Can't lose me? She hardly even knows who I am!

"Stay here Katelyn." I tell her, and I push her into the room while locking the door. "Jeffory!" I hear her yell at me, slamming her fists against the glass hoping it will shatter. This doesn't feel right, leaving her here by herself locked in that room.

That's why I left the spare key in her back pocket, so it'll take her awhile before she can find me. I sprint down the stairs, hearing screaming women, men, and even children. "Stop." I yell, and the sound of my voice makes Aaron stop dead in his tracks.

He smirks, taking a couple steps closer to me before pulling out a gun. Good job Jeffory, you just killed yourself. "You saved her, didn't you? I thought I killed her until I realized that the effects change when you use the healing potion on a dead person. It makes them lose their memory.. Wasn't it the guilt that brought you down here to sacrifice yourself?"

And a random voice booms from the crowd of injured people. "This wasn't a sacrifice, this was a distraction." 

Jessie's POV

The sound of her screams play over and over again. I think I'm in a state of shock. They used a syringe on Gold, I don't know what they did to him, but all I heard was 'part dragon'.

I continually try to break the chains off of my wrists, but it's no use. The guy with black hair and gray eyes stands up, an empty bottle in his hand. "I-I'm gonna take you upstairs..." He says, taking the chains off my arms. Without hesitating, I punch him in the face, and push my thumb down on a part of his neck. He passes out.

The other men are asleep, too tired to hear me as I take off Gold's chains and try to wake him up. He's in a deep sleep. He'll be fine, I think as I walk up the flight of stairs. Another ear piercing scream roams through the air. I take a deep breath.

I finally get to the floor Joslyn is at, and she's not harmed at all. She lays on the floor, her arms wrapped around her knees as she slowly shakes. They broke her. They finally broke her. I didn't know she was capable of being broken.

Derrick Lycan and The Demon Warlock are nowhere to be seen, and Joslyn screams again. I run up to her, and she slowly rocks back and forth. "They can't hurt me. They won't hurt me." She continually whispers to herself, not even establishing the fact I'm here.

"Joslyn." I shake her, and she looks at me, her eyes wide like a childs. She scoots back I fear. She doesn't say a word. And I see the metal circle on her head, and pull it off quickly.

She closes her eyes, and smiles when she opens them. "Jessie, we need to leave, now." She doesn't explain what they did to her, we just need to leave.

Hey guys! That was Chapter Seventeen, and I hope you all enjoyed it!

Aaron: *wink*

Jeffory: *wink*

Jessie: *nudge*

Joslyn: *nudge*

Katelyn: JEFFORY

All credit goes to Aphmau/Jess for most of the characters, everything else is either Original or Fan-Made! Thank you so much for reading this, without all of the support, I honestly wouldn't be here today.

Love you guys! -PeanutButter_Cup

The character Joslyn was created by _itsjust_sam , the character Gold was created by Goldendragonseal , and the character Jessie was created by 8SeaBunny8 ! Go check out all three of those amazing people!

Also, a big thank you to PastelMai for her hard and amazing work for creating the cover! Go check her out also! She's an awesome artist!

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