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Selena's POV:

I awoke to Alex shaking me gently. I groaned weakly and opened my eyes slightly. My headache was pounding worse than it had while I was talking to Serena. The room was still dark. I slowly turned my head to see the curtains opened, but very little light coming through. I looked up at Alex.

He was sadly smiling at me. I couldn't even imagine why. It hurt my head more to think about anything.

"Morning, Sunshine," Alex said quietly. He helped me sit up, even though I cried out in pain once or twice.

"Serena said I could just sleep this off..." I muttered.

"We need you downstairs with everyone else. We have to do something before we leave." Alex extended his hand and I took it. He gently helped me stand, but I just numbly fell back onto the bed, holding my head and clenching my eyes closed to keep from crying.

I felt Alex pick me up. I opened my eyes and leaned my head on his shoulder. I watched the walls passing by, with their chipping white paint. We passed the door to the dining room, and I became confused.

"Where are we going?" I asked, my voice sounding quiet and weak.

Alex sighed. "I guess I don't have to keep it from you. Serena talked to us last night while you were sleeping."

"She did?"

"Yeah, but it didn't last long. The longer she was in control of your body,  the weaker she became. She had to leave during our conversation." Alex had stopped walking. We were still in the middle of the hallway, the closest door still around the corner. I assumed it was so we could talk longer.

"She did feel weaker than usual to me when I woke up..." I commented.

Alex nodded. "She has an idea. She wants to run a test on you really quick before we leave. That's why we woke you up earlier than planned. The others can tell you the rest."

"Okay," I said instead of nodding like I usually would have. I leaned on Alex again, and he continued down the hall until we reached one of the many labs in Maria's house.

***

Third Person POV:

Alex walked into the room holding Selena. She was pale and flushed, and had closed her eyes. The others would have thought her dead if they hadn't known better. Alex wouldn't have carried her dead body all the way down to them. At least, no one thought he would have.

Maria spoke first, walking over to them. "Can you lay her over there, please?"

Alex gave her a slight nod and walked to the area Maria had indicated. It was a small corner of the room with a couch and a few chairs around it. Alex gently lay her on the couch, then sat in the chair close to where her head was. Maria sat beside him.

Alex looked up to Sebastian, who was standing behind the couch, staring down at his daughter. But before Alex could ask, Selena whispered, "Where's Finny?"

"He's on his way. We weren't able to tell him to be here early. He'll leave with us, Selena. Don't worry." Maria was trying to sound comforting.

Selena didn't move. She relaxed, waiting for whatever was about to happen.

"Wait!" Serena shouted in Selena's head. She groaned as her headache pounded slightly harder.

"Sorry, but can I take over for just a minute? I have to tell Dad something."

"Make it quick," Selena said aloud, then left.

Serena quickly took over. She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and looked around the room. Her eyes landed on Sebastian. "I need to talk to you," was all she said.

Maria and Alex exchanged a look and then silently stood and left.

"What is it?" Sebastian asked.

"Don't hate me, but I did a little digging in Selena's head. I saw that she has a block in her mind, which is holding back communication with the angel."

"Can Alex remove it?" Sebastian questioned.

"Only if he can somehow pull himself into our world." She answered. "If the barrier is removed, Dad, she'll remember everything about everyone. She'll realize who Alex really is."

"Will this really save her?" Sebastian asked cautiously.

"It'll help her stay stronger until we merge back together." Serena was starting to breathe a little heavier than normal and she looked slightly pale. Sebastian made her lie back down.

"Just save her," Sebastian said. "No matter what it takes. They'll find out eventually anyway."

Serena smiled, then went back into her body to find Selena, while Sebastian let the others back inside.

When they all retook their seats, Selena was back, eyes closed, wings pale gray.

Maria rubbed her hand across Selena's forehead soothingly. "Just relax for a moment, alright? We'll take care of everything."

Selena nodded, winced in pain, then took a deep breath and relaxed.

Sebastian whispered to Alex, "Just find a way inside her head. Serena will be waiting for you. Do your best."

Alex nodded, then placed his hand on Selena's head. He saw Selena smile, like she knew it was him. She looked like she felt safe. Alex smiled inwardly, then closed his eyes and began.

***

When Alex opened his eyes, at first he saw only darkness. As his eyes adjusted, he saw a pale glow. He approached it cautiously. It was Selena, sleeping somewhat peacefully.

"Welcome," someone said from behind. Alex whirled and saw Serena standing there, her red eyes sparkling.

"Nice place you have here," Alex commented.

Serena shrugged. "It's home." She walked up to him and put one hand on his shoulder. "Ready?"

Alex nodded. Serena turned and led the way. Alex followed quickly behind, and was led to what looked like a black wall. Light was shining from all around it, seeping through cracks.

"So," Alex said, "we need to break the wall, and then Selena can talk to the angel?"

Serena slowly nodded. "More or less. She'll also remember memories she might have suppressed or something."

"You mean like the memory Mom was talking about?"

They both turned to see Selena standing weakly behind them. She fell to the ground, hard. Alex and Serena ran to her side. Selena was trembling.

"So my head hurts because an angel is trying to talk to me, but this wall is blocking her out? Along with old memories?"

Serena sighed. "I think so, Selena. If we do this, it'll help keep you strong until we figure out everything else."

"We're wasting time," Alex complained. "Selena, I know you want to know what we're going to do, but we have no idea when those hunters and scientists we were warned about will show. We need to do this sooner rather than later. We can explain once we get to a safe place."

"Why don't we just do this at that safe place?" Selena asked weakly.

"Because we don't know if you'll live to get there. Go back to sleep. It'll probably be easier for you." Serena said bluntly. Selena only nodded. She lay back and closed her eyes.

Serena could tell when Selena had fallen asleep by the characteristic unsteady breathing that only occurred while she was unconscious. Serena nodded toward Alex, who nodded back, then stood and walked over to the wall.

"What exactly am I supposed to do?" Alex asked.

Serena shrugged. "Use some angel powers and see if it cancels it out. If that doesn't work, we can both use some demon mojo and try to reverse it."

Alex nodded, then turned back to the wall. He closed his eyes and concentrated on the wall and his angelic abilities.

Serena saw him start to glow a bright white, which grew brighter as he grew more connected to his abilities. She had to turn away and guard Selena's eyes, hoping the translucent angel wouldn't awaken just yet.

Minutes later, Alex's light faded. He turned to face Serena, who was looking back at him, smiling.

"It's done," he said.

Serena was about to run over and hug him, but Selena stirred, moving violently around. Serena held her, whispering to her, trying to calm her.

Alex ran over and knelt beside Selena. He whispered to her, "Wake up, it's okay."

Her eyes flew open, and she sat up. Looking from one friend to the other, her gaze eventually landed on Serena.

"How do you feel?" Serena asked worriedly.

Selena's eyes were glistening with tears. Quietly, she answered the question, with a quick glance over to Alex.

"Betrayed."