(Super long chapter!)

Selena's POV:

When I woke up, I couldn't remember anything. Alex was still beside me, and I could hear footsteps downstairs. I wasn't fully awake, but I was enough to know they were there.

While I was in that state, I heard a voice in my head speaking to me.

"Selena? Are you okay?" asked a voice. It sounded female.

"Who's there?" I asked it.

"Selena?" I could barely here Alex calling to me. "Are you awake?"

"Let's go somewhere more private," said the voice, and it pulled me to sleep again.

***

I saw her. She looked like me, with red eyes, black wings, and a thick black fog behind her, occasionally circling around her. She wore a long black dress, with no shoes. Her nails were black, and she had a smirk on her lips.

I looked down at myself, and gasped. I was wearing a long, solid white dress and no shoes. It looked like there was a white light radiating from me, but it didn't hurt to look at it. Looking back at my wings, I saw they were both whiter than snow.

I looked over at the girl across from me for a moment, then glanced around to see where we were. It looked like the world between life and death, except for the fact that I was the light to move on from this world, and she was the darkness that would trap you for eternity.

"Who are you?" I asked, finally resting my gaze on her blood red eyes.

She sighed. "I know this sounds cheesy, but I'm you, technically. I'm the demon half of you that decided to break off for a while."

"Why did you do that? You're killing us both!"

"I know," she frowned. "But tell me the truth. Did you really enjoy being who you were? People were calling us a monster even more than they did full demons. I know it affected you. You can't lie to yourself."

"You're right. It did bother me. But I didn't want to take it this far! You know that there is no way to separate us from each other. So why are you trying so hard? I don't want to die!" I was pleading with her, almost to tears.

She walked over and hugged me tightly. "Selena, don't cry. I don't want to die, either. We would leave our father all alone for good. The only person he would have would be the reaper. I won't leave him to someone who thinks down on demons. We could kill reapers, and yet they still try to bring us down. Just please, understand my point of view. I didn't mean to upset you."

I hugged her back. "How did you figure out that we could talk like this?"

She pulled away, smiling. "It was kind of luck. I remembered Alex talking to us about how we could maybe learn to come to this world willingly. So all I did was try to get us here."

"Do you know how to get us back?"

"Hope so," she said, and I cried out in horror. She laughed and replied. "Selena, did you really think I would bring you here if I didn't know how to send us back?"

"Maybe if you were trying to get rid of me so you could take over my body and trap me here for all of eternity!" I yelled.

The girl looked sad. "Do you really think I would do something like that to you? I would never hurt you."

"Then why were you so forceful and controlling whenever you wanted control? You could've asked."

"I know that. I just didn't know how. We had only just separated during that surgery, actually. Remember?"

I shook my head. Then gasped in pain and fell to my knees.

"Wha-" I tried, but I felt another pain that made me cry out and fall completely to the floor, hugging myself.

"Selena!" The girl screamed and knelt behind me. "Selena! What's wrong?!"

"My-" I couldn't finish. I clenched my teeth to keep from screaming in pain.

Suddenly, the light that was radiating from me faded, and my wings were no longer a bright white. Now they were dull, an almost dusty color to them.

"I did this to you," I heard the girl say in horror. "I just wanted to be separated for a while and help you discover your gifts. I didn't want to hurt you like this..." I could hear the sadness in her voice, like she was about to cry.

I cried out again, louder this time.

"I'll send you back. Maybe Maria can help you. Hold on, Selena!! Please!"

Then I saw her disapear, and I fell unconscious again.

***

I awoke screaming in pain and frustration. I saw Alex jump out of the corner of my eye, but didn't pay any attention to him. I curled up in a ball on my bed and cried.

Alex was next to me in a heartbeat. "Selena, are you okay? What's happening?"

I was in too much pain to answer. Then I heard a voice in my head. "If you can't tell him, please, let me help you."

I nodded, and let the girl take over me.

***

Third Person POV:

Selena's eyes turned red as Serena took over their body. Serena was trying to be quick but delicate as she broke the surface and took complete control.

Serena looked around urgently before she cleared her head and focused on Alex.

"Alex, she-"

"You took over again? Serena, I thought you said you were going to ask permission, not fight her." He sighed. "What did you need?"

"What I need is to tell you that I did ask permission, and that I wasn't fighting her. I asked to take over because she's in too much pain to speak." She looked away, hugging herself. "This is my fault, I can't believe I didn't think this through. I hate this! Why us?"

"Serena, calm down for a second. Start from the beginning."

"Don't you get it?! Selena is in pain and you want to hear a story? She could be dying now! I need someone to help her!" Tears were forming in Serena's eyes and running down her face.

Alex took in the sight of her for just a moment. She wasn't evil, or even all that mean or selfish. She didn't want Selena dead, she just wanted to be separate from her.

Nodding, Alex said. "Calm down, Serena, please. I can't think while your being distracting."

Serena immediately shut her mouth and froze. She watched Alex think. His forehead was wrinkled slightly in thought, and his face was serious. His hazel eyes seemed to have gone dark brown. He looked over at her quickly, and she jumped in surprise.

"I'll get Maria. But, Serena, we can't help Selena unless she's the one out here, so change back while I'm gone, okay?"

"Alright," Serena nodded, and, when Alex left, closed her eyes and found Selena inside. "He's getting Maria. I'm so sorry, Selena. I don't want you to die. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I killed you."

Selena tried to smile, but cringed in pain instead.

"Selena, go ahead. They'll be back any minute."

Selena nodded to Serena, then took control of her body, and waiting for Alex to return with Maria.

***

Alex returned to see Selena curled up in a ball on her bed, crying. He stood back near the wall and watched Maria's quick motions.

Immediately, Maria gently convinced Selena to sit up. Then, she removed the bandages from Selena's wings. Once she did, she gasped.

Selena looked at Maria with confusion through tearful eyes. She saw the reaper staring at her wings. Selena looked back, and she, too, gasped.

Her wings were both a light gray. They had no light like they had in the other world, but now she was certain of one thing.

Taking deep breaths, she said, "I'm an angel."

"Selena? What happened? Serena took over and said you were in a lot of pain." Alex looked very worried.

"Serena? She has a name?" Selena asked.

Alex nodded. "The last time she took over, she told me. Now really. What happened?"

"Alex, if you don't mind, I really don't want to talk right now. If you really need an explanation, let Serena tell you."

"Is it possible for one of you to rest while the other controls the body?" Alex questioned.

Maria answered. "I'm not sure what might happen if you do that, Selena."

"One way to find out," Selena said, closing her eyes. And against the protest of the others, she searched inside her for Serena.

"You have a name?" She asked.

"Yeah. I meant to tell you, but it didn't matter to me when you started crying. Are you okay?"

"I think so. Once Maria removed the bandages, I was fine. I guess when my wings changed again, the bandages were too tight. I don't understand why that would hurt so bad, though."

"Hopefully we'll find out soon. I'm sorry you had to go through that. It's all my fault." Serena turned away from Selena, hugging herself.

Selena approached and hugged her from behind. "I don't believe that. And if I did, I wouldn't stay mad. I forgive you and see what you were going through. You were tired of being insulted by others, and you wanted to change who you were so the names would stop. But I don't want to be different. I was happy, even through everything. You should be proud of who you are. I'm happy I got such an awesome other half."

Serena turned around and smiled, hugging Selena tightly. She then pulled away.

"So are they waiting for me?"

Selena nodded. "I need you to explain what happened. I don't feel so well."

"What's wrong?" Serena said, suddenly a lot more worried.

"I don't know. I'm all angel now. That was a shocker. And I was in a lot of pain. I was going to try resting while you took over for a while. You okay with that?"

Nodding, Serena said, "I hope you feel better. Tonight we can talk again, okay?"

Selena smiled in agreement, then let Serena leave to speak to the others who were waiting for her.

(Guys I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Now I need a favor. If you are reading this and asked for a previous chapter of anything, please comment below. I need to make a list so I can make sure I get all of you. I'll have to do something else for the others who aren't reading ahead because they don't want to miss out on a chapter. I guess I'll just check the comments and my inbox. But this would help a lot. Thanks guys! Love you!)