Chap 16

"Kiddo.. Wake up for me please?" When I open my eyes his dark eyes met my tired ones. He smiled at me and that smile really seemed so familiar..

"William?" His smile fade as his eyes widen when I spoke his name.

"You knew who I am?" I winced as I felt the stinging of my burned flesh. He quickly diverted his gaze from my face to my bare chest and stomach. I followed his wary eyes towards my bandaged body. Even the white thick bandages are soaked with my blood. Turning it into a deep fresh scarlet.

"It hurts.." I breathe in a harshly, wincing as the pain pressed into my chest, ribcage and my back each deep breath I took.

"H-hurts.." I turn my head to the side and a line of red caught my eyes. I followed the line to a bag of red liquid. Blood. Where am I? He.. Did he took me back?!

"Where am I?!" I tried to sit up but he pressed onto my shoulders stopping me.

"You're in my clinic. Lucas, How did you knew my name?" He looked serious but I avoided his dark eyes, eyeing the white walls. Then the vase filled with wild flowers.

"A.. Dream."

"What kind of dream?" He looked adamant on knowing my dream so I dare asked.

"Who am I?" His eyes looked like it was gonna fell off its socket. His mouth hanging a bit open.

"Lucas.." He looked shaken, looking away from me but I didn't missed his glassy eyes.

"I won't go back, William. If what I assume is true.. I can't. I'm not ready. Give me time." He eyed me again and there I saw tears pooling in his eyes. When he closed them, his tears fell. He has a small smile on his lips as reach out to hold my hand.

"Kiddo.. What you told me yesterday.." Yesterday? Have I sleep that long? "You are afraid of what you are feeling being with James and Katherine for such a short time. If you are happy why not accept it? Don't be afraid kiddo. I don't know what you've dreamt of but James and Katherine would kill just to see you. They missed you so much. There are no days that passed that they think of you. Like I told them. There is no possible way of finding you but they still hoped and pray someday.. you'll come back for them. For us."

No way of finding.. me?

"How do you know I am him?" I deadpan

"I made the spell. I cast my first spell before the reincarnation spell. Using the first spell.. I felt your life energy. That's how I found you in the woods. Your spirit was running out that's how I felt your life energy stronger but I didn't like it one bit. We got here in the first place because of your spirit energy. What you did is not very ideal. I'm actually at my lowest point right now. I don't know if I would be glad or mad at you. I'm so overwhelmed now that I'm crying my eyes out like a five year old." I smirked and he wiped his tears. Crying didn't really suit him. He looked so stern.. mirroring my first impression of James.

"So.. I should be relief you dreamt of it. Explaining this would be next to impossible to believe. What did you exactly dreamt about kiddo?" He stood up and fixed something in my IV bag next to the blood bag.

"Painkillers." He gave a reassuring smile as he injected the tube. I nod and told him my dream. I could remember it like I was there. It was like I watched a movie.

"That is.. amazingly accurate." His eyebrows rose and he sighed hard as he sat on the chair next to my bed, holding my hand that is not injected with an IV. I let him.

"I guess. I don't know. It might be because of the level 10 spell I just used. I remembered the side effects."

"You mean there are more?" He looked calm but I doubt he is. He was trying to looked calm. He is even griping my hand.

"It could backfire I guess. It was a spell to release my summon. He is Sig. The mountain guardian. I know you heard of him" he nodded. "It was to set him free. I didn't want to be his master anymore. I feel like I was too selfish to have him so I did that." I paused recalling Sig's pained expression. He didn't want me gone. He didn't want me to let go but I did. I sighed. "The spell might have rub off to me too. It might've tampered with my memories. My low spirit energy, like you said, made my life energy surface. My life energy is from my past life before I was reborn.. I guess." I sighed again. "Your right. This doesn't make any damn sense."

"Neither do witches and wizards, guardians or spells. Tell me something I don't know kiddo." Touché. I rolled my eyes and scowled at him when he laughed.

"You remind me so much of my lil-bro. James always rolls his eyes at me when he didn't like that I am right." He laughed again but I was not amused. He stop laughing and eyed me warily.

"What is it?"

"I am serious William. I am not ready."

"Kiddo.. This is now or never. It was 18 years too long. Give yourself a chance. Give James and Katherine a chance. Please.. Give us a chance."

I don't even know what to make of this. The feeling of deep fear crept into me again. Remembering the same feeling of peace with William as I do with Katherine and James who he is my real parents so he says.

"How are you so sure I am their son to begin with? How can be so sure of a feeling? I don't know you, we just met. How can I trust you?"

He look at me with pure understanding, his smile never left his pale face.

"You're afraid and as overwhelmed as I am." He closed his eyes and spoke again. "James' and Katherine's baby have a red birthmark on his back. It is very small but still noticeable. When I used the spell, your first body came with your life energy transfered to your new body. You were reborn as someone else's child but you were first James' and Katherine's baby." I just stared at him. He just then open his eyes and more of his kept tears fell. He was trying not to shed more but he failed. He wiped them quickly leaving traces of it across his flushed cheeks.

"I never knew I had a birthmark. You saw it didn't you. When you put this on me?" I pointed at the bandages wrapped around me like I am portraying a mummy as a Halloween costume.

"It was hard to find with all your burns but I saw it. Can you not deny who you are now? Please?" I look up at the blood bag hanging next to my IV drip.

"Whose is that?" He stiffened for a moment but he gave me a sympathetic smile.

"It is James'.." I sighed. That's why he is trying so hard to convince me.

"They are here then?" I smirked and he nodded.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't let them in please." I can't push back the begging in my voice.

"I won't. They still don't know a thing. Don't worry."

"Right. Is .. Sig..."

He nodded before I finished my sentence. I sighed.

"I'll call him. Can you leave and talked with James and Katherine for me?" He tightened his hold on my hand and his eyes widen. Eyeing me like he mistaken my words.

"About what you told me." He smiled so wide I thought his face will split. He lean down to kiss my forehead and stood up.

"Like I said.. William. Please give me time.. Just a day would do. Please?"

"But kiddo.."

"Please."

He sighed but he nodded reluctant to leave me be. When he got out of the door I let out a deep breath. Hope this works. I sat up, the painkillers numb my wounds.

"Sig.. I'm sorry.. but can you not be mad at me. I need you right now." Before my tears fell, I felt Sig's warmth capture me. I press my wet cheek on the side of his neck and sniffled.

"Sig.. I'm so sorry.."

"Shhh.." He was aware of my wounds and was careful in holding me. I hated it since I wanted him as close as I could get but this is all my fault anyway.

"You'll still stay with me right?" I felt him nod and that made me smile.

"The spell you cast on me is powerful.. but it goes the other way around, Lucas. If I refused.. it won't happen. It didn't work. You endanger your life because of this. You don't even have a clue on how furious I am.. but I can't be when you're hurting so much, physically.. and emotionally." I sighed at his understanding and I felt so warm, I didn't even notice Sig's energy transferring over to me. It was making me drowsy but before I fell asleep I stopped him. I didn't know he could do that.

"Stop."

Somehow my command sounded louder in my head and Sig stiffened when I commanded. Instantly he stopped. Something happened, I know it's about my spell but have no energy now to make sense of it in my head.

"Go rest then." I nod and pulled Sig next to me..