Angelica woke up gasping for air. She had clenched her throat in attempts to make herself breath, but she wasn't calming down. Cold sweat had started to trickle down her back.
She knocked the chair down, making it fall with a bang. While she sat on the ground trying to regain her breath after that long dream she had.
A dream she remembered so clearly that it frightened her.
Helix had woke up due to the sound of the chair falling. His eye were vigilant until he saw Angelica's state. He hopped off the bed and ran towards the pale Angelica who was trying to take deep breaths.
She didn't even notice him, while Helix tried calling her with his soft whimpers and growls. But it didn't work in waking her up.
He then thought of something but hesitated, looking at Angelica and her breathless state no longer made him waver.
Opening his mouth Helix bit down on to Angelica arm. It was a hard bite that left a mark and little bleeding. But he controlled his strength to not hurt her to much, but just enough so that she could snap out of her dazing self.
Angelica gasped from the sharp pain and momentarily regained herself. She looked down to the little wolf biting her arm while staring at her. Her eyes returned to her normal but the lingering redness didn't leave.
Helix had let go of her arm and licked her face, he also poked her using his nose. Angelica stared at with with a soft gaze. But it carried a hint of sadness and regret and even more that she couldn't say.
Absentmindedly she stroked Helix's fur and looked it the window to see the night and moon so high. Her mind felt complicated as she stared at the moon.
Angelica felt cold breeze by her face and touch it.
Her tears had long stained her face and her body started to feel sticky. She even felt a little cold and that's when she notice that she was drenched all over.
Angelica felt her face cringe a bit. And softly patted Helix to get up so she could wash up and sleep.
But Helix didn't let go of her dress and he looked a little anxious when he noticed how quite she was.
Angelica smiled and finally spoke, "Sleep, ill just take a quick bath and join you guys."
Helix listened to her words and finally let go and walked towards the bed where Harry rested. He watched as Angelica pulled out a few clothes and went to the bathroom.
He silently buried his head into his arms and stared at the closed door. He couldn't help but worry a little since his Master had only acted like this, a handful of times.
Every time she acted like this, she would stay quite and would often stay awake at the night to look at the moon and little box she carried that had music in it.
Shutting his eyes, he slowly fell asleep waiting for Angelica.
Angelica in the other hand sat in the small tube of water. She had warmed it with her magic and stripped down her clothes to entered it. She also protected her wound using magic.
She closed her eyes and rested her head on the edge of tube. She felt tired and helpless.
She felt that today's dream was a reminder and that she shouldn't forget no matter how long she lived.
She curled her body and dipped into the water hiding her face in it. Like a child she hid away and didn't want anyone to see her.
'It's not your fault.' The man sad as he placed the bouquet of flowers down next to his wife's grave. I
'How can you say that? If only she didn't push me!! It would have been better if I got injured!!' She yelled at the man and felt her tears well up.
'..Angelica... live free. Wasn't that what she always said? That's also means she doesn't want to see you sad either. Her death... it's not something you can change.' A sad smile spread across his face and his hand gently brushed the grave.
'Don't you hate me? Nick... I took your wife away from you! You should hate... so why do you have such a smile on your face?" She bit her lip and tears fell down her face as she stared at the man.
'Hate? Do you think that will bring her back if, I hate you? No. And most importantly I can't hate you, your like a sister to me and Stacie.' Nick said.
'Hic, even if I'm a witch? Would you say the same thing? Huh? I'm a witch! I'm so powerful and I have great medical skill! Are you confident now?'
'We knew.' He said.
'What?' Angelica felt shocked by his words.
'We always knew who your were. Stacie was the one who told me and I was firmly against you for awhile. I always had my guard up near you. But that soon change when I saw all the hard work you've done. Just like anyone else you smiled, got mad and cried.' He paused and looked at the red sky and sunset 'your very much human, just like us. You are your own person.' Nick smiled at her.
'Wah... hic... wahhhhh!!!' She cried.
It was the warmest smile second to Stacie's. This time she cried out loud. She cried so loudly that the people who also came to visit felt her anguish. Nick also felt his tears fall as he heard Angelica's most heartbreaking cries.
He raised his head to the sky and smiled. 'I hope wherever you are Stacie, I hope you can see us and pray that we will have a new beginning.'
Angelica was crying also silently prayed, 'my dear sister, thank you for giving me the family I wished for. Thank you for becoming a pillar of support.'
'Thank you... thank you... thank you..'
Angelica raised her head above the water and took deep breaths over and over again. The word that Nick spoke that time were as clear a day. She felt like crying again as she recalled the words they both said.
"You are your own person" they both said to her.
Nothing could ever change that, for as long as she lived.