Body and Mind

"So you died in an accident and got reincarnated into Hero. Is that right?" Mal asked

"More or less" I said

"And now you are getting visions of Hero's past. Not only that but you are starting to feel less like yourself and more like Hero?" Mal said

"Yep" I replied

After the incident with the frogs, I told Mal everything. From me dying from a car to the visions I get from Hero. He was really surprised when I told him, to the point where he thought I was making everything up. Eventually, he believed me and now we are trying to figure out a way to stop the memories.

"I think I know someone who can help us but…" Mal hesitated

"But?" I asked

"I have no idea where she is" Mal concluded "I can make a tracking spell but it will take some time"

"Sure. So, who is this mystery person?" I asked

"My teacher...and my mother" Mal said

"Your mother?" I asked

Mal has never told me anything about his past and the book never really gave him enough character development to really understand him. I had just realized how little we know about each other.

"Yeah. She doesn't like to stay in one place. Said it makes her feel trapped." Mal said

I looked over at Mal's face. He looked so sad.

"And as a child…" I said

"As a child, I would follow her and travel to many places. Although I saw many different people, I never really got close enough to anyone to consider them a friend." Mal said "When I got old enough to live alone, I decided to stay here."

I had just now realized how much I was prying into his life.

"Sorry if it feels like I'm asking too many questions!" I said nervously

"No. It's okay" he said "It's nice having someone to talk to"

"Still...Oh! How about I tell you a bit about my past life? An eye for an eye" I said

"Sure!" Mal said

I told him about my world. All the technology, the different people, and places in the world.

"Wow! You must have also traveled a lot as well!" Mal said

"Nah. We have devices that can let us discover other places in the world. Much easier then actually traveling." I explained

"What about your family?" Mal asked

I hesitated a bit before answering. "My family is no longer together"

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did they die?" Mal asked with a sad face

I laughed and said "No no. Nothing like that. They're just separated"

"Ah! They no longer loved each other anymore?" Mal asked

"Yeah...something like that" I replied

I got up and told Mal that I was feeling tired and went to bed.

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"I don't know who you are. But you will leave this body!"

I looked around. Nothing but black.

"Who's there?" I yelled

"Who? The owner of this body of course" the voice said

"Hero?" I asked

"Who else?" He said

"How are you still here?" I asked "And what's with all the dreams?"

"You take over a person's body and you are asking why had lived a life before? You want the body but not the mind? So picky" He said

I walked around the darkness and said "Why don't you come out?"

"Why should I? Since you took how I look, I don't have a form anymore. Hmm. How would this work? Let me think..."

He was silent for a moment before he snapped his fingers and said "I got it. Why don't I use your previous body instead"

I sighed "Fine! Whatever. Use my looks. You could be a donkey for all I care."

As I was walking in the dark, I had finally run into something. The room lit up and I saw myself.

Light brown hair and green eyes. It was how I used to look.

"How...odd" he said

"Yep" I agreed "So you are real."

"And you're in my body" he muttered

"It's not like I wanted to be in your body!" I yelled

"Just find a way to reverse this" he said "It's too late to talk now. You are waking up"

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I woke and saw the sun shining through the window.

*let's hope Mal's mother knows how to fix this*