Chapter 69 - 70. Antonie (1/2)
”Can I take Kerberos with me?” This time he looked disappointed, ”I am afraid I will be carried away again with the music, then asleep in there. At least there will someone to wake me up if he comes along with us. I don't want to trouble you again. I am sorry if you don't like it,” I tried to explain to him. To the tell truth, I did not feel comfortable if I remembered the moment he took me home.
”Of course, you can take Kerberos with you,” He replied me fast.
”Fine, thank you so much,” I smiled at him. ”I will tell him later. See you later” I said before I opened the door and directly went into my room.
I knew that I was playing with fire. I had a chance to be with someone real. I meant someone not a doll with the immortality seal that could disappear any time. But trust me, I was not ready yet to open my heart for someone else.
For this moment, Zie was everything for me. Even though he was in the wooden body for an instant, I would fight for him although I knew I would be hurt in the end when his time was over, then I had to choose to be with another person.
I had to tolerate myself with all the ego in me. I owed him, so I would help him regain his past. I tried to hide the mounting pain and disappointment with a smile and a pretension that I did not know who he really was, and his involvement in killing Zie.
Accompanied by Azalea, I went to the detention room earlier than the usual schedule. Antonie just woke up when I came. He was surprised to see me.
”Sorry for coming earlier. I want to read what you have written. Can I? We will meet again later,” I said before I put down a bag containing sweets near him. ”Eat it. But don't it at once or you will get a toothache,” I warned him.
I extended my hand when Antonie gave me a small book with a black leather cover. I flipped it open randomly seeing some pages had been filled up, ” it is only small parts that I remember,” He explained with his sleepy face.
”It is okay,” I cut him softly, ”After finished reading it I will give it back to you. You can go back to sleep again now,” I said goodbye to Antonie and left the cage with Azalea.
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”I asked him to write down anything he could remember,” I said as we both walked out of that prison, ”Some people had trouble to give me a direct answer of the limited time and it was probably he was nervous or things like that,”
”With his handwriting, it will help me to make questions that will probably help him recall anything before and after that tragedy with Dan,” I sighed, ”I know that my time to be with Antonie is limited, so I cannot dig out more information of his past,”
Azalea was quiet for quite some time listening to my explanation, ”Right after breakfast, you can come with me. We will meet Anty. She will help you regain Antonie's memory quicker,” She said as she walked ahead of me.
”If he can regain his memory, you will get the spell to void that immortality spell, will Zie come back, too?” I was really curious.
Azalea stopped in her footsteps. She was quiet for a moment before she finally turned to face me, ”Have you been with the guard of the spirit realm? Hasn't he told you if the number of the spirits is always the same?” I nodded to reply to her.
”Excellent. Then you know the answer,” She said lightly, ”If you don't want that to happen to her, just replace him. It's simple.”
In a moment I looked at her eyes deeply. Honestly, I still want her to stay 'alive' for this time, ”I am afraid to replace him.” I said softly.
”If you are afraid, you can do another way. Find someone else who is willing to replace you,” She walked away after saying it.
Sighing and taking a deep breath, I pondered what Azalea told me. The advice sounded easy, I simply met Manji and asked them to trade the spirit for our spirit and that was it. done. Simple. But I was too afraid to do that. I could not ask someone else to replace that position.