“It was nice to see you again, Max. Please come see me soon; I miss having you around here.” She hugged him again and the two of them said their goodbyes.
We all left the room and made our way out of the castle. I was getting increasingly tired as the day moved on. Going home sounded like going to heaven to me. Once we made it back to the bridge, the guy who had driven us there earlier that day was waiting for us. We all piled up into his van and settled down into our seats. I was really tired and drifted off to sleep as we made our way across the bridge and out of the Crown District.
It was late when we made it back into the spirit realm. We ended up in a hotel and Max ordered food for the group to eat. We were split up into two rooms but all ate in the room that Max, Baxter, Gus, and I had shared.
That night I learned that Gus and Baxter were actually dating each other. I’m unsure how I didn’t notice it before, but it was probably due to all the stress of the day’s activities. Once we were done eating, Lilian, Miriam, Corey, and Detective Karl went to their room for the night.
Since Max knew that I wouldn’t be in the mood to wake up early and get on a plane to go back home the day after going into the Crown District, he planned for us to hang out with Detective Karl in California and do some sight seeing. It had been a long day, and I could tell by looking at Max that he was really tired. The whole trip had taken a lot out of him, and I should have been able to notice it sooner.
Once the both of us had climbed into the bed, I snuggled up really close to him, and he put his arms around me and held me close. This was how the two of us had fallen asleep that night.
“You make my job harder.” The mystery man from my dreams said as a big open field came into view.
“What do you mean?” I asked him.
“I’m trying to keep you safe, and you’re doing everything you can to regain your memories. I wish you would trust me when I say you don’t need them right now.”
“Are you Prince Dorian?” I asked him.
“No, but if that’s what you want to call me you can.”
“Well if you’re not him, who are you?” I demanded from him.
“That doesn’t matter.”
“Well what am I supposed to call you?”
“You can call me anything you want, love.”
“That doesn’t help me.” I complained.
“Just call me Gray then.”
“Okay, Gray. Why are you here again.”
“I was planning on taking your memories again, but you’ll just go back to those annoying arrogation spirits and fix it again. I’m not strong enough in my current state to make a strong block. I guess I’m really just here to see you and to talk to you. I loved you; not that you can remember that. I really do hope that you are happy with Maximilian.”
“What are you going to do to me now if you’re not going to take my memory again?”
“Convince you not pursue your past further. You’re not going to find it anyway as long as my body isn’t found.”
“Are you sure you’re not the prince?”
“I’m positive I’m not the prince. Watch I’ll go get Maximilian and bring him into your dream.”
“Can’t you just make a fake Max?”
“I could but I’m not going to. When you wake up you can ask him yourself and see that I really did bring the real Max. I’ll be right back.” Gray disappeared, and it took him a few minutes before he came back.
Just as he promised, he brought Max. Gray looked at me then announced “Here you go. You can ask him now that he’s here.”
“Max is this Prince Dorian.” I asked.
He shook his head, “No. It’s not the prince at all. Just a really old friend of mine.”
“So you know each other?” I asked, shocked.
“Only slightly.” Gray answered me.
“Now that both of you are here, I need you two to stop pursuing Felix’s past. I have everything under control right now, and if you snoop too much you could hurt my plan. I can’t tell you my plans right now because it could jeopardize them. I just need you to trust me. Felix will have his memories back eventually; I just need to finish what I started. Max you trust me don’t you?”
Max looked at him and looked slightly defeated, “Yes, I trust you. But please don’t get yourself hurt.”
"Max, do me a favor and take real good care of Felix while I'm gone. He means a lot to me. More than you will ever know."
"You have my word that I will take good care of him in your absence, but what was your relation to Felix before you started this mess?"
"I was dating Felix when I started this battle, but that doesn't matter right now. I may not make it out of this with my life."
"I'm sorry to have taken him away from you like this."
"Don't worry about it old friend. Just take care of him and enjoy life while you have it. I'm going to cut this dream off. I love both of you, and don't forget that."
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