Orion's story

Orion's Story

After Crystal had finished her story, tears where sliding down her cheeks. I don't blame her after hearing that. It must not be easy to leave your family and friends behind. Jessie scooted closer to his tearful girlfriend pulling her into an embrace as he comforted her, rubbing small circles into her back whispering sweet nothings as she buried her face even further into his chest. I must admit I'm kinda jealous of the two of them. I know I shouldn't be, but they still have each other at the end of the day, while my girlfriend is six feet under. I gripped my jeans tighter at the thought of Kathryn gone, turning my knuckles white. I'm trying so hard not to show how much this affected me. I'm meant to be the cool guy, the one who lets nothing faze him. But it's my fault Kat's gone. If only I was stronger, if only I wasn't put into a coma. I could have saved her, I could have healed her. Squeezing my eyes shut remembering the last look I saw on Kathryn's face before I fought her clone; she looked so scared and fragile. I should have protected her myself; sure I don't blame Melissa for Kathryn's capture if anything I should have been the one to stay with her. But it's happened now, there's nothing I can do. Tears threatened to spill over as I remember that day I woke up from my coma.

(In the Hospital)
After what seemed like forever I finally started to come around, my body felt heavy, it felt like I was hit by a bus. I couldn't recall what I was doing before to get in this state but I felt sad....like I had lost something important. Then I remember Kathryn screaming and my eyes shot open.
"KATHRYN!?"
As soon as I sat up I regretted It gripping my head in pain. That's when I felt a delicate hand rest on my shoulder. I turned to look at the figure. "Kathryn?" My hopes were dashed as instead of seeing the caring face of my girlfriend I was looking up into the glistening eyes of Melissa. "Wha?" I tried to say something more but Melissa cut me off. "Hello sleepy head, long time no see, you're in a private hospital at BellKeep tower. We had to move you here for your own protection. You've been out for weeks." She smiled down at me, with her hands behind her back rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet. I see her bouncy exterior hasn't changed. "What happened? Where's Kathryn?" I asked as I looked around the white room, it was just me and her and the beep of the heart monitor. My question must have struck a nerve, as she stopped...bouncing? And her smile turned into a sad one. She looked away and in a quiet voice she began to tell me.
"Well when you went to fight Kathryn's clone, she kinda fried you, shutting down your nerves and shocking your brain into a coma. I told Kathryn to climb out the window and run but we were cornered, Cygnus, Aquila and .......my dad." The last bit was hardly audible and Orion then remembered the conversation Kat and Melissa had about her Dad being hypnotized to work for creeps, before the clone appeared. So to stop Melissa from thinking too much about her Dad Orion grabbed her arm and pulled her into the seat next to the bed, giving her arm a reassuring squeeze to continue. She looked up to watch Orion's face and when she realized he was only trying to comfort her she gave a small sad shy smile and continued. "Well they had Jessie and Crystal captive and tried to hypnotize Kathrny to join them, but luckily Jessie broke the spell....after that they shoved Jessie and Crystal in a van saying if Kathryn didn't hand herself over in a week then they would kill the other two. She took it hard with you acting like a zombie and the others in captivity. I trained her to stop her losing her will to carry on and honestly I tried to talk her out of it, honestly I did. I planned to sneak in and save the other two without her knowing. But she planned doing the same and...AND..." Melissa was speeding through her explanation waving her hands all over the place, her voice seemed to be getting higher and higher until she became overwhelmed and stopped. I could tell she was trying to hold back tears.

I didn't like where this conversation was going and I felt a lump in my throat as I choked out the next few words. "What did she do!?" Melissa looked away from me only whispering two words that sent my head into over drive. "I'm sorry Orion...." What did she mean she's sorry? Sorry for what? I don't like this so many thoughts whipped through my head. So in a more demanding voice I spat out. "What. Did. She. Do.?" This caused Melissa to flinch and then she burst into tears as again she exploded into the next part of her explanation. "She went to face Cygnus on her own. And- and cast a spell on the ceiling so it would collapse. She successfully defeated Aquila but Cygnus escaped. Bu-but she was hit by the ceiling herself. There was so much blood and she, oh god I'm so sorry Orion..." Melissa sobbed into her hands. I was speechless. She couldn't be...? I refuse to believe it until she says those words for all he knows Kathryn could be in a coma "And What? Melissa. Tell ME!" I pleaded to her as I grabbed her arm. "SHE DEAD!" She screamed back, my mind went blank as I let go of the trembling girl, all I could do was stare at my hands on my lap as I gripped the blanket with shaking hands. After Melissa had calmed down, she noticed my silence; she put out a hand to comfort me. "Orion I'm Sor..." she began but I cut her off. "Get out..." I mumbled, she stopped her hand before it rested on my shoulder and looked at me confused. "But Ori...?" "GET OUT!" I screamed at her, she retracted her hand in shocked silence and in shame she mumbled a quick apology before getting up to leave, she placed a get well soon bear on the table next to me.
Once at the door she turned around to tell me something. "I'll go call your parents, tell them you're awake....and I will pop in tomorrow with Jessie, and uh see how you're feeling...get well soon Orion." I didn't give her a response and so she left. Once alone I screamed out in frustration, throwing the closest thing I could, which unfortunately was a vase of flowers which shattered to a million pieces against the wall, just like my heart. I was so hurt, so angry that I tried ripping out all the tubes and wires connected to my body. In the end hospital staff had to come in and sedate me before I hurt myself further, and the last thought that past my mind before going into a dreamless sleep was, WHY? Why did she do it?"
I woke up the next day a bit groggy but it didn't take away the pain I felt, Melissa and Jessie came to see me today as well as my parents just like Mel said. They told me the whole story, how Kat sacrificed herself to save everyone. Where the police think her death was accidental, and she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. That her funeral was next month and they also told me how Cygnus has gone into hiding with Melissa's farther. But I couldn't say anything, I went into silence.

Each day Melissa would come visit me, telling me stories about her and Kathryn as kids, how Kat hated seeing people in pain and would do anything to help, like when Mel's mum died she never left Melissa's side, how once a wild animal had fallen into the river and she jumped in to save it risking her life and ending up with just a cold in the end. How she wanted to go to another planet and see the stars. It had been a week since I woke up and soon Melissa's visits got shorter until she stopped visiting at all. I didn't notice this until the day I was let out of hospital. I was getting ready when a nurse bought my belongings in. "Here, this is what we found on your person when you were bought in. I thought you might like them back" She said with a soft smile so I nodded to her in return and gave an awkward smile. Looking at the items in the tray I had my watch, phone and my wallet. There was also an envelope addressed to me. I lifted it to eye level turning it in my hand till the nurse noticed. "Oh yes, I almost forgot. While you were unconscious a pretty girl with a warm smile left it here when she visited, she hasn't been in since mind you. I think her name began with a K. Kate maybe?" The nurse began to ponder as she tapped her lips with her index finger.
"Kathryn!" I whispered in awe. "Yes! That's it! ....Oh my! You found your voice I see?" The nurse said enthusiastically with a knowing smile. "yeh" I simply replied. "Well I will leave you too it just go to the front desk when you're ready. And with that she left. I sat staring at the envelope for a minute or two until I finally decided to open it. Tipping the contents in my hand I felt the metal chill my skin. As I held it up I realized it was the pendant my grandmother gave me, a sword with a gem at the hilt. I thought I lost it a while back. Once I finished looking at the pendant I realized there was a note to go with it.

Dear Orion,
Once you read this I may already be gone, but don't be sad. It may have been a short life but I've done so much that I thought that was only possible in dreams.
I got to see the stars I look up to every night up close; I went to not one but two planets, and had a picnic on one of them. I made some amazing friends who genially like me. And do you know the best thing of all is I met an amazing guy who makes me smile and makes me feel special.
I thought I should return this before I go, you see I knew it was you that night who saved me on Hill Top Hill. My masked hero, who's always swung into save me, and now I have to return the favor, I can't stand around doing nothing when I know how to save you all with these powers of mine. So do me a favor and live your life to the fullest for me. And protect my brother and mother, they will find this hard to get over so make sure they don't do anything stupid.
I love you Orion, honestly I do. But my time is up and I'm sorry to leave you behind. So don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Your once damsel in distress, Kathryn

"That silly girl" I chuckle as tears slipped down my cheeks as I clutch the precious note to my chest. Kat's right, I shouldn't let her death be in vein, and that's when I made a silent promise to live my life not just for myself but for her as well. With new determination I jumped up from the bed, grabbing my things and running out the room. I needed to find Melissa and apologize for the way I acted, and thank her for helping me realize that Kat got to live her dreams out, that should never be possibly achieved in a normal life that she died being herself and not being a puppet to this damn prophecy.
Once I signed out, my parents were waiting for me, so I had to apologize and ask them to wait a little longer until I found Melissa. As I walked past the gift shop I saw something perfect for her, so with the money left in my wallet, I bought the gift. It took me a good ten minutes to make my way around the maze like building until I came across the division she worked for. So I made my way to the desk and asked a tall brunette with glasses where Melissa was. "Sorry but Miss Johnson has been sent on a mission to look for that Cygnus guy. She won't be back until he has been spotted." The woman said in a monotone voice. "What but that could take forever?" I whined. "Yes well if you would like to leave a message for her, I will make sure she receives it." Damn I missed her! So with a sigh I wrote a quick note and left her the gift I bought her. I hope she gets it. After making the woman reassure me she would send it to her, I went to find my parents and we made our way home with a new outlook on life. All thanks to a note and a few kind words.

"Orion!? Orion are you okay?" I open my eyes to see Mason right in front of me, with a startled (manly) yell I fell backwards hitting my head on the ground causing everyone to chuckle. Rubbing the back of my head I glared at Mason. "Not cool man!" This caused Mason to flinch and back away. "Sorry, you just looked a bit sad is all." He said sympathetically. "Me sad psh. I'm fine mate just thinking about stuff, nothing to worry about." I said trying to reassure him with one of my smiles which make the ladies melt. Mason just stared at me for a moment as if trying to work me out before shrugging and grabbing another can of Coke. "So what's your backstory Orion? How did you find out about YOU'RE powers? The boy asked in a carefree attitude like it's an everyday thing to have power. I blinked at him before shrugging. "Me!? Well its nothing too amazing really" I laid back on the ground staring up at the stars which made me smile. Silence filled the air, I lifted my head up and looked at my friends to see them stare at me expectantly. I sighed and gave in to their puppy dog eyes. "Fine, Fine I'll spill."

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