Angels and Demons don't mix

[Garza]

Courscant,
Mid levels
Apartment

Rubbing the semi-dry towel over my head, I was trying to get rid of all the water that was absorbed into the strands of raven black hair. Over the time that Aerin and I have been together, I have been letting it grow longer and longer. Since my escape, I grew faster because my body was still growing. While my age was over 30 years old, my body and mind were more like a 20 year old. I shook my head and listened to the slap sounds as my hair was flung around slapping water all over the walls of the inside of the shower. Headbanging to the point where my head hurt, I got my hair somewhat dry.

I walked out with the towel wrapped around my waist and went to the mirror to adjust the hair so it didn't look like I just went through a tornado. I ran my fingers through my hair to adjust it to not be in my face for once. I brushed my teeth and then started to walk out of the bathroom so I could be dressed. Wondering where in the world Aerin was.

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

Aerin stood on the small balcony just outside the living room. She wore a white tank-top and black shorts. She'd slept in them, and she wasn't wearing any shoes. Her copper hair fell over her back with a piece hanging over her shoulder. She leaned on the railing with her elbows, staring at the sun coming up between the tall Coruscant buildings. Last night was not a good night for her. Jen's nightmarish memories had plagued her mind, but that wasn't the part that had troubled her the most. It was the part where her memories started mixing in. To a point where Aerin couldn't tell her memories from Jen's. It was as if they were new memories altogether. She glared as the sun filled her sea green eyes. Something was wrong. But she didn't know what.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

Looking out into the room, I saw my clothes were adjusted on the foot of the bed, I slipped on my pants. Leaving my shirt and other clothes since I didn't feel like wrestling my arm into my shirt without cutting more in half. I opened the door and walked out in the main room. Seeing the Holovision off, but seeing Aerin standing on the balcony. Looking to her, It was hard not to look at the curves of her body. Whatever god made Aerin, I wanted to thank. Many for other reason, but one of them secretly was, her looks.

She did look cute. and actually beautiful. Walking up behind her, I moved my hands to be around her waist as she looked out into the sunset between buildings. "Good morning Aerin." I slinked my head around to look at her, "Asking the questions of the universe are we?" Smiling as she looked calm and collected for a moment.

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

Aerin was comforted by Nick as he hugged her. Her face remained calm, with no smile. "Not so much the universe as my dreams," She replied. She met his eyes. "Something's wrong." Her tone was concerned and even a touch fearful.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

Hugging her from behind, It felt good. I didn't have to hide myself, my arm. Looking around her head to look into her eyes, I could feel the fear from her. Her comment of something being wrong. I closed my eyes and rested my forehead to her own. I had an idea on what it was. The problem had something to do with Jen. She always messed with Aerins head. If I had enough power, I could try to literally push Jen's mind out, but I was not there yet. I leaned up and kissed her forehead as I hugged her tighter. "Hmm, what would that something be?"

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

A calm little smile formed across her face as Nick kissed her forehead. He usually found some way to help her. But this was something very different from her usual problem. "Well, firstly, I don't think it's Jen's doing. If it were, she wouldn't be able to resist the urge to give me some smart-ass comment about it. No. She's been quiet lately. A little too quiet. I think what's happening is effecting both of us, and not just me." She looked down and sat her hand gently on top of his demonic one. "It's been happening for a few weeks now. At first, it was barely noticable. But now...... I don't know. I told you that I have nightmares a lot becasue of Jen's memories. Well, that's what it was, at first. And I'm used to that. But then, her memories started to lead into mine. They started.... Mixing together. It got to the point where I couldn't tell what memories were mine anymore. It was like I was watching someone else's memories altogether."
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

Listening to Aerin as she held onto my arms, I rested my head lightly on her shoulder. At first mad at Jen, but now this was different. Their minds forming together in her dreams. I then took my head up off of her and turned myself to lean on the railing to face her. "So you have Jens memories mixing with your own? Can't you just filter them like you did before?" at first Jen was shoving information in places Aerin didn't want, now it was being forced once more, but in dreams and memories. Making it hard to tell whose thoughts are whose, or if they were memories or just dreams.

I had my arms still around her as I spoke, "Well if Jen is quiet, maybe their could be something I could do to make her angry. See if she really is still there?" I just didn't know what to do. At first it was kissing, and holding hands, then it was spending too much time around one another. I had a thought on what to do, but it would be Aerins decision on if we would do such a thing.

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

"No. Believe me, I've tried. It's like.... trying to get a huge ink stain out of something. Nothing can get it out, and it ruins what it covers. I'm beggining to wonder if this will start effecting other things, too. What if I literally lose my mind?" Aerin said. She looked over at Nick. "I can still feel Jen inside me. I know she's there. But she won't say a word, and honestly, it's starting to scare me. Hell, EVERYTHING is starting to scare me. I don't know what I'm gonna do, Nick. I can't think straight." She closed her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

Aerin was starting to freak out a little. I shyster her quietly and began to hug her again, "It's okay, it's okay. No need to be loud. I'm standing right here." my hand rubbed her back trying keep her calm. "Aerin, have you tried to simply forget the memories? Blocking out what you know is not your dreams and wishes?" I was quiet, trying my very best to stay calm not just for her, but for myself as well.

If she was losing her mind to Jen, I didn't want her to fear it. Or scare her, since I didn't k is what to do.

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

"Easier said than done. When you share your head with someone, you don't get to pick and choose what you think or see. There's your thoughts, and then their thoughts. No way to silence them without a complete Force wall separating us. If I do that too often, I won't be strong enough to put up with Jen when she comes out of it. And as for the dreams, I couldn't stop them even if I tried. That's what happens when you sleep. You can't fight anything." Aerin said, leaning her head against Nick's shoulder.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

My hand went to the back of Aerins head as she rested it on my shoulder. Listening to her as she said that the idea would be a no go. I clenched my jaw trying so hard not to just break down. I had my problems. And now with Aerin having hers, I knew that these next few months to years would be hard for us. I leveled my breathing to be calm.

"Aerin, I know this may not be what you want to hear." I took a second breath, "Why is it bad for your two memories to clash? Wouldn't it get rid of Jen. She would literally be enveloped into your mind. She would fade away while you would remain." I rubbed her back and pulled away from her so I could look at her eyes. "Are you sure that this memory clashing, is bad?"

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

Aerin gave him a solemn sort of glare. "No, Nick. This thing.... It's not just Jen that it's erasing. I'm losing my mind, too. Her memories and mine? They're disappearing, forming new ones that are entirely alien to the both of us. If Jen goes under, so do I." She said. She gently moved away from Nick, making her way back inside. Her back was to him, and her hands were holding her elbows. "I'm becoming someone else, Nick. Someone I don't know. Someone Jen doesn't know. I'm starting to forget things. My parents' names, my old friends' faces, the places I've been. It's all starting to slip away. The worst part is, I don't know how to fight it. Every time I close my eyes, more of me fades. It's scaring me to death......"
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

I closed my eyes as she said it was not just her thoughts and Jens melding together, but forming new ones as well. I didn't know what to do. I was so scared. I had no clue on what was really happening. The Aerin I liked -No Loved- was fading away from me. She would become someone else entirely. Forgetting who I was, and what happened between us. Reaching out, I pulled her to me again and kissed her forehead, and continuing to bring her into an embrace. I couldn't say anything, as truly I wanted to say that there was something I could do, but I was not going to lie to her.

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

Aerin knew the silence meant Nick didn't know what to do either. How could this be happening? She was going to be happy. She was going to be with the man she loved, and they were going to solve everything together. Why did everything always have to end like this? She held onto him tightly, as if he would disappear too. She layed her face on his shoulder as tears began to fall.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

I held Aerin in my hands as I could feel her shudder. The sniffles of her cry made me want to punch in walls, throw everything that could be picked up, and tear the world in half. I breathed in and out only to stay standing there, holding her to me. I started to walk her inside. Standing on the balcony is not a place for crying. Moving her inside to the couch, I made her sit down, and I did as well. "It's okay. It's going to be okay."

Taking a hold of her, I hugged tight before kissing her on the lips. "Whatever happens, I want you to know.... that I love you."

It may have not been the best place to say it, but if anything would happen to her mind, I promised, vowed, and prayed that everyday, I would tell her I love her. To keep her here with me. and to not let her memory fade.

[member="Aerin Summers"],

 

[Slot 11]

Aerin wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you too..." She said, her voice soft and sad. She brought her lips to his and began kissing him passionately. She didn't want to forget Nick. She didn't want to forget this moment. This place. She was begging her own head to hold on to this. Just this memory. Please. Don't take him away.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

Her kisses felt bittersweet. Almost as though there was a hidden lie. She was fading from me. And I had only just began to see who she was. But despite that, I promised her that I would be there for her. I promised. And I would be keeping that. There was no swaying me to change my mind. Holding onto her as we both kissed, I had a feeling that the next few months would be hard, but well worth it.

[member="Aerin Summers"]

 

[Slot 11]

When they finally had to pull away for air, Aerin held Nick very close. She breathed him in deeply, remembering his smell. Smoke, the Coruscant air, and the slightest hint of rose. "Look at me. Being such a little drama queen. This obviously isn't making things better..." She said thinking aloud. It was almost like something Jen would say.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]

 

[Garza]

I smiled as Aerin spoke out loud. My hand moved up to her neck with my thumb on her jawline. Rubbing back and forth as I shook my head. "No, it's okay. Sometimes its good to let your feelings out." I pulled her closer to me. looking into her eyes. "It reminds you that you are human. And that you do have feelings." Kissing her forehead, I held it there for a second and let go of her head. "Maybe we should go out and do something together?"

knocking softly on her head with my knuckles, "Do something so you aren't focused on this."

[member="Aerin Summers"]

 

[Slot 11]

Maybe that would be a good idea. Take her mind off of it for a little while. It would do them both good. Aerin nodded lightly. "That sounds nice. It should be fast-paced and thrilling. Maybe even scary. But still fun. Any ideas?" She asked. Something that required all of her attention would definitely let her forget about the problem.
[member="Nickolas Imura"]