Chapter 56 - Match 56

When they reached the police station they had spent hours in last time Mark looked at the place disgusted. 

"Do we really have to?" 

"Do you happen to know where she lives?" Alex asked him "Then we do" 

He walked in first and locked eyes with the person on the reception. They were a few suspicious looking gentlemen in the blue seats next to them and one actually winked at Mark and signaled him to come closer with his cuffed hands. The ginger head only stuck closer to his friend trying to ignore him.

"Hello can I help you?" The policeman asked them, not seeming to remember them.

"Yes, hello we are looking for a police officer named Clarissa? Does she happen to be here?" 

"Her shift starts in a while so she will be here soon. Do you want to wait for her?" 

"Yes thank you. We will wait" Alex told him and headed towards the set of chairs at the other side of the room. 

They sat down, Mark trying to not look at the guys in front of him, especially the one that was blowing him kisses, by looking at the yellowish ceiling. It was mold in the right corner of the ceiling, and the boy wrinkled his nose while looking at the green spot. 

Alex on the other hand did not have that problem. He was too tired, not having slept well and with everything that was going on his mind, he sat on his squeaky chair and tried to calm down. Not human, an elf. It was simply impossible he tried to assure himself. So many things would change if that was the truth. Why would Luke try to hide this though? Would it be such a bad thing if he remembered his past, his people? Maybe because they were enemies? That's why he was scared to lose him. 

Again his lies had deeper lies in them creating an endless maze and he so whished for everything to be revealed finally. He couldn't live in this agony anymore. Thinking everything his heavy eyelids started closing and he rested his head on the cold wall when an unusual dream started playing like a movie in his head. 

"What are you two scheming without me?" He heard a voice. 

It was him that was talking. He had just entered an unfamiliar room. It was a round room with glass walls and shiny glass floors. In the middle of the room stood a golden fountain like object. It was sparkling, golden little sparks and smoke emitting and from its content Alex could smell the scent of cinnamon and mint. 

His body felt weird though. It was almost as if he was taller, his limbs longer and he could feel his brown hair touch his shoulders. It was him but also not, a different version, one that has been long forgotten. 

The room was naturally lit by sunlight as it spread everywhere. They were high, very high as he could see white fluffy clouds surrounding them. He headed towards the edge of the room and looked down surprised. It was almost like they were hidden in a white cloak. It was beautiful. He looked down, beneath his feet and over the glass floor to see many people, walking running with objects in their arms or conversing. Dressed in white clothing and golden ornaments. 

He didn't know where he was but he definitely hadn't seen a place more beautiful than this, underneath him was a study. Many desks and chairs were placed on the center while the walls were hidden by massive bookcases. They had many books of different colors and sizes that the people there, the scholars, seemed to organize and read.

Everywhere there was a gold undertone. Small details that shone everywhere. It wasn't the kind that hurt your eyes or was too extravagant, like a showcase of wealth. It was more like a sign of elegance. It was the same with that fountain. It shone so perfectly in the middle of the empty room. Like a golden lake in the sky. 

"Mother I didn't bring him here so you could bore him with politics" Alex said again and looked at the woman who was standing next to the fountain. 

She looked incredible. Her skin was slightly tanned, radiating in her long white dress. Her hair was the color of dripping honey and her eyes were the same green shade as his, pointy ears and a golden crown on her head that looked almost too heavy for her fragile figure. 

"He couldn't be anywhere else really. Everybody hates him" She joked and Alex's eyes traveled to the other person in the room. He had his back turned on him, his long raven black hair the only evident of his identity. He knew him, very well but he just couldn't grasp his name or vision his face but he…he loved him.

"….Are you alright? Let me see your handsome face" Alex called out, his name coming out blurred from his lips. 

"It seems like your mother called me here to sadden me." He told him still not turning around. His voice soothing and soft but a bitterness lingered at the end. 

"What? Why?"

"I am very sorry. That was never my intention but you see. We will go to war soon and we need to prepare." She said 

"Yes. For victory, not for our deaths" The man said and Alex looked at his so called mother in confusion.

"All I am saying is that we need to be prepared." 

"Do you mind letting me in your conversation?"

"You see, I have created a spell for you. In case…"

"She has created a spell for you, for when you die" The man said with sorrow and finally motioned to reveal his face. 

It was too late though because Alex could already hear someone calling him, outside of his dream world. He felt a nudging on his shoulder and his eyelids flattered impatiently. 

"Wake up she is here" Mark told him but he was still slightly disoriented by his unusual dream. He rubbed his temples with his hands frowning. 

"I think I am losing my mind" He mumbled. 

"What?"

"It's nothing. Where is she?" Alex asked as he got up, noticing how the three men had now disappeared. The only one there still was the police officer at the front desk, writing something on a blue notebook, not even looking at them.

"She said she is going to wear her uniform. She will be here" Mark informed him and soon the sound of heels echoed in the silent room. The familiar woman appeared not looking at them with the slighted bit of hospitality as she locked eyes with Alex. Her curly hair was in a very tense bun at the top of her head and she approached them wary of everyone around her, meaning the only other police man in the room. 

"You two shouldn't be here. You should be at the compound. There are hunters out there." She warned them with a cautious look. 

"We are humans; they wouldn't hurt us" Mark said.

"Maybe not you, but him. He is in danger" she said looking at Alex.

"So you know about me?" 

"Yes. I always did. That you were not human."

"Then can you help me? I found this." Alex said and showed her the ripped paper. "I have this sign on my back. Is it really true? That I am not a human?" 

"Yes it's true. You are just suppressed in this human form. That's why I called Adam last time, but he didn't want to hear me out. He was so angry at his son that he didn't care. I angered Luke too because of that"

"I have so many questions. Is it alright if we could meet somewhere else? When you are done with work? Please." He begged her. She looked at both of them, so young and in so much trouble from s early on. These boys must have been through a lot to come to a stranger for answers instead to the people they were living with. She let out a sigh and headed towards the desk asking a piece of paper from the man there. 

She scribbled something down and handed it to Alex. It was her address.

"Come here tomorrow morning so we can talk. I can tell you a few things but I don't know a lot. Only what my vision showed me. For now, you can find a hotel not too far from here. Just take a left turn and a five-minute walk straight. There is a cheap one."

"Thank you. I promise I will repay you one day" Alex told her, his eyes shining with hope for the first time in days. Finally, someone was willing to talk without him having to get tortured. 

"It's okay. We are all confused at first. I wish I had someone to help me. I would have made much better choices back then. Now go get some rest you both look horrible."

"Well thanks like we already knew that" Mark said with a scoff and she smiled. 

"I hope things get better soon. I will see you tomorrow"

"Yes, again thank you very much." 

Alex thanked her. He wanted to thank her many more times. He didn't know how else to express his gratitude for what she was willing to do. She didn't seem to want something in return either and that's what brought a massive relief to him. 

He walked outside with Mark ready for once to spend a night in peace.

Unfortunately, though his hopes would shatter soon, because fate was cruel to the kind.