Revival of an Old Friendship

A few hours later, Isis jumps up panting, in wide-eyed terror... “NO!!!!” She looks around nervously, trying to figure out where she is.
Jamez wakes quickly and looks at her, \"Are you aright?\"
Isis jumps as Jamez speaks, then realizes where she is. “Yea. I umm... I uhh... It was just a bad dream!” She lies back down shaking a little.
Jamez yawns and hugs her. \"Why don’t you tell me about it?\"
Isis tries to calm down and slow her heartbeat... “Well... I was running from someone. I was in a dark hallway with torches all along the walls, and then I was in a room like this one and he was sitting on the edge of the bed. He said something about me having to learn my manners and something about a sacrifice of some sort.”
Jamez tilts his head slightly. \"A.... sacrifice? Are you sure it isn’t a memory or something? I mean you never know; it could have happened...\"
\"Like I said... It\'s just a nightmare!\" She snuggles into Jamez\' arms and tries to sleep but every time she closes her eyes, she sees the mans\' face again.
“It scares me Jamez.”
Jamez looks to her concerned. \"Isis.... Your safe here, there’s no need to be scared, but just think, is it a memory?\"
“Maybe. I don\'t know...”
Jamez kisses her softly, \"Just concentrate.\"
“I want to believe that it\'s just a dream, but something about the way he looks at me... Like he can see right through me! And then I don\'t want to remember him!”
\"Next time you see him look into his eyes and see if you can see yourself or someone else in the reflection...\" He hugs her slightly trying to comfort her
She turns around and wraps her arms around his neck... “I think I am going to go for a little swim... Is there a swimming pool down here or do I have to go back ‘upstairs’??”
\"There’s a pool on this level follow me, I’ll stay by the pool just incase something happens ok?\" He kisses her lips softly and smiles. She smiles and kisses him back.
“Okay.”
Jamez stands and extends his hand so she can get up easily; he hears a faint noise of a dragon moving to let someone or something pass. \"Sounds like we have a guest!\"
Isis closes her eyes and concentrates for a moment. “She says a young man wishes to speak with us!” She says as she opens her eyes. “Shall we go and meet him?”
Jamez looks blankly forward as someone speaks into his mind.
\"Brother.... It’s me...\" Jamez shake his head lightly and looks at her. \"It’s Luke... I recognize his voice, even if he\'s come as a ghost.\"
“Luke?? Are you sure??” She stares at Jamez, shocked.
Jamez nods slightly. \"Yea... I heard from my brother Zero he\'d been to see him too.\"
Isis sits back down on the bed... “I never thought I would see him again.” a tear goes down her cheek. “I... I don\'t think I can talk to him... It would hurt too much...”
Jamez nods slightly and talks back to Luke through his mind. \"Luke... please go... Isis is here but she says it would hurt too much to see you....\"
“I think I will go and take a walk in the woods... That way you two can still see each other!”
Luke speaks back to him. \"Oh really.... and what would she be doing here as if I can’t think.\" Jamez looks to Isis and smiles. \"Its alright, I don’t think he wants to see me at the moment. Any way seems as I told him you were here... he may be right in thinking stuff but I didn’t tell him that...\"
“Grrr… I should kick his ghost butt for thinking things! Besides, he’s dead… can’t I find someone else now that he’s gone??
“Maybe I should leave now! Just call me when you guys are done talking!” A blue haze envelops her and when it dissipates, she is gone. “Now talk with your brother!” A voice whispers around him.
Jamez sits on the bed as Luke floats through the door \"What do you think your doing with Isis? And where you hiding her?\" Luke looks around the room as Jamez stands and walks to him, they stand face to face.
\"I’m doing what she wants me to, and she left so we can have a chat.\"

Isis sits by the waterfall, trying to remember things through the haze in her mind.

Jamez looks to Luke and just wants to punch his head in, but he knows he can’t
\"Luke.... Just go before I banish you from returning to this world...\" Luke stares at him then steps into Jamez’ body, taking over it.

~I wonder what the guys are talking about~ Isis thinks to herself.

‘Jamez’ looks around slightly and talks to Isis in her mind. \"He\'s gone. You can come back now.\"
The blue haze returns and then she is there... “He\'s not hiding in the shadows or something is he??” Her face is tear stricken. She runs into Jamez\' arms... “Oh Jamez... It hurts so much inside! To know that he is still here in some way! I don\'t know what to do!”
He smiles slightly \"It’s alright Isis, there’s nothing to worry about he won’t come back... I told him not to if not for me then for you.\"
Takes a step back... “I guess that is for the best then... Maybe I should go for that swim and calm down... That always seems to help.” She starts to head for the door and he follows her out.
\"I’m coming with you, just to make sure you\'ll be alright.\"
She smiles and giggles... “You have to show me where it is silly!”
He looks slightly nervous, not being able to tap into Jamez’ memory. \"I forgot where it is.\" He looks to the ground going red some trying to act natural; \"There is a pool in here though.\"
“Of course there is! I can hear the water. Are you okay??” She looks at him questioningly. “You seem a little off!”
He looked up and smiles \"Yea I’m fine. A little stiff, but I’m fine.\"
Isis looks at him questioningly.
“Yes, the pun was intended.” He smiles and Isis just stands there and groans. Then she walks towards him slowly, with a cheeky smile.
“Well then maybe I should skip the swim! What do you think??”
Jamez laughs slightly and then moves back from her falling to the ground, he tries to clench the floor but can’t.
“Awe... did you fall down?? Poor boy!” She crawls on top of him
Jamez looks to her and clenches in pain \"Isis go.... its Luke he\'s contro....” He shakes his head, “Ignore me... I don’t know what I’m... saying...”
Isis looks confused... “Luke?? Jamez?? What is going on??”
He nods then shakes his head, \"No. He’s not here... please go... I don’t know what he wants....\"
“I\'m not leaving... not again!” She does not move from where she is and kisses Jamez\' lips... “I\'m not leaving either of you again!” Just then, Jamez pushes her off.
Luke slowly rises out the back of Jamez; Jamez rushes forward moving Isis out the way. He looks to Luke and whispers a few words and as he does, Luke explodes leaving nothing but dust. \"He’s been exorcized. He won’t be returning, ever...\"
“But.... Wha-??... I...” She drops to her knees, trying to hold back her tears.
He smiles knowing he would never have to go through that again, then the smile turns to concern as he looks to Isis \"Are you alright?\"
Isis places her face in her hands. “This is the second time that I have lost him!” Then she starts to cry.