All of the vales are lifting but we are not sure how long it will take. It may be as if she is waking from a deep sleep or regaining her memory after amnesia, or it may be a total shock like she is being reborn.
Not many have been hidden and for each that has experienced the rejoining of our kind it has been different. We are sure her father was only slightly aware that her mother was like us and that he must protect her. We believe his knowledge was minimal due to the nature of the magic used to hide Zoe. He always told me to watch over her and when we were little he told me to never ask questions, just run. If we knew who her mother is more of this might make sense. He never did seem to know I was like her, but I knew what I was. Our lack of knowledge is one reason I am terrified that when she does begin to realize everything she will no longer want me around. I can only provide her with so many answers and I fear she will want more than I have to offer her.
“You know Gavin, I just don’t know.” Dean says shaking his head. “I know you are worried because you are calling her Zoe and every time you mention her pain spreads across your face, tears well up in your eyes and your aura flickers. You let your guard down and your eyes turn back to gold.” In frustration I close my eyes and shake my head returning my eyes to the hazel the world knows them as. “Has she ever noticed?” Dean asks. “To be honest, I don’t know. She has never mentioned it, but then again sometimes I can’t tell what she knows and what she hides.” It’s usually not too difficult because we have conflicting schedules, but now that she isn’t working it’s going to get difficult to keep my cover. I just wish I could tell her. You know this is killing me right?” I ask. “I can only imagine how difficult this is for you especially since she holds the other half of your soul. You are correct though, the vales seem to be lifting.
There also seems to be no specific trigger and her subconscious is either being played with, or she may be one who glimpses pieces of the future. Her mother must have been very powerful or she would not possess abilities to control energy and elements. She may not even come into her full self until she is completely bound with you and from what you tell me there is nothing romantic between the two of you so, this may take a while.” Dean explains.
“Her body is so weak and she only seems to sleep because she is not strong enough to be awake” I tell him.
“You know Gavin; you can only do so much for her. You cannot protect her mind and if someone has been able to influence her subconscious there is not much anyone can do until she knows who she is. Only then can she be taught how to defend her mind. If you can ask her questions and get answers just by speaking aloud then there is no telling what could be done from within. She may have thrown herself in that closet by either her own fear or someone else’s manipulation and be completely unaware of it. Gavin you might have to tell her even if she doesn’t understand who she is yet. You may have to see if information will trigger anything.”
“Dean, I don’t want to leave her alone. I’m afraid I will come home to her corpse one day.” My eyes are brimming with tears as I open two more beers and hand him one. “Well, Jaron is back in town so why don’t you take the week off and take care of her.
He can handle the bar for a while. Tell Zoe she can work for me as a waitress if she would like. Then you can keep an eye on her and if you aren’t there we can keep an eye on her.” “Thank you, but you really don’t have to” I say. “How would we keep the patrons and employees’ nature hidden from her?” “You take care of her man; you and she are meant to be something great.
What that is exactly I have no idea, but you got to try to make the link between you two as strong as you can before the magic finally wears off or you may not have a