Star Crossed In Time

Ted looks at Nova's determination and sighs with defeat as he says "Let me help, but I'm warning you now, something VERY BAD could happen. Can you not wait a few days?" I shake my head no as I say "I need to go back as quickly as possible." 

I then turn to look at Guozhi as I say "You can stay for a few more days if you want. I have no idea what's gonna happen." Guozhi looks at me with confusion but he still shakes his head and says "No matter what, I'm going back with you."

I nod my head and instantly regret it. The room spins as I reach out to steady myself. Guozhi quickly grabs me and steadies me as he asks "Are you sure you're okay? Are you sick or did you hit your head?" He lifts a hand to my forehead as Ted watches with concern. 

I push Guozhi's hand away as I say "I'm fine. It's probably because I was out for two days and didn't eat or drink anything." I look to Ted and nod my head. Ted frowns in disapproval but quickly goes back to work. Little Bun licks the side of my face in concern so I reach up and pet him while saying "I'm okay." Once the machines were calibrated, Ted turns to us and says "Last chance. You can always wait." 

I shake my head no and say "Thanks, Ted." I turn away and walk to the cube with unease. If I don't go back now, I'm afraid Bai Lei will try to storm into the palace of the Under Realm, effectively getting himself killed. Besides, I want to go back and kill that sick bastard myself!  

I step into the cube and wave Guozhi over before pulling him in. I then turn and wave goodbye to Ted before quickly shutting the door. I grit my teeth in anger as my thoughts go back to what happened. I froze. I got so scared, I couldn't even think straight let alone move! 

Granted it was the first time I saw something that gory and horrifying in real life but I should have snapped out of it! I should have fought back, done something, anything! The computer beeps, letting me know it's ready so I reach over and hit the button without a second thought.

It had already been two days... I hope it's not too late! Suddenly, we're sucked in and free falling. I try to figure out where we are but I still don't know this world well enough. Guozhi clenches his teeth as he looks around in wonder but when he sees the ground rapidly approaching, he begins to panic. Little Bun watches everything with large eyes as he holds on for dear life!  

Guozhi glances over at Nova but she seems relaxed and unbothered so he tries to calm down but as they get closer and closer to the ground, he finally loses his cool. He flinches and tries to brace for the impact but a bright light suddenly shoots out from around them before they both land on the ground.

I look over to Guozhi to make sure he's okay before looking around us. I have no idea where we are! I turn back to Guozhi and ask "Do you know where we are?" Guozhi blinks at me before looking around and saying "It looks like we're in the Demonic Realm."

I sigh in relief as I say "We need to get to the palace, asap! Which way?" Guozhi looks at me with confusion before lifting his hand and pointing to the right as he mumbles "What's an asap..." I take off as fast as I can but what I see along the way has my heart growing uneasy. 

You can see the mark of battle on the buildings we pass them but I do my best to ignore it as I run at full speed. Guozhi easily keeps up with me as he says "Maybe you shouldn't be running like this Bunny. You're obviously not feeling well... We'll make it to the palace, I promise."

I ignore his kind words of concern as I suddenly come to a screeching halt. Little Bun! I reach up and grab the little guy off my shoulder as I quickly say "I need you to take us to the palace, can you do that?" Little Bun blinks at me and quickly nods his head. 

His little tail twitches twice before everything around us changes. We were back in Bai Lei's courtyard! I look around and quickly realize we left Guozhi... oops. I look to Little Bun with a large smile as I say "Good job, Bun! You're the best!" I kiss his little head before putting him on my shoulder and running out.

I head straight for the meeting hall and push the large doors open. Bai Lei sits on a large golden throne with his head in his hands as several men stand around him talking. The men all turn to look at me, showing signs of exhaustion. 

When Ren's eyes land on me, he sucks in. "Nova!" He calls out in surprise as I start walking over. Bai Lei's head snaps up and I'm instantly greeted with his blood-red eyes. Surprise and fear flicker across his handsome face before he's suddenly before me.  

He wraps his arms around me and pulls me close as he buries his face against my neck. He takes a deep trembling breath before saying "Thank you... thank you for coming back to me safely." I reach up and return the hug as I say "I'm sorry it took so long." 

Bai Lei shakes his head and pulls back a little to look me over in concern before asking "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did they hurt you?" I give him a weak smile and shake my head as I say "I'm fine. What's happened while I was gone?" Bai Lei narrows his eyes as he says "They have gone back to the Under Realm but nothing is currently keeping them there. I'm sure they'll be back when they need more woman..."

He runs his hands along my arms and shoulders as his eyes watch me closely. "You don't seem right... are you okay? How did you make it out of there?" I try to wave him off but another dizzy spell hits me as the large room spins.