The Final Book: Insanity

Chapter 8: Liquorice Allsorts

Note: Been a while since I've updated with the big hospital thing, so let's have a recap! Cisco has been trying to get Tia to awaken, and Mitch has been rushed to him after being stabbed by Jerome, who is now lose somewhere. The only option to save him was to turn him into a quartgod, and Liam is also joining him into immortality. In the middle of all this, Tia has woken up. And has no memory whatsoever...

"I'm sorry, but who are you again?"

Tia's POV

"W...what do you..." he stutters, eyes widening.

"I'm only joking" I giggle, groaning as I stretch.

Note: SURPRISE XD

He slaps me hard across the face which only makes me laugh harder. Deamon cracks a smile, before beginning to chuckle deeply.

Ridge glares at me with a heated burning look, and I turn on my puppy dog eyes.

"I'm sorry" I murmur, giggling as he tugs me roughly into his chest, cradling me with a sigh.

"It was just a joke" I laugh, and he just sighs again, looking away, somewhat upset.

"What's been going on whilst I've been away? How long have I been out anyway? It only feels like fifteen minutes..." I muse.

"You've been out for five days. Mitch got stabbed by Jerome" Deamon explains, and I practically shoot up out of Ridge's lap. 

"What do you mean he got stabbed? How did Jerome escape?" I yell, trying to get up but dizziness causes me to fall back down and Ridge cuddles me close again.

"Don't worry, he's fine. I think they are going to turn him into an immortal" Deamon soothes me.

"What about Liam?" I ask, and Deamon glances at Ridge.

"He'll probably be turned too" he murmurs, holding me close.

"I'll go get the kids-they've missed you" Deamon smiles, getting up and leaving quietly.

Looking back up at Ridge, he meets my eyes wearily, and I tuck a stray strand of his hair behind his ear. "I'm sorry" I mumble into his coat, and he smiles weakly, leaning down and kissing me softly on the forehead.

"Missed you" he sighs, and I snuggle closer to him, feeling warm and safe in his arms.

"Mum!" a voice cries, and I snap my head away from his chest to see Jack and Arya run in, practically throwing themselves at us. Ryan came next, giving me a quick hug, smiling in relief. Robin comes up last, kneeling down next to me, scowling.

"Took you long enough to take up, mum" she sighs, and I chuckle, giving her hand a squeeze.

We stay like that for a while, embracing each other and chatting. Jack and Arya told me what they had been doing lately, Ryan told me he'd been helping out around the house, Robin was telling me about some lovely date she went on with Deamon. Sepia and Ellis entered soon after, standing next to the door quietly, smiling at me when I met their eyes.

"Alright kids, we need to leave your mum and dad alone for a bit to...catch up" Deamon winks, and Sepia and Ellis usher them out.

The room was silent for a while as Ridge strokes my hair softly, occasionally humming a tune into my head.

"I had a weird dream whilst I was out" I tell him, stroking the cuff of his sleeve.

"Hmm?" he hums, wrapping an arm around my neck.

"I was in this weird distorted place...I think it was the End, and there were loads of pillars with big crystals, and this large black dragon was roaring at me, and when I turned round, Mexxy was there and that's when I woke up" I explain, glancing up at him. "What do you think it means?"