Akashi was warned that she might look for Channing when she woke up so he wasn't shocked by the fact that she did not ask for Fang.
There had been a quiet expectation hanging over him since dawn, like a blade resting just above skin level. Not quite touching, but close enough to feel every breath.
Akashi you walked closer to her and asked, " before we go out and me Channing until where do you remember?"
His voice came out steadier than he felt. There was always that strange pause right before speaking to her, like her mind might be standing in two places at once and he had to guess which one answered.
Selene looked at him confused, " so it is true that I have two sets of memories and it is not a dream."
Her fingers curled slightly at her side as she said it, like she was testing whether the world would shift again if she pressed too hard on reality.
