[3.4] Mindscapes

Damien looks mournfully at the picture of his soulmate. “Rox you would be proud of me. I still miss you of course but it doesn’t hurt as much anymore. “he says soulfully. “I miss you so much “he thinks to himself as he places the treasure that is her picture down gently. He then looks at the time. “2 hours until my session. What’s on the tube. Hey little bit come here!” he says as Jay peeks around the corner. “I knew you were there the whole time” he says tickling her as soon as she sits next to him. “No you didn’t” Jay retorts. “I sure did” he retorts. Jay tilts her head cutely and asks “How I was super quiet?” Damien laughs at her child like curiosity. Now that he gets a chance to think about it he doesn’t have a answer for the young lady. Touching her nose with the tip of his finger he smiles and simply says “Magic, so what do you want to watch mighty mite?” he asks his faithful sidekick of 5 years. “I don’t know uncle. You pick!” She says as she relaxes into your form. Damien laughing at her picks something silly and the both enjoy the moment. After a while you both fall asleep and later you are woken up with Paige gently tapping your head. “Hey you are going to be late.” She says smiling at the scene. If Damien could know what it felt like to have a sister, he would say that Paige would fit the bill. Annoying when she wanted to be, loving and compassionate without even trying. “Thanks sis, I got comfortable with mini-me here.” He said to Paige. “See you guys later. “he says as he leaves the house.

“So what are you going to do” Toni asks Rachel as they eat lunch at her office. “We decided to just watch and see where it goes. If Pin’s vison is to come true. He needs to learn how to deal with the pain.” Rachel says as her phone beeps. Checking it she sees her next client session she turns to Toni. “He is coming in a few minutes. Are you going home?” she asks. “I’ve got nothing better to do honestly. I can wait for you to get done. “Toni says knowing her best friend’s schedule. “Ok, well leech my office’s internet and wait for me. Shouldn’t be longer than an hour.” Rachel says as she closes the door. Walking down the hall to the therapy room Rachel can’t help but get excited. The last person she willingly shared her mind and body with was Gar.

He made her feel whole and real, not a demon half breed freak like she could see others look at her. As Rachel entered the room she allowed the serenity it produced to calm her. After a few minutes there is Rachel starts to feel Damien’s apprehension as he knocks on the door. “Come in” she says and shifts in her seat and Damien takes his place on the couch. “Good afternoon, how are you feeling today?” Rachel says as they begin small talk and after a while she leads him into the session. “We are going to revisit our therapy with your trauma. Are you ready to begin?” She asks him as she moves close to Damien. Damien closes his eyes and braces himself for the session. He has made good progress so far with Rachel guiding him through it. As he feels his body relax he notices that Rachel is sitting closer to him than she ever has. He can smell her perfume (lavender, his favorite on hard days).

He can feel her in his space. He is aware of her more than usual and because he doesn’t understand he can’t process this feeling. He opens his eyes quickly and notices that Rachel is staring at him. He usually would be uncomfortable with the closeness and how she is staring at him, the intensity behind her eyes as it seems she is studying his very soul. “Umm, did I do something wrong doc?” he asks nervously. Rachel blushes heavily “No, it’s nothing. I was just preoccupied I am sorry” she says as she guides Damien through the therapy. Just then a small tick goes off in Rachel’s mind as she senses something. As she looks around she sees a small silver camera in one of her plants that is in the window. The window overlooks the entire therapy room and she knows who the camera belongs to. Rachel looks at Damien (who is close to finally falling asleep) and mouths [Get that out of here. I am going to hurt you!] into the camera. Quickly the camera disperses and Rachel starts to guide Damien through their work