And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 171: Making New Friends

As the sun filtered through the open window of the room I was staying in, I stretched my arms above my head and realized I was lying in bed alone. Glancing around with groggy vision, I realized I was no longer at my parent's home but back in a room in Asgard where I had been before.

Bolting from the bed with panic setting in my heart, I looked around, trying to understand how it was. I was back. I shouldn't have been back. I still had more time with them, and though I had more time, my body, for some reason, had been cast back into Asgard without notice.

Without me even getting to say goodbye.

Quickly jumping from the bed, I ran towards the door, throwing it open as I made my way down to Odin's hall. I wasn't sure what I was going to do, but I knew one thing. I wasn't going to tolerate this. He couldn't just give me time and then suddenly take it away from me.

The moment I stepped foot into the hall, slamming the doors open, all eyes turned to me, my grandfather sitting ahead of me in his large chair, his brows furrowed in confusion.

"Cassie, what are you doing back so soon? You still had a few hours."

He looked just as confused as I was, and as a glanced at the others, I realized I had made an entrance and a spectacle of myself when I probably shouldn't have.""I don't know how I got back here. I still had time with them. I need to go back. I didn't even get to say goodbye."

Opening and closing his mouth, he gave me a sorrowful look and shook his head.

"Unfortunately, I can't send you back. You must have projected yourself back here for some reason. We only get to visit Earth once a year, Cassie. At least until you're stronger and you can take yourself."

I wasn't sure what to make of all of it, but as I turned, making my way out of the hall and back towards my room, a voice called behind me that I hadn't been expecting. "Cassie, please wait."

Turning and looking over my shoulder, I saw Freya standing there, staring at me with concern. "I know that all of this is a lot for you, and I'm so sorry that you ended up back here so soon. There's still a lot that we don't know about your condition. There's never been anything like it before. Give us some time, and we'll see if we can fix this for you."

If Odin couldn't send me back, then there was no fixing anything for me. Perhaps I was different, but now I was supposed to be like them. And if they didn't know what to make of me, then what was I, honestly? Was I like them, or was it something else?

my room. One day, I would be able to be reunited

mother's words rattled through my mind, and the moment I reached my room, I found a small brown-haired, blue-eyed girl standing there before me in a servant's outfit, her eyes cast to the floor as if she was unsure of what to

name is Ansley. I will be your servant through

trials that I knew of, but according to her, as her eyes looked up at me, she was almost perplexed

feel uncomfortable, but with the way she

in the same situation I was at the moment. She had to do

at least that's what I imagined when I thought of what this

I'm just a little flustered

stuff that I had no idea what

going on. Do you

as she furrowed her brows with confusion, opening her mouth before slowly closing it. "Uhhh -you're supposed to be meeting with Odin in an hour to meet a few people. I don't really know anything else. I'm not privy to

out a groan of irritation. "I see. Some breakfast actually does sound good. Just something light

But as soon as I gave her a command, a smile crossed her face, and she quickly exited my room, obviously

own devices once more, and with the realization I had to get ready for a meeting with people I had no knowledge of, I made

I was going to be faced with. If my mother was able to get through everything that she

was clear the more I learned about myself, the more I would possibly be able to go back home. And that was something I really wanted. Even if I was only allowed to go once a year, it was better than not going at

my throat as we both jumped, and she quickly spilled some of the coffee onto the

even have a chance to acknowledge what had happened before she was in action. The girl was faster than I had ever seen anybody, and I was slightly curious as to why

you freaking out?" I replied as I knelt down beside

sorry. I understand if you want to punish me, I should be more

second of all, if you're going to be working with me, you

"You're so nice. That's not how things work here."

girl was fearful of me, worried she was going to

the hell were you serving before you came to me?" I laughed with concern edged at the forefront of my mind. "Did someone hit you?"