A/N: I hope you'll like it, this is my first work posted here~ You might want to know I write very irregularly so it might either take no time at all for me to publish another chapter or it might take really long because of school... ^^" Anywho, enjoy! :D
I was sitting in my room silently behind my desk. It was pretty early in the morning so the only source of light I had was that of a candle… Feliciano was once again staying over at that german's place, leaving me all alone. I'd always dreaded the times I was at home alone. Ever since the passing of our grandfather the empty house had not felt very welcoming…
I shifted uncomfortably. It had been a few weeks since I could sense it… I still didn't know what it was but whenever I was alone, it felt as if something or someone was watching me, a dark presence. I feared the shadows and was wary of the mirrors. I could often see shadows moving in them…
I wanted to call someone for help. I wanted to tell Feli, or even Antonio but what was the chance that they'd believe me? Right. They wouldn't. I let my head rest in my palms, trying to cut out the darkness. I could feel a growing pressure in my chest and I looked up feverishly when I heard a low chuckle. Probably just my imagination… I tried to brush it off as just that, but was it really so easy to explain? Was it really just a lonely boy's delusions?
The chuckle became louder and turned into laughter. The laughter creeped me out so much that a shiver went down my spine. "W-Who's there…?" My breath was slightly shaky and I wanted no more than to hide under the covers and wake up to find this was all a dream.
"What? Don't tell me you don't recognise me~?" The voice answered me. It sounded oddly familiar… I turned around on my chair carefully, trying to follow the voice. I ended up staring at my reflection in the mirror. The figure waved at me, a large grin on his face. I froze in fear. How was this possible?! "Oh come on, don't get scared now~" The other's eyes lit up slightly at the mention of fear and I noticed his eyes were a dark shade of red… Red? No, thats not right… My eyes are green.
"Who are you…?" I managed to mutter softly. I was still glued to my chair, unable to move. If only Feli or Toni were here right now… "I guess stupid questions cannot always be avoided… I am you, stupid." My breath hitched in my throat. "Que…?" The question came out like a gasp but he heard me nonetheless. "Don't play dumb, or have you become blind in the last few minutes? I. Am. You. How hard is that to understand?! To accept it however… " He grinned, I wanted nothing more than to get out of here, out of this room, out of this house.
"You cannot escape me, Lovino~" His voice was smooth and it brushed against my ears like silk. Cazzo, so this… This thing, was going to follow me everywhere? "I have no need to follow you, I don't do anything, I am no more than your shadow, ever present." I bit my lip. How was this possible? My shadow? Doubt filled my mind, followed by another gin on his end. Could it be? He can read my mind?!
"Bravo~" He clapped sarcastically. "Being you, I know all that you are, all that you know~" The way he spoke made it feel as if he was circling around me as he spoke, but the image remained in the mirror. I shifted my eyes at where it felt he was and i could see shadows moving in shadows, I quickly refocussed on the mirror. "Scared yet again, my little self~? So weak~" He mused to himself more than to me. What was up with this guy? Was he really me? But, how was that possible, and how could all of this be true? I was nothing like him, it made no sense at all…
"Some things do, some things don't." He answered my train of thoughts again. "But mistake not, I am you. Forget that and you shall pay dearly." I gulped at his threat, I still understood nothing of my situation but my body almost moved on it's own nodding him my consent. "Good~" He seemed satisfied but my gut feeling told me that wasn't going to be the case for very long…