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"Monster."

The word repeated itself over and over in his head.

"Monster."

The teen walked towards the young girl who had uttered the words. She turned to face him.

"You're a monster, Andy!"

The way she said it was almost tauntingly. The girl was only about seven or eight.

"Andy!" she called. Started to run, giggling as she repeated the taunting words. The commander soon chased after the little girl. He quickly lost sight of her until he ran around a corner to find the blonde now standing as a twelve year old.

"Do you mind slowing down so we can speak?" Ender asked as he once again lost sight of her.

"That's not how you play the game, Andy!"

The teen sighed and ran in the direction the pre-teen was a few seconds ago.

When he found the pre-teen, she was no longer a pre-teen but in fact a girl his age. She wore a bun in her hair just like the last time the two had crossed paths but instead of her military uniform, the girl wore black jeans, a deep blue top and black plimsolls. He was speechless.

"Oi, Andy! You forget how to speak or what?"

"C-Cayla."

"Yes, that my name, you idiot!" the dead girl rolled her eyes. "Is that all you can say now?"

"What do you want, Cay? Why are you here again? I should be allowed to know that."

"Why would I want anything from you? I am just a figment of your imagination," She said innocently.

"That's exactly why you would."

"Why can't I just come here to say hello to the murderer that left me to float in space with thousands of others?"

"There it is," he sighed.

"You murdered me, Andy. It's your fault I'm dead. You sacrificed so many to win that stupid war. If you hadn't, I'd be with you. It's time to let go. I'm never coming back and it's all your fault."

"You think I wanted to play their games? That I knew you were out there? I knew nothing; they told me nothing! If I could go back, I'd change places with you. My last two years have been hell."

"Oh, yes because all of the travelling, awards and girls throwing themselves at you have obviously given you hell," the blonde replied sarcastically. She turned to walk away.

"Cay, where are you going? Come back!" The boy begged. Cayla turned to face him again, shoving him as she spoke.

"I want to know why it was me. Why wasn't someone else stuck with this pathetic project?"

"Project?"

"Oh, sweetie. Didn't you know?"

"Know what?"

"Those memories, our childhood, was all one big act. Everything that you thought was accidental was planned. Like the one when I saved-"

"Don't finish that sentence!"

"Don't you find it a bit strange that my parents moved next door to your's just after I was born?"

"Your Dad transferred. It was a coincidence."

"A 'coincidence?' Really! That's what you thought it was?"

"Cayla, stop it!"

"I'm just telling you the truth, sweetie. Ask my parents. I dare you."

"No. You're not telling the truth because you're not here!"

"Why wasn't it you sent into the field?"

"Cayla!"

"What?" she asked almost too innocently. "I'm just stating the truth. These are the questions you ask yourself on a daily basis, correct?"

"Correct. Now leave!"

"Sweetheart, I can't leave. None of this is real. It's all happening inside your head but I guess I've overstayed my welcome. Bye, Andy." The girl once again turned to walk away.

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"All in due time, sweetie. We'll see each other very soon but right now it's time for you to wake up," she smirked. "Wake up!"

"What?"

"WAKE UP!" The girl began to transform into a Formic. "See ya next time."

Ender screamed as he sat up in his bed, colliding heads with someone while doing so.

"OW! Ender? Ender, are you okay?" It was Valentine.

The boy nodded. "I'm fine, Val. Go back to bed."

The brunette walked over to the boy's curtains. "I would but you need to get up if you want to be on time for your session with Cathy." The girl pulled open his curtains causing sunlight pour in. The teen groaned as sunlight hit his eyes and tried to shield his face from the burning rays of light.

First chapter of Her Shadow done! You have no idea how hard this chapter was to write. The dream sequence was the reason I didn't post this sooner. I am proud of this though.

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