Hello again, this chapter has been tweaked a tiny bit. I advise you to pay attention to detail throughout this story though. I hope you'll all stick around for this story. The beginning might be a little challenging to deal with, but it's important nonetheless. Enjoy, or don't, let's leave it up to chance.

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Just a World of Secrets

Chapter I

Lisina…

Lisina.

Lisia…

Kaina...

Kaia…

Kaia.

"Kaia!"

Kaia's eyes shot open, the crust of dried tears cracking and gathering on the skin around her eyes. She rubbed at the annoying substance as she sat up, her body faltering and creaking like a machine in need of some oiling. She grabbed her glasses from her nightstand as the curtains were yanked open; sunlight poured into the room, causing her to flinch.

"Sorry for the rude awakening, but I didn't want us to be late for the movie," Amelia said as she opened the window, allowing the crisp air of autumn to flow into the room and chill Kaia out of bed. Amelia dropped a textbook on Kaia's torso and knocked the breath out of her. "Let's goooooo!" Amelia nagged before Kaia groaned, shoving the textbook off the bed and onto the floor.

"Was I crying again?" Kaia croaked as she made her way into the bathroom. She pulled at the skin around her cheekbones as she splashed cold water on her face to rinse off the face wash. "I guess, whimpering yeah, didn't hear any crying. Did you have that dream again?" she called from the bedroom.

"…Dreams are nice things Lia, I wouldn't call whatever this is a nice thing." Kaia said as she pulled her hair out of its ponytail and tossed it around. Amelia walked into the bathroom and began brushing her teeth.

"Hey, maybe it's just stress from starting your second year of college." She said almost incoherently as she scrubbed the toothbrush across her teeth. Kaia gave her a grimace as she placed her glasses on the bridge of her nose once again.
"Can you finish one thing before you do the other?" she yawned as she left the room, bringing her toothbrush and toothpaste along.

"I'm multi-tasking." Amelia grinned with a mouthful of foamy toothpaste. Kaia shook her head with a chuckle as she pulled out proper clothing for the fall weather in New York. As Kaia spun to search through her jewelry box on the shelf in between their beds, she found Amelia was already behind her.

"Happy 19th Birthday, Kai." Amelia smiled offering a little box to her best friend. Kaia accepted the box slowly, pinching Amelia's cheek as a thank you. "Did you get me diamonds?" Kaia said jokingly. "No, but I got you something that's expensive, so you better be grateful." Amelia said as she punched Kaia in the shoulder and leaped onto her bunk.

Kaia opened the box to reveal a pair of shining pearl earrings. She turned around with a smile and pinched Amelia's cheeks. "Thank you, Little Lia!"

"Stop pinching my baby fat!" Amelia screeched, swatting Kaia's hands away and running to the bathroom with her clothes. Kaia changed quickly and put on the pearl earrings as she went back into her jewelry box to retrieve a necklace. She came across a necklace that she had received in her childhood, one Amelia owned as well.

The necklace had a silver chain and a rose pendant with a silver lining and stained glass to fill the petal spaces. She held the pendant up to the light from the windows and watched as the red glass projected rays of crimson light onto her chest. She smiled gently and put on the necklace before slipping on her boots.

She turned towards Amelia, watching her best friend put on a gold chain necklace. "NO!" she screamed, startling Amelia whose hands had flown up to her chest in surprise. Kaia gestured to the necklace she was wearing. "Wear yours." Kaia said as she retreated into the bathroom to put her dental hygiene utensils away.

"You're so loud all the time..." Amelia whispered as she went digging through her jewelry box. "I heard that." Kaia called from the bathroom. "You were supposed to." Amelia called back with a roll of her eyes. "Can you guys, keep it down?" a dormmate growled from the next bedroom. "Sorry." Kaia whispered as the two girls tip-toed out of the dorm, giggling.

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Kaia shrugged on her jacket as she and Amelia exited the café, Amelia complaining about how she couldn't get a drink.

"We can get something afterward, quit whining." Kaia laughed as Amelia munched angrily on her chocolate chip muffin. Amelia grumbled something about Kaia being a butt.

As the girls walked through the city, Amelia began screaming as loud as she could with a mouth full of muffin. Kaia turned around, an eyebrow raised at Amelia's display of excitement.

The girl was basically jumping with joy as she pointed at the large Macy's department across the street, eyes pleading from behind her glasses to go inside.

"Amelia we're going to miss the movie if we don't start going now." Kaia sighed, gesturing for Amelia to continue walking. Amelia began throwing a tantrum, flailing arms and all. Eventually, she began drawing attention, even from people across the street.

"Amelia, you are grown." Kaia hissed at her. "Macy's, Macy's, Macy's!" Amelia chanted repeatedly, pumping her fists into the air. Kaia looked around with a flush on her cheeks, sighing as she whispered her agreement to Amelia.

The older girl cheered loudly, grabbing the younger ones' hand and dashing across the street. Kaia screamed apologies at the beeping vehicles as she was tugged into the large building.

The girls spent a countless amount of time trying on clothes and finally getting something warm to drink from Starbucks, much to Amelia's delight. Kaia watched as Amelia hummed happily, searching through multiple clothes racks.

"Don't spend all your money here…" Kaia trailed off as she examined Amelia's outfit.

"Hush…" Amelia muttered under her breath, pushing up her glasses as she moved to read the price tag on a blouse. Kaia continued to eye Amelia.

"It still amazes me how much you've changed…" she muttered walking up to Amelia and pinching her arm. "Ay!" Amelia screeched before slapping Kaia's hand away. "Same reaction though…" Kaia muttered.

"I remember you always had your hair up in a ponytail, except for the rare times you let your hair down." Kaia mused, playing with the ends of Amelia's hair. Amelia shivered and moved away as Kaia's knuckles occasionally brushed her spine by her shoulder blades "Stop, I don't like." She scolded as her shoulders shifted up towards her neck in discomfort.

"Yeah, yeah whatever." Kaia said as she walked away. "Can't believe after all the clothes we tried on today, we both leave with nothing." Amelia grumbled as she pulled out her phone.

"Well, we always get tired and then decide no price on clothing is low enough to pay." Kaia shrugged as she ran her hands over the racks they passed. Amelia froze and smacked a hand against her forehead, muttering angrily under her breath. Kaia slammed into her back after the abrupt stop.

"Come on." Kaia growled, pointedly glaring at Amelia. Amelia shifted as she brought her phone up to her face. "We lost track of time, the movie started an hour ago." Amelia sighed sadly, showcasing the time on her screen to her friend. Kaia quickly pulled out her phone from her jacket pocket and saw that Amelia was telling the truth.

"Dang, that was the most convenient showtime for the week." Kaia cringed. She silently followed Amelia out of the building before hailing a cab for the both of them. "Hey, I know you wanted to see that movie more than anything." Kaia smiled sympathetically while placing her hand on Amelia's shoulder as the taxi pulled up to the curb.

"Don't I know it?" Amelia mumbled before entering the cab, quickly muttering their destination to the driver as Kaia got in after her. The ride was silent after that, Amelia moping as she leaned against the window. "Hey, why don't we drop by Hot Topic and check if they have any anime merch?" Kaia smirked as she watched Amelia jump out of the corner of her eye.

Amelia suddenly turned and held Kaia's hands in hers. "I would love you forever." Amelia whispered with wide eyes. Kaia laughed as the taxi came to a stop and she handed $25 to the driver. "Was it really worth $25? Taking a taxi here when we could've walked here?" Amelia winced as they walked towards Kaia's parked vehicle.

"I guess I was tired from walking around and trying on clothes for hours." Kaia replied as her car chirped three times in response to the car key, starting the vehicle. She quickly clicked the unlock button, climbing inside as Amelia began blasting the heat, desperately trying to warm up. Kaia dialed down the heat.

"Do you pay for the gas in this car?" She snarled, causing Amelia to pout. "It's cold, Nugget." Amelia countered. "I can't believe you still call me that." Kaia scoffed as she began driving back towards their college. "You still call me Lil' Duckie sometimes, and I turn 20 in January." Amelia laughed. Kaia merely shook her head and continued driving, Amelia singing loudly during the whole ride.

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Amelia dashed into Hot Topic, totally disregarding everything and everyone else around her. Kaia giggled as she followed Amelia inside at her own pace. To Amelia's delight, there was Black Butler merchandise in the store. Amelia was grabbing t-shirts and necklaces, anything that caught her eye.

Kaia watched in amusement while looking around for anything of interest. Humming quietly, she came across a pin, black angel wings that glimmered in the light. With a charcoal lining and dark grey stained glass to fill the openings, the craftsmanship was similar to that of her necklace.

Picking up the pin, Kaia expected it closely, the light reflecting off of it shining into her eyes. She faltered with a gasp as an ache in her chest resonated throughout her body. She gripped the pin as the ache repeated itself, causing her to clutch her chest while gasping for air.

"Kaia! Come here and look at this!" Amelia called in excitement from the back of the store. Immediately the pain left her, and with a sharp inhale her head began to clear.

What the hell was what?

"Quickly, quickly!" Amelia whined. Kaia shook her head and made her way over to her best friend with a smile plastered on her face. "What is it?" she asked as she approached Amelia.

"Isn't it perfect?" Amelia sighed lovingly and the poster on display on the wall in front of them. Kaia looked up to see the Black Butler poster with demons and reapers that existed in the story.

"Do they have any avail-AGH!"

Kaia stopped as clutched her head as the ache returned, pulsing in her chest and her head in a painfully strong manner. "Kaia?" Amelia exclaimed before bending down in front of her.

She could barely hear Amelia calling out to her and when she could, it echoed painfully in her mind. Tears pooled in her eyes as she gasped for air.

Kaia's vision faded in and out, looking around frantically as voices filled her head.

Lisina.

Lisina!

No...

Lisina.

Please no.

Come back, Lisina!

She began to sink, falling to her knees as she doubled over and screamed in pain. "Somebody help her! Is there a doctor here?!" Amelia screeched, her voice cracking with fear.

Don't you dare leave!

Stop it!

Lisina!

It's all his fault.

Do something, Lil!

Kaia squeezed her eyes shut and cried out as Amelia held her close to her body. Kaia looked up slowly, staring at the poster.

The picture had shifted, the demons were now grinning, their eyes glowing a devilish pink as if watching in amusement. The reapers stared in confusion and disgust as Kaia gasped for air, her eyes landed on Sebastian and the Undertaker, who resided in the front and center of the poster.

Kaia widened her eyes and let out a soul-shaking scream as she clung to Amelia. The two men had their hands held out to her, grinning evilly and she could almost hear the Undertaker giggling. Her vision began fading in and out.

No way... This isn't happening... I'm just hallucinating.

Before she became limp against Amelia's trembling body she heard multiple voices speak in unison, clouding her mind while in her unconscious state.

We await the return of the Amaris.

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Amelia insisted that they bring Kaia to the infirmary at their college, knowing fully well that if they accepted the "generosity" of the hospital that they would have an overpriced bill to pay and that Kaia would be quite frustrated with her if she allowed such a thing to happen.

She had pulled a chair up to the bed her friend was residing on, hunched over with her hands clasped in front of her mouth. The nurse gently rested a hand on Amelia's shoulder, causing her to tense a bit before relaxing with a sigh.

"Honey, it's been almost 3 hours, you should really get to your dorm, I'm sure you have work to do." She smiled softly. Amelia sat up, shaking her head.

"No, I want to wait until she wakes up." She replied without taking her eyes off of Kaia. "She'll be fine, all the symptoms show that it was just an asthma attack." The nurse said, hoping to persuade Amelia to leave. Amelia knew well enough that her symptoms could mean any number of things, deciding quickly to dismiss the diagnosis.

The girl continued to face forward, refusing to leave or even acknowledge the nurse. The lady sighed and left the room, leaving Amelia and Kaia alone. Amelia dropped her head with a sigh, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"You know, you really should've gone back to the dorm."

Amelia's head snapped up in surprise, she quickly stood up as Kaia's eyes fluttered open. "You scared the crap out of me, you know that?" Amelia said angrily, her voice cracking.

"Please drop the strong façade, it's unbecoming." Kaia groaned as she sat up, inhaling sharply as she brought her hand to her chest again. Amelia sat on the bed and placed her hand on Kaia's knee over the blanket as she evened out her breathing.

Amelia stared at Kaia watching as she squeezed her eyes shut and groaned again before opening her eyes again. Amelia reached for Kaia's hand, trying to comfort her.

Upon contact Kaia gasped loudly, her head throbbing once and her eyes stinging, causing her to bring her free hand up to rub her eyes.

"Are you okay?" Amelia asked.

Kaia looked up from under her lashes in annoyance. "I'm fine." She hissed, her eyes glowing a devilish-pink. Amelia faltered, her eyes widening as her head throbbed and her eyes glowed in response.

The two girls stared at each other in shock, their hearts seeming to thump in their ears. Amelia made the first move, shooting off the mattress and over to the end of the bed as Kaia scrambled to the top.

"Y-you…" Amelia trembled as Kaia clutched the blanket to her chest, hard enough to turn her knuckles white, and grit her teeth to keep them from chattering.

"You're a demon?" Amelia asked with a hardened stare.

Kaia stared at her in confusion. "Me? You're the demon!" she exclaimed while grabbing her glasses and shooting out of bed.

"You were the one who brought me to church, said you wanted to have a friendship that was strengthened by the blood of Christ!" Kaia snarled. "And I meant it! But you obviously didn't since you're the hellspawn!" Amelia retorted.

"Your eyes flashed!" Kaia countered. "No, yours did!" Amelia said with equal malice. Kaia stopped and looked at her again. "Wait, what? Yours flashed after I looked at you…" Kaia mused.

Amelia stared at her in shock before the gears started clicking. "Yours flashed when you looked up…which could only mean mine flashed in response." She thought aloud.

"This isn't happening. It isn't happening. I'm dreaming and I'm going to wake up and continue my life and everything is going to be okay." Kaia paced, playing with the ends of her hair.

"Kaia, we're not dreaming." Amelia muttered in awe. Kaia spun around.

"No! You can't tell me I've spent all this time leading a life of faith, hoping to get into Heaven, and just have it all be for naught because I'm a bloody demon." She choked out before sitting down on the bed, holding the sides of her head.

Amelia watched as Kaia mumbled scripture to herself before walking over to the mirror. She stared at her eyes before pulling at the skin, looking for the glow. She knit her eyebrows repeatedly, concentrating, trying to get the reaction she was hoping for, any kind of proof.

Meanwhile, Kaia was recounting her breakdown in Hot Topic, trying to remember what she had heard from the voices, getting a headache in response as she dug through her thoughts. Her eyes shut tightly she fought through the ache and recalled on a sentence.

"We await the return of the Amaris."

"Amelia, do you know what Amaris is?" Kaia asked.

Amelia's eyes suddenly lit up, the mirror shattering. "Geez!" Amelia exclaimed raising up her arm to protect herself from the oncoming rain of glass shards.

Kaia looked at her with disbelief. "What the heck Amelia, stop messing around." Kaia scolded. "It was a reaction to what you said." Amelia sneered.

The door suddenly opened. "Hey, is the nurse in?" A blonde girl peered around the door before entering. "She just left, but you can wa-" Kaia stopped mid-sentence.

Amelia moved to cover up the glass shards before she stopped in her tracks. Both girls sniffed the air before thinking one thought simultaneously, their throats burning.

She smells…. delicious.