One year has passed since Lucy and I came back to the Inn. A day after we came back Lucy changed into Nyu and hasn't changed back since. I do not know what happened so I asked Nana.

Flash Back To A Month Before

"Nana?" I said walking into her room where Nana was sitting on her futon eating crackers.

"Yes, Ashley" Nana answered to me.

"How come Lucy has not come back yet. All it's been is Nyu for a month. Not that I mind Nyu seeing that she's learning more and more. She's even able to make complete sentences, but she still is hanging on to her favorite catchphrase, Nyu." I said.

"It's because Lucy is gone." Nana answered me.

"What do you mean by gone? Like dead?"

"Yes dead. Lucy won't be coming back as long as her horns are gone. Papa said that once a diclonius horns are gone. They are nothing but a cast off shell. Nyu is Lucy's cast off shell." Nana explained.

"I see," I said sadly. I saw a sad look come over Nana's face as she spoke about Kurama. I put a hand on her shoulder saying, "Don't worry we're sure to find Kurama one day."

"Really?" Nana sniffed as she held back her tears.

"Yes" I said cheering Nana up a little.

I heard someone come in and turned my head seeing that it was Lucy or should I say Nyu now that Lucy is gone. "Dinner is ready. We are having spaghetti and meatballs.

End Flashback

Now here I am trying to figure out how to get Lucy to come back. It is not like I mind her being Nyu now. I just miss Lucy. I sighed in my room as I lay back against my futon for the night. 'It has been a year since we defeated Mariko and those soldiers. I should be happy about my peaceful life here in the Maple Inn.' I turned over "I need some excitement in my life" I said to myself before going to sleep.

Nightmare

I was in a dark room with no clothes on and strapped to a bed. I tried to use my vectors to break loose but it was no use. I even struggled with my real hands against the ropes. I only succeeded in getting rope burn. I heard footsteps and said, "Who is there?"

"It's only me. My dear Ashley." A dark voice said. The voice sounded male and the lights went on. I squinted my eyes shut for a moment before opening them back up. When I did I saw a male diclonius sitting on a chair beside the bed I was laying on.

"W-who are you?" I stuttered. I regretted stuttering then, because stuttering was a sign of weakness and this was no time to be weak.

"You mean you do not remember me. Your dear lover" The male diclonius with bright red hair, blood red eyes, and white horns on top of his head. He was also dressed in a black shirt with a red scarf around his neck even though it was summer. He also had on blue jeans and white tennis shoes.

"I never met you in my life!" I shouted, but the male diclonius frowned.

"It seems you really have forgotten, love. I am Andre and you are my lover Ashley. Now I must take my leave. It seems some unwanted guests have appeared."

"Untie me!" I demanded.

"I cannot do that love. If I do you will only run away again."

End Nightmare

I woke up in the dead of night sweat dripping from my forehead. I wiped the sweat off and decided to go get some water to drink. I got up out of my futon and went into the kitchen to get some water. I went into the dining room to drink it and found Kouta sitting there drinking some water as well.

"Could not sleep either, huh?" He asked me.

"Yeah I had a nightmare." I didn't want to tell about the nightmare and I saw that Kouta realized that too.

"Everyone has nightmares, but they don't mean a thing." He said to me.

"I guess you're right." I took a sip of my water before asking. "Why could you not sleep?"

"Nyu. She climbed into bed with me." He answered.

"Should you not be used to that by now?" I laughed.

"Not if she starts moaning my name in her sleep." Kouta said.

"Oh" I blushed knowing what he meant. The asked. "Do you miss Lucy?"

"Yes although when I look at Nyu I am reminded of the train incident. Sometimes I want to kill her and when I look at that innocent face that knows no wrong I am angered. I must admit though that I do love her as much as I hate her." Kouta said to me.

"I see" I said and gulped down the rest of my water. "Well I am going back to bed. Hopefully I will not have anymore nightmares." I smiled and went off to bed leaving Kouta to take care of my empty glass.

"Sweet dreams" I heard Kouta say after me. I did not say anything back just went to my room and got under the covers of my futon. I closed my eyes and went to sleep thinking of what tomorrow might bring.