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Ulrich tensed, the darkness closing in on him, the room was so hot it was difficult to breath. He gripped his throat. "Help..." He muttered. "Please..." Maniacal laughing echoing through the room. He fell to his knees.

Then he closed his eyes, the darkness not making a difference, the heat was disappearing, pain flowing out of him like water. He sighed deeply, and opened his eyes, he was in his room. On the floor. He got up, but fell onto his bed. He looked at the clock.

"Five o clock..." He thought. He sighed again. "Just another nightmare." He muttered. He clutched the bed. Ever since the week started, his night terrors have been getting out of hand. On Wednesday, he woke up with the taste of blood in his mouth.

Everyone was fine that day. Sweat dried onto his face. He looked at Odd. Kiwi was asleep on his stomach. He stood up again, walking for the door. He opened it and walked out. Something was wrong. He could sense it.

He walked into the bathroom, opening the shower. He stepped inside.

Half an hour later...

Ulrich dried himself on a towel. He put himself back into his clothes. When he walked back into his and Odd's room, stress and fear gripped his stomach. He looked around, someone-or something, was watching him, stalking him.

He walked in the room and closed the door. He crawled into bed and tried to sleep.

After his fitful sleep, Ulrich woke up to find himself yet again, on the ground.

Ulrich got dressed. "Another day another X.A.N.A attack." He muttered pessimistically.

When he sat down for breakfast he noticed Yumi wasn't here yet. He called Yumi. It rung about two times when she picked up the phone. "Hello?" Yumi asked. "Hey, Yumi. You almost at school?" "Yeah. Just need to turn a corner."

Ulrich smiled. "See you then." "Bye, Ulrich." He hung up. Jeremie stared at him like he was a freak. "What? Am I possessed by X.A.N.A?" Jeremie shook his head. "No, but...You have a blood smear on your cheek."

Ulrich gave a shout of disgust, splashed it with water, and wiped it off.

Before Ulrich wiped the blood off though, Jeremie put some on his finger. "I'm going to see who's blood this is. I just got this machine that if you put blood on, it tells who the person was and their blood type.

Ulrich shivered. He wasn't scared off blood, but he didn't like it either. Especially if it wound up mysteriously on his face. He ate the rest of his breakfast just before the bell rang. "Whoop-de-doo, gym class." He mumbled.

He spotted Yumi walk through the door. She walked alongside the gang as they started to walk from the cafeteria. "How's it going?" She asked.

Odd chuckled. "Well, Ulrich here is sure being a grouch."

Ulrich did a silent growl. "You know I have been having night terrors. I can't get sleep. At all." He muttered.

Odd just shrugged and wolked into the gym. Ulrich followed. "Bye guys."

Yumi, Jeremie, and Aelita waved back.