[Chapter Two]
I sat up in the bed and slung my feet over the side, stumbling before Maka caught me.
" Be careful. You don't need to hurt yourself again." She scolded, but in a gentle manner.
I sighed and tried to right myself, my feet shuffling on the cold floor. I felt my way around slowly, and then a bright flash of light, which oddly enough I could see, passed over my eyes. I yelped in surprise and fell back, hitting my head hard on the ground. I felt the back of my head, where a large lump was forming, and hissed as my fingers passed over it, even gently. Things flashed behind my eyes, strange things; memories that weren't mine. The flash of light formed again and I fell back against the floor and let the darkness spread slowly over my consciousness.
Feeling the air rush over me, I immediately knew where I was. I was in the house I had grown up in, the house that all of my worst fears and nightmares came from. I could see my father rushing about, as if it was a stop motion film, but a horrible, demented one. I saw him repeatedly beat me and my younger brother, Yohei, I saw him pick Yohei up, on that one night, and slam him against the floor repeatedly as I watched, trying to stop my father from harming him, screaming for him to stop. I wanted and wished I could step forwards and seize my father, to stop him. Then I watched as I did it. I picked up the baseball bat and raised up above my head, and slammed it down on his head as hard as I could. He immideatly slumped down, not even a sound as he died. I began to panic, I hadn't meant to kill him! I watched as a blue blob appeared over his body, I looked at it curiously, and picked it up. It was cold. I licked it a little, and to my utter surprise, it was good, really, really good, and as ashamed as I am to say it, I ate it. I ate it and I felt happy when I did, I felt powerful when I did.
I woke for a second time, breathing hard, my eyes sore and stinging. I could tell someone was looming over me and I reached out slightly. A hand brushed mine for a moment, and then the presence was gone. I whimpered, I was alone in this room, and everything was blind darkness. Slowly I tested my strength, standing up, and in that exact moment, something in my brain snapped together, one piece fitting together with another, and everything was clear, It was like seeing, but better. I could feel around, I could sense everything in my line of normal vision, and beyond that. I smiled a little and walked out of the room I was in, the door creaking slightly as I opened it. I walked down the long corridor, my footsteps echoing, and tried to find my way out before-
" Hi, Hello, Hiya, Howdy, How are you and what are you doing up? " Asked a bouncy, and sickeningly happy voice that I did not recognize.