A beautiful sunset was in the sky as Sarah and Scarlet walked back from training. The sun made their shadows look like huge monsters that would eat them up if and when they turned their backs. That was what was on Scarlet's mind, she rarely thought of anything but the nightmares that haunted her every waking and sleeping moment.
What had made it bearable was that Sarah, her best friend had joined the team about a year ago. From what she had heard Ranger, the Emeralds Boss had said that top Boss had requested her and it had taken the Ruby's three months to catch her.
"Hay Scar you in there?" Sarah said looking at her friend, but not with concern. It was something else Scarlet couldn't put her finger on.
"Sorry Sarah I was just thinking, so what was it you asked?" Scarlet asked. The HQ wasn't far away now and whatever Sarah wonted to talk about she didn't want the Ruby's to hear it.
"How long do you think it will take the Ruby's to find out it was me who killed Beth?" Sarah asked.
"As long as it takes to find the body, so should we send Jess to go dispose of it?" Scarlet answered.
"OK make sure she keeps her mouth shut though" Sarah said and set off a brisk pace to the HQ. Scarlet didn't change her pace, she was thinking about the big monster that was supposed to get her.
Diner Hall
In the Emerald's diner hall Sarah, Scarlet and a red head girl where sitting at the end of one of the large tables. "So where did she get pushed off?" The red head asked.
"You know, fallaway cliff to one with the big tree" Sarah said.
"Jess you always know, what's different this time" A boy with black hair said a joined the table.
"None of your business Black" Sarah said and folded her arms and turned away.
"Aw you know you love me really" Black laughed.
"Go make out with your elf friend" Scarlet said.
"I am not an elf!" A boy with long blond hair and blue eyes said as he stormed over to the table. If you didn't know him you would have said he was a girl and a hot one at that.
"Um let me think" Sarah said sarcastically, "Yh you are, pointy ears and long blond hair. You from Lord of the rings?" There were a few giggles from Scarlet and Jess.
"Your mean you know that don't you S" Black said leaning on the wall behind him.
"I'm not mean just evil like I'm meant to be, unlike you who is just stupid" Sarah retorted, "Anyway we didn't see you out today what where you doing skiving?"
"Nope extra hacking classes" Elf said, getting a hair brush out to brush his long blond hair.
"I think I'm going to go to my room he is freaking me out" Scarlet said taking her plate of food and walked out the diner hall followed by Sarah.
"You would have thought Sarah would always lead" Elf said still brushing his hair. Black was slightly blushing as he watches Sarah go.
IN Sarah's bed room
It was about midnight and everyone in the dorm was asleep. Scarlet was tossing and turning in her bed. She was having a troubled nightmare
Scarlet's Dream
"Leave me alone!" She shouted as she ran down a long corridor. The walls where red, like they were bleeding blood. Long shadows followed her as she ran. Always the shadows but never the faces.
"Just because you're scared of the truth" One evil voice said, "If you turn round you will see everything"
"NO! You will kill me!" She shouted back.
"You have no one everyone who loved you is dead and you don't even remember them" Another voice said. Scarlet started to cry, it felt like the truth but she couldn't believe it.
"If you don't see the truth soon you will be in too deep" She looked behind to see that the shadows now had claws on them. The ugly truth.
"I'm not in anything I don't want to be in!" Scarlet shouted tears streaming down her face.
"You're everything you hate"
"I am who I want to be!"
"If you don't get out now you're going to be killed by your best friend!"
She tripped. The shadows closed round her repeating everything they already said, trying to make her listen. They, in her mind, where going to kill her.
"AHHHHHHH" She screamed.
She was awake now. It was over, but when would that dream ever go away. She pulled her legs up to her chin panting. Why wouldn't they just leave her alone? Why did they do this to her? Everyone who she loved and loves is right here in the team.
Scarlet took some deep breaths and looked at the time. Four in the morning. Only two more hours the dream wouldn't come back in that time. She lied down not sure what else would haunt her sleep.
