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Chapter 8

*Hawk*

I sat there. Starring at the floor. I had just arrived back at Shibusen. Just sat down, realizing I was covered in blood. My cloak was practically soaked in it. The smell of it, it was so odd. The color, the slight taste of it in my mouth. The worst part. I still relished in the feeling of it all.

It scared me. I couldn't yet recall all that had happened although it had only been an hour at most since the events. Stein and Marie had shown up not too much later after us, Stein looking exhausted with a gash across his chest, that had torn through his lab coat and shirt. It had been treated immediately as he walked into the room. Nygus had brought medical supplies and had treated Stein. The odd thing was he found only a few scraps and bruises on me, nothing serious.

My scars stung. They stung so badly I wanted to scream, but I held it in. So I just stared, at the floor. Trying to remember all that happened and ignoring the blood all over me. It wasn't mine, obviously. I don't think this much could've come from that one slash on Stein. So it had to be something else. Had to be. But what? Or the more likely question… who? Who did I kill on my insane outbreak? That was what it was wasn't it? I had briefly been touched by insanity.

Eventually my starring caused my eyes to droop, so I leaned back into the chair and dozed. I dreamt. I was in a room. There was another person in the room. But they were in the shadows. I was in the same thing I had been wearing before, purple shirt, jeans, black shoes, and even the cloak.

"Who are you?" I asked, "Where am I?"

"Who am I?" The voice chuckled back, "Why I'm you of course."

The figure stepped out of the shadows, and sure enough, it was me… or at least somewhat. His skin, it was… red. His clothes, were black, but with a red cloak. The only thing that seem to match me perfectly, was his eyes. There they were, emerald green. Creepy if you ask me.

"Your oddly creepy you know that?" I asked.

"Well then, think of me as the creepy side of you." He laughed again, smiling.

"So where am I?" I asked,

"Well your in your head." He said, grinning and tapping his head as a gesture.

"Alright then." I said, "So… what was that earlier?"

"What? The fiasco from earlier? Oh that was me, taking over. You see, I rather like it. I know you did to, since of course we are the same." He said, still grinning.

"That grinning is getting annoying." I commented.

"So? Do you think I give a damn?" He asked, still grinning. "By the way, if you don't want that girl of ours to get hurt, you'd better control me during her so favored times in bed with you."

"Why you bastard, I swear if you touch her…" I started.

"Well it would be your fault, since you wouldn't be able to control me." He interrupted, grinning again. "Time to wake up."

"Wha…?" I started but never go to finish.

"RAVEN-KICK!" Raven yelled, kicking me out of my chair and all the way across the room.

"OWWW! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!" I yelled at her after recovering from my face hitting the wall.

"WANT ANOTHER ONE DUMB ASS! LET'S GO RIGHT NOW! OUTSIDE!" She yelled back, walking over to me and almost throwing me out the window.

I used the wind to push away from the window and we fell, me landing on top of her.

"First, quit trying, we're not alone." She said, "Second, take a shower first, you covered in blood isn't a pretty sight."

"Quit trying? Why you little." I said as she slipped away from me and ran.

I chased after her but she ducked into our room and threw clothes out at me.

"Go take a shower!" She shouted, before closing the door and leaving me heading to the bathroom.

I stood in the shower, warm water hitting me watching as the blood that was stuck to my skin came off as I washed. Finally getting rid of the smell and the blood itself I got out and got dressed. I walked out in a black T-shirt, with dark jeans, and my shoes were already on. I ran my fingers through my wet, short, red hair and then scratched the back of my head. I took the bloody clothing to the trash, where I threw it all away except for the cloak. I was really gonna need to get this washed.

Marie called me over to her and Stein so I walked over there. After talking to them, Marie said she'd wash the cloak if I really wanted her too. I thanked her for it and she took it hurrying to go wash it, hopefully getting all the blood off of it, all the while pulling Stein, by the hand who looked almost like he was being dragged along reluctantly.

I quickly searched around for Raven and found her in our room, half naked. I suspected she was getting dressed, so I closed the door as quietly as I could, walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist, nuzzling my chin into her shoulder. I caught her usual scent of her shampoo from her hair, which had apparently just been washed recently, seeing as how it was wet. She had absolutely no top on whatsoever and was standing in the other half of her undergarments. Even if she was fully dressed she would look sexy, but now, she looked even more so.

"Hey, no top." I said, in her ear.

"Hey obnoxious." She said back.

She slipped some pants on and I pulled her closer to me. She buttoned the jeans she had just slipped on and reached for a purple bra. I kissed her neck and buried my face in her neck with her soft wet hair touching my face, sending shocks throughout me from it's cool touch.

She spun around, still with nothing covering her top half and smirked at me, as I kinda just stared. I caught myself, and cursed trying to look away. She just kissed me and backed me up against one of the walls.

"Stay." She said.

"I'm not a dog." I complained.

She just shrugged and got dressed the rest of the way. Then she walked over to the bed, where I had now laid down on, and laid next to me. She pushed herself up against me and I wrapped my arm around her pulling her closer, burring my face in her neck once again and taking in the her sweet, intoxicating, scent. She smiled at this and pushed up against me as close as she could get. We just lay there, me holding her in absolute silence, enjoying the peace and quiet, loving every second of us against each other and being there.

Then, the door was kicked open.

"THE GREAT BLACK STAR HAS ARRIVED!" The blue headed assassin proclaimed, jumping into our room.

"Hey." Tsubaki, said poking her head in after him and giving us a wave.