Chapter 14

I jumped out of bed, disconnecting the wire that was strapped to my wrist, and stepped back involuntarily.

"Careful, you might reopen your wound." He took on an amused expression. My right arm was bandaged and the slowly began to seep through.

I must be on pain medication.

"What are you doing here? What did you do to my arm?"

He chuckled. "I didn't do anything." He got up and slowly paced towards me while I paced backwards.

"Go away."

He gritted his teeth. "They've must've messed with your mind. Don't believe them. There just trying to get information out of you then they'll kill you."

What if he's telling the truth? What if this entire thing is a trap?

"Your lying."

"Am I?" He kept coming.

My back hit the wall behind me. Should I scream for help? Kick him then run? What about Jane? Would she try to kill me again when she had the chance?

I wanted to pull my hair out.

"We don't have much time. Please ,I'll keep you safe." He stood only a foot away from me now. This is real. It's happening, it's not a flashback. But how did he get in? Has he been hiding this entire time?

My breathing began to speed up and my palms started to sweat irritably.

"Kira, please."

I snapped. "I am not Kira! I am Lynn!" I shoved him backwards. And ran towards the door but the opened by itself.

"What's going-" I rammed into Crow's chest and we both fell backwards. "What the-"

Linda jumped and nurses and doctors started huddling around us.

"Are you ok?"

"What happened?"

"I think they just accidentally collided."

I got up and held my arm to my chest. Crow got up immediately and grabbed my shoulders.

"Lynn? Are you ok?" He didn't shake me but his hands were firm on my shoulders.

"D-D-Da-" I clenched my teeth. Can I tell them? Will Damon tell them everything before I get the chance? Was Damon really there? Am I going delusional?

"Lynn, what happened?" Above all the noise I heard Jane's strict voice.

I shrugged off Crow's hands and stood up. This is it. This is all or nothing.

"I am Kira!"

The room fell deadly silent.

I took off my hat to reveal my dark brown hair. I'm sick of this, of hiding.

Gasps filled the room and Jane's eyes locked with mine. I couldn't read her expression but I could see that Marissa and Linda had gone awfully pale.

"So what? Are you going to kill me now?" Nobody moved, nobody spoke. Eventually Linda broke down into heavy sobs and I held back tears.

Crow got up slowly. His face purely stunned.

"I'm sorry what I did in the past, but I can change!"

Nobody was listening. People began throwing things at me and running for the doors.

I ran.

* * *

I ran until my legs couldn't hold me up no more.

Where am I to go? There's nowhere to go. I don't even know where I am, plus it's freezing out.

Buildings crowded my view but no people in sight. My arm seemed to glow in the darkness. I gazed at it, tracing with my finger the swirls and patterns.

The wind seemed to pick up and the pain in my right started to emerge.

I heard footsteps echoing on the other side of the building only then did I start to run again.

When I thought I lost them I began to slow down but the footsteps started to speed up.

Are they chasing me? Of course they are. There probably trying to kill me before I cause anymore chaos. Or…Damon, trying to get his revenge on me for going against him.

I looked around for anything that would make a good weapon. I noticed a dirty mop behind a rundown restaurant and grabbed it without hesitation. I waved it around in front of me waiting for the stranger to come around the corner.

The first thing I saw was the electric blonde hair then came the blue eyes.

Derek! Oh no, is he Damon's spy? The mop in my hand suddenly seemed useless.

"Hey, I saw you running is everything Ok?" He shouted coming closer when he saw my figure in the shadows.

"Why do you care?" I snarled. He looked taken back.

"I-"

I turned and started running towards the restaurant door.

"Wait!"

I slammed the door shut behind me. By that time Derek's hands started yanking on the other side of the door.

"Go away!"

"Lynn, please, If you want I can go get Linda or-"

"No!" The tears came now. I crumbled to the ground and wrapped my arms around my legs. I heard the squeak of the door as it opened. I don't care if he kills me. I want to die. Nobody will care anyways.

I felt a gentle touch on my shoulder and a quick intake of breath. "Lynn, what happened?" He spoke gently yet urgently.

I buried my head deeper into my arms.

"Lynn, I'm here for you."

I snapped my head up. "What do you want from me? I barely even know you!" I gritted my teeth. "Or let me guess Damon sent you on a mission to kill me? The almighty Kira! One that everybody hates, no one cares about, who should might as well die!" I was breathing heavily and started to hiccup.

He was silent for a moment then said hesitantly, "I know your Kira but I trust you."

Shock paralyzed me for only a few moments when again my anger returned. "liar.

He sighed. "Did Crow confront you?" His voice had an edge to it as he mentioned Crow's name.

"No. I told them myself."

His jaw dropped then turned up into a smirk. "Well, I'm proud of you."

"Shut up. You don't know me."

He leaned over until I felt his breath on my cheek. "Perhaps I do."

I lifted my head and before I knew it his lips crushed against mine until I was gasping for air. I jerked backwards.

"What the?!"

He shook his head and looked away. "Your right that was way to soon."

"too soon? To soon!" I stood up. "Who the hell are you? What gives you the right to do- to do that!?"

"Sorry it's just," He smiled. "Did you know I had felt this way ever since we were eight?"

My eyebrows came together and he continued.

"I know you can't remember but we used to be great friends- best friends at that."

I guess my mind has been hiding more secrets then I thought. "It still doesn't give you the right."

He looked away and walked towards the window. "There's search parties looking for you, or to be more accurate, armed soldiers. You won't be able to escape unless you follow me."

I couldn't move. With a blink of an eye my life had become a treacherous nightmare. Was my life always like this in the past when I joined the Western Nation? I don't know this guy, even if I did know him in the past I don't trust him now. I touched my lips and my body trembled. Sadly, though, my choices are slim and I'm pretty sure people are searching for me.

"There's no where to go." He turned from the dusty window then took something out of his pocket. He pulled out a piece of paper, a roll of cash, then reached into his other pocket to pull out keys and a gun.

I stepped back until my back hit the wall.

"I'm not going to shoot you. Here," He placed the gun on the ground and kicked it over to me. I just stared at it as if it was toxic.

His laugh made me shiver from head to toe.

"You used to be able to kill ten people at a time with only two bullets. Now you won't even touch a gun." He snorted. He walked over and dropped the rest of the things in front of me.

I noticed the strip of paper was a ticket of some sort.

"It's a deluxe pass. A free pass to aboard the train for a full year. Lose it and that roll of cash isn't going to last you very long."

What is he trying to do? I'll be caught, thrown in jail, killed before i could even blink.

I picked up the things and shoved them in my pocket. I didn't want the gun but I might need it in the future so I shoved it in my waistband.

"It's going to stink but the only way out is through the sewers and we better go now a lese the tunnels are going to be filled up with soldiers to."

"We? Why are you helping me?"

He stretched out his hand and I was hesitant to grab it. Oddly this seemed like Déjà vu.

He pulled me up and stepped away keeping a reasonable distance.

"They'll probably be looking for me to. I'll help you get to Rin's then I have to deal with things here. Sell my house, answer questions so they don't think I was an accomplice in a crime, etcetera ,etcetera."

"Why would they?"

He looked out the window once more then shuffled me towards the backdoor exit.

"Long story now hurry. There heading this way."

We both started running out the backdoor and onto a street.

"Follow me." He spoke urgently. I followed him through empty shops, stairs, and not to mention the foul-smelling alleyways, until we reached the main road; Hunnings Street.

He looked both ways before lifting the metal hilt that was secretly hidden behind a dumpster. The glow from the streetlamps gave the night a creepy atmosphere.

"Come, I'll go in behind you."

I sat down; letting my legs dangle in. I pinched my nose and gagged. "God, it smells awful."

"It's either the smelly sewers or a one way trip to Capital City."

I choose the sewers. I grabbed the ladder and made my way down. I heard the clank of his boots hitting the metal bars above me and the trickling flow of water. I gagged again.

"I can't do this." I whispered.

"You used to have to sleep in the sewers to avoid contact with Easterners. This shouldn't be to bad."

My feet hit the water and I vomited.

"I'm sorry, don't mean to rush you, but we have to hurry." He grabbed my hand and led me through a series of tunnels. I wonder how he knows so much about me?

"By the way if your going to disguise yourself your gonna have cover up that arm." He said noticing my pulled sleeve.

I looked down at my newly altered arm and pulled down sleeve. "What happened to me?"

We took another turn.

"Your father had the same arm. It took awhile but it's no surprise that you took after him."

My father. I wonder what he was like?

"Rin is an make-up artist. She should be able to help you." He paused. "She might be kind of rough. She's not necessarily the friendly type with Westerners."

Great, it thought. "How do you know my father?"

"He was quite a popular guy, it's a shame to see him go so quickly."

"To go you mean he died ,right?"

"Yes, murdered to be exact."

I came to a halt; yanking my arm out of his grasp.

"He was killed?"

He looked at me then towards the end of the tunnel unsure. "Yes."

"Like ,not an accidental death, but actually killed by a person?"

"That's what murdered means."

I had to pause and think for a second. I already figured he was dead. Though some part of me refused to believe it and that Emily was just making grammar errors but to have it confirmed was worse then I thought. Also, to add to that, not only is he dead but was murdered.

"Who?" I demanded.

He just shrugged and reached for my hand again but I moved them out of his reach and clenched them.

"Who?" I repeated again.

He gave me a nervous smile. "I really don't know, Kira, nobody knows."

"Call me Lynn."

"Lynn," He restated. "I'm sorry about your father but we really got to get going. I think there already being dispatched down here."

I sighed and reluctantly let him drag me deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of the tunnels.