A/N sorry for the slight delay in posting ive been a bit busy lately. Just this past sunday I went to a venue and it was sickk! I saw some great bands there and it was alot of fun ^^. In fact my band is going to get back to writing music since we've been on a short break. WOOT! Even though it is only me and the guitarist at this point ... oh well we are good. We already have about 8 songs made. Anyway along with that ive been busy catching up with Naruto Shipudden and I also covered some songs on drums. I just finished the last one a minute ago and posted it on youtube. But anyway on with the chapter! Nightmare!
I had entered her mind and as I looked around I found what I was looking for. Dawn was sitting down in a field next to Deren. I was hidden in a forest near by but I knew what had to be done.
I concentrated for a short time and set the field of flowers aflame. Dawn panicked and rose to her feet, she attempted to pull at Deren's hand trying to get him to move but I held him in place. I closed my eyes and took full control of Deren. I opened my eyes as him. I looked up to see a panicking Dawn. I smiled evilly and forcefully took my hand from hers.
She backed away with a gasp and her eyes widened with fear. "D-D-Deren?" she whimpered. I stood up and approached her slowly, she backed up but was stopped at the heat of the flame. I charged her then, taking her hand and spinning her around bringing her into a chokehold. "Deren what are you doing?" She started to choke and cough.
I laughed wickedly," I thought you wanted to get close to me? Didn't you?" I tightened my hold on her grinning as I heard another choked cough escape her lips.
"N-n-not…l-l-like thi-this!" I threw her to the ground, but instead of running like I thought she might have she started coughing and crying motionless. I gave her a good kick in the stomach and she held the spot with her hands, tears freely flowing down her face now.
"Ha, so weak!" I laughed at her. "How I ever loved such a pathetic thing I still don't understand. Oh well, the memory loss gave a nice new perspective on life. A life I do not wish to share with you!" I gave her another kick as I switched sight back to me.
I reopened my eyes and saw the field of flames. I had completely taken over her dream. Now it was a true nightmare, and now, its time to finish this. I ran over to where they stood the fire having no effect on me. "Oh, what shall we do with her my darling?" I said to Deren.
He turned to me, "Well I am quite hungry." He smiled wickedly down at the now stunned Dawn.
"Wha-what?" She coughed out.
Deren gave her another kick this time to the face. "You heard me slut!" She covered her face and curled herself into a ball.
"Well love," I spoke. "Lets make this quick. Oh and we shouldn't enjoy her alone, we should inform the pack!" I howled to the sky as it darkened immediately the moon appearing suddenly with a red tint to it.
"Blood will be spilled tonight!" I laughed as Deren got onto all fours. Horns grew from his head and his hands changed into paws. A tail sprouted and in seconds he had turned into a mirror image of me.
He kissed me deeply as red malevolent eyes appeared through the flames. Their teeth bared sharp and drooling. One by one they emerged from the flames. One, two, four and soon a dozen Houndoom surrounded us.
"Well honey, it was your idea. How bout you take the first bite?" I said nuzzling Deren's neck.
"Gladly." His face twisted into an evil grin as he approached the shaking form of Dawn.
"C'mon baby. Don't you want to see my new face?" He taunted at Dawn. She didn't respond.
"Oh well," he said. His jaws opened up and in an instant were closed upon Dawn's leg. She uncurled herself and screamed out in pain. I moved closer and sank my teeth into her arm. Another Houndoom came and bit down on her midsection.
The feast had begun. In seconds we began tearing and ripping into her. The world began to grow dark again and I knew it was time to make my escape. I retreated from her mind, the scene shrinking and shrinking until it popped out of existence.
My eyes opened and I found myself back in reality. I moved quickly and shifted into a sleeping position in case Dawn woke up. She didn't but I heard her tremble and cough a few times. The plan had worked; she would stay in an uneasy sleep for days now.
I snickered as I closed my eyes to enjoy a nice dream.
Deren's POV
I awoke feeling absolutely great! The sun was shining and the day was truly beautiful. I turned to me left to discover that Dawn wasn't sleeping anymore. I looked up and saw her standing at the edge of the clearing looking into the woods. She held her arm as if she had been injured. In concern, I stood up and jogged over to her.
"Hey Dawn are you ok?" I asked, placing my hand on her shoulder. An instant later she jerked away from me.
"Umm,….yes I'm fine! I was just lost in thought was all." She didn't turn to look at me as I would expect she just turned in another direction and took a step forward, away from me. I was confused. Is she trying to avoid me or something?
"Well, we should go anyway. We must've slept in a bit its around noon." I stated looking up at the sky.
"Umm.. yes….of course." Dawn responded.
We turned back onto the road and decided we would just eat on the way since it would save the time we lost because we slept in. The entire time, though, Dawn was no where near me. She was always a good 4-8 feet away from me. She never came close except when she was handing me the food or water.
I tried to strike up a conversation with her but she avoided it by giving simple answers. I would comment on how nice a car looked as it drove by. Her only response was a "yeah". I was starting to worry for this girl. Did I do something, maybe? I thought back on anything I did or said that could have upset her this much, but I found none.
On the other hand, Star was right next to me. She stood at my left and seemed happier than usual. She had a smile plastered to her face almost every time I looked at her. I caught her gaze once, but she turned away red-faced. I would have asked her what was up, but Dawn was still in the dark about my powers. Which come to think of it, I haven't so much as used in nearly a week.
I need to find some time to train what I know. I made a mental note to practice whenever a moment presented itself. But, who knows how long that will take? I could be with Dawn for a very long time without privacy. It would probably be easier to tell her, though; it would come as a big shock to her. I did tell her about experiments but I never did specify.
We took a short break at a park on the side of the road. There was a parking lot and everything, a few people were around using the basketball court or watching their kids play on the playground. It seemed like a very nice spot to relax for a bit.
I was going to ask Dawn if everything was alright but before I got a chance she excused herself saying she need to think through a few things. All the while her gaze never met my eye, like she used to. I gave a frown as I saw her walk away to the other side of the park.
I was in a down type of mood, I was worrying about Dawn, but relief came in the form of Star. She sat on the bench I was sitting on, her head in my lap and her body on the bench. "Deren, what's up? You look down." She asked worriedly.
"Oh it's nothing really. It's just Dawn has been acting weird today." I stated looking at Dawn. She sat on the far edge of the park alone on a bench. She was turned away from me. But from what I could see she was sitting with her elbows on her knees and her head down.
"Oh, don't mind her! She probably just has a lot on her mind." She smiled, obviously not caring too much.
"I guess, but, well… How have you been lately?" I asked curiously. She was suddenly so happy today.
"I've been fine. We haven't had much time to talk or anything though. Its been a while." She said.
"Yeah it has, its just I don't want Dawn to know so much about that yet. It's already crazy that I came back, but to come back with powers? I think that is a little too much for her right now." I looked at her again, a frown on my face.
"Yeah I can imagine." She stood up and unexpectedly licked my cheek. "Deren don't stress yourself too much though. We are already going to find a secret base that almost killed the both of us. Concentrate on the goal will you?" She smiled as she gave me another lick.
She was right, I've got a job to do. Team Rocket can't go on with their experiments. The base is only a few days away it should be within reach soon.
Star sat down again and rested her head on my lap. I started to pet her but I was mostly just looking around the park, looking at the very normal people. I wish I new or remembered what it was like to be normal. I sighed at the thought.
We walked on, with similar results from Dawn. Again she stayed away from us. It was getting old fast, but I did my best ignore it for now. Oreburgh would be in sight any minute now, we could probably get a hotel for the night or something, but we would probably arrive near midnight since we had lost so much time before.
I told Dawn about the thought and she simply nodded in agreement. I couldn't shake a bad feeling about what's going on with her. It was starting to get me down a bit.
We arrived at Oreburgh near midnight and were able to rent a nice room on the outskirts of town. It would be best to stay there for the night since it wasn't in the major part of town where I could be spotted.
I tried to simply order us a single bed room in order to save a bit on cash but Dawn insisted to get a two bed room. I agreed after a little discussion with her. But, now even more than before, my suspicions were raised. What could be up with her? I had to know. I decided I would ask tomorrow before we left for the final leg of this journey.
I lay in bed for hours that night, tomorrow I would be heading to the place I had escaped and the place that took everything from me. Anger and sadness were a strange mix in my stomach. I looked over to where Dawn was sleeping; she seemed to be trembling slightly. I went over to here and noticed she was sweating.
I decided to shake her awake, which didn't turn out to be the best idea. Her eyes opened wide suddenly and when her gaze met mine she gasped. She backed off and fell of the bed. "N-no! S-stop ge-get away from m-m-me!" She shouted as she hit the floor. She stood up and rushed to the bathroom locking the door. I heard soft crying from the other side.
"Dawn! Are you ok? What's going on!" I knocked on the door trying to get a response.
"Leave… me… Alone!" She stated through coughs and tears.
I was getting scared now. What could be wrong with her? "Dawn please, tell me what's going on! You're scaring me." I pleaded with her for an answer but she only gave the same response from before.
I stood at the door for awhile; it must have been at least an hour. I heard her cry from the other side of the door which simply broke my heart. Star had long been up and was standing near the beds looking at me with a frown.
I reluctantly went back to the bed and lay down. Star jumped on the bed as well and lay next to me licking my cheek. I smiled her a bit, but it was weak. Oh how much stress can a 16 year old get?
A/N Ahh the stress is building on Deren... What can he do? :p REVIEWS PLEASE! Also thanks ZetroC Girl for reviewing! Your my first review of 2010 :D TYSM!