A/N~ Sorry for this chapter being shorter than normal, I didn't really have much to add without writing what I plan for the next chapter. The dream part is in italics, I wanted to update this quickly so I have proof read it so there may be a few mistakes so I'm sorry. But here it is chapter 35! Thank you for all your support and for reading this :) x
After many minutes sitting in silence and listening to the others Dawn soon felt the effects of her tiredness. She extinguished the few candles that lit a warmly glow in her bedroom leaving her in pitch blackness. Finally she drifted off towards her awaiting dreams.
She staggered through the vast plains of the Other Side, the cold invading her body and the scent of fresh blood lingering on the frozen air. Her bare and numb feet leading her to an unknown destination. She could not turn back or hurry her pace, she just remained constant and she felt a negative feeling inside her chest, she knew something was wrong. A scream echoed in the darkness that surrounded her, it was Kol. Instinctively she tried to run but she couldn't, all she could do was stumble aimlessly at this slow pace. Her heart pounded as she recognised that the blood she could smell was Kol's, she began to panic but her body didn't respond.
"DAWN! HELP ME!" Kol screamed out as if in pain but she could not run to his aid.
Goosebumps appeared over her bare arms and legs, her white nightgown swaying at her steps. She tried to call out to him but nothing escaped her lips, she wanted to cry out but her face remained emotionless. Another piercing scream shot through her ears making her wince.
"HE'S FOUND ME DAWN! HELP ME!" Kol's panicked voice made her heart sting.
"SHUT UP BOY!" Mikael's voice bellowing over Kol's whimpers and grumbles. "Why would she save you?"
Suddenly Dawn's toes dipped into a pool of lukewarm liquid, her eyes slowly going down to the cause. Her feet were smothered in crimson red, making her breath stutter. But she could not stop walking and she could not turn back, she was locked in this constant movement. Her knees began to weaken as the trail of blood led to a chair in the distance, its back facing towards her. A head drooping and blooded arms hanging over the sides.
"Dawn…." Kol grumbled weakly, but she could not respond.
Her skin was clammy and her body shook violently. She felt cold chills across her body, but her heart burned as if it was on fire. Her body was now ridged and her fingers were twisting as her hands quivered. Her mind was spinning through utter confusion of what her body was doing. All she could now hear was her name being called quietly in the horizon, her sisters and mother. But she couldn't respond. She screamed but still no sound could be heard.
"DAWN! WAKE UP!" Annabelle screamed as she violently shook her sister's body.
Rebekah stood at the door watching as the three witches tried to wake up the original witch hybrid but with no success. The few candles in the room were burning furiously as the room grew with a great power. Elizabeth tried her best to extinguish the high flames but nothing could put them out. Aluesa slapped at her sister's clammy face and screamed out her name over the strong gush of wind that had entered into the room, through the shattered windows.
Suddenly Dawn opened her eyes to reveal that they were totally black, she bolted up and let out a deafening scream. Everyone clutched their ears until they were thrown from the room by her immense power.
Elizabeth watched helplessly as Dawn stood possessed by her unconscious mind. As her breathing quickened and deepened her toes left the safety of the ground, her body levitating in a horrific manner. The room burst into flame with her still inside, but it did not spread. Suddenly in a gap of the roaring flames they could see her eyes rolling back, before she plummeted to the ground. The fire vanishing as sudden as it came. Her motionless body piled beside her bed.
"Dawn?" Annabelle managed to mumble through her fear.
Elizabeth and Aluesa managed to lift themselves from the ground and run to her side. But Belle and Rebekah were thrown back by an invisible shield. Aluesa turned the body over and gasped at her sisters pale face and the trickle of blood falling from her nose. Her attention was then caught by the slumped and blooded body in the far corner.
Suddenly Dawn gasped for air and her eyes widened as she took in her surroundings and the familiar faces of her family. She placed her hand on her forehead and breathed deeply to calm herself. The silence and tension in the room was disturbed by a grumbling in the far corner. Aluesa helped her sister onto her feet carefully before she noticed the change in her expression.
Dawn began to hyperventilate as she recognised the slumped body in the corner. Without hesitation she ran from her room in tears and into the awaiting arms of Annabelle whose face was filled with concern and fear.
"What has happened?" Klaus burst into the room with Elijah in tow. They took a quick look at her before looking at each other.
"It's ok Dawn" Rebekah tried to calm her down but nothing was working.
Elijah tried to run into Dawn's room as he heard Aluesa's screams but he bounced off the barrier, getting a glimpse of who was in there before pulling her and Elizabeth out and shutting the door.
"How did you?" Elijah muttered with astonishment as he stared at Dawn. Annabelle and Bekah frowned until she looked up to them with tearful eyes.
"He's back…"