"Likana! Likana!"
The sound of crackling fires woke the small crimson haired female, hazel eyes reopening. Raising herself onto her feet, she looked at the house before looking at her hands. Feeling her face, she felt no fabric. Feeling her head, there were no wolf auds. She didn't wear what she did before. Normal clothing and a pouch hanging around her. Looking up, she saw the house, burning like hell itself.
"M...mother?" the female murmured, closer to the tree than before, watching the house burn to the ground.
Screams were drowned by the sound of the fire, along with cries of a little boy. Soon enough, the rain fell, extinguishing the flames that burned the remains. As the girl stepped into the ashes and ruins of her house, her eyes wattered.
"Th...this is...my house..." she murmured out. Looking around, she soon raced to find something, though she didn't know exactly herself. Hearing a crunch underneath her foot, she looked down, seeing a burned body and bones. Looking up, she saw the rest of them - Burnt, bloody, and dead.
What have I done...? she thought, looking at her hands to see a match and candle. Dropping them, the girl ran, holding back her tears. I killed them...I did it all...I...
"Yes, Likana...You did this to us...You burned our house to the ground and killed us all..." came a voice. Turning, the little girl, Likana, gasped. There stood her mother, carrying her little, baby brother. Her body was burnt, her bones seen and blood running from her burn wounds. "It's because of you we are dead..." her mother said.
As a man came up beside Likana's mother, Likana fell to her knees, her form older, now the same age as she was when travling. "Yes, my daughter. You didn't light and dropped the match and didn't bother with trying to put the fires out. Look at what you have done and suffer."
Likana lowered her head, dark blue eyes closing behind the black blindfold, hands going up to wolven auds. Raising her head, Likana screamed, drowning out the words of her parents.
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"No!" Likana screamed, jetting up into a sitting position, the covers falling into her lap. She panted, looking around to find herself in one of the rooms on the Tartarus. Wiping the sweat from her head, she soon heard knocking at the door, voices outside as well.
"Likana?
Are you alright in there?"
Natalia.
"Kana-Kana? Why did you
scream?" Kamary.
"N...No reason..." she murmured out, the two soon coming in, looking at the raven haired girl.
Right away, one of the two, Kamary, seemed to know. "Nightmares. What was it, this time?" After a long pause, an annoyed face came across Kamary as she spoke, her voice low and a hint of annoyance found inside. "Don't tell me it was about all the candy and meat in the world were eaten and there were only veggies left again..."
Natalia blinked, murmuring out a silent 'Oh my...' at what Kamary had said about candy, meat, and veggies. Likana only shook her head before letting it hang. In a normal situation, Likana would have roared at Kamary and lunged at her, yes, but one would not call this a normal situation.
"Wait...Likana...Your not acting yourself..." Kamary said, soon walking and sitting beside her friend. "Did the cold get to your head while we were at Keterburg?" As Likana shook her head, Kamary gasped. "Don't tell me a flying sandwhich attacked you in your sleep!" At this comment, both Likana and Natalia gave Kamary a strange look, a look that said 'Are you crazy?'
Shaking her head, Likana forced a smile. "No...Don't worry..." Slipping off her bed, Likana took her trench cloak before putting it back on, her shoes going on as well. "I just need some air, I guess." Pushing past Natalia, she hoped that Kamary could not tell she was lying. Though, of course, Likana never really got what she hoped.
"Lies!" Kamary quickly yelled out, having turned and pointed at Likana. With a cheerful smile, she continued. "You can tell by your heart beat!" Though, blinking, she cursed under her breath, Likana having made a run for it once Kamary had yelled out 'lies'.
Natalia shook her head, sighing. "I'm worried about her...Shall we go look for her?" she asked, looking at Kamary. She knew that Kamary, knowing Likana so well, might know what to do in a situation like this.
"No...We should go find the others first and tell them that Likana might be hiding somewhere..." Was all she said, shaking her head. Kamary could guess what was going on, what Likana was thinking, but she could not be sure, having not really seen Likana in this kind of state. "Though, if we ever see her, we should ask her what is going on. Likana usually isn't so...well...I don't know how to put it..."
Natalia only shook her head before the two headed to the controll room.
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"She no longer cries to herself, no tears left to wash away...Just diaries of empty pages, feeling's gone astray..." Likana sang silently, sitting behind boxes in a room, staring forwards at the wall. Continuing to sing, she thought about her nightmare and that harsh day when she burned her house down.
Though, her thoughts were interupted as she heard her name. Quickly staying silent, she tried to make it seem like she was not there.
"Check every room. She's somewhere on the Tartarus." came Jade's voice. Sitting there, she waited till the footsteps were carried out down the hall, holding her breath, closing her eyes.
"So, this is where you were at, huh?"
Likana jumped at the sound of someones voice, looking up to see Kamary looking down at her with a cheerful smile across her face. Seeing her, Likana only turned her head, crossing her arms and putting her nose in the air. Hearing footsteps, she looked to her side to see half of the group staring at her.
"Great...my perfect hiding spot has been found..." Likana murmured out, turning her head. As the rest of the group came, she only got irritated, turning her back on them compleately to face the other wall.
"Mind explaining why you went into hiding?" Natalia asked, looking at her with a confused look.
Before Likana could say anything, Kamary spoke. "Actually, I might be able to. It might have been because of guilt." she said, soon squatting beside her friend. "It might have been because of that nightmare that something inside her clicked, making her fill guilty for what ever might have happened in that nightmare. And, well, I don't think she would feel guilty about any normal things. Certainly not about Candy, at least." she explained, smirking.
Likana only growled, keeping her tears hiden. Feeling everyone staring, she soon spoke. "It was about my family's death..." she murmured, soon hearing Anise murmur something. Looking up, she noticed how everyone stared, seeming to want her to continue on. Looking down, she continued.
"When I was little, I couldn't quite controll my powers. First, I accidently killed my oldest brother, Mochi, drowning him. Then, a week later, the power had gone out." she trailed off, remembering every detail. "I didn't know what to do about it, and I was not about to go see my parents. I didn't want my little brother, Momichi, making fun of me for being afraid of the dark. Remembering my dad had put a box of matches and a candle in my drawer just in case, I took a match to light the candle but once I struck it and lit the candle, I dropped the candle and while I only paniced the fire spread to my bed, which then spread to my walls and...you get the point, right? So I fled, climbing out of window. I knew I should've told my parents what had happened but, afraid that I might get scolded, I only ran outside..."
The room was silent. Before long, Luke spoke. "Pfft. And you feel guilty because of that? It's not really your fau-" as a quick glare shut Luke up, he slinked back into a corner like a little, cowardly pup.
"So, you feel sorry because you didn't put the fire out or something?" Anise asked, tilting her head to the side, her finger going to her chin, elbow in hand. As Likana nodded, Anise shrugged, sighing. "Well, it's not entirely your fault. You were little, what else could you do? And, as for your older brother, you didn't really know it was wrong, right?" Anise asked, compleately missing the fact Likana had said something about Powers.
Even though Anise missed it, though, Jade hadn't. Keeping silent, he thought of what Likana could have meant. "Well, let's continue on. There's no use in talking about it here..." he said before walking out, the group following behind.
Kamary looked down at her friend, soon standing. Soon enough, a smile came to her face again. "C'mon, now. Cheer up and let's go. I'm sure there's some candy and meat waiting back in our room." Kamary said before skipping off.
At the sound of Candy, Likana shot up, soon speaking. "Well, what are we-" Seeing as she was alone, Likana took off, soon heading back to her room to find her Candy like a little kid.
