Author's Notes: I finally decided to update 'Lying In Darkness' I hope you like this chapter..Not all chapters'll have songs in them.Please check out my other fic -- The Exile. I really need to keep up with all these updates now.But why would you people care?All your out for is to read =P Ah well.- Dark Angel

Chapter Three: Dark Nightmares

The darkness had consumed him whole.Micheal felt his eyes open,But he was no longer on the bathroom floor -- He was in some kind of empty void.There was no ground to stand on -- There was no sunlight no nothing.The black winds were uneasily still.Micheal gulped and stood up,ignoring the stinging pain in his stomach.

"Where am I?" Micheal wondered,Running a hand lightly through his hair as he walked down the invisible path.Nothing was quite what it seemed anymore,Was he on the other-side?Was he dreaming?Was he dead? The questions struck him more and more as he silently walked down the path.There was no life -- No nothing.

"Hello?"

Micheal shivered,There was no response -- Only just the echoing of his voice.There was no life.No light.No sound."Am I really this alone?" He wondered silently as he continued on down the path way aimlessly.Not sure where he was or what was happening.Was this some kind of nightmare? Was this some kind of death that he had to face? His thoughts were in a jumble.

"This is no dream."

Micheal spun around,His eyes searching frantically for the source of the voice.Feeling another chill he backed away slowly.

"Who are you?"

Micheal felt his heart quicken,He wasn't so sure if he were alone in this -- Empty abyss.But something was trying to tell him.Before he could back any farther a white-hooded figure stepped from the shadows.A pair of glowing white eyes staring out at him.

"I do not need to tell you who I am."

Micheal shook his head staring straight at the figure,His mouth going dry from the constant wave of tension that was slowly filling him up.

"If I don't know who you are..Then where am I?"

The figure sighed and lowered its staff.Micheal watched -- His heart pumping harder and harder than before.

"You are in the dark depths of your mind."

"But you said this isn't a dream!" Micheal remarked,Not knowing how to react. The figure shook it's head silently.

"Its not a dream.And I will show you."

With those words said,The figure lifted it's staff - A small vortex opened,About the size of a window.Micheal backed away frightened.The vortex was dark for only a few minutes before showing a scene he never expected to see.

"W-Who are they?"

"Those're you class mates and Teacher,without you -- Its different."

Micheal looked closely at the screen,What he was seeing was scaring him slightly.

The teacher droned on as the kids stared sadly at the wall..All dressed in black,Even Mimi Stuffum was dressed in black and her head was drooped onto the desk in front of her.

Micheal was seeing things worse than they were now,His mouth went dry instantly -- A feeling of desperation welling up inside him.

"Please,I don't want to see anymore!I want to go back!" Micheal shouted lunging forward towards the vortex -- It might've been his only escape. The figure stood back as Micheal leapt through the vortex.....

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The sunlight shown brightly through the windows,Micheal's eyes cracked open -- He was once again laying on the bathroom floor.He instantly bolted up -- Despite the pain.Everything was normal.No fire.No darkness.No void. The empty pill bottle still layed where it remained.Micheal looked around frantically -- Everything seemed normal.

'I better get back to school....' Micheal thought numbly,He grabbed his backpack and ran towards the front door..Not looking back upon the empty room as he exitted into the grey winter.

Maybe life wouldn't be so bad after all....

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Author's Notes: Sorry if the chapter was short & sucked,I was kind of out of ideas for this one.But I will try to update more often. 'Operation: Drama' maybe updated once this fic & The Exile are done.Sorry about that but I hope you can wait 'til chapter four.