Kaze's body may have been sleeping, but his mind wasn't. He raced through fast dreams, with something
unseen chasing him. He couldn't see the thing clearly- he had tried, but he only saw a shadow- but he was pretty sure
it was evil.
"Give up...." the thing crooned. "Just give up now, and things will be sooo much easier...."
Kaze clenched his fists to keep from screaming in terror. The voice was horrible- it was rough, and under was the sound of cruel laughter.
Just as Kuroi did, he failed. And a long, wordless shriek escaped him, a sound of pure terror.
But his screams only seemed to please the shadow. And a hand that felt and looked like smoke but was as strong as iron clamped onto his shoulder. His shouts accelerated until they tore his throat raw.
"Oh dear God. You're pathetic." The shadow now just sounded disgusted. The hand let go, and so did Kaze's knees. Collapsing to the ground, he continued to scream, until even in his dream, he was exhausted.
Kaze jerked awake with a shriek, his hands running over his body nervously. Next to him, Kuroi jolted before jumping up.
Breathing hard, Kaze fluttered his hands at her weakly. "Just...a dream..."
Kuroi, who had been mostly asleep anyhow, opened her eyes. "You're AWAKE!" She grabbed him then, hugging him tightly.
Kaze squirmed out of her grasp, not noticing her hurt look. He was still freaking out.
Now concerned, Kuroi frowned. "What dream?"
Kaze hesistated, then went ahead and told her. Halfway through the dream, he saw Kinou crouching behind Kuroi, perched on a rock.
He didn't care. They would have to trust her- they had so far.
When he was done, Kinou's face was dead white. He didn't get it- as horrible as it was to experience, it still wasn't THAT bad to talk about.
"So...what's your deal Kinou?" Kaze asked suddenly. Gulping, the bat stretched her wings out, fluttering them nervously, but opened her mouth anyway.
"I....had a dream like that. It was so..horrible."
Kaze leaned forward, a determined look on his face. Kuroi was nervous- plus she didn't understand. What would make this bat so freaked out?
In her dream, Kinou is flying with her mate Kyo again, like he was before he was killed. They are just gliding across the sky, enjoying the tranquility and each other.
She looks over at her beautiful Kyo. Dark blue hair frames a handsome, light face with lighter blue eyes.
Dark grey wings extend from a back clothed in black. He reaches over to her....and starts to plummet, his smile fading and turning into an open-mouthed scream.
She hovres for a second, too shocked to move, then starts diving to him. But he's fallen too fast- his body hits the ground with a sickening crack and he doesn't move. She screams in terror. Landing next to him, she grabs his arm, but he doesn't do anything. Her head drops to her arms, and she cries for a minute before hearing the voice.
"I can bring him back....I can make him yours again, Kinou. All you have to do...is come to me. Be mine.
and he'll be yours again." The voice is one Kaze would recognize instantly.
Kinou jumps up, and starts to back away- that's when she sees that the shadow is holding Kyo's body in a bearhug. When he sees she means to leave, he squeezes the body until a rib busts. A groan comes from the body- he isn't dead, it seems. But then....
It wasn't right. Why not? Suddenly it seemed like her mind was under a coat of jelly. She can't think...then it comes to her.
"You're wrong! He didn't die in a fall! HE WAS KILLED!" Kinou screams.
The shadow utters his own shriek and dissipates. But as soon as he's gone, and she runs to Kyo...she sees that her mate's skin is torn to shreds. Light blue eyes stare at her accusingly. A mouth, once so perfect, but now shredded,
opens, and his voice creaks out.
"You killed me. It's all your fault." He repeats his litany several times, before his eyes rupture. And Kinou's screams perfectly match his.
Kaze and Kuroi stared at her, unbelievingly. Finally, Kuroi speaks.
"When did you have this dream?" She asked.
Kinou thought for a second, then replied, "The day you met me. When I was sleeping, right before you guys woke me up. That's why I was so upset with you."
Kaze let out his breath. "Oh man...."
It was all any of them could say.
"Give up...." the thing crooned. "Just give up now, and things will be sooo much easier...."
Kaze clenched his fists to keep from screaming in terror. The voice was horrible- it was rough, and under was the sound of cruel laughter.
Just as Kuroi did, he failed. And a long, wordless shriek escaped him, a sound of pure terror.
But his screams only seemed to please the shadow. And a hand that felt and looked like smoke but was as strong as iron clamped onto his shoulder. His shouts accelerated until they tore his throat raw.
"Oh dear God. You're pathetic." The shadow now just sounded disgusted. The hand let go, and so did Kaze's knees. Collapsing to the ground, he continued to scream, until even in his dream, he was exhausted.
Kaze jerked awake with a shriek, his hands running over his body nervously. Next to him, Kuroi jolted before jumping up.
Breathing hard, Kaze fluttered his hands at her weakly. "Just...a dream..."
Kuroi, who had been mostly asleep anyhow, opened her eyes. "You're AWAKE!" She grabbed him then, hugging him tightly.
Kaze squirmed out of her grasp, not noticing her hurt look. He was still freaking out.
Now concerned, Kuroi frowned. "What dream?"
Kaze hesistated, then went ahead and told her. Halfway through the dream, he saw Kinou crouching behind Kuroi, perched on a rock.
He didn't care. They would have to trust her- they had so far.
When he was done, Kinou's face was dead white. He didn't get it- as horrible as it was to experience, it still wasn't THAT bad to talk about.
"So...what's your deal Kinou?" Kaze asked suddenly. Gulping, the bat stretched her wings out, fluttering them nervously, but opened her mouth anyway.
"I....had a dream like that. It was so..horrible."
Kaze leaned forward, a determined look on his face. Kuroi was nervous- plus she didn't understand. What would make this bat so freaked out?
In her dream, Kinou is flying with her mate Kyo again, like he was before he was killed. They are just gliding across the sky, enjoying the tranquility and each other.
She looks over at her beautiful Kyo. Dark blue hair frames a handsome, light face with lighter blue eyes.
Dark grey wings extend from a back clothed in black. He reaches over to her....and starts to plummet, his smile fading and turning into an open-mouthed scream.
She hovres for a second, too shocked to move, then starts diving to him. But he's fallen too fast- his body hits the ground with a sickening crack and he doesn't move. She screams in terror. Landing next to him, she grabs his arm, but he doesn't do anything. Her head drops to her arms, and she cries for a minute before hearing the voice.
"I can bring him back....I can make him yours again, Kinou. All you have to do...is come to me. Be mine.
and he'll be yours again." The voice is one Kaze would recognize instantly.
Kinou jumps up, and starts to back away- that's when she sees that the shadow is holding Kyo's body in a bearhug. When he sees she means to leave, he squeezes the body until a rib busts. A groan comes from the body- he isn't dead, it seems. But then....
It wasn't right. Why not? Suddenly it seemed like her mind was under a coat of jelly. She can't think...then it comes to her.
"You're wrong! He didn't die in a fall! HE WAS KILLED!" Kinou screams.
The shadow utters his own shriek and dissipates. But as soon as he's gone, and she runs to Kyo...she sees that her mate's skin is torn to shreds. Light blue eyes stare at her accusingly. A mouth, once so perfect, but now shredded,
opens, and his voice creaks out.
"You killed me. It's all your fault." He repeats his litany several times, before his eyes rupture. And Kinou's screams perfectly match his.
Kaze and Kuroi stared at her, unbelievingly. Finally, Kuroi speaks.
"When did you have this dream?" She asked.
Kinou thought for a second, then replied, "The day you met me. When I was sleeping, right before you guys woke me up. That's why I was so upset with you."
Kaze let out his breath. "Oh man...."
It was all any of them could say.