Chapter 2: Going Under

AN: If anybody's been wondering where I've been I've got one word for you: college. I haven't had time to update, but since I'm on break, I'll try to finish. Anyway, this chapter introduces a new OOC, but she's very angsty too. I hope you like her.

Now I will tell you what I've done for you

Fifty thousand tears I've cried

Screaming deceiving and bleeding for you

And you still won't hear me

Kandice held her swelling stomach. The tension between her and Richie was getting thick. After finding out that she was having twins, he seemed happy, but she wasn't convinced. She could tell in his eyes that he was wondering a bit. He was part of the Justice League, so there were so many beautiful women, he could just leave her. Then again, she thought that maybe this was all in her head. She was trying to convince herself that she was attractive, and maybe the feelings she was having was her hormones. Sighing, she got up from her desk and handed in her exam. The college she was going to was demanding things that she wasn't emotionally ready for. But, she got through them, because of the help she received from Sharon. She understood her emotions, her having her own son. Kandi looked around for a moment, feeling as if she was being followed. Shrugging, she got into her car and drove off. While gripping her hands on the steering wheel, she watched couples go by. She often wondered maybe some things weren't meant to be. "No…it has to be…" she muttered, "He has to be the one to raise them…"

Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself

Maybe I'll wake up for once

Not tormented daily defeated by you

Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom

I'm dying again

A girl with long black hair and red eyes fed Aragog his food. Her face showed complete loyalty, but her eyes reflected resentment. She stood up and walked away from him. Her eyes scanned the zombies that had served him. So many souls, and she was the only one that had followed him of her own free will. Her fingers tightened into a fist. "I can't do this anymore…" she muttered

She walked up to her room and looked at her body in disgust. The last thing she wanted was to look like her counterpart, Kandice, but her body was made to be the antithesis of her. She traced her fingers down her face and then scratched hard, breaking skin. As the blood dripped down her face, she smirked at the scar it would leave. "Mary…" said a voice

She turned to see Hotstreak looking at her. His cold eyes reflected the disgust in her eyes. "What?" she asked, flatly

"Lord Aragog requests you." He answered

She scoffed and brushed past him. "Bastard…" she muttered

I'm going under

Drowning in you

I'm falling forever

I've got to break through

I'm going under

Kandice closed the balcony doors. The rain had gotten in and got part of the carpet soaked. She stood in front of the door for a minute, looking at her tear-stained face. She had been crying again. She didn't know whether to confront Richie or not. She was worried that Supergirl was coming on to Richie. She had seen the looks she had given him, and Kandi had given her sneer looks. She turned away and went to the kitchen. Something like this made her eat ice cream. Opening the door, she felt the snowy air hit her cheeks, and it felt constricting against her hot, salty tears. She picked up a half-gallon of strawberry cheesecake ice cream and pulled out a spoon. Walking into her bedroom, she looked at the spot where Richie threw the teddy bear he bought her at the carnival only a year ago. Her fingers lightly touched the white fur, and she hugged it as she sat in bed with her ice cream. One of the children kicked and she rubbed her stomach. "Maybe everything will get better when you two are born." She said

Her eyes went over to the bottle of prescription pills and she sniffed. "That's if I live after having you two." She said

She could remember the doctor talking about the risk she was taking. Giving birth to twins would be a strain on her already weak body, and could possibly kill her. The disease had already weakened her body, so much that she had days that she didn't want to get out of bed. There was a crash and she looked over in the bathroom to see the pot in the window fall on the ground. Sighing, she got out of bed, and immediately stumbled to the floor. Her legs were weakened and shaking. "Damn…I'll have to get that later…" she said, with a bit of venom in her voice

Climbing back up in bed, she rubbed her stomach, calming the twins. "You two are ok." She said, "I'm the one that's sick."

Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies

So I don't know what's real and what's not

Always confusing the thoughts in my head

So I can't trust myself anymore

I'm dying again

Mary's face scrunched up as she felt Aragog's fingers trailing her sides. Of all the things she hated, the one thing she hated the most was being in his presence. He never gave her life, she just requested a host body. As she turned to face him, she gave a fake smile. The body he had chosen was a handsome one, but she never wished to see it. She was one of the few that saw his true form. She knew underneath all of the handsome faces, there was a grotesque, demonic face. The few that did know his true face, knew that they were in debt, since they were cursed to serve him. She slowly slipped out of his grip, and straightened her leather skirt. He smirked at her and then sat back down. The apartment complex they shared was full of his mindless minions. All of them acted like normal people, but if any intruder had invaded their space, they were instructed to kill. "I need you to find out where that brat is." He said

"What for?" asked Mary

"One of those children…they're mine."
Mary blinked at him, then scrunched up her face in disgust. Aragog just chuckled. "Not like that, my dear." He said, "I put my essence in one of the twins she is carrying. All you have to do is watch her."

"And report?"

"Of course, and when the children are born, you take on of them away."

I'm going under

Drowning in you

I'm falling forever

I've got to break through

Kandice placed a pin in her hair. She was going to one of Richie's charity balls. The funny part was, neither one of them were rich, but he was an employee and she was his girlfriend, so she had to go. As she stared at her face, she felt like crying. Before agreeing to this, she had a fight with Richie. She didn't imply anything, but she was suspicious of his relationship with Stargirl. She had given so many looks, and he had looked back at her with the same demeanor. Finally getting herself together, she walked into the living room, where her keys lay. As of right now, they were not talking until they reached the party. Both of them knew they needed room to cool down. She picked up the keys and left the apartment. Walking down the stairs was a bit of a strain on her body. She already used most of her energy getting ready. She would never tell Richie that she was sick, she absolutely refused it. The last thing she wanted to tell him that she was terminally ill. Kandi knew that he would leave her after that. Her hands shakily put the key in the keyhole. She knew her energy was almost spent. She then got into the car and began driving off. All she could think about in the car was Stargirl. She knew something was going on, and she was determined to find out.

So go on and scream

Scream at me I'm so far away

I won't be broken again

I've got to breathe - I can't keep going under