Chapter Two: 3:00am
Violet gently tucked Sunny in. She gave her a light kiss on the forehead before whispering, "Goodnight Sunny." She then left the room to check on Klaus. He was still in the den, sitting on his favorite chair and reading a book. She smiled softly and quietly tip-toed her way into the room, hugging a blanket to her chest. Klaus looked up and grinned.
"Cold?" he inquired.
"A little. What are you reading?" Klaus glanced down at his book and held it up for Violet to see. The title read Hypersensitivity and Demons. "What is it about?"
"It's actually really interesting. It talks about different levels of hypersensitivity and how some people might attract demons if their hypersensitivity is high." Violet gave him a skeptical grin.
"You actually buy into all that junk?" she teased. Klaus shook his head.
"No, not really. But it is interesting."
"Oh? How so?"
"Well, I was just reading the chapter about the possession that can occur if a demon tries to enter its victim. There are cases reported of people speaking languages they've never been taught, and bizarre behavior, and amazing strength." Violet felt strangely unnerved by what Klaus was saying and she shuddered.
"Yes, well, it's incredibly late," Violet said, looking at the old grandfather clock. "I'd better be off to bed. Are you coming?"
"Maybe later. I think I'll read more of this first." Violet rolled her eyes with a grin and began to walk away. She suddenly stopped though and turned to Klaus.
"Klaus?" He looked up. "Do you ever have memories of Olaf?" Klaus was silent for a while.
Then he said, "Every day. But he's dead. And V.F.D. will protect us now. The schism is over." Violet nodded and then dragged herself upstairs to her room. Once inside her room, she felt strangely alone and a bit frightened, though she didn't know why. She swallowed and took a deep breath before lying in her bed.
Before long, she found herself staring at the clock in her room. It was one minute until 3:00am. Violet sighed. She wasn't tired. Not at all. Then she wrinkled her nose as the clock turned to 3:00am. It smelt like something was burning to her. She shakily stood and walked toward her bedroom door.
"Klaus?" she called uncertainly. She didn't know who else to call or what else to do. "Klaus!" This time she sounded like she was about to panic. She shivered and took a few shaky breaths before running back into her bed and burying herself under the covers. She was terrified now, but she was still uncertain of why.
And then it happened. It was gentle at first, like the air had come to life and was caressing her. However, it became more and more violent and before she could or say anything, some unseen attacker was pushing her down into her bed. Her eyes were as wide as they could be, panic stricken. She was trying to scream, but she felt as though she couldn't breathe and therefore it only came out in choked whimpers.
"Please!" she cried out to no one in particular. With horror, she suddenly realized that this invisible monster was trying to lift up her shirt. She cried out and yanked it back down. Then it was at her neck. Violet gagged and began to shed tears at the suffocation. Everything was moving too fast. Everything was blurred.
She felt pain. Unbelievable, insane pain. Pain that no one in the world could think up. It tore at her. It made her shake this was and that. And when she finally felt as though she would rather die, it was gone, like and incredible weight was lifted from her body.
Violet gasped for air. She cried. She was so utterly petrified that she screamed and scrambled out of her room. Klaus, still downstairs, heard her terrified scream and he ran upstairs to see what was wrong. Sunny, in her room, awoke and also got up to see what had scared Violet so. Neither of them could believe the state of distress she was in when they found her.
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