Chapter 4: Feeling Like A Hero.
Alex was deep asleep in only seconds, but her dreams felt like they lasted for eternity. Then the mist faded and it all became clear, so crystal clear.
She was in a white room. It looked like prison all over again, but simply wasn't. The walls seemed made out of some unearthly material that was pure white vapor, all unfilled in and cold as if it was made from clouds. Everything was etched in white, and it all stayed just out of focus in the background.
Then Piper stepped out of the mist to greet her. Alex looked up but saw something was so wrong. She backed up, her head spinning with confusion. The woman before her was exactly like Piper except her eyes flashed bright brown instead of blue, an all too familiar brown.
"Who are you?" Alex hissed defensively. "I said who are you?"
"Don't you remember me baby, I'm the best girlfriend you ever had."
"No you're not, Piper was and I know you're not her."
"Of course I'm not Piper, don't be ridiculous; I'm heroin. You said I was the greatest girlfriend, you said I was always there for you. You know that's the truth and I can be here for you while she isn't any time you need me."
"No you're not good, you're an evil bitch that's what you are. Now leave me alone," Alex sputtered.
"No Alex, you were right, I'm the love of your life and I won't leave you as easily as Piper will. She doesn't love you like I do, she doesn't make you feel like I do, she isn't here for you like I always am at the tip of a needle."
"But…"
"You don't have to give me up babe, let me prove it to you. Here let me hold you, let me comfort you and do all the work, all I have is time to give. All I do is give."
Alex wanted to scream, she wanted to turn and run or spit curses in this monster's face, but she simply couldn't turn her away. She didn't have the willpower, not anymore. She had fought the urge to use off for so long, so long that she lost all her fight and now ran on nothing but fumes. She couldn't fight anymore, especially since it was only a taste.
The brown eyed Piper walked to her and looked her in the eyes. Alex looked away bitterly. Then the sensation snapped her attention back as the woman laid her hands on Alex's arms; the feelings were immediately fantastic. It was as if she'd been hit with a bump after all these years and it felt like such a warm welcome home. Her body swam with sensation as she felt herself lifted off into the sky as she floated and flew, the feeling of perfections filling her to the roof of her corporeal existence, every molecule of her vibrating with power. All was perfect.
Then the darkness hit and the white clouds faded from her view. She looked about as her feelings fell away, her high ruined by voices, so many voices. The dream was gone and there was only darkness and the voices all screaming at her and she was falling. Alex tumbled helplessly into the eternal darkness her mind crumpling under the power of thousands of voices in the darkness.
Weak...
Author's notes: Future chapters will be longer, but I enjoy doing short ones so we'll see.