Kuro: Yo! Kuro-kun here! ^^

Darren: You're a boy?

Kuro: Yes cuz I'm bored with being a girl now so I'm gonna be a boy. Plus it makes yaoi more enjoyable! x3

Steve: You like yaoi now?

Kuro: Yes. And speaking of which, I kinda want to see you two make out...

Darren and Steve: NO!!!!!!!

Kuro: Fine. Geez you didn't have to scream...

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Chapter 15

DARREN~

"So how are we going to find her?" Evra asked. Marisa was resting her head on his lap. A bandage was wrapped around her head. In another corner, Kat was in tears, mumbling every now and then about how bad of a sister she was.

"I don't know," I was really confused. How does Steve know Jenn? Did they meet before? I remembered that Steve mentioned that he injected her with some potion several years ago. I let my head fall into my hands and I inwardly groaned. It bothered me to see Steve again, but it bothered me even more to know that he already knew Jenn.

I looked back at the night's events.

"Jenn! What are you doing?!" I called out towards her, but she didn't answer. Her face held a calm, stoic expression. The knife in her hand glinted in the moonlight. Why is she trying to kill me?

Steve seemed to have an answer. "She won't listen to you. No matter how much you scream, she won't listen."

Suddenly, she turned in the direction I ran and charged forward. I caught a glimpse of the knife before it struck me, and dodged it.

"What's the matter, Darren?" Steve snickered. "Can't you fight?"

The knife swung again and I dodged it.

"Or are you afraid that you'll have to kill her."

I grimaced at his words. I don't want to kill her, but I can't let this continue. My body was worn out and tired from evading her attacks. At one point I was too slow and the blade sliced through the flesh of my arm.

It hurt! I fell to the ground clutching my arm, trying to stop the blood flow. I managed to open my eyes just a crack to see Jenn standing above me with a cold glare in her eyes. I knew in the bottom of my heart that she would never look at me in such a way. Could she be reflecting Steve's emotions?

But I no longer had time to think. She raised the knife above her head to deliver the final blow.

Then she froze. Her glare was replaced with a look of horror and sadness. The knife slipped her fingers and fell to the ground.

I felt relieved that Jenn was returning to normal and slowly got up.

"Jenn," I said. But she noticed me before I could get to her.

"No!" she shouted. "Stay back!" Seconds later she was on her knees clutching her head.

She screamed.

"AHHHHH!"

The sudden noise averted me from my thought process.

"Darren!" Evra cried. "Something's wrong with Marisa!"

Evra was right. Earlier, she was sleeping peacefully, but now she was on the ground thrashing about, her arms flailing violently. Kat tried to hold her down but she kept screaming.

"Marisa!" I tried to call out to her. "Marisa! What's wrong?" But I knew she couldn't hear me.

"AHHHH!" she continued to cry out in agony. "Stop it! Help!"

"Marisa! Marisa! Wake up!" All three of us were desperately trying to wake the screaming girl.

Marisa suddenly shot up in the midst of her cries. She was sweating. "Wh-where am I?"

Kat answered, placing a hand on her shoulder. "We're in the Cirque."

"O-oh. Okay," she seemed to calm down.

"Where you having a nightmare?" I asked, a little worried for her well-being.

But she shook her head. "It's nothing to be worried about."

"Are you sure?" Evra asked, placing his hand on her forehead. "Cause you looked like you were in a lot of pain. And you're still pale."

"Well, I was really scared," she admitted. "It was dark and I saw this figure. I had no idea where I was, but there was this person lying on the ground. The figure was approaching so I tried to wake the person up. When I touched the body…," she paused to take a short breath, "when I touched the body, I felt something warm and sticky on my hand and…and…" She stopped and looked around the tent. "Where's Jenn?"

Upon hearing that, Kat went back to wallowing in her depression.

"She was kidnapped," I replied.

Marisa's eyes widened. "By who? That blond guy we met at the prom?"

I nodded. "Steve."

"Steve?"

"That was his name."

"Oh." She looked down, guiltily.

I sighed. There was no way we would be able to find her. It's not like Steve to run away without giving us a clue. I was about to get up when I noticed something on my pants, a thin needle. I picked the metal splinter off and observed it. It seemed odd to find a needle stuck to my pants. I was sure that Madame Truska removed the needle when she finished sewing my pants.

But it wasn't her needle. I also noticed something else, a seemingly invisible string attached to the thin metal. I pulled on the string and felt it tug on the other end. I decided to follow the thread, hoping it would lead me to some clue.

"Darren, where are you going?" Evra asked, following me out the tent.

I didn't bother answering. Something in my gut told me that this was gonna lead me to Jenn.

That was until the string ended at a tree. There was another needle but this one had a scrap of paper attached to it. I took the piece of paper in my hand and read it. It had an address.

"I think I know where she is."

Kuro: So, this story might be on hiatus...just saying

Darren: I have a question...

Kuro: No time for questions! I'm listening to Rain! xP

Steve: Rain? But it's not raining outside.

Kuro: That's not what I meant! Rain is the famous super smexy Korean pop singer!! xD

Steve: What?! Does that make me second on your list of smexy people?

Kuro: Yes cuz you don't have a six-pack nor can you dance like him x3