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Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Horatio watched Calleigh as she was screaming like crazy and even if her eyes were closed her face was twisted in fear and it looked like she was trapped some place and couldn't get away.
"Calleigh can you hear me" he said, but she kept on screaming like crazy.
"Who is chasing you?" he asked.
"Red eyes, dangerous red eyes" she said her voice was shaking.
"Where are you trapped?" he asked.
"Glass box, surrounded by darkness, the red eyes are coming closer" she said as she screamed again and twisted in fear.
Horatio looked worried at her and said: Calleigh.
"The red eyes, they are shining and it will get me, I'm scared" she cried out in another scream before she went silence.
"Calleigh, Calleigh" Horatio said, but couldn't get through to her, he felt for her pulse it was weak, to weak so he picked up the phone and called to get Alexx up.
When Alexx entered Calleigh was screaming like crazy again battling what they couldn't see and Alexx asked: How long has she been this way?
"At least since Hagen died, but she's getting worse and now I can't get through to her" said Horatio worried before her screams died away like before.
Alexx went closer to have a look and said: Her pulse is very weak and she's exhausted and need rest, but I don't see how she can get that if this happens every time she closes her eyes.
"You think she can die?" he asked even more worried.
"To be honest I dunno" said Alexx.
Horatio remembered something he had heard about if you die in your dreams you die for real which is why you always wake up just in time and said: Calleigh can you hear me.
But there was no answer so he said: Please come back to me when you're ready.
"You really need to find out what it is so she can get some rest" said Alexx.
"How can you hunt something you can't see?" Horatio asked with a sigh.
"Do like you always do follow the evidence" she said and left him.
It was the it occurred to Horatio that both Calleigh and the suspect had mentioned red eyes so he figured he might as well try to look it up and went down to trace to find Ryan.
After looking around downstairs for a while he found both Eric and Ryan in the AV lab and said: Ryan would you do me a favour since I don't want to leave Calleigh.
"Sure what do you need?" Ryan asked curiously.
"Can you run down to the public library and bring with you all the books you can find about red eyes and dreams whether it's children's stories or fact I don't care, bring them all" said Horatio.
"Are you crazy that have to be over a dozen books" said Ryan.
"I don't care just bring me them, if you think it's to many to carry take Eric with you" said Horatio.
"You really think you can read you to a solution to Calleigh's problem" said Eric.
"At this point it's all I got so start moving" said Horatio.
"Books it is then" said Ryan with a sigh as he and Eric left and Horatio walked back to Calleigh.
Ryan and Eric came back shortly after with two piles of book and Horatio said: Was that all.
"No the trunk of the hummer is full, but we couldn't carry all at once" said Eric as they sat down the books and went to find more.
Horatio picked up one of the books and red the title urban legends and shook his head.
Then he looked over at Calleigh she was still sleeping peacefully, but again he wondered for how long.
After running back and forth by to the hummer a lot of times Eric and Ryan were finally done and Horatio's desk and floor were covered of books.
Horatio sighed and said: No way a can get through all this.
"Oh can we help?" Ryan asked excited.
"I'm afraid you have to" said Horatio.
"Cool" said Ryan and opened a book with ghost stories, while Eric settled for one more fact based one and Horatio started to read the ones about urban legends.
"Listen to this if she's possessed by a demon we have to perform and exorcism" said Eric.
"No way that's it, then she wouldn't be Calleigh as much as she is" said Ryan.
"But she did have red eyes and her voice darkened and her hair changed color to, although this book don't say anything about that" said Ryan.
"Well then all we need is holy water and a priest" Eric joked.
"Very funny, dude, I'm serious" said Ryan.
"And I'm telling ya, she isn't possessed by a demon, I mean if she was she would be dark all the time" said Eric.
"But didn't you see what happened under the interrogation" said Ryan.
"Yeah but that darkness attacked her to" said Eric.
"Yes and what about the red eyes, she sees them to" said Horatio.
"She sees them to, now that's weird" said Eric.
"Have you found anything Ryan?" Horatio asked.
"Four books in and hour and only dead ends" said Ryan.
"Five for me and no result" said Horatio.
"I still say it's a ghost though" said Ryan.
"Then how do we get ride of it?" Horatio asked.
"No idea, I don't even know if it is a ghost and how to figure out if it is one and if so who's ghost it is" said Ryan.
"I have no idea, give me that book" said Horatio and pointed at one with a dark shadow on the front.
"Horatio what did that skull on the computer tell you while back?" Ryan asked.
"You mess with the wrong guy Caine and keep you hands of Calleigh why?" Horatio replied.
"Ok this is just a though but I think if there is a ghost he don't want you to have Calleigh" said Ryan.
"Oh I never though of that" said Horatio in a sarcastic tone.
"So who is it then?" Eric asked.
"How should I know who she had been with or wanted her over the years that is dead now that could be like a hundred guys" said Horatio.
"Horatio what computer message are you guys talking about?" said Calleigh since she had been waked up by their talking.
"It's nothing" he said.
"Tell me please" she demanded tiredly and Horatio explained.
"And it never occurred to tell me, how could you do that" she said, but she didn't seem angry.
"Cause I didn't want you to worry" he said.
"And what are all these books for?" she asked.
"We're trying to see if we can figure out what's wrong with you" said Eric.
"Through books about ghost, demons, dreams and urban legends, have you guys lost it" she said.
"No, Horatio's idea, we're just helping since it's to many for him to read, and it's very interesting" said Ryan.
"Yeah totally" said Eric and smiled at her.
"So glad my misery is amusing ya, but I don't think you can find the answer in this stupid books, what were ya gonna do get a priest and holy water" she yelled angrily.
"Don't think it's a demon so that wouldn't work" said Ryan.
"Oh really, you stupid, stupid guys" she yelled at them.
The three of them looked at her, her eyes went red and were shining strongly and they jumped back in fear.
"Calleigh calm down, we were only trying to help" said Horatio.
"With silly stories bout ghost, you know that kinda things don't exist" she yelled at him as she stormed out of his office while she slammed the door.
"I wouldn't be so sure" said Ryan with a sigh and picked up another book.
Natalia saw Calleigh head for her car in anger and said: How badly do you wanna fire a gun right now.
"Very bad, but I can't bring my self to do it after that idiot John killed him self" she snarled.
"Calleigh look at your arms" said Natalia shocked as bruises suddenly were showing around Calleigh's wrist.
"Oh not again" said Calleigh with a sigh.
"It happens a lot doesn't it" said Natalia.
"It does, but I don't care anymore, it's not like it hurts anymore, just looks bad" she said.
"You mean they just comes from nowhere" Natalia said.
"Yeah been that way for a while, I hardly care bout it anymore" said Calleigh honest, and as she said it the bruises disappeared.
"Wow, that was amazing" said Natalia surprised.
"Yeah I know" said Calleigh with a giggle.
"Can you do it again" said Natalia.
"Sure, I hate John" said Calleigh and got strangulation marks around her neck.
Natalia giggled and said: You sure didn't like that guy did ya.
"At first I did, but he went way to far, beside I got Horatio now" said Calleigh with a giggle as the marks around her neck faded out.
"Yeah he sure is a great guy" said Natalia.
"He is, and don't tell anyone, but he's gonna be a dad" said Calleigh.
"He is, that's wonderful, congratulations" said Natalia and smiled at her.
"Yeah he sure is" said Calleigh with a happy giggle.
"You're not afraid that whatever is after you is gonna harm the baby" said Natalia.
"Nah, don't worry, the baby won't be harmed I'm sure" said Calleigh with a smile.
"You're right, wanna skip work and celebrate" said Natalia.
"Yeah, they guys are just reading anyways, they are boring" said Calleigh with a giggle.
"Your car or mine" said Natalia.
"Your sport scar is way cooler that my crossfire, so let's take yours" said Calleigh.
"You don't think it's to girly" said Natalia.
"Nah a pink and purple car fits ya perfectly" said Calleigh since Natalia had a pink Aston Martin convertible purple flames on the sides.
"Yeah think so to, so let's go then" said Natalia with a giggle.
"Yeah race ya to the car" said Calleigh happily as she ran of.
Calleigh and Natalia were at the beach getting tanned in the sun and looking at the guys when Natalia said: I'm gonna buy a soda you want anything?
"Yeah I want coke and can ya get me some chips or something I'm real hungry" said Calleigh.
"Sure thing, be right back" said Natalia and left.
Calleigh closed her eyes and dozed of a little, but got waked by something hitting her and someone said: Oh sorry miss I didn't mean to hit ya.
"That's ok, hey I know those brown eyes, Berkley is that you?" said Calleigh surprised.
"Duquesne, looking good at always, so you still single?" Jake asked.
"Nah, got a man what about you?" she asked.
"Oh I got a girl, her name is Melody and she's a coop" he said.
"Cool, is she here?" Calleigh asked.
"Nah working here with some friends enjoying the sun, so what are you doing here though you were in New Orleans" he said.
"Nah started working here some years back and I'm celebrating so I'm skipping work with a friend" she said.
"You skipping work then you gotta celebrating something big, wanna tell me" he said.
"No wanna tell the guy I'm seeing first" she said honest.
"So who is he?" asked Jake curiously.
"He's my boss and a lot older, but he's a real great guy" she said.
"Has to be if he's dating you" said Jake.
"Stop you're making me blush" she said and smiled at him.
"Better get back, see ya" he said and run of.
"Who was that hunky guy?" Natalia asked since she was back.
"One of my exes oh chips" Calleigh said happily as she looked after Jake.
That night Horatio was sleeping with Calleigh, well at least he was trying since Calleigh was tossing and turning and kicking him in her sleep even if she wasn't screaming for a change.
He put a hand on her to calm her, but quickly removed it since she was hot like fire.
Horatio wondered who she was fighting and asked: Calleigh what is wrong?
"Running through the forest, the darkness is trying to get us, it will harm us" she said between her heavy breaths.
"Who is us?" he asked confused.
"Me and our baby, it wanna harm us real bad and I'm so tired, just want the darkness to disappear and relax, need to relax so I won't loose the baby, scared, tired" she said between her heavy breaths.
"Calleigh are you pregnant, why didn't you tell me?" he asked shocked.
"Just found out today, was going to, but then forgot, please stop hunting for me, I'm to tired" said Calleigh her voice was shaking now and Horatio could tell something was very wrong.
Again her tried to touch her, but he burned him self and saw she was twisting to get away while she was breathing heavily.
Horatio started to cry and the tears landed on her while he begged: Please leave her and the baby be, just let her rest, please I'm begging you.
Calleigh stopped twisting and breathed more calmly although she was still burning up and Horatio could do nothing but watch and wait for it to pass.
Horatio woke up early the next morning by Calleigh shivering like crazy and crept closer to her to keep her warm when he noticed she was still was hot like fire so he couldn't get near her.
"Calleigh can you hear me" he said.
"Freezing" she replied, her voice was shivering.
"I wish there was anything I could do, it pains me to see you like this because I love you so much" he said as tears of sorrow started to fall from his eyes and down on her belly since he had taken the cover of her.
At that moment Horatio didn't care how hot she was he rested his head on her belly while he cried him self back to sleep.
Calleigh woke up about an hour later, gently stroke Horatio's hair and said: Handsome why are you holding on to me so tightly?
"I was trying to stop you from freezing although you were burning up, you were so hot that I couldn't touch you, it was like you were on fire" he said.
"Then how did you managed to lay on top of me like you do now?" she asked confused.
"I didn't care I just lay down and cried my self to sleep" he said.
"Hold on, why would you cry your self to sleep?" she asked confused.
"I was afraid of loose you and the baby" he said as he turned his face to look up at her.
"How did you know, I didn't tell you, Natalia didn't tell you did she" said Calleigh even more confused.
"You told me in your sleep when you were running for your life to escape the darkness since it wanted to harm you" Horatio said.
"I told you in my sleep like that, really I meant to tell you yesterday, I was just really tired" she said.
"Yeah you said so when you were running through the woods as I said before you were literary exhausted trying to get away" he said and kissed her belly gently.
"I don't get what would wanto harm me so badly and what is worse I can't even remember" she said.
"It's dreams why would you, most people don't remember their dreams" he said and stroke her gently.
"Horatio I don't wanna fall a sleep if there is something there that can harm us" she said honest.
"The thing is that you have to or you can loose the baby without sleeping" he said.
"Wait did you just say, you got close to me while you cried" she suddenly said.
"Yes why" he said.
"Maybe it's because you love me and those tears were of pure love and whatever it is can't harm because of it, so it have to loosen it grip when it comes to that" she said.
"It sounds like a childrens story, but if that is true, then maybe you can be harmed, but the baby can't since it's protected of our love" he said and looked at her.
"It's possible" she said and kept on stroking his hair.
"And maybe that's why you were so hot since whatever it is tried to harm you, but couldn't get through because of the baby" he said.
"But you just said that I was trying to escape" she said.
"Yes but you seem to be fine now, are you fine?" he asked.
"Very, very tired other than that fine" she said honest.
"Good" he said and kissed her belly again.
"So does that mean that whatever it is will stop" she said.
"I don't think so, not to be very negative or anything, but I think it might get worse" he said with a sigh.
"Horatio, I'm really scared" she said.
"I understand, but I'm here for you in every way you need me to even if I can't be inside your dreams" he said.
"I'm so tired, please hold me while I try to sleep again" she begged.
"Of course" he said and let her creep closer before she closed her eyes again and fell a sleep while he wondered how he was going to get her out of it.