Insanity; the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.

'But when Fate destines one to ruin, it begins by blinding the eyes of his understanding.'
- James Baillie Fraser

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Chapter 9 - Crazy VS. Sane

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Kelly sat on the couhc quietly, thinking to herself about what she had just witnessed. But something didn't fit. A piece of her movie was missing. As Kelly sat, remembering it all clearly, she remembered when her 'dream' suddenly switched scenes. What had Faith blocked out? What did Faith not want Kelly to see?
Andy watched Kelly from the kitchen. He wasn't sure what to say to Kelly. Not that there really was much for him to say. 'Why did Kelly say she wasn't real?' Andy thought to himself. He shook his head and turned around, looking at the kettle he had going.
Andy thought about Kelly a lot now. So much so, he didn't notice when the water started to over boil. Kelly appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the kettle.
"Andy! Are you even paying attention?!" Kelly set the kettle in the sink quickly. She looked at her, now burnt, right index finger. Andy looked at Kelly.
"Sorry, are you alright?" Andy walked over to Kelly and grabbed her hand.
Kelly quickly took her hand back and turned around, walking back into the living room, "Don't worry about." Andy frowned and followed her into the living room. As Kelly turned around, Andy grabbed her hand and looked at her finger. The wound had healed.
Andy's eyes narrowed, "When?"
"I don't know," Kelly took her hand back again.
"So, let me get this straight. You just started healing randomly?" Andy stared at Kelly. Kelly looked straight into his eyes. She could feel the emotions running inside him. Confusion. Anger. Sadness. Envy.
"It's... too much..." Kelly sat down on the couch and rested her head in her hands. Andy stared at her, completely confused. "The power. The emotions. It's... It's all inside my head. All in there," Kelly slowly began to cry.
"Kelly," Andy started.
"NO! You see me, don't you?! She's here! Right inside me!" Kelly placed her hand overtop of her heart and looked right into Andy's eyes. "I'm not real. You see me. But me is not who I really am," Kelly looked away.
"You're making absolutely no sense, Kelly," Andy took antoher step closer to Kelly.
"I'm the demon! Faith is the true owner of this body! I don't belong!" Kelly cried out.

Jackie quickly slammed the door shut to the room and locked it. As she turned around, she nearly screamed, but was stopped. Raven was standing there and he was grinning. Jackie's mouth was open, but no sound escaped.
"Now, now. That was rude, don't you think?" Raven made a disappointed expression.
"No. I thought it was bloody brilliant," Jackie smirked and pressed herself against the door. Her eyes glanced at Tim, but only for a moment.
Raven noticed immediately, "Don't worry about him. It's you I'm interested in, my dear. You, how do I put this, have connections?" Raven began to steadily approach Jackie. Jackie could only stare with hate-filled eyes. "You possess such emotion. How... electrifying!" Raven laughed, "You'll be handy."
"Handy for what?" Jackie snapped.
"Ooo. Touchy, touchy. Be nice now," Raven got close enough to touch the side of Jackie's face. Jackie turned her face away, closing her eyes in disgust. Raven frowned, "Look at me when I'm talking to you!" Jackie's eyes immediately opened and she faced him, unwillingly. "That's better. I want you to watch while I claim you!" Raven took her left arm and leaned down, sticking out his tongue and pressing it against her wrist fiercely. Jackie wanted to scream in pain, but she couldn't.

Andy stared at Kelly, trying to find some kind of understanding. He had no clue what she was talking about. How could she be the demon? Sure, she had supernatural powers. But Kelly was never a demon. Faith was surely the demon, wasn't she? Andy shook his head barely. He was so confused.
"I know you're confused, Andy. But, so am I. And-" Kelly was suddenly stopped.
"Kelly?" Andy watched her face turn pale, "What is it?"
"Jackie! The hospital! TIM!"
"They're fin-"
"No! Raven! He-H-He's there! Jackie's been marked... No!" Kelly closed her eyes. There was a small laugh in the back of her mind, and when she opened her eyes, they were black. Pure black. Pitch black. Andy stared in disbelief, "Shall we go then, love?" Kelly held out her hand towards Andy's, but he shook his head no. "Very well then. Me and the bit here will take care of the riley old vampyric hag."
"You mean... You're going to kill him?"
"Not him. It. And its carrier," Kelly turned around.
"Wait! There's another way!" Andy protested.
"Another way?" Kelly became very intrigued.

When Tim awoke, he was alone in the hospital. He let out a small yawn and began to stretch. But he stopped when he felt a sudden sharp pain. As he felt the pain, he remembered being pushed through the glass. Tim sighed when it finally kicked in that no one was there with him. And what about Kelly? Had she gotten away okay? Was Jackie alright? Hell, was he, himself, alright?
Tim tried to make sense of the events that had taken place, but he couldn't. Who was the man with Jackie? Was he just after her? Were there more? Would they come for him as well? Tim sighed. There were so many unanswered questions flowing freely inside his mind. He just couldn't stop them.
Everything that had taken place. What did it all mean? Why did it happen?
"Because the truth always reveals itself," Tim looked up to the familiar voice.
Tim's eyes lit up with joy immediately, "Oh my god!" How Tim had longed to see her, "Nadine!"
The red-headed woman smiled and walked over to him, "Just as negative as ever, I see."
"How did you know I was here?" Tim asked curiously.
"I'm still listed as an emergency contact apparently," Nadine smiled again, "So... What happened? How in the hell did oyu get yourself into this mess?" Tim grinned stupidly.

Jackie opened her eyes and looked around. She was at Tim's?! She immediately became thoroughly confused and began to wonder how she had gotten there. But then she remembered Raven. Jackie could hear voices. She assumed she was upstairs.
"Another way?" Kelly laughed.
"I'm not kidding!" Andy frowned.
"I guess you would know, considering you are the one who sealed that thing inside Ryan. Correct?" Kelly yawned.
Andy couldn't believe she had just yawned! Was she bored? "A sword. At my home. It's under the fridge," Andy wasn't sure if Kelly was even Kelly anymore. Her eyes were still the finest black.
"A sword? How predictable. And here I thought you would be the talented one!" Kelly laughed stupidly.
"Kelly, are you alright? You aren't acting like yourself," Andy started to fear she was changing.
Jackie's eyes wandered down to her left wrist. There was a newly made scar placed there now. It was just a squiggly line, at least, that's what it looked like.
Jackie slowly made her way out of the room she was in. As she walked out, she recognized the things around her. She was right, she was upstairs.
Kelly's eyes slightly, "I'm fine... Just dealing." Her eyes wandered to the stairs, "We're not alone." Jackie stopped moving. She didn't know what she would say when they found her.
"What are you talking about?" Andy followed Kelly's eyes. She was still staring at the stairs. Kelly walked over to them and looked up the small flight of stairs.
"I can feel your fear, Jackie," Kelly turned around and went back to the couch and sat down. Jackie began to shake as she made her way downstairs Andy was completely confused after Jackie revealed herself.
"What the hell?!" Andy walked up to Kelly, "What's going on with you?!"
"Oh, stop it, Andy. You know what I really am. What I'm capable of. So does Jackie. She knows much better now. She's been tainted! She's not one of us now!" Kelly laid down and closed her eyes.
Jackie stared at Kelly, "She's accepted the demon inside herself, hasn't she?"
"What?" Andy blinked.
"Come on, Andy! It makes sense. Can't you feel her growing power? She can't handle it." Jackie walked over to Kelly and kneeled down onto her knees. Andy was finally understanding. He had noticed her power increase. But he didn't acknowledge it. He denied it. "Kelly? I know you can hear me. You have to push your fears aside and relax. It's the only way to gain complete control," Jackie ran her hand through Kelly's hair.
"And... Jackie?" Andy started.
"Yes?"
"Two questions. How did you get here? And, what did Kelly mean when she said you were tainted?" Andy crossed his arms and sat in the chair across the room. Jackie turned and looked at Andy.
"You really want to know?" Jackie asked.
"I do," Andy replied.

"My god, Tim!" Nadine sat down, "Kelly, is she alright?"
"She's fine. As far as I know. And Jackie, Kelly's bestfriend, she was here the last time I was awake. I don't know where she disappeared to. But I have this gut feeling something isn't right," Tim looked at Nadine with worried eyes.
"Tim. I have to be honest with you. I'm not just here because of you," Nadine sighed.
"You came here for Kelly. I know. I could see it in your face when you walked in," Tim smiled.
"Then I better go. But I'll come right back," Nadine got up and approached Tim on the bed. She leaned over and hugged him gently. Tim smiled again and hugged her back, painfully.
"Bye, Nadine," Tim sounded as though it would be the last time. Nadine let it go and smiled, turning around, and walking out of the room. Time waited five minutes, then began unhooking the I.V.'s from his arms. He got up and out of the bed and walked up to the large closet in his hospital room. Tim opened it and grabbed his clothes. He quickly removed his gown and changed back into his clothes. Tim made his way out of the room and into the, somewhat busy, hallway. No one noticed him as he walked up to the elevator and stepped inside, beginning to leave the hospital.
As he walked along the streets, he thought about Kelly. He thought about Jackie. He'd miss all of them. Everyone. But he had to leave. He'd been planning on leaving anyway. Now that Nadine was here, he had an excuse to leave.
"Goodbye," Tim said sadly.

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A/N: Okay. So I'm sure you noticed I randomly switched to ... italics ... when Kelly spoke. Well, I'm sure you guys figured out why, so I should have to explain it. If I get questions asking why she spoke in Italics, I'll explain at the beginning of the next chapter. Lol.

So, this chapter was pretty much confusing. Kelly's gone crazy. Jackie got tainted. Andy's in denial. And an old friend has arrived, in place of an old friend leaving. And Raven's just not really in this chapter. Lol. This chapters CRAZY confusing. No, I'm kidding, it really isn't. Is it? Roflmao.

Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter.
Chapter 10 - Goodbyes VS New Comers
Fal-Chan.