A/N: i am so so so so so sorry, for this terribly late updateD: my life has been so hectic, and when i finally got it done, it wouldn't let me log in to Fan Fiction! -cries- forgive me? And sorry if its crappy, i just wanted to get another chapter up for you guys:')

Dedicated to ReaderManifique (sorry if spelt wrong:s) of her understanding of my heticness:S

Disclaimer: I do not own Skulduggery or its characters. I only own the plot and my characters:)

I finally got out of that stupid white hospital room and away from that awful nurse into the real world. My parents took me right home and told me to go straight to bed. They had a book reading they had to go to but decided to cancel, but I convinced them to go. It might take there minds off Alice. They agree after much persuasion. The real reason I wanted them gone was because I had to be by myself tonight. I slowly climbed up the stairs and into my room. I still had a headache, but my back was fine thanks to that leaf.

I got up there and took a look at my room. It was still messy as hell. I went to go lay on the bed when I remembered that I still had my reflection out.

"Crap,"

I went to my bed and found she wasn't under the covers. I went to the bathroom, checked in my closet and she wasn't there either. I was starting to wonder if she had just got up and walked out the front door when I had a thought. I walked over to the mirror and tapped it with my finger and out came my reflection.

"Why did you get back in the mirror? I never told you to." I told it.

"Well, you were back in your normal life and all your chores and homework was done so I put myself back in the mirror."

"You are not supposed to do that." I think. What if it was just another one of those thing that changed it because of my frequent use of it? Whatever. I had other things to concentrate on. A thought sparked in my head.

"Did you see the intruders in the house last night?" I hoped that it saw something.

"No, I was asleep."

I stared at her not sure if she was being truthful. Would or could it sleep through that? When I put her back in the mirror I guess i would find out.

"Whatever. go back in the mirror." she nodded and dutifully went back in. I touch the glass and the memories of our conversation slipped into place with my memories. As she said, she was asleep the whole time, but there was a gap in the memory, that, if I was correct, was just before I got home. This was worrying. What if it let them in-

God, Am I really that paranoid to think that it would turn on me? I mean sure, there have been some complications with it since it got shot and there keep seeming to be gaps in its memory, but would it really go as far as to betray me? 'you hang around with Skulduggery to much Valkyrie'. I shook my head in agreement with my mental thought and went to get on my night clothes. As I went to bed I couldn't help but let the possibility wander.

I was running through the woods, I didn't know why, I just knew I had to run. The trees blurred past me, animals and creature prowling about, watching me, inspecting me. It was almost like they knew something I didn't. I kept running. I heard a loud pitched squeal. I cringed at its inhuman like sound. It sounded like something dying. I kept running. As I was running the blurred trees began to for images. Me as a little girl playing with my parents, running around in Gordon's house. then another of meat my first day of school, laughing at all the kids crying and holding on to the mothers who were desperately trying to get there kids not the school without causing a scene, while i just march right in. then another of when i first met Skulduggery, then Ghastly and the rest of the gang. then Tanith being taken by the remnant by saving me, Fletcher leaving because i was cheating on him with Caelan, Caelan dying by my hand.

I finally got to a clearing. I stopped running and I went and sat on a rock. I had on control over my body, but it felt right to do this. The memories flashed though my head. Soon it was only the bad ones. Pain, death, sorrow, loneliness, all these emotions were overrunning me. I tried to scream but I couldn't. I was trapped, in my own body. This was different to when I was Darquesse. When I was her, it was as if I actually wanted to do those terrible things and had terrible thoughts that made me smile. This was like me watching a movie from my point of view and not being able to do anything to stop it.

"Your the one they want,"

My head snapped up, though it was what my body did not me. I didn't see anyone here but the voice sounded familiar. But it was raspy and in human.

"They will get you,"

The area around me started to move. the trees morphed into claws, the ground was swirling, like a whirlpool but of this black liquid. my foot touched it and pain shot through me. i tried to scream but i couldn't. my body looked at my foot in curiosity. there was a hole in my boot and my big toe was gone. i looked in horror as my blood was spilling out into this liquid and mutant like fish were coming to the surface, drinking it. The tree turned claws grew hands and legs and bean to move forwards. As they came closer they formed into people-but not. They were shaped like people but they were to skinny. They were literally like toothpicks. There arms were just as skinny and in the place of the hands there was a long, sharp spike. There legs were the same but were twice as long as there bodies.

"Even if it mean only getting the blood."

The voice was loud and a figure, more human like was coming out from behind the spike like people. I could almost see here face when something was dumped on me. the most intense pain i have ever felt coursed through me as my skin burned and peeled off before my eyes. this time i screamed. scream so loud they would do a banshee proud. my skin peeled away and i could feel my eyes burning from the acid dripping into them. i could see my bones. how am i still alive? i thought through the torture. my bones were bubbling and searing when the person was right above me, shadowed by the darkness.

"DNA, is all they need."

I woke up with a scream making its way out of my throat. I shot out up out of my bed and ran to the corner of my room. I surveyed myself for wounds. I was drenched in sweat, but otherwise okay. All my skin was there. I sighed in relief but was alarmed by a cough in my room. I snapped my head up and gapped at who was standing there.

"Hi, sorry, I was uh, in own and I uh, heard you screaming so I came to check in you." He said with his hand scratching the back of his neck, and his face a little red. Standing in my room was a tall, blonde boy with crazy hair. Someone I haven't heard hide nor hair of in three months.

Fletcher Renn.

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