Hi Everyone!

We've almost reached the end of this story and although I really enjoy writing this part, I'm sad because it's almost over. There's only one more chapter and an epilogue left.

I hope you like this chapter. Please, leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pain... It was all he could feel. Burning deep inside his bones, making him unable to breath. He wanted to die. He couldn't make it anymore, it was too much for him. And the darkness... He felt so alone in the darkness. Why was he here and why couldn't he move? He had to get out of here.

He had no idea how long he had been here, alone and scared. The time seemed to pass so slowly. There were no noises, no light, nothing and nobody around him. Just the darkness.

He gasped when a sudden bright light fought its way through the darkness, right towards him. He blinked, trying to get used to the light, his eyes widening when he noticed a familiar face in the brightness.

"Elisabeth?" he asked in disbelief.

"Burt" she smiled. God, her smile was just as beautiful as he remembered. "You have to wake up, honey."

"You're alive" Burt whispered, reaching out towards his wife.

"Not anymore" Elisabeth said sadly.

"That monster... He did this to you" Burt said. "I'm close. I will find him and kill him. I will make him pay for what he did to you and Kurt."

Kurt. Now he remembered. He was on his way to the manor to free his son when those wolves found him.

"Things aren't as simple as they seem" Elisabeth said.

"What do you mean?" Burt asked.

"You have to go back now and help Kurt" Elisabeth said.

"How? What should I do?" Burt asked.

"Listen to your heart and let it lead you back" Elisabeth said, backing away.

"No, don't go" Burt said desperately.

"I can't stay" Elisabeth said. "Remember that things aren't always the way they seem. You have to dig deeper to find the truth."

She started fading away and Burt tried to get to her but he couldn't move.

"Don't leave me again. Please!" he shouted.

"I love you, Burt" Elisabeth's voice came from the darkness.

"Come back!" Burt said and finally, he was able to take a step forward.

Suddenly, something grabbed him and pulled him forward, out of this horrible place.

"Elisabeth" he muttered, blinking slowly. He felt a gentle hand on his forehead and smiled, sighing happily. The pain didn't seem so unbearable anymore and everything seemed so calm and warm.

"Burt?" he heard a woman's voice again and reached out to touch her hand.

"Elisabeth" he whispered.

"It's me. Carole."

Burt slowly looked around and realised that he was back in his room. He was lying in his bed and Carole was sitting right beside him. There were two other people with them, Finn who was standing beside his mother, smiling at him and Kurt... Wait a second.

"Kurt!" Burt said, trying to sit up but a new wave of pain shot through his body from the sudden movement and he slumped back down onto the bed.

"Shh, Dad, it's okay" Kurt said as he stepped forward, pushing his father's shoulders down gently to prevent him from other sudden movements.

"You're here" Burt cried. "You're here. Is this real?"

"It is" Kurt nodded. "I'm here."

"I thought I lost you" Burt cried, relieved that after these horrible months, he had his son back. "But you're alive! You're fine!"

"I am" Kurt said. "And you will get better soon, too."

Burt glanced down, noticing the bandages all over his body for the first time.

"Oh" he whispered.

"You were out for almost two weeks" Carole explained, tears of relief running down her cheeks. "When Kurt brought you back, you were almost dead. It's a miracle that you survived those injuries."

"How is it possible?" Burt asked, looking back at his son.

"We found you..."

"Did he let you go?" Burt interrupted. He knew how he had gotten hurt but he had to know how he had gotten his son back.

"Yes" Kurt said quietly. "I will tell you everything later but now you have to rest. You're still too weak."

"You-you will stay here with me, right? You won't go anywhere?" Burt asked shakily.

"No, Dad. I won't go anywhere" Kurt said. At least for now.

~ o ~

It had been two weeks. Two painfully long weeks since he had seen Kurt the last time. Since the boy had disappeared from his sight in the town, Blaine hadn't heard anything about him. He felt slightly betrayed, although he knew that Kurt was surely busy. If his father had survived, he had to take care of him. And if he hadn't...

It was selfish that he wanted Kurt back and all for himself but he couldn't help it. He missed Kurt so much. He had had no idea how much Kurt meant for him until now, as he walked down the cold, silent corridors, feeling more alone than ever, wishing that Kurt would be back soon.

That night, when he had lost him, something had started to change deep inside of him and he didn't like it at all. It had seemed innocent first. Since he hadn't had any experience with boys before Kurt, he hadn't known that the darkness spreading through his chest wasn't normal at all. It became stronger with every day Blaine had to spend away from Kurt, made him weak, caused him so much pain. The only moments he could forget the pain were the ones he spent with his beautiful roses. He started spending more and more time with his favourite roses again, the beautiful dark red ones he had avoided for so long. It felt so great when he got lost in the beauty of those dark petals and even if just for a short time, he could forget about Kurt and his misery.

"Blaine, you should come inside and have something to eat" Cooper said one evening when he found his brother in the garden.

"Leave me alone, Cooper" Blaine replied, his dazed eyes never leaving the roses.

"Blaine..."

"Leave!" Blaine shouted, still not looking at Cooper.

Cooper left him alone that night but he came back in the morning, concerned for his brother's well-being. It was the third day in row Blaine didn't have any food or water and although Blaine seemed fine, something was wrong with him. Cooper was afraid that without Kurt, he would turn back to that monster he used to be.

"Blaine, you have to stop this" he said gently as he sat down beside his brother.

"I'm fine" Blaine said.

"No, you aren't" Cooper said. "Look, I know you miss Kurt but..."

He fell silent instantly as Blaine turned towards him, his eyes full black, growling in anger. Cooper hastily jumped up and took a few steps back.

"Blaine, you have to calm down" he said.

His blood ran cold as Blaine smiled at him. It wasn't the gentle smile of his brother but the monster's inside of him, the hungry demon that couldn't wait to kill.

"Blaine, you don't want this" Cooper said as he took another few steps backwards.

"How do you know that, brother?" Blaine asked, getting to Cooper in a blink, squeezing his neck painfully. "I left you alive too long. I was supposed to kill you when I ended our parents' lives."

He tightened his grip on Cooper's neck, smiling in satisfaction when the human started struggling to break free. There was something wrong with Blaine, now Cooper was sure. It wasn't just the fact that he tried to kill him but there were shadows around him, dark clouds Cooper hadn't seen before.

"I'm your brother, Blaine" he said, his voice barely more than a whisper. "You don't want to kill me."

Blaine looked into his eyes for a long moment, seemingly considering Cooper's words. When Cooper was sure that he would really kill him, Blaine stepped back and let go of his neck.

"Leave" he said.

"What? No, I won't..."

"Leave now if you don't want to die" Blaine said seriously.

Cooper knew that he had to get help because he wasn't enough to get his brother out of his depression. He got up to his feet and turned around, running towards the gate as fast as he could. He barely stepped through the gate when he heard a loud cracking noise behind him. He turned around, gasping in horror. The house's windows disappeared and there was nothing but black walls everywhere. Blaine was walking up the stairs, towards the door that was mostly covered in black vines, the shadows following him closely.

"Blaine, don't!" he shouted and without thinking about the consequences, he started walking back towards the house.

Blaine looked back at him, snapping his fingers. In the next second, Cooper found himself on the other side of the gate again, unable to get back inside since the only entrance disappeared and the fence turned into a brick wall that was too high for the old man to climb.

"Okay, don't panic" he told himself, trying to find out what to do. "Kurt. You have to find Kurt."

He looked up at the wall in front of him once again, took a deep breath and turned towards the path that led back to the town. He had to find Kurt as fast as possible.

~ o ~

Burt was slowly getting better. He was still weak but he could leave his bed the following day and take a short walk outside. His family didn't let him out of their sight for a second but he didn't mind at all. Finally, he had his son back and he couldn't be happier.

"We should get back inside" Carole said in concern.

"Just a little more" Burt said, taking deep breaths. "We have such a beautiful day."

"Don't push yourself too hard" Kurt said.

"Hey, I'm fine" Burt smiled.

"Do you need anything?" Kurt asked. "Water? Are you hungry?"

"Kurt, stop!" Burt said. "I'm fine. Why don't you sit down and tell me everything?"

"Dad..."

"I'm better. I think it's time for you to tell me everything" Burt said.

"Fine" Kurt sighed. "Would you please leave us alone?"

"Of course" Carole nodded, motioning Finn to follow her back to the house. The boy hesitated for a second but then he followed Carole inside.

"He's acting weirdly" Kurt said quietly.

"Can you blame him?" Burt asked. "He doesn't understand what happened to you. None of us do."

"I talked to the sheriff..."

"You lied to him" Burt interrupted. "Why, Kurt? We both know that you remember everything."

"It's... complicated" Kurt replied.

"They deserve the truth" Burt said.

"I can't, Dad" Kurt said. "There's something going on in the manor but trust me, it will end soon."

"What are you talking about?" Burt asked.

"I can't tell you. Or them" Kurt said, looking at the house. "You have to trust me."

"You're acting strangely" Burt said. "I don't like this, Kurt, not at all. I think you should talk to the folks and tell them everything."

"Please, Dad, let me deal with this" Kurt said.

"You want to leave again" Burt said slowly.

"I do" Kurt nodded. "I have to go back, I promised..."

"Are you out of your mind?" Burt gasped. "No, Kurt. I won't allow you to go back there."

"Dad..."

"I will talk to the sheriff and tell him that you lied to him if I have to" Burt said seriously.

"You can't..."

"Kurt!"

They both turned towards the voice, frowning when they saw an old man getting out of the woods and heading towards the house. Kurt was back on his feet in no time, running towards Cooper.

"Cooper!" he said, hugging the man. "You're here..."

"Kurt, something horrible happened" Cooper said. "We have to talk."

"Who's this man, Kurt?" Burt asked from where he was sitting in front of the house.

"Let's go inside" Kurt said, grabbing Cooper's arm, avoiding his father.

"Kurt, get back here and explain what's going on!" Burt said but Kurt was already at the door.

He led Cooper into his room, avoiding the confused looks of Finn and Carole, shutting the door behind him. Cooper was barely able to stand on his feet, the way back to the town taking too much out of him. Kurt led him to his bed and helped him sit down.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Blaine..." Cooper said. "He started acting strangely after you left. He barely talked to me, he spent most of his time in the garden with his roses and refused to eat. Today, when I woke up, I went to talk to him."

He stopped, taking a deep breath. His heart was still beating rapidly and he felt dizzy.

"What happened?" Kurt asked impatiently, shaking the man's shoulders.

"He changed back" Cooper said quietly. "It was horrible, Kurt. He wanted to kill me. My own brother. Luckily, he let me go and I managed to pass through the gate."

"Okay" Kurt nodded. "We will just go back and..."

"Blaine closed the gates" Cooper said. "He used his magic and turned the fence into walls and-and he did something to the house, too. The windows disappeared, everything was covered in black vines. I'm not sure we can get back inside."

"We have to!" Kurt said. "We have to help Blaine."

"I know" Cooper said. "But how?"

"We will figure out something" Kurt said as he walked to the door. "Just let me..."

He stopped immediately as he opened the door and found his whole family standing in front of him, staring at him with wide eyes. It was obvious that they had heard everything.

"What's the explanation for this, Kurt?" Burt asked, swaying on his feet.

"Dad..."

"I want the truth, Kurt" Burt said. "I will ask the sheriff to hold a meeting as soon as possible. You will tell everybody what happened in the Anderson manor and let us deal with that monster for once and for all."

"Dad, you can't..."

"I already asked for a few guards for you and your friend" Burt continued, eyeing Cooper cautiously. "You aren't allowed the leave this house until you tell me what we're dealing with."

Kurt gulped nervously. This wasn't going to be good.

~ o ~

Blaine struggled to stand on his feet as the darkness took over everything. He felt so much pain, it seemed like the darkness took over his whole body and burnt him from the inside. He was barely aware of the happenings around him, that the whole house turned into some kind of a nightmare where there was no place for light or happiness. It was dark, cold and scary.

He screamed as the pain became unbearable and he fell to his knees, trying to breath. Just breath. He needed it to survive, whatever was happening to him. He felt a gentle hand on his forehead and he smiled as he looked up, expecting Kurt to stand there.

"Kurt?"

"It's me, Blaine" the familiar voice of a woman answered quietly.

"Evelyn."

"Yes, Blaine" she said, kneeling down in front of him. "My poor boy."

"You-you left. You left me" Blaine said.

"I told you I would be back one day" Evelyn said. "I'm the only one you can trust. I'm the only one who would never leave you."

"Kurt" Blaine sobbed, the pain inside increasing again.

"I know, sweetheart" Evelyn said, stroking his hair. "Let it happen, Blaine. Let the darkness take over your body. It will help."

"No" Blaine replied, his eyes getting clear for a second.

"You can't fight against me, silly boy" Evelyn said. "You tried and failed so many times."

"I changed" Blaine pressed out through gritted teeth.

"You think so?" Evelyn raised an eyebrow. "Oh, no, Blaine. You're too weak to get your body back from me. Not if I don't want to let you have it. So stop being so stubborn, my son, and do what I tell you."

"Go to hell" Blaine said.

Evelyn grabbed his hair and pulled Blaine forward.

"The demon's still inside you" she whispered. "You could have forced it back into the darkness for a while but you can't win against it. Not when I'm around."

Blaine screamed again and threw his head back, twisting in agony.

"That's it, Blaine. Be a good little boy and make me happy" Evelyn said.

With one last scream, Blaine went completely still for a moment. Evelyn waited in silence, knowing that the demon was about to get the boy's body back to complete its Blaine opened his eyes again, there was no sign of the human inside of him.

"My son" Evelyn smiled. "I'm so proud of you."

Blaine stood up, his body swimming in a large cloud of darkness.

"Do you have it?" Evelyn asked impatiently.

Blaine slowly nodded, taking a step forward.

"Give it to me" Evelyn said, pressing his hand to Blaine's chest. "Yes, that's what I need. So much pain. So much power."

She pushed Blaine to the wall and pressed her lips to Blaine's. The boy closed his eyes, allowing the demon to take everything she needed from him. As the minutes passed, the darkness around Evelyn became more and more visible and at the same time, it disappeared from around Blaine. As the woman pulled away from him, a shadow left Blaine's body, melting into the black cloud around her. Exhausted from the fight, Blaine fell to the ground.

"I'm alive" Evelyn sighed happily, closing her eyes. She could practically feel the energy of Blaine and the people he had killed for her running through her veins, giving her such a power she couldn't even imagine before.

She heard a soft moan and smiled as she looked down at the boy at her feet. Blaine's eyes were back to their original colour, lighter hazel than before, and his skin – although he was pale – was back to its normal colour as well.

"Where am I?" he asked weakly, looking down at his hand in confusion.

"We had a deal, Blaine" Evelyn said. "Once I get what I want, I will release you. That was what I promised you, right?"

"You" Blaine whispered, pressing his back to the wall as he stared at the demon with wide eyes.

"It's me, right" Evelyn said. "And thanks to you, I have all of my strength back."

"No, this can't be happening" Blaine said, shaking his head.

"You made it quite interesting in the end" Evelyn said, taking small steps around Blaine. "I underestimated you. You were locked up in your body for so long, I thought you accepted your fate. But then that boy came and almost ruined everything. You started to fall in love with him and almost got free from the demon."

"You're wrong" Blaine said. "I fought it off. I won."

"Do you think so?" Evelyn asked with a raised eyebrow. "No, honey. I found out what you were planning and I stopped you before you could tell him everything and ruin my chances to get my power back."

"He knows enough" Blaine said.

"He knows nothing" Evelyn said.

Blaine closed his eyes, letting his memories rush through his mind.

He groaned as he came to. He was lying on the cold ground and it felt like his whole body was in pain. He tried to turn to his side but something pulled him back. He slowly opened his eyes, looking around in confusion.

"Where am I?" he asked softly.

"Finally" another vioice that seemed strangely similar to his own muttered. "I thought you would never wake up."

Blaine found the voice's owner and he gasped in horror as the man stepped closer to him. He sat up, hissing in pain as the chains he only noticed the first time cut into his wrists. He was chained to the wall in an unfamiliar place, kept prisoner by a man who looked exactly... like him.

"Who are you?" Blaine asked shakily. "What do you want from me?"

"I'm you" the man answered. "Or better say... A new, better version of you."

"That's impossible" Blaine whispered.

"It must be confusing for you but you will get used to it" the man said. "I will be here with you for quite a long time."

"Let me out of here!" Blaine shouted.

"Blaine, don't you understand?" the man asked. "I didn't bring you anywhere. You're still in your body."

"What?" Blaine asked, not understanding a thing.

"I can't kill your soul because it would kill your body, too" the man sighed. "I guess I have to tolerate you while I'm here."

"I don't understand. What's going on?" Blaine asked in fear.

"I'm... how can I explain? Let's say I'm a splinter of Evelyn's soul" the man said. "You remember her, right?"

Blaine gulped nervously as he remembered the previous night when the woman attacked him.

"She created me. Sadly, she lost most of her power in a fight against a witch" the man explained. "She needs to refill her body. And that's where you come into the picture, my friend."

"I want you to leave" Blaine said.

"Once I complete my mission, I will" the man nodded. "But until then, we have so much to do. Why don't we start now?"

Blaine saw the face of his father appear in front of his eyes and suddenly, he was blinded by anger.

"What's going on?" he asked as he found himself back in his room, on his way to the door. He didn't want to go, not at all but he couldn't control his motions.

"We're gonna kill him" the demon said.

"You can't!" Blaine shouted but he only got a laughter in return. He watched desperately as he reached the garden, stepped to his father and grabbed him by his neck.

Was it really him? Was this really happening to him? He wasn't sure. He kept screaming and fighting against the demon inside of him but he couldn't do anything. He was forced to watch as his parents died by his own hands and he couldn't do anything to stop it.

"Father... Mother..." he sobbed.

"Stop whining" the demon said. "You won't remember this anyway. Once I completely take over control over your body, you won't even know that you didn't want this."

Tears were streaming down Blaine's face as his true memories from the past returned. He had remembered part of the past before but now that he had his body back and there wasn't a demon confusing him, it felt even worse.

"You kept me prisoner in my own body for fifty years" Blaine said quietly.

"No, I borrowed your body for fifty years. But see the good things. Like you stopped aging when my demon took over your body" Evelyn replied.

Blaine shook his head, unable to stop his tears.

"Don't cry, my darling" Evelyn said. "You were a perfect little helper. I knew from the moment I saw you on the market that you were the one I was looking for. So naive, so innocent."

"On the market?" Blaine asked.

"I was there" Evelyn said. "I was who sold your mother those roses."

"But..." Blaine fell silent as he finally understood.

"The old woman, yes" Evelyn nodded. "I planted the rest of my magic into those roses. They helped me survive for so long. But finally I'm free!"

She laughed maniacally, causing Blaine to back into the corner.

"I have my full strength back. Nobody can stop me now" Evelyn smiled.

Blaine looked around. He had to find a way out of here, now that he was just a mere human again, he had no chance against Evelyn and he had no doubt that she would kill him since she didn't need him anymore. Without thinking too much, he jumped up and ran towards the door but before he could reach it, Evelyn was in front of him again. Blaine gasped in horror and took a few step backwards.

"I'm not finished with you" Evelyn said and grabbed his arms, pulling Blaine back to her. "The best part is coming soon and I want you to be here to see it. I owe you so much for your help."

"Let me go!" Blaine said, struggling in the demon's grip.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart, I can't let you go" Evelyn said, pushing Blaine through the door. "You would ruin my fun and I can't let it happen."

"Where are we going?" Blaine asked in fear as Evelyn led him downstairs and towards the stairs that led into the basement. "No! Not the basement, please. I..."

"You're scared of that place, I know" Evelyn said quietly. "Your father used to lock you up down there. How many nights did you spend there, shaking with fear and completely helpless?"

She pushed Blaine through the door and towards the cage.

"You screamed for help but nobody came to help you. You prayed for God to get you out of here or at least give you some light, so you wouldn't be so scared and alone" Evelyn whispered into his ear.

"You can't do this!" Blaine gasped as invisible hands grabbed and tossed him into the cage, locking the door securely.

"Oh, my poor boy. Locked up down here all alone" Evelyn smiled as she backed away. "Too bad I don't care."

"No!" Blaine screamed as the door closed behind her, leaving him in complete darkness.