(If you don't want to hear a rant full of personal issues and cussing, just skip this section.) Oh my God! I am super pissed. Sorry about this upcoming rant, I just need to get this out. My so-called "friend", Becca is an attention-seeking cunt. She once made up a lie that she had cancer and everybody was being sympathetic towards her. Give me a break. We share a friend named Valkyrie. Valkyrie keeps following me around like a lost puppy. Lately, I've been ignoring Becca completely and haven't talked to her for three months, but today, Valkyrie confronted me about ignoring Becca. I told her that I just didn't like her, and she said that she didn't like Becca, either. (Bullsh*t) I was on good terms with her, so I gave her my phone number. We kept texting back and forth and Valkyrie came up to a topic about Becca only liking her because she liked Valkyrie's sister. I believe that this is all a lie so she can give Becca information/gossip on why I don't like her. I blew up at Valkyrie over the phone and called her out for being a lying, backstabbing, cheating bitch and told her to fuck off. She blew up right back, cussing up a storm, just as I was. She told me that she would never talk to me again and will leave me alone forever. I almost burst out crying right then. She said that people should be able to vent about their feelings (The thing with Becca and her sister.) I completely agreed, she didn't understand the reason that I was mad at her. She asked why I didn't trust her when she said that she would never do anything like that. That she thought we were friends. I said that I can't trust her because I've been cheated millions of times in the past! I act all fine and dandy so nobody would know! I apologized for blowing up. She said that she understands now and that it's okay. I know that it's all my fault, and now Valkyrie will never see me the same.

Whew...Long rant. It felt really good to get that out. Again, sorry for ranting about stuff that has no meaning to you. :P I'm okay now, kind of. I still feel really guilty and full of shame... I just hope that Valkyrie and I could be friends again.

Okay. Sorry about not updating for the past few days. :( With Easter and the drama that I've had, I've been busy.

There's an idea in here that goes out to kotori-san. ;)

Enjoy.

Suddenly my eyes are opened.
Everything comes into focus.
We are all illuminated, light's are shining on our faces.

Illuminated-Hurts

We sat in the common room, lounging about.

I was very uncomfortable.

Beyond was on my lap, once again, asleep on my shoulder.

I tried to ask him to move, but he refused, crossing his arms stubbornly.

He ended up falling asleep on me.

"Everybody! It's time for our weekly outside break!" Byron called out to the patients, echoing around the room.

The other patients chattered excitedly, their eyes lighting up. They shuffled out of the door.

I shook Beyond, trying to wake him.

"Hrmmmm." He groaned in complaint.

"Do you want to go outside?"

He immediately sat up, grabbing me by the hand and pulling me to the hall that led to the elevators. He was just...Weird. Plain weird. Why did he keep grabbing my hand as if I was his?

He wouldn't let my hand go as we stood in the crowded elevator.

God, I was suffocating in that thing! Everyone was bunched up against me, our shoulders touching. Was the air getting thinner? It was getting harder to breathe.

My eyes widened and I stood pin-straight. I was alone, and the walls were closing in on me. Is this fake? Is it my imagination? I couldn't breathe; I started gasping for breath.

I could hear voices around me, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. Grace and Corey were nearby, I could hear them.

Hyuk. Hyuk. Hyuk. Their voices were eerie and gravely. What? What was going on? They aren't acting like themselves. They're usually sarcastic and childish.

Bang! It was all over. What? What just happened?

Before I knew it, we were outside.

I was... beautiful. I haven't been outside in days. I sniffed, smelling the grass, oak, and flowers. I felt the warm sunlight beat on my face, very much unlike the florescent lights in the building. It was finally Spring.

Beyond grabbed me hand -again- and led me over to a bench.

He laid his head on my shoulder, closing his eyes.

"It's nice out here."

"..." I didn't speak. I was unwilling to encourage anything that may lead to...awkward conversation.

"Isn't it?"

"Um...Yeah."

He sighed and went over into the grassy area...He started laughing maniacally. For what reason that is, I have no clue.

In the middle of his laughter, he flopped on the ground onto his back.

"...Are you okay?" I hesitantly asked.

He chuckled. "I'm insane, what do you expect?"

My eyes were wide with confusion. Okay...

I relaxed on the bench, deciding to lay back. I closed my eyes, feeling the slight breeze and warmth once again.

Hyuk. Hyuk. Hyuk. Look at her. She's clueless as to what we are.

My eyes snapped open. What. The. Fuck.

I saw a person-no, a beast sitting on the branch of a tree. It was huge, maybe seven feet tall, and had skeletal wings. It was, basically, a skeleton. Red, beady eyes were buried deep in it's eye sockets.

Corey? Is that you? How could I hear something other than Corey? If it was Corey, why was he acting all different than usual?

I'm not Corey. It sung, fluttering it's wings, far away from me.

The other one followed.

H-Huh?

Why could I hear it? I'm only able to hear Corey and Grace, right?

I have no clue.

"Everybody! It's time for lunch!" Byron called out over the wide stretch of land.

There was a collective groan around the crowd.

We trudged over to the building, our heads hanging low. It was obvious that nobody wanted to leave.

I shook my head, trying to clear it as I walked.

What the hell was going on?