Chapter 20

Possession

Maya was behind enemy lines. She was in Thierry's mansion. She was brushing Airiana's hair, she was wearing Airiana's clothes, but she was looking into her own blue, no green, no orange...her own everchanging eyes. She could hear Airiana's voice in her head.

"What happened?"

"It's called possession my dear. Don't worry, it's not as bad as you think. I'm helping you by helping me. You get your own viewing room and everything." Maya spoke out loud.

"Huh? You possessed me."

"You said yes." Maya implied.

She was finished pulling Airiana's hair into a bun and she then grabbed the stake on her dressing table and headed downstairs.

"Oh, your awake. How you feeling." Hannah asked.

"Angry." Maya replied, keeping her head down so they didn't see her eyes.

"Huh?"

Maya whipped the stake out and ran at Hannah. Hannah was so shocked. Maya knocked her to the ground. Hannah was gripping her hands so she could not stake her. Maya's fangs, well, Airiana's fangs, extended. Thierry pulled her off.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" He yelled.

Maya looked up at him darkly. He saw her eyes change colour and it looked like he was going to faint. "Maya..." He breathed.

"WHAT!" Shrieked Hannah from behind Maya. Hannah was now standing. Maya stood as well, in front of the whole group.

"This isn't happening. It must be a bad dream." Thierry rubbed his head.

"This in no dream." Maya answered.

"It's impossible. I KILLED YOU!" Screamed Hannah. Poor frightened vermin.

"You think you can kill me off like that! I am Maya The Immortal! You see...after you killed me, my body my soul didn't, and then I found Airiana. A perfect choice. She was close to you, pretty, strong, thankyou cameron. And then when she was oh so close to death. She. Said. Yes." Maya spoke.

"Yes to what." Cameron asked.

"Yes to help me. To allow me to posses her. I need a body to kill someone don't I?" Maya asked.

"You son of a-" Thierry picked up the stake Maya had dropped and was about to stab her with it. He looked so angry.

"Ah ah ah, you don't want to do that. Whatever i feel, she feels too. But you can't kill me, only her. Oh and if you try to exercise me, she'll come back, but probably in the state she was before I took over."

"And what state would that be?" Morgead asked.

"Hmm let me see mmmmmm dead." Maya said it like she didn't care, but she did.

Everyone was silent.

Maya laughed. "There's nothing you can do, just let her go, just ler Hannah die."

"No." Thierry said.

Maya was infuriated. "Your so selfish! How could you do that to her! Airiana's exictence saved most of you people! Cameron, she's your soulmate. Sam, Jeremy, she's your sister. Lexi, your best friend. Wynter, Gillian, she saved your life. Jez, she gave you strength. Rashel, Keller, she gave your inspiration. Quinn, she gave you feeling. Morgead, she gave you hope. Thierry, she gave you links. She helped you all! Every last grueling second of it. I KNOW SHE DID!" Tears slid down Maya's eyes. And others thought she felt no despair...

"I FELT IT TOO. I felt her pain, her lonliness, her scars, her fear, her jealousy, her sense of being unwanted. She was trapped! You were all the bars. But she couldn't see that. She couldn't see that, but I could, and I told her to leave, but she wouldn't, just like Blaise. Blaise should have trusted her gut and left while she could, but you held her back, and now she's trapped again, behind the glass!" Maya held up the fragment of glass where Blaise could be seen, but no one else could see her but Airiana and Maya. They all looked depressed and guilty.

"Your crazy." Thierry said.

"No i'm not." Maya growled.

"YES YOU ARE!" He shouted.

"Call me crazy! Call me a liar. But Airiana and I know that it's not true...we do. I like Airiana, I actually like her. She's a descent person, and your gonna make her suffer again. What is wrong with you? What is wrong with all of you?" Maya was so sincere.

"We should exercise her." Thierry spoke.

"I know a spell." Thea said.

"What. No. You heard her. It's going to kill Airiana as well." Rashel stepped in front of Maya. Maya whispered 'thankyou' into her ear.

"...I agree." Keller stood next to Rashel.

"Ha, twin sisters, working together." Maya chuckled.

"What...?" Rashel and Keller turned around. Maya just nodded and smiled softly.

Rashel and Keller turned to look at eachother.

"Step aside." Thierry ordered.

Rashel and Keller looked sympathetic as they stepped to the side.

Maya still apreciated it. But she knew how much of an asshole Thierry was.

Thierry was punishing Maya by heating up her enclosed metal braclets till they were red hot. He enjoyed heairng her scream for what she said. She smashed her hands against a concret pillar until the braclets cracked, she then dragged them off, leaving painful, deep cuts that encirled her hands.

He then bolted her up against a wall where a devil trap symbol was drawn above her. She smelt sulfur.

"Do it.' Thierry said to Thea.

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But nothing happened.

Maya didn't flinch. She began to smile but then her fkew up, her mouth opened wide, and pale blue smoke poured out ant through the window. Once all the blue smoke was gone, her head dropped.

It was Airiana. Her hair was wet, she was wearing her wet black dress, and her wrists were bleeding.

They took her down and layed her on the ground. Her skin was pale. Her lips were pale, but her chest moving up and down.

Quinn looked up, "She's alive." He smiled. Airiana's eyes slowly flickered open. They were still liquid gold. But atleast they stayed gold.

Everyone was cheering, but they all stopped when Airiana began to speak. "Maya...maya...MAYA!"

She called. She turned to Thierry. "Whaere is she." Hopefully burning in the fiery pits of hell." Thierry chuckled.

Airiana's face flushed and she slapped him hard across the face. Rashel and Keller pulled her back. "No!" Airiana exclaimed.