Chapter 10

Billi's POV

I was in my meadow, lying in the grass, staring at the sky. I was just lying there, not thinking of anything. Then, suddenly, I felt someone in my meadow, invading my privacy. I sat up and looked around. Ryu was walking towards me, as if appearing out of nowhere. I stood up and frowned at him.

"What're you doing here? No one is allowed here. No one can even get in here. How did you?" I demanded. He smirked at me and shrugged.

"You tell me why I'm here. How should I know anything?" He said and started walking towards the volcano.

"Wha-?" I muttered to myself. I shook it off and quickly left to catch up with him. I started walking beside him and it was silent for a few minutes.

"This is your home?" He asked. I nodded. He looked around and nodded appreciably. There was a few more moments of silence before I broke it again.

"Seriously, why are you here? How did you even get here?" I asked him. He shrugged again.

"Honestly, I don't know. You tell me why I'm here." He said again. I sighed, annoyed.

"How should I know?" I muttered. He chuckled.

"This IS your dream." He said. I paused, thinking this over. This can't be a dream. Can it? No this isn't a dream. I shook my head and followed him.

"Whatever. No, it's not. Just tell me." I demanded. He quickly turned around and grabbed my wrist. I gasped as he pulled me to him. I slammed into his chest and I felt him wrap his arms around my waist.

"Well, maybe I'm here because my little neko wants me here." He whispered in my ear. I shivered and, for some reason, I felt myself relax in his arms. I felt/heard him chuckle. He gently pushed me away, still holding on to my arms. We stared at each other for a few moments. Slowly, he leaned in. Right before his lips touched mine, he disappeared into thin air. I blinked a few times and looked around.

"Ryu?" I called out to him. No answer. I looked around my meadow. He was nowhere to be seen. I sighed and looked at the volcano. Just then, I heard a voice.

"When ARE you gonna wake up?" The voice said. I spun around and there stood Lee.

"Lee? What the hell are you doing here? First Ryu and now you." I said, exhausted with all of these people appearing and disappearing. She frowned at me.

"Whatever. Just wake the hell up. You need to start looking for me. I sure as hell won't let you die, but it's hard when you won't even pull half the weight." She told me. I frowned.

"Ok, first off, I'm not dreaming. Second, what do you mean pull half the weight? You ALWAYS do EVERYTHING and now suddenly, I'm suppose to do all of this stuff? You NEVER let me do ANYTHING. I'm always stuck in here! I hate always being in here! Can't I just have a life too? Why do you get all of the good things, like friends and a guy, and you only need me when things get bad? You weren't the only one who loved Paul! You're not the only one who misses Brian! But it's always Lee, Lee, Lee. I know we're, like, the same person, but it just sucks so much when you see all of this stuff happen but not actually experience it. I want to live too!" I shouted. She just glared at me.

"Get over yourself. This is MY body. You came from MY mind. And you'll do whatever I say, got it?" She demanded. I glared back and before I could say anything, she disappeared. I blinked several times and looked around. She was gone too. I sighed and sat on the ground. I rested my arm on my knee and cradled my chin. I sighed again.

"See?" I heard another voice. I lifted my head and looked behind me. Ryu was standing there. I frowned at him. He just smirked and offered his hand to me. I took it and got up.

"Where'd you go?" I asked him. He just shook his head.

"Don't you see? She just uses you." He told me. I looked down at the ground. Not wanting to listen and believe him. He slowly lifted my chin up to look at him.

"You could stay with me. Abandon her and her crazy plans." He muttered to me. I shook my head.

"I don't think I can. I need her. It's hurting me not to be. That's why I need to drink all that blood and I'm always tired. Besides, you'll just turn me in to the vamps and they'll kill me." I told him and slowly backed away. His face contorted into an angry frown. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. After a moment, he pulled me back towards him and he held me. He sighed again.

"I really do need that antidote." I heard him mutter. I chuckled softly.

"See?" I whispered. He slightly pushed me away and looked at me.

"Well, we're both gonna die anyways. Why not die together?" He said softly and leaned in. Just as his lips touched mine, I heard a shattering sound in the background. He let me go and we both looked back at the volcano. It was as if the background was made of glass and someone threw something at it. The glass was forming cracks and suddenly, it all just fell apart. I gasped and reached out to Ryu as I started falling into the darkness. He had a shocked look on his face and reached out to grab me, but we only manage to graze our finger tips. I screamed as I fell into the darkness.

I let out a yelp as I hit the ground, hard. I lay there, underneath a huge blanket, for a few seconds. I then kicked off the blanket and look around. I was in a nice looking hotel room. There was a drawer against a wall with a mirror above it, a television next to the dresser and on top a little stand, and a bed. I looked one way and saw two doors, probably leading to the closet and bathroom.

"Hey." I heard someone mutter sleepily. I pecked over the bed to see Ryu sitting up on it, his hair down and all messy, rubbing his head. He was only wearing a t-shirt and some shorts. He smiled over at me and yawned. "You stole the blanket."

"S-Sorry. Didn't mean to." I muttered back at him. I glanced down to see that I was wearing the same clothes from earlier. I sighed softly, grateful that he didn't change me.

"Uh…Wh-What time is it?" I asked him softly.

"Hmm? Oh, it's about 2 in the morning." He muttered. I blushed.

"Sorry for waking you. Where's my bag? I wanna change before going back to bed." I told him.

"Oh, it's on the drawer." He said softly. I got up and placed the blanket back on him. He muttered a thank you and got comfortable. I grabbed my bag and quickly changed in the restroom. I came back to the bed and slipped in. I lay on my side, my back facing Ryu. He shifted slightly, trying to get comfortable. He yawned and I couldn't hold one back either. I heard him chuckle slightly.

"That was some dream, wasn't it?" He muttered. I stiffened.

"Uh…What did you say?" I asked him and turned so that I was facing him. He was facing me and smiling.

"That dream. It was nice. 'Cept for the ending and the Lee part." He said softly. I stared at him, wide eyed.

"That was really you?" I asked him. He nodded, eyes closed.

"How?" I asked. He shrugged.

"I can do that sometimes. My mom was psychic. I guess I got something from her." He muttered to me. I was quiet for a few minutes.

"Did…Did you really mean all that stuff?" I asked. It was quiet for a few minutes. I sighed, thinking he went back to sleep. His voice suddenly cut through the silence.

"I dunno. Maybe. I'm starting to say weird stuff around you. And thinking about you." He muttered. I nodded.

"When did this all start?" I asked him. He shrugged.

"Few months ago. I noticed you only appeared sometimes. And that made me start thinking about why that was. Then, I just started thinking about you. I dunno why, either." He told me. I didn't say anything for awhile. He sighed.

"We'll talk in the morning, but for now, just go back to sleep." He told me. I nodded. He scooted over and kissed me on the forehead. I was shocked and let out a little gasp. He chuckled.

"Good night, little neko." He muttered and laid back on his side, still facing me. I just watched him for a few minutes then shut my eyes. For the rest of the night, I was in my meadow, with Ryu.