I drifted between consciousness while enduring the burning sensation of lust within my throat. Scorching my insides, splitting images began appearing like the images from a 3D horror movie. These pictures flickered like an old black and white film, thrown in front of my eyes so hard my knees began to buckle as I stood against a cold corner. Amid the firing hurricane storming violently inside me, voices began whispering to me, like they were narrating the scene of pictures I was witnessing.
Your blood...So invigorating...So utterly sweet...
A tall slender girl was standing motionless, her wavy hair concealing her face and falling to the floor. Her chin lifted, and the image of her shook. Blood covered her elegant facial features, her chocolate brown eyes widening with both shock and fear and envy...And she pounced.
Mine...It shall be...Mine...
My head snapped up as if somebody was choking me, my hands flailing against the clattering chains, my screams echoing throughout this prison. Calm down. I thought, trying to soothe my senses. It's just a bloody hallucination. But I was still afraid. There was no way in Hell that I could get myself to breathe normally in his dreary place. A part of me actually regretted exiling myself here, but then again, I was glad. No one was going to get hurt, especially Zero. Judging by the powers I could possess, I wasn't sure how much of a beast I could become.
That's right, keep thinking that. Embrace your true self. You are nothing but a blood sucking bitch.
Your instinct is to kill, to devour, stronger than any other vampire that now roams this earth. Consider yourself gifted with something so much more than immortality.
More images flooded my vision like a slide show. This time I saw a much older woman, holding what looked like a baby in her fragile arms. Her eyes were filled with black tears, like she was regretting what she was about to do, like she was the most hateful person in the world. Blood stained that frame too, making it disappear into nothingness and being replaced by a pit of blackness inside my soul. I felt empty, like a piece of me wasn't there, like I was missing something important. What was it?
Even she could not take you with her. However, she valued her own life more than your own. A sacrifice.
Sound familiar?
You're just as reckless as she was. Sinful.
Who was she talking about? Who was that girl, that older woman, that baby? Who is talking to me?
A cackle of sinister laughter made me feel like yelling at the top of my lungs. My breathing became ragged as my frustration and anger increased.
"What...are...you...talking...about?" I prayed that I wasn't going insane. I prayed that I wasn't losing my sanity. And no, I was being anything but reckless. I was saving Zero's life...
It's such a shame that you can't remember...
"I don't understand why you are inside my head..."
It's amusing to see the confusion bubble within you. It won't be long now until you explode with madness demanding to see the truth.
"Why can't you just...tell me?" My head was against the wall now, my hands grasping the icy stone, my nails nearly digging deeply into it. My strength was rising immensely.
Well now, that wouldn't be very fun, would it?
I sighed, a smile across my cracked lips. I was actually having a mental argument with someone that was most likely just a figment of my imagination. I really must be going psycho.
This is not just a psychological game, Val.
Shortening my name like that...Why did it bring forth a shiver down my spine?
"It'd be so much easier if you just cleared things up for me. Maybe I would stop whining." I know I must of looked like some schizophrenic idiot from afar, but I suddenly didn't care. If this mystery person had all the answers to all of my questions, then what am I waiting for?
Oh, don't you worry. I will soon enough. You'll probably see me soon, and my God you and I will have a great time.
This was all beginning to creep me out. What started out as some bloody premonition is now ending up like some long-lost friends getting together.
But what I said before was true, Val.
Your true self is something dark, something evil.
Don't forget it.
A shattering of glass a few rooms away awoke me. I saw a shadow through my blurred eyesight, fluttering my lashes until I could see crystal clear. Zero was suddenly in front of me-he must of broken into the association somehow-cupping my face with his cool hands, his eyes coloured with hunger.
"Why hello, Val." His husky voice mocked me, his minty breath hot against my neck as he snapped the chains in a matter of seconds.
"Ugh, not you too!" I snapped. I was already pissed off enough that he came here.
"It's payback for being a dumb ass." He smiled, swooping me up like a groom would his wife, and bolted out of the jail as fast as lightening.
We came to a long hall that contained nothing but prison cells...and I was at the end of them, like I was the most brutal of them all. Zero held me tightly against him, his hand gripping the handle of his gun, ready for anything.
"I knew you'd do this. I knew you'd ruin my plans with your own." I groaned. We walked silently from then on until we reached a window we could smash. With little effort, Zero and I cracked the glass with our fists. We were on the lowest level of the association, so we were now close to the forest; Zero held my hand, leading me towards it.
"Excuse me, Mrs 'Know-It-All', at least I know how to keep you locked up without feeling like you're about to be killed by some ass hole of a hunter." I noticed he said 'Mrs' instead of 'Miss'. I blushed as red as a tomato. He got points for that. But what was he talking about? Why were we going into the forest?
"I had an even better plan all along, but being the stupid girl you are you wouldn't stay any longer to listen. You thought leaving me would keep me safe, but you know what? It hasn't. I've had to rip ten vampire's heads off these past few days...When you're around they refuse to follow because they know they would have to deal with Kaname." He looked like he just came out of an oven, but his gaze was so dreamy, almost sexy.
"Enlighten me. Where are we heading? Back to the academy?" I pondered, noticing how hard his grip on my wrist was, like he didn't want me to escape him.
"Nah, some place you'll be safe."
We passed a lake, and I ripped my hand from Zero's, running over to splash myself with refreshing water. I stared at my dreary rippling reflection, growling at how bad I looked. My hair was in knots, my black uniform covered in dirt and dust...
"Get over it." Zero complained with a grin.
"How far is the safe haven?" I said, getting edgy.
"Stop being a pest and I'll show you. Look over there." He gestured towards what looked like a cabin; it was greatly hidden behind a flock of large berry bushes.
"Um, ok, but seriously, what is the purpose of this? How the heck will I be able to control myself? What if I end up blowing up the place?" I knew I was annoying him, but that didn't matter.
"You'll be with me. I can help you. Trust me. I don't think we would ever be able to psychically kill each other" He seemed confident.
I was the exact opposite. I haven't told Zero any of my visions or even my encounter with the mysterious mind intruder, but I decided it would be wiser not to. He had enough on his plate to digest already. For us to even ditch the academy is against everything
Entering the house, I shuddered from the icy breeze.
Pathetic girl...
It seems that this bloody and dangerous game is only beginning.