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Flashback

Dream

Syrus's POV

I ran through the forest as quickly as I could, getting soaked as I made my way through thick trees in the darkness. I came to a small clearing and saw Elizabeth holding her teeth to her wrist, which I didn't think was odd until one thing she had said earlier popped into my head.

My own blood would kill me.

Oh my God, is she going to...

I called her name and she looked up. I ran towards her and grabbed her arm.

"What are you doing, Elizabeth?!" I yelled.

"Oh, just shut up! Like you care about me! I've got nothing now; not my family, not my friends, and most certainely not you! There's no reason for me to go on living!" she yelled.

"Liz, that's not true! I know you didn't have an affair with Daniel," I said as rain pelted against us.

"Y-you do?" she asked.

"Yes. I don't know what happened to you to make you react to my question like that, but I know you didn't have an affair. And you do have a reason to go on living," I said, placing my hand on her stomach.

"So I take it you two have patched things up," said a voice from behind me. It was Daniel.

"Daniel, that bat was you?" she asked.

"Oui. I had to distract you until Syrus got here," he said.

"Sorry I hit you, but how did you get out?" she asked.

"No problem, and like I told you earlier, I have my ways," he said. He began walking off.

"Wait, aren't you staying?" Elizabeth asked.

"No, I've got to get back. You're brother's probably worried sick. Besides, I think it would be best if you two spent some time alone," he said, disappearing.

I looked Elizabeth in the eyes and asked her what was wrong.

"Nothing," she said.

"Liz..."

"Look, about me being unfaithful... I was," she said.

"W-what?"

"But let me explain. Please. Lucifer, he, he..." she started.

"He what?" I asked, already expecting the worst.

"He raped me," she said before sobbing into my shoulder.

"Oh my God. Elizabeth, that's not being unfaithful if the person forced you," I said.

"I-it's not?" she asked.

"No! Now where did you get an idea like that?" I asked.

"I don't really know. I guess I just thought that I should have been able to fight him off," she said.

"Don't worry. We'll get you out of there as soon as we can. We've got to get the others and formulate a plan," I said. She nodded. We walked down the path to the Obelisk dorms first, since most of our friends were there. She grabbed on to my hand and we shared a quick kiss.

"Elizabeth," I said.

"Hmm," she said.

"Don't get mad, but for someone as smart as you are, sometimes you can be a real idiot," I said. She just gave me an evil look, then rolled her eyes and sighed.

Note: as a bizarre coincidence, the actual story portion of this chapter has 666 words.