I didn't want to wake up. That was the first thought that entered my head. Then I felt the pain in my ankle.
"Auggggggh!" I groaned. I threw off my blanket and swung my legs over the side of the bed. I looked down at my foot and gasped.
"Finn! Finn! Look, oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!" I was in panic, total shock. Everything around me just faded and I was solely concentrated on my leg.
He jumped up into a sitting position his eyes wide but still sleepy looking, "What is it Akari? What?"
"Look at my leg!" I screeched and pointed down at my ankle. It was swollen to about twice its normal size, the stitches had broken and there was a bright red slit where the cut was. The rest of my ankle and foot, were black. Pitch black and it looked like it was spreading up my leg. I was almost in tears. "Finn, what am I gonna do?" I wailed desperately, "what's going on?"
He flew down to my ankle and quickly jumped back. "We need to see the Goddess, NOW!" It was the most serious and controlled I had ever heard Finn. He snapped me back out of my shock. I took a few deep breaths to steady myself.
"Can you walk on it Akari?" He asked me, still serious and looking me directly in the eye. I slid off the bed and gingerly placed my foot on the floor.
"No worse than usual." I reported.
"Ok, that's a start. Get dressed and we're going to the Goddess. While you're getting ready I'll feed the animals for you ok?"
I looked at Finn and just wanted to hug him, but he had such a little body. "Thank you so much," I whispered gratefully, and he took off out the window.
I stood there for a minute still a little dumbfounded. What's wrong with me? I've had cuts before, what if I need to get my leg cut off? I shook my head, it wasn't time to think of that now. I rummaged through my dresser and found something to wear. I chose the longest pair of socks I had to try and hopefully cover up most of my leg. Finn still wasn't back when I had finished. Maybe I'll make breakfast.
"Akari! I'm done! I don't know how you work in that barn everyday, it smells and that's hard work."
Finn fluttered over close to Akari, she was working in the kitchen, making a smoothie still chopping up the strawberries.
"Hey! Akari? That looks good, what is it?" Finn asked cautiously getting closer.
Akari whipped around her eyes, blazing red. "Why don't you just leave me alone you little freak!" She was brandishing the knife, holding it up next to her head like she was ready to stab something. "All day everyday, you're just buzz Buzz BUZZING around my HEAD, with your squeaky little voice and your goody two shoes ATTITUDE! Why don't you grow up Finn, live a little,have some FUN!" She slashed the knife through the air just narrowly missing Finn who dodged out of the way.
"Akari? What's wrong?" Finn was close to tears, "What happened to you?" He couldn't wait for an answer, Akari rushed at him the knife raised, slashing crazily through the air. Finn dodged and ducked desperately trying to get out of the way.
"Akari! Wake up! Snap out of it!" He stared at her in horror, her eyes nothing but a wild blaze of scarlet. He flew up out of reach to try and get some time to think.
"I need to get somebody, I need help, but I can't just leave her here. Not like this, she might hurt herself or somebody else." With that thought he gulped and his stomach did a somersault. This wasn't his Akari, what had happened? How did everything go so wrong? He stayed up by the ceiling a bit longer, looking down at her and watching. She was lashing out wildly, knocking everything over. Dish after dish smashed on the floor, the chairs were knocked over, she even flipped the table.
"I have to DO something," Finn thought. "Maybe I can snap her out of it."
Finn flew up as high as he could go and mustered up every ounce of courage he had.
"I'm sorry Akari, I have to do this." With that he sped through the air as fast as he could aiming for Akari's back, at the last moment she spun around and he saw those empty, evil red eyes. It only pushed him more. He slammed into her gut hard, so hard that he actually knocked her over and he bounced back, spinning wildly through the air. He hit the floor with a light thud, and everything went black.
"Finn...FINN! Please Finn wake up, please wake up!" I cried desperately. I was kneeling on the floor, bent over so that my face was close to his. The place was a mess and my head hurt. I was passed out on the floor surrounded by broken glass. I scooped up his little body gently. "Oh Finn, what happened..." I wailed as tears started to fall.
A crystal tear splashed on his face, causing him to stir. Quickly he bolted up, "NO! NOOOOO! Let me go let me go! Don't hurt me!" Finn screeched as he sprung out of my hands. He hovered lazily in the air, going back and forth as if he were dizzy.
"What's wrong Finn? What's the matter?" I asked startled and hurt.
"You..you..." He looked into my eyes, and seemed to relax. "Your okay... Thank Goddess! Akari, you went mad, savage! I mean your eyes were glowing a crazy red color and you attacked me! You...you tried to kill me! I had to ram you, it was the only thing I could think of to try and get you back, but then I passed out, I don't know what happened!" He was bawling now.
I sat there for a minute trying to let it all sink in. I tried to hurt Finn? I tried to kill him? I racked my brain trying to remember, but it only made the pain worse. I held my hands out to him. "Oh Finn, I'm so sorry, I don't remember what happened! I woke up on the floor, and my head hurt and you were in a heap on the ground! What are we going to do?" He fluttered slowly over to my hand and plopped down, exhausted although the day had just began.
He sat there breathing evenly, his eyes closed. "We really need to go see the Goddess." We looked each other in the eye knowingly, and the next minute we were out the door.
