A Paw for a Spot || MLB FF

18) My Other Half.

 How did I end up here again? My arms back to being stuck behind my back, the feeling of cold pressing up against my back. Pain soaring through every limb and part of my body. In a gambling mess, my mind turned to mud looking around every corner. It was different this time, I could see where I was. I've been here before.

"Relax, Marinette." What? My head looked around aimlessly but to no avail, the voice seemed to be coming from nowhere.

"Relax, Marinette." The voice now turned into a harsh whisper.
"Where are you?" Every direction I looked was the ocean, the smell of sea salt filling my nose.

"Wherever you want me to be." My shoulder instinctively rubbed my ear where the voice was coming from.
"What do you want from me?" My legs managed to find their way into working, the gold sand sticking to me. I felt weak, and my mind was a whirl of emotions.
"Let yourself go, and you'll be free." What do they mean by that? "Take a deep breath, and let go." So I did. Closing my eyes shut I inhaled a deep breath and exhaled. The feeling around my wrists seemingly vanished as I moved them back in front of me. I expected to see red marks from where I had rubbed, but it was as if it didn't happen.
"What is this place?" My eyes danced around the small island, very small. I was alone but I still had a bad feeling.

"You're inside your own mind." Now I'm just even more confused.

"How do you know me?" I call back to the stranger.
"How do I know you? Why, Marinette. I'm deeply hurt. I am you." What?

"That doesn't make any sense, how can you be me?" Unconsciously looking in every direction. Now that I hear it, our voices are strikingly similar.

"Marinette, if you want to see me, just see me." As confused as I was, I somehow understood. Closing my eyes once more, I felt my energy focus on the thought of seeing myself.

"Very good, you're stronger than I expected." Though when I opened my eyes, I did not see myself. I saw Princess Justice.
"You're not me." I gasped, stepping away from this haunted figure.

"Oh, you daft thing," Princess stepped forward, "I'm a part of you, you never realised existed until now."

"But I don't understand... How are you here?" Terror was one word to describe how I felt.

"Let's save some mystery, hm? I always love feeling your emotions, especially fear. Keep at it, missy." Princess Justice leaned forward to tap my head.

I awoke in my bed startled and drenched in sweat, my heart rate beating wildly as I looked around my room carefully.

"Marinette? Are you alright?" Tikki woke up confused and dazed before composing herself seeing my state.
"I'm fine." Quickly dusting myself off and getting out of bed. A shower. Yes. Maybe that would help clear my mind.

As the hot water rolled down my body, my mind travelled elsewhere. Do I tell Adrien about this? He's already got so much going on, thinking back to the conversation we had last night. I let my head fall against the shower wall as water cascaded down my head blocking out my peripheral vision. I felt as if I needed to tell someone, I just didn't know who. I guess I could try Master Fu but I don't really remember where he lives. Somehow that memory became a blur.

 I couldn't help it, my legs gave out on me falling to the shower fall. I let all the tears come out of me, sadness enveloping my emotions, my thoughts running haywire. I'm so confused, and lost. I don't know what to do or who to talk to. Please, make it stop. My mind was a complete mess, out of my control, nothing made sense anymore and I'm confused. Nothing feels real, I'm just waiting to wake up from this horrible nightmare. I don't even know if I can handle this.