Ch. 5

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I'm running through some sort of field. The place looks like what people would describe as Hell...In front of me, I see Ramona laying on the ground with a dark figure standing over her. The dark figure locked eyes with me then disappeared, taking Ramona with it...

I woke up to Ramona shaking me, "Luna, are you okay?" she asked. I bolted upward, panting heavily as I frantically around the room. Once I realized that I was still in my bedroom, I breathed a sigh of relief and ran a hand through my hair. Ramona took a seat in front of me and hugged me gently, "it's okay Luna, it was just a dream...everything is alright," she said in a soft tone as she gently started stroking my hair. I slowly calmed down and hugged her back as I glanced over at my clock, "damn...it's only 2 A.M.," I groaned and laid back down on my bed, pulling her down with me so that she was laying on top of me. She let out a yelp of surprise then covered her mouth as she looked over at Willow. I smile a bit and look down at her, "don't worry, Willow's a pretty heavy sleeper..." I whispered to her. Ramona nodded and looked up at me as she shifted into a more comfortable position, "what was your dream about?" she asked softly. I let out a soft sigh and shook my head, "I'd rather not relive that right now, doll...I'd rather just try and get some more sleep before school tomorrow," I said then added, "I hope I can get rid of this headache by then..." 

She gave me a slight nod as she rested her head on my chest and closed her eyes, not saying another word. I stared down at her for a few seconds before closing my eyes and resting my head on my pillow, "I won't let anything happen to you...I promise..." I said quietly as I slowly drifted off to sleep. The next morning, I woke up and felt like a truck had hit me several times. I sighed and slowly opened my eyes, only to find Willow standing over me, "what?" I asked. She didn't say anything, just shook her head and left the room. I rolled my eyes and looked down at Ramona, who was still peacefully sleeping on top of me. I smiled a little and gently shook her awake, "come on doll, it's time for school," I said softly. She groaned softly then opened her eyes and looked up at me, "good morning, love," she said. I lightly kissed her forehead and slowly sat up with her, "good morning babe," I said. She got up and stretched out then grabbed an outfit from her bag so she could go change. I got up as well, but suddenly felt dizzy and fell back down on my bed. Ramona turned to me and frowned slightly, "what's wrong?" she asked worriedly. I held my head in my hands as I tried to get my head to stop throbbing, "ugh, I think my headache has grown into a full-blown migraine now..." I said. Ramona nodded slightly, walking over and lightly kissing my forehead, "I'll get you some headache medicine, okay?" 

I nodded slightly and sighed as I watched her leave the room. After the room stopped spinning, I slowly got up and started to get dressed, putting on a pair of black ripped jeans and an AC/DC T-shirt. I took a seat on the bed again and looked up at the door as Ramona walked back into the room with a glass of water and the medicine for my headaches. I thanked her and took the medicine then smiled a bit as she kissed my cheek, "you're welcome," she said then left to go change into her outfit. I decided to skip out on eating since I felt so sick. I made my way downstairs and grabbed my bag, then turned and jumped slightly when I saw Willow standing right behind me, "Jesus Christ! Don't sneak up on me like that, you're like a fucking phantom!" I said, slightly creeped out by how she managed to move so quietly. Willow crossed her arms and sighed, "why was Ramona in your bed this morning?" she asked. I sighed and shook my head as I slung my bag over m shoulder, "overprotective much? She was just comforting me after I had yet another night terror, we fell asleep while cuddling, that's it," I explained. Willow hummed slightly then nodded and walked off, most likely to get her collection of books that she always had with her. I rolled my eyes and sat down on the couch as I ran a hand through my hair to fix it a bit. I looked up when I felt someone sit next to me and smiled a bit as Ramona wrapped her arms around me, "how are you feeling?" she asked softly. I shrugged and let out a soft sigh, "I don't know...the medicine helped a little I guess..." I said. She hummed slightly and nuzzled into my neck, making me blush a bit, "maybe you should stay home today..." she suggested quietly. I shook my head and kissed her forehead, "don't worry babe, I'll be fine. This sort of thing happens all the time, so I'm used to it," I said. She looked up at me sternly before sighing, "if you say so..." she said.

By the time we finally arrived at school, my headache somehow managed to get worse and didn't seem like it would go away anytime soon. Ramona kept insisting that I should go to the nurse throughout the day, but I continued to refuse, saying that I was fine. By the time fifth period came around, my migraine got so bad that I started to feel nauseous. I tried to ignore the feeling for as long as possible, but I ended up nearly blacking out. I raised my hand and asked the teacher if I could go to the bathroom, then hurried off to the nearest one. Once inside the restroom, I leaned against the sink as I took a few deep breaths. My whole body ached and I felt like I was on fire. I shook my head and started splashing my face with cold water to cool myself off, which thankfully made me feel a little better. I raised my head to look at myself in the mirror and noticed a dark figure behind me, making me jump. I quickly turned around to see who or what was behind me but found nothing there. I sighed and rubbed my eyes then turned back to the mirror, only to find that my reflection had now been replaced by the dark figure. I backed away a bit and held my throat as I started feeling as if someone was choking me. My vision started to tunnel and I fell to my knees before finally losing consciousness...

It's dark for a moment, I can see that I'm floating in an endless void of nothing...After what felt like an hour, the blackness of the void slowly faded into a firey, barren landscape. Above me, I could see the same figure from before, but I could see it in better detail. It looked like a shadow creature that was seemingly formless and had two bright white sockets where its eyes were supposed to be. The formless shadow leaned closer to my face and I could faintly hear indistinct whispering from all around me. I tried to block out the annoying sound, but I couldn't move my arms to cover my ears, I couldn't move anything for that matter...As the creature got even closer, I could faintly make out the word 'monster, it was repeating the word over and over again. I tried to move away from the thing again, but I still couldn't manage to. The whispering slowly got louder and I started to get agitated, which the shadow seemed to like. I growled slightly and tried vigorously to get away from this thing as I squeezed my eyes shut. I tried to think of something to help me calm down or at the very least distract me from the increasingly annoying whispering. I thought about Ramona and how worried she might be about me and for a split second, I swore I could hear her voice. I opened my eyes and looked around to see if she was there, but was only met with that damned shadow, which now looked uncomfortably similar to me. My eyes widened as I immediately began to freak out again. The body-snatcher looked down at me and grinned at me, having what looked like needles as teeth. I closed my eyes again and tried to calm myself down, then suddenly heard the creature shriek in pain and felt it move off of me. Then everything went silent...

The next thing I knew, I woke up on the bathroom floor with Ramona knelt beside me. She looked down at me and sighed in relief, "oh thank god you're okay!" she said. I sat up and rubbed my head as I looked around, "what the hell happened?" I asked groggily. Ramona threw her arms around me and hid her face in my shoulder, "I think you were possessed...I'm so sorry, I'm usually better at sensing these things..." she mumbled. I hugged her gently and kissed the top of her head, "it's okay doll, it ain't your fault..." I said softly. She looked up at me and sighed softly, "I have to ask you something," she said, her tone suddenly serious. I nodded and frowned slightly, "shoot babe," I said. Ramona let go of me and sat up, "did you have any strange dreams while you were unconscious?" she asked. I nodded slightly, still a little shaken by what had happened. I explained my dream to her and she looked down in thought, a town on her face, "that had to be a demon that feeds on fear...you're lucky you lasted as long as you did," she said.

I looked at her confused and crossed my arms, "what do you mean?" I asked. Ramona sighed as she go up and helped me up, "most people would've been overshadowed by now...you're different for some reason," she said. I smiled a bit and wrapped my arms around her, "guess that makes me special, huh?" I asked, trying to lighten the mood. Ramona giggled a bit as she kissed my cheek, "yeah, I guess it does," she said. She looked up at me and frowned a little, I could tell she was still worried about me, "I know what you're thinking doll, I'm fine now, you don't have to worry," I said. Ramona nodded slightly as she held my hand, "alright, if you say so...come on, let's get back to class before we get into trouble," she said.


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Hey guys, I'm finally back! Sorry it took me so long to update this story, I had to rewrite this chapter and I had some major writer's block. I'm going to be better at updating now though, so don't worry! That's all for now, see you all in the next chapter!

                   ~See you soon! Vixy Out!

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