The Void Inside (Void Stiles- book 1/3)

Chapter 9

'Kitten?'

'Hmmm.'

'Kitten?'

'Ummmhm'

Keylee tried the hardest to block the voice and stay asleep but now someone started to poke her gently in her side. Keylee grumbled and opened her eyes. 'I don't wanna wake up.'

Void chuckled. 'I know, but you have to. I need you to do something for me.'

'Hmm, why, and why so early?'

'Cause now you are still half asleep and not fully functioning.'

Keylee frowned. That sounded weird. But it was correct though. 'Hmm, yeah. More reason to let me sleep.'

Void didn't listen and pulled her up. 'Open your eyes, you're done sleeping.'

'No I'm not.' Keylee protested. Why was she feeling so dizzy? Something felt off, what had happened the last night?

'My head hurts.'

'My head hurts fox boy.'

'I know Kitten.'

'I know, just do this okay, just do this for me?'

Keylee frowned. Something was off. She had done this before. No, she hadn't, not in this life at least. The sun shone bright in her eyes. She stood in a field filled with beautiful flowers. a few steps away stood Void. He smiled, he looked genuinely happy.

'Come on Fox boy? What's the trick behind this?'

'No trick Aya, just you and me.'

She smiled.

The memory faded and Keylee was brought back to reality. Still half asleep she let Void guide her out into the forest until they reached a big tree trunk.

'A Nemeton? The tree is really huge. Are there more of these?'

'Yes, one of them is located in Beacon Hills, I haven't found the other ones yet but I came across it last week. I thought you'd like it.'

'Really? I thought you didn't care if I liked something?'.....

'It's a Nemeton, isn't it?' Keylee asked as she stared down at the tree trunk. How could anyone possibly cut something down that used to be so magnificent? 

'Give me your arm.'

'Why?'

'It will just be a small cut.'

'I swear, it will be healed before you can say "I knew it"

'What? Fo- ouch! Hey! I knew you-'

'See? Done.'

'Why did you do that?'

'Why do you need to-' Keylee was stopped mid-sentence as Void had taken a knife out and made a small cut in her hand. She hissed in discomfort, now fully awake. 'Why?' She just mumbled. 

Void took her hand out and held it above the Nemeton. A few drops of blood fell on it. Void repeated the ritual with himself 

'Cause now I can help you.'

Void turned around. 'Aya, I'm a fox, perhaps a bad one but still a fox. I'm a very curious creature, just like you. In all my thousand years I have never met someone like you. I want to, no, I need to know more.'

'Don't worry Kitten, I'll be able to help you know. You just need to want it, you need to trust me.'

'You just cut me.'