Rixhm [#Wattys2015]

Chapter 5

(Author Note: This chapter has a nude scene)

-Ezra POV-

I was screaming my lungs out at this lady. Her eyes stared deep into my soul and made me feel scared for my life. She was also puking maggots and other insects on me. I hate insects. I tried to wipe them off as fast as I could, but she kept puking them out. I kept screaming for what seemed to be hours. Until Kanan came in.

"Ezra! Ezra! What's wrong?", Kanan said as he cradled me.

"The bugs". I looked at my shirt frantically but no bugs where on my shirt. 

"What bugs, Ezra?", Kanan asked.

I looked around frantically, but I didn't see any bugs.

"They were here Kanan! They were on me!", I grabbed Kanan's shirt and pleaded. "You gotta believe me! She was here and she threw up on me!"

"Who was here? Who is she?", Hera said coming closer to me.

"I don't know", I answered honestly. "I had a chat with her though".

"What did she say?", Sabine asked.

"I mostly don't remember but she said, 'A dead man tells no tales' before she pounced and threw up on me", I said; mentally shivering at the vision of staring at her.

"Well, now we know who 'she' is targeting", Zeb said.

"What are you guys talking about?", I asked.

Kanan glanced at Zeb furiously before sighing and looking back at me. "We had a meeting while you were, uh, in here having a chat. I said that we needed to be cautious while a ghost is here".

I looked at Kanan with a straight face. What in the galaxy? "Wait, wait. So you mean to tell me, that, we are being haunted by a ghost on The Ghost? And it's haunting ME? What did I do?".

"We don't have all the answers kid. We are new to this as are you", Zeb stated.

I took a deep breath and released it. Then I took a look at Kanan and said," Kanan, can I take a shower? You may not see bugs but I felt them. I felt them crawl on me and ran across me. And they kept coming. It felt as if I were in a buried alive".

Kanan looked at me with concern before answering. "Okay Ezra. Do you need help getting in the shower?".

"No, I'm fine. I'll manage". I stood up, but groaned while doing it. Kanan stood up with me, holding my arm. He loosened his grip and I made my way over to the shower. I turned it on as Hera shouted out to me over the running water.

" Ezra! We will be in the kitchen. When you are done, come get some dinner". 

"Okay will do", I replied. And with that, I heard the sound of shuffling feet and soon silence.

I still felt uneasy about the recent events but I knew I had to take a shower. I could still feel them crawling on me. I felt my head and found a knot where I hit the edge of the bed falling. 'She really did a number on me, mentally anyway', I thought as I shook my head. 

I felt the water and when it was of preferred temperature, I turned the shower head on.

I stripped butt-naked and stepped into the shower. I closed the shower curtain and took off the bandages. It stung but also felt calming on my skin. It felt like a beautiful kiss that dances across my skin. It was calming and serene; until the temperature suddenly dropped to absolute zero.

Karablast! I turned up the heat and turned my back to the shower curtain so that I was facing the wall. "It's all in my head. It's all in my he-",I tried telling myself as I heard a bone chilling scream so loud that it made my legs give out. I fell to the floor of the shower when I heard a door slam. 'Oh no', I thought. I heard the shower head crying and a slight hum that sounded familiar to a women's voice.

"La la la la. Time's a' ticking, Ezra. What are you going to do?", she taunted me in her singing voice.

Fighting back the voice saying to stay towards the wall and keep my head down; I stood up and turned around.

 "Kanan! Hera! Sabine! Zeb! Help m-", I stopped dead as I opened my eyes and looked at the see-through shower curtain.

She was standing there looking at me with her eyes. Her killing eyes. She leaned into the curtain and half of her body was in the shower and half of her was outside the curtain. "You're mine now", she said in a cold tone. 

In a flash her bloody hands were around my neck. I struggled for air. But air was retreating from my cold lips quickly. She pushed me into the floor of the shower. Not only was she trying to choke me, she was trying to drown me! I knew I needed to get out of this dire situation. I kicked my leg into what seemed her stomach only to have my foot go though her stomach. 

The action stunned me for seconds before I started thrashing again. She tightened her grip on my neck and-

I heard in the distance a door being kicked down. "Ezra!", Kanan shouted.

The lady scoffed. "These people don't know when to leave. But luckily, I do". She released her grip on my neck and leaned back out of the shower curtain. "Until next time, little one".

She vanished into thin air just as Kanan came in and took her spot. "Ezra!". He pulled back the shower curtain and turned off the water. He picked me up and put a towel around me.

I moaned in pain as the towel caressed my skin. Even Kanan's sensitive touch hurt like a wasp's sting.

I heard Hera come in and gasp in horror at something. I didn't dare to look at her. My body felt stiff as a board. It hurt to breathe. 

"Ezra, what happened?", Kanan asked. His voice was soothing like a father's embrace.

As black spots danced around my vision, I whispered, "Kanan, help me. She tried to kill me".

Darkness engulfed me and I welcomed it with embrace.

(In other words, Ezra passed out- he didn't go to the dark side)