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The Fault In our Scars

Lynn's POV
When I opened my eyes I knew something was wrong. My nerves were on edge and the hairs at the back of my neck stood at attention. I took in my surroundings and instantly had a warm feeling spread throughout me. I was back home.

I was barefoot and wearing a white sleeveless nightgown that ended just above my knee. I could smell something good coming from the kitchen and immediately a smile adorned my face. I went near the kitchen and I saw Lily cooking.
"Lily?" I asked, my voice clouded with doubt. "Hey you!! It's been a long time ya??" She flashed a bright beaming smile in my direction and motioned for me to come next to her. She looked good. Better than ever before. Her skin had much more color to it now. Her eyes were much more lively and the bags under her eyes were no longer present on her free face. Her black eyes no longer resembled voids and had a new found mirth to them. Her long black hair was pulled up in a ponytail, her bangs sweeping across her forehead in gentle waves. She looked so... Liberated. "Ya... It's been too long" she ran forward and gave me a tight hug.

I Missed this.

I never really knew how much I liked her embraces until she could no longer hug me. The warmth and comfort radiating from her made me feel so at home. She pulled back and gave me another dazzling smile. "Let's eat!!" I answered with a smile of my own and a nod.

Food never tasted better

We didn't talk but it was always like that with us. We didn't need to talk. We just knew. I never really thought about how lifeless my food had become.

After we were done, she told me to follow her and I did. We went up the stairs, which led to a childish game of tag. We finally reached our destination, which was the terrace of our house. It had a gorgeous view of our city and we could see the skyrocketing building of the Scarlet enterprises. Lily had a sad look in her eye as she saw the building. "What's wrong?" I asked nudging her a little. "It's nothing. I'm just thinking how twisted all this is"
"What do you mean?" She smiled. This time it wasn't one of her bright beaming smiles. This one was sad and dark. "Lily?" She turned towards me her bangs now covering her eyes from my view. She walked towards me and I walked backwards, suddenly feeling cold all over. My mind was screaming something that I couldn't hear. She finally stopped and kept her now gentle hand on my chest and leaned forward. Her lips came close to my ear and I sucked in a ragged breath. "I told you didn't I? Don't trust anyone. Especially our parents" before I could register her words, her hand pushed me back and I was falling. I couldn't even scream. I could feel the strong winds hitting my face and my hair whirling around me. I reached my hand up hoping she would pull me back up.

But she didn't.

She let me fall, and everything around me was crumbling. The buildings all crumbled down, shattering the eerie silence. I could feel tears run down my eyes as I kept falling towards my demise.
And then finally I heard the screaming voice in my head.

WAKE UP.

XXX
I opened my eyes and immediately regretted it. My head was pounding and my entire body felt sticky. Sweat was running down my body as if someone had dumped a bucket full of water on me. I was still in Kurapika's office, on the floor.
"Had good dreams?" Came the sinister voice of a person I couldn't recognize. I saw him, leaning against the carved oak desk and observing me with his dark and empty eyes. His long jet black hair ended near his waist and the eerie light cast into the room by the moon illuminated the man. His white full arm shirt was tucked into his black pants with the sleeves neatly rolled up. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. "Who are you? And how did you get in?" I asked. It was freezing and my head was pounding. I couldn't think straight at all.

"You don't know me? Didn't Killu tell you all about me?" At the mention of Killua I stiffened all over. I quickly put two and two together and didn't like the result one bit. "Illumi Zoaldick. Again. How the hell did you get in? And what are you doing here?" I bit out through clenched teeth.
"I got here by bribing a few guards. Money can buy anything I'm afraid. As for why I'm here... I came here to speak with you" I instinctively took a step back and I desperately tried to stop trembling. It was something about him that stirred an uneasiness within me. Something about him that told me to run away from the man. But I stood my ground and tried to sound as confident as possible. "Speak with me? Why?"
He smirked and pushed himself off the oak desk. "Well considering the fact that both our parents had such good.. Business transactions between them, I thought that we could maintain that... Interesting bond that we have"
Business transactions. That world sucked all the air from my system and made me want to run away. And I would have if only I had the energy to. "I... Don't know what you're talking about" I was undeniably trembling now. I leant against the wall for support and I saw that guy standing in front of me, taking pleasure in the way I was reacting to his sinister words. He knew. He knew I was just playing ignorant and that's what made me feel so damn uneasy with this person. It was the fact that he can see all my weaknesses and make me feel so terribly useless with just a matter of words. He walked towards me, fake worry plastered across his face, his gait filled with utmost confidence and pride. "Is that so? We both know what I'm talking about Lynn Scarlet. How do you feel right now knowing the full truth?" I shook my head and sank to the floor covering my ears. I felt so fucking small in front of him. My emotions were raging through me as every part of my body felt like it had been run over by a truck. "Shut up" I whispered, feeling small and pathetic. No. It's not true. It's a nightmare. I'm gonna wake up any second now.