Crystal Coma **In Editing**

Chapter 7

*Crystal's P.O.V.*

I woke up on Ashley's chest. His arms were wrapped tightly around me and I just listened to his steady heart beat. I listened to it for a minute, then it started speeding up, then it slowed down and stopped for a second. Everything stopped. His breathing, his heart beat. His arms around me loosened, then fell. Then, he jolted awake, taking a huge breath of air and hugging me tightly. He looked like he was about to cry.

*Ashley's P.O.V., The dream*

I was walking along the sidewalk with Crystal, then I heard an angelic voice calling my name. It was distant. Mysterious. Devious.

"Ashleyy...Ashleyy....Ashleyy." The voice called. I let go of Crystal's hand and spun around, looking for the voice.

"Ash, what's wrong?" Crystal asked me sounding worried. I ignored her question and started running away from her. She chased after me. I ran into a forest then saw the source of the voice. It was Sammi. Except she had blood red hair and a black dress that was a little too short. I smiled and walked towards her. She extended her hand and I went to grab it. Our hands brushed and my heart sped up. Her skin was so soft, so gentle. Delicate. Like it was a cloud. Made of silk. Then I heard Crystal's pleading voice behind me. I turned and she was on the ground, bloody and weak.

"Ashley. No don't. She's evil. Please. Don't." She pleaded me. I took a step towards her and felt Sammi's hand on my shoulder. I turned.

"Ashley. Its either her or me. Choose me and she dies. Choose her and you both die. Make your choice." I looked from Sammi to Crystal. I took a step towards Crystal and felt something pierce my chest. I tried to scream, but it was silent. I looked down and there was a stake in the center of my chest. I looked to Crystal and she was hanging from a tree. A tear slid down my cheek as I fell. When I hit the ground, I could feel my heart rate slowing. Slow. Slower. None. I was dead. I had died in a dream. Outside of the dream though, I could feel a weight on my chest. I was running out of air. I needed to wake myself up. I looked to Sammi and spoke, weakly.

"I....choose you." She smiled and I was standing again. I was healed. I looked to Crystal who had been cut down from the tree. She was lying in a dead heap on the ground. A tear slid down my cheek and I turned to face Sammi. She was gone. I turned and turned but she was no where to be found and It was dead silent. It was light now. I could see through the forest clearly. I looked ahead and saw someone sitting by a crystal clear pond, sobbing silently. She was in a white satin robe. I could see her bare body through it. She was bleach blond and slumped over on the rock, looking into the water. I turned back around and saw that the spot were Crystal was lying, was now a grave. It had a small head stone and a black rose laying in front of it. I looked up to the tree were she hung and there was a slit rope hanging from it, then end frayed. I walked to the pond, tears sliding down my face and tapped the girl on the shoulder. She turned towards me and her face was streaked with red. She hadn't been crying tears, she had been crying blood. She smiled an evil, horrible smile. I looked at her, then walked to the pond and looked in. The water was black and murky. I took my shirt off and waded into the water. I closed my eyes when the water was up to my neck and took a breath. Just as I was about to step off the drop off and sink to the bottom, I jolted awake. I hugged Crystal tightly, crying. She hugged me back.

"I'll never leave you Crystal. I promise. I love you so much!" I cried as I laid back down with her on my chest. She wasn't crying, but breathing heavily. We laid in bed for a while, doing nothing. Soon we were being called down for breakfast. Crystal said she didn't want any, so I just grabbed a plate and walked back up to her room. I sat down on her bed and she was just laying down, staring up at the ceiling. I watched her while I ate. She was just staring at the ceiling, motionless. It barely looked like she was breathing, but I could see her chest moving a little. Suddenly she moved and got up off the bed and walked to her dresser. She grabbed some clothes and walked into the bathroom and shut the door to take a shower. I heard the water start and while she was in the shower, I walked back down and put my empty plate in the kitchen, then walked back up. I laid down on her bed and listened to the water run.