Twins of Legend (UNDER MAJOR REVISION)

Chapter 9

When I reach the unconscious girl, I wrap an arm around her waist. Quickly I start towards the surface of the water, but soon find that I cannot. Looking down at the female in my arms I notice that the weeds have wrapped around her ankles and wrists. Keeping her trapped under the water. If I want to help her I need air.

Sorry Flame, but time to let go. With that thought I let go, continuing to the surface. As soon as my head breaks the top of the water, I greedily breathe in the cool night air. Knowing she was still down there, I dive back under. Swimming back over to her, I pull at the weeds entangling the beauty trapped beneath the pond.

'She's going to die if I don't hurry!' I think in exasperation to myself. Gleam. What was that shining? Gleaming in Flame's hair is ... A knife? I should've seen that coming. Taking the hidden weapon from the fiery locks of hair, I start cutting her free. In seconds, Flame is free from the weeds which once held her prison.

 Quickly, I wrap an arm around her torso, as soon as she's safely in my grasp I make towards the surface of the water. It doesn't take long to reach it, luckily. When we break the surface I hear those vampires cry out in relief. Except for a few, they're yelling at me and the others.

I swim over to the bank opposite of the crowd. Once I'm able to stand, I wrap my free arm around her legs, lifting her up completely. Walking over to the grassy field, away from the others, I lay her down. And, begin resuscitating her.

No breathing.

No heartbeat.

Nothing ........

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"Mom? Where are you?" I call out listening to my echo in the distance. Click, clack, click, clack. The sound of my heels resounds throughout the empty halls. Bleak, plain, white halls. Looking at the walls only one word comes to mind: PURE. Untainted. Sinless.

"Right here, Flamethamis." I turn to see a woman around 30 with wild waves of ebony, and enchanting ruby orbs that seem to go on for miles and miles, never ending. She smiles at me. The smile. A beautiful smile, perfect white teeth. Teeth, those aren't regular teeth. Those are fangs. Vampire fangs.

"Mom?" I ask confused. "Yes, Flamethamis?" The woman answers.

"Where am I?"

"Flamethamis, you're in the spirit realm. This is the place you go when you die, but you are not on the list. Basically, you're in the place without Judgment. God has not deemed you ready to die, but you died anyway. Flamethamis, I made you go into the water, I made the weeds trap you there. So that we may be together again. Flamethamis? You can stay with me, but only if you die here. Once killed in the spirit realm, you will die, passing on to Judgment. You will be deemed an outcast of Angels and Demons, and be banished back here to the Realm of Spirits." She says it not ever looking away from my eyes. As if, when she looks away I will leave her.

"AH!" I cry out in pain. "Mom! LET GO!" I cry out as the grip on my wrists become enough to break them. Crack. My right wrist snaps from the forceful grip. "It's the only way Flamethamis. The only way we will ever be happy again. Just you and I FOREVER." Mother's eyes begin to glow the color of blood.

Quickly analyzing the situation, I form a plan in my head. It's not a good plan, but it is the only thing I can come up with. I kick her in her stomach causing her to let go of me. Taking the chance, I sprint down the white walls. There's a door at the end coming up. Wanting to reach it, I make my legs move harder, and faster, then I had ever run before. Reaching the door. I grab the doorknob, turn it, run inside, slamming and locking the door behind me. Relief floods over me as I rest my forehead against the door. Looking down I notice that I'm in pure white clothing.

"Miss? Who are you? Will you play with us?" I hear a little girl's voice say. "Yes, please play with us! You're very pretty!" Another little girl's voice says. They sound so familiar ... Unsure of what to do I turn around. It's me? And, Aqua? As little girls? Younger Me is standing next to Younger Aqua, each holding a tiny stuffed animal. I remember them. It was a present from Kaname when we were five. It was also the day I realized I had a crush on him. Back then Father dressed us alike. So Kaname thought we might like to have something different. We did. I got a small Black bunny, which I named Midnight Carrot. Aqua received a small white teddy bear, she named him Daylight Honey.

"Um, sure. I'll play with you, but only if you promise to tell me what I want to know, okay?" I say gently to the Mini Cross Twins. Mini Me walks over to me and says "Hi! I'm Flamethamis. Future Vampire Hunter extraordinaire! This is Aquamarine. Also, future Vampire Hunter extraordinaire!!" It's so KAWII how she ... I? Talk! "We're playing tea party with Midnight Carrots and Daylight Honey! Would you like tea too?!" Mini Aqua says walking over to me. Well, me me. "Yes, I would love some," I say playing along.

Before I know it, I'm drinking tea (water), and 'eating' red velvet cookies. "Miss, you didn't tell us your name," says the mini Cross twins together. "Oh, um. My name is Flamethamis. But I go by Flame. I'm the older version of you, Flamethamis." I respond quickly. Mini Me's eyes go huge and starry when she hears this. "I grow up to be pretty like you?!" She says excitedly. "Yeah, so where are we?" I ask the Mini Cross Twins. "Well, we're just part of your mind. In your subconscious, we reign free. In the spirit realm, whoever comes here, will see what rules over their heart. Since you would die for your friends and family, we appeared. It's the pure of heart that created us and this room." Mini Aqua says walking around, examining me.

On the wall, opposite of us is a full body mirror. Wondering what I must look like, I walk over and don't recognize what I see staring back at me. She has my body and looks, but her eyes are glowing, fangs showing. Dressed in a knee length, Victorian style, white dress. White daisy tights, white fingerless lace gloves, and white 6 1/2" inch heels with gold chains and skull on the heel. Her hair is in perfect tossed curls. It's the eyes that I keep coming back to though. Glowing ocean blue eyes. I gasp at what I see. Then, I notice it. Her teeth, instead of canine teeth, fangs rest there.