The Never Twins *ON HOLD FOR EDITING*

Chapter 4

Well here's another chapter from yours truly. Enjoy!

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*Foxxe*

My breath was coming out in puffs as I shivered for what had to be the hundredth time.

"God, it's not good to put a shadow element fairy in ice!" I muttered to myself as I attempted to shift the ice around my frozen limbs. After some time I finally got it to where I had enough room to maneuver. I brought my hands in front of me, creating a triangle with my fingers, and concentrated on pinpointing all my power into the palms of my hands. It took quite a lot more energy than normal since I was frozen but I managed to get enough power built up. I pulled my hands down to my waist, fingers pointed downward, and with the little bit of energy left I smashed my hands into the ice as hard as I could.

There was a shattering sound as the air filled with shards of ice. I collapsed onto the ground with a groan. Landing on millions of tiny shards of ice hurts...a lot. I tried to remember what happened before I woke up but everything was blank...except for the feeling of falling. That could only mean that I had lost control. That my demon had gotten out. A whimpering sound coming from the corner of the room only proved my theory.

I shakily stood and turned towards the sound. Laying in a crumpled heep on the floor, was Jared. The images suddenly came rushing back and I fell to my knees. My body shook with tremors as I coughed up blood. Any other person would have been worried but this was normal for me. Every time my demon took over she slowly destroyed my body. The blood was a result of that. The demon -named Shade- had once told me that if I didn't try to stop the transformation I wouldn't get hurt, but I never listened.

I wiped at the corner of my mouth before swallowing, wincing slightly at the pain in my throat and lungs. Not having the energy to stand I crawled onto the balcony and leaned over the edge. I could clearly see Nyx's sleeping form even in the fading light. I whistled a three note tune and watched as she began to climb from the bed. Her head poked out the window below me.

"I see you've woken up." Was the first thing out of her mouth.

"No thanks to you. And I could say the same about you." I smirked down at her as she huffed in response.

"He still up there?" I knew what she was talking about.

"Yeah. I don't exactly have the strength or energy to take him to the queen."

"I figured but i'ts not like you can fly anyway." I looked at her confused. "You haven't noticed yet?" I shook my head no. "Your wing is cut."

"Oh...well my body's still a bit numb so I can't quite feel everything yet." I extended my wings to where I could examine them and grimaced. "But I'll definitely feel that later." A line about six inches long and an inch or so wide was on the lower middle section of my right wing. It was still dripping blood and I could already feel the pain through the numbness.

"So what are we going to do?" She shook her hair out so that it fell down her back in waves and just the right amount was in her face.

"I can try to get his shadow back." I shifted and fell off the balcony. I landed on my feet but instantly fell to me knees once again. Before I could face plant Nyx caught me. She helped me to my feet and over to her desk chair.

"I'll get you some water." She disappeared down a short hall. "But until you find his shadow what are we going to do?"

"I don't have the slightest idea." I sighed and ran my hands through my hair. "Thanks." I gradually sipped at the water as we sat in silence, just thinking. After awhile Nyx spoke up.

"Can't we just take him to the queen?" She mimicked my earlier actions causing me to laugh lightly. We really are twins. " I mean she's taken care of the others."

"Yes, but the others weren't like Jared." I couldn't stop talking before it slipped out. I slumped back in the chair and closed my eyes. This was going to be one hell of a long night.

"What do you mean the others weren't like Jared?" Nyx glared at me, waiting for an answer.

"The others shadows were just shadows. The only purpose they served was to be a guide for the actual person if they somehow wandered into the shadow realm." I ran my hands through my hair again.

"Kind of like an anchor?"

"Exactly, they were just anchors to keep the person from disappearing. But Jared's shadow...something wasn't right about it."

"What do you mean, how can something be wrong with a shadow?"

"It wasn't all there." She looked at me like I was stupid.

"What do you mean?" I sighed and looked at the ceiling.

"I mean that something or someone had already taken part of his shadow. Not enough to do any damage, but enough to alter his being."

"Alter? As in change him?" She was now pacing the room.

"Yes. His personality was changed so that's why no one noticed anything physically wrong with him, because it was a mental problem."

"That must be why he attacked us." She had that I'm-confused-yet-I-understand-it look on her face.

"It is. Speaking of hurt, can you do something to my wing? The pains starting to get worse."

"I can try but no promises. After all I'm not a healing fairy." She motioned for me to turn around. I stood, stretching a bit in the process, and turned so I was straddling the chair with my arms resting on the back.

I slowly unfurled my wing, crying out as I did so. After a minute of pure pain Nyx grabbed my wing gently and tugged it the rest of the way open. She was quiet for a moment as she looked over the cut. Then she disappeared down the hall again. I just sat there trying to get my breathing back to normal but I couldn't. Something was wrong. Despite the pain I moved my wing into my view again.

Craning my neck I could just make out the faint lines of the veins in my wing...which I shouldn't be able to see. My vision started to get blurry and my body was shaking. I stood but fell to the floor with a thud. I could faintly hear Nyx calling my name but my ears were ringing. With a shaky breath I whispered one word.

"Poison." Then everything went black and the pain stopped.

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