Kira (a yogscast fanficton)

Nightmares

I woke up in the morning, changed my clothes and got ready, then I headed downstairs to eat, Rythian was already there, sitting at the table talking to Zoey, who was cooking waffles. "Morning" I said, Rythian looked up, "morning Kira" he said, "how did you sleep? Want some waffles?" Asked Zoey. "Sure I'll take a waffle" I said, avoiding the sleep question. In reality I had had a terrible night, just as I had though everything in my life was going normal and I would live out my life in peace, I started to have nightmares again. Last night I dreamed that Ridge had come down from his castle in the sky, tied me up, and then forced me to watch as he killed Toby. As I watched though Toby's face changed, it became different people, all the people I cared about. I woke up tangled in sheets and covered in sweat, tears still wet on my face. I wasn't about to trouble my new family with these thoughts though, I didn't want them to worry. Zoey finished making the waffles and we all sat around the table, silently chewing our breakfast. "It was delicious Zoey" Rythian said as he finished, "yeah, they were really good" I added. Zoey looked very pleased, "thanks!" She said as she cleared away the dishes. "Here Zoey, why don't you let me clean the dishes" I asked, I didn't want her to have to do them, since she already made breakfast and set the table. "Oh it's ok" she said. "I insist, you made such a lovely breakfast, let me help you." I pleaded. "Fine, if you really want to" she said. "Yes, I really want to" I said pleased. "Zoey come with me, I've got something I want to teach you," Rythian said, leading Zoey out of the room. Quickly I scrubbed up the dishes, washed them off, then dried them. Once I had each dish back in its correct cabinet or drawer, I went to find Rythian, there was something I needed to ask him.

He was sitting in the magic room, Zoey was no where to be seen, he looked a little pained. "Rythian? What's wrong? Where's Zoey?" I asked, cautiously coming to sit down next to him, instantly forgetting the reason I had come to find him. "Zoey's outside, I sent her to go and tend to her farm. I didnt want her to see me like this" he said. "What's wrong?" I asked, I was very worried, he was sweating and his face was contorted in pain ever so slightly. "It's my ender, every now and then it gets a little stronger, spreads a little deeper." He said quietly. As he spoke I noticed the black veins creeping ever so slowly above his mask. Sooner or later it would consume his face. "We have to do something!" I said franticly. "There is nothing we can do" he said, the pain was seeping into his voice. "There's got to be something!" I said, I started thinking through everything I knew about Enderman, they teleport, they are tall, they anger if you look them in the eye, they are blackish purple, they hate water. That's it! "Rythian, I have an idea, it's going to hurt a little, but it may stop the ender for now." I said excitedly. "What is it?" He asked, the pain was getting worse, I could hear it clear in his voice. I explained my idea but he just shook his head, "it's reckless...and painful" he was just going to let it consume him. "Please, we have to try! It could save you, it could possibly stop the Ender from every getting worse! Please just try it?!" I asked, I was scared and panicked. He seemed to think for a minute or two, then he answered, "ok...it's going to hurt though, but it might just be worth it" "ok, I'll go get what I need, don't move I'll be back in an instant!" I said, running up stairs. I grabbed a medicine dropper, a cup, a towel, and a pillow. I filled the cup with water then ran downstairs. Rythian lay on the floor, the veins peaking up around the upper part of his nose, towards his eyes. He was holding his face, trying not to groan. "I'm back, I need you to sit up Ryth ok?" I asked carefully, helping him to sit up then handing him the pillow, I figured he might need something to squeeze when the pain started. He nodded, and just held still. I started to whisper comforting things, "it's ok" "it will be over soon" "there there" "don't worry" well...he didn't look anymore comforted by my words then a mouse is when it's tail is stuck in a trap. I pulled the mask down off his face and then pulled out my small knife, "this is going to hurt, just squeeze the pillow ok?" I said, then I cut a small line into his jaw line, black blood came dripping out slowly. I held the towel up and capped at the blood, "hang on Ryth, this is where it's going to really hurt." I said quietly. I took the dropper and the cup of water, I quickly started to drip water into the cut, Rythian was effected immediately, he started to writhe and squirm, the area around the cut began to turn red, the black veins showing dark against the red. His breathing grew laborious, and he groaned. "It's ok Rythian, almost done" I said as the cup was reaching empty. "Done" I said putting the towel to his face again. He clenched the pillow so hard that stuffing was starting to pop out of little rips he had made. The veins that had been climbing up his face, were now slowly going down, back below his mask line. Once his face had returned to normal pale coloring, he let go of the pillow, "it worked" was all he said, "not all the way, but yes, it worked." I said simply. His face still had black veins running through the bottom half, but they had gone back down to where they had started, covering only up to the bottom half of his nose. All the progress it had had today, was gone. Rythian pulled his mask back on. Slowly he stood up, I rose to my feet next to him. "Thank you Kira." He said hugging me. "I said I would have you back, wherever you went." I told him. "And I your." He said, "lets go find Zoey and eat some lunch" only then did I realize how much time has past, it was already lunch time. "Alright" and together we walked out to gather Zoey from the garden and eat some lunch.