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Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Soooooooooo, you guys like the last chapter? I'm so sorry it took so long to update. I was really busy and I couldn't find time to work on the chapter.
"Never underestimate the
Pain of a person because everyone is
Struggling. It's just some people
Hide it better than others."

Dom P.O.V.
I felt like I couldn't breath. The unbearable weight on my chest was slowly suffocating me. I was pinned down. Everything was silent, but inside I was screaming.

The pain started to spread through my body. I wanted to shout out, but my lungs were empty. I fell into a daze, not quite asleep, but not awake.

The little light I could see faded to darkness. Everything became dull. I gasped for air one last time, only to be completely deflated.

Suddenly, the weight disappeared. I took in the sweet sense of air gratefully. "Are you okay?!?" A voice said, strangely familiar. My eyes flickered open, for me to see the one person I wanted to see.

"You're heavier than an elephant." I grumbled while poking his muscled chest. "If I weighed that, you would be dead Chèrie." He said, laughing quietly. I could tell he was still slightly worried, his French accent was apparent in his voice.

"Then you would be all alone." I laughed. Nico pouted and laid back down beside me. "But I don't want to be alone." He whispered. I wrapped my arms around him and snuggled closer to him. "You aren't." I said quietly.

"And you never will be. I promise."

Val P.O.V.
Oliver shifted back to human and stood up silently. He turned to face me, his expression cold as stone. I looked into his eyes, and saw all the secrets he wasn't ready to share. All the emotions he was afraid to show. All the darkness, growing and spreading inside. Nothing to stop it.

I watched him walk into the woods. I stood there, paralyzed. He disappeared from my sight when I was shocked back to reality by a loud and very angry voice in my head.

"GO AFTER HIM!" Verity yelled at me. I finally regained control of my limbs. I shifted back to human and sprinted into the darkness of the woods.

Everything seemed strange. The trees drooped. Everything was cold. I started to feel dizzy and lost. I stumbled forwards, spinning from the mixed emotions.

I walked deeper into the forest, following my heart. Everything was silent, until I came upon a stream. I followed it to a waterfall, and at the bottom was a pool of crystal clear water where I could see one man standing under the falls.

I crawled down the rocky face and waded into the cool water. I walked up behind him and lightly traced the scars, piercing deeper than just physical damage.

"Why did you follow me?" He asked in a cold, heartless voice. "Why did you leave?" I fired back at him. "Because I don't deserve you." He said quietly. All of my anger died, and was replaced by empathy. And the feeling of experience. I still feel that way about myself.

"You've seen my darkest moments Oliver. You seem to think that I'm not a monster. That I'm better than you. But you're wrong. If anything, I'm worse. I burned down an entire building." I told him. He stayed silent.

"I burned the entire building down, then lied. No one knew that I was kidnapped. Tortured. Dom probably suspected that I was hiding something, but she was just glad I was back. I've been hiding all my life. Now I finally open myself up to someone, and they still think they're worse. Look Oliver. We have both made mistakes, we both have our share skeletons, but what we hide doesn't have to be what we are." I told him, taking a step back from the waterfall.

He slowly turned to face me, his face expressionless. But his eyes said everything. He wanted a way out. I lightly grabbed his hand and pulled him away from the falls.

"You may not deserve me, but you're sure as hell stuck with me." I whispered to him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him against me.

"You know, it's a beautiful night." He whispered, a smile that I know and have come to love on his face. With a twinkle of devious intent.

"Yes it is." I said, a mischievous grin on my face. I fell backwards, dragging him into the pool of water.

I pushed off him and curled backwards, diving deeper into the darkness. I resurfaced far into the centre of the lake.

I laughed as Oliver splashed to the surface, back where we started. "Come and get me." I told him with a smirk. I dove under water smoothly.

I used my strength to swim farther away, and deeper. When I resurfaced again, Oliver was nowhere in sight. 

I bobbed in the water, small waves splashing against my shoulders. There was a sinking feeling in my gut.

I looked around warily. The wind died down, everything was calm. I felt something brush my toes.

I kicked the water around me, terrified. The water was the only thing I can't seem to hide from. Anything can be in these dark, murky waters.

Something brushed my calf. I was freaking out. I swam away from the spot, but I couldn't tell where to go. The fog was rolling in around me and I couldn't tell if I was in the middle of the lake or at the edge of a flowing river.

The water started to ripple again, flowing around me. The creature didn't brush me this time. It ran into my thigh.

I shrieked and pushed away, jerking my head back and forth. I couldn't see anything. I felt tears starting to drip from my eyes.

Just a fish. Just a fish. It's just a fish. A small, scaly, slimy, nasty little fish. Fishy fis- I let out a scream of pure terror.

The creature grabbed my waist and dragged me into the abyss of black water. I fought and tried to push out of its grasp. I kicked it off and swam to the surface.

I was shaking from fear. I hated the water. I felt the rocky floor touch my feet. I pushed towards the edge of the lake and sprinted out of the water.

I curled up under a huge tree and started to cry. My terror lulled me into a nerve wracking state of fear. My eyes flew to every movement in the water.

I saw the creature brush the surface, then sink back into its horrifying abyss.

"These are my waters."

I'm an awful person. I hope you liked the chapter though:)
"It's not about the money. It's about sending a message."

"Everything burns."