Speechless (Book 3) - The End

00 - Prologue

Delicious air rushes into me. Was I asleep? Why wasn't I breathing? What's going on?

I force my eyes open. Though it wouldn't have made much of a difference, I can't see anything anyway. I must be a dark room or something. I try to sit up but instead my forehead hits the low ceiling I didn't realize was there. My heart races in fear. Where am I?

I try to move my arms, but two walls on either side of me stop all major movements. I feel like screaming, but instead I can only whisper. "Where am I?" Why do I feel like my voice is new? Why do I have so many questions?

I gasp for air; does this place not have holes, or even windows? Stricken with fear, I kick at the walls. Finally, I hear a loud clang and the small room is flooded with a dim light. I let out a small squeal as I slide out of the compartment into a larger, brighter room.

Along with the somewhat dim light comes a not so gentle stream of memories as I remember who I am and where I'm supposed to be. It's not here. I notice a small window halfway covered by an equally small gray curtain. I scan the room some more before I'm hit in the head by shockingly heavy brick; figuratively, of course.

It doesn't feel very figurative as I feel a headache hit me straight in the forehead. A scream echoes throughout the room, but I'm not sure if it was in my head or in reality. I barely notice as I sink to the ground clutching my head, waiting for it to end. My sense of time is lost as my head continues to scream endlessly. I think at some point it escaped from my lips, but how would I know when my head is pounding out of reality?

A window in the distance shatters and my headache ends abruptly.

Feeling winded and dizzy, I look up, hoping to find something, anything to tell me what just happened. Instead, I see a broken room and a masked man.

I can't see his face, only one eye behind an odd hole. The room is dark so I can't see what's hiding his face, but I already know I don't like this person. Who is he?

I voice my question, but it comes as barely a whisper. He doesn't answer; instead a pair of red eyes emerge to his left, seemingly glowing in the dark. What's going on? Who are these people?!

"Don't worry Ririn, you're ours now." I don't know who said it, but I do know I've seen those eyes before.

Just as I'm about to ask them who they are and why I'm suddenly theirs, the room brightens abruptly, but there's no one in front of me. They were definitely there, I know it.

But Kakashi's here now, and I can finally go home.

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Oh my goodness, I'm finally back from the dead, everyone! The beginning of the end is finally up and running. It's my New Year's Resolution to have this finished by the end of the year, so fingers crossed ;).

By the way, Happy New Year! Hopefully 2017 will be better than 2016 (which wasn't that great for me... but you know)

I really hope you enjoy the continuation of Ririn's finale, and if you haven't already, please read "Speak" - A Memoir, if you don't want to be absolutely lost.

Thanks so much for continuing to support me through my absence!

~MissChryss