Pandora Hearts Xerxes Break x Reader: From Darkness to Light [1]

Chapter 5

Your lipstick stains

On the front lobe of

My left side brain

I knew I wouldn't forget you

And so I went and let you blow my mind

(Hey, soul sister - train)

~

Another cup of tea. Another boring hour. Another sigh.

You sat at a little round table. Sharon sat on the other side and from time to time she talked to Oz. She did it with Eques, who was in Oz' shadow. Eques was her chain; a big black unicorn. Sharon could let it slip in every shadow she wanted to.

First Eques had been in Break's shadow but some minutes ago, it had lost him.

Break had gone to Cheshire cat's place this morning (Cheshire was a chain and his place wasn't in the Abyss, it was in another dimension). He was there with Alice.

You remembered what Break had told you about her; she was a chain, who lost her memories here, in this world. In her memories there was maybe the truth about what happened hundred years ago. The truth about the tragedy of Sablier. The truth that Break was searching for. His reason to continue his live. And one of this memories was at Cheshire's place.

'However', you thought, 'it's boring to wait here for him'

You were tired of drinking tea. Why was everything boring without him? What kind of feeling was this?

Absorbed in thoughts, you suddenly noticed a shadow behind Sharon and before you could say something, everything went black.

~

Slowly you opened your eyes. You were in a room, but not the room you had been before you collapsed, it was another, larger room with a balcony on the opposite side.

You saw Sharon lying in a corner with a shallow breath and a red face. She looked like, she was ill or had fever. Abruptly you realised, that you didn't feel any better than her. What the hell happened?

'What is this? Where am I? Isn't this a room at Pandora?'

You spat blood and began to freeze.

Suddenly the door was opened. A man came into the room. Vincent.

You raised your head. There was a second man. Break! Maybe there was a logical explantation for this.

Vincent went to the balcony and opened the doors. "Sorry, I made you wait Echo", he said to the girl lying there. She looked just like you and Sharon. Then he turned around to face Break, who looked very angry and strained. Vincent smirked.

"A friend of mine has a hobby of collecting poison. He gave me a very rare poison, I couldn't help it. I had to test it on the three of them."

'Poison!?', you thought, 'Vincent poisoned us?'

No, you didn't want to die like this...

Break's eye widened. "What do you mean by 'the three of them'?"

Vincent laughed. He walked to you and grabbed your hair. "I thought it would be more effective, if I would also kidnap your little friend, or what ever she is to you. And also it's more fun like this. Tell me, are you in love with her?"

"You rat" Break ran to you and pushed Vincent away. He leaned down and took your hand, he was frightened; you were as cold as ice.

"The poison I gave to your... em... friend... is more powerful. If you don't hurry, she will die soon. Very soon."