I lay awake in my bed, staring at the ceiling with beads of sweat forming on my skin. Nightmares of that awful place haunted me, and the sound of Taiga's screams echoed in my head.
"I will come back for you..." Whispering to myself, I groggily stood and trudged to the bathroom, turning the tap on and splashing cold water on my face.
"Sup," Ethan's tired voice startled me, and I spinned around to greet him.
"Hi,"
"How are you?"
"I'm fine,"
"Whatcha doing?"
"Having nightmares, you know, the usual,"
"Yeah. I just can't sleep tonight,"
We both laughed half heartedly.
"Idiots! Shut up!"
Katia's annoyed voice came from her room and moments later she appeared, dark circles around her eyes.
"Hi Katia," I half smiled, watching her rub her eyes tiredly.
"why are you awake?" She grumbled. "Nightmares,"
"No idea,"
Me and Ethan both gave our answers, while Katia gave a sympatheitc look and sighed.
"Go back to bed,"
Ethan mock saluted, smirking, and headed off to his room. Me and Katia both shook our heads.
"Idiot..."
"Well, good night again, I guess," I walked from the bathroom into the darkness of my room and lay there, closing my eyes and falling asleep.
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"Where should we start?" A man in black asked another, crowded around a large metal table. I pushed through the crowd and saw the table on which I had lay that very day, only this time a new person was strapped down. And that person was Taiga.
"Go for the neck first," the other man replyed, reaching for a scalpel and drawing it across my brothers neck. He screamed and I watched helplessly as they continued to cut him...
"Stop it!" I screamed, "leave him alone! Leave him alone!"
"Ryuu!"
Eyes flying open, I sat bolt upright, aware that I was drenched in sweat. Beside me, Katia stood with wide eyes.
"Are you alright?" She demanded, "You were screaming in your sleep!"
Shuddering, I nodded.
"I'm fine. That place haunts me though."
She looked away like she had something to hide, shifting awkwardly.
"What's wrong?" I asked nervously.
"Well... We were talking to Matt about how we could get your brother back, but you're not going to like it..."
This piqued my interest, "How?" I demanded, and she glanced away.
"Well.. It involves you going back there,"
"What!? No no no no no no!"
My shouting brought Matt to my room as well, who sighed.
"I'm guessing you've been told our plan,"
I nodded, "part of it anyway. But I refuse. There is no way in hell I'm going back there!"
"Not even for your brother?"
I averted my gaze, thoughts of my dream plaguing my mind.
"What's the rest of the plan?" I asked at last, and Matt gave a sigh of relief.
