scream (dreamcatcher)

nine

Gahyeon startled. She didn't remember going out of the math classroom just as lunch had begun, but there she was, standing in the middle of the school field. She was in a line with the people from her class and smoke rose from the top of one of the university buildings. Fire. The alarm rang deafeningly and rattled her brain. There was probably around four or five fire engines crowded around the building. 'It must've been quite a big fire,' Gahyeon thought. 'How do I not remember it? Do I have amnesia or something?' She fiddled with the strap of her bag and saw the glass ball lying inside the bag, flaring a deep red, the colour of... blood. The ball had something to do with the fire, Gahyeon realised with a grimace.

She was still standing there five minutes later, and her legs were beginning to fall asleep. She stared spaced out into the distance, until she noticed something in the corner of her eye. Someone...No, two people, were coming out of the smoke filled door that was on the side of the field. They didn't look like fire fighters. Gahyeon gasped as she realised that Yubin wasn't in front of her in the alphabetical line, like she normally was. Could it be...? Gahyeon looked as if her worst fears had been confirmed as she saw Yubin's ash smeared face appear in the midst of the smoke, and the person who was assisting her was Yoohyeon. There was no way that it could be possible, but she glanced at Minji, who fixed Gahyeon with a tear stained face of terror. Gahyeon ran to the two girls and Minji quietly followed. Yoohyeon saw her and whispered in a hoarse voice that seemed to echo, "Gahyeon. Leave her alone. You don't know what she would do to you." Gahyeon was surprised at the sudden outburst and stepped back hesitatingly. She watched from a distance as Yubin collapsed and Minji attempted to help her back up, but her fingers passed through Yubin's shoulders as if she was made out of smoke. Yoohyeon could wake her up and Yubin looked around dazed for a second, but then fixed an unmoving dangerous glare at Gahyeon. Gahyeon felt her mouth pull back into a wild grin against her will. Her eyes widened and she tried desperately to get her mouth back into a normal expression. She lifted a shaking hand to her mouth and turned away.

-

A few hours later

"SIYEON! SIYEON, COME HERE NOW!" Sua screamed. Siyeon tripped over a chair as she scrambled to see what Sua was so hysterical about. Handong stood next to Sua. Sua showed her her mobile phone and Siyeon's eyes dilated in horror as she read the news article Sua had open on the phone. One killed in university fire. "Siyeon, don't you get it? This is Gahyeon's school." Siyeon's palms felt sweaty and her forehead burned. "Shit." she murmured. It was clear that the ball had already started its twisted magic on the girl. Damn it. If the ball competely corrupted the girl, Siyeon, Sua, Handong and all their parents would lose their magic. When Siyeon had been playing around with purple smoke a few hours prior, she could already feel the colour draining out of the magic as the purple deepened into a darker violet. She vanished with a bright purple flash without the other two. This time she needed to take matters into her own hands. Her parents were counting on her to get the ball and make sure their magic stays intact. She didn't want to help, but there wasn't a a choice.

Siyeon reappeared in a secluded corner, as she couldn't be certain all the students had left. She walked quietly into the still smoking building. She didn't know if the ghost of whoever the girl had killed was still in the school, so she was doubtful about looking in the school. Plus, the smoke was irritating her eyes. She disappeared again, as she didn't have the strength to look around the whole university building, and instead she could look where Gahyeon was.

"Gahyeon?" Siyeon muttered. Gahyeon turned her head and looked at Siyeon, huddled up in a corner of her bed. Gahyeon faltered, but then replied in a shaking voice, "W-Who are you? You're the girl who was with Sua the other day. R-Right?" Siyeon nodded and explained, "The name's Siyeon." Gahyeon looked down at her feet and stammered, "W-why are you here? Did something happen? Is it to do with Y-Yubin...?" Siyeon nodded and walked closer to Gahyeon's bed. She sat down and leaned forward, her face a few centimetres from Gahyeon's. "You killed her, Gahyeon." Gahyeon's eye twitched and she gripped the blanket strongly. "The ball. It made me do it. I-I didn't mean to!" She was sobbing uncontrollably now, fat salty tears rolling down her face. "How can I just get rid of the ball? Should I-I just break it?" Siyeon jerked suddenly. "NO! WAIT!" Destroying the ball would get rid of their magic right there and then. Siyeon thought she still had a chance to turn things around. "Listen, Gahyeon." Siyeon whispered smoothly. "Just give me the ball. It isn't that hard, just hand it over to me." Something flashed behind Gahyeon's eyes and she opened her satchel bag quietly. She brought the glittering ball out and held it with violently shaking hands. Her hands slowly inched towards Siyeon's, and she quickly placed it in Siyeon's open hands. Gahyeon turned away slightly, but she slowly moved to face Siyeon. "Is it done...?" she muttered. Siyeon ran a hand through her wavy black hair. "I hope so."

-

"Yubin!" Yoohyeon called. "Stop it!" Yubin stomped up the stairs to the dorm they lived in. "Yubin, don't you get it? She's your best friend!" Yubin looked back at Yoohyeon quickly, with fierce, angry eyes, and smirked slightly. "Well, not anymore." she murmured. Fuck, Yoohyeon thought. Yubin really was going to do something bad to Gahyeon. She didn't want to kill Handong anymore. She still had an immense hatred for her, but, as she knew, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." There was no doubt that, even if she did kill Handong, she would be tortured by the ghost that remained of the girl who killed her. Plus, Yubin was giving her the creeps, acting like that. She didn't want to be like her.

"Dammit Yubin! Just listen to me for once!" They both stood outside the entrance to their dorm. Yubin's hand rested on the door handle. "What?" she snarled. "She killed me. I kill her. It's only fair." Yoohyeon brought a hand to her head and looked at Yubin exasperated. "Yeah. But she's your friend? Do you not remember all the fun things you guys have done together? Are you just going to throw that all away?" Yoohyeon cried. Yubin narrowed her eyes. "Yes, I am going to throw it all away. Because she's done something that can never be reversed." With that, Yubin roughly unlocked the door and stepped in, her ash smeared boots loud on the wooden floor. Yoohyeon could only follow her, terrified but helpless.

lol
i love gahyeons pink hair, damis and siyeons blue hair, minji's wavy hair, bora's reddish hair, dongie's red hair and yoohyeon's good night hair :D

omfg im cringing so much reading my shit storyline and poor execution
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