Black Swan Wonderland

Antebellum

Match Nineteen/Halo Thirteen/Key Nine: Antebellum:

After Every Party I Die

You're living but you've got no soul. You captivate but you hold no weight at all. So watch as I start to smile.

It was unusually hot that night. Ami lay in her bed feeling like she was going to choke. She felt it getting worse. The spoiled heiress had her hand to her chest. She wished that Lavi stopped avoided her so much. Ami had given up sleeping at this point. Tears ran down her cheeks.

"I want this to stop," she whispered to herself.

Ami could tell when it was coming at this point. The back of her throat felt like rusty nails sticking through the wet walls. No amount of medicine could chase it away. Ami tightly shut her eyes.

Go away. Please go away. Please go away!

Suddenly, she heard a thump at the window.

Ami yanked open her eyes and turned her head. A figure floated outside her window. The hood hid the face. The heiress held her sheets to her chest. She shook her head.

"No. Get away from me."

The figure lingered there with its eyes fixed on the mother-to-be. The temperature in her room suddenly dropped. She pulled her blanket close to her body. Ami ducked under her bed. She tried to pray away the hooded figure. Ha! Like any prayer would work. Ami felt the air leave her chest.

Her bedroom door opened. Ami tightly shut her eyes.

Not again. Please leave alone. Leave us alone! What do you want from us?

Heavy panting filled the room. Her eyes shot wide open.

Pounding music filled the air. Ami lifted her head. Flashing lights skipped around her. Black figures danced around her to the pounding music. Sounded to be a loud pounding house brand. The mother-to-be looked around frantic.

"Hello?" she asked. Ami could barely hear herself speak over the pounding music. She clutched her stomach as she felt the pain coming back. The girl sucked in a mouthful of air.

She couldn't see any of their faces. The music and figures' laughter made her ears ring in pain. Someone pushed at her back. Ami struggled to keep herself standing.

"Get away from me!" she cried. When she looked around, the person disappeared into the crowd. Ami puffed up her cheeks. Where the hell was she? What was she doing here?

I want to go home.

But where could she go? Too many people were closing in around her. Some of them seemed to be staring at her. Ami turned to see a group of them facing her.

"What?" she asked. "What do you want from me?" Her voice got lost in the void. The music started to clash again the sounds of screaming. Ami covered her ears and screamed as well. Her voice got lost in the music. The baby inside of her seemed to be clawing himself out of her body. Hot tears spilled from her eyes. Low whispers filled her ears.

"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" she screamed over and over. The mother-to-be tried to turn around and run. She didn't care where she went. She needed to get out of here. But the crowd seemed to be pushing her back into place. Ami tried to fight them off to the best of her ability.

"Get away from me!" she screamed. More hands started to push her back. Ami tried to fight them off. She had to get back home.

Suddenly, there was a low rumbling noise. Against her better judgment, Ami looked up. The sprinklers started shaking. Suddenly, they started to rain out the dark liquid. A drop hit her face. Ami slowly reached up as she wiped her cheek.