Chapter 30: Fever Nightmare

Scarlet had ended up getting a bad fever, not knowing Tohka saved her. But the Grimm girl was awake now but refused to believe she had a fever.

"Scarlet you need to rest!" Tohka snapped.

Scarlet ignored her as she slowly walked towards the door. "Me? Get sick from a fever? Bah, I don't get sick...." She panted as sweat drops from her. "....I need to...." She was being stubborn as she passed out, collapsing onto the floor.

Tohka sighs. "For the love of Monty...you're stubborn like the Grimm you are." She picked up Scarlet as she took her to her bedroom, and placed her down. "What would Nightmare say if she saw you in this shape? If you like it or not. I'm going to take care of you."

Scarlet was breathing as she slowly opened her eyes. "W....Why are you....?"

Tohka glares at her. "Why am I helping you? You're Nightmare's wife for crying out loud! You may be our enemy in our world. But I can't have you dying over a fever!"

Scarlet glanced over to her staying silent as she closed her eyes, Tohka sighs as she puts a wet rag on Scarlet's forehead. "Sleep, I better not see you walking around either, I'm going to make you some soup to eat."

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As Scarlet slept, she was moaning and tossing and turning in the bed. She was having a nightmare dream, she was running through Evernight Castle as she heard Kurumi's cries of pain and sadness as laughter was heard.

"Kurumi!" Scarlet cried out. "Where are you?!"

Each room was empty as Scarlet ran down the corridor to Salem's throne room, she rammed her shoulder at the door as she could hear Kurumi's cries and a whipping sound against flesh.

Kurumi cires out as she had tears running down her face. "Ahhh!...Scarlet....where are you?!"

Scarlet pounded on the door as she gritted her teeth with anger as she heard her wife's calls for her. "Kurumi!" She rammed at the door again as she bashed the door down. Only to see Demigra laughing and whipping Kurumi with a bloody whip. Her eyes widen as she saw Kurumi in a fatal position bleeding and crying. "You.....YOU BASTARD!"

Demigra laughed more as he glared at Scarlet. "You finally showed up Scarlet Rose...I told you didn't I? You disobey my orders I'd hurt her, and you broke that rule. Now watch as you wife dies!"

Scarlet tried to rush over but was stopped by a invisible wall. "Demigra! Face me!" She pounds on the invisible wall, she watched as Demigra grabbed Kurumi by the hair and slam her against the table as Scarlet yelled. "STOP!!"

Kurumi was slammed repeatedly against the table as the demon king laughed until the spirits blood splattered everywhere. Scarlet fell to her knees as felt something wet dripping on her knee, it soon came to realization that she was crying. Tears streamed down the Grimm girls face as she started to cry loudly. "Damn you....DAMN YOU TO HELL!"

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Tohka rushed into the room as she heard Scarlet yelling in her sleep, she shook Scarlet lightly. "Scarlet wake up...wake up Scarlet."

Scarlet didn't even open her eyes as she was in a repeating loop of the fever nightmare, watching as Demigra killed Kurumi over and over. It didn't help Tohka any as the spirit clinched her fist and cursed under her breath. Standing up she looked down at the screaming Grimm girl. "I'll get some help, wait here."

Scarlet wasn't going anywhere any time soon, she was still in the loop. Tohka left the building she was keeping Scarlet at as she went to look for help. "I need to find those guys. Or someone to help me wake Scarlet up from her fever nightmare."