Chapter seven

Kira sat alone in a dark room, she felt weak and hungry. She managed to get to her feet and slowly walked around, trying to find an exit. "Hello?" Her voice echoed through the darkness. "Anyone here?" She kept walking in the darkness that seemed endless.

"KIRAA..."

"What do you want from me?"  Kira didn't bother to ask who it was because she already knew it was him. "Why do you keep tormenting me?"

"WHY?, I BELIEVE YOU KNOW WHY DEAR KIRA."

"I will never give you what you want. Never!"

"ARE YOU SURE?,....NOT EVEN TO SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS FRIENDS?"

"Don't you DARE hurt Eren!!"

"THEN DO WHAT I WANT. ITS NOT THAT DIFFICULT." By what he wanted, he meant to kill someone and kira had sworn she would never do that. She promised Eren she would never turn out like her father and succumbing to the wishes of this demonic spirit would bring her a step closer to that.

She heard footsteps behind her and felt someone's arms come around her waist. "Hey kira."

"Eren, is that you?"

"Of course my love, can't you recognize my voice?"

My love?, Eren had never called her that before and she didn't think he had held her like that either. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to find you. Come on," he pulled her arm and led her further into the darkness. "Let's get out of here." They walked hand in hand in the pitch black room and despite her troubled heart, kira was happy she had Eren next to her.

"DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE ME?!!" The hissing voice was loud but they couldn't tell where it was coming from.

They picked up the pace, even though they had no idea where they were going. "Come on, we have to keep moving." They kept running till Eren was bit by something. He grunted as he fell to the ground.

Kira knelt next to him and held his hand. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine."

"ARE YOU THOUGH?" The voice said and Eren started screaming. The room suddenly got brighter and the sight kira saw petrified her. Vines were growing out of Eren's body, tearing his skin open as they sprouted upwards.

"Stop!!" Eren's screams grew louder and the spirit's eerie laugh boomed across the room. "Stop, you're hurting him." Eren turned to kira to say something but he didn't have the chance to when a vine started growing from his mouth. It became bigger and bigger, tearing his mouth wider and wider until it tore his head in half.

Kira knelt there, staring blankly at disfigured body of Eren. The maniac laughter had stopped and everywhere was utterly quiet. A little dagger appeared next to her and she slowly picked it up. "I'm sorry Eren. Its all my fault, I'm so sorry I failed to protect you." She raised the knife and drove it into her gut. An appalling pain shot through her and she fell next to Eren.

She opened her eyes and shot up, sweating profusely. She looked around and saw that she was in her bedroom. She shut her eyes and heaved a breath of relief. "So it was a dream."

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"Good morning kira, did you sleep well?"

"Yes, very well." She said, even though she hadn't. It had been two weeks since the dagger was taken from her and it was driving her crazy.

She couldn't sleep because of the horrible nightmares that awaited her, and even when she was awake, different horrific sights clogged her mind. Her father refused to help her because he was against her giving out the dagger.

"Are you okay?, you haven't touched your food."

"I'm fine." She managed a smile and he smiled back. Kira picked a spoon and glanced at Eren, only to find that he was still smiling at her. "What is it?" He didn't answer, he just kept smiling. "Eren?" His smile grew longer, giving him a sinister look. "Eren." He picked up a small knife from the table and pointed it at her. "Eren, what are you doing?" His smile vanished and he stared at the knife in his hand, looking confused. "Are you okay?" He looked up at her and the creepy smile resurfaced. With one swift movement, Eren drove the knife into his eye and kira screamed in horror.

"Kira, kira pull yourself together." She kept struggling to free herself from his grip but he held her firmly. "Kira!." She slowly opened her eyes to a perfectly okay Eren holding her. "Are you okay?"

"Eren, you're....you're okay?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?"

"But....but its not possible, I... I saw you..." She placed a hand on his smooth face and he stared at her. "Are you okay?"

"I should be asking you that. We were having breakfast and you suddenly started screaming."

"What?, no. I... You were smiling, and then you had a knife and then.... And then you stabbed yourself." The last part was almost like a whisper. She stood up and stared at the dining, everything looked normal. Lyra was seated looking unmoved and  there wasn't a single drop of blood on the table.

"Kira, are you sure you're okay?, you have been acting a bit strange lately." She stood motionless, her gaze fixated on the dining table. "Kira,"

"Hmm?...oh I'm fine." Eren tried to hold her but she backed away from his reach and he frowned. "I'm sorry, I would like to be alone for a while." She turned and went to her room.

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"Eren that girl is starting to freak me out."

"Lyra, please calm down."

"I can't calm down Eren, this bizarre behavior of hers is getting too much."

"It'll be fine. I'll talk to her and find out what's wrong."

"You better do." Eren knew lyra didn't like kira and he would very much like to believe that she was overreacting, but kira's behaviors lately has been putting him on edge. Something was definitely going on with her and she was refusing to come clean.

He walked to her room and was about to knock when he heard her talking. He leaned closer to hear what she was saying but it didn't really make much sense to him. She kept repeating blood, then she would make some weird noises as if she was trying to fake cry, then she would stop, then she'd start over. "Kira, I'm coming in." He pushed open the door and she was seating in the middle of the room. "Kira, what are you doing?"

"There's so much blood Eren, so much blood, so much." Her voice was trembling and she rocked back and forth as she spoke.

"Where kira?, where's the blood?" He took a step forward but stopped as she froze. "Kira?,"

She sat up straight and bent her head to the side. "Eren, where's my dagger?" Her voice sounded different, calm and a little bold. "Where is my dagger Eren?, I need my dagger." She stood up and turned to face him. "I need...my dagger."

"Kira, calm down. Your dagger's fine, its safe. I'll give it back to you."

"When?"

"You have to relax. Jacob is going to bring it to you once he's--"

"I NEED IT NOW!!" Her voice echoed through the room and this time it sounded like there were two people talking.

She charged at him but he caught her easily. He held her tight and didn't let go despite her struggling. "Lyra! Lyra! Argh!" She bit his arm and he released his hold on her. "What has gotten into you?!"

"I need it." She brought out a little knife from her pocket and cut herself with it. She groaned as the blade tore her skin. For the first time, Eren noticed similar cuts on both her arms. Some were still bleeding, others had stopped while some looked like they were starting to heal. As a drop of blood touched the ground, Kira fell unconscious. He ran to her side just in time to prevent her from hitting her head.

He lifted her and placed her on the bed, she looked pale and thin, like she hadn't been eating. Her body was hot and she was sweating. He unhooked the straps of her dress and helped her out of the tight garment, leaving only her underwear. "What are you doing?" Eren was with an underdressed kira on the bed and lyra fumed with anger.

"Where the hell have you been?, I called you several times."

"Called me for what?, you wanted me to watch you do this nonsense."

"Calm down, I need you to get the professor, and Jacob."

"What for?"

"Lyra, this is not the time for this. We have bigger problems on our hands."

"Eren, can't we just hand her over to the professor?"

"No, now get going."

"No way, do you think I'm going to leave you alone with her?"

"She's only sixteen lyra, what am I supposed to do with her?" Lyra frowned at them for a brief moment before she reluctantly went to do as she was told.