Horror Fan Fiction / Romance Fan Fiction / Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ A Shadowlander's Dream: Book 1 - A Tale of Shadows ❯ Part 2 Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )
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Miscellaneous: Horror Fan Fiction / Romance Fan Fiction / Original Stories Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Thriller / Supernatural / Romance | Type: Shoujo-ai | Uploaded On: 11.12.2005 | Updated On: 08.29.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 252 | Status: Completed
Miscellaneous: Horror Fan Fiction / Romance Fan Fiction / Original Stories Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Thriller / Supernatural / Romance | Type: Shoujo-ai | Uploaded On: 11.12.2005 | Updated On: 08.29.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 252 | Status: Completed
A Shadowlander's Dream - Book One: A Tale of Shadows
By Kathryn K Williams
Part Two: Awakening
Chapter Seven - To Dream Or Not To Dream
Kimberly stood on the roof of the school, clinging to the chain-linked fence that encircled the roof. Her heart hurt so much and she felt so confused that she could no longer bear it and finally gave in, allowing the tears to flow from her eyes. She felt like she was walking with one foot in reality and another in dream. The doctors told her that it was all in her head -- that there were no monsters in the night -- but just now when she touched that other girl she felt something. It was almost like she was pulled into a dream. Or was she being pulled out of a Dream? She couldn't figure it out anymore, and instead of thinking about it she just let herself cry.
"So this is where you've been hiding yourself." A soft voice spoke from behind Kimberly.
Kim was sure she recognized the voice, but was frightened to turn around for fear that she was right.
"You're a hard girl to track down, you know...” The voice continued.
Kimberly spun around to see a rather tall boy standing before her. Mousy grey hair parted to either side of his smooth pale face. He was wearing an odd looking grey uniform with a tight collar, a thick belt and slacks, "Long time no see." He remarked while smiling at the girl.
Kimberly felt more tears fall from her eyes and she broke into a run towards the boy, "LAUREN!!" She cried out, but stopped just before reaching him, "Is it really you?" She inquired wearily.
"Of course." He returned, taking a step closer to the girl, "Who else would it be?"
Kimberly gently reached out a shaky hand to touch the boys cream white skin. She was terrified that the same thing that happened with Natalie would occur again. She felt her fingers touch soft flesh and more tears rolled down her cheeks, this time tears of joy, "It really is you!" She flung her arms around the boy’s neck.
"Hey there, no strangling me." He laughed and wrapped an arm around Kimberly's waist tightly. "I thought I'd never find you again." He whispered into her ear.
Kimberly pulled back and looked into the boy's eyes. "You told me that you'd never leave me!" She lightly hit his chest.
"I tried to follow you," Lauren gazed down at Kimberly, his face serious, "I really did, but when I got to the bottom of the cliff you were..." He closed his eyes.
"It's alright." Kimberly set her head on his shoulder, "You're here now." She smiled to herself.
Lauren reached out, taking Kim's chin softly in his hand, forcing her to look into his dark black eyes.
Kimberly didn't seem to notice the depth of the darkness as she found herself falling into them. She wished every night that she would be able to look into those eyes again.
"Listen," He spoke softly, "I promise to never leave you again. No matter what."
Kimberly felt herself being drawn to Lauren, "Promise?" She whispered.
"Promise." Lauren softly placed a kiss upon Kim’s lips.
"KIMBERLY!! DON'T TRUST THAT BOY!!!" A voice called out from behind them.
Kimberly glanced over Lauren’s shoulder to see Jenn standing at the door to the roof, clenching her chest, "What 'boy'?" She asked in confusion.
Lauren's face shifted from her usual cute soft features to something that looked more demonic than human. His eyes sunk in creating dark shadows that swallowed his eyes away. The skin around his mouth tightened giving him more of a skeletal look, "I think she is talking about me!" He remarked with a sinister grin. His gentle voice now sounded more like a low growl as he bared his, now fanged, teeth.
"Get away from me!!" Kimberly tried to push Lauren away, but the boy had a hand around Kimberly's arm and would not let her go.
"LET GO OF HER!!" Jenn snarled as she threw her school bag at the creature. Lauren batted the bag out of the air with a swift blow, letting his grip on Kim loosen, which allowed Kimberly to slip out of his grasp.
Lauren slowly turned to face Jenn, "Are you really willing to die for a girl you just met?" He asked with a grin.
"Yes." Jenn replied sternly as she took her stance and prepared herself, she had several years of Martial arts under her belt and was not one to back down from a fight. She had taken down many boys in the neighbourhood who had tried to harass her friends and got quite a reputation for being the prince of the playground in elementary school. She was not going to let some weird kid scare her away.
"Well then," Lauren raised one of his hands to eye level and it started to shift in form. A dark slick substance appeared to drip from his fingertips and run down the length of his arm, coating it entirely. Bones began to crack beneath the shiny black layer as the fingers grew longer and became more claw like. Lauren's grin only broadened as his fingers took the form of long curved knives, the same as the man from the alleyway Jenn recalled. "Tell Angelina I said hello." He remarked as he lunged at the little girl. Jenn quickly regained her sensed and slid forward, ducking under Lauren's swing. She set a hand firmly upon the ground, and brought her foot up high in a swift kick only to have it blocked by Lauren's other arm.
Kimberly watched the two fights, in awe of both their grace. She was confused as to why Jenn would try to protect her and why Lauren was acting the way he was. None of this made any sense at all. Lauren was supposed to be a figment of her imagination, so how was it possible that Jenn could be fighting him? Kimberly's thoughts circled around and around always coming back to the same question: 'Why is this girl trying to help me?' She fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around herself. 'None of this should be happening. It was all a dream. Wasn't it?' Kimberly glanced up and watched as claws came closer and closer to Jenn, shedding small bits of her uniform, almost as if Lauren was toying with the girl. That wasn't the Lauren she knew. 'No.' Her Lauren was sweet and kind. He would never hurt a living soul. So who was this person standing before her? Kim grabbed the side of her head. Nothing made sense anymore. But if this was really happening -- If Lauren was really there and this was not some weird dream -- then Jenn would certainly be killed for sure' Kimberly suddenly stood up. She could not let that happen. Dream or not she would not allow anyone to be hurt because of her.
Lauren began to tire of their dance as he tore another piece of the girl’s blazer, "Time to finish this. Goodbye, little one." He lunged forward striking out at Jenn, when unexpectedly Kimberly flung herself between the two of them. Lauren had no time to stop his attack as his fingers bit into Kim’s soft flesh. Kim clenched her teeth as Lauren's claws ripped through her shoulder.
"Kim???" Lauren's face shifted back to normal and gazed at Kimberly in shock.
Kimberly hid the pain she was feeling and looked into Lauren's eyes, "Please," She pleaded, "Just go."
Lauren pulled his hand out from Kimberly's shoulder; his fingers had already softened back to their original form. Kimberly fell backwards into Jenn's arms as Lauren staggered back staring at the blood, Kim's blood on his hands. Lauren glanced back at Kim as Jenn held her tightly. Without a word Lauren turn away from the two girls and began to leave.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?!?" Jenn yelled, not hiding her hatred for Lauren.
"Watch over her for me." Lauren requested then faded out of existence. Jenn stared in disbelief. Where Lauren once stood was nothing, but a small swirl of dirt and leaves. The only sign of the boy’s existence was Jenn’s tattered clothes and the gapping holes in Kim’s shoulder. Jenn was not sure she understood what was going on, but she knew in her heart that she needed to protect Kimberly no matter what happened.
*****
To be Continued...
*****
Note: The world of the Shadowlands, Its stories, Characters and ideas are a copyright of Kathryn K Williams.
This story is based upon my manga of the same name. If you wish to view art from this series please visit my deviant arts page at: http://shinigami-shimai.deviantart.com/
For more of my stories visit my deviant hearts page at: http://www.devianthearts.com/viewuser.php?uid=159
Also if you spot any typos or other errors please contact me at katwilliams @ rogers.com
By Kathryn K Williams
Part Two: Awakening
Chapter Seven - To Dream Or Not To Dream
Kimberly stood on the roof of the school, clinging to the chain-linked fence that encircled the roof. Her heart hurt so much and she felt so confused that she could no longer bear it and finally gave in, allowing the tears to flow from her eyes. She felt like she was walking with one foot in reality and another in dream. The doctors told her that it was all in her head -- that there were no monsters in the night -- but just now when she touched that other girl she felt something. It was almost like she was pulled into a dream. Or was she being pulled out of a Dream? She couldn't figure it out anymore, and instead of thinking about it she just let herself cry.
"So this is where you've been hiding yourself." A soft voice spoke from behind Kimberly.
Kim was sure she recognized the voice, but was frightened to turn around for fear that she was right.
"You're a hard girl to track down, you know...” The voice continued.
Kimberly spun around to see a rather tall boy standing before her. Mousy grey hair parted to either side of his smooth pale face. He was wearing an odd looking grey uniform with a tight collar, a thick belt and slacks, "Long time no see." He remarked while smiling at the girl.
Kimberly felt more tears fall from her eyes and she broke into a run towards the boy, "LAUREN!!" She cried out, but stopped just before reaching him, "Is it really you?" She inquired wearily.
"Of course." He returned, taking a step closer to the girl, "Who else would it be?"
Kimberly gently reached out a shaky hand to touch the boys cream white skin. She was terrified that the same thing that happened with Natalie would occur again. She felt her fingers touch soft flesh and more tears rolled down her cheeks, this time tears of joy, "It really is you!" She flung her arms around the boy’s neck.
"Hey there, no strangling me." He laughed and wrapped an arm around Kimberly's waist tightly. "I thought I'd never find you again." He whispered into her ear.
Kimberly pulled back and looked into the boy's eyes. "You told me that you'd never leave me!" She lightly hit his chest.
"I tried to follow you," Lauren gazed down at Kimberly, his face serious, "I really did, but when I got to the bottom of the cliff you were..." He closed his eyes.
"It's alright." Kimberly set her head on his shoulder, "You're here now." She smiled to herself.
Lauren reached out, taking Kim's chin softly in his hand, forcing her to look into his dark black eyes.
Kimberly didn't seem to notice the depth of the darkness as she found herself falling into them. She wished every night that she would be able to look into those eyes again.
"Listen," He spoke softly, "I promise to never leave you again. No matter what."
Kimberly felt herself being drawn to Lauren, "Promise?" She whispered.
"Promise." Lauren softly placed a kiss upon Kim’s lips.
"KIMBERLY!! DON'T TRUST THAT BOY!!!" A voice called out from behind them.
Kimberly glanced over Lauren’s shoulder to see Jenn standing at the door to the roof, clenching her chest, "What 'boy'?" She asked in confusion.
Lauren's face shifted from her usual cute soft features to something that looked more demonic than human. His eyes sunk in creating dark shadows that swallowed his eyes away. The skin around his mouth tightened giving him more of a skeletal look, "I think she is talking about me!" He remarked with a sinister grin. His gentle voice now sounded more like a low growl as he bared his, now fanged, teeth.
"Get away from me!!" Kimberly tried to push Lauren away, but the boy had a hand around Kimberly's arm and would not let her go.
"LET GO OF HER!!" Jenn snarled as she threw her school bag at the creature. Lauren batted the bag out of the air with a swift blow, letting his grip on Kim loosen, which allowed Kimberly to slip out of his grasp.
Lauren slowly turned to face Jenn, "Are you really willing to die for a girl you just met?" He asked with a grin.
"Yes." Jenn replied sternly as she took her stance and prepared herself, she had several years of Martial arts under her belt and was not one to back down from a fight. She had taken down many boys in the neighbourhood who had tried to harass her friends and got quite a reputation for being the prince of the playground in elementary school. She was not going to let some weird kid scare her away.
"Well then," Lauren raised one of his hands to eye level and it started to shift in form. A dark slick substance appeared to drip from his fingertips and run down the length of his arm, coating it entirely. Bones began to crack beneath the shiny black layer as the fingers grew longer and became more claw like. Lauren's grin only broadened as his fingers took the form of long curved knives, the same as the man from the alleyway Jenn recalled. "Tell Angelina I said hello." He remarked as he lunged at the little girl. Jenn quickly regained her sensed and slid forward, ducking under Lauren's swing. She set a hand firmly upon the ground, and brought her foot up high in a swift kick only to have it blocked by Lauren's other arm.
Kimberly watched the two fights, in awe of both their grace. She was confused as to why Jenn would try to protect her and why Lauren was acting the way he was. None of this made any sense at all. Lauren was supposed to be a figment of her imagination, so how was it possible that Jenn could be fighting him? Kimberly's thoughts circled around and around always coming back to the same question: 'Why is this girl trying to help me?' She fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around herself. 'None of this should be happening. It was all a dream. Wasn't it?' Kimberly glanced up and watched as claws came closer and closer to Jenn, shedding small bits of her uniform, almost as if Lauren was toying with the girl. That wasn't the Lauren she knew. 'No.' Her Lauren was sweet and kind. He would never hurt a living soul. So who was this person standing before her? Kim grabbed the side of her head. Nothing made sense anymore. But if this was really happening -- If Lauren was really there and this was not some weird dream -- then Jenn would certainly be killed for sure' Kimberly suddenly stood up. She could not let that happen. Dream or not she would not allow anyone to be hurt because of her.
Lauren began to tire of their dance as he tore another piece of the girl’s blazer, "Time to finish this. Goodbye, little one." He lunged forward striking out at Jenn, when unexpectedly Kimberly flung herself between the two of them. Lauren had no time to stop his attack as his fingers bit into Kim’s soft flesh. Kim clenched her teeth as Lauren's claws ripped through her shoulder.
"Kim???" Lauren's face shifted back to normal and gazed at Kimberly in shock.
Kimberly hid the pain she was feeling and looked into Lauren's eyes, "Please," She pleaded, "Just go."
Lauren pulled his hand out from Kimberly's shoulder; his fingers had already softened back to their original form. Kimberly fell backwards into Jenn's arms as Lauren staggered back staring at the blood, Kim's blood on his hands. Lauren glanced back at Kim as Jenn held her tightly. Without a word Lauren turn away from the two girls and began to leave.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?!?" Jenn yelled, not hiding her hatred for Lauren.
"Watch over her for me." Lauren requested then faded out of existence. Jenn stared in disbelief. Where Lauren once stood was nothing, but a small swirl of dirt and leaves. The only sign of the boy’s existence was Jenn’s tattered clothes and the gapping holes in Kim’s shoulder. Jenn was not sure she understood what was going on, but she knew in her heart that she needed to protect Kimberly no matter what happened.
*****
To be Continued...
*****
Note: The world of the Shadowlands, Its stories, Characters and ideas are a copyright of Kathryn K Williams.
This story is based upon my manga of the same name. If you wish to view art from this series please visit my deviant arts page at: http://shinigami-shimai.deviantart.com/
For more of my stories visit my deviant hearts page at: http://www.devianthearts.com/viewuser.php?uid=159
Also if you spot any typos or other errors please contact me at katwilliams @ rogers.com