CAHW Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The pitch black was something that I could take if I wasn't alone. But this was different. I was freezing, felt like I was trapped in a small, empty, box. All alone I sat there. I felt nothing but my body shivering from the frozen air. I wrapped my arms around my shaking legs. I couldn't think. I was just, there. Nothing important, nothing cared for.
  Then a blinding light hit me in my face. I was in a white room. An old, gold mirror was standing in front of me. In the mirror, I saw an old woman. I seemed to know her somehow. My grandmother? She had gray hair knotted in the back of her head in a bun. Her wrinkles on the sides of her eyes and cheeks. She had orangish-red eyes. I blinked, and so did the woman in the mirror.
After that, things only got weirder. Her face was puzzled. Then I realized who it was. The old woman's eyes widen in horror. Then she touched her cheek as well as I did. This old woman was me.

    I gasped! Holding my heart as I sprung up from my nightmare. Trying to catch my breath, I tried to shake off the dream. Get a hold of yourself Vladea, I told myself. It was only a nightmare. I looked across the dorm room. It looked like any hotel room. Two beds, a bathroom, shower, TV. I looked at the little bat clock, it was about 3:56.
I sighed in relief and flopped back on my bed. That means more time to sleep. I peeked open an eye. Yuni was still sleeping, peacefully. I have no idea how she does it. She can just sleep there like a queen and not make a sound. She is just so gorgeous that she can make a whole city of boys fall for her. How on earth can she do that? Is it because she's a succubus?
My eyes started getting heavy, and my body seemed to get heavier. A sign that the sand man is close. I let him take over me, throw me into a deep slumber…

"Vladea? Vlaaaaadea." I heard a voice call me from far in the distance. Like an echo. "Hey! Vladea wake up!" The voice got closer, my head started to hurt when I felt my brain snap to life. My eyes slowly opened. I saw Yuni hovering over me, her giant chest swaying back and forth.
"Vladea! It's Saturday. You promised to go to Black Friday with me!" Yuni yelled. Or I thought she yelled, my head still hurt. I tilted my head so I could see the clock behind her. It's 4:03. I was only asleep for a few minutes! I groaned and fought against gravity to get out of bed. I slumped over but then get back up and stretch. Yawning as I walked to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror. For a second I saw the old me, then it returned to normal me. I shivered and touched my face to make sure.
"Hurry up in there! I need to do my makeup you know! I don't have all Christmas!" Yuni said.
"Um, I'll be out in a minute!" I chocked out. I brushed my teeth and brushed threw my hair. Hmm, maybe I could do something different today? I parted my hair in the middle and got out two hair bands. I put my long, shiny, black hair in dog ears. Then I got out my makeup kit. I'm not much of a fancy or makeup kinda person, but if i'm going in public surrounded by humans, then I should look human right? I puffed on my foundation. Then I put on some blush to make the paleness kinda fade and then the blender. I looked in the mirror again and gasped. I was a total mess.
"Vladea Foxhill! What the hell is taking you so long?!"  Yuni was really ticked now.
"Um actually,"-I'm SO going to regret this, - "Could you help me with my make up?"
Total silence for a minute. Then she said in a near whisper. "Are my ears fooling me? Did you just say what I believe you said? Would I?! Of course!"
I hand to jump away from the door as she burst in. She had this jumbo bag in her hands. And this crazy grin "Lets get fancy!"
About half an hour later, I was finally allowed to see myself. And I could not believe my eyes. Sitting before me was a girl. Not just any girl, but a beautiful girl. She had silky black hair, braided in a double French braid.
She had cherry red lips and perfect blush. She was human. I knew that much. Her eye shadow was a shade of deep purple, and eye lashes perfect length. The eye liner seemed under but it fit her. This girl had to of been a model, but then I came back to reality, that was me.
"H-how? What? Is that, ME?" I was astonished. Yuni grin with satisfaction. She snapped her hair straitner and started working on herself.
"Yep! Your welcome! Now get out, I need to work on myself." Yuni kicked me out and shut the door behind her.
Once I was out of the bathroom, I realized that I haven't changed clothes yet. Great, all that work on my face for nothing. I slowly and carefully slid my shirt off, then my pj's bottoms. Digging in my bag for something to wear, I found a grey t-shirt and my favorite pair of skinny jeans. I slipped on the jeans and scrunched my shirt up to where I could only see the hole for the head. Slowly and carefully, trying not to ruin my hair, slipped it threw my head. Relieved that it didn't mess up anything.
"Uh, no way!" I spun around to see Yuni standing behind me, taking my shirt off, "You are NOT wearing that!"
"What! Don't take my clothes off my body! Are you crazy?!" I wrapped my arms around my chest. She just took off my shirt! What nerve that monster has!
"Here! It looks a little better. I would never let you have my good clothes." Yuni swings around holding a green tank top and a jean jacket. So not my style. I groaned. "Am I really wearing THAT?" She threw them at me.
"Uh yes! You need to look good for once! Your horrible in those ragged clothes you always wear." Yuni said and she slipped them on me.
"Ouch. I have feelings too you know." I grumbled.
Yuni pushed me out the door and I got my ford keys. I made a quick stop by the lobby to get coffee. I felt so much better after that.

First stop was the mall. We stayed there for a few hours because Yuni had to look at everything and took even longer when she was in the dressing room trying to figure out what to buy, even when she buys all of it anyway. I sat on the bench outside the room.
"Hey Vladea? Does this dress make me look fat?" Yuni echo from inside the room.
"How would I know when your behind a door?" I sighed, looking around as much as I could from the seat. Taking in every detail for my boredom. A clearance rack stood about 24 feet away from me. The jeans were 60% off. I yawned.
Then I froze when I saw a boy look at me. He was somewhat tall, like an average teenager. His hair was white with black bangs. His red eyes trained on me, he moved slightly away. He wore jeans and a black t-shirt. On his neck was a cross. He seemed concerned but had nearly no emotion in his face.
Why was he staring at me? Did I do something? Maybe he works here? Then he started looking threw the men's shirts. That's when I finally realized that Yuni was talking to me.
"I'm serious! Stop fooling around! Answer my question!" Yuni yelled.
"Oh! U-Um. Could you repeat the question please?" I asked, my eyes never leaving that strange boy.
"Ugh! You're such a pain! I said i'm going to pay for these now!" Yuni said.
My eyes drifted away to the door. "How is that a question?"
"Oh never mind! Just meet me at the exit!" She said. I shrugged and got up. I looked at the boy again, to find he wasn't there.
"What the…?" I whispered to myself.
"Looking for someone?" A chilling voice was breathing at the back of my neck. My nails grew in defense and I stiffened at his presents. Then I swung around to face him, the boy that was staring at me.
"Who's asking?" I threatened. My lips curling back my lips for my fangs to come out.
The boy sighed, "Names Angel. Edward Angel. You're Vladea. I was sent to get you."
I backed up. "Who sent you?"
He stayed silent, and then turned away. A hiss formed in my throat. I slammed him to the wall. "How do you know who I am? Who sent you and why wont you answer my questions?!"
He growls and sticks a knife under my chin. The he leaned close and snarls in my ear. "I would stop talking if I were you."
I shuddered. I didn't know what to do or what would happen next. He turned his head to see a young girl watching us. He let me go and then walked off. I was frozen. I couldn't move my lips to tell him to get back here or anything. I was still trying to push everything that just happened into my brain. He was sent to retrieve me. For what purpose?
I tried not to think about it when I shopped with Yuni for the rest of the day. Once we made it to the dorms, I went strait to Jonathan's room. I knocked on the door.
A man with orange hair answered it. "Oh hey Vladea."
"Hey Josh, have you seen Jonathan around?" I asked impatiently.
"Um sorry Vlads. Last time I saw him, he was in the battle arena." He answered shyly.
Huh, I wonder what he's doing there. "Thanks Josh." I closed the door and walked down the hall way. I jumped down the staircase and walked out of the lobby and into the battle arena.