[fieldbox="Penelope, Green, dashed, 10"]She froze in place, and couldn't bring herself to turn around and look. There was a tingling sensation on the back of her neck, making her hairs stand up. It was if someone was breathing on her from behind. If she could feel it, then they were dangerously close too.
"
W-who are you?"
The voice that came was strangely calm and soothing. "
Don't be afraid, Penelope. It's only me."
The voice sounded too familiar. She was sure she heard it somewhere... sometime long ago. It didn't take her long to realize who it belonged to. Without thinking twice, she spun around to see who it was.
"
H-Haku? You're... you're alive. You're here!"
He smiled at her as she stood there in awe. She couldn't believe it... it was really him. His long, raven black hair was tied up into a ponytail like usual, and it cascaded over his left shoulder. His deep forest green eyes gazed at her lovingly, and his expression was so warm and inviting. Penelope, stood there stunned, not able to believe her eyes. Finally, Haku held his arms out to her, inviting her in for a hug.
"
Aren't you going to greet your old friend?"
She couldn't resist. She flung herself into his arms and rested her head on his chest. She took deep breathes through her nose in order to intake his scent and plant it permanently in her mind. She felt so at home... so relaxed. So happy to see him again. Just as she got comfortable, Haku leaned in, close to her ear to whisper........ [glow=red]"
He doesn't belong to you anymore."[/glow]
It wasn't his voice. Her eyes shot wide open in horror. He sounded like.... like Devilrelia. Quickly, Penelope backed away to see that half of Haku's face looked like broken glass, parts of it even falling off onto the floor. She began to panic. This wasn't him. Who was this in the room with her?
[glow=red]"
He doesn't care about you anymore, Penelope. He belongs to me now. And he shall be mine forever.~"[/glow] The voice said before cackling in Haku's body. Was he possessed or was this an illusion? She really hoped that this was all just a hallucination.
"
W-What? No... You're lying."
[glow=red]"
I don't lie about things like this. He's not coming back... ever."[/glow]
Haku's entire body suddenly shattered like glass into a million pieces which then melted into the floor, turning into a black and gooey substance. The black goo then moved around Penelope's feet and she began quickly sinking through the floor.[bg=#404040][/bg][/fieldbox]
[fieldbox="Backfire, yellow, dashed, 10"]"RAAAH!" Jasper's voice echoed in the darkness, causing Backfire to jolt up and look around. Her eyes had adjusted to the dark, so she could now see that the shadow was close to her, too close, and slowly inching even closer.
"
Sh*t!!!"
She braced herself for the creature then suddenly noticed a flaming blue Jasper barreling towards it.
"
Jasper!? Are you crazy!?"
She expected the worst to happen to him. I mean come on... taking on a shadow with a sword? The sword would most likely go through it. But instead of getting mauled by the creature, the creature screeched before disappearing in a black mist. Backfire glanced over at Jasper, a little surprised.
"
Hey... I take back what I said about you. You're pretty cool."[bg=#404040][/bg][/fieldbox]