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"Destroy them."

Oh, no. There's that voice again. Why do I always have to deal with this?

"Dizzy! Is everything ok?" A man in a black coat and pants asked, shaking me by my shoulders.

Who is he? Why does he know my name? What's going on?

"This isn't good! She's giving in!" A girl in an orange jumpsuit and oversized pirate hat jumped in a panick, regarding me sadly.

I don't know any of you! Just leave me alone! I held my head, stumbling away from them. Necro and Undine were going crazy asking me questions, but my head hurt too much to even think.

"We don't have a choice," A cool, rational voice commented, behind me.

"What are you doing?! That's not going to help matters!" The young pirate girl shouted, an over-sized anchor nearby. Just go away!

"This is the only way. If I don't do this now, then Justice is going to come back and destroy all of mankind," The voice shouted angrily. I thought I heard something click, but I couldn't even think straight.

I turned to run away, and found something cold, hard and metallic pressed against my forehead. "Just go away!" I screamed, throwing a punch at the person holding the object. But when I saw his uniform, I stopped. His dark blue jacket and pants somehow managed to calm me down, the pain in my head slowly starting to vanish. Kou...

"I'm sorry, Dizzy. I hope you can forgive me," the man hesitated, his young, boyish face reflecting his sadness. Immediately, I felt something go cold deep in my stomach, and I broke out in a cold sweat.

What? What are you saying Kou?

"Don't! There has to be another way!" The man in black shouted behind me. Kou didn't say anything.

I felt paralyzed, as though my arms and legs had been welded in place. I could only watch as his hand tightened around the grip of the object. Red-hot pain lanced through my body. I staggered back numbly, seeing blood falling off my forehead as I sunk to the ground, slowly. My eyes were riveted on the pale green eyes of the boy who'd killed me as darkness started to overtake me. "W...hy...?" I mouthed, sinking into a deep, dark, endless night.

"I'm sorry, Dizzy..."

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"-zy! Wake up!" a familiar voice called, shaking me by my shoulders.

I gasped for breath, sitting up with a start as May called my name. My sudden action surprised my companion, apparently, since she shifted back a little in response. I thought I'd died. Was that all just a dream? Who was that boy?

"Is everything ok? You looked like you were having a nightmare," May eyed me worriedly, patting my head.

"I'm fine?" I asked more then stated. I put a hand to my forehead, as though I was checking for blood. "I was having a nightmare?"

"I've been trying to wake you up for a few minutes already. When I came in to wake you up, you were crying and calling for someone named Kud. Is he someone you know?"

"Kud?" I shook my head, looking a little worried. "Can...can nightmares hurt you?"

"Huh? No, about all they can do is scare you a little. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, no reason."

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I followed May as we headed up to the bridge. Johnny had announced on the intercom that we'd found someone that could be in need of assistance. I wanted to help out if I could, so I thought I'd go with them.

"You want to come to, Dizzy? It could be rather dangerous. We don't know much about this guy yet," Johnny stood near the dropship, holding his sheated blade.

"I know, but still. What if you all get really hurt because I wasn't there? I'd feel really bad for that..."

Johnny opened his mouth to argue, but he stopped, looking at me with a cool smile. "Fine. I never could say no to women and children."

May and I hopped in the drop ship as it descended, breaking through the cloud cover. I stared at the beauty, staring at the nearby forest as the sun rose behind it. No matter how many times I saw it, it still looked pretty. I turned my eyes, staring at the hills to the left as the dropship landed. I turned as I heard a groan that seemed a little too familiar. There seemed to be something familiar about the boy as well, but I was sure I hadn't seen him before. He was wearing a black formal top and slacks in a prim, proper manner. In contrast, his black hair stood out every which way on his head.

"Hey...where am I? What am I doing here?" I heard him mutter, shaking his head as Johnny helped him up.

"What happened? Can you tell us your name?" Johnny asked, helping him onto the dropship.

"Ow...my name's...Kudou Caos," He frowned, scratching his head.

Wait a minute! Kudou Caos? Kudou?...Kud!?... I shivered, feeling a surge of cold go through the bottom of my stomach.

"Hey, is everything ok? You look terrified," May stared at me before looking at Kudou and back.

"I-I'm fine. It's nothing," I tried to force a grin, feeling my heart rate go way up. It's ok, it's not like he's gonna kill me...

"Oh! That reminds me! I'm looking for someone named Dizzy at the moment. I heard she was with a group of air pirates. You wouldn't happen to know who she is, would you?" Kudou added as an afterthought, scratching his chin.

EH!?

"I'm afraid you're mistaken, sir. Dizzy passed away along time ago. That's how Jam collected her bounty," Johnny added, a smidge too quickly.

"Eh? Are you sure? But my superior, Ky, told me that I could find Dizzy with the Jellyfish pirates. Isn't that you guys?"

"...Who are you?" Johnny gripped his katana tightly, standing so he was sideways from Kudou.

"What do you mean, superior?" I just had to ask, edging away instinctively. This doesn't feel quite right...

"I'm an IPF agent, Kudou Caos. I serve directly under Captain Ky Kiske. I'm afraid I can't tell you anything more then that," Kudou sighed, staring at Johnny. "Must this end in violence?"

"Tell me, what do you need with Dizzy?" Johnny asked, putting his hand on the hilt.

"What business is that of yours?" Kudou replied, clenching his fists.

Oh...their going to fight... I sighed, stepping in between them before they could start fighting. "Please, don't fight."

"I didn't visit with the intention of starting a fight," Kudou replied, shrugging before smiling good-naturedly. "Anyway, can I stay with you pirates for a while?"

I started to say something, but something about what he'd said stopped me for a second.

"Wait, wait, what?" Johnny repeated incredulously, holding his katana. "Who do you think we are?"

"Aren't you that famous couple from the Jellyfish Pirates, May and Johnny?" Kudou wondered curiously, scratching at his chin.

Johnny paused, looking more and more confused by the second. "Yes, that's who we are. Why would an IPF agent want to stay with a group of outlaw air pirates?" Kudou stopped himself before he could reply, holding his chin.

"Hey, Dizzy. Was he in your nightmare?" May asked me quietly as the boys talked.

"Hm? What makes you say that?" I shook my head, noticing that my heart rate seemed to be higher then usual at the moment.

"You reacted kind of funny when you first saw him," May replied easily, leaning against the mass of her anchor. "It seemed like you were scared of him for a second."

I sighed, still feeling a little apprehensive thanks to my dream this morning. But I was going to try not to panic from that. I don't want to be rude...

"Um, Dizzy, you might want to keep an eye on Necro," I heard Undine tell me, and I turned just in time to see Necro swing his axe at Kudou from behind. Almost immediately, he spun on his heel, the axe digging into his left arm while his right fist, glowing blue, smashed Necro in his 'face.' The recoil of the impact had Necro 'staggering' back, little bits and pieces of ice sprouting from him.

"OW!!" I held my face sinking to my knees. That hurt! "Necro, you idiot! Why are you attacking him? He hasn't done anything wrong!"

"He scared you! That's more then enough reason to throttle him!" Necro replied angrily. Of course, only I can hear his or Undine's voice.

"No, he didn't scare me in the nightmare!" I shouted, effectively silencing the conversation. I felt my face flush bright red as Johnny Kudou and May all turned to regard me. Necro looked like he was about to argue, but I think he decided against it, since he calmed down and went back to his normal form on my back.

"Let's go talk on the ship," Johnny said after a second.

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"I don't trust him. Not one bit," I heard Necro complain as I watched Kudou. We were alone in my room on the Mayship, after I had to beg Johnny and May to let him stay with me.

"Oh hush, Necro. It's obvious that he doesn't have anything against us. Your just being paranoid."

"But you saw Dizzy's reaction! She was terrified when she saw him and heard his name!"

I'm not sure what was irritating me more; the fact that Kudou was just sitting on the ground drawing something on a sheet of paper, or the fact that Necro and Undine were talking about me like I wasn't there.

"So, what are you doing, Kud?" I asked, trying to spark up a conversation.

"I'm just sketching something out," he replied easily, not looking up. I think he was getting a little irritated, because he crumpled up the paper he'd just sketched on and threw it into a corner. "It's not coming out the way I want it to look."

I saw him glance at the stub of charcoal he was using before putting it away and pulling out a pencil instead. While Kudou distracted himself with another sketch, I gripped the paper he'd thrown away, looking at it, then out the window. Judging by where the sun was, it was nearing sunset, and I thought the drawing looked like it a little. I put the drawing down, turning to look at Kudou before sitting back down. I don't get it.

With a sight, he put the drawing and pencil away in a bag. I tilted my head to the side, watching him curiously as he sat down on the bed a few inches from me. I noticed that he still had that silly little grin on his face. Has he been smiling the whole time?

"He's weird," Necro muttered, watching Kudou.

"He's just smiling! What's so weird about that?" Undine shouted back, folding her arms.

"Hey! Please stop fighting!"

"It's just plain weird! It's not natural! He hasn't stopped smiling once all this time!"

"It's not weird! He's just in a good mood!!"

"Stop it!" I shouted, waving my arms. "Fighting like this isn't going to help anything!"

I watched in shock as Undine and Necro materialised, wrapping their hands around each others throat and squeezing. "STOP IT!" I shouted, trying to seperate them. I held my head, sighing as the arguement escalated into a full-blown war. Within seconds, Necro and Undine were using arrows and axes on each other. I just watched, feeling oddly lethargic all of a sudden. For some reason I didn't have any energy left to argue. That is so weird...I'm so sleepy now. I closed my eyes for a second to hold back a yawn.

"Destroy them."

A sudden searing pain ripped through my head, and I felt a scream ripped from my throat as I curled up in pure agony.

"Dizzy!" I dimly felt Nitro's and Undine's concern as I started to black out.

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The next thing I knew, I was standing all alone in a vast field of nothing. Well, perhaps floating would be a better word, since there didn't seem to be any obvious ground. There was just what appeared to be a deep red sea, with lightning flashing in the distance. Above me, I saw red-tinged clouds. I was standing face-to-face with a black shadow, its eyes tinged red with obvious malice, chilling my blood. The black shadow stood, a pair of night black wings on what I assumed was its back. It looked really familiar, but I couldn't place who it was. I glanced behind me, seeing a boy standing there, gold from head-to-toe. In contrast to the shadow, I could see the boy's form perfectly. He was wearing a jacket and flowing pants. His hair was spiked, and stood every which way. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't recognize him.

"What's going on? Who are you? Why am I here?"

"At last. The wheel of fate is starting to turn. Do you have the strength to face this calamity alone?" The shadow intoned, crossing her arms. I could almost feel her eyes burrowing into my core.

"The time has come for you to take up the sword. Do you trust those around you, to stand and fight when all hope is lost?" The boy exclaimed, pointing right at me.

"I don't understand! What are you talking about?" I exclaimed.

"At the end of it all, will you be left all alone? Will you fall into despair? Will you survive? Will you die?" In a monotone, the words of both forms started to coalesce around me, leaving me barely able to move.

"Tell me! What's going on? What calamity!?" I struggled against the chains of words as they gathered ever thicker around me. My body ached. I felt trapped. I couldn't even move anymore.

"Will you fight against this power? Or will you enslave all of humanity?" I shivered, terrified. The words of the shadow clawed their way into my head. I pushed against my verbal prison, but it didn't move an inch.

"Stop! I won't!" Each word was torn from my throat, as I fell to my knees. I held my head as the pain took hold of me. It hurt so bad! I just wanted it all to stop.

"Destinies unfolded. Fates intertwined. Will you be the destroyer? Or will you be the savior? It is time for you to choose."

"No! Go away! Leave me alone!" I shouted, shivering. My eyes started to close as exhaustion took me.. "Leave me alone..."

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I sat up with a start, holding my head. I was lying on my bed. The sheets were all in disarray. Judging by the light from the window, it was already almost dawn. Who were they? What was that? Was that really...just a dream?

"Unnn...Dizzy..." I jumped, finally noticing Kudou sitting in a chair next to my bed. He was leaning forward, balancing himself with his hands on the edge of his chair, fast asleep. "Please...be ok..." he muttered, softly.

Were you sitting here taking care of me the whole time? I couldn't keep a smile from spreading on my face. I glanced out the window with a grown, noting that the sun was starting to creep up over the horizon.

Kudou yawned, rubbing his eyes as he turned to look at me. "Morning Dizzy. Are you ok?" He asked, interrupted by yet another yawn.

"I'm fine. I just had a nightmare," I smiled, ruffling his hair with a smile before standing up. "Were you sitting there the whole time, watching me?"

I noticed Kudou blush as he hurriedly stood up next to me. "Y-Yes, I did. Was that...wrong?"

I interrupted my reply, staring at him for a second before voicing my thoughts.

"You really are short aren't you?"

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"Destroy them."

Oh, no. There's that voice again. Why do I always have to deal with this?

"Dizzy! Is everything ok?" A man in a black coat and pants asked, shaking me by my shoulders.

Who is he? Why does he know my name? What's going on?

"This isn't good! She's giving in!" A girl in an orange jumpsuit and oversized pirate hat jumped in a panick, regarding me sadly.

I don't know any of you! Just leave me alone! I held my head, stumbling away from them. Necro and Undine were going crazy asking me questions, but my head hurt too much to even think.

"We don't have a choice," A cool, rational voice commented, behind me.

"What are you doing?! That's not going to help matters!" The young pirate girl shouted, an over-sized anchor nearby. Just go away!

"This is the only way. If I don't do this now, then Justice is going to come back and destroy all of mankind," The voice shouted angrily. I thought I heard something click, but I couldn't even think straight.

I turned to run away, and found something cold, hard and metallic pressed against my forehead. "Just go away!" I screamed, throwing a punch at the person holding the object. But when I saw his uniform, I stopped. His dark blue jacket and pants somehow managed to calm me down, the pain in my head slowly starting to vanish. Kou...

"I'm sorry, Dizzy. I hope you can forgive me," the man hesitated, his young, boyish face reflecting his sadness. Immediately, I felt something go cold deep in my stomach, and I broke out in a cold sweat.

What? What are you saying Kou?

"Don't! There has to be another way!" The man in black shouted behind me. Kou didn't say anything.

I felt paralyzed, as though my arms and legs had been welded in place. I could only watch as his hand tightened around the grip of the object. Red-hot pain lanced through my body. I staggered back numbly, seeing blood falling off my forehead as I sunk to the ground, slowly. My eyes were riveted on the pale green eyes of the boy who'd killed me as darkness started to overtake me. "W...hy...?" I mouthed, sinking into a deep, dark, endless night.

"I'm sorry, Dizzy..."

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"-zy! Wake up!" a familiar voice called, shaking me by my shoulders.

I gasped for breath, sitting up with a start as May called my name. My sudden action surprised my companion, apparently, since she shifted back a little in response. I thought I'd died. Was that all just a dream? Who was that boy?

"Is everything ok? You looked like you were having a nightmare," May eyed me worriedly, patting my head.

"I'm fine?" I asked more then stated. I put a hand to my forehead, as though I was checking for blood. "I was having a nightmare?"

"I've been trying to wake you up for a few minutes already. When I came in to wake you up, you were crying and calling for someone named Kud. Is he someone you know?"

"Kud?" I shook my head, looking a little worried. "Can...can nightmares hurt you?"

"Huh? No, about all they can do is scare you a little. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, no reason."

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I followed May as we headed up to the bridge. Johnny had announced on the intercom that we'd found someone that could be in need of assistance. I wanted to help out if I could, so I thought I'd go with them.

"You want to come to, Dizzy? It could be rather dangerous. We don't know much about this guy yet," Johnny stood near the dropship, holding his sheated blade.

"I know, but still. What if you all get really hurt because I wasn't there? I'd feel really bad for that..."

Johnny opened his mouth to argue, but he stopped, looking at me with a cool smile. "Fine. I never could say no to women and children."

May and I hopped in the drop ship as it descended, breaking through the cloud cover. I stared at the beauty, staring at the nearby forest as the sun rose behind it. No matter how many times I saw it, it still looked pretty. I turned my eyes, staring at the hills to the left as the dropship landed. I turned as I heard a groan that seemed a little too familiar. There seemed to be something familiar about the boy as well, but I was sure I hadn't seen him before. He was wearing a black formal top and slacks in a prim, proper manner. In contrast, his black hair stood out every which way on his head.

"Hey...where am I? What am I doing here?" I heard him mutter, shaking his head as Johnny helped him up.

"What happened? Can you tell us your name?" Johnny asked, helping him onto the dropship.

"Ow...my name's...Kudou Caos," He frowned, scratching his head.

Wait a minute! Kudou Caos? Kudou?...Kud!?... I shivered, feeling a surge of cold go through the bottom of my stomach.

"Hey, is everything ok? You look terrified," May stared at me before looking at Kudou and back.

"I-I'm fine. It's nothing," I tried to force a grin, feeling my heart rate go way up. It's ok, it's not like he's gonna kill me...

"Oh! That reminds me! I'm looking for someone named Dizzy at the moment. I heard she was with a group of air pirates. You wouldn't happen to know who she is, would you?" Kudou added as an afterthought, scratching his chin.

EH!?

"I'm afraid you're mistaken, sir. Dizzy passed away along time ago. That's how Jam collected her bounty," Johnny added, a smidge too quickly.

"Eh? Are you sure? But my superior, Ky, told me that I could find Dizzy with the Jellyfish pirates. Isn't that you guys?"

"...Who are you?" Johnny gripped his katana tightly, standing so he was sideways from Kudou.

"What do you mean, superior?" I just had to ask, edging away instinctively. This doesn't feel quite right...

"I'm an IPF agent, Kudou Caos. I serve directly under Captain Ky Kiske. I'm afraid I can't tell you anything more then that," Kudou sighed, staring at Johnny. "Must this end in violence?"

"Tell me, what do you need with Dizzy?" Johnny asked, putting his hand on the hilt.

"What business is that of yours?" Kudou replied, clenching his fists.

Oh...their going to fight... I sighed, stepping in between them before they could start fighting. "Please, don't fight."

"I didn't visit with the intention of starting a fight," Kudou replied, shrugging before smiling good-naturedly. "Anyway, can I stay with you pirates for a while?"

I started to say something, but something about what he'd said stopped me for a second.

"Wait, wait, what?" Johnny repeated incredulously, holding his katana. "Who do you think we are?"

"Aren't you that famous couple from the Jellyfish Pirates, May and Johnny?" Kudou wondered curiously, scratching at his chin.

Johnny paused, looking more and more confused by the second. "Yes, that's who we are. Why would an IPF agent want to stay with a group of outlaw air pirates?" Kudou stopped himself before he could reply, holding his chin.

"Hey, Dizzy. Was he in your nightmare?" May asked me quietly as the boys talked.

"Hm? What makes you say that?" I shook my head, noticing that my heart rate seemed to be higher then usual at the moment.

"You reacted kind of funny when you first saw him," May replied easily, leaning against the mass of her anchor. "It seemed like you were scared of him for a second."

I sighed, still feeling a little apprehensive thanks to my dream this morning. But I was going to try not to panic from that. I don't want to be rude...

"Um, Dizzy, you might want to keep an eye on Necro," I heard Undine tell me, and I turned just in time to see Necro swing his axe at Kudou from behind. Almost immediately, he spun on his heel, the axe digging into his left arm while his right fist, glowing blue, smashed Necro in his 'face.' The recoil of the impact had Necro 'staggering' back, little bits and pieces of ice sprouting from him.

"OW!!" I held my face sinking to my knees. That hurt! "Necro, you idiot! Why are you attacking him? He hasn't done anything wrong!"

"He scared you! That's more then enough reason to throttle him!" Necro replied angrily. Of course, only I can hear his or Undine's voice.

"No, he didn't scare me in the nightmare!" I shouted, effectively silencing the conversation. I felt my face flush bright red as Johnny Kudou and May all turned to regard me. Necro looked like he was about to argue, but I think he decided against it, since he calmed down and went back to his normal form on my back.

"Let's go talk on the ship," Johnny said after a second.

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"I don't trust him. Not one bit," I heard Necro complain as I watched Kudou. We were alone in my room on the Mayship, after I had to beg Johnny and May to let him stay with me.

"Oh hush, Necro. It's obvious that he doesn't have anything against us. Your just being paranoid."

"But you saw Dizzy's reaction! She was terrified when she saw him and heard his name!"

I'm not sure what was irritating me more; the fact that Kudou was just sitting on the ground drawing something on a sheet of paper, or the fact that Necro and Undine were talking about me like I wasn't there.

"So, what are you doing, Kud?" I asked, trying to spark up a conversation.

"I'm just sketching something out," he replied easily, not looking up. I think he was getting a little irritated, because he crumpled up the paper he'd just sketched on and threw it into a corner. "It's not coming out the way I want it to look."

I saw him glance at the stub of charcoal he was using before putting it away and pulling out a pencil instead. While Kudou distracted himself with another sketch, I gripped the paper he'd thrown away, looking at it, then out the window. Judging by where the sun was, it was nearing sunset, and I thought the drawing looked like it a little. I put the drawing down, turning to look at Kudou before sitting back down. I don't get it.

With a sight, he put the drawing and pencil away in a bag. I tilted my head to the side, watching him curiously as he sat down on the bed a few inches from me. I noticed that he still had that silly little grin on his face. Has he been smiling the whole time?

"He's weird," Necro muttered, watching Kudou.

"He's just smiling! What's so weird about that?" Undine shouted back, folding her arms.

"Hey! Please stop fighting!"

"It's just plain weird! It's not natural! He hasn't stopped smiling once all this time!"

"It's not weird! He's just in a good mood!!"

"Stop it!" I shouted, waving my arms. "Fighting like this isn't going to help anything!"

I watched in shock as Undine and Necro materialised, wrapping their hands around each others throat and squeezing. "STOP IT!" I shouted, trying to seperate them. I held my head, sighing as the arguement escalated into a full-blown war. Within seconds, Necro and Undine were using arrows and axes on each other. I just watched, feeling oddly lethargic all of a sudden. For some reason I didn't have any energy left to argue. That is so weird...I'm so sleepy now. I closed my eyes for a second to hold back a yawn.

"Destroy them."

A sudden searing pain ripped through my head, and I felt a scream ripped from my throat as I curled up in pure agony.

"Dizzy!" I dimly felt Nitro's and Undine's concern as I started to black out.

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The next thing I knew, I was standing all alone in a vast field of nothing. Well, perhaps floating would be a better word, since there didn't seem to be any obvious ground. There was just what appeared to be a deep red sea, with lightning flashing in the distance. Above me, I saw red-tinged clouds. I was standing face-to-face with a black shadow, its eyes tinged red with obvious malice, chilling my blood. The black shadow stood, a pair of night black wings on what I assumed was its back. It looked really familiar, but I couldn't place who it was. I glanced behind me, seeing a boy standing there, gold from head-to-toe. In contrast to the shadow, I could see the boy's form perfectly. He was wearing a jacket and flowing pants. His hair was spiked, and stood every which way. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't recognize him.

"What's going on? Who are you? Why am I here?"

"At last. The wheel of fate is starting to turn. Do you have the strength to face this calamity alone?" The shadow intoned, crossing her arms. I could almost feel her eyes burrowing into my core.

"The time has come for you to take up the sword. Do you trust those around you, to stand and fight when all hope is lost?" The boy exclaimed, pointing right at me.

"I don't understand! What are you talking about?" I exclaimed.

"At the end of it all, will you be left all alone? Will you fall into despair? Will you survive? Will you die?" In a monotone, the words of both forms started to coalesce around me, leaving me barely able to move.

"Tell me! What's going on? What calamity!?" I struggled against the chains of words as they gathered ever thicker around me. My body ached. I felt trapped. I couldn't even move anymore.

"Will you fight against this power? Or will you enslave all of humanity?" I shivered, terrified. The words of the shadow clawed their way into my head. I pushed against my verbal prison, but it didn't move an inch.

"Stop! I won't!" Each word was torn from my throat, as I fell to my knees. I held my head as the pain took hold of me. It hurt so bad! I just wanted it all to stop.

"Destinies unfolded. Fates intertwined. Will you be the destroyer? Or will you be the savior? It is time for you to choose."

"No! Go away! Leave me alone!" I shouted, shivering. My eyes started to close as exhaustion took me.. "Leave me alone..."

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I sat up with a start, holding my head. I was lying on my bed. The sheets were all in disarray. Judging by the light from the window, it was already almost dawn. Who were they? What was that? Was that really...just a dream?

"Unnn...Dizzy..." I jumped, finally noticing Kudou sitting in a chair next to my bed. He was leaning forward, balancing himself with his hands on the edge of his chair, fast asleep. "Please...be ok..." he muttered, softly.

Were you sitting here taking care of me the whole time? I couldn't keep a smile from spreading on my face. I glanced out the window with a grown, noting that the sun was starting to creep up over the horizon.

Kudou yawned, rubbing his eyes as he turned to look at me. "Morning Dizzy. Are you ok?" He asked, interrupted by yet another yawn.

"I'm fine. I just had a nightmare," I smiled, ruffling his hair with a smile before standing up. "Were you sitting there the whole time, watching me?"

I noticed Kudou blush as he hurriedly stood up next to me. "Y-Yes, I did. Was that...wrong?"

I interrupted my reply, staring at him for a second before voicing my thoughts.

"You really are short aren't you?"