Rathvamp

      It felt like the suspension between living in a dream and watching the image dissolve into the darkness of the unconscious.      Every line of your body is so defined, reflecting painfully real. I feel the pause, the final breath of the moment.      Then you started to fade. The shadows slip between us, pulling you away from me. Little by little, I watch as your body is eaten by the shadows.      And like a dream, you knew I would dive with you. You hold onto my hand, a knowing smile on your lips, and you drag me down...      Into the Abyss...

Soul drowsily opened his eyes and looked at the clock. It was early afternoon. Sunlight shone through his window angled straight at his bed. He groaned and tried to block it out. His head was killing him and he felt dizzy and tired. He had no idea where Maka was, but vaguely recalled her telling him she was going shopping with Tsubaki. He shook his head. He would never understand girls and shopping. Soul was the only one who saw her real clothes. He didn't understand why she bought so much of something no one ever saw. Groaning, he rolled out of bed and clutched a chair while he waited for the world to stop spinning. It didn't. He stumbled