**Claire's P.O.V**
"Did you just say a dream demon"
"I don't recall saying that" He said snapping back to reality.
"I'm not crazy, or am I?"
He burst into laughter.
I'm
"Just joking, it's from a book I read, sorry for mixing fantasies with reality" He said when he had stopped laughing.
"There has got to be a mistake somewhere"
I wanted to say something but just then the lecture began.
Throughout the whole day Pixel had been acting weird, he even missed two whole classes.
It was lunchtime and still no sign of Pixel, I carried my lunch to the rooftop but someone already beat me to it.
Immediately I caught a glance of the person, a cold feeling engulfed me, it was like for a split second I couldn't breathe, like I was in ice.
Everything was off, what I saw, smelt, felt, just for a split second though.
When everything went back to normal, I quickly recovered from the shock of it.
'It must have been an anxiety attack' I thought to myself
"You just gonna stand there and stare at me?" A female voice said and i realized it was a girl.
I stood still and silent trying to figure out if she was referring to me or someone else.
"Arent you hungry?, Claire Id always know you to have such a large appetite, what happened?"
"Pardon my manners, I'm Rachael"
"How'd you know my name?"
"It's a long story, I just want you to help me pass a message to your Dad"
"How'd you know my Dad?" I asked
ell your Dad that he can't hide forever, we'll be visiting soon, and by the way we just wanna talk, negotiate"
"Who the fuck are you? and why aren't you answering me?"
"My sister prepared a gift for you last night, she hopes you liked it, she apologizs for using Xander, but it seems you have a crush on him"
I unintentionally blushed at her comment before coming back to the situation at hand.
'This is just a fragment of your dream that your mind is replaying to you Claire' I told myself then closed my eyes and reopened it, she was still here, it's all real
How does she know about last night?
"What are you?" I asked
"Sindicate of the devil and your worst nightmare, I'm running out of time but hope we shall have the audience to see each other again"
"You haven't answered my question" I said angrily after all my questions had been ignored.
"Do I need to?"
"First answer this, how was the dream?" She asked
Who is this psychopath?
"It was a piece of shit and so fucking scary" I said remembering it.
"Would you like something scarier?"
"No, now how'd you know my Dad?"
"I don't think I need to answer that, ask your Dad, I ain't the one keeping secrets"
"Don't forget to convey my message, I already overstayed my welcome, it was nice to meet you, hybrid"
With that she vanished.
I suddenly lost my appetite and dropped my plate on the floor, I had to find Pixel.
I tried to move but my knees felt weak, no,no,no I was having an anxiety attack.
This isn't good
I felt a sharp pain in my chest as I held it tightly, then I felt a hand on my back, patting me slowly.
After I had calmed down I looked up to see Xander.
Without giving it a thought I hugged him tightly and started crying and explaining everything to him.
I was shaking.
Scared.
"It's okay, I'm here now"
"I know you are only saying that to make mevthink I'm not crazy but all this really happened"
"I don't think you're crazy, I believe you"
I looked away from him.
"I'm scared what if she harmes my dad and my brother?"
"Look at me Claire, trust me she won't" He said as I slowly got lost in his eyes.
"Tell me about the dream" He said and u pulled away from the hug to sit properly.
"So…."The bell went off.
"I think we should head downstairs"
"Yeah"
We headed for class together and a lot of judgy eyes were on us, including jenna's.
I looked up at him as he then gave me a smile reassuring me that everything was alright.
In class we talked about the dreams as he seemed really interested in my story, it felt nice to be talking freely with someone other than Pixel and Muriel.
"Why'd you come upstairs by the way?" I asked as he hesitated to answer.
"I wanted to keep you company, I saw you without your best friend so I thought you'd be bored"
"That's sweet" I said then noticed that the air between us had shifted awkwardly.
"I don't normally have friends, so I don't know what to say at….In some….uhmmmmm, how do i put it?"
"I get"
The closing bell rang off.
I quickly headed to the garage and realized I had taken the train to school today and had not enough money with me.
I tried looking around to see if Xander was anywhere around so he could lend me some money, but he wasn't.
The money can be enough for me to catch a bus but I had to walk a little, and luckily enough dad made me study the map around here.
After walking for a long time I brought out my phone to check the time but realized that it was dead.
I sat to catch my breath then slowly watched the sunset before resuming my journey to the bus stop.
I was almost there when I noticed that someone was following me.
I tried not to quicken my pace in order to prevent the person from noticing.
I titled my head backwards as I kept up with the normal pace.
I only saw the grin plastered on his face, it was taunting and provocative, trying to tell me that I had no escape.