Deja Vu

Rushing down the stairs of the dorm building with Daisy rushing after you, wearing her strange bright Red sunflower dress and a wide-brimmed hat that made her look right out of a 1950's women's catalogue, You pulled your hood down over your face as the sound of people came rustling from the other male dorms, bumping and apologising to people manically as you rushed ahead, their eyes looking curiously at the guy that just ran past them like a steam train... and that giantess following him.

"Hey... Hey, Charlie wait!?" Daisy called.

A few guys waiting to get into the communal ears pricked up looking at you as You bolted past "Charlie? As in Charlie Drake? as in Dicky-Drake?" A few whispered, but you tumbled clumsily down the stair, burst out of your dorm building towards the patio.

You suddenly came to a halt. you Feet planting firmly where they were. Most people enjoyed the Patio outside of the dorms, it was nice, pretty with all its little plants and nice places to sit... and the sun always arose upon it in the morning as it did now.

You starred out at the Sun as it's rays touched upon you, filling your body with warmth and embracing you with joy. You felt a smile crept up on your face, a strange euphoria filling you, as a Tear fell down your face.

Daisy ran up beside you, huffing and puffing as she saw you stood still "Hey... are you okay?" She asked.

"Yes." You muttered, still smiling and basking in the sun's warmth.

"Why are you smilin' like that for?" Daisy inquired lightly, but you only shrugged, taking in a long deep breath, feeling your heart pump in your chest, the warmth in your body, the Life.

"I have no idea." You chuckled, truly unsure of just why you felt so good all of a sudden, but you turned to Daisy and took her hands "I left my car keys upstairs, come let's get them, I don't want to miss out on such a beautiful day!"

Her fingers constricted around yours, seemingly perplexed by something for a moment before she smiled "Oh umm, your old car was kinda... how do I put this, scrapped?"

"What!?"

"B-But wait, not so fast Darlin', Mr Nox got you a new one, I got the key's it's parked right over here, come on."

The Blonde held your hand tightly with a wide smile as she led you into the carpark, there was something entirely strange about this woman, one was her smile... it was intoxicating to look at, seeing it once felt just as good as the warmth of the sun, and those Violet orbs of hers melted your fears away with their crystalline beauty.

Still, you thought of Jane, and her snotty laugh and her beating you at every game you owned, and Daisy's beauty wasn't so affecting.

Moving out into the sunny carpark, Daisy pointing over to a car parked in the VIP bays to the left of you, "Pft, stop fucking around, I wouldn't dare park my car in the rich-kids bays." You chuckled. She gave you an enlightening nudge, and you nodded "Oh... right, I am a rich kid..." You noted "So which one is mine?"

There were plenty of Cars in the lot, but one caught your eyes, one that was divine as a summer wine, and damn beautiful to boot, but you could never get a car like that, your dad wouldn't allow it. Daisy seemed to notice your longing for this car, and pulled out the keys from her pocket, placing them in your hands.

"No fucking way..."

Clicking the button on the fob, the Sinister Black car's light flashed to life, it's engine roaring like a great black beast as it rumbled in anticipation. You moved over to the vehicle, taking in it's sight as you stood in a silent joyful shock. The Midnight Black Ford Torino GT was shone like a black devil in the sunlight, it's silver customer rims and subtly tinted gradient windows making your heart stop.

"I can't tell if you like it or not, honey?" Daisy asked

You shook your head in disbelief "This... is my dream car. Who the Hell is this Nox guy?" You asked, scooting around to open the passenger door for her before starting back to nestle yourself behind the wheel. This Car was not like any puny automobile that you had driven before, this mama had power, her low growling engine was powerful enough to make it feel like you were wielding a cannon, not operating god's gift to travel.

Daisy fiddled with her fingers "He was... a Businessman, a friend of yours after your father died..."

You eyed her suspiciously, hearing the hesitation in her voice "When can I meet him?"

Her eyes looked at you ominously "Mr Nox died... He was very sick." Daisy frowned looking down into her lap sadly. So he was real? you had your doubts, but the way she looked now, she must have been fond of this guy, still, you gripped the wheel tightly and gave her a reassuring smile.

"He sounds like a Cool guy. where you close?"

She shrugged "Not really, but He was kind. Come on, we need to be back before curfew."

You raised an eyebrow "Curfew?"

The Blonde grimaced "Oh... right... you don't know, well, Nox did warn you but... here, let's go, I'll see if I can find something on the radio."

Putting the key in the ignition, you pulled off gently into the car park, though you nearly smashed into another cark just behind you, jeez it felt like you hadn't driven in months... well maybe you hadn't. Still, you took the turning out of the carpark, and towards the East-hills of the City, Daisy struggling with the Radio as you did.

From this part of the City you would usually see the busy East-side streets, the Busy body business folk and the over-rich prissy asshole shopping and lounging in overpriced cafes, but much to your surprise, the streets were nearly abandoned, barely anybody was outside and many of the stores where closed. a Few cars drove alongside you on the road but they darted off quickly.

You raised an eyebrow as you saw armed men in the street, wearing full gear as they held heavy weaponry at a well-guarded checkpoint, luckily you didn't have to go that way and continued up the Hill towards your home.

"Ah here we go, god damn thing." She whispered, turning the radio in, the bussing voice speaking hastily.

"-week Four of the City lockdown after the attack and things seem to have calmed down a bit in the west city after the attack there. Senator Bruce says to continue with your normal business, but with any appearance of the Creature known as JORMUNGANDR then evacuate as soon as possible to a security zone. Casualties from the first attack are still being handled by the authorities, who advise strongly to not stay out after the 10 am curfew as the night is when the Creature attacks. thank you for your cooperation and stay safe folks..."

What the actual fuck where they talking about, Lockdown, Curfew? Daisy saw the confusion on your face... but as you drove up the hill, moving up the edgeway, your mouth opened wide as you looked into the woods.

For miles and miles and miles in that part of the black forest, and the East hills that were usually home to the wealthiest homes in Wallace was a mass construction site, people working and building, sky cranes fitting the broken pieces of the city together, tarring up the cracked roads. The Trees were torn to shreds, ripped from their stumps for miles, like some giant thing had rampaged through it.

"Nobody knows what it is..." Daisy said as you drove carefully on the intact parts of the road "Nobody knows where it came from, just that out of nowhere, in the East Black forest just down here, it appeared and destroyed a good portion of this part of town..."

You shook your head in disbelief "Has anybody seen it? Jormungandr, they called it?"

"No... not really, even though it's massive, it crushes its way through parts of the city then just vanishes... It's been through here Five times in the past four weeks. Naturally, the City is in lockdown, no one in or out, but people are trying to continue on with there normal lives.

You felt you foot press down on the gas, anxiety filling you as your head writhed _"I will destroy your city..." _The Words hurt as you recalled them, in a voice that you didn't know, but Daisy yelped as you put the pedal to the metal, speeding further up the hill towards your home, which you prayed was still standing.

revving through the woods towards you drive, you were relieved to see it intact pulling through the open gates into the gravel and speeding towards your home, praying to see the shadow of Blue-drake manor on the horizon "Come on, come on, come on, come on...." You whispered as Daisy held tightly unto her seat.

Relief and joy-filled your chest as you saw it, tall and strong... actually... taller and stronger, Blue-drake manor looked newer bigger, she'd had some work done, it would be more accurate to call it a mansion now by the sheer size of it.

Seeing cars parked in the driveway, you pulled quickly beside the fountain, a fountain that wasn't there before, a strange blacked scar around its rim like something had struck at the ground there.

Switching off the engine, you got out and opened the door for Daisy who looked out in wonder "I'll never get over how cool this place is. You really grew up here?"

You shrugged as you locked the car, looking half in wonderment yourself "Urrr, I guess, it used to be... smaller? Come on!" You said, rushing to the doors.

Daisy hurried after as you skipped up the steps, pushing open the double doors and into... the reception, that wasn't there before.

Strolling in with a furtive curiosity, you paused, noticing a girl at the reception desk.

She was only a small thing, well smaller than you now that you were so tall (Still felt strange) with Mahogany hair that relaxed on her shoulders, she had large emerald green eyes that traced her phone with a bored expression. She hadn't seemed to hear you enter, tapping away and humming to herself as you approached.

She was cute... really cute and... You got this weird feeling looking at her, like you missed her... even though you had no idea who the hell she was.

Daisy stumbled in clumsily, rushing to your side "You need to slow down! Do you know how hard it is to rush in heels!" The Blonde complained.

The Girl lifted her head and set her eyes on you... and she froze. Her mouth opened slightly as you stared down, wondering what the problem was "Hey... are you okay, miss?" You asked.

She blinked "I... Ummm, yeah, I'm fantastic! j-just peachy, Ch-... Mr Drake." She stammered.

"Have we met before? do you work for Mr Nox? I'm sorry my memory isn't too great these days apparently." You chuckled scratching your head.

Her eyes began to well up as her lip quivered, launching up over her desk to wrap her arms around you. you gasped, she was extremely strong and deadly cold, also she had this weird kind of vibe... it gave you the creeps. "H-Hey, buy me a drink first eh?" You chuckled nervously.

"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry..." She whispered, though afterwards, She seemed to remember herself, pulling away as she flushed "S-Sorry, I just... I heard about your dad, thought you could use a hug, hehe... I'm Naomi, I am as you can see a Receptionist, I worked for Mr Nox." She explained.

You smiled at her, jeez... she was super pretty, if not a little strange, still you liked her, unsure of why exactly, but you did "Nice to meet you, Charlie, nice to meet you."

She smiled sadly "I-I should buzz you in, Diana wanted to make sure that the place stayed secure until you came here, she's waiting for you in your office, Claudia will take you up there."

Naomi picked up her phone, mumbled something fast and then buzzed the security door. "Thanks." You said, moving through and trying to ignore the receptionist strange staring. Daisy moved past, giving the woman a quiet nod as you moved into the foyer.

A childish wonder swept through you as you looked up at your home, how the hall's once Red and Gold decorations were now soft black with marble white, the multiple doors at the foot of the twin staircases, the left leading around to the kitchen, the middle hall leading towards your dad's little tower and through to the lounge, the twin double staircases led up to the first floor, though you saw another set of stairs, leading up to what you guess was a third floor, one that had not been there before. This place was so different... but at the same time, it still felt like home, and you couldn't help but smile as you looked at just how beautiful it was.

"Hello."

You jolted spinning around to see the woman that had snuck up on you.

A Woman in a Black and white Women's suit stood before you, she was just a little shorter than you, with a midnight black hair that was tied into a short ponytail, She had deep brown eyes that stared just like Naomi's, except she was sharper, paler, and she had a distinctly icy visage despite her beauty "How many pretty girls am I going to see today?"

The Woman smiled at you slightly, extending a hand which you took _"It must be cold in here?" _You thought, feeling her icy hands. "It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance... Mr Drake." She said softly, unable to stop grinning at you "My Name is Claudia Axton. but you... can just call me Cleo."

You nodded a little uncertainly, there was that odd feeling again "Hi Cleo, I am told Diana is waiting for me?"

She nodded, moving in and oddly, taking your arm "Right this way." She said. the Gothic beauty leading you up towards your father's office.