My head had been pounding for what felt like hours. I was too lightheaded to stand up, and every time I tried, a wave of nausea forced me back down again. 

Of all the times to get a bad migraine. 

The past two days had been bad enough. I'd tried to escape whenever the opportunity was there, though, because I'd be damned if I ended up just being the helpless damsel in distress waiting for some guy I'd never met before to come save me. 

That was what it looked like it was turning out to be, though. I felt the weakest I'd ever felt in my life. Curled up in a corner, on the verge of puking my guts out. And he hadn't even so much as touched me yet. 

One thing I was thankful for -- how dark it was in here. Any brighter would probably hurt my eyes, not to mention my head. 

Pressing a hand to my forehead, I tried to focus on what I knew. 

My name is Alesa. I did nothing wrong. I'm here for bait. I don't know the man I'm supposed to be bait for. I've been taken by a demon. I have to escape. The demon's possessing a girl. Her name is Skylar. She's fourteen. I need to find some way to help her. 

My thoughts drift as I wonder about her. What did she mean by it's a long story when I asked her about the demon? Does this girl have any parents? Friends? A home? Why is it that she was chosen to be possessed? The demon said he could use her for bait, was she that Sky person's daughter? 

A sudden thought made me freeze. 

The demon had called me Sky's girlfriend. What if all of those odd memories I had were real? What if this demon had managed to take away my memories? What if I was his girlfriend and didn't know it? And if that girl was his daughter, did that make me her mother?

No. I thought. She looks nothing like me. There's no way in Nether. And I'd never forget my own kid.

 An image flickers in my head for a split second, and I think I catch a glimpse of a smiling little boy with big blue eyes. It hurt my head to much to try to bring it back up, so I didn't dwell on it. 

Dimensions, I thought. He mentioned dimensions. 

It felt like I was trying to solve a thousand-piece puzzle with only ten pieces, and every time I thought I was given more, it turned out to be the same ten pieces. 

I groaned, almost hitting my head against the wall just before realizing what a terrible idea that was. This was too difficult to figure out. 

But maybe I didn't have to figure it all out. Maybe I could just figure out how to get out of here and save the girl, and then everything would be totally fine. I could go back to my life and not have to worry about crazy demons anymore, and sleep in an actual bed. Oh Notch, my bed. What I would've done to be sleeping there at that very moment. 

Suddenly, I heard footsteps walking down the hall. 

"Leave. Now." 

"But sir, you said to-" 

"I said, I want you to leave. You can come back later, but for now, leave." 

I looked up to see the girl, speaking to the guards at the front door. Her hood was up, and her hair was in her face so I couldn't see her eyes. 

The guards hesitated for a second. 

"What are you waiting for, a kiss on the cheek?" The girl yelled, and I was fairly certain that it was the demon talking. "Get a move on, now!" 

The guards nodded, and disappeared, seemingly evaporating into dust. 

"What do you want from me?" I asked, trying to focus on not throwing up. 

She pushed open the door, pulling her hood back. "Don't be scared, it's me." 

I looked up to see two green eyes staring at me. My eyes widened.

"How did you...did you..."

"Kill him? No, I'm not that lucky." She explained. "He found out that a group of Shadows who were sent to kill my friends were destroyed. He kind of threw a bit of a temper tantrum, and used up a bunch of his power. He really wanted everyone else close to Sky to be dead. With his power weakened, I took over. But I'm not sure how long II'm going to have it for." 

"Are you okay?" I asked, my concern for this girl rising by the second. 

"You should be more concerned about yourself, don't you think?" She said. "Seriously, don't worry about me. I've got it." 

"No, you don't." I said, noticing the dark circles under her eyes. "He's destroying you, isn't he?" 

"I'm fine!" She exclaimed. "Besides, I can't give it up. If I do, he takes my dad!" 

"What?" I asked. 

She looked away. "If I'm not strong enough to keep him under wraps, he takes my dad. I'm never letting that happen." 

"Why your dad?" 

"Because I care about him. And because Darklox has already controlled him before." She muttered. "Having a demon possess you is sort of the family business at this point." 

She took my hand, pulling me to my feet. "Come on, I'm getting you out of here." 

The second I was upright, I crumpled back down to the ground, the world dangerously spinning. "I...can't." 

"Alesa, I know you're probably not feeling so great right now, but we've got to go. This may be our only chance to get you out of here ali-"

She froze when two Shadows appeared right next to her. 

"Hmm. Looks like someone's trying to spoil the fun." One said, and reached for her wrist. 

She snatched her hand away, gritting her teeth. "Don't touch me." 

"You don't give the orders around here, kid." The other one said, and grabbed her arm, pulling her towards the exit. 

"Get off of me!" She yelled, trying to rip her arm out of the Shadow's grasp, but the other one turned, punching her square in the face. She went limp, unconscious. 

"Huh. That really is effective. Guess humans have the right idea about fighting." The Shadow said. 

"Get away from her!" I exclaimed, trying to push myself up, but as I tried, I felt like I was about to vomit. 

The Shadow holding Skylar looked me up and down. "I wouldn't waste a shred of energy on that one." 

"Good point. She's already weak. Let's get out of here." 

They dragged Skylar out of the room, a bruise already forming on her cheek, and I fell back down to the ground, feeling more powerless than I had ever felt in my life. 

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I AM SO SO SORRY THIS UPDATE IS SO LATE OH MY GOD

And because it's so late and I feel so bad about it, you guys are getting another chapter either today or tomorrow! 

Again, I'm really sorry. We've started preparing for this huge Holiday Spectacular at my school, and it's a ton of work. I've also been working on a few other fics over on my AO3 account, and to be completely honest, I'd lost motivation to keep working on this book. But don't worry, I got it back, and I'm definitely going to finish it! 

IMPORTANT: The character thing that I did a few chapters back is still open! If you haven't already entered, put a physical description of your character below and their fighting style. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO DOES THIS WILL BE A WINNER AND WILL BE IN THE STORY. EVERY SINGLE ONE. So if you want to be in TC2G, put your character's physical description and fighting style in the comments below! (Note: please don't enter more than once. If you already entered the last time I did this, don't do it again. I've seen all of the other entries, and you will be included.) 

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