Ok guys. It's about to get good.
Nya's P.O.V.
"Cole?" I say and lightly tap on his door. "It's your turn to make dinner."
I get no reply, which makes me worried, because Cole loves to cook. He would never turn down a chance to unwittingly poison us all. Wondering what's wrong, I slowly open the door and look inside.
Cole is laying on his bed, a blank expression on his face, over his black comforter. In the same position he's been in since we got back from the cursed realm two days ago. He hasn't moved since we laid him down on the bed. Although I know he's had a hard week, what with being killed by his friend and coming back to life, Cole is never one to just do nothing. "Cole, is something wrong?" I ask, standing at his bedside. I stay there for about a minute, just watching him and wondering if he is even going to blink, when suddenly Cole's hand shoots out and grabs mine. His grip is much stronger than any he's had since becoming a ghost. "Cole?" I ask, fear in my voice. "Cole, what's going on?" But he just stares into my hazel eyes with his brown ones, in which I catch a hint of-red? I get a horrible feeling I'm not looking at Cole anymore.
Pulling my warm fingers from Cole's cold ones, I run out of his room and down the hall to the living room. Kai and Lloyd are playing video games, Jay is making something and chattering at Skylor, who's throwing knives at a target, and Zane and Pixal are talking quietly. "Guys, I don't think Cole is making dinner," I say. Everyone cheers. "No, I mean something is wrong with him." "Something is always wrong with Cole!" Jay snorts. "No big deal, sis. Zane can make dinner. Cole's just a little weird. He was the same when he turned into a ghost." Kai calls from the floor, not taking his eyes off the TV screen. "It feels like it's not even Cole anymore!" I say, frustrated. "Just get him some cake. He's probably just having withdrawal issues." Jay snickers.
Although I think Jay was joking, cake seems like a good idea. I head into the kitchen and open the refrigerator where I spot something I didn't see before. It's a cake that says Get Well Soon, Nya. Love Cole. Cole must have gotten it for me after I got stabbed by the fang blade. Seeing it makes me want to cry for some reason but I figure it's better than nothing. Cutting out a piece, I put it on a plate. Since it's a week old, I taste it to make sure it's not horribly disgusting. The cake is moist and delicious, maybe the best I've ever tasted. I feel tears falling from my eyes but wipe them away and hope the cake will at least make Cole feel better.
The door of Cole's room is shut though I'm sure I left it ajar. Wondering if Cole has moved, I carefully open the door and see him still laying on the bed, but with his arms crossed over his chest mummy style. "It's Nya." I say. "I brought cake." Cole doesn't respond. "Cole? Cole, what is going on?" My pulse quickens as Cole still ignores me. "You never turn down cake." Frowning, I take a step closer and set the cake on his desk. "Cole, what is wrong with you? Is it something about Ja-" Suddenly, Cole's fingers snap apart. His eyes turn red. He looks straight at me and almost smiles. He reaches out to touch my face. But the last thing I see are sharp teeth. I scream, and he pounces.
Jay's P.O.V.
I'm tinkering in the living room when I hear something that makes my blood turn cold. Nya's scream.
Looking around, I see that Kai has dropped his video game controller. "Nya!" He shouts and races down the hall, me on his heels. "Where did she scream?" I ask, panicked. "Down here." Kai replies as he stops in front of the door at the end of the hall. Cole's door.
"What's happening?" I hear Skylor's voice behind me and turn to see her, Zane and Pixal.
"Something happened to Nya." Kai says, not even looking at her, and kicks down the door.
The first thing I see is Cole, laying on his bed with his hands folded over his chest. "Where's Nya?" I ask him, rounding the corner of his bed where I see-Nya! Laying on a crumpled heap on the floor.
Her arms are covered with scratches that look like they were made by claws. Her face is pale and she's bleeding, heavily. I rush to her side, feeling myself start to hyperventilate. "Nya! Come back to me!" I shout and shake her and jabbering uncontrollably. Kai takes on Cole.
"What did you do to my sister?" Kai screams at Cole. "Calm down, Kai. We have no proof he did this." Skylor says in her calming voice, but Kai is on the warpath. "He's just laying here while Nya is bleeding to death!" Kai says. Tears are falling out of his eyes but he doesn't notice. "What is wrong with you, Cole?"
How can I help Nya? I try to think, but I can't stop my panic attack. I turn Nya's face and see another cut on her right cheek, a thin one, going all the way to her jawbone, almost like a caress. I feel like I'm going to throw up. Feeling lightheaded, I hold Nya closer, the others staring in shock. I hear her voice. "Jay?" Looking down I see Nya trying to calm me. "I'm okay." "No, you got attacked! And this!" I stroke her cheek in the shape of the cut. Nya turns pale. "Jay-we have to get out of here. It isn't safe." "What isn't safe?" I ask anxiously. "Cole." She says.