Dream's Awakening (tags: Naveen)

Naveen growled when she pulled away from him and he turned to her, anger flaring in his eyes. "Chel, I can't let him destroy our lives anymore! He needs to pay for what he's done, Ruby too, now get out of my way." He sneered down at her and tried to shove her out of the way but when she barely budged, his eyes suddenly flashed black and he tightened his grip on her shoulder. Naveen shoved her to the ground and his body was suddenly on top of hers, pinning her down to the ground. "I said get out of my way." His voice became deeper, almost hellish as he glared down at her with black eyes. Naveen seemed to lose all control of himself in that moment and his hands moved onto her neck, his fingers curling around her throat. His mouth curled into a devilish smile as he cut off her air, squeezing until her skin turned purple beneath his touch.

Naveen turned his head when he heard Eric coming down the hallway, his eyes still a pure pitch black as he watched the man approach the scene. Just as he was about to lunge at Eric, he loosened his grip around Chel's neck only to be thrown back into the wall. His head slammed into the wall and he blacked out, his body sliding down into a heap on the floor. Naveen's face buried into the carpet beneath him as his body went limp. After a moment, he sucked in a sharp breath and jerked as he regained consciousness. He groaned as he pushed himself up on his arms and shook his head. "What the hell-" His words died off as he saw what was going on and his skin went pale. Naveen looked down at his hands, realizing that the marks on her neck matched his fingers and his blood turned icy. "Oh gods...Chel..Chel, I'm so sorry." His hands shook as he hesitantly moved towards her. He didn't even bother looking at Eric, his attention fully on Chel in that moment. Naveen reached forward and took her hand, sending a warm light through her body. The bruises on her neck faded until they were completely gone and her pulse slowly came back. Naveen let out a shaky breath as he suddenly fell back, the skin around his own neck bruising just slightly and his throat burned as he tried to breath. He scooted back away from them until his back pressed against the wall, keeping his gaze averted from them. His whole body shook but he had no memory of what had happened. The last thing he remembered was packing a bag to go yell at Nero but after that...it was all blank.

Naveen flinched back when Chel touched his arm and his body curled up. "I'm sorry...I..I don't know what happened. I don't remember.." His words came out frantically as he tried to recall what had happened but each time he did, nothing came up. He brought his hands up to his head, pressing them against his temples as if it would help. His skin felt cold and icy and he was craving the taste of something, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was. It felt even worse than breaking his addiction to regular drugs. The feeling was amplified, causing him to feel like he was going to be sick and his body shook. "I don't understand what's happening. I haven't touched any drugs, I swear...but it feels like..like I need something and it hurts.." He cringed and his hands slid up into his hair, tugging it in his fingers as he pulled his knees to his chest and buried his face into his knees.

Naveen shook his head as Chel questioned him, trying to think. "I..I can't pinpoint it. But it's like...iron. Oh gods..." His eyes widened all of a sudden as he suddenly remembered something and he grimaced. "Ever since I got back..occasionally I'd wake up from a dead sleep craving it..it would keep me up for hours and then fade..but I remember now.." He shrank back and shame instantly filled his eyes. This was Ruby's fault. Naveen pulled back from Chel and averted his gaze. "Oh gods, I've made a mistake...when I disappeared and met Ruby, she controlled me. I was like a slave to her and one night, she tried something. She would slice her wrist and..I would drink her blood." Naveen cringed at the thought and looked up at Eric and Chel, hating to reveal how weak he had been. "It evolved from there and every night when we were...together, she'd cut her skin and I'd just go insane. It was like a drug..." He clearly remembered one night when Ruby would cut across her breasts and Naveen would lick and suck her blood from there or she'd cut around her area, letting Naveen please her as she intoxicated him. "That's what I'm craving...oh gods." Naveen felt another wave wash over him and he shuttered. His nails scratched at his wrists, trying to break his skin so he could get the taste of blood but if it wasn't Ruby's, he wasn't sure if it would even sedate it.

Naveen rolled his eyes at Eric and tried to stop scratching but the skin was raw and burning red. Within moments, he would be bleeding so he snatched his hand away and sat on his hands to try and stop. When Aurora snapped her fingers, his need dissipated and he let out a sigh of relief, his body dripping from a cold sweat. "I'm sorry, it was when I got rid of my memories..She forced it on me and after the first time..I couldn't stop. I drank so much. She must have been trying to turn me and I couldn't fight her. My body craved it...is that..is that what happened? Did I turn?" Naveen looked up at them, fear in his eyes. If he had turned, was it too late to fix him? Had Ruby ruined him? "It won't happen again..right? Please say that it won't..I'm so sorry Chel. I was so upset that I must have unlocked it and.." His words cut off, not even wanting to finish the sentence. Had Eric not come in when he did, Chel would be dead..

Naveen's eyes widened when Aurora didn't even blink an eye at the news and he looked over at Eric, hoping for some sort of reaction...but there was none. They both knew...and they didn't tell him. "What the hell? Both of you? You have got to be kidding me, of all people you two should have said something! What if he came for her or gods forbid, took her virginity!? I can't-" His words cut off as his heart pounded so hard that he gasped and doubled over again. He clutched the ground beneath him but when Eric made a move towards him, his hand flew up and Eric went flying back into the wall. He held him there for a moment, his eyes turning black once more before he released his hold and dropped Eric to the ground. This time, it faded quicker since he had used so much energy in such a small amount of time and his eyes turned back to normal as he was released. "Shit...stop it." Naveen mumbled as if he was talking to himself and he shook his head, pressing on his temples to push the pain away. He heard Chel trying to get closer to him as Aurora went to check on Eric and he looked up at her, fear in his eyes. "I can't control it...I'm so sorry. Don't touch me, I don't want to hurt you..any of you." Naveen flinched away and slid to the side until he was nestled in the corner of the room, his body curled up as tight as he could be.

Naveen shuttered when Chel moved closer to him, terrified that he was going to hurt her. He was exhausted from the sudden outbursts and he didn't have any more energy to fight her. "That's impossible..you know me, I get upset about anything." He lightly smirked, trying to tease. He sighed and pushed himself to his feet, avoiding Eric's gaze. "I'll do what I can but...gods I need Nita..I thought I could do this." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Chel...I'll do it. I'll help you find her." Naveen turned to her, a defiant spark showing in his eyes. He needed Nita to stay alive and to do that, she needed to be at his side. "Whatever it takes..I'll help you get her." Naveen took her hand in his, gently squeezing it.