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Cassie's (Nina's) *POV*

I still haven't wrapped my head around what I had just witnessed. But for now, I have to let it go. Currently, I am sitting in the car with Ed as we take a long scenic route to no where in particular. Suddenly I hear Ed start to sing.

"Oh, Nina

You should go, Nina

'Cause I ain't never coming home

Nina oh, won't you leave me now

And I've been living on the road, Nina

But again you should know, Nina

'Cause that's you and me both, Nina

Oh won't you leave me now

Now."

I stare at him while rain started to pour down and clatter on top of the car. He looks at me with a small smile then back at the road ahead, "It's a song I wrote when I was a teen, thinking that I would meet someone in the future that would change me. But I had no clue I would actually meet a Nina that looks exactly what I pictured when I was younger." He shrugs.

I turn away and look out the window so he wouldn't see me crying, because all I thought about when he was singing that, was Dan saying this to me. Ever since a few hours ago when I met his spirit, I have been broken and crushed all over again.

"Nina?" I hear him whisper. I quickly stifle a sniff and rub my eyes, getting rid of the tears, before I turn to smile at him.

"I love it, Ed." I place my hand lightly on his and I feel him lightly twitch, but then settle down. The silence seems like it could last forever, until Ed pulls his hand away and switches on the radio. I look up at him. He stifles a small cough and starts blushing, still looking straight ahead. I'm such an idiot. Why the hell did I just do that?

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Dan's *POV*

I stumble up the steps and to the door, falling on it. I can't do this. She's probably fallen for the Ed guy and if she sees me twice in one day, I might just crush her. But the thing is...I am finally human. But not in a good way. I look under her door mat and find a key lieing there. Picking it up, I unlock the door, walk in, then shove the key back under the mat. Locking the door behind me, I start to wander through her house. Not seeing her in the kitchen or living room, I head to her bedroom.

I enter without thinking just to see that nobody is there. A sigh escapes my lips. She must be out...with Ed. I walk over to her bed and settle down on it. Laying down and resting my head on her pillow, I take in her scent, missing her every second.

I suddenly jump up on the bed sitting up straight as I hear the unlocking of the front door, "Shit." I mutter under my breathe. I run into her bathroom across the hall, closing the door. I sit down on the closed toilet, listening to silence. Foot steps get louder as they come near. My heart pounds in my chest but then I am relived once I hear her walk into her bedroom and close the door. Silently, I open the bathroom door, feeling thankful that the door didn't creak. 

I quietly walk to her bedroom door, hesitating, the knock. Everything grows silent. I probably scared her. No one else is here but her....well for all she knows. The silence last forever until she opens the door. I look up into her eyes which look broken and terrified. Tears build in her eyes and she walks backwards.

"Cass-I mean Nina," I shake my head as I fix myself. I take a step towards her, only to have her run into her bed, falling on the ground, "Nina, please listen..."

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" She screams, breathing heavily, and tears now streaming down her cheeks. I step back as her words pierce me in the heart. A tear runs down my face as I stare at her, "LOOK AT YOURSELF, DANIEL! JUST LOOK!" I walk over to her mirror and gasp as my eyes come out pure black and the tears running down my cheeks are also black. My skin is pale and my hair is a mess. My heart shatters, but at the same time, so does the glass on her mirror. I walk back, looking at Nina.

"I-I'm sorry..." My bottom lip starts to quiver as I see the terror plastered on her face. I stop and drop to me knees, staring at her carpet. I am brought back from the dead and she doesn't even want me. I cup my face in my hands and start to weep, hard. I start to cry harder and harder, the rain outside pours harder and the thunder becomes louder.

"Dan..." I hear her whisper, and next thing I know, her arms are wrapped around me. After a quick moment, I wrap my arms around her, both of us crying into each other's shoulders. Nina...or Cassie...I can't tell anymore, breaks out hug, "Dan, you're as cold as death. What happened to you? Why are you like this?" I look at her then down at my hands to see small black veins appearing from under my skin.

"The demons..."