I smile that the trick worked, I've never brought another into my mind-scape without them trying.

  She doesn't seem panicked, but she is confused.

  She looks around, with worry riddled across her gorgeous features.

  What am I thinking?! Get a handle on yourself Ikari! We don't fall for girls that easily!

  Shaking my head clear of it, I look at her again. She is looking around the room, or rather cosmos.

  It's really my memories but there is no way to access them from inside the mind-scape. The best thing you can do is find it and then keep it on your mind.

  She picks one up and crushes it, and I feel my fifth birthday fade away. Ouch, one of my few happy memories of my family.

  “Are you aware these are my memories? Because you just crushed my fifth birthday from my memory.” I deadpan.

  She spins around and I get a good look finally.

  She has dark messy hair, tangled like a leafblower, like I said earlier. But she has circles under her eyes like she doesn't sleep enough.

  Her eyes are gray, like a stormcloud on sea, with lightning striking down on the waves, the kind that has captains bellowing to raise the sails.

  She has a small nose, though it pairs well with her symmetry.

  She has a small mouth, with perfect teeth, though her lips are cracked and chapped.

  I realize as I study her, that first, if I put makeup on and straighten her hair out, she could win guys' hearts like a contest.

  But I think the best thing about her is the fact that she's messy. AH! I. DON'T. LIKE. HER!

  She shifts her feet, embarrassed by the eye contact with me.

  I step closer and tilt her chin to face me, and her face blushes more.

  She opens her mouth to speak, but it's barely a whisper.

  “You’re the guy who got impaled…” She whispers.

  I keep a straight face, but my whole back tingles at her words. Why is it responding to her?

  “And you are the apparent foreigner who was watching me.” I murmur back, while getting a whiff of her scent.

  Iron. I know this scent. It's blood.

  A shiver runs down my spine as my mind races on why, then a relieved smile crosses my face.

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  She is a girl, she's probably having that time of the month.

  “You uh… you bleeding?” I mumble.

  “No. Why would I? That was last week. It's probably from my murder from this morning.” She smiles at me.

  God that's kinda hot. Not the murder, the smile.

  “It was an animal right? A squirrel?” I ask, raising an eyebrow.

  “How did you know?!” She gasps. “Everyone falls for that line!”

  Well, It's because I've seen enough human blood and other animals. It smells slightly different. I've also, you know, murdered for real on the streets.

  Now it's her turn, and she steps closer, and kisses me.

  I'm getting kissed way too much today.

  “I like you. I've been stalking you for a while, but I was scared you'd run away, but I saw how you reacted to my competition stalking you, and knew you wouldn't.” she stares into my soul.

  God this is magnetic.

  “And since you brought me to wherever we are, I assume you feel the same… my love?” She whispers hopefully.

  I just can't. Why is this so alluring?

  “Prove it by showing up to the school's old bunker tonight.” I blurt out before I push her out of my head. With a poof, she disappears into mist, and I feel my heart pound.

  I clutch my chest as it heaves.

  It's a miracle I didn't lose my composure and practically consume her.

  I thought I left that me behind… but the monster still roars. And it looks like this girl makes it stir.

  It's a bad idea to get close to her, but I guess I could always kill her.

  “Who said you could make me leave your side?” A murmur brushes against my ear.

  I freeze. I haven’t met another with my mental power my whole life.

  “Did you…just push past the labyrinth to get back in?” I ask.

  “Was it meant to be one?” She whispers from behind. “I look forward to proving my love to you.”

  She finally disappears, and I feel my inner inhibition strike its last second.

  I throw my head back, and laugh like a mad man, the sound echoing, bouncing off the memories.

  I haven’t seen a person so capable in so long! My veins burn as I imagine fighting them. Screw having them watch me fight in the ring at the bunker, I want to fight them!

  Empathy. It’s one of the greatest tools in my arsenal. Through astral projection, I can watch others, even enter their minds. But she…she forced her way in like a monster. It’s easier after you’ve been in once, but not that easy.

  I drop to my knees, clutching my skull as pain erupts from it.

  “Do it. You don’t need to wait. She’s just a play thing. You are free to rip little toys! ’’ It whispers to me. My head feels like it’s going to blow. Black mist flows out of my head and forms a genie-like shape with a wicked grin.

  “But why? Fighting is ok, but this girl is interesting! She clearly knows there's something off about me, and it drew her in! Killing her is a waste! Besides, we haven’t had a real fight in years!” I shout back.

  “And? There’ll be others like her. Strong, pretty. A pathetic man’s type!” He growls back at me.

  “So? It’ll take decades if it ever does happen! This is a great chance, we can delve into her mind in the fight! We’ve never tried that before in a fight! Maybe it’ll be harder!” I argue back.

  He falls silent and contemplates.

  This is Wrath. I self diagnosed with DID shortly after living on the streets for a month or two. Or I at least hope I’m right, because then it’d mean I’m possessed by a demon otherwise. Now I know DID is subtle for most, and might not even be noticeable.

  But it might be unique. In DID, or at least says my online research, most people can barely tell when some switch. It isn’t that way for me. I prevent a switch by fighting, it pacifies him. I found thrill in the fight after a while, and then found Wrath has the ability to amplify my mind's power, letting me use mental things like astral and empathy. Maybe Wrath is a side effect of the power or vice versa.