Okay! So this is my first story! YAY! I'm sorry for all the references, they are a part of the story. I hope you enjoy my story of... extreme weirdness, randomness, and maybe some sadness. READ AND REVIEW PLEASE! I OWN NOTHING! except for my OC's :3 ENJOY!
It was a bit after midnight when this whole thing began. The busy New York City street blared with drunk party goers, car horns, and fan girls and fan boys who had made reservations in a different hotel. The balcony was on the 24th floor of the whole building, and I could not sleep. Worst case of insomnia I had ever had, and I when I say that, I mean it. There were days where I wouldn't fall asleep until the very last second and immediately my buzzer would go off. But this time, this time I was clearly awake, not tired in the least. So I decided that I would try to get the freshest air that's possible in the smoggy city. It wasn't the same as the small town fresh air I was used to in Michigan, but still, fresh. I gripped the railings of the balcony, trying to think about where I was, the here and now, not the fail I had on the last day of school or the dance right before it. I tried to think of the people I'd met at the ani-con downstairs in the lobby where people who got me were. The ones who laugh at the same things because we get the same jokes, I thought about my two best friends who were asleep in the room behind me. I was finally out of the tiny city I had known all my life, and talking to people at last who would laugh when a cosplayer of Edward Elric would suddenly randomly yell "ROY MUSTANG IS DEAD SEXY….. IN A MINI SKIRT!" and would get that stuff about how 'we all know Kanda and Allen are best friends…. Or not' because they knew what I was talking about. I tried to breath, but it was hard thinking about the last month; I was finally out of middle school, and the one chance I had to maybe ask my crush to a dance. Gone.
I looked up and a weird glowing black greeted me from the sky, the only kind you see in big cities at night. And I realized something: my whole life was a ridiculously boring, stale, routine set story. And I hated it. I want adventure, thrills, moments that when I'm old and I can tell my grandkids about it they wouldn't believe me. So…. Feeling completely insane, I did something I hadn't done in a while. Ellie, one of my best friends asleep in the room who is a pastor's daughter, didn't know who shaky I was in my faith, so I just decided I might as well try praying again. I folded my hands, the wind blowing against my shoulders that were bare, sending chills down my spine and ruffling my hair, bowed my head and stared at my tank top and pajama pants, closed my eyes and rambled a screwed prayer.
'Um….. hey, uh, God? Can you hear me? All I want is to not have a boring life, and not have the same thing every day. If that's possible, that would be cool. Er…. Amen.'
Geesh. I fail. I slapped me forehead and chuckled, I felt like bursting into song. Again. Maybe this time I would do 'It sucks to be me' from Avenue Q. My life had always stayed in that small city in Michigan and would probably always stay there despite the fact every one claimed I'd get to Broadway. I turned to go inside when I felt a wind so strong it slammed me into the rail by the door. I crumpled to the floor just knowing I now had a giant bruise on my hip.
"Ow…" I moaned. I staggered to stand up when I heard an ear splitting scream from the street below. And hollers and shouts and more screams and yells and shrieks of fear. I looked up and I nearly vomited. The sky, that had been black only moments before was a sickly yellowish orange, and it looked like purple and black clouds swarmed around, so close that it seemed that they wer barely the buildings, and getting closer.
Suddenly, I thought one word, and I wanted it all to be a nightmare. Akuma.
'Oh please God! That's not what I meant!' I ran back into the room screaming, "GET UP! PLEASE JUST GET UP! AND RUN! HIDE! HURRY!" Sarah groggily opened her eyes, and Ellie yawned and slowly sat up.
"Uhn…" moaned Sarah.
"Whazit? This had better be gud Tasha." Ellie muttered half asleep.
Only my mom didn't get up. I ran to her side and started furiously shaking her. More akuma were descending into the streets and we needed to get out of that damned room right now! "Sarah? Did I ever explain what Allen and Lavi basically fight in D. Gray-Man?" Sarah was starting to get up. Sarah shook her head. Ellie groaned.
"Not more of your anime crap! You get me up at two in the morning? For that!" Ellie hissed, pissed that her sleep had been interrupted. Now I know how she feels when she wakes me up in the morning.
"No Ellie, this so ain't the time." I barked, practically throwing mom off the bed now.
"'Isn't', Tasha, 'ain't' isn't a word." Ellie retorted, a hint of smart alec in her voice, not seeing the importance and urgency that they get up and move their damn asses out of the damned to hell room!
I glared at her. I was about to snap. "Ellie, I swear, this is important. There are things out there right now that will kill us, and if you guys don't get o-"
The room exploded. There is no other way to say it. It exploded. The room filled with dark smoke and coughing as Sarah and Ellie jumped out of bed." Are you two alright?" I called. Sarah uh-huhed and Ellie just gave a "YEA!" I stumbled across the room littered with rocks from the wall that had just been blown up back to my mom's side, since I'd been blown into the side of the bed Sarah and Ellie were in, and when the smoke cleared, I knew then and there my life could never, ever, be the same.
Pentacles were slowly starting to appear on my mother's body. She was going to practically implode any second, right in front of my eyes. Fighting tears I whispered "Mama?"
Mom painfully opened her eyes. "Tasha?"
"Mm-hm?" I was about to burst from pain.
"I love you. I'll always be at your side, no matter what path you choose. I am, and always will be proud of you. Watch out for your friends and your brother, okay sweetie?"
"Y-Yeah! Mommy…" I felt like I was three again, "Mommy don't die! I love you!" I hugged her one last time.
"Good-bye Tasha, I'll see you again, now get far away. I don't want you to get hurt." In her last bit of strength, she pushed me off of her and I scrambled back, right as her body went as dark as black silk and her body became a giant splat on the wall.
My mother was dead. I finally started to sob. Sarah and Ellie, not knowing what else to do, sat down next to me as I bawled my eyes out. They held me as more screams and explosions were heard forever. When it seemed like I couldn't cry anymore, it occurred to me that Ellie and Sarah were looking at something. I lifted my head to see just what it was that they were staring at. And that's when I seriously started to panic.
The Millenium Earl's grin just seemed to grow broader as he said in the creepiest voice. "Why, good evening young ladies."