Dreams: Chapter 1

A Rift in Time

"MATTHEW!"Serena screamed as her best friend, Matthew Williams, was ripped away from her by the most horrid of creatures, a Youma. She chased after the Youma carrying Matthew. It turned and said something that she did not understand. She disregarded it and kept running, following the demon where ever it went. She wouldn't let it take him, even if it meant chasing it down to the ends of Terra Firma. Something grabbed her from behind. "Put me down, you jerk! Put me down!" She screamed as she struggled to free herself. Matthew! The Youma's getting away with him!"PUT ME DOWN THIS INSTANT!"She looked at her captor. It looked like a blue version of President Obama…okaaay what's up with that?She thought. The next second, all she could see was black, black and Matthew's captor.

"You shouldn't have done that." It said. "You shouldn't have done that. You shouldn't have done that. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE—"

Serena sat up straight on a—floor? Where was her bed? Her pink room filled with stuffed animals? Shingo, if your playing another trick on me your gonna regret it! Her little brother, Shingo, played tricks like this on her all the time. But, now that she thought about it, it didn't even look like she was in her own universe let alone one of Shingo's childish pranks. "Where am I?" She said looking around her. Piano, Harp, Polar Bear, I'm in a music room aren't I? Yes probably, but that doesn't explain the Polar Bear. It's not a real polar bear right? RIGHT? Serena thought. She stood up and walked around the room, investigating the polar bear. "Who are you?" She said to the cute little polar bear. She always loved cute things.

"Who are you? That's the more important question." It said.

It can talk! "I am Serena Vargas, freshman. And you are?" She asked yet again.

"I'm Kumajirou. Matthew is my owner. He's been looking for you."

Mattie? Matthew's here?Serena started pacing. Then she remembered the piano. Playing the piano had calmed her down when her father told her that her pet panda died. "Kumajirou, does this piano work?"

"Yes, why?" It asked.

"No reason." She sat down on the bench and started to play Moonlight Legend, which was the most beautiful song she had ever heard. Toward the middle of the song she heard footsteps in the hallway. Could that be Matthew? She thought. She played faster in her excitement. Why am I still playing?Shouldn't I stop just in case it's the Youma from my dream? She ignored the thought and played louder and even faster still. She paced her tempo to the now running steps in the hallway when finally, they stopped. She stopped playing as soon as the footsteps stopped. Her heart stopped as the door opened slowly.

"Serena! Thank the stars you're alive!" Matthew ran over to her, stopping directly in front of her. She looked up at him with questions floating through her confused head.

"Matthew. This girl can play the piano quite well." Kumajirou walked over to her and Matthew. It hopped up into her lap and looked at her. "Is she from that time?"

"No she isn't, Kumakichi."

Isn't his name Kumajirou? She wondered. Matthew picked Kumajirou up and put him on the floor. He looked at her.

"Are you okay? No injuries right?" He bent down so he could look straight into her eyes without looking down. "You're required to answer."

"I'm fine, Mattie. Where am I?" She said looking back at the piano.

"You're in a mansion, on a hill, in the woods, with an insane monster that looks like Blue Obama."

The one from my dream? The doorknob rattled. Serena froze. Matthew grabbed her hands and pulled to her feet. He shoved her into a closet with Kumajirou and shut the door tightly.

"Don't say a word.You'll be safe in here." Then he shut the door, leaving her and a polar bear in a dark closet. Not her favorite idea of a first date.

To be continued.