Cold...it was very cold...colder then any snowstorm or blizzard that ever hit the earth. It felt as if being trapped under below freezing water, being held in place by chains to never escape...what was this?
There was no light or sound...just coldness. A presents was near by, causing the shivering of bodies to freeze in place.
He, or so it appeared to be a he, was standing somewhere away from them...the two who he has chosen for some odd reason. The tell figure was covered in shadows from the ever lasting darkness, his appearance hidden away from the two.
"You may open your eyes now.", The mysterious presence spoke.
Milly would of spoke. To ask what just happened...how did they get from a jampacked train heading to London then to here...a very cold place that reminds her of a legend that she knew of.
Milly just managed to open her eyes and is shocked by her surroundings. They wasn't home anymore,they seem to be a pure white...castle of some sort!?
At the command to finally open her heavy eyes, the girl next to Milly shot up from the ground. Her breathing was uneven, her heart pounding through her ribcage as she turned her head in all directions to figure out where she was.
"...Wha..." Was all she could say, her throat dry and horse from the cold temperature.
Milly slowly felt heat gathering around her body and she licked her numb lips,noticing Crystal's distress.
"Seems we got transportted somewhere,Crystal",Milly repiled to Crystal's confusion as she slowly got up,dusting herself off.
"Huh...?" The girl, Crystal, tilted her head up at her friend. Her mind was still processing what was happening around her, her panting coming to a slow stop as she finally calmed herself down enough to stand up on her somewhat wobbly legs.
"But...where is here...?" It came out a mumble as she was never really the talkative one out of the two.
Milly hummed at that,thinking of different possibilities of where they could be. Milly then finally shrugged.
"I have no clue but normally this happens in Manga and the main character gets teleported into a different world...paraella world you could say",Milly explained as she slowly walked in a circle. Finding that they were no doors or windows...so..how do they get out!?
Rubbing her arms, Crystal took another glance around the room they were in. She, too, thought about exactly what was happening to them. Were they kidnapped? But then where was their captor? Were they dreaming everything? No...Crystal could feel her muscles ache from being on the floor so long. You couldn't feel any type of pain in a dream.
"But...that stuff isn't real. It's just not possible for us to suddenly be teleported into a fictional world." Crystal argued at Milly's oppionion.
Milly just looked blankly at Crystal,pouting. Before she rumaged in her pocket and pulled out her red phone,flipping it open and holding it up.
Milly was right. They wasn't on Earth as she didn't have a phone singal.
"Then~ explain to me why we don't have a phone singal if it's IS earth we are on?",Milly asked before fiddling around on her phone.
Crystal forward when she saw there was no signal on her phone as well, the screen going blank when she tried using the internet. But that could be because of a lot of things, as phones still had their flaws and were not perfected to be able to always have a signal.
"But then how could this even be a possibility?...It doesn't exist, so we must still be on earth." Though, saying all that, Crystal was starting to doubt herself.
Milly hummed at that and put a random song on her phone on loud speaker.
"Could it be!?... Waiiit no that can't be possible with this building so either the world is almost destroyed which is reasonable with no singal but it can't be before they have telephones...i mean this building is simply same as the ones where we live ... Ahhhh! If we add magic into the equation then it all makes sense!",Milly hurraed and skipped around Crystal,feeling excited by this fact.
The brown haired girl sweat dropped, her blue eyes studying her excited friend with curiosity and wonder. She wasn't even sure exactly what she was talking about, her mind drawing a blank on everything apart from the desire to figure out what happened.
"Okay, okay. If we did end up in another world, then how did it happen? Like was it magic...or...I don't know!",Crystal stressed out as the situation was finally getting to her.
Milly jumped to a stop infront of her,grinning like a fool as she clicked her fingers.
"Teleportation or World class magic it's normally called but we don't know for sure until we find who brought us here!...speaking of which...someone talked eailer right?",Milly asked before looking around for the caster.
That's right, someone did say something that, strangely, woke her up from her sleep. But she didn't see anyone in the room with them, so how could they leave without one of them noticing?
"Do you think...it was a ghost?..." Just saying the word gave Crystal goosebumps, a shiver running down her back. She didn't believe in such creatures, but at this point anything was possible or so she thought.
"Could be a demon,ghost,a seraph,a mythical monster,a angel or a god you know?...I mean i think there the ones with the most power to do something like these",Milly answered as she walked over to a wall and started pushing against some bricks.
Milly hoped their is an way out or a hidden door as she didn't feel like getting transported to a different world then dying of hunger and thrist.
"That's true...someone or something with a lot of power...but then why us? Why were we picked out of the hundreds of thousands of people in the world?" Crystal couldn't help but question as she helped her friend feel around, pushing hard at the walls that blocked their freedom.
"What makes us so special to whoever or whatever that did this?...It doesn't make sense.",Crystal questioned Milly as she's the one who read more about situations like these.
"I...Don't...Have...a...clue!",Milly answered between pushing the wall but saw it wasn't budging and kicked the wall instead,getting irrated.
"It could be all random or they have a certain cateria to fulfill",Milly thought out loud before she kicked the wall again,harder and left a small crack.
"But whatever it is...I'm getting major pissed off! OIIIII Dumbarse! Dumbdoor! Magician! Kami! Loser! Caster! Show yourselfff!",Milly raged as she kicked the wall.
Nodding her head, Crystal sunk down the wall to sit on the cold floor. The palm of her hands rested on her chin, her elbows at her knees.
"I don't think yelling at them is gonna make them come out...and if they have the power to teleport us between worlds, then they could easily crush us without a second thought." Crystal mumbled loud enough for Milly to hear.
Milly paused mid-kick as Crystal's words sank in and she flopped on the floor,pouting.
"That's very true! Although i wounder how long we'll have to wait until they turn up!?",Milly asked then started rolling,side to side.
"Who knows...maybe they are just keeping us here for entertainment...like a zoo almost." Crystal closed her eyes, shivering at the thought of never being able to get out of the room they were trapped in.
"Or maybe we're their dinner..." Crystal mumbled to herself,making her shiver and more goosebumps rise on her arms.
Milly squeaked at that,thinking about werewolves and vampires that she likes reading about.
"Don't joke like that! And even if they do...try to..what exactly are we going to do!?... AHHHHHH! Who got us here show yourself please! I'm at wits end!",Milly whines.
"I'm being serious! Why else would we be here?! To have a tea party?!" Although, this wasn't the time, Crystal giggled at the last part, shaking her head.
"Maybe...they want us to come to them, if that makes any sense.",Crystal offered as she thought about reasons why he or she wouldn't be appearing before them.
Milly looked around for any doors and surprisingly found one that was slightly open.
"Ahhhhh! Theres a door over there!",Milly yelled in surprise. "It wasn't there before! What the hell is this place!?"
Immediately, Crystal's eyes snapped open, focusing her attention over to the side, where the new door was.
"Okay...that's creepy." She got a bad feeling about that door, something in her telling her that it wasn't good.
"I don't think we should go...we don't know what's waiting on the other side for us...",Crystal warned although that went misheard by Milly. Afterall Milly is always the daring one.
Milly hummed,agreeing that it's werid but it's better than being locked here.
"I'll hold your hand,Crystal...I mean..anywhere is better than being trapped here,no?",Milly asks as she starts slowly walking towards the door.
Letting out a sigh, Crystal got back up once more, standing up straight. "Ummm, no thanks...you're right, what do we have to lose anyway? It's not like there is any other way out of this room."
Her feet moved slowly across the floor toward the strangely new door that appeared out of nowhere, her hands shaking from the fear that built up in her chest.
Milly chuckles at Crystals aflootness and sped up towards the door.
"Well...we have our lives to loose but hopefully we won't die just yet...now then.. Manners...Manners",Milly mumbled before she knocked loudly onto the ajar door.
Crystal eventually caught up, now in front of the door, waiting behind Milly for protection. Although, if something were to pop out, Crystal would gladly take the hit, hating seeing her friends or family hurt.
"...Is anyone there?", Crystal whispered and secretly hoped that no ghost will pat her on the back,right at this moment.
Milly sighed as nothing answered and took a deep breath in before walking into the room.
"Milly is coming in! Ready or not~",Milly annouced as she looked around the room,instantly noticing trees and grass so she assumed it's a garden.
Crystal took a peek inside, her hands hugging onto the door frame in case something went wrong. Instantly her eyes sparkled as they laid upon the beautiful garden in front of her, the tension in her muscles relaxing when a cool, but warm breeze of wind hit her face.
"Wow...this is amazing!",Crystal screeched in joy as she looked around in a small circle,taking everything in.
"Indeed!",Milly repiled before noticing a big patch of red roses and her eyes sparkled although she didn't fully relax like Crystal did.
Milly then calmly walked towards the rose patch,checking her surroundings then she noticed a palor not to far from her and three steaming cups of tea with scones are placed on the table.
Crystal finally stepped into the garden, feeling somewhat safe when around nature. She took notice of the cups of tea right away, her head tilting to the side in confusion as she got a bit closer to the oddly placed table.
"What the..." Someone had to have just been there, as the liquid in the cups was still hot. Taking a closer look, now standing next to one of the chairs, she could see that two of the cups were filled with black tea, but...the other one was a red color.
"Is it still hot?",Milly asked as she kneeled infront of a rose before cupping it,bringing it to her nose before smelling it as she closed her eyes.
Milly loved Red roses,it remindered her of love and fate. Although she would fight if its there turn to die in this world.
"Yeah...but what does it mean when one of them is red?" Crystal asked, now sitting down on one of the chairs that were provided for them, not taking her eyes off the red liquid.
"Who put them here though...and where did they go?", Crystal asked although the pior question was ignored by Milly as that has an obvious answer to it.
"Could be wine or Juice but I wouldn't recommend trying it...it could be something different!",Milly expplained then got up from her kneeled postion and biskly masking her way to where Crystal is sat.
"As for your second question...he or she could be anywhere,you know",Milly hummed out before talking a seat opposite Crystal then started to butter a scone.
Crystal nodded, then took another look around for any sign of a person or creature. Not seeing anyone aside from Milly, she focused her attention in front of her, poking at the scone.
"Do you really think it's a good idea to eat that?...what if it's poisoned?!",Crystal panicked as she didn't want her best friend to die on her and leave her alone.
"Crystal...if this person has a lot of power like we think...why would he or she go through the trouble of poisoning us when we were defenceless as we slept?",Milly questioned before taking a bite,humming in bliss at food.
"Plus I'm hungry~",Milly whined before taking a sip of her tea then grimacing at the bitterness.
"You're right about that, but still..." Crystal picked up the cup of tea, that was placed nicely on a napkin, and brought it to her mouth. She smelled it first, never before drinking any kind of tea.
"I can assure you that it is not poisoned, little one." A voice stated, causing Crystal to almost fall off the chair, her blue eyes widening like golf balls.
The sudden sound of someone speaking,shocked Milly which sent her into a coughing fit as she was eating. Milly quickly downed her tea,clearing her throat before taking a deep breath in.
"Holy harry porter and godsakes where did you appear From!? The ground?",Milly scarsimed as she took deep breaths in.
"Haha, I apologize for scaring you both, but I had to make sure everything was in place." The voice, a male by the sound of it, laughed. Crystal panted hard, holding onto her chest where her heart is, not daring to turn around.
"Dang!...You could give us a warning next time!"
"Geeez...You can say that again",Milly muses before banging her head on the table,sighing. Milly thought that the male sounded velet and angelike,somehow.
"Although...can you explain,sir?",Milly asked before resting the check against her hand while she looks towards where the voice came from.
The male moved around to the back of Milly before she had the time to actually see him. His cold hands rested on her shoulders, his face mere inches away from hers.
"Explain what, my dear? Don't you wish to finish your tea before I start answering your questions?" White feathers flew down from said male, a never fading smile on his face.
Milly jumped in shock from the coldness of his hands and his closeness although she blushes slightly as she took in his appearance and she knew she had it wrong...his not an angel as they would be warm; He's a demon or devil.
Looking away from him,not wanting to bring them closer together so Milly nudged away a bit,tilting her neck and a bit of her hair moves off her neck as she had it up in a ponytail.
"I've literally gulped the tea down a few seconds ago...soo yeah!",Milly hummed out as she pointed to her now empty cup.
Crystal kept her head down, afraid of looking at the male or making eye contact with him. Although, that didn't last long as she felt a hand at her chin, tilting it upward. The winged creature had moved away from Milly, his red eyes gleaming like a demon's would.
"I will not hurt either of you. I would have already killed you two in an instant if that was what I wanted to do." Crystal couldn't take her eyes off his beauty, his large white wings shining nicely in the sunlight as more feathers rained down. Though she was carefully not to get too comfortable, as when he talked she noticed sharp fangs where his canine teeth should have been.
"Then...if we're not here for your entrainment then what are we doing here?",Milly asks and also noticed the sharp canines,instantly piecing it together. "Ney,Demon-san?~",Milly hummed before carefully reaching forward to touch his wings.
"Oooh",Milly mumbled at the wings softness in awe.
The so called demon let Crystal's chin go once he had her full attention as well. He chuckled lightly at Milly, letting her touch his angel like wings, not minding it at all.
"You are a bright one. Yes, I'm a demon. I will explain to you why I have chosen the you two after we finish our tea."
"Seriously!? Awesome!",Milly cheered as in her,previous world she started to get annoyed at the mundane life and wanted something like out of a story to exist. To her,this is a big dream come true.
Milly gently rubbed the base of the wings and traced a finger to the edge of his wingjoints,wondering if wings have a weak spot.
"How odd. I thought you would have reacted a bit differently at knowing that." He honestly didn't seem to care that a human of all people was touching his beautiful, pure white wings.
Crystal gently extended her right hand out, running her fingers in the soft feathers as well. Her hands were shaking a bit, not exactly feeling that safe anymore, especially around a demon.
"I'm not exactly classed as a normal human though~",Milly amuses and chuckles lightly,remembering something funny to her that happened in her early teens.
"Although you've already said you wouldn't hurt us,no?",Milly asked as she gently tugged on his loose hair.
"I suppose not." He replied, gently picking up his cup of...tea? He took a small sip from it, the red liquid pouring down his throat. Once he finished, he set it back down on the table.
"I have no need to. I already know you will cooperate and do as I say." His head tilted when his long, blonde hair was tugged on, causing him to chuckle.
Milly nodded at that,accepting that answer then grinned as she found him not compaining with what she's done so far. So she began to plaite his hair.
"hmmm? Can you see the future or something?",Milly asks with a smirk as she hummed lowly.
Crystal stopped her movements, now just staring up at the demon, staying in her chair. She had so many questions on her mind, not understanding what the winged creature was talking about.
"Ummm...Who said we would do as you say? What if we refuse to listen?",Crystal challenges him.
The blonde haired male chuckled lightly, his smile still on his face. "Not quite. Ah, I'm sure once you hear what I have to offer, you will not be able to refuse.",he muses.
Milly nodded once again,seemly not wanting to find out his power for disobeying him. Puls his a demon so his naturally strong.
"Crystal...i know that look~,Hurry up and drink your tea~",Milly chuckles loudly as she noticed Crystals sightly dazed look.
Immediately Crystal snapped out of it, turning around to face her cup. Her hand gripped the handle as she tilted it up to her lips. It didn't taste bad, but it was something new to try.
"My, you two are excited to know more, aren't you? I know you will enjoy it as much as I will.", The blonde chuckles to himself but they both have already exceeded his expectations but will they grow more?
Milly tilts her head at what he said,confused at his meaning but hopefully it will be something like an adventure for them.
"Well...we were thrown out of our own world so it's natural to want to know more",Milly muses as she finishes plaiting his hair and ties it with one of her bobbles.
The demon shifted over his chair, taking a seat to explain what would be happening to them.
"I will just cut to the chase, I will be sending you both to Japan. But what you may not know is that you will not only be fighting your own kind, but vampires as well. There is a matter I wish for the both of you to deal with, as I can not seem to find the right humans for it."
"Yessss! I finally get to meet a vamp so i can cross that out from my bucket list!",Milly cheered as she knew they were real and were hiding from them. Milly paused as she lets all what he said,sink in.
"Hold on,Japan!? We don't speak Japanese,you know!",Milly annouced as neither of them can. Unless Crystal has secretly being learning.
Crystal nearly jumped out of her chair with excitement and maybe a bit of fear. She always did have an interest in vampires, wanting to meet with one and study its behavior.
"Don't look at me, I only know a couple of words, but not enough to form a sentence." Holding back his laughter, the demon opened his mouth to speak again.
"There is no need to learn the language. You will know what it is they are saying, Japanese or not." The demon assured them as he already knew they couldn't speak Japanese so he made a spell for them to be able to understand each other.
"Ahhh that's a handy technique! Oh wait...you've forgotten your name",Milly muses before giggling at what Crystal said,making her attention go onto her.
"Atleast you know more than I do,Crystal",Milly whines and takes a bite out of the forgotten scone.
Crystal smiled a bit, liking how she could be able to understand what others were saying without actually knowing a different language.
"My name...is Shigama Doji. I am the first vampire", Shigama introduced himself hesitantly as knowing his name could get them into more trouble than they might be able to handle. Shigama promised himself that he needs to tell these two to not blurt out his name unless they desperately need too.
"Holy fucking sake! How did you become a demon like!?",Milly excitedly questioned him,leaning forward onto the table and getting into his personal space.
"That's a tale for a different day, little one." Shigama cupped Milly's cheeks, his red eyes not leaving hers.
"That isn't a problem, is it?"
Milly tried not to sway slightly from looking directly into his eyes as she feels like she's being entrancted by them. Slightly befuddled by his touch,Milly nodded while she tried to think about what's happening.
"mhmm That's fine",Milly hummed out.
"Good." He dropped his hands down away from her face, a pleased smile on his lips as he gave her a quick pet on the head.
"Now, there are some things you need to know before anything else.",Shigama annouced and instantly got both of there attention,per say.
Milly closed her eyes,liking the feeling of him ruffling her like that but sits down after he is done.
"Hit us with everything,we can handle it~",Milly announced as she fistbumped her chest lightly.
"Haha. First, you will not say a word about any of this to anyone. It's important you don't, as it can ruin all my hard work." He stated to them, resting his hands on his chin.
"Second, you will be given a weapon of your choice to defend yourselves with.",Shigama continued laying down the rules as everything is important.
"Hmmm so it's like...a surprise of some sort,Shi-kun?",Milly asks but mentally agrees to that condition. "A weapon huh...a gun and a sword would be sweet~",Milly humms out excitedly and unconsciously starts kicking her legs.
Crystal stayed quiet for the most part, thinking over what he just said.
"Ohh! Can I have a battle axe or maybe a sword that can control shadows?!" Excitement was clear in her voice as her eyes sparkled.
"Ehhhh! If that's the case! I want a sword that controls fire and a gun that can create a barrior or something like that!",Milly cheered as she fist bumped the air.
Milly then gave a peace sign towards Crystal,grinning widely. "Will you be able to handle a battle axe,Crystal?",Milly asks.
Shigama listened to them talk about what weapons they would like, his pointed ears sitting behind his hair. His large wings took up so much space, feathers all over the ground, as if it was a Fall tree.
"Ummm...I'm not sure. I think I will just go with the sword, I guess." Crystal made up her mind, shifting her eyes back on the male.
Milly nods at that then notices the white feathers on the ground,wanting to pick them up and create something out of them. A top or something would be cool.
"I'll go with both as i know how to use them",Milly announces.
"Very well. Your weapons will be gifted to you once you arrive in Shinjuku." Standing up, Shigama pet both their heads, his hands runing down to their cheeks, rubbing them.
"Any other questions you would like to know?"
Milly closes her eyes,enjoying his touch but still has a few questions of her own. After all he didn't say why it's them.
"Hmmm...why us out of thousands of people? Why so affectionate towards us? And...can i take some of your feathers?",Milly asks slowly.
Crystal shivered a bit from the coldness of his hand, almost pulling away from him. Although, she knew it probably wasn't such a great idea, so she stayed still.
"I've been having my eye on you two for quite some time now. And why wouldn't I take care of you two little ones?" He looked over at the ground, noticing a lot of his feathers had fallen off on the green grass.
"If you so wish, then you may do so.",Shigama gave his permission as he didn't want his pure feathers to be tained in mud. Also if it was Milly,she'll take good care of them.
Milly's eyes sparkled at that and she mentally cheered as she could make a pillow out of them. Milly then got an idea,making her grin.
"Watching us?...for how long? And for the feather gathering...could we get like an never ending bag like Mary poppings?",Milly asks.
"Aha ha ha, I didn't actually see anything I wasn't supposed to, if that's what you were thinking. Its been about ten years now, I believe." He removed his hands from their cheeks, bringing them in close.
"I will give you as many as you desire." He closed his eyes, hugging them close to his body, acting as if they were his children or something.
Milly squeaked slightly as they were suddenly brought in close but relaxed as she remembered that he wouldn't help them. Milly started to question about their relationship to Shigama but didn't voice it.
"Ehhh these past 10 yrs have been slightly embarrassing though!",Milly whined into his chest. "Ahh what's in Shinjuku?".
Crystal yelped when she was pressed up against his chest, a slight blush taking over her face.
"Ten years?! T-that's a long time!" Now she just felt like she has been spied on, someone watching her every move.
"You were quite cute last month when-...well, I will leave it at that." He chuckled to himself, thinking about that moment over in his head. "That's a surprise for you to figure out."
"Ehhhh don't leave it at that,Shi-kun!",Milly whined as she blushed slightly and tugged on his clothes.
Milly tried to remember what happened last month but as she only takes important information in...she myst of forgotten about it.
"Haha, but that will ruin the fun of the surprise, would it not?" The demon took a step back from them, giving them their space.
"You're even more quiet here then you are at home, Crystal. If I remember correctly, you won't shut your mouth once you start talking." Crystal focused her gaze on the ground, a deep brush dusting over her face.
Milly chuckles loudly at that,nodding at his response.
"True it will ruin it and ehhhhh~ you never stop talking at home...i kinda want to hear~",Milly teased as she nudgeds Crystal gently.
Crystal mumbled under his breath, her hands coming up to her face to hide the blush, which they already saw anyway.
"Yeah...sometimes, but only when I have a lot to talk about!" She slightly glared at Shigama, who just smiled back.
"How cute~",Milly gushed before hugging Crystal,rubbing her check against hers while giggling.
"So when will we go?",Milly asks,letting go off Crystal to collect some feathers into a carrier bag,she magically had with her.
"Eep!" Crystal was caught by surprise by the sudden hug from Milly, her hands dropping down.
"Anytime you're ready, although I would prefer now." He looked up at the sky, the sun shining brightly from above.
"Hmmm then i guess we'll go now!~ although how do we contact you if we need help?",Milly asks and stands up with the carrier bag jam packed full of feathers in her arms tightly.
Shigama pointed at their necks, golden necklaces appearing. "When even you need something, you can talk to me in your sleep or with those necklaces."
"Ooohh that's pretty cool~ Do we just speak into them?",Milly asks as she gently fiddles with the necklaces.
"Yes, then I will personally speak to you. Just don't lose them, they can not be replaced."
Crystal nodded her head, understanding what he said, her fingers running over it.
"Okaayy!",Milly agreed and gave Shigama a salute,grinning. "Ahh how are you sending us down like?",Milly asks.
"You will just have to figure out how to land." Jumping at them, he forced them back with sudden strong winds, his hair flowing in all different directions. Shigama sent them towards Shinjuku,he hoped.