Fear and Anger, Love and Hate,
Humans and Demons
By Haruka Oujo
Ria Hatsuko-
Age-15
Aspects- bad temper, sense of justice, hates violence without cause, not fond of relationships
Status- The 'akumo' (devil) at school, single and wants to remain that way
Family- mom, grandpa, younger brother Rai, and Mei the cat
Location- Hatsuko Shrines
My alarm clock went off, reading '7:00 AM', I lazily pushed it to the floor to make it stop as I tried to go back to sleep.
"Honey, wake up, or you'll be late to school again!"
"Five minutes please?" I whined tiredly down to my mom.
"Oh fine, but after five minutes I'm going up there." I fell back into sleep and started to dream for the five minutes I had left.
I saw the old tree, the one outside my house, but something was different, there was a boy. This boy was dressed in a really old style of clothing, feudal era style, and he had dog ears, but the most noticeable thing at the moment was the arrow, pinned through his chest straight into the tree. I moved closer and suddenly he awoke.
"Who are you?" The white-haired boy asked venomously, as if the arrow in his chest wasn't even there. As he looked over me his eyes softened, "Rina?" The boy asked quietly with a bit of hope etched into his voice.
"Rina? Who is this Rina? My name is Ria, you are?"
"If you're not Rina then it wouldn't even matter if I told you," he huffed stubbornly. I walked over to him and looked at the arrow.
"You must be weak if you can't even pull this thing out," I said, pointing at the arrow in his chest. "I'll get it out and then you will have to tell me your name out of courtesy to your savior," I said arrogantly as I pulled at the arrow, loosening it until it finally came out.
"No, you aren't Rina, but you're-"
"Wake up Ria!" My mom yelled in my ear, "If you don't start getting ready you'll be late!" I got ready, still puzzled by my dream. As I went outside I noticed Rai near the well, wondering what he was doing with Mei's cat food I walked over.
"Um…Rai? What are you doing with Mei's cat food?"
"Mei went down there and its way to scary down there sis!"
"I'll get her, just stay here," I said, thinking how pathetic my little brother was.
"Wait, no, Ria, there are sounds coming from the well!"
"You're just hearing things Rai," I said calmly as I picked up Mei. "See, all good- ahhh!" I cut myself off screaming as ghost-like hands grabbed me and pulled me into the well. Suddenly all around me was blue and white light and some monster lady.
"Give me the Shikon no Tama!" The ugly lady yelled as I struggled.
"I don't even know what that is dammit!" I yelled back as I put my hand in the monsters face a pink light came from my hand, somehow cutting off one of its arms. Then I was suddenly in the well again. I saw some vines, so I used them to pull myself out of the well, but as I got out, I saw a forest, and not the shrine. " The hell…" I noticed the tree from my home, it was a very tall tree, and I thought I wasn't very far. Though, as I approached it, I saw the boy, still pinned to the tree, just like in my dream.