"Only harm can come from ones dreams"
I sat there, on the dewy grass, watching her sit in the moonlight. Her radiant black hair reflecting the soft, gentle white light. Her eyes, as cold as ice, yet as warm as an open fire. Something about her was quite soothing. It made me feel like I was safe.
"You're dreams are the key to your soul." Her wonderful rosy lips hugged those words. She lifted her hand and extended her alabaster colored finger.
I glanced in the direction to where she pointed. There, in the shadows, stood something, its face concealed by darkness. I opened my mouth to speak but my tongue held the words. The dark figure stepped forward and I stepped back, slipping and falling next to the mysterious girl. I glanced at her, finally being able to speak.
"Who? What? What's going on? Who are you?" I stuttered.
She looked at me with those breathtaking eyes and smiled a familiar, warm smile.
"I am the guardian of nightmares. Your nightmares. But I am growing weak. I cannot protect your innocent dreams from these shadows anymore."
"What do you mean?" I asked with confusion, "what will happen?"
She averted her glance to the advancing shadow. Her expression changed to anger.
"More shadows like that will continue to come, taking over your mind." She stated, "Once they've done that, they will continue to your body, heart, and finally your soul. It will be most painful. Almost feeling like your body is being ripped apart into shreds. There is nothing I can do. I grow old and weary. My power belittles every second. Unfortunately, you will die from such pain. " Her skin started to fade, to where it was almost transparent. Then, she started to disappear into moonlit sparkles.
"No! You can't leave!" I yelled after her, " I don't want to die!" I grabbed for her, but got only air, and collapsed to the ground in a sobbing heap. "I don't want to die." I murmured over and over again.
The shadow still advanced till it reached my side. I looked up into its dark face, startled.
"What do you want with me?! Leave me alone!!" I screamed.
It moved a section that I think was an arm, but it had no definite shape. It grabbed me by the throat. Its grip was strong, and icy. I kicked and fought to get out, but the grip did not loosen. My vision, started to be covered by the darkness.
"NO! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" I screamed and closed my eyes as the darkness took my vision, "I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" I screamed again. My eyes shot open to see the familiar surroundings of my bedroom. I collapsed back onto my pillow, staring at the wooden ceiling.
"It was only a dream." I said out loud. I extended my arm to the ceiling and tried to grab the air. The black and white beaded bracelet on my wrist glimmered in the sun. "It was only a dream." I repeated.
"Kyou! Breakfast!" an angelic voice called. I smiled. "Tohru." I said to myself. I heard someone walking up the stairs. A light sound, someone very graceful on their feet. My bedroom door opened slowly and in the door way stood a young man dressed in the local school uniform.
"Kyou," He called. "Tohru has made breakfast." He brushed his grayish- purple hair out of his face. "And, we are leaving for school soon." I looked at him with surprise. This was Yuki, he was never nice to me. He would always call me "baka" or something like that. I turned and swung my legs over the side of my bed.
"Oy!" I yawned, "It's too early." I took a quick side-glance at Yuki. He was leaning on my door, staring at the floor with his hair covering his face. "Yuki?" I said with confusion.
His head shot up quickly, flinging his hair back into place. He turned to leave. "Come on." He said, " We'll be late if you aren't ready soon." He quietly left walking down stairs on those graceful feet again. I slowly got up and walked over to my chair where I had laid out my uniform the night before. As I reached for it, a memory of the awful shadow came into my head. I grasped my wrist, where my bracelet lay, and shook my head firmly remembering that it was only a dream. I quickly rustled into the uniform and patted my, orange hair into place. It immediately sprung back to its original position. "Stupid cow-lick." I muttered. I swiftly grabbed my school back and ran heavily down the stairs to the eating area.
"Kyou! Good Morning!" a beautiful brown haired girl greeted me at the door. Her eyes were filled with so much love. I put my hand on her head and she blushed. Smiling, I rustled my hand to purposely mess up her hair. She giggled and I sat down at the table with Shigure and Yuki. We started to eat and have a wonderful time. It was weird that Yuki did not even say a word. I would've usually gotten angry at him for saying something but something seemed to be troubling him. And I wasn't the only one to notice.
I sat there, on the dewy grass, watching her sit in the moonlight. Her radiant black hair reflecting the soft, gentle white light. Her eyes, as cold as ice, yet as warm as an open fire. Something about her was quite soothing. It made me feel like I was safe.
"You're dreams are the key to your soul." Her wonderful rosy lips hugged those words. She lifted her hand and extended her alabaster colored finger.
I glanced in the direction to where she pointed. There, in the shadows, stood something, its face concealed by darkness. I opened my mouth to speak but my tongue held the words. The dark figure stepped forward and I stepped back, slipping and falling next to the mysterious girl. I glanced at her, finally being able to speak.
"Who? What? What's going on? Who are you?" I stuttered.
She looked at me with those breathtaking eyes and smiled a familiar, warm smile.
"I am the guardian of nightmares. Your nightmares. But I am growing weak. I cannot protect your innocent dreams from these shadows anymore."
"What do you mean?" I asked with confusion, "what will happen?"
She averted her glance to the advancing shadow. Her expression changed to anger.
"More shadows like that will continue to come, taking over your mind." She stated, "Once they've done that, they will continue to your body, heart, and finally your soul. It will be most painful. Almost feeling like your body is being ripped apart into shreds. There is nothing I can do. I grow old and weary. My power belittles every second. Unfortunately, you will die from such pain. " Her skin started to fade, to where it was almost transparent. Then, she started to disappear into moonlit sparkles.
"No! You can't leave!" I yelled after her, " I don't want to die!" I grabbed for her, but got only air, and collapsed to the ground in a sobbing heap. "I don't want to die." I murmured over and over again.
The shadow still advanced till it reached my side. I looked up into its dark face, startled.
"What do you want with me?! Leave me alone!!" I screamed.
It moved a section that I think was an arm, but it had no definite shape. It grabbed me by the throat. Its grip was strong, and icy. I kicked and fought to get out, but the grip did not loosen. My vision, started to be covered by the darkness.
"NO! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" I screamed and closed my eyes as the darkness took my vision, "I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" I screamed again. My eyes shot open to see the familiar surroundings of my bedroom. I collapsed back onto my pillow, staring at the wooden ceiling.
"It was only a dream." I said out loud. I extended my arm to the ceiling and tried to grab the air. The black and white beaded bracelet on my wrist glimmered in the sun. "It was only a dream." I repeated.
"Kyou! Breakfast!" an angelic voice called. I smiled. "Tohru." I said to myself. I heard someone walking up the stairs. A light sound, someone very graceful on their feet. My bedroom door opened slowly and in the door way stood a young man dressed in the local school uniform.
"Kyou," He called. "Tohru has made breakfast." He brushed his grayish- purple hair out of his face. "And, we are leaving for school soon." I looked at him with surprise. This was Yuki, he was never nice to me. He would always call me "baka" or something like that. I turned and swung my legs over the side of my bed.
"Oy!" I yawned, "It's too early." I took a quick side-glance at Yuki. He was leaning on my door, staring at the floor with his hair covering his face. "Yuki?" I said with confusion.
His head shot up quickly, flinging his hair back into place. He turned to leave. "Come on." He said, " We'll be late if you aren't ready soon." He quietly left walking down stairs on those graceful feet again. I slowly got up and walked over to my chair where I had laid out my uniform the night before. As I reached for it, a memory of the awful shadow came into my head. I grasped my wrist, where my bracelet lay, and shook my head firmly remembering that it was only a dream. I quickly rustled into the uniform and patted my, orange hair into place. It immediately sprung back to its original position. "Stupid cow-lick." I muttered. I swiftly grabbed my school back and ran heavily down the stairs to the eating area.
"Kyou! Good Morning!" a beautiful brown haired girl greeted me at the door. Her eyes were filled with so much love. I put my hand on her head and she blushed. Smiling, I rustled my hand to purposely mess up her hair. She giggled and I sat down at the table with Shigure and Yuki. We started to eat and have a wonderful time. It was weird that Yuki did not even say a word. I would've usually gotten angry at him for saying something but something seemed to be troubling him. And I wasn't the only one to notice.