The Unusual

The night sky was obscured by grey stormy clouds that heavily cried rain which hit the ground with such force that it sounded like an enormous wave and with each bolt of bright light that quickly struck the ground and retreated came the horrible boom of thunder that even a thousand drum rolls could not beat. And I ran through this atrocity of weather; the rain painfully hacked at my skin and the copious amounts of water on the ground sunk into my shoes and stained my jeans causing them to become soggy and heavy, but I would not stop. I kept going even though my legs burned and ached and my lungs felt as if they were on fire and my breathes were too quick and sharp that it was agonizing but if I stopped he would catch me, and I'd commit suicide before I let him get me. I could hear the shouts of anger mixed with roaring of the thunder calling out for me. 'They' were looking for me. The ground was muddy and being clumsy me I slipped becoming covered from head to toe in wet dirt. The thunder roared again and I heard his penetrating voice calling out to me with utter wrath filled in his heinous tone. I was terrified; so terrified in fact that I literally peed on myself. I forced myself to get up and continued to run wiping the mud off my face in the process. I was deep in the forest now and my head was becoming dizzy from the lack of oxygen in my body. Everywhere was aching and burning and visions after visions were spinning wildly in my mind. I had no choice but to find someplace to rest or I would pass out soon. There was a small crevice in the base of a thick tree trunk, large enough for me to squeeze into and lye against the hard wood. I tried to relax my rapid heart and calm my sharp breathes, but they were still looking for me, the night was not over yet. The voices got closer and closer and soon they were in the area. I could feel his aura of utter hatred and vengeance radiating from him. I wanted to shudder but dared not make the slightest movement or sound.

"VOOOOIII! WHERE THE HELL IS SHE!" his second in command cursed loudly,

"She couldn't have gone too far" another voice conveyed which I recognized as the third in command.

"Now now guys is it really a good idea to be hunting her down like this I mean-"the third voice was suddenly silenced and I knew 'he' was with them.

"Whether the girl likes it or not, she's mine" 'he' said in his deep dark voice that sent icy chills throughout my body. The area eventually became silent and I sighed in relief while closing my eye lids, ready to let slumber take me. It wasn't long and I fell into a deep sleep.

I was in space, literally, among darkness lit by billions of stars. I could breathe normally and walk around as if I were on solid ground so I figured this was a dream. I always though of the universe as a bunch of stars and darkness, but I never realized how these combined differences could be so wondrous. 'He' told me that reaching for the stars was nothing but a stupid naïve and childish wish, but why is it so wrong to wish for something this amazing. The only scary thing about this universal world was the silence. It was so silent I could here my own heartbeat, even the blood rushing through my veins pumping through my heart and throughout the rest of my body. It was somewhat exciting and relaxing that this world was silent unlike where I was before where it was unnecessarily loud and violent. I reached for a star which surprisingly I could touch; it wasn't burning hot like I'd thought it'd be, but rather warm, a welcoming warm. It was a bright pale yellow in the shape of an orb that I easily held in my palms staring at its magnificence. I didn't notice the universe becoming darker and darker as the stars began to disappear until the star in my hand was the only one left glowing.

"Please don't ever fade" I whispered and my dream was over.

UV rays shined lightly on my face causing me to stir and eventually open my eyes to reveal morning sun and the one person I loathe more than myself. His wine red eyes-filled with such pain and pure anger- stared viciously at me. His short jet black hair was spiked which gave it an appearance that made it seem like it was on fire. His skin was a rough olive color which was mostly hidden behind an attire of a white dress shirt, black jeans, black combat boots, and a dark jacket with the insignia of his work imprinted on it. As I stared up at him in shock I began to cry.

"Did you seriously think you could escape from me, Mana?" he said in a slightly quavering tone.

"I hate you" I answered more calmly then intended. He laughed,

"Hate me…" he got close to me, his lips just barely brushing my cheek.

"I save you from starvation, take you into my home, feed you, clothe you, and this is how you want to repay me? Get your fucking screwed up head together Mana, accept it. Your mine and always will be. I am your reason for living-

-I DON'T NEED YOU!" I shouted. He lifted a brow.

"And what would you do after you escaped from me, eh?" He grabbed my hair harshly and I yelped trying to push him away but he forcefully pulls me to him.

"You know too much about me to be trying to escape" his rough callous hand lifted my chin so my eyes met his,

"Don't you understand how valuable you are to me" he was coming too close to me.

"Stop" I said, but he continued to inch ever so closer until his lips were brushing against mine.

"Stop being a fucking bitch and accept that we'll be together forever" with that said his lips crashed onto mine. I punched at his chest and pushed at his shoulders anything to get him away from me but he only wrapped his strong arms around me permanently pressing my fragile body against his built one. I tugged at his hair causing him to groan and bite my lip earning a shriek from me which he took the opportunity to stick his tongue into my open mouth. I unwillingly moan from the intensity of his kiss and in return he growled in approval.

"VOOIII! BOSS WHERE ARE YOU!" shouted the too familiar voice. He growled and parted from my lips, baring his dark eyes into mine as if he were trying to see into my soul.

"The next time you run away from me, I'll kill you"