The Tales of Four Demons

Chapter four: In and Out of Realizations

By KellyQ

'Come on, I think it's this way!' Kouji said, looking over his shoulder, making sure that the demon was behind him.

He sure was. Kouji couldn't help but reach out and pull him along as they both picked up their speed. It wasn't long before they came to the battle ground to see both of their fathers fighting. Both boys just watched with great horror as their energy collided against each other.

'This is awful! We've got to stop them!' The demon child urged.

They both went flying toward their parents, ready to pull them apart. Before they could make it, though, a sound of skin ripping tore through Kouji's ears. He turned his head to see that an arrow struck the demon boy. Kouji's eyes widened in complete horror as he dropped to the ground like a rock. A gasp escaped from the back of Kouji's throat. He flew for the fallen boy, but a couple of angel guards stopped him.

'Let me pass!' Kouji panicked, looking over the guard's shoulder. 'I need to help him!' Blood was coming out of the young boy fast and Kouji could feel the demon's pain. "He'll die if I don't save him!"

Another sound of skin ripped through the air and Kouji looked to see that five angels had surrounded the young demon. He howled in pain as he begged for mercy. A couple more angels came and took hold of Kouji's arm and they started to drag him away.

'No! I've got to save him!'

Kouji struggled, fought, and kicked, until a gust of wind went past the prince. He stiffened and a familiar aroma surrounded him. Kouji closed his eyes, feeling someone was whispering in the back of his mind. He closed his eyes, feeling tears slide down his cheeks.

Kouji woke up with tears coming down his face. He covered his face with his hands and started to cry. Kouichi who had just woken up, got out of bed and sat next to his brother, pulling him close and rocked him back and forth.

"Shhh it was just a bad dream," Kouichi soothed, still rubbing his brother's back.

Kouji finally calmed down after about five minutes. "Some times I wonder why we're at war in the first place. I mean, the demon in my dream was not all that bad and they had to slaughter him!"

"Have you thought of what these dreams mean?" Kouichi asked with a firm expression on his face.

Kouji shivered. "That's the thing that I'm afraid of...if I find out what it means."

The two remained silent for a while, until Kouichi spoke up again. "How do you feel about the whole thing?"

"I do feel that there's no point in the war," Kouji answered truthfully.

Kouichi nodded his head. "I see. So what does the person in the dream mean to you?"

Kouji suddenly felt hot. "What do you mean? I hardly knew the demon, let alone know his name."

"You'll have your chance soon enough-"

"Wha-what do you mean?" Kouji uttered.

Kouji's heart was racing. Was the person in his dream real? Would they actually get to meet a real demon? What if it was a trap? There were so many questions running through the prince's brain and the only way he was going to get answers was by playing along.

Shinya watched his older brother pack some stuff in a bag. "Why can't I come?"

Takuya let out a grunt of irritation. "I'm not going to save your butt when you get in trouble!"

"You just don't want me to have any fun!" Shinya argued back.

"That's not true!" Takuya protested.

"Oh," Shinya countered, a dark playful smirk made its way to his lips. "If you don't let me come along, I'll tell mom and dad that you're talking to the enemy."

Takuya's eyes widened. "You wouldn't!"

Shinya turned around with his nose in the air, and folded his arms. "If you don't want me to tell mom and dad..."

"Fine," Takuya huffed angrily, "just make sure that-"

"Can I come too?" another voice asked.

They both turned to see that it was Tomoki standing at the doorway. Shinya walked up. "Can Tomoki come too?"

"Fine! But you'll have to keep him out trouble."

Suzi stood by her mother's door and waited for Lee to walk out and tell her that their mom was going to be alright. After standing for two whole minutes the door opened and Lee emerged from the room. "When is mommy going to get better?" she asked quietly.

Lee bent to one knee. "She'll get better soon. She just needs more rest."

Ryo came from the kitchen. "What's going on?"

Lee rose to his feet, took hold of Ryo by the arm, and walked him to the living room. Once they were out of hearing range, Lee turned and faced his boyfriend. "My mom doesn't have much time to live if I don't get the medication."

"How much time do we have?" Ryo asked in a serious tone.

"Who knows? The doctor couldn't give a proximate guess on how long she'll live."

"I'll come with you-"

"That's sweet of you," Lee interrupted, "but someone needs to stay here and watch over Suzi, and just in case my mother needs immediate care."

Ryo nodded his head. "I'll look after your sister and mother until you get back."

Lee pulled his boyfriend into a hug. "I knew that I could count on you."

Pulling apart, they both walked into the main room to see Suzi playing with her stuffed rabbit. Ryo picked the little angel up. She could feel that something bad was going to happen, something really bad.

"Where are you going?" She asked watching Lee walk towards the door, putting on his coat.

"I'm going out for awhile," Lee answered. "Ryo is going to look after you. So you'll be a good girl, right?"

Suzi nodded her head as he gave her peck on the forehead, then stared at Ryo. They gave each other quick kiss on the lips, before Lee walked out.

To Be Continued ....