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Who is She
Chapter 7
Shido rose and moved to grab his trench coat and sunglasses. He motioned Yayoi to come with Riho, Guni, and him to come along (Riho was good with kids, and Guni made them laugh. Err, cry, I think). Tao frowned because Shido had told her to stay and watch the office.
"Why do I have to stay?" Tao asked
"Please, Tao," Shido begged knowing that she didn't like to be left behind.
Tao just glared at Shido, which sent chills down his spine. "You know I hate being left behind, Shido. Especially when a Nightbreed is involved."
Shido walked over to Tao, leaned over to her, and whispered into her ear. Yayoi, Riho, and Guni just stared, all wondering what was being said. It didn't take long before Tao finally nodded and whispered a reply to Shido, who was still leaning over her. After reaching an agreement, Shido rose and walked to the door, and, followed by the others, he left.
"Shido," Yayoi began.
"Yes, what is it, Yayoi?" Shido replied
"What did you say to Tao?"
"I said if she watched the office for me, I'd let her feed off of me for six months," Shido replied again as Guni popped out of his hair.
"You know, I bet that half-breed won't stay for long; she'll probably just look at the whole room, and then walk out. She can't be trusted. That's all I have to say," Guni said
"If so, that's more than you do, Guni; you only look at half the room, then leave." Riho giggled.
"I DO NOT!" Guni shouted
"Oh, will you two knock it off," both Shido and Yayoi said at the same time.
(BACK IN THE OFFICE)
Well, Guni was wrong - at least for now, anyway. Tao had made herself comfortable and
fell asleep. The dream was strange. She was in phantom form.
(DREAM FROM TAO'S POINT OF VIEW)
My eyes open only to find myself in a castle. I look somewhat around. "Oh, god, this place looks familiar, too," I mumble to myself. I look down to see a party of sorts going on. I float gently down to the floor and land in the middle of a crowd. They're all vampires, which I could see instantly. "Where am I? Why hasn't anyone seen me yet?" I ask myself. The crowd moves as a couple dances through and right into me. "Hey! Watch out!" I shout at them, but surprisingly enough, they dance right through me, not hearing me at all. I look at myself and see I haven't fallen down, and they had not used their powers to go through me. All of a sudden, the crowd stops what they were doing and gathers in one spot. I fight my way through the people- but only to trip. "Watch out!" I shout again as I'm about to fall through a man- only to faze through him and go face first into the ground. "I get it now. I'm a phantom; they can't see, hear, or feel me," I say as I lift myself up. I raise my head and look up at a HUGE picture of Cain hanging above the grand stairway. "Jesus tap dancing Christ. This isn't a party, it's Cain's court. Oh, god, why am I dreaming of this? I hope this dream ends soon." I groan to myself. I manage to get back up and through the crowd to see something I'd never envisioned even in my wildest dreams. It was ME in my original appearance, wearing a ballroom gown! My eyes widen, my jaw drops, and I feel faint, and I scream bloody murder, "THIS IS A NIGHTMARE!" But the one thing I see next makes me think I'm in hell and not dreaming. For the next thing is Cain walking up behind my girly self and twirling her around. Then they start to dance and be merry. I see Cain whisper something into my ear- her ear- which makes her laugh, and then he laughs. I feel as if I'm going to vomit, so I cover my mouth, walk slowly to an empty corner, and fall to my knees. "Oh, god, please let me wake up, PLEASE!" I feel a hand on my shoulder. Wait. I'm a phantom. How can someone touch me? Unless…someone else is here too. I look up slightly opposite of the hand to see the room had changed. I am now in a large bedroom. I feel a second hand join the first as they begin to rub my back and shoulder blades; it relaxed me- partly. "Time to wake up now, Aaron," I hear being said into my ear as I feel the side of someone's face against the side of my face. I could feel my hair being pulled back behind my ear. Warm lips draw closer to the rim of my ear. I shiver, and for the first time in a while, I'm scared. A long, soft, warm tongue breaks through my fearful thought as it licks the shell of my ear. "We will meet soon, my child. When we do you'll be mine; but for now, good-bye." The last thing I know is that a sharp pain in my neck comes about as fangs bite into my neck, ripping my throat open.
(End of Dream, Back to normal point of view)
Tao shot up in a cold sweat. She was gasping as she felt her throat but luckily found nothing. "Holy Shit, what was that?" She got up and ran out the door and into the streets and alleys. Everywhere she turned, there was something that reminded her of the dream. Finally, Tao found refuge in a town park. She entered and sat down on a bench, holding her head and looking at the stars at times.
"What the hell is going on? Why is Cain doing this to me? What did I do to him?" she kept asking herself over and over again.
She stayed there until the midnight hour came, then she walked around a bit. Sadly, however, at the end of the night, she'd run into Cain.
TBC...
My birthday is in 13 more days. I'm so happy.
