Chapter 35
Dark deeply sighed as he laid on the couch in his rented apartment in Tokyo. It was small, but sill big enough for him. The apartment had a kitchen linking to the living room, like at his old house, with one bedroom for him. It was pre-furnished, so he didn't have to buy all that stuff.
The thief flipped through the channels on his television. Everything was in Japanese, but it was a good thing he knew the language. Without it, he wouldn't know what items to steal most of the time. He finally decided on a game show where the contestants have to run through silly obstacle courses with many surprises. It gave Dark a chuckle or two when his cell phone rang.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Dark Mousy," Krad's voice on the other end replied.
"What is it now, Krad?" Dark stood up and went to his kitchen. He opened the fridge and took out a soda. Opening it, he added, "I'm not coming back."
"You might want to soon" Krad's voice sounded urgent. "Last night, me and Brianna had our date alone when Akari gave us some startling news."
Dark took a sip of his soda. "Like I said, I'm not-"
"Akari's planning on killing Ally to lure you and Midnight in and kill you."
Dark's eyes widened and he almost dropped his soda can. He couldn't imagine Ally dead: it was impossible. After a second, he swallowed the lump in his throat and chuckled nervously.
"You must be pulling on my leg, Kraddy," he sat down on the couch. His knees were feeling like jell-o and about to give at any second.
"I am not," Krad spat into the phone. "You need to come back now until we're certain Ally is safe."
"No way! I'm a free man now. Don't prank call me again. This number is for emergency's only. Good bye." Dark told his counterpart.
"Wait-!" Krad tried to finish, but Dark hung up.
He watched the game show on television, but he kept thinking about Krad's warning. Was he telling a lie or the truth? The thief felt his heart tell him to go back to check up on what was happening, but his mind told him no. He listened to his mind.
That night, he had a nightmare. All he saw was Akari with a bloody sword in one blood stained hand and the other held…a person. The person had blood-soaked brunette hair and torn clothing with blood on it. Dark saw the face of the dead person and he almost threw up.
It was Ally.
"ALLY!" he screamed as he sat up quickly in his bed. He was panting and sweating like crazy. Dark took a deep breath and went to his bathroom. The thief splashed cold water on his face to cool him down.
Dark look at himself in the mirror and sighed. "It was just a dream," he told the reflection, which repeated his movements. "Was it?"
He went back to his bed and covered up, but he threw the blankets off a few minutes later: he was still hot from the dream. A bit later, he turned on the ceiling fan, but it failed to help him. For the rest of the night, he couldn't sleep in fear of that dream to reoccur.
The morning came and Dark sat up, still felling hot. He needed to get out today. Just to clear his mind.
He turned on his television in the living room and it was a commercial for Tokyo Disneyland. People rode the rides, smiling without a care in the world. Dark sat down with a bowl of cereal and he watched the rest of the commercial. When the website came up, he grabbed his laptop and went online. The thief ordered two full day passes for him for that day and one on reserve.
He thought it was the best way to clear his mind on his nightmare.