Hey guys... I don't know why, but I really liked this one. Hope you like it as well.
EMPTY DARKNESS.
- Who are you? - Said, Henry. - Wait, I have seen you before. You...- He gasped with fear.
- Wow wow wow... - Said the man. - I know you don't trust me, but I have to tell you something really important. -
- I have nothing to say to you... HELP!!!- Henry screamed with all the strength and air he had.
- Hey. It's okay. - Said the man trying to calm him down. - You do know you are dreaming, right? I just have to tell you something important.- He finished and Henry finally stopped screaming.
- I have nothing to say to you. YOU'RE A MONSTER! GET AWAY FROM ME.- Said Henry pushing the man away and went off running into the empty blackness, trying to find a way out.
- Alright. I just wanted to say that... uh... I'm sorry for everything that I did to your family.- Said the man stopping in front of Henry.
- How did you? - Said Henry freaked out for seeing the man appearing in front of him from out of nowhere. - What family? - Asked Henry gasping for air.
- You know... Dean, Sam..-
- The guys from my dreams?... But who said that they are my family? You are crazy. I'm adopted. And my mom doesn't have any family. You have no idea how stupid that sounds.- Said Henry with a small smile.
- They are your birth family. Emma... Well-- she's your mother.-
- Who's Emma? And those are just dreams, they are not real. Just like you. Now quit lying.-
- I'm not lying Henry. They're in danger. You HAVE to warn them.-
- I don't believe you. Just... Go away, okay?- Henry started walking around again hoping that the man would stop appearing from nowhere.
At that moment Henry closed his eyes and when he opened them, there they were. Sam, Dean, and Swan singing the happy birthday song, but it wasn't any of their birthdays. They were toasting, wishing that 'baby' was fine and happy. But... Who was 'baby'? he wondered. He'd never really pay any attention to that. He only thought it was some inside joke. They clinked their plastic cups in the air and said: 'TO BABY!' all at the same time.
The next morning Henry woke up thinking about that man, and that 'Baby' they were talking about.
His day totally sucked, he didn't stop thinking about his last dream for a second. Plus, he was sad, he was always sad; he didn't have anyone, except for his teacher, she'd always been good to him.
At the end of the day, he had a book in his hands. This big rectangular brownish book that contained many stories; fairy tales, but these were different, they had details that he'd never heard, or even read before. When he said goodbye to Ms. Blanchard he had the weirdest feeling ever; he saw her face and he was sure that she was that Snow White from the book she gave him, and as he read he was sure even more every time he talked to her.
- Look. I know you don't like me, but I'm trying here, okay? I want to do the right thing. I want you to find your family. I want you to be happy.- Said the man from the last dream he had.
- Why would you want that? You don't even know me. And you... you are a monster, you're not even real.- Answered Henry with a surprised look.
- I do, Henry. You have some kind of weird connection with them. And yes, I know I haven't been good in the past, but please, I'm trying to help you.-
- Yeah, right. Because they're my family, right? And what? You've changed all the sudden? - Said Henry with sarcasm.
- I was kinda hoping you would help me with that, I wanna be better, do better, and well... you're one of the kindest kids I've seen, so... would you help me?- Said Lucifer making a sad regretful face.
- Give me one good reason!- He argued.
- You need me, too. You are 'Baby'. And that dream you had was from a couple of years ago on your birthday. I wanted you to see that moment. That toast was for you. They call you 'Baby' because they never chose a name for ya.-
- You are insane!- Henry stormed. - I don't believe any word you're saying. That is just crazy. You are not any realer than they are. THOSE ARE JUST DREAMS! THEYRE NOT REAL, YOU ARE NOT REAL!-
-Alright! I wont bring it up again.- Said the man.
With time, Henry's dream started changing. He was seeing the man that Sam, Dean and Swan called Lucifer. Before, it was just like they were nowhere, everything was black, and there didn't seem to be any doors or windows, or even floors. It was just the two of them walking around the darkness. They would have different discussions about anything that would be going on in town and Lucifer would tell him stories. Within a short time, Lucifer was inside his cage and Henry would talk to him through the bars. Later he started seeing Sam sitting in one corner and his brother on the other, it looked like they didn't even notice that Henry was there, or that Lucifer was talking to someone. They were just staring at their feet or at the emptiness of the space outside the cage. They never talked to each other or even looked at each other, and there seemed to be an eternal silence between them. Henry even tried to talk to them from time to time but they wouldn't say a word or even move an inch.
-Sam still doesn't like me, I'm trying to become friends, but he won't talk to me. Don't get me wrong, I get why, but I have apologized like a million times, and he won't forgive me. I know he's not fully here, some angel pulled him out a couple of months ago, but he's still here, his soul is still here. – Informed Lucifer from his corner after seeing Henry poking on Sam's shoulder.
- Why doesn't he move?- Asked Henry getting tired of the poking with no response.
- I don't know. They're like that all the time. Michael doesn't talk either. It's a little harsh having your brother all day and not talk to him. - Said Lucifer.
Henry started realizing that Sam had been acting really strange lately. Like he wasn't himself somehow. (In his other dreams. It was weird. He would have more then one dream in one night and sometimes he'd be having more than one at the same time.)
- Well... You did destroy them,- Said Henry trying to get those stupid thoughts out of his head.- and you used Sam's body, and you killed Castiel and Bobby… And many other people that they cared about. They were trying to stop you. You are evil, and the devil. That's what they call you, I don't really know what that means, but I'm guessing they're right.- 'My dreams are really weird' said Henry to himself.
After a couple of days of this same dream only with different conversations with Lucifer, he found some kind of comfort when they talked, Henry never really talked to anyone about anything, he could only talk to him.
One day it got easier, Henry didn't need to sleep to see him, he would only think about him, and Lucifer would appear. He gave Henry company whenever he needed it, even though it was weird, Henry trusted him.
- Emma. Huh?... Soft name for a savior, don't you think? - Said Henry to Luc when he closed his book, after he finished reading it.
- Coincidence. - Laughed Lucifer. - That's your mother's name. -
- Still with that? She is not my mother! She is just in my dreams, and they never even call her that, they call her 'Swan'. - Argued Henry.
- Her name is 'Emma Swan', you doofus. - Lucifer laughed again. - She was in the foster system for years. She was found as a baby. A boy found her in a highway.-
- But what does that prove, huh?-
- Just try this, ok? You got nothing to lose anyway... I don't know --you might even prove me right. Or at least Google 'Sam Winchester'.-
- Alright, fine. - Henry obeyed.
There were many articles about Sam and Dean Winchester. Many articles were about their death, others about people seeing them when they were supposed to be dead, others about the fictional characters of the supernatural books. Henry was sure it was them, he saw their pictures. It was them, Lucifer was right all along, and if that was true, were they actually his parents? Henry wondered.
-Wait! If they are real… are you? My dreams! Monsters… Emma… Angels? - freaked out Henry looking at his computer.
- I tried to tell you when we first met, remember?-
Henry finally gave up scrolling down from seeing so many articles. He Googled "Finding my biological mother". He clicked on the first option. But he saw that he had to have a credit card for it to find his mother.
- Fine! You were right, ALRIGHT?- Stormed Henry. - Now I won't be able to get this out of my head. What if there's a connection between my book and them? -
- Er, I don't know. The coincidence would be too big. Let's not make a big deal out of it, okay?-
- How can I not? I have to dig into this. She might actually be the savior. If my dreams are real so can be this book. I mean, she could save all of this people! This is huge, Luc. I know she was in foster homes for a long time. If you are so sure that she's real, then so is this. I have a good feeling about this. - Said Henry with confidence.
- Yeah, alright. - Said Lucifer even though he thought Henry was going too far. - I believe you. So, what do you have to do to find her?-
- I need a credit card. But um… I don't think my mom will be happy about this. -
- Agree. She's kind of a… never mind-
- Yeah… I know. –
- Just take it. It's way easier than explaining this whole thing to 'er. –
- You mean steel it? – Asked Henry outraged.
- Just borrow it without asking, and give it back when you're done. -
- Yeah... Well… I'll try. –
The next day, when Henry got home from school, he threw his backpack on his bed and started screaming –LUC! I GOT IT! LOOK… - he sat in front of his computer and started typing the information he needed so he could pay.
-No way! When did you take it? - said Lucifer with excitement.
- This morning at school. –
-Your mom at the school? Why? -
- No, the credit card is my teacher's. I took it from her purse. Hope she doesn't miss it. I'll give it back as soon as I can. –
- I said 'mom', not 'teacher'. –
- Yeah, I know. I saw the opportunity and I took it. So… - Said Henry while he was still focusing his eyes on his computer. -DONE! Now I have to wait for the e-mail with the information. They are supposed to give me her name. There still can be a chance that it's not Emma. But if it is Emma, I'll come find her. -
-Interesting book. - Said the man that was sitting next to Henry.
– It is, but it's more than just a book. – Said Henry.
-Really? How come?-
- It's a secret. –
- Oh… I get it. I'm Carl, by the way. – Said he extending his hand over to Henry for a handshake.
- Henry.- Said Henry shaking the stranger's hand.
- I noticed you are traveling alone; may I ask why? –
- Yeah, well… so are you… So what's the difference?-
Carl laughed. –Well yeah… but you're a kid. It's not safe for kids to be alone. -
- Well… it's my business. –
- We're almost there. Do you even have a place to go? –
- Yep, I'm going to my mom's. Can you help me? I don't know how to get there. – Said Henry handing over the address that he had written in a small piece of paper.
- Yeah… Sure… we'll take a cab together and I'll make sure you get there safe. Hey… Are you running away or something? –
- I'm gonna find my mom and bring her home with me. -
- Why? Why don't you stay with her? –
- It's a long story. We kind of haven't met. She gave me up for adoption. No more questions. –
- Oh! I'm so sorry. I…-
- Yeah, I know. It's okay. –
- We're here. – Said Carl when the bus pulled over.
A while later they were walking trying to find a cab. – So uh… Who do you live with? Hey, there's a cab, let's go. –
Already in the back seat of the cab, Carl asked again: -Hey, you didn't answer me… Who do you live with? –
-I said no more questions. –
-Oh, come on. Just answer. –
- With my adoptive mom. She adopted me when I was a baby. Now NO-MORE-QUIESTIONS.–
- Alright, fine… -
There was complete silence the rest of the ride, until the diver said: -We're here. Have a good one.- Henry handed over the credit card to pay for the ride but Carl decided to pay.
-Hey, you don't have to come with me upstairs, I think I can get I an elevator
alone.–
-No, that's okay. I said I wanted to make sure you got there safe, so, let's go.-
There was silence all the way upstairs. Carl wanted to keep asking questions but he didn't want to bother Henry. Henry also wanted to make conversation somehow but no words came out.
-So… Thank you. – Said Henry once they were right in front of Emma's door.
-Yeah. No problem. Seems she's having a party in there. Hey, here's my number in case you need something, okay? – Said Carl writing his phone number on the small piece o paper that Henry had given to him with the address. – Hope everything goes alright. Try to give me a call when you get home. – Carl handed over the piece of paper.
- Yeah, sure. Thanks again. Nice meeting you. – Henry extended his hand for a handshake.
- Goodbye, Henry. – They shook hands and Carl left leaving Henry alone for the next step; knock on the door.
