Authors note: Ok, once more apologies to anyone who read the previous chapter(s) some points were preeeetty bad. Now, this is not the end of the story, oh by no means, I just wanted to add a song at the end, by the way, the song is not mine etc.
I did not sleep very well that night; I kept seeing jumbled visions, half mixed nightmares, of me, Heero, a man of some sort.
I tossed and turned until the early hours of the morning, when finally, I couldn't take it any more; I was hot, and thirsty.
Quietly I slipped out of the bed and padded down the hallway, wearing only a weird silk robe thing.
Swiftly I pushed a symbol in the wall, (Heero had showed it to me earlier) and stepped outside, letting the night air wash over my hot body in a rush of cool wind.
I don't know how long I stood there, but just as I was thinking about going back inside I felt an ominous presence at my back.
Turning around, I scanned the forest behind me. Nothing. Looking up I saw no danger, but every sense in my body screamed for me to run, get out of there as fast as possible.
Quickly I turned to go back into the warm safety of the wall. However, as soon as I turned my back on the darkened forest, it attacked.
I don't really have any idea even now of what it was, but it sure as hell wasn't human.
As I struggled with the creature, I felt myself growing weaker, my eyes were beginning to black over, and my strength was fading.
Suddenly a loud cry erupted from off to one side, and the pressure on my neck disappeared. Once I had recovered slightly and gained enough strength I looked up. Heero was locked in battle with the thing, their shadows dancing behind them, in a flickering un-real light, locked in a deadly dance.
"Heero!" I screamed, suddenly afraid for his life. I hadn't realised how close I had grown to him in the short amount of time. Sure there had been the kiss, but that hadn't really mattered, well, not at first.
My cry seemed to give him strength, as he did something with his hands, and the creature collapsed into dust.
Nearly sobbing with relief, I ran over to Heero, and he caught me up in a fierce hug.
"I thought I'd lost you Heero," I sobbed; the tears that had been threatening to fall finally overwhelming my eyes.
"Sssh, it's alright now, your safe, I'm safe, we're all ok."
For a while we just stood there, both of us taking comfort in the others presence. It wasn't a romantic thing; it was two friends, comrades if you will, thanking the high heavens that they had both survived.
We were still caught up in our own private hug, and I for one, was quite content to stay like that all night. But I simply had to ask a question that had been bugging me from the moment I had seen that creature.
"Heero?"
"Hmm?"
"What was that thing?"
For a long time he was silent, and I was afraid I has offended him, but just as I was about to apologise he spoke.
"You really want to know?"
"Yes."
"That thing was a supernatural element, something that you will probably not have come across before."
"A demon?"
"Yes, a creature of the dark. Do you know what this means?"
"No."
"The army of darkness has risen, and once more, the world is under threat."
To Be Continued.