~Of Demons and Fire~

A young Hilde snuggled into her mother's lap, enjoying the warmth as her mother ran his fingers through the eight-year-olds thick black hair, trying to get the child to fall asleep. Upon hearing a knock on the door, her mother gently laid Hilde on the fluffy couch and walked cautiously to the door, opening it a crack.

"What do you want?" Her mother asked calmly. The man, blanketed in shadow, glared at her as Hilde peered around the corner.

"Is this the Schibeiker residence?" The man asked gruffly.

"Perhaps, but we have no business with the likes of men like you." Her mother hissed out calmly but firmly.

The man growled. "Well, tell Mr. Schibeiker and his comrades that were on to them, and if they don't shut their traps and mind their own businesses," He kicked the door open and pulled a gun from his trench coat, "We will be forced to kill them all." The man added, shooting bullets into the house, the gun only inches away from her mother's head, the bullets ricocheting around the room and Hilde.

She curled into a ball and shook with fear, hearing the door close. Her mother sat next to her and hugged her close. "Shh..It's ok dear."

Hilde sniffed. "Mommy, why does daddy have to cause so much trouble?" She asked in a quiet whisper, whimpering.

"Because dear, if he didn't try to stop them, who would? Who would protect us from the evil alliance?"

Hilde sniffed and slowly sunk into nightmares, of demons and fire, not knowing how her dreams would soon be closer to reality than she thought......

~To be continued~

^^ Weeee! I wrote an actual chapter story again! Yay! Oh, and don't worry, I'm almost done with it on paper, you won't have to wait for months for this story ^_^ Review and tell me how you like it please! Oh, and the next chapter kinda ties in with my other story, Haunting Memories. You might want to read it after the story is over ^.^ Bai!