Azure Dreams

A Little More Than Friends

I do not own Azure dreams or any characters/objects relating to it. I own the storyline only.

Please read and review. Koh finds that he is thinking about Nico in a different way. However, a painful warning from the gods distracts him.

Chapter 2

This Can't Be Happening

Koh walked on. Wondering where his feet would take him. He continued walking until he found himself outside Fur's shop. Weedy ran out and grabbed her brother.

'Where have you been Koh?' she asked sweetly. 'I've been looking for you but Fur hadn't seen you or Cherrl or Mia. Then Selfi said that you were by the fountain but you weren't there when I got there and…' Koh took the chance when his little sister stopped for breath.

'Ok. I'm here now. Why were you looking for me?' he asked.

'You said yesterday that you'd take me to see Vivian dance!' Weedy exclaimed.

'Ok. Let's go.' Koh could not remember agreeing to this but could not deny his sister anything. Besides, it would put his mind on something other than Beldo or as the case were, Nico. He walked with his sister to the theatre. This was one of the few places that Weedy wasn't allowed to go by herself. As the town was so small and parochial, children could roam the streets alone. Wreath however, did not believe that Weedy should be allowed everywhere in town; she had some restrictions.

When they arrived at the theatre, Koh's friend Fon lead him and Weedy to a high-class seat and reassured Koh that he wouldn't have to pay. Fon owed Koh for funding the construction of the theatre.

'Thanks Koh!' Weedy said to her brother. 'I can't wait to see her! She's told me about the show loads of times!'

I'm glad that Weedy's so happy. I hope that she enjoys the show. Nico would enjoy the show because it's cultural. STOP! Stop thinking about Nico!

'Ooh! It's going to start!' Weedy interrupted Koh's argument with himself. The dancers came on stage and took their positions. Vivian was the star. They all began to dance in unison and it looked as if they had been practising how to get it perfect for months.

I don't understand why Koh doesn't ask her out. She's so good at dancing and she's really nice. She plays with me and helps Mum wash up and everything. I wonder if he likes her.

Whilst dancing, Vivian noticed Koh and Weedy in the audience and began to dance more enthusiastically. The only time Koh had ever seen Vivian so happy was the first time that she had danced after gaining respect from the other dancers. Vivian was usually happy but Koh had the feeling that something had made her especially joyful today. Koh could see Weedy swaying to the music and saw that she too was very much enjoying the show.

When the dancing had finished, Weedy smiled at her brother so that he could see all of her teeth.

'Wow Koh' she said. 'That was so cool. Can we come again another day?' She looked so excited that Koh could not turn his sister down.

'Of course we can!' he answered, perhaps a bit more eager than he felt. Koh and Weedy walked out of the theatre room and back into the hall. Fon was selling posters of the dancing and Koh brought Weedy one so that she could remember her first visit to the theatre.

On the way home, Weedy passionately began to talk about her monster book and how Koh had helped her complete all the pages.

'You're the best big brother ever' she told him.

'Thanks Weedy' Koh grinned. Although both of the two were joyful, Koh could feel a sense of unhappiness. Glancing at Weedy, he knew it couldn't have been coming from her.

What the hell is going on? Why do I feel depressed? No, it's not sadness. It's a strange feeling but I feel cold.

The teen then got a shock. It was like electricity running rapidly up and down his body. Koh screamed.

'Koh?' Weedy pleaded. 'Koh. What's wrong?' Tears filled the child's eyes as she stared in horror at her brother. Koh screamed again and again. Until suddenly… the pain stopped. Koh was curled up on the floor in a ball, not daring to get back up.

'What happened?' Weedy asked.

'It's ok now Weeds' Koh reassured her. 'Go home but don't tell Mum what happened.' 'Please' he added seeing his sister's surprised look. Weedy then walked off without a word.

It's the magic in the town. But I don't know why it hurt so much.

Koh had never felt anything like what he had just experienced. The only person he thought might know why this had happened was the mother of Monsbaiya herself.

'Koh. The gods are telling you. Warning you. Something bad is going to happen. Something evil will terrorise the town and cause physical and emotional pain' said the fortune-teller when Koh had explained what had happened.

'But why me?'

'You are the only person that can stop this evil. You are the strongest in Monsbaiya. Koh, I don't know what's going to happen but it will cause the town great distress, especially you.' Koh lost it.

'Well, why can't you tell me! You're the bloody fortune-teller! If something is going to happen then you should know!' Koh couldn't bear the thought of something so disastrous happening in his usually quiet village.

'Koh. You have my deepest sympathy but I'm afraid I can't help you?'

'Look, is this about money? Because if it is…'

'No. It's not. I honestly don't know. It must be my old age.' Koh left, feeling very disappointed and also frightened.

When Koh returned home, he had a small conversation with his mother before heading to his huge monster den. He had time to think there. But Koh had no idea what this danger could be. No one in Monsbaiya was evil, not even his enemy Ghosh Rode. And outsiders very rarely came to the town. So what would happen?

Whilst Koh was pondering more thoughts, he felt that pain again. Like knives stabbing every inch of his skin. Like he would die in a second. But then it stopped.

'This can't be happening!'