Deadly Magic

Chapter 5: Night on Halloween

First thing in the morning, she was blinded by the rays of the morning's sun. It was Sunday and she slowly woke up from her sleep. Rin blinked away the residue of sleep as she rolled to her side, wincing occasionally of the new formed bruise on her face. She caught site of the mail and wanted to see what it laid under the red waxed seal envelope. Figuring it was a futile attempt to lift her arm; she rolled to her back and forced her eyes shut. It was Sunday and the Mistress and her daughter were at church until 11 so Rin could rest until 10. She forced a small peak through her eyelids at the clock in her room indicating it was 8. Rin silently thanked the Gods and shut her eyes for a moment. She thought back yesterday and what had happened. Everything was so sudden and not a moment's piece was at hand. Rin sighed and opened her eyes as she tried once again to reach the envelope but was engulfed with sleep once again.

"Rin?"

She turned to the side as she heard a woman's voice so unlike any other. It was almost… angelic.

"Get up Honey."

"Huh…?" She turned her head to see a woman but not any woman but her Mother, her long deceased mother. Her eyes shot wide open and she looked up at the woman. Her voice seemed little higher than it used to be. It can't be... not now. "M…mother?"

"What's wrong Rin? You look like you've seen a ghost," she giggled and prodded up next to her. She looked just like the last time Rin had seen her, the very last time. Her long black hair always were tied up and she always had the brightest smile everyone had ever seen. Rin's eyes were still wide and she couldn't falter her gaze from her mother. She was in her mid 30's and she had the darkest chocolate coloured eyes. Tears swelled up in her own dark chocolate eyes as sat up abruptly and hugged her mother for the first time in many years.

"MOM!" Rin screamed out on top of her lungs as she sobbed into her Mother's arms.

"Dear, are you alright?" Her obvious shock voice was tinged with worry as she embraced her own arms tighter on her daughter.

"Mom, please don't leave me, please don't leave me again," sobbed Rin gasping a few breaths then continued crying.

"Leave you? Why would your father and I leave you?"

Rin stopped crying almost immediately and shot her eyes wide open. "Dad's here too?"

"Of course he is now…"

"Hey who wants chocolate pancakes for breakfast!?" A man in his late 30's stepped into Rin's room which is now, extraordinarily, not her grey, dirty bedroom but a soft pink coloured walls and dog toys on shelves and a small TV.

"DAD!!! You're back!"

"Back? What do you mean back?" as he said Rin hugged her father tightly. She sobbed into his arms and once her cries calmed down she looked up to him.

"I told you that you shouldn't feed her that sugar stuff before bed."

"What? I didn't know she was going to act like this?" replied her dad. He was weird alright. His bi coloured eyes usually were in a bored expression but then all of a sudden he could have a change of attitude and looked so funny. That was something special about him, one eyes was light red (Kind of scary) and one was brown. Also his wild brown hair was always a mess.

"No more of those things before bed then," her mother said scolded at him and his expression turned into a whimper like a puppy. He then laughed and had a playful expression.

"I love those things though!"

"You can have them but not Rin."

"Fine!" he sighed and let go of Rin. "Are you okay now?" Rin didn't talk but merely nodded. She let go and her dad, funnily, leaned her arm on her head. Remembering the outcome of the action she hastily got the arm off her head.

"Yeah! Why did you have to do that!" her sad expression turned into an irritated one as she pushed his arms away.

"You see? I know she'll remember that after years," her mother replied smartly and turned her nose away as if disgusted that Rin's father still does that to them.

"I can't believe you still remember that after a year when I last did that," he muttered darkly and went to prepare some breakfast.

"Now that's over, Rin are you sure you're okay?"

"Umm yeah! Don't worry about me, I was having a nightmare," she lied but to cover it up, she made a grin and put her arm on the back of her head.

"Alright, go and get ready and your father will have breakfast ready for you," she said smiling back at her and went to help her husband. As soon as her mother went away, Rin swayed to the side and fell on her bed.

'What just happened here!? This is so unreal!!!' Her head felt like it was going to pop any second from the massive intake of the realistic dream… or is it? Rin's head finally cleared up when she had made her decision to continue on with the day. She trudged over and changed her clothes and brushed her hair and teeth in front of the mirror. What she had seen made her heart stop all at once. It was her but not exactly her who she remembered. It was her but so much younger. She was 7. No… it was the age where her parents had gone away forever. Could it be the day where she had lost her parents on the tragic event?

"There you go one chocolate pancake and orange juice."

Rin smiled down at the food and thanked her father before stuffing her mouth with the food. She remembered exactly how it had tasted like and was thankful. Even though it was probably a dream, the taste was so realistic. Homemade pancakes were one of her father's specialties. Both of her parents looked at her with a confused look but then got back to their coffee. After Rin was done, she plopped on the couch and flipped the TV on. "So are we going out to Halloween?" her mother asked.

Halloween? How could it be Halloween? Rin looked towards the calendar on the fridge indicating it was the last day of October. It was the day her parents were gone from her. She had remembered the gruesome details of the night and all she wanted to do was run away until death takes her. It was a long time before Rin answered and nodded her head slowly. "Yeah, I am. Where's my costume?"

"In the wardrobe upstairs, are you sure you're alright? Halloween is usually the best day of your life besides Christmas," she asked concerned.

"Umm yeah I am excited!" She faked a happy face then quickly looked back to the TV.

"Well you're going to have to go with your brother tonight since I have to hand out candies."

"Kenji's here too?"

"Of course he had to pick up a costume so he'll be back."

"Oh right…"

The moment after she had voice her sentence, her older brother came secretly behind her and jumped on his little sister. "BOO!"

"MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Rin screamed for her life and jumped from the couch. She whipped around looking at the person who scared her half to death who was laughing uncontrollably.

"HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!! Did you see your face?! I swear you almost died! HA!"

"Mom!"

"Now, Kenji don't scare your sister!" She scolded him until her father came.

"Did you scare her!?" Did you!?" He looked down proudly at his son who was nodding his head several times. "Good!"

"Good!? You knew this would happen?" Her father sensed his wife was about to explode and made a haste getaway. "Don't worry; I'll talk to you later Kenji and your father also." She stomped away looking furious. The day past by rather quickly. The whole family seemed so excited but to Rin, she was getting worried. The tragedy was about to happen but there was nothing she can do about it. She knew it was a dream but somehow, she can't get out of it. She is forced to see the death of her family one more time.

"Halloween is now! Let's go! Bye Mom, bye Dad!" Kenji grabbed his little sister's hand and dragged her out of the door.

"Wait I have to put on my hat!"

"Don't worry! Don't bring the broom it's going to weigh you down."

"Fine," she said and she put her broom away and grabbed her hat and bag. They hit every house on the block and had more candy than last year. It was so nice of having the time to spend with her brother. They continued several more blocks until Rin's feet began to hurt and Kenji carried her home along with 3 full bags of candy goodness. It was then everything went downhill.

"Why are the lights out?" Rin didn't answer for she knew it was her time to witness. Hopefully she would at least stop her brother from going in the house.

"Maybe they went out," she said, almost pleadingly that they won't enter the house.

"Can't be, they always turn on the lights." He proceeded to the door and took out his key. Rin panicked and ran towards her brother. It was too late; a silver, long knife came across Rin's view as she watched horrifically. Blood bled through the walkway and her brother laid on the floor.

"NO!!!!!!!"

Rin woke up; tears ran down her cheeks rapidly and sat up straight. Her heart was pounding madly against her chest. Rin collapsed back down and silently let the tears bled through her pillow.

Hi! I know this isn't much for the development to Rin's life but I really wanted to update a chapter on Rin's past. Tragic really but things will turn for the better…. Or will it?

R&R please!

Ayame1313