Chapter Two: Run Away from the Red Monster!

I woke up in the morning tired, I barely slept, all I kept on thinking about was about Cletus. I rubbed my eyes and sighed, "I guess I need to get ready for the convention." I got off of the bed and headed towards the bathroom to get ready.

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Once I was ready, I grabbed my little bear bag and left the motel. I walked quickly, trying not to encounter that man again. I tried to calm myself, but my brother ran through my mind ever since I bumped into that man! I was so distracted that I crossed the street on the red light. A car quickly stopped and it almost hit me. I had a premature heart attack , and I looked at the car. The driver in the car rolled down his window, "Hey crazy brat! Get off of the street!"

"Gomennasai!" I shouted running to the other side of the street. I nearly cried when I kept walking. This is suppose to be a fun time in America, not a bad one.

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Once I finally was at the convention, no one was there, only the staff. Confused I walked up to a staff member and asked, "Where is everyone?"

The man answered, "Spider-Man and the X-MEN are at Central Park. A lot of the convention goers went there just to see them."

"Aw... That's lame..." I said softly and thought, "So Harry ditched me..."

"You can still go in the convention, there is only a few people inside though." The man said. "Yeah, I'll head to the arcade. Arigatou gozaimasu." I said to him and bowed.

The man smiled and said, "You're welcome."

I quickly went inside the convention and rushed to the arcade. There were only two people there. A man dressed up like a bunny giving out coupons, and a guy in a red alien suit. The guy in the alien suit looked so cool.

"I can't believe everyone left because of Spider-Man, how lame." The guy in the bunny outfit said. I looked at him and said, "I know right?"

The bunny sighed and said, "I might as well go to." He then left. I just shrugged and quickly went to the DDR machine.

"I love this game!" I said softly looking for change in my bear purse, but I noticed I lost my pass. "Wow, good thing that the staff didn't check to see if I had my pass." I thought putting the quarters into the machine. I quickly chose my first song which was, 'Kimi Ni Mune Kyun'. That song is the ending of one of my favorite animes, 'Maria Holic'. I started dancing to the song but I stopped when I notice that the guy in the red alien suit was crouching right next to me. I gasped and quickly moved away from the guy. "Get away from me!" I stated.

The guy's mask was just big blank white eyes, it looked like he was starring through me. The man chuckled, his voice sounded he had two voices. "Don't you remember me?" He asked.

"Leave me alone!" I stated at the man stood up, he was about six feet tall, he was intimidating. Then a long tentacle came out from his back and reached for me. I quickly slapped it away. I just figured he was some creep that watches too much hentai.

"Ouch. That wasn't nice." He said.

"Get. Away. From. Me!" I stated.

"No Kerill, I've been waiting for you." The man stated.

"How do you know my name!?" I shouted scared.

"Aw c'mon cherry pie, how could I forget my own little sister?" He asked. Hear that I sprinted out of the room.

"No-No-NO! Not again! NO!" I thought and turned my head, only to see that that man was crawling fast after me. "He can't be human!" I thought and ran faster, because he was catching up to me fast.

"Keriiill~!" The monster said and caught up with me. He grabbed the back of my shirt and pulled me towards him. "You're it." Then a tentacle came from his back and it touched my skin, all of the sudden my energy was draining away and I started to feel tired. I felt my heart beat slower and my eyes felt heavy.

The monster started to sing in it's demonic voice... "Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Brother is gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Brother is-" The words started to slur and my mind was invaded by shear darkness.

"enod uoy evah tahw?"

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Within the darkness, I saw Cletus holding me when I was a baby. We were at our old home.

I watched Cletus as he held me and whispered softly, "Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Brother is gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Brother is gonna buy you a diamond ring."

Cletus were interrupted when a crash was heard. Our mom and dad started yelling.

He held me tighter and continued, "And if that diamond ring turns brass, Brother is gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke, Brother is gonna buy you a billy goat."

He was interrupted again, and more screaming were heard, but he continued. "And if that billy goat won't pull, Brother is gonna buy you a cart and bull And if that cart and bull turn over, Brother is gonna buy you a dog named Rover And if that dog named Rover won't bark Brother is gonna buy you a horse and cart And if that horse and cart fall down, You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town." I giggled and that made him smile.

He held me closer and said, "I love ya sis'. You're the only one that loves me." Then Cletus and me as a baby faded into darkness, and I was alone.

... I miss my big brother...

[Author's Note: Sorry for taking such a long time updating this story, I haven't had access to the internet.]