I'M ON A ROLL HERE! Another chapter within 3 days?
Thanks again to everyone for reading :)
Phew, this is starting to pick up a bit, expect a few more chapters in the following week ^-^


"Takashi", I saw the cute guy from my English class with his back turned towards me.

"Takashi", I called out his name once more, hoping to catch his attention, only to be ignored once more.
To my dismay he began to walk away from me.

"Takashi, wait!" I called and ran after him, "I still haven't gotten your number!"
He stopped and slowly turned around.
"ggrvvvhgrhhghhchjf"
"…what?" I tilted my head in confusion.
Takashi paused, then opened his mouth and made weird breathing noises.
"…what the f-"

I woke up with a start and stared at my ceiling. Holy crap that was weird.

I heard the weird breathing noises once more.
Huh, it seems like I'm still half asleep.
In my half asleep state, I turned to my side

and saw a face above my bed.

…..

"OHMYHOLYMOTHEROF-GAAAHHHH!"
I didn't even have time to finish my sentence as I sat upright on my bed, screaming and virtually paralysed in fear. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

I couldn't see much detail in this dark, but it looked like a green-brown half goblin, half pterodactyl. It had neither feathers nor fur. The thing had a crooked beak, stood on its legs and had weird goblin ears. Again, what the hell is that thing? And why is it here? What's happening?

For a couple of seconds, I sat there and just looked at it. This was quite possibly the rudest awakening I've ever experienced.

I felt the colour drain from my face as the creature spread out its wings and made a loud screeching sound. I knew I had to get out.
I scrambled out of my bed and made my way to the front door.
Well, easier said than done. Still sleepy and overtook by panic, my legs felt like jelly and I stumbled down the stairs.

I looked back to see the pterodactyl thing fast approaching me.

Feeling the sudden surge of adrenalin pumping in my blood, I clumsily got back up to my feet and bolted out the front door.

It felt like my heart was beating right next to my ears, I've never been this frightened before and I was starting to get dizzy because of it.

Was this real? This shouldn't be real. But what the shit is that?

I opened my mouth to scream for help but no sound came out; instead I choked out a couple of squeaking sounds. Great, my loud mouth is absolutely useless when I really needed it. I ran aimlessly down the street, trying out other peoples' front doors to see if any of them were unlocked.
Unfortunately I'm alone.
Out in the street, it was unbelievably quiet; the monster made no sounds, but the occasional sound of nails scraping the concrete behind me was a sign that it was getting closer. I didn't have enough time to do a quick reality check, my thoughts were all scrambled in my head- most of them were a long list of profanities.

I turned around in time to see a claw and I was thrown sideways and forcefully hit my back on a tree trunk behind me. OUCH.
Yep, I'm gonna die.

I saw it step closer and closer to me.

This is how I'm gonna die. A monster is gonna kill me. Why can't this thing attack a scientist instead? They're the ones that want to discover new creatures.

What did I do to deserve this? Sure I had some impure thoughts about the captain of the swimming team, but I'm sure everyone else has!

"If you're here to punish my sins, I wanna defend myself by saying that I do not make up the gossip about the people in my school. I'll point out the girl to you! I didn't mean to steal someone's lunch last year! I was hungry!" I pleaded to the beast.

It ignored my words and continued to advance towards me.

This would be the final moments of my life. I'm going to die here.

I hope it's a quick painless one.

The pterodactyl took one more step towards me until it was breathing on my face.

"EAT A TIC TAC!" I blurted out.

Yep, those would be my final words in world. Damn it, why can't I think of more heroic lines to say at this time?

The pterodactyl screeched again and raised its claw, ready to strike. I closed my eyes to wait for the blow that would end my life. "If you want my wallet, you can ta-"

….
"Rose whip!"

"uh…Rose whatnow?" I opened one eye, half expecting the creature to whip me with a bouquet of roses.

Instead, the thing was convulsing on the ground, sporting a fatal-looking wound to the chest.

I looked up to see- and can you believe it- Shuichi Minamino with a whip that looks like a rose stem.
"…I think I've seen everything now…" I said weakly and my knees buckled.
The nerd in my class managed to save my life with a plant stem.

"Reina, are you okay?" Shuichi held out a hand to help me get back up.
Ignoring it, I looked up at him, "I…What… What the bloody hell is all of this? And how did you get here?" I couldn't piece together a proper sentence without spewing a whole line of crude words.

Suddenly drained of all my energy, I leaned back on the tree and studied my surroundings. Is this really happening? I'm out on the street in my pyjamas in the middle of the night with a monster dying on the ground in front of me and Shuichi standing above us like it's not a big deal.

"Reina, I can't explain everything to you right now but if you would allow me to ensure your safety…"
"Is that thing real?" I interrupted, pointing at the monster.
"Yes, that is real" he replied, "It's a demon from the demon world. Reina, I can't assure you that it's safe for you in this location…"
Without listening to the rest of his sentence, I couldn't help but doze off. This is all a dream, a freaking random and crazy dream.

Once I wake up, I'll be curled up and wrapped in my blanket like a burrito.