Musaki and Ichi's first night as roomates and Ichi begins wondering if Musaki would really accept him as a friend even though he has a demon side.

Chapter 4: A Monster Like Me

Late at night, I was falling asleep in my bed while Ichi slept on in the corners of the wall, which is what he was used to and I wished that he'd sleep on the foot of my bed or like on the edge of it, but he didn't want to because he wasn't sure if it was even possible, so I left that alone for a second and let him sleep where he pleases in my room.

Often times, I heard him whimper in his sleep and whenever I turned around, he was tossing and turning on the ground and I could tell that he's having a nightmare or something. And each time he would do that, he would start crying again, muttering out 'it's all my fault'.

I slowly crept out of my bed and reached out to see if he's okay, but what happened next...would ultimately surprise me. When I put my hand on his shoulder, he opened his eyes and there would be a huge array of fire coming out of his hands and he screamed, "GET AWAY FROM ME!"

I backed away until I reached my bed, afraid that I might get burned. But when Ichi saw that it was me, the flames stopped and he looked at his hands and he could quickly see what he was attempting to do. I sat there, still shaking but was still determined to see if he was okay.

"Ichi..." I whispered.

He started breathing heavily and whispered, "Oh no...not again."

I wanted to come closer to him, but he backed away from me, thinking that I might hurt him, but I really wanted to reach out to him and tell him everything's okay. I can see in his eyes that this was the power he has and I immediately understood why he wouldn't want to come out of his room.

"That's your fire power, huh?" I asked.

Ichi closed his eyes and nodded his head very slowly and he then told me, "Now you know why I never get out of my room that much...because I'm dangerous."

"Why would you call yourself that?" I asked again.

Ichi became very angry with me and he shouted, "I AM! I'M A MONSTER! Why couldn't you have just left me alone in the first place? That's why I'm afraid to leave my room so I wouldn't hurt anyone!"

I stayed quiet throughout his outburst and I knew that he was scared, but not like this. Ichi's face softened up a little, but was replaced with guilt and shame and he lowered his head down in deep regret as he covered his face and started crying again.

"You don't know what it's like to have to deal with the fact that your parents are gone and that you're responsible for killing them with a power I can't even control." Ichi said, in between tears.

I didn't even know what to say after that, but it didn't mean that I wouldn't do anything about it. I let out a huge sigh and said, "You're right. I don't know what it's like...but the feeling that your parents are gone and that they won't come back...that hurts me the most. I'm...I'm sorry, Ichi."

Ichi looked up at me and he told me, "No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you. It's just...I'm just scared, okay? You're the first friend I ever have in like...ever and...I don't want to lose one because of me."

"And you won't have to..because I'm here."

Ichi looks away for a sec, lets out a big sigh and asked, "Would you really be friends with a monster like me?"

"Yes, I would."

He turned to me and he walks up towards me and told me, "That means a lot to me."

"No problem. Good night, Ich." I said, making my way towards my bed.

As I laid down, Ichi comes up towards the edge of my bed and he said, "Is it okay if I sleep here?"

"Of course." I replied, with a smile.

We both slept that night and I'm willing to do whatever I can to help out Ichi because he's my best friend and even though we've known each other for a day, I felt as if I've known him my whole life and I would do anything for him.

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