Chapter 7- Nightmares:
Kato:
Iopov had already left back to France. I wasn't looking forward to school tomorrow. I was a bit nervous. At school, I would be with Nekozawa and the more I was with Nekozawa the more…the more I grew to like him.
"What's wrong with me," I muttered to Moonshine.
She stared at me with her bright blue eyes, her fluffy white tail twitching. Moriko and Reve weren't aware of it, but I did bond with cats rather quickly and I knew they had an intelligent mind. Cats understood what people said- and they understood me even more because of what I am. Sometimes, cats understood me better than people did.
"I can't get him off my mind," I continued, "he's…different. There's something about him. I just- I don't know…"
"Mi kredas ke miŝataslin,kiel likiel enamas," I muttered, I think I like him, like him as in love him. I touched the necklace around my neck- it was a gift from him. It was a glass skull that was filled with some black liquid.
"If Reve found out- I don't know what would happen."
I finally was able to get to sleep.
I opened my eyes and found myself face to face with my father and mother. Both were in their full Katojns form. Bright red short fur covered my mother's full body. Two big cat ears on her head and a thin cattail were also a part of her. Her bright blue eyes shined with anger. Pitch-black long fur covered my father, like my mother he too had cat ears and a cattail. However, his was longer and fluffy. His yellow eyes shined with disappointed.
"You're a disgrace," my mother shrieked. I refused to look at her.
She was mad at me- I didn't think she would get this mad though. According to her, I was a disgrace to the family because I had gotten in a fight with another Katojns that was part of a clan that was passing through our territory. I killed him.
My mother hissed and her long claws scratched my face. My father held her arm back from striking me twice as I looked at her in shook. Blood trickled down my eye. I whimpered as I felt the pain- I knew I wouldn't be able to see through that eye again.
"Go for now, we will talk later."
I ran away and I kept running.
***
I sat crying in the dark. I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to. Suddenly, the shadows around me started to move. I jumped back and the shadows moved up from the ground and formed a figure. Then it went from being a shadow, to a person (sort of). A black cloak hid everything and moved like it was alive. The clock opened to reveal a girl my age- least she looked like it. She had black marks all over her pale skin and her eyes were red. She looked at me curiously and I bit my lip. I regonized her- she was what my people called an Ombro Kriento (Shadow Maker). Though their actual species name was Bayangan Iblis (Shadow Demon). I didn't know there were any in America though- I thought they were native to India. She continued to look at me oddly and I prayed she didn't think I was food.
If I had to fight her, I would lose. She would be able to become a shadow anytime I attacked- making me pass through her. Though she could eat my shadow- and me with it. Still, she didn't attack me. She sat down beside me and a piece of shadow from a nearby tree moved towards us. It stopped in front of me and formed the words 'are you alright?'
"What's your name?"
The shadow moved to form, 'Suka.' I didn't comment on how ironic it was that her name meant happiness. 'I didn't know it then- but I gained a new friend.
A week later, Moriko found me. My eye was healed- sort of. Moriko gasped. Her wings folded behind her,
"Kato, I heard what you did. What happened?"
"Kato, please talk to me."
For the first time since I was a kitten, I cried.
"I didn't meant o kill them!"
Yesterday, a few young kids had spotted me and thinking I was a normal cat, they coaxed me out of hiding using milk and meat. When they saw I wasn't a normal cat- they took the water hose and sprayed me with water. I panicked and soon after it was done Suka came and comforted me. There was only so much she could do though. I needed Moriko.
Another week later, Moriko and I were running. Well, I was running. She was flying. Soon, we were captured. We tried to fight back- killing when needed, but it was hopeless. I noticed shadows moving and taking out men.
I sat in my cell with tears in my eyes as I listened to Moriko's screams. They were cutting off her wings. I found it silly- in a way. This...SCP Foundation….they still study us, observe us, yet they take caution since they knew we were dangerous and ruthless. They didn't know Moriko and I spoke though. They didn't know that we were intelligent. We didn't want them to know.
Eventually, a cage was put near us- Suka. Moriko looked confused when I talked to her. She didn't know about Suka. Though Suka was the silent type.
I watched as a cage was set close to ours. She seemed normal enough though. Her skin was pure white; she had pink eyes, pitch-black hair. She had an odd tattoo thing on her side though. It was bright purple and was a symbol of swirls and curls.
"Who are you," I asked in English.
"I am…Reve," she said slowly in broken English.
We were there for a few years (we were captured when we were about fifteen) and we didn't escape until we were seventeen. As Reve and Moriko ran ahead, I ran back and freed Suka. I didn't know where she went when Reve, Moriko, and I headed to Japan- but I hoped she was safe.
Reve:
I hated nightmares. I knew this wasn't real- I knew it was a dream, but it still scared me. It was...it was when I was at my weakest.
"You're a disgrace to this family," my father said coldly, "leave."
"But father-," I pleaded.
"You heard your father, leave," Mother said, "we cannot allow an emotional wreck of a weaver in this family. It is…not necessary."
Soon after my parents had disowned me, I sat in the dark alley at night with my head in hands as I cried. I didn't understand what was wrong with me. I was more emotional than other Dream Weavers. I showed emotion- I wasn't entirely monotone.
"You okay?"
I looked up to see a cute little boy my age. He had brown hair and yellow eyes. I was cautious since he was a human, but I recognized the mark on his wrist- the mark of a Dream Weaver.
"I'm fine."
"No you aren't. Come on."
He dragged me out of my funk and into a small little house.
***
For years, Iopov and I grew up together, raised by his parents. I learned he was only half Dream Weaver (his father was a Dream Weaver, but his mother was a human). His mother was like a second mother to me. We had a good times, and bad times. We had weird times as well.
One night, his parents weren't home- leaving a fourteen-year-old me alone with a fourteen-year-old Iopov.
"Reve," Iopov said, "May I ask you something."
"Of course."
"Do you think that Dream Weavers are able to kiss without our powers going into over drive?"
I blinked. I hadn't thought of that. Iopov and I were intelligent and were always trying to find out things about our species (since Iopov was only half and I didn't know much since I was taught by Iopov's father) and other species.
"Interesting question, I don't know."
"Do you want to try?"
Iopov seemed flustered and I blinked confused.
"It is for science…."
We leaned closer and our lips brushed against each other's. I didn't know why people made a big deal about first kisses. It seemed normal to me…yet it did heat up a bit. And by the time we were finished, Iopov's hands had explored all over me and my hands on him.
I had just realized what we were doing and we quickly made ourselves presentable for when his parents came home.
***
The next day, I was captured by the Institute. They were harsh. They were mean. They used me like a tool and a spy. I was nothing more than a weapon with a mouth.
The alarms sounded and the guards were panicking. They put me into a glass cage filled with liquid and I was out. When I woke up, I was somewhere different and staring at me was a Forested Angel and a Katojns. I didn't know much about their species. I did know Katojns were practically a cat and Forested Angels were intriguing. I always wondered how they were to control so much power even with their emotions. The cat looked at me confused,
"Who are you?"
"I am…Reve," I answered in broken English.
I wasn't scared of telling them my real name. I could see and read auras. I looked at the cat's and the angel's auras. Both of them had many layers to their aura. The cat had a deep red aura along with a clear red aura and a few other colors. It was odd since the deep red aura wasn't as strong as the blue aura or the dark muddied blue. I haven't seen a Katojns with a blue aura. Most of them had shades of red in their aura- signs of anger, extremely instinct-orientated, psychical. Blue was a sign of caring and love.
The angel, as expected, had the aura of an angel- all shades of blues and greens. Greens were usually healers and lovers, loyal. Still, I sensed that for some reason- I would be with them for a long time.