Dragon Angel

Chapter 6

❝Don't be fooled.❞

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　"... is so cute, it'll look good on you!"

　I could hear a very familiar voice speaking to me. That voice, it's Anna my best friend. I opened my eyes and look at her smiling with a pink dress on her hand.

　"Huh? What?"

　"I'm sure you'll be very pretty, Mimi!" She turned to me and smile. I looked at her, nod and give her an awkward laugh. What happened? Where's the enemy?! Was it just my imagination or something did happen?

　"Look, this part! I sew it myself you know?" She pointed at the ribbon with Rose on it. Anna's really talented girl, the dress is really beautiful.

　Beside her, I see a dark blue dress with a spider web and roses pattern on it. There's also thorns. Is that the dress for Lucy?

　"Is that for Lucy?" I asked.

　"Oh, no it's not. That thing's a garbage, I'll throw it out later. Don't worry about it?" She said as she smiles.

　Now that's strange. She's not really the type to throw things away like that. Perhaps she really hate it? But then, why bother buying it?

　"Mimi, I'm sure everyone will be so happy seeing you came back with this pretty dress." She picked up the pink dress and hold it close to her chest.

　"Yes?" What is she talking about? Came back? To where?

　"Oh, did you forgot about it, Mimi? You're going to come back home, right?"

　"Home? What do you mean? Aren't we going to the Princess's brithday party?"

　"Birthday party? No, that thing's not important to you. There's a place you have to go. If you go there, we're gonna be the same!" Her gaze is completely different now.

　"Aren't you want to be human, Mikaila?"

　My heart stopped hearing that sentence. How does she know that? Where did she learn that?! And why is she grinning like that!?

　Somehow I could feel a slight abnormal aura coming from her. No, that is not my best friend that I know.

　"How do you know that? Who are you?" I looked at Anna, standing there confused. She put the dress away and slowly walked to me, then put her hands on my shoulders.

　"Mimi, I'm your best friend. Of course I know! Are you perhaps tired? Shall we go home together now, then?" I quickly brushed off her hand from me and move away.

　"No, you're not Anna! I won't be deceived by someone like you!"

　She stood still, spacing out, then laugh, followed by several different voices. The look on her eyes somehow gave chills down my spine.

　The laughter soon stops, then she looked at me and spoke, "Deceive? Ah, yes deceive. What she said? Don't let him fool you was it?"

　She started laughing again. This time the voices repeating the sentence of the girl in my dream the other day. They laughed, whispered into my ears, making me feel nauseous.

　I close my eyes and cover my ears, hoping the voices fades away but it was useless. It's as if they spoke right inside my ears, echoes through my head. The more I listened, the more I lose my sanity.

　Who, who is it? Who's the person I need to aware of? Who was it that she trying to tell?

　I slowly opened my eyes and saw a familiar face smiling at me. A tall figure, a man with silver hair and sharp golden eyes. Beside him, a woman stood with a sad look on her face.