Loona the Caretaker

Reality Isn't Always Kind

Cody was having a nice dream about his parents and his brother while in Loona's old bed in Hell. It was almost making him think that his dream was reality and not really a dream at all. His parents meant everything to him and so did Tommy, and he would probably be in for a sad awakening when he is done with his little slumber. Yes, his dream was playing tricks on him and without him knowing, it was playing a cruel joke on him since his dream looked so realistic.

While he was asleep, Cody suddenly realized that his parents and Tommy just vanished into thin air as if they never existed at all, and he found himself alone in his dream. Cody shook a few times and a tear ran down his face. "Cody, Cody!" said a voice. "Wake up!" It was Loona, gently shaking the child's torso

At last with a few more tears going down his cheeks, Cody panted heavily and looked to and fro. The poor child looked a little confused, but he looked at a concerned Loona, looking down on him and sitting next to him. "What? It... It was just a dream." the kid realized. "My parents really are gone." he bowed his head with his eyes closed in sadness.

"Are you OK?"

"Well, I was having a dream where mom and dad were there, as if they never really... died."

"I'm sorry, kiddo." Loona said gently.

"No, it's ok. How long was I asleep?"

"At least... three and a half hours." Loona said, looking at the clock. "Blitzo went to have a talk with Stolas at his fancy mansion. "Something about trying to tell him that he doesn't want that rich owl to... do funny business with him anymore."

"What do you mean?" asked Cody

"Like before, it's adult stuff. But I can say this: Stolas loves Blitz so much. But Blitz doesn't really want anything to do with Stolas. It was a one-time thing."

"Well Stolas sounds like a weird guy." Cody admitted

"Heh. Yeah. He's filthy rich after all. That's just what happens when you are very rich and have all the money, it messes with your head, and makes you do weird-ass stuff. Take Michael Jackson for instance when he was alive. He did many weird stuff."

"Well, I wish I can see my mommy and daddy again." Cody turned over sadly. "I miss them."

"I know. I'm sorry, again."

"You don't have to be sorry." the human child sighed. "It's not your fault. What time is it anyway?"

"Only about four in the afternoon." Loona replied. "But hey, the day's not over yet. You wanna have something to eat?"

"Well, you said there is Chinese food or pizza here?"

"Absolutely. But fair warning, there are some food in those resturaunts that might be a little unsettling."

"That's ok. my friends called me a weird guy before."

"Weird how?"

"Well, when I was a baby I let a millipede crawl all over me."

Loona looked a little surprised. "A millipede? Oh my god. Weren't you scared?"

"A little at first, but the bug didn't bite me and it tickles when it crawled on my skin. And I had a large black scorpion do the same thing. It didn't sting me and it was really cool."

The hellhound looked even more surprised. "A scorpion? Holy crap! How did you have those bugs crawl on you?"

"Tommy liked exotic pets."

"Oh. That makes sense."

"And he had a friend named Tod before he joined the army."

"Tod huh?"