Loona the Caretaker

Adapting to School Again

Cody was nervous and walking down a few hallways, he noticed many kids around his age looking surprised to see him (maybe because they thought he died from the fire along with his parents).

"Cody?" said a female voice. It was a Caucasian girl around Cody's age woth long blonde hair

"Claire?" Cody recognized her. "Nice to see you again. A couple of other kids were with her as well, probably up to six of them.

"We thought you were... you know..." Claire admitted

"Dead?" Cody raised he left eyebrow.

"Yes." Tyler said, next to her. "But I know I've talked to you on the phone a few days ago."

"Are you ok?" said a girl named Molly.

"I'm fine. I'm just... glad I'm not dead like my parents." he slightly turned away. Many of these kids gave him a sympathetic look on his face.

Tyler walked up to him and said: "We're really sorry about what happened."

"Thanks, Tyler. But it wasn't your fault." Cody remarked, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"So where do you live?" a boy named Hugh asked.

Cody was silent and knew that if he told his friends that he now lives in Hell with a dog-like demon, they would probably think he is just crazy. They might never believe him unless Loona or the demons showed themselves to them.

Alas, if that happened, there would be a case of mass hysteria in this town, and the kids would be running around and screaming at the top of their lungs in panic.

Being that the United States' mist common religion is Christianity, it wouldn't be surprising if demons are looked down upon human beings as shitty monsters that are to be avoided at all times, and Cody would possibly be looked at as the "Antichrist" of some sort. The last thing he wanted was; him being public enemy number one in his own homeland because of him associating with a bunch of friendly demons he made friends with and being called an Antichrist, because that peculiar person would be every human being's worst nightmare, something Rosemary's Baby.

"Cody?" said another boy who was fat and had a buzzcut with a jockey jacket. The metal-loving kid realized he had to come up with some kind of excuse, and he didn't really like to lie, but this was for his own protection, and Loona, and his friends' protection

"I was... I was saved in the fire by a very cool, beautiful woman." he admitted. "I was about to die in the fire when she just came in my burning house to save me." he slightly looked away to the right again. "I was unconscious from breathing in all that smoke, and I woke up in her room where she nursed me back to health. My parents... were not very lucky." he felt like crying in missing his beloved parents once more. He kept it together and added: "So, I live with her now. Loona is a really cool girl.

"Can we come over to your house some time?" asked Tyler.

That question gave Cody a panicked and worried look on his face and blurted out "No!" but he calmed down after realizing he was a little abrupt in that response he just made. "I mean, it's not the best house to see. Loona is... complicated and she doesn't really like visitors. But I can still come over to your guys' houses if you want."

His own friends were confused by his sudden weird behavior. "okay then." said Molly, looking a little confused. She and the other kids around her looked confused as well, but they had to be content with this. After all, they were all just happy to see him again and glad he didn't die in the fire. They all heard the bell rang and it meant that class is going to be in session in a few minutes. Cody happily walked to Miss Stacey's classroom, whom was very happy to see him before.