The Devils Gift

Chapter 18

The next day and a half had gone by quickly. I hadn't seen Sodo the whole time but we would text and call back and forth. Sodo had claimed he was swamped with chores and helping the other ghouls with things. I too had my own cleaning to do and it was nice to be home for a day without anything happening.

I danced to music coming from my speakers. I wiped down my counters while singing out to the music. The whole day Sodo hadn't texted or called. I would normally wake up to a 'Good Morning' text or an afternoon call when he would eat lunch but nothing today. I shrugged it off him being swamped with chores.

Being alone for a day now made me realize how much I actually liked Sodo and how he had impacted my life. While I danced to the music my mind was somewhere else. I wasn't paying attention to my phone or the buzzing sound coming from it. I swayed around the kitchen before moving to the living room.

The rest of the day I paid no attention to my phone nor did I think to. Being so immersed in cleaning and the music I had no thoughts besides what I was doing. Even into the later evening I had no desire to check my phone.

I ate dinner as I watched some random show that was on the TV. My phone still lay on the counter untouched since the morning. I ate happily with my eyes focusing first on the TV then my food.

"Oh such a pretty moon." I finally whispered. It was the first sentence I said that didn't involve singing.

The moon was a dark red color, hence the name Blood Moon. A darker red hue settled at the bottom before fading up into a lighter orange red instead of the once dark bloodied color at the bottom.

The TV now a background noise. My plate held loosely in my hands as I peered up at the moon. I was so captivated by the sight of the blood moon the sudden vibrating noise from my phone almost caused me to drop my phone. "Jeez!" I yelled in surprise.

I stalked toward my phone and placed my plate down. Sodo was calling me. His contact name holding two hearts next to the name I had for him. Before I answered I noticed he had called me all throughout the day unknowing to me.

"Hey Sodo." I cautiously said. I was just waiting to be yelled at or scolded for not answering. "Lana come over." His voice was breathy and deep. A growl came from his throat once I didn't respond. Heavy breathing filling the line. "Are you ok?" I asked.

My mind immediately went to Sodo being hurt or something had happened. A pit in my stomach formed and my heart caught in my throat. "Every things just fine, come over ok." Sodo's voice slightly cracked and I could tell he was forcing a smile through the phone. I could just see it now. His lips up in a crooked smile with his white long fangs hanging over just the top in his lip.

"Ok, I'll be over in twenty." I stood up as I nervously said into the phone. "Make it ten," The line went dead. I gulped nervously. "Did he want to break up? Did I do something wrong?" My mind raced with thoughts ranging from injury and death to being broken up with or yelled at.

I dressed in a simple black cropped tank top and a pair of dark army green shorts. A zip up over the tank top and I pulled up my boots before leaving. This time remembering to take my phone.

As I walked the blood moon from above illuminated my path. Though the sidewalk was visible the street lights had begun to dim. A cool breeze moving through made me regret the choice of shorts. My zip up clinging around my shoulders made me pull it closer in hopes it would provide the warmth Sodo provided for me.

Sodo moved into my already worried mind. I wasn't sure I could part with him if that's what he wanted. I couldn't part with the pulling feeling he had on me, the warmth he brought my body from just a stare let alone his touch. How he had given more pleasure than anyone I had been with. He was such a kind person in my eyes I overlooked how angry he would get with the other ghouls over me. It hadn't occurred to me then but as I thought about it Sodo almost never let a ghoul close to me. Ghoulettes seemed to be different as Sodo let Sunshine talk to me the first night I had stayed there.

"Finally," I whispered. My zoned out brain had brought me right to the start of the gravel road. The moon stood in front of me. It's large sight spilling over into the tree line and the bottom hidden by the small hill that moved the road up.

Without a second thought I walked down the road. A small voice in my head warned me not to but I had tuned that out by now. After hearing it so often I was used to the warnings I received from it. This time the voice pushed through with a warning. It was something Swiss had said but my bad memory didn't serve me well. I couldn't remember what Swiss had said and so I just moved up the steps and inside.

I didn't bother ringing or knocking on the door seeing at how late it was. My hand pushed open of the doors. The cold metal stinging my skin as I closed it softly behind me. My eyes searched around the ministry entrance. No one and nothing in sight. All the candles besides a few were lit making everything darker than it needed to be.

I couldn't hear anyone or thing so I moved up the creaking steps to go to Sodo's room. As I walked up my stomach twisted. Something wasn't right. It was too quiet but the quiet plus the blood moon had suddenly brought back the memory.

It was too late. By the time I finally remember how Sodo was scolded for talking about the blood moon I had knocked on Sodo's door. I cringed hoping the soft knock hadn't been heard. To my dismay the door slowly creaked open. The only sight I could see was a single red eye.

The eye was wide open with a crazed look to it. Almost a painful look like an animal had just realized it was shot or a man watched his girlfriend cheat. A look that could scare away anyone, including me.

"Finally," He breathed out.