Your Love is Dangerous

Ch.12: He Can't Hurt You Anymore

I sighed as mama let me rest her head on her lap. She stroked my hair and sang that beautiful, yet sad song to me.
"I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks.
He wore black and I wore white.
He would always win the fight.
Bang bang
He shot me down
Bang bang
I hit the ground
Bang bang
That awful sound
Bang bang
My baby shot me down."
Just as I was about to fall asleep in her arms, I began to feel hot. So hot that I pull away and look at my hands that are now red and blistering.
I look up to see mama. Her eyes are so black and lifeless, her face is sweaty and red. And she looks completely lifeless.
"Ma....mama?" I ask in concern as I reach out to touch her. But before I can...mama bursts into flames!
I scream and push myself away in fear as I watch the flames consume mama's body till there's nothing left but ashes.
I cry and scream and beg Mama to come back as I kneel down into the ashes.
Suddenly a familiar presence appears behind me..it's my father.
"Baba! Please help her!! Bring mama back please!! I don't want her to leave us! Please baba!" I beg.
But instead of consoling me or comforting me, my father raises his hand and slaps the living hell out of me!
"You're not some bawling baby so quit acting like one! Forget you ever knew that diseased carrying woman! It's her own damn fault that Scarlett fever took over. She should've taken better care of herself. So you better shape up Asteria! Do you understand me?!"
"No..I don't understand at all....I DON'T GET ANY OF THIS!!" I screamed.
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With a gasp my eyes open once again and I'm awake back in the tent.
"Are you alright?" Shan-yu asks. "You were tossing and turning in your sleep."
"I umm...yes I'm fine" I said.
"You're sweating and crying that doesn't seem like you're alright to me" he said in a stern voice.
I sighed and wiped away the tears and sweat from my face.
"You can talk to me Asteria, I want to help you" he said putting a hand on my shoulder.
By looking into his eyes I could tell he meant it.
"I...had a nightmare... About mama. Her fever..it set her on fire...my father slapped me for crying about it...I thought by leaving home that I wouldn't have to deal with him anymore. Yet here he is haunting my dreams" I said before crying once more.
Shan-yu shushed me and grabbed my hand.
"It was just a nightmare, he won't find you I promise. I know he wasn't there for you when you needed him. But he can't hurt you anymore."
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Because if he ever tries to hurt you again, I'll fucking kill him" Shan-yu growled.
Hearing that scared me, but yet it brought me comfort.
"You're soaked, come on we need to get you cleaned up" he said before helping me out of the tent.
"Where are we going?" I asked. And gasped as he lifted me in his arms and began carrying me.
"You'll see" he said giving me a small smirk before walking us away from the camp ground.

(A/N: Hey everyone!! Thank you for all the views and votes and love. I really appreciate it. Also happy mother's day to everyone out there. And for those of you who are interested I actually based Asteria's dream from the anime Ai Yori Aoshi. It's really good so I recommend it to any anime lover. Have a good one everyone, enjoy the next chapter)