Snow Storm

A Helping Hand

She lifted me up by my neck. Looking me dead in the eyes, smiles and begins to speak.

"Isn't it lively outside? Birds are singing, the sun is shining bright." She pulls me in closer. We are cheek to cheek. "People like you don't deserve to be happy. " She whispered.

I felt pain in my chest. It burns. I can't breathe. She let's me go and I got the floor. I can't move! It hurts too breathe. She's holding something in her hands but I can't see straight.

It's getting cold. Why can't I move? It looks like she's picking her fingers. Did she eat whatever she pulled out of me? I can't turn my head. My ears are ringing. Everything is starting to fade to black...

I shot up breathing heavily. I look around in in my room. A dream? It felt way too real. Ever since the first one I've been having dreams of this woman killing me. Each time ends the same. I think she's ripping my heart out and looks like she eats it after.

I crawl out of bed and head to the bathroom. I flip the light on and stare at the mirror. I lean over, turn the water on cold as it'll go and splash water in my face. When I dried my face off my reflection was staring at me angrily.

"What now?" I said

My reflection shook its head before speaking.
"You need to focus. We can't change any outcome this woman has created in your future until we either find my brothers or we figure out who she is." My reflection spoke in bahumats voice.

"You don't think I know this?" I almost shouted. I took a deep breath. "Sorry. It just makes me so mad that someone is out to get me again. Like seriously can I not be happy? Why can't I live a somewhat normal life with my wife?"

"Child, I know it isn't easy. Trust me I wouldn't wish this on even my worst enemies but for some reason you were the perfect choice for my reincarnation. At first I would of said you were the worst choice, but I have seen you grow. I am proud of the person you are becoming. Pure of heart and the courage to stop evil. The two things I stand for."

I looked down at first but lifted my head. He's right. I have grown I'm not the same scared kid. "Thank you." I took in a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom.

Mizore stood there wiping the sleep from her eyes.
"Is everything okay honey?"

I gave her a hug.
"Of course it is now. Just another bad dream." I let her go and grabbed her hand leading her back go the room.

I let her fall back to sleep before I even closed my eyes again. Bahumut is right though. I can do this. I just need to find his brothers. Forget this woman 'cuz if I keep moving how could she even find me? I let myself drift off.

That morning after breakfast we packed our backpacks and said our goodbyes. Tsurara wasn't ready for us to leave. I wasn't ready for us to leave. I just wanna stay home and live out our lives but I can't with this Tia person running around making moves to kill me.

Mizore grabbed my hand and we walked into the woods.

"So love got any ideas on where to start looking?" She asked me

"Well, now that you ask me no I dont." I laughed nervously.

"Babe! Seriously?" She started to laugh. "Well good thing I'm here. So mom told me there's this mountain in the west. Maybe three days away on foot. It's supposed to be a shrine to bahumut. I figure we can look at his shrine for clues maybe other names they go by or anything."

"You're right I don't know why I didn't even think of that. We can check out the shrines or tombs or land marks dedicated to each dragon."

"There you go using your head finally." She laughed