Michikosama

Episode 4: Reality Is Not A Dream It's The Truth.

(Age 16):

I walked into my house, and the first thing I notice is that it was a mess. When I left for school just morning the place was neat and tidy, not a dust in sight. Now as I look at it someone could probably say a tornado pass through it. The air went cold as I walked deeper into the house, making me shiver. I grab the plastic baseball bat in fear of what was going to pop out at any moment. Dad wasn't here, and Ruben was supposed to come later tonight. Who could've made this mess? Voices entwined with the coldness the deeper I went in, and I realize it was the voices of Ruben and my dad's.

What was I to make of this? I quickly ran to where the voices were coming from which was in my room. Dad couldn't possible know that Ruben was the Devil. I won't let him.

"Dad!" I yelled as I open the door only for a knot to form in my throat, making me go silent from what I was going to explain. There we're two demons in my room. One I knew which was Ruben, but the other one was unfamiliar. I backed away slowly, my eyes never leaving the red eyed and black haired demon. As I backed away I notice something glistening in the side of my eyes from the sun rays shining through my window. There was a ring on the demon's finger. The same ring I often admire when my dad placed it down on the counter whenever he left to go on business.

My breath hitched. "Dad?" I called out unsure. Was he a demon too?

"Michiko..." He says, walking closer to me. It was dad. This demon was my own father. I backed away trying to make sense of this situation, and of me. I watched as he transformed back into the dad I was used to seeing. Black hair, clear brown eyes, no fangs, no claws, no hooves, just plain human. My eyes flickered to Ruben to see he has also change back into human form. Did he know my father was Demon? "Please let me explain." Dad says in a soft voice, walking closer.

I didn't care for an explanation from him, because I didn't know who this man was. So, I stepped back slowly, and ran as fast as I could away from him and Ruben. What does this mean? Was this a dream? I hear someone running behind me, but I just keep running not trying to talk. I just want to let what I saw today marinade in my brain. My feet carries me to an alley way between two buildings, and that's where I hid. I crouched down, hugging my knees. Dad is a demon? How is he a demon? Am I a demon? I shake my head knocking the ludicrous questions out from wrecking my brain. He's an impostor that monster, that demon is not my father. My father is human like mom and I.

"Michiko!" I hear my dad's voice. My eyes winded as my breathing quickens. How did he find me so fast? "I can smell you." He answers the question in my head. I hug my knees even closer, closing my eyes tightly, wishing this was a dream. "Please." He sounds desperate, and I fall weakly for his voice. I peeked from the corner of the building, seeing my dad smiling, holding his hands out.

I don't know what to make of this situation, but my dad is reaching out for me. This is the sight that breaks me. I feel nothing, but guilt from running away from him. Though, that was expected of me. As I lean to get a more clear view of his face. I see two figures moving in close to him. Something doesn't seem right about it, and my hunch was right as I watch them wield out their hidden weapons. Fear sets in my heart, but I can't keep quite. "Dad! Watch out!" I yell on the top of my lungs. He looks to the left and right of him, seeing the people, but they we're too quick. Throwing their weapons at him, so the chain wraps around his arms restricted him.

"Michiko get away!" My dad yells. My heart beats faster than before as I watched my dad turn right before my eyes into the creature who was considered a sin. What was I to do? I never been in this predicament before. I don't have long to think of plan when I see a man standing in front of me with a evil look in his eyes. And, they say the Devil looks evil?

"I found her!" He yells to someone. "Don't make it hard." He reaches out towards me, but I scratched him with a pieces of glass I found on the ground.

"Dam it!" He snatches his arms in pain. I took this opportunity to leave, not thinking I was leaving my father. I had to do something about those strange people. Who are they? As I make my escape I look back to at-least know that dad was going to be alright fighting these people off alone, but all I seen was a bunch of those people standing over him. The look on their faces was satisfactory and animosity. Why? Dad didn't do anything to hurt them.

Even though dad has hardly been in my life. I knew he was a kind and gentle person, because he always lets me know when he would be gone. I took that into consideration that it was hard for him to part with me as well. The scene before me made me regret the hate I felt for him, the pain of feeling being alone by him. All I wanted to do was return back to my reality, and wake up from this dream. I watched as my dad is pinned against the hard pavement, looking in my direction with a look I never saw before, and it didn't look good on his face. Fear. Was it for me or was it for him? His eyes was telling me to leave, and not to see him like that. I just couldn't.

I wish I did, because in a blink of an eye one of the man pinning him down drew his sword, stabbing him right in the back. All I can hear is my dad painful yell. Just who are those people? "Dad!" I yell, seeing enough of this gruesome sight.

"Michiko...run." I hear my dad say, but I can't. The tears fall out of my eyes as I run towards him. I can't loose him too. I feel something latching onto my ankle, and it tugs on it pulling me down. I can no longer see my dad anymore. All I can see is darkness. 'Dad I love you' is what I want to say before the sight of him vanishes, but I can't. Instead, I fall against something hard. I opened my eyes, noticing that I am back in my room.

"I got you just in time." I hear the voice I needed the most in this current situation. I turn to see Ruben, smiling. It was now just only him remaining in my life. The only person I care for that was still here with me.

"Ruben!" I wrapped my arms around him, crying. "Dad is gone, and I need you more than ever. Please...don't leave me." I stuff my face deeper in his chest, welcoming his intoxicating smell. I know I can't forget about that deal we made. I wanted love, not for it to be taken away from me when I didn't even know it was there. This feeling seething it's teeth in my heart screamed out revenge, but even I know I wasn't capable of that. This was now my reality, and I had to live with that.

"I couldn't leave you even if I tried." He wraps his arms around me hugging me close. I hope I could find comfort in his words for I would believe anything at this very moment.