Dangerous Bliss

Inner demon

As i was brought back into the present reality i stared at Daniel's hand in amazement at all that i had just seen. I knew that he had been able to see what i saw by the look on his face, but i don't think he knew that i knew what he felt. He loved me. He really loved me in a way that i hadn't realized before but for my sake he kept it to himself. I pulled my hand out of his. We didn't talk for a while after that until he broke the silence that was only filled with quiet music. "My past may seem tragic but that doesn't prove who i am. I am my own person who has lived through those events and now i am living new ones that are my choice. There's one more part to who i am that i want to show you but i'd rather show you through my memories so i don't scare you." He said holding his hand back out to me. Taking his hand i closed my eyes and this time let him guide me to what i was seeing. We were in the middle of a forest on a cloudy afternoon. Daniel was standing there in nothing but a pair of shorts and the man who had been previously wearing the black army outfit was with him. He was shouting at Daniel and throwing blades at him which Daniel made no attempt at catching as they pierced into his skin. I could barely watch as the multiple little knives sliced through his skin causing blood to trickle down. After a few minutes of this happening something changed. Daniels once beautiful emerald green eyes were now completely black, no green or white, just black. His horns grew longer and started to spiral on either side of his head. His tail was out but was longer than i'd ever seen it. His skin had steam coming off of it as it began to turn a grey black, like ash. He grew a couple of feet which was impressive seeing as he was already six foot. Long black claws grew where his nails were. He was looking less and less human. When Daniel looked up from the ground he didn't seem human any more and much less like the Daniel i knew. One second he was standing there and seconds later he was standing in front of the man with his black clawed hand around the mans throat. He lifted the man a few feet off the ground with ease as the man began gasping for air. He said something in Latin at Daniel that sounded like reverse but with a thicker accent. Daniel dropped the man to the ground and doubled over with his hands over his head as he began to change back. The light flashed in front of me before the dark settled in and i was brought back to the car with Daniel. "What was that?" i asked him as i was opening my eyes. His eyes didn't leave the road and neither did his hand from mine, instead it tightened. "As you know i am a demon. My horns and tail are just my basic demon form but that was my full demon form. When i have strong emotions such as anger or sadness It will take over and i become someone who only wants revenge on whatever is causing those emotions. I have only lost control two times since the vision that i showed you." He was worried what i would think about him. "Daniel i'm not going to hate you just because of something that's a part of you. As you said earlier that doesn't define who you are." I don't think i could ever hate him. All of a sudden my phone started ringing. I jumped and pulled my hand out of Daniels, picking up my phone out of the cup holder and answering it. It was Raphael. I listened while he talked and after i said goodbye and hung up. "Raphael said that the house is only another ten miles away." I smiled knowing that we were so close to our new home. Minutes later we were driving down a path that lead us to an large oak cabin that was almost as beautiful as the forest and flower scenery surrounding it, it was perfect. Daniel and Raphael parked on the side of the house. I got out and immediately ran inside the cabin, letting out a squeal of joy as i ran through the house. I picked which one of the rooms i wanted and chose the one next to the bathroom and was closest to the kitchen, meaning closer to food. I ran back outside to see that Daniel and Raphael were already carrying the heavy boxes into the house. "My room is the one next door to the bathroom." I told them as i passed them to go carry in some of the lighter stuff. Everything that was light and i could carry i did, placing each box in the room according to their owner after the boys had bickered and finally decided on their rooms. Daniel's was across from mine while Raphael's was next to his and closer to the back of the house. It took us a few hours but we finally managed to bring in all of the boxes. We all began to unpack our rooms which took the boys much less time than me. Daniel was the first one done and came into my room offering to help me. He helped me to move my bed around and get all of the heavier stuff arranged. Raphael finished unpacking his room first, when he came into my room he told us that he was going to go back into town to buy groceries and would be back later. With that he set out. Daniel finished helping me unpack and get everything ready. We sat down on my bed and that's when Daniel asked me a question that i hadn't thought about or talked about for a while. He was looking over at a famed picture of me at the age of twelve between a blond haired man and a red haired woman, my parents. I had a large grin plastered on my face as i was in both of their arms. That picture was taken only a month before they were taken away from me. "What happened to your parents? Even watching you as you grew up they wouldn't let me know what happened." He asked me softly. And with that i was sent back to the last night i ever saw my loving parents.