My Pet Demon

Chapter 13

Rei POV

It's cold...

What's going on?

So dark...

I opened my eyes slowly. Darkness surrounded me, enveloped me, cradled me like I was a little baby in the expansed dark abyss. Winter air that swept over the ocean nipped at my bare skin.

It was hard to describe how I feel. I felt like I was underwater, sinking deeper and deeper. I hugged myself, allowing the gravity to pull me down the never-ending waters. Shivering, I curled myself into a ball, suddenly aware of my white fluffy tail and ears. This is new. Is it a new transformation?

What actually happened?

I closed my eyes, thinking hard, trying to remember the past events that happened to me. But everything was a hazy blur. I could vaguely remember someone staring up at me, his beautiful electric blue orbs filled with fear.

Those electric blue orbs...

How attractive...

An image slowly formed in my head. First it was the colour of skin, and I immediately knew it was a person. A very familiar person. I just couldn't put my finger on why he or she seemed familiar.

Then pointed ears were sketched. It was as if there was a pencil tracing and colouring a blurry photo from the back of my mind. I did not bother the process, instead I pushed it to continue.

As the navy blue hair was drawn, I could identify the person as a boy. I desperately tried to reach out to the picture. Something was itching at the very back of my mind. It was like that person was someone important I could not forget.

The nonexistent pencil danced to draw the eyes, which were closed and formed into a semi-circle. His pointed nose and high cheekbones that were all sketched thoroughly defined his handsome looks. It was a detailed portrait like what you'd see in the art museum.

Finally, lips were slowly spreading across his lower face, completing the smiling face. His mouth was tilted upwards into a toothy grin, his canine teeth standing out the most. His smile was so reassuring, like he was telling me: it's okay. You don't have to be afraid.

Realisation then dawned on me. I opened my mouth to call his name, but only bubbles came out. Just then, streaks of light penetrated throught the thick ice above, blinding me a little. Desperate, I swam towards it and stretched out my hand in attempts of reaching it faster. White light blinded me and everything disappeared.

Rin.

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Third Person's POV

Light landed on Rei's closed eyelids, stinging them as she opened them slowly. A white ceiling stared back at her and the humming of the air-conditioner and fan greeted her ears. Memories of last night's event flooded into her head. Rei sat up with a gasp and immediately, a migraine followed.

She began to cough and pant, her dry throat hurting. In an instance, a presence she had never noticed was beside her, a glass of water shoved in front of her. She swiped at it and gulped it down without a second thought. A hand rubbed her back in circles, giving her comfort.

The coughs finally reduced to slight wheezing. Rei's eyes studied her condition. She was clad in her clothes she had worn when she went to sleep. She was in an unfamiliar room and a blanket was thrown onto her. Normally, she would have felt panicked, but the familiar warmth beside her reassured her.

She collapsed back onto the fluffy pillows, both physically and mentally drained of energy. She weakly turned her head to meet worried blue orbs. Rin stood beside her bed, worries plastered all over his face which was unusual for his cheerful personality.