Deals Of The Past

Chapter 2: Moving Pictures

"Why do you look so scared Cherry?" Said the voice as the figure moved slightly towards her.

"Please... just stay where you are" Replied Cherry in a panicked tone.

Cherry's breathing became heavy, her mind racing with possibilities of who this figure was to her. She felt dizzy again and held her head in her hands. Slowly she managed to calm herself down, but that didn't stop the figure still being there. Cherry swung her body around so one leg was on the bed and the other hanging off the edge of the bed. She was hesitant to ask...

"Do you... mind if I ask... who you are?" Said Cherry as she looked directly into the figure's eyes.

"You really did hit your head badly... and now you have memory loss... this is all working to my plan" Replied the figure as flames sparked in his eyes.

"What... what plan?" Said Cherry as she tilted her head slightly to one side, looking lost.

"You'll find out in good time Cherry... now is not the best time to be telling you the truth" Replied the figure as it looked to the side of the room.

"Wha... what truth?" Said Cherry as her mind began to race again.

The figure leaned forward and placed a hand on her shoulder. It drew it's head closer to her ear.

"About who you were really meant to be Cherry" Whispered the figure into her ear.

Cherry felt a cold shiver go down her spine. Her eyes looking lifeless as she stared off into the distance.

"If you ever should need me again... place your hand on this... and think of my name" Continued the figure as he drew back from her ear.

"Wait... what is your name?... and place my hand on what?" Replied Cherry as her mind became curious again.

"My name is David... Oh just on this..." Replied the figure as it launched forwards towards Cherry.

It covered her mouth and placed a hand on the side of her arm. Suddenly she saw smoke coming out of his hand on her arm. It was burning and painful for Cherry to sit through. She was struggling and trying to scream but it was no use. Tears were falling down her face. Suddenly she felt a sensation course through her body, something she had never experienced before. Finally the thing was done doing what it was doing. Cherry looked at her arm, her eyes stilled filled with tears.

"That's what you need to place your hand on Cherry" Said the figure after stepping back and giving Cherry some space.

"What... is it?" Replied Cherry as she held her arm where the marking was now engraved into her skin.

"That my dear... is a pentagram" Replied the figure looking down on Cherry.

"Wait... what excatly... are you?" Said Cherry as she backed away as far as she could.

"Me... I'm the Devil" Replied the figure with an evil grin and flames burning in its eyes.

Cherry's eyes went wide with shock. Was she now the Devil's property... or was she something more to him.

"Anyway I'll see you soon Cherry... Oh and never show that marking to anyone, call me... well summon me when you need me" Replied the Devil as he vanished into a cloud of smoke.

Cherry looked at where the cloud of smoke was, her head almost shattered. She couldn't help but keep staring at that marking. Her arm still in agonising pain... that sensation still coursing through her body.

Suddenly the door to the room she was in slowly started to creak open. In a blind panic Cherry grabbed some bandages and wrapped it over the marking. She raised her head from her arm to look over at the door. Then Gabriel, Martin and Elizabth walked into the room.

"Hey Cherry...How are doing?" Said Gabriel as he went and sat on a chair next to the bed.

"I think I'm alright" Replied Cherry as she gave a small smile to him.

Cherry wanted to tell the people in the room with her what had happened. But she couldn't risk it, so she kept quite about it.

"Cherry... do you have any idea who any of us are?" Said Gabriel as he had a few tears forming in his eyes.

She glanced around the room, not a single one of them looked familiar to her. Cherry just looked down at the bed and shook her head. Gabriel just sighed and looked blankly at one of the walls.

"Well... I'm your Father, Martin" Said Martin as he came and placed a hand on Cherry's shoulder.

"And I'm your Mother, Elizabeth" Said Elizabeth as she stood next to Martin.

Cherry looked at the pair of then for a while. Until she glanced to the side to look at Gabriel.

"And I'm Gabriel, your older brother" Said Gabriel as he placed a hand on top of Cherry's hand.

Suddenly Cherry saw an image flash in her mind and quickly grabbed her head.

"Gabriel..." Said Cherry as she looked over at him with one hand still rubbing her head.

"What... happened?" Continued Cherry as she kept looking over at him.

"Cherry... you... you remember me?" Stuttered Gabriel as his eyes went wide with shock.

"Well... kind of... you were there with me a couple of hours ago... when I slipped" Replied Cherry as she closed her eyes an concentrated on the image that flashed up in her mind.

Suddenly she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. Cherry quickly opened her eyes and saw Gabriel wrapped around her. Slowly she wrapped her arms around him and gently placed her head on his shoulder. Gabriel hugged her tighter never wanting to let go of her. After a while he let go of her and looked into her eyes.

"Anyway... we better get going, we'll come and pick you up tomorrow Cherry" Said Martin as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

Cherry looked up at him and gave him a nod. All three of them then walked out of the door. Slowly Cherry got back into the bed and closed her eyes.

It was late and she'd had an eventful day. Her memory may have been starting to come back, but would she be ready for the truth when the time come.

Cherry fell asleep within minutes, she began to dream. Slowly she saw two men shaking hands. One looking similar to her Father and the other in a long black robe with a hood covering their face. Suddenly she heard a child's scream, and a voice saying...

"Please... please I beg of you... don't take my son"

The voice sounded so familiar to her but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

All of a sudden there was another scream, this time of an older woman. Blood started pouring onto the floor. Finally a pentagram in flames surrounded but the darkness.

Cherry woke up with a shock, and quickly put her hand on her chest. Her breathing was heavy, eyes wide with horror... Her mind racing with fear, pain and horror.

"Moving Pictures don't lie Cherry" Said a voice from the shadows of her room.

Cherry looked over in the shadows, not being able to see who it was. For all she knew the person could be right... what if that dream was part of her past...