Ethereal [COMPLETED]

XXV. Brick Red

Ethereal|25

•Demonia•

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"Alex?"

I didn't hear a response, all I heard is a soft chuckle that died out mere seconds as soon as it came out.

"Alex, is that really you?" I tried my luck once again, but still all I got back is silence.

The footsteps kept walking closer, all I saw was a shadow, a silhouette. As the creature in question walked even closer; I saw that, Indeed, it was not Alex, but a black winged Devil. He walked inside the room and so did the light coming out from the hall outside.

But he sounded so much like Alex, I thought. How could he be a devil?

The Demon stopped in his tracks and crouched down close to me, if I had the energy to punch his soul out I would've done it, but that was something I was lacking in that department at the moment. I couldn't even breathe properly to save myself, for crying out loud!

"Who is it?" I asked when the eerie silence got the best of me, the worst part is that I still got no answer. A small lopsided smile was definitely not the response I was waiting for.

"It is Alex." The voice said. "Just not the Alex you know."

This time I was the one who didn't respond, I mean what was I going to say to that? Anything that would come out of my mouth would sound completely and utterly stupid now.

"What? No questions?" Spoke the shadow.

"None that I could think about right now, no." I said while still trying to solve the mystery in front of me that is entitled Alex. Who is he?

"Well then, I'll cut you some slack. My name is Alex Aaron, I'm two years older than you are, I go to your school, I live down the street by the castle, And I have made your acquaintance some time now." He started.

"Yes, I know that. But what I don't know is why there is a Devil in front of me instead of an Angel, if your word are true that you are really Alex?"

"Quite the thinker Allie," I think he even winked at me, I could sense his smirk through the dark. "But there are a lot of stuff that you don't know." he paused for a while, "But don't take it on yourself Allie, there are a lot of stuff that I don't know either."

"What don't you know?" My curious side asked him. I knew that if I asked him what don't I know he won't respond, why I asked the other question if I was sure that he wasn't going to answer that one either, I don't know. But I know I'm lightheaded now and I'm probably not thinking straight.

"Why Am I here, for instance. I have no idea what I'm doing here. I descended those stairs myself, but why?" Mysterious much? I wanted to ask. "But I know why you are here, though." That certainly caught my attention. He sat in front of me, cross-legged.

"Why?" I started while trying to get up, "Please Alex or whoever you are, please tell me why am I here? I'm sick tired and I--"

"Calm down Allie, you don't want them knowing I came down now, right?" he said, I nodded absentmindedly. I sat down into my previous position. Resting my head on the charcoal wall behind me.

"Alex please get me out of here, if I waited for my father to be my way out here, then dying is faster." I begged him whispering, I felt the hot tears at the rim of my eyes, threatening to fall. But I hated being a coward, I hated being afraid, I despised the feeling. I couldn't cry in front of him, no.