Forsaken

Ch. 1

           It was a peaceful night, the moon was bright, the clouds couldn't dim the light. Although the light from the moon was bright, it couldn't beat the gray curtains hanging in their room. Geist panted, lately, Geist couldn't get sleep. His tan skin would be gleaming in sweat, and every morning he would wake up, and the sheets would be wet. Geist thought he had wet himself the first time this occurred, which was months ago, but now it's become a nightly occurrence.

        Geist tossed and turned all night, disturbing his wife Fluffy which would share the bed with him, but Fluffy got used to it. Geist's head would be filled with nightmares, every single night. It wouldn't stop, at one point he thought he was going crazy. Well, maybe he was right.

         His dreams you ask? Well, the dreams would vary, but they all had a central theme. A war. A devastating war. Millions of people dead, rotting corpses, children that have lost their families roaming the now dangerous streets of New York. People getting torn apart limb from limb. At one point, Geist thought it was real, he could smell the rotten flesh even though it was all in his head. Although, there would always be a figure. Geist never got a look at its face, it seemed to always wear a hood, covering their face, but every time. Every single fucking time, Geist forced himself to wake up, because at the end of everything, Fluffy would be the one to die in the worst way possible. Their unborn child being torn out of Fluffy's stomach, and force fed to Fluffy. The figure did this.

Every. Single Night.

       Geist jerked upwards, his shirt damp with sweat. He turned around to look at Fluffy. Which was staring at him wide-eyed. "G..Geist..?" Fluffy spoke softly, his delicate hand reaching out and resting on Geist's warm cheek. Geist let out a heart wrenching sob, wrapping his arms around Fluffy and pulling him into a tight hug. Fluffy ran his fingers through Geist's wet hair. "You're alive.." Geist mumbled to himself, his tears getting soaked up by Fluffy's shirt. "Geist.. Of course I am.. Why wouldn't I be?" Geist shook his head, looking into Fluffy's eyes. "I.. I.."

"Geist.. You have to tell me what's going on.."

"No.. I can't.. I don't want to s-scare you."

          Geist's voice cracked, pulling Fluffy closer to him. "Okay.. Sweetie, let's get you into the bath, okay?" Fluffy brushed Geist's hair away from his face. Geist slowly nodded. "Wait.. can you take the bath with me?" Fluffy smiled and nodded his head, slowly pulling away from Geist's body. "As long as you tell me what's happening, I'm done with you hiding these things from me." Geist nodded his head, running his hand through his wet hair so it wouldn't stick to his forehead.

Fluffy got up and went to the bathroom, starting up the bath. The sound of rushing water relaxed Geist. He knew it was just a dream, but it felt so real. Everything, the screams, the tears. Geist shook his head.

It's not real

        "Geist!" Fluffy's voice tore him away from his thoughts, Geist stood up, his legs shaky but he kept himself up. Geist walked to the bathroom, the first thing he did was tear his shirt off. The air hitting his chest felt relieving. Fluffy helped Geist out of his pants so that he wouldn't topple over. Soon they were both undressed and in the lukewarm water. Fluffy filled a cup with water and proceeded to dump it onto Geist's head. Geist smiled, he felt better, but was still a bit shaken up from his dream.

Fluffy hummed as he washed his husband's hair. "I'm waiting.." Fluffy spoke softly, his fingers massaging the shampoo into Geist's scalp. Geist took a deep breath. "Fluffy i really don't.." Fluffy cut him off. "No, you are going to tell me. I want to know why you keep crying in your sleep." Geist's eyes widened. "I.. I cry?" Fluffy nodded, a frown settling on his lips. "Yes.. At least tonight you were.. You scream and cry, you call my name." Geist felt a lump form in his throat. "What else do I do..?" Fluffy filled the cup with water once again and used the water to rinse Geist's hair. "Normally, a few minutes before you wake up, you say No! Don't hurt him! Don't fucking touch him! No no!" Geist shut his eyes tightly. "That's why I'm always awake when you wake up." Fluffy spoke softly, cupping Geist's face in his hands.

Geist's hands grabbed Fluffy's hips. "What did I do tonight?" Geist stared at Fluffy, his eyes screamed fear, if you looked at his dim blue eyes long enough you would start to feel uneasy as well. "You were sobbing. You kept telling yourself to wake up." Geist felt tears form at the corner of his eyes. "Are you going to tell me?" Fluffy tilted Geist's head up slightly so he could really get a look at his husband's beautiful features. Fluffy noticed Geist wouldn't speak, he locked eyes with Geist, his thumb gently rubbing Geist's cheek. "..You're scared.." Fluffy said quietly, all that Geist could muster up was a whimper.

"Please.." Fluffy rested his forehead against Geist's. "Tell me.." Geist shut his eyes, a tear sliding down his left cheek. "I keep dreaming about a war."

"Between who?"

"I.. I think it was between the angels and the demons."

Fluffy bit his lip, when Fluffy was spoken to his father, Robert, the King of the Underworld, he has heard that there have been some complications between the Heavens and the Underworld. Robert never went into detail, the only thing he would say is. 'Just be prepared' Fluffy nodded, keeping his demeanor cool, not to alert Geist.

"What would happen? Was the war that bad?"

"Yea.. It was something I have never seen before. Awful! There was bodies everywhere, blood staining everything. Anyone who was alive and innocent would have a dead look in their eyes!"

"What else?"

"You don't want to know.."

"Yes I do. Tell me."

"There was this.. Person, I don't know who it was or what it was, but every time, near the time I start to wake up, it starts to hurt you."

"Hurt me how?"

Geist shook his head, his nails digging into Fluffy's hips. Tears began to pour out of his eyes. "N-no! No no no!" Geist began to scream. "NO!" Fluffy's eyes widened, he pulled Geist's head close to his chest. Geist sobbed, Fluffy could feel his tears slide down his chest. "You don't have to tell me.." Gesit whimpered, listening closely to Fluffy's heart beat. Geist furrowed his eyebrows, slowly pulling away from Fluffy and looking into his eyes. "Fluffy.. Relax.." Gesit spoke, his eyes red from the crying but the tears had stopped. He rested Fluffy against one end of the bathtub and pressed his ear against Fluffy's stomach.

Geist listened. All of his focus on the strange noise he heard. Then, there it was again. Apart from Fluffy's heartbeat, there was another. A quieter one, but it was there. Geist's eyes widened, he pulled away from Fluffy and stared at his husband with wide eyes. Fluffy smiled sheepishly. "I didn't know when to tell you.." Fluffy looked away from Geist.

Geist felt his own heart begin to race. Fluffy was pregnant, he was pregnant in the dream. They had an unborn child. Geist's eyes went wide. His mind went blank, like static playing on an interrupted TV signal.

It's not real

Geist thought to himself, his eyes still locked onto Fluffy's stomach. The baby couldn't have been there for more than a week. In his dreams the baby looked no more than a month old.

It's not real

He repeated to himself.