Dreamwalker - A Saint Seiya (1986) OC Story

Chapter 4 - Eyes in the Dark

"Thanks for helping me get the flour out of my hair, Shun!"

Shun laughed and sneezed, making me laugh too. "You're welcome!"

"Where are the others anyway?"

"They're on patrol. Miss Saori has something else to do."

I nodded in understanding and my eyes just happened to lock on the wall clock. "Holy shit it's 11:00!"

Shun followed my gaze. "Oh geez you're right."

"In that case I guess I'll go to bed. Goodnight Shun!"

"Goodnight, Yume."
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I smiled as I stretched, yawning.

"I'll sit on the balcony for a bit." I mumbled to myself as I moved to the doors. I opened them...

And froze.

There, sitting right on the railing, was a giant, black dog, staring at me with blood-red eyes. We watched each other for a moment, and suddenly, a name popped into my head. It was childish, but it felt... like I've said it many times before.

"Blackberry...?"

The dog stood and jumped off the railing, into the garden below. He (I somehow knew it was a he) made no sound and disappeared into the shadows.

"Wait-!" I held out a hand, but he was gone. I stared at the railing for a moment, before I frowned. "I have to know..."

I ran back inside, grabbed a flashlight from my bedside drawer, and ran back out into the cold. Without a second thought, I jumped off the balcony and cannonballed right into the snow. My entire body was cold, but I couldn't stop.

I don't know how, but I needed to follow that dog.

I struggled out of the snow and across the garden until I hit the cleared path. I bolted, following the dog's tracks until I reached the outside gate. I jumped it and to save time, I ran in the dog's tracks. I waited until I could barely see anymore and flicked on the flashlight, the light bouncing about like crazy due to me running so hard. My lungs felt cold and on fire at the same time, and my legs started to hurt. I luckily didn't really need to worry about my old wounds anymore.

I didn't even stop to consider the consequences of my actions...
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"Yume!" Jolene called, knocking on the door for the second time. She frowned when no answer came. Okay, the first time she was being quiet and just assumed that her friend didn't hear her, but now this was odd.

Jolene pushed open the door, and shrieked in fear. The door was wide open, the curtains flapping in the growing wind.

And Yume was no where to be found.

"MISS SAORI!!" Jolene ran down the stairs, calling as she went. "MISS SAORI!!"

"Jolene?" The girl screeched to a stop at the living room doorway. Saori stood there, along with Tatsumi and the Saints. "What is it?"

"Yume's gone!!"

All Saints stood immediately. "Where do you think she went?"

"I have no idea! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

"It's alright, my dear. You're not at fault." Tatsumi sat with her on the couch as the Saints bolted for their Cloths. Saori looked out the window doors leading to the garden, and noticed large tracks leading away from the direction Yume's room was in.

"There are tracks in the garden, follow them."

The Saints nodded and bolted out the doors.
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I ran until I couldn't run anymore, and then I ran harder. Trees flashed by so fast I had no idea where one started and another ended.