𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑑 [Watashi no yūjin]

chapter 1 | death [shi]

"Innocence is beauty, Innocence is rare;
Innocence is a wonderful thing to share.
Innocence is graceful, Innocence is elegant;
Innocence is the enchanting music the angels chant." ~ Asther Dela Fuente
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~𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆 : a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance.~

.𝑶𝒉. how he hated the "𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆" his parents created. 𝑶𝒉 how he hated the 
"𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆" the kids at school made. 𝑶𝒉 how he envied the kids at school. Who's lives were so petite , so 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 , so protected. But what if you had no one to protect you?. The ebony-haired child sat with his hands over his undeveloped ears and a dictionary drooping off of his knees. The words his parents used to attack each other were so alien to him.*thud*. His eyes widened. 𝑶𝒉 it was just his dictionary. He released his tight grip from his ears to rescue it. 𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆 attacked his ears as soon as they were set free. Glass breaking. Screams that would scar him. Skin on skin. Tears. That's what the definition of 𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆 is to him. He scoffed at his thoughts. Why would an 11 yr old think this way. He grabbed his dictionary and placed it on the cream colored , messy bed side table."KYOSUKE WOULD STAY WITH ME ANYWAY!!" the prominent scream of his mother echoed to his room. But then was muffled by the plush buds being pushed in his ear drums. Silence.

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~𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 : A lucid dream is a dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. During a lucid dream, the dreamer may gain some amount of control over the dream characters~

.𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔. The child felt his body shut down as slumber took over his exhausted , overworked , frale body. He found comfort in his dreams. It was the only place he could escape. Be free from lifes awful guide. His eyes fluttered open to reveal a cherry full blossomed tree. His fingers hugged warmly by ripe green blades of grass. He lifted his back up from the once comfortable position. His eyes darted around his surroundings. A beautiful garden filled with the most enchanting flowers , trees , fruit. Mother nature certainly blessed this wonderland. As he was gazing around he spotted somthing (𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆). Oh , for certain he was dead. For he had encountered and angel. Laughing and giggling as she swayed her fluffy white summer dress. Her long lilac locks reaching her just below her shoulders. The way her brown orbs stared at him. He sat there with his mouth agape. In awe of her beauty. She beckoned him to follow her as she started running. She wanted to be chased...

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~ 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏: Delusions are defined as beliefs that conflict with reality.~

.𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. "Where are you going?"  Kyosuke questioned. Silence.... "H-hey slow down!" he shouted begging. No wanting a reply. To his relief , this time the lilac angel giggled. "What's so funny?" the now cocky boy pushed his voice more agitated.
"Hurry up!" she said. Her voice was exactly how he imagined. Soft, high pitched and heavenly. For a quick moment their met eyes. He was enchanted by her. He wanted to get to know her. He 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 her. As soon as he left his deep thoughts she had disappeared. Faded almost. He awakened to the nudges of his mother. His mouth yet again agape with a small trail of drool at the side. His mother stood over his bed. Bruised. Hurt. Holding back the tears she opened her mouth. "Kyo , sweetheart what did I tell you about sleeping with your earbuds on!" She exclaimed. Attempting to sound playful. It didnt work... his mind wondered back to the lilac beauty. His heart ached. Reality sunk in. It was just a dream.