"What's this?" I asked with my bloody hands and eyes barely opened...
The demon realm was filled with floating castles and the sky was pure darkness, no stars in the sky at all... I was standing on a pathway that seemed to lead to stairs. Lots and lots of stairs going up to a gate that was guarded by 2 armoured men with horns and black scally wings.
I walked to the gate... I should be scared but at this point, I'm just tired. I want to escape... anywhere at all that's not here.
"Who goes there?" one of the guards asked, his voice was would've shaken me down to my very core in the past, but all I can't seem to care anymore...
"May I know what's behind there... sir?"
The guard looked at my face. He sees me filled with blood dripping down my face. My red hair masqueraded the rest of the blood I was letting out. My hand was barely twitching. My outfit bloodied up.
"I've never seen you before," The guard look at me
"Must be one of the human slaves Lord Brad owns" the other guard whispered
Brad is that bastard's name? I swear... I'll put him through 2 times of what he did to me.
"We can't let you in" as the guard stood still. His voice, unwavering.
As I pleaded to go through the stairs changed shapes and morphed into a slope with a carriage slowly rolling down the slope.
When the carriage got to the gate it was stopped by one of the guards. The guard then looks through the carriage's window. His eyes widened... he seemed surprised and bowed with respect.
"What's going on here?" a voice inside the carriage spoke, it was so familiar. Almost as if I have heard it somewhere before... so soft... so kind.
"A slave is trying to escape to the upper levels, sir!"
The man in the carriage seemed to look at me, but the blur in my vision made him unable to see.
"Is that you?"
"Who's that?" I tried mustering up my strength to shout, but the most I could manage was just my average volume.
At that point, I don't think I'd trust a stranger that just strolls into my life and help me out of the 'goodness of their heart'. I... don't want to take any risk... I can't want it...
The man opened the carriage door and stepped down
I... I can recognize that has peach coloured haired any day... that light purple eyes and pale skin.
It was Damon. He was wearing a tuxedo with golden buttons and a necktie behind the suit.
"Amber?"
"Damon?" I said in gratitude, knowing there's finally someone to trust.
"Are you alright?" For a brief moment, he's gentle voice sounded like Hiroto's.
At that moment, I finally caved in and my body gave up on me, accidentally getting her blood-stained self on Damon's tuxedo. I couldn't move a muscle even if I wanted to...
"How dare she taint a noble's clothing. Filthy human" one of the guards raised his sword. Almost swinging it, but was stopped by Damon's hand.
"She is... a special guest of mine" He paused for a moment to think of what to say.
"She's my friend and if you dare touch her... I'll make sure you wish hell could accept you twice... filthy low-rank demon," Damon gaze upon them with killing intent in his eyes
He picked her up into the carriage and commanded the gate to open
No one was brave enough to challenge his decision...
I opened my eyes slowly... I was on a fancy couch. The pain and blood were gone. I was wearing a white dress with lots of annoying frills that makes me itch with every movement. I looked across the couch to find Damon sitting there daydreaming in silence
"Thank you," I spoke with a soft voice
"You're awake... are you better now?" Damon snapped back to reality
"Yeah... I... have a lot of questions. Glad I'm all good now!" As I finished the sentence I coughed up blood. Instantly, Damon rushed over and gave me a napkin.
"Who did this to you?! What happened?"
"Captured, tortured... daily, I have no idea what happened to Fay and also am very VERY sick of this world"
"Who did it?!" said Damon, enraged.
"Do you really think I would have the guts to ask while I'm being cut? 'Hey what's your name stranger that I wish would die in the most painful way I can imagine'? I am assuming his name is Brad though... that bastard." Rage built up inside me, giving me a headache...
"You look tired as hell. You should rest some more maybe that would make you less sarcastic." Damon grinned trying to make me not think of the cells.
"Don't have the mind to be serious right now... and don't have the body to sleep. Do you know how itchy these frills are? I mean I'd rather wear your jacket than this thing, and I'd rather wear a corset for a day and not be as itchy as right now"
"Sorry, don't have girls clothing in the manor"
"Bro, like I said, I'd rather wear your clothes than this" I pouted while waving my arms everywhere to show how annoying the frills are.
I closed my eyes again
"Your friend zone so so cruel to me all the time... I know that you don't know you're doing it, but it hurts you know?" Damon walked out of the room while mumbling to himself
"I'll always see you as Damon, Damon" I chuckled quietly, not wanting him to know I was still awake.
I'm pretty sure Hiroto doesn't know that I'm aware of these things. He's smart, but not smart enough to get into my head. Heh... while I can get into his without trying.
The world slowly turns to a blur and...
I gasped
"Oh... you're awake," Em said
I got up
"Welcome back to reality"
Hiroto...
"Thanks? Where the heck am I?"
"Couch," Hiroto said sarcastically
Hiroto... I've always seen you as my best friend. I don't see why that has to end, but ever since I came here... you seem so... different to me. I still can tolerate you, but it's weird... when you hug me I linger holding onto the warmth...
I got up and hugged Hiroto
"I had a bad dream... it was... so s-scary" my voice was soft, unlike always. It stuttered as I trembled while I recalled what I just dreamt about.
"C-Cute!" Evelyn started to have a nose bleeds
Everyone else was blushing or shocked
Especially Damon
Hiroto raised up his hand. He seemed to be aiming at something... and he slapped me.
"Ahh... wait... did I do it again?" my voice snapped back to normal, I barely remembered what happened after I entered Shin's cell... right... I'm waiting for everyone to come.
"Yep... haven't seen delusional Amber in a long while~" Hiroto teased
My head hurts... I just slept, but I'm still so tired
"That sucks why do I always do that?" I whined out loud like a little kid, forgetting that everyone else was inside the room
"Do what?" Amelia asked
"Personally I have no idea. Hiroto says that sometimes when I'm half awake I do weird things and he would wake me up by either... throwing water at me, slapping me or saying that a new anime episode came out"
"What an Aniii mé?"
"Don't ask"
"Ok??"
As of that moment, Peirce finally entered the room...