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“I can’t believe you have me doing this,” her words echoed in the distance but they never met me as her screams pierced through the night like a bullet searing through the skin. Bullets started to wiz over head peppering everything in sight as her still body hit the floor. My instincts suddenly started to kick in as I hit the ground. My sword at my side I grasp unto the cold hilt and unsheathe my only defense, closing my eyes and running into the pits of hell. I feel the adrenaline pumping into my veins as my hair starts to prickle on my neck the wind whipping at my face as I accelerate forward abandoning any thought of turning back.

Vengeance staining my eyes the world around me accelerates ever faster with each step, my heart pumping in my chest like the rhythmic motion of war drums. My hand tightens around my blade as I spin my leg back and plunge my blade forth swinging it as it makes contact with flesh. Not stopping to see the damage I push myself further then before tears streaming down my face as I realize she is dead. I shove these feelings out my system and focus on the task at hand. I must survive this before I give myself time to grieve.

But it is not that simple as I remember just yesterday when she was by my side. As I held her tightly and kiss those wonderfully, luscious lips of her’s, my hand running down her slender frame.

Now I just long to have her here by my side one last time but, there’s no point in hoping for the impossible. So I close my eyes and try to blink away the tears but in the short time my eyes close I am surrounded. Crap I have no choice I unsheathe my other blade and start to mutter to myself “Ichi ni wa shi ka ro naka ni shi ho no ro been hin rok, forbidden dance of the lotus” my body is suddenly engulfed in shimmering petals as my body moves on its own out of pure instinct my blades move like a serene dance right before I suddenly vanish from sight. There is a moment of brief silence before they fall before me.

I can hear the barking of hounds in the distance. I see a cliff side in the distance and decide I have no choice. I race forward pushing my body over the edge and fling myself forward my feet kicking off upon the hard, baron dirt. As I hit the water all the air in my lungs is pushed out and replaced by salty water and with that I black out.

I wake up with sweat dripping down my back, that same creepy dream again. I wonder to myself what it all means? Hi my name is Yuru and for the last few years I have been having that same weird dream over and over again and it is starting to get creepy. At first they weren’t so vivid I could barely remember them when I woke up, but lately they have become more and move vivid and they seem to be all I can think about. My mom thinks it is only a coincidence but, I don’t believe her. The dreams seem so realistic it is scary sometimes, sometimes I even wake up with deep cuts and bruises and my mom says it is just because I am a rough sleeper.
I get out of bed and jump into the shower and let the cold water run down my back trying to wash away the painful memories that I saw. I know exactly who the girl is and it scares me. For so long I have watched her beautiful figure walk by me and each time it sends electricity through my spine. Thank god this a cold shower. Weird dreams are the least of my worries though. I am what my mom calls a triple threat. I have weird dreams, I can see ghost and demons like to play chase when ever they get whiff of me. It can be a real pain in the butt playing dodge the demon when walking to school. I am sure the residents of Nagasaki would love that. Already weird enough being the only black guy on the street don’t want to give them anything else to distance me for.

I hear the blare of my alarm; crap I am going to be late. I rush to my closet and throw on some clothes.