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A normal life Just a dream... or is it?
Although thanks to their late night talk, Shane was able to settle the argument he had had with Bianca, that didn't change that he basically didn't get any sleep at all, since they both had to rush back home and get ready to school. "How you are up now is beyond me" he grumbled as he nuzzled his head in the make-shift pillow that he was trying to make with his arms, not listening to a word the teacher was saying, like always. Bianca, on the other hand was wide awake and calmly sketching something on her notebook "I am used to not sleep much, so it doesn't affect me too a lot anyway" Shane smirked at the yawn that occasionally escaped her mouth, proving that she was just try to act tough. "Want to ditch school and go back to bed?" "I wish! My dad put up cameras around the house, he'll notice if I come back early" she mumbled obviously annoyed. "You are the old one here" he hummed, getting interrupted by a yawn, which was soon followed by a punch "Ouch!" "Mind saying that again l
A normal life Second chances
Walking back home, Shane's mind was filled with an endless flow of question. What was that weird dream about? Why did it feel so real? What was that strange black fog? What about that monster that chased him and... who is Sebastian? "Sebastian..." he mumbled, his attention focused on following the cracks on the sidewalk, their wriggly and uneven course helping him keep his mind busy, even though it was just a little bit. He felt like he knew that kid but... for some reason he couldn't remember... why couldn't he remember? "Maybe I was too young? But no matter how young I was I reckon I would remember a beast like that, it was traumatizing just to watch it!" What happened to that kid? What happened to him? Where were they? He couldn't recognize the surroundings in his dreams at all, why couldn't he? Even though Shane sucked at learning school stuff, he had a flawless memory when it came to direction and memorizing places. That's why he almost never got lost, it was enough for him
A normal life Panic attack
"Dude, you look like you've seen an alien, what happened?" Alex asked as he watched Shane stir his coffee for the past four minutes or so. He hadn't even added anything in it yet. "I just... have a lot on my mind at the moment" "About the aliens? Did they brainwash you?" Shane gave him a sarcastic look, letting out a sigh "I don't know who or what to believe anymore Alex. Mom and dad said they wanted to get rid of Angela in the past, but now dad comes up saying that he was faking it all along to protect us and didn't fight back because he's a coward. Then I start having these weird nightmares and Bianca thinks is my subconscious trying to warm me about something but I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT-" Alex shoved a muffin in his friend's mouth in an attempt to make him shut up "Eat, you're not yourself when you're hungry" he half meant that and half wanted to make fun of him. Shane shot him a glare in response, taking a bite and starting to munch on it, stopping as soon as he registered the t
A normal life Onerios
Cold. That was the first thing he remembered when he first opened his eyes. It was cold, the air he breathed it was the proof of it, since it came out as a steamy cloud, making his whole body shiver in response. The creature blinked several times before it's eyes started to adjust to the dim light of the night. The cold feeling soon subdued as his fur quickly grew, covering his once fur-less body, warming him up. He was still frightened, terrified. Everywhere he looked saw nothing but darkness, hearing the howling and growling of predators a hundred times bigger than him. He panicky looked for shelter, for something, someone that could help him. Protect him. And that's when he looked up, seeing the starred sky. A sky clear of any clouds, his eyes fixing on the beautiful masterpiece that it was being displayed above him. The creature didn't know how much time he had spent staring at it, inspecting each and every small star that his eyes could spot, sometimes giving it names, other t
A normal life The human girl
'Another fire?' Onerios thought as he smelled smoke in the air 'We need to leave before it catches up' he climbed down from the cliff he had been standing, walking towards a small bush and using the light on his head to communicate with his siblings, telling them to stick close and follow him. They calmly popped out from the bush and stuck to his fur. He then walked the opposite direction from where he smelled the fire, crossing a few streams just to be safe. Mother taught him that the wind could change suddenly, ending up trapping him in a circle of fire, so he always made sure to put as much distance between him and that danger as possible. Onerios thought of travelling to a new part of the forest, or a new forest altogether, seeing how this one was burning down. 'It's not fire season yet though... a human probably lost control of their camp fire again' he sighed, heading north as his siblings made themselves comfortable in his fur, taking a nap. 'Look at these lazy little lights
A normal life Languages
Oneiros and the little human girl kept meeting several times after that day, mostly once a week, during what humans called "the weekend". She would often bring food with her, other times books or toys to show off to him, bragging about how she could already read complicated books like these ones while her classmates were still at easy ones that just told stories. Although, Oneiros was pretty convinced that she was just reading them to learn big words so to sound smart. It was quite a peculiar duo they made, while Oneiros was considerably older than her in age, both mentally and physically, he still enjoyed her company, his days became a little more busy when she was around, especially since he had to make sure she didn't fall off a cliff or in a river. Soon enough, his siblings started warming up to her as well and agreed to keep their weekly meetings a secret from their mother. Still, Oneiros made a mental note to talk and question her when he felt ready. They managed to overco
A normal life Warning
"Y-you've gotta be kidding me..." Shane breathed out, dropping his coffee mug, causing it to shatter upon hitting the floor in his room. Shane was staring in awe at the screen of his computer, specifically, at the email that had just popped up in his inbox. An email from the people of the shady-ass offer from a while ago. He had sent them the finished product they requested, aka the virus, after a few days. Spending an excruciating long time bashing his head on the keyboard, fixing every little problem and making sure there was nothing wrong with it, he didn't want it to end up malfunctioning when they booted it up. Especially since, in case that did happen, he could very much end up having a bounty placed on him or a hitman that would come hunt him down. He wouldn't really feel safe walking his little sister to school if he knew that he basically had a target on his back. In fact, he reckoned he wouldn't feel safe setting foot out of his room at all. So, in order to avoid this dange
A normal life Breaking up
"Ok, now that's beyond creepy dude" Bianca mumbled as the three of them were hanging out together in a cafe in the afternoon, her munching on a muffin with a cup of caramel coffee, Alex having a hard on espresso with 0 sugar and Shane just deciding to not test his already upset stomach any more than he has today "How did you get it out? T-the cat I mean""I didn't... Shane did" Alex said gloomily, his head resting on the table, making it seem like he didn't even have the energy to lift it. Apparently this experience exhausted him to the bone, mentally that is. Still, it was Shane who had it worse, since he was physically tired from all that running and screaming, he'll probably feel it next day. "It was so gruesome, my stomach couldn't handle it""And you think mine did? Haven't you seen me bolt for the bathroom right after I put that poor thing away?" they both shivered upon recalling the memory "C-can we not talk about this please?" Alex pleaded, making Bianca giggle."Such wusses.