Meryl loves tofu so much . It is her favorite dish .But why the hell would she want me to go get tofu at 11? I keep trying to stock up on it for her, but she eats it really, really fast. It disappears in a moments time . The only tofu shop is on the other side of town, and I haven't been able to afford a car so it's not like it's a short trip. 40 mins one way ride. I'm going to have to say something about these random tofu runs; they've been happening more frequently and at weird hours all out of a sudden like surprises. I have lost count of it imho .
Maybe she's angry at me about something. is she really ? I mean, I know I took a couple days to unload the dishwasher but she could have unloaded it too. She wouldn't still be mad about when I dried her jeans on high heat would she? That's got to be it. I did tell her I didn't mean to do it, so that should have made it better, right? Maybe I should just tell her that I'll let her do all the laundry so I don't mess it up. I hope it does not backfire on me like the rest of the times .
My thoughts are interrupted as I hear loud crashes in the distance. Waves of multi-color lights erupt between the buildings two blocks down. Purples and pinks, greens and blues burst into the night sky casting an eerie glow to the otherwise quiet neighborhood. Fireworks? I love fireworks. I start running to the corner to see what's going on, hoping not to miss anything.
Just before I reach the corner, another explosion of light engulfed the street. A boom thundered above me, almost knocking the air from my chest, and I saw a figure tumbling across the street in front of me. Something wasn't right; these weren't fireworks. A gnawing sensation crept up my back and set my hair on end. Something was very wrong. The figure laid motionless. And then I heard the laughing.
A deep, foreboding exhalation of joy that could be felt as much as heard wafted through the air. Evil. He is evil. My body was frozen. Fight or Flight. Fight or Flight. Flight and Flight? A corner of my mind saw the figure on the street. It was a girl; her long brown hair was a mess of dust and broken hair pins. I turned my eyes and took her in. She was beautiful. A deep purple cape draped off her back, and a pure pink mask covered her eyes and ran to the tip of her nose. Her lips were colored the same as the mask. I liked that color.
My thoughts snapped back to attention as a monstrosity emerged from the darkness of the street that she had exploded out of. It didn't exactly emerge from the darkness, actually. It's like it brought the darkness with it. Deep blue and green auras ran down its arms; it had 4 of them - arms, that is. The only bright thing about it were its teeth. It's white, razor sharp teeth, dripping with anticipation of going in the for the kill. I could feel its surprise when the girl began to move. I could sense the anger and destruction rising within its essence.
But I could also feel the girl's spirit swelling. A strong river of protection emanate from her. She had power, maybe enough to beat this monster. She just didn't have time; the creature was already gathering its energy, its crimson eyes focused solely on her. I had maybe 10 seconds. Get the heck out of dodge, or get into some serious business. Fight or Flight. Fight or Fight?
I didn't make a decision. My legs started moving on their own. My arms were already reaching out, one towards her and another towards that thing. Every extremity seemed to scream out save her. All I could actually think about was how I didn't think Meryl would be getting that tofu tonight. Meryl.
My life hadn't really amounted up to anything at this point. Sure, I'd gone to college and been the life of a couple parties, but I hadn't ever accomplished anything that I'd been proud of. My parents had certainly made sure to tell me that too, when I graduated. You'd think that me being the first in my family to graduate would have been a positive thing, but not to them. "You're still going to fail" they'd said, "and that girl you're dating probably doesn't even like you."
She'd been the only thing I'd accomplished. Well, I'd accomplished dating her. She was amazing. Quirky and funny, outgoing and lively. A total extrovert .She encouraged me, rooted me on. She used to smile and twirl her fingers around her hair.
I was between the monster and the girl, now. Broiling rage and energy on one side, calmness and pure goodness on the other. If I'm going to die, I figured, I'd rather be looking at her than at that thing. Our eyes met. Her calmness wavered, then broke. Fear spread across her lips and into her eyes. "NO!" she yelled, but it was too late; I'd made up my mind. Or, really, my body had made it up for me.
The evil being released everything it had. The energy churned and crackled through the night, spiraling towards us - towards me. I had enough time to say, "Kill it," before I was engulfed in blue and green flames. I think she is screaming in horror right now, but I can't hear her. The sound of the energy downs out everything. All my senses except for my desire for survival are cut off. There's no way I can survive this. I reach out in hope for the girl, the masked heroine, to rise and take victory.
She reached out. At first I thought she was reaching towards me, but she was reaching out to the monster. Her whole body began to glow as purple energy turned to pink lightning that bristled on the edge of her skin and hair. The dust and damage was gone from her, a quiet calmness stirred with a gentle rage. No, it wasn't rage... it was revenge. Her power grew a hundred fold. Her mask began to crack with the overwhelming pressure that she was mastering.
My body snapped back to its sense. You're in trouble it cried. I could feel a slight burning sensation as the cruel power continued to engulf me. I focused a bit more on surviving, closing my eyes but still listening with my heart. She let off all of her energy. A focused beam of light that pierced the evil into a thousand clouds of nothingness. The light went on for eternity; I could sense its course, traveling through the stars for all to see her victory and... sorrow? The evil power surrounding me faded. I opened my eyes and looked down at myself.
Diamonds. I was covered in - no, I was - diamonds. When had that happened? Was that when I got hit by the energy? No, it was before. It was when I had started running to save her. Her. Where was she? I turned to look at the heroine that I thought I was going to die saving. Her mask fell off, it's pieces scattering in the wind. Meryl!
"You!"