Monday, April 6, 2009

Chapter 8 "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ashen yelled as he pulled at the long, thick, wild hair he had. Ashen looked at himself in the mirror in his bathroom staring back at him was his new "roommate" sorta. It was none other than Sessaru. The S-Class demon he learned about in mythology class. Ashen never did believe in demon or ghosts or any of that other supernatural stuff.......til now. Ashen was still trying to get use to the long hair that grew back whenever he cut it and the fact that whenever he looked at his reflection, a demon would stare right back at him and to make it even worse, it spoke. CONSTANTLY. "This hair!!!!! its driving me mad!!! ITS ANNOYING!!!!!!" he yelled "(Well sorry for having annoying hair!!)" Sessaru said "Shut up!! I thought I told you NO speaking!!!" Ashen said It had been 3 days since Ashen had returned from Shuiel Mountains with Sessaru. Over that time, Sessaru and Ashen had laid down a few "ground rules" about things. 1. No possessing without permission 2. No speaking without permission 3. No interfering in his life 4. No speaking Those were the ground rules Ashen had made. Did Sessaru obey these rules..... "(So....do have feelings for that girl out there..?)" Sessaru asked No. No he didn't "Ah..! Shut up!!" Ashen said out loud Amelia. Who was sitting in Ashen's living room with her boyfriend and his best friend Steven was watching television at the time and heard Ashen in the bathroom. "Hey Ashen! Who are you talking to?" she asked "N..No one!!" he replied "(Stop talking to me! They are gonna think I'm crazy!)" Ashen said to Sessaru in his mind (Silence) Ashen walked out of the bathroom and joined his friends in the living room. Once in there, Ashen say Steven's arm around Amelia's shoulders and a sudden sense of hate came over him. Ashen sat on Steven's left side to join them. Inside his head, Ashen could hear Sessaru laugh "(Whats so funny?!)" Ashen asked "(Its nothing.)" Sessaru replied The three friends watched a tv show together. Steven and Amelia looked over to Ashen sat with his arms crossed and was once again talking out loud "Hey...." Steven started before Amelia covered his mouth. "Ssshh....." she said as they slowly got off the couch and headed into the kitchen behind them. Once in the kitchen, they stared at Ashen who still didn't notice they were gone. "What the hell..." Steven said "He's been like this ever since we got back. Its kinda strange don't you think?" Amelia asked "Yeah...." Steven agreed After a few minutes, Ashen snapped into it a noticed that his friends weren't there. Steven and Amelia quickly acted as if they were looking for something "There you all are. What you looking for?" Ashen asked "Oh!.....Umm......salt? Got any salt?! Right Steve?" Amelia said "Yeah! Salt," Steven said Ashen looked at them funny as he told them where they could find the salt. The weekend passed and in the morning, Ashen got himself ready and headed to school. On his walk to school, students everywhere were hanging with their friends and couples were hanging all over one another walking to school making Ashen feel a little lonely. "(Ha ha ha ha..)" Sessaru laughs "(Shut up! I said no talking...)" Ashen said "(Yeah yeah........)" Sessaru said Just then, Sessaru felt a familiar presence "(Hey kid.....)" "(WHAT!!)" Ashen snapped "(Be careful. I've told you once before that there are demons lurking all around this place you call "school")" Sessaru warned "(So? What's that got to do with me?)" Ashen asked "(Demons can sense other demons.)" Sessaru said "(But I'm a human.)" Ashen replied "(I'm not...and what do you know....I'm using YOU as a vessel. Which means....)" Sessaru said "OH HELL NO!!! YOU MEAN I'M INVOLVED AS WELL!!!!!?" Ashen shouted outloud All the students around stared at Ashen for his loud and shocking response. Ashen, embarrassed, hurried on inside the school. "(What the hell Sessaru! If this is some kinda joke, its no funny!)" Ashen said "(This is no joke human. I don't like it either. I don't have my body and I can't use my full power in such a weak and untrained body.)" Sessaru said "(Well sorry for having such a weak and untrained body!)" Ashen replied Ashen hurried to the second floor to his locker to get his books for class. Once upon the second floor, right across the hall from his locker was a gang of students laughing and talking it up. Suddenly, Ashen got a bad feeling about that bunch. Ashen walked swiftly to his locker. He fumbled with the combination. He was so nervous, he couldn't concentrate. He could feel those guys' eyes watching him. Scanning him. Analyzing him. The pressure was suffocating him til...... "HEY!!!" one of the students said slamming his hand on a nearby locker scaring Ashen half to death. "Whats in the locker? Boy!?" another one said shoving Ashen to the ground. The boy opened up Ashen's locker and began going through his belongings. Throwing whatever he considered worthless, to the ground. Ashen sat there on the ground. Too scared to move "(Hey!! Get up! Do something about that!! You just gonna let them walk all over you!!)" Sessaru yelled Ashen just sat there, afraid. His body wouldn't move. "(Oh! For my sake.....)" Sessaru said as once again, he forcibly took over Ashen's body. Sessaru tightly clinched his teeth and was about to strike when.... "HEY!! You three!! What do you think you're doing!!" a voice said The three boys looked over at who it was and stopped. The assistant teacher of Ashen's Mythology class approached the boys in a calm manner "Are you boys being naughty again??" she asked "N..N..No ma'am. We were just...making sure he wasn't hiding any dangerous weapons! R..Right guys?!" one said "Y..Yes! We were only doing what any good, respectable, hard working students like ourselves would do!" another said The boys stood tall and manly to impress the female teacher. "Alright boys. Run along now.." she said The boys blushed at the sound of her voice and turned to walk away "Oh......and boys......" the teacher said The boys turned around slowly "GET YOUR ASSES TO CLASS!!" she said smacking them in the face with her mythology book. The boys hightailed it to their classes as fast as they could The assistant teacher sighed deeply before turning to help Ashen "Are you alright?" she asked "I'm fine." Sessaru said as he got up on his own "You have got to be more care...." the teacher started "Don't worry about it...I'll be fine and I didn't need your help. (picks up backpack) Luckily for them you arrived when you did because if you hadn't....." Sessaru said as he walked off and entered the classroom. "(Hey....ok. We can swap back now!!)" Ashen said "(Not a chance. The way you froze up back there was just plain disgusting and pathetic!)" Sessaru said "(But....)" Ashen said "(Just shut up and watch. If you got scared over those puny bastards back there, I don't know how you EVER managed to survive here..)" Sessaru said as he sat down in a desk "(What do you...)" Ashen started before that same feeling of fear took over him as students began walking through the door for class "(Ahhh...you see now?)" Sessaru said as he sat with his arms crossed staring at all the students talking and walking into class "(But why?! I never felt it before....so....those are demons..?)" Ashen asked "(Yeah. And lots of em. Many just wanna be here for a good time or to escape from the harsh environment of the demon world. But others....they lure humans by getting close to them. Dropping their guard, then they eat them or suck the soul right from their still living bodies. If the demon is powerful enough, he can do this and make it as if it never happened. No one will remember that person. Not their friends, not even their own family.)" Sessaru explained Ashen, who was still stunned at this news, looked around and could clearly see the demonic aura flowing off the demons as clear as day "(I...I never knew...)" Ashen said "(And you never would have known if I wasn't using you as a vessel. Apparently some of my power is being transferred over to you. Interesting....)" Sessaru said The bell for class started and the old teacher walked into the classroom. "Alright! We have alot to cover to so open those books." he said Sessaru sat and looked out the window when he was confronted by a girl "Umm...excuse me....you're sitting in my seat." she said "Sit elsewhere." Sessaru said "But...." She started Sessaru gave her a stare as cold as an iceberg in the south pole. The young girl, getting the message, walked away. Bumping into desks along the way due to her shock "(Hey....that was kinda cold....)" Ashen said "(Be quiet. All she had to do was go away when she was told and that would have never happened.)" Sessaru said "Now....as you all remember, we left off learning about the four demons who came to our world to rid us of their own kind. Do you all remember?" he asked The teachers story caught Sessaru's attention "Ummm...you. Ses...(clears throat) Ashen. Continue where we left off." the old man said Sessaru looked away in disgust "Ask someone else. I'm not reading." Sessaru said Gasps and whispers came from the students of the class. They couldn't believe Ashen's weird behavior "Ashen! Don't give me lip! Just read the damn chapter!" the old teacher shouted Sessaru glanced at the old man who had a small smile on his face. He knew who it was that he was speaking to and yet he still..... Sessaru got up and headed for the door "Where are you going?!" the old teacher asked "Out! Please. Continue on without me..." Sessaru said as he walked out the door and closed it leaving the entire class in awe "(HEY!! Sessaru!!! What did you go and do that for!!! You're making everyone think I'm some kind of delinquent!!!)" Ashen complained "(Shut up! What you NEED is some backbone! I am just helping out in that department.)" Sessaru said The two of them argued back and forth for a while til the three students that Ashen froze up on returned "(Inhales deeply) I smell bitch boys.." the leader said The others laughed as they circled around their target Sessaru could feel Ashen's fear deep inside him "(Relax kid..we are sharing this body so you emotions are gonna affect me as well..)" Sessaru said "(Bu....but they're demons.....)" Ashen said "(So am I! Come on!! Man up!! Relax and let me handle these lowlifes.)" Sessaru said "(Alright...I'll leave it to you..Sessaru..)" Ashen said as he took a deep breath, closed his eyes and relaxed The assistant teacher came out of the classroom to pursue Ashen when she saw the trouble he was in. She ran in and shouted,"Ashen! Ashen is in trouble again!" Everyone rushed to to the hall to see the senior students circled around Sessaru Steven saw this and was about to run in and save his friend when the teacher stuck his cane in his way "What gives!" he said "He'll be fine....don't worry." the teacher said "No he won't! Ashen is not a fighter! He'll get hurt!" Steven said The teacher smiled and shook his head That boy has something inside him that should really turn some heads...(silent laughter) Amelia and Steven looked on Sessaru smiled mischievously "Finally.....some fun...." Sessaru said and attacked.