Akuma Hanbun by Melissa Kay Nguyen (best ereader under 100 TXT) 📕

fight. I did ask her out and everything and she invited me to go to the mall with her and I took that for a yes. I had no idea you felt…that way about her. Dude, really,” I tried to break the ice. Really, I didn’t want to hate the guy or be a jerk to him, but I did want him to know I thought Liz and I were together.
“Sounded like you did,”
“Just wanted to tell you something after a torture,” I smiled weakly.
“I’m sure,” he said sarcastically.
“Absolutely!” I gave a big smile at this. Jay and I both nodded to each other and went our separate ways.
After maybe five steps I turned back and Jay was gone from view. What the heck am I going to do now? This was not what I was looking for when I moved here. There was something about Liz and Jay that wasn’t quite right, but neither was I. I turned back and headed home whistling a tune from long ago. I came home to the smell of pizza. Yum. So, what was I thinking again? Right, Jay and Liz. Hmm, I’ll think tomorrow, now I needed some rest.
 
Chapter 5-Liz
I could barely sleep last night for many reasons. One: Julie, my friend, wouldn’t stop texting me. Two: I kept thinking about Jay. Three: My bed was just too uncomfortable to sleep on. Confusion started to get rooted into my mind. Jay or Mikey? Who? Today, would be my relax day, my day where I forget everything and just dream all day. At least until I go to the Castle of course.
I set of for Christine’s house. She was one of my best friends, and she’s my eye of wisdom. To make things simple, she was basically awesome. On my way over there I passed Darkness. It was just the spooky abandoned part of town.
About a block into Darkness, I noticed a small house, similar to my own. A light flickered on and off inside. Forgetting about Christine and this afternoon’s plans, I let my feet lead me to the house. What was in there?
I soon found that I had a nauseating feeling knotting in my stomach. Something was obviously not right. Going against my instincts, I reached for the doorknob but paused midway and noticed I was holding my breath. A deadly silence filled the air. Before I had even set my hand on the knob, it flung open and I was roughly pushed into the darkness within.
Being absolutely petrified of the dark didn’t exactly help my situation. A little globe of light appeared above my head and I tried to grab it. Sadly, it disappeared, once again leaving me to the mercy of the unknown lurking in the dark. Great. That was just what I needed today.
Something tapped my shoulder and I screamed bloody murder. What should I do? What to defend myself with? Something tried to grab my mouth to shut me up but I dropped to the floor and crawled from the spot, ready to use my nails and teeth when needed. A little glow about the size of a candle flame flickered in the corner away from where I was. Good.
“Shh! Please calmly tell me where you are so I won’t fall and burn your hair,” a girl’s voice whispered. It seemed somewhat familiar to me.
“O-o-over here,” I whispered. The person seemed not to hear me so I whispered a little louder and more fiercely than intended. Finally, the person tapped my head and seemed to let out a sigh of relief. Who was this person? It seemed to be someone I knew but the voice wasn’t exactly the same. The voice sounded so much like my old friend Caitlyn’s voice. But this wasn’t Caetlyn; I don’t think it was her.
The person managed to find a switch and flicked it on. Whoever this person was, this was definitely not Caitlyn. I mean the lady was so much OLDER looking! Caitlyn and I use to be best friends and all but not anymore. Still friends, just not best friends.
“Who ARE you?” I thought aloud. Stupid! I scolded myself for being so retarded as to give away my thick minded cover. I can be just so smart.
“I’m Caitlyn remember?” she asked, annoyed. I may have well acted stupid because I started off stupid.
“Ooooohhhhh yeeahhh! I so totally remember now!” I put a little peppiness into my voice, but I may have overdone it. The stranger was beyond creepy and her fake smile, that never left her face, made it worse. Her phone rang just when she was about to say something and she cursed at the person on the phone. With her back turned away from me, I seized the chance to make a dash for it. Dropping to all fours, I crawled to the farthest room away. She would probably think that I would crawl to the closest for safety. Finally my smartness came back!
Securing myself in a cabinet above a sink or something, I began to come up with a plan. Quietly, I took my phone out to call Mikey, Jay, anybody really. There were no signals! My mouth opened up to let out my frustration, but I remembered “Caitlyn” was looking for me.
“C’mon girl! This isn’t a time to play. Why aren’t you answering me? C’mon!” she was trying to coax me out. No. Freaking. Way. Somewhere, in a different room, I heard a gunshot.
“Okay, you got me. I’m not your buddy Caitlyn and I’m not here to kill you, just to kidnap you for Boss. Show me where you are and I won’t hurt you,” she said slowly as if I were a dumb child. There was no way I was going to take my chances. I mean, how will I know she will keep her promise?
Okay, she has a gun, she’ll try not to kill me, and she wants to take me somewhere. Crap! Who could this get any worse? Right then my phone rang. It was Jay. Nice timing. I flicked it open, but I was didn’t know or not the lady heard my ringtone. God, help me!
“What! That was HORRIBLE timing! I thought there was no signal,” I whispered furiously into the phone.
“What? Why are you whispering? What’s wrong?” Jay asked. Of course he wouldn’t know.
“Sorry, sorry. But I need help. There’s this person with a gun and she wants to kidnap me. Get help! Hurry,” I whispered, nicer this time, “Oh and I’m at the house that sorta looks like mine. I’ll turn on all the lights so you will able to find it faster.” The lady stomped around closer this time.
“Wait, I’ll be right there!” he answered.
“What? No don’t!” but he was already off the phone. No! He could be so thick headed sometimes. The gun fired again. No! I felt around the cabinet for something that might have helped, and I found a handle near the back in the left corner. Yanking on it, a smaller door opened up and I felt cool air brush past my arms. Something furry ran past and the cabinet door slid open.
The furry was completely black, it looked gel looking, and it was BIG! The thing was bigger than me but it was so much smaller when it first came out. Its body shape was cat like, but face was so much like wolf, but a lot scarier. The woman spotted the thing and aimed her pistol at it. She fired four times and ran out of bullets. The bullets were absorbed and just fell below it. I decided to call the thing Panther.
Panther lunged for the woman’s throat, but she bent back at an inhumane angle. Its paws scraped the floor as it landed and turned at the same time. The lady screamed and slid to her knees as the animal lunged once more but lower. Panther’s jaw locked onto her thigh and he wouldn’t let go. I covered my mouth in horror and fascination.
The lady stuck out her hand and murmured something. A white glow appeared and shot Panther back. Tired, the lady raised her hand and tried to fire once more, but her aim was off. Panther lunged again but dug his claws into her stomach and he began to purr in a loud cat purr as she fell. Screaming, the woman began to fade away.
“Girl, you are safe now. You may come out,” the thing said as the woman completely faded. Slowly getting out, I took care not to anger the thing so I wouldn’t end up gone like the lady.
“Ehh, thanks for that. So who are you?” I asked Panther.
“I noticed you took a liking to call me Panther. I am Panther. I have sworn to protect you, my queen, at no cost what so ever,” it knelt to the ground,” I am at your service.” His face softened and he got up from the ground. What was this thing?
“I am a shape- shifter. I am your protector. I am yours,” he said. Queen? I wasn’t a queen!
“Sorry, but your mind is so much fun to explore,” he chuckled,” but you are in fact a queen, but you will know in the future. Now, come closer and put your hand on my head.” I gave him a scowl for reading my mind, and did as I was told. Slowly, vivid images flashed before my eyes. The blurred so I only saw general items of what seemed like my future.
“This is not accurate, for one choice leads you to another and you may choose something else,” it sighed. My future? Choices? What? I am an ordinary girl who just has a wild imagination.
“No, you’re not normal,” laughed Panther. Taking my chances, I punched him on what seemed like his shoulder. My hand sank in and I freaked out. Pulling my hand out, I stuck my tongue out and indicated my disgust. Panther laughed harder. Already my heart was in love with this creature.
“My queen, something has come up and I must leave, please for my sake stay away from danger,” said Panther. I nodded and watched him shrink to the size of a mouse and scurry back to the door in the cabinet.
Something thumped upstairs in the house’s attic. Trying to stay out of trouble wasn’t a specialty of mine. Really, it was my curiosity that made me go, but hey, Jay was coming. He could maybe help. Going up the stairs, I prayed that there wasn’t any trouble in the attic.
 

Chapter 6- Liz
Remembering that I told Jay I would turn on all the lights in the house, I busied myself trying to find the attic’s switch. To my happiness, there was an easy access light switch right next to door, where all switches should be located. I decided not to wait for Jay to come for me to head up to the attic.
Looking around, I surveyed the area I was now located in. It looked like an ordinary attic filled with junk that the previous owners had had. Something gold caught my eye in the right corner of the room, where huge stacks of ridiculously large boxes were stacked.
This Panther wouldn’t be able to help me because he had to leave. The gold glittered even though the light was dim. How could it do that? I searched the room for an open window, but found no windows at all. Huh. Maybe I should call Jay and tell him to hurry, because this was killing me! What was it?
I whipped out my phone to call Jay, but my phone was