Hey, guys!!!!! Quick note: I got this idea from a Writing prompt on Pinterest. How great is that app, by the way? It's a bit short, but I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did, writing it.
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I was drowning, which was confusing; especially since the ocean and I made a deal, promising not to invade each other.
Managing to break the surface, I yelled for help, but it was no use as whatever magnetic force pulling me down, did its thing.
As the ocean enveloped me once more, I woke up screaming. My heart raced a mile, a minute and the ringing in my ears were a direct contrast to the almost deafening silence in my room. Looking at the wall clock in front of me, I tried to calm down.
11:59
"Ok... It was a dream. C'mon, Angel. You're not a wimp! For crying out loud, you kicked Matt in the balls for forcefully kissing you in the third grade. This is nothing, compared to that!"
In. Out. In. Out.
"I'm sorry, but could you spiral a little bit faster? For a minute, I thought I'd have to use the clowns dream, instead. You, humans, fear the weirdest things. "
Turning sharply to my left, I screamed.
The thing that materialized from the dark was really tall and shaped like a man with...were those horns?! His eyes glowed a bright red, and there were leathery, wing-like things attached to his back.
He moved a bit closer to the bedside lamp, letting me see the scars on the side of his face and the frown that seemed permanently etched on.
I screamed again.
He sighed. "Look, princess. You could either go on screaming or you listen to me and we could both get this over with."
"W-who are you?"
He looked me over, before raising his hand for a fist bump. "I'm Drucius. Resident demon, guard to the fifth hell and bad ass poker player. You must be Anjell."
Noting the confusion on my face, he sighed. "It figures. I wondered why the group would need a weak human for tonight."
Hovering to the left, he fiddled with a strange device, mumbling.
"Excuse me?"
He looked at me and sighed. "Ah, jeez. It's Bet Night in hell- "
"Bet Night in hell?! "
He continued without pause. "- and i was in charge of picking up an independent party for settlements,- "
"Wait. Settlements?"
"- but Flirt, another demon, was supposed to set the DGPS and he must have messed it up."
By now, I was convinced I was losing my mind. "DGPS?"
"What?" He asked, with a slight look of irritation. "You don't know what that is, too?"
I shook my head and he sighed. "It's GPS for demons. Helps us navigate our way in and out of the fiery pits. Anymore questions?"
I shook my head again.
"Good, because you're coming with me."
Flinging off my blanket, I rolled off the bed. "No, I'm not."
"Yes. Yes, you are. I've lost precious time, as is. I can't start looking for another settler now! Be reasonable!"
I couldn't believe the incredulity of the situation. How dare this- this being?!
"Do you even hear yourself?! You're a demon, in my room- how did you even get in, by the way? And you're telling me to go to hell with you, to settle a game of bets?! And I'm supposed to be reasonable about it?!"
He pondered on the for a while. "So you understand, then. Great. Let's go."
Now, I was pissed. "Were you even listening to me?! Why is that both human and demon males find it hard to listen?! You know what? Go to hell!"
He raised his hands in exasperation. "What do you think I've been trying to do?! You're the one delaying!"
For a while, we both regarded each other with looks ranging from annoyance to confusion, but neither of us spoke. Then, the device in his hand made a whirling sound. He glanced at it and flinched. "Look. I understand where you're coming from so you're probably gonna hate me for this."
"Wait. Hate you for what?"
And I blacked out.
