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He lounged on a raven black throne, decorated

with shiny white skulls and the most detailed

blood red roses I had ever seen. Intimidating

anyone who dared come close. The figure

perched upon the dark beauty was masked by

a cloak; it was made from the finest silks and

leather and was the colour of the darkest night.

My fingers itched to pull that cloak off his head

to see who hid underneath, but I never got close

enough to the man. His face would forever be

concealed by the shadows in which his cloak

would create, masking his identity from the

world.

He sat on the throne with an aura of arrogance

and loneliness. The room I was in was deathly

quiet, which added to the scariness of the

situation, the walls were painted a midnight

black hiding the corners in shadows. The floors

were a marble colour, polished to perfection

making the lights above reflect on the floor,

twinkling peacefully. A few steps lead up to

the man Daring me to walk up them, but like

normal I was glued to the spot and undeniably

invisible to the world around me and the man

in front of me.

"Hello.."I heard my voice echo around the near

empty room. I knew it was pointless to try and

make contact with anyone in my dream, but

this time something felt different. Annoyed that

nobody could hear me, I stared at the ceiling

where a beautiful chandelier dangled from the

rocky ceiling. Its diamonds sparkled softly from

the flames that kept the room alight.

Pulling my gaze from the ceiling, I realised I

was wearing a black corset dress, black flat

slipper shoes and my blonde hair was curled

and hung over my left shoulder. A black ribbon

was tied around my neck adding to the elegant

look. I tried yet again to make contact with the

man, trying to catch his attention. "Hey... you

creepy dude in the big *** cloak, yeah you...

I'm talking to you!" I screamed in frustration

bored as usual. But this time, his head snapped

painfully to where I was standing and the

strangest, mesmerising red eyes stared at me

from beneath the darkness of the cloak. They

pierced into my blue ones and ifI hadn't have

known I was dreaming, I would have sworn he

was staring straight at me, into my soul.

Awaking from the dream, I lay in bed trying

to catch my breath and control my heart beat,

which if you needed to know was trying to

beat its way out of my chest. I was sweating

nervously, that had never happened before in

my dreams! His red eyes looked so cold from

the obvious lack of emotion, I found myself

wanting to comfort the strange man sat on

the dark throne, it was as ifI was still there in

that dark beautiful room with him. What was

really weird was he actually looked at me as if

I was really there!

I ran my shaking fingers through my tangled

ash blonde hair, I was paranoid that I could

still feel his presence in the room. I looked

around my bedroom at the lilac painted

walls, to the black furniture of my wardrobe,

dresser and night stand. Shaking my head at

my childish thoughts, I threw off my plain

white covers and swung my legs out of bed.

Letting out a small yawn I stretched my armns

above my head, feeling my shoulders crack, I

smiled. Walking over to my bathroom, my feet

sinking into my black fluffy carpet, I pulled

open my bathroom door ready to start my

morning routine. I switched the light on and

waited as it flickered on for a moment. I let

out an ear piercing scream at the sight I saW...

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I let out an ear piercing scream at the sight I

saw...

I tried to move my body, legs? Arms?

Anything? It was clear to me that my body

was rooted in place, quite like a tree that

was rooted to the earth. I feared that like the

beautiful trees that decorated the planet in

different shades of green and brown, I had no

control of what was happening to myself. The

large dark mass that screamed, no, demanded

that you felt at least intimidated by it, moved

from the almost protective shadows, revealed

my deepest fear and strangely my deepest

feelings, the man from my dreams. No, not as

people may have thought, although it would

have been nice, the perfect man for me. It was

but the strange lonely man who sat upon that

dark gothic throne.

The man, I'm assuming it was a man, let out

a low dark sounding chuckle that sent my

fear scale shooting through the roof of my

bathroom! His cloak swirled menacingly

around him as he took a step towards where

I was stuck to the white tiled floor, his hood

yet again masking his identity like in my

dreams. I stared at him in wonder, fear slowly

dying down at the realisation, that whatever

he was going to do, probably didn't involve

hurting me. If that was the reason he was

here, I would bet the last twenty pounds in my

purse, that the man in front of me would have

already killed me. On their own accord, my

eyes started wondering his body to see if there

was anything to identify him by, I swear if this

is a prank I'll flip! I let out a frustrated sigh

when I realised his cloak covered everything.

"It's rude to stare Sapphire," his voice was

husky and deep, the sudden sound made me

jump, but embarrassingly, I hated to admit

it I liked the way my name sounded on his

lips... Sapphire he could be some creepy ***

murderer! Anyone and anything could be

hidden underneath that cloak! My conscious

spoke quietly. But, being scared to death this

early in the morning and having enough of

being glued to the damn floor, I flipped.

"Didn't your mother ever teach you that it's

illegal to break into someone's house, then

stand in their bathroom like a stalker?!?" I

found myself saying; I gulped as his blazing

red orbs looked into my eyes, his deadly

eyes like freshly spilt blood flashed with,

surprisingly, amusement which seemed to

brighten his eyes and make them appear less

threatening.

As if floating above the ground, like a cloud

would move through the sky, he slowly

stalked his way towards me. I tried to struggle

or move from the spot, but my body was

hopelessly as frozen as it was in the first

place.

"Ah, but Sapphire I really did need to meet

you," he reached out to me, revealing a

slightly tanned large hand, one that he

was probably capable of killing somebody

with, his knuckles were scared from what I

assumed were from many fights. His hand

reached up to my face as he gently caressed

my cheek, I had wanted to shudder in disgust,

thinking that his touch would feel wrong.

However, surprisingly his hands were soft as

feathers. I unwillingly found myself leaning

into the caress, a blush tainting my pale skin.

Shakily I asked, "who are you and w..what

do y..you want?" I swear I felt him smile

beneath his cloak as I stared into the empty

space where his face should have been.

Something flashed in those eyes that had my

skin crawling. His hand went to my throat

tightening threateningly.

"Humans! Always the same questions! Who

are you... why are you here..what do you

want?! Why is my life sooo f#ck!ng boring?!?

It's the same sh!t over and over again, from

you though Sapphire I expected something

a little different, but you humans have a

way of asking pathetic questions... " I began

shaking in fear as my oxygen levels seemed

to disappear completely as black dots covered

my eyes. His red ones burned into mine.

Slowly his grip released from around my

throat, and with that my body seemed to

return to normal, well apart from the fact that

I couldn't move.

"Has anyone ever told you... to t- take a-a chill

p-pill?" I asked quietly my voice a bit ruff

from the previous moment. I allowed myself

to look curiously into his eyes. I still felt

fear, but I think being deprived from oxygen

messed with my thoughts to mouth process.

"The last person who told me, and I quote, "to

take a chill pill," was unfortunately for themn,

but very entertaining for me, burned alive

and thrown into a never ending darkness." He

stated, stressing the word very and looking

extremely proud of himself. "But you, I'm

beginning to like you so Il only warn you..

he paused for effect, a sinking feeling started

in my gut, "if you ever dare to disrespect me

again, I'l throw you into hells pit and laugh

at your terrified screams until they are no

more!" His voice boomed with thunder and

held a hidden promise to me, that had me

shivering with fear.

In that moment though, seriously thinking

this was an actor, one that would win an

award hands down. I smiled to myself feeling

an unknown burst of courage float up and

around me, "tiny bit dramatic ain't we? Empty

threats get you nowhere in life." I smirked at

the man in the hood.

"Oh sapphire, you'll wish my threats were

empty once Tm finished with you. You truly

have no idea who I am? Do you?" He spoke

calmly, the atmosphere in the room turned

suffocating, causing my heart to race. Sweat

formed on my forehead and I itched to wipe it

away. Sapphire, you stupid girl! My conscious

screamed. This isn't an actor, why would you

try and p!ss off something, that may or may not

be human..

But being the idiot I am, I blurted out

the first thing that popped in to my none

existent brain. "A selfish pig?" I asked almost

innocently. A low dangerous chuckle sounded

from beneath that dark cloak. In the blink of

an eye, I was pinned up against my bathroom

wall, painfully hitting my head in the process,

his head went to my ear, I could feel his warm

breath tickling my ear as he breathed.

"Try the devil, sweetie." He kissed my neck

gently, as I breathed in a woodsy smell, "your

worst nightmare." With that, he disappeared..

it was as if he was never even here to begin

with.

I sunk to the floor letting the information sink

in... damn, that meant the devil could win an

award for his acting skills.

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Later that day I arrived to work at The Little

Ray of Sunshine cafe, run by Mrs Ray. She was

in her late fifties, but didn't look a day over

forty! She was five foot four, had soft caramel

blonde hair and the greenest eyes I had ever

seen.

I arrived slightly late today, due to meeting

the so called devil, what was really bugging

me was the fact that I didn't even know what

he looked like, only that he had dangerous

red eyes. Running into the cafe, I squeezed

past the long line of customers where Mrs

Ray greeted me with a warm smile. I quickly

apologised for my tardiness. Damn the devil..

"You wouldn't believe the morning I've had,"I

said whilst putting on the little black apron, I

tied it around my waist and grabbed a tray to

clear up some empty tables.

"We all have our bad days child," Mrs Ray

said softly, "now get back to work before I fire

your ***!" Amusement twinkled in her old

eyes, lighting them up. This let me know she

wasn't being serious, I smiled genuinely at the

women I had known for the past five years.

A few hours later, Mrs Ray called me to

the back room, "can you be a dear and go

down to the basement for some tea bags and

coffee?" She looked very busy chopping some

vegetables up.

"Yeah sure, want anything else?" I asked

opening the door to the dark, creepy, spider

infested basement.

"No, just coffee and tea bags dear." I

descended down the squeaky staircase, upon

reaching the bottom, I pulled the light switch,

but nothing happened. I repeated it a few

times to make sure the cord was actually

working. Just my luck, now I have to find the

tea bags in the pitch black! The strangest thing

was the fact that Mr Ray had changed the

light only last week!

Turning round to climb back up the stairs not

bothering with getting the supplies, I heard

a voice that sent shivers down my spine and

not in a good way. The voice had me stopping

dead in my tracks. "Scared of the dark? Isn't

that just adorable, my little angel's afraid."

My heart rate was beating so fast, I couldn't

breathe, depriving my body of sweet oxygen

as I felt my air ways closing up.

"W-what are y-you doing here? Go away!" I

shouted into the dark nearly hyperventilating.

"I wanted a cup of coffee. Why else would I be

here?" I couldn't tell if he was being serious,

or if he was extremely good at using sarcasm,

but I'm going to bet it was the latter as he

stepped into the only light available. Light

that was being provided by the opening up the

top of the stairs. His cloak in place masking

his appearance.

"If you wanted coffee, why aren't you

upstairs?" The man shook his head from

side to side, chuckling softly to himself, his

red eyes glowing with amusement. "Why

won't you take your cloak off?" I covered my

mouth with my hand, realising I had asked

the question out loud, I began backing myself

away from him slowly, feeling my feet bump

into the first step of the stairs, if looks could

kill, well let's just say I'd be 6 foot under by

now.

"If you know what I looked like, it would ruin

my fun. You see I could pass by you in a street,

sit next to you on a bus and you wouldn't

have the faintest idea it was me!" He paused

slightly. "Also, I happen to be fully aware that

the cloak I wear often causes people, mainly

humans, to fear me more, that's what humans

do you see, they fear the unknown." I snorted

at his explanation.

"One, I don't think the average, normal person

would have blood red eyes, do you? Two..

again with the dramatics, really? I must

be special to be graced with the almighty

Lucifers presence twice in one day." I paused

watching the amusement fade out of his

demonic red eyes. "Three... I said quaking in my

boots! Your cloak is sooo scary!" With that I

ran for my life up the stairs...

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