Is this the real world? Is this just fantasy?

"What do you want now!?!"

I kept quiet.

"Seriously!?!" he wiped his hands down his face in complete utter frustration. "You want cash??? Well too bad, cause I don't have any- what are you doing now!?!" I was standing in front of him staring like he had grown another head, mumbling something too faint to hear.

He gave me a skeptical look saying what the heck!?! I held out my hand and he just stared at it for a while before asking "What?" with an annoyed expression.

"I want a friend" swallowing I added, "I'm lonely."

"Uh huh. So you-"pointing to me he continued "want to be friends with me?" he finished, pointing to himself.

"Yes."

"You've got to be kidding me. A complete stranger you know nothing about, whom you never even assumed to be a murderer, a rapist or even an arsonist, or a kidnapper or baby-killer or even a puppy-strangler??"

Giving a light chuckle he continued, "I mean, you don't even know my name for Pete's sake!"

"Who's Pete?"

Giving me a look that says are you serious, he said "If I say yes, you'll leave me alone?"

I shrugged.

"Okay, okay. FINE!! Let's be friends forever!!!" heavy sarcasm lacing his voice.

"Forever?" I laughed internally. 

It worked.

"Yeah, sure, why not!?!?" he gave an exasperated sigh. Something I do very often.

I can already sense a deep connection between us.

Having a sense of accomplishment I stated, "Repeat after me then," I raised my palm.

"Is this really necessary??? What are we, like, five?" I just stared at him blankly. "Okay. Okay. I can't believe I'm doing this sh-" I raised his palm.

"Pealeos estrevar-", "Paeleos estr-evar"," Monstratos de Cadavier", "Monstrat-os d-e Cadav-i-errr", " de Eternitum", "This ain't voo doo is it? Cause, man, I'm sooooo not cool with voo do-", "JUST SAY IT!!!!". "d-e Et-ernitum. There! God... No need to be bossy! Sheesh." Meh... Cry baby.

Nothing happened.

Hmmmm, where did I go wrong??

"Now that we're done with the crazies. This is the part where I get off the coockoo train. Sayonnara, best friend" he said, turning to walk in the other direction while waving his right hand goodbye.

Now I remember. 

I grabbed his shoulder, "What now!?!", and spun him around, before putting my hands on either side of his face, cupping it in my hands. 

I did what I must do.

"Hey! Wha-what are you doing!?!?!"

Seal the contract.

Crashing my lips against his in an earth-shattering kiss.

You're mine now. Best friend.

The wind started shifting around us as we kept our lips tightly sealed around each other, red locks splaying over everywhere as my hair was whipping violently against my face and his, the wind lifting us ever so slowly. The only witnesses were the illuminating moon and the twinkling starlight I once suspected to hold the secrets to my misfortunes.

 I broke the contact mid-air. Staring intensely at his face with my eyes tinted a glowing, neon-blue, as he, himself, was in a deep trance staring blankly at me with empty gray orbs.

Contract sealed.

Then, in less than a second. It was all gone.

The wind had stopped encircling us and had returned to its normal, un-uplifting state. Literally. Leaving me landing on my feet and him falling face-first towards the sandy grounds.

*THUD* Ouch..... That looked like it hurt..... 

Scratch that. It hurts.

I almost feel bad for him.... Almost. 

Now I have three choices.

Choice A. Wake him up.

Or Choice B. Leave him here to probably get mugged. Well, more like beaten up cause he doesn't have any more money.

Or.

Choice C. Carry my new friend home!

So, carrying him to my newly bought home, just last week. You know, back-up plan. Based on my all-knowing wisdom, this house is the biggest in the neighborhood. 

Mr. Hobo here started shifting a bit on my back. 

Of course I wouldn't burn my most valuable property! That would just be stupid.

And your other house just burned magically. My subconscious countered.

Meh....

When I got to my polished, wooden, door, my unconscious best friend was still in my back and I set him aside so I can open my door. And lemme tell you, that boy sure can lose a few pounds just for situations like this. Can't have people hyperventilating just because they're carrying a heavy adolescent.

1ma31tch. *Zing* 

Turning around to carry my best friend- he's not there. The fudge!?! Where could he be!?!?! Uh oh....

"Ooooff-"Crashing into his broad chest I looked up to see his steel gaze as he continued to tower over me with his tall height. He started leaning towards me.

Closer.

Closer.

Until we were face to face, mere inches apart.

"You stole my first kiss" he stated matter-of-factly, barely above a whisper, close enough for my ear to hear.  I have to struggle to keep in a laugh. It was his first kiss? Seriously???

Impossible.

How peculiar of a human. 

"But that's okay because-" leaning away, he turned his back and added "I enjoyed it. It was, how should I put it? Amazing.... Better than I imagined my first would be."

Giving him a nonchalant look, I went straight to my living room. I observed my surroundings and muttered, money well spent, I deserve a pat in the back!

Sigh.

Turning around to head to the kitchen I noticed him standing rigidly, watching me playfully. Crossing his arms he gave me a pout, signaling a smooching gesture. Uh oh.

Eeww.

Oh no. Not again.  I smacked my hand up my forehead. 

That's why I stopped doing that!!! 

God I'm so stupid!!!! 

Once again I wasn't thinking. You'd think just because I've lived more than a hundred years that I'd be smart. Yeah right, already cleared that up at first chapter when I burned my house down.  

Sigh. This is the fifteenth time this has happened. First ever was on year 1328.

Now that was a fine young gentleman. And I was so lonely then, just like now. I keep forgetting what happens when I do that! They get excited. 

A certain excitement I'd like to stay away from.

The problem with creatures like me is we live for an eternity but act foolishly over the years as well. 

We never learn.

While I was distracted I didn't notice, what's his name, already near me inhaling my scent. A shiver went up my spine. 

You know what? I think he was right when he said asking him to be my friend was a bad idea. I mean, I don't even know his name for Pete's sake, whoever Pete is.

Whoa, De javu.

 Where had I heard that line before??

"Hmmmmm."

"Stop that!" 

"Stop what?" 

"Sniffing me like a dog!" 

"Ain't that what best friends do? Braid each other's hair and inhale each other's scents?" 

"No! That's- That's just wrong on so many levels." and flapping my hands vertically to emphasize my point, I added, "It even sounds wrong."

"Hey I'm being a friend here!!" 

"Nope. You're being a perv."

That shut him up.

Giving a defeated sigh I thought he wasn't going to speak up again.

"I.... I don't even know what happened to me. I was just going for a walk to the park when something went flying towards me, hitting me in the head. And let me tell you, it hurt like hell. Whatever that is. I think it was a big rock or a brick? I don't know-"

Ooops?  Was that my brick??

 "I guess I passed out and went rolling under the bench. And when I finally woke up to the sound of someone enjoying something so much, I found you. You, who decided to make friends with me, a complete stranger you know nothing about, and everything is just so- so....." he released a heavy sigh "And I don't know what you did to me but- I- I... don't know." He ran a hand through his hair "But all I know is, I- I want to be always near you, like, my life depended on it or something! UGH! What's happening to me?!? And for that-"

Uh oh, not good. NOT GOOD!

"I'llneverletyououtofmysight." The last part he said so fast all I heard was never and sight.

"Ever." he finished.

My face widened like saucers. Bad karma comes back so fast!! Shouldn't have done that. 

Yup... 

This is what I get. 

Yup..... Uh huh.....

.....Damn.

"Well you see-" 

"Raven. My name's Raven" 

"Yes, yes. Raven. What you feel is the effect of what I had done to you. Side effects are: Feeling that you can't live without me, which I doubt is even possible. Excessive feelings of excitement for me. And last is...."

"What? What's the last one?"

I took dramatic pause, looked him straight in the eye, and said,

"Love."

 He sighed, "Oh...... That explains a lot" he doesn't look surprised.

"You're taking this better than I expected." Its unbelievable how he's so calm and what not.

What I didn't expect was his next words. Something I haven't heard in over a decade. 

It's already obvious what I did the last decade.

With a longing expression in his face, he boldly stated, "I guess I love you then."

I smacked my hand on my forehead. Sigh. 

This is going to be a momentous eternity.   

>>>End Chap<<<