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Monster monster under my bed
Come out and play 'cause I need a friend
You're so damn close that I feel your breath
You're the only one I have left
"Die open this door now!"
Die's mum was screaming at him again. Such a common occurrence now. Every day the same.
Constantly shouted that he needed to leave his room; go outside; make friends; stop hiding from the world.
"No. Leave me alone. Why can't you just leave me alone?" Die felt tears of frustration well in his eyes.
"You'll never be alone."
There it was again; the reason Die hardly left his room.
A shiver ran up his spine.
"Kaoru." Die's voice came out as a breathy whisper.
The monster under his bed.
Well, monster was such a harsh word.
He looked like an ordinary man... To most people (if most people could see him).
To Die, he looked every bit the demon he was. Black wings that created ominous shadows on his ways. Pale, almost translucent, skin. Glowing red eyes that seemed to pierce through to Die's very soul.
"Never alone when I'm here."
"I know you'll never leave." Die said relaxing back into Kaoru's hold.
"You're mine now."
"Yours. Only yours."
"Die? Who are you talking to?" His mum's voice floated through the door.
"Kaoru."
Silence.
"Kaoru. I'm talking to Kaoru." Die said louder, with more confidence.
Die heard a sharp intake of breath on the other side of the door.
"How many times do I have to you?! Kaoru isn't real! Stop this nonsense. You're too old to have imaginary friends!"
Die gave no reply. He had no need to. Kaoru was his friend. His rock. His everything.
Die's mum eventually gave up. Her son was still living in a fantasy world.
"It's just you and I again." Kaoru's voice sounded like honey to Die. "It'll always be just you and I. You're mine. Forever and always."