Red Moon

That night the Dazzlings were all sound asleep in their van. Sonata was awoken from her sleep by a feeling of pressure in her bladder. She had to pee. Fortunately they were parked right by some porta potties, and they had a lot of hand sanitizer.

Sonata quietly put her shoes on and left the van. She then walked out to the porta potty to do her business. Once she was done Sonata walked back to the van only to be cut off by someone. From what Sonata could see, it was a girl with short, blue hair. She was also wearing a Crystal Prep uniform.

“Who’s there?” Sonata asked.

The girl walked forward. Sonata could see that her skin was pale and her eyes were red.

“My name is Indigo. Indigo Zap.”

“What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?”

Indigo chuckled. “I like the night. It’s very…soothing.”

Sonata felt extremely uncomfortable. “I…I need to get back to my sisters.”

Indigo approached Sonata. “Don’t do that. I want you to stay and play.”

“Stay back! I’ll scream!”

“Good.” Indigo then pounced on Sonata and knocked her to the ground. She then opened her mouth to expose her sharp fangs.

Sonata struggled to get free. “Get off of me!”

Indigo licked her fangs. “Don’t worry, you’re about to experience the greatest feeling of pleasure.”

Just as Indigo was about to bite Sonata, a growl came from the woods. It was so loud that it practically shook the ground.

Both Sonata and Indigo looked towards where the growl came from. A pair of bright, yellow eyes stared back at them. Suddenly, a massive black wolf came charging out of the shadows. It tackled Indigo off of Sonata and began mauling her.

Sonata could not believe what was happening. She had never seen a wolf so large before. With its large, sharp fangs and claws the wolf tore apart Indigo Zap. The wolf finished indigo Zap off by ripping out her throat. Blood sprayed everywhere.

The wolf let out a loud howl after making the kill. It then turned to face Sonata, who was paralyzed with fear. The wolf’s eyes became wide, and it stopped snarling. It was as if the wolf was giving Sonata a look of reassurance.

The wolf then ran off into the darkness. Sonata got up and looked at Indigo Zap’s body. It was torn to shreds, with blood and guts everywhere.

The body then burst into flames, very quickly burning away into dust. Sonata ran back to the van and pounded on the door.

Adagio slid open the door to the van. “Sonata, are you alright? What was with all of that noise?” She asked as she wiped the crud out of her eyes.

Sonata told Adagio everything. Indigo trying to bite her, a massive wolf killing Indigo, and Indigo’s body turning to ash.

“Sonata, have you been sleepwalking?” Aria asked with a raised eyebrow.

“No, I swear!” Sonata began breathing hard. “I…I don’t think we should stay here.”

“Sonata, just because you had a bad dream and there were some noises-”

“I don’t care!” Sonata shouted as she cut off Adagio. She then broke down crying. “Please! I just want to go somewhere safe!”

Aria rolled her eyes and sighed. She hated it when Sonata cried. “Alright then. Where do you suggest we go?”

Sonata wiped away her tears. “I know a place.”

The Dazzling drove over to the address that Cassidy Lee had given to Sonata. They arrived at a small house just outside of town. As soon as Adagio parked the van, Sonata threw open the door and ran up to the house. She rang the doorbell and pounded on the door repeatedly.

Cassidy opened the door. He was wet with a towel wrapped around his waist. It was obvious that he had just gotten out of the shower. Sonata rushed in and hugged Cassidy tightly. She cried into his shoulder.

“Sonata, calm down! What are you doing here? What happened?” Cassidy asked.

Sonata looked into Cassidy’s eyes. “It was terrible! I went to use the porta potty, and then a girl from Crystal Prep attacked me! She said her name was Indigo Zap, but there was something wrong with her.”

“What do you mean?”

“Her skin was pale white, and she had red eyes. She knocked me to the ground and tried to bite me with sharp fangs! But then…a massive black wolf came out of nowhere! It attacked Indigo and tore her to pieces! After the wolf ran off, Indigo’s body burned up into ash!” Sonata then went back to crying on Cassidy’s shoulder.

Cassidy looked over at Adagio and Aria. “Is any of this true?”

Aria shrugged her shoulders. “We did hear some strange noises, but Adagio and I didn’t see anything unusual.”

Adagio walked up to Cassidy. “Look, Sonata is clearly upset and we are really tired of living in a van. Is it okay if we stayed at your place for a few days?”

Cassidy nodded his head. “Of course you can. Please, come in.”