Yami Shorts

  The Plan When Melinda walked into school, once the holidays were over, she noticed all of the other students at her in alarm. They did all that they could to avoid and they said nothing in her presence. Some ran away from her the moment that they saw her. Others screamed the moment that they set eyes upon her. Then she made her way to the classroom with Matilda beside her. She took a glance at her. She wondered if she was alright. She would have asked, if she didn't know any better. No. She wanted both of them to get through the day without any disruptions. So both girls decided to keep to themselves as the day wore on. None of them did anything that led to anything big. Which was made easier by the rest of the students as they were locked in their state of fear.  Melinda went through the motions of being a model student, even though all that she could think about was what they were going to do tonight. She had declared that she was going to take down the witch Wendy Wonderl...

  Casting Doubt  Lasta had finished a full day's work when she met with Salynara, who led her to her room. She tucked the girl in, yet there was something off about the air tonight as she smiled at her. "Are you alright after all that you have been through?" Lasta asked. That was when her smile became wider and more cruel. "Oh? Did you think that all those tales were true?" She cooed. She frowned in confusion. "Yes, why?" "Did you not wonder why my son did not appear in any of my stories again?" "Yes." She admitted. "Well the simple answer is that he does not nor did he ever exist. I never had him or any other children, for that matter." "Then why did you tell me?" "I did promise a bedtime story. Did you honestly not wonder that it seemed far too incredible that I just so happened to meet the future king of the Seelie Court without knowing?" "No. Why would I?" "And what about the man tha...

  The Fifth Story Lasta finished another day of work. She had finished all of Salynara's orders and followed her to her bedroom and was soon in her nightgown and tucked in by Salynara. She smiled at the girl with a strange and almost confident smile. "Do you want another bedtime story?" "Yes please, Mistress Salynara. And thank you!" She said, not wanting to look rude. "Alright, during my time when I had gained self control, I was able to get more and more victims. They were all children at the time. I wanted to shape them into my little helpers. So I performed several physical and psychological experiments on them to inspire loyalty. Not one worked separately, then I combined them all into one. When I did, I noticed that the method worked! I tried it again. One after the other and each and every time. In fact they were so loyal to me that they would even kill their own parents if I asked them!  "And some did, but the fairies from the Seelie Court hear...

  The Fourth Story  Lasta woke up early. She sat there as she waited for Salynara. She walked in and then she followed her to the kitchen and cooked breakfast. She gave them all their breakfast and waited there in silence as they ate it. She looked away and did her best not to focus upon the smell of the food. "You know, you're really good at cooking that!" "Thank you, Master Otb." She said as she refilled his cup. They soon had eaten. She soon washed their plates, cups and cutlery. Once she was finished with that task, she dried them and put them away. She cleaned the rest of the kitchen and made sure that it was as clean as she could make it. She followed Salynara to her torture room. There she stood at the door as she heard scream after scream. Part of her wanted to run in and stop her but she decided against it. She did not want to get hurt either. After all, she had felt so much pain and she did not want to feel anymore.  "Come in, wanderer."  She...

  The Third Story  Lasta cleaned up another pool of blood that Salynara had made. She still felt upset about the torture however she still could not figure out why. She also knew that either way, it did not matter. She followed Salynara to the kitchen. There she taught the girl how to cook a pork stew. Once she had finished Salynara tasted it. Her eyes tensed slightly. "You will need more practice in making that dish. Although you are not far off!" "Thank you Mistress Salynara. I could not get through one meal without your instruction." She chuckled. "You are very kind. Now, how about you try again." She did and gave her the meal. She tasted it and her eyes lit up. "That is so much better. Now cook one for Otb, then you can have that one." She soon did and soon ate her meal, which she found was too salty. Then she gave Otb his meal. Once they all had finished she quickly did the washing up. Then she followed Salynara to her room and Salynara tuck...