Lullaby for the Fallen
Hiya guys, Healing here with another story. Just a quick disclaimer: I don't own anything Sega related, but I do own my OC, and my friend loaned me her insane OC for this as well. One more thing... READ AND REVIEW PEOPLE!! I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET!! ... erm... to the story!
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Chapter One
In the darkness, anyone could see the white mist that seemed to appear out of nowhere; it appeared almost as fast as light can appear in a darkened room. The wet ground was covered by the mist and the leaves of a nearby tree was being caressed by the gentle wind. Who knew that a night like this would be so peaceful? Definately not Team Chaotix.
In the small rental building, Vector was reclining in his black chair, his feet propped onto the desk in front of him. He had his headphones on and was listening to his mp3 player loudly. Espio was sitting in the corner of the living room, his eyes closed and his mind elsewhere. A small buzzing noise could be heard by Espio and he knew that Charmy was just flying around out of boredom.
"Espio! I'm bored!" yelled Charmy in his small voice. For a 6 year old, Charmy was definately one of the most annoying people Espio had ever met in his life. But he just sighed, coming back into the real world and seeing Charmy right in front of him.
"I realize that."
"Can we do something fun?"
"Ask Vector."
Charmy frowned for a moment before flying full speed toward Vector, realizing he wasn't going to stop in time, the small bee collided into the alligator's face.
"WHA!"
"Vector can we do something fun?!"
Vector turned off his mp3 player and he looked at Charmy, "say that again?"
"Can we do something fun?! I'm bored!!"
Vector frowned as he questioned, "like?"
"Go somewhere! Maybe a restaurant, or maybe an arcade! Please Vector!" begged Charmy as though not going anywhere would destroy him. Vector sighed and looked at Espio.
"Do we even have money to go somewhere?"
Espio stood up and he walked over to a small safe. He entered the code in and counted how much money they had. Espio sweatdropped.
"I'm guessing we didn't get any bills this month?"
Charmy and Vector froze, looking at each other as though saying they did but they lost the total amount they owed. The purple chameleon sighed, "figures."
"We're sorry! We were playing catch and this and that happened."
Espio rubbed his temples as he replied, "that's fine. We've got a few jobs to do anyways so we might actually be able to pay it off this month."
"Are you sure? Last month we owed at least 600 rings!"
"Then this month we'll owe... crap."
"Crap?" asked Charmy and he started laughing.
Espio frowned, "why is that we always owe so much?"
The hyper bee stopped laughing and whistled as Vector shrugged. Espio raised an eyebrow at Charmy's reaction to the question.
"Charm-"
"How many rings do we have?" he questioned before Espio could confront him.
"About 350 rings."
Vector got out of his chair and walked over and recounted; sure enough, Espio was right. Vector sighed.
"How many jobs do we have tomorrow?"
"At least 3."
"How much are we getting paid?" questioned Charmy. It was times like this that Vector and Espio both wished that the bee would shut up.
"100," replied Vector.
"Then we'll go out tonight, to anywhere, and we'll worry about the rent later!"
Espio looked at Vector who had a grin; he wanted to get out of the house too, Espio could tell. The chameleon sighed, giving in.
"Fine. But when we get the bill that says how we owe more than before, don't come complaining to me."
Charmy cheered loudly as he buzzed around. Vector was obviously getting annoyed by the buzzing and he said, "Charmy! We're going to a restaurant so behave!"
"Okay!" shouted Charmy as he stopped flying around the whole building and stopped next to Espio.
Espio kept 200 rings out and put the rest back; who knew what Vector or Charmy would want? After a few arguements, the trio then came up to the conclusion of which restaurant they should go to. The Moonlight Cafe.
The trio soon got to where they wanted to go; the small cafe wasn't the greatest cafe in the world, but then again, neither were the others. This cafe made up for it's slow service with the entertainment of singers, and instrument players. Groups of teenagers would go up on the stage and perform, and depending on the number of standing ovations and how loud the applause was, they'd determine if they'd ever make it to the life of a rockstar; unfortuantely, not many did ever make it that far.
A racoon dressed in black dress pants, a white long sleeved shirt accompanied by a black vest over it, and a small white ribbon in her hair appeared. She held three menus and she said in a shy voice, "hello, welcome to the Moonlight Cafe. I assume you're wanting a table for three?"
"Yes please," replied Espio.
The racoon nodded as she led the trio to a table that was in the middle of the room. Once they were in their seats, she gave them their menus. She rubbed the back of her neck and she said, "please be patient and we'll be right with you to take your orders." She then darted away, a blush on her face.
Espio and Vector shrugged and that's when they finally noticed that a small group of teens were playing a song. Charmy was instantly hypnotized, and the duo were relieved to see that. The last thing they needed was a sugar high bee who was already naturally hyper and who was at a restaurant.
A few minutes passed and the teens ended their song. The applause was almost as loud as Vector's mp3 player during a thunderstorm, and that was loud! Charmy clapped and so did Vector. Espio smirked at the teens and realized that they were all looking at a small group of girls; obviously trying to impress them. The racoon from before appeared at their table, clapping.
She looked at the trio and she grinned, "sorry about the delay, are you all ready to order?"
The trio nodded and gave her their orders. She nodded and she grinned, "coming right up. Please enjoy the entertainment!" she then darted off.
"Huh, that was oddly fast."
"New worker?" suggested Vector. Charmy shrugged as he was hypnotized into the next small group of teens. This went on for a long while until the racoon made it back to their table in record time with everything.
"Lets see here..." the racoon muttered as she placed the plates of food in front of them and the glasses in front of them. "Did I get that right?"
"Yea! Great job! Better than usual!"
"Charmy, hush."
"I'm just saying! Usually this place is slower than anywhere else!"
The racoon laughed quietly at that and she replied, "yes. I'm new here so I try to be quick. I'm Taylor."
"Nice to meetcha!"
Taylor smiled at the trio and she then face palmed herself, "oh yea! The other tables! I'm sorry but I will be back to check up on you in a moment!" she then darted toward a few tables. Charmy and Vector smiled at the kindness of the racoon and Espio began eating.
The music ended and a wolf with a devious grin walked on the stage.
"Are you all having a great time?"
There were cheers that said yes, some said maybe, but there were no cheers that said otherwise. The wolf grinned even wider, if possible at that reply.
"Good! Now we'll do our usual challenge seeker. Not only will this person sing, he or she will have to play an instrument as well."
A spotlight appeared on the stage and started moving toward the Chaotix table and Espio prayed to anyone that it didn't land on them. Luckily it abruptedly moved to the left, and soon fell on someone in the corner.
"Come on up lucky lady!"
The girl's light blue eyes were calm as she stood up. Espio then noticed that she was strange, even for an anthro. She was a pale gold cat with ungodly light blue eyes. She wore a pair of light blue denim jeans, a light blue wrap shirt, white gloves, and in her hair she wore a light blue- green ribbon. Strapped to her back was a lavender guitar.
"Don't be shy now, come on up!"
The girl nodded as she walked up to the stage calmly, but even though her eyes didn't show it, Charmy could tell she was extremely nervous. When she made it on the stage she looked at the announcer.
The announcer made a motion for her to say something before she began. She looked at the audience and she slowly smiled.
"Um... I-I'm not sure what to say, except that wow. I got picked. Hehe... I probably sound a little strange. But, you're all in for a special treat. I promise you'll love it!"
As soon as she was done saying that, she swiftly moved the guitar so it was still strapped to her, and it was in front of her. She took out a pink pick and she closed her eyes and the notes began to fill the air.
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Hiya guys! Okay, there was chapter one. Sorry if it seems out of place but that's when your reviews are much appreciated. Please read and review!
