Hidden Past: In the Quiet Lands
By Harmony283
Summary: Senel and the gang are in the Quiet Lands, searching for a rare sample of the 'Lesser Pup'. But what happens when Jay feels like they're being followed, and he turns out to be right? What if the mysterious follower is a girl who works for Solon and was told to bring Jay back to him? But why is Harriet being held captive…and what happens when Jay gets poisoned?
Pairings: one-sided Shirley/Jay, Senel/Chloe, some Moses/Jay, Jay/Harriet, and Jay/OC
Authors Note: Well here's my second fanfic for ToL, and I have to say that, unlike Nightmare this one was extremely easy to write mostly because it's centered around my two favorite characters, and I don't really have writers block anymore. Yes I know some of the pairings (like Shirley/Jay, and Jay/Harriet) aren't common, but I decided to add them in here. And I've already found a few pics where it's just Jay and Harriet (sometimes Jay Harriet and one of the Oresoren) so I'll use some of those pics as references in later chapters. -cough- yeah, anyway here's the fic, so enjoy!
Warnings: mild language, violence, and suggestive-ness
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"Demon Fist!" Senel cried out, ramming the last of the group of monsters, a rock element, into the ground, causing it to disappear, replaced by a blue stone-like figurine.
With the battle done, everyone collapsed to the ground, sighing in relief.
"That was…way harder than normal. I guess the monsters really have gotten stronger." Norma moaned out, falling to her knees, before completely falling over onto her back, "and now I'm tired."
"W-well it's your fault for deciding to participate in battle in the first place." Senel replied, stretching out his arms before sitting down as well.
"I think you all did very well." Grune replied, smiling sweetly and sitting down next to both of them.
"G-Girl, you have way too much energy for your own good…"
"And you complain too much."
"I do not!"
"Do too."
"Do not! Grr! Senel you're so mean! I'm not talking to you for the rest of the day!" Norma sat up, glaring at the white haired Alliance Marine before getting up and walking over to the far side of their make-shift camp, and sitting down.
"What's up with her?"
"I think you, um, hurt her feelings." Shirley said, walking over to Senel and handing him a sandwich.
"But she…"
"Yes she doesn't have to participate in battles, but that's no reason to start arguing over it. Now then, I'm going to go scout ahead, to make sure there aren't any monsters nearby." Jay turned and left the group, his baggy clothing ruffling as the wind picked up.
"Huh, is it just me or is JJ a lil' tense today?" Norma asked, turning back to face Senel and Shirley, who both just stared at her, "What? Y'mean you haven't noticed?"
"I thought you weren't talking to--"
"Um, no, we didn't." Shirley quickly cut him off, shaking her head from side to side.
"I hate ta say this, but Bubble's right. He's been acting all jumpy, like he's 'fraid somethin's gonna come out an' attack 'im." Moses said, sitting down next to the brunette treasure hunter, leaning against Giet who lay down next to him.
"I honestly hope that's not the case. Yes the monsters here in the Quiet Lands are strong, but they aren't that strong. And they don't come near the Elevator anyway, and we're close to it…so I think we should be fine." Will stated sighing and leaning up against one of the trees close by.
"I agree with Raynard. There's nothing here we can't take on. But the fact is, like Sandor said, that he is tense…but why?"
"Is someone followin' us? Or is it just the Oresoren? They always come down 'ere. At least that's what Giet says."
"you can understand Giet?"
Moses glared at Norma, "I think we've been through this already Bubble's, but yes we can understand each other."
"Um, but why would the Oresoren be here? Are they, um, worried about Jay? I…I've noticed that, when we went to visit him once back at their village, they seemed to always ask him how he was feeling."
"Shirley's right. It was a little unnerving. I guess they're still worried about that Solon guy…"
"But So-So's dead!" Norma cried out, waving her arms from side to side, "And we know no one can come back from the dead!"
"But…do we even know he's dead." Chloe muttered, crossing her arms and sitting down next to Senel.
Everyone fell silent, contemplating the female knights words.
"I…don't think we can say for certain, but it's safe to assume that, if someone is following us, it isn't Solon. At most it would probably be another Ninja."
"That's not makin' us feel any better, Teach."
Will rubbed his temples, "I know, Norma, I know."
"Ookay now you're startin' to creep me out. Are you sure you're feelin' okay? Or, don't tell me, you know someone's following us too?" Norma stood up, glaring at the oldest member of their group, both confusion and anger present in her eyes.
"Well yes, I do feel like someone's following us. But that person isn't harmful to us."
"And who would this person be?" Chloe prodded, standing up as well.
"Harriet. Harriet's following us. Or at least that's what I think."
"Hattie? But why would she follow us? Or…"
"Or maybe she's stalking you again."
Will looked over at Senel, a shocked look on his face, "Again? What do you mean by that?"
Senel shook his head, sighing, "She used to follow you around before she moved in with you, just to see what you were all about."
"I-I see."
"But that still doesn't solve the problem, Senny." Norma shot back, glaring at the white-haired boy.
"And I though you said you weren't going to talk to me."
"And I'm wondering just how long you two are going to keep this up." Will then walked over to Senel, who was the closest, and hit him over the head, he did the same to Norma, and the two fell to the ground, holding their heads in agony.
"Teach!"
"Hey! Why'd you do that to me…?"
Will crossed his arms over his chest, "Because you both deserved it. Now then, I guess we'll have to wait for Jay to get back before going any further."
Chloe nodded her head, watching as Shirley tried to comfort Senel, "Yes, you're right. But…why are we down here again?"
"So I can see Giet again! Why else!" Moses shouted, punching the air with his fist while Giet howled.
"If that were the only reason, then only you would have come down here."
"But…but there're monster an' other stuff…an' besides didn't ya say you were lookin' for somethin'?"
"Not in particular, and it wouldn't be something that would interest you." Will trailed off, turning to face the Elevator.
"Oh come on now, Teach! You're makin' us wanna know now!" Norma whined, walking over to him and cling to his arm, "Please tell us!"
"Well…"
"What? What?"
"Remember when Harriet asked you to take her to the Thunder Monument? When she asked if she could bring back the Lesser Pup?"
Norma blinked, "Oh…yeah, so you wanna take a look at the Lesser Pup as well?"
Will nodded his head, "Yes, I do. But if it's any recollection to when you tried to capture it, then we need more than one person."
"Oh, but it should be easier, since Schwartz is gone." Grune pointed out, still having a peaceful smile on her face.
"I…yes you're right. But I can't do it alone. So I asked you all to come with me." Will looked at each of them, a hopeful look on his face.
Norma sighed, "Great, just great, you called us all here just to catch some monster…wonderful."
"Well, since we're already here, why not?"
"Yeah! Me an' Giet'll be happy to help!" Moses said, jumping up and punching the air once more with his fist.
Will nodded his head, smiling, "Good. But first we need to wait for Jay."
"Yeah, I'm surprised he isn't back yet…maybe someone did follow us." Senel glanced behind him, as if expecting a ninja, or a monster, to pop out from behind one of the trees.
"Hey, hey, now y'all. If someone did follow us, then I'm sure Jay took care of 'em already."
"Yeah, and if he couldn't he would've come back and asked us for help."
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement before sitting back down.
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Jay sighed, leaning against a nearby tree, the gentle breeze catching any strands of raven black hair that had come undone from his pony tail. He then looked ahead of him, towards the ocean.
"That's…strange. I could have swor--"
Before the sentence left his mouth, he jumped to the side, dodging an extremely sharp looking knife, which embedded itself into the bark of the tree he had been leaning against.
"Oh darn, I was hoping that would hit you, too." A female's voice called out, both bitterness and amusement present.
"Who are you?" Jay asked, turning to face, what was supposedly, a worn patch in the grass.
"Me?"
A poof a smoke revealed a girl of around nineteen with dark brown hair, reaching mid back, and vibrant blue eyes. She was wearing the traditional garb of a ninja, black with a sash tied around her waist. She had a smirk on her face that just seemed to get wider.
"Yes you." Jay's eyes narrowed, "What is it that you want? And…and why are you following me?"
The girl walked forward, "Well I guess I can answer those questions…my name is Kari, I am a ninja," her smirk widened, "As you can obviously see. And the reason why I'm following you? Well, let's just say there's something I want. And it has to deal with you."
"It has to deal with me, hmm?" Jay crossed his arms over his chest, noticing immediately that, despite the fact that girl said she was a 'ninja' she obviously wasn't very skilled…either that, or she really hadn't meant to pose a threat in the first place.
"Yes. But that's personal. What my overall goal is…it's to bring you back to your 'Master'."
Jay flinched, "what does Solon want now?"
Kari shrugged, "How should I know. But he did say that, if I brought you back to him, that you'd fulfill my little deal."
"And what if I decline going back with you?"
Kari stared at him, and scowled, "Well I guess then I'd have to do it the hard way."
"My friends are here as well, you know." Jay looked past her, towards a small clearing where he had left Senel and the rest of the group, "And I don't think they'd take it too kindly if you took me away."
"Which is why I'm making sure they don't interfere."
"How are you planning on doing that?" Now Jay was interested. He knew Solon, and usually when he chose a ninja…they were nothing like this girl was. This girl actually acted normal. She didn't act like a machine…and she certainly didn't act like Solon controlled her, which was good.
"Oh it's easy," she flicked her wrist, causing a nearby tree to shake, and…something to fall out.
Jay blinked a few times, watching as the figure, a small girl, stood up.
"Wait…H--"
"Hey! Why'd you do that! You said that if I brought you here you would make sure no monsters attacked me so I could get to dad! So why did you tie me up in a tree?!?"
"Harriet."
The nine-year-old looked past Kari, smiling in relief as she saw a familiar face, "Jay! Do you know where dad is?" she walked over to him, smiling all the while Jay gave Kari a look of disgust.
Which of course, Harriet noticed, "Hey! Are you…are you even listening to me? Hey, hey! Jay!" she glared up at him, then she yanked his ponytail…hard.
"Agh--hey!"
"Good. Now take me to dad."
"Nuh-uh, sorry sweetie. You aren't going anywhere."
Harriet turned to face the ninja girl, "And why not?"
"Because, my dear, you're staying with Me."
"But you--"
"I know I promised…but promises are always broken, dearie."
Harriet glared at her, "No they aren't! Promises are meant to be kept! So you're going to keep your promise and you're going to bring me to dad!"
"Your father is in that group over there, correct?"
"Um…yes…?"
"Harriet, don't talk anymore."
"but why?"
Jay sighed, "Look, Kari, I don't know why you're using her as a…a shield but that's a little low, or are you not the kind of person I think you are?"
Kari shrugged, "I'm a ninja. I work for Solon. I was ordered to bring you back to him. And I'm doing this all to get something I want. And if little Harriet here prevents her father, as well as the rest of your friends, from attacking me while I take you away, then I personally don't care how 'low' you think it is."
After hearing this, Harriet backed up so that she was right up against Jay, clinging to the sleeve of his baggy purple shirt.
'This is bad. Harriet doesn't even know what's going on…much less what Kari's talking about. And I can't exactly fight with her standing right there. Will would kill me if I did that…but if I don't fight back then she'll take me, and Harriet might get hurt as well.'
Jay sighed, "So you don't care do you? Hmph, I guess I really do have to fight you."
Both girls eyes widened.
"F-fight…? You're going to fight?"
"Oh, Solon never said anything about this."
"And who's Solon?"
'Hasn't she been paying attention at all? Or…no, that's probably something Will doesn't want to tell Harriet, and I can't blame him. It has nothing to do with anyone but me, after all.'
"You don't…know who Solon is? And here I thought you dear father told you everything," Kari shook her head, "Well not that it matters, you'll meet him soon enough."
Harriet backed up even more, so that now she was hiding behind Jay, "From the way you said that, I don't think I want to meant him."
Jay shook his head, " That's right Harriet, you don't want to meet him. And I suggest you close your eyes during the fight."
"And again who said I was going to fight you?" Kari asked with a smirk, crossing her arms across her chest, leaning on one foot. Her hair ruffled lightly in the wind.
Jay shook his head once more, shrugging his shoulders, "Do you honestly think I'd go with you willing--Ghh!"
And just like that, he fell to his knees, gripping his left arm as if it were wounded. Just mere seconds later, blood began to spill, staining the purple cloth that covered it.
"D-dammit…what did you…?"
Kari's smirk only widened, "Oh, well you see," she held up a simple wooden needle, no longer than a tooth pick, "This…I used this. And guess what? It's bad luck for you because y'know what's on this?"
Jay's face fell, "Poison?"
"The worst kind."
"And that would be…?"
"Lilac Poison." Her smirk turned into an evil smile, "and I'm oh so sure you know what happens when you get this poison in your system?"
Jay clenched his arm tightly, turning to face Harriet, who was staring ahead, as if in shock, "Harriet."
The voicing of her name seemed to bring her back, and she turned to face the raven-haired teen, a dazed but worried expression on her face.
"I need you to scream, as loud as you possibly can." He mouthed to her, hoping against hoping that the ninja, that Solon's hench-woman, hadn't heard him.
And thankfully she didn't. But she did get angry.
"Hey! Turn your face back around, no little girl is going to help you!"
Harriet then promptly collapsed on the ground, whimpering.
"Harriet…"
'Damn, maybe that plan isn't going to work after all. I guess I still have to fight.' Jay glanced down at his wounded arm, 'But it's only a matter of time before the reaction kicks in. I just have to hit her where it counts.'
He staggered to his feet, tilting to one side so that his knife, which was skillfully hidden beneath his clothing, could slip out into his hand. He slowly let go of his wounded arm, finding it now feeling much like a burning ember, and quickly exchanged his knife to his good hand.
"You think that this wound will stop me from fighting you?"
Kari's eyes widened, "Wh--crap." She jumped out of the way before Jay could even move, drawing her knife as well, "I was really hoping that that'd take affect sooner, I guess I need to bring a higher dosage next time."
"If there's going to be a next time." Jay spat, gripping his knife tighter, watching for any signs of movement. He knew all too well that, while she had full mobility, she was weaker than he was…but that, in his state, she could possibly beat him.
'So I guess one false move on my part would wind up with me being dead. How fun.' Jay grimaced as pain shot through his arms.
That's when he made his mistake. He closed his eyes, just for a second, and it happened.
Kari was right in front of him, her knife drawn, "I don't want to kill you, but I can make it so you can't fight. And the easiest way to do that is…" she brought the handle of her knife down, whacking it against the hand that held Jay's knife, causing it to slip, and fall somewhere behind the purple-clad boy.
"And now you're weapon-less. Surrender now."
Jay collapsed to the ground in front of Harriet, not from defeat, but from the pain in his arm. The poison was spreading, and he knew it. It wouldn't be long before he would pass out, and then he, along with Harriet, would be taken to where ever Solon was hiding.
His eyes became blurred, and the ground began to move upward. The last sound he heard before blanking out completely, was the sound of Harriet screaming.
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"Did I…just hear someone scream?" Norma asked, staring up at the 'closed sky' of the Quiet lands, her head tilted to the side.
"Awooo!" Giet howled, turning to face the direction Jay had gone.
"That's not good. If Spot here heard that then something's definitely up." Norma jumped up off the ground along with everyone else, turning to look in the direction of where Giet was pointing.
"Alright Giet, show us the way. Jay might be in trouble!" Moses rushed forward, and would have gone further…if Will hadn't stopped him.
"Huh? What's up?"
"I don't think Jay can scream like that. It sounded almost like a girl screaming."
Moses smirked, "A girl y'say? Alright then, time to see Moses in action!" he rushed forward again, this time stopped by Senel.
"We're going with you." Both Shirley and Chloe nodded their heads in agreement.
"Yeah, yeah Red! You can't just go rushing in like that! What would JJ say?"
Moses sighed, "Well Jay ain't here. But he could be where that girl was screamin' so let's get goin!"
"Yes, I agree. There isn't a reason to stay here when someone else is in danger." Grune walked over to stand next to Moses, "Well then, shall we?" she smiled sweetly, making Moses grin even wider, nodding his head enthusiastically before running into the depths of the forest with Grune and Norma close behind.
"Those three…always barge into things don't they?" Senel said, shaking his head.
"Yes, I agree. And I honestly thought Grune had changed."
"Well you can't expect everything about a person to change."
"Y-yes, you're right."
"I guess so."
"Um…but…Will?"
Will, who had been silent for the past few seconds, staring ahead at the path with a blank look in his eyes, snapped to attention, turning to face the Merines, "Yes?"
"You seem…really worried." Shirley clasped her hands together in front of her, a worried look in her pale blue eyes, "Are you afraid that that scream might have been Harriet's?"
Will nodded his head before following the three others into the forest, leaving Senel, Chloe, and Shirley to stare after him.
"Um, if it really was Harriet then…" Shirley started
"Then Jay must have found her, but…" Chloe turned to face Senel
"But if anything bad were to happen to her, he would know Will would be mad. So does that mean…?"
"He must be hurt!" Shirley cried out, "We have to help them!" she then ran off down the path.
"Um…she's being a lot bolder than normal…"
"Yeah. I think it has to do with Jay."
Chloe tilted her head to the side, "And you don't sound too happy about that."
"Do you honestly think I can be happy about that? She worries about him more than she's ever worried about anyone else before." Senel clenched his fist, sounding annoyed, which Chloe knew was never good.
"But he's our friend. If he's in trouble we have to help him."
Senel sighed, "Yeah…you're right."
The two Iron Eres users ran off down the path towards where the screaming was.
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"You…you…you…" Harriet fell to her knees, staring at Jay's limp form in front of her. She then looked back up at the ninja, "Why did you do that?"
Kari shrugged, "Because he wanted to fight me. And I know I would've lost if I hadn't done anything." She smirked, "But don't worry, whatever happens to him, well, let's just say you'll most likely get to see it."
Harriet's face paled, "Wh-what…what more are you going to do to him?!" she slammed her fist into the ground, wanting to show her annoyance, but not having the strength to stand up and do so the normal way she usually did.
"Oh I don't know." Kari tilted her head to the side thoughtfully, "It just depends on the mood Master's in today. If he's in a good mood, well, that'd be a bit 'NC-17' rated for a kid like you, but if he's in a bad mood…" she looked down at Jay's unconscious form, "I honestly would feel sorry for the boy."
"What? Why?"
"Do you know what the word 'Torture' means?"
That left a bad taste in Harriet's mouth. But all the same it made her hate both Kari and Solon even more. She slammed her hands against the ground again, but this time she realized something.
Jay's knife was right next to her, and Kari didn't seem to notice it.
'But how is that going to help me?' Harriet wondered, slowly picking up the knife and hiding it under her skirt, 'It's not like I can use it anyway. Yes I've seen Jay use it before, when a monster almost attacked me when I was bringing a letter to him from Will, but…'
"My, my, aren't you the submissive little brat." Kari stated, folding her arms across her chest, an evil grin spreading its way across her lips. This made Harriet flinch and look away.
"I'm not being submissive."
"Well then you sure did get quiet fast enough."
Harriet turned her gaze back to the ninja, "Well that's because--"
"That's because nothing. It won't get you anywhere to fight me."
"Oh yeah?"
Kari scowled, "What's with the defiant attitude all of a sudden? You know, that really annoys me in a kid." She reached out to grab Harriet's arm, but froze when she heard a shout.
"Harriet!"
"Jay!"
"Where are you? Are you okay?"
Kari bit her lip, "Crap, they're here…hmm, I guess I really will have to use you as my shield."
"Sh-shield…?" Harriet questioned, looking up at the older woman with fear present in her eyes. She didn't know what this girl was capable of, but she knew that if she had any more of what she called 'Lilac Poison'--what made Jay faint--then she could possible use it on her.
Kari grabbed Harriet's arm, tugging her towards her, and over Jay's body, just as Moses made it through the clearing.
And everything seemed to freeze.
"What the hell…?" Moses asked in disbelief. Norma and Grune both let out a simultaneous gasp, Will gripped his hammer, Shirley covered her mouth, and both Chloe and Senel got into their fighting positions.
"What did you do…to Jay?" Shirley asked, moving forward, planning on running to heal the collapsed boy on the ground.
But Kari had other idea's, her grip tightened on Harriet's wrist, "Ah-ah-ah…if you move this girl here pays for it." She smirked, "And I'm sure you wouldn't want that now would you?"
"But why Harriet?" Will asked, his grip never loosening on the hammer at his side.
"Because she'd bring me to this group. Children, no matter how mature they may act are still children, get over it."
"I am not a child! I'm almost ten years old!" Harriet cried, tugging in vain against the woman's vice grip.
"Oh really now?" Kari cocked her head to the side, a smirk on her face, "When's your birthday?"
"Ah…um…" Harriet looked away, "Why should I tell you?"
"I just want to know in case you actually live that long." The ninja woman stated, shrugging her shoulders.
This made everyone freeze. Moses turned to Will, whispering in his ear, "When is the lil' lady's birthday anyway?"
Will shook his head, whispering, "I…don't know…"
A few seconds of awkward silence passed in which Harriet gave her father a defiant look, and everyone else looked surprised.
"You…dad…you're really horrible y'know that?" Harriet stated with a sigh, she then remembered what predicament she was in, and began to pull away. Of course, Kari had heard the conversation as well, thus wasn't exactly paying as much attention to the young brunette as she should have, meaning that her grip on her had loosened.
And that meant Harriet got free.
"Harriet run!" was Will's immediate response, but just as the words left his mouth, Kari reached out once more, her distance too close to the point where escaping or 'running' wasn't an option.
Instead Harriet bent down on the ground, picking up the knife she knew she had hidden under her skirt. She didn't exactly know what she was going to do with it, but it was worth a shot if it meant protecting herself.
"G-get away from me…" she whimpered, but otherwise didn't put up much resistance when Kari pulled her against her body.
"My, my you're being very agreeable," Kari said with a smirk, "I see you finally realized that you need to calm down, neh?"
Harriet sighed, shaking her head, "Maybe I did, maybe I didn't, but I do know I don't want to go with you."
"Well too bad, because you already sealed that fate yourself." Kari spat, turning to look at the other members surrounding her, "Well do you have any last words before I take these two back with me?"
"Harriet…"
"Hattie…"
"Why do ya want Jay?" Moses asked, placing his hands on his hips, "I mean, what'd he ever do to you?"
Kari smirked, "Oh it's not so much that I want him, as Solon—master—wants him. I was just told to get him and if I did…I'd get a personal request from him."
"And exactly what would that be? What could Jay possibly know that'd help out someone like you?" Harriet suddenly asked, her grip on the knife, which was hidden in the palm of her hand away from both her father as well as Kari's view, tightening.
"I need to find someone. That's all." Kari said with a shrug.
"Well that's…too bad…"
"Hmm?" she looked down at Harriet, who had looked down.
"That's really too bad," Harriet brought her hand with the knife up, and that's when Will saw it, "Because you aren't going to ask that question." She then thrust the knife into the soft part of the womans stomach, as she had seen Jay do, not to a human, but to a dummy.
"Wh-what…?" Kari staggered backwards, blinking in shock at the younger girl in front of her, "What did you…the knife…you used Jay's…knife."
Harriet nodded her head, "Jay always said be wary of your opponents, I heard him say it once when he was training with Senel and everyone else, even though I'm small…even though I'm young it doesn't mean I don't know how…to fight…"
After those words left her mouth, she collapsed on the ground in a dead faint, and Kari teleported away through the traditional ninja way—a smoke bomb.
"Jay!"
"Harriet!"
both Will and Shirley ran forward. Shirley immediately went to Jay's side to assist his wounded arm, whilst Will checked on Harriet.
Will was the first to sigh in relief, "Good, she just passed out. I was worried she might have hurt her."
"Yes…but…um…Jay isn't responding to my healing arts…"
"Woah you're right, JJ looks bad." Norma stated peering at the now flushed boy lying with his head on Shirley's lap. She tried one of her healing spells, but the result turned out the same.
"Um, I think we're makin' it worse…" she turned to face Will, "Teach do you know what's goin' on?"
Will shook his head, "I'm afraid not. He has a fever, or at least that's what it looks like."
Moses' eyes widened, "My lil' bro had a fever and he didn't tell no one?"
Senel shook his head, "I don't think that's what Will means, is it?" He glanced down at Jay, then looked at Shirley, and then back at Will.
"No that isn't what I meant. I meant something caused him to have a fever. Not a natural way."
"Then what're we waitin' for? Let's get 'em back to the Hospital!"
Chloe nodded her head, "Yes I agree. Alcott may be able to help us pinpoint exactly what caused Jay's fever. And besides here isn't exactly the best place to stop."
"Yeah let's get going." Everyone nodded their heads and left the clearing…
Leaving only Senel and Chloe there. Senel was looking at the ground in defeat. Chloe walked over to him, "Senel…are you okay?"
"She really does care about him more…now…" he muttered, glancing up at Chloe, "She really does care more about Jay now."
Chloe shook her head, "But that's just how Shirley is. You can't just jump to conclusions, and I'll say this again, Jay is our friend. So, like you said to me once, let's worry about him okay?"
Senel smiled, "Yeah, I told you that when you figured out who Arnold was, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Hey c'mon you two or else we'll leave you behind!" Norma called out from somewhere ahead of them. The two quickly nodded their heads and then ran into the forest depths after their friends.
Jay gets the title Jay the Wanted
It seems like everyone wants him for one reason or another…
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Well here's the ending to the prolog chapter of my second ToL fanfic. I hoped you liked it, and as with my other ToL fanfic, Reviews are loved, CC is accepted, but Flames are put out.