Pre-story author's babbling: I finaly pulled myself together after a year of being all mopey and not writing anything and stuff. I was just being downright lazy. Fanfiction, i write not always just because i liek a pair up or something, but It's sort of a way I recognize the game, after playing it. Kinda like, it's disrespectfull to not write a fic, after playing a game I loved. It's like ann obituary.. or something.. not really... but still, I didn't create my account for no reason, and I need to start writing again. I came up with a decent little idea with potential enough to turn into a Moses x Jay thing, when i decided to try and play through the game again, and as soon as I came to the crystal forest, I told myself, "Hot damn, this is where I'm gonna start my T.O.L. Fic. right now, cause i like how it looks." and i just plopped down and started writing again. I'll most likely be writing more often now, especialy, if i haven't written at all in a while. enjoy
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Disclaimer: I don't own T.O.L or any of the peoples from the game.
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(setting: Crystal forest... sorry for just jumping in, again... that's just what I do!)
As Jay climbed onto the huge lopsided-block shaped crystal formation, he could hear a familiar heel click against the glazy path below him. He huffed annoyingly.
Moses.
"Hey, Jay!" The sound of Moses' voice could be heard going on and on about something Jay turned away, really not in the mood to be listening to. He covered his ears in disgust, as the voice made it's way through, the tunnel, around the bend, and up the slope, growing louder and astoundingly, more annoying as is approached his seat, up there on the rock.
Moses cocked his head to the side and scratched his neck when he found Jay curled up in a ball, with his hands over his ears. Jay gasped, realizing Moses was in front of him and thrust his hands into his pockets innocently. The Bandit grinned knowingly, and hoisted himself up unto the crystal as well.
He stretched out, reclining back with his arms behind his head, as he made himself nice and comfy on the rock, like he was here to watch a good ol' coyboy flick, with li'l Jay here. All the annoyance flowed out of Jay, trying in vain as he shook his head at the Redhead not to grin. Moses just looked up at him stupidly and smirked.
"So... what brings Jay The Unseen to the forest this... fine evenin'?" Moses purred, in that funny way that only he could joke.
Do you even have the ability to carry on a serious convorsation?
"Oh, nothing really in particular..." Jay shook his head again, trying to get back his grim state of mind, he had going before that idiot came along and made things all better again.
"I was actually just about to leave." he added.
This is too important, I'll just go home and try to think of something, there. Horsing around with Moses right now won't help anything.
Jay stood up as fast as he had sat, down.
"Hey, wait a minute, now, short-stuff." Moses reached out and held onto Jay's arm. Jay stopped, holding his breath, as he turned around hesitantly, trying to look as calm as possible. He was afraid Moses would try and stop him.
"Y-yeah?"
"What's the big hurry, little bro?" Jay forced a tiny smile, and shook his head for about the millionth time tonight.
"I don't want to be out too long, okay Moses? I just came here to think about something, that's all... and I..." Jays head lowered in guilt as he quickly improvised this weakly excuse, that by the look on his face, he could tell that even Moses could see through.
"I don't want to worry the oresoren..." He threw in, his voice then lowering to an incomprehensible mumbling, untill Moses hunched over, looking up at Jay, gave him possibly the most pissed look in the history of the legacy from below.
"Liar." He spat. Jay waved his hands about defensively.
"N-no! It's true- I really did come here just to think."
"Liar!" Moses tightened his grab on Jay's wrist like a snake, and Jay glared and pulled back on his arm, then again with all the weight in his body, still not able to get free. He growled and jerked his arm over and over.
"You might have come here just to think, but I damn well know that you're just avoidin' me Jay. I may be a stupid bandit, but I sure as hell ain't that stupid. Now tell me what's wrong."
Jay narrowed his eyes. He yanked helplessly against Moses' hold for another minute, before stopping to catch his breath. Moses just blinked up at him. Not able to look the bandit in the eye, Jay turned his focus to the ground below.
"If anyone should be getting upset and cursing his ass off right now, it would be me." He tryed not to think about it, but the way Moses had him by the arm, it reminded him of Solon. Feeling like he was chained to the old lunatic 24/7. Jay's voice cracked, as he pleaded
"Please... just... l-let me go, Moses." Moses sighed, finaly letting his tone of voice fall into a more gentle mood.
"Come here, and sit with me Jay. I just wan't to talk, Jay. Just come here, and tell me what's up." He wasn't very used to being gentle with the young ex-ninja, but he was trying as hard as he could to sound like a big brother.
Jay was in the middle of devising something nasty to say in response, that he hoped could get him out of here faster, but then he looked into the Bandit's eyes, and despite all the harshness he had just dealt out, his eyes were caring, and genuinely concerned. Right now it pained him to be able to look him in the eye like that.
Moses let go of his arm, and sat up, his own arms draping calmly over his knees. Jay furrowed his eyebrows decisively, before Moses played his trump card, the word-
"Please?" Jay's head lowered again. Moses knew what was happening when the 17-year-old's breath quivered and he began choking. He suddenly dropped to his knees in front of Moses, who caught him just as he had fell forward. Jay unnintentionaly "knee'd" him in the happy spot when he fell into the older man's arms. Moses bit his tongue, surpressing the loud wolf howl that he could have let spoil this moment, and patted the boys back.
He held jay out in front of him.
"Okay?" Jay then also bit his lip.
"All right." He managed to croak. Moses studied the boy as a mass of tears welled up in Jay's throat, threatening to leak out his eyes, all over the place. Moses knew that constipated look, all too well, and thought to himself right away,
This is one of those deep things he get's himself all worked into, again... This is going to take more than just a pat on the back to fix.
Moses pulled Jay back into a hug again, up against him; a place where he knew Jay could feel more welcome to cry, instead of looking him in the face. Jay threw his arms around him thankfully, and burried his face in big bro's shoulder.
He coiled his fingers around one of the braids that seemed to have just been thrown in the guy's hair randomly. He sat up again, then and gathering his senses to at least tell him before he threw his little fit, and drenched poor Moses.
"I'm..." He choked on the rock in his throat again, trying to find the power to say the rest of his sentance. He took in a quivvering breath, shouting what he needed to say fast, a little squeaky at the end:
"I'm planning to leave the legacy." Moses's eyes bugged out.
"What?" Jay collapsed back into his warm chest and let himself sob without care, and he twisted his hand even tighter in the Bandit's locks. Moses put his arm around Jay, stunned. He never dreamed that that would be something what Jay would say. He looked up at the orange sun, glowing overhead. It was starting to set, and outside, it was starting to get colder.
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Thanx for reading, I couldn't type anymore for this chapter, when i typed it up, for I was exhausted and it was midnight lolz. I decided to try and wrap it up at that, instead of putting the next page in chapter one, as well. Sorry It's short it just sounded like a better place to rest. The rest I'm going to add to chapter two when I get around to it. Please, do reveiw!