This is Slick, v2. Which means, I am re-writing this bad boy. ;)
Disclaimer- I only own my OCs and the story/idea/Blinded/original story "Slick". The old one sucks! XD
Go.
The girl walked into Castle Bleck, holding a warm plastic cup of delectable dark chocolate hot cocoa. It was her fourteenth birthday, after all. Nastasia- her pretend mom- decided to take her in the cold- out to get hot chocolate.
December twenty-first. Ah, it was so cold. But… that was how Kortez liked it. Kortez- as in, the somewhat lucky birthday girl. This was the only day that she felt as someone actually cared about her. Not treating her as a child. Yes, her dad smothered her in love, but… he treated Kortez in a way that made her feel immature.
Today was the only day… out of three-hundred sixty-five days that she felt as an adult.
No no, Kortez isn't like any other teenage girl out there. She doesn't want a cell phone, jewelry, makeup, a boyfriend (well, she DOES have a crush...), or even clothes! All that she wanted was peace and quiet in her room, maybe a piece of devil's food cake, and maybe a few friends.
But she only has two friends, so you do the math.
"Nassy? Did Dimentio forget to pay the electric bill?" Kortez asked, thus being consumed by the darkness that flooded the castle. Nastasia chuckled and offered her a huge grin.
Nastasia then flipped the light switch on as everyone yelled, "SURPRISE!"
Kortez's face instantly lit up at the sight of her two best friends- Zypher and Doopliss.
She ran over to them- almost drenching the two in hot chocolate. Doopliss gave her a humungous bear hug and Zypher wrapped his tiny arms around her waist. Zypher was an X-Naut Elite, so what could he say? He was so tiny and cute! But Doopliss…
Just to let you in on a little secret, Kortez looooooves Doopliss. Soooo much, actually. It's rather sweet.
"Happy birthday, Kort!" Doopliss smiled. Zypher nodded in agreement.
"Happy birthday, sweetie," Zypher said coolly. Oh yeah, Zypher always calls Kortez "sweetie" and "baby", stuff like that.
Doopliss slipped his hands into Kortez's claws. She held them tightly and winked at him. "Thanks," she answered.
She wiggled her scaly tail a bit. The air was filled with happiness and anticipation- for once. Ya'see, when you're Goth and fall under the category of emo, then sometimes, you have the permission to be sullen and quiet and never happy. Today, she had some hope of happiness. Hopefully the cake is good! Kortez thought.
Kortez walked to the kitchen- showing off her… odd posture. Oh, what interesting features she has.
Hah. If anything, Kortez is one of the most awkward people in the whole entire galaxy!
Being 5"11- taller than her teachers and the rest of the class, having purple hair, pale skin, a dark- Goth- voice, freckles on one cheek- since the left one has a large scar, stuttering when she read, having a problem to speak in public, and having a freakshow of a family isn't necessarily the best fairytale perfect life. And on top of all that jazz, she has a slight hunchback and walking problems.
After eating pizza and drinking coffee, it was time for the cake. Kortez's favorite part of the birthday. Cake and ice cream. Mmm!
Count Bleck patted her on the back and kissed her forehead. "Happy birthday, my dear."
"Thanks Daddy," Kortez whispered. Dimentio lit fourteen candles on the devil's food cake.
"Make a wish," Zypher announced- a slight grin cracking under his equipment.
Kortez smiled back and thought about what to wish for. She then made her decision.
I wish, she started, that people would understand me. I wish that- to someone out there- I wasn't so awkward. I wish that I was useful. I wish that someone would love my potential. I wish that I was loved and cherished- not being treated as a child. I wish… that someone would love what I'm capable of…
Kortez then blew out the fourteen candles with hope. Maybe, just maybe her wishes would come true. In any way, shape, form, or fashion.
Zypher- feeling the excitement ooze off of her body- read her mind. He read her mind about what she was wishing for.
…And baby, he was gonna make it come true.
"Hey, Kortez sweetie? I gotta go make a phone call, 'k?" Zypher said.
"Okay then," Kortez replied.
Zypher trotted into the living room and grabbed his cell phone. He flipped it open and pressed "two" on speed dial.
"Hey, yeah, boss? It's Zypher here. You got yourself a subject fifty-nine. Yeah. Of course, boss. You got the big brother? His name is Mark? Huh. Awesome. Good job. Good good," Zypher said- keeping his cool. He flipped his phone back closed and went back to his 'best friend' to eat some cake.
"You're back!" Kortez laughed- shoving a spoonful of cake into her mouth. She licked her peanut-butter frosting covered lips. Doopliss sat next to her- continuing their conversation.
Oh… but she was so happy... She had a normal life.
Nonsense! The boss should have subject fifty-nine! Yes…