Hi everyone! Sorry for not having posted in a while but I've been busy with school and life in general. I have been writing more for my Halloween Horrors story but I haven't been able to finish the latest chapter and have come to a stop to allow inspiration to come back to me.
I have recently read a fanfiction by a user on DeviantArt named BitingSnakes and it has inspired me to write a continuation of it since the fiction was very short. It is a short story about the pairing Ty and Kid Rot and the original story can be found here art/Rotted-Roses-Ty-Kid-Rot-671454738. Hope you all enjoy! I don't know how far I'll go with this story so I'll just leave it at T rating until I see it needs to be changed.
For those who don't want to read the original writing, I'll just tell a quick summary before the story beginnings. In short, Kid Rot has been leaving rotten things around the Archers house, seemingly for Ty to find, in places such as at his bedroom windowsill and the like. Most noticeably it's been rotten roses, among other things, and when Ty confronts Kid about it, Kid says he thought it would be obvious and leaves Ty confused but flattered.
Rotten Roses
Chapter 1: Uncertain
It had been about a week since Ty had confronted Kid Rot about the rotten roses and animal corpses being left around and, honestly, he still wasn't sure how to feel about it or what to do next. On one hand, he could confront him again but this time not allow him to walk away after a vague answer. The roses and corpses were still showing up, though now the roses more than the corpses, much to Ty's relief. He didn't enjoy the small dead rodents at his door step, rotten and gross as they were. He might have enjoyed these 'gifts' if they'd been brought to him by Hairball, who he'd found on several occasions eating the carcasses, but he knew who'd left them there.
The other option he'd been contemplating was telling somebody about this but he was unsure. Both options came with their pros and cons. Confronting Kid could get him more answers and, hopefully, get the roses and corpses to stop but then, at the same time it could be a trap just to lure Ty away from his home so he could be killed off easily. Ty wouldn't put this whole thing as being a convoluted trick above Kid Rot. He'd proven to be an conniving and at times malicious and evil psychopath. The only reason Ty wasn't so sure that it was a trick was because of their last meeting and how Kid had the perfect opportunity to kill him. Maybe he just hadn't done it because Ty was so close to his house but he couldn't be sure yet.
Now the pros of telling someone would be that whoever he told could help him figure out what to do. Specifically, he wanted to tell Abby but at the same time, he was worried that she'd get upset over the matter. Kid Rot had become a particularly touchy subject for her, mostly because deep down, she still wanted to save Chester and destroy the parasite. Ty had wanted the same too, even though a part of him considered that maybe Chester was too far gone to be saved but he would never tell her that. Another reason why he didn't want to tell his older sister was because he didn't want it to seem like he was running to her for help. So many times now, she'd swooped into a scene like the hero she was and saved him from a sticky situation. Too many times as far as he was concerned and, for once, he wanted to be able to handle this by himself. He would slap himself in the face later if it turned out as just like the Far-Ty situation did and Abby would, again, have to come save him.
And at the same time, for some reason, this just felt like something he had to deal with on his own. Some private matter between himself and Kid Rot. He decided he would just keep it a secret until he saw the need to tell someone else.
He'd been thinking all this over on a Saturday morning as he sat in bed and browsed through channels on the T.V. It was more to have background noise than to actually watch anything. He'd been at least glad that these things were being left around at night, when there was a least likely chance of anyone else finding the rotten gifts.
Then there was a knock at the door. "Come-" Before he could finish his sentence, Abby came in with a serious and somewhat urgent look on her face.
"Ty, we have to go to the gag lab now." She said and left without allowing him to even answer. Confused, he followed after her to the shed outside to get suited up.
"Abby, why do we need to go now? What happened? Was there an attack?"
"I'll explain in the lab. Let's just hurry." Her tone and attitude gave Ty a feeling of dread deep in his stomach as he got an idea of what she was going to talk about. He did his best to cover up this and just nodded to her, getting dressed and leaving to the lab.
Now suited up, the siblings entered the Lab. Lab Rat was sitting at his chair, eating some fries with Hermes. "Hey guys. What's up?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at the two.
"This." Abby said and placed a rotten rose in front of Lab Rat on the desk. Ty immediately closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, realizing his suspicions were right. He knew she would have found one eventually, somehow, but he'd still hoped that maybe she wouldn't have known until he told her himself.
The other two didn't take notice as they examined the rose. "Do you think it's from Kid Rot?" Lab Rat asked as he started examining the rose with his computer.
"Of course I do! What else would make a plant rot this way? He'd been acting dormant and away, not causing any trouble, and then comes back out of no where! That's how he's worked so far. I'm just surprised that I haven't seen him, like actually seen him. He would usually start stalking me again too." Abby was angry, her fingers tapping loudly on the table.
"Well, this is definitely from him. Chemicals in the plant confirm that it's the same kind of rot that we deal with whenever we deal with him."
"I knew it!" Abby cried. "But this is good. This gives us a chance to finally capture him and free Chester." As she said the last part, her voice changed to hopeful and almost sad, her hands clasping together in front of her and her eyes closed almost in prayer. Lab Rat patted her shoulder gently and she sighed. "I'm sure we'll be able to do it this time. I'll make sure it happens no matter what." Ty didn't like the way she said that last part. She sounded so determined, like she always did when she was finally going to get something done. "C'mon Ty, let's head out and search for him."
"Wait." The two looked at him now.
"What is it?" She asked.
Ty bit his lip before sighing and saying "Okay, look, I don't think we should go looking for him right now."
"What?" Abby said, a look of shock crossing her face before she walked close and grabbed his shoulder. "Why not? We need to catch him now before he decides to do anything else to catch our attention like rot a school yard or something."
"Um, well..." He was never good at lying, especially not to her. For some reason, the two could just read each other easily and he knew she was reading him now, her eyes narrowing and lip turning into a tight frown as she stared him down.
"Ty, what's wrong? Is there something you know?"
Ty shook his head and said "No, it's just, uh, not the best time for me right now to go looking. I have, you know, homework to do and a project to work on." God, this lie was so paper thin, even he wouldn't believe it if it were told to him.
Abby's expression was one of 'are you serious' and she rolled her eyes. "Ty, if you don't want to go out because it's hot or because you're scared of running into Naomi, you can just say so." Ty glared now.
"I'm not scared to run into my ex Abby. Besides, me and Naomi are cool now. We talked and we are now on good terms." It had been a few months since the two had broken up. Naomi got tired of Ty being gone and vanishing at random points and when Ty refused to tell her the reason, she broke it off. Ty was devastated and he knew she was just as devastated. It had been hard for them both and the first month or so, he'd avoided even seeing her because it caused him and her too much pain. But recently, in the last month, he'd finally gone to her house and they talked it out. Naomi still didn't want to get back together, much to Ty's sadness, but he understood and they decided to stay friends which did make him happy.
Abby shrugged. "Whatever Ty. If you don't go now, then I'll just go by myself."
The younger grossologist sighed in defeat, not being able to come up with a better lie. "No. Let's go." The two left, Lab Rat giving Ty a questioning look as he passed him.
The two siblings were looking in the middle of the Rottinham Forest where they'd last had an encounter with Kid Rot. They'd been looking for an hour now and hadn't found anything. Not a single sign of Kid Rot. Abby looked frustrated and confused at the same time. "Where else do you think he'd be, Ty?" She asked. Ty shrugged, honestly unsure. They hadn't learned of any other hiding spot, though they were sure Kid had one somewhere. Abby gave a soft hum before she turned to Ty. "Okay, so I've got this idea but it's a little risky. I think maybe we should look in different areas and see if we can find signs of Kid like that."
"But what if we find Kid? I don't think the both of us could successfully take him on, let alone one of us." Ah, logic, Ty's main way of working and approaching situations. Abby frowned, her eyebrows pressed together in concern.
"I know, but it could help us figure out where Kid is faster. I don't really think we'll get anywhere soon otherwise."
After a little more discussion, Ty agreed and the two went in different directions but still kept close enough to call the other if something happened. It gave Ty time to think about the new situation at hand. Now that Abby found out, she'd probably be always on the lookout for more of the gifts and no doubt start finding them. Already, she was so agitated and strained by the situation and Ty didn't want it to affect her any more than it already had.
He had just peered into a bush and gasped in shock at the two eyes that stared back at him. He fell back and glared at the bush as soft laughter could be heard from it.
"That was too good." Kid whispered from the bush. "Man, your face was just too good. Would have been better if you actually yelled but then again, that would have alerted you know who."
"Kid, you fucking-! What're you doing in there?" Ty whispered back, trying to keep his voice down.
"What? I'm just watching you two, running around looking for clues that aren't there."
"You're being a creep like always, huh."
"Aaawe." Kid almost whined, Ty giving an uncomfortable look because of it. "Don't be like that. It's just what I do. It's how I keep an eye on my interests." Something about the way Kid said interests made Ty's skin crawl.
He glanced back to where Abby was, his nerves getting the best of him as he contemplated calling her over. Kid took notice and smirked.
"Getting scared and running to your big sister for help? How cute." Ty immediately snapped back with a dirty look. "Oooh, I struck a nerve! It's always so fun messing with the both of you and what makes you tick." He laughed again and it was really starting to tick Ty off.
"If this is your way of showing someone you're interested, it's a sure way to drive them off." Kids laughter stopped and he leaned out of the bush. "Oh, but I'm just playing Ty. Don't take it so personally." Ty wasn't pleased by that answer and continued to glare but his attention was grabbed by Abby calling out from her spot.
"Ty! Did you find anything?" She shouted.
"No!" He called back, still keeping an eye on Kid. "I haven't found anything." Kid grinned in response.
"Well, I think we should go! I'm getting pretty tired of finding nothing and mom and dad might be wondering where we are already." Though she did sound tired, there was also a hint of defeat in her voice. Ty frowned knowing that she was probably disappointed since she didn't find anything.
"Okay!" Ty called and was about to leave when Kid grabbed his arm, pulling him close.
The grossologist tensed up, ready to fight his way out and yell for Abby but Kid quickly let go of his hand. "Hey, heeeey, no need for that anger. Calm down a little." Ty frowned and would have snapped back with something but Kid held up his hands in surrender. "Look, I don't want to argue about this especially since we don't have time but I would like to meet up again. Where would you like to go?"
"Wha...What?" Ty was confused by the request and Kid rolled his eyes.
"Limited time, Ty. How about that burger joint you always like going to? Huh? I know you like it. You go there a lot." The idea of having been stalked didn't make the situation any better for Ty and again he was just at a loss for words, trying to process an answer. Kid sighed and said quickly "Meet me there tonight!" Before ducking away just as Abby come from where she'd been.
"Ty? What're you doing crouched next to a bush? Did you find something?"
"Uh, no. I didn't find anything. I just-" before he could finish his lie, a small mouse squealed and ran out of the bush, past the two siblings. "A mouse. I'd seen a mouse and wanted to see where it was headed." Abby laughed softly as she saw the small scared thing run in a circle as it contemplated where to go before it climbed up a tree.
"Cute little thing. C'mon, let's go. Mom's probably already made some lunch and I'm actually really hungry."
"Same here." Ty said, walking along even though food was the last thing on his mind.