I couldn't help myself… please forgive me.
Jason was a young boy, his head already full of idealistic thoughts. James couldn't love him more. He tried to rub the exhaustion out of his eyes. All night long he had been looking over old photos of Catherine, and baby pictures of his beloved son. He's grown so much since then… he was almost ten! James had always noticed how much more intelligent Jason was than the other children, he had his genes to thank for that. Jason was going to do great things one day.
James got up from his desk, and went over to his son's room. He pushed the button that to open the door. The door slid open, and James saw that there was a man wearing a black cloak standing over his son, his hand just above him. James flicked on the lights and grabbed the 10mm pistol from his hip. He aimed towards the cloaked man.
"Get away from my son." James said.
The cloaked man turned to him. Even though the lights were on, Jason was still asleep, and James couldn't see the cloaked man's face. He could however see his hands. They were silver colored, and his nails were long and crooked.
"Fear not James. I am only here to conduct a quick little experiment. Then I will return your boy to you, along with another… addition." The cloaked man said.
"You aren't going to lay a finger on my son, get away from him before I kill you." James said.
"You couldn't kill me. No matter how much lead you fire off, I will not be affected." The cloaked man said.
This person was clearly insane! James wasn't taking chances. He fired off the entire clip into the cloaked man's midsection. His body… seemed to absorb the bullets. The cloaked man held out his hand, and dropped the bullets onto the ground.
"I thought that you might want those back James." The cloaked man said.
James wasn't going to lose his son! He ran up to the cloaked man and went to tackle him to the ground. But it was like trying to grab onto air. James fazed right through him and landed on the ground behind him. What on earth was this thing?
"James, I know that I cannot convince you that no harm will be brought to your son, but I will say it anyway. I will make sure that he is not harmed. You will have him returned to your care in a week or so, maybe even less. With nary a scratch on his body." The cloaked man said, raising his hand over Jason. "Well, perhaps a few scratches. That's one of the points of the experiment."
An orb of blackness seemed to absorb Jason, and James could hear his son yelling.
"Dad!"
His heart shattered. He was powerless to save his son. James beat his fist against the ground as he saw the orb of black disappear, taking Jason with it.
"You bastard!" James yelled.
"I keep telling you that he will be back, but you do not listen." The cloaked man said.
"How the hell am I supposed to believe you!? Give me back my son!" James yelled.
"In time James. In time." The cloaked man said, disappearing from the room.
His son… was gone… for who knows how long, because that cloaked bastard wanted to 'experiment.' What in god's name was he supposed to tell everyone? That some guy teleported his son out of the vault?
"I've got it covered James." He heard a voice say. "I'm feeling generous this day, so I'll reveal myself to the other residents of the vault, they are sure to believe you then."
"Just give me back my boy!" James yelled.
"As I said. In time."
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Jason's eyes fluttered open. What happened? Everything went black, and now he's staring at a blue sky. The sun stung his eyes. Wait a moment. The sun!? Jason sat up from the grass… The grass!? He looked down at his body. He was still wearing his blue vault suit, but where was his father? Was he outside of the vault? There was no way! The outside should be a wasteland not a… lush green paradise. Jason stood up, and found himself atop a hill. A green, grassy hill.
He looked down and saw beautiful living trees and a building. He's never seen a building on the outside before. He thought it would look… ruined. It was a large square brown building, and if he wasn't mistaken, there were children playing around it. Well, mostly in the front of the building. But there were two kids playing in the back.
He looked closer at the two who were behind the building. One of them was a girl, with long pink hair, and if he wasn't mistaken, she had horns. Most likely due to a mutation. Radiation can do a lot of things to human DNA, as his father had told him. She wore a knee length skirt and a white button up shirt. Jason looked at the other kid, he was a lot bigger than the girl, and he had short black hair and wore black pants and a red shirt.
Jason watched as the boy punched the girl in the stomach. They weren't playing. He was bullying that girl! Jason ran down the hill as fast as he could. He's been the victim of bullying himself, he wasn't about to let someone else be victimized by the same thing. The pink haired girl collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.
The boy was about to kick her when Jason yelled.
"Quit it!"
The other boy just stared at him. Then he spoke in some kind of unintelligible language.
"What's that crap you're wearing kid?" The boy said.
"You'd better leave her alone!" Jason yelled at the boy.
It was likely the boy didn't understand what Jason was saying. So he had to make it clear. Jason stepped in front of the girl, who was still laying on the ground, and outstretched his arms.
"Oh you want to play hero huh?" The boy laughed.
Jason didn't know what he was saying, but judging by his body language, he was mocking him. The boy threw a punch at Jason's face. Jason was knocked to the ground on his back, and tasted blood in his mouth. He wasn't going to get beaten down by a bully ever again! Jason jumped up, and tackled the boy to the ground. They wrestled for a few moments before Jason found himself sitting on his chest. Jason raised his fist, and brought it down on the boy's face four times before he started crying. Jason stood up, and watched as the boy ran off into the building.
Wow… it felt good to win. Jason turned back to the girl. He noticed that she not only had pink hair, but pure red eyes, what a unique mutation. Jason offered her his hand, and she stared at him wide eyed. She reached out with her own, hesitated, and then took his hand. Jason hefted her up from the ground, and she continued to stare at him wide eyed.
It seems she's forgotten to let go of his hand. This was awkward… He didn't know what to do! He couldn't just let go, she might get offended. What would dad do?
Um…
What would dad do? He had no idea! Jason was getting a weird feeling in his gut, he wanted to let go but at the same time he didn't! The girl looked down at their hands, and gasped. She released her grip and backed away from Jason.
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Who was this boy? Why was he wearing those funny blue clothes? He beat up Toomo, then helped her off of the ground. Was he real? He had long black hair that was tucked behind his ears, and piercing blue eyes. She had never seen blue eyes before now, they were so… deep.
"Do you know where I am?" The boy spoke in a different language.
He wasn't from Japan? Of course not, he doesn't look like a local. She continued to observe him for a moment before she saw Toomo return with a member of the staff.
"He did it!" He cried, pointing to Kaede's savior.
The staff member looked perplexed.
"Did you hurt him?" She asked her blue hero.
"What?" He said.
"Oh dear. Come here you." The woman said, approaching the boy.
"Get away from me!" The boy yelled, running off into the forest.
"Come back here right now young man!" The woman yelled.
The staff member didn't chase after him, she just stood there, confusion lacing her face.
"What an odd little boy." She said.
Kaede watched as the boy clambered off into the woods. Where did he come from? Why was he wearing a blue jumpsuit? So confusing…
"And you young lady. I heard about what you did. Come here." The lady said, grabbing Kaede by the ear.
"He's a liar!" Kaede yelled. "He was beating up on me, and that boy saved me!"
"She's lying! I was out here minding my own business, then they both show up, and start hitting me!" Her bully yelled.
"Miss, he's lying!" Kaede yelled.
The lady then grabbed her bully by the ear.
"One child says one thing, and one says another! You're both getting punished then!" She yelled, yanking them inside the orphanage by the ear.
Would she ever see him again?
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His dad had always told him that if he ever went outside, not to trust the adults. That's what dad's parents told him, and that's what dad told Jason. What was he going to do? He was lost in the "Wasteland" but could it really be called that? The forest he ran into was bustling with life. Birds were chirping, the soil was crawling with bug life, and the trees were greener then anything he had ever seen.
What if the bombs never hit D.C? What if everyone was just super paranoid and went into the vault thinking that a bomb fell? Jason wanted to cry, but he wasn't going to allow it. How did he even get outside of the vault? Last thing he remembered was getting smothered by something dark. Was he kidnapped? If so, what was the reason for dragging him out here? It was stupid!
Jason sat down at the base of one of the trees. He needed to collect his thoughts, and figure out what to do. He was in a forest alone, he didn't know where he was, or where his dad was. Hell, he had no idea where vault 101 was. He heard something rustling in a bush near him. Jason nearly jumped out of his jumpsuit, pun intended. He ran behind the tree, and waited for whatever it was to come out, or leave. That was when he heard a bark.
A small cream colored puppy jumped out from the bushes and ran up to him. He'd never seen a dog before, but he was certain that this was the cutest living thing he had ever seen. Jason reached down with his hand and patted the dog on the head. Its fur was soft and thick, but when Jason pulled his hand back, it felt dirty. He put his hand to his nose and sniffed.
"You reek." Jason told the dog.
The dog tilted its head to the side in a questioning matter.
"Hey, maybe if you took a bath you wouldn't stink." Jason told it.
Its head remained tilted.
"I can give you a bath." Jason said.
The dog flinched at the word bath.
"Oh it's not that bad you big baby. Come here." Jason said, lifting the dog into his arms.
Now all he had to do was find a river… or a lake… or something to dip this dog into. Wait a moment…
"You don't have a name do you?" Jason asked it.
The dog didn't respond.
"Well, this is a stupid name and all, but it's all I can think of. How about Dogmeat?" Jason asked.
The dog barked at the name.
"So you like it? Alright then Dogmeat, its bath time!" Jason declared, walking off into the forest.
While Jason walked through the woods holding Dogmeat, he thought about the pink haired girl. He hoped that she was okay, maybe he shouldn't have ran off. Perhaps he should go back there later to check up on her. After a bit of walking, Jason heard what he assumed was the sound of water rushing over earth.
He ran to the sound, and was satisfied to see a shallow creek. The rocks that were under the creek were so close to the surface of the water that he could see them just under it. He didn't have to worry about drowning, that was for sure. He looked to Dogmeat.
"Alright boy, you ready for a bath?" Jason asked the dog.
Dogmeat whined in response, and Jason smiled.
"Just what I want to hear." Jason said, placing Dogmeat into the creek.
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Kaede stared at the ceiling while laying on her bed. Night had fallen, and moonlight was pouring through the window. As punishment, she was supposed to stay in her room for the rest of the day. She didn't mind that, it wasn't like she played with the other children anyway. Her mind kept wandering back to that of the boy in the blue jumpsuit; who was he? He couldn't be a part of the orphanage, she had never seen him before.
What was with his clothes? They kind of looked… ridiculous. Though, Kaede didn't really mind the strange clothing. He was the first person that had ever stood up for Kaede in her life. He didn't ridicule her for her pink hair, or her red eyes, or even her horns. She got this feeling in her stomach whenever she thought about him, it was odd… yet nice. She took a deep breath, then exhaled.
She couldn't sleep. Kaede sat up from her bed, and walked over to her window, staring outside into the forest where her savior ran off. Would she ever see him again? She could only hope. Kaede stared out that window for the longest time before she saw a figure standing in the woods. It was that of a child, and soon it emerged from the woods. Kaede saw blue clothing, was it him? After the person took a few more steps, she noticed that indeed, it was her blue hero.
Why had he come back? Kaede wanted to open the window, but she was nervous. What if she got caught? What if he got caught? Her blue hero was fast approaching her window. Did he see her? Kaede looked at him closer, and saw that he was holding a small puppy in his arms.
Where did he find it? In the forest? His blue eyes widened, then he smiled in her direction. Does he see her? He walked right up to the window, and Kaede backed away. He peered inside and saw her, he knocked on the window a few times before Kaede decided to open it up. The boy nodded towards her, and handed her the puppy. She looked at the furry animal with glee, it was so adorable!
Her blue hero then awkwardly crawled through the window, stepping silently on the wood plank floor. He looked at her, and waved. Kaede hesitated for a moment before waving back. Her blue hero smiled.
He then pointed to himself with his right hand, and said.
"Jason."
Jason? Was that his name? Jason then pointed to her. Did he want to know her name?
"Um… Kaede." She said.
"AnoKaede? That's a weird name. So AnoKaede, since you probably can't understand what I'm saying, I'm going to point at the floor and make a fool of myself trying to ask you to let me spend the night." Jason said.
He was definitely a foreigner, but what language was he speaking? Why was he pointing at the floor? Jason then laid flat on his back, and put his hands behind his head. He then began to make fake snoring noises with his eyes closed. Did he need a place to sleep? Would that be alright? Well… no one had to know about this.
Kaede nudged him with her foot, and he opened one eye to look at her. She gave a slow nod, and Jason responded with a nod of his own. He then sat back up from the ground, and crossed his legs. He gestured for Kaede to do the same, and she complied, placing the puppy down on the ground. The dog's tail wagged, and it jumped up on her bed and began rubbing its back on the mattress while making this strange guttural noise. Kaede giggled at the puppy, as did Jason.
"So AnoKaede, do you play rock paper scissors?" Jason said, putting a fist in his palm.
Did he think her name was um Kaede? She pointed to herself once more.
"Kaede." She said.
"Oh, it's not AnoKaede, its Kaede, gotcha, so you wanna play or what?" Jason said, lifting his fist out of his palm, and placing it back in three times.
Did he want to play paper rock scissors with her? She'd seen the other kids play it, but she never got to enjoy it herself. She mimicked Jason, and put her right fist in her left palm.
"Are you ready? Okay, rock, paper, scissors!" Jason said, landing on rock.
Kaede herself got paper, she'd won this round.
"Psh, that doesn't mean anything, I'm the rock paper scissors champion, it was just beginner's luck that's all. Okay, rock, paper, scissors!" Jason said, landing on paper.
Kaede got scissors, she'd won once again.
"Remember what I said, beginners luck. One more time. Rock, paper, scissors!" Jason yelled, landing on scissors.
Kaede picked rock. Wow, she never knew that she was this good at this game!
"Okay, you're cheating somehow. Well, I'm going to bed now, night Kaede." Jason said, laying back on the ground.
He curled up into a ball and closed his eyes. Was he going to sleep? Kaede was somewhat disappointed, she enjoyed playing paper rock scissors with Jason. He had given her attention, and she wanted more, but it wasn't like she could just keep bugging him while he tried to sleep. If she did that he might get annoyed with her and leave! She didn't want that. Kaede got up from the floor, and walked over to her door, locking it shut.
She walked over to her own bed and climbed into it, pulling the blanket over herself. A thought came over her, what if Jason got cold? The puppy climbed over her and curled up near her feet, making her not want to move. That night, Kaede fell asleep with a smile on her face instead of tears.
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