rens-luvr- This begins before he meets Zoey. He is just beginning to have signs of depression.
Ren was sitting in his room alone. Tears streamed down his face as he dug the blade into his arm. Blood dripped onto the floor. He finally dropped the knife and held his arm. He felt like he was worthless. His mother had been murdered in front of him by his father a few days ago. She was the one thing that mattered. His father abandoned him afterwards.
"IM WORTHLESS! WHY AM I ALIVE?!" he sobbed. Linehalt floated onto his shoulder.
"Ren...You need to calm down. How about taking a walk. Hang out with the brawlers." he suggested. Ren nodded. He wrapped his arm in a bandage and headed out. He met Shun, Dan, and Jake at the football field. Linus was leaning against the bleachers. Zashgard was yanking on his father's sleeve, trying to get his attention.
"DAD!" he yelled. Shun gently pushed him aside. Ren smiled weakly.
"Ren...you a'right? Ya don't look very good." Zash said. Ren just shook his head.
"Tired." he replied. He hoped Zash wouldn't ask anymore questions. Too late.
"What happened to your arm bro?" he asked. Shun smacked him in the side of the head. Ren just stood there, looking stupified.
"Promise you won't tell anyone?" he asked quietly. The brawlers nodded. Ren continued. "I've been cutting myself." he confessed. The brawlers doubled back in shock. Zash was especially shocked. Dan looked stunned and slightly freaked. Ren instantly regretted telling them. Sirod rolled his eyes.
"You're depressed. SOOOO WHAT...Whoopdy freakin doo." he commented. Linus flicked him in the ear. He shut his mouth when Zenet shot him a glare. He was scared to death of his mother. She was scary as hell when she was really mad.
"SHUT UP SIROD!" she shrieked. Sirod hid behind Zash.
"I ain't savin' ya." he said. Sirod shot him a 'I will kill you if you don't protect me!' look. Zash walked away, Sirod hot on his tail.
"Quit followin me ya fool!" he yelled. 'God! He is so irritating! Why doesn't he just disappear?!' he thought. Sirod went back over by his dad. Zash let out a relieved sigh. "I hope you don't plan to murder me in my sleep." he said. Sirod grinned. Zash felt a shiver run down his spine.
"Don't tempt me Zashgard Kazami. I just might maul you and feed you to my dog." he said. Zash snapped and lost it.
"Kick his butt Zash!" Savent cheered. Zash glanced at him and winked.
"What did you just say?! Ya got maja issues man! I might just cut you into pieces and sell you as canned food." he shot back. They instantly started a fist fight. Their parents pulled them apart.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" both Zenet and Shun said at the same time. Zash and Sirod glared at eachother. Ren let out an amused giggle.
"PFFT...You two are so rediculous it's funny! That made my day. Sirod, What kind of dog do you have again?" he asked, stupified. Sirod went over to him.
"A Doberman. Mixed with something else." he replied. Ren cocked his head.
"Mixed with what?" he asked curiously. Sirod shrugged.
"Pirahna maybe?" he laughed.
"Pirahna?" Ren asked. The brawlers sweat dropped.
"OH YEAH. You're new to earth. A pirahna is a type of fish with wickedly sharp teeth." Sirod explained. Ren nodded.
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Ren was walking to class when he bumped into some girl. She looked really nervous.
"You new?" he asked. The girl nodded.
"Yes...My name is Zoey. I can't find Chemistry. Can you help me?" she asked. Ren nodded and lead her to her class. He sat down at a desk next to her.
"I'm in this class too." he said. Zoey smiled softly then glanced at his arm. It had a bunch of stitches and scars.
"What happened?"she asked, pointing to his arm. Ren looked at it.
"Depression. Cutting. Suicide attempts." he admitted quietly. Zoey looked at him, horrified.
"But...You're so cute..." she said, catching herself, a little too late. Ren was looking at her, smiling.
"I want to ask you something after class." he said. Zoey nodded.
AFTER CLASS...
Ren followed Zoey out of the room and took her aside and out of the way of crowds.
"Will you go...out...with...me?" he asked nervously. Zoey beamed. She tackled him with a hug. Then, she kissed him.
"OF COURSE!" she cried cheerfully. Ren giggled as she jumped up and down.
"You look so adorable when you are excited." he laughed. Zoey began giggling too. Then, Zash came by. He stopped when he got to Ren.
"REN'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND! REN'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND!" he teased. Ren punched him playfully.
"Shut up ninja wannabe." he replied. Zash chuckled and went to his dad's car. Ren grabbed Zoey's hand.
"Need a ride?" he asked. Zoey nodded. She got into his car. It was a black Camaro!
"I want you to come to my place. I don't want to be alone. When I am, I tend to try and commit suicide a lot more often." he explained. Zoey nodded and followed him into his house. There was a blood stained knife on the counter.
"What's that from?" Zoey asked. Ren washed it with the few dishes on the counter.
"Cutting knife. I cut myself with it every once in a while. It hurts like hell, but eases emotional pain." he replied. Then, there was a knock on the door. Ren answered it. "Alastor? Hey, didn't expect you to stop by." he said. Alastor smiled shyly. His partner, Helios, floated up onto his shoulder and began talking with Linehalt.
"So, how have you been?" Alastor asked. Ren shrugged.
"Good...sort of...no. I've been cutting myself again. I also tried commiting suicide once or twice. I don't know what to do anymore Alastor. I need help." he replied. Alastor sat next to him on the couch.
"You have a lot of people who love you and are your friends." he said. Ren managed a smile. He really liked Alastor.
"I really appreciate having you around to help out. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a friend like you." he said. Alastor smiled and nodded. He sat down on the couch. Ren sat next to him.
"Look, if you ever need anything, anything at all, you know you can always count on me." Alastor said. Ren nodded and wrapped his arm around Zoey. She nuzzled into his shoulder.
"I have a girlfriend now. Zoey, This Alastor. Alastor, this is Zoey." he replied cheerfully. Alastor cocked an eyebrow. He smiled softly and gestured for Helios to come to him.
"Pleasure to meet you Zoey. This is my partner, Infinity Helios. Do you brawl?" he asked. Zoey nodded. A bakugan floated out of her pocket. It was a black dragon with blue markings.
"This is a very rare multielement bakugan. This is Darkus Aquos Helios." she replied. Helios glanced at her bakugan. "We call her Cinderfire so it is not confusing." she continued. Cinderfire butted into Helios affectionately.
"I may have taken a liking to Helios. He is handsome." she said. Zoey, Ren, and Alastor all sweatdropped.
"I thought you loked Drago." Ren commented. Cinderfire glanced at him.
"How often do you see another Helios around, huh?" she retorted. Zoey nuzzled into the crook of Ren's arm, forcing to put his arm around her shoulder.
"I'm bored." she whined. Ren smiled, obviously amused. He waved goodbye to Alastor as he left.
"So, I wanted to ask you something." Ren said.
"What is it? Ask me anything." Zoey replied. Ren looked away, embarrassed.
"I was wondering...if...I could take you out to dinner. It is your birthday after all..." he said. Zoey hugged him tightly.
"Of course!" she wailed cheerfully. Ren smiled and kissed her lovingly.
AFTER DINNER
Ren and Zoey went back to his house. They laughed and joked the whole way there.
"Dan is such an idiot!" Zoey said in between fits of laughter. Ren was holding his ribs.
"Yeah...He actually got excited when he figured out he could walk on water on neathia! He wailed "IM PURE OF HEART! IM PURE OF HEART!"! he giggled. Zoey laughed hysterically then stopped abruptly when she noticed something shiny in his mouth. She looked closer and noticed he had braces.
"You...have braces?" she asked. Ren stopped laughing and looked at her.
"Yeah...I also have to wear glasses. I just don't like wearing them." he replied. He looked at the ground. Zoey spotted his glasses on the counter. She grabbed them and put them on Ren's face.
"They look cute on you!" she said. Ren smiled weakly.
"Everyone says I am a nerdy moron. They say it whenever I decide to wear my glasses. Might as well get contacts." he huffed. Zoey snuggled up to him.
"I think it looks adorable. You are not an idiot. You are handsome, intelligent, and funny. You can be a nerd when it comes to technology, but you are MY nerd." she replied. Ren wrapped his arm around her lovingly.
"I'm glad you think so." he laughed. He kissed her softly. Zoey hugged him.
"I love you Ren. You are the best thing to ever happen to me. Don't motivate yourself with put-downs. You are smarter than they are. Don't let their comments bother you." she said. Ren smiled and nodded.
"You're right. I won't let it bug me anymore. I'm done running away. Its time that I started standing up for myself instead of being a coward." he replied bravely. Zoey laughed.
"That's the spirit." she giggled. Ren stood up and waved to the door.
"Coming?" he asked. Zoey nodded and followed him. They got half-way to the school before they were stopped by a bunch of tough looking boys.
"Look who it is! If it isn't the nerdy idiot. You have a lot of nerve showing yourself around here." the first boy said. He threw a punch. Ren ducked and quickly tripped him. The guy landed on the ground with a loud THUD. Ren smiled, looking satisfied. The guy growled under his breath and charged. Ren grabbed him and pummeled him headfirst into the ground with swift accuracy. He actually knocked him out.
"Anyone else?" Ren asked menacingly. One of the guys came at him. He struck him in the jaw, launching him back a few feet. He chucked a rock, hitting the guy in the head, knocking him unconcious. One of the leaders other thugs came at him with a knife.
"DIE KRAWLER!" he wailed furiously. Ren grabbed him and twisted his arms around his back in one swift move. He snatched the knife and held it to his throat.
"Unless you want to die...I suggest you scram." he growled menacingly. The thug went at him again. There was the sickening sound of skin being pierced and then the guy fell to the ground, blood pooling out of his chest. He let out a gasping breath. Ren stood there, watching him slowly die.
"Die...bastard." he said. Zoey fell to her knees, hands covering her ears and her eyes squeezed shut in terror. She was crying. Ren turned around when he heard her whimper. She backed away when he went towards her. She ran away as fast as she could. Ren tried to stop her, but tripped over the leader of the thugs.
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