I sincerely hope you enjoy this story. I wanted to try something different. As far as updates go, it's going to be slow since I'm currently working on my story, Four Swords Vs the Wild. Please leave a review and let me know what you think.

Sincerely,

DragonWing85

Red, clothed in a hooded, cherry-colored jacket and light red shirt with jeans, sat at the kitchen table eating a bowl of Cheerios, reading a book.

Vio, dressed in faded jeans, a purple T-shirt, and plaid white and purple button up, zombie-walked himself to the cabinet to grab a bowl. As he poured his cereal, he looked around for their third housemate.

"Where's Shadow?"

"In his room. I think he's still asleep," said Red slurping each spoonful of milk."

Vio frowned. "He sure has been sleeping late—more often than usual. What's he doing at night?"

Red shrugged his shoulders and flipped the page of his book.

"You're sure quiet this morning," said Vio suspiciously. "What are you reading?"

"It's nothing," said Red closing the manga book and attempting to put It in his backpack.

Vio grabbed it and flipped through the pages before Red could object.

Daggers flew from Vio's eyes. "What are you doing with this?"

"Vio, I—"

"You shouldn't be reading this stuff! It's just confusing you."

Red bit his lip to keep from crying. "But it's real. Don't you think it's strange that we would end up in someone's story."

Vio took a deep breath. "Red, the doctor said—"

"The doctor's wrong! Vio, we have two brothers out there somewhere. And their names are Green and Blue."

"This isn't real, Red! It's just you and me and Shadow. There is no Green or Blue. It's just us."

"But, sometimes, I can remember bits and pieces. We were knights and we had to rescue the princess. The wizard put us under a spell. Please, Vio. Why won't you believe me?"

"Because it's not real!"

Shadow, dressed in black silky pajamas, walked in rubbing his eyes. "Is everything okay? I can hear you two shouting all the way down the hall with the door closed."

"No!" yelled both of them simultaneously.

"O-k-a-y. I'm…just going…to go back to bed now," said Shadow turning to leave.

Vio grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. "He listens to you. Tell him it's not real."

Shadow looked at them uncomfortably. "Vio, can't we just—"

"It's real! Shadow," yelled Red. "We're all under a spell and—"

"Enough!" shouted Vio. He took a moment to compose himself. "I…I don't have time for this! I'm going to be late for my classes."

He took Red's book and shoved it in his own backpack with his other college books. He then yanked the cabinet door open and pulled out a prescription bottle with Red's name on it.

Panic filled Red's eyes. "No. Vio, I'm not taking those."

"Yes, you are. The doctor said that if you start—"

"I'm not taking them!" Red pursed his lips.

"Take them or I'll shove it down your throat."

"No!"

"Here," said Shadow walking past Red to take the pill from Vio, "let me try."

Shadow grabbed a glass and poured water from the tap. He then showed Red the pill. Red reluctantly opened his mouth and Shadow popped it in. With tears in his eyes trying not to fall, Red swallowed after sipping the glass of water.

Shadow gave Vio a see-now-wasn't-that-easy look.

Vio walked over to Red. "Let me check."

The young man rolled his eyes but opened his mouth anyway.

"Hmm," thought Vio aloud. "Keep an eye on him, will you, Shadow?"

Shadow nodded and motioned him to leave. "Go. I got this. Hurry and get your degree so we can get a better place to live. I'm tired of mooching off my uncle."

After Vio left, Red wiped the tears from his eyes. "Thanks, Shadow. I owe you one."

"Yes, Red," grinned Shadow, "Yes you do." He tossed the pill in the air and caught it in the bottle. The pills rattled in the orange bottle as he shook it. "As a matter of fact, that's five you owe me now."

"Why doesn't Vio believe me?"

Shadow shrugged. "Life here is all he can remember. You have to admit, it seems kind of farfetched to be heroes from a different world."

"Shadow, in the book, you're my enemy. If you're 'really' my enemy, then why do you help me?"

Shadow frowned, his hair covering his eye. "Because I want to go back too." Truth is…I've grown fond of you. And no one has ever treated me with the respect you have. To anyone else, I'm a nobody. "And besides that, I can't have two zombies moping around here with Vio working and going to school at the same time."

"I just need to stay off the pills long enough to prove my theory!"

"Sooner or later, Vio is going to find out, you haven't been taking your meds. You'd better hurry."

Red grabbed his backpack and rushed out the back door.

"Hey, where are you going?" shouted Shadow.

"To buy another manga!"

Shadow rubbed his hands together. Hmm. Looks like I'm going to have to do some intervening to get everyone together again. Oh, I'm going to have some fun today!

He yawned and blinked at the sun streaming through the window.

Right after I take my second nap. Geez, can it get any brighter outside?