Disclaimer: The game "Ib" and its characters and everything does not belong to me
Prologue:
Together Forever
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"Garry…" Ib whispered. Her deep red eyes were full of worry and a hint of fright.
Garry shifted uncomfortably
They were in the Toy box. Mary had pushed them down. That was pretty troublesome since it was a large and dim area, but then Ib had lost her rose. And now Mary has it.
Mary was smiling sweetly, but Ib knew behind that mask of a sweet and cute girl was a monster. "So, what do you say? Trade me Gary's blue rose for your red one?" She giggled. "Blue! I love blue. It's so pretty! I love red too! And yellow! And all the colors in the world! Hee hee… Which one do you want? Blue or red?"
Ib averted her gaze to the roses. She said nothing.
An uncomfortable silence grew between the three and one doll. Ib was about to speak up, to tell Garry that it was fine, to keep his, when Gary spoke aloud.
"I'll trade it." His voice was calm and determined. Ib stared at Garry in total shock. What was he doing?! Mary's smile grew wider, then laughed.
"Yay! Okay, okay! Let's trade! Red for blue, blue for red," she giggled. She held out Ib's rose. The blue and gruesome looking doll jumped a few times as Garry took his blue rose out of his long and worn out coat. They traded.
Mary laughed. "Blue! A blue rose~! A bluuuue rooooose! Isn't it beautiful? Heh heh… Haha…hahaha… Hahahhahaa.. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA HHAHAHAHA!" She screeched and suddenly, she sped off somewhere, away from Ib and Garry. The doll went limp.
"…" Garry sighed, but he turned to Ib and smiled. Ib was still quite shocked, but she managed to meet Gary's gaze. Ib whispered sadly, "I'm so sorry…" She felt terrible. It was all her fault that Mary got Garry's rose. If she had been more careful... if she was paying more attention… Ib felt the warm tears well up in her eyes, and slowly snaked down her slightly pale face. Then she felt a gentle hand touch her shoulder. She looked up.
Garry smiled, and said, "What are you talking about? None of this is your fault, Ib. Everything is gonna be fine, okay? So don't worry… or cry." He patted her head. Ib warmed up inside; she liked it when Garry patted her head. It was very comforting, and made her feel close to him.
"Now let's get out of here—" The lights suddenly flickered. The room slowly got dimmer…and dimmer… Even in the dark, Ib could see Garry pale. He whispered, "This is…it's just like last time…" Suddenly everything in the room started to move. The dolls, the statues, and every freaky thing got up with strange life, and headed toward the two.
Garry grabbed her hand and yelled, "Run!" They ran quickly, by fright and to escape, speeding past the frightening creations of Guertena.
"There!" Garry shouted and dragged Ib along to a staircase with two large unmoving dolls stood by the entrance. The hurried past the things and ran up the staircase. They climbed in possibly a speed so fast that, if they had performed such a thing in the real world, it would have become a record. As they came to the top, they slowed down and gasped for air. Mary was nowhere in sight. They began to walk, following the hall, when they heard Mary's voice, in a singing voice.
"Loves me…loves me not…!" That was when Ib noticed the petals. Blue…petals…? Garry gasped with pain.
Ib looked at him. "Garry?" He forced a smile. "I'm alright. Nothing to worry about, okay, Ib?"
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I noticed the rose petals on the floor. Apparently Ib did not notice. Nor am I gonna tell her…
I can't let her worry, I told myself, again and again.
But then she did, right as the little psycho blondie started singing. What the hell is she doing… I thought to myself. Just then, I felt a stabbing pain in my stomach. I didn't want her to know, but I gasped aloud.
Shit, I thought. She turned around with a blank expression, as usual, but her eyes told me that she was like, What happened?! Then I told her I'm okay.
I felt bad for lying, but I can't let her stay here. She has to move on… She has to get out of here.
Away from this corrupted and horrifying world.
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Ib touched Garry's hand lightly. "…Alright… I guess…" She was staring right into Garry's eyes. He quickly averted his gaze, then said, "Let's go."
Then Mary's voice came again. The two hurried along, and right when they were in the middle of the hallway, Garry fell. Ib suddenly stopped in her tracks and stared at him.
"Garry—"
"…I'm okay. I'll…just stay here…and rest up a bit…" Garry's voice was getting weaker by the second. He didn't hide it. Ib blinked and nodded. Her eyes showed relief and understanding. Garry gestured her to hurry up. And she did.
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…Her eyes…they showed understanding…
As if. She didn't understand what was happening to me. I sighed inwardly, as pain continued to stab me in random places. I shouldn't be lying I told myself. I shouldn't have said I was resting…
"But then wouldn't telling the truth make her suffer? Won't it make her cry?" a little voice whispered inside my head.
Oh well… I am telling the truth… sort of…. It is a type of resting, isn't it? I stared at the other wall of the hallway. Everything was getting blurry. I couldn't recognize anything. My vision was getting dimmer.
"Ib…" I whispered sadly.
I closed my eyes.
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Ib ran and ran, even though she didn't have much distance to cover. She quickly caught up to Mary, who was one floor above the previous floor Garry was resting in. She was singing, in her giggling and falsely sweet voice.
"Love me not…" She tore a petal off. "Love me…" The rose was almost gone. Two petals. But even so, even though Ib, was right there…
She couldn't move. She felt fear run through her and grasp her tightly. All she could do was watch Mary tear off the remaining two petals.
"Love me not… …LOVE ME!" She screamed with a laugh. She was grinning widely. "Heehee..heehee….ahahahhahahHAHAHA!" Then she left the room. Suddenly, Ib could move again.
On instinct, or for any strange reason, she ran downstairs and towards Garry.
She saw him, sitting against the wall.
"Garry!" She smiled to herself. She walked over to his body and poked him.
"Ah," she said. "You're cold. Sheesh!" She smiled a bit. "You're already an adult, yet you don't remember to cover yourself up before you sleep." Ib proceeded to button up his coat, but realized he had no buttons or zippers. So she took the coat the wrapped him up. Then she hugged him.
"You're so cold…" Ib realized that no matter how long she held him there, he was not getter warmer. Garry was getter colder.
"Garry!" she cried. She shook him, yet, he did not budge. Her eyes welled up with large tears, yet quickly wiped them away. Why am I crying… why do I feel so sad? He's only sleeping…
"I must get going," Ib commanded herself. But first she checked his pockets. One of them contained a lighter. Ib did not touch it.
Then she ran.
And ran.
She ignored the stairs that were covered by thorns.
She exited the room, and came out to the little "town", as one might call it. She ran to pink house and quickly unlocked the door with the pink key she picked up earlier in the toy box, before she and Garry had found Mary down there.
In the house were stairs leading down. Ib ran down. She ended up in the art museum. Everything was dark. But she wasn't paying attention to anything. She was busying dealing with the strange and overwhelming emotions of sadness. Why am I sad? She asked herself over and over as she rushed the painting she had come from, into this world.
The ? World.
The painting flickered with light. It changed.
And on instinct, Ib jumped into it.
Once Ib was gone, Mary walked toward the painting. She smiled.
And jumped in.
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Ib blinked. What was I doing again? She stood in front of a long painting.
But she quickly shrugged off the question and headed toward the lobby. There, her mother and father were waiting, along with…
"Ib! There you are!" A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes rushed over as Ib came down the stairs form the other floor. "Did you hear that? Mommy and Dad said we're going to a café! Heehee! I'm so excited. Aren't you too, Ib?"
Ib smiled a happy smile. "Of course I am, Mary!"
Mary giggled, and said, "Yay!"
While they were driving to the café, Ib suddenly stuck her hand into her pocket. She found something. She pulled out her hand. It was candy.
Mary saw it and gasped. "That's… Oooooh! Candy! I want it!"
Ib was handing it to Mary, but hesitated.
Why… do I feel so sad?
As Ib was about to pull her hand away, Mary snatched the candy away from Ib's hand. She unwrapped the candy, and plopped it into her mouth.
Mary giggled. "Mmm…this is yummy! Thanks, Ib!"
Ib nodded. Mary suddenly stopped smiling. She stared at Ib, and said, "Ib…We'll be together…forever, right?"
Ib looked at Mary curiously, then grinned a bit. "Of course! We're sisters, aren't we?"
Mary's stormy ocean eyes settled down. She held out her hand. "Forever? Promise?"
Ib laughed. "Forever! And promise!"
They shook hands.
We'll be together, forever, and ever…
A/N: First fanfic. I hope you enjoyed this!
A/N: (1/23/13) It seemed that the formatting was incorrect, so I updated all of them so it would be easier to read. =3=''