Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Society was always at each other's throats, that was something that everyone learned really early when it came to school anymore. With the threat of something destroying everything around them, people always tried to assume the worst of people that they didn't like. As it was the people of the United states of America literally had the attention of every single other country in the world, and that wasn't necessarily a good thing. With the looming threat of nuclear war, it was really no surprise though, considering literally everything that was going on around the world
Even then, however, no one was prepared for when the bombs fell, or it would be more accurate to say, everyone was prepared, but no one could do anything to actually stop the bombs. One fourteen year old girl knew this better than anyone else would be willing to admit. Considering the fact that she had sneaked into the Sewers when no one was looking, of course, helped as far as she could tell. Considering the fact that she managed to get to the ocean before the bombs actually fell showed that she knew what she was doing. Of course the map that she had in her hands helped.
They fell anyway though, and that was something that caused the fourteen year old, who had her face covered by a red hoodie, to look back towards the City with a sad look, even if no one would have been able to tell with how. Trying to keep herself away from thoughts of what could have happened to people because of the bombs, she started to hum the theme to a show that she liked a lot. Duke's of Hazzard she believed it was, even as she went back into the city. The broken Architecture causing her to shiver a bit, and rub two pale hands together.
The City of Boston was not the prettiest of places, but the fact of the matter was, this was even worse than it normally would. Most of the buildings that were still standing looked like they would collapse under the smallest amounts of stress, Spiderweb cracks stretched across many of the buildings, and further into the town there were some that were literally just rubble, but there was some sort of feeling that kept the girl from getting close to them. It was almost like a warning alarm going through her head.
Shaking her head to get those thoughts to leave, the girl jamped her hands into the pockets of her hoodie, as she continued further into the City. Supplies was the first thing that she needed to find. With how many people were in this city, it shouldn't be hard to find what she was looking for, but that was just from what she was thinking of. There were people that were preparing for this a long time before she had even gotten the hint to head towards the ocean by herself. For all she knew all the supplies could have easily been taken and there was not going to be anything that she could find.
A sigh made its way from the girl's hood as she continued to look around, not wanting to go into the homes of other people just yet, because of the fact that not only was she unsure about the buildings, she didn't want to see what happened to some of them. Thankfully for her, she managed to find a soup kitchen, the type that had canned soup in it. The door, thankfully, had been blown down, most likely from a blast of one of the bombs, but at the moment that was at the back of her mind. Grabbing a backpack that she saw on the ground, the girl emptied the bright yellow bag of all of the papers and books that it had in it, before she continued further in.
Thankfully for her, the place was full of cans that hadn't even been open yet, something that caused her to immediately grab whatever she could. The sound of something crashing caused the girl to jump a bit in fright, causing her to turn towards the cause of the noise, only to let out a sigh of relief as she saw that it was just a rat. The small grey creature let out a few squeaks as it started to scavenged things from off the ground. A frown made its way onto her face, however, when she saw the little creature let out a really loud squeak, before it started to run away.
The confusion that was on the girl's face would have lasted a little longer, until she heard a groan that caused her blood to go completely cold, and for her to turn towards the source. The thing that was in front of her had green goo coming from three holes in its face, with most of its skin a sickly brown color. The thing had four arms, and three legs, but it didn't seem to actually notice her just yet, as it was 'looking' around the room, something that caused the girl to completely freeze as it started to move around the room, moving around can's as it roamed. It was also at this point that she saw that something had been shoved into a couple of the holes, most likely blinding it.
Swallowing thickly, while keeping her eyes on the thing in front of her, she pulled a knife out of her pocket, making sure to try and keep quiet in the process. Unfortunately for her, that was a complete failure as the knife made a clicking noise when it unfolded, causing the thing to snap its head in her direction. The girl let out a small yelp of surprise, before the thing flung itself at her, crashing into the wall behind her. The backpack that she had with her caught a bunch of the cna's, making the thing completely full, and also giving her more than enough reason to leave.
Jumping to the side to dodge yet another attack from the creature, the thing running straight into a table in the soup kitchen. Getting outside of the building, she barely took notice of the sign that had 'Haley House soup Ki-' before the sign had a chunk taken out of it. That was literally all she noticed from it before she ran as fast as she could down, if she remembered right, Dartmouth St. Not like it mattered considering the apartment across the street was literally rubble at this point.
The sound of Multiple groans caught her attention, causing her to let out a shrill shriek as she saw several more of the monsters in front of her. Later she would call herself out on the girly sound that she had let out, but for the time being she ignored that in favor of Running as fast as she could to get away from the monsters. Unfortunately, even more appeared causing her to swerve to the right to dodge the grabby hands that one of the monsters had. She really didn't like this, but she knew that she was going to have to do something if she wanted to survive.
Unbeknownst to her, a figure was watching from afar, the only thing able to be seen about them being a black cloak. The figure watched the adolescent that was unidentifiable, but one could tell their attention was focused on the small girl that was running in the streets. There was something about the kid that wasn't normal, at least that was what the cloaked figure thought, and as such, they were following the girl.
Continuing to run as fast as she could manage the small girl looked over her shoulder for a brief second, only to run straight into another of the monsters. Letting out a loud scream of surprise, the girl tumbled down with the thing, luckily not getting any of the ooze out of its mouth on her, but she was still not going to be able to get up fast enough to get away. Backing up a bit while on the ground, the girl's hood fell down to show mid-back length snow white hair, her skin easily being the same shade as snow as well with how fair it was, but the one thing that caught most people's attention when they saw her were the startling sea green eyes that were glaring at the monster in front of her.
"Go away or I'll hurt you!" The girl spoke, her voice being rough compared to her appearance, even as she said that despite the fact that she knew that the monster wasn't going to listen.
A look of helplessness appeared on the girls face, as she all but yelled at the thing to stop, before she forced her hands forwards. The person that was perched on the building watching, was about to walk away due to the fact that there was no way the girl was going to get out of the predicament, until she heard the sound that people would only hear if something was flash frozen. Turning back towards the scene, the figure let out a soft, feminine, gasp as they saw that four or five of the monsters were completely frozen, it was to the point that she was certain that breaking them would turn them into frozen chunks of ice.
The small girl herself, was panting deeply as she held her hands out, her back against a wall, and several of the monsters still reaching towards her in their frozen state. The green eyes of the girl on the ground widened even more as she realized that she had managed to do that. She had managed to freeze some water at one point, but that was only a glass of water, and it wasn't completely frozen either. After that she hadn't managed to do anything like that again, and she had only used her powers to keep things that she was drinking cold.
Her hands were shaking due to exertion of energy that she had inevitably used, but even then, she knew that she had to get away from the monsters that weren't frozen. Unfortunately for her, she still couldn't move due to just how much energy she had managed to use. Tears of pure fear started to leak out of her eyes as she realized there was literally nothing that she could manage to do at the moment to try and escape from the Situation that she had managed to get herself into.
The girl ended up closing her eyes as to make sure that she didn't see anything when she finally died, only for the soft sound of something landing to catch her attention, before there was a loud groan from a nearby monster as something stabbed into it. Opening her eyes, the girl's eyes widened in disbelief as a figure was standing in front of her, a spear of what looked like literal light in their hands. The figure turned towards the girl for a brief second, red eyes being the only thing that they saw, before the figure burst forward, the spear in their hands moving around like a blur as the figure impaled yet another of the monsters, before the spear completely disappeared only long enough for the figure to put their hand in a way that created a sword out a light, and to cut the monster's head off, another one that was right behind them in half.
The sight of the black cloaked figure was the last thing that the girl saw before she ended up losing consciousness. The blackness of her unconscious mind, however, was not meant to last, as she found herself in the middle of an area that looked like it was completely frozen solid in a way to create a room. The wall's, despite being made of literal ice, looked like they belong in something like a castle. It was more than enough to cause her to look at everything in awe, before she looked down towards her body, and frowning as she realized that she was smaller than she was before.
She looked Around the Area she was in at the moment, momentarily frowning at the picture of a woman's whose white hair looked dirty compared to her own if they were compared. The woman's skin was a bit tan compared to her's as well, but the green eyes were the same. The fact that she was mentally comparing herself to the picture confused her for a second, before she felt herself starting to move, realizing that she wasn't in control of her body. She went through another icy corridor, her bare feet not being bother by the cold in the slightest, until she eventually made it to a door that, surprisingly, wasn't frozen in the slightest.
The small body that she was watching from made a hesitant noise, before the tiny fist hit on the wooden door causing someone inside to stand up if the creaking of a bed was anything to go by. A couple of seconds later, the woman from the picture opened the door, her green eyes narrowed until they saw the little girl in front of her. The woman was wearing a nightgown, one that was a nice dark green color, but her almost grey hair didn't seem to go with the color.
The woman kneeled down, her expression showing that she was worried about the girl in front of her "Is everything alright sweetie? You hardly ever come to me when you have a problem."
"Daddy isn't here." The girl felt herself saying without even realizing it, her eyes widening internally at the thought of her calling anyone the word 'Daddy'.
The woman gave small sigh, an amused look appearing on her face as well as she said "Well you can sleep with me if you want. Of course, that's only if you want to. I know that My room isn't the most comfortable for you with how warm it is."
The smaller form of the girl that she was observing from looked down for a second as she mumbled out "It's fine..."
"Look, honey, I know that I'm not your mother, but I promised your father that I would do everything that I could to make you happy."The woman spoke as she knelt down to the girls level "I'm not like you or your father, but I'm completely fine with that you know. I love you as well."
The feeling of tears that were crawling down her cheeks was obvious, and it was actually shocking to her as well, at least until the woman in front of her hugged the little girl in front of her. That was all that the white haired girl managed to feel before she felt herself waking up from whatever dream she was having.
Giving a deep breath, the dream that she had slowly fading away, and the confusion from not remembering a dream coming into place. What had she been dreaming about in the first place? It was enough to get her worried, but her attention quickly shifted as she saw that the same figure that was wearing the black cloak earlier, and saved her, was sitting across from her, a fire between them, even as she was laying down on a sleeping bag, something she was certain that she did not have with her.
Trying to get up, the figure's hood snapped to her, the person standing up, and putting a hand on the girl's chest to keep her down "You must rest."
The voice was, surprisingly, female, as the hood the person had fell down to show the same red eyes from before, but with sunkissed skin adding to the person face. The black cloth still hid most of the persons form, but the small girl could see the silky black hair that was cut into a short bob, the end of it being just below her chin. Despite the protesting the girl still tried to rise up, only for a sigh to escape the black haired woman.
"I told you that you must rest yes?" The woman asked with a soft tone, a frown on her face showing her disapproval "I saved you from those monsters, so I would listen and stay down and rest. You used to much energy freezing those four that tried grabbing you. Please, resting is the best thing that you can do at the moment."
The girl didn't seem content with that, but listened anyway, laying back down without a problem, before asking, with a strained tone "Who are you?"
"That is not important at the moment." The woman spoke with a soft tone even as she pulled out a military style canteen, and putting it to the girls mouth.
The white haired girl seemed a bit hesitant at first, before she opened her mouth and let out a wide eyed look at the clean, and cold, water that was inside of the canteen. Greedily trying to get the water out of the canteen, the woman held it back a bit, forcing the girl to try and sip the water instead of guzzling it down. The black haired woman saying something about drinking it too fast making her throw up. The girl didn't really understand why that was, but she listened for the time being. This woman had saved her, so she figured that listening wouldn't be the worst thing she could do.
The cramps that she had in her stomach not even a second later, however, was something that made her want to argue that point. She felt like she wanted to throw up, but other than some dry heaving, nothing came out of her mouth, which was worrying as it was, but the Woman who had given her the water was moving her hand in a circle around her back to comfort her. Whatever it was that the girl had been given, it wasn't just water.
"Just let it pass." The woman's voice spoke causing the girl to let out another dry heave, and a loud cough in the process.
The cough sounded out for a good couple of minutes more after that, until finally the girl looked towards the cloaked woman with a glare "What the hell was that?"
"An Elixer. They do not taste the best, which was why I was trying to get you to slow down." The woman spoke, her tone blonde as she eyed the girl in front of her with a sigh "I would not wish to use something such as that without reason, but the fact of the matter is that you were very close to dying, not only from the radiation of the bombs, but from a lack of Mana in your system."
A look of complete confusion overtakes the glare as the white haired girl stars at the red eyed woman "Mana? You mean like Magic?"
"It would be much more accurate to say life energy instead of mana, but yes, Magic." The woman says once she explains what she thought when it came to Mana "But continuing on with that, what did you think happened with those frozen Monsters?"
The girl didn't seem comfortable thinking about that, until she eventually mumbles out "It was me. I did that..."
"That is not something you should be ashamed of young one." The dark haired woman spoke as she sat down not to far from the girl "That was something amazing for a child, but you lack discipline to control such an ability. I cannot say that I will be able to help you, but you have my support if you so wish."
Green eyes widened in disbelief at that, while silence ensued. Whatever she was expecting, that was not it, and the fact that she was speaking almost like she was the woman's master, was even more surprising, as well as uncomfortable for the girl. She had no Idea who this woman was, so she had no clue as to why she would offer her help like that. It was a bit disturbing now that she thought about it.
Looking at the woman once more, the green eyed girl swallowed thickly, but before she could actually comment or say anything, a loud growl echoed through the area, a blush appearing on her fair skin. A small chuckle was the only thing that the woman let out, as she moved back towards the fire, and took something that was hanging over it off, and handing it over to the girl. The smell was good, that much she could still tell just from being in the area, but with the Elixir, she was more focused on other things/.
Now that she saw what was actually on the stick, her stomach growled even more with the sight. There was chicken on her stick at the moment, and that caused her to swallow thickly, with her mouth watering just from the smell. The skin was a nice golden color due to be cooked on a spit, the little black, white, and yellow, spots showing that there was seasoning of some sort on it, even while a bit of liquid fat from the slow cooking dripped off of it, just making it even more mouth watering for the girl.
She looked over towards the black haired woman one more time, seeing the nod of a head in what could have been encouraging. Turning her gaze back towards the Chicken in her hands, the girl took a hesitant bite, her eyes widening in shock, before she started to devour the chicken like a ravenous animal. Her cheeks grew bright red, however, when she heard the chuckle of the woman once again, getting her to slow down.
Not to long after that, The girl was sitting on a dock that wasn't to far from where they were when it came to the city, a sigh making its way from her as she looked out towards the ocean, the Sunset being prevalent over the water. A few seagulls were still around it would seem, as they flew overhead squawking even after the bombs had fell, something that had surprised the girl. She let out a small grimace at the smell of fish, but she could easily ignore that when she had found a place to be by herself to think,
The wind picked up for a second, sending the girl's hair flying slightly in the process, a small smile making its way onto her face as she felt the cool breeze going through the area. This was definitely a place that she could go to for when she wanted to think, It was just, so peaceful, and as far as she could tell, the monsters disliked the ocean a lot. In all, it was a good place to go, and she was going to milk this opportunity for all it was worth.
Her thoughts trailed towards the black haired woman once again, a slight frown making its way onto her face in the process. She still didn't know what to think of her, that much was for certain. Because of the way she had spoke, she was almost certain the woman thought of her as a master. There would be no other reason for someone offering their surfaces like that, with a 'If you so wish' at the end of it. That just made things even more jumbled and confusing for the girl. It was almost enough to have her tear her own white strands out.
Of course that wasn't the only thing that was causing her aggravation. Everything was happening so fast, from the destruction of the town, to having to survive on her own, to almost dying, and than to being saved. The whole day had rushed by, and to make matters worse, things were most likely never going to stop or slow down. This was her life now, and she was going to have to deal with it.
"So this is where you went young one?" The voice of the woman spoke out, causing a grimace to appear on the white haired girl's face, it disappearing as she looked towards red eyes "This place is quite beautiful when the sun decides to set. One of the few things that shall remain in this world as it is as things turn out."
The girl ignored that as she started to hug her knees "Why are you here...?"
"Because of reasons that you, as you are now, would no doubt deny or not believe." The woman spoke with a soft tone, still being as formal as before with her speech "I wish to tell you, beleive me when I tell you as such, but the question remains, would you believe me, no matter what I tell you?"
Hugging her knees closer if she could manage that, the girl shook her head, white strands shifting a bit to hide her eyes from the other woman's view "How could I? I don't know you, yet you know me more than i've told anyone else before. There are even things you know about me that I don't know about me. You don't say it, but it's kind of obvious."
"I think I understand." The woman spoke as she sat down next to the white haired girl, a small smile making its way onto her face "I know that you cannot trust any information that I would say to you for the time being, but believe this. I will do my best to help you in any way that you believe that I can. Weather you understand why or not, I care for you, and I do not wish you harm Young one."
The small girl let out a mumble, getting a confused look from the black haired woman as she tried to hear what the girl said. Silence ensued once again, until the girl spoke once more, this time confidence being prevalent as she said "My name. It's Auriel."
"Well Auriel, it is a pleasure to meet you." The woman spoke as she looked out towards the sunset once again "My name is Ursa, like the bear. I know that it is not common, but it is my name."
Auriel let out a small laugh at her words, even as she leaned to the side just a bit to have her head rest on the woman's shoulder, white hair being caught between them "I like you name actually. It makes you different."
"Well than, that is nice to know." The woman spoke as she put a hand on the girl's shoulder "You might not remember it, but you were the one who gave me my name."
Looking towards the woman with slightly wide eyes, Auriel looked back towards the sunset, letting out a little "Huh" as the only response. It would seem that there was a reason for the woman knowing so much about her. She just didn't know it yet.
In the back of her mind, she remembered the dream that she had not to long ago, but sitting here with a friend was more important at the moment. Afterall, moments like these would not last in this apocalyptic wasteland.
I'm going back to the start
Well, this is the first chapter, and if you couldn't guess, I'm going to have a song put as the theme of the chapter each time I post it. If it wasn't obvious already this time, then Coldplay, The scientist was this chapters, and while it's talking about heartbreak with the actual song, the words can still work for what I was going for in this chapter. Either way, I hope that this story is going to go well at least, and I want to give a shout out to DiddilyPanda for going over this chapter for me, something that helped me a lot when it comes down to confidence in my writing style.
Moving on, as you can tell, this story is going to be OC centric, and that is going to stay for awhile at the very least. A hundred years after the Mushroom war is when Bubblegum was born from the mother gum, (Actual age is 827) and this means that she will appear eventually before Ooo is actually established, but it will focus on Auriel more then anything else. Also, Marceline will appear as well before Ooo and all of that crap, thought I'm not messing with anything that is cannon concerning her and Simon. Some things arent going to be changed, obviously, but other things will be, as you can never tell when it comes to Oc's.
I'm not going to give any of you guys anything when it comes to spoilers, so sorry if you were hoping for anything like that, but I hope that I hear from you people when it comes to Reviews! I'm extremely excited to hear anything that you guys have to say, but please don't let there be any flames yeah? Those should stay where they belong in the fire kingdom because they would burn down my house. Either way, Until next time yeah? Please Review and let me know what you think.