Disclaimer: I don't own The Underland Chronicles. Suzanne Collins does.
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I know I have a lot of fanfics going on right now, but I just finished reading the Underland Chronicles again, and I feel a very strong feeling in writing this. But I will still update my other stories. Sorry for not updating 'A New Life' for a while!
Gregor walked out of school, his breaths showing in puffy white clouds in the cold winter air.
As usual, he took a detour to Central Park to look at the stone slab covering the entrance to the Underland. Gregor found his hand closing around the plastic bat in his pocket: his reminder of his bond, Ares.
After he had killed the Bane, his parents had debated whether to move to his uncle's farm in Virginia or not. After Boot's and Lizzie's protests they had finally decided to stay in New York, but when Gregor had tried to return to Underland, he found that the stone slab could be removed, but the passage underneath had disappeared.
Gregor had, at first, been angry. Then anger gave way to emptiness. It was as if a part of Gregor had been taken from him and he had not been happy with it. When he told his dad about it he had only said that it was probably meant to be.
It had been two years since they had killed the Bane and Gregor was now fourteen. He felt a large pull towards the stone slab and walked forward, deciding to try his luck again.
Gregor tugged at the slab, but his numb fingers slid off almost immediately. He breathed on them and after a few second of tingling, feeling returned to his fingers. He tried again, pulling at the stone, but it was in vain. Gregor let out a frustrated grunt right before he had another idea. It was time to visit Mrs. Cormaci.
~~~~~GxL~~~~~
After Gregor's dad had finally gotten over his sickness and relapses were rare, he had gone job hunting. He had found a job as an office clerk after the old clerk had stormed off and the boss was desperate. Pay was good which meant two things: 1) Gregor's mom didn't have to work as hard and 2) soon after, they moved to a larger apartment.
Mrs. Cormaci still lived in her old apartment, stubbornly refusing Gregor's dad's many offers to let her stay at their new apartment.
Gregor walked up the flights of stairs to her place and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" Mrs. Cormaci's familiar voice floated through the door.
"Mrs. Cormaci! It's Gregor!"
"Oh! Gregor!" He heard shuffling and a few seconds later the door was open. "Come on in. If I had known you were coming I would've made something for you!"
Gregor placed the paper bag of cookies onto the kitchen table. "Lizzie and Boot's made some cookies for you."
Mrs. Cormaci smiled. "How have you been? Oh, you've grown so much!" She looked at him up and down. "So, why have you come?"
"To visit," Gregor said.
Mrs. Cormaci stared at him for a few seconds. "And?"
Gregor almost laughed. Mrs. Cormaci knew him too well. "I had a feeling I could get into Underland again. I was going to try going through the laundry room."
A troubled look came across Mrs. Cormaci's face. "Oh, Gregor. I forgot you didn't know."
A twisting feeling was starting in Gregor's stomach. "What?"
Mrs. Cormaci bit her lip. "Gregor, the laundry room isn't a laundry room anymore. They converted it to another apartment so the landlord could rent it to more people. A family lives there now."
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