Ch. 2

Gash Bell Revised

The next morning, Brago follows Sherry as she shops around town with Koko.

"Why am I going along with this" Brago says to himself as he watches Koko pull Sherry from store to store. He continues to follow them when he gets this strange feeling and stops.

Sherry notices his sudden stop and at him concerned "Is something wrong?" he doesn't respond, instead he looks over at a park.

Koko walks over with a huge smile on her face "Oh, he just wants to go to the park" she gently pushes Brago "Go ahead, we'll come get you later" Brago glares at her angrily.

Sherry forms an uneasy smile "I don't think that…"

Koko interrupts her "Sherry, you can't force a kid to follow us around shopping when he could be having fun with others his age"

Brago's thoughts "How old does she think I am?"

Sherry sighs before looking back at Brago "Well, it's not like you're having fun with us" Brago glances at her before crossing the street and walking into the park.

Koko gives Sherry a heartwarming smile "See; now he can have some fun too. Now come on, there's something that I've been dying to show you!" she grabs Sherry's arm and runs off, scene ends.

Brago stands in the shade of a tree watching human kids run around when a ball lands in front of him. He looks down at it, and then looks up at a group of approaching kids.

"What is this ominous feeling?" he says to himself as the kids approach him.

The kids stop a few feet away from the tree and one approach to pick up the ball.

The kid picks up the ball before looking at Brago "you know, you can play with us if you want"

Brago looks at him "I…no thanks"

Another kid steps forward "Why not?"

Brago closes his eyes and let's his head hang down "Someone might get hurt"

Another kid steps forward "Then we'll play a different game" Brago looks at him with great interest. He's about Brago's height and he has white hair with grey eyes. He's wearing a plain white T-shirt with torn blue jeans.

The kid with the ball looks at him "Like what?"

The kid thinks for a second, and then his eyes widen with excitement "How about hide and seek?"

Random Kid "Ooh, I love that game!"

Random Kid 2 "Me too!"

The kid with the ball turns back to Brago "Will you play with us now?" Brago hesitates for a moment before agreeing. "Okay, I'll be it first, so everyone go hide" the kid says with a big smile. Everyone runs off while the kid begins to count against the tree.

Brago decides to stand in the middle of the park when the kid from before grabs his arm.

Kid "You can't stay here, he'll find you. Come on, I know a good hiding spot" he runs off towards the woods and Brago follows him. They run deep into the forest before Brago stops running. The kid turns and looks at him "Don't stop now, we're almost there"

Brago place his hands in his pockets "I think we've gone far enough or are you trying to reach your book owner?"

The kid relaxes and smiles at him "When did you notice?"

Brago "Back by the tree. Plus, I don't think any human children can run that fast"

The kid's smile widens "How observant of you. No wonder why you excepted a game you clearly don't know how to play"

Brago "It was enough to get your attention

The kid shrugs "True" he turns around and continues into the woods.

Brago continues to stand there "You're just going to turn your back to me?"

The kid continues to walk "Is there a problem?"

Brago smiles and takes his hands out of his pockets "Nothing, it's just that you never know what'll happen!" he lunges at the kid. He quickly jumps to avoid Brago's attack.

The kid continues to jump around in the trees "You'll have to do better than that!" Brago goes after him.