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Those who once wereChapter 2 Ienzo living
Ienzo had never thought of himself as being different than most people well children until every body he met at the castle said he acted weird. Ienzo had been living at the castle for about four days now. He didn't really dislike living there sure it was better than living on the streets but he did feel lonely.
He stared at himself in the mirror. He sighed as he fiddled with his long bangs that draped over one side of his face. It was the soul reason as to why people thought he was weird… his hair. People called him emo, Goth and other things simply because of the way he wore his hair. "What's wrong with my hair?" he asked himself out loud.
"Nothing." Said Elaeus
He turned to look at the door to see Elaeus standing there. "Oh hello Elaeus."
"Hello Ienzo. Are you okay?"
"Yeah why do you ask?"
"You seem kind of sad."
He paused for a minute. "Elaeus?"
"Yes?" he asked in a concerned tone of voice since Ienzo obviously seemed upset.
"Am I weird?"
"Now what brought that on?" he asked as he walked closer to him.
Ienzo was staring at the ground. "They say I'm weird…"
"Why?"
"Because… my hair covers half of my face."
"That doesn't make you weird."
"I know but." He said then sighed.
"Maybe you should just get your hair out of your face so they'll shut up."
Ienzo frowned and stared at himself in the mirror again. "I can't do that…"
"What are you deformed under there or something? We've all been wondering."
"We?"
"You know, me, Dilan, Braig, Even, and even Ansem himself has been wondering what you're hiding under all that hair." He said inching closer and tried to lift his hair up.
"No!" he screamed and jumped back a bit.
Eleaus flinched at Ienzo's sudden out burst. "It's just an eye come on what's the big deal?"
He covered that side of his face and turned back to the mirror. "I…"
"What are you not a normal human or something?"
His eyes widened when he suddenly smelled that old man Even walking towards his room. "Even is coming."
"How did you…?"
The older man with long sandy blond hair walked into the room. "Ah Ienzo I figured you'd be in here. Dilan and Braig were looking for you."
"Why?"
"I think they want to take you to lunch or something I don't know I didn't ask." He said tossing his long hair over his shoulder and left the room.
"Well I guess I got to go."
"Ienzo…"
"Yes?"
"How did you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Know that Even was going to walk in before he did."
"I smelled his sent."
He arched his eyebrow. "Do what now?"
"I smelled his sent." He said then sniffed. "He has an odd sent but that might be because of his age, and that darn cologne he uses. It burns my freaking nose I wish he'd stop using it."
"Ienzo…"
He looked at him then realized what he had just said. "Y-yes?"
"What in the world are you?"
He looked away from him and walked away.
"Ienzo!" he called but Ienzo ignored him.
"I had gotten to know the residents of the castle very well. Well mostly well. From what I was told Dilan came from a well to do family that fact is kind of apparent because he was well known to get uppity for like of a better word with some of the lower castle employees. Braig had lived with Dilan in their younger years and shared a dorm in college and they thought of each other as brothers. Though before hand Braig had been in a very bad battle and lost one of his eyes and was scared up on one side of his face. Even had been a member of the castle scientists for a long time before even Dilan and Braig came along. Eleaus was only four years older than me and was one of the few people in the castle who isn't scared half to death of me." Thought Ienzo. "You wanted to see me?" he asked as he walked into Dilan's room.
"Me and Braig were going to lunch we wanted you to come with us plus we're going to buy you some of your own stuff."
"Yes I've been here for four days and I have nothing of my own. Currently I'm wearing some of Dilan's old clothes." Ienzo thought. "Thank you. Your clothes don't even fit me at all." He said lifting his arms up to show how big the shirt was on him.
Braig laughed. "Aw poor little guy." He said mockingly.
"Don't pick on him." Said Dilan glaring at him.
"Whatever." He said shrugging his shoulders. "At least I'm not making up excuses to see my girlfriend."
"Braig!"
He laughed. "Ooh did I make you mad?"
"Yes!"
"I'm sorry." He said laughing.
He rolled his eyes.
"Where are we going?" asked Ienzo
"You'll see." Said Dilan patting him on the shoulder and began to leave and they followed him.
"Admit it Dilan you just want to see that hot chick again." Said Braig.
"Shut up Braig!"
"There's a girl there you like?" asked Ienzo
"Erm…" he said not answering blushing as he walked into a small café.
"Hello again you two." Said a young woman with long black hair as she walked out from behind the counter. "Oh I see you brought some one with you today."
"Rose this is Ienzo, Ienzo Rose. Ienzo is a young boy me and Braig took in a few days ago." Said Dilan.
"Ah I see. I assume you want your usual?"
"Of course." Said Braig as he sat down at a table by the window as the other two joined him.
The two older men sat beside each other as Ienzo sat on the other side staring out the window.
"Man you should ask her to go on a date or something." Said Braig elbowing Dilan.
"Hmm." He sighed as he played with a napkin.
"Dilan, stop being so shy. You'll never get any if you keep acting like that."
"Braig there is a child nearby!"
"Like he knows what we're talking about."
"What about me?" asked Ienzo as he looked back at them.
"Nothing." They both said.
"Hmph." Sighed Ienzo staring at the decorating.
Rose was walking over to them carrying a tray of food.
"Ask her." whispered Braig to Dilan.
"Here you go boys." She said handing the tray to them.
Dilan smiled at her looking like a complete dork.
She smiled then walked away.
Braig kicked the back of Dilan's leg. "You missed it again man!"
Ienzo looked over at the two of them as Dilan handed him a plate of food. "So let me get this straight you like the girl but you don't know how to tell her."
He nodded.
"Then just tell her."
"I'm not taking love advice from a child."
"Well you not listening to him either." He said frowning as he picked the tomatoes out of his salad.
"The kid's got a point." Said Braig.
"Ew peppers!" yelled Ienzo.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.
He shrunk down in his chair.
"Was that necessary?" asked Dilan
He nodded. "They were lurking in my salad."
"Lurking?" asked Braig. "That's a new one."
Ienzo poked his salad frowning.
"Do you hate salads?"
He nodded as he continued poking it.
"I order you something else." Said Dilan taking said offending salad and left.
"Ask you damn you or else." Said Braig he looked over at Ienzo. "You really are a kid, you know."
He was staring out the window again. "I am not a rabbit there fore I hate salads."
He laughed. "If you don't eat your veggies you'll never grow."
He shrugged.
He chuckled as he watched Dilan. "The man needs a woman."
They were walking back over to the table.
"Here you go little one." Said Rose handing Ienzo a sandwich. "I even cut the crust off for you."
He sighed. "Thank you."
She smiled. "You boys want anything else?"
"No ma'am." Said Braig.
She walked away.
"Did you ask her?"
"No…"
He rolled his eyes well eye.
"Let's just eat and go okay."
"Fine with me." Said Ienzo.
They went to the clothing store.
"You should have asked her." Said Braig.
"Drop it Braig."
"It is so obvious that you like her just freaking ask her!"
"Braig." He said frowning.
Ienzo walked up to them carrying an arm full of clothes. "I like these. I tried them on and they fit. But I think the pants need to be hemmed."
"Okay." Said Dilan taking them. "I'll buy them. You stay with Braig."
Braig shook his head. "Man he needs help."
"Maybe you should just leave him alone about it."
"It's not that simple. Dilan has had a crush on that girl for years now, most dudes have gotten married by now and had two or three kids, and he ain't even got a girl friend."
Ienzo sighed. "Braig, Dilan will be fine. He is a grown man."
"I've been living with him for years. I know him he's very shy and will never say what he means."
"He's shy?"
"Yeah very shy."
"If he's shy then what am I?"
"Emo."
He glared at him. "I am not emo."
"Sure you're not, and I'm not an old man."
He narrowed his eyes even more.
"Keep that up and you'll face will get stuck that way."
"Idiot." He mumbled.
"You know what I noticed?" asked Braig cheerfully.
"What?"
"In the four days I've known you say 'idiot' a lot."
"I do?" he asked looking slightly confused.
"Really you do."
"Hmm, I didn't know that about myself."
Dilan walked back over to the two of them carrying a big bag. "Here Ienzo." He said handing it to him.
"Thank you Dilan."
Braig cleared his throat.
"And Braig."
"You quite welcome." Said Dilan. "Come on let's go home."
"Sure unless you plan on asking Rose on a date." Said Braig.
Ienzo chuckled.
"Let's go, now." Said Dilan.
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