Small update to make the years alex as been here roughly 10 years instead of 12
Small and dangerous are words that I would use to describe mandy all those years ago. Heck even to this day I think nothing has changed about her whatsoever! Anything she wants she can get one way or another ill tell ya. Meeting her back then was some experience hard earned ill tell ya! I'm just glad Billy was there to attract her anger when I was being a 'happy go lucky' kid at the time. To be honest i wonder if i would have stuck with them as long as i did if i didn't lose that bet?
One Headache after Another
It's been a few weeks since Grim has now become our 'best friend forever' and a lot has gone by with this new change is normalcy. At least for how normal it can get here in Endsville anyway. Anyways with it has come of Billy's mother going crazy, Billy and Mandy messing with Grim on 'not opposite' day, and that time where Grim wanted to be a model! Yuck!
With all that's been going on it's been real tough for me to have a moment of peace. I'm an heir to the Tempest Family Style of Martial Arts that my father has beaten into me since the day i could walk. I'm made to follow a strict training set that leaves me tired and frustrated all the time! My only reprieve from all that is the time i'm allowed at school and spending time with Billy and Mandy. As insane i might be for saying this i'm glad i meet them.
That is to say, i won't get utterly baffled and frustrated at them: especially Billy. "What in gods name are you hoping to accomplish with this!?" I went straight to the point.
"Ah it's just a prank Alex don't get yourself worked up." Mandy stated as her face had a stupid smile as she was playing in the mud. There's already a lot wrong with this situation here. First of all the fact, Mandy is smiling like that at all is enough to cause concern for anyone in this universe. "Hehehe" She laughed or rather Billy who somehow took over Mandy's body!
"So i'm guessing Grim is involved with this somehow?" I asked.
"Nu huh! All grim did was tell me how to do it and I did it all by myself! Pretty sweet huh!" Billy smacked the ground forcing mud to fly out and splatter us both. I wiped the mud off my eyes and turned to look towards her parents that were watching with fearful expressions in their house.
One of the reasons I was even aware of this situation was the fact that Mandy's mom had called me over that something was going on with Mandy today and they needed my help. Oh, and as to how they were able to contact me, Mandy had given my number to her parents as a sort of safety net for these kinds of reasons. I made a 'shoo shoo' motion with my hands signaling to them that I got this handled. Their faces relaxed a tiny bit but they nodded and closed the curtains to their front window and left it to me.
Going back to Billy it's really a wonder how the hell he even accomplished this sort of feat. Not to mention the horrid after effects this will cause if Mandy is able to remember any of this.
"Look Billy you're my friend and as my friend, i'm warning you." I flexed my mud covered fingers in anticipation. "Get out of her head."
The silence that now dawned on us was overwhelming. The silence was so sharp it could have been used by an expert swordsman with awe. Weird analogy aside i was awaiting his answer and knowing him.
The stupid smile came back with a force. "Nope!"
I shot my hand out in an attempt to get him in a hold. Billy in a surprising act of tactics used Mandy's overwhelming strength to smack the mud hard enough to create a mud wall between us. I was blinded again for a few seconds but that's all it took for Billy to bolt away screaming into the street.
"Dammit Billy!"
"Can't catch me!"
I dashed towards his back already on him in an instant. These legs have endured through a lot Billy! My hand was almost able to grasp the back of Mandy's dress.
"Give Slavia a kiss!"
"Wha-" My face was assaulted by large and I mean large! Amounts of drool. I had no time to react as my momentum carried me and Slavia to hit the sidewalk. I stared hard up at the sky. Billy the dumbest person I know had just outplayed me… twice in fact.
I raised my fist as I ignored the constant licking of my face from Saliva.
"YA CAN RUN BUT YA CAN'T HIDE BILLY! WE STILL HAVE SCHOOL AND GOD FORBID YOU SKIP THAT!"
The sound of a Billy like laugh continued to fade over time as he got farther and farther away. I feel defeated and that not a feeling I like at all. I rose up pushing Saliva off of me and made my way back home. There's now way I can track down Billy with his unpredictable nature. The only one I knew would be Mandy but currently, she's unavailable. School is the best option I had at cornering him and if need be I can get Grim for assistance since he's the initial cause to this
All I can say in this situation.
"Billy i'm coming for you"
After school
That slippery little goose egg! No matter what I did he seemed to find the most stupidest way to avoid me! He ducked into girls bathrooms, Used Irvin as a meat shield; no I don't care about your new undying love! He even threw our homeroom teacher at me! The sheer tenacity he had and I couldn't do a damn thing. Mind you I was taking into account of not hurting Mandy's body at all. Still, it seems like I'll need to do some speed training when I get home.
Speaking of home I was now at the front of my house. It was a two-floor house like most houses in Endsville. The only difference was that the back portion extended more before leading to our backyard. My frustration was made evident as I slammed the door closed really hard on my way in.
"I'm home!" I shouted as I threw my bag towards the living room and made my way into the kitchen. I opened the fridge and saw an assortment of products what would make any chief scream in pleasure at how fresh everything looked.
I scowled at it all. I simply got the basic ingredients for a simple sandwich and the carton of orange juice. Making the sandwich took no less than a minute and eating it took even less. I simply chugged the orange juice straight from the carton. I mean who's gonna stop me?
I put everything away and cleaned up the table before making my way down the hall towards the back portion of the house. I opened the door leading towards our family dojo a big and wide barren place. To the far left was a mirror wall and to the right was a rack full of wooden weapons each custom made from my father. Also besides the rack was a door that leads towards the back yard.
Before entering I took off my shoes and socks and placed them right outside the door. I turned to my right and the familiar sight of the white worn out gi greeted my eyes. Removing my clothes and hanging them on them near the gi and grabbed it and fitted myself right up.
The familiar and cool sensation of the fabric greeted my skin as I stepped onto the wooden floor. My feet pricked as memories of hardships and torment flowed upwards all over my body. The cold silence did nothing to comfort me.
I did a few warm up stretches before beginning tonight's training session.
My body merely went to autopilot as all this was routine at this point. Rather I contemplated my situation for now.
It's been roughly 10 years since i've been reborn into this world. And in that time I have come to known hardship in ways that far outstrip my previous life, at least physically that is maybe even mentally. My point being is why am I even here? I mean yeah I get a second chance but why and am I truly deserving of this? There must have been a million other choices far better than me at least to get another chance. I died a normal man with a normal job… I was even married for a bit. All of that shouldn't amount to me getting this new life this new chance!
My fist impacted the air with a loud snap seemingly ending my training and thoughts. My body was covered with sweat and my breathing was labored. All in all a normal day in this household.
After putting my sweat stained gi in the washer I took a long and blissful shower I put on a simple long white t-shirt and black boxers before making my way upstairs and into my bedroom.
A simple room with a simple bed and simple stuff. Much too plain yet the only thing to even signify it was my room was the large; to my size at least, sheath guard of a sword. A sheath with a black design with red markings that traveled downwards all the way to the tip. It was a gift from a special someone. That special someone would be my mother.
I stared at it long enough so I made my way towards the bed. With a flip and a bounce, i was nicely tucked in bed. My mind was still overwhelmed with frustration but the training did help somewhat as my tired body screamed for rest and sleep. So after a few min of starting off my eyelids finally found their scene in gravity as they started to descend. Before I could fade into dream land a sound of pure bliss assaulted my ears.
"YEAHHHHHHOOOOOWWWWWWWW!"
Music to my ears! With that i went to sleep with a smile on my face.
"I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!"
Yes sweet dreams.
THIS REFUSED TO BE WRITTEN! Well anyways sorry for the delay but i had no idea how to proceed at all. One part of me wanted to change something while the other said to start slow ya idiot! It was really hard i tell ya! Welp it's here now in all its gravy filled glory! It's more of establishing Alex for now and and what he's got going on as youll be in his head alot and since i did it this way your gonna have a not a detailed view in some situation. Given the fact Alex might be a poor narrator haha.
P.S. If there is an episode i might skip or not get too due to reasons in plot development feel free to tell me and i might make an extra series that has alex deal with it. I may or may not state in this story's timeline of alex being there or not so just pm me bruh.
P.S.S I might have chapters be more than one episode if ya guys want really loooong chaps. Might mean more waiting but i can do it!
So ya smell ya later!
