I'm back in the settle... Chapter 2: Trip to a better life.
The next chapter is all done, i'm starting to work on the third right now...
I barely started my trip when I faced, that I don't know which way I should go.
"I want this map." I told to the shopkeeper of the store. This store is just a small outpost for the travelers.
"Can I give you anything else?"
"No thanks"
"May I ask, that why is a boy in a road like this at the middle of the night?"
"This is my own business." I replied harshly, and left the shop after I paid the map.
The place I have to go gave me a surprise, because Shell Beach is actually in a mountain lake. First I headed to that direction, but it soon hit me.
'If he said that he better don't know how I get there, then why do he have to know the place I'm heading to? Maybe it would be better to go to the actual beach of the sea.' I thought, and with this, I changed my direction. I walked all night, and all day long, but I reached a small village called Weaseltown. The choice of name was not a question, as 9 creatures out of 10 were weasels.
I spotted a clothes shop in the main square, and entered.
"Good morning good traveler, what can I help you with?" The shopkeeper asked. Of course she was a weasel too.
"I want a cloak. Can you help me with that?" I asked
"There is one last left." He said, and brought me some black robes. "Do you want to try it on?"
"No thanks. I'll take it." I said, and paid for the robes.
"If you need a place to rest, I recommend you the Lodge. My sister runs the place."
"Thank you. I'm going now."
I visited this place called Lodge, and it was quite nice. I decided that I need a sleep, so I rent a room for the rest of the day and for the night, and I went to the bathroom immediately. There was a bath-tub in there.
'A BATHTUB!' I screamed in happiness in my mind. I opened the tap, and I got in as soon as the tub was full. I don't know why, but I have a thing with water. It helps me wash out every bad thought, and even worse memories. Water is one of the most important things in my life. Every time I had the chance to do so, I swam in the lake near my home. I took a shower 2 times a day. Once in the morning, what helped me wake up, and one at night, before I went to bed to clean myself, and to ensure sweet dreams. Water is everything for me. I merely spent my time sunbathing at the beach when I was a child, I was always in the water. I don't know why. Most of the catlike creatures hate the water. Even my mother did. She was always asking:"What do you like in water? Your fur will be sticking to you, and the whole thing is just...disgusting."
I hmph-ed in these memories, and smiled for the first time in years. I never really missed my mother. It's not like I didn't loved her, but we were never close either. We never agreed, and even as a ten years old, I had my own way to see things. I always wanted to know everything from A to Z.
The only thing I don't understand now, is why is that some people have special powers, and others do not. It could be in their DNA or something, but it still not explains everything. I hear stories of a blue hedgehog every now and then, who saves everyone. Once he appears somewhere, and the next day he appears on the other side of the world. My thoughts went to the mysterious stranger I met today, and something just didn't seemed right, like I would seen him somewhere before. I know I did, but I can't recall when, and where. I'm trying hard to remember, but...
I suddenly hear knocks on the door to my room, what caused that I forgot everything else. I got out of the tub, and quickly drying myself to a point to be ready to run if something is wrong. I look out trough the small peeking hole on the door. It is the owner.
"Hello, what do you want?" I ask nicely trough the door.
"Can I talk to you for a second?" She asks.
"Could you come back in five minutes?"
"O-of course."
I readied myself, and waited. When I heard the knocks again, I opened the door.
"Come in" I invited her.
"Sorry, but I was curious. You know my sis told me you bought a cloak from her, and you didn't wrote your name on the guest list. Are you a criminal or something?"
"No, but I have to hide. Someone just came, and told me I have to flee. I hated my old life anyways, so I didn't asked questions. Is that all?" I told her kindly, but also a way to let her know I don't want her to question me again.
"All right, I go then."
I closed the door behind her, and I went to bed. I couldn't keep myself awake. I fell asleep immediately.
I woke up early on, and I left without anyone noticing it. I let the keys for my room in the office of the hotel.
'That was a nice place' I thought and for the first time in my life, I looked back, but I didn't let anything to stand in my way... Yes, a better life is waiting for me.
I continued my trip on foot. The road was not even paved, but it made it the best choice. I put on my cloak, and proceeded further. It didn't took long to reach the next village, but I didn't wanted to stop, until...
"David? Is that really you?" a voice came from behind me.
'I swear I heard this voice before, but I don't know when.' I thought, and slowly turned to face the source of the voice.
When I did so, an all too familiar face of a wolf greeted me with his trademark smirk.
"Pillage, you haven't changed a bit..." I said happily.
"How have you been? I heard that you graduated with A+ from everything. You are still a nerd."
Pillage was a lion who used to be the most friendly towards me in the high school. He shared my hatred for our home, and he swore that he will go as soon as he graduated. I think him being here could only mean, that he lived up to this promise of his.
"I'm fine, thanks. So... you live here now?" I asked after replying to his question.
"No, I'm on a vacation. But the important thing is: What are YOU doing here?" he asked, but he knew full well what I'm going to say
"I left that place, and will never go back."
"I knew it! Can I join you?"
"Not a chance. Things are more complicated than what it looks like."
"What do you mean?"
"It all started with a strange phone call, to go to-" I started telling my tale.
"Wait, wait wait..." he interrupted me quickly "was that about your mom's death?"
"I don't thi-" but suddenly that bird came to my mind, and everything became clear. He was the chief officer of the CSI from my mother's case... "Oh, GOD! IT IS!"
Everyone knew what happened to my mother...
FLASHBACK
I was fourteen years old back then, and mom was just trying to protect me.
It all started as a normal day in December. The snow was slowly falling down from the sky, no wind, and chilly air that morning was all normal... Until that fox came...
Well, I leave this story be hanging... A flashback chapter is coming soon...