The Light that Blinds the day
Chapter 2: A New Dawning Day
The sunrise was the most beautiful thing BeatMax could ever awaken to. The rising sun slightly blinded his vision, so he looked away as he sat up from the top of his car hood. BeatMax yawned and stretched his arms and legs. "Mmm...time to go inside and wake Max up." BeatMax thought to himself as he jumped from the car to where the apartment door was. He opened the door to find that Max had already been awake, and was watching T.V.. "G'Morning BeatMax." Max says a little sluggish. "Morning. Did you sleep well?" BeatMax asks him. "A lot better than usual. It might be because I got peace and quiet and wasn't awakened by my brothers." Max grinned, rubbing the back of his head. "That's great. I'm glad I don't have to be awakened by my nosey sister." BeatMax chuckled, his arms behind his back. "You hungry?" BeatMax asked, brushing his hair back so that it spiked up. "Yeah. What's there to eat?" Max tilted his head and crossed his arms. "We have lots a breakfast places. Bojangles, McDonalds, Wendys, Burger King, Golden Corral…" "I've never had Bojangles before. Is it good?" Max asked, interested in trying their food. "Extremely good! I can't tell you the number of times I've gone there to get a biscuit!" BeatMax laughed a bit, and patted Max on the head. "But before we go, we've gotta shower first. You can shower first." BeatMax sat on the couch, yawning. "Alright. Give me 15 minutes." Max nodded and went into the bathroom.
15 minutes later, Max came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel and went into his room. BeatMax went in next and came out within 5 minutes, already dressed as well. They got into BeatMax's car and drove to the closest Bojangles to them. Max took a look at the menu there, and BeatMax ordered what he usually ordered. "Hmm...I guess I'll try the chicken supremes combo. Mountain Dew and french fries please." Max told the cashier. She smiled and filled in his order. BeatMax paid for the meal and they waited for their food. 2 minutes later, their food came and they walked out, back into the car. Driving back to their apartment, they decided to sit together and eat. "This is really good! I never knew fried chicken would taste this delicious." Max said, taking a bite into his chicken leg. "I told you you'd like it." BeatMax smiled as he took a bite of his biscuit. They had a normal conversation, talking about how things had been over the years, and how it was finally nice to see each other after being distant for a long time. Both of them had finished their food by noon, and around that time, a knock came to the door. "I'd better see who it is." BeatMax got up from the table and opened the door. It turned out to be one of his high school tennis team members, Andrew. "Hey, can I come in?" Andrew asks, looking around nervously. "Eh!? How'd you find me?" BeatMax tilts his head and crosses his arms. "I found your car. Look, there isn't much time, just please let me in." Andrew begged. BeatMax sighed and let him in. Andrew quickly rushed in and I closed the door behind him. "Andrew, this is Max. My distant brother. Max, this is Andrew. We...grew up in the same schools." BeatMax nodded at Andrew and Andrew nodded back. "Nice to meet you." Andrew held out a hand to Max. Max shook Andrew's hand. Andrew ruffles up his hair a bit and then fixes it. "BeatMax...I found something interesting." "What did you find?" BeatMax asks, more curious than before. Andrew reached into his pocket and pulled out a necklace. "I've never seen this before. It looks...rare and...at the same time, very old." BeatMax takes the necklace from Andrew and examines it closely. Before he can try it on, it glows and magically floats over to Max, immediately going around his neck. Max tries to take it off, but it's tightly attached. "Ngh! Agh! How can this thing not come off!?" Max says furiously while trying to get it off. "I think...that necklace once belonged to Shulk." BeatMax looks at Andrew curiously. "Where did you get it?" "From a pawn shop. It was on sale for 50 dollars." Andrew thought. "But how did-" Before he could finish his sentence, a red sword crashed through the window and landed into Max's hands. "Wha-What the hell!?" Max gasps, looking at the sword. I shielded Andrew from the glass shards that flew, and once they stopped flying, I stood back. "The M-Monado…" BeatMax thought to himself quietly.
After everyone recollected their thoughts, BeatMax finally speaks, "The Monado". Max looked at him, astounded. "The Monado...you mean this?" Max holds up the red sword. "Yes. That's the Monado. It's the weapon that was used by a titan to destroy robots called the Mechon. Luckily, Mechon don't exist here." BeatMax smiled a bit, using his powers to fix the window. "But...why is that here?" Andrew looked at BeatMax, more curious than ever. "I have no idea. I wouldn't know why either. But Max was kinda defenseless anyways." BeatMax teased. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean!?" Max jokingly got angry. "I only kid, you." BeatMax patted Max on the head. "Seems you two have grown close." Andrew smiled. "We've been close for a few years now." Max smiled. "That makes sense…" Andrew looked down and turned away. "You seem upset, Andrew. What's wrong?" BeatMax asked him. "You see…" Andrew started off. Andrew tells them that his girlfriend broke up with him, and that his family died from a sudden, unexpected accident, and now he's all alone. "Wow...that's…" BeatMax looked away. "That's awful…" Max looked down. "I've been alone this whole time. Roaming the streets looking for work but...no one will hire me because I don't have any college degree." Andrew covered his eyes, close to crying. BeatMax runs over to Andrew and hugs him, and he hugs back. "It's okay. I'm here for you." Andrew lets out some tears, then gets his act together. His eyes closed as flashbacks of the past came back to him, those times he was mean to me back in elementary school and on. "BeatMax...I-I'm…" Andrew began to say, but BeatMax put a finger to his lip. "It's okay. Forget about the past." He whispers to him. BeatMax then pulls his finger away from Andrew's lips and he nods. Max looks at him, then back at BeatMax. "So...now what are you going to do, Andrew?" Max asked, tilting his head. "Go home, I guess. Thanks for the comfort, BeatMax." Andrew gave a farewell hug and walked out of the door. BeatMax looked out the window and then looked down, twiddling with his fingers. "Andrew…" BeatMax let out a small tear. "You okay?" Max asked him. "Yeah, I'm fine." BeatMax wipes the tear. "Let's head out. We've still got some daylight and I wanna have some fun." BeatMax smiled and walked out the door. Max followed him and they both got into the car.
"Andrew actually apologized...after 8 years…" BeatMax thought, almost ready to shed a tear again. "After all he and the others put me through, and he was the only one who truly apologized…" BeatMax shook his head as he drove up the road. He stopped at the local Sno-Cone place. "Sno-Cones, eh? Are these good?" Max asked. "Really good." BeatMax said as he got out of the car. Max got out of the car as well, and they both proceeded to the stand. They ordered sno-cones and sat down to eat them. That's when BeatMax received a very peculiar phone call. As his phone rang, he answered it. "Hello?" "BeatMax…" The voice was weak, but he could still tell it was Andrew. "Andrew, what's wrong? You sound hurt." BeatMax says a little concerned. "I...m-my powers…" Andrew barely manages to make out. "I'll be right there." BeatMax hung up. He motioned Max to quickly come to the car and they drove to Andrew's house, where they found Andrew curled up on the floor, holding his head. "Dark...Magic...must...not...ngh…" Andrew murmured to himself, his phone laying next to him. BeatMax runs over to Andrew and tries to touch him, but he gets blown back instead. "Holy crap...that dark magic spell is strong!" "Can you dispel it?" Max asks, worried for Andrew's life. "I can try...it'll be extremely hard though." BeatMax closed his eyes and summoned his Keyblade. "Darkness that is in my friend right now...connect to my heart." In an instant, Andrew's heart connected to my heart. My heart was made of pure light, which absorbed the darkness within. I cringe and fall on my knees when that happens and Andrew looks up at BeatMax. "You...saved me." He pants, shaking his head. "It was nothing...really…" Andrew hugged BeatMax. "You have no idea how awful it was." BeatMax slowly hugged back and then let go. "I...have to tell you something." Andrew motioned BeatMax into the bathroom. Max sat on the couch, waiting for them. "BeatMax...I...I know black magic...like Fire, Thunder, et cetera." BeatMax chuckled. "I knew that already. I can read minds, so I already knew you would say that." Andrew looked down, chuckling a little himself. "Guess I can't get anything past you after all these years, except for one little thing." BeatMax looked at Andrew, curious. "What would that be?" Andrew leaned in to BeatMax, and BeatMax blushed darkly. He slowly leaned in too, and the two of them shared a kiss. BeatMax wasn't expecting Andrew to kiss him, because of what happened in the past. "BeatMax...I...I'm in love with you." Andrew shyly says. "A-Andrew...I…" BeatMax loses his train of thought.
"You can come with us, Andrew." BeatMax says without thinking. "Thanks...it means a lot." Andrew smiled, still blushing a little. They both walked out of the bathroom. "Max, Andrew's coming with us." BeatMax tells him. "Fine with me. We could really use the company anyways." Max grinned. As the trio got into the car, BeatMax closed his eyes. "Me, Andrew, and Max. Us three combined, we can't be stopped...right?" BeatMax thought as he drove down the road. Today had been quite eventful, and BeatMax was tired when they arrived home. It was late, and time to turn in for the night. "G'night everyone." BeatMax hugs Andrew and Max, it becoming a group hug. "G'night." They said back and went to their rooms. BeatMax laid on the hood of his car again, looking at the stars. "Enjoy it while it lasts...for we won't know what tomorrow brings." BeatMax closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
End of Chapter 2