I really do apologize on this coming out late. I've been forgetting and when I managed to remember something caught my mind which in result, continued to put this off and not continue posting chapters.
Vlad: Soooo, in contribution to the apology. You all get to see several chapters this time. So do enjoy wonderful readers.
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Saturday 3:25pm
I was in the shop the next day, welding some plating on the Death roller as I had some godsmack playing in the background, I sang along to I stand alone. A few songs later I got into the moment of using the welding tool as a mic for a moment, then I was picked up and hugged from behind which resulted in me doing a short girlish scream, it doesn't help that I have a natural higher pitch voice which sounded a little more higher pitched girlish scream then normal... I heard some giggling from behind me then looked down to the arms which, they were familiar. Then I looked up far enough to see it was our resident Aggron, Agra, I know it doesn't sound that thought out of a name but it's the best that popped in my head when me, Ryan and Jordan met her, yes this Aggron was a girl moving back to remembering.
-Flashback- Around 11 months: Saturday 5:56pm
It was eleven or so months ago we met her. Well I met her, we were on one of our scavenging trips when we were searching a spot we haven't looked yet. After we got there I decided to look in a mini cavern of rubble and heard a growl...and crunching of metal emanating from farther in, sometimes I damn my curiosity. So I made my way in while I had Boomstick out ready to shoot anything that wanted to come and murder me. I made it a ways in when I found what was making the sounds…..it was...to this day I'm still wondering how the hell she came to be but. There was an Aggron munching on a piece of metal, It looked a little bigger then a normal one with a realism tone with a hell of a lot more high def look, well from my current knowledge of the pokemon, though an odd thing with this Aggron is that it had some sort of jagged like floral tattoo on it's right arm and a little more huminoid'esq. (take a look at the link, and I know some of you out there is letting your gutter minds play.)
I saw she was going to look my way so I hid behind a piece of rubble that was big enough to hide me well enough. As I was there I had the bug eyed "Oh shit!" look the entire time I hid, I could hear her heavy breathing but then it slowly became quieter as the moments went on which scared me more then the initial sight and heavy breath.
Scarily enough it became where I could hear my quiet breathing. Holy shit holy shit ohhohohoh shit...how the fuck did a Aggron of all fucking things get here! Of all the Pokemon I could meet in the zombie apocalypse I had to meet with one that's Known to have a fucking temper about their bloody territory! …..well this'll be a fucked up way to die...heh, heh, oooh fuck my life right now... I thought in my nervous state as with me not noticing she was looming her head over the rubble with a growing angry look as I was hiding behind at the moment. I held my breath then slowly looked up "Oh shit…" I said almost a inaudible squeak then I tried to run but before my foot touched the ground I was yanked back then shoved to the wall next to her. "I never seen a flesh eater talk then try to run before." The Aggron said in a menacing tone which dawned to me that she's been around for a bit and my fear raised more as she raised her hand getting ready to crush my head, admittingly I have to say she has a lovely sounding voice for that tiny sliver lining to the final thing on hearing for my death.
"WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! I am NOT! A fucking zombie! I'm a human for fucktards sake!" I croaked when her hand stopped as I held mine out, it was about two or so inches from my face. "Why shouldn't I squish your head!" She asked somewhat angrily. "One!: Zombies don't have normal skin coloring of a living person. Two!: Zombies don't have weapons on them! Three: They don't fucking talk and wear gear! Four: I'm not flailing around and trying to bite you for fucks sake!" I answered still choking partially, I saw she was mulling it over then let me go after a minute or so of thinking, I gasped a breath of needed air then I got up and tried to leave but got turned around and for some reason pulled into a hug nearly crushing me, through this hug she managed to pop some of my vertebrae which have been needing to be popped for a good while. "It's been nearly a year since I got to be with a normal human…" She said quietly, In my struggle to breath I was somewhat shocked at her change of tone, from trying to kill me to a saddened tone hugging me in what seemed like a death grip.
"Air...air." I said in a choked tone with which she loosened her grip enough so I could breath but not letting go of me. Never have I thought as for this kind of situation to happen, especially in a zombie apocalypse...well I have had my share of weird shit happen so far. Another one on that ever growing list... I thought in disbelief.
When I managed to look up again I saw that she was, smiling? "It's been so long since I could interact with a human..." She said as she looked down to me with a actually warming smile. It seems odd for some reason to see an Aggron smile, but hopefully this means I'll get out alive...hopefully.
Aggron let me go after another minute or so of her rejoiceful hug, I still had a somewhat bug eyed look after she let me go. It took me a few minutes to process what the hell just happened.
"Okay...I'm going to be honest right now...I am shocked, surprised, relieved and having the thought what the hell just happened? Go through…"
"Why do you say that?" The Aggron asked curiously.
"Okay now for a bit of brutal honesty…," I said quietly at first. "Well...Aggron are known for a hellish territorial temper...and I thought that you were about to pretty much murder me not but a few minutes ago…" I continued in my normal tone.
"Oh...well that's understandable…"
"Yeah…" I said in a slightly nervous tone.
From looking at her I think she noticed the nervousness in my voice, plus if you couldn't tell I don't really get nervous but from what's happened in the span of four, to five or so minutes you'd be too.
"You still think I'm going to kill you right now do you?"
"...maaaybe..." I said with a quiet short nervous laugh.
"If it makes you feel better I have no intention of killing you right now."
Sweet mother of god… I thought in relief.
"But one question...is-is, it alright if I come with you?" She asked in a somewhat timid tone which yet again caught me off guard.
"Umm…," I thought for a good minute or two. "...Heh...well I wouldn't mind much, sooo why not." I replied in a more cheerful tone as I've gotten more used to her presence surprisingly quickly. She smiled bigger than before, "Thank you!" She said softly though thrilled that I'm letting her come with me, then hugged me again out of pure joy in another literally breath taking hug saying thank you several more times. "Air-air-air!" I croaked. Then she loosened her hold so I could breath again, then I thought screw it and returned the hug just to be nice.
I swear she got happier when I did so.
"This is going to be interesting showing you to my two friends outside." I started with a tone of humor.
Just then we heard Ryan call for me. Then a somewhat evil grin formed then I looked at her. "So...shall we go introduce you?" I asked.
"Let's." The Aggron replied starting to get the jist of what I meant from my tone of voice. We began walking out of the cave of rubble to the truck.
"Quick question...mind if I sit on your shoulders?" I asked her then she looked at me somewhat confused.
"Why?" She asked curiously.
"Well...first reason is to utilize your scarily silent walking so to sneak up on them, then show them that way and, just to know how it's like to practically piggy back a Pokemon. And a Aggron with that...And to feel a little awesome in the process." I explained. She mulled it over for a few moments as we walked Then looked at me with a smile. "...Alright, I wouldn't mind scaring them in the process." She said as she got a grasp of what I was thinking of doing. I did a short evil laugh. "Oh this is going to be entertaining hehehehehe." She then lowered her paw (I'm just going to clarify here I'm going to alternate from calling them hands and paws.) then I stepped onto it with one foot and then keeping my balance she lifted me up onto her shoulders, I then stepped onto her shoulders then sat down with my legs hanging over her chest. "Plus I forgot to give you my name, my names William by the way. You can call me William, Will, Wilhelm or Yaro."
"Alright, Will."
Despite the look of the pretty much metal plating that covered her body on her shoulders it wasn't as tough as I thought, contrary they were actually somewhat soft as I sat there. And admittedly I felt pretty badass sitting on her shoulders as we made our way to the truck with me pointing the way. As we walked I had her stop for a few moments as I pulled out my pair of bino's and looked out to the truck, I saw a few ways to get behind the truck where Ryan and Jordan waited sitting on the tailgate, I then put my bino's away then we went about my mini plan on having Aggron meet Ryan and Jordan.
"Just wondering here but...mind if I could name you?" I asked In one of my polite tones. Yes I still have my thing of politeness.
"...As long as it doesn't sound bad, sure." Aggron replied. I thought it over for a minute or so.
"Mind if I call you Agra?" I asked.
She thought for a few moments then smiled. "...I like that name, Kind of a play on words." Agra agreed which made me smile.
Me and Agra made our way to the front of the truck, since Ryan and Jordan were sitting on the tailgate. I looked down to her head and leaned to the side so we could see eye to eye to a degree. "Ready?" I asked in a hushed tone.
"You are so mean, but I'm going to love this." Agra replied quietly with a tone of amusement.
We got to the front of the truck, Agra took a breath and let out a short but to say the least a very scary bellowing sound. I would of been scared shitless if I was on the other end and didn't meet Agra earlier, but I was laughing my ass off with Agra giggling with me as Jordan and Ryan lept off the tailgate then landed on the ground then quickly looking at Me and Agra. Surprisingly there weapons not trained on us. Jordan was taking deep breaths clutching his chest.
"William...you're a fucking asshole!" Ryan said in between breaths.
"What the fuck is that!" Jordan proclaimed gripping at his chest.
"Hahahahaha oh my fucking god that was fucking beautiful! Hahahaha ooooh, my god that was good." I said still laughing leaning backwards.
"Sometimes Jordan, I wish you knew a little more about pokemon..." Ryan said as he remembered what pokemon's shoulders I was sitting on.
"Okay...back to my question…what the fuck is that?" Jordan asked Pointing at Agra.
I leaned back up. "Oh! Guys meet our new member of our fucked up little family!" I said with outstretched hands then leaned to the side of her head. "If you may." I asked politely she then nodded and I leaned back up.
"I'm Agra, and if you guys don't know, I'm an Aggron." Agra explained.
"Okay...question. How the fuck are you able to silently move around? And not case mini tremors?" Ryan asked being very unnerved by Agra's enait ability to walk around like a wraith.
"heheh, Thats a secret I'm not going to tell. But I'll say this it took me a while to perfect." Agra said in a playful tone.
"Uh-huh…" Jordan said still unsure of our soon to be new resident of our group.
"So...um...William? HOW the fuck did you befriend an Aggron...and...a, female one at that?" Ryan asked in nervous curiosity taking account of it being female by Agra's voice.
"...In brutal honesty? I'm still trying to understand that myself…so uh... yeah...still processing that bit." I said honestly which caused Agra to look at me, well to the best extent her neck would allow.
"What?" I asked Looking at Agra.
She went back to looking at Jordan and Ryan. "Oh nothing." she said nonchalantly.
"So I take it we should be getting back now huh?" Jordan asked.
"I'm not going to argue that idea." Ryan replied keeping a nervous eye on the Aggron.
With that Jordan and Ryan finally got up off the ground and proceeded to the truck as with me and Agra, occasionally Jordan would look behind to look at Agra out of nervousness. When we got to the truck I hopped off of Agra's shoulders and landed on the truck bed, Jordan and Ryan hopped into the driver and passenger seats then Agra climbed on. Granted Me, Ryan and Jordan had a sudden worry of Agra tipping the truck onto its back bumper but surprisingly that didn't even come close to happening, but the truck dipped just a bit but not by much. After she got up she went and sat down beside me as I had my back to the cab, I looked up at her which she just presented me with a smile. "Um dude, I think she likes you." What makes you say that? "Hmmmm…..the way she's acting around you" ...wait….you don't mean. That's an impossibility... I mentally conversed to my one of three other sides as I smiled back to her then went about fishing out my music bullet out of my backpack. Yes I have one of those and it works still. Goes to show how long electronics last when you take care of them, after getting it out of my pack I plugged it into my mp3 and searched for a starting song.
"Dude, that possibility is smiling rather warmly at you, dare I say it. Even lovingly."
Dude dont fuck with me on the topic.
"Did you not see how she was looking at you!?"
...well…
"You weren't paying attention were you?"
Does noticing eye color say anything as to paying attention?
"No." We continued.
"I just pray she doesn't go into that state of mind…" My second side interjected. Then my ever fucked up mind tried working out the scene. NO! Bad dirty mind! Bad! I shouted in my mind While I closed my eyes for a few moments trying to remove the scene from my mind. "Oh that looks interesting." My third side said intrigued at the scene that tried forming. "Ah damn. That was getting good!" "Tough shit, right now getting a rager is not the best of ideas at the moment...we don't know what the fuck might happen if she saw it rise." My firstside tried reasoning with the second.
"I really dont want to know what's going to happen at the moment. Granted it would be possibly entertaining." Sides one and two conversed. ...thank you for helping on the matter. I thought sarcastically. I stopped on the song Saven me by Nickelback As the song came up I sang to it.
Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you, well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you, come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
As I sang along to the song hitting the notes of the vocals I could feel a slight thumping on the truck bed then I looked to the rough direction of the vibrations to see Agra thumping her tail, indicating she liked the song. After knowing what was making the vibrations I went back to watching scenery.
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me
Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin' and all I see is you
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And, oh, I scream for you come please,
I'm callin' and all I need from you, hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
Then a surprise fell upon me. She began to sing along to the song altho quieter than I was but I could hear her surprisingly melodic singing voice, which more surprising to that...it seemed...comforting as I listened to it. It made me do a more genuine smile as I sang.
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me
Hurry, I'm fallin'
And all I need is you
Come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
And say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me, hurry, I'm fallin'
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me...
I looked up at her smiling. "You...have a great singing voice…" I complemented.
She looked at me smiling. "Thank you." She said with sincerity.
As we made our trek home me and Agra sang to most of the songs that came up, a lot of them she liked surprisingly. We got home an hour later. "Wow…" Agra said in a sum of amazement seeing the compound as I showed her around, as I did the sun made it's descent down from the heavens thus bringing forth it's counterpart of night, I checked my watch which showed it was 8:36 pm, amazing doing something like that could make time fly. Plus even though she tried killing me hours ago, after I got out of that situation and got into this better situation...it's surprised me but as we walked around I liked being around her. Kind of like a girl I know in high school...at times I wonder if she's still alive, somewhere in this fucked up world. I hope your still alive somewhere...Lauren. I thought as the thought presented itself, which caused me to do a somber smile for a few moments, Agra turned to look at me and saw the somber smile which concerned her a bit.
"You alright Will?" Agra asked concerned.
My brows raised slightly then I looked to her. "Yeah...just...a few memories of a girl I knew decided to come up..." I answered in a semi somber tone which worried Agra a bit more.
"Mind if I ask…" Agra began but trailed off.
It was a few moments of silence before I answered. "Her, name was Lauren...she was a girl I knew in highschool...one of the few friends I had there and, one of the few that were girls…" I smiled a bit though the smile had an edge of sadness to it. "She...she could for some reason or another be able to brighten my day whenever I was at that school with her. I liked her, she was one of the few I actually liked...heh hell. Even admired…" I explained with an ever slightly pained tone in my voice as my eyes gave a somber look including with my shoulders drooping.
"Oh…"
I was silent after that moment as my somber mood grew, I would get this mood from time to time, sometimes it's a light tone, then sometimes...I swear I'm going into depression. This was one of those times where I'm nearing the latter mood.
After a few moments I did a quiet sigh. "I, try not to think about things like that these days...they...tend to get me into a depressive state most of the time." I said as I looked down the hall, I just zoned out slightly when I looked down it. Then unbeknownst of me she came up to me and hugged me from behind. "There's been a lot that's saddened you, huh?" She asked. I just simply nodded which she hugged tighter, but not a chokingly tight hug like before, but more of a type for reassurance and comfort. She held me there until my depressive mood subsided, albeit slowly. It...warmed my heart to say the least. I only met here six or so hours prior, and she cared this much for me. In honest thought, for me. This is a genuine surprise for me. Since I've never had this kind of caring brought upon me. (Im serious on that one.) Nor thought it to be formed this quickly.
Agra looked down, with which I looked up after I got the sense she was looking down at me, and I saw that warm smile of her's. "Better?" Agra asked sincerely.
I did a small appreciative smile. "Yeah...thanks."
She continued to hug me for a few more moments longer before letting go. She continued her warm smile to me which I smiled back even though it still had a small edge of sadness to it, it's been dulled greatly thankfully. Then after all that...heh hunger finally set in. I looked to her with me smiling a bit more. "Want something to eat?" She smiled. "That would nice."
After I made dinner for everybody since I'm the resident cook on the stove. (And Jordan is our resident cook on the grill) I was in a much better mood then I would be most nights which is saying something considering. Most nights I would be in a dull mood, kind of between somber and neutral usually, but as I said, I'm in a much better mood tonight then most surprisingly. After everyone ate and done there nightly things of screwing around, we all began getting ready to sleep about 1:18 after our routines each to our individual rooms...except Agra. I found her a room next to mine that had a bed in there after that I went to my room. My room was a little standard though I didn't know the size in feet but it was a good sized room, bigger then my room that I had in my house before all this.
At the left of the door sat me bed which is semi hidden from view from the the wall protruding from the doorway by three or so feet, the bed was a futon, with about four sheets of memory foam for comfort, it had a black fuzzy blanket on it with a sheet with skulls and guitars on it with a light white blanket on top of the blanket if the black blanket gets too hot with the that blanket on, plus there was quite a few pillows on it. Beside my bed about ten or so feet away sat my computer desk with but not limited to, my flat screen 42 inch TV with a HP pavilion 500 connected with a hdmi cable with my turtle beach x12 gaming headset. Yes, this is my stuff from my house and they lasted this long, trust me I'm impressed as well. And now for the chair it's a serta bonded leather ergo super task chair, yeah got that one at a walmart on one of our scavenging runs and it was a good find, while we there I got a lamp, you know the large bendable ones, got that one for what I call gaming light. For speakers on the computer I got a pair of philips 2.0 multimedias, Good speakers.
Plus I got a few posters on my walls just to liven the room up a little bit, most gaming of course, then a rug. Just one of those why not kind of things with the rug.
I went about getting into my sleep attire then went to my bed where a small bedside table sat with a laptop on it, I opened it then went on the music player and played my sleeping music which comprised of chillstep and meditative music, I always had a hell of a time sleeping in silence, always unnerved me one reason or another. After that I set the volume then tried going to sleep.
After two months and a few days Ryan and Jordan got used to Agra. She didn't care much for Jordan but in her words "He can be entertaining at times", and she could stand Ryan, she almost didn't care much for Ryan, but more so nearly half on the non caring degree. But I noticed that she likes me, I don't know if I'm finally losing it, or...this is really happening, I noticed more and more as we'd talk and when ever she was alone with me, but like I said I don't know if my twinge of insanity is finally taking it's full course or...this is actually happening.
One night when I went to sleep a rare...terrible occurrence happened...I dreamt that night…
I stood in my living room of my house, I had my machete on me and I had it in hand. I heard low guttural moaning come from the hall, when I turned...I saw that...my adopted brother Seth was stumbling out of the room, he'd twitch every other step. My eyes widened suddenly knowing what has become of him...I stood there shocked. "No...no...nononononono, please for the love of the non existing god nooo." I said quietly as my voice shook. He began to snarl and began moving faster to me. My eyes bulged when he began his advance to me. "Don't do this dude, don't do this, for the love of fuck don't fucking do this!" I yelled as my anxiety induced fear washed over me, I got into a sword fighting stance like you would see in those movies with samurai in a crouching stance with their sword to there side ready to make a strike.
"Seth god fuckers damn it! Don't fucking do it!" I nearly screamed but the thing that was him tried swinging at me, so I moved to the side and buried my blade into 'his' skull. I put an end to his portion of hell before he had the chance to go further into torment...I dropped down to my knees as my eyes began to well up in tears. "No no no noo nononononooooohooohoooooo." I lightly sobbed in a somewhat hoarse voice, then I hear the screams of my long time friend, Vicktoria I looked to the door in a sense horror. "Damn it all to hell and back again…" I ran to the door and opened up just in time to see her...one last time before she was smacked into the air with a ever so sickening crunch of her bones breaking, she tumbling through the air like a ragdoll. I reached out my hand in vain, as if trying to catch her out of the air...one, after one...my family members died before my eyes...either by my hand. Or of something else. When a group of those flesh eaters came to me when they were mere feet I awoke. I awoke with a scream though not very loud as I sat up, but unbeknownst to me it awoke Agra.
I sat there crying from that night horror as I call them...I brought my knees up to my chest with my arms around them and placed my head on my knees and continued my quiet sobs lightly rocking back and forth. Then a few minutes later I heard a light knock on my door. "Are you okay Will?" I heard Agra ask in a gentle tone with a lining of concern in it. There was a few moments of silence before I gave my answer. "I'm...fine…" I said just loud enough for her to hear through the door, she could hear the pained tone in my voice. "Can I come in?" She asked. There was a another few moments of silence before my answer. "No…" Agra waited a minute before she asked again. "Please?"
I stared at my door for about two or so minutes with reddened somber eyes then I gave my answer. "...alright" I said with a sigh then one of my few light rock songs I had on my sleep music playlist on the laptop began to play quietly, that song was Here for a reason from Ashes Remain. Heh talk about musical timing. I thought as she came over to me. She then sat down beside my bed so she could be more level on height with me, then she looked intently at my face, she saw the redness in my eyes with the still lingering sadness and pain in them. Her features softened as she looked at me as I looked down not wanting her to see my face like this. "So much pain...so much you had to bottle up to keep going like you have...so many you had to try to forget. But, there's too much you want to forget...huh? " Agra said softly. "...too much. Too much death to see...too many that were close. too...much...heart...ache. Pain...too...much..." I choked out. I began to cry quietly again when I started remembering people dieing before me. Streams of tears slowly began to wet my face again.
Agra got into a kneeling position then somewhat slowly pulled me into an embrace which I let her do so without a struggle, trying her best to help dull my emotional pain that floods me. It warms my heart to know that there's someone that cares this much, only a few cared this much for me...which they were the ones that were with the many that I've seen die, which made me sob more though with a little more of joy in my tears to have someone this caring again, At which I began hugging back. This went on for a few minutes with which I needed, I needed this for a long time. I held a tight embrace with what I found comfort in this moment with her, not wanting to let go fearing if I do so the pain would rush back in.
My sobbing slowly stopped, but I still held my end of the embrace. "Thank you." I said quietly with closed eyes as tears threaten to come back, I felt her tighten, as with in a comforting sense. If I looked up I would probably see her give me that warm smile of hers. It was a few more long minutes before I let go from her grasp, then as I sat back onto my bed I looked up and saw that smile, that smile of hers began to make me do a small smile.
"Hey Will?" Agra asked.
"Yeah?"
"Is it alright if I sleep in her tonight?" She asked somewhat timidly.
I looked at my bed which was a king size bed, then looked at Agra then thought a few moments then flashed a less somber smile. "Sure." I answered with a nod.
She smiled. "This may help a bit for making room on the bed." She said as I raised a quizzical brow at her statement .
With that she began to emanate a soft blue glow that covered her body, her silhouette began to morph, shrinking to nearly my height if I were to stand, she was just a few inches taller from before being nearly two feet higher then me. Then her silhouette began to become human shaped. Then after the few moments the process took the glow that surrounded her dissipated, What stood in front of me now was a human girl, that looked about twenty maybe nineteen, a few years younger then I was, She wore a casual set of clothing, a simple plain blue tanktop and a pair of shorts. She had hair that was colored crimson, or scarlet, though a deeper tone of red that hung to her shoulder blades, then stunning and captivating dark blue eyes that that had a violet ring around the irus, that held the same compassion before she changed, then a wonderful bust of D cups (*sigh*...just to relieve the dirty minded people.) All and all...she was beautiful. Through that change and now I was wide eyed just surprised to no end.
"By no means are you a normal Aggron, huh?"
She Smiled. "Not in the slightest."
"I told you! She loves you man! I fucking told you!"
She's just comforting me Vlad. Though doing a good job at that.
"Fucking a, dude. You're hopeless." Psycho said sighing.
With that I crawled back into my bed then made room for her, then she got in the bed, after we got comfortable she placed an arm over me as she was behind me, then tightened said arm pulling me into an embrace to cuddle up with me, then she began to sleep. As I lay there a tear of happiness managed to escape, I thus began to snuggle in a bit and went to sleep. That night I had the best sleep I had in years.
-Back to present-
"Jesus women! You're like one of those bloody wraiths with your silent walking!" I chuckled even though being a little annoyed from her scaring me.
"Is that a bad thing?" Agra said with a giggle.
"Hmmm…" I hm'd as I tilted my head whilst looking at the ceiling. "Well…" I mock trailed off.
"Hey you know it's a good thing." Agra commented as she still held me with a small chuckle.
"When it's not put to use on scaring the living shit out of me." I said in a humorous tone.
"Aw, but it's fun scaring you, heheh I like hearing that girlish scream of yours." She laughed as she teased me.
"Oi!" She just giggled more from my reaction.
She laughed for a few more moments. "So. Plan on letting me down at some point?" I asked with which she contemplated for a moment then answered.
"Nah. Don't feel like it, plus besides, I like holding you." She answered in a teasingly tone as she tightened her hug a bit.
I sighed out of defeat as she continued to hold me in her grasp. It was about five or so minutes later when she finally decided to let me go. "So what'cha been up to?"
"Well before I got grabbed into a hug, I was putting on some plating on the deathroller." I said nonchalantly.
"Need any help on that?" Agra asked with which I turned and looked at the truck for a few moments before turning back and giving my answer."I could use a few sheets of AC aluminum (AC = Aircraft for short.) sheets from about...2x2 to 4x5." Agra looked at the truck envisioning the new layer of metal on the truck, then saw some of the places I would try putting on the truck. "Alright." Agra said being happy to help.
She went about the garage looking for the large sheets then after getting the appropriate amount, she went about sizing said sheets to the sizes I needed them to be. It was awesome how she was able to work the metal like she did, how she did and how she learned how to do the ways she did it was beyond us but we didn't mind not knowing, she has been one hell of a help around our compound. As I went about grinding the welds I made on the sheet I put on the truck the song Bleed it out rang through the shop, boosting my mood up a bit and caused me to work faster a bit, and enjoy my work more. It's like I say. "It's always good to have work music for whatever work you're doing."
After about four or so minutes Agra brought the sized sheets of the AC aluminum to me and laid them on the side of the truck beside me, I then looked up while lifting my welders goggles. "Thanks." I said smiling, Agra smiled back with a nod, I then put the goggles back on then went back to welding when The song "Without you" from Breaking Benjamin played in the background. Now a days I can't imagine not having her around. I thought as I smiled remembering how long she's been with us and helped us…and really helping me in my depressive times and saved me from some of the ones that engulfed me enough to try to end it...
My eyes softened under the goggles as the thoughts and memories presented themselves as I continued to weld, I hummed with my music that played in the background. Saturday 3:25pm
I was in the shop the next day, welding some plating on the Death roller as i had some godsmack playing in the background, i sang along to I stand alone. A few songs later i got into the moment of using the welding tool as a mic for a moment, then i was picked up and hugged from behind which resulted in me doing a short girlish scream, it doesn't help that i have a natural higher pitch voice which sounded a little more higher pitched girlish scream then normal... I heard some giggling from behind me then looked down to the arms which they were familiar. Then i looked up far enough to see it was our resident Aggron, Agra, I know it doesn't sound that thought out of a name but it's the best that popped in my head when me, Ryan and Jordan met her, yes this Aggron was a girl moving back to remembering.
-Flashback- Around 11 months: Saturday 5:56pm
It was eleven or so months ago we met her. Well i met her, we were on one of our scavenging trips when we were searching a spot we haven't looked yet. After we got there i decided to look in a mini cavern of rubble and heard a growl...and crunching of metal emanating from farther in, sometimes i damn my curiosity. So i made my way in while i had Boomstick out ready to shoot anything that wanted to come and murder me. I made it a ways in when i found what was making the sounds…..it was...to this day i'm still wondering how the hell she came to be but. There was an Aggron munching on a piece of metal, It looked a little bigger then a normal one with a realism tone with a hell of a lot more high def look, well from my current knowledge of the pokemon, though an odd thing with this Aggron is that it had some sort of jagged like floral tattoo on it's right arm and a little more huminoid'esq. (take a look at the link, and i know some of you out there is letting your gutter minds play.)
I saw she was going to look my way so i hid behind a piece of rubble that was big enough to hide me well enough. As I was there i had the bug eyed "Oh shit!" look the entire time i hid, I could hear her heavy breathing but then it slowly became quieter as the moments went on which scared me more then the initial sight and heavy breath.
Scarily enough it became where i could hear my quiet breathing. Holy shit holy shit ohhohohoh shit...how the fuck did a Aggron of all fucking things get here! Of all the Pokemon i could meet in the zombie apocalypse i had to meet with one that's Known to have a fucking temper about their bloody territory! …..well this'll be a fucked up way to die...heh, heh, oooh fuck my life right now... I thought in my nervous state as with me not noticing she was looming her head over the rubble with a growing angry look as i was hiding behind at the moment. I held my breath then slowly looked up "Oh shit…" I said almost a inaudible squeak then i tried to run but before my foot touched the ground i was yanked back then shoved to the wall next to her. "I never seen a flesh eater talk then try to run before." The Aggron said in a menacing tone which dawned to me that she's been around for a bit and my fear raised more as she raised her hand getting ready to crush my head, admittingly i have to say she has a lovely sounding voice for that tiny sliver lining to the final thing on hearing for my death.
"WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! I am NOT! A fucking zombie! I'm a human for fucktards sake!" I croaked when her hand stopped as i held mine out, it was about two or so inches from my face. "Why shouldn't i squish your head!" She asked somewhat angrily. "One!: Zombies don't have normal skin coloring of a living person. Two!: Zombies don't have weapons on them! Three: They don't fucking talk and wear gear! Four: I'm not flailing around and trying to bite you for fucks sake!" I answered still choking partially, I saw she was mulling it over then let me go after a minute or so of thinking, I gasped a breath of needed air then i got up and tried to leave but got turned around and for some reason pulled into a hug nearly crushing me, through this hug she managed to pop some of my vertebrae which have been needing to be popped for a good while. "It's been nearly a year since i got to be with a normal human…" She said quietly, In my struggle to breath i was somewhat shocked at her change of tone, from trying to kill me to a saddened tone hugging me in what seemed like a death grip.
"Air...air." I said in a choked tone with which she loosened her grip enough so i could breath but not letting go of me. Never have i thought as for this kind of situation to happen, especially in a zombie apocalypse...well i have had my share of weird shit happen so far. Another one on that ever growing list... I thought in disbelief.
When i managed to look up again i saw that she was, smiling? "It's been so long since i could interact with a human..." She said as she looked down to me with a actually warming smile. It seems odd for some reason to see an Aggron smile, but hopefully this means i'll get out alive...hopefully.
Aggron let me go after another minute or so of her rejoiceful hug, I still had a somewhat bug eyed look after she let me go. It took me a few minutes to process what the hell just happened.
"Okay...i'm going to be honest right now...I am shocked, surprised, relieved and having the thought what the hell just happened? Go through…"
"Why do you say that?" The Aggron asked curiously.
"Okay now for a bit of brutal honesty…," I said quietly at first. "Well...Aggron are known for a hellish territorial temper...and i thought that you were about to pretty much murder me not but a few minutes ago…" I continued in my normal tone.
"Oh...well that's understandable…"
"Yeah…" I said in a slightly nervous tone.
From looking at her i think she noticed the nervousness in my voice, plus if you couldn't tell i don't really get nervous but from what's happened in the span of four, to five or so minutes you'd be too.
"You still think i'm going to kill you right now do you?"
"...maaaybe..." I said with a quiet short nervous laugh.
"If it makes you feel better i have no intention of killing you right now."
Sweet mother of god… I thought in relief.
"But one question...is-is, it alright if i come with you?" She asked in a somewhat timid tone which yet again caught me off guard.
"Umm…," I thought for a good minute or two. "...Heh...well i wouldn't mind much, sooo why not." I replied in a more cheerful tone as i've gotten more used to her presence surprisingly quickly. She smiled bigger than before, "Thank you!" She said softly though thrilled that i'm letting her come with me, then hugged me again out of pure joy in another literally breath taking hug saying thank you several more times. "Air-air-air! " I croaked. Then she loosened her hold so i could breath again, then i thought screw it and returned the hug just to be nice.
I swear she got happier when i did so.
"This is going to be interesting showing you to my two friends outside." I started with a tone of humor.
Just then we heard Ryan call for me. Then a somewhat evil grin formed then i looked at her. "So...shall we go introduce you?" I asked.
"Let's." The Aggron replied starting to get the jist of what i meant from my tone of voice. We began walking out of the cave of rubble to the truck.
"Quick question...mind if i sit on your shoulders?" I asked her then she looked at me somewhat confused.
"Why?" She asked curiously.
"Well...first reason is to utilize your scarily silent walking so to sneak up on them, then show them that way and, just to know how it's like to practically piggy back a Pokemon. And a Aggron with that...And to feel a little awesome in the process." I explained. She mulled it over for a few moments as we walked Then looked at me with a smile. "...Alright, I wouldn't mind scaring them in the process." She said as she got a grasp of what i was thinking of doing. I did a short evil laugh. "Oh this is going to be entertaining hehehehehe." She then lowered her paw (i'm just going to clarify here i'm going to alternate from calling them hands and paws.) then i stepped onto it with one foot and then keeping my balance she lifted me up onto her shoulders, i then stepped onto her shoulders then sat down with my legs hanging over her chest. "Plus i forgot to give you my name, my names William by the way. You can call me William, Will, Wilhelm or Yaro."
"Alright, Will."
Despite the look of the pretty much metal plating that covered her body on her shoulders it wasn't as tough as i thought, contrary they were actually somewhat soft as i sat there. And admittedly i felt pretty badass sitting on her shoulders as we made our way to the truck with me pointing the way. As we walked i had her stop for a few moments as i pulled out my pair of bino's and looked out to the truck, I saw a few ways to get behind the truck where Ryan and Jordan waited sitting on the tailgate, I then put my bino's away then we went about my mini plan on having Aggron meet Ryan and Jordan.
"Just wondering here but...mind if i could name you?" I asked In one of my polite tones. Yes i still have my thing of politeness.
"...As long as it doesn't sound bad, sure." Aggron replied. I thought it over for a minute or so.
"Mind if i call you Agra?" I asked.
She thought for a few moments then smiled. "...I like that name, Kind of a play on words." Agra agreed which made me smile.
Me and Agra made our way to the front of the truck, since Ryan and Jordan were sitting on the tailgate. I looked down to her head and leaned to the side so we could see eye to eye to a degree. "Ready?" I asked in a hushed tone.
"You are so mean, but i'm going to love this." Agra replied quietly with a tone of amusement.
We got to the front of the truck, Agra took a breath and let out a short but to say the least a very scary bellowing sound. I would of been scared shitless if i was on the other end and didn't meet Agra earlier, but i was laughing my ass off with Agra giggling with me as Jordan and Ryan lept off the tailgate then landed on the ground then quickly looking at Me and Agra. Surprisingly there weapons not trained on us. Jordan was taking deep breaths clutching his chest.
"William...you're a fucking asshole!" Ryan said in between breaths.
"What the fuck is that!" Jordan proclaimed gripping at his chest.
"Hahahahaha oh my fucking god that was fucking beautiful! Hahahaha ooooh, my god that was good." I said still laughing leaning backwards.
"Sometimes Jordan, i wish you knew a little more about pokemon..." Ryan said as he remembered what pokemon's shoulders I was sitting on.
"Okay...back to my question…what the fuck is that?" Jordan asked Pointing at Agra.
I leaned back up. "Oh! Guys meet our new member of our fucked up little family!" I said with outstretched hands then leaned to the side of her head. "If you may." I asked politely she then nodded and i leaned back up.
"I'm Agra, and if you guys don't know, I'm an Aggron." Agra explained.
"Okay...question. How the fuck are you able to silently move around? And not case mini tremors?" Ryan asked being very unnerved by Agra's enait ability to walk around like a wraith.
"heheh, Thats a secret i'm not going to tell. But i'll say this it took me a while to perfect." Agra said in a playful tone.
"Uh-huh…" Jordan said still unsure of our soon to be new resident of our group.
"So...um...William? HOW the fuck did you befriend an Aggron...and...a, female one at that?" Ryan asked in nervous curiosity taking account of it being female by Agra's voice.
"...In brutal honesty? I'm still trying to understand that myself…so uh... yeah...still processing that bit." I said honestly which caused Agra to look at me, well to the best extent her neck would allow.
"What?" I asked Looking at Agra.
She went back to looking at Jordan and Ryan. "Oh nothing." she said nonchalantly.
"So i take it we should be getting back now huh?" Jordan asked.
"I'm not going to argue that idea." Ryan replied keeping a nervous eye on the Aggron.
With that Jordan and Ryan finally got up off the ground and proceeded to the truck as with me and Agra, occasionally Jordan would look behind to look at Agra out of nervousness. When we got to the truck i hopped off of Agra's shoulders and landed on the truck bed, Jordan and Ryan hopped into the driver and passenger seats then Agra climbed on. Granted Me, Ryan and Jordan had a sudden worry of Agra tipping the truck onto its back bumper but surprisingly that didn't even come close to happening, but the truck dipped just a bit but not by much. After she got up she went and sat down beside me as i had my back to the cab, I looked up at her which she just presented me with a smile. "Um dude, i think she likes you." What makes you say that? "Hmmmm…..the way she's acting around you" ...wait….you don't mean. That's an impossibility... I mentally conversed to my one of three other sides as i smiled back to her then went about fishing out my music bullet out of my backpack. Yes i have one of those and it works still. Goes to show how long electronics last when you take care of them, after getting it out of my pack i plugged it into my mp3 and searched for a starting song.
"Dude, that possibility is smiling rather warmly at you, dare i say it. Even lovingly."
Dude dont fuck with me on the topic.
"Did you not see how she was looking at you!?"
...well…
"You weren't paying attention were you?"
Does noticing eye color say anything as to paying attention?
"No." We continued.
"I just pray she doesn't go into that state of mind…" My second side interjected. Then my ever fucked up mind tried working out the scene. NO! Bad dirty mind! Bad! I shouted in my mind While i closed my eyes for a few moments trying to remove the scene from my mind. "Oh that looks interesting." My third side said intrigued at the scene that tried forming. "Ah damn. That was getting good!" "Tough shit, right now getting a rager is not the best of ideas at the moment...we don't know what the fuck might happen if she saw it rise." My firstside tried reasoning with the second.
"I really dont want to know what's going to happen at the moment. Granted it would be possibly entertaining." Sides one and two conversed. ...thank you for helping on the matter. I thought sarcastically. I stopped on the song Saven me by Nickelback As the song came up i sang to it.
Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you, well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you, come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
As i sang along to the song hitting the notes of the vocals i could feel a slight thumping on the truck bed then i looked to the rough direction of the vibrations to see Agra thumping her tail, indicating she liked the song. After knowing what was making the vibrations i went back to watching scenery.
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me
Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin' and all I see is you
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And, oh, I scream for you come please,
I'm callin' and all I need from you, hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
Then a surprise fell upon me. She began to sing along to the song altho quieter than i was but i could hear her surprisingly melodic singing voice, which more surprising to that...it seemed...comforting as i listened to it. It made me do a more genuine smile as i sang.
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me
Hurry, I'm fallin'
And all I need is you
Come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
And say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me, hurry, I'm fallin'
Say it for me, say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me...
I looked up at her smiling. "You...have a great singing voice…" I complemented.
She looked at me smiling. "Thank you." She said with sincerity.
As we made our trek home me and Agra sang to most of the songs that came up, a lot of them she liked surprisingly. We got home an hour later. "Wow…" Agra said in a sum of amazement seeing the compound as i showed her around, as i did the sun made it's descent down from the heavens thus bringing forth it's counterpart of night, i checked my watch which showed it was 8:36 pm, amazing doing something like that could make time fly. Plus even though she tried killing me hours ago, after i got out of that situation and got into this better situation...it's surprised me but as we walked around i liked being around her. Kind of like a girl i know in high school...at times i wonder if she's still alive, somewhere in this fucked up world. I hope your still alive somewhere...Lauren. I thought as the thought presented itself, which caused me to do a somber smile for a few moments, Agra turned to look at me and saw the somber smile which concerned her a bit.
"You alright Will?" Agra asked concerned.
My brows raised slightly then i looked to her. "Yeah...just...a few memories of a girl i knew decided to come up..." I answered in a semi somber tone which worried Agra a bit more.
"Mind if i ask…" Agra began but trailed off.
It was a few moments of silence before i answered. "Her, name was Lauren...she was a girl i knew in highschool...one of the few friends i had there and, one of the few that were girls…" I smiled a bit though the smile had an edge of sadness to it. "She...she could for some reason or another be able to brighten my day whenever i was at that school with her. I liked her, she was one of the few i actually liked...heh hell. Even admired…" I explained with an ever slightly pained tone in my voice as my eyes gave a somber look including with my shoulders drooping.
"Oh…"
I was silent after that moment as my somber mood grew, i would get this mood from time to time, sometimes it's a light tone, then sometimes...i swear i'm going into depression. This was one of those times where i'm nearing the latter mood.
After a few moments i did a quiet sigh. "I, try not to think about things like that these days...they...tend to get me into a depressive state most of the time." I said as i looked down the hall, i just zoned out slightly when i looked down it. Then unbeknownst of me she came up to me and hugged me from behind. "There's been a lot that's saddened you, huh?" She asked. I just simply nodded which she hugged tighter, but not a chokingly tight hug like before, but more of a type for reassurance and comfort. She held me there until my depressive mood subsided, albeit slowly. It...warmed my heart to say the least. I only met here six or so hours prior, and she cared this much for me. In honest thought, for me. This is a genuine surprise for me. Since i've never had this kind of caring brought upon me. (Im serious on that one.) Nor thought it to be formed this quickly.
Agra looked down, with which i looked up after i got the sense she was looking down at me, and i saw that warm smile of her's. "Better?" Agra asked sincerely.
I did a small appreciative smile. "Yeah...thanks."
She continued to hug me for a few more moments longer before letting go. She continued her warm smile to me which i smiled back even though it still had a small edge of sadness to it, it's been dulled greatly thankfully. Then after all that...heh hunger finally set in. I looked to her with me smiling a bit more. "Want something to eat?" She smiled. "That would nice."
After I made dinner for everybody since i'm the resident cook on the stove. (And Jordan is our resident cook on the grill) I was in a much better mood then i would be most nights which is saying something considering. Most nights i would be in a dull mood, kind of between somber and neutral usually, but as i said, i'm in a much better mood tonight then most surprisingly. After everyone ate and done there nightly things of screwing around, we all began getting ready to sleep about 1:18 after our routines each to our individual rooms...except Agra. I found her a room next to mine that had a bed in there after that i went to my room. My room was a little standard though i didn't know the size in feet but it was a good sized room, bigger then my room that i had in my house before all this.
At the left of the door sat me bed which is semi hidden from view from the the wall protruding from the doorway by three or so feet, the bed was a futon, with about four sheets of memory foam for comfort, it had a black fuzzy blanket on it with a sheet with skulls and guitars on it with a light white blanket on top of the blanket if the black blanket gets too hot with the that blanket on, plus there was quite a few pillows on it. Beside my bed about ten or so feet away sat my computer desk with but not limited to, my flat screen 42 inch TV with a HP pavilion 500 connected with a hdmi cable with my turtle beach x12 gaming headset. Yes, this is my stuff from my house and they lasted this long, trust me i'm impressed as well. And now for the chair it's a serta bonded leather ergo super task chair, yeah got that one at a walmart on one of our scavenging runs and it was a good find, while we there i got a lamp, you know the large bendable ones, got that one for what i call gaming light. For speakers on the computer i got a pair of philips 2.0 multimedias, Good speakers.
Plus i got a few posters on my walls just to liven the room up a little bit, most gaming of course, then a rug. Just one of those why not kind of things with the rug.
I went about getting into my sleep attire then went to my bed where a small bedside table sat with a laptop on it, i opened it then went on the music player and played my sleeping music which comprised of chillstep and meditative music, i always had a hell of a time sleeping in silence, always unnerved me one reason or another. After that i set the volume then tried going to sleep.
After two months and a few days Ryan and Jordan got used to Agra. She didn't care much for Jordan but in her words "He can be entertaining at times", and she could stand Ryan, she almost didn't care much for Ryan, but more so nearly half on the non caring degree. But i noticed that she likes me, i don't know if i'm finally losing it, or...this is really happening, I noticed more and more as we'd talk and when ever she was alone with me, but like i said i don't know if my twinge of insanity is finally taking it's full course or...this is actually happening.
One night when i went to sleep a rare...terrible occurrence happened...i dreamt that night…
I stood in my living room of my house, I had my machete on me and i had it in hand. I heard low guttural moaning come from the hall, when i turned...i saw that...my adopted brother Seth was stumbling out of the room, he'd twitch every other step. My eyes widened suddenly knowing what has become of him...i stood there shocked. "No...no...nononononono, please for the love of the non existing god nooo." I said quietly as my voice shook. He began to snarl and began moving faster to me. My eyes bulged when he began his advance to me. "Don't do this dude, don't do this, for the love of fuck don't fucking do this!" I yelled as my anxiety induced fear washed over me, I got into a sword fighting stance like you would see in those movies with samurai in a crouching stance with their sword to there side ready to make a strike.
"Seth god fuckers damn it! Don't fucking do it!" I nearly screamed but the thing that was him tried swinging at me, so i moved to the side and buried my blade into 'his' skull. I put an end to his portion of hell before he had the chance to go further into torment...I dropped down to my knees as my eyes began to well up in tears. "No no no noo nononononooooohooohoooooo." I lightly sobbed in a somewhat hoarse voice, then i hear the screams of my long time friend, Vicktoria I looked to the door in a sense horror. "Damn it all to hell and back again…" I ran to the door and opened up just in time to see her...one last time before she was smacked into the air with a ever so sickening crunch of her bones breaking, she tumbling through the air like a ragdoll. I reached out my hand in vain, as if trying to catch her out of the air...one, after one...my family members died before my eyes...either by my hand. Or of something else. When a group of those flesh eaters came to me when they were mere feet i awoke. I awoke with a scream though not very loud as i sat up, but unbeknownst to me it awoke Agra.
I sat there crying from that night horror as i call them...i brought my knees up to my chest with my arms around them and placed my head on my knees and continued my quiet sobs lightly rocking back and forth. Then a few minutes later i heard a light knock on my door. "Are you okay Will?" I heard Agra ask in a gentle tone with a lining of concern in it. There was a few moments of silence before i gave my answer. "I'm...fine…" I said just loud enough for her to hear through the door, she could hear the pained tone in my voice. "Can i come in?" She asked. There was a another few moments of silence before my answer. "No…" Agra waited a minute before she asked again. "Please?"
I stared at my door for about two or so minutes with reddened somber eyes then i gave my answer. "...alright" I said with a sigh then one of my few light rock songs i had on my sleep music playlist on the laptop began to play quietly, that song was Here for a reason from Ashes Remain. Heh talk about musical timing. I thought as she came over to me. She then sat down beside my bed so she could be more level on height with me, then she looked intently at my face, she saw the redness in my eyes with the still lingering sadness and pain in them. Her features softened as she looked at me as i looked down not wanting her to see my face like this. "So much pain...so much you had to bottle up to keep going like you have...so many you had to try to forget. But, there's too much you want to forget...huh? " Agra said softly. "...too much. Too much death to see...too many that were close. too...much...heart...ache. Pain...too...much..." I choked out. I began to cry quietly again when i started remembering people dieing before me. Streams of tears slowly began to wet my face again.
Agra got into a kneeling position then somewhat slowly pulled me into an embrace which i let her do so without a struggle, trying her best to help dull my emotional pain that floods me. It warms my heart to know that there's someone that cares this much, only a few cared this much for me...which they were the ones that were with the many that i've seen die, which made me sob more though with a little more of joy in my tears to have someone this caring again, At which i began hugging back. This went on for a few minutes with which i needed, I needed this for a long time. I held a tight embrace with what i found comfort in this moment with her, not wanting to let go fearing if i do so the pain would rush back in.
My sobbing slowly stopped, but i still held my end of the embrace. "Thank you." I said quietly with closed eyes as tears threaten to come back, I felt her tighten, as with in a comforting sense. If i looked up i would probably see her give me that warm smile of hers. It was a few more long minutes before i let go from her grasp, then as i sat back onto my bed i looked up and saw that smile, that smile of hers began to make me do a small smile.
"Hey Will?" Agra asked.
"Yeah?"
"Is it alright if i sleep in her tonight?" She asked somewhat timidly.
I looked at my bed which was a king size bed, then looked at Agra then thought a few moments then flashed a less somber smile. "Sure." I answered with a nod.
She smiled. "This may help a bit for making room on the bed." She said as i raised a quizzical brow at her statement .
With that she began to emanate a soft blue glow that covered her body, her silhouette began to morph, shrinking to nearly my height if i were to stand, she was just a few inches taller from before being nearly two feet higher then me. Then her silhouette began to become human shaped. Then after the few moments the process took the glow that surrounded her dissipated, What stood in front of me now was a human girl, that looked about twenty maybe nineteen, a few years younger then i was, She wore a casual set of clothing, a simple plain blue tanktop and a pair of shorts. She had hair that was colored crimson, or scarlet, though a deeper tone of red that hung to her shoulder blades, then stunning and captivating dark blue eyes that that had a violet ring around the irises, that held the same compassion before she changed, then a wonderful bust of D cups (*sigh*...just to relieve the dirty minded people.) All and all...she was beautiful. Through that change and now i was wide eyed just surprised to no end.
"By no means are you a normal Aggron, huh?"
She Smiled. "Not in the slightest."
"I told you! She loves you man! I fucking told you!"
She's just comforting me Vlad. Though doing a good job at that.
"Fucking a, dude. You're hopeless." Psycho said sighing.
With that i crawled back into my bed then made room for her, then she got in the bed, after we got comfortable she placed an arm over me as she was behind me, then tightened said arm pulling me into an embrace to cuddle up with me, then she began to sleep. As i lay there a tear of happiness managed to escape, I thus began to snuggle in a bit and went to sleep. That night i had the best sleep i had in years.
-Back to present-
"Jesus women! You're like one of those bloody wraiths with your silent walking!" I chuckled even though being a little annoyed from her scaring me.
"Is that a bad thing?" Agra said with a giggle.
"Hmmm…" I hm'd as i tilted my head whilst looking at the ceiling. "Well…" I mock trailed off.
"Hey you know it's a good thing." Agra commented as she still held me with a small chuckle.
"When it's not put to use on scaring the living shit out of me." I said in a humorous tone.
"Aw, but it's fun scaring you, heheh i like hearing that girlish scream of yours." She laughed as she teased me.
"Oi!" She just giggled more from my reaction.
She laughed for a few more moments. "So. Plan on letting me down at some point?" I asked with which she contemplated for a moment then answered.
"Nah. Don't feel like it, plus besides, I like holding you." She answered in a teasingly tone as she tightened her hug a bit.
I sighed out of defeat as she continued to hold me in her grasp. It was about five or so minutes later when she finally decided to let me go. "So what'cha been up to?"
"Well before i got grabbed into a hug, i was putting on some plating on the deathroller." I said nonchalantly.
"Need any help on that?" Agra asked with which i turned and looked at the truck for a few moments before turning back and giving my answer."I could use a few sheets of AC aluminum (AC = Aircraft for short.) sheets from about...2x2 to 4x5." Agra looked at the truck envisioning the new layer of metal on the truck, then saw some of the places i would try putting on the truck. "Alright." Agra said being happy to help.
She went about the garage looking for the large sheets then after getting the appropriate amount, she went about sizing said sheets to the sizes i needed them to be. It was awesome how she was able to work the metal like she did, how she did and how she learned how to do the ways she did it was beyond us but we didn't mind not knowing, she has been one hell of a help around our compound. As i went about grinding the welds i made on the sheet i put on the truck the song Bleed it out rang through the shop, boosting my mood up a bit and caused me to work faster a bit, and enjoy my work more. It's like i say. "It's always good to have work music for whatever work you're doing."
After about four or so minutes Agra brought the sized sheets of the AC aluminum to me and laid them on the side of the truck beside me, i then looked up while lifting my welders goggles. "Thanks." I said smiling, Agra smiled back with a nod, I then put the goggles back on then went back to welding when the song "Without you" from Breaking Benjamin played in the background. Now a days i can't imagine not having her around. I thought as i smiled remembering how long she's been with us and helped us…and really helping me in my depressive times and saved me from some of the ones that engulfed me enough to try to end it…
-Flashback to my very last attempt- I sat there by the ledge of the roof, staring off into the landscape in a day of my sullen mood that continued descended down. "I swear...i have serious depression." I said quietly my voice webbed with disheartenment as i lightly shook my head. My music played in sullen songs, that gave grim reminders in the things i don't have. A love for one...for the largest of things to depress me. "Heh...i've always wondered if i could ever find something like that..." I said my sight fell to the ground below, two stories up.
"Sadly it's never going to fucking happen." I continued a knot forming in my throat, my voice near a whisper.
"Why. Why do i keep on living. Why…" I lingered in my verbalization of my thoughts as tears began to well up. I pulled my right leg close enough so i can place my forehead on my knee.
The thoughts of my life ending came to thought and then i looked at the ground again. If i fell right...all will end...
The song For those that wait from Fire Flight brought up it's melody. Further ebbing my thoughts...to the temptation. To end it. I looked at my speaker then turned it up to it's max. I'll at least end this life listening to a good song at least... I thought with a sense of wistfulness.
I stood up making my decision. Taking off my paintball mask and placing it by the speaker and propped it up facing the rather green landscape. I then spoke in my deep soothing voice that i use for reading aloud. "It still retains what beauty that has been left, Nature...I hope you regain what has been lost from those that has destroyed. Even though with this beauty, it is filled with a poison. That will endth you if not careful…..To this realm...I shall bid forth a time of farewell. I wish forth, that to what realm i be brought back in the plain of life. My life be better, be it filled with great friendships. Brought full of memories to be cherished. And for my personal wish...someone to love…..Requiescat in pace a me…"
I looked into the sky as my tears fell onto the stone i stood upon. "May thou fare better then me..." I said before i settled my sullen expression to the dirt below. "To the heavens I hope to reside from this plain. Then to the plain of life for my next journey." I finished as the song salvation by skillet began it's play. I then leaned forward, turning backwards to see the ever blue sky above for that last to see. I then began my descent, dull to what may happen. Goodbye…
Oddly enough it seemed like...time slowed, just for me so i could get one last long gaze at the heavens. After a few moments i closed my eyes, with a saddened smile of pity to myself. When i got close to my objective...I was swept away from my decent oddly enough. I opened my eyes with a new sadness.
What i saw surprised me greatly… Agra...why? I thought surprised then questioned as she looked at me with tear stricken eyes, questioning. Before i knew it. I was pulled into a tight embrace, And with this embrace...My walls broke…
I sobbed into her plaited shoulder. I cried and cried as she stroked my back comforting me. "It's okay Will..." She soothed doing her best on holding together after my near successful spectacle.
Her attempts to calm and enlighten me taken there time. But, held up the troubled attempts.
On the other end stood Ryan, wide eyed after seeing me mid fall then Agra catching me, He stood there surprised of my attempt of ending then the act of Agra and then watching the rest of the spectacle.
I looked up after i quieted, to be presented by her stunning dark blue eyes with violet irises looking back at me, intensely with a caring intent in them, then looked back down. She must be just trying to protect me from the fall...sure. She cares enough for that. But...she doesn't love me-
"Were you thinking of leaving a girl that loves you? like that?" She asked with a saddened questioning tone. I then looked back up a little wide eyed.
"You…...you, love me? Did...I hear you correctly?" I asked in a weak voice.
"Yes…" Agra said her tone tender.
Elated, I smiled and embraced her back as new tears began to stream down my face with quiet but happy sobs. "Thank you.." I said almost under my breath.
My eyes softened under the goggles as the thoughts and memories presented themselves as i continued to weld, i hummed with my music that played in the background.
