Five Years Later
Darkness. It's all around me. I can feel the wind trying to pick me up and blow me away. In the distance, I can hear my friends screaming, or is that just the wind? I can't see anything. I'm blind out here. All of a sudden I see Bell Hill. I make a mad dash for something that looks familiar. When I reach the top I turn around. I don't really want to but I can't control it. When I look back Breezegale is destroyed. I look at my feet in shame and sorrow. I feel like I could have stopped this. In my grief I feel something warm against my chest. It's my medallion. It's glowing and radiating warmth. I feel a new power in me that I can't explain or identify. Then, quick as it came, it's gone, and is replaced with cold coming behind me. It gives me chill and a small voice called fear tells me not to look back, but I do. I look back and come face to face with… my teacher. I fell asleep in class again! And my teacher does not look happy.
"Mr. Guntz, I know it is the last day of school, but until the bell rings this is still school. So, I would advise you to stay awake until the bell rings."
The bell rings just as she finishes talking. I guess my luck is getting better.
"I guess I can go home now? After all you just said school's out after the bell."
"Yes, you all can go home now."
No need to tell me twice. I grabbed my stuff and got the heck out of that place.
"Talk about saved by the bell, Guntz."
"Oh, Leorina! So, you saw that, huh?"
"Of course. I swear she had steam coming out of her ears. She's the devil."
"Oh, come on, guys, Mrs. Winter isn't that bad."
"Says that 15-year-old genius who sucks up to all the teachers."
"Making friends with the teachers isn't a crime, you know."
"No, but it doesn't do you any favors with bullies."
"Says two 17-year-olds who scare the heck out of younger kids."
"Y'know speaking of younger kids we should go pick up Lolo and Klonoa. They should be out by now."
"Hey, Guntz, can you give me a lift to their school?"
"Huh, oh, uh, s-sure."
"Ooooh, Guntz, your face is red. Do you have a crush on Leo?"
"S-s-shut up, Boris!"
"Just saying what I see. But isn't your bike on the fritz. I'm pretty sure I saw it in your workshop."
"Oh…yeah…Sorry, Leo."
"It's okay, we can walk. We can also talk easier without the wind."
Walking to Klonoa and Lolo's school, we talked about various things. When the subject of family came around we started talking about Leo's grandmother.
"I'm sure she's happy up there. One of the last things she said was that I should move on and go with the flow. She gave Lolo and I two medallions to remember her by."
"Can I see it?"
She pulled out her medallion. It looked like mine, but different. It had a bow and arrow in front of what looked like water. When I saw it I was speechless. I pulled out mine and looked at it. I heard Leorina gasp but I didn't pay attention. I was thinking.