*?'s POV*
/Who is this person?/ I thought as I sat next to a lady with long orange hair and fair skin. /I wonder where we are too, it's very dark here, and cold./
"So, You're finally here." Someone said as two figures separated from the shadows, one a guy, the other a girl.
"W-w-who are you?" I asked.
"I'm Novi." the girl said.
"And I'm Alcon," the boy said. "Don't be afraid, we're here to help you."
"Well, Novi, Alcon, do you know this person?" I asked as they glanced at the girl.
"Kitsune," Novi said as she shook the girl, trying to wake her up. "Wake up, already!"
"Wha-Novi, Alcon, who's that?" The girl, Kitsune asked as she pointed at me.
Novi whispered into her ear, and her eyes grew wide as she first looked at Novi, then at me.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" She asked Novi as she nodded.
"Well then," Kitsune started as she looked at me. "Hello, little...um.."
"I think you should give him a name." Alcon suggested.
After a moment or two of thinking, Kitsune finally made up her mind.
"Pendulum." She said.
"Pendulum what?" Alcon and Novi asked.
"That's your name." Kitsune said as she messed up my shaggy red and dark brown hair.
"Why 'Pendulum'?" Alcon asked.
"Because his eyes remind me of Odd-Eyes, well, actually, they're exactly the same colors, red and green." Kitsune explained as she pointed at my dual-colored eyes.
"Come on, Pendulum, let's go introduce you to my friends." Kitsune said as she led me away from the alley that we were in.
*Later, in Kitsune's POV*
"Pendulum, this is Serena, Selena, Lisa, Lise, Sol, and Luna." I said as I pointed to my pack as their names were called.
"Kit-chan," He started as his red and green eyes stared at me. "Who's this 'Yuya' you keep talking about?"
"Oh, Yuya," I said. "Would you like to meet him?"
Pen nodded. [I'll call him that.]
"Alright then, let's go the Duel School, he's got to be there."
*Later...*
"WHAT?!" I screamed. "YOU MEAN I MISSED THE INTIRE DUEL, AGAIN?!"
"Guess so, Kit," Yuya said as he glanced at the new member of our framily. [Friend + Family = Framily]
Then, Sora started to cover his fish with chocolate syrup, it almost made me barf when he started to eat it.
"Want some?" He asked.
"Nah, maybe later." I said as I tried to hold back the urge to barf.
Then, he asked Pendulum, who just shook his head, and ate some of his rice.
"Pendulum, you alright?" I asked as his dual-colored eyes stared into my crimson ones.
After a few seconds, he quickly blinked a few times and then looked over to Yuya, then back at me before continuing to eat.
/Alright, that was kinda weird,/ I thought as I continued to eat. /Must be some kind of habit or something./
*Novi's POV*
/I can't believe it,/ I thought to myself as I wrapped my violet-colored tail around my black boots. /That had to be him, the destined one that would choose the fate of the kingdom, and will be able to bring him back./ I continued to think as I pulled my legs close to my chest, and started to think of the past. Then, that awful memory came back to me, causing me to quietly weep.
"Novi," I voice said as I picked my head up, to see a very concerned Alcon. "Daijobu?"
"Yeah," I said as I wiped the tears that were on my face as he sat next to me.
"You thought about Reb again?" He asked.
I nodded as he pulled me into an embrace.
"It's alright," He said, reassuringly. "He's alright, trust me."
I felt myself wanting to cry again, but then, I remembered what Reb had told me when I was small.
"We, Rebels, might have times where we feel like we want to break down. But when that happens, it just pushes you to do more of what's right for your friends, your family, and for the Kingdom."
"Okay," I said as I hugged him as well. "Al."