I've gotten a lot of messages with confusion about the way "The One I Knew Before" ends, so I, Gale, is here to answer those very questions! TL; DR at the bottom for those who don't wanna read the whole thing.
Firstly, here's the whole plot of the story:
After a bit of heavy deciding, Cayosin is finally allowed to go to school! However, what Reo and Jodie, Cayosin's parents, did not expect was for little Cayosin to learn that he did not have a mom. Cayosin is not upset about having a mom, but the fact that Reo and Jodie had both lied to him for all those years. Confused with anger and sadness, Cayosin refuses to talk to Jodie, but still remains happy to Reo.
Broken-hearted, Jodie tries everything he can to get Cayosin to love him again. Talking to Reo and his friends, Saito and Aege, they plan on having Jodie talk with Cayosin during the annual Dreamland Meteor Shower. However, Cayosin finds that 'wishing on stars' is a waste, only making him think about having a mother even more. Frustrated, he storms off into the woods, leaving Jodie wanting to end his life. Though hesitant, Aege attempts to rescue his friend, however, Jodie accidentally bites him in the process, changing him into a vampire.
Feeling just as frustrated as Cayosin, Aege also ignores Jodie, feeling like a completely different puffball. That's when Cayosin offers to adventure with Aege in an attempt to change him back. Hesitant once again, Aege accepts his offer, leaving the two to wander aimlessly around Popstar's forests for about two years.
During those two years, things have been complicated for Reo and Jodie. Reo decides to prank Jodie (Can you guess what that prank is?) in an attempt to cheer him up, but it only makes things much worse. Jodie, hungry and parched, eventually leaves as well. Worried with distraught, Reo tries to find Cayosin in an attempt to resolve all this. However, who is the one that has been agreed to travel with Cayosin?
After seeing the mini battle and hearing the story, Reo starts to believe that Aege was the one who made Cayosin hate Jodie even more, especially since he insulted Jodie's life. Furious, he is about to attack, but a scared Cayosin rushes Aege away from harm. There, that is when Cayosin ponders if leaving home was a good idea. He ponders if traveling is safe for Aege anymore, which they do agree on, making Aege return home.
As said before though, Reo was on a wild-goose hunt. This lead Aege to put dirt, mud, and an animal's blood on himself to lure Reo away. Unfortunately, Reo was not so dull-witted. Without Cayosin, the smaller puffball was free to attack Aege. Using his teleportation powers, however, Aege was able to teleport to safety, but that was when the first vision struck. A painful one to be exact. Remembering that Reo was still chasing him, Aege takes this opportunity to pretend he has forgotten everything, so he can tell Reo the truth.
Reo does not fall for that plan either. Though the Cayosin incident happened about two years ago, Reo cannot and will not let it go. The moment he spots Aege in the hospital, he tracks him down to the nightmare Aege had, the 'dark' city. During the chase, Jodie decides to return home, but sees Reo is now gone as well. Fortunately, finding the two was not hard for him, since a certain puffball in a hospital was on the news. Seeing a badly wounded Aege, Jodie forces Reo to stop, leading them to a hotel.
There, Aege is finally able to tell the truth, well, part of it. The two lovers break out into an argument before he can finish. Though brutally injured, Aege meets Cayosin again in the woods. He tells her (Cayosin is Trans now) how they reacted and what had happened to him. This leads her to making her final decision of returning home, the same she pondered and had asked Aege before he left. Aege, tried, annoyed, and full of relief, returns home as well where he wouldn't be leaving his house for a long time. Reo and Jodie do the same after making up, ready for their new child to be alive soon.
TL; DR – Cayosin finds out he doesn't have mom, making him leave his parents, Jodie and Reo. Aege tries to help out by going with Cayosin into the woods to supposedly revert him from a vampire back into his normal self. Visions help Aege understand what is happening and leads him face to face with a very unhappy Reo. However, he is finally able to tell part of the truth, having everyone return home safely.
Secondly, some facts:
At first, the main character was going to be Cayosin, but I thought it would be fun to throw in a different character.
After chapter two, little effort was put into the rest of the chapters as I tried to think how everything would play out. =3=
Deciding how Aege would get everyone to understand was the hardest part since everyone was scattered all over the place.
Not only did I change the main character, but I also had to change the plot or else everything definitely wouldn't make sense.
This story was inspired from an animation I watched a few weeks ago. It's called Bee and Puppycat.
Last but not least:
An apology. Some of the chapters were rushed and Fanfiction didn't keep the indents I made to separate chapters. Some of them are edited, some aren't. So, I am sorry if it was hard to read everything. But once again, thank you for reading! I'm surprised on how much people liked this story (If only you guys would show it…)!