Kai: Hi people ^-^ Okay just to let you all know O.o the Italics mean that Hope is in a dream/flashback. So do not freak out when the scene suddenly changes XD He is just in a dream flashback thing. This chapter I hope you all cry for Hope :D I do cause it is very emotional O.O or at least it's suppose to be.

Hope: o.o....

Chapter 10: Sad Memories

Hope smiled up at his dear mother beside him as they walked down the sidewalk peacefully. It was dark out and the night lights of the city shown brightly under the night sky. His mother smiled down at her son warmly as she held his hand. They were out on a walk since Hope was down because his father was too busy to spend any time with them. So his mother, Nora, decided they should take a stroll in the city. There was a small festival going around and fireworks hit the night sky shamelessly and glittered in the sky proudly. He was enjoying himself and glad his mother was with him. Always there. Hope yelped when he felt someone pull him into a alleyway, his mother also taken with him. They tried to scream for help but their mouths were tightly blocked by muscular hands. Hope managed to take a glance at his mother who had fear in her eyes. He was scared too, not only for him but for his mother too.

"Give us all you got!" yelled a shadowy man. Hope couldn't see him in the dark though.

Hope felt roaming hands touch him everywhere in his body. From his shoulders and slowly down like a serpent slithering along. He shivered at the touch and he wanted to break away and run for it but the man holding him was too strong.

"They don't have much sir! The woman had a few diamonds but that is it." one of the men said to the shadowy gang leader.

Hope heard a sharp snort then another guy say something.

"What should we do with them? Should we kill them so they don't tell the cops? Or shall we rape them then kill them?" the man snickered and Hope froze at that then growled angrily.

The gang leader huffed. "Are you nuts? The woman is too old to do but the boy might be interesting but I like them rough, he doesn't look like he'll put up a fight. Besides we don't have time for that, the cops will be on us soon enough and we have to get rid of them. Got it! Lets throw them into Gran Pulse! That way we don't have to get our hands dirty." the man bellowed with a evil laugh.

Before Hope knew it, he and his mother were thrown off a cliff and diving into the gate to Gran Pulse. When Hope woke up, he looked around in fear at the strange place quickly stood up and looked for his mother.

"Mom? Mom!" Hope called worriedly.

"I'm right here, honey." Nora smiled next to him and Hope sighed relief and wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his head into her chest. Nora gently stroked his head comfortably.

"What is this place mom?" asked Hope as he looked up at her and into her eyes.

Nora's eyes saddened but still held her smile to him. "We are in Gran Pulse, Hope. A very dangerous place." she said as she felt Hope shiver in her arms.

Hope looked at her sadly. "Well....we'll get home right?" he asked. Nora didn't answer. "Right mom?" he asked again.

"Hope...." Nora said then her eyes widened when she looked ahead. Wolfish creatures charging toward them. "Hurry Hope! Run! Run!" she said as she took his hand and started running away.

Hope struggled to keep up and he glanced back at the creatures. He yelped when they started catching up and he picked up his pace.

"Faster Hope!" his mother ordered as she pulled him along and into the woods.

His mother pushed branches away and avoided falling over a root. Hope wasn't as lucky since he tripped but regained his balance. They climbed over a fallen tree then Nora quickly pulled Hope behind another tree and kept him there. They watched the wolfish creatures jump over the fallen tree with ease and they stopped seeing that they lost sight of their prey. They started sniffing around and growling as they looked for them. Nora watched for a moment then let go of Hope. He looked up at her in surprise.

"Mom?" he whispered but she smiled down at him.

"Hope, listen to me carefully. I am going to distract those creatures and I want you to run as fast you can. Don't look back, understand?" Nora ordered quietly with a stern gaze.

Hope stared at her in horror. "But mom...."

"No buts Hope.... listen to me. Don't worry.... mom's are tough. Before I go though, promise you will live, find a girl, get married, and have a wonderful life. Be strong my son." his mother smiled then pushed him away. "Now go." she said.

She then turned and ran out in the open and into the wolfish creatures view. They snarled and barked and chased after her as she ran. Hope watched in horror, of course this was his chance to run away but... his mother. Hope ran after them, hiding himself with the trees. It didn't take him long to catch up and he hid behind a tree and looked at the scene in horror. The wolfish creatures jumped on his mother and bit down on her arms and legs. He heard her make a horrible scream that rang in his ears, he watched in horror as the creatures tore his mother apart, blood gushing out of her body. The creatures dug their fangs into her stomach and neck, ripping out some organs and devouring them, their mouth soon stained with his mother's blood. Hope couldn't take it anymore.

"Mom!" he screamed in horror and froze when the creatures looked directly at him.

He stepped back as two came toward him, while the other two stayed with their newly caught prey. He felt his legs broken and unusable, but he had to run and run now. As the creatures charged, Hope turned tail and ran for his life. He ran as fast as he could as his eyes were stretched in horror as those images kept flashing in his mind. He was so busy horrified at what he saw, he barely noticed that he slammed right into a King Behemoth. He scrambled up and ran away from the monsters that chased after him with thundering steps. Hope panted and was already out of breath and he saw a river. He looked back at the monsters and clenched his teeth as he jumped into the river. He coughed as he struggled against the strong current. He looked at the angry monsters then stomp off, most likely back to his mother. He felt tears well in his eyes till his head was forcefully slammed against a rock by the current. He felt his head throb and then he blacked out.

When he woke up again, he saw his father. His father asked if he remembered anything. Hope didn't and so he shook his head.

"Where is mom?" Hope asked as he looked around for his mother.

His father looked sadly at his son. "You and your mother were in a car accident. You made it and lost your memory of it, but she didn't make it." his father said sadly with a sad expression.

Hope looked at his father in shock and then he felt his eyes water and salty tears run down his cheeks, his light green eyes blocked off by sad tears. He felt his father hug him comfortably as he cried softly

~Present~

Hope shivered in his sleep. Tears running down his face. He didn't know where he was and right now he didn't care. His dream and memory making his heart throb. Of course he didn't know a hand brush his wet cheek as he dreamed a sad dream.