NiGHTS into the Beginning

Chapter 11: What a tease

Reala opened his bedroom door and stood aside for me to enter. I walked in and stood in silence. It was huge! Okay, not as big as the throne room but big enough to place ten other beds! I turned around, examining the room closely. It was warm, cozy and very dark red. The floor had black and red checkered carpeting and the walls were dark maroon. Someone likes red, I believe.

The door closed behind me, causing me to face the red jester. "Reala, there's WAY more than enough room for both of us in here! I mean, look!" I pointed to a love seat in the far corner of the room. "I could sleep there until I get my own room and you could have your bed. I don't want to steal your room from you…" He just stared at me with crossed arms. "Are you that afraid of me, NiGHTS?" He began to move closer to me. I took a step back, feeling heat rush up through my body. "Don't worry. I'm not like Jackle." He smirked and walked even closer, causing me to stumble and sit on his bed. Why do I get a VERY bad feeling about this? He bent down towards me, one hand on each side of me, his breath roaming softly upon my cheek and his ice blue cat-eyes staring into my own.

"R-R-Ree?" I stuttered like a complete fool. "NiGHTS.." He whispered, leaning oh so close, our lips BARELY meeting…..until he stopped and began laughing and pulling away, tossing a red blanket over my head. "Hahaha! You're so easy." I blinked in complete confusion…..He…He…THAT TEASE! "Y-You JERK!" I threw a pillow after him. Unfortunately, it hit the door after he left, laughing still. I stood there, face flushed and breath gone. Why did he do that? Revenge for the darn race? "Is he always like that?"

"He can be worse but I personally think he just missed you, NiGHTS." Jackle said from right behind me, causing me to jump. "JACKLE?!" He jumped on the bed, laughing like a little kid. "NiGHTS, tell me a bedtime story! I'm tired of Puffy's 'singing' me to sleep. I don't get any good dreams! PLEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE?!" He begged, leaning on me. "Jackle, grow up!" Man, he's just like…

I blinked and smiled sadly. "NiGHTS? What's wrong? Did Reala hurt you again?" Again? "What? No. You want a story, right?" He nodded and grinned widely. "Get off of me and I'll tell you a little story." "WHOOPIE!" He bounced off of me and sat across from me on the bed. "What kind of story would you like to hear?" I asked him. He pondered for a moment. "Make it a fun one!" I sweat dropped. Fun? Does he mean like an adventure? I giggled, knowing a silly one. "Alright. Four years ago I was working as a gyspy bartender for Lady Envy. It was boring for me, though, because the only customers I ever got were perverts and rude people. Sometimes, I'd 'trip' and 'spill' their alcohol all over their seat." I grinned at the memory. "But, at that time, we didn't get very many customers do to the same dances the girls gave on the stage." Jackle frowned and pouted. "NiGHTS, this is boring." I raised a finger, making him quiet. "Until one day, Envy created a new project…..

**********Flashback to when NiGHTS (Violet) was 13************

Envy always made her creatures look like circus people to our guests and as 'nuns' by ourselves. She always said the nun look was what brought in 'the real guests'. *sigh* Thank goodness I was never involved on the stage. People paid big money to get the pleasure they deserved from the girls on stage and the girls serving drinks, like myself. But, finally, they got bored of the same routine. They wanted something more fun. Something to laugh at. I'm guessing that 'something' gave Envy the idea for her newest creation…and my best friend.

When she made her, she was made to be around my age. I think a little younger, at the time. She was clueless, silly and dressed like a blue tight rope walker. There was never any 'circus acts' we'd provide, of course. Just dances and drinks. But when the new girl came along, Envy wanted her to provide entertainment through laughter. However, because the new girl was EXTREMELY clumsy and almost sent many of the customers to the hospital by accidentally tripping on their tables, causing the plates and silverware to stab them.

Eventually Envy got tired of the new girl and gained more attention with Venom. I noticed how fast everyone treated the new girl poorly. But with me, every time she fell by accident, I'd laugh and help her up with a smile. She and I became close friends and began scheming against Envy and her little goons.

Once, we had this idea. She'd perform one of her 'magic tricks' on stage while I put peanut butter in the shoes of all the dancers before they slipped them on. Hahaha! It was a blast! Sure sure, she and I got in LOADS of trouble, but seeing her smile and help me stay sane was what made the days go by for me.

******Back to present******

Jackle laughed at the little 'joke' my friend and I placed on the dancers. I smiled and waited for him to finish. "Kehyahaha! I'd like to meet her! What's her name?" He bounced on Reala's bed. "We called her Lucy. Lucy Luck. She had this ability to amplify magic into her dice. Sometimes she'd even be able to predict the future. Most of the time, it never worked. But, it finally did." I looked around, frowning a little. "It's because of her that I'm here now….I..hope she's alright." Jackle frowned with me. "Hey, you're not gonna cry again, are ya?" I shook my head and faked a smile. "You sure? Cause-" BAM!

Reala's bedroom door swung open with a VERY pissed off Reala glaring at Jackle. " . ….NOW JACKLE!" Boy. If looks could kill and burn a hole through the pile of clothing. "R-R-REALA?! How'd you know I'd be in here?!" Jackle jumped out of the bed and hid behind me. I blinked in confusion. "Jackle? You really think I'm going to be a good shield against Reala?" Jackle frowned. "I don't see why not. You've always been a better fighter than him." That did it. Reala zoomed across the room, grabbed the 'pile of clothing' and kicked him out of the room. "TOUCH her again and I'll be sure father will allow me to burn you to a CRISP, GOT IT?!" Reala growled, slamming and locking the door.

I pulled the covers closer to my face, a little shocked and scared by this side of Reala. He must have noticed because he stared at me in silence. "…..Home sick?….." Huh? Wait, did he? "Reala…you were listening?" He walked over, sighed, and sat beside me. "Tell me something…Would you go back if you could? To your other life?" I blinked and frowned. "Why would I? Yes, Lucy was my only friend ever, but that's it! The others treated me like crap and her just as bad. They called Envy their 'mother' but she's a skank to me." Reala smirked. I looked up to him. "Reala, I want to thank you for bringing me back." He looked at me in shock. "…What the hell did they tell you?"

He wanted to know what Puffy told me in the bath. So I told him. Okay, not the part about me wanting know about him, just the part about who I really am. He listened intently and sighed. "She told you too much. Forget about Envy. You're where you belong now. Understand?" I blinked in confusion. Ugh my head hurts. What am I suppose to do? Forget I ever lived with Envy and became friends with Lucy? Actually believe that I'm a creation made by Wiseman and was partners with Reala? That I am the supposed form of Envy, Wiseman's lover?….and…Why do I feel like something is pulling me? I looked to the hand pulling me close and realized it was Reala. I was about to ask him what he was doing when he all of a sudden pulled me into a hug. "R-Reala?!" Why is he doing this? Teases me, become depressed over a stupid race, yells at Jackle for touc-… "NiGHTS…..stay here…..please…..Don't…leave me…again." He sounds really tired. Why? Maybe I should take Puffy's advice and talk with him tomorrow? I smiled a bit and poked him softly. "Ree. Its time for bed."