Hi people again I'm so sorry for the long, long wait kind of got distracted and didn't have time but it is a pretty long chapter. This is a heads up if you don't want to read about a day in the life of Shadow (who is not that bad actually) you have been warned. Please review and leave constructive info! Thanks and enjoy! Oh almost forgot this chapter has a big chunk in the past of one of Shadow's memories! Now on with the show I will not bother ya'll any longer with my boring warnings and what not…
Chapter 14
"MICKELE GIVE ME THE BOTTLE!" The young man shouts holding his hand out to the other in front of him who was gripping a small twelve once bottle of liquor.
"B-b-but it's my vodka!" Mickele whimpers holding the nearly empty bottle close to him. "I won't let you get my vodka Shadow!" He whines tugging it even closer to him.
"Mickele I told you, you are not allowed to drink vodka you can drink any other liquor in the entire world but not vodka now give it to me!" Shadow growls as his eye brow twitches slightly and a vain appears, his ocean blue eyes blazing.
"BUT I LIKE VODKA!" Mickele stubbornly answers gripping the bottle even tighter when Shadow tries to take it from him. "NOOO ITZ MY BOTTLE!" He cries loudly clutching the bottle for dear life.
"GIVE IT TO ME!"Shadow orders tugging as hard as he can when Mickele suddenly lets go and Shadow goes flying.
"Fine I'll just go an' drink some soda." Mickele smugly says turning to leave a dazed Shadow lying in the hole he made in the wall but quickly comes back and tries to steal the bottle.
"Ow…HEY GIVE IT BACK!" Shadow yells, tackling Mickele to the ground before he can steal the bottle back. "NOW YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DRINK IT!" He laughs triumphantly drinking the rest of the vodka.
"Shadow it took me over a year to save up enough money to buy that an' you just shot it back like it was some cheap wine!" Mickele shouts in disbelief as Shadow glares at him a moment.
"I wouldn't of if you'd just given me the danged bottle!" Shadow growls as he brushes the dust off of his dark clothes. "Besides like I said earlier you aren't allowed to drink vodka." He finishes as Mickele stands there seething silently.
"Then why do you get to drink MY damned vodka?" He demands as Shadow ponders a moment.
"Because it was the only way I could think of to get rid of it an' you'd only make an even bigger deal if I had just thrown it down and busted it." Shadow calmly answers holding his head groaning as nausea begins to come over him.
"Whatever, I'm going to go get a glass of water." Mickele scoffs as he turns to leave when he notices Shadow's queasy expression. "What? Are you not feeling well all of a sudden?" He asks watching Shadow sit down in the chair hanging his head low.
"I hate liquor…it always makes me feel sick…" Shadow groans putting his head on the table. "LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!" He shouts as he sends death glares towards Mickele.
"IT AIN'T MY FAULT YOU WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO DRINK MY VODKA! YOU'RE A LIGHTWEIGHT IF THAT TINY SHOT MADE YOU SICK!" Mickele fires back.
"I AIN'T A LIGHTWIEGHT I CAN KEEP UP WITH TYRAN! It just makes me sick to my stomach if I don't drink a whole bunch at one time." Shadow answers groaning again as he puts his head back on the table.
"That doesn't make sense Shadow." Mickele bluntly states as he shakes his head. "I mean you can drink but if you drink to little you get sick…isn't it supposed to be the other way around?" He asks as he scratches his head.
"SHUT UP! JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE!" Shadow barks as he raises his head and glares at Mickele.
"Fine, I'll go but ya can't yell at me later for YOUR mistake." Mickele snorts as he points at Shadow then leaves. "Later, oh fearless leader." He calls in a mocking voice from the hallway.
"SHUT UP MICKELE!" Shadow roars before putting his head back on the table. "I'm gonna be sick for the rest of the day…" He groans as he sluggishly stands up and stalks out of the opposite end of the room. "Stupid Mickele, an' his stupid vodka!" Shadow grumbles as he kicks the air a scowl on his face. "…I wonder how Tyran's doin'?" He muses quietly as he passes a room with a massive wall to wall computer screen.
"Oh, hi Shadow how have you been?" A middle aged woman asks looking up from her papers at the desk beside the computer screen.
"Hi, Isis an' I've had better days…I gotta go an' check on Tyran's progress." He says as the woman nods a soft smile on her face.
"I'm sure, have you been drinking?" She asks in a tone as if she already knew the answer.
"Blame Mickele he wouldn't give me his vodka bottle so I took it from him an' drank it so he couldn't get it." Shadow dryly states as he continues down the hall. 'My stomach feels terrible…' He thinks grumbling to himself.
"I understand have a nice day Shadow and you might want to leave Mickele's liquor alone he works hard to pay for it and savors it." Isis calls as she goes back to working on her paper work.
"Whatever he should spend his money on other more important things any way..." Shadow grumbles to himself as he reaches two large wooden oak doors and knocks.
"What is it?" A voice snaps from behind the doors making Shadow cringe slightly.
"It's me I just needed to ask ya somethin'." Shadow answers as he hears the person say enter in a cold raspy voice that sent chills down his spine. 'I always hate having to come here…' He thinks as he opens the door and steps into the dark room. "Why don't you turn on any-AGK?" He coughs as a hand of pure darkness pins him to the wall by his throat making him gag and cough trying to get air.
"What's the matter, Shadow aren't you a dark wielder?" The person sneers watching Shadow struggle a moment before releasing him. "You're pathetic and you thought you could lead us." He sneers hiding in the darkness.
"Why'd you do that?" Shadow coughs as he takes deep breaths and glares up at the man in front of him with his ocean blue eyes.
"You're always supposed to be ready for an attack. And as for your friend Tyran he's a traitor." The man dryly states as he watches Shadow's shock.
"What? Tyran, a traitor but he's-AGH!" Shadow cries as the man strikes his back with a hand of darkness once more.
"He's what, too loyal to you to turn?" The man mocks as Shadow cries once more as the Hand connects with his back.
'…One of these days he's gonna push me to far…' Shadow thinks growling as he ignores the pain and glares at the man. "I thought he was…why would he turn?" He asks in a pained voice.
"Why else he thought you were weak." The man dryly states as he turns and walks further into the darkness. "Or it could be because of those two treacherous girls that you called some of your closest friends." He says in a mocking tone as he vanishes and leaves a surprised and devastated Shadow.
"Was it because I was weak…but I try to keep everyone from harm an' Alma wouldn't force him to turn…neither would Scarlet neither of them act like that." Shadow whispers as he staggers up and glances at his back and sees a large black mark. "…How am I gonna hide that?" He questions quietly when he hears someone knocking on the door.
"SHADOW COME ON YOU HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE AND WITH ALMA AND SCARLET GONE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SECRETERIES!" Mickele calls from the other side of the door holding up a small sheet of paper covered in scribbles.
"HANG ON!" Shadow calls as he uses the darkness to form a black shirt over his mark. "That should do it." He murmurs to himself. "I'M COMING!" He calls as he runs to the door and opens it getting the paper shoved in his face. "MICKELE!" He shouts ripping the schedule off of his face.
"What I didn't think you'd get here quickly." Mickele smoothly answers as he grabs the schedule and holds it up. "Look at all the stuff you have to do!" He says as Shadow grumbles and jerks the paper out of his hands and looks at it.
"Shut up, I ain't in the mood." Shadow growls glancing at the paper a moment before tossing it to the ground and walking off. "I don't feel like going by my to-do list so I'm jus' gonna go take a nap." He calls from down the hall.
"SHADOW YOU ARE OUR LEADER YOU CAN'T JUST PASS THIS OFF AS SOME OTHER MEANINGLESS CHORE!" Mickele shouts chasing after Shadow holding the schedule in hand. "And besides without Scarlet or Alma you have to do something." He argues walking beside Shadow.
"I don't got to do anything! I told ya I'm going ta take a nap and then I'll do some things on that to-do list!" Shadow barks glaring at Mickele with cold dark eyes.
"Fine whatever be a slacker, I don't care!" Mickele shouts clicking his tongue and walking away from Shadow.
"Great…I'm gonna regret that later." Shadow growls under his breath turning down a corridor filled with no lights. "Why do I always get made the bad guy?" He quietly ponders looking up at the ceiling through a glass panel that shined with the afternoons light lighting up the corridor.
"Whatever he's right since Alma and Scarlet left I don't have anyone to help me with all the work…I still don't know why they left…" He whispers to himself turning his gaze towards the tiles their dark green colors contrast to the bright blue and white walls. 'I remember when we painted this Alma was determined to make it look like the spring time…she never finished though' He thinks sadly walking by a flower painted on the wall. "That was the only one she managed to paint before we got so busy…" He murmurs walking back and gently tracing the gold and red flower.
"She called it a…I forgot what it was but she gave it a silly name…" He muses, standing up and looking out of the window as a bird flies by. "I forget what we got busy with but she only had time to paint that single flower same with Scarlet's…" He whispers passing another teal blue and icy purple colored flower. "She wanted to add her own touch of winter to Alma's spring hallway." He chuckles softly closing his eyes.
"There's Tyran's he was always been good at drawing Earthy things…" Shadow says seeing a pale white and jade green flower on the other side of the wall. "If only I could remember what they called their flowers…" He says softly reaching two medium oak doors noticing a black and ocean blue poorly painted flower.
"That was my flower it wasn't as good as the others that's why I hid it over here in the corner…" He whispers shamefully. "Is that all I'm good for hiding in the corners letting others order me around?" He asks himself opening the doors to a spacious room that had simple dark colored sheets with dark colored walls. "Maybe if I take a nap I can forget about the past." He says walking over to the bed and crawls under the covers cringing as his back hits the blankets. "Dang it…that hurt." He says turning on his right side and closes his eyes quickly falling asleep.
… … …
"Shadow come'n we have to hurry!" Alma says in a rushed tone hurrying a drowsy Shadow down the hall.
"I'm comin, I'm coming!" Shadow growls pulling on his shirt trying to and failing to catch up with Alma's brisk walk. "I jus' woke up a few seconds ago cut me some slack Alma." He growls finally catching up to after she stopped and waited a few moments.
"Shadow." She says in a stern voice giving him a disapproving look.
'Crud…I hate that look she always has to lecture me when she has that look…" Shadow grimly thinks walking up to her and looking down to look her in the eyes. "Yeah?" He asks hiding the nervousness in his voice.
"You are now the leader of a very proud race of creatures and as leader you don't get any slack. You will never get any slack until you find another stronger to replace you." Alma says stopping a moment to look him in the eyes.
"Then why don't you-" Shadow tries to asks but is hushed by Alma as she continues.
"One that can handle the responsibilities, it can't be just anyone that is why Alitura chose you Shadow you can be a great leader if you would just take responsibility and not ask for slack every time you get the chance too." She gently but sternly says before turning to leave down the corridor its sky blue walls shining in the early morning's sun with the green tiles shimmering like the grass they were meant to represent.
"Wait! Alma!" Shadow calls chasing after her. When everything begins to blend and mix into dark ugly shades of greys and blacks. "What?" He asks startled as he begins sinking into the floor. "Alma! Help I'm stuck!" He cries trying to move his legs but only causes them to sink faster. "ALMA! SCARLET! SOMEBODY HELP!" He shouts panic filling his voice as he thrashes around more violently the goop now up to his chest and quickly rising.
"No one can hear you Shadow you're nothing but a weakling and now you're mine." A raspy voice laughs a sick twisted laugh as the darkness engulfs Shadow's entire body.
"NO! HELP-UGH!" Shadow coughs trying to stay above it and keep it out of his mouth…
"NO!" Shadow shouts shooting up and rolling into the floor drenched in sweat his breathing heavy. "It was a dream? But it felt too real…" He shakily says gasping for air looking around his room wildly his eyes wide and filled with panic and fear. "Why there? Why then?" He growls sitting cross-legged holding his head his body still trembling. "Why?" He whispers taking a deep breath to calm himself down.
"You know it's true that's why you allow 'him' to order you around and use you like a puppet." A voice says in a calm knowing tone as Shadow looks up and searches his room.
"Who's there?" He asks standing up and picking up the blanket that had wrapped itself around him in his sleep.
"You know exactly who I am…" They answer in the same tone.
"No I don't now answer me or suffer." Shadow growls forming a small black orb in his left hand.
"Suffer?" The voice questions as they chuckle lightly. "How can you make yourself suffer any more than you already do?" They ask appearing behind Shadow and quickly knocking him out. "Once you face the facts I will leave but until then I will show you how you are suffering." They say standing over Shadow a moment before disappearing.
… … …
"Uh…where am I?" Shadow asks opening his eyes and raising up. "What happened, the last thing I remember is that nightmare…?" He asks looking around his dark room shaking his head.
"SHADOW GET YOUR LAZY BUTT UP!" Scarlet shouts banging on the door making Shadow jump.
'When did she get back?' He thinks slipping out of bed noticing he only had on a pair of sweat pants on. "Huh? I went to bed with my clothes on how did I end up in sweat pants?" He asks himself going into deep thought.
"THAT'S IT COME OUT NOW OR I'M COMING IN AND YOU KNOW I WILL SHADOW!" Scarlet shouts banging on the door again.
"ALRIGHT! I'M COMING!" Shadow barks rushing over to the door and quickly opens it up when Scarlet hits him in the face. "OWW!" He cries falling to the ground holding his jaw. "I know I didn't deserve that!" He shouts glaring up at a surprised Scarlet.
"Well you should have come sooner and I wouldn't have hit you by accident." Scarlet retorts crossing her arms and looking away from Shadow.
"Liar you would have done it anyways." Shadow growls standing up rubbing his jaw. "When did ya get back anyways?" He asks earning him a confused look from Scarlet.
"What do you mean 'get back' we've been here for quite some time dumb nut." Scarlet says shaking her head. "Did you fall out of your bed again?" She asks when she doesn't get an answer she holds he head and sighs. "I swear Shadow you're too old to be falling out of your bed like a small child." She scolds not noticing Shadow's confused look.
'This isn't right she acts like she doesn't know that she ran away?' He thinks scratching his head when he notices the wall behind her. 'Where's Alma's flower?' He thinks silently panicking when he notices that the gold and red flower along with, the blue and purple flower are missing.
"Shadow, Shadow, Shaaaadooowww!" Scarlet says waving her hand in front of his face trying to get his attention. "What're you staring at Shadow?" She says snapping her fingers in front of his face breaking his train of thought.
"Huh?" He asks looking down at Scarlet then back at the wall. "Oh I was jus' wondering when Alma was gonna paint some flowers on the wall." He answers thinking up a quick excuse.
"That's why I came to get you! Alma said she wanted each one of us to paint a flower or something for the wall." Scarlet says clicking her tongue. "So hurry up and get dressed!" She orders swiftly turning and leaving closing the door behind her.
"This isn't right…it's the past…now I remember the day all four of us painted…why?" Shadow asks walking over to his drawer.
"To let you remember just what you've been missing while 'his' puppet." A voice says behind Shadow.
"You!" Shadow growls quickly turning only to see no one behind him. "Just who are you? Why are you making me remember this?" He demands fist clenched.
"I told you earlier or do you just have a thick skull?" They ask in a mocking tone.
"Shadow! Come'n Alma's waiting an' ya know how she hates it when yer late!" Tyran calls knocking on the door.
"Just about done just let me put on a shirt!" The voice calls mimicking Shadow who stares in shock at where it came from.
"Yo, dude ya alright ya don't sound too good. Do ya need Mickele to look at ya?" Tyran asks through the door.
"Go on tell them you are hearing voices see what they do." The voice mocks in a low whisper like tone. "Or you could just go with it." They say as Shadow shivers from feeling a cold pat on his shoulder.
"I'm fine Ty! Tell Alma I'll be there in a second!" Shadow calls opening the drawer and pulls on a dark green shirt and some jeans.
"Just go with it Shadow try to remember what it was like before you started being used." The voice whispers as it fades away.
"Alright ya got one minute to be out of-" Tyran begins but stops when Shadow opens the door and glares at him. "Never mind." He says holding his hands up and smiling.
"I'm coming why's everyone yellin' at me this morning?" Shadow asks closing the doors behind him as he follows Tyran.
"Dude we've been trying to wake ya up for the past thirty minutes. I think we got the right to yell at ya." Tyran bluntly states looking over his shoulder a cocky smirk on his face.
"That long?" Shadow asks stroking his chin. "I'm usually not that deep of a sleeper." He says looking at Tyran who nods and shrugs.
"That's what we thought but you were dead a sleep Alma was about to go in there an' be sure ya weren't dead." Tyran says laughing at the end.
"That's jus' wrong Tyran!" Shadow growls his face flushing red. "I ain't gonna die in my sleep!" He continues sending cold glares toward Tyran who merely shrugs them off.
"Shadow we both know that there is a new meaning to death glares when Alma an' Scarlet give them to someone." Tyran bluntly states poking Shadow in the forehead. "You an' I both learned that the hard way." He laughs as Shadow nods and hangs his head low.
"Don't remind me…Alma's mean when she's mad. An' Scarlet's worse in some situations…" Shadow says shivering at memories.
"Alma wasn't jus' mad that day Shad she was ticked beyond measures an' we jus' happened ta be the poor suckers to say the wrong thing at the wrong time." Tyran laughs patting Shadow on the shoulder.
"Hey you two!" Alma calls waving at them from the end of the hallway paint buckets around her. "Come'n we ain't got all day!" She says again.
"Sorry 'bout that Shadow didn't want to get up this morning!" Tyran calls waving back at her.
"Really? Usually Ty's the lazy bum that doesn't want to get his butt out of bed." Alma says tapping her chin as Tyran's face flushes red with embarrassment.
"That is not true!" Tyran shouts glaring at Alma.
"Actually I think it is, yer always the last one up Ty." Shadow says quickly running away before Tyran can punch him. "Haha missed me Ty!" He mocks dodging another blow as he continues to run backwards. 'Something's gonna happen but I forget what…' He thinks dodging another blow.
"Alma can get away with sayin' that but you Shadow can't!" Tyran growls throwing another punch that Shadow dodges driving him closer and closer to Alma who wasn't paying attention but was looking at a piece of paper.
"Ha! You've gotten slower T-" Shadow says but hits the edge of a paint can. 'Crud…now I remember…' He thinks tripping over the can.
"AAAAHHHHH!" Shadow and Alma cry as Shadow trips over a paint bucket and lands on top of her.
"Aw you two make such a cute couple." Tyran mocks falling to the floor laughing when Scarlet walks in. "Scarlet don't Shadow an' Alma make a cute couple?" He asks ignoring the glares from Alma and Shadow.
"Yeah they do such a cute couple." Scarlet laughs smirking as she leans on the doorframe.
"YOU GUYS ARE NOT FUNNY!" Alma and Shadow shout sending the duo death glares.
"No we're not funny we're hilarious." Tyran laughs standing up and leaning against the wall for support.
"Tyran I hope ya know I jus' painted that part." Alma bluntly says with a straight face as Tyran's pales.
"Yer lyin." Tyran growls straightening up and looking at the back of his dark blue shirt that was now a bright sky blue with white on it. "That ain't right." He says frowning as the others burst into laughter.
'I remember that Tyran wasn't able to wear that shirt for weeks because the paint didn't want to come off.' Shadow thinks laughing at Tyran who narrows his eyes at him. "What? Ya should've been payin' attention Ty." He laughs again standing up and brushing himself off.
"He's right ya know." Alma says brushing herself off and picking up the tipped over paint can. "An' Shadow yer lucky this didn't bust open." She says looking at Shadow.
"Sorry 'bout that had to dodge Ty's assault somehow." Shadow laughs, rubbing the back of his head.
"Yea but ya should of been paying attention." Alma bluntly states looking at the wall where Tyran was standing the colors smeared. "It took me an hour to paint that…" She says hanging her head low and letting out a sigh.
"I'm really sorry Alma, I could repaint it." Tyran offers in an apologetic tone.
"Nah, it's alright I'll do it later." Alma says waving her hand and smiling. "For now we gotta paint our flowers! I got all the colors!" She says gesturing towards the cans.
"I see that I guess we should get to work then." Scarlet says walking over to the can and looking at the colors. "I think I'll add a touch of winter to this hall." She says picking up two buckets a teal blue and an icy purple. "I'll call it Ice Flower!" She says grabbing a paint brush and walking over to the wall.
"I guess I'll paint one right here." Tyran says kneeling down by a clear spot. "Let's see I think I'll go with this white and green." He says taking a brush along with a creamy white and pale green with. "This'll be fine." He says looking at the colors he chose.
"It shall me called the Jade Flower!" Scarlet declares as Tyran rolls his eyes at her. "What got a better name?" She asks looking at him.
"Nah, I'll go with Jade Flower but it sounds girly." Tyran grumbles opening one of the cans and begins painting.
"Shadow aren't you gonna paint one?" Alma asks looking up at him from her spot on the floor three cans beside her one a deep red and the other two bronze and gold mixed together in a dish.
"No. I'm no good at painting ya'll can do it I'll jus' watch." He says looking away to avoid looking Alma in the eyes.
"Come'n!" She says standing up and grabbing Shadow's hand. "I'll help you!" She says gently pulling him towards the cans of paint.
"No Alma really I don't want to paint something." Shadow says trying to convince her but fails.
"It doesn't matter if yer good at it. What matters is that you have fun!" Alma says instead of letting go and kneels down by the paints. "Now pick as many colors as you want!" She instructs as Shadow sighs and kneels down beside her.
'This is too painful…why am I being forced to remember this? I want to forget what it was like!' He sadly thinks looking at the shades of colors. "I guess these three." He says picking a royal blue, black, and a dark green.
"I like it!" Alma exclaims picking the green can up examining it and grabbing a glass full of water. "Now le's find a place for where yer gonna sit!" She says tugging on Shadow's gently.
"No I know where I'm gonna paint it." Shadow says breaking away and walking towards the left corner by his door.
"Why so far?" Alma asks walking beside him. "I mean don't ya want people to be able to see your flower?" She asks again looking up to him.
"Nah, I'm not like ya'll I have no artistic abilities once so ever." Shadow answers as he reaches the corner and setting down the paints.
"Liar." Alma dryly states shaking her head at Shadow. "Ya can do awesome shading and abstracts!" She states in a matter of fact tone. "I can only draw cartoons." She sighs looking at Shadow.
"Whatever ya say Alma." Shadow calmly says looking for a brush. "I gotta go grab me a brush." He says briskly turning and quickly walks away. 'Dang it! Whoever ya are why're ya making me remember this?' He silently demands grabbing a brush and walking back.
"Well…I gotta go finish my flower later Shadow!" Alma calls walking back to her area.
"What do you mean?" The voice asks Shadow in a cool demeanor as he opens the cans and dips the brush into the dark green.
"Wait ya can hear my thoughts?" Shadow asks dropping the brush in shock.
"Yeah but don't speak to loud the others can't hear me." The voice says in a calm tone.
'Then how did Tyran hear ya earlier?' Shadow thinks picking the brush up and begins to paint the flower's stem.
"I mimicked you and I can be heard if I want them to hear me." They answer in the same tone.
"Figures I get stuck with a voice that makes me remember what I want to forget." Shadow grumbles growling softly clicking his tongue.
"I'm trying to help you Shadow but you're so stubborn I have to make you remember key moments." The voice answers a slight edge to it.
'Oh? An' how is this considered a key moment?' Shadow thinks washing off the green and dipping the brush into the black.
"It brings memories back." The voice says for an explanation as Shadow begins painting the flowers petals.
'Course it does it is a memory!' Shadow barks in his head setting the brush down and closing his eyes.
"I don't mean like that dim wit! I mean the feelings of having friends and being able to just do leisurely things not having to worry about hiding the fact you're a puppet." The voice growls bopping Shadow in the back of his head.
'WAIT YA CAN HIT ME?' Shadow thinks in shock rubbing the bump that was forming.
"Of course I can did you think I was only the air?" They ask as Shadow nods his head. "I can make physical contact with you that is what I did earlier." They say as Shadow remembers the pat on the shoulder.
'That's not creepy at all…' Shadow thinks picking the brush back up and continues painting.
"You really are stubborn aren't you Shadow?" They ask in an annoyed tone.
'No I jus' don't like the fact that I have a voice that can hit me an' no one else can hear it!' Shadow thinks finishing the last petal and washes the brush off.
"I am not a voice Shadow you should know who I am." They answer in a dry tone as Shadow dips the brush in the royal blue.
'Why don't you tell me your name then?' Shadow asks outlining the petals with the royal blue and making the center of the flower. "Done, hey guys are ya'll finished?" He asks putting the brush in the water and stands up.
"Almost!" Alma says in deep concentration painting the tips of her crimson flower a golden bronze mix.
"Yeah I'm finished!" Scarlet says adding her final touches on the center that was a teal and light purple mix.
"Alright done." Tyran triumphantly says standing up and wiping off his green stained hands. "Great…now my shirt's blue and I'm green." He grumbles staring at his hands a scowl on his face.
"Nice jus' about done…" Alma laughs adding the final touches to the petals and then sets the brush in water. "Done!" She exclaims examining her work a proud smile on her face. "How'd yers come out Shadow?" She asks looking at Shadow smiling.
"It looks terrible…" Shadow bluntly states, hiding his flower from the others.
"Nah Shadow, yer jus' being modest buddy." Tyran says walking towards the flower trying to peer over Shadow's shoulder.
"No it's not!" Shadow says blocking Tyran's view not noticing Alma come up beside him.
"Yes it is." Alma says squatting down and looking behind Shadow's leg to see the flower its petals slightly wavy. "It looks great see abstract the petals are so pretty!" She says as Shadow's face turns bright red.
'Why is it that she always manages to get past me?' Shadow thinks feeling his face burn. "I didn't mean to make 'em like that though…" He says hanging his head low.
"It's alright it looks great!" Tyran says looking at the flower and patting Shadow on the back.
"It is good don't be ashamed Shad." Scarlet says putting her paints up.
"I guess it is pretty good…" Shadow whispers kneeling down and picking up his paints. "I gotta go put these up." He says quickly ducking away and goes over to the other paints.
"Yeah yer right." Tyran says as the him and Alma go and pick up their paints and put them away. "So what's next?" He asks as Alma shrugs.
"I need to paint more flowers but I right now I'm hungry le's go eat! I'll cook!" Alma says quickly running out of the room.
"Alright we're coming." Tyran laughs shaking his head glancing back at Shadow. "Come'n Shad, yer gonna miss gettin' food." He calls over his shoulder as the room begins to fade away…
"Hmmm…I don't wanna wake up…" Shadow growls pulling the blankets over his head.
"Well you're not going to go back to sleep so might as well as get up Shadow." The voice says as Shadow throws a pillow at the area it came from. "Hey you missed me." They say laughing as Shadow gets up and glares in their direction.
"Shut up!" Shadow barks getting out of bed and wincing at the mark on his back. "Forgot about that…" He says gently touching the mark and wincing again.
"Shadow don't you have some things to do?" The voice asks as Shadow rolls his eyes.
"Yeah…stupid to do list." Shadow growls scratching his head. "Where did I put it anyways?" He questions himself looking around the room.
"Why should I know?" The voice asks when Shadow finds it on the floor.
"There it is…first off is…talking to Isis about" Shadow reads squinting his eyes trying to read the paper. "Um…I think it says about I can't read this I give up." Shadow says tossing the paper to the ground again. "I'm gonna go back ta bed." He growls walking back towards the bed.
"It says talk to Isis about…supper for the next big holiday." The voice reads as Shadow sends them a death glare.
"Be quiet!" Shadow growls pulling the covers back over his head trying to go to sleep.
"Can't besides it's time for you to get up and take care of your 'duties'." They mock tugging the covers off of Shadow.
"Why do you say it like that?" Shadow asks sitting on the edge of his bed wiping the sleep from his eyes.
"Because you act like they are your duties but they can't be because they are for the leader and you are not the leader." They calmly say ignoring Shadow's death glares.
"I am the leader." Shadow dryly says holding his head scowling.
"No you're not 'he' is the real leader since you basically gave it to him. You just didn't tell anyone." They scoff.
"Whatever I don't care I gotta go talk ta Isis. Later." Shadow calls grabbing a shirt off the top of his dresser and puts it on.
"Fine." The voice answers as Shadow walks out of the room. "If only you would remember what it was like before Shadow…" The voice says taking the shape of a young man with silver eyes and white hair. "Why is it so hard for you to remember the past? You keep it all hidden but still try to protect your friends and they don't even know it…" He says shaking his head. "If I keep making you remember will you accept it and finally stop being used?" He asks quietly looking sadly towards the door. "Wait I have an idea that could make you remember!" He says vanishing a broad smile on his face.
"Yo, Isis ya wanted to talk to me?" Shadow asks, knocking on the door frame of the computer room.
"Yes, I wanted to know what you intend to do since your birthday is coming up." Isis calmly says not looking up from her paper work.
"Uh…my birthday's that close already?" Shadow asks scratching his head trying to remember.
"Yes Shadow it is. So do you know what you want to do?" Isis asks glancing at him from her paper work.
"Nah, I'll probably jus' go out for a lil' bit nothin big." Shadow answers shrugging his shoulders and letting out a yawn. "Dang I'm still tired." He grumbles wiping the sleep out of his eyes.
"I see…alright tell me if you change your mind." Isis says grabbing another sheet of work.
"I will but don't count on it. Is that all ya wanted ta talk to me about?" Shadow asks watching Isis fill out the papers.
"Yes that's all I think Mickele wanted to talk to you about his training since Tyran is still out and won't be able to teach him." She answers as Shadow's head droops and he nods.
"Man…I'm not good at earthy or windy things." Shadow whines turning and leaving the room. "I guess I'll figure somethin out…" He grumbles trudging down the hall.
"Why not go talk to 'him' for a little bit?" The voice suddenly asks as Shadow's shoulders droop even more.
"Can't I try to avoid talking to him as much as possible, thank you very much!" Shadow growls turning the corner not noticing he was nearing the big wooden doors.
"So you're scared of him?" The voice inquires with a hint of smugness to it.
"No! I ain't scared of 'im!" Shadow quickly retorts glaring at the air. 'Why that little!' He thinks clenching his fist.
"Then why not tell him that?" The voice taunts from behind Shadow.
"Fine ya know what, if it'll get ya to shut up for a day I will!" Shadow barks opening the doors not noticing the voice take the form of the man silver eyed man behind him a smug smile on his face.
'Maybe it will, or maybe you're crossing into dangerous territory.' He thinks vanishing again once the doors close.
'Wait…why did I come in here again?' Shadow thinks standing still in the darkness trying to collect his thoughts. 'I wanted to tell 'im somethin…what was it?' He thinks holding his chin in deep thought not noticing the hand begin to emerge from the darkness.
"SHADOW YOU IDIOT WATCH OUT!" The voice shouts snapping Shadow out of his thoughts in time to dodge the hand. "Think later, react now!" They scold as Shadow nods dodging the hand again.
"Why are you here Shadow?" A different voice demands from the shadows as the hand retreats.
"I-uh…" Shadow stammers trying to remember his reason.
"You're so hopeless it's not even funny Shadow…" The voice says to Shadow.
'Shut up! Why did I come here?' Shadow thinks shaking his head. 'It was goin tell 'im somethin…but what?' He thinks again watching the darkness for the hand but didn't see it.
"Uh is not an answer Shadow now give me a proper answer." 'He' growls from the darkness.
"I was jus' comin' to tell ya that I was gonna be busy for a couple of days." Shadow quickly says turning on his heels and virtually running out the door.
"Way to go Shadow. You said you were going to tell him you weren't scared of him and yet you just run out of there." The voice mocks as Shadow retreats down the hall grumbling about something.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid, ugh why would I do somethin like that? That's a good way ta get someone hurt!" Shadow growls banging his head against a wall.
"Are you just ignoring me?" The voice asks taking the form of the silver eyed man again as Shadow continues to bang his head against the wall.
"No I'm not listening to what ya say 'cause I wouldn't ever do what I did back there." Shadow growls his eyes closed.
"What makes you so sure?" The man asks walking towards Shadow.
"I'm too worried about the others if I say I'm not scared of 'im he'll prove I should be scared by harming someone." Shadow answers back leaning his head back. "I can't let that happen." He says staring at the ceiling.
"I guess but you still have other duties to attend to like teaching Mickele how to use his powers." The man says vanishing again right before Shadow looks towards him.
"Dang it…" Shadow growls stomping off down the hallway a scowl on his face. "This is gonna suck." He growls again kicking the wall.
Alright so what did ya'll think? Sorry if ya'll got confused in parts of it I managed to confuse myself so, so sorry if I confused ya'll…Til next time!