Sorry for the wait!
This would've been updated sooner if it weren't for me going on a cruise, preparing stuff before I went to school, and getting a crud worth of school work that limited my time on the computer.
Where did we left off? ...Oh right!
In this chapter, Mari gets a small surprise.
What will it be?
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Of course, I want to take this moment to reply to my anonymous reviewers! :D :3
Geass Qween; Glad you thought the last chapter was sweet! And yeah, I've been also thinking what it'd be like for someone to ask me to borrow Brandon in a story of their own. I can't wait to see if your guess of what the surprise will be was right!
Alyssa; Mmm... well, when I wrote this I figured that Dr. Larue would know how the Who's body works since she's into science. Hehe, I'm glad you thought Jojo & Mari moment was cute. There's small hints in this chapter, if you're wondering. As for the certainty there's nothing between them... mm... I'll let you and other readers decide that.
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Anime Fan Star; Heh, I should be thanking you for the idea. I'm glad you didn't think it was like "Oh, she tells the whole story; I thought it was going to be something epic. What a let down." As for my goal... I think I lost 3 pounds, hard to say because I haven't check my weight lately. But thanks for the luck!
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Friendship: An Unlikely Love Story
Chapter Twenty-Four
"Mari... Mari! Mari, wake up!" The human heard a familiar whisper.
She fluttered her heavy eyes open to see Jojo.
"Is it time to get up?" To her, it still looked dark.
"Follow me." He flipped his hair towards the door.
"Do I have to...?" She complained. She was so tired and comfortable on the couch.
He nodded his head.
Mari lowly grunted and sat up, rubbing the sleepiness off her eyes. Jojo took out a brush and handed it to her. She stared at it and then him.
"Won't your sister hate me for using her brush?"
"It's O.K." He insisted.
Hesitately, Mari took it and began to detangle her hair. After about a minute, she set the brush down and looked at the Who.
"C'mon." He walked towards the door.
Mari followed and they went outside.
The night was cool and dark; the moon shining brightly and the sound of (maybe) crickets chirping. She grew slghtly intimidated by the shadows of "inhuman" objects around such as the tall grass, the strangely shaped trees, and the houses. She almost shrieked when she saw her own shadow, but was able to stop herself in time. Instead, she bumped into Jojo who raised a brow at her.
"S...Sorry." She gave him back his space.
He only looked straight as he walked and stopped when they reached to a small set of stairs. Mari observed it and realized this was the way to the observatory. Jojo kicked a pebble up in the air and caught it with his right hand. He leaped into the pail and looked at Mari.
"W-Wait, do I get in with you?"
He nodded his head.
She saw the small room left for her and used her eyes to follow the thin wire the bucket was supported by.
"N-No." She shook her head, taking a step back. "I'm too fat; I'll break the line."
Jojo exasperated through his nose and held her wrist.
"No! Jojo-!"
He pulled her into the transportation device as he stood on the rim. Mari began to tremble and covered her eyes. Any moment now, the wire will snap and it'll be her fault.
I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to DIE!
She gasped when she felt something move her hand. Her eyes stared at a pair of caramel irises. She looked around and realized they were already on the otherside. Jojo was motioning her with his eyebrows to get out. She sheepishly swallowed her fear and stepped on the cliff. They walked about five paces and Mari glanced at the sling shot. She sighed.
"Not again..." She muttered, facepalming herself.
Jojo at first wondered what she was talking about, but figured she didn't like how the slingshot felt when it launched. He had a slight urge to ride with her, but he didn't want to make her embarrassed. Instead, he went first and waited for her to come up. In about thirty seconds, she came up. He was about to take her wrist so that he could pull her away from the edge, but he couldn't. Mari immediately sprinted past him and hugged the floor.
"I never want to be seperated from you again, ground!" She said to it.
Just when Jojo was about to roll his eyes, he remembered what he wanted to tell Mari.
"Can I tell you something?"
Still hugging the floor, she looked at him.
"About the story you told us, I... had a dream about it."
"Really?" The human stood up.
He nodded his head. "I dreamt... about the forest where Aurora and Phillip met. I heard the song and... saw a girl, only she didn't look like Aurora."
"How did she look?"
"I'm not sure," He shrugged, staring at his feet. "I just glanced her from a distance and it looked like her back was turned to me. It's strange though, because... I dreamt it before you came and told us the story. I think it..."
Mari tilted her head in pure curiosity.
Seeing this, Jojo sighed and shook his head. "Nevermind, it's stupid."
"No! It's O.K.! I think I know what you mean!" Mari assured. "Usually it's a sign you're going to meet that person! I have dreams like that too!"
He stared at her quizically before sharing a small smile.
"I guess so."
She smiled back and he walked towards the observatory. He pushed the hidden door and entered, Mari following. She watched him turn the power switch on for the lights and then climbed up a set of stairs. The Who looked around, wondering what to show her first. He smirked a small smirk before spinning a contraption that made a few glass bottles clink. He let go, letting the remaining force control the bottles.
"Happy." Jojo heard Mari say and looked down at her.
"That's happy, right? You said your music had... emotional tones?"
He remembered what he told her when they were hiding from the Councilmen. He nodded his head. Suddenly, he wanted to test her ears and feelings a bit. The Who swiftly pranced onto a giant rubberband ball and rolled it down on a colossal drum. Jojo bounced back up to roll down more rubber band balls.
"...Angry?" Mari asked.
He slightly smiled at her answer and climbed up on a platform to jump on- what looked like to Mari- tubes to brass horns. The sound waves vibrated to the girl's ears.
"Um, uh... excitement?"
Jojo nodded his head. He couldn't believe it; she was understanding his music! He was too thrilled to stop exposing his life-long creation and so continued. He pulled the strings of the numerous bells that took a great amount of time to collect. Mari had to turn to follow him with her eyes.
"Magical." She pointed.
He smirked, and pulled a rope that released a swarm of silver balls to race down a metal ladder. He landed safely on the ladder and slid down the rail.
"Unstoppable." It sounded like a whisper, yet the mayor's son heard her.
He didn't realize he was smiling at her as he nodded his head. He was awe-struck. The only people who ever saw his creation was his dad and Brandon. Jojo would see if anyone could understand the emotional tones in his music. His dad couldn't guess because Whovile was about to be boiled when he first saw it, and when he showed Brandon, he only understood half of the items he made.
But Mari... Mari was comprehending everything. From the kites, to the bells, she saw through the messages each instrument was trying to deliver. What each sound was supposed to remind you of. She was the only one to get it. A human, not a Who, but a human understood him. And he didn't have any problem with that.
Nearly done with activating everything, Jojo set off violins that played slow and pitch notes. This tone was all too familiar to Mari.
"Lonely..."
Suddenly her smile disappeared and she stared at her white tennis shoes. Everything around her faded and all she heard were the string instuments. Her life back home flashed to her memory. The pestering of her peers, the put-downs her parents yelled at her, it soaked back into her mind and she could hear the violins in the background.
That's going to be me... She thought. I'll never fit in. Not here, or back home. Nothing is going to change.
Feeling a hot and wet substance stream down her face, she sprinted out the observatory. The black and gray stripped Who turned to slightly frown when he saw her leave.
Where is she going?
He swiftly slid down the ladder with the silver balls and leaped onto the ground near the entrance. He sped walked outside to see the human on her knees and her face buried in her hands. Feeling guilt overwhelm him, he sincerely tapped her shoulder.
"Mari?" He slightly stammered.
She inaudibly gasped and faced him. Jojo could see in the moonlight her eyes red and soaked.
"W-What's wrong?" He knelt to her current height.
She sniffed and sobbed, "I don't belong here!"
I know, bad way to end this chapter, but I promise things will be sweeter next chapter.
Speaking of "next chapter", I want to ask everybody to click the "Review this chapter" button, because I want to see/read everyone's reaction as what I'm about to say. Ready? Here it goes...
Next chapter, will be, THE LAST CHAPTER! (This is where you to type your immediate reaction!)
Yes, it's true. I'm sorry, but every story must end. But to cheer everyone up, I am going to post my drawings of Mari, Jojo, and Brandon on Devianart! ^-^ I will send a link to my Devianart on my profile soon so people could see them. So, check my profile in about 1 to 3 weeks, maybe less, to see the link to my drawings! They're not the best drawings, but... people want to know how I draw, so, yeah...
Um... I would give you a hint how the last chapter will end, but... I don't want to spoil anything. My only hint; be prepared for those two three-letter words you usually see at the conclusions of stories.
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