Well, here's the finally to Rudy, Danny, and Jimmy's life-changing experience. Hope you enjoy it!
Reviewer thanks
Fangface the second: Man, I'm inspiring you left and right! Lol just kidding. I hope to read your story someday :)
Starspring: I can't believe it's finally over, too! Being happy and sad is the perfect way to feel during a happy ending, so that gives me a boost of confidence :D …But I used a cliché? Darn it! Lol oh well. I'm glad you liked it, and thank you so much.
Thanks to all of you who have read my story, and now I shall reward you all with the next chapter!
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Rudy's POV
I'm not your average boy. My best friend is a girl who used to be a talking cat. I've made other friends, like a juvenile delinquent who's guardian is a prince who used to be a werewolf, an ex-vampire who's a detective, and a runaway prince who I took in, got kidnapped with, kissed (twice if you count the CPR moment), and saved from a maniacal madman.
If you caught the 'kiss' part and are confused, let me clarify by admitting that I'm gay. I know some of you probably think it's wrong and think of me as an abomination, like how the twins did, but I don't care. I have friends who accept me, and I know God still loves me despite of it, and thanks to all of them I'm not afraid to admit it anymore.
And now, one of my friends, Danny, are living with me.
Allow me to explain. After we got home, we told my parents that we were kidnapped by Jacque, who was a sick-minded criminal who kidnapped children and kills them. It was only half-true, but we figured they would never believe us if we told them the WHOLE truth, containing monsters, spells, ghosts, and all the other crazy stuff we encountered. We added that, before he could kill us, Chris and Chrys happened to be passing by in search for me and Danny, and Jacque was too distracted by their sudden appearance that he didn't notice a hunter (aka Silver) walking behind him, and knocked out the madman, then we called the police.
Mom and Dad questioned why they had never heard of Jacque before on the news, and Danny told them that police never believed the people who told them about Jacque, thinking they were making everything up. They asked them why he knew this, and he told them how Jacque killed his parents when they tried to defend him, and how he ran away and met me. We told them that the police in town wouldn't believe us, and Danny said that's how he came up with his theory. My parents immediately called up the police and made several complaints, telling them that they should investigate before thinking a couple of kids were 'crying wolf'.
After finding out Danny was an orphan, my parents decided to help search for any living relatives he may have. "Until then, you can stay with us." my mom suggested.
I had to keep myself from squealing with joy when Danny said, "I would love to"… while he looked at me!
A small squeal did escape my throat, though, when Mom and Dad chewed out the twins for not being responsible and letting me take off with a total stranger and end up in this whole mess. But, having to be loving even to my heart-less siblings, I stepped in and told my parents that I didn't tell the twins where I was going or with who, and that they practically stopped Jacque from killing us.
We were still grounded for two weeks… but, at least they quit beating me up. Maybe they had a change of heart, or maybe they were afraid I'd rat them out now that I wasn't intimidated by them anymore. Either way, things are going smooth between us now. (I just hope it'll last).
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I was glad that I was rid of Jacque once and for all.
I was glad that Rudy's parents prodded the police into doing some investigating to find my long-lost relative… wherever or whoever they may be.
I'm glad I'm too young to rule, I won't be moving back into a castle until I'm 21! (or until my relative is found).
And, I was glad I was living with Rudy until they were found- living in a normal house with a regular family, with the simple luxuries rather than the ones I had back in my old castle. Plus, I started going to a real school, so I finally had a chance to be a regular kid for once!
Though, every once in a while when I'm lying awake at night, I can't help but think about my parents, and how much I miss them. But, my sorrow disappears when I think about the good times we had- when they weren't so busy- and how their deaths have been avenged now that Jacque is dead and gone, and how they're not gone but watching over me.
Like how they've been doing throughout my whole journey.
"Good night, Mom and Dad," I whisper each night when I begin to fall asleep. I look over at Rudy, who is asleep next to me, and I can't help but smile. If it wasn't for him or 'Nadine', none of this would have happened.
I shut my eyes, feeling more satisfied than I ever felt in years.
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Jimmy's POV
I didn't ask to be sent to a different prison, rather than some troll-guy. I didn't ask for the prison to be filled with supernatural creatures that only exist in movies, books, and people's nightmares. I didn't ask to share a cell with a cynical werewolf, with the ghost of a little girl always visiting me. I didn't ask to get involved with his plans for escape. I didn't ask for some heart-racing, mind-boggling, life-or-death adventure that would lead to me finding out things about my late-mom that I would never- in a million years- ever imagine.
…But, as if fate has it in for me, I got it all anyway.
The result? I got a new life, and it's a heck of a lot better than I had before.
Thanks to my new foster-dad, Jonathan Long, (or, as friends call him, 'Silver'), I went from being a wanted-criminal who lived on the streets of a ghetto town filled with cops who get a kick out of kicking my ass… to a regular kid living in a middle-class neighborhood in a classy-looking house. And it totally beats sleeping in a jail-cell.
How did we get a house? Well, thanks to a little detective help from Izzy, we managed to uncover Silver's serial number, personal identification card, driver's license, social security number and several other legal documents that would verify that he was a prince. Once we gave the information to the bank in his old hometown, they gave him an insurance-check for the damages on his castle… which, as it turns out, was burned down by the mob. I'd like to brag about how much the check was, but I like to keep people guessing. Lets just say it was enough to afford a new home for us in a new town, get me in school, and buy ourselves a few things that neither of us could afford (and which I would steal on a regular basis to get by back in the slums) …and to pay Izzy for her services.
We never saw Izzy after that, or the warden- probably somewhere nabbing some crook, or another guy who was framed, or some other kid who looks like a mythical creature. But, I don't really care whether I ever see them again or not… just as long as I'm not seeing them from the inside of a jail-cell.
I see those other two guys, Rudy and Danny, once in a while in the neighborhood, and even in school. We hang out every so often, talk about guy-stuff, play videogames… you know, things a group of friends normally do.
Yeah, you heard me- I have friends. And I suggest you don't mess with them, unless you want an express-visit to the hospital's emergency room.
I think about Lilly sometimes, too. I kind of miss her, and often look up at the stars, wondering how she's doing in Heaven, and how she feels to be around her family again… and if she's met my mom. Yeah, yeah, call me sappy, but a kid like Lilly can leave a mark in your life once she leaves it.
I'd go on about what's different about my life now, but in case you haven't noticed, I have a life to get to, and I don't want to waste it blabbing to you so you can have something interesting to think about during your regular doldrums. So, see ya!
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A/N: THE END! …Now, click the little button that says 'review' =) Click the little button that says 'flame'… can't find it, can you? XD
(Answers to the characters' fairytale references will be given next)
