A New World I Never Noticed Ch.49 (Extra Chapter 5)

Note: As I stated before these are short stories are what happened before the story (BS), in-between events (BE), during the week without fighting (WF), and some just made up for comedic purposes (CP).

Story (BS) #1: The Suit (Alexander's story)

Alexander: I don't like humans, their too naïve. Sometimes I think how the world would be without them. Will it be better? Will it be worse? I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I was human. Will I be different too?

Flashback

Alexander, as an Orphan, walks down a hallway

Someone covers Alexander's eyes

Unknown: Guess who?

Alexander elbows the person

Alexander: I've told you to stop playing around.

Unknown: Damn it, Ax! You didn't have to hit me!

Alexander: Charlie. What do you want you, little brat?

Charlie: I didn't want to ask you this, but will you help me on a mission?

Alexander: Why?

Charlie: You see… Pandora wants me to find something for her again and I don't want to come back empty handed. So if I take someone, such as you, then I wouldn't fail.

Alexander: So you're using me?

Charlie: Exactly! You don't have anything else to do right?

Alexander: No, but it's better than helping a…

Charlie: Look. I know you hate me. And I hate you too. But I don't want Pandora to curse me like she did to you.

Alexander pins Charlie to the wall

Alexander: Say that again.

Charlie: See? I don't want to end up like you. I want to keep myself in check. But, if you help me then maybe I could swing in a deal.

Alexander: …

Charlie: Ok, how about… I can put in a good word for you. Maybe Pandora can remove that curse?

Alexander thinks to himself

Alexander: Why should I trust you?

Charlie: Why shouldn't you?

Alexander: Fine, I'll help, but I'm watching you.

Alexander walks away

Charlie smiles to himself

Charlie: And I as well, Ax.

Later on

Alexander: What the hell?

Charlie: What's up?

Unknown: Hello, Alexander.

Alexander: What's Irene doing here?

Charlie: Oh, that's right I forgot to tell you. Irene agreed to help me too. She's going to assist with the recovery.

Alexander: Now you're just playing with me.

Irene: What's wrong with me going Alexander? I thought you of all Orphans would know how helpful my powers are.

Alexander: I know, but…

Charlie: Well, if there is no problem, let's go. I don't have all day.

Charlie opens a void and enters it

Alexander walks towards

Irene stops him

Irene: Alexander. I have to tell you something.

Alexander: What is it?

Irene: The object Charlie was sent to receive is a core within another dimension. That core has incredible ice abilities. However, I don't trust Charlie enough to leave him alone to retrieve something so powerful.

Alexander: What are you saying?

Irene: I'm pretty sure it's obvious. Charlie mostly likely wants that core for himself. If he implants it, he could gain absolute power.

Alexander: I knew it! That little…

Irene: But, we have to attack him at the right time. As soon as we approach the chamber I want you to strike him dead.

Alexander: No need to tell me twice. I was going to do that without your permission.

Irene: Alexander! This is no laughing matter! If we fail, Pandora would be most unpleasing. As your mentor, I will review your actions carefully.

Alexander: I know already. Cut me some slack will you?

Alexander and Irene enter the void

Alexander: (She was my mentor. Everything I learned about fighting came from her. She was beautiful, wonderful. Everything I could ever ask for. Even though I may seem like a cool guy, I'm not perfect. As a young Orphan, I was naïve. When I doubted myself, Irene was always the one who pick me up. That day, was the day I would prove myself to her. I thought that day she would feel proud of me.)

Scene changes to the realm

Alexander breathes heavily

Alexander: You… bastard…

Charlie: What's wrong, Ax? I thought you and Irene were going to kill me back there, but thank Pandora you failed! I always knew you were a failure. I don't why Irene even bothers with you, you're worthless, pathetic!

Alexander: Really? I'm the pathetic one? Then why are you trying to steal the core, your own power not good enough for you?

Charlie: Shut up! I'll be the new god around here! Me! I don't need an underling to tell me otherwise!

Irene breathes hazily

Alexander: Irene!

Charlie throws an ice shard at Alexander

Alexander dodges the shard and throws a blast of energy at Charlie

Charlie creates an ice shield

Charlie: I'm getting quite bored with you. Die!

Irene shoots a small blast of energy at Charlie's head

Charlie is hit by it and stumbles to the ground

Alexander: Irene…

Alexander runs to Irene's side

Alexander: Are you alright? Talk to me!

Irene looks at Alexander

Irene: I don't… have much time left…

Alexander: Don't say that! I'm opening a void right now!

Irene: It wouldn't work. Charlie's energy is blocking the substance of the void. If you destroy this place, then you can escape.

Alexander: But, what about you?

Irene: I don't care what happens to me. I just want you to live…

Irene coughs

Alexander: No. I wouldn't leave your side. I'll stay with you always.

Irene: Idiot. A student isn't supposed to say something like that.

Charlie slowly stands up

Alexander is shocked

Charlie: I won't… let you leave here alive!

Charlie begins to charge an attack

Alexander stands up and charges an attack as well

Irene: Alexander… live on…

The attacks collide and destroy the dimension

Alexander wakes up

Alexander: What the hell?

Alexander notices the blue core and picks it up

Alexander sheds a tear

Years later…

Alexander, now as a Crea, stands over a cliff

Katherine walks up to Alexander

Katherine: Aren't you coming back?

Alexander: Yeah. Just give me a minute.

Katherine leaves

Alexander: (I miss you, Irene. I miss your smile, your laugh, even your voice. I miss everything about you. My power is not my own. My power is a curse, but after controlling it, I sometimes think differently. If my power is not mine, then why can I control it?)

Alexander looks at his hand

Alexander: (This suit… was the suit I was going to wear when I graduate. I don't know if I'm worthy of wearing it, but at least I'll wear it to remember you by, Irene.)

End of story

Story (BS) #2: The Hat (Vincent's story)

Vincent: I don't fight to live. I don't fight for good or evil. I just fight. I just kill. That's who I am.

Flashback

Vincent: (I killed tons of people. Mostly out of boredom. For years I would travel around the world in search of a fight. Most of them weren't worth my time. When I was a Human, I was called "The Magician" because I would appear one moment, then disappear for another. To me it doesn't matter who I kill. Be it innocent or guilty, because we all live to fight, might as well fight.)

Vincent, as a human, walks down the streets of medieval France

Vincent notices a crowd of people

Vincent: (What's going on over there?)

Vincent looks through the crowd and notices two men fighting

The first man shakily blocks the second man's strikes

Second man: Come on! That all you got!

The second man kicks the first man away

The first man slowly attempts to stand

Second man: You dare talk crap to me and now you can't even defend yourself? You call yourself a man!

First man: Shut up, you bastard! You'll pay for what you've done!

The second man cuts the first man's right hand

The crowd gasps in surprise

Vincent stares at the first man

Second man: You're weak! Just give up!

Vincent walks in between them

Second man: Huh? Who are you?

Vincent: There's no use beating up a dead horse. Leave him be.

First man: What was that?

Second man: Hm. Looks like it's you're luckily day, punk. Next time you think about crossing blades with me again, don't.

The second man walks away

The crowd leaves

The first man grabs Vincent by his collar

First man: Why the hell did you do that? This has nothing to do with you!

Vincent: You call that fighting? That was nothing but a beat down. I couldn't bear to watch another second of it.

First man: What do you know? You think you're some kind of master or something, you trying to pick a fight with me?

Vincent tosses the man into a barrel

Vincent: Listen up! I didn't save your ass just because I wanted to! I did it because your blade has potential. A blade such as that doesn't need to be wielded by a weakling such as yourself, so you got two choices. One, give me that blade or two, prove to me that you're worthy of wielding it!

The first man looks at Vincent

First man: How? How do I become strong?

Vincent: I can't teach you that. It's something you're born with or you're not. Why did you want to pick a fight anyway?

First man: That bastard stole money from my family! Every year my father has to pay to him because he "protects" us. But I know that all he wants to do is taking and steal from us!

Vincent: So you decided to take him out?

First man: I can protect my family on my own! We don't need thugs like him! Thugs like him are the ones who attack us!

Vincent: Alright, alright, I get it. Look, here's what I want you to do. I want you to train with me for a month. By then you should gain enough strength to fight him on equal ground.

The man is shocked and bows down to him

First man: Thank you!

Vincent: (After that, I train the little brat. I think he was about twenty or something, but who cares. That kid had potential. He eyes were blazing with fury and needed to release. So training him in the proper ways was the right thing to do.)

A month later

Vincent and the man confront the thug with a group of men him

Thug: Huh? Who are you?

Man: You don't remember me? I was the man who was about to kick your ass a month ago.

Thug: Get lost, kid.

The thug prepares to drink

The man knocks the cup out of his hand

The thug and his crew unsheathes their swords

Second thug: Boss. This guy wants to die.

Thug: Then by all means. Let's!

The man blocks the thug's strikes and kills some of them

Third thug: What the hell? This guy is a monster!

The man kills the rest of the crew and looks at the boss

The thug crawls backwards with fear

Thug: W…Wait! Don't kill me! I'm sorry I didn't mean to attack you! Please!

Man: It's funny. A month ago, you were about to kill me and now I'm about to kill you. Ironic, is it?

The man stabs the thug through the chest and kills him

The man wipes the blood off of his blade and looks at Vincent

Vincent: Good job! I didn't think that you would be able to kill all of them so quickly!

Vincent takes out a sword from his bag

Vincent: Now, prove to me that you're worthy of wielding that blade, by killing me!

The man smiles to himself

Man: I knew all you wanted was my blade. You didn't give a damn about my past or what I was after. But, that's fine with me because I don't care anymore. I don't care about a life, nor do I care about my family. All I care about now… is killing strong guys like you!

Vincent: My thoughts exactly! I, "The Magician", shall put on the show of a lifetime!

The man and Vincent rapidly clash blades and eventually stab each other in the chest

Vincent steps back slowly and laughs historically

Vincent: Next time we meet… let's fight until we our ghosts pass on to hell.

The two fall the ground and die

Flashback ends

Vincent: (That's pretty much it. I never meet that guy again, but I did manage to nab that sword of his, doesn't matter to me. I live to fight.)

End of story

Story (BS) #3: The Pride and Bow (Jomei's story)

Jomei: Don't you just hate it when you miss your target. And the olden days of the Quinces, it was considered bad luck if you miss your target. That's why I'm always moving forward… or so I thought.

Flashback

Jomei, as a Quincy and human, fires arrows at a target

An arrow slightly misses it

Jomei: Damn!

Unknown: That's a sign of bad luck, Jomei.

A man wearing Quincy clothing approaches Jomei

Man: If you don't sharpen your skills, eventually you'll miss your mark.

Jomei: Sorry, Master Zeon. Something has been bothering me all day.

Zeon: What is it?

Jomei: The Shinigami came back again. This is the third time this week.

Zeon: Jomei, you shouldn't…

Jomei: What's going to happen to us? Don't they trust us to protect our own kind!

Zeon: Look, I don't know what's going on, but I will tell you this. The Shinigami are the protectors of this world and the next, whatever their actions may be for the best. I don't know how it involves us, but I feel like we definitely a part of it. If anything does happen, I want you to run away from this place.

Jomei: But…

Zeon: Please… this is for your people.

Jomei stares at him

Jomei: Yes, master.

Jomei: (I don't what their reasons were. The Shinigami had no right to exterminate us like animals. I knew this truth for a while, but I didn't know what to do about it. If we had attack the Shinigami, then we'll start a war between them and other Quinces hiding away might have been killed. But… how could they just…)

The Shinigami attack the Quinces and kill several of them

Hours later

A few Shinigami walk through a couple of dead bodies

Shinigami 1: Damn. I know that we were told to exterminate them, but this is just wrong.

Shinigami 2: Orders are orders. We can't deny them no matter how cruel they may be.

Jomei regains unconscious and looks at the two Shinigami

Jomei: (Damn. I can't move my legs. I have to get out of here…)

The Shinigami notice Jomei crawling away

Shinigami 1: A survivor! Kill him!

Jomei is shocked

Shinigami 2: Wait. Let him go.

Shinigami 1: What?

Shinigami 2: He can't do anything in his current condition. He'll soon die from injuries later on so it's best to leave him at peace until then.

Shinigami 1: You're right, no need to kick a dead horse. Let's go.

Jomei glares at the two Shinigami

Jomei: You bastards! How could you just do this?

Jomei slowly stands

Jomei: How could you just slaughter hundreds of innocent people like this? Don't you have hearts?

Shinigami 2: There is no need to explain to you. You wouldn't understand even if you were one of us.

Jomei: What?

Shinigami 2: Whatever we do is for the best of everyone. Never have I stare at their faces wondering if what I do is wrong or right. Whatever I do is for justice. If you want to live, then try. But, I can't assure that you'll live long.

Jomei watches as the two Shinigami walk away

Jomei: Damn! Damn! Damn! I swear I'll have my revenge! I'll kill all of you Shinigami! You wouldn't get away with this! The Quinces shall never die!

Flashbacks ends

Jomei: (I have failed. No matter how much strength I have gained… I would have never gotten my chance to rid of the Shinigami. Even after death. I feel like I'm still a Quincy.)

End of story

Story (BS) #4: The Guitar (Helena's story)

Helena: The first song is the song of sorrow, the second song is the song of aggression, and the final song… is something I wish I never wrote. I called the "Song of Silence".

Flashback

Helena, as a human, looks at herself in the mirror

A knock on the door

Helena: Come in!

A large man walks in with a guitar case

Man: Morning, Helena! How's my star today?

Helena: Morning, Mick. What's that you have there?

Mick: Someone dropped this off in my office for you, probably a fan.

Helena: Someone bought me a guitar? That's a first.

Mick: Yeah, I missed it when people used to buy you sweets. Man we're they good.

Helena: (So you've been eating them?)

Helena opens the guitar case and looks at the guitar

Helena: What a weird looking guitar. The ribs are curved slightly more rounded and the body is funny looking.

Mick: Why not play it for awhile? Maybe it has something special.

Helena plays the guitar

Mick claps in applause

Mick: What an amazing guitar, it's better than your old one!

Helena: It does sound different, but it's not my style.

Mick: Huh? Why not?

Helena: I don't know. But, it just doesn't fell like a guitar that should play rock music, more like heavy metal or something depressing.

Mick: That's right, you play rock, and this guitar wouldn't do. How about I sell it?

Helena: No. I'll keep it because someone went to all the trouble to make this.

Helena walks away

Mick: Someone made this? Doesn't even look like it.

An hour later

Helena walks to a group of people

A guy wearing a bandana notices her

Man: Hey, Helena! Been practicing?

Helena: No, duh. Someone like me can't let my fans down.

Man: Of course, but your show is tomorrow and the ticket sales have been down lately.

Helena: And? More people will come at the last minute. That always happens.

Woman: I don't know. Seems like less and less people are coming.

Second man: I know right. We've been playing for eight years and have sold out concerts for four years. Helena joined us about a year or two ago and sales have been through the roof.

Man: But, stars don't last long in the music business, unless something new comes out…

Helena: What are you talking about? My music is just fine! It doesn't need anything new!

Man: Helena…

Helena: Forget it. I'm going to go practice.

Helena walks away

Man: Wait!

The second man stops him

Second man: Wilson. Helena will learn sooner or later that things don't always go the same route. That's something she has to learn on her own.

Wilson: But…

Second man: Don't worry. It won't hit her to hard.

After the concert

Helena lies down in her bed

Mick enters the room

Mick: Helena! That was a great performance! You…

Helena: How far was the drop?

Mick: Huh?

Helena: I know that the audience has been decreasing lately. How far was the drop in sales?

Mick is silent

Mick: Thirty percent…

Helena: Is that so?

Mick: I'll leave you alone. Take care, Helena.

Mick leaves

Helena thinks to herself

Helena: (After that, I decided to play with the new guitar I received. I started writing heavy metal, weird enough after that my popularity increased like wildfire. Soon the fans kept wanting more and more… it was almost like a dream. Of course… that's what I thought at first…)

Years later

Helena: What do you mean Jet's leaving?

Mick: Sorry, but he refuses to play anymore. I tried to talk to him, but he wouldn't tell me anything.

Helena: Damn! What are we going to do about a drummer? Without Jet we can't go on.

Mick: What do you mean? We can hire another drummer tomorrow. As long as he can play, it doesn't matter…

Helena: Maybe you don't understand. I mean I'm quitting. I'm tired of playing this gig. This isn't my music, not the music I enjoyed playing as child.

Helena looks at herself in the mirror

Helena: No, this is the devil's music.

A month later in Helena's apartment

Helena packs up boxes

Wilson: So you're leaving?

Helena: Yeah.

Wilson: What are you going to do now?

Helena: Who knows, I'm just tried right now.

Wilson is silent

Helena: Thanks for the guitar.

Wilson: Huh?

Helena: I know you made it. It sort of fits your style. But, I want to know something. Why?

Wilson: Because I thought you might want to try something new. I never thought you actually change your style of music just for popularity and fame.

Helena: I never did. I felt controlled by that thing. Something urged me to try it out, at least this once. But, the lights of stardom got to me. I was being controlled by the devil himself. I hate heavy metal. No, I hate any music that depresses the heart. I never want to hold that guitar ever again.

Wilson: You're missing the point.

Helena: Huh?

Wilson: Do you know what my name means? It's means "son of William". That means protection. So my name means "son of protection". I never thought that I could ever protect anyone. But, maybe protection has different meanings, I thought. So what does devil mean?

Helena: Of course, the enemy of…

Wilson: Someone who is evil, unpleasant, or violent. Helena, you are neither of those things. So why would you say the "devil" was controlling you? Only you can control yourself. Don't ever forget that.

Wilson walks away

Helena stares at him as he leaves

Flashback ends

Helena: (I never saw him again. He was killed in a car accident a year later. I felt so depress afterwards, I didn't know what I wanted to do. Afterwards, I died of a disease. I decided to carry this guitar in his name and because I didn't feel like myself after I became a Crea. I constructed a style of fighting with the guitar that would play a single song in three verses. The entire song is called "Son of False Protection, Sorrow, Aggression, and Silence".)

End of story

Story (BS) #5: The Whip (Jasmine's story)

Jasmine: I really don't like nice people. There are too many of them. What's wrong with bad? Nothing I say. That's why I don't like him. At least I thought so…

Flashback

Jasmine: (I don't remember anything. I don't know where I am or where I was. All I know was that I was saved, but by whom?)

Jasmine, as a human, wakes up in an unknown location

Jasmine: Where… am I?

Bark and Bite, as Hollows, approach Jasmine

Bark: You are awake.

Bite: We thought you were dead.

Jasmine: What? Who are you? What is this place?

Bark: We're only a few miles from the carter. You were nearly killed, but we saved you in time.

Jasmine: Huh? My body feels weird…

Jasmine notices a hole in her chest and is shocked

Bark: We had to fuse with you to bring you back to life. Now our lives are yours, we can never die.

Jasmine: But what does this mean? Why do I have a hole in my chest? And why am I here in the first place?

Bark: We don't know. We suddenly saw a bright light… and decided to go there.

Bite: We saw you and an Orphan about to release an attack. So we grab you in time, but you were already dead.

Bark: So we decided to give our lives to you. So, in other words, you are now a Hollow, but you still retain your human form.

Jasmine thinks to herself

Jasmine: This is all too much. I can't believe I'm dead. I can't remember anything. My memory is all blurry.

Bark: It's probably because you're still adjusting to your new body. Don't worry. I'm sure you'll regain your memories eventually.

Bite: But, we have a favor to ask you in return to bringing you back to life.

Jasmine: I somehow knew you wanted something. What is it?

Bark and Bite: We want you to become a Crea.

Jasmine: A Crea? What is that?

Bark: We don't know exactly, but if you become a Crea, then you'll become more powerful and you'll be able to live a normal life with a group of other Creas.

Bite: Please. We want what is best for you. Oh, we forgot to introduce ourselves. I'm Bite. And this is my brother, Bark. We don't remember our lives as humans, but we have incredible speed.

Jasmine: I'm Jasmine Blackwell. At least, I can remember my name. Let's work together from on.

Bark and Bite bow down to Jasmine

Jasmine: (I didn't know what was going on, but I knew I couldn't stay there forever wondering. If what was said was true, then I might have been able to restore my memories. So we decided to confront the Searrs Foundation. At first, they were awestruck about my appearance and my Hollows. They wanted to experiment on me and test to see if other humans' lives could work the same way. But, there was nothing more important to me than getting my memories back. So I decided to work for them in exchange of becoming a Crea. Then, I met him…)

A few years later

Saki (Hollow): Um… my name is… Saki… I'm a scientist here at Searrs…

Jasmine stares at him

Saki (Hollow): So… um… I'm here to ask you what kind of Orphan you were looking to… um… fuse with…

Jasmine: Oh, you're here for that. I thought you were just playing at first.

Saki (Hollow): What? You didn't believe me? I may be a Hollow, but I'm really smart. I'm not like the other Hollows.

Jasmine: You're not strutting this time?

Saki (Hollow): Huh? I mean… let's just go! I have work to do!

Months later…

Jasmine, as an Orphan, flexes her hand

Saki enters her room

Saki (Hollow): Hey, Jasmine. You don't look very different from your pervious form. Are you sure you fused with the Orphan?

Jasmine: Yeah. I know because some of my memories are coming back.

Saki (Hollow): Memories?

Jasmine: Why am I telling you? It doesn't concern you.

Saki (Hollow): All right.

Saki notices Bark and Bite staring at him

Saki (Hollow): What are two Hollows doing here?

Jasmine: Those are my pets. Their better Hollows than you.

Bark: I don't trust this guy, master.

Bite: He smells funny.

Jasmine: Enough.

Saki (Hollow): Enough of what?

Jasmine: It's nothing. Just leave.

Saki (Hollow): Before I go can I ask you something?

Jasmine: What?

Saki (Hollow): How does it feel to be a Crea? Is it really that important?

Jasmine: Like I would know you're asking the wrong person.

Saki (Hollow): Right, thanks. I'll check back later to see if the transformation is still stable.

Saki leaves

Jasmine lies in her bed

Bark: That Hollow sure can talk a lot.

Bite: He better not try to get close to you or else I'll…

Jasmine: Will you two be quiet? I know you can talk, but I'm the only one who can hear you.

Bark and Bite: Yes, ma'am.

Jasmine: But one thing bugs me though, do I… know him?

Bark and Bite look at each other confused

Jasmine: (Why did I have this weird feeling that I knew him from somewhere? Did he know me before I died? Bark and Bite told me that Hollows usually eat humans with spiritual powers. Did I have any? Was he responsible for my death?)

Sometime later

Jasmine notices Saki, as a Crea

Jasmine: Who's that?

Helena: That's Saki, he just turned into a Crea yesterday.

Bark: That's him?

Bite: Looks like he wanted to become one after all.

Saki: Huh? What's up?

Jasmine: So you turned into a Crea?

Saki: Yeah, I didn't really mean to. It's more or less something that I accidently did. Anyway, my analyst over your transformation is no longer required.

Jasmine: Good, you were starting to annoy me.

Saki: You can be a little mean you know. Do you want your Hollows to become Creas?

Bark: No! If we become Creas then we'll die!

Bite: Please, master! We beg you!

Jasmine: It won't be necessary.

Saki: Alright! Now I can go back to work. See yeah. Oh, one more thing. My name is Saki Kotokami now, don't forget it.

Bite: Kotokami? Isn't that Alex's last name?

Bark: I didn't know they were related. They don't seem like that.

Jasmine: Be quiet. It doesn't concern me.

Bark: You're so mean, master.

Bite: Have mercy.

Flashback ends

Jasmine: (I guess that it's it. He's nice, but can be annoying sometimes. I remember I used to hate him for being so nice to me, but… there was something about him. Oh, well doesn't matter now. What I want to know is why I was killed so early in the story?)

Bark: (Master, we don't need to worry about death anymore.)

Bite: (Please, relax. Rest a little.)

Jasmine: (Be quiet! I'm not going to rest peacefully until I get my answer! You hear me don't you? You better answer me!)

End of story

Story (BS) #6: The Jacket (Nero's story)

Nero: Have you ever wondered what a lie really is? You never could tell a difference between the truth and a lie until you found out. But, what is the truth?

Flashback

Nero, as a human, tries to look into a window with three other guys

Boy: Do you see anything?

Second Boy: Hurry up. A teacher might walk by any minute now.

Third Boy: Quit hogging the view, skinny.

Nero: I told you never to call me that.

A female teacher walks by and notices them

Teacher: Hey! What are you boys doing?

Third Boy: Ah, crap. Let's get out of here!

The boys run away

Hours later in the Principal's Office

Nero and his mother sit quietly in front of the principal and the teacher

Principal: Miss Everton, this is the third time this year Nero has been caught peeking. We have asked him countless times to name the others who were with him, but he refuses to answer.

Nero's mother: I see…

Nero: I don't know why I'm always caught. Is it because I'm the easiest to tell apart?

Principal: How do you mean?

Nero: I'm the skinny kid in class. Everybody knows that, even my friends.

Teacher: So were your friends with you at the incidents?

Nero is silent

Nero's mother: Nero, answer the question.

Nero: Um…

Teacher: Nero, I know what kind of "friends" you hang around with. If they are making you do these things, then you need to tell us.

Nero: You don't know what it's like for them. You adults think all kids are bad, especially us guys.

Principal: Nero, we treat every student as another here no matter what their backgrounds may be. However, if they commit a crime, they need to be brought forth. Miss Everton, we need to set another meeting about this.

Nero's mother: Yes, sir. I'll make sure he fully understands.

Nero and his mother leave the office

Nero: (It's true. I wanted to fit in. I thought that if I did what they did, then they'll accept me, but as I see it, nothing happened. I didn't tell on them or anything, but yet they still don't accept me. I kept wondering if anybody would like me, so I thought about it. What about girls? They did like me? Of course not, I admit it. I like girls, there no shame in it, I don't care who says otherwise. Women are beautiful to me, so I like to look at them, but the adults think of it as a problem. My mother always said that growing up, but I been liking girls ever since I went to school. Hell, I still feel the same way, even after I was killed in a car accident the next day.)

Years later

Nero, as a Crea, looks at swimsuit magazine behind a book

Saki: I never knew Nero liked to read.

Jasmine: He's always reading. He must be smarter than he looks.

Alexander: Trust me, he's not that smart. He just likes to look at the pictures.

Saki: What pictures?

Helena: You shouldn't worry about it. Just don't become like him and stay true to yourself.

Saki: What are they talking about?

Jasmine: Who knows?

Nero's nose slightly bleeds

Nero: (Well that's it.)

End of story

Story (CP) #3: Overall story

Jasmine: Wait a second! Nero, your story sucked!

Nero: What do you mean? It's better than yours.

Jasmine: At least mine wasn't short like yours. Even Jomei's story was longer than yours. And it was more interesting.

Nero: What were you expecting, a life changing event or something? Not every story can be Oscar gold. And by the way, your story sucked as well.

Jasmine: What?

Nero: Who cares about what happen to you when you meet your boyfriend again? If that was supposed to be a love story, I give it a 1 for effort.

Jasmine: First off, I don't like Saki! Second, it wasn't about love, it was about how I ended up at the Searrs Foundation! Your stupid story was all about you peeking at girls and getting caught.

Nero: Actually that's true. I didn't want to share how exactly I died because I thought everybody might have been bored with it.

Jasmine: Damn it, I can't stand it when you tell the truth! Why don't you lie for once?

Nero: My mother always said to tell the truth. If you want me to be mean to you, then I can start by saying that your chest is so flat that piece of string would be like a D-cup size bra for you.

Jasmine: Are you asking for an after death wish?

Nero: Next, you're opinions for panties are so awful. Who wears polka dots anymore?

Jasmine: You're just seconds away from Naraka.

Nero: I think that's all I have for you. Another then the fact that you're chose of men is lower than a limbo stick on the ground.

Jasmine: Die again, you pervert bastard! And grow bald!

End of story