Chapter 45

==Be Meulin

She stared at the screen, not daring to move. She had logged off and on several times every day since Kurloz had first appeared. No matter what, he was still there. On his face was an infuriating grin, and he waved to her. Today, she was ready. She would confront him. She determinedly moved towards him, frowning intensely.

UU02: (^._.^) what are mew doing here?

UU05: …

UU02: (^-_-^) kurloz I know that's mew.

UU05: …

UU05: …

The chat box disappeared and Kurloz began signing rapidly. She had to zoom in on the screen to see what he was saying. She responded with her own signing, as well as using the chat box that had been minimized.

UU05: :o)

UU02: (=^・o・^=) heh I stole your nose (=^ω^=)

UU05: :o)

UU05: /3ksvs72

UU02: (=^ω^=) yays! You're in a good mood!

UU05: :o?

UU02: (^.^=) maybe you don't know who I am?

UU05: /mcye4zy

UU02: (v._.v) that explains it.

UU05: :o?

UU02: (^・ω・^)ノ *it's nothing*

UU05: …

UU05: :o)

UU02: (=^・ェ・^=) well anyways, you're an unknown user too!┏(=^..^=)┛

UU05: *nods*

UU02: (^・ω・^) we're in the same group! /l7jgh8g

UU05: :oD

UU05: /lhltmrv

UU02: (^・x・^) let's go search for more!

UU05: *nods*

Meulin minimized that chat once again. She was lucky that he hadn't recognized her. Although she was sure he did at first. He wasn't angry though, strangely. She was sure he would be furious if he really did recognize her. She wondered what he was planning. It couldn't be anything good. At least they might make some progress finding other unknowns.

They walked into the forest, in a different direction this time. They soon came into a clearing, with a river and a bridge going over it. There was a weird looking giant with two heads standing by the bridge. It had one eye on each head. One red and one blue. The rest of it was completely white. Meulin wondered what it was.

Suddenly, someone came down the railing of the bridge, on a skateboard. All she could see was a blur of yellow and black as it sped towards the end. The figure leapt into the air and…fell flat on his face.

UU02: (=^・0・^=) mog are you ok?

UU03:*00F* W4HT?!

UU03: 1'M4 F41LURRRE!1111!

UU05: :o?

UU05: /myf8j52

UU03: *5N1FF* 1 GU355.

UU05: /muznc7o

UU03: *N00D5*

UU05: *pap*

UU03: T4NK5

UU05: :o)

UU03: (=^・ェ・^=) well then.

UU05: :o)

UU03: WH0 15 Y0U?

UU05: :o?

UU05: /nycledk

UU03: N035, H3333R!1

UU03: 1 N0—

UU03: 1 W0N'T-

UU03: 444RGH 1 D0N'T L1K3 H3R1!1!

UU02: (=^T.T^=) well, I can tell when I'm not wanted.

UU02:ヽ(^..^=ゞ) good bye

UU05: /mvqfpxh

Meulin logged out, feeling frustrated. This was definitely the same guy that had talked to her before. She didn't understand why he liked Kurloz and not her! She was nicer than Kurloz! Way nicer! She pushed away from the computer, and got out of bed, yawning. She slipped on some slippers that she kept under her bed for times like this. Still in her pajamas, she walked down the hall and stairs to get to the kitchen. She opened the fridge, hoping for a quick snack. Her eyes roamed over the leftover meat in Tupperware, not really noticing it. There was milk, some cheese, and a couple of old slightly moldy vegetables and fruit. She frowned, closing the fridge. Nothing to eat, yet again. She checked the freezer, still nothing. More meat, just frozen. She stood, and began rifling through various cabinets and cupboards. There was tons of ramen and ready-make microwave meals everywhere. Finally she spotted some crackers, which she promptly took.

She sat down at her desktop computer and mused over various sites, trying to find something to do, while munching on the crackers. She ended up reading some amazing fanfiction on a site she didn't catch the name of. She would have to bookmark this.

==This is boring

What? No it's not!

==Be Jade

Why would you want to be her?

==Because I want to know if she died or not!

Shouldn't you know the answer to that by now?

==Shut up! No spoilers!

You want spoilers? I can give you spoilers. *grins evilly*

==No! La la la la la I can't hear you!

I was kidding! Sheesh, way to be immature.

==Just… Be Jade…please.

Alright, alright.

Jade walked down the street, unaware to the outside world. She was listening to some music, and going on a round-a-bout way home. She didn't feel like doing her homework just yet, and that was basically the only reason she was walking. She would've ridden the bus otherwise, especially since it was quite the long walk. She didn't notice, but the policeman wasn't following her anymore. He probably followed the bus home.

She sighed, staring at her feet. Never in her life had she felt so alone. She wished she could take Bec to school with her. Then she would have someone who would growl at all those who stared at her.

She sighed. Bec couldn't protect her forever. He could do many things, but he couldn't make people be friends with her. She would have to do that by herself. And with the police now following her, it felt like she would have an even harder time with that.

She glanced up at the street, and noticed a bright red car, exactly like Dave's. So her wanderings had led her here, back to her home. She glanced at her watch. Half an hour, huh?

She shivered suddenly. It felt like someone was watching her. What? She glanced around and heard an engine rev, and a car speed past. The driver had a gun in his hands, pointed directly at her. And he fired it. Time slowed and her eyes focused on that bullet, zooming closer and closer to her head. She couldn't move, like a deer in headlights. Even if she did move, she didn't think she would be fast enough.

Suddenly, with a green flash, Bec appeared in front of her, stopping the bullet in its tracks.

"Bec!" She cried happily. She waited for him to turn and wag his tail like always, but he just stood still. What was wrong with him? Bullets couldn't stop him. She'd shot him all the time back home, he'd just redirect them.

"Bec?" She whispered. She walked around to face him, and saw a small round hole in his forehead. He wasn't bleeding. He wasn't moving at all. "Bec!?" she cried.

He barked faintly, and then disappeared. This time, without his signature green flash. She lurched forward, into the space he'd occupied. No no no no no. He couldn't be gone. Not Bec! Bec was her faithful dog, he COULDN'T die. It was impossible! He was her good dog, best friend! He would never leave her on her own willingly.

She sobbed out his name. "Bec…" She couldn't even hold him, couldn't even touch him. He had to be alive, he had to. But she knew she was only denying the truth. Every being had its end, even ones who seemed impervious to it.

She stood slowly, arms hanging desolately. She cracked her shaking fingers in an effort to seem tough. Her expression darkened, eyebrows furrowing and mouth twisting into a snarl. She would have her revenge. For all her friends that had been killed. She would see that man killed.

After walking the last couple hundred yards to her house, she shakily called 911 to report the incident and what the man had looked like.

She would let the police do its work, and then she would have her revenge. She would have it if it was the last thing she did.

A/R: Bet you didn't see that coming! Ha! Anyways, I apologize for all the links, as well as the pause in updates. If you can't follow all the links…well. You can try to guess what they are from the characters reactions. Edit 2: Oh poor Jade… I feel so bad for her.