CHYEAH, LIFE'S NOT A FAIRYTALE! FINALLY, the sequel is up! Sorry it took me so long; I've had a rather busy week (at least testing is over). But I've got a three-day weekend (and Spring Break is coming up) which means I'll have plenty of time for writing.
Genres: Crime, adventure, romance, drama, family, and friendship
Rating: T for sexual content, blood, language
Pairings: Sly/You, Penelope/Bentley, one-sided Sly/Carmelita
Summary: Takes place during Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. When you're finally reunited with Sly, when you're almost 20, you start a quest to find new members for the Cooper vault. From the jail cells, you uncover the secrets that were buried in the darkness.
Your POV:
Woke up a little late today,
Looking out, the clouds are gray.
Got no missed phone calls from you.
Still got your picture by my bed,
You're still the one I want instead.
But I can't find the way to say…
Come back,
You make up what I lack.
My pride has left me all alone,
It's getting so cold.
I'm closing the windows to stay warm,
There's a chill in my soul since you've been gone.
The silence is louder than any thunder
Taking me under.
I'm staying home today.
Gonna hide away,
'Cause it feels like rain.
It's been a few months since you woke up, even though it feels like time has just blurred and every day just comes and goes with nothing changing. You're still miserable, still a robot who avoids her (fake) family and friends. Sly 3: Honor Among thieves has been sitting on your nightstand when your dad noticed your sudden interest in Sly Cooper. He's trying to make amends for keeping your family's history from you. You told them you found out everything-you said you didn't know how, but you still knew.
You don't know what to do with that game. You're too scared to find out what happened after you left. You haven't even finished Sly 2 yet-and you were there for about half of that ride. You don't want to find out. You know in your heart that something horrible happened. You feel that agonizing, dreading feeling in your chest.
When you got home, you saw a few messages on your phone. One from each of your friends, expressing condolences and you also had one from Lea, your cousin. She was just asking how you were doing and asked for you to call her back later. But when you call, it just tells you the number is no long in service. You asked your mom, and with a heartbroken expression, she told you that Lea had gone missing. That took you by surprise and made you realize that she had to have been kidnapped and that she was probably murdered. Lea's too loyal; she would never have just left her home and her friends behind, especially not without saying a word.
Time's come and gone. You're out of school; graduated with a 3.6 GPA. When you were with Sly, Bentley, and Murray, you turned 19. Now you've aged up to 20 and you're about to enter college; just not the same one Arianna went to. You can't face her friends, even if it's been more than a little while.
You look around the house. It's late at night, and the people who raised you are fast asleep. It's dark and eerie, even more than usual without Arianna's ray of light to brighten up your bad attitude. You still can't believe she's really dead.
You head back into your room, and just try to focus. Maybe it really was all just a dream-but you keep telling yourself that it wasn't. It was too real.
You're not doing well. They all know something's wrong with you. You've just told all of them that it's because of Arianna, but Raphael knows what total BS that is. You don't even need to tell him for him to know about that distance that was always between you and your adoptive sister.
Thinking about Raphael and how much he's like Sly…your heart lurches. It hurts. You bite your lip, trying to hide the tears. You still can't believe it. You're never gonna see him or Murray or Bentley ever again. You lay down in your bed, head on the pillow, and just try to fall asleep.
It was two weeks after the day she turned 18.
All dressed in white,
Going to the church that night.
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat.
Six pence and a shoe,
Something burrowed, something blue.
And when the church open up wide,
She put her veil down trying to hide the tears.
Oh, she just couldn't believe it.
She heard the trumpets from the military band,
And the flowers fell out of her hand.
Baby, why'd you leave me?
Why'd you have to go?
I was countin' on forever,
Now I'll never know.
I can't even breathe.
It's like I'm lookin' from a distance,
Standing in the background.
Everybody's sayin' "He's not coming home now."
This can't be happening to me.
This is just a dream.
Sly's POV:
I was thinkin' 'bout you,
Thinkin' 'bout me,
Thinkin' 'bout us.
What we gonna be?
Open my eyes,
It was only just a dream.
Travel back,
Down that road,
Will you come back?
No one knows.
I realize,
"It was only just a dream."
I was at the top,
Now it's like I'm in the basement.
Number one spot,
Now she found her own replacement.
I swear now that I can't take it,
Knowing somebody's got my baby.
Now you ain't around,
Baby, I can't think.
I Should've put it down,
Should've got that ring.
'Cause I still feel it in the air,
See your pretty face, run my fingers through your hair.
My lover, my life,
My baby, my wife.
It's been months since you last saw Cerlie; months ago, you heard her scream and went to the Contessa's tower to only find her blood. Between then, taking out the rest of the Klaww gang and finally ridding the world of Clockwerk, Murray's left and now it's just you and Bentley. In not even a few months, you've lost your childhood friend and Cerlie.
You didn't find her body, so she might still be alive-and you think she is. You don't know how to explain it, but you feel like Cerlie's just waiting to come home, and when she does, you're never letting go of her again. But she's going to be so heartbroken when she finds out that Murray went out on his own-out of self-blame for what happened to Bentley. Bentley lost his legs when you went up against Clock-La. Thinking about everything that happened, you've got a lot of explaining to do for Cerlie when she comes back-if she does.
You could never get over Cerlie. You used to think that Carmelita was the one for you, but she's not. She's too obsessed with her work. And besides, like it would ever work. She'd be clinging, jealous, and possessive. Cerlie would trust you, and that trust would be well-placed. Cerlie's the one for you, you know she is. All you need to do is wait for her, for as long as you have to.
You're just getting a little tired of waking up every day-without her- and realizing it wasn't just a dream.
Cool, it's actually five pages. I know it's short (and kinda crappy) but I promise it will get better! Next chapter is going to be AMAZING! They REUNITE! You're gonna love it, I promise you that!
Bye!
~Mimi
