(~Okay, sorry I haven't posted. like I said: After that post, I'm kind of burnt out of ideas. BUT, I think I have a pretty good idea of what's going to happen. ~)
The night soon turned into day. The Cosmo dance was still being cleaned up. It wasn't a sunny morning: actually, it was a dark gloomy day. I was on my side, facing the opposite side from Joel. I opened my eyes, and looked out of the window above us. Like I said, it was dark and gloomy. The rain fell silently from the sky. I crept out of the bed, and into the kitchen. I stood in front of the sink and drank a glass of water. I sat the glass down and I walked to the couch. Joel walked out of his room and stretched.
"Hey, what's up?"
He said dryly
"Hi Joel.. Nothing...u?"
"I'm ok-"
A loud pounding at the door interrupted him.
"JOEL!!"
"What?"
"COME OUT SIDE QUICK!"
The gruff voice said. And clomping shoes down the wooden staircase followed it, Joel looked a bit shocked: When the voice said it again.
"JOEL!!"
He put on his shoes and went out in his boxers. I put on a pair of sandals and walked out in my pj's too. There was a big crowed in the middle of the town, in front of the INN. Joel ran through the crowd. I followed soon after. When I caught up to Joel, I looked at him he was pale. Like he was going to fall over. I looked over to the stairs and there was a body there. So beaten, I couldn't even tell who it was. I felt like I was frozen. Joel walked to the body, and examined it.
"J-...that's...--"
I fell to my knees.
His face looked like it was beaten or mauled apart: His limbs were almost ripped off, and he had big gashes in his body. A tear rolled softly down his cheek. I touched Joel lightly on the back. The rain fell harder, and thunder cracked and light up the sky. Most people went inside to seek refuge from the storm coming. Joel, the Mayor, and a few other people and I stood around the mangled corpse. I looked up to the window of the INN, and I saw a broken glass window...with a lot of blood on it. The rain fell harder; the blood was washing away, as it went beneath us, like a creek.
"Joel..."
He looked at me. His eyes were red and dilated. I went to hug him, and he held me tightly. He cried softly so no one could hear him. I stroked his hair and cried softly. I looked up to the window and the blood was being washed away. When Joel finally let go, I stood up. We were soaking wet. I walked to the body and helped Joel pick it up. We took it to the Clinic and sat it the limp body on the table. The doctor looked at it carefully.
"This guy was attacked, it looks like an animal got'em."
Joel and I were silent.
"Did you know him?"
"OF COURSE I KNEW HIM! THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND MARTIN!"
He snapped.
"Martin..?"
"Peterson.."
He said softly.
I walked out of the room quickly.
"W-wait, Zeal..."
He walked after me: he touched my shoulder lightly.
"Where are you going?"
"Back to the house...I need to change...plus, you knew him better than I did.."
I smiled weakly. He looked a bit confused, but he went back into the room and talked to the Dr. When the door swung shut, I ran out of the Clinic, and to the 'Crime scene' No one was there yet, But I wanted to investigate. I walked up the stairs to the room and opened the door. I almost screamed aloud when I saw the blood spattered among the wall. I put my hand over my mouth and I looked in disgust.
"Oh.. My god..."
I moved the knocked over end table and lamp away from my path. I looked near the window, and I saw some beer cans, and some animal hair.
"Huh?"
I kneeled down and examined the hair carefully. I looked up onto the wall, and I saw paw like prints, stained with blood. It looked like a massacre was in there. I turned around quickly, and ran to the door. I tripped over a mattress, and I fell. I got back up quickly, and ran down towards the stairs. I heard a hard breathing sound. Like something was laughing quietly. I felt a sharp tingly feeling. Without hesitation I ran down the stairs. I ran to the clinic and into the room where Joel was. I was breathing deeply.
"What's a matter?"
"Jo-Joel.. There is something in that room."
Joel raised his eyebrow.
"In the INN!"
He looked at the Doctor, and ran out the door. And out into the rain. He waited at the INN, and I came a second after. He walked into the door, and up the dark stairway. I grabbed his arm. I tried to stay as silent as I could. But my heart felt like it was beating like a bass drum nearby. He went to the room and looked in the doorway. His face got white, and he almost stumbled over. I heard a snort, then a silent deep dark cough. I turned to Joel and whispered..
"(I think it's over there..)"
He took the table leg, and held it tightly. I got one too, and walked close behind Joel. He But his hand on the cold bloody doorknob, and sighed silently. He quickly flung open the door and something came running out. It jumped on the wall then onto the mattress, like two feet away from me. It was a stout looking creature: it was red and orange, with a fiery look in his eyes. A deep growl came from his throat. I breathed slowly and nervously. Joel held my hand and whispered:
"(Don't move...)"
I nodded unsurely and looked the creature in the eye. He flared his teeth, and roared loudly. It lunged toward me; I swung the leg of the table as a bat, and hit him in the stomach. He came back, and bit me in the leg, nearly ripping my flesh away. I screamed in agonizing pain. I took the table leg, and hit him hard in the head. I could feel the warm blood seep out of my leg, like a wet sponge being rung out. Joel grabbed my hand and swung me on his back, he locked the door on the way out. The creature was clawing at the door, trying to make his way out. When we were halfway down the hall, the creature, with amazing speed, jumped on us, and started to attack Joel.
"NO!! GET OFF OF HIM YOU BASTARD!"
I took the vase from the side of the hall, and threw it at the creature. It whimpered and scurried off. I ran/limped to Joel, and looked at him. He was conscious, but he was bleeding badly on his left arm, and his face was scratched up real bad, and it looked like his back and his foot was injured too. I helped him up carefully, and walked him down the stairs, and out into the square. It was still raining, and the thunder roared in the distance. I started to walk to the Clinic, and then Joel spoke softly:
"No, Don't go there."
"But-"
"Jus don't... go to my house.."
"Okay.."
I walked him to his house, and stood him upright on the wall, and got a thick blanket and put it on the couch. I walked over to Joel and put him on the couch gently.
"Are you okay?"
"A little.. You?"
"I feel like shit."
"Yeah, I know the feeling."
I laughed weakly.
"Do you have a-uh...Medic pack or something around here?"
"Yea, in the kitchen, up on top of the shelf."
"Okay."
I kissed his pale hand, and got up, and limped to the kitchen, I climbed on top of a chair, and got the Medic pack, and went to Joel's side.
"How's your leg Zeal?"
He said trying not to cry because of the pain he has endured.
"It hurts, but...you're worse than me, so I'm going to worry about you, then I'll get to me."
I opened a pack of thread and a surgery needle, and pinned it on the side of the couch. I took a bottle of alcohol, and poured it on his wounds. He let out a scream of pain. He gripped his leg tightly, and gritted his teeth. I rubbed his wound with a clean cloth, and gave him a shot of nova Cain. He was breathing shallowly, and quivering. I began to stitch his leg. He twitched.
"Joe, please try not to move."
"Sorry.."
He tilted his head upward.
"No! You can't look at this.."
He leaned his head back.
"If you look at it.... the pain'll be worse."
"Alright.."
I put 10 stitches in his Right leg, 3 on his Left arm. Then I covered them up and flipped him over onto his stomach. I took off his shirt, and I saw the raw wounds on his back. I put my hand on his back lightly, and let out a quivering sigh.
"Wha-whats a matter?"
"Doesn't it hurt?"
"A little...why?"
"It looks like it hurts...and I can feel it on my back..."
"I'm sorry."
"Its not your fault...let me clean these, and then I'll clean your face."
He really didn't make a peep when I was cleaning his back. The wounds weren't too deep, so I just cleaned them and dressed it.
"Okay, can you sit up?"
"Yeah"
He got up slowly and sighed.
I kneeled in front of him and looked at his face. I started to clean his face when he took his hand and put it on my arm. I stopped cleaning and looked at him in his eyes. A tear rolled down my face, and he wiped it away. He kissed my forehead. And smiled.
"Thank you."
"Hey, no problem."
The pain in my leg was getting worse. I looked down at the thick white blanket with a red stain on it. I looked at my leg, and closed my eyes.
"Do you need help with that?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Here."
He got up off of the couch, and picked me up and sat me down and brushed the hair from my face. He put my leg up, and poured the alcohol on it. I grabbed the side of the couch, and screamed through my gritted teeth. He took another needle of nova Cain, and a stitching needle, and worked on my leg. About 20 minutes and 15 stitches later, he was done. I was really tired, and sore.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Ye-yeah..Im good."
I got up and stood in front of Joel. He held me tightly. And we stood there, for about 5 minutes. He put his hand up the back of my shirt and glided his fingertips up and down my back. He looked at me, and he sat down on the couch. I sat beside him: As we held each other in complete silence. I closed my eyes and I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was dark. It was about 5:00pm. Joel was sleeping still, so I tried not to move. My leg pounded with pain. I looked at my leg, just below my knee, and saw it was black and blue, and swollen. I bit my lip and sighed deeply. Joel twitched and moved, and then his eyes popped open. He looked around frantically. He was breathing hard, and fast. I put my hand on his face, and he calmed down.
"Shhh..."
He got up and put a shirt on.
"Where are you going?"
"The clinic. I need to tell him what we saw."
"Joel...what was that?"
"The animal?"
I nodded my head.
"I don't know. But I know, when I see him, I'm killing the fucker."
"Joel.."
I said impatiently. He walked out of the house and jumped the stairs. I followed soon after. I ran up to him. I looked up to him, and he had an evil look in his eyes. He opened the door, and walked in to Dr. Kelliger's office. Kel stood up quickly.
"Joel, what happened to you?"
He looked behind him, and saw me.
"Zeal?"
"Kel, I need to use your animal atlas."
"Why?"
Joel walked around the office looking for the atlas.
"Zeal, can you tell me what's going on?"
He said nervously.
"That thing that attacked and killed Martin is here."
His face got pale, and his mouth hung wide open.
"W-w-w-where is it?"
"It was in the INN.."
Joel said over his shoulder. He took a book off of the shelf and looked eagerly through the INDEX.
"Dammit.."
He put the book down and sat in the chair to the computer. He typed and searched.
"What did it look like?"
" Red and orange...mane...uh...Deep blood red eyes. Vibrant fiery color, it looked almost like a lion, and a dog.."
Kel's eyebrow arched.
"Grental.."
"Grental?"
I said squinting my eyes.
He went to the back room, and brought out a vanilla folder and opened it up.
"There, was it that?"
Joel got up from his seat, and stared at the paper.
"That's the bastard.."
Joel headed for the door.
"Joel! Listen to me."
He spun around and stared at Kel.
"Revenge isn't right: Don't be like your brother."
"What does this have to do with my brother, Kel."
"Soldiers took Marla -Your mom- and beat her.. Your brother, William, was strong-minded, and didn't want to loose her. So he set out for the town of Midgar, and broke into the office, and....well, lost his life."
"What do you-How?"
"When the bomb went off.. Sadly, he didn't make it."
"So, what you are trying to tell me is that: If I go look for this Grentallu. I could get killed?"
"It's a dangerous mission...Joel...you aren't ready for this, let your wounds heal-"
"I've been through more shit than this. THIS-this is nothing."
"But Joel.."
"KEL, I have to go!"
"This animal is a savage beast, it will kill you."
"It didn't yet."
"It will if you go alone."
"Who say's he's going alone?"
Kel and Joel in unison looked at me.
"But, Zeal, its dangerous."
"Joel.. I have to go."
"Why?"
"...Because I care about you. I want to be beside you. I feel your pain.. I've lost everything as a child-my family, my friends...-I've left everything behind to find answers on my past...I don't want to loose you too.."
My eyes glanced around nervously around the room. Joel took a deep breath, and came towards me. He put his hands on my shoulders and smiled.
"(*I love you.. *)"
"(*I love you too.*)"
He kissed me on the lips and then looked at Kel.
"Well?"
"Well, I can't stop you. How about we wait until morning we can get the briefing done here at about 3:00am, and by that time, you'll be rested up, and I could pack the essentials.."
"Okay.."
I sighed deeply
"mmkay."
I turned around and opened the door. Joel took my hand and we walked out again, to the city square. It was drizzling lightly. He stopped walking, and he sighed.
"What about your parents?"
"I-I I don't know."
"That isn't the real reason you came here was it?"
"Actually, I don't know. I was like...being drawn near here. It was like an instinct feeling."
"I was going to leave to Junon, but I met you...-"
"...I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Interrupting your business."
"Hey, its okay. I'm glad I met you."
I smiled at him.
"Really?"
"Yea, you are really beautiful...smart, funny..."
"Oh, I'm not like that all of the time."
"You are to me."
I stared blankly at him.
(*Here we go with the Romeo stuff*)
"Joel...I'm flattered."
"Yea, most people say I'm like the Romeo of this town."
He said jokingly.
"I noticed."
I smiled at him sweetly. He walked towards his house, smiling. I could tell it was fake, but I didn't want him to know that I knew. His best friend was killed. I didn't ever want to see a man cry. I thought its just degrading.
The night soon turned into day. The Cosmo dance was still being cleaned up. It wasn't a sunny morning: actually, it was a dark gloomy day. I was on my side, facing the opposite side from Joel. I opened my eyes, and looked out of the window above us. Like I said, it was dark and gloomy. The rain fell silently from the sky. I crept out of the bed, and into the kitchen. I stood in front of the sink and drank a glass of water. I sat the glass down and I walked to the couch. Joel walked out of his room and stretched.
"Hey, what's up?"
He said dryly
"Hi Joel.. Nothing...u?"
"I'm ok-"
A loud pounding at the door interrupted him.
"JOEL!!"
"What?"
"COME OUT SIDE QUICK!"
The gruff voice said. And clomping shoes down the wooden staircase followed it, Joel looked a bit shocked: When the voice said it again.
"JOEL!!"
He put on his shoes and went out in his boxers. I put on a pair of sandals and walked out in my pj's too. There was a big crowed in the middle of the town, in front of the INN. Joel ran through the crowd. I followed soon after. When I caught up to Joel, I looked at him he was pale. Like he was going to fall over. I looked over to the stairs and there was a body there. So beaten, I couldn't even tell who it was. I felt like I was frozen. Joel walked to the body, and examined it.
"J-...that's...--"
I fell to my knees.
His face looked like it was beaten or mauled apart: His limbs were almost ripped off, and he had big gashes in his body. A tear rolled softly down his cheek. I touched Joel lightly on the back. The rain fell harder, and thunder cracked and light up the sky. Most people went inside to seek refuge from the storm coming. Joel, the Mayor, and a few other people and I stood around the mangled corpse. I looked up to the window of the INN, and I saw a broken glass window...with a lot of blood on it. The rain fell harder; the blood was washing away, as it went beneath us, like a creek.
"Joel..."
He looked at me. His eyes were red and dilated. I went to hug him, and he held me tightly. He cried softly so no one could hear him. I stroked his hair and cried softly. I looked up to the window and the blood was being washed away. When Joel finally let go, I stood up. We were soaking wet. I walked to the body and helped Joel pick it up. We took it to the Clinic and sat it the limp body on the table. The doctor looked at it carefully.
"This guy was attacked, it looks like an animal got'em."
Joel and I were silent.
"Did you know him?"
"OF COURSE I KNEW HIM! THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND MARTIN!"
He snapped.
"Martin..?"
"Peterson.."
He said softly.
I walked out of the room quickly.
"W-wait, Zeal..."
He walked after me: he touched my shoulder lightly.
"Where are you going?"
"Back to the house...I need to change...plus, you knew him better than I did.."
I smiled weakly. He looked a bit confused, but he went back into the room and talked to the Dr. When the door swung shut, I ran out of the Clinic, and to the 'Crime scene' No one was there yet, But I wanted to investigate. I walked up the stairs to the room and opened the door. I almost screamed aloud when I saw the blood spattered among the wall. I put my hand over my mouth and I looked in disgust.
"Oh.. My god..."
I moved the knocked over end table and lamp away from my path. I looked near the window, and I saw some beer cans, and some animal hair.
"Huh?"
I kneeled down and examined the hair carefully. I looked up onto the wall, and I saw paw like prints, stained with blood. It looked like a massacre was in there. I turned around quickly, and ran to the door. I tripped over a mattress, and I fell. I got back up quickly, and ran down towards the stairs. I heard a hard breathing sound. Like something was laughing quietly. I felt a sharp tingly feeling. Without hesitation I ran down the stairs. I ran to the clinic and into the room where Joel was. I was breathing deeply.
"What's a matter?"
"Jo-Joel.. There is something in that room."
Joel raised his eyebrow.
"In the INN!"
He looked at the Doctor, and ran out the door. And out into the rain. He waited at the INN, and I came a second after. He walked into the door, and up the dark stairway. I grabbed his arm. I tried to stay as silent as I could. But my heart felt like it was beating like a bass drum nearby. He went to the room and looked in the doorway. His face got white, and he almost stumbled over. I heard a snort, then a silent deep dark cough. I turned to Joel and whispered..
"(I think it's over there..)"
He took the table leg, and held it tightly. I got one too, and walked close behind Joel. He But his hand on the cold bloody doorknob, and sighed silently. He quickly flung open the door and something came running out. It jumped on the wall then onto the mattress, like two feet away from me. It was a stout looking creature: it was red and orange, with a fiery look in his eyes. A deep growl came from his throat. I breathed slowly and nervously. Joel held my hand and whispered:
"(Don't move...)"
I nodded unsurely and looked the creature in the eye. He flared his teeth, and roared loudly. It lunged toward me; I swung the leg of the table as a bat, and hit him in the stomach. He came back, and bit me in the leg, nearly ripping my flesh away. I screamed in agonizing pain. I took the table leg, and hit him hard in the head. I could feel the warm blood seep out of my leg, like a wet sponge being rung out. Joel grabbed my hand and swung me on his back, he locked the door on the way out. The creature was clawing at the door, trying to make his way out. When we were halfway down the hall, the creature, with amazing speed, jumped on us, and started to attack Joel.
"NO!! GET OFF OF HIM YOU BASTARD!"
I took the vase from the side of the hall, and threw it at the creature. It whimpered and scurried off. I ran/limped to Joel, and looked at him. He was conscious, but he was bleeding badly on his left arm, and his face was scratched up real bad, and it looked like his back and his foot was injured too. I helped him up carefully, and walked him down the stairs, and out into the square. It was still raining, and the thunder roared in the distance. I started to walk to the Clinic, and then Joel spoke softly:
"No, Don't go there."
"But-"
"Jus don't... go to my house.."
"Okay.."
I walked him to his house, and stood him upright on the wall, and got a thick blanket and put it on the couch. I walked over to Joel and put him on the couch gently.
"Are you okay?"
"A little.. You?"
"I feel like shit."
"Yeah, I know the feeling."
I laughed weakly.
"Do you have a-uh...Medic pack or something around here?"
"Yea, in the kitchen, up on top of the shelf."
"Okay."
I kissed his pale hand, and got up, and limped to the kitchen, I climbed on top of a chair, and got the Medic pack, and went to Joel's side.
"How's your leg Zeal?"
He said trying not to cry because of the pain he has endured.
"It hurts, but...you're worse than me, so I'm going to worry about you, then I'll get to me."
I opened a pack of thread and a surgery needle, and pinned it on the side of the couch. I took a bottle of alcohol, and poured it on his wounds. He let out a scream of pain. He gripped his leg tightly, and gritted his teeth. I rubbed his wound with a clean cloth, and gave him a shot of nova Cain. He was breathing shallowly, and quivering. I began to stitch his leg. He twitched.
"Joe, please try not to move."
"Sorry.."
He tilted his head upward.
"No! You can't look at this.."
He leaned his head back.
"If you look at it.... the pain'll be worse."
"Alright.."
I put 10 stitches in his Right leg, 3 on his Left arm. Then I covered them up and flipped him over onto his stomach. I took off his shirt, and I saw the raw wounds on his back. I put my hand on his back lightly, and let out a quivering sigh.
"Wha-whats a matter?"
"Doesn't it hurt?"
"A little...why?"
"It looks like it hurts...and I can feel it on my back..."
"I'm sorry."
"Its not your fault...let me clean these, and then I'll clean your face."
He really didn't make a peep when I was cleaning his back. The wounds weren't too deep, so I just cleaned them and dressed it.
"Okay, can you sit up?"
"Yeah"
He got up slowly and sighed.
I kneeled in front of him and looked at his face. I started to clean his face when he took his hand and put it on my arm. I stopped cleaning and looked at him in his eyes. A tear rolled down my face, and he wiped it away. He kissed my forehead. And smiled.
"Thank you."
"Hey, no problem."
The pain in my leg was getting worse. I looked down at the thick white blanket with a red stain on it. I looked at my leg, and closed my eyes.
"Do you need help with that?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Here."
He got up off of the couch, and picked me up and sat me down and brushed the hair from my face. He put my leg up, and poured the alcohol on it. I grabbed the side of the couch, and screamed through my gritted teeth. He took another needle of nova Cain, and a stitching needle, and worked on my leg. About 20 minutes and 15 stitches later, he was done. I was really tired, and sore.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Ye-yeah..Im good."
I got up and stood in front of Joel. He held me tightly. And we stood there, for about 5 minutes. He put his hand up the back of my shirt and glided his fingertips up and down my back. He looked at me, and he sat down on the couch. I sat beside him: As we held each other in complete silence. I closed my eyes and I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was dark. It was about 5:00pm. Joel was sleeping still, so I tried not to move. My leg pounded with pain. I looked at my leg, just below my knee, and saw it was black and blue, and swollen. I bit my lip and sighed deeply. Joel twitched and moved, and then his eyes popped open. He looked around frantically. He was breathing hard, and fast. I put my hand on his face, and he calmed down.
"Shhh..."
He got up and put a shirt on.
"Where are you going?"
"The clinic. I need to tell him what we saw."
"Joel...what was that?"
"The animal?"
I nodded my head.
"I don't know. But I know, when I see him, I'm killing the fucker."
"Joel.."
I said impatiently. He walked out of the house and jumped the stairs. I followed soon after. I ran up to him. I looked up to him, and he had an evil look in his eyes. He opened the door, and walked in to Dr. Kelliger's office. Kel stood up quickly.
"Joel, what happened to you?"
He looked behind him, and saw me.
"Zeal?"
"Kel, I need to use your animal atlas."
"Why?"
Joel walked around the office looking for the atlas.
"Zeal, can you tell me what's going on?"
He said nervously.
"That thing that attacked and killed Martin is here."
His face got pale, and his mouth hung wide open.
"W-w-w-where is it?"
"It was in the INN.."
Joel said over his shoulder. He took a book off of the shelf and looked eagerly through the INDEX.
"Dammit.."
He put the book down and sat in the chair to the computer. He typed and searched.
"What did it look like?"
" Red and orange...mane...uh...Deep blood red eyes. Vibrant fiery color, it looked almost like a lion, and a dog.."
Kel's eyebrow arched.
"Grental.."
"Grental?"
I said squinting my eyes.
He went to the back room, and brought out a vanilla folder and opened it up.
"There, was it that?"
Joel got up from his seat, and stared at the paper.
"That's the bastard.."
Joel headed for the door.
"Joel! Listen to me."
He spun around and stared at Kel.
"Revenge isn't right: Don't be like your brother."
"What does this have to do with my brother, Kel."
"Soldiers took Marla -Your mom- and beat her.. Your brother, William, was strong-minded, and didn't want to loose her. So he set out for the town of Midgar, and broke into the office, and....well, lost his life."
"What do you-How?"
"When the bomb went off.. Sadly, he didn't make it."
"So, what you are trying to tell me is that: If I go look for this Grentallu. I could get killed?"
"It's a dangerous mission...Joel...you aren't ready for this, let your wounds heal-"
"I've been through more shit than this. THIS-this is nothing."
"But Joel.."
"KEL, I have to go!"
"This animal is a savage beast, it will kill you."
"It didn't yet."
"It will if you go alone."
"Who say's he's going alone?"
Kel and Joel in unison looked at me.
"But, Zeal, its dangerous."
"Joel.. I have to go."
"Why?"
"...Because I care about you. I want to be beside you. I feel your pain.. I've lost everything as a child-my family, my friends...-I've left everything behind to find answers on my past...I don't want to loose you too.."
My eyes glanced around nervously around the room. Joel took a deep breath, and came towards me. He put his hands on my shoulders and smiled.
"(*I love you.. *)"
"(*I love you too.*)"
He kissed me on the lips and then looked at Kel.
"Well?"
"Well, I can't stop you. How about we wait until morning we can get the briefing done here at about 3:00am, and by that time, you'll be rested up, and I could pack the essentials.."
"Okay.."
I sighed deeply
"mmkay."
I turned around and opened the door. Joel took my hand and we walked out again, to the city square. It was drizzling lightly. He stopped walking, and he sighed.
"What about your parents?"
"I-I I don't know."
"That isn't the real reason you came here was it?"
"Actually, I don't know. I was like...being drawn near here. It was like an instinct feeling."
"I was going to leave to Junon, but I met you...-"
"...I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Interrupting your business."
"Hey, its okay. I'm glad I met you."
I smiled at him.
"Really?"
"Yea, you are really beautiful...smart, funny..."
"Oh, I'm not like that all of the time."
"You are to me."
I stared blankly at him.
(*Here we go with the Romeo stuff*)
"Joel...I'm flattered."
"Yea, most people say I'm like the Romeo of this town."
He said jokingly.
"I noticed."
I smiled at him sweetly. He walked towards his house, smiling. I could tell it was fake, but I didn't want him to know that I knew. His best friend was killed. I didn't ever want to see a man cry. I thought its just degrading.