Following The Footsteps
Sequel to Xin Ru Si Hui (A Heart Reduced To Ashes)
Chapter One - the beginning.
Fifteen years after Xin Ru Si Hui, Max and Zack's daughter goes off on an adventure of her own, and finds out some startling news.
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Jonay paced around her small room. She was looking out the window, waiting for the sun to go down. Not that that would stop her or her parents, but it would make it easier for her to...
"Jonay, honey, are you still feeling sick?" her mother, Max, asked from the other side of the bedroom door.
Jonay stopped pacing, and answered, "Yeah, I am."
"Why don't you come out and have some dinner with the rest of us? It might make you feel a little bit better."
"No. I'd just throw up if I eat. I think I'll just lie down for awhile."
"All right then. But if you change your mind come out won't you?"
"Yeah, I'll think about it mum."
Jonay heaved a sigh of relief as her mother moved away from her door, and out into the kitchen.
'There is no way I'm going out there tonight. Not for anything. No one on my family can see me. This is way too important.'
With that thought, Jonay went back to her pacing. After ten minutes the sun had finally sunk beneath the far horizon.
'Finally. Now I can get out of here.'
Jonay pulled her backpack out from under her bed, and pulled out the black cat suit. The cat suit had once been her mothers, but she had given it to Jonay for her 15th birthday two weeks ago. She quickly pulled it on, and chucked her long black trench coat over the top of it.
Walking over to her desk, Jonay pulled a letter out of her locked drawer. She didn't know who it was from, but she had found it in her locker at school. And because only seniors were allowed in that locker area, she knew it wasn't from some one at school. No one at her school took any notice of her. She was quiet and everyone thought that she was shy. She was also smarter than people two or three years older than her. She had always been a fast learner, and had skipped three grades.
Jonay unfolded the letter and read it once more.
Dear Jonay,
I need to see you. You must come alone to the alley behind the bar Skunk Rock. Be there at 9:00 on Saturday 26th November. Do not bring anyone else, or I will not show.
Much love, J.
She had read it enough times that she already knew it off by heart. It had only arrived a day ago, but she had a good memory.
Jonay was not afraid that it would be a trap, and even if it was she was prepared. Her father had taught her how to fight, and her mother had taught her now to 'escape and evade' as she had called it.
Looking at her watch, Jonay saw that she only had a bit more than an hour to get there. She walked over to the window, pulled it open, and climbed out. She dropped to the ground, and walked away.
Jonay slowly walked down the street that was behind her house. She kept to the shadows and made as little noise as was possible. 'If mum or dad catch me now, I'm dead.'
When she reached the end of the street, she turned left, and broke into a jog. Jogging would get her there faster, and it would keep her warm.
It would take her about 45 minutes to jog from Sector Nine to the very outskirts of Seattle, in Sector One. She had only been to Sector One three times before, but she knew every street name and could tell anyone how many shops were on each street and the names of the shops. After all she did have a good memory.
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When she got to Skunk Rock, it was 9:26. She had jogged all the way, but a sector nine cop had almost sprung her as she was going through a hole in the fence. She had had to hide for five minutes before he went away and she could start moving again.
She turned the corner and walked into the alleyway behind the bar. It was empty of people, but there was a bunch of trashcans at the other end. The only noise that she could hear was people talking through the back door of the bar.
Jonay stood there for a minute, but turned sharply when she heard something crash near the trashcans. When she saw what it was, she laughed. A small, white kitten had landed on the top of a trashcan, which had promptly slid to the ground with the kitten on top.
"Oh you poor thing, are you alright?" Jonay cooed as she walked over and picked the kitten up. She liked cats, and they liked her. This one began rubbing its head against Jonay's chin and purred.
Jonay pulled the kitten close, and looked around again. Surely whoever J was wouldn't be late. It was already 9:30.
'If J doesn't show soon, I'll have to leave. Elsewise mum will have a fit if she finds me gone.'
A cry caught her attention, and Jonay looked to the mouth of the alley, and saw a pale, blonde woman standing there, with her hand on her side. There was something shiny underneath her hand.
"Jonay?" the woman asked, her voice weak and cracking.
"Yes. Who are you? What do you want?" Jonay asked as the woman walked over to her. There was something weird about her walk.
'She's limping. And that shiny stuff... it's blood!' Jonay thought.
"Mustn't tell Maxie... Zack... I can't... 210... Jondy..." she whispered before she fainted at Jonay's feet.
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I hope you guys like this. There will be an actual plot to this, unlike many of my other stories. You guys know what I'm going to say next so do I really have to say it?
Please?
Please *makes puppy dog eyes*?????
Just to shut me up?
Sequel to Xin Ru Si Hui (A Heart Reduced To Ashes)
Chapter One - the beginning.
Fifteen years after Xin Ru Si Hui, Max and Zack's daughter goes off on an adventure of her own, and finds out some startling news.
~~
Jonay paced around her small room. She was looking out the window, waiting for the sun to go down. Not that that would stop her or her parents, but it would make it easier for her to...
"Jonay, honey, are you still feeling sick?" her mother, Max, asked from the other side of the bedroom door.
Jonay stopped pacing, and answered, "Yeah, I am."
"Why don't you come out and have some dinner with the rest of us? It might make you feel a little bit better."
"No. I'd just throw up if I eat. I think I'll just lie down for awhile."
"All right then. But if you change your mind come out won't you?"
"Yeah, I'll think about it mum."
Jonay heaved a sigh of relief as her mother moved away from her door, and out into the kitchen.
'There is no way I'm going out there tonight. Not for anything. No one on my family can see me. This is way too important.'
With that thought, Jonay went back to her pacing. After ten minutes the sun had finally sunk beneath the far horizon.
'Finally. Now I can get out of here.'
Jonay pulled her backpack out from under her bed, and pulled out the black cat suit. The cat suit had once been her mothers, but she had given it to Jonay for her 15th birthday two weeks ago. She quickly pulled it on, and chucked her long black trench coat over the top of it.
Walking over to her desk, Jonay pulled a letter out of her locked drawer. She didn't know who it was from, but she had found it in her locker at school. And because only seniors were allowed in that locker area, she knew it wasn't from some one at school. No one at her school took any notice of her. She was quiet and everyone thought that she was shy. She was also smarter than people two or three years older than her. She had always been a fast learner, and had skipped three grades.
Jonay unfolded the letter and read it once more.
Dear Jonay,
I need to see you. You must come alone to the alley behind the bar Skunk Rock. Be there at 9:00 on Saturday 26th November. Do not bring anyone else, or I will not show.
Much love, J.
She had read it enough times that she already knew it off by heart. It had only arrived a day ago, but she had a good memory.
Jonay was not afraid that it would be a trap, and even if it was she was prepared. Her father had taught her how to fight, and her mother had taught her now to 'escape and evade' as she had called it.
Looking at her watch, Jonay saw that she only had a bit more than an hour to get there. She walked over to the window, pulled it open, and climbed out. She dropped to the ground, and walked away.
Jonay slowly walked down the street that was behind her house. She kept to the shadows and made as little noise as was possible. 'If mum or dad catch me now, I'm dead.'
When she reached the end of the street, she turned left, and broke into a jog. Jogging would get her there faster, and it would keep her warm.
It would take her about 45 minutes to jog from Sector Nine to the very outskirts of Seattle, in Sector One. She had only been to Sector One three times before, but she knew every street name and could tell anyone how many shops were on each street and the names of the shops. After all she did have a good memory.
~~
When she got to Skunk Rock, it was 9:26. She had jogged all the way, but a sector nine cop had almost sprung her as she was going through a hole in the fence. She had had to hide for five minutes before he went away and she could start moving again.
She turned the corner and walked into the alleyway behind the bar. It was empty of people, but there was a bunch of trashcans at the other end. The only noise that she could hear was people talking through the back door of the bar.
Jonay stood there for a minute, but turned sharply when she heard something crash near the trashcans. When she saw what it was, she laughed. A small, white kitten had landed on the top of a trashcan, which had promptly slid to the ground with the kitten on top.
"Oh you poor thing, are you alright?" Jonay cooed as she walked over and picked the kitten up. She liked cats, and they liked her. This one began rubbing its head against Jonay's chin and purred.
Jonay pulled the kitten close, and looked around again. Surely whoever J was wouldn't be late. It was already 9:30.
'If J doesn't show soon, I'll have to leave. Elsewise mum will have a fit if she finds me gone.'
A cry caught her attention, and Jonay looked to the mouth of the alley, and saw a pale, blonde woman standing there, with her hand on her side. There was something shiny underneath her hand.
"Jonay?" the woman asked, her voice weak and cracking.
"Yes. Who are you? What do you want?" Jonay asked as the woman walked over to her. There was something weird about her walk.
'She's limping. And that shiny stuff... it's blood!' Jonay thought.
"Mustn't tell Maxie... Zack... I can't... 210... Jondy..." she whispered before she fainted at Jonay's feet.
~~
I hope you guys like this. There will be an actual plot to this, unlike many of my other stories. You guys know what I'm going to say next so do I really have to say it?
Please?
Please *makes puppy dog eyes*?????
Just to shut me up?