Shattered Rain
By: Crystal of Psyche
Chapter 7: Scary Games
(Author's Note: Now that I have the Internet back I can update a whole lot quicker. Tell me if you want Ashley and Leon together right now, because this is your last chance and then I'm doing some action and adventure. Translation: I'm getting on with the plot.
After the 'shock incident' everyone was ready to go to the movie store. The volunteers are of course Ashley, Bit, Leon, and Ashley dragged Leena out of her room to come.
"Why are you making me come again!?!" Leena was a little agitated that she was forced to come.
Ashley turned toward her and winked, "Just because."
"Hey Ashley do know exactly what your gonna get," Bit asked as he turned toward Ashley.
"Yeah, of course I do! How about a horror thing, for a movie night,"
"Why that?" Leena asked.
"Cause if you scared you can grab someone's hand," Ashley winked. The perfect way to get a relationship going! (Author's Note: Not sure about that.) "But I need you and Bit to get some snacks at the grocery. Okay see you in an hour!" Ashley ran and grabbed Leon's hand started running down the street.
"But what about you two?" Bit tried to yell at the two.
"Sorry can't hear you!" Ashley yelled as she sped around the corner.
"Well I guess we better do what she says come on, Leena let's go," Bit took Leena's arm and headed toward the groceries.
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Ashley ran down the street dragging Leon behind. She turned quickly so they were still pretty close to Bit and Leena. She pushed Leon down the alley a little bit and peeked around the corner.
"Ashley, what's this all about?" Leon brushing himself off.
Ashley didn't answer she as busy peeking around the corner. Leon came up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. She quickly waved his hand away, but not moving her head.
Leon got a little mad and grabbed Ashley's shoulder and turned her toward him. "Tell me what we are doing here!?!" Ashley just looked shocked, Leon felt really bad. (Author's Note: I just did him out of character here. Sorry.)
"Sorry." Was all that he could manage to say.
"It's okay, I don't blame ya. Okay here's all I can tell you. I'm just doing Leena a favor."
"Okay, is that all you can tell me?"
"Maybe later I will."
"All right, that's okay. It must be some type of girl thing."
"You have no idea," Ashley took a glance towards Bit and Leena, but they weren't there. (Author's Note: This next part is kinda based on a true story. The whole game thing.) "Shoot! They already left I was hoping to follow them and help. But now I guess you and me will have to get the video game."
"A video game?"
"Yeah! There's this one called Silent Hill it's really, and I mean REALLY scary."
"But how scary can a video game be?" Leon thought out loud. Ashley just smiled and thought how much she's going to surprise him. When Ashley smiled Leon felt something different. He had never felt like this before. But he quickly snapped out of his trance when Ashley started walking off.
"Hey Ashley! Wait for me!"
"Come on slow poke! My grandma could move faster than you!" Ashley said in a childish kinda way. She started running again, "Last one there is a rotten egg!"
"Oh no you don't!"
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Bit and Leena had just gotten to the grocery store and was looking around for some snacks.
"What type of snacks should we get," Leena asked.
"Junk food."
"That's all?"
"No. There are many types of junk food. There's soda, greasy chips, candy, cookies, and beyond." Leena's sweat dropped.
"I never met any one who is obsessed with junk food."
"Wrong once again. Just food." This time Leena giggled. They picked up a few things on the list that Bit said, and headed for the door.
"So do you know what Ashley is going to get?" Leena asked Bit hoping that he has a answer.
"I really not sure."
"But you seem to know a lot about her."
"Yeah, I know."
"What's wrong?"
"I have a strange feeling that she's up to something." Bit said as they stepped outside.
"By the way, do you know where we're suppose to meet?" Leena was just full of questions today.
"No, Ashley and Leon ran off too quick to propose a meeting spot."
"Well why can't we just wait next to the jeep?"
"I guess we can do that." So they put the groceries in the jeep and chatted while they waited.
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Ashley and Leon were going through all the rentals in the video store.
"I still don't think that this will be a scary type of thing." Leon said as he went through some of the shelves.
"Just trust me on this one."
"It's hard but I'll try.......Here. I found it." Leon said as he handed Ashley a video game case with little enthusiasm.
"Great! I can't wait to show Bit and the others!" Ashley grabbed the case and jogged up to the front and paid for the rent.
"Leon! Let's go!" Ashley said as she neared the door.
Leon grunted and walked to the door. "Don't act like that. I told you to trust me," Ashley frowned.
"I'm trying to."
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Bit and Leena were waiting for a while but then,
"Look there they are!" Bit waved them over to where they were standing.
"Did you wait long?" Leon asked.
"No not long," Leena and Leon's conversation was boring.
"So Ashley what movie did you get?" Bit asked Ashley.
"Here you go." Ashley handed Bit the case.
"Silent Hill? I never heard of that movie."
"That's because it's a video game."
"A video game?" Bit said with a little disappointment in his voice.
"Oh not you too!!!"
"But this is a video game."
"Let's just go back to the base and I'll show you guys why I got it." They all agreed, so they headed back to the base.
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Everyone crowded into the couches. Ashley made sure that Bit and Leena sat together. And Naomi came to, so obviously she sat next to Brad. The Doc and Jamie sat in a couch; Ashley looked around then noticed an empty spot next to Leon.
"This seat taken?" Ashley said as she stood next to the couch.
"No."
"Great!" She plopped right down next to him and snuggled up to him a little bit, not noticing what she was doing. But Leena noticed it.
"Bit! Catch!" Ashley threw a controller to Bit and he started up the program.
"What's the plot?" Bit asked.
"Well…his dead wife sent him a letter and told him to meet her on Silent Hill, simple, right?" Ashley explained.
Everyone looked shocked. They were all used to games like Mario 64, Yoshi's Island, etc. They had never heard of a game with such a dark plot. Ashley just cuddled herself a little more. This time Leon had a shade of pink on his face, but no one could see it because the lights were off, Ashley thought it would set the mood.
Bit played was playing for about ten minutes and Leena was clawing at his arm, cutting the circulation off! He could barely feel his left arm because she was holding it so tight – and he was only in the streets! It appears that the sounds were getting to her (Author's Note: like they got to everyone else.), but in a bad way.
Bit looked at Leena for a moment and her eyes were glued to the screen. Bit smirked and continued until he got to the apartments. The atmosphere is so dark in that area, so he knew that this place would scare Leena, she's still scared after that chain saw incident.
As soon as he entered the apartment she asked him if there was a light switch. He smiled and didn't answer.
After a good fifteen minutes of playing Leena was getting right into it, holding Bit tighter every time he opened a door or when the music suddenly changed and got louder. She even hid her face in his chest when monsters attacked Bit (in the game)! He was loving it, every second. It was better than a scary movie!
"Please no more!" Jamie yelled.
"Yeah! I think I just want a couple nightmares tonight!" Doc said with a shaky voice.
At last Leena started begging him to turn it off. So Bit did the manly thing and listened to his woman. She was quite shook up.
Ashley put her hands behind her head and leaned back on Leon, "So, what did you think?"
Bit made a quick answer, "Bring it tomorrow night."
Ashley walked to her and Leena's room very pleased with herself. She found her bed and sat on it for a while waiting for Leena to come out of the shower.
She finally came out in her PJ's; they sat on their beds and decided to chat about the exciting night.
"I was holding on his arm the whole time," Leena hugged herself, "I guess I wasn't thinking because I was scared."
"And that is the reason I think they should change Horror to Romance, well not really."
Leena gave a smirk, "I saw you cuddling my brother."
Ashley looked at her with shock, "I was?"
Leena gave Ashley a strange look, "Everybody saw it, and you were cuddling him like a teddy bear."
"I wondered what that was."
"You're an idiot."
"Hey, take that back! I got you an inch closer to Bit liking you!" Leena blushed. "That's better," Ashley said as she dropped on her bed and went straight to sleep. Ashley slept like a log that night. While she slept she wondered if the others ever fell asleep after the (insert bad poo word here) scared out of them. But she hoped not, they're all very grumpy if they don't have enough sleep.
Author's Note: Well u like? That had a bit of romance, but I like it! The next chapter will be the inciting moment. Please Review! Hey Guess what! I'm gonna turn 15 this Saturday on June 8. I can't wait! Teehee! Ta-ta for now!