Well, it's me again. How've ya all been? I have to take finals. FINALS!
It really sucks. Anyway, moving on.
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
-...Hate...-
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Bit, Leena, Brad, Naomi, Leon, Doc, Kahimi, Jamie, and Lance were all running down the street towards Clark's house.
"How far ahead of you was he?" asked Lance.
"We were about a block from Ms. Hachet's house. He started from there," answered Kahimi.
"Darn it. He has a good lead on us." They all kept running and turned at the familiar corner. Half way down the street, they stopped in front of Clark's house, their eyes wide. The windows were broken and the door was hanging by only one hinge. They all quickly ran up the small walkway and the stairs. They walked into the house and stood in shock. Everything was messed up. Books were thrown all over the floor, shelves were knocked over, furniture had been flipped, and glass was everywhere.
"Watch your step," warned Lance as he walked further into the house. 'It's too quiet,' he noted. He looked down to the floor and stopped progressing. He stood in shock. They all noticed and approached him.
"What is it?" asked Bit. Once he saw what Lance was looking at, he had the same reaction. The others soon followed.
"It's blood," said Lance.
"But who's?" asked Kahimi. Lance tightened his fists and ran into the kitchen area. Things were scattered in there as well.
"Karry!" he shouted, trying to find the young woman. "Where are you?" He looked around and then got out of the kitchen and ran up the stairs. Everyone else soon followed. Lance was looking at the floor as he ran. The trail of blood led upstairs and to the left. Lance followed it, and it led to the last place he wanted it to. It led into Karry's room.
"Please, no," he said in an inaudible voice. He ran into the room and stopped in the doorway. Her room was a lot like the others. Everything was scattered, as if it had been searched. Lance's eyes landed on Karry, who was lying on the floor, unconscious. Her body was scraped and scratched in many places and there was a knife wound in her stomach, along with one on her left leg and in her shoulders. A small pool of blood had formed around her.
"Karry!" he yelled as he ran to her side. "Wake up." Everyone else came into the room and walked over to him.
"Is she alright?" asked Leena.
"I don't know," answered Lance, the pain being crystal clear in his voice.
"Well, well," said a very amused voice. They all turned to the doorway and saw the last person they wanted to see. It was Zane, his hood off and a smirk on his face. All of them were glaring daggers at him. "Aint this touching."
"Shut up," said Bit with venom in his voice. Zane just smiled.
"Now, now, Bit. That's no way to talk to me."
"What do you want?" asked Kahimi.
"Isn't it obvious? I want you all to die." His voice was no longer playful, but full of hate.
"What's your problem?" asked Bit. "Why do you hate me?"
"You took everything away from me, Bit. I lost everything I had because of you."
"What are you talking about?"
"Why not ask that old lady? I'm sure she could tell you something."
"You mean Ms. Hachet?"
"Yeah, her." He looked around at the people in the room and smiled. "I think I'll be leaving now."
"You think we're letting you get away that easy?" asked Bit, his voice filled with hate again.
"No, I know you will, because you have two options. You can either go after me, or save the girl. Your choice. Bye." He began to run down the hall and jumped down the stairs. No one moved. Lance hadn't been paying attention to Zane at all. He carefully picked Karry up and walked passed all of them, silently.
"Lance?" asked Bit, but he got no answer. Lance just walked into the hallway, down the stairs, and out the door.
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The white walls of New Hope Hospital were starting to be a weekly sight. The atmosphere of the building was still just as painful as ever. The entire group sat in the hallway, waiting. Clark was there as well. He and Lance were sitting in chairs, while everybody else stood. A doctor then walked down the hall and approached them. Lance and Clark stood up, almost simultaneously.
"Well?" asked Clark. "Is she alright?" The doctor nodded, but no smile graced his face.
"She'll make a full recovery, but she may have a few scars."
"As long as she's alright."
"You can see her now, if you want, but she's not awake yet."
"Thanks." The doctor turned and Clark followed him down the hall.
"It's good to know she's alright," said Naomi.
"I'm kind of hungry," said Leena. "We've been here for hours."
"I agree," said Kahimi. "Let's go to the café."
"Alright," said Doc. Leon, Brad, Naomi, Leena, Kahimi, and Jamie turned and began to head towards the café. Bit was about to leave, but then turned to look at Lance, who was sitting in the chair again.
"You coming?" asked Bit. Lance just shook his head. "What's wrong?"
"...She could have died."
"What?" asked Bit, a little confused.
"Karry. She could have died. We should have brought her with us instead of leaving her at home. No...we never should have come here. If we hadn't returned to New Hope, none of this would have happened. This is my fault."
"Don't blame yourself. You couldn't have prevented this." Lance shut his eyes and tightened his fists.
"It is my fault. I left this city to search for you, so I could kill you and end this all, but I couldn't do it. I didn't want to, even when you asked me to, I wouldn't. I can't kill anyone. I can't even protect the people I care about. If I had never left, he would have left them alone, and Karry wouldn't be here."
"You really care about her, don't you."
"...Yeah. Maybe I do."
"It took you long enough to admit it." Lance didn't respond. He just stared at the floor. Clark then returned from Karry's room.
"How is she?" asked Bit.
"She's doing fine. She's not awake yet, but she's alright." He then looked to Lance. "You can go see her if you want." Lance nodded and stood up, walking down the hall and towards Karry's room. He got there and quietly opened the door. The room was the same as all the others. It was slightly dim and there were a lot of machines.
"Hey Karry," said Lance, even though she couldn't hear him. "How are you? I'm not a very good bodyguard, am I? I guess it doesn't matter right now. Sorry you had to get involved in all this. I didn't want anything to happen to you, but look at where you are now." He took another glance around the room. "You know, I always hated hospital rooms. I don't know why, but I just do. They never seem to bring back any happy memories, but I'm not here to reminisce. I came here to see you. I have something I need to tell you, and it sure has taken me long enough to realize it." He watched her for a while. The only movement was the gentle rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. "I love you, Karry."
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Bit was walking down the street alone. He didn't want to stay at the hospital anymore. It brought back too many memories and he didn't want to relive them again. He was heading towards Ms. Hachet's house. He walked silently, lost in his own thoughts and feelings. He eventually arrived at the familiar house and walked up to the door. He knocked twice and waited as the old lady came and opened the door.
"Hello again Bit. What brings you here?"
"I came to talk to you again. I want to know more."
"As you wish. Come in." Bit walked through the door and into the comfortable living room. "What is it that you want to know now?"
"My brother. What was his name? Who was he? What were my parents like?"
"Easy Bit. Slow down."
"What happened after the fire?"
"A lot of things happened. Our little city has never been the same since the fire of New Hope. Nobody has forgotten about it and they never will. There are people like me and the Neos, who have learned to move on in our lives. Even Lance and Kahimi have moved on. I wasn't sure if they would or not. Other people, however, are still trapped. They have yet to release the past."
"Sometimes the past isn't easy to let go of."
"But if you live in the past, you have no chance at having a future."
"What?"
"Think of it as walking. When you walk, looking up is like looking into the future and looking down is like looking into the past. If you spend your whole life looking down or up, you'll miss what's right in front of you, which might end up being some of the greatest opportunities of your life. So you see, don't look into the past, but don't look too far into the future either. It's good to know what's there and what might happen, but the present is what's important. You can't change the past and you can't predict the future, but you can live the present. Make the best of it while you still can."
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind."
"Bit. Do you really want to know about your brother?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure? The truth may be more than you can handle."
"If I don't find out, it'll just keep bugging me. I want you know. I don't care what the truth is. I just want to know who my brother is. Maybe I can find him and he can tell me more about my parents."
"Bit. There's something you should know. You've already met your brother before."
"I have? Who was he? Where is he now?"
"..."
"I have to know. Tell me. Who is my brother? What's his name? Tell me who he is."
"...He's Zane."
"What?"
"Zane Cloud is your brother, Bit."
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Well, that's all for now. Haha, I bet a lot of you saw that coming. How many of you knew that already? Just wondering. You guys are okay with all my different romances in this story, right? You don't mind the parings, right? Just wonderin. Audi^.^
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
-...Hate...-
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Bit, Leena, Brad, Naomi, Leon, Doc, Kahimi, Jamie, and Lance were all running down the street towards Clark's house.
"How far ahead of you was he?" asked Lance.
"We were about a block from Ms. Hachet's house. He started from there," answered Kahimi.
"Darn it. He has a good lead on us." They all kept running and turned at the familiar corner. Half way down the street, they stopped in front of Clark's house, their eyes wide. The windows were broken and the door was hanging by only one hinge. They all quickly ran up the small walkway and the stairs. They walked into the house and stood in shock. Everything was messed up. Books were thrown all over the floor, shelves were knocked over, furniture had been flipped, and glass was everywhere.
"Watch your step," warned Lance as he walked further into the house. 'It's too quiet,' he noted. He looked down to the floor and stopped progressing. He stood in shock. They all noticed and approached him.
"What is it?" asked Bit. Once he saw what Lance was looking at, he had the same reaction. The others soon followed.
"It's blood," said Lance.
"But who's?" asked Kahimi. Lance tightened his fists and ran into the kitchen area. Things were scattered in there as well.
"Karry!" he shouted, trying to find the young woman. "Where are you?" He looked around and then got out of the kitchen and ran up the stairs. Everyone else soon followed. Lance was looking at the floor as he ran. The trail of blood led upstairs and to the left. Lance followed it, and it led to the last place he wanted it to. It led into Karry's room.
"Please, no," he said in an inaudible voice. He ran into the room and stopped in the doorway. Her room was a lot like the others. Everything was scattered, as if it had been searched. Lance's eyes landed on Karry, who was lying on the floor, unconscious. Her body was scraped and scratched in many places and there was a knife wound in her stomach, along with one on her left leg and in her shoulders. A small pool of blood had formed around her.
"Karry!" he yelled as he ran to her side. "Wake up." Everyone else came into the room and walked over to him.
"Is she alright?" asked Leena.
"I don't know," answered Lance, the pain being crystal clear in his voice.
"Well, well," said a very amused voice. They all turned to the doorway and saw the last person they wanted to see. It was Zane, his hood off and a smirk on his face. All of them were glaring daggers at him. "Aint this touching."
"Shut up," said Bit with venom in his voice. Zane just smiled.
"Now, now, Bit. That's no way to talk to me."
"What do you want?" asked Kahimi.
"Isn't it obvious? I want you all to die." His voice was no longer playful, but full of hate.
"What's your problem?" asked Bit. "Why do you hate me?"
"You took everything away from me, Bit. I lost everything I had because of you."
"What are you talking about?"
"Why not ask that old lady? I'm sure she could tell you something."
"You mean Ms. Hachet?"
"Yeah, her." He looked around at the people in the room and smiled. "I think I'll be leaving now."
"You think we're letting you get away that easy?" asked Bit, his voice filled with hate again.
"No, I know you will, because you have two options. You can either go after me, or save the girl. Your choice. Bye." He began to run down the hall and jumped down the stairs. No one moved. Lance hadn't been paying attention to Zane at all. He carefully picked Karry up and walked passed all of them, silently.
"Lance?" asked Bit, but he got no answer. Lance just walked into the hallway, down the stairs, and out the door.
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The white walls of New Hope Hospital were starting to be a weekly sight. The atmosphere of the building was still just as painful as ever. The entire group sat in the hallway, waiting. Clark was there as well. He and Lance were sitting in chairs, while everybody else stood. A doctor then walked down the hall and approached them. Lance and Clark stood up, almost simultaneously.
"Well?" asked Clark. "Is she alright?" The doctor nodded, but no smile graced his face.
"She'll make a full recovery, but she may have a few scars."
"As long as she's alright."
"You can see her now, if you want, but she's not awake yet."
"Thanks." The doctor turned and Clark followed him down the hall.
"It's good to know she's alright," said Naomi.
"I'm kind of hungry," said Leena. "We've been here for hours."
"I agree," said Kahimi. "Let's go to the café."
"Alright," said Doc. Leon, Brad, Naomi, Leena, Kahimi, and Jamie turned and began to head towards the café. Bit was about to leave, but then turned to look at Lance, who was sitting in the chair again.
"You coming?" asked Bit. Lance just shook his head. "What's wrong?"
"...She could have died."
"What?" asked Bit, a little confused.
"Karry. She could have died. We should have brought her with us instead of leaving her at home. No...we never should have come here. If we hadn't returned to New Hope, none of this would have happened. This is my fault."
"Don't blame yourself. You couldn't have prevented this." Lance shut his eyes and tightened his fists.
"It is my fault. I left this city to search for you, so I could kill you and end this all, but I couldn't do it. I didn't want to, even when you asked me to, I wouldn't. I can't kill anyone. I can't even protect the people I care about. If I had never left, he would have left them alone, and Karry wouldn't be here."
"You really care about her, don't you."
"...Yeah. Maybe I do."
"It took you long enough to admit it." Lance didn't respond. He just stared at the floor. Clark then returned from Karry's room.
"How is she?" asked Bit.
"She's doing fine. She's not awake yet, but she's alright." He then looked to Lance. "You can go see her if you want." Lance nodded and stood up, walking down the hall and towards Karry's room. He got there and quietly opened the door. The room was the same as all the others. It was slightly dim and there were a lot of machines.
"Hey Karry," said Lance, even though she couldn't hear him. "How are you? I'm not a very good bodyguard, am I? I guess it doesn't matter right now. Sorry you had to get involved in all this. I didn't want anything to happen to you, but look at where you are now." He took another glance around the room. "You know, I always hated hospital rooms. I don't know why, but I just do. They never seem to bring back any happy memories, but I'm not here to reminisce. I came here to see you. I have something I need to tell you, and it sure has taken me long enough to realize it." He watched her for a while. The only movement was the gentle rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. "I love you, Karry."
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Bit was walking down the street alone. He didn't want to stay at the hospital anymore. It brought back too many memories and he didn't want to relive them again. He was heading towards Ms. Hachet's house. He walked silently, lost in his own thoughts and feelings. He eventually arrived at the familiar house and walked up to the door. He knocked twice and waited as the old lady came and opened the door.
"Hello again Bit. What brings you here?"
"I came to talk to you again. I want to know more."
"As you wish. Come in." Bit walked through the door and into the comfortable living room. "What is it that you want to know now?"
"My brother. What was his name? Who was he? What were my parents like?"
"Easy Bit. Slow down."
"What happened after the fire?"
"A lot of things happened. Our little city has never been the same since the fire of New Hope. Nobody has forgotten about it and they never will. There are people like me and the Neos, who have learned to move on in our lives. Even Lance and Kahimi have moved on. I wasn't sure if they would or not. Other people, however, are still trapped. They have yet to release the past."
"Sometimes the past isn't easy to let go of."
"But if you live in the past, you have no chance at having a future."
"What?"
"Think of it as walking. When you walk, looking up is like looking into the future and looking down is like looking into the past. If you spend your whole life looking down or up, you'll miss what's right in front of you, which might end up being some of the greatest opportunities of your life. So you see, don't look into the past, but don't look too far into the future either. It's good to know what's there and what might happen, but the present is what's important. You can't change the past and you can't predict the future, but you can live the present. Make the best of it while you still can."
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind."
"Bit. Do you really want to know about your brother?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure? The truth may be more than you can handle."
"If I don't find out, it'll just keep bugging me. I want you know. I don't care what the truth is. I just want to know who my brother is. Maybe I can find him and he can tell me more about my parents."
"Bit. There's something you should know. You've already met your brother before."
"I have? Who was he? Where is he now?"
"..."
"I have to know. Tell me. Who is my brother? What's his name? Tell me who he is."
"...He's Zane."
"What?"
"Zane Cloud is your brother, Bit."
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Well, that's all for now. Haha, I bet a lot of you saw that coming. How many of you knew that already? Just wondering. You guys are okay with all my different romances in this story, right? You don't mind the parings, right? Just wonderin. Audi^.^
