Title: Nothing Really Dies
Author: Lain
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from The Forbidden Games. But if L.J. Smith doesn't want Julian anymore, I'll take him. :)
Summary: Julian once said nothing really dies as long as it's not forgotten...was he simply comforting Jenny, or was he telling the truth?
Rating: PG
Feedback: I know this part is horrible. But please feed(probably flame) me anyways!
Part 2---
The next day Jenny woke up feeling much better. She went to school, chatted with her friends, and even survived a confrontation with Tom, without even thinking about the night before. She only checked her eye color once in the bathroom mirror and felt even better when not even a speck of blue was in sight, just the usual green. And whenever a thought of Julian surfaced, she immediately pushed in to the back of her mind, drowning it with other trivial things.
It was only while she was walking home alone at the end of the day, that she let the thoughts resurface. Had she really heard Julian? Or was it all her imagination? Julian was gone, she knew that, but a part of her, a small voice in the deepest depths of her mind questioned it. How could someone, who was never alive, die? Had he meant what he said about nothing ever dying?
She was so deep in thought she never heard the footsteps until they were only a couple feet behind her. And by then it was too late to run. She started to quicken her pace, and the footsteps behind her mimicked her. Just like the night of Tom's birthday, she thought bitterly. Except she knew that she no longer had Julian to protect her like before. Whoever was behind her wouldn't run away in fear like Slug and P.C. had in the past. Panic surged through her. 'Calm down!' she screamed at herself. 'You made it through the shadow world, twice, and you're scared of this?!' But no matter how she tried to steady herself, she knew this was different. Even in the shadow world she always had Julian to protect her. In Dee's nightmare, when she was falling off the table, he stopped it. When she was covered in bees and fainting, he saved her. When she was drowning in a cave all alone, he brought her back to life. And finally, when the shadow men were about to take her, he died for her. Julian had always been there for her, even when he first saw her when she was merely five years old, he had wanted to protect her. He watched her from the shadows as she grew older, protecting her from getting bitten by the numerous stray animals she picked up and keeping her safe whenever she took a stroll in a bad neighborhood. He would have also protected her right now too, if he was still alive. But Jenny knew she had to stop counting on Julian now, because the footsteps behind her were gaining on her and Julian was not here, and would never be, no matter how much she wished it. Tears started streaming down Jenny's cheeks, but not from fear of the attacker behind her, but from the loneliness and emptiness she felt without Julian. She had thought the universe would be much safer without him. But now she couldn't help but wonder if it really was. She knew Julian was seductively evil and dangerous, but beneath it all he was just as vulnerable as a child. He just wanted to be loved. He just wanted Jenny to love him. She wasn't just an obsession to him; she was his meaning for existence. The lightness to his darkness.
'He gave me everything, even his life,' Jenny thought, as more tears collected in her eyes, 'And I couldn't even give him my love until it was too late.' The footsteps were still behind her, but Jenny was too depressed to be frightened. Wiping away her tears, she whirled around, ready to face whoever was following her. But there wasn't a mugger or thug in sight. There was nobody. Nothing. Except a single, beautiful, silver rose laying on the sidewalk, glistening under the night sky.
---I know this part is extremely boring, sorry. I just don't really know what to do. I'm not too creative so...this is what you get. I already have pretty much finished up the last part of this story, and unless a sudden inspiration strikes, the rest of this story will, sadly, be as boring as this part. Email me at badtzmaru313@yahoo.com if you have *any* ideas or comments! I need them :)
Author: Lain
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from The Forbidden Games. But if L.J. Smith doesn't want Julian anymore, I'll take him. :)
Summary: Julian once said nothing really dies as long as it's not forgotten...was he simply comforting Jenny, or was he telling the truth?
Rating: PG
Feedback: I know this part is horrible. But please feed(probably flame) me anyways!
Part 2---
The next day Jenny woke up feeling much better. She went to school, chatted with her friends, and even survived a confrontation with Tom, without even thinking about the night before. She only checked her eye color once in the bathroom mirror and felt even better when not even a speck of blue was in sight, just the usual green. And whenever a thought of Julian surfaced, she immediately pushed in to the back of her mind, drowning it with other trivial things.
It was only while she was walking home alone at the end of the day, that she let the thoughts resurface. Had she really heard Julian? Or was it all her imagination? Julian was gone, she knew that, but a part of her, a small voice in the deepest depths of her mind questioned it. How could someone, who was never alive, die? Had he meant what he said about nothing ever dying?
She was so deep in thought she never heard the footsteps until they were only a couple feet behind her. And by then it was too late to run. She started to quicken her pace, and the footsteps behind her mimicked her. Just like the night of Tom's birthday, she thought bitterly. Except she knew that she no longer had Julian to protect her like before. Whoever was behind her wouldn't run away in fear like Slug and P.C. had in the past. Panic surged through her. 'Calm down!' she screamed at herself. 'You made it through the shadow world, twice, and you're scared of this?!' But no matter how she tried to steady herself, she knew this was different. Even in the shadow world she always had Julian to protect her. In Dee's nightmare, when she was falling off the table, he stopped it. When she was covered in bees and fainting, he saved her. When she was drowning in a cave all alone, he brought her back to life. And finally, when the shadow men were about to take her, he died for her. Julian had always been there for her, even when he first saw her when she was merely five years old, he had wanted to protect her. He watched her from the shadows as she grew older, protecting her from getting bitten by the numerous stray animals she picked up and keeping her safe whenever she took a stroll in a bad neighborhood. He would have also protected her right now too, if he was still alive. But Jenny knew she had to stop counting on Julian now, because the footsteps behind her were gaining on her and Julian was not here, and would never be, no matter how much she wished it. Tears started streaming down Jenny's cheeks, but not from fear of the attacker behind her, but from the loneliness and emptiness she felt without Julian. She had thought the universe would be much safer without him. But now she couldn't help but wonder if it really was. She knew Julian was seductively evil and dangerous, but beneath it all he was just as vulnerable as a child. He just wanted to be loved. He just wanted Jenny to love him. She wasn't just an obsession to him; she was his meaning for existence. The lightness to his darkness.
'He gave me everything, even his life,' Jenny thought, as more tears collected in her eyes, 'And I couldn't even give him my love until it was too late.' The footsteps were still behind her, but Jenny was too depressed to be frightened. Wiping away her tears, she whirled around, ready to face whoever was following her. But there wasn't a mugger or thug in sight. There was nobody. Nothing. Except a single, beautiful, silver rose laying on the sidewalk, glistening under the night sky.
---I know this part is extremely boring, sorry. I just don't really know what to do. I'm not too creative so...this is what you get. I already have pretty much finished up the last part of this story, and unless a sudden inspiration strikes, the rest of this story will, sadly, be as boring as this part. Email me at badtzmaru313@yahoo.com if you have *any* ideas or comments! I need them :)
