Yes, I promised Johnny in this chapter. Well, I lied. -ducks flying objects
pointed at her- Well, he's there! Sort of. -points to last sentence- I
promise, for sure, he'll be in the next chapter!
Now, replies from my reviews.
NnysGirl- Thank you! I created the name Ayden myself. sorta. Well, it's based on another name and I just changed it a tiny bit. -nods- And I'm sorry for Johnny not being in here.
Alia- Yes, I know my screen name has 'Ayden' in it. Ayden is based on me. -grin- And the reason the title of the story is 'Ayden' is because my brain had turned its creativity off on titles so I just used Ayden. And I also realize Ayden is very Mary Sue-ish. Meh. Every writer does it at some point. -is quoting Tabris-
And that's it from my reviews. These are only the people who didn't show their e-mail addresses. Now, onto the story!
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CHAPTER THREE
Ayden slunk into the shadows as lightning played wickedly overhead. After three minutes or so, she reached the dingy black parking lot of the 24/7. The harsh neon lights played across Ayden's face, making her look very sickly. She sighed and stepped inside.
"Least I'm out of the rain. Well Sani, what do you think? Is Johnny going to come tonight?" she said, going behind the counter and pinning her nametag on her vest.
"He might. I'm not sure though, as I'm mostly your subconscious." Said the female voice again.
"What about you Twitch?" asked Ayden, clearing the mess the last worker left.
"Meh. He might. Why do you care so much? He abandoned you; left you to the city. And yet you still want to meet him?" a male voice sneered. Ayden sighed and pulled out two plush animals from her bag. An all black cat with big yellow eyes and a silver Chinese dragon with venom green eyes.
"Sometimes I wonder why I still carry you around Twitch," said Ayden as she placed the two toys on the counter by the register. The dragon leapt up and walked around the counter. The cat did likewise. "Twitch! Sanity! Knock it off! What if someone comes in here and sees you two?" hissed Ayden, snatching the two.
"Fine by me. Just trying to make sure Twitch doesn't find anything pointy," said Sanity, leaping daintily out of Ayden's hand and sitting calmly by the register. Twitch scowled but consented.
"Oi. What exactly did I do to deserve two insane toys that can move and talk?" groaned Ayden to herself. "Ah well. Least I'll get some time to read my new book I got today." And with that the girl pulled out a very large paperback called The Stand. (A/N: Yes, I've read this! 'Tis very good, if not gruesome, disturbing, and bloody as well.) She also took out a CD player and headphones. She placed the headphones around her neck and turned the CD player on. The beautiful tones of Mozart slowly flew about the room, throwing Ayden into a peaceful stupor. (A/N: Twitch is the male cat. Sanity is the female dragon. Just thought I'd clear that up.)
---About Three Hours Later---
"Hmmm. It's almost 3:10 a.m. and Johnny hasn't showed up yet. Oh well. No show," muttered Ayden as she turned another page in her book. Suddenly the bell on the door tinkled, telling Ayden someone had entered the 24/7. Curious, the girl looked up from The Stand and glanced over to see who it was.
"Hey Ayden," said Devi as she stepped inside, folding an umbrella after shaking it thoroughly. Ayden smiled, glad to see Devi but also slightly disappointed it wasn't that Johnny person.
"Hello Devi. What brings you here?" Ayden asked pleasantly, shoving Twitch and Sanity into her bag while they protested loudly in her mind. Devi shrugged as she walked over to the counter.
"Two things. One, my annoying friend Tenna was about to come over; Two, I wanted to make sure Johnny hadn't gotten you yet. That clear everything up?" asked Devi. Ayden nodded, a little confused. "So. any sign of him?"
"No, not yet. So much for your brainfreezy theory. Speaking of which." Ayden said as she walked over to the humming machine in the corner. "Let's seeee.. Frost Peanut? Eeeewww. Icy Ham? That's. not. right. Cheery Doom? Mmmm. damn allergies. Grapey Goop? Yumness," she muttered as she poured the purple stuff into a plastic cup. "Want one?" Ayden asked as she shoved a top onto the cup. Devi shrugged and got a Cherry Doom. (A/N: Yes Cherry Doom. Before Johnny tried to kill her, he got Devi into the almighty cherriness. Oh, and I like grapes. bow down to the Almighty Grape! -ahem- we continue.)
While the silently sucked on their brainfreezys, Devi and Ayden seemed to be battling with their minds about something. And, in a sense, they were.
"Kill her Devi. she ran into you earlier and ruined your painting." Sickness hissed evilly. Devi shook her head. "I'd rather not you pitiful excuse for a daemon doll," she replied icily.
"Why are you so tense Ayden? Don't you want someone besides us to talk to? A friend that's ya know. human?" asked Sanity.
"For once I agree with her Ayden. Have someone to talk to. And, if she pisses you off, you can kill her!" Twitch said brightly. Ayden mentally growled, something that had taken her awhile to master (A/N: Try it! That's hard to do without looking idiotic. !_!)
"I agree with the talking. I guess. But NOT with the killing. What the hell IS your problem Twitch?" she yelled at the morbid cat. He seemed to shrug, and Ayden guessed he accepted her choice. For now, at least. She sighed, breaking the awkward silence that filled the small store.
"So. er.. When do you get off your shift?" asked Devi, taking a sip from her freezy. (A/N: Every time these two meet they always seem to be drinking something. Why is that? -confusion!-) Ayden glanced at the clock, surprised. They'd been silent for almost fifteen minutes!
"About thirty-five minutes. Why?" she replied, walking behind the counter.
"I thought I'd drive you home." Ayden opened the cash register with a satisfying cha-ching sound and shoved a five-dollar bill into the slot.
"You really don't have to, but if you want. Now, seeing as how we'll be here for a little while, I'd like you to tell me all you know about. Johnny," Ayden said, bringing out two stools from the 'Employee's Only' room. She pointed to one stool as she sat on the other.
Devi was silent for a moment; seemingly deep in thought. Finally she spoke. "Very well. I don't know all that much about him though." And so Devi began to reveal all she knew about the infamous Nny, which took about twenty-seven minutes or so. Ayden nodded slowly, taking in everything. "Now, I'd like to know a little bit about you, Ayden."
Ayden stood up and sighed. "I think it'd be better if I explained at my house. At least, Sanity says so, Twitch just wants me to stab you with something pointy," the girl murmured before shoving her things into her bag. Six minutes till her shift ended. She glanced at Devi, who looked very confused. "What?"
"Whose Sanity and Twitch?" asked Devi, eyebrows raised. Before Ayden could answer though, the sliding doors opened and someone literally leaped in. An African-American woman slightly shorter then Devi wearing cargo pants, a green spaghetti strap T-shirt, and squeaking a very odd skeleton doll crashed into a chip stand. Both Devi and Ayden groaned, although for different reasons.
"Shit! Some of those bags exploded on impact. Damn those Senor Salsa chip companies," grumbled Ayden as she knelt down beside the strange woman.
"Tenna! How the hell did you find me?" yelled Devi, with a mixture of fright and annoyance. Tenna leapt up, ran at Devi with amazing speed, and then hugged her very, very tightly. "HI DEVI!" she screeched happily, squeaking the strange skeleton doll. Ayden shoved her fingers into her ears. 'Damn, that thing is annoying,' she thought before picking up the non- exploded bags of chips.
"Get off me Tenna!" yelled Devi before falling with a resounding crash to the tiled floor, Tenna hanging on for dear life.
"You went out on your own! Spooky is proud of you!" Tenna yelled gleefully, jumping to her feet, squeaking that annoying toy, which Ayden guessed was 'Spooky'. Tenna looked over at Ayden, who was kneeling on the floor, holding a bag of chips, and staring at the strange hyperactive woman. "Who are you strange person on floor?" yelled Tenna, peering at Ayden, who quickly stood up.
"Does she always have to shout?" she asked, snagging a broom and dustpan from the corner. Devi nodded.
"Tenna, this is Ayden, got that? Ayden, Tenna," Devi said Ayden's name very slowly. The young girl's arm was suddenly in Tenna's grasp, being pumped up and down thoroughly.
"Hi Ayden! Are you the keeper of the moose?" Tenna asked, letting go of Ayden, who nearly fell down. She stared blankly at Tenna, who looked slightly impatient.
".No. I work here," she said. Tenna looked very disappointed. Ayden shrugged and quickly swept up the chips and threw them away. Afterwards she glanced at the clock: 4:01 a.m. "Yes! My shift ended!" Ayden cried happily, sprinting over to the counter to gather her things. Ayden was switching off the lights when a slight cough echoed though the small 24/7. It was Devi, standing next to a slightly bouncing Tenna.
"Still want that ride?" Devi asked, walking towards the front doors. "I'd like to hear who the heck Sanity and Twitch are." Ayden looked warily at Tenna, who was squeaking Spooky again.
"As long as you drop her off first." Ayden said, walking calmly out into the rain. Devi nodded, happily complying. The trio walked over to Devi's car quickly and got in.
And a pair of black eyes watched them sadly from the shadows before vanishing.
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Review please! I must know what people think! Criticize! Praise! Throw stuffs at it! SOMETHING! -pant, pant-
NnysGirl- Thank you! I created the name Ayden myself. sorta. Well, it's based on another name and I just changed it a tiny bit. -nods- And I'm sorry for Johnny not being in here.
Alia- Yes, I know my screen name has 'Ayden' in it. Ayden is based on me. -grin- And the reason the title of the story is 'Ayden' is because my brain had turned its creativity off on titles so I just used Ayden. And I also realize Ayden is very Mary Sue-ish. Meh. Every writer does it at some point. -is quoting Tabris-
And that's it from my reviews. These are only the people who didn't show their e-mail addresses. Now, onto the story!
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CHAPTER THREE
Ayden slunk into the shadows as lightning played wickedly overhead. After three minutes or so, she reached the dingy black parking lot of the 24/7. The harsh neon lights played across Ayden's face, making her look very sickly. She sighed and stepped inside.
"Least I'm out of the rain. Well Sani, what do you think? Is Johnny going to come tonight?" she said, going behind the counter and pinning her nametag on her vest.
"He might. I'm not sure though, as I'm mostly your subconscious." Said the female voice again.
"What about you Twitch?" asked Ayden, clearing the mess the last worker left.
"Meh. He might. Why do you care so much? He abandoned you; left you to the city. And yet you still want to meet him?" a male voice sneered. Ayden sighed and pulled out two plush animals from her bag. An all black cat with big yellow eyes and a silver Chinese dragon with venom green eyes.
"Sometimes I wonder why I still carry you around Twitch," said Ayden as she placed the two toys on the counter by the register. The dragon leapt up and walked around the counter. The cat did likewise. "Twitch! Sanity! Knock it off! What if someone comes in here and sees you two?" hissed Ayden, snatching the two.
"Fine by me. Just trying to make sure Twitch doesn't find anything pointy," said Sanity, leaping daintily out of Ayden's hand and sitting calmly by the register. Twitch scowled but consented.
"Oi. What exactly did I do to deserve two insane toys that can move and talk?" groaned Ayden to herself. "Ah well. Least I'll get some time to read my new book I got today." And with that the girl pulled out a very large paperback called The Stand. (A/N: Yes, I've read this! 'Tis very good, if not gruesome, disturbing, and bloody as well.) She also took out a CD player and headphones. She placed the headphones around her neck and turned the CD player on. The beautiful tones of Mozart slowly flew about the room, throwing Ayden into a peaceful stupor. (A/N: Twitch is the male cat. Sanity is the female dragon. Just thought I'd clear that up.)
---About Three Hours Later---
"Hmmm. It's almost 3:10 a.m. and Johnny hasn't showed up yet. Oh well. No show," muttered Ayden as she turned another page in her book. Suddenly the bell on the door tinkled, telling Ayden someone had entered the 24/7. Curious, the girl looked up from The Stand and glanced over to see who it was.
"Hey Ayden," said Devi as she stepped inside, folding an umbrella after shaking it thoroughly. Ayden smiled, glad to see Devi but also slightly disappointed it wasn't that Johnny person.
"Hello Devi. What brings you here?" Ayden asked pleasantly, shoving Twitch and Sanity into her bag while they protested loudly in her mind. Devi shrugged as she walked over to the counter.
"Two things. One, my annoying friend Tenna was about to come over; Two, I wanted to make sure Johnny hadn't gotten you yet. That clear everything up?" asked Devi. Ayden nodded, a little confused. "So. any sign of him?"
"No, not yet. So much for your brainfreezy theory. Speaking of which." Ayden said as she walked over to the humming machine in the corner. "Let's seeee.. Frost Peanut? Eeeewww. Icy Ham? That's. not. right. Cheery Doom? Mmmm. damn allergies. Grapey Goop? Yumness," she muttered as she poured the purple stuff into a plastic cup. "Want one?" Ayden asked as she shoved a top onto the cup. Devi shrugged and got a Cherry Doom. (A/N: Yes Cherry Doom. Before Johnny tried to kill her, he got Devi into the almighty cherriness. Oh, and I like grapes. bow down to the Almighty Grape! -ahem- we continue.)
While the silently sucked on their brainfreezys, Devi and Ayden seemed to be battling with their minds about something. And, in a sense, they were.
"Kill her Devi. she ran into you earlier and ruined your painting." Sickness hissed evilly. Devi shook her head. "I'd rather not you pitiful excuse for a daemon doll," she replied icily.
"Why are you so tense Ayden? Don't you want someone besides us to talk to? A friend that's ya know. human?" asked Sanity.
"For once I agree with her Ayden. Have someone to talk to. And, if she pisses you off, you can kill her!" Twitch said brightly. Ayden mentally growled, something that had taken her awhile to master (A/N: Try it! That's hard to do without looking idiotic. !_!)
"I agree with the talking. I guess. But NOT with the killing. What the hell IS your problem Twitch?" she yelled at the morbid cat. He seemed to shrug, and Ayden guessed he accepted her choice. For now, at least. She sighed, breaking the awkward silence that filled the small store.
"So. er.. When do you get off your shift?" asked Devi, taking a sip from her freezy. (A/N: Every time these two meet they always seem to be drinking something. Why is that? -confusion!-) Ayden glanced at the clock, surprised. They'd been silent for almost fifteen minutes!
"About thirty-five minutes. Why?" she replied, walking behind the counter.
"I thought I'd drive you home." Ayden opened the cash register with a satisfying cha-ching sound and shoved a five-dollar bill into the slot.
"You really don't have to, but if you want. Now, seeing as how we'll be here for a little while, I'd like you to tell me all you know about. Johnny," Ayden said, bringing out two stools from the 'Employee's Only' room. She pointed to one stool as she sat on the other.
Devi was silent for a moment; seemingly deep in thought. Finally she spoke. "Very well. I don't know all that much about him though." And so Devi began to reveal all she knew about the infamous Nny, which took about twenty-seven minutes or so. Ayden nodded slowly, taking in everything. "Now, I'd like to know a little bit about you, Ayden."
Ayden stood up and sighed. "I think it'd be better if I explained at my house. At least, Sanity says so, Twitch just wants me to stab you with something pointy," the girl murmured before shoving her things into her bag. Six minutes till her shift ended. She glanced at Devi, who looked very confused. "What?"
"Whose Sanity and Twitch?" asked Devi, eyebrows raised. Before Ayden could answer though, the sliding doors opened and someone literally leaped in. An African-American woman slightly shorter then Devi wearing cargo pants, a green spaghetti strap T-shirt, and squeaking a very odd skeleton doll crashed into a chip stand. Both Devi and Ayden groaned, although for different reasons.
"Shit! Some of those bags exploded on impact. Damn those Senor Salsa chip companies," grumbled Ayden as she knelt down beside the strange woman.
"Tenna! How the hell did you find me?" yelled Devi, with a mixture of fright and annoyance. Tenna leapt up, ran at Devi with amazing speed, and then hugged her very, very tightly. "HI DEVI!" she screeched happily, squeaking the strange skeleton doll. Ayden shoved her fingers into her ears. 'Damn, that thing is annoying,' she thought before picking up the non- exploded bags of chips.
"Get off me Tenna!" yelled Devi before falling with a resounding crash to the tiled floor, Tenna hanging on for dear life.
"You went out on your own! Spooky is proud of you!" Tenna yelled gleefully, jumping to her feet, squeaking that annoying toy, which Ayden guessed was 'Spooky'. Tenna looked over at Ayden, who was kneeling on the floor, holding a bag of chips, and staring at the strange hyperactive woman. "Who are you strange person on floor?" yelled Tenna, peering at Ayden, who quickly stood up.
"Does she always have to shout?" she asked, snagging a broom and dustpan from the corner. Devi nodded.
"Tenna, this is Ayden, got that? Ayden, Tenna," Devi said Ayden's name very slowly. The young girl's arm was suddenly in Tenna's grasp, being pumped up and down thoroughly.
"Hi Ayden! Are you the keeper of the moose?" Tenna asked, letting go of Ayden, who nearly fell down. She stared blankly at Tenna, who looked slightly impatient.
".No. I work here," she said. Tenna looked very disappointed. Ayden shrugged and quickly swept up the chips and threw them away. Afterwards she glanced at the clock: 4:01 a.m. "Yes! My shift ended!" Ayden cried happily, sprinting over to the counter to gather her things. Ayden was switching off the lights when a slight cough echoed though the small 24/7. It was Devi, standing next to a slightly bouncing Tenna.
"Still want that ride?" Devi asked, walking towards the front doors. "I'd like to hear who the heck Sanity and Twitch are." Ayden looked warily at Tenna, who was squeaking Spooky again.
"As long as you drop her off first." Ayden said, walking calmly out into the rain. Devi nodded, happily complying. The trio walked over to Devi's car quickly and got in.
And a pair of black eyes watched them sadly from the shadows before vanishing.
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Review please! I must know what people think! Criticize! Praise! Throw stuffs at it! SOMETHING! -pant, pant-