Destroying Myself
by: bl00deh switch
It was the middle of august and summer was dwindling away with each passing event. The weeks were fast but the days were slow, and Clive Winslett found himself lying on the faded grass just seconds away from Humphreys Peak. His mind was busy with complex thoughts, his ears listening to the small chanting voice of his young daughter as she played amongst a small bed of flowers that had recently grown from a small amount of seeds Florina had given him during his time as a hero. His eyes were busy aswell, just staring off at a small golden feather that rested in his hand. Clive was eager to spend time with Kaitlyn since his friends had taken her to Baskar, and to Boot Hill aswell.
"...Hm... Flowers flowers, I love you..."
Clive had to smile when he heard her fumble for a new song to murmur, and when she finished the short verse she stood to her feet and skipped the short distance to her father. Clive knew it was coming, and he smiled in mild amusement at the moment. Her voice came, as it was expected, in a quiet 'Can you do me a favor' voice that she had gotten from her mother.
"Daddy.....?" Kaitlyn asked, and Clive was instantly greeted by golden locks of hair in his face while she knelt over him with a pleading look in her sky-blue eyes. With a free hand he brushed her hair behind her small ears and sat up with a small effort, and he was about to ask her what she had wanted, but was instantly scared out of his wits by a surprising 'Boo!' accompanied by two strong hands on his shoulders. Clive didn't shriek, but he definitely flinched, cowered, and if given more time to think he would have shielded Kaitlyn from whatever menace he was to face. Kaitlyn fell in a fit of giggles, and the green-haired man turned his head to see the culprit.
"Gallows Carridine... I should have guessed." He said with an amused look on his face. Gallows joined Kaitlyn in her laughter and Clive was still getting over the shock from before, his eyes assuring him that the three of his companions had all come together.
"How is everybody?" Clive asked while the silver-haired male and the girl were within earshot. Virginia had an amused look on her face while she supressed giggles, and she stopped short once reaching the gang.
Jet stopped a bit before, his face not showing the slightest sign of amusement while his arms crossed indifferently across his chest.
"Sorry about Gallows... We tried to stop him..." Virginia greeted Clive with cheer, and in all his years of living with women, he could sense that it was a forced gesture. The tall baskar placed a hand on Virginia's shoulder, suddenly serious while he did so. The girl nodded at him and knelt down near Kaitlyn, who had also stopped giggling.
"Hey Kaitlyn... How about you show me the new kittens?" Virginia smiled when Kaitlyn took her hand and practically dragged her all the way to the house.
Clive watched the scene unfold with mild curiousity, and when Kaitlyn and Virginia were out of sight, he looked back up at Gallows.
"What was that all about?" His question was serious, and sensing the situation began nervously toying with the feather in his hand. The green-haired man still sat in the grass, legs crossed while he wondered what could be wrong.
Gallows cleared his throat and looked back at Jet before answering the question.
The said Baskar kicked mindlessly at a nearby rock, his blue eyes setting upon the small bed of dandelions that Kaitlyn had been tending to.
"There's a... This thing......" His eyes went serious, and he nervously clenched his fists, finally watching Clive. He continued.
"Look- before you get angry, I wan't you to know that we had no idea Kaitlyn would be harmed." Gallows seemed frightened when Clive was on his feet in an instant, sudden alarm striking his usually calm features. The feather was forgotten, and it was being crushed in Clive's concerned fist.
"What are you talking about...?" He asked unsurely, half-ready to order them to leave him if they had planned on scaring him like that. Sneaking up on him was one thing, but bringing his family into the joke was going too far. Gallows was about to speak again, but knowing he may say the wrong thing, Jet piped in from his earshot distance.
"He's talking about the monster that attacked us in Baskar might have infected her with a something." Jet's voice seemed calm, and he probably expected Clive not to react as he did so. The green-haired man took a deep breath and sighed, swallowing hard and trying to sort out what he had just been told. This was something new, and Clive somehow knew there was a catch to the nice summer vacation he had been celebrating.
"What kind of something...?" He asked, not wanting to make eye cotnact with the other two. Jet took a few steps away when Virginia joined them. She saw that the news had been broken and placed a warm hand on Clive's shoulder. She felt him flinch at first, but upon realizing who it was he sighed.
"Some kind of poison... Granny knows what it's called... We can find the antidote, if there is one, through her." Gallows offered. It wasn't much but it was all he could do. Clive was slightly determined, and he pulled away from Virginia's hand, clenching his fists tighter.
He knew this meant he had to leave home, leave his family again, but it was for their cause.
"Then we mustn't tell Catherine... I don't want to break her heart."
When they all agreed, Clive feigned stability while joining his wife and daughter with his companions in tow.
Before entereing the house, he took a deep breath and got himself together. Finally he grew comfortable to enter, and he did so, watching as Catherine and Kaitlyn knelt over a small cardboard box full of kittens.
Virginia snuck a few glances at Jet and Gallows while watching Clive confront his family and tell them that he was, once again, joining his friends for a life-threatening disaster... All the while she thought 'we shouldn't have told him...'
But now it was too late.
[A/N: How do you like it so far? I have no home comp, so bear with me. This is chapter one, 'Clip my Wounded Wings' r/r! XD]
by: bl00deh switch
It was the middle of august and summer was dwindling away with each passing event. The weeks were fast but the days were slow, and Clive Winslett found himself lying on the faded grass just seconds away from Humphreys Peak. His mind was busy with complex thoughts, his ears listening to the small chanting voice of his young daughter as she played amongst a small bed of flowers that had recently grown from a small amount of seeds Florina had given him during his time as a hero. His eyes were busy aswell, just staring off at a small golden feather that rested in his hand. Clive was eager to spend time with Kaitlyn since his friends had taken her to Baskar, and to Boot Hill aswell.
"...Hm... Flowers flowers, I love you..."
Clive had to smile when he heard her fumble for a new song to murmur, and when she finished the short verse she stood to her feet and skipped the short distance to her father. Clive knew it was coming, and he smiled in mild amusement at the moment. Her voice came, as it was expected, in a quiet 'Can you do me a favor' voice that she had gotten from her mother.
"Daddy.....?" Kaitlyn asked, and Clive was instantly greeted by golden locks of hair in his face while she knelt over him with a pleading look in her sky-blue eyes. With a free hand he brushed her hair behind her small ears and sat up with a small effort, and he was about to ask her what she had wanted, but was instantly scared out of his wits by a surprising 'Boo!' accompanied by two strong hands on his shoulders. Clive didn't shriek, but he definitely flinched, cowered, and if given more time to think he would have shielded Kaitlyn from whatever menace he was to face. Kaitlyn fell in a fit of giggles, and the green-haired man turned his head to see the culprit.
"Gallows Carridine... I should have guessed." He said with an amused look on his face. Gallows joined Kaitlyn in her laughter and Clive was still getting over the shock from before, his eyes assuring him that the three of his companions had all come together.
"How is everybody?" Clive asked while the silver-haired male and the girl were within earshot. Virginia had an amused look on her face while she supressed giggles, and she stopped short once reaching the gang.
Jet stopped a bit before, his face not showing the slightest sign of amusement while his arms crossed indifferently across his chest.
"Sorry about Gallows... We tried to stop him..." Virginia greeted Clive with cheer, and in all his years of living with women, he could sense that it was a forced gesture. The tall baskar placed a hand on Virginia's shoulder, suddenly serious while he did so. The girl nodded at him and knelt down near Kaitlyn, who had also stopped giggling.
"Hey Kaitlyn... How about you show me the new kittens?" Virginia smiled when Kaitlyn took her hand and practically dragged her all the way to the house.
Clive watched the scene unfold with mild curiousity, and when Kaitlyn and Virginia were out of sight, he looked back up at Gallows.
"What was that all about?" His question was serious, and sensing the situation began nervously toying with the feather in his hand. The green-haired man still sat in the grass, legs crossed while he wondered what could be wrong.
Gallows cleared his throat and looked back at Jet before answering the question.
The said Baskar kicked mindlessly at a nearby rock, his blue eyes setting upon the small bed of dandelions that Kaitlyn had been tending to.
"There's a... This thing......" His eyes went serious, and he nervously clenched his fists, finally watching Clive. He continued.
"Look- before you get angry, I wan't you to know that we had no idea Kaitlyn would be harmed." Gallows seemed frightened when Clive was on his feet in an instant, sudden alarm striking his usually calm features. The feather was forgotten, and it was being crushed in Clive's concerned fist.
"What are you talking about...?" He asked unsurely, half-ready to order them to leave him if they had planned on scaring him like that. Sneaking up on him was one thing, but bringing his family into the joke was going too far. Gallows was about to speak again, but knowing he may say the wrong thing, Jet piped in from his earshot distance.
"He's talking about the monster that attacked us in Baskar might have infected her with a something." Jet's voice seemed calm, and he probably expected Clive not to react as he did so. The green-haired man took a deep breath and sighed, swallowing hard and trying to sort out what he had just been told. This was something new, and Clive somehow knew there was a catch to the nice summer vacation he had been celebrating.
"What kind of something...?" He asked, not wanting to make eye cotnact with the other two. Jet took a few steps away when Virginia joined them. She saw that the news had been broken and placed a warm hand on Clive's shoulder. She felt him flinch at first, but upon realizing who it was he sighed.
"Some kind of poison... Granny knows what it's called... We can find the antidote, if there is one, through her." Gallows offered. It wasn't much but it was all he could do. Clive was slightly determined, and he pulled away from Virginia's hand, clenching his fists tighter.
He knew this meant he had to leave home, leave his family again, but it was for their cause.
"Then we mustn't tell Catherine... I don't want to break her heart."
When they all agreed, Clive feigned stability while joining his wife and daughter with his companions in tow.
Before entereing the house, he took a deep breath and got himself together. Finally he grew comfortable to enter, and he did so, watching as Catherine and Kaitlyn knelt over a small cardboard box full of kittens.
Virginia snuck a few glances at Jet and Gallows while watching Clive confront his family and tell them that he was, once again, joining his friends for a life-threatening disaster... All the while she thought 'we shouldn't have told him...'
But now it was too late.
[A/N: How do you like it so far? I have no home comp, so bear with me. This is chapter one, 'Clip my Wounded Wings' r/r! XD]
