From Tadpole to Toad
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I gotta yawn, stare at traffic, lick myself. And believe me, that could take hours if you do it right"
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Hi there, my dear readers, here's Sidney's arrival.
Stupidx - Nope, the daughter in question is Bonnie's sister, the mother of a certain angelic Skylar enjoys the company of so much *winks and chuckles as she confuses her readers who don't play in the same rpg*
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Chapter 5 - A furry friend
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When I next awoke, it was a fresh new day, the sun shone in through my window as I lay curled up in a soft, comfy bed. My eyes blinked open, remembering nothing of the incident only a week before, as far as I was concerned, I'd always woken up this way since a year ago. I sat up and stretched, glad that odd pain in my muscles had gone. I hopped out of my bed, getting washed and dressed before heading down to eat with the rest of the children in the Bayville orphanage.
"Morning, Frog Freak", said Billy.
Billy didn't like me...the feeling was mutual.
"Shut up, Stink-Wad", I retorted back, grabbing a piece of toast and putting it in my mouth, heading for the door.
"Todd".
I stopped, wincing, turning to give the live-in-carer, Miss France a smile. She was a nice enough person, she cared about us, and though her rules were stern and had to be obeyed, they weren't too extreme....Little did I know she worked for the Black Womb.
"Yes Miss France?", I said with a mouth-full of toast.
"Don't wander too far today", she said, crossing her arms, "you have lessons to attend to, remember?"
"I'll remember, Miss France", I said, waving and heading out of the door, leaving my coat behind.
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It was a warm day, and I headed down to Bayville park happily. I liked to sit in the trees, watching the river go past. Sure, I didn't have any friends, but who needed them? Hah! I hopped into a sheltered, hidden part of the park to sit for some peace and quiet....but today, I wasn't the only one there. Sitting by the bank was a cloaked figure, I couldn't see any features, but whoever it was was peacefully watching the river. I cleared my throat, they could watch all they liked, but this was still MY secret place. The figure turned with a suprising fluidity in movement, before crouching down growling a little.
"Hey, calm down", I said, holding my hands up to show I meant no harm.
The figure stayed low, still hidden in the cloak, before taking the oportunity to run past me. Unfortunately, a root from the tree cause the figure to trip, the cloak getting tangled in a branch, falling off it's wearer. I gasped, taking a step back in suprise as I saw the figure. On the ground in front of me was a girl my own age...wearing a tatty pair of jeans and a T-Shirt, she was covered in a tabby fur, complete with a tail, feline ears, eyes, nose and whiskers to match, her black hair long and wild, with a white streak running through it. She was you, Sidney. Your foot was trapped under the root, as you tugged it, trying to get free.
"Easy", I said gently , walking over, "I'm not gonna hurt you"
You just gave a terrified hiss, shying away from me. I sighed, leaning down to release your foot. She pulled it up and grabbed your cloak, backing away up the hill, trying to cover yourself up. Then you just...stopped, staring at me with those feline eyes of yours, your tail swishing from side to side uncertainally.
"Hi", I tried with a smile, "you...you're special...like me"
To prove my point, I shot out my tounge, grabbing a branch from a tree, bringing it to my hands. You backed up a little more, before cocking your head to the side, your eyes narrowing. I took that as a good thing. I didn't know why I wanted to befriend you so much, but I'd never seen (or rather, I thought I'd never seen) other mutants before.
"I'm Todd Tolensky", I said, "who're you?"
You blinked, staying silent for a while before clearing your throat.
"...Si...Sidney Cagney", you said, "my friends call me Sid...err..If I had any"
"Sid", I repeated with a smile, "...and here's me expecting a name like 'Whiskers'".
You gave a smirk, the one I'm so familiar with now.
"Call me anything remotely like that, and I'll have to pound on you"
...And so a friendship was born. We talked all day, I totally forgot abut the lessons I was supposed to be taking that day, I was just overjoyed to have someone to talk to...and I think so were you. I learned how you'd lived in Bayville all your life, but because of your apperance, you'd always had a private tutor. You told me about how your mother always wanted to keep you hiden from the world...she wasn't mean..she just wanted to keep you safe, even if it were crushing you. Your father, on the other hand, had given you a cloak, allowing you freedom that he felt all children deserved. We talked out or respective pasts, our likes and dislikes until it grew dark, where we parted ways, promising to meet in the same palce the next day...and the day after that, and the day after that...
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A few years past, steady and calm. Everyday, we would meet at the hidden area of the park, slowly gathering bits and pieces, making it into a childhood den. It still stands now, Sid, I've been there countless of times before I put pen to paper, trying to think of how to tell you my story. How many times have you and I hung around in that place, Sid? Our sanctuary from the world, a place we could be ourselves, without fear of prejudice or violence. There, we could talk about each others past, albeit mine was a fake one, and dream about what our futures would hold. I remember one day, while I was fixing up a shelf in our den, you were sitting on the lookout board, overviewing the river, playing on your gituar. As is normal for a 9 year old, you had gotten bored of playing the music your music teacher had given you, and instead had opted to make up your own music, signing quietly to yourself as you strummed your guitar.
"Your love is a sham, You're breakin' her heart, Your words falsify, They tear her apart", you sang softly, "If you look deep in her eyes, You'll find that your lies, they have no disguise".
Yes, I still remember those few lyrics of that song....for some reason, I always have.
"That's a nice one this time", I said as I put the finnishing touches to the shelf.
"Thanks", you said modestly, "someday, I'm gonna be a great singer and wow the world!"
"I'm sure you will", I said with a chuckle
Your smile faltered slightly.
"...That is..if people accept me for who I am", you said quietly, brushing a hand over your tail.
"Hey, it's their loss if they don't", I said, "because it would be orbbin' the world of a tallent. I say ya go and do it anyway, reach fer the stars, not the celin', remember?"
You chuckled, giving a nod.
"Yeah...maybe your right", she said, the smiled, "hey, Todd?"
"Yeah?"
"We'll be friends forever and ever and ever right?"
I grinned, hopping up to sit beside you.
"Yup", I said, "ever and ever and ever and EVER".
......I'd like to think that is still true, Sid. We've been through alot, and sure, the boat has been more than rocked, it's been capsised. But still, through it all, I still haven't had a better friend in my life than you. It was a cruel twist of fate that brought our first seperation into play. It happened on a dark day, I'll never forget...
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And there is another chapter down, 2 more to go! Next up, Todd says goodbye to Sid for the first time *sniff*. Do review. Until next time...
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I gotta yawn, stare at traffic, lick myself. And believe me, that could take hours if you do it right"
**
Hi there, my dear readers, here's Sidney's arrival.
Stupidx - Nope, the daughter in question is Bonnie's sister, the mother of a certain angelic Skylar enjoys the company of so much *winks and chuckles as she confuses her readers who don't play in the same rpg*
**
Chapter 5 - A furry friend
**
When I next awoke, it was a fresh new day, the sun shone in through my window as I lay curled up in a soft, comfy bed. My eyes blinked open, remembering nothing of the incident only a week before, as far as I was concerned, I'd always woken up this way since a year ago. I sat up and stretched, glad that odd pain in my muscles had gone. I hopped out of my bed, getting washed and dressed before heading down to eat with the rest of the children in the Bayville orphanage.
"Morning, Frog Freak", said Billy.
Billy didn't like me...the feeling was mutual.
"Shut up, Stink-Wad", I retorted back, grabbing a piece of toast and putting it in my mouth, heading for the door.
"Todd".
I stopped, wincing, turning to give the live-in-carer, Miss France a smile. She was a nice enough person, she cared about us, and though her rules were stern and had to be obeyed, they weren't too extreme....Little did I know she worked for the Black Womb.
"Yes Miss France?", I said with a mouth-full of toast.
"Don't wander too far today", she said, crossing her arms, "you have lessons to attend to, remember?"
"I'll remember, Miss France", I said, waving and heading out of the door, leaving my coat behind.
**
It was a warm day, and I headed down to Bayville park happily. I liked to sit in the trees, watching the river go past. Sure, I didn't have any friends, but who needed them? Hah! I hopped into a sheltered, hidden part of the park to sit for some peace and quiet....but today, I wasn't the only one there. Sitting by the bank was a cloaked figure, I couldn't see any features, but whoever it was was peacefully watching the river. I cleared my throat, they could watch all they liked, but this was still MY secret place. The figure turned with a suprising fluidity in movement, before crouching down growling a little.
"Hey, calm down", I said, holding my hands up to show I meant no harm.
The figure stayed low, still hidden in the cloak, before taking the oportunity to run past me. Unfortunately, a root from the tree cause the figure to trip, the cloak getting tangled in a branch, falling off it's wearer. I gasped, taking a step back in suprise as I saw the figure. On the ground in front of me was a girl my own age...wearing a tatty pair of jeans and a T-Shirt, she was covered in a tabby fur, complete with a tail, feline ears, eyes, nose and whiskers to match, her black hair long and wild, with a white streak running through it. She was you, Sidney. Your foot was trapped under the root, as you tugged it, trying to get free.
"Easy", I said gently , walking over, "I'm not gonna hurt you"
You just gave a terrified hiss, shying away from me. I sighed, leaning down to release your foot. She pulled it up and grabbed your cloak, backing away up the hill, trying to cover yourself up. Then you just...stopped, staring at me with those feline eyes of yours, your tail swishing from side to side uncertainally.
"Hi", I tried with a smile, "you...you're special...like me"
To prove my point, I shot out my tounge, grabbing a branch from a tree, bringing it to my hands. You backed up a little more, before cocking your head to the side, your eyes narrowing. I took that as a good thing. I didn't know why I wanted to befriend you so much, but I'd never seen (or rather, I thought I'd never seen) other mutants before.
"I'm Todd Tolensky", I said, "who're you?"
You blinked, staying silent for a while before clearing your throat.
"...Si...Sidney Cagney", you said, "my friends call me Sid...err..If I had any"
"Sid", I repeated with a smile, "...and here's me expecting a name like 'Whiskers'".
You gave a smirk, the one I'm so familiar with now.
"Call me anything remotely like that, and I'll have to pound on you"
...And so a friendship was born. We talked all day, I totally forgot abut the lessons I was supposed to be taking that day, I was just overjoyed to have someone to talk to...and I think so were you. I learned how you'd lived in Bayville all your life, but because of your apperance, you'd always had a private tutor. You told me about how your mother always wanted to keep you hiden from the world...she wasn't mean..she just wanted to keep you safe, even if it were crushing you. Your father, on the other hand, had given you a cloak, allowing you freedom that he felt all children deserved. We talked out or respective pasts, our likes and dislikes until it grew dark, where we parted ways, promising to meet in the same palce the next day...and the day after that, and the day after that...
**
A few years past, steady and calm. Everyday, we would meet at the hidden area of the park, slowly gathering bits and pieces, making it into a childhood den. It still stands now, Sid, I've been there countless of times before I put pen to paper, trying to think of how to tell you my story. How many times have you and I hung around in that place, Sid? Our sanctuary from the world, a place we could be ourselves, without fear of prejudice or violence. There, we could talk about each others past, albeit mine was a fake one, and dream about what our futures would hold. I remember one day, while I was fixing up a shelf in our den, you were sitting on the lookout board, overviewing the river, playing on your gituar. As is normal for a 9 year old, you had gotten bored of playing the music your music teacher had given you, and instead had opted to make up your own music, signing quietly to yourself as you strummed your guitar.
"Your love is a sham, You're breakin' her heart, Your words falsify, They tear her apart", you sang softly, "If you look deep in her eyes, You'll find that your lies, they have no disguise".
Yes, I still remember those few lyrics of that song....for some reason, I always have.
"That's a nice one this time", I said as I put the finnishing touches to the shelf.
"Thanks", you said modestly, "someday, I'm gonna be a great singer and wow the world!"
"I'm sure you will", I said with a chuckle
Your smile faltered slightly.
"...That is..if people accept me for who I am", you said quietly, brushing a hand over your tail.
"Hey, it's their loss if they don't", I said, "because it would be orbbin' the world of a tallent. I say ya go and do it anyway, reach fer the stars, not the celin', remember?"
You chuckled, giving a nod.
"Yeah...maybe your right", she said, the smiled, "hey, Todd?"
"Yeah?"
"We'll be friends forever and ever and ever right?"
I grinned, hopping up to sit beside you.
"Yup", I said, "ever and ever and ever and EVER".
......I'd like to think that is still true, Sid. We've been through alot, and sure, the boat has been more than rocked, it's been capsised. But still, through it all, I still haven't had a better friend in my life than you. It was a cruel twist of fate that brought our first seperation into play. It happened on a dark day, I'll never forget...
**
And there is another chapter down, 2 more to go! Next up, Todd says goodbye to Sid for the first time *sniff*. Do review. Until next time...