Chap. 7: We Buried Them Beneath The Willow....
(A/N: Sorry this chappy's short, but it like....esploded when I divided the chaps! Oo)
Two gravestones lay freshly carved under a willow tree behind the Ecruteak Gym. Nearly all the Gym leaders and Elites from Kanto, Johto and Hoenn had gathered for the two boys' day of final resting. Bugsy was sobbing maniacally, thus Eusine and Tate stood by to comfort and console him. Tate was his new 'main squeeze' as he so called it.
"Bugsy...."
"What did I do wrong?! I should have talked to Will while I had the chance!"
"Bugsy, shhh......" Tate said. "It wasn't you. Will loved Morty so much he was willing to die for him."
Bugsy let out a wail, clinging to Tate. Across the yard, a similar scene was taking place.
Brawly, the Gym Leader of Dewford, was sitting with his head against his knees, sobbing and wailing. Wallace and Steven stood by him, and Wallace was as panicked as a mother with a child.
"Brawly, Brawly, hush! It's okay! It's o-kay!" he told him. "Morty's in a better place now!"
"He knows you love him, Brawly." Steven assured. "Hell, you went out with him for a month. The only thing that killed you was distance."
"But he hates me, Steven!" Brawly whimpered, barely audible.
"I bet not. He dumped you after he found Will. Will lived closer, that's all. He needed more." Steven replied calmly.
"I wasn't enough for him?!" Brawly snapped.
"You were! Morty needed someone who lived closer! I'm sure he'd love you as much if he were still with you.....and if he were still with us."
Brawly hugged him. "But at least I got you, Steven my sexy."
Steven laughed a little. "Yeah."
Bugsy, by now, had found a way to cope with the pain, as did Eusine.
"La- la- la- la- la- la- la......la- la- la- la- la- la- la....." they sang together, a lullaby Bugsy had composed himself. They were starting a band, and were writing a song. They hadn't yet written words, but it seemed to calm everyone down. Eusine stayed in harmony with Bugsy, and the tune itself was simply captivating. Everyone fell silent.
"That's such a beautiful way to honor them, Bugsy...." Tate said, snuggling his koi.
(A/N: Sorry this chappy's short, but it like....esploded when I divided the chaps! Oo)
Two gravestones lay freshly carved under a willow tree behind the Ecruteak Gym. Nearly all the Gym leaders and Elites from Kanto, Johto and Hoenn had gathered for the two boys' day of final resting. Bugsy was sobbing maniacally, thus Eusine and Tate stood by to comfort and console him. Tate was his new 'main squeeze' as he so called it.
"Bugsy...."
"What did I do wrong?! I should have talked to Will while I had the chance!"
"Bugsy, shhh......" Tate said. "It wasn't you. Will loved Morty so much he was willing to die for him."
Bugsy let out a wail, clinging to Tate. Across the yard, a similar scene was taking place.
Brawly, the Gym Leader of Dewford, was sitting with his head against his knees, sobbing and wailing. Wallace and Steven stood by him, and Wallace was as panicked as a mother with a child.
"Brawly, Brawly, hush! It's okay! It's o-kay!" he told him. "Morty's in a better place now!"
"He knows you love him, Brawly." Steven assured. "Hell, you went out with him for a month. The only thing that killed you was distance."
"But he hates me, Steven!" Brawly whimpered, barely audible.
"I bet not. He dumped you after he found Will. Will lived closer, that's all. He needed more." Steven replied calmly.
"I wasn't enough for him?!" Brawly snapped.
"You were! Morty needed someone who lived closer! I'm sure he'd love you as much if he were still with you.....and if he were still with us."
Brawly hugged him. "But at least I got you, Steven my sexy."
Steven laughed a little. "Yeah."
Bugsy, by now, had found a way to cope with the pain, as did Eusine.
"La- la- la- la- la- la- la......la- la- la- la- la- la- la....." they sang together, a lullaby Bugsy had composed himself. They were starting a band, and were writing a song. They hadn't yet written words, but it seemed to calm everyone down. Eusine stayed in harmony with Bugsy, and the tune itself was simply captivating. Everyone fell silent.
"That's such a beautiful way to honor them, Bugsy...." Tate said, snuggling his koi.