A Horrifying Truth
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And now it's time to see what the reviewers are asking! * looks around * I see . . .
DarkLink313: You'll see ^_~
Fofa the Wind Goddess: Umm . . . I've already told you what I was planning in this fic . . .
bladegryphon: Yes, I AM evil! Bwah ha ha ha!!! You can see because I made a Nils fic. . . . yeah. . . . I'm that socially deprived v-v.
Jeanie: heh, you'll see. I bet this won't end how you think it will. * cackles evilly *
Dragon's Destiny2k2: I have no clue what you mean . . .
Oh, and if you can't stand watching CSI (for the graphic parts), then I suggest you avert your eyes for a bit of time!! Don't say I didn't warn you!
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"Matthew, let her go!!" Hector yelled at Matthew, who was now holding up Lyn by the collar of her shirt.
"What do you know about Leila!!?" He said through gritted teeth. Lyn could tell he was angry. She could hear a small growl coming from his throat. He looked ready to kill.
Lyn gulped quietly. "Do you REALLY want to know?" She whispered.
Matthew now looked even more angry. "OF COURSE!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!!?"
Lyn just stared into his eyes for a moment before responding. " . . . Come over to my house after school. I'll show you."
Matthew grunted, and then let go of Lyn. "Alright." His eyes glared at her. "But if you're lying . . . I'll make sure you'll be crying red tears." He muttered angrily. Everyone watched nervously as he walked away.
It was a few moments before anyone decided to communicate again. "What happened to Leila?" Guy decided to start.
" . . .. Maybe you guys should come over too. Then I won't have to explain it." Lyn paused. "Why is she so important to him anyway?"
"Well . . ." Hector offered, "Leila was Matthew's girlfriend. They were extremely close. And then she had gone to Sacae City. That was about a month ago. She hasn't come back."
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"Alright. I'm here. Now what happened?" Matthew was at Lyn's house with everyone else. They were all eager to hear what had happened.
Lyn invited them all into the TV room, and started looking at a shelf that was full of tapes. "Ever since Dad . . .disappeared . . . Mom had taped the news, to hear if anything happened. I know I saw that girl on one of the tapes . . ." Lyn took it off the shelf, put it in the VCR, and hit play, and got it to the correct date.
It was the Sacae City news. "And police have recently found the body of a 17-year-old girl. No one knows about her, or where she came from." The TV then showed a picture of the scene. Leila's body was on the ground; face downwards, with her head tilted so that you could barely see the shocked look in her half-closed eyes from where the cameraman was filming. Blood was near and on her, and it had looked like she had been stabbed, or something similar.
Everyone in the room except for Lyn looked shocked, surprised, horrified and many other similar expressions at the same time, while the TV continued, "Is this related with the murder of Alem Lorca? We might never know. And now onto the weather . . ." Lyn shut the machine off.
Matthew just sat there. He looked shocked. He just stared into open space.
* This can't be . . . this must be a dream . . . yes, a very bad dream! * He kept trying to convince himself.
Some of the group looked at him, worry was obvious.
Florina had to break up the tension. "Umm . . . please excuse me while I go to the bathroom!!!" She quickly whispered before heading off to the washroom, in a hurry. Barfing sounds were heard, soon following was a toilet flushing sound.
Matthew just slumped onto the floor. He was on his hands and knees. Then he did what any man, dignified or not, would do.
He started to cry.
Hector was rubbing his back, and Guy was trying to talk to him. Eliwood looked at Lyn for a small moment, and then looked back at Matthew. * Isn't Lorca Lyn's last name? Could that be her dad? . . . that might explain why she doesn't talk about him . . . *
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"Hey! Raven!!" Heath called out to his friend, who had just left his school. They went to a different high school – one just for boys – for a few good reasons.
Raven had beaten up people who had even TALKED to his sister. Heath . . . well . . . it was cheaper then some of the other schools. And why Karel goes to this school . . . no ones really sure about him.
They had no use for uniforms at this school, so everyone went in their normal, day-to-day clothes. Raven usually dressed in a long sleeve brown shirt with black pants, and today was no exception. Heath caught up to his red-haired friend, and pulled out some car keys out of his pocket.
"Were you planning anything tonight?"
Raven shook his head. "I was going to visit my sister tonight. Sorry Heath."
The green-haired boy grinned. "Then can I come too?"
Raven conked him over the head. "NO!!"
Heath was now rubbing his head. "Oww . . . must you hit so hard? No wonder you were sent here!" Noticing Raven turn to look at some people playing sports, he decided to ask another question. "Have you seen Karel? I need to give him his socials' homework from yesterday, and I haven't seen him."
Raven just shrugged. "Dunno."
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There were murmurs in the crowds. "Have you seen Matthew lately? He seems totally out of it!"
"Well, I heard that his girlfriend is dead."
"WHAT!? How could she die?"
"How should I know? I only heard of it yesterday!!"
". . . poor Matthew. Him and Leila were so happy together!"
"Yeah."
Hector glared at the two people who were talking, which immediately silenced them. They looked scared. Well, if Hector glares at you, then you'd better shut up, or prepare to perish.
Everyone was worried about Matthew. It had been a few days, and he was out of it the whole time. It was apparent that he hadn't eaten, slept, and he wasn't doing any work at school.
"What are we gonna do about Matthew?" Ainda whispered to Lyn quietly during a working period in socials studies.
Lyn made a simple reply. "There's nothing we CAN do. We just have to wait until he gets over it."
"But how long is 'it'?" Kent asked her, and she just shrugged.
Ainda looked at Lyn. "How would you know?"
"I once had a boyfriend. His name was Rath. Trust me, I sort of know how Matthew feels."
"You had a boyfriend?"
Lyn made a small reply. "Yeah." But then didn't carry it further.
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"Hey. Hey! Earth to Ainda . . ." Florina was shaking the younger teen a bit, and trying to get her out of her current daydream. It just figured that Guy sat in front her . . .
Ainda had an immediate reaction. "1812!! Huh? What?" She called out, making some of the girls laugh.
"Good answer Ainda. Glad you were paying attention." Mr. Legault said, after hearing Ainda's small outburst. Everyone stared at her. Including Guy, which made her blush beyond what human's could comprehend.
Everyone then turned his or her attention back to the board. Well, except Guy. It took him a bit longer to turn around. "Just figures that he turned back after a little while later." She thought furiously. Slumping back in her seat, she turned back to her negative thoughts. "Oh come on Ainda! You know he's dating Priscilla! I may as well date someone like LUCIUS!!" She dug her face into her hands for a quick second, and then turned to the board.
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As you can see, my tactician is just as clueless about boys as me!
Guy + Lucius: . . . . Uh-huh . . . . * both back away slowly *
Yeah, I know I'm socially deprived T_T. Anyway, hope you all like the chapter. And I do realize that it didn't exactly fit the General/Humor genres!! ^^;; Yeah . . .
Matthew: T_T WHY DID YOU MAKE LEILA DIE?!?!?
It went with the story? And it just figures that I see the beginning of the Dread Isle chapter before I wrote this chapter . . .
All 3 guys: o.O;
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And now it's time to see what the reviewers are asking! * looks around * I see . . .
DarkLink313: You'll see ^_~
Fofa the Wind Goddess: Umm . . . I've already told you what I was planning in this fic . . .
bladegryphon: Yes, I AM evil! Bwah ha ha ha!!! You can see because I made a Nils fic. . . . yeah. . . . I'm that socially deprived v-v.
Jeanie: heh, you'll see. I bet this won't end how you think it will. * cackles evilly *
Dragon's Destiny2k2: I have no clue what you mean . . .
Oh, and if you can't stand watching CSI (for the graphic parts), then I suggest you avert your eyes for a bit of time!! Don't say I didn't warn you!
*
"Matthew, let her go!!" Hector yelled at Matthew, who was now holding up Lyn by the collar of her shirt.
"What do you know about Leila!!?" He said through gritted teeth. Lyn could tell he was angry. She could hear a small growl coming from his throat. He looked ready to kill.
Lyn gulped quietly. "Do you REALLY want to know?" She whispered.
Matthew now looked even more angry. "OF COURSE!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!!?"
Lyn just stared into his eyes for a moment before responding. " . . . Come over to my house after school. I'll show you."
Matthew grunted, and then let go of Lyn. "Alright." His eyes glared at her. "But if you're lying . . . I'll make sure you'll be crying red tears." He muttered angrily. Everyone watched nervously as he walked away.
It was a few moments before anyone decided to communicate again. "What happened to Leila?" Guy decided to start.
" . . .. Maybe you guys should come over too. Then I won't have to explain it." Lyn paused. "Why is she so important to him anyway?"
"Well . . ." Hector offered, "Leila was Matthew's girlfriend. They were extremely close. And then she had gone to Sacae City. That was about a month ago. She hasn't come back."
*
"Alright. I'm here. Now what happened?" Matthew was at Lyn's house with everyone else. They were all eager to hear what had happened.
Lyn invited them all into the TV room, and started looking at a shelf that was full of tapes. "Ever since Dad . . .disappeared . . . Mom had taped the news, to hear if anything happened. I know I saw that girl on one of the tapes . . ." Lyn took it off the shelf, put it in the VCR, and hit play, and got it to the correct date.
It was the Sacae City news. "And police have recently found the body of a 17-year-old girl. No one knows about her, or where she came from." The TV then showed a picture of the scene. Leila's body was on the ground; face downwards, with her head tilted so that you could barely see the shocked look in her half-closed eyes from where the cameraman was filming. Blood was near and on her, and it had looked like she had been stabbed, or something similar.
Everyone in the room except for Lyn looked shocked, surprised, horrified and many other similar expressions at the same time, while the TV continued, "Is this related with the murder of Alem Lorca? We might never know. And now onto the weather . . ." Lyn shut the machine off.
Matthew just sat there. He looked shocked. He just stared into open space.
* This can't be . . . this must be a dream . . . yes, a very bad dream! * He kept trying to convince himself.
Some of the group looked at him, worry was obvious.
Florina had to break up the tension. "Umm . . . please excuse me while I go to the bathroom!!!" She quickly whispered before heading off to the washroom, in a hurry. Barfing sounds were heard, soon following was a toilet flushing sound.
Matthew just slumped onto the floor. He was on his hands and knees. Then he did what any man, dignified or not, would do.
He started to cry.
Hector was rubbing his back, and Guy was trying to talk to him. Eliwood looked at Lyn for a small moment, and then looked back at Matthew. * Isn't Lorca Lyn's last name? Could that be her dad? . . . that might explain why she doesn't talk about him . . . *
*
"Hey! Raven!!" Heath called out to his friend, who had just left his school. They went to a different high school – one just for boys – for a few good reasons.
Raven had beaten up people who had even TALKED to his sister. Heath . . . well . . . it was cheaper then some of the other schools. And why Karel goes to this school . . . no ones really sure about him.
They had no use for uniforms at this school, so everyone went in their normal, day-to-day clothes. Raven usually dressed in a long sleeve brown shirt with black pants, and today was no exception. Heath caught up to his red-haired friend, and pulled out some car keys out of his pocket.
"Were you planning anything tonight?"
Raven shook his head. "I was going to visit my sister tonight. Sorry Heath."
The green-haired boy grinned. "Then can I come too?"
Raven conked him over the head. "NO!!"
Heath was now rubbing his head. "Oww . . . must you hit so hard? No wonder you were sent here!" Noticing Raven turn to look at some people playing sports, he decided to ask another question. "Have you seen Karel? I need to give him his socials' homework from yesterday, and I haven't seen him."
Raven just shrugged. "Dunno."
*
There were murmurs in the crowds. "Have you seen Matthew lately? He seems totally out of it!"
"Well, I heard that his girlfriend is dead."
"WHAT!? How could she die?"
"How should I know? I only heard of it yesterday!!"
". . . poor Matthew. Him and Leila were so happy together!"
"Yeah."
Hector glared at the two people who were talking, which immediately silenced them. They looked scared. Well, if Hector glares at you, then you'd better shut up, or prepare to perish.
Everyone was worried about Matthew. It had been a few days, and he was out of it the whole time. It was apparent that he hadn't eaten, slept, and he wasn't doing any work at school.
"What are we gonna do about Matthew?" Ainda whispered to Lyn quietly during a working period in socials studies.
Lyn made a simple reply. "There's nothing we CAN do. We just have to wait until he gets over it."
"But how long is 'it'?" Kent asked her, and she just shrugged.
Ainda looked at Lyn. "How would you know?"
"I once had a boyfriend. His name was Rath. Trust me, I sort of know how Matthew feels."
"You had a boyfriend?"
Lyn made a small reply. "Yeah." But then didn't carry it further.
*
"Hey. Hey! Earth to Ainda . . ." Florina was shaking the younger teen a bit, and trying to get her out of her current daydream. It just figured that Guy sat in front her . . .
Ainda had an immediate reaction. "1812!! Huh? What?" She called out, making some of the girls laugh.
"Good answer Ainda. Glad you were paying attention." Mr. Legault said, after hearing Ainda's small outburst. Everyone stared at her. Including Guy, which made her blush beyond what human's could comprehend.
Everyone then turned his or her attention back to the board. Well, except Guy. It took him a bit longer to turn around. "Just figures that he turned back after a little while later." She thought furiously. Slumping back in her seat, she turned back to her negative thoughts. "Oh come on Ainda! You know he's dating Priscilla! I may as well date someone like LUCIUS!!" She dug her face into her hands for a quick second, and then turned to the board.
--- --- ---
As you can see, my tactician is just as clueless about boys as me!
Guy + Lucius: . . . . Uh-huh . . . . * both back away slowly *
Yeah, I know I'm socially deprived T_T. Anyway, hope you all like the chapter. And I do realize that it didn't exactly fit the General/Humor genres!! ^^;; Yeah . . .
Matthew: T_T WHY DID YOU MAKE LEILA DIE?!?!?
It went with the story? And it just figures that I see the beginning of the Dread Isle chapter before I wrote this chapter . . .
All 3 guys: o.O;