I'm baaaaack! …again…O.O Anyway, truly have I returned, and I come bearing a SEQUEL!!! *Dances for joy* And unlike most sequels, I happen to think this one just may be better than the original!
Okay, a bit of background: This story comes after What Came before: On Irk, and I would definitely read it before reading this…I mean, I suppose you could jump right into this one if you wanted to, but you'd definitely be lost. *Nods*
Warning: This story is rated the way it's rated for a reason. There will be some stronger language in later chapters, and Red does some pretty nasty things later on. That's all I can say, 'cause I don't want to give it away, but I have warned you, so I'd prefer it if I didn't hear any complaints that I didn't later on. Thank you!
So, without any further ado, the prologue of What Came Next: Back Again:
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Here I go again, I promised myself
I wouldn't think of you today
It's been seven months and counting
You've moved on
I still feel exactly the same.
Purple lounged on a couch in his room. His gaze was unfocused, his body relaxed, and if someone had snapped their fingers in front of his face, he probably would not have reacted.
He was thinking about her again. It seemed that he couldn't stop. Everywhere he looked, something reminded him of her, of-
He couldn't, wouldn't, say her name. Not out loud, not to someone else, not even to himself. He knew he would never forget it though, no matter how much he tried. Everything was a painful reminder.
*Isn't it funny,* he thought, *how you always take something for granted until it's gone?*
It's just everywhere I go
All the buildings know your name
Like photographs and memories of love
Steel and granite reminders
The city calls your name and I can't move on
He knew it was obvious something was wrong with him. Red had noticed it. The advisors had noticed it. The security guards had noticed it. Even the housekeeping personnel and service drones had noticed it! If he didn't snap out of this melancholy state soon, some nasty rumors were sure to begin circulating.The door to his room snapped open suddenly and Red stormed in.
"Have you lost your mind?!" he demanded. "We have to be at a very important meeting five minutes ago!" Purple stood with a sigh.
"I'm coming."
Life had moved on. Would he ever be able to?*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*
Weehoo! Super-short chapter! Yay! But never fear—I've this entire thing written already, so the next chapter will be up soon! Review anyway, though, okay? Please?
Oh yeah, Super-All-Encompassing-Disclaimer-of Power: I don't own very much in here. ZaiFae Luthuviel and Lightwing Moonstars are mine, as are the various Irkens who show up later: Noc and Lyros, Siena and Selkhar (I think that's all…). The Dae-uial race is mine, too, so please ask permission if you wanna use any of 'em. Everything else is owned by someone else. The specific characters from IZ mentioned, as well as the concept of the Irken race, belong to Jhonen Vasquez and Nickelodeon. The various songs used throughout here belong to their various artists (Savage Garden, Eiffel65, and Evanescence). Lessee…anything else I haven't mentioned probably doesn't belong to me. I'm not making any profit off of any of this. Thank you. *Bows*
Okay, that's my super-duper disclaimer for the entire story! Just so y'all know…
I'm done talking now.