This chapter gives you a look into Jounouchii and Angel's pasts somewhat.
The end was rather hard to write. Hehe..
[Learning about the past]
Finding Sloth would prove to be a difficult task, as he knows I will be looking for him, which meant he wouldn't be returning back to Golgre anytime soon. I had to spend the day in Phelios's cave. Jounouchii took this time to ask a bit about myself.
"What happened to you before you were captured?" He asked, standing in the sunlight, so I wouldn't go after him. I shrugged.
"I hardly remember," I said, "After all, it was over 120 years ago." Jounouchii's mouth dropped open.
"You're... You're that old!" He bounced over to me, "You only look to be 12!" I nodded.
"That's because I am," I responded, "I was turned at the age of 12 and kept my body from that age."
"I see," Jounouchii said as he studied me, looking for any signs of aging. I glared at him.
"You best get back in the light if you want to live another day!" I hissed. Jounouchii quickly took his place among the sunlit spot on the floor.
"Sorry, sorry!" He muttered quickly, "Now, can I hear what you remember?" I nodded.
"Certainly," I paused, unsure of where to begin, "My parents and I had lived in Faerieland. Even though I was only twelve at the time, I remember because it was too cute and fluffy for me.
"Anywho, one day they sent my out to take mum's overdue library books back. Of course, I had to pay the fine, so I made a quick stop at the bank. I didn't notice, but someone had been following me.
"When I got to the library, I dropped the books into the slot on the door along with an envelope that contained the money owned. I never made it back home because the person who had been following me jumped me from behind. I tried to scream, but he easily muffled my cries."
"Oh... So your parents could very well still be alive and looking for you?" Jounouchii interrupted. I shook my head.
"I highly doubt it," I spat, "I was just their lackey. Never once did they treat me like their son." Jounouchii nodded slightly.
"I'm sorry," he muttered, "I won't bring up the subject again." I shook my head.
"No, no. It's quite alright." Jounouchii looked at me.
"Are you sure?"
"Would you like to hear more?" I merely asked as Jounouchii moved to sit on the edge of the bed. He wasn't in the sunlight anymore, and also was within reach of me. He didn't seem to care and motioned for me to continue.
"When I awoke, I didn't know where I was anymore. It was hard to breathe because the air was so thin. I got used to it after awhile and took some time to survey my surroundings. I was in a large room that was filled with cages. The cages contained neopets of all sizes, colors, and species, most were sleeping or whimpering pitifully, bruises covered their scrawny bodies," Joey blinked like he hadn't seen anything like it before.
"I was in a small room," He said cautious whisper, "There were only about twenty of us in there. Kanu was there too." I nodded and allowed him to continue, "We were all so happy and well taken care of. We even got to go out and play."
"Strange," I muttered, "Maybe they thought you all had some interesting thing about you?" Jounouchii's mind began to wander. I could tell by the way he began spacing out. My thoughts began to wander as well.
"I got it!" Jounouchii shouted suddenly then quickly covered his mouth. I laughed slightly at his antics.
"What have you got?"
"I have the answer," He said and stood, "Maybe they were seeing what worked better, you know? The group that was mistreated or the ones that were well taken care of!" Jounouchii grinned at his burst of genius. I forced a small smile on to my face and muttered words I'd never thought of saying in Jounouchii's presence.
"You're brilliant."
[Learning about the past]
Finding Sloth would prove to be a difficult task, as he knows I will be looking for him, which meant he wouldn't be returning back to Golgre anytime soon. I had to spend the day in Phelios's cave. Jounouchii took this time to ask a bit about myself.
"What happened to you before you were captured?" He asked, standing in the sunlight, so I wouldn't go after him. I shrugged.
"I hardly remember," I said, "After all, it was over 120 years ago." Jounouchii's mouth dropped open.
"You're... You're that old!" He bounced over to me, "You only look to be 12!" I nodded.
"That's because I am," I responded, "I was turned at the age of 12 and kept my body from that age."
"I see," Jounouchii said as he studied me, looking for any signs of aging. I glared at him.
"You best get back in the light if you want to live another day!" I hissed. Jounouchii quickly took his place among the sunlit spot on the floor.
"Sorry, sorry!" He muttered quickly, "Now, can I hear what you remember?" I nodded.
"Certainly," I paused, unsure of where to begin, "My parents and I had lived in Faerieland. Even though I was only twelve at the time, I remember because it was too cute and fluffy for me.
"Anywho, one day they sent my out to take mum's overdue library books back. Of course, I had to pay the fine, so I made a quick stop at the bank. I didn't notice, but someone had been following me.
"When I got to the library, I dropped the books into the slot on the door along with an envelope that contained the money owned. I never made it back home because the person who had been following me jumped me from behind. I tried to scream, but he easily muffled my cries."
"Oh... So your parents could very well still be alive and looking for you?" Jounouchii interrupted. I shook my head.
"I highly doubt it," I spat, "I was just their lackey. Never once did they treat me like their son." Jounouchii nodded slightly.
"I'm sorry," he muttered, "I won't bring up the subject again." I shook my head.
"No, no. It's quite alright." Jounouchii looked at me.
"Are you sure?"
"Would you like to hear more?" I merely asked as Jounouchii moved to sit on the edge of the bed. He wasn't in the sunlight anymore, and also was within reach of me. He didn't seem to care and motioned for me to continue.
"When I awoke, I didn't know where I was anymore. It was hard to breathe because the air was so thin. I got used to it after awhile and took some time to survey my surroundings. I was in a large room that was filled with cages. The cages contained neopets of all sizes, colors, and species, most were sleeping or whimpering pitifully, bruises covered their scrawny bodies," Joey blinked like he hadn't seen anything like it before.
"I was in a small room," He said cautious whisper, "There were only about twenty of us in there. Kanu was there too." I nodded and allowed him to continue, "We were all so happy and well taken care of. We even got to go out and play."
"Strange," I muttered, "Maybe they thought you all had some interesting thing about you?" Jounouchii's mind began to wander. I could tell by the way he began spacing out. My thoughts began to wander as well.
"I got it!" Jounouchii shouted suddenly then quickly covered his mouth. I laughed slightly at his antics.
"What have you got?"
"I have the answer," He said and stood, "Maybe they were seeing what worked better, you know? The group that was mistreated or the ones that were well taken care of!" Jounouchii grinned at his burst of genius. I forced a small smile on to my face and muttered words I'd never thought of saying in Jounouchii's presence.
"You're brilliant."