Chapter 8: Shattering False Memories
I walked down the street trailing behind Pops, having trouble keeping up because I was holding the groceries. "Hey Pops, slow down!" I shouted as I almost dropped a bag. "Sorry Blue. I guess I gave you too many groceries." He said, stopping and letting me catch up before taking some of them from me. Pops and I where living in an apartment not too far from here. I wasn't his daughter, I was a good friend of his son and when his son died Pops took me in. But lately I've been having weird dreams about a pack of wolves and a strange girl with pink eyes...
Now, I bet your wondering what we're doing outside so late at night. If you must know, we couldn't make dinner out of the food we had in the apartment, so we had to go to the store. Luckily, it was open 24/7.
"So what do you want me to make for dinner Pops?" I said, smiling at the kinda old man. "Oh, I was thing about spaghetti and meatballs. I'll cook the spaghetti and the sauce, and you'll make the meatballs. Deal?" He said, returning my smile. I love it when he smiles. It makes him look al least ten years younger. But lately his smile wasn't as warm at is used to be. He seamed worried about something. And he seamed to never let me out of his sight. I was too afraid to ask what it was, though.
"Sure. I love making meatballs!" It was the truth. Oh sure it took forever and you had to keep washing your hands and you always got raw meat stuck under your fingernails, but I didn't mind. It was the end result that mattered. "Oh good. You know I'm no good at making them." Pops said. We laughed. Just then I got a weird feeling. Something told me that I had to wait here. Something told me that someone I really needed to meet would be here. "Hey Pops, I want to stay outside for just a little longer. Is that ok?" I asked, begging him with my eyes. He sighed, defected by the power that is puppy eyes. "Oh all right, but don't stay out for too long, ok?" he said. I nodded. "I promise!" I said as he walked off.
As I stood there, I felt like someone was watching me. It was making me nervous. Oh well, if anyone tries something, a quick chop to the head will stop them. Then I heard a rustling sound from the alley behind me. I turned and came face-to-face with a young boy with messy hair, yellow clothes, and a very odd eye color. It gave me a feeling of total déjà vu.
"Oh, Blue! I'm so glad I found you! Come on, there waiting for us." He said, grabbing my arm. "Just hold it! Who the hell are you? And how do you know my name?" I said, breaking free of his grip. He looked very sad. "Don't you remember me Blue? It's me, Hige. Remember?" He said, his eyes full of sorrow. The name was very familiar, but I didn't know him. "I have do clue who you are, so just go away." I said, walking toward Pop's apartment. "Don't walk away from me Blue. You can't keep living this lie and you know it." He said. I stopped in my tracks. "What the hell are you talking about?" I said, refusing to turn around. "You're a wolf and you know it!" he shouted.
I didn't say anything. I couldn't. It seamed like the whole world as I knew it shattered and I was falling threw darkness. I wasn't a friend of Pop's son; I was his son's dog. I remember hunting down wolves because Pops thought they had killed his wife and son. I remember Cheza telling me that I was part wolf. I remember traveling threw Jagara's city with Cher. I remember telling Pops that it was Jagara's troops that destroyed the town, not wolves. I remember looking for paradise. And I remember Hige. How could I have forgotten?
I turned and looked at Hige, but I no longer saw a boy, but a kinda chubby wolf. I wagged my tail and dashed forward, knocking him down. We laughed as we chased each other around. I was too happy to hear the low and quite words whispered by my owner. "I wished you would never remember, but things never go the way I want them to, eh Blue?"
FINALLY the introduction of Blue! And some more HigeBlue-ness! Don't worry, you'll see Quent again soon. And I pray that the next chapter is longer. :P I think it will. Anyhow, I don't think I apologized from the slight Toboe-bashing in the last chapter, so I'm sorry! I'm also sorry that I'm posting this chapter 6 hours after I said I would, it's because I wnet to my profile and it said the story is 7 chapters long, but when I go to read the 7th chapter, it's not there! :( Anyhow, I'll still keep my word. No matter how many reviews I have, there will be a new chapter tomarrow. (Christmas day)
Kyuuka-kaze
