Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic
Chapter 2: Feelings----By The Several
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After a hard day of hauling Zelmite from the mines back and forth, Max and Monica know they deserve a rest. But there was a little problem…
"You can't go back to your own time?" asked Max surprisingly.
"Well, you see…" explained Monica. "...I used a Starglass to go back in time, right? Because we don't have Atlamillia anymore to do so."
"Well, I forgot to bring another one to get back. So now, I'm kinda stuck," Monica finalized.
"Oh great… Well, what now? You need a place to stay, right? Why not sleep with me?" Max offered.
"W-What?" Monica said, her face red as beet. "I-In your house?"
"Sure, we have plenty of room. My father made a lot of other bedrooms for guests."
"Oh," Monica said, her posture regained. "That's what you meant."
"Huh?" Max asked, confused.
"No, no!…. it's nothing!…Well, are we going or not?"
"Okay, let's go!" Max replied as he led the way. Monica followed, but at a slower pace for she was lost in thought. Huh, look at the way he walks. He's like a little kid! Look at him walking around like some innocent child… He's so confident, and doesn't even care about who sees him, as long as he can be himself…I wonder if I can be like that?…
By this time, Max has noticed that she was lagging behind somewhat. So he turned around, alerting Monica and stopping her from her daydream. They paused for a minute.
"You have a question in your eyes," Max finally said.
"Huh?…Ah, oh…" Monica said, stumbling in her words. She doesn't know what to say, so she moved beside Max and they started walking on the same pace.
They walked for several minutes without speaking. Then Monica suddenly blurted out, "So, I heard you liked that Claire girl?"
In that instant, they stopped walking. Monica put her hands to her mouth and looked away. Oh man, what the heck did I just say? I feel like such an idiot… I'm probably looking totally guilty now…
But not so surprisingly, Max replied, "Yeah, I do…. Why do you ask?"
Monica removed her hands from her face. She realized Max really IS dense as a rock, so he doesn't know what she's actually thinking. So to stop it from being any more awkward, she decides to walk along again. Realizing that she could get more out of this, she continued the conversation.
"So, is there anything between you two?" Monica asked again.
Max thought for a minute, and then said, "Yeah, we're pretty close."
So I thought, Monica said to herself. He does like somebody else…
"Hey, wait a minute…." Max suddenly exclaimed. "Why the questions? Is there something you want to tell me?" Max looked straight into Monica's eyes. Monica, however, couldn't look at him, and her eyes averted elsewhere.
Monica was panicking. She was obviously acting too suspicious. With no other choice, she hesitatingly decides to cover the akwardness of the situation.
"I… I was just curious," Monica explained tremblingly. "B--ecause I have a boyfriend in my time and he looked a little like you, so…"
Monica, of course, was lying. Maybe she didn't just want to look so pathetic with the way she was acting. No matter. She had her reasons.
Max, on the other hand, only replied, "…Really? I'd like to meet him sometime."
"Uh, sure…" Monica replied back. She was smiling at Max, but inside, she felt like she'd been stabbed in the heart.
They continue on walking to Max's house. They didn't say a word to each other for several minutes, when Max said, "Hey, uh, you continue on to my house. You know where it is, right?"
"Where are you going?" Monica asked.
"I… I just need to visit someone."
"Oh…okay," Monica replied. They separated, and Monica went on to his house. There, Monica waited for him to return.
He probably went to Claire's, Monica thought. Max, you're such a jerk…
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Max arrived at the pond near Doctor Dell's house. He looked at the water, and there, he stared aimlessly. The water's movements gave him a sense of peace. And after a few moments, he exhaled, and then took out a small palm-sized box from his pocket.
He opened it, and he looked at what was inside. It was a jeweled ring. He stared at it for a few seconds, and then said to himself, "I guess I won't be giving this…"
He closed the box, and then he threw it into the middle of the pond. There, it sank to the bottom… Max left and walked towards home.
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Max arrived at his house. There, Monica was waiting for him. Monica ran to him saying, "Why the heck are you all wet?"
Max was silent for a moment, and then replied, "I… fell into the pond." With that, they started to go inside so Max could get changed.
…Maybe someday… Max said to himself.
To be continued…
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Hey, thanks for reading chapter 2 if this fic! The story's finally picking up. And I know some of you don't get what happened in the ending, as to why he 'fell' into the pond (note quotations). If you don't, read again, and maybe you will. I'll be updating chapter 3 in a few days, so until then!