Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic
Chapter 2: Understanding----By The Several
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The two reached near Max's gigantic house. Monica pulled away from him at the manor's gates.
"Max, why are you doing this to me?" Monica asked, confusion filled her eyes.
Max was confused as well. "To get you away from those townsfolk, of course! I can't believe they'd say such nasty things!"
"No," Monica interrupted him. "I meant… why are you doing this for me?"
Max looked away and tried to find the appropriate response. He blushed a little and staggered.
Monica looked at him sadly and said, "The only thing you're doing is hurting me, Max… So please, stop it!" Monica ran away. Max tried to stop her, but his legs wouldn't let him. He could only watch her getting smaller and smaller from his view as their distance got greater, and look at the ground where trails of her tears had dampened the stone road. "You should've just said it, Max," he said to himself.
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Monica stopped running as she neared a bridge. She stopped at the bridge, and rested at the side railing while she looked over at the river below her.
She looked at the river, her face covered with tears. She tried to wipe them off, but more tears only took their place.
Several minutes passed, and the tears gradually stopped flowing. She looked at her reflection to see if she was okay. She tried to keep calm, but being in a town that rejected her wasn't helping any.
"The least the town could do was try to comfort me," she said to herself, remembering the day when her father was killed right before her eyes. "But the only thing they've done is add insult to injuries." Her eyes began to water again, but she stopped them there.
"And Max," she continued. "I know he just pities me. If he really cared, why isn't he here to comfort me yet?"
That of Max's suddenly replaced her reflection in the water. "Because I was still wondering if you'd wanted me beside you right now, or if you wanted to be alone with your thoughts," a voice said from behind her.
She turned around, seeing Max looking at her. She couldn't tell what his face was saying, because it looked as if it was saying a lot of different things at the same time.
She looked back at the river, trying to ignore him, but then she felt like she was being rude. If he left, it would have been her fault for ignoring him.
But he didn't leave. Instead, he went beside her and rested on the railing, also looking at the river.
"To answer your question a while ago," Max continued. "I'm doing this for you because I care."
He touches her face as she looks at him, her eyes unsure of the emotion she felt.
"Because I like you."
He rests her head on his own shoulder, an arm around her and the other, resting her head. He tries to comfort her on his arms, her face showing that she was satisfied with his honesty. The townsfolk watched, but the two didn't care what they had to say. The two knew what they felt for each other, and the only thing the townsfolk could do, was to try and respect that.
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Author: I'm not sure if this is really the end, but it sounds like it, doesn't it? I've always wanted to do a short story, but I always ended up coming with at least 5 chapters! All of my other fics I actually planned to only have at least 3 each. But the story extended to have a bit more feeling so I ended up with more chapters. Finally, my first 2 chapter fic!
But now that this is done, at least I can concentrate on my other fics. But you've noticed that I've always done sort of sad and dramatic fics. So, I'll try to make my next one at least funnier and less dramatic. Please review!