Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic
Chapter 6: Monica Again----By The Several
Author: Sorry I haven't updated in 3 days (which is pretty short when you think about it). Well, the strike's done and I have to go back to class, so I have less time than usual. Still, at least I'll be able to update every 3 days hopefully.
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Max arrives at his house after a long day. 'I need a rest', he thought. 'Tomorrow, I'll go look for that person I require again. Hopefully, it won't require me to do anything drastic…' He shook his head, trying not to think of what he might do to desperately get Monica's memories of him back.
He enters the front door and goes up the room where he and Monica had chosen to sleep in. 'Maybe the Dark Element can—' "Whoooaaa!" Max screams in shock as he opens the room door, only to find a changing Monica.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing?" Monica shouted at him as she covers herself and shoved him out.
"I-I didn't mean to…" Max apologized weakly from outside.
"Just wait outside, Mr. Peek-a-lot!" Monica interrupted.
Max was embarrassed, yet at the same time glad that although she forgot him, she was still the same old Monica. The same loud voice, the same attitude, the same violent nature…
He laughs at the thought of what he thinks of Monica. He wonders as a person who was brought up to be a kind respectful boy, why he likes that girl who was almost completely the opposite. Maybe that's the reason; maybe there are no reasons…
The door opened and Max turned around only to see Monica looking at him funny and suspiciously.
"I didn't mean it… I swear!" Max apologized again, only louder this time.
"Whatever, Maxie boy! I'll forgive you for letting me stay at your house. However if you do that again…" Monica then looked at his eyes so intensely that Max could barely look back. "… I swear I'm a-gonna kick your ass!"
"Y-Yeah…S..Sure…" Max said shaking so hard from fear that he was nearly unable to stand. 'Yep, this is Monica alright.' Max smiled at her from the thought.
Monica felt weird at his response, saying, "What are you smiling for?"
Max was silent for a moment, and then shook his head. "…It's nothing."
Max then entered the room saying, "Well, I'm going to take a bath then I'm sleeping early. You can eat if you want. See you later."
Monica stood there watching him as he entered the shower. She put her right hand near her heart, and felt how hard it was beating. 'You can't lie to me, Max,' she thought. 'Damn that idiot! Why doesn't he just tell me! There's something he's hiding, and I want to know what it is!' She then stormed off the room looking for the kitchen.
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Max turned the knob and the shower rained water. It was cold, but he liked it that way. He looked intensely at his reflection made by the high-grade ceramic walls of his bathroom. He just stared at himself for minutes as the water fell down heavy on his shoulders…
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Max came out of the shower, surprised to see that Monica was there, sitting on the bed, stuffing herself with food from his refrigerator.
">chew-chewFffey, Maxx!" she said, unable to give out clear words with her mouth so full.
"Fffuu shuud >chew-gulp! eat too, you know." She said as he swallowed what was left in her mouth.
Max sat on the bed beside her and could only giggle at her antics saying, "None for me, thanks. I... really need to sleep."
Monica wiped her mouth clean of foodstuffs and looked at Max again intensely. Max leaned back as Monica leaned closer and closer. "W-What is it?"
Monica regained her position and sighed. "I know being with a beautiful girl (such as myself) can make anyone lose their appetite… but still, ya gotta eat!"
Max laughed at her comment. Monica was miffed and pouted angrily. "What? Aren't I beautiful to you?"
Max gradually stopped laughing. "Nah, that's not it," he said. "It's just that… I really haven't laughed in a while."
Monica looked at him again, only this time with a more curious look. "Since when?" Max was only silent and didn't answer her question.
Monica looked away, her face was though she was crying. "You shouldn't forget to laugh," she said. Max looked at her, and Monica looked back. "And you should never give up either. That's what my dad said… before he was murdered."
Max kept silent. Monica suddenly slammed her fist into the bed, surprising Max.
"Damn it!" she said. "I got my revenge against my dad's killer, but I can't remove this nagging feeling that it wasn't me who got the revenge!" She held her head and tried to remember what happened.
She was on Mount Gundor, going after the Death Arc, which her father's killer was in.
She battled the person, defeated him, and then they both fell into the mountain's crater, her father's killer knocking her unconscious.
She remembers hearing a familiar voice moments before she fades away into unconsciousness. A desperate voice of a boy calling her name.
She remembers waking up, the familiar voice coming to her rescue. The voice although familiar, its owner she could not remember.
She remembers that whoever it was, defeated his father's killer. And afterwards, she remembers both of them feeling sorry for him. That voice tried to comfort her again.
The memories kept repeating and repeating in her brain until she couldn't handle it. She screams loudly as somewhere in the darkness of her heart, she hears that same voice in real life, calling her name again.
"Monica!"
Max shouts to her desperately trying to bring her back as she fell unconscious to her bed. He checks her breathing, and she was all right. She just had a bad trip to memory lane, was all.
"What happened?" he wondered still. Then suddenly, a sudden realization appeared before him.
"No… It can't be…"
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Ooooh! Intrigue! Well, I'm nearing the end of the story (thankfully). And just to remind everyone who HASN'T reviewed my story yet, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE (no offense to anyone named 'Pete'), REVIEW MY WORK! And also, please write down with your review your age and gender so I can estimate how many DC2 fans are guys and girls. You know, actually I've never met any DC2 fans that are girls.