Gizmo Agino- A Past In Shadow
Chapter-2 A Midnight Visit- Running Away
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The two feet of snow had turned to almost three overnight. But today, was a day where EVERY agent in the Hive was excited. It was the one time of year when their families got to come and visit.
The Hive seven had to go upstairs and use the fire escape to get to school, as their door was already more than halfway blocked by the heavy snow.
Right now, it wasn't snowing, but it was still rather cold and windy out.
"Gizzy! Hurry up! It's time to get to school!" Jinx called to him from downstairs. There was silence. "Gizmo?" She called again, this time, walking up a little further on the staircase.
She slowly sauntered over to where her friend's door was, and pushed it open. Her little friend was sitting alone on his bed, his body turned to face the window, and his tech pack lay dis-guarded on the pillow behind him.
As Jinx walked in, she looked worried.
"Gizmo, what's wrong?" She asked, trying to sit down beside him. But he remained silent, and simply dropped his pack over to the spot where she was about to sit in.
"O- kay. Gizmo, I'm worried about you. Uh, I mean, you've been acting weird lately, and- and I'm scared for you! and I can't help you, unless you talk to me!- Jinx's voice was shaking now, and it was growing harsher as well. –You have to TALK TO ME! If you EVER want to solve you're problems! Do you hear me, young man!" Jinx cried out, only just realizing she was gripping Gizmo by the shoulders. As she ceased her yelling, and her grip loosened, she could feel and see Gizmo's tiny body shaking.
His ominous black eyes were now wider than she'd ever seen them before. Jinx's pink catlike eyes suddenly filled with tears as she pulled Gizmo into a hug, sobbing on his shoulder.
Gizmo remained motionless, and pulled away from her, putting on his pack, and flying out the window, and off to school, in silence.
Jinx remained in Gizmo's room for a few more minutes, before deciding to finally leave for school.
About three hours later, combat tactics class was coming to a stop, Jinx was staring almost hypnotically out of the nearest window. It was now snowing and raining heavily. And the thermometer read -16.
Suddenly, the bell rang and Jinx ran, first out into the vast cafeteria, where many groups of parents sat awaiting their children's arrival.
Jinx slowly walked in, and in the midst of all the happiness, she noticed Gizmo, sitting alone in a chair the far end of the room. His knees were pulled up to his head and his tiny arms wrapped around them.
Hardly any of his face was visible as his head was tilted downward as well.
Jinx ran over to him, and put a single hand on his baled head. He suddenly shot up, to find the pink haired witch smiling him. "Go away, crud muncher." Gizmo managed to sat in a muffled tone as he placed his head back down.
"Hey, where's you're family? They always come." Jinx pointed out. As Gizmo placed his legs back down, and looked up her. "Well, they're not this year." He replied sadly.
"Why not?" Jinx asked hopefully, suspecting that, that is what had been bothering the young genius this whole time.
"Because, something, came up." Gizmo said.
"Something more important than their own child?" Jinx questioned. "No! It's just, nothing." Gizmo lied. "Well, I'm going to go over and talk with my parents, if you need me, just walk on over." Jinx said as she waved with a kind smile, and walked over to a table where a pale, violet haired man sat beside a tan, Indian woman. Jinx's family.
Gizmo finally decided to leave, so he got up and walked away quickly. Jinx looked over to where he's been sitting, and her hopeful smile faded.
Later that night….. The blizzard and the rain were getting ever heavier, as Jinx ran up the fire escape and back down to her level of the dorm home. There, Mimi and Steffauri sat the table playing cards. See-More was in the corner listening to his iPod, and Mammoth and Private Hive were cheering on loudly to a wrestling match.
"Hey guys, where's Gizmo?" She asked, looking around the house before continuing down the stairs.
"I dunno, he never came home." Private Hive replied, as jinx looked out the window the harsh winter storm, and then furiously back Private Hive.
"Never- came- HOME? It's – 16 degrees out, AND STORMING! And you lazy assholes weren't even concerned about your own friend!" Jinx cried out, blasting the helpless team member back into a wall.
"I'm going out to look for him. Call me if he shows back up." Jinx said as she ran back upstairs to the fire escape, and dashed back outside.
With a warm blanket hand, she dashed out into the three and a half feet of ever rising snow in search of her friend.
Meanwhile, about a mile or two outside of the city- Little Gizmo was weakly carrying his 2 ½ foot tall body through four foot snow, blasting it away with a heat ray from his pack.
He had a small bouquet of flowers hand as he slowly entered the Jump City cemetery.
He slowly walked up a small hill where a single headstone lay beneath an icicle adorned weeping willow tree.
His mother's grave.
With shaking hands, he lay the flowers down by her grave and collapsed to the ground.
By now, Jinx had seen the path Gizmo had made earlier with his heat rays, it was filling up fast and she was running faster, until she saw the trail lead into the cemetery.
"The graveyard? What could Gizmo be doing HERE?" Jinx thought to herself as she rushed in. The snow and rain were painfully hitting her pale face, and blind sighting her.
When suddenly, she saw a small figure up ahead, laying on the ground halfway covered in snow. – Gizmo.
Jinx quickly began scooping all of the snow off of him, and then squinting a little to read the stone. It read, in elegant lettering-
Trinity Erista Agino
Mother, Friend, Teacher
1963-2002
Jinx right now didn't care to find out who had died there, all she cared about was getting Gizmo home alive and well.
She wrapped Gizmo up in the blanket and ran off for home. Gizmo's pathway was completely covered up by now, so she'd have to run through all of the piling snow. And it took her 2-HOURS to get home.
When Jinx finally arrived, Mimi and Steffauri were still awake, in their night clothes, happy and ready to see Jinx.
"JINX! Did you find him? Are you alright? What did you do- Jinx silenced both of her friends, before they awoke the boys, and before a hundred more questions popped up.
"I'm fine, and yes, I found him." Jinx said as the girls gasped the sight of Gizmo's reddened face and quivering body.
"You should put him in a hot bath, for about an hour or two." Steffauri said, as Jinx nodded.
"You know, for a girl with ice powers, you sure know a lot about heat 'n' crap." Mimi complimented. "Uh, thanks, I guess?" Steffauri replied.
Meanwhile, Jinx was sitting on the toilet in the bathroom, the lights were dimmed slightly, and Gizmo was slowly coming back into consciousness.
"Wow, Steff's methods really DO work!" Jinx thought to herself as she smiled.
Jinx picked up Gizmo's dark green tech suit, and wrung it out in the sink. "Holy shit." Jinx said to herself, looking the enormous amount of water she'd squeezed out of it.
Gizmo's eyes suddenly shot open, and her looked up and saw Jinx. "W-what the snot happened?" Gizmo asked, looking around, seeing that he was home again.
"I-I found you in the graveyard. Don't you EVER worry me like that EVER AGAIN!" Jinx cried out as Gizmo reached for a towel and some clothes.
"I'm SORRY! But today was the only day I could sneak out long enough to get there! My family and I usually go, but, well, you know." Gizmo finished as he pulled his 'beater' over his head.
Jinx was smiling now how cute Gizmo's tired face was.
"C'mon, it's like, 1-Am. You're going to bed, now." Jinx giggled as she drained the tub and picked Gizmo up.
As she carried Gizmo into his room, she looked him suddenly, seeing that he'd fallen asleep in her arms already. She kissed Gizmo on the cheek before tucking him in and leaving the room.
"I kind of fell bad for him, no mom, his family didn't show up. And he was the only one. I'll talk to him in the morning." jinx thought to herself, as she looked in Gizmo once more, before leaving.
As she sat down the table with Steffauri and Mimi, she felt, happy. Like she finally had something special and important in the World to care for. It was a warm, comforting new felling.
And she liked it.
I know, I cried for a few secs while writing this. Poor little Gizzy! WHAAAAAA! Anyways….. I hope you're all enjoying this! And please read and review some of my other fics, too! But right now, review this one! Or else….. Tee-Hee!