Hey, guys I'm back with another chapter. Today you will see what Dakota got from her gift. It better not be trouble. Can't believe it's only five days till Christmas, The new year will be here before we all know it. I've had a great year and thank you all for the support. Next year I've got so many new stories I want to write, I can't wait to show you guys. But for now pleas enjoy this next chapter.
Chapter 2: The Baby Tattletail
I awoke at 12oclock in the morning, I tried to get back to sleep but I couldn't. My mind was on the present downstairs. After trying to go back to sleep with no luck, I decided to go downstairs and get a better look. Heading downstairs to where I left the present on a workbench, looking at it again, it didn't seem dangerous. I listened carefully to see if I could hear any ticking, just in case there was a bomb inside. When I couldn't see anything wrong, I decided to open it. It was pretty easy too; all I had to do was untie the bow and lift the lid up. And inside the box was another box; a toy box and inside that box was. "A Tattletail toy? Who gave me this?" I asked, "How old do they think I am? Hey, what's this?" I asked at the bottom of the box was a letter that read,
"Congratulation, if you are reading this. Then you are one of the lucky winners of your very own Baby Tattletail. Give it to your friends, your family, or keep for yourself. Feed it, brush it (brush not included.) And charge it (Charging station include.) Tattletail will be your best friend for life. But remember Mama's watching. (Mama Tatletail not available.) From Waygetter electronics'
After looking at it for a minute, I opened it. After getting out of the box, it immediately turned on "Me Tattletail, me love playtime with you." It said, I nearly dropped it when it spoke. The toy itself had a tan plastic belly, mouth, feet, and green eyes. Purple fur, and small leg warmers and big ears like Furby's do. I was looking for batteries in case the toy was in demo mode when it started demanding food. "Give me a treat." It said, "I knew Tattletail treats are availed, but I didn't see any in the box. That's when I remembered real food works too;
In fact, whatever a Tattletail eats, it comes out in an egg. I took Tattletail upstairs and gave him one of the leftover gingerbread cookies, "Brush me." He said after eating, I left a brush on the sofa, so I sat down and brushed him for a few minutes, "I guess you are kind of cute." I said, after that, I cleaned his mouth and belly from the crumbs. After that, Tattletail wanted to go back into the box. I took him back downstairs and put him away. He seemed to turn himself off after being put away. I went back upstairs it was 12:30 now, laying back down to sleep I couldn't help but wonder who really did send me that toy. And what purpose do they have in mind."
I woke up, had breakfast, and got dressed. Someone knocked on the door when I was cleaning the dishes. "Hey, girls." I said, opening the door, "Morning, Dakota, ready to go?" Emily asked, "Yeah, I just finished eating look. I've got to tell you guys something." I said, "You can tell us on the way. Let's go." Amy said,
walking with the others, I told everyone about my Tattletail. "A Tattletail? Who would give you that?" Emily asked, "Apparently, I won it in some kind of sweepstakes." But, still, we don't know who sent it to you." Cindy said, "Did you see any red eyes?" Chloe asked, "No, I didn't. No red eyes insight." I said, "Huh, look." Mimi gasped, pointing to a house with police tape around it. "Is there a problem?" Amy asked the officer, "Oh, hello, girls. We're not sure. We were called to this house after the parents found their daughter unconscienced on the kitchen floor." The officer explained, "Maybe, you could help us figure out who did it." He said, "We'll see what we can do." I said we saw the girl getting wheeled out on a hospital stretcher. Looking at the girl, we saw she had deep bite marks on her arms and legs. "Who could do this to a child? Amy analyze." I said,
"Okay, it doesn't look like an animal did this. Has three teeth defiantly from something metal. I'm sorry, I don't know what did this." Amy said, "Sir, we found this in the crime scene." An officer said, holding up a yellow Tattletail "Oh, boy another victim of these mysterious Tattletail attacks. Thanks, girls, we'll take it from here." The officer said, "Are you sure you don't want our help?" Emily asked, "No, we're fine. We can't let you get hurt. Besides, this is a job for professionals. You girls best be on your way." He said, "Alright, if you need any help, you know who to call." I said, "See you later." We said, and off we went,
"Did you guys notice something strange?" Amy asked, "Beside the deep bite marks and the rumors? No." Emily asked, "It's the house's address; it's located a couple of blocks from Rose's house and a half-hour from the house Dakota's staying at." Amy explained, "So, what does that have to do with this?" Mimi asked, "I don't know, call it a theory. But, Dakota, you said you got a Tattletail in that box, right?" Amy asked, "Yeah, I did." I replied, "No way, Amy, are you saying Dakota is next?" Emily asked, "As much as I don't want to say this. But, I'm afraid so." She said, grimly
We all walked to school in silence, when we got inside we met up with Dimentio, Mabel, and Ventus. "Hey, guys, did you hear the news? The Tettletail attacker strikes again. I'm going to capture it and make it torment Nintendo until they do my bidding." Dimentio said, "Dimentio! You've been a good guy for five years now. What do you think you can gain from this?" I asked, "Oh, I'm going to make them make a decent Paper Mario game. That's right, a decent turn-based battle system, a good story, and villain. And last of all, characters from past games." Dimentio said, "Oh, it will be perfect; fans will call it the Kirby Star Allies of Paper Mario." He said, "Uh, I think there's already a game like that." Mabel said, "Oh, yeah. What is it?" Dimentio asked, "It's called Super Mario Odyssey!" Mabel replied, "Yeah, but are there Paper Mario references in that game?" He asked, "Well, no." "Exactly, that's because it's regular Mario. Not Paper Mario." Dimentio said, "He makes a good point." Chloe said, "Yeah, he does. I haven't been in A Paper Mario game since 2007! If you count my occasional camos." Mimi said,
"Oh, Mimi? You've never had any camos." Amy said, "Yes, I have. I was at the Sticker Festival. I was in the back of the crowd, obscured by all those toads." Mimi said, "Oh, yeah, I was there too. I slept through the whole thing because the story was so boring." Dimentio said, "Alright, I know we all want another good Paper Mario game. But we've got a problem here." Emily said, "What's going on, Emily?" Ventus asked, "Do you remember that present I got yesterday?" I asked, "Yeah, I remember it." Ventus said, "What does that have to do with anything?" Dimentio asked, "Well, I opened it last night, and there was a Tattletail inside." I explained, "A Tattletail! Who gave you that?" Mable asked, "We're not sure. But, the victim's house is not that far from the one that Dakota's staying at." Cindy said, "Dakota, have you found anything yet?" Ventus asked, "No, not yet. But, I'll let you know if I found anything. Or if anything finds me." I said, "Well if we're down here. Can I speak with Dakota?" Mabel asked, "Sure thing Mabe's. I'll see you guys later." I said, walking off with Mabel, we walked to a quiet place by the lockers.
"So, I was wondering if you made your decision." She said, "Decision? What decision?" I asked, "You know, about spending Christmas Eve in Whitechapel." Mabel said, "Oh, right that. I'm sorry, Mabel I'm still not sure." I said, "Look, I know your crush on Rory has become a sensitive topic for you. But, you have to admit it was nice of Rory to invite us since most of his family couldn't make it due to bad weather in their area." Mabel explained, "You're right, but I just don't think I can-" Dakota, we haven't seen them in four years. Also, Rory's got a place for you right next to him. I could be on the other side of him or I could sit next to you. It would be just like old times." Mabel said she was right, it would be nice to be with the Whitechapel gang again. And I really did miss Ethen and the others, when I got the invitation I was so surprised that Rory not only remembered me. But was also sweet enough to think of me. And I've been thinking about him ever since.
Look. Rory is coming on the 23ed. The least you could do is say hi to him and give him a Christmas card." Mabel said, "Oh, I already made them some. I was going to mail them later today." I said, "I know you don't feel the same way towards Rory like you did four years ago. But don't let that stop you from being his best friend." She said, "You're right; I should at least spend time with him." I said, "Great, anyway, I've got some gift wrapping to do. See you later." Mabel said, "Bye, Mabel, see after our volunteer work." I said, and we went our separate ways.
Later that day, when we finished our work. Everyone stepped out into the cold afternoon, it was snowing and the dark clouds were making it look darker than it really was. "Mabel's got a point, Dakota; I know you don't look at your crush as fondly anymore. But, that's no excuse not to see him anymore." Emily said, "Hey, your parents did say you could go, right?" Chloe asked,
"Yeah, they said I could go the day I got the invitation. Mom teased me like she did when I was younger. Oh, it make me wish I never told them about my relationship with Rory in the first place. Sometimes, I wish I never fell in love with him in general!" I shouted, "Okay, that sounded less cruel in my head." I said, feeling a little guilty now "Wow, that really got you worked up. I've never heard you wish you never fell in love with someone before." Ventus said, "Okay, maybe I exaggerated when I said that. Oh, Emily, I should've listened to you. I should have never dated Rory at such a young age." I said, "Well, think on the bright side. At least it was a threesome relationship with Mabel, so things could have been worse." Emily said, "Hey, were you guys invited to the Christmas dinner at Rory's house as well?" I asked, "Yes, we are, but we have our own Christmas dinners to attend to. Plus, our parents invited my new boyfriend as well." Amy said, "I still can't believe you've got a boyfriend, Amy. And he happens to be a good friend of mine." Ventus said
When we found out from Amy's new boyfriend Ephemera or Ephemer for short, who happens to be one of the chosen Dandelion union leaders from the time of the Keyblade war. Told us that Ventus came from that time as well, we were all surprised. (But, not too surprised. This is Kingdom Hearts we're talking about.) But, either way, we were happy that Ventus found out more about his forgotten past.
"So, anyway since we're heading home. You guys want to hang out at my place?" I asked, "Sorry, I can't. I've got a date with Ephemer tonight." Amy said excitedly, "I would love to. But, Aqua's taking me and Vanitas to the mall. Ventus said, "What's she doing? Talking you ugly sweater shopping? Oh, can I come with you?!" Mabel asked, "No, she's just talking me and my darker twin for some last-minute Christmas shopping. But, if there are any ugly Christmas sweaters involved. I have your number on speed dial." Ventus said, "Really?! Thanks, Ven." Mabel said, "Well, guess I'm going home alone then. See you guys tomorrow, love you Ven." I said goodbye to my friends and kissed Ventus goodnight.
But, before we went home, we stopped at a hot cocoa stand to warm up.
When I got back to the house I was looking after, the snow was falling harder, and it was white all around me. I took a deep breath and went inside. I sat down and started working on my Christmas cards, but I found I was having trouble focusing. I couldn't stop thinking about the conversation I had with my friends; I also couldn't stop thinking about Rory ether. That's when I remembered I brought a scrapbook with me, and I kept it in my bedroom. I hesitated at first, but in the end I went to grab it. The book itself was black with gold letters spelling out: "Adventures in Whitechapel." When I opened it, all the memories came flooding back to me. The day we first moved to town, the first time we met Ethen, Benny, and Rory. And the next day we met Sarah and Erica. The day we found out, Sarah was a real fledgling vampire, and of course, the night I told Rory I had a crush on him. It was also the night Erica and Rory became vampires. Looking back now, I questioned why I dated him in the first place.
Was I really in love with him, or did I do it because Rory didn't have anyone special to call his own? Did he really consider Mabel and me his girlfriends, or was he just playing along? Did he really call me his, or was it all in my head? More and more questions began to fill my head, and the more I thought about it, the sicker I became. All I wanted was answers, and I knew the only way to get them was to see Rory again and face the part of my past that I tried so hard to lock up in the back of my mind and forget. But to be honest, I was excited to see them again. Mabel has told me that Ethen and the others really missed me and to tell you the truth I really missed them too.
So, that night I called Mabel and told her I was going. Rory was conveniently there as well talking to Mabel through video chat. She just Bet 20 bucks that I wouldn't or couldn't be able to come (Boy did I prove them wrong.) I ended up talking to both of them for an hour, and that night I got the answers I was looking for. Mabel got her 20 bucks, and Rory got one of his best friends back.
As I lead down on my bed, I looked at an old photo that had Mabel, Rory, and myself in it. Seeing us when we were younger made me look back at some happy memories. As I drifted off to sleep, my mind somehow drifted to the baby Tattletail that was in his box down in the basement.
It's pretty clear now that the house Dakota's staying at is the same house from Tattletail. But, I wanted to tell you it is just in case you didn't know. I can't guarantee the next chapter will be here by Christmas or by the end of the year but I will try my hardest just for you guys :D