Chapter 4: My Immortal (By Evanescence.)
Character: Jade, Shira
Genre: Hurt/Comfort/Family.
Request: DonTheHero.
Jade stood on the tallest peak of her new home. She felt the wind embrace her by ruffling her fur in a friendly way as she kept a look out on her new surroundings, which was almost impossible thanks to the darkness that had now present. She was still trying to get used to being a saber, but it was still hard trying to learn how to walk on 4 legs instead of two, or to live with having two long fangs literally cutting the sides of her mouth, or living with 3 noisy triplet baby brothers who keep half the herd up every night. Yet when she finally found her quiet place to reflect and think things over, she still thought about life itself, and questioned it. But there was a difference. She wasn't reflecting on her new life as a saber and what was lying ahead for her...
But what life was for her as a human, and the obstacles she had to cross. She was curious of how a human, who was brought down so many times in society, who came to the ice age in the strangest way possible, was actually meant to be a prehistoric tiger, living with a mixed herd of other animals. She finally lived with what was predicted, and now had three little brothers in her life, who were wild and rambunctious, yet lovable and playful too. Yet the past was scary, and was catching up with her big time. As a human, she wasn't treated right at all, like any human with rights could...
She grew up in an abusive home, where no child deserved to be raised in. She had her so called 'uncle and auntie', who took her custody after her 'parents' died. The two, from her memory were wild, crazy, and scary, who threw things around, shouted things in her presence, and inflicting pain with a bare fists. She closed her eyes, wincing as she remembered dark memories, flashing images as well as film works of them. She wanted to turn away from those times, but at night... in her dreams... she cried. Tears on their own. She wished her brothers would stay as babies forever, so she didn't half to go through the dreams.
When Diego, Shira, or anyone else in the herd asked her what was wrong, she just smiled and said it was nothing major, or special... but it was major... and certainly not special!
Jade looked up the moon that was watching her. She could just make out small eyes from the amazing sphere, feeling a strange presence. She looked around her... No one else was there, but feeling she was being watched all the same has never left her since she escaped the home and had been put into care...
She turned and left the spot, trying to find her parents, brothers, and the rest of the herd members. But along the way, she saw visions she wished never to encounter again.
Go to your room before you know what good for you little twat!
Get out of my sight!
Leave me be idiot!
Later she remembered all those times she was trying to make it up to them by cooking them food or drawing them pictures as she tried to sleep. Any legal guardian would have thought it was sweet, but what they did was rip it up or throw it at the wall screaming;
You call this food?
Or
What's this meant to be?
Talk about the worst picture ever! My friends 2 year old niece can draw better then that.
She felt a tear fall down her cheek, and hit the ground. She looked at her parents, who were sleeping with the triplets curled up in one ball of fluff. She was grateful for what she had. But she was scared if she would be treated like the way she was as a human...
As she tried to muffle she sobs, but Shira awoke from her slumber, hearing it, no matter how hard she tried to leave it out. She looked around her, wondering where it came from. She felt her heart ache as her teal-colored orbs fell upon her daughter, as the silent sobs continued.
"Jade?" She whispered. This made the young adolescent saber jump slightly, before quickly rubbing her eyes and sniffling.
"Yeah?" She answered thickly.
"Are you okay?" Shira said softly.
"Yeah, just a cold is all," the girl gabbled. Shira shook her head, before getting up, and settling beside Jade.
"You can't get a cold in the warm weather sweetie... what's wrong?" She said the last part in a serious, yet soft and concerned tone. Soon, it eventually made Jade cough up the courage to tell her that the problem was her past... every inch of it. She began to tell Shira, in great and graphic detail, about how she was treated back then. Shira listened closely and carefully, but silently shocked on the matter how a girl like Jade; who was so badly treated throughout her childhood... could become such a friendly, and caring person with a heart of pure gold. She placed a comforting paw on her child's shoulder.
"I hope you try and forget what has happened in the past. It'll only hold you back from all the good things life will intend to bring in the future." She said softly.
Jade sighed as she stood up, rubbing her eyes with the back of her paw roughly. She didn't want to look weak, even though it seemed like they were the only ones left on the earth.
"I wish it could be that easy," she mumbled. "But the past... it's hard enough to try and forget the features, the heavy details..."
She sighed before humming a small melody, that turned into song;
Jade:
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
*Shira was sad for Jade, and began singing.*
Shira:
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me...
You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face—it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice—it chased away all the sanity in me
Jade:
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
*Jade looked to the sky, seeing more graphic moments from childhood.*
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along...
Shira:
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
Jade:
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
Shira:
And I held your hand through all of these years
Jade:
But you still have all of me...
Both:
Me...
Me...
Me...
Shira placed a paw on Jade's shoulder after the song.
"We can help you." She whispered.
Jade felt new tears coming, and she quickly wiped them away.
"Thanks...mom." she whispered. They were up for another while because the triplets woke up. But Jade slept peacefully that night. Those memories were unlikely to ever come back.
DonTheHero's Comments;
DonTheHero
This was a great song and I rather enjoyed it. My requests are the same two songs as last time so you have a choice, and I'll be more specific with them. For "Immortal" go with Manny and Ellie after the split or Shira and Diego after the gang escaped from Switch back cove.
But when I gave another idea for this chapter with this song from the previous one, he replied;
What you suggest is an excellent idea and I think you should peruse it. Heck you can take any of my ideas and tweak them to your liking. This was excellent as always and good luck and keep up the excellent work!
And I did! Hope you liked it DonTheHero! Chapter 5 is coming up!
Keep sending in the requests!