Letting Laughter Live-Chapter 2
Soren, Damus' son, growled angrily as he saw that the link to Sasha and Rachel had been broken.
"That dirty sneak! Jocu broke the connection!" Soren howled angrily. But Damus only chuckled as he walked to the portal.
"Soren, Soren, Soren…you panic too quickly, my son. Jocu may have broken that connection, but all we need to do is wait. The girls may have had their memories erased, but what we know is that they are persistent. Once they remember Jocu, it will cause them to grieve and when they do…we have them." Damus smirked.
"But how?! How will they remember him?! He erased their memories!" Soren huffed.
"Not necessarily. Jocu loves them dearly, but I can sense that he allowed one memory to remain. One that is deep, very deep in their subconscious." Damus smiled evilly.
"What?!" Soren said.
"Yes. Deep down he wanted them to have at least one more memory of him. But that memory can only be awakened by a major event!" Damus said.
"Well, we will be waiting forever!" Soren huffed angrily.
"No, we won't. Those girls already feel like they are missing something. Give them time. They will continue to work on this feeling and soon they will go deeper and deeper until they remember him." Damus said. "All we need to do…is wait."
Meanwhile…
Rachel was currently at her job when she saw a young girl with blonde hair. She was talking to a tall young man with reddish looking skin and green eyes. Something about them made Rachel study them harder.
"He…he seems familiar," she said gently. As she walked closer, she saw him look her way and give her a warm smile. That made her smile back and she got even closer.
"Hello," she greeted. Both the girl and young man grinned back.
"Hello…and how are you?" He grinned. Rachel looked at him closer and squinted at him a bit making him smirk.
"I'm sorry. I don't mean to squint, but you seem familiar," she said.
"I guess I'm just one of those guys," he smiled.
"No…I mean I truly feel like I've met you before," Rachel said, now getting a bit closer and making him step back a bit.
"Drat…how can Rachel be feeling this way? The last memory can only be unlocked with a certain method and yet she's fighting this," Jocu said in his mind.
Meanwhile, Lilac knew what all happened already because Jocu told her and she gently pulled Jocu's arm.
"Let's get out of here," she whispered. Jocu nodded.
"It was nice meeting you," Jocu said, now turning away.
"Wait…what's your name?" Rachel said, gently grabbing his arm and she gasped as she felt a glow of warmth spread through her body. She let go and Jocu turned and gave her a warm smile.
"Jay...you can call me Jay," he grinned.
"And I'm Lilac," Lilac said.
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Rachel," she introduced. They all shook hands, but for some reason she didn't want to let them just disappear. At a sudden impulse, she called out once more. "Would you all like to come to our mansion for dinner?"
Jocu felt a quick jab in his heart. It hurt him, but he couldn't even make eye contact. Something inside Rachel was crying out and she didn't know what it was…but for some reason she didn't want them to just…leave.
"Jocu, we have to get out of here! She's going to remember and it will ruin everything," Lilac whispered in a panic.
"I know. We have gotta go now," Jocu said, feeling his heart drop to his feet. He then turned to Rachel and gave her a saddened look.
"I'm sorry, but we can't. Thank you though." He said. And with that, he quickly walked out and Lilac was right behind him.
"B-But…," Rachel started. But she didn't get to finish her sentence as both were gone too soon! "Why did I feel the urge to invite them over?" she said to herself.
"Invite who over?" Sasha asked, now walking over.
"I saw someone that looked familiar. It was as if I knew him." Rachel said.
"Is that who you tried to invite?" Sasha asked again.
"Yes, but he said no. He was also with a young girl and she seemed eager to leave too," Rachel said. "I feel like they both know something."
"You're always suspicious," Sasha teased.
"Perhaps, but I think there is something more to those two and I want to find out what," Rachel said.
"Well you may not see them again," Sasha said gently as both walked out the store.
"Hmmm, I'm not too sure about that," Rachel said, now spotting Lilac going into a nearby orphanage and Jay telling her goodbye.
Both girls then made brief eye contact with Jay and he gently turned away and began walking down the street.
"I know what you mean," Sasha said after a few moments. "He seems familiar."
Both girls then got in their car and began to drive home, still feeling that they knew the strange young man.
Meanwhile in the realm…
"Jocu, they will find out eventually!" Vivo said.
"Perhaps, but only if I keep being around. Tomorrow, you go and check on Lilac," Jocu smiled.
"What?! What if they feel the same about me?!" Vivo gasped.
"Then we're in trouble," Jest said. "My brothers… I miss the girls too but we have to have some kind of plan. These girls still feel something and it could be that Jocu did not erase that final memory."
"Then I need to do that now," Jocu said with determination.
"Jocu…that may not work either," Jest said.
"What do you mean?" Jocu asked.
"If the girls are that determined to not let go of that memory, you may not be able to erase it completely," Jest answered.
"Then what is keeping that memory alive? So much that it's almost unerasable?" Jape asked.
"Love…," Lauhin said, now walking in. "My sons, the girls love you and they don't want to let go. However, Damus will definitely be after them, so they need to completely forget us."
"So I should erase that final memory?" Jocu said.
"My son…I would not say erase it, but rather keep your distance. Time makes a difference," Lauhin said.
The brothers nodded because it was true. If the brothers, even in human form, were not around often, it would make it to where the girls would forget. Or would they?
"I promised I would never leave them…," Jocu said, now hanging in head in sadness. But the king placed a hand on his back.
"Son…that was before Damus openly threatened to harm them. We will do whatever it takes to protect them. Especially after what he said he would do!" Lauhin said angrily.
"What did he say he would do?" Amio asked. The others were silent and motioned for the youngest to leave. Once Amio was gone, the others looked at each other.
"Everyone. Damus said he would throw the girls into the sea of tears," Lauhin growled, making all the brothers gasp in horror.
guestsurprise's words: Oh my! So the girls are curious about Jay! Will he continue to be a mystery and will they see him again now that he is trying to become almost invisible to them?
To guestsurprise: If Damus has threatened them, it's possible Jocu and his family will be unable to stay away from the girls to protect them.
To everyone else: Please leave guestsurprise a review, but no flames!
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