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Story Title: At Least We Know That If Die…

Summary:

I am a quiet girl, who acts polite, but is really passionate at heart. I indirectly followed my mother's footsteps, and ran away from those who caused me oppression. But in reality, I ran away from people who were trying to help me. Accompanied by close friends, we left our homes, and unknowingly put ourselves in danger.

Chapter 2: Friendship Never Goes Away

Right now, I'm going to the hideout I go to after school. At this time, it's afternoon, the wind is starting to push cold air, and getting dark. This is one reason I dislike winter. Less hours of the day and more in the night. Did I mention I'm terrified of the dark? Not only that, but I'm also terrified of closed spaces, and being alone. And yes, I know I'm planning on leaving the city and traveling by myself. But, I'm determined to overcome that fear.

Despite this, I need to do four things:

1. Go in the hideout; tell Rex and Joseph I'm leaving soon.

2. Gather all my things, head out.

3. Make escape plan, one that's well-thought out and actually works, then go through with it.

4. After my escape, I live my life how I want.

Just don't cry, Mika. Don't cry. If I'm going to do this, I have to be strong.

When I get to the door, I look through the window to see if they were there. The place really didn't change, even after all the time Rex, Joseph, and I spent together in it. This is one of the places I'm gonna miss the most.

"When is she gonna get here, Rex?"

"She should be here by now."

And they were right; I was here, but to give them my farewell…

I enter the hideout. Joseph was the first to spot me.

"Hey, it's Mika! How my little cutie doing?" Joseph chirped brightly.

I smiled as the raven haired boy walked towards me.

"Good. But first, I have an announcement to make." I declared.

"Okay then, spit it out kid." Rex said, interested.

"I'm… going away" I said.

"Aww… You're moving? That sucks." Joseph said gloomy.

"No, I'm getting out of this place."

"…" Silence. I didn't need to look at their faces. It was obvious that they were shocked.

"You're kidding me, right? You can't go and travel by yourself!" Rex said, disbelieving.

"I can! I've had enough of this city! There's nothing to do here! I'm not going to stay here where the military will draft me soon enough! And there's nothing else in this damn city to actually live for!" I shouted.

I started gathering my things. When I finished, I look at my friends of six years.

"I'm leaving, because there's no reason for to stay here any longer!"

I left the hideout. Unknown to them, I let a tear slide off my face.

Damn it.

*~~~~~~On A Random Rooftop~~~~~~*

I look over the city I was born in.

This is probably the most important decision in my whole life. But I need to be ready if I'm ever gonna prove anyone wrong in the end.

Suddenly, all I see is white.

"Hey, why don't you be like normal people?" a calm, bored voice asked.

I yelped and, thanks to quick reflexes, and hit the person's arm. But, also thanks to my reflexes, I hit my head against the chimney (that was made of bricks) sticking out the roof.

"Ow!" I grunted in pain. I grabbed my head, trying to soothe the pain I felt.

"Is that all you got? You wouldn't even be able to fight someone off by yourself."

I look up and see Rex in front of me, unfazed.

"Shut up, dumbass! Did you have to scare me like that?" I growled, still trying to soothe the pain in my head.

"Yes, yes I did." He answered smartly.

I should've seen that kind of answer coming from him.

"Well, why in the hell did you do it in the first place?" I asked curtly, getting frustrated by the white-haired teen in front of me. I know I had an attitude, but right now I'm having a headache. When I'm in pain, I go into one of 4 states. At this moment, I'm in a very irritated state, 0.001 of a step from a pissed off one.

"I already answered one of your questions, and yet you don't have enough courtesy to answer mine?" Rex shot at me.

"Yeah, that doesn't seem too fair, now does it Mika?" I looked at the source of the new voice. It was Joseph. That figures, he and Rex are so close, it's like they're a couple. Oh yeah, that's because they are one.

*~~~~~~At Our Hideout~~~~~~*

I'm close to maiming these two morons I dare call my friends. They kept asking me non-stop to answer Rex's question. I already told them that I'd answer when we get to the hideout. I forgot the question anyway. I couldn't concentrate because they were now whining until my answer was said.

"Te lo juro por Dios…" I sighed, feeling defeat creep over me. I hate it when they do this. Determined bastards.

"Don't start talking Spanish on us again!Joseph exclaimed.

"You should've taken the class." I said bluntly.

"It's not my fault that I don't understand the language!"

"That plus you always have high scores in Spanish class." Rex muttered, but we still heard it.

"Okay. Joseph, even though you don't understand it, it's not like you can't. You're the one who didn't take the class. Rex, I have high scores because I study and practice the language verbally, while you don't. Also, you can't lower your voice. Get some help on that. Now, what was Rex's question because we got way off topic." I said all in one go. That's a mouth-full.

(Warning: Random Moment: Might cause confusion. You can skip this if you want.)

"Plus, I think the readers are either confused or bored." Joseph pointed out.

"Yeah Rex, we are the reader's source of entertainment! That's why we're here in the first place!" I said, acknowledging Joseph's point.

"Well, what about the writer? Isn't she the one who's writing this?" Rex shot at me.

"Don't question the freaking writer! She created us, dumbass! Besides, just like she made us, she can erase us!" I shot back.

"…" Rex is speechless for once.

"She got you this time Rex." Joseph said to Rex.

"…Shut up. Can we get back to the plot of this chapter?" Rex said, looking defeated.

"Great. Now, what was Rex's question? I forgot." I said, getting back to the plot.

Rex and Joseph shrugged, signaling that that forgot as well.

"…Well, this is just-" I stopped, noticing something.

A piece of paper swayed like a feather as it fell to the ground. I picked up the paper, and read it. I then realized it was the question we tried to remember, thankfully, from our Creator.

"Awesome!" I finished, feeling grateful. I gave the paper to Rex. He read the paper, crippled it, and threw it somewhere.

(Random Moment Over: Let the Story Resume!)

"I said 'why don't you be like normal people?'" Rex repeated.

"What do you mean by that?" I said, not sure whether to take that as an insult or not.

"He means, of all the places to hide, why go here? Most of the people we know go to their house or go to an isolated area." Joseph explained.

"Well, I'm not like normal people. Besides, where else would I go to get a full view of the stars in this city?" I replied "Besides, there's not really a word such as 'normal' in my vocabulary. I prefer the term 'regular'."

Rex seemed satisfied with the answer I gave him. He then plopped down on the roof, sitting next to me. Joseph followed by sitting down as well. We just sat there for a bit, looking at the site before us, in solitude.

"…So you're really gonna leave?" Joseph said softly, breaking the silence.

"…Yeah." I said, sure of myself.

"When?"

"In a few days. I still need a plan and give my good-byes to people."

"Where are we meeting at?"

I sat up and looked at Joseph confused.

"What's with all the questions? And what's with `we`? I'm going by myself, remember?"

Joseph sat up as well and looked passed Rex to make eye contact with me.

"By 'we', I mean Rex and I are coming with you." Joseph stated bluntly.

"Huh? But-", Joseph cut me off.

"This is an offer you can't refuse! Even if you say no, we'll come with you anyways." He gave me a thumbs up.

I sighed inwardly, already feeling complete defeat sweep over me. I should've known better than to say I was leaving to them, then thinking they'd understand. But, I didn't understand that they wouldn't leave me alone, let alone see me leaving them.

"Besides," Rex started, catching our attention, "you're useless by yourself. If you actually left on your own, you'd be back in 2 or 3 days."

"Thanks for having so much faith in me." I said sarcastically.

Rex then put a finger in my face, signaling he wasn't done talking. He better put that finger away or he's gonna lose it.

"As I was saying, we're coming with you whether you like it or not. So this isn't really an offer, since you have no choice. Think of it as a… requirement, for lack of a better word. Tha-", Rex was cut off, this time by Joseph.

"Basically, he means you are required to bring us with you, since you'll need the help we provide you on a daily basis. Face it; you can't do this without us." Joseph explained for Rex. Said person who was cut off glared at the Joseph with his piercing, green eyes as Joseph continued, "Plus, we have reasons for leaving too."

Now, I was intrigued, wanting to know of their reasons for leaving this godforsaken city that held no future with the generations to come.

"Really? What reasons are those?" I questioned, my words heavily laced with curiosity. Just as my voice, I couldn't hide the emotion in my eyes, which clearly showed interest.

Joseph smiled and replied, "Well, my reason is to see different things as we travel. I really hope to see something unique of the sort."

Now, he knows that last sentence wasn't even close to satisfying my curiosity. "What kind of 'unique'?" I pressed on.

"Like, for example, extra-terrestrials (aliens). Though, I really do have my eyes on this one species. They're called 'Coralians'. They seem very interesting, especially since their origins are a complete mystery to me." He explained.

Yep, people, he's science nerd. But, truthfully, that's one of the most awesome people you can have as your friends. He has a mature personality, but he really has a childish nature. He has a lot of curiosity too, but mostly if it's science-related.

Then, there's Rex… Lord, help us all.

"Well, my reason is to travel with my boyfriend, meet Gekkostate, and learn to lift." Rex said, getting our attention. Have I mentioned he loves attention?

"Aww, thanks Rex, but we are traveling with Mika, right Rex?" Joseph said sweetly. But I did't let it fool me. He hates when Rex leaves me out of the equation.

"With Mika." Rex muttered. He hated people correcting him.

"Cool." I said.

"So now that we got that over with, how 'bout we get on something more productive?" Joseph said.

"Okay… Here's a good question for ya, kid." Rex said.

"'Kay, shoot." I said, preparing myself for a dumb question.

"What's your plans for getting out of here?"

I froze. That was a good question. One I wasn't prepared for. Well, not that I wasn't prepared for it, more like I wanted to avoid that specific question. Shit.

I hesitated. "Well, that's not important right now…"

"How's that not important?"

I laughed nervously. "Well, you see-… I was-… I didn't-…" I stopped talking and took a breath to calm myself down.

Rex and Joseph knew something was wrong. Okay, as long as I don't say my famous line that I always say when I don't do I was supposed to do, I'm good. As long as I don't say it...

"Well, you see, what had happened was…" I trailed off as I realized what had just come out of my mouth. Damn it!

Joseph's eyes widened at what I said. Of course he would figure it out.

"Wait, you don't mean to tell us…" Joseph started.

Rex's eyes widened. Looks like he caught up with us.

"You don't have a plan?"

Yep, that's how it ends. I hope you liked it and I'll get another chapter up soon!

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