Chapter 17
The days passed and Cole was starting to feel a little better. Before then, he would talk to no one, other then give Jay's parents a visit. Zane and Pixal would try their best to run the shop on their own, but things were going unpleasant.
Time to time, Nya and Kai would stop by to help fox things up; sometimes even Lloyd.
"How's Cole doing?" Lloyd asked Zane one day.
Zane gave him an assuring nod, "He is coping fine."
Kai came up and winked, "Hey, Zane, how's it feel to run Jay's shop?"
"I've helped many times before in my life, things are going swell for me, but not as much for Pixal."
Pixal then came up and held a box of some of Jay's other belongings. "Here, Cole does not want them." She turned to Lloyd, "I hope you can make some use of them."
Lloyd laughed. "Make some use of them? These are Jay's belongings! The guy - friend - who died right in my arms! I'm not gonna use them, I'll just keep them safe at my house. But, thanks," he took the box from Pixal and walked out into the village.
"Guess he's gone. Me out too," Kai gave a small laugh and followed Lloyd out the door.
Every so often Dust would come forth to Cole when no one else was around. And Cole was slightly happy about that news.
The man who used to be his enemy now wasn't. And it made him feel a little happier.
"How's life treating you, huh?" Dust smirked, tinkering with the lucky wrench on the table. Cole's eyes scampered.
"Not so well, if you ask me." They both laughed. Then, his laugh began to fade. Dust raised a brow.
"Something wrong?"
Cole shook his head. He'd been having thoughts about things for the pass days since Jay died. One of them included suicide while the other was convincing Dust to turn everything back to the way it should've been: he lived with Dust, where nothing good went around.
Zane and Pixal ran Jay's shop. And the same with Kai, Nya, and Lloyd.
Sometimes, Cole regretted those thoughts. He even thought about thievery.
"I know what you're thinking." Dust spoke up. Cole lifted his head.
"I need some fresh air," He then stood up and left the room. Dust shook his head.
Cole stormed past Zane and Pixal, making his way outside. He noticed a pair of two feet standing in front of him.
"We know you are still mourning because of Jay, but we are here for you Cole. He isn't the only family you have..." Cole looked up. He was indeed beginning to feel much better.
Zane outstretched his arm, pulling Cole up to his feet.
Out of the blue, Zane was pulled into a hug.
Finished! The story's over! ~ be sure to tell me how you liked the AU in the comments/reviews and thanks for reading!
I really enjoyed writing this, especially since it was my first AU! Don't worry, I have more stories in mind! And my other stories WILL be updated. Just soon. Pateince.
Also, I wrote an exclusive sorry only on Wattpad about Dust! Go ahead and read. I'm not stopping you.
