Well after a long time i finally got up from my lazy ass and started a new chapter for everyone. I would like to thank the one reader who reviewed to every chapter and was the one who encouraged me to continue this story.......and that reader is BichejoLostWing. This reader was the only one to give me an idea and i took it.

Now on with the chapter.

A Frozen Heart and the Beast Within: Secrets

"Where am I? Why is everything dark?"

Looking around and seeing only pitch darkness, the lanky, raven-haired boy eventually gave up his search for life, knowing it would be fruitless from his many previous attempts.

Minutes passed as the boy floated through nothingness, the little sanity he had left dwindling down to a tiny string before finally snapping.

"Come on, you should know this place."

The boy spun around, startled by the first voice he'd heard in what seemed like an eternity. The voice sounded like his own, but with a deep, even ominous tone. Searching once more through the darkness for the source of the voice was again useless.

"What's wrong? Scared?"

"Maybe...."

"Don't be! I'm not here to hurt you, I just wanted to see how my past self was doing."

"What do you mean 'past self'?"

"Don't you remember? You gave me control after the day when you finally lost it."

"What are you talking about? Why is it dark in here? Where is everyone? Where is Gary?!"

"All in due time..."

The voice faded into a deep chuckling that frightened the boy. He tried piecing together the information that the voice told him, hoping to figure out what was happening, but nothing made sense. As the boy was immersed in his pondering, a light shone behind him, knocking him back. The boy got up, turned around, and came face to face with a TV screen.

It was thin and bright theater screen. As the boy examined it, it started to play a movie that he just wasn't prepared for.

"See ya guys! And thanks for listening to my story. I feel better now that I've explained everything."

"Its alright. Besides, now that we know what we're facing, maybe we can change everyone's lives!"

"Yea, you're right! Well, see you all in school tomorrow!"

"Bye!"

An auburn-haired boy waved as his friends left his home, but as soon as they were out of sight, a hand grabbed the boy's shoulder, pulling him back. The boy shook, shutting his eyes tightly as he waited for something to happen, only relaxing after hearing the voice of whoever was holding him.

"I see your friends left," his sister said.

"Yea! They helped me a lot, so maybe now I can relax."

"Gary, we need to talk."

"What do you want to talk about?"

Daisy started crying before pulling Gary into a tight hug. Despite his surprise, Gary held her until she was calm enough to speak.

"I don't wanna lie to you, so I'll just come out and say it. I overheard you and your friends talking, and I think it's time for you to know the reason why our parents left you in my care."

As Daisy spoke, Gary could only stand there in shock, this being the first time he had ever heard his sister mention that. He knew he would have to mentally prepare himself for his sister's story, but as usual, fate just wasn't on Gary's side.

A small boy with auburn hair entered the living room, looking for something and quickly finding it. There was a woman with long brown hair sitting on the couch sewing clothes, her attention soon being drawn to a small hand pulling on the hem of her dress.

"What is it, Gary?"

He had a feeling something bad was going to happen, but he, like most children, went to a parent when he needed help. He did not, however, know that his simple question would end up ruining him.

"Mommy, I need help!"

"With what, dear?"

"Well, I kind of like our neighbors."

"So do I. The Ketchum family is nice, and makes for very good neighbors."

"Nooo, what I mean is that I really like Ash Ketchum."

As the small boy shared his innermost feelings, his mother set down her sewing needle and cloth, stood up, and walked into the kitchen to talk to her husband, the boy following all the way.

"Honey, I need to talk to you."

"What is it, dear?"

She pulled the boy's father into a corner and spoke in hushed voices as a young girl with her mother's hair walked into the room and played with the little boy, who still waited for his parents to return and talk to him.

The two children had fun until their father walked over to them and spoke.

"Gary, go to your room, we need to talk to your sister."

"Ok daddy."

The boy headed for the staircase, but was just too curious for his own good. He turned and hid behind the arch that connected the living room and kitchen, overhearing his family's conversation and quickly realizing what a big mistake he'd made.

"Daisy, we're going to go away for a while, and we want you and Gary to live with Grandpa Oak."

"But why, Daddy?"

"Well, we need to get away real quick since urgent business appeared at the office, and I need your mother there with me so she can help me work on the project."

"Ok..."

The parents walked away, unaware that Daisy could hear the last piece of the conversation that her mother wanted to keep between her husband and herself.

"We need to get away from that wretched child for good."

"I agree!"

Daisy's was disgusted, but Gary had already gone upstairs, thinking the conversation was over, unaware that tomorrow would be a day of great sadness for him.

"Our parents left because they didn't want to raise a gay son, so I took it upon myself to care for you the way a real mother would while still acting like a sister."

"You mean...all this time...they hated me just because I liked Ash?"

"I hate to say it, but yes, that's the truth."

After talking for awhile about the parts of his past he wasn't aware of, Gary decided to go to bed and collect his thoughts about the day's events. An hour passed before he finally fell asleep, unaware of the dark figured that stood next to the bed a short time after.

"How sweet! Who would have thought that Gary had a crush on me. Too bad it's too late!"

The figure climbed out Gary's window, leaving behind nothing but an eerie cackle.

I would like to note that the reason i wrote one chapter is because i have to go to the public library just to write this story since my home computer is down but my big bro got the piece and it will be up as soon as it comes (i hope. he is lazy so who knos how fast he'll fix it lol). Sorry if this chapter is not to your liking i was stuck and didnt kno what to do for this chapter. Well please R&R, leave questions, or ideas just leave me something except flames. I'll be waiting for everyones opinion and helpful ideas that might make this story more interesting for u and im mainly talking to u BichejoLostWing. :)

Well better go my friend is hitting me with crates of yellow citrus fruits. I think she is trying to hint me something.

See U all in the next chapter