ND: Here's the next chapter readers!
Majic: And Danger does the disclaimer!
Danger: Sorry dude, not me this time.
Majic: Then who this time? Kon?
Kon: Do what now?
ND: Nope, remember when I asked you pick a number earlier, I forgot to tell you get a prize for winning!
Majic: What did I get?
ND: You won the chance to do the disclaimer!
Majic & Kon: O.o
Majic: Really? Do I have to?
ND: Yep!
Majic: NekoDarkness and I don't own Poke'mon.
Neko: Enjoy the chapter readers!
Frozen Heart and the Beast Within: Memories
The hall way was dark as Gary slowly walked down it's corridors; if it wasn't for the moonlight that came through the windows, he would be blind as a bat. Every step he took would echo off the walls and roof, giving him an eery feeling, yet he proceeded on. Slowly, the auburn haired boy started to faintly hear something splashing. As he rounded the corner, he noticed the walls of the hall were barren, except for a small red trail leading to a door that was at the end of the long corridor. Approaching the door, he noticed that the splashing sound was getting louder and a new slashing sound would follow. Once in front of the door, Gary slowly reached his hand out and opened the barrier that blocked his view from a gruesome sight.
"WHO OR WHAT ARE YOU?"
Gary fell to the floor right after he open the door. In front of him were his sister and friends hanging from the roof, their blood littering the floor underneath them. Their chest and stomach were ripped open as the organs dangled from their cold lifeless body. In front of his sister though was the dark silhouette from last time. Hacking and slashing at his sister's body. Once the figured slashed one more time, he turned to the teen that was on the floor scooting away. As the shadowy figure came closer - its emotionless brown eyes started to stare him down.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHAT HAVE WE EVER DONE TO YOU?"
The dark silhouette smirked as it licked the blood off his blades, while laughing demonically. The frustrated teen could only tremble in fear as tears ran down his blood covered face (he landed in blood people. What do people usually do when they land in blood? That's right! They scream at their own hand and for some odd reason smear it on their face) , and, without even knowing, blacked out as the dark shadow continued to laugh.
Gary flew out of bed as his body trembled; beads of sweat rolling down his body to join with the soaked cover bed sheets. This had been the second time he had that nightmare, albeit it being different, it still scared him to his very core. Gary couldn't tell if this was just his subconscious being cruel to him or it being an omen of dark things to come. Looking over to his alarm, he noticed the bright blinking "05:45" and decided to try and get more sleep. As time ticked away, he tossed and turned, yet couldn't grab back onto the sweet embrace of sleep.
It had just turned "06:30" and the young teen still laid in bed, but something kept nagging him in the back of his mind. He knew that shadow figure, but couldn't put his finger on how.
'Those eyes...they looked so familiar,' he pondered.
'I know I have seen them somewhere, but where?'
'Maybe you saw them on a person?'
'Well of course I would see them on a person. Where else would I see them?'
'No need to be sarcastic.'
'Oh...Dear...Lord...'
'What?'
'I AM TALKING TO MYSELF!'
'WHY ARE YOU YELLING?'
'Do you really not see what is happening?'
'Nope.'
'...'
'…'
'I am going to stop now before I lose it.'
'Alright.'
(Who hasn't chatted with themselves and responded back? I have and I can tell you now it's creepy in the beginning, but you get used to it)
Stepping back into reality, he had found out that he had risen from his bed and was making is way to his closet. While he walked, Gary tried to wield his body back, but it felt like someone was pushing or controlling him (*wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge* *hint* *hint*). Gary had stopped in front of the closet door, and on its own accord, opened the closet and began to scrummage through the things he kept stored inside.
After a while of searching, he had pulled out a small box that seemed odd but familiar to him (he hasn't seen this sucker in years). He continued to ponder, only to give up about halfway and decided to just open the box instead of stand here looking like an idiot (I have done this and my mother now thinks I am crazy -.-").
Slowly reaching into the box, he pulled out a small white spherical object (does anyone remember which half he had? I sure as hell don't). He studied the object in his hand, but soon it was on the floor, rocking back and forth, as he clutched his head in pain. Long lost memories were now rushing quickly into his mind and he couldn't slow the process down to stop his mind from overflowing. The auburn haired boy shut his eyes tight and tried to prevent the tears that were threatening to spill. After a few minutes he couldn't stand it anymore and proceeded to slip into unconsciousness.
The young teen moaned slightly as he stood up from the soft ground.
"What the hell happen?"
'You passed out due to great amounts of pain.'
"I believe you. Feels like I got hit by a car."
'Reminds me of that day you got hit by a parked car. I still can't believe you we-'
"Stop right there! First, we never speak of that ever again. Second, I'd rather have the readers clueless about that incident."
'What readers?'
(Oh God they are on to us! EVERYONE SCATTER!)
"Can we get back to the story here?"
'I don't know what "story" you are talking about, but sure.'
"Thank you."
As the teen looked around, he started to faintly hear two small boys giggling. Curiosity getting the better of him, he slowly made it his way through the small first only to find an area that had a waterfall that fell into in a small, yet wide river. In the water were two small boys playing. One had auburn hair who was at the delicate age of 7, while the other was a raven that seemed to be two years younger.
"Gary! Wait for me!"
"No way Ashy-boy! This is a race!"
All the teen could do was hide behind the tree and watch as one of his most memorable memory play out. The teen watched as the chibis (Omg! Chibi Gary and chibi Ash! They are mine! No one else can have them! *growls*) came out of the water and and lay down in a sun patch.
"I had a lot of fun Gary."
"Me too Ashy-boy."
"Quit calling me that!"
"Haha! No way."
All chibi Ash could do was pout, but soon calmed down as he bathed in the sunlight. Hours seem to pass by and soon it was evening.
"Hey Gary, I think we should start heading back."
"Yeah."
As the two started to get up, teen Gary couldn't stop thinking.
'There is something that happens next that embarrasses me, yet makes it worthwhile. What was it?'
'This is going to be good.'
'I really didn't like the way he said that.'
'3...2...1...and...'
"Oh shit! Now I remem-'
"OOF!"
Back where the two chibis were. They were getting up and started to walk when suddenly Ash trips and fails on to chibi Gary.
"Ash what is-"
Turning around, chibi Gary came face to face with a falling Ash.
"OOF!"
"Ok, ow! That hurt."
When Ash finally decided to open his eyes he noticed that both his arms were next Gary's head, he was on top of Gary, and both of their faces were close to each other. (Please people. They might be young, but they both know that is an awkward position to be in.) Once chibi Gary understood the situation, he pushed Ash off and started to run away.
"WAIT! PLEASE, GARY, DON'T LEAVE ME BEHIND!" shouted chibi Ash.
"WHAT'S WRONG? CAN'T KEEP UP, WIDDLE BABY?" chibi Gary.
The dark-haired boy ran after chibi Gary, who only kept running, laughing at the small boy who desperately tried to his best to catch up to him. The young boy kept tripping and crying - he just couldn't keep up.
The younger boy curled up in the fetal position and let his tears roll down his face, hitting the grass below him.
Chibi Gary noticed this and started walking slowly towards the boy, the slightest hint of guilt showing on his face. He sat next to the crying boy, trying his best to stop him from crying and failing.
All he could do now was pull the young boy, who was sobbing and hiccupping with grief, to his chest and wrap him in a hug, hoping to calm him down.
The tears and choking started to subside as the two boys continued their embrace.
The younger finally quieted and looked up to Gary, whispering, "Thank you."
At those words, the 7-year-old pushed the smaller boy away, only to hide the fact that he was now blushing heavily.
The smaller boy laughed as he noticed Gary's face, and at this, Gary had gotten up and started to walk away. The younger boy stopped as he noticed the other walking away, got up, dusted himself off, and began running towards Gary, who broke into a full sprint at the sound of the other boy following him.
"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR LAUGHING AT ME, ASH!"
The two boys chased each other all the way home.
As all this happen, teen Gary could only cry as he missed his child hood friend (Ash isn't the same anymore...so yeah.)
"I really do miss him very much."
'Don't worry. Maybe he will revert back to his old self.'
"I guess."
With that he slowly started to wander around the woods until he heard the rapidly growing yells from his sis.
"GARY! WAKE UP! TIME FOR SCHOOL!"
"ALRIGHT SIS!"
After getting up from the floor and putting the white object back into its box, he decided to start his usual routine for the day. While he was bathing, his thoughts were focused entirely on the new Ash that started school yesterday. He still remember the lifeless eyes of his old friend, peculiarly causing chills to run down his spine.
"What happen to you?" he asked out loud.
When he was fully clothed, fed, and prepared for school, he took off on his way. It wasn't long before he found himself surrounded by his friends.
"So Gary, how did you sleep last night?" questioned May.
"I had a nightmare again."
"What do you mean 'again'?" this was from Misty who hugged Togepi tighter.
"Well you see last time it wasn't as long as this time, but I had a nightmare of a dark silhouette with brown emotionless eyes that killed you guys and my sister." as soon as he was done, a big sigh was released.
"Wow that is creepy." This came from Dawn, who was soon followed by Brock.
"Do you know who the dark figure is? I'm pretty sure people don't go dreaming about others they have never met."
"That is the thing. The figure feels familiar, but I can't place my finger on it."
(Yes people. They are that dunce.)
The group continued to talk about the nightmare for a few more minuted before they switched to the subject of the game "Xenosaga". Unknown to Gary and his companions, they were being followed and watched by two mysterious figures. The two chuckled quietly before disappearing into the shadows, leaving only their evil echoes behind.
Everyone in the group suddenly stopped as each one got goose bumps. They stared blankly at each other before looking around while wondering what just happened. Hoping that it was just a shiver and nothing dangerous, they shrugged it off and continued walking to school, leaving only Gary shaking as he felt that something dark and sinister had been watching them. The group, minus Gary, were walking along before Dawn noticed that Gary wasn't with them. Turning around, she noticed him still frozen and mentioned to this to the others. The group back tracked and came to Gary.
"You okay, Gary?" asked Misty
Gary managed to regain his composure, though the phantom feeling never left him.
"Sorry," he said while scratching the back of his head nonchalantly "everything is fine."
The small group picked up their pace, none of them wanting to be late for school.
Unannounced to the group, Gary still had a gloomy face on as he recalled the sudden flood of memories that had come back to him, as well as the nightmare he had that morning. He had a gut feeling that something terrible was going to befall him, his friends, and his family. Again, he was brought back to reality by a loud ringing, the school's clock tower was ringing to notify the students that class was soon to begin. The group realized they were going to be late, and broke into a run.
ND: YAY second chapter done! Oh, and what about me? *pokes to the chibis*
Majic: What about you? They mine!
ND : Can I at least have Chibi Gary? *Shows big hurt kitten eyes*
Majic: That doesn't work on me! *GRRR*
Neko: How about a vote?
ND: She's right we should vote on it.
Majic: Fine!
Debate goes on, 2 to 3.
Danger: HA, we get Chibi Gary!
Majic: No fair, you have Neko and Danger, and I only have Kon.
Danger: Not our fault, we want to be fair.
Kon: And what's wrong with me?
Majic: Besides you touching me, nothing, it's just that she has two egos on her side, I only have you. That's not a fair debate system.
Neko: Well I'm actually a tie breaker, and I mostly likely go on the fairest side of debates.
ND: It's true.
Majic: Oh, ok fine you have Chibi Gary.
ND: YAY!
Kon: At least we have Chibi Ash! Glomps! *Jumps onto Majic*
Majic: Correct, and GET OFF ME!