Author's Note: Sorry for the late update guys. But I am happy to say i'm over my writer's block and gotten past the plot problem. So smooth sailing from here on till the end.
Disclaimer: I do not own Jhonen Vasquez's idea's or any of his characters.
Chapter Five- Tapeworm Blues
-Roy's P.O.V-
This can't be happening. I can't happen… I couldn't… No! I won't even admit it because that'd mean I do and I don't… At least I don't think so… Second-guessing myself now? This can't be happening no. It can't.
I don't have any little fluffy crushes on Madison! There! Ha…Argh my stomach feels weird, my head feels above the fucking clouds. Somebody shoot me!
I'm going insane.
-Later That Afternoon-
Madison was clean and out of her coppery clothes, she walked out of the bathroom, her hair in a towel and looking worn out. Roy was in the corner of the living room muttering to himself and looking very twitchy.
Madison tapped his shoulder, he instantly stopped twitching and gave her one bug eye, "What… do you want?" he asked in the typical Roy tone.
"Whatcha got there?" she asked looking at the notepad he had scrunched in his hands.
"Nothing of y-your con…-cern." He said a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face. Madison raised an eyebrow and then snatched the notepad from his hand. He had the biggest look of panic plastered over his face.
Madison ran chanting, "can't catch me!"
Roy jumped to his feet and ran after her. They ran laps around the room Roy shouting "Give that back!" Madison just laughed and continued to chant, "Can't catch me!"
Finally Roy had enough he jumped and tackled Madison to the ground she tumbled down with a large thump. The notebook pop flied out of her hands and slid into the kitchen area. Roy started to mumble into the back of her thighs. He gasped and jumped up face redder then a radish.
"I-I…" Roy stammered.
"Why'd you have to go and tackle me? Jeez rough enough…" Madison complained.
Roy picked up his notebook and rushed into the bathroom locking the door behind him. He sat under the sink and scribbled another thing in his notebook.
Bad Things About Madison
1. She smells (…Good, BAD, good…)
2. She's psychotic (in a nice way)
3. She killed her hippie principal
4. …
5. She isn't going away.
Madison knocked on the door, and said "Roy? You're not going to be in there long right? Anyways I'm going out. I'll see you when I get back."
She blow dried her hair and went out the door roller skates on, to leave the strange and oddly nervous Roy.
On the other side of town Madison was eating some Dirty Doughnut flavoured ice cream. She heard screams and large roars as if they came from a gargantuan tapeworm. And she guessed right a tapeworm resided within a crowd. She wondered over to the people. The large tapeworm was whaling while its mouth was wrapped around a screaming guy's head; he was still trying to eat his bag of chips.
Madison shook her head and turned she stopped dead face to face with her captor. He smiled and said "Fancy meeting you here" and before she could swig at his head he -yet again- dragged her to the alley near-by.
He gently pulled to a stop, and unlatched his hand. Madison wasn't going to run she was going to kill the bastard then give his corpse an ear full. Madison's reasoning skills lack because of all the hatred…
"You! Only seven people in the world have ever called me by my nickname more then once. And there is only one person left (who is probably dead) today who knows… Who are you?" she demanded.
"Hey where's Roy Boy? Missing?" He asked looking behind her ignoring her question.
"Tell me what your damn name is!" she said poking his head gruffly.
He rubbed his head and frowned "If you wanted to know so badly. I'm actually very surprised that you didn't recognise me. My name is Johnny C Nny for short. But of course you would know that to Maddie." He said mirth dancing in his eyes.
They stared at each other one with mirth and excitement and the other torn between excitement and happiness. She looked at his hands; he was wearing fingerless gloves the same ones she gave to her best friend for Christmas eons ago.
"Now, that's not the reaction I expected. Maybe…you aren't Maddie. I apologize I better go see the tapeworm before it-"
"W-wait! Don't Go! How-how could you be…him. I thought my friend was put into an asylum then returned home and died with his parents." She exclaimed.
"I don't remember even going into one of those places. Except for some sleep study but…Even so I can't remember much I was lucky to know you (or the thought of you) existed." He said looking to the crowd of tapeworm watchers.
"Could you…possibly fill in the rest of the blanks?" he asked still staring.
Madison turned her back thoughts racing. If she told him his past he could be driven to insanity. But he's already insane, that much is obvious. She came to a quick decision and turned back around he was by a dumpster this time trying to sneak up on a hungry looking cat.
"Johnny?" She called.
He looked up in said "Well? Will you tell me?"
"No." Madison said firmly.
Johnny's expression fell a thousand miles. He kicked the cat, "How can I even trust you? Can't you compromise?" he asked desperately.
"I think it's better off. If you knew our past, you'd question my motives to everything. But I can confirm one thing we were best friends. And hopefully still can be." She said with a hopeful smile.
"You'll just have to wait and see that I can be trusted, and for compromise… I'll tell you stuff when necessary. Ok then moody? Also why did you kick the damn cat?" she finished placing her hands on her hips raising an eyebrow at Johnny.
He stared and said "Unnecessary is my middle name."
"No it's no-" she caught herself then said "Nice try."
Johnny gave a cheshire cat grin and said "Come. I want to show you something."
Madison followed her long lost best friend, and they both climbed into his tiny vehicle. While they drove Madison switched her skates for shoes and chatted with Nny. She couldn't be any happier; it was almost like seeing a ghost. She could tell Johnny was having a good time to; he was probably a pretty gloomy person. Not knowing your own past must be horrible. Things are different now, for the both of them. Nobody could destroy it.
He glanced from the road and caught a glimpse of her smile and thought Maybe memories will come back with her sitting near me.
They drove up a hill the sun was setting in the purple, red and orange sky. Johnny pulled to a stop and got out. Madison followed out and found herself on a cliff standing beside a very dead tree. Johnny has already climbed onto his car staring out at the distance. Madison looked calmly into the scene and climbed at top of his car roof she stood and revisited memories of when there was a hill in her neighbourhood.
Johnny said after 20 minutes of silence "What do you think?"
"Wonderful." She mumbled.
"She thought so to." He said.
"Who?" Madison asked still staring at the darkened horizon.
"Devi. D, she works at a bookstore. This is where I took her before the end of our bloody date." He said glancing up at Madison who hasn't moved since they arrived.
'Did… You kill her?" Madison asked finally looking down at Johnny's relaxed face.
"I tried to Immobilize the Moment. I was so happy I wanted to freeze it in a memory." He said looking away from her gaze "But unlike the others, she kicked my ass and got away. Now all I can do is stare at her through a window" he finished with a sigh, and turned his back to her once again.
Madison stepped down and sat beside her spooky friend. He turned away, not willing to face her. But he croaked, "Can you still sing?"
She stared sadly but said, "I can, but I won't. Because I know it won't make you feel better about a mistake you made. As long as you don't plan on making that mistake again, then in hopes you'll feel better.
He looked up to the shining moon and said "That has to be some of the better advice I've had in a while, you're like a human Nail Bunny."
She smiled and stared up to the moon as well.
-Back in Johnny's House-
Johnny entered and was smiling, he grabbed his diary and sat down and began to write the day's events.
Dear Die-ary:
Today was… I can't put it into words. One different from any other I went to visit a memory. When I showed up the door; the door to her apartment was unlocked. Turns out I wasn't very welcomed, Roy Boy greeted me some time later, for being as short as he is he's a pretty angry bastard. I got the memory (Called Madison) pretty mad to. But everything went good later at the tapeworm gathering. The guy trying to eat his bag of chips laughed at my hair once. I laughed extra hard. I ran into Madison, I kicked a cat… Tee hee. Furry evil things cats are. Anyhow she's not going to tell me anything like I hope, oh well she's a nice person and carry's bodies pretty good. We went to the movies and some pricks talked all throughout the damn movie; one of the yutz kicked my seat to. Shit, my week was going very well. Madison helped me haul them into my car I admire her sneaking skills. I'm off to have some intense fun, so long.
End Of Chapter
I think I did a pretty good job on the Die-ary entry huh? Also sorry again for the delay! Until next time, all the bloody best!
-Darkarise