AN: Hey everyone. I'm back with chapter 2 here for you guys. So here's the continuation of Dead Hearts.
Jade sat on the chair looking out the window. She watched as the rain pelted against the glass, her mind still reeling on the information she heard last night. Her thoughts preoccupied on more than just her fathers words.
"What happened to me? Why can't I remember?"
She closed her eyes listening to the water continue to drop on the little windowsill. Feeling a combination between at peace and alone.
"So you're just gonna sit there huh?", a voice spoke.
Jade's eyes opened quickly as she looked about the room, finding no one within sight.
"Oh I'm here, if that's what your thinking", the voice spoke again.
Jade slowly roused from the chair looking about the room carefully. From the corner of her eye she noticed a small form beside her. Turning slowly, she's met with bright brown eyes and curly red hair. The girl that stood before her had a rather wise but childish like appearance. Jade backed up slowly coming close to the wall.
"W…who are you?", she asks in slight fear.
"Hmmm….no one you know, if that's what your wondering", the girl replied with a smile.
Jade looked at her with piped curiosity, before sitting on the chair beside her.
"Who are you?", Jade asks again.
"Hmm…I'm what some might call a guardian if you will", the redhead responded.
Confusion rang through her at the redheads response.
"Yea but…how is there a guardian for dead people?", Jade questioned. "Aren't I suppose to be in heaven or hell? How is this even possible?"
The redhead smiled, taking a seat infront of her.
"Well you're not really ready to go anywhere. To be honest you're too good to be going to hell", the redhead began.
Jade snickered at her statement. "Good…really? I've been far from good if you ask me", she replied with a dry chuckle.
"Really, you honestly think that of yourself? Surely you've done more good than bad…well from what I've seen at least", the redhead said with a frown.
Jade gave another dry chuckle, looking back up to her.
"What good have I ever done huh? All I did was start too much shit that I was in way over my head", Jade replied leaning back against the chair.
"I do agree that some of situations you brought yourself into were way over your head, but…in the end you always did something good", the redhead said with a calm smile.
"Look…whoever you are we can go on and on about whether I was good or not but this still doesn't answer the questions that have", she stated with frustration.
The redhead giggled, causing Jade to look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes…they don't answer the questions you have. However your act of kindness is what brought you here", the redhead replied simply standing from her seat.
"Wait you know how I died?"
"Of course, why do you think I came here?... Well when you're ready to remember, come and find me", the redhead said turning to leave.
Jade quickly jumped out of her seat running to catch her.
"Wait…you never told me your name!"
The redhead turned and with a gentle smile responded, "Cat". She disappeared before Jade's eyes, leaving no trace what so ever.
"FUCK", Jade shouted in frustration. "What the hell-why can't I remember anything?"
She turns and sits back down in the chair, leaning her head against the window.
"HELP"
Jade sits up and looks around, again finding nothing. Giving a deep sigh, she covered her ears and shuts her eyes blocking out all noise.
"Please… no more of this shit today… No more", she begs softly.
"HELP"
"Stop…Stop it", she begs shutting her eyes tightly.
The door to the little house swung open, scaring Jade from where she sat. She waited patiently as whomever opened the door walked in. A gasp rose at the familiar face as he walked in the room. The boy gave a heavy sigh as he looked about the room and over to the corner. She waited patiently from where she sat as she made eye contact with him. For a moment they are both left in silence. The boy gave a deep sigh before turning away walking to the seat in front of Jade.
"Andre?", she whispered softly.
Andre gave a choked sigh before breaking down.
"Th…that was your favorite chair", he cried. "This whole place was your own. Why…why did you have to leave?"
The tears began to welt up and Jade gave a soft cry at her best friends expense.
"DAMMIT JADE WHY!?", Andre screamed crying harder.
Jade gets up and walks over to him and attempts to pull him into a hug. But her arms fall through him, having her cry harder at the knowledge that she can't comfort him like she use to. Andre turns and looks at the photo standing upon the mantel to the little fireplace. Jade followed his gaze and gives a watery smile. There upon the mantel was the picture of her, Andre, Beck, and Robbie at the town fair.
"Too bad you wont be here for your favorite holiday", Andre let out.
Jade looked upon him again with deep sorrow not knowing how she can comfort him in any way. Her gaze falls upon the little calendar hanging next to the fireplace. It was October 28, a few more days and it will be Halloween. She gave a sad smile at the knowledge that she can't celebrate Halloween like she use to. The good old days are gone and all that is left is just sadness and mystery.
The next two days go by as a blur and before Jade knows it, it's Halloween. She walked about the streets smiling at some of the babies walking about in their adorable costume. Her absolute favorite of them all was the one toddler dressed as a little bat. Mostly due to her love for vampires.
Evening falls and everyone both young and old emerge from their homes. Jade smiles watching the little ones run to the doors, excited for some candy. She pauses midstep at the sight of Andre, Beck and the gang together. Andre dressed as the cowardly lion from the wizard of Oz. Beck was dressed as the tin man, Robbie was the scarecrow, and everyone else either looked like a munchkin or one of the witches. Jade knew that she would've gone really hardcore as the evil witch, but that idea is more of a distant memory now.
She decides to walk amongst them, listening in on their conversation. She gave a laugh when Robbie finished telling the gang a story of how some girl thought he was a creep and sprayed him in the face with mace. Beck tried to look concerned, but she knew deep inside that he wanted to laugh his ass off. Andre was just talking about the time where he and Jade were hiding behind a couple of trashcans and jumped out scaring the hell out of Robbie. Jade smiled at the memory, but a laugh rang through the air. Well at least to her, cause the others were preoccupied with getting more candy.
Jade looked about for the laugh, but couldn't pinpoint anything from amongst the little kids and few teenagers. She turns to go back to the gang when she hears the laugh again. She turns slowly and freezes in her spot. Standing a few feet away from her was a girl with dark brown chocolate hair, and bright brown eyes. She was wearing a Dorothy costume, very ironic considering the gang was technically the Wizard of Oz just without Dorothy. The girl was chatting with some strawberry blonde chick that seemed to be complaining about something, but the girl would roll her eyes and smile.
Who is this beautiful girl? Jade waited as the girl and her friend walked about the streets getting their candy. Jade followed, cursing at herself for being a creepy stalker. "Well they can't see me, so I have nothing to worry about", she thought to herself.
"Hey Tori", Beck shouted from the other side of the street. Jade looked at Beck than back at Tori.
"Tori", the name seemed foreign and yet her face seemed familiar.
"Who is Tori and why…oh why does it feel like I've seen her before?"
AN: Hey everyone here is chapter 2 for you guys. Give me some feedback on it. Chapter 3 will be up soon. Thanks for reading~ Magone.