Rising Riot
Chapter 4
DISCLAIMER: See first chapter
Author's Note: … The Last Chapter? Yes? No? Anyways, R&R please…
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"So… What do you think we should do?"
"Dunno… I didn't have a clue on what we should do…"
"Well, we DID know that you are the one who's responsible for this, Atty." Zane said, staring Atty. "Hey, why me??" Atty snapped. "First of all, it's you who bring that cursed DVD. Then, you dragged me to watch it with you. Which part of it wasn't your fault, I wonder?" Zane retorted. "Well, yeah! But it's not my fault that you didn't turn down my offer!" Atty shouted. "Hell, yeah! I would have turned it down if it's not for that puppy eyes of yours!" Zane shouted too. … No answers from Atticus. Seeing how his 'best-friend' was acting, Zane became worried and he sighed. "Okay, okay, no use talking about the past. I'm sorry if I made you mad, Atty…"
"… Huh? What'cha talking just now, Zane? Sorry, I ain't hearing you just now."
Zane's face turned black in colour hearing that. "No, nothing…" He answered Atty.
"O… I see…" Then Atty turned his back and then suddenly, he shouted ,"EUREKA!!" He then turned his head to Zane and said in a bright, cheerful tone,"Zane! I think I've found a way to return to our real body!" "O yeah, Mr. Smarty-pants? What's it?" Zane asked. He doubted that Atty could really find a real solution to their problem. "Well… I just remembered that…" Atty stopped dramatically.
"Remember what?"
"Remember that this school has some ghost stories in it!"
"And your point is?"
"Hmph! You still didn't get it? Geez… And here I am, thinking all great-and-mighty about you… I'm disappointed, Zane…"
"… Just. Said. What. You. Really. Want. To. Say."
"O, okay… Well, you've heard that there were ghosts in the northern part of the island, right?"
Zane nodded.
"What if those ghosts were Barrack Ojama and his lackeys?"
"Huh?"
"So, you see here…," Atty pointed the cover where Barrack Ojama disappeared. "Yeah? I see. What about it?"
"I think Barrack Ojama has been sealed in this cover and when he was sealed, his lackeys were causing a riot on the northern part of the island, and then that was why we've got some ghost stories about the northern part."
"I see… But why the north part?"
"Because… Erm… The north part wasn't inhabited by humans?"
"Yeah… That does make sense…"
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3 hours later…
"Zaaane… Can we take a rest?" Atty asked. Zane shook his head. "Does that means 'no'?" Atty asked again. Zane nodded. "And does that means 'yes'?" Atty asked once again. "Atty, please… Shut your mouth. I can't concentrate." Zane eyed Atty.
"O-okay…"
30 minutes later…
"Zane… Did you…"
"What?" Zane cut Atty's words.
"Did you really know where we are?"
"Of course! We're in the forest at the north part of the island!"
"Do you know EXACTLY where we are?"
"…"
"Zane?"
"No." was Zane's reply.
"WHAAT?? You DIDN't know??"
Alas, Zane's anger fuse was lit. "I would've known where we are if it's not for all those moaning of yours!" Zane snapped. Atty, who was shocked to hear that just stared blankly at Zane. "I… Zane, I…" "You what?" Zane asked, still pissed by Atty. "I… I'm…" Atty just can't find any words. "?" Zane, who was beginning to realize that Atty wasn't acting like usual, looked at Atty. "I… Didn't know that I've annoyed you that much… I… I'm sorry Zane…" Atty said, his face had lost all of his cheerfulness. "Wh- what the…" Zane, who was surprised by Atty's behavior began to walk back.
"…" Atty's still not saying a word. "A- are you really Atticus?" Zane asked in fear. He has heard the stories where peoples get possessed by spirits. "Zane…" Atticus muttered. "Wha- what?" Zane was really afraid now. A normal Atticus was enough to drive him crazy. What could a possessed Atticus really do? Zane was too afraid to imagine it.
"I'm hungry…" was what Atticus said. He showed his puppy-eyes to Zane and began to walk closer to Zane. "Do- Don't go near me!" Zane panicked. "What's wrong… Zane? What are you afraid of?" Atty asked. He came closer and closer. Zane sweatdropped. This is it… It's my end. I'm happy that I've lived til' the fullest until now… Although I would be happier if I've died in my real body… Mother… Father… I'm sorry…
"Zane…" Atty's now only an inch from Zane. He held his hand toward Zane' face then… Suddenly, he slapped Zane. "What the?" Zane asked, surprised.
"Wake up! Hello? Zane?? Hello, earth to Zane? Geez, what's wrong with you? Why did you ran from me like I'm some kind of disease? Hey, Zane, I'm really hungry… Could we eat now?"
"A… What?" Zane said.
Atty frowned. "Hey… Are you sleeping all this time? Zane?? I'm really hungry… "
"B-but you… Just now… Y- you…"
"Hmm?" Atty responded. He was busy digging through his backpack. "Sorry Zane. Couldn't hear you. But if you're not going to eat, I don't care. I'm too hungry to wait any longer."
"B- but, Atty, aren't you possessed?"
"Huh? What'cha babbling about?"
"You… You just apologized to me! That's not what you would normally do!"
"Huh?? I apologized to you? When? Where? How?"
"Just now! You're saying things like you're sorry or something like that!"
"You must be imagining it, Zane. The last time I apologized to you was when we're in 3rd grade. I still remember it clearly. You're mad at me cos' I've been toying with your hair and made you came to school pigtailed. You won't talk to me 'til I apologized to you."
"… Was it really my imagination?" Zane asked to himself.
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And it ends here.Couldn't make it any longer than this. It would make it strange. Anyway, the next chapter is the last. Oh, and sorry for the long wait!