Author's note: I'll be continuing this with two more oneshots due to a suggestion from Talons of Ice, a reviewer. This oneshot will be written in Deemo's perspective and takes place at the start of the game, when he meets Alice.
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Deemo Oneshot #2: Pinky Swear
He emerged from this world, clueless and lonely, with only an old castle to live in, and a masked companion to interact with.
Disorientation.
For many years he wandered through the empty halls, through majestic rooms and hidden passageways. The king in an isolated kingdom. He could never find the joy in venturing into the castle. It was more like a way to kill time that moved so slowly in this dreamland.
Tick. Tock. Time doesn't stop.
Then he found the grand piano at the base of the seedling that would one day grow into a huge, great tree. Music scores were scattered callously all over the worn marble floor and so Deemo picked them up and placed them on the piano, where he started to learn how to master the musical instrument.
The hours passed quickly after that.
However, fate decided to add a cruel twist to his life when he found the falling girl. As Deemo was playing yet another beautiful piece of music on his piano, a window from the sky, pouring light, opened and a tiny girl fell through it. Oh, how surprised he was at the sight! Nonetheless, he rushed forward in concern, and caught the girl's tiny figure in his long, thin arms.
Nine point eight.
"Where... am I...?" The girl was conscious and very aware of the tall black creature that had just saved her from the fall.
Deemo couldn't exactly answer, and so he gently set her on top of the piano and gestured around the area as a reply to her question. He gazed at her with those tiny, swirling white depths that depicted his confusion and bewilderment.
The girl hugged her knees in fright and looked up at the window above. "I... I miss my home... I want to go back..."
Deemo nodded at her, understanding the longing to go through the window. He himself had tried, but failed, miserably. He wanted to help this amnesiac girl do what he cannot... and also help her escape due to his memories slowly returning to him.
It was suddenly clear... It was suddenly so clear... that this girl was...
His sister.
The girl dressed in white buried her face in her tiny gloved hands and started to sob, terrified of the unknown and wanting to go back home to where she belonged. In between gasps of air, she muttered a few incomprehensible things and her body started to shudder more from her cries. Deemo placed a slender arm around her tiny trembling figure, pulling her into a tight, comforting embrace. It hurt him so much to see her like this. He gestured to her.
I will help return you to your home. Trust me.
The girl took a few shuddering breaths and let Deemo gently wipe her falling tears away from her tiny round face. She nodded at him and gazed at the window.
"... Wi-Will you come with... me?"
Deemo sadly shook his head. As much as he would like to, he couldn't. The best he could do was to bring his sister safely back from this netherworld. He stretched his hand towards her, his pinky extended out. The girl understood and hooked her own pinky around his, a smile slowly emerging from the cover of tears.
"I trust you... Deemo..."
And I will do all in my power to save you from this world...
Author's note: 9.8 is actually a way to calculate gravity.