Chapter 2: You're Crazy

Slowly trotting down the streets of Toltus where we last left him, our hero Cless surveys the town wide eyed. From the back of his mind a voice echoed.

" Ahh, the birds are singing, the people are smiling, and the sky is... blue!"

Cless frowned; He was experiencing a major case of Deja-vu and it was making his head numb.

"HEY, DOOFUS!"

Looking up Cless spotted his bud Chester a few yards off leaning against the arch of the southern gate. His bow was slung on his back and his arms were crossed; he looked pissed

"You idiot!" He blurted, catching the attention of many passer-bys. "You're late and you made me wait all this time!"

Overcome by a wave of relief, Cless leaped forward "Chester!" and hugged him. "I'm so glad to see you!"

Chester tensed up. "Ke-ke-ke-What are you doing?" he asked, wide-eyed, through clenched teeth.

"Hugging" Cless answered.

Chester glanced at the many pedestrians watching. Upon meeting his gaze they'd blush and quickly walk away. All except for a little girl who managed to ask "who's the wife, mommy?" before being scooped up by her mother and taken away.

"GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!"

Chester shoved Cless to the ground. He stood over him huffing and extremely flushed. "R-Rule number two!" He managed to say "Men do not hug, especially not each other!" Regaining his composure, Chester smoothed back his hair "…and that's what it means to be a man."

Cless got up from the ground and dusted himself off "Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry I forgot about your Code of Manliness, Chester. I was just so relieved to see you."

Chester raised an eyebrow "Relieved?"

Cless nodded, "yeah, but now that I've found you, you can help me look for Mint and the others."

"Who?"

"Stop playing dumb, you know. Mint. Blond hair? about yea high?"

"Still not getting it. Who?"

With an exasperated sigh, Cless cupped his hands to his chest, over a pair of imaginary breasts, and began shaking them.

"mmmmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnntttttttt!"

Chester only glared. "Did you fall out of bed this morning and hit your head, Cless?"

"Uhm…" Reaching up to touch his head Cless winced. "Oww!" He retracted his hand. "Well, I did wake up a while ago with this throbbing pain in my head."

Satisfied with what he heard, Chester crossed his arms and nodded, "Okay, that explains it."

"But…"

"No."

"But I…"

"Drop it, Cless!"



Defeated Cless slouched "I guess, maybe… that was all just a dream."

Chester nodded, "Yes! Whatever, let's just go hunting, that'll clear your head a bit. Do you have the apple-gels you were supposed to get?"

"N-No."

Chester released another one of his exasperated sighs. "Well, let's go buy them, then."

Cless followed his friend into the town shop and waited while Chester bought the gels.

Reaching up he touched his head again. Maybe he was delusional… but that didn't explain the intense feeling of Deja-vu.

Cless glanced up at Chester who was standing in front of the cash register. The shopkeeper handed him a leather sack stuffed with supplies. "Hey Chester, how's your sister?." The old man reached below the counter.

"Give this to her, will ya?" Chester held the apple and briefly regarded it with small smile. "No problem."

Cless gasped a breath. "S-Sister!?"

Chester turned to frown at his friend. "What's gotten into you, now?"

"Amiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" and with that he rushed out of the shop with Chester lagging behind with the supplies.

"Damn it, Cless!"

By the time Chester reached his house he could see that the door was kicked down from its hinges and he could hear a commotion upstairs. He dropped his heavy sack and rushed inside, up the stairs to the bedrooms.

"What the hell are you doing!?"



In the center of the room, on the floor and on his knees was Cless with Ami cradled in his arms. There were tears in his eyes, "Ami, you're alive. You're alive!" Overjoyed by the sight of her, he was kissing absolutely every inch of her face.

Chester watched awestruck. "Damn it, not this again." He clenched a fist. "CLESS!"

"Oh no, she's not moving, I killed her!"

"What!?" Going into 'big-brother mode' Chester stepped forward and tore Cless off of his little sister.

Cless backed away, crying and pleading, "I'm so sorry, Chester, I'm sorry!"

"She's not dead, you idiot!"

Cless froze "Eh!? What did you say?"

Chester picked up Ami off the ground and gently placed her on her bed. "She's not, dead, can't you see the stupid smile on her face?"

"Eh? Smiling?"

Chester sighed, "Yes, smiling. The 'handsome stud-muffin' of her dreams leapt into her bedroom and began smooching all over her, what other kind of reaction would you expect!?"

"She likes me?"

"Yes, she likes you! Haven't you ever noticed the shrine she built of you; the one that she had the nerve to build in my room!?"

Cless frowned. "I always though you built that, Chester."

Chester's face turned red, "What? Why would I?"

"So you didn't build it?"

Chester yelled "No!"

"Thank goodness…" Cless said with a sigh.

About ten seconds of silence passed by before Chester blurted. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?"

Cless shook his head, "Nothing. Anyway, we have to get her out of here! She's in great danger!" He said as he stepped towards her bed.

Chester stood up to block his path. "Yeah, she's in great danger from you. Cless, you're my bud, but I will not hesitate to shoot you if you take another step. You aren't yourself, today, buddy."

"Chester, you have to believe me! This doesn't make any sense to you but it does to me! I just realized what's happening!"

Stirring in her bed, Ami opened her eyes and sat up. "What's all the noise?"

Chester turned back when he heard her voice, and Cless, seeing his chance, stepped past him towards Ami. He stretched out his hand. "Ami! Come with me if you want to live! I am from the future!"

Seeing Cless again, looming over her bed after the previous encounter was definitely over-stimulating for the little girl. "Cless?" Her face turned beet red and she passed out.

Chester took a step back and readied an arrow. "Cless! I warned you!" He released the arrow and it grazed Cless' arm.

"Ahhhh!" Cless yelped. In one fluid movement he scooped up Ami and slung her over his shoulder then rushed towards the window.

Chester yelled, "Cless, don't!" But it was already too late; Cless had leapt out the window. Chester peered outside through the window and spotted Cless rushing towards the southern forest. He knocked another arrow and leapt out after him.

So, here's the next chapter. Hope you had some laughs and be sure to expect more soon. I'm done for today, it's sammich time. Mmmmmm.