Hellooo all you amazing wonderful people! Have I told you I love you lately? Well, I love you! Here's another short oneshot. It's a bit based on a scene from the game, I actually have a couple more that are like that, but I hope you enjoy them. Thank you for reading!

Prompt Word #13: Lost

Of all the things in this scary place, it was the single thing that bothered her the most.

Ib had been so terrified of everything, she nearly forgot, but when she and Garry entered the room, she remembered. Garry's attention went to the odd, "Reserved Seat" thing that sat in the middle of the room; Ib, however, locked her eyes with the portrait of the man and woman on it. The gold plaque below it read, "Couple."

There was no mistaking that the two people in this painting were her parents. Every exact detail of her parents were there, from head to toe. From there, Ib's mind began to wander.

Where were her parents? Were they okay? And were they looking for her?

Ib recalled a time where her and her mother had gone to the store, and Ib got a little far behind. She got so scared she just sat in the floor and didn't move, until a nice man took her to the front and had her mother paged to report to the entrance.

"Ib, don't you scare me like that," her mother had scolded her, but her tone held a hint of sadness. Her arms embraced her child, and Ib did the same. "If I lost you, I.. I don't know what I'd do."

She felt really worried now. Ib was afraid if her parents thought she was lost, then they would get worried and sad. Even the thought of her parents upset made her uneasy. She never missed her parents so much in her life before. Even staying with relatives for a week or so, she's never been so homesick.

"Ib, is everything okay?" Garry's voice suddenly brought her out of her thoughts. A tear quickly rolled down her cheek, and she swiped it away before he could notice.

"It's.." she began, fighting back more tears. Her delicate hand pointed to the painting on the wall. "Papa and Mama."

"What?" Garry had his eyes all over the painting, "these people are your mom and dad?"

Ib simply nodded.

After a moment of him focusing on the painting, Garry finally said, "heh.. they do resemble you a bit, Ib."

Ib looked up at Garry, who was giving her a slight smile, encouraging her to do the same. He was right, though. Ib took after her mother more than her father. She had her mother's ruby-colored eyes and her silky chestnut hair. Her facial features were more like her father's.

"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find them soon," he told her, his smile growing. Ib finally smiled back.

Somehow, Garry telling her that made her feel much better.

This part of the game actually really intrigued me, because Ib is such a tough kid, and then she sees her parents in the gallery like that. Ahh, this one was kind of short, but I hope you enjoyed. If not, then I have much better ones in store(I wrote "Family" quiet recently, and I honestly think it is my absolute favorite—and the longest! It could have been it's own separate oneshot, but since it's so long, I don't want to just throw it out there just yet.) Anyway, thanks for reading, reviewing, faving, lurking, whatever. I'll try to update a bit more frequently, since roleplaying has taken up some time(I'm also trying to get Fake!Garry added to the character section of fanfiction... it's not working.)