Chapter Summary: Gold is dealing with the death of Green. But all is not what it seems, Gold keeps seeing Green everywhere, is Gold going insane or is Green really still alive? No real couples in this chapter, just comforting friends.
Gold hated it, he hated the face that Green was gone. A friend, not a good friend but still a friend. Gold sighed and listened closely to Lyra telling Red.
"What is it Lyra? You look sad..." "Red...I hate to tell you this but..." "Did something happen?" "It's about Green..." "Did he get into another fight with Gold? Because if he did then I'll teach him a lesson." "Red...I'm sorry to say this but Green is dead." "You're joking, right?" "Why won't you answer me?! He can't be dead! Green can't be dead!"
Gold felt more tears stream down his face. Is this my fault? Am I to blame? "You ready to go?" Steven asked. Gold nodded his head and got up, leaving behind the crying Red.
"What do you mean he's dead?!" Doctor Richard asked. "He's not with us..." Gold mumbled. Doctor Richard sighed. "I think it's time for all of you to move on with your lives." He said. "What do you mean Sir?" Steven asked. "I want all of you to get out of here. Enjoy the rest of your lives." Doctor Richard answered. Mike nodded his head. "Understood." The three boys answered.
"We get to go home!" Mike said excitedly. "I bet this is some kind of trick." Steven said. "Who cares, we get to go out of here." Tanya said with a grin. Rocky smiled and nodded his head. "I say we just get out of here." Gold said. "But we don't know anything of the outside world...we spent most of our lives in here..." Mike said softly. "Green was the one who would tell us about the outside world..." Tanya said sadly. "Cheer up guys, I will be your guide! I will teach you how to live in the outside world!" Gold said.
Red looked out the window. "I wonder...I wonder if it was painful..." He said. "Oh Big Brother, don't think about that!" Lyra said as she wiped the table. "I want my Green..." Red said softly. "Big Brother Red, I understand he was your best friend but we need to get on with our lives." Lyra said with her hands on her hips. "I want my Green back..." Red said with tears in his eyes.
Gold walked down the street, he was looking for the store. I need to get some bread and milk. Shouldn't be too hard... Suddenly Gold saw a flash of green eyes and spiky brown hair. Gold's eyes widened. There in front of him was Green, wearing his normal purple shirt and gray shorts. "Green...! I thought you were dead...!" Gold choked out.
Gold set down the food on the table. "Now what?" Ricky asked. "Just set up the plates and stuff." Gold answered as he went to wash his hands. Ricky nodded and ran over to get the plates. Tanya entered the room. "Hey Gold, when's supper? I'm starving!" Tanya said with a grin. "Supper will be a few more minutes. Just got to get the drinks." Gold answered. Tanya nodded. Gold grabbed the drinks and placed them on the table. "Will you go get Mike and Steven? They're in the back yard." Gold said. "Will do!" Tanya said as she headed for the door.
"I love this stuff! It's yummy!" Mike said. "It's only Chicken with rice." Gold said. "I haven't had such a nice meal like this in a while!" Steven said with a grin. "Where did you learn to cook Gold?" Tanya asked. "Actually I had some help from Ricky." Gold said. Ricky smiled. "Oh then thanks so much Ricky!" Tanya said with a grin.
Mike helped Gold clear away the dishes. "I understand that you're still upset." Mike said. "I'm not upset. I'm perfectly fine." Gold said as he dropped a glass. It shattered into many tiny pieces, much like Gold's heart had done earlier. "I'll clean that up!" Mike said. "No I'll do it. Go and see Steven." Gold said.
Gold sat down at the table, he put his head in his hands and tried not to cry. Gold suddenly felt like someone was there with him. Gold looked up and saw Green. Green silently took a seat across from Gold. Gold could see that Green had a black eye. "Green...are you alright?" Gold asked. Green shook his head. "What happened to your eye?" Gold asked. Green looked down, then cleared his throat. "Be careful. All is not what it seems..." Green said. Suddenly Gold heard Steven and Mike yelled, he raced out the door.
"Leave her alone!" Steven yelled. The boy laughed. "Let me go you creep!" Tanya screamed. The boy held her tighter. Tanya let out a shrill scream. Gold appeared. "Hey let go of her!" Gold shouted. The boy laughed again. "Hey let her go!" Another boy yelled. They looked to be about the same age. The first boy rolled his eyes. "Get out of here. I'm having fun with the new girl." He said. The second boy looked upset. "Gary! Leave her alone." The boy yelled. The boy named Gary frowned. "Can't you take a joke Ash?" He asked.
Their names were Gary and Ash, the two of them were neighbors to Gold and the rest of the kids. Gary and Ash had known each other for years and were best friends. Gold noticed that Gary kind of looked like Green, with his spiked brown hair. The only difference was that Gary had black eyes. Gary was wearing a blue shirt and red pants. Ash had black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black shirt and jeans. "Thank you for forgiving us. We really should be going now." Ash said.
Gold walked back in. Green was nowhere in sight. Gold was puzzled. What the hell just happened?! Gold sighed and sat down. Maybe I need some sleep... Gold got up and headed to his room, he could hear Tanya arguing with Gary. I thought him and Ash went home...oh well... Gold finally reached his room and laid down on the bed. So soft... Gold quickly fell asleep.
The sky was dark and lightning was all around. Gold walked through the empty field. "Hello...? Anyone here...?" He asked. Gold could hear voices talking faintly. Gold covered his ears. "I don't want to be here...please tell me...someone please tell me why I'm here..." Gold said softly as tears started to stream down his face. Knocking, there was knocking coming from nowhere, he could hear people laughing and chatting. "Please! Someone! Anybody! Tell me why I'm here!" Gold shouted. The talking grew louder but Gold still couldn't understand what was being said. Gold took a deep breath. "PLEASE TELL ME WHY I'M HERE!" Gold screamed. A man walked out. He was wearing a red and white jacket with a black shirt underneath and jeans, a red and white hat was on his face, covering his eyes. "What are you doing here?" The man asked. "I don't know why I'm here. Tell me, do you know why I'm here?" Gold asked. The man started to laugh wildly. "You're here with us finally. Welcome to the land of the dead!" The man shouted. Gold let out a shrill scream.
Gold jolted awake, he was breathing heavily. Sweat soaked his bed. Gold untangled himself from his sheets and got up. Just a dream... Gold walked down the stairs and outside. He saw someone moving along the street. Gold could hear the person talking.
"I don't want to do this." The person said, Gold recognized the voice as Gary's. Gold heard a mumbled answer that he couldn't make out. "I understand but I'm really scared." Gary said. There was another answer Gold couldn't make out. "Look, I'm really scared! I don't want to do this anymore!" Gary shouted. Gold could see that Gary was crying. Gary let out a whimper. "Please, just leave me alone...I want to have my own life..." Gary said with a whine.
Gold sat down and started to cry. He couldn't believe what he had seen last night. Green had hit Gary, something wasn't right. Gold sobs shook his whole body. Green couldn't...Green wouldn't... Tears streamed down his face. Gold would know the truth soon, Gary had said he would come over today with Ash. A shiver ran down Gold's spine, he looked up and saw Green looking down at him.
"Gold...come on...tell us what's wrong." Steven said. "It's nothing..." Gold mumbled. "I understand if you're still upset about Green's death, Mike is still a bit messed up and I'm pretty sure Red still is." Tanya said. "It was a horrible thing. No one should be dying that young." Ricky said. Gold sighed. "I just don't know what to think anymore..." Gold said as he picked up the steak knife. "Gold you really should be careful-" Steven started to say. Gold let out a cry of pain, he had just brought down the knife on his wrist. "Fuck. Fuck." Gold snarled. "Calm down. I'll get the first aid kit." Tanya said as she ran out of the kitchen.
Red sat down on his bed, he could hold in the tears any longer. Red buried his face in his pillow. His best friend was now dead. The only real friend he had ever had. Fuck. Why did this have to happen? Red sat up and looked around his room, it was actually small room. It had a closet and one window. There was a desk filled with paper off to one side, in the middle there was a small sleeping bag rolled up. Nearby the window was a laptop. There was a bunk bed off to the side that show signs of not being used in years. Red sighed. How long had it been since he had slept on a bed? Years? Red felt the sadness attack him again, he let his tears flow freely. Green, how could you do this to me?! I thought you said you would always be here with me! Red thought bitterly. Liar...
Lyra knocked on the door. "Coming!" Came a voice. A small girl opened the door. "You must be Lyra, I'm Tanya. It's nice to meet you." She said as she held out her hand. Lyra shook her hand and smiled. "Is Gold here?" Lyra asked. "No he's out at the moment. Buying more food with Ricky." Tanya said. Lyra hadn't met Tanya or Ricky before so decided to ask some questions. "Hey Tanya, how did you meet Gold?" Lyra asked. "I only met him through that place. He came in there and we had to make friends with him. I never really called anyone my friend but Ricky." Tanya admitted. Lyra smiled slightly. "I would like to be your friend." She said.
Gold hurried home. "Where do you think you're going loser?" Came an annoying voice. Gold groaned and turned around, standing there was Gary. Gary was wearing a green t-shirt and black pants today. "We're going home." Ricky said. Gary smirked. "We're going home." He said in a mocking tone. "Gary. Go home." Gold said, he could see that Gary had a red mark on his cheek. "No. I got a bone to pick with you." Gary said. Gold frowned. "Ricky, take the food and go on ahead. I'll be there shortly." Gold said. Ricky nodded his head and took off.
"What do you want Gary? Or should I say Green." Gold said with a smirk. Gary smirked as he looked up revealing his green eyes. "I'm glad you knew it was me..." He said. "Gary would never wear such clothes." Gold said. Gary, I mean Green looked up and smiled sadly. "I really wanted to see you again." Green said. "There has to be another way." Gold said. Green shook his head. "I don't know any more Gold...I just don't know." He said. Gold felt like someone had slapped him. "Green...you always know what to do...what happened to you...?!" Gold choked out. Green shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know...I really wish I did. I just don't know what to do. I want to tell Red but I know he would freak out on me." Green said as he looked up at the sky. Gold felt only pity for Green. "I want to help you." Gold said. "You can't, or at least I think you can't." Green said. "I'll find a way. I just have a feeling that I can help." Gold said. "I'm not supposed to be off the mountain. Gary was so alike me that I had to get him to take my place." Green said. "But you were talking to him last night." Gold said. "I know...I almost got in trouble for that." Green said. "But the legendary beasts are gone, how could you get into trouble?" Gold asked. "They are not fully gone, there is a new evil." Green said.
Gold walked down the path. He had to see Red. He promised Green he would. Gold knocked on the door. Red answered the door. Gold let out a cry of shock. Red looked awful. He had bags under his eyes, his eyes were red from crying, he hadn't changed his clothes in at least a week or two. Red smelled pretty bad. Red usually straight hair was tangled and looked oily. "What is it Gold?" Red asked. The usual light from his eyes were gone. "I have a message for you Red." Gold said, he felt his throat start to close up. Can I really go through with this? "What is it?" Red asked, there was no energy in his voice. Gold took a deep breath. "Wait for me. I'll be back soon. Don't cry for me anymore. I will always be there for you. Even if my body is destroyed I will be with you in spirit. My dear Reddy, please don't be sad. I'll love you forever because you're my best friend." Gold said. Red's eyes widened. "I know this is hard for you Reddy but listen, I'm alive but not well. I'm trapped, taking your place, it's so cold but I live on for you. Everything I do is for you. Please don't cry anymore. I want you to smile. For me, please won't you smile for me?" Gold said. Tears filled Red's eyes as he fell to his knees. "GREEN!" Red screamed as he banged his fists on the ground.
End Of Chapter 17