Chapter 6
Ben was surprised at Nobu's sudden outburst, but hugged her back none the less.
"This is the first time someone actually called me their friend. Thank you." She cried into his chest in happiness.
"R-really? You never had a friend before?" he asked surprised.
"No. Everyone said I was a freak or a monster. No one dared come near me, I only had dad, uncle and his slender friend." She said squeezing him tighter.
"You don't have to worry anymore. I'll always be your friend and I'm sure the others think the same way." He said smiling softly and tightening his hold around her.
"The others as well?" she asked surprised, loosening her grip.
"Yea. Let's go ask them if you don't believe me." Ben said as he got up, pulling her with him.
"No. . . I'm scared." She looked down at her feet, hesitating.
"Don't be afraid, for we are all the same here." He said as he took her hand in his and guided her downstairs, where they found the others still at the dining table, chatting.
"You're back. Oh." Masky said as he saw them holding hands.
"Guys. Important question. You look at Nobu as friend, don't you?" Ben asked as Nobu hid behind him, out of fear of rejection. Thought she should really be used to that by now, but still, she came to like this odd bunch.
"Of course." Toby ran up and pulled her into a hug as she stared in shock, but it quickly became happiness.
"You'll always be a precious friend Nobu." EJ said as he hugged her as well, as she smiled a stupidly happy grin.
"As annoying as you are, I can't look at you any other way but as a friend." Jeff said as he hugged her then ruffled her hair.
"Wow, Jeff, that may have been the single nicest thing you have ever said." Masky commented.
"Shut up." He said blushing a little.
"Precious friend." Masky and Hoodie said at the same time as they hugged her from each side.
"You're the only girl here beside me, of course we're friends." Clockwork said smiling down at her.
"I know you're scared of me, but you seem like a cool person. Can I call you a friend as well?" Laughing Jack asked as he stepped in front of her.
She stared up at him, tears still streaming down her face.
To everyone's shock and surprise; Nobu stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Thank you." She sobbed into his chest.
"Well, look who grew a pair." LJ commented laughing and patting her head.
"LJ!" they all shouted at him.
"It's ok. It was about time wasn't it?" Nobu asked grinning up at him. Letting go of him, she turned to Ben with a bright smile she hasn't shown before. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, I guess." Ben replied, blushing a little and scratching the back of his neck, looking away.
"Slendy!" Nobu shouted running off to find him. "I need to go see uncle Zal. Slendy!" She ran around until he teleported in front of her, she ran into him and fell backwards onto her ass.
"Careful child." He said helping her up. "What do you need?"
"I need to see uncle Zal." She said excitedly.
"You called." Zalgo appeared making Nobu jump again.
"Why'd you keep doing that? What if you give me a heart attack and I'll die?" she asked annoyed.
"I'm careful." He smirked down at her. "What did you need?"
"I have friends!" She exclaimed happily, arms in the air for enthusiasm.
"Excuse me?" Zalgo asked taken aback.
"I have friends." She said again with the happiness of a child who just got a puppy for her birthday.
"That's great! Here, take this. Now go to your room for now." Zalgo said smiling, handing her a lollypop. She took it looking at it verily, but shrugged it off and went up with it in her mouth.
"Call all your kids." He turned to Slendy, with a serious face.
Not much time later they were all gathered in the living room.
"I hear that you called Nobuki your friend. You better not betray her or else." Zalgo said threateningly as they just stared surprised.
"Of course we wont." Clockwork said a bit offended.
"Be nice to her. I'm leaving her in your care Slender." He said then left.
With Nobu
Nobu walked into her room and jumped on her bed smiling into her sheets. 'Friends' she thought happily. But she soon turned bored and decided to play.
Locking her door to make sure no one bothered her; she grabbed her electric guitar and plugged it into the amp. Getting her IPod and plugging her headphones into her ears, she went on the middle of a song so she had time to get ready for the next one. Checking the sound she smiled and started to play 'World on Fire' by Slash.
As the vocals started she began singing as well. She has a surprisingly good voice and she always enjoyed playing guitar.
Tomorrow is Saturday so the others won't be going to school. Nobu smiled at the thought, she enjoyed being around them, they're funny.
She put her guitar away and placed her IPod on her desk with the earphones wrapped around it.
She looked around yawning, but spotting her manga shelf, picked up One Piece volume 51. Sitting down on her bed and leaning against the wall she began reading, engulfing herself in the world of pirates.
Nobu finally placed One Piece volume 59 back on the shelf. She ended up reading on till a couple of volumes. Now she got to the point where she physically can't read out the words, she is that tired.
As she stepped back from the shelf, she caught her foot on the guitar's cable and fell backwards. She hit the floor with a groan but rolled over onto her stomach. She was about to get up, but spotted something glowing red under her bed.
Curiosity taking over, she reached under and grabbed the glowing thing. As it came into her full vision, she realised it is a leather bound book.
Its A4, pretty thick, the leather on it is black leather sole so it's soft to the touch. What Nobu noticed first was the intricate design cut into the leather. It looked like a wolf but with fur only on its forehead going back between its ears, and it had some horns, also a sinister look in its eyes.
Nobu was instantly mesmerised by the book and the feeling it gave her. As a cold shiver ran down her spine, she pulled the cover open without a second thought.
But what she found wasn't exactly what she expected. Instead of some spooky writing, she found empty pages. Confused she shifted through the book but found nothing all the way through it.
Closing it she looked at the demonic wolf again, brushing her fingers down the design.
"Tell me the secrets you hold within you." She mumbled softly.
She heard a soft hum. But not from around her, it came from her head. It was a warm and comforting feeling. She opened the book once again as she felt she needed to.
This time, instead of the blank page, she found letters. Slowly appearing on the page one by one in some red ink looking substance.
"Do you wanna know your past?" she read out the words.
"But I already know my past." She whispered a bit confused.
"You remember what they want you to remember. Which is not the whole truth."
"What?"
"He lied to you. I'm sorry but he had no choice but to temper with your memory."
"I want to know." She whispered, a hint of curiosity in her voice.
"Know what?" it asked.
"The truth about my past. Can you tell me?" she asked clutching the book in her hands.
"I can show you. Are you prepared to deal with the truth?"
"Whatever it may be, I want to know. No one ever talked about my mother. I want to know. Tell me about her."
As she spoke her last word, a bright light shone from the pages, engulfing her and pulling her in.
Her mind was filled with pictures and memories from her past. Some she recognised but some she didn't.