So, what do you guys think so far? Joy and Sadness are much nicer to one another compared to Riley's so far aren't they? I think that's why I like them so much. As for the other three, you'll meet them soon enough! Here we go then...

Chapter 2

Oh, it's my turn already? I was too busy contemplating the pointlessness of life… so I guess you want me to carry the story on, I think I can manage that…

Where did Joy get up to again? The others. Fear came next, and he helped Harry progress from an easy going baby to a flamboyant but cautious toddler. I became increasingly less important as we learnt to talk , seeing as we no longer had to cry to get what we wanted, we could just ask. Anyway, Fear helped Harold learn the basics of safety. Don't stick your fingers in the socket, be careful of that wire across the floor, don't run up or down the stairs ( A rule which Joy has us break all the time anyway, despite Fear's warning).

Seeing as I was needed less, I took my time reading the mind manuals, and I sometimes took a trip on the Train of Thought down to Long Term if I had the time. It allowed me to have some alone time, thinking about various things, and I was okay with not having as much to do.

When we turned 4, we got the customary console upgrade, just as I read about in the manuals, and I knew, come September, we'd be starting Primary School. Joy couldn't have been happier and Fear was scared of the prospect of going to school, even though it was right next door to our pre school. I, on the other hand, didn't know what to make of it. After the summer, which came around so fast, we had on our new uniform, ready to set off for some new adventure as Joy put it. But then a new voice came out of nowhere, and when we looked around, the voice's owner was revealed. Jeepers, she was so nice, in the well dressed, pretty kind of sense.

"That costume he's wearing is so uncool, why does he have to where that?" Both Joy and I were too dumbstruck to respond, but Fear answered for all of us.

"F…first off missy, it is not a costume, it's a uniform, m…m…meaning we have to wear it for school" He took a deep breath and continued "Secondly, who are you?"

"Oh how rude of me, I am Disgust! It's my job to make sure Harold doesn't get poisoned, both physically and socially."

Fear didn't know what to make of this new arrival and treaded carefully when he spoke to her.

"Yeah...so, um, I'm Fear, and I protect Harold from all kinds of harm before it has time to get anywhere near us."

"So you make him scared of stuff?"

"Yep, and we haven't died yet, so that's a success story in my book."

I didn't like the sound of that, and I began to cry.

"I don't wanna die!" and there I sat, bawling away. Joy recovered himself and piped up next, apologising for my sudden outburst.

"I'm sorry about Sadness over there, he does that a lot. You get used to it after a while. Enough of him though, my name's Joy and I get to make Harry happy." to which he offered a bow. Once introductions were completed and I had finished my sobbing, we came down stairs for breakfast, where we found Harry's mum, brother and sister doing their regular morning stuff. Harold's brother, Bertie, was a year younger, and his sister, Lily, was a year younger than that, meaning she was just starting preschool and Bertie would finish at the end of the school year. We sat down ready for breakfast, but Disgust insisted that we inspect it.

"You never know, it could be poisonous"

But it was okay, because it was Coco Pops, which I secretly enjoy. It calms me down whenever we eat it, that's how good it is. The school was a five minute walk away, so we didn't have to rush, but because Joy took control, we ran all the way. I wanted to cry again, and Fear wanted to run all the way back home, but Joy stood his ground. We said goodbye to our mother and walked into the classroom, ready to start the day in a completely new school, with very few people we actually knew. And I know it wouldn't have been very helpful, but if Joy wasn't there to help, I would have probably had Harry in tears.