Hey everyone, I'm back with another chapter this week! Again, as stated at the end of last chapter: this next page will focus on the movie short 'Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon."
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Brothers
Chapter 11: The BoneKnapper
"What's it called?"
I give a light-hearted grin to her as I place my fingers on my guitar strings, "When you say Nothing at All."
I finger-pick the first chords as she listens intently, putting down her paint brush for a moment to hear the words carefully. She sits across from her unfinished work, slight butterfly pose before I turn my gaze toward my instrument to start singing:
It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word, you can light up the dark
Try as I may, I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing
She places her hands on the sides of her blushing face, never taking her gaze away from my performance. I begin to strum as I start getting into the chorus:
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
A touch of your hand says you'll catch me, if ever I fall
Now you say it best when you say nothing at all
Once I finish the song by Keith Whitley, I look back up to her and she's still looking toward me, now drawn by my presence. I can't help but feel a little shy and look away for a moment, pretending to tune my guitar a bit.
"That was fantastic," she applauded, "have you tried posting your covers on the internet?"
"I did, but I don't get many views. I guess the guitar needs a better personality behind it" I scoffed as she laughed back, "no, I don't think that's it" she held her mouth in a playful fashion.
I looked over to her art and I raised an eyebrow with a beckoning look, "Sophia, what bird is it this time?"
"I was thinking of a Canada Jay"
"Never seen them" I added.
"You won't see any around here, but I saw them in Maine plenty of times."
"What do they look like?" I set my guitar down before sitting next to her.
She tilted her head and grinned slightly, "you'll see."
"I reckon I will," I smiled back, "It must be pretty cold in Maine." I added softly, focusing on her brush against the canvas.
"It gets pretty cold up there, especially in the winter."
"I hate cold and cold hates me" I shrugged.
"I guess I ought to take you up there then, Flint…have the two of you make up."
"Not going to happen" I retorted playfully as she giggled.
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I wake up to the sound of people shouting.
I jolt up, looking around in panic before I hear grunting behind me…seeing Toothless and Hiccup running out the room to get downstairs. I shake my head; I don't even have time to dwell on the dream/memory I just had. I hastily get out of my curled state to follow the other two before things get worse.
Once outside, I find chaos in Berk. Vikings are scattered about, frantically attempting to put out a fire that had started in a nearby building!
"Let's go get the others!" Hiccup told his best friend before they take off. I launch and follow closely behind as the situation gets worse from below.
Not too long after, Hiccup instructed Hookfang and Snoutlout to carry a bucket of water to quell the raging inferno. Below them: Stoick the vast shouts at the top of his lungs to his men, "the wind's shifting!" He began ordering Astrid on her Nadder to follow in from the south and the Gronckles to focus on the rooftops.
Toothless and I finish the job, pouring water into the fire and causing it to subside slowly afterwards.
I land by the beach with the others, looking over to the crumbling building across from us. What happened exactly!? It had to have been an accident, I mean…candles probably accounted for a ton of uncontrolled fire outbreaks in history before the invention of the light bulb…right?
"Good work, just a few hot spots left" Vast congratulated the group on stopping the disaster from becoming worse. Hiccup disembarked and ran up to his father, a worrisome expression flooding his face, "where's Gobber, is he still inside!?"
The father shakes his head in return, "no, but I can't find him." Suddenly, we hear what appears to be steel striking steel as it were being moved…and the voice of an all too familiar Viking, "I'm right here. That beast will PAY for this!"
Beast, wait…does that mean this fire that started was deliberate!?
"Gobber, what happened!?" Stoick asked firmly, expecting an explanation from his best friend.
"What's it look like!? A DRAGON set my HOME on fire!"
Everyone gives a look of shock at this, including me. W-why would a dragon attack Gobber exactly? I mean, I thought all the hostilities ended…and with the village more or less acquainted with dragons, the one-legged man must have done something to piss off this so-called beast…
"You pushed me too far, you ugly bag of bones!"
Stoick simply looks away, sighing in frustration as Hiccup tilts his head to his father, "what is he talking about? Our dragons don't do that anymore."
Stoick soon explains everything, "he doesn't mean one of yours." I walk up to remain idle next to Toothless who's equally as confused as me. Suddenly, the larger dragon uses his head to land me on his back, much to my slight protest. Now on top of him I shrug, figuring I like the 'eye-level' I'm getting from being on Toothless's back…being small sucks!
"Gobber, for the last time…there is no such thing as a-"
"BoneKnapper!?"
As soon as the old Viking muttered that word, it seemed as though everyone around him, the adults anyway, groaned in response…as if this wasn't the first time he brought it up…
Tuffnut raises an eyebrow, walking slightly up to Gobber with a confused frown, "the…What-Knapper?"
Gobber seemed pleased that the young Viking asked, and he began describing the monster to us all…it's apparently a giant dragon made of skeleton, or at least that's what their appearance suggests. Even the name seemed to make sense: the dragon steals skeletons for itself, okay…I would call the thing a little crazy in the head but that's just me!
Fishlegs gets all excited and starts talking about the 'Dragon manual' and the information it has surrounding the BoneKnapper. Toothless and I listen intently, quite interested in the subject…at least HE is…
Stoick, by this point, has had enough of this ridiculous show, "come on, it's a MYTH…it doesn't even EXIST!"
Gobber seems offended by Stoick's display of disbelief and walks up to his companion with a fiery rant, "it's not a myth! It's real, I've been running from HIM my whole life! He's the one who started this fire!"
Just as he said that, as if to disprove his claim: Spitelout Jorgenson comes up and displays a half-burned underwear to the Chief, "Stoick, we found Gobber's underpants hanging by the stove…they must have started the fire."
Everyone bursts into laughter, and I soon find myself joining them unfortunately. Now THAT seemed more plausible than this whole 'BoneKnapper' escapade.
"You still think it's the 'Knapper or just your underpants?"
"I DON'T THINK, I KNOW! Somehow, he's found me again! This dragon is PURE evil."
Stoick puts his hand out to stop Gobber from embarrassing himself further in front of the tribe, "Gobber, it's late and we're too tired for your stories. Now, get some rest."
Suddenly, the latter makes it past the leader with his cart full of weapons and he barks back at him ferociously in retaliation, "YOU rest, I'm putting an end to this!"
Alone, apart from his prized sheep-friend: Phil, a weird name for such a creature, Gobber mounted his boat and prepared to sail off into the night…
Hiccup looks on, a thought crosses his mind…he can't help but not let the man go off alone. They need to put sense into his head, before he can get himself in trouble. Unfortunately, that meant following him…
"I can't let him go by himself…" he muttered softly in silence while the other Viking adults go back to their homes. Determined, Haddock turns to his friends and nods, "alright Vikings, grab your shields."
Everyone jumps in excitement, apparently looking forward to the expedition into wherever Gobber was headed…
Snotlout crossed his arms in feeble protest, but soon he too is dragged along for the journey. Hiccup decided to leave the other dragons behind…I guess he figured he didn't want them to accidentally antagonize Gobber during the trip.
I jump off Toothless and walked forward. I placed a claw on my chin in thought, what if something happens to them? They can't be serious about this whole thing…and leaving in the middle of the night like this to search for some dragon that may not even exist?
"What are you thinking, bud?" I heard Tooth warble as I turn my head, "I-I want to follow them. I'm interested to see what all this is about."
"We'll I suppose you can…you would fit in their ship just fine" the teen Fury shrugged as I gave a sheepish grin back, "Oh thanks for bringing up the fact I'm tiny!"
He playfully rolled his eyes in response, "you're not tiny, you're compact…get it right. Now go on, make sure they don't get into too much trouble, Flint."
I nodded, beginning my trek down toward the harbor, "duly noted!"
"Stay alert out there!" Toothless finished, sitting on his hind legs as he watches me run up to Hiccup.
The boy turns around to find me panting excitedly toward the group. He shrugged before picking me up like a puppy, "I guess we could take you along for the ride, little bud."
I warbled happily at him in response.
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And so, we had set off towards the sea with Gobber. The teens had the misfortune of rowing the longboat as I sat perched above them on top the mast: keeping an eye out for danger. By morning, we ended up in a thick fog…similar to being in Helheim's Gate, though I presume that's exactly where we are. I'm not sure, I've only been there twice, but the scents I am picking up sure are familiar…
"How fun is this, right?" Hiccup said in the middle of the exercise as if to bolster their morale, "we got the team back together…another adventure…this is pretty cool, huh?" The talking toothpick seemed to ask Snotlout behind him who scoffs in retaliation, "yea, nothing cooler than rowing till your hands bleed."
Sure enough, I start getting bored and I unknowingly begin to doze off…
As I close my eyes, the group began discussing the BoneKnapper until Fishlegs brings up the distinct roar the mysterious dragon supposedly has. Gobber steps in and corrects him, however, "not so, Fishlegs…the BoneKnapper has no roar at all, that's why he's terrifying." The older Viking moves closer as if to strike fear into his followers, "he's a silent killer."
Ruff stops rowing and considers the notion to herself, "wait…so if we don't hear anything…we're dead?"
Soon, everyone stops rowing and silence dominates the hazy air. The teens look around, waiting for something to happen. Tuffnut leans in from the back, whispering as if to say, "I don't hear anything."
Suddenly, the group hear and feel a loud thud behind them as they yell in fear, all spinning around quickly to see what's behind them! It turns out it's just my unconscious form, which had fallen from the mast and had landed on the back of the ship, next to Phil the sheep. The creature bleated loudly as everyone else had. I sit up, rubbing my throbbing head in pain, eyes spinning as the world swirls around me. The sheep next to me shakes in fear as I begin to recover from my fall.
Gobber laughed, quite amused by what just happened, "good one, you two!"
"Nice going, baby Toothless …" Tuffnut muttered before I snarled back at him, Ruffnut laughed at her brother's misfortune.
Anyway, once the dust settled, the bearded man began telling the story of how he first met the Knapper. His explanations are quite colorful to say the least, none of which had a hint of reality set between them. How can I believe a story about a man stealing treasure from frozen Vikings only to have an avalanche of said Vikings go after him? It all felt like nonsense, but the kids were intrigued by Gobber's tale.
That is, except for Snotlout.
"You expect us to believe a frozen Viking punched you in the face?"
"Yea!"
…I'm sorry Gobber, I'm going to have to go with Snot on this one, that's utterly absurd! With my warbles I voiced my opinion, but of course no one could guess what I had to say.
"It…could happen…" Hiccup tried to agree with Gobber suddenly, but I shake my head, rolling my eyes playfully to the talking fishbone, "come on, you're supposed to be the logical one here!"
"What do you mean 'it could happen', it did, but I outsmarted the beast!"
Sure enough, Fishlegs starts to force his own opinions on the matter, but Gobber stops him. Just as the latter begins talking about the BoneKnapper again, Fishlegs notices the encroaching rocks behind us, and I notice them too! My eyes widened as I widened my wings and grunted: trying to get the group's attention alongside Fishlegs.
Unfortunately, our efforts are in vain. The ship crashes into a large and tall rock formation: rendering it immobile. As we look around and try to find a way out of our mess, Gobber walks forward…seeing the island behind us, "we're here."
Some minutes pass by as we all disembarked, the boat we were on sinks to the bottom of the ocean…not good!
"Great, now we're stuck here, and nobody knows where we are!" Ruffnut grumbled, rightfully so…
The humans are at least, but I can still fly, I guess it's a good thing I'm here with them. The only problem is: how to find my way back to Berk to get the others? This is the first time I'm this far from Berk alone, alone in terms of being around other dragons anyways. I guess my senses would lead me back to this place, but I don't know…maybe there's another boat lying around somewhere?
We all just gather as a group for now...
"We'll…maybe except for the BoneKnapper…you know legend says the dragon-" Fishlegs shivers, picking up a bone.
"You also know what legend also says…be quiet!" Snotlout growled in frustration before the other teen snaps back, and sure enough the two of them enter a yelling match before Gobber pry's them apart.
"No need to panic, kids…I've been shipwrecked many times!" He said that in a way that made it seem like he was PROUD of that…
Hiccup somewhat distastefully, though more sarcastically, slaps his arms against his sides, "oh well, that's…comforting."
Gobber proceeds to sit down on a small rock by the beach, beginning to tell yet another story regarding his time with the BoneKnapper. I decide to just listen on, figuring we would try to find a way out later, I GUESS! I got to give Vikings' credit…if I were shipwrecked just like any other NORMAL person, I, and by extension they, would be freaking out right about now. I just let it go and I calmly sit on my hind legs next to Phil across from the teens, letting the man continue with his tall tales. I Perk my ear slightly to listen in:
Again, it's all nonsense…especially once he goes on to say he fought an ARMY of blood-thirsty hammer-head sharks! Again, the teens appeared to tune in, listening intently as if this story had truth in it.
As Gobber goes on to explain his battle across the ocean, he described the sudden appearance of a 'hammerhead whale' that swallowed the dragon! Is this in reference to Moby Dick or something…this all sounds like something a kid would write on his computer after school on Fridays!
I was NOT expecting Fishlegs to be so drawn to this outrageous tale and it only served to inspire Gobber to finish his story.
Again, it's a similar story of Gobber being chased…only this time instead of Hammerhead sharks and Whales…it's a Hammerhead Yak!
Tuffnut, surprisingly, voices my thoughts on the story…almost word for word, much to my surprise! I guess he read my mind there. Gobber, in his storytelling, was a mess of contradictions.
The other kids didn't know what to think. I, meanwhile, had had enough… I crooned to Hiccup, "I'll try and find a way out, Haddock" I said in dragon tongue before the boy raised an eyebrow. I guess he soon understood what I was trying to do once I launched into the sky in search of a way out.
"Don't go too far, little bud!"
Hiccup looks back to the group before shrugging to them, "I guess dragons have short attention spans."
"Well, he IS just a baby…" Astrid muttered.
"A cute baby" Ruffnut added.
"Yea, cuter than you" her brother smirked before she punched him, "ow, hey, you hit like a baby too!" He smirked at that last part.
Meanwhile, I searched the island…any clues to help get the teens and Gobber out of the sticky situation they're now in. I spent a good amount of time trying to find anything they could use to leave the remote island, but this place is desolate…there's nothing! There may be old ship relics but they are WAY too damaged to be used, and it's not like they could be repaired either…being half-submerged far from shore. Maybe I should just do what I had thought of doing in the first place: head back to Berk to alert the others and hopefully mount a rescue to bring everyone back.
It seemed to be the most plausible thing to do, being a dragon and all.
Then suddenly, however, I hear an echo in the distance…
I squint my eyes, trying to pinpoint its location, but sure enough…I realize it's not an echo at all…
C-Callahan…
Once I heard the voice, everything around me went still…and I heard and felt only THEIR voice…
Callahan…
My eyes turned slit for a moment as I shook my head, trying to fight back the mental dyad formed between us. It's obvious who this is…but…it can't be…can it? This can't be happening…of all places and at the WRONG time also!
It's true, however…it's the Queen…she must not be too far away…her island must be close.
No…no! Aren't you dead…this is a TRICK. It has to be!
My name being muttered echoed repeatedly in my head as I fought back, resisting to a great extent.
Soon enough, thankfully, my attention is taken elsewhere when I hear the others in trouble! I focus away from the 'Queen', and I use all the strength I have, mental and physical, to leave this spot and return to the group. My Night Fury abilities allow me to reach them in ample time: time enough to see the most awesome sight I've seen today!
Towering over the humans is a large, winged, creature…covered, from tail to head, in dozens of bones. I don't believe my eyes…Gobber was telling the truth…it's the BoneKnapper!
I'm pretty sure the Vikings were appalled by the sudden appearance of this mysterious beast, but they were currently hiding under cover in a large ribcage! The stranger had set the place ablaze with its unrelenting fire breath, and the humans were in trouble!
I narrow my dragon eyes and proceed to dive down from the sky…towards the feral monster. My ears and frills pull back as I gather gas in my throat. My chest heats up before I finally unleash my scream.
Frustrated at its lack of progress, the Knapper stopped its attack and proceeded to jump on top of the rib cage to try and enter forcefully…not paying attention to the Night Fury screaming in until it's too late.
Success! My blast sends it off the shelter the Vikings are hiding under! The creature's deadly greenish eyes, in return, lock onto mine. In stunned horror, they realize what they're up against…a Night Fury! Hatchling or not, however, they would soon go on the offensive. All the humans could do is watch from the sidelines as the battle commenced.
I circle around, about to meet them head on…but it was a BIG mistake on my part. They released their dragon breath in my direction, and I bank left, HARD. I barely get out of the way, returning the gesture by releasing another shot; however, this one had missed just short of its intended target. The skirmish continued and the BoneKnapper decided to take flight. I thought about my options…maybe I could use the same methods used before on the Queen to bring this foe down?
For a moment, they stopped in place. I used this time to hand over my terms to them, "leave them alone, leave this island!"
Without saying anything, smoke escaped their nostrils and they proceeded to shoot yet another stream of fire toward me. This time, I released yet another shot then another one in hopes that it would pass the flames and hit the Knapper…they did, but it barely had any effect…much to my surprise! I suppose it's the bony armor it wears all over its body…
I let a curse slip through, shaking my head…I got to end this quick. Hopefully the others are seeking other places to hide or formulating a plan…
Anyway, I dodged again and tried to fly away…to make a dive run once more. I disappear into the fog as the BoneKnapper grunts frustratingly, deciding to descend toward the ground. Before it can reach the charred beach, I scream in and release my fire blast. Unfortunately, they sidestepped it with great effort and my attack explodes harmlessly in the sand!
Dang it…now I'm getting REALLY annoyed!
The BoneKnapper scoffed in a muted tone, and lands: figuring it has wasted enough time with me. The monster proceeds to stomp toward the humans again, focused on his prize. He may be done with me, but I'm not done with him!
I land on the ground also and just as he prepares to attack the Vikings again, I run up to him and aim for the head, figuring it would put an end to this. I unleash my plasma bolt and the ensuring explosion rocks the beach and everyone else around it.
I had turned away to avoid any possible shrapnel and now, as the dust settles, I look back to witness my work. I am met, instead, with the BoneKnapper, still intact and now angrier. With a quick burst they marched toward me. I growl as I lower my body in preparation for a counterattack.
"Take…this!" I yell. I close my eyes and open my mouth widely to let out a blast.
Nothing happens…
The Knapper stops just within a few meters of me as I open my eyes…wondering what went wrong. I try again, but my mouth is dry…what is going on!?
The opposing dragon simply gives a smirk of victory back at me and turns away toward the group again.
"He's out of shots…" my dragon ears picked up Fishlegs's voice.
S-shots!? Wait…do you mean to tell me that I have a limited number of blasts that I can use!? Why did NO ONE TELL ME THAT…not even Toothless!? I guess he figured I would have known, but still…would have helped if he TOLD me!
Sure enough, the beast had resumed its onslaught on the humans, just as Hiccup noticed something about the reptile…he put two and two together once he saw what Gobber had holstered in his belt.
I, meanwhile, flew in to try and stop them. Unfortunately, the Knapper had had enough, and they used its talons to trap me under its feet as I flew at him. It all happened so fast too…I couldn't believe it! I felt enormous pressure…now trapped as a result, but the foe wasn't done with me yet…they used their foot to send me into a wall…hard! I squeezed my eyes shut just before impact.
"WildWing!" Everyone had shouted as I collapsed on the ground, leaving behind a crater on the wall I had struck. My entire world is wrecked with pain, but I'm still awake yet too weak to even move. All I can do…is watch the events unfold.
Hiccup tried to convince Gobber to give the dragon a bone he had holstered to his clothes, and despite his initial protests…the dragon decided to retrieve the treasure by force. That's when I realized all the blacksmith's stories regarding the 'treasure', it's a bone! I did notice a hole in the creature's chest as I fought it. It all made sense now…maybe they just wanted it…was this all just a misunderstanding?
The behemoth removed Gobber from the shelter and proceeded to shake him around like a toy, but finally…the Viking yielded and threw the treasure at the BoneKnapper. Like the final part of a thousand-piece puzzle, the bone connected to the reptile and completed its coat of armor!
All we can do is watch as the wyvern-like beast releases a deafening roar in our direction! We see the older Berkian being confronted by his nemesis, who's slowly approaching him.
"Gobber!" Astrid and Hiccup exclaimed, frightened by the prospect of losing their mentor.
The middle-aged warrior, surprisingly, accepts his fate and only asks for a quick death.
What happened next shocked us all.
Out of nowhere this bony dragon starts to nudge Gobber affectionately like an overgrown canine! Even the great Gobber begins returning the gesture…until his pants fall. We all look away momentarily in response before he chortles embarrassingly.
Astrid runs over to me across from the rib cage and picks me up to inspect my small form before Hiccup arrives.
"How is he?"
"He'll be okay" she nodded, not noticing any major injuries. She's right, I just got the wind knocked out of me, but I'm still sore all over from that attack…I've got to be more careful in the future…
Either way, I can't help but give a small toothy smile with my tongue out to them, though they could tell I'm trying hard to do so because of the pain. I also couldn't help myself to lick her hand affectionately while she held me in her care, again…my baby side took over…oh hell who cares at this point?
"I guess all those stories about the Knapper were true" Hiccup laughed silently to himself at the thought regarding the possibility of a Hammerhead Yak/Whale existing in the world…hey, there's DRAGONS, so I should have found the idea believable when Gobber first brought it up!
Astrid shrugs, looking over to the BoneKnapper, "at least we have a ride home."
Soon enough we quitted the foggy island to return to our home: Berk. About halfway through the journey I've recovered enough that I can fly. So now, I am flying beside my former enemy: the BoneKnapper as the teens and Gobber ride on its back.
I'm right next to the large dragon's head as their eye focuses on me. With a grunt in Dragonese they said, "I suppose I owe you an apology." Their voice is deep, almost vibrating. I guess now with their roar, they can speak.
"No need, if they could understand you, I would apologize to them" I gestured a paw to the group, "you did try to roast them alive after all."
"Touché. They appear to be taking it very well."
"Vikings often have that trait" I roll my eyes sarcastically.
The dragon, in response, can't help but roar. As the humans talk, we hear several chirps in the distance behind us. I turn to find four female Knappers approaching from behind. Was that their mating call? I guess, if I had the ability to speak again, I'd be doing that too honestly.
Anyways, we returned to the Viking Island and much to the surprise of Stoick and everyone else they see the BoneKnapper flying in alongside the females. As everyone disembarks, I am reunited with Toothless who runs up excitedly.
"Flint! I guess Gobber was right!" Tooth looked down at me as I nodded.
That's when he notices the scratches and bruises on my body from the earlier skirmish, "are you okay?"
"I…ah…dealt with the problem on the island we were on."
Toothless looks up and assumes it was the Knapper. Before he can get angry and do anything, I catch his attention again with a small paw, "it's fine, they're okay now. It was all a big misunderstanding."
"Oh really?" He then sits on his hind legs, crossing his arms to my statement. I shrugged, "I guess I should explain everything, but first…" I suddenly slapped his side with my tail as he yelped slightly at my sudden aggression, "what was that for!?"
"Why didn't you tell me we had a limit to our abilities?" I groaned annoyingly at first. Toothless gave a sheepish grin back, looking away momentarily in response, "oh…right…I guess I forgot to tell you about that, sorry Flint" he can't help but chuckle at this.
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The BoneKnapper and his potential mates had left the island with Gobber saying a heartfelt goodbye to them. Everyone returned to their homes, including Toothless, Hiccup and I. For the first half of the night, the boy was in his study room: apparently drawing something. I figured it was a design for some future invention he stormed up in his brilliant mind.
However, when I approached him later that hour, I discovered that, in fact, he is drawing us! Much like how he did in the sand, he is making an art piece depicting the three of us. Once he's done, Haddock hangs the artwork on the wall beside his desk for us to see.
"Well, what do you think, little bud?"
I sat on his bed, staring into the piece with a satisfied grin, one like his. Toothless walked up and witnessed it also, and it was just the three of us sharing our moment. I warbled happily to Hiccup who looks back at it, "I wonder what my ancestors would think of this" he jokingly said.
"Your descendants probably would hang it in a museum…" I muttered silently.
"Mu-what?" Toothless tilted his head in confusion as I pawed at him, "never mind what it means!"
The larger Fury snorts, squinting an eye at me.
"Okay you two…come on, we got a long day tomorrow." Hiccup said before we all head for bed to sleep.
As everyone gets settled in for the night, I stare into the wooden ceiling above. A thought crosses my mind as the world around me fades and I welcome sleep.
The smile on your…face…lets me know that…you need…me
There's a truth…in your...eyes…saying you'll…never...leave...me...
I pass out.
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I hope you all enjoyed this latest chapter! I've been noticing a lot of attention coming into this story and I want to make sure I am getting everything right. The next few chapters ought to be really good in how I'm writing them! It's funny how this whole story was intended to be a "short story" with only 5 - 10 chapters, but just like all my other stories now it's a full-blown novel with almost 100k words! It's pretty insane. Anyways, I hope you all have a great weekend and I'll see you next time!
