Hey guys! I'm back, I hope you all enjoy this chapter and i can't thank you guys enough for all your support and awesome reviews, I hope you all stick with me until the end (which I promise is still not close to because I have way more planned for this story), but well, enough about that, I hope you all enjoy and let the show begin!
(Flashback/Years ago)
"You're getting better". she looked back at the blonde with a gracing smile, she was kneeling on the grass comfortably, picking flowers from the fields to make a crown which she had placed on her head.
"Do you like it"? she stood up, holding her arms out as she twirled about, letting her white gown flow along, he couldn't help but smile and be drawn in by her beauty and energy.
"I do…" she stopped and stared at him, confused by the look he was giving her, the look of infatuation and love.
"Volkner?" she tilted her head more in confusion, he had finally snapped out of his dazed state and instead gave her a blank expression.
"What". she reached down to the ground behind her, then she quickly ran up to him, dropping a large chain of flowers around his neck, he looked down at it, lifting it up in his hand to see the beautiful craftsmanship.
"What's this?" he looked up at her, a bit stunned by the bluenette's personal gift.
Her cheeks turned pink as she gave him a bubbly smile, "It's a gift, for you…...I wanted to thank you for everything…..for taking care of me…..for saving me….". she tip toed on her feet, quickly pecking the blonde on the cheek who immediately froze up.
"...Dawn…." she stepped back, sighing in a sad manner as she turned up to the night sky showing through the glass ceiling.
"...I hope we can still be friends….." he placed a hand on the cheek she kissed him on, immediately snapping his attention over to her.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"When I leave, and go back home….it's been three months already….I can't keep hiding from my father forever, eventually I will have to go back home….and when I do, I hope we never lose contact, because you're a special friend". he was taken aback by the tear sliding down her cheek, she had placed her hands behind her back, taking in a deep breath as she continued looking at the night scenery.
"No…" she looked back down over at him, surprised by his sudden response, his hands were now balled into fists, his brows furrowed in anger, teeth gritted in disgust.
"I will never let you go back to that place or near that monster….never…". he walked up to the bluenette, quickly pulling her into a hug as he kept his lips near her ear, closing his eyes as he slowly took in her sweet vanilla scent. "...You don't have to go ...stay here…...with me".
"What are you saying?" he pulled her away slightly, now looking into her deep azure colored eyes.
"You don't have to go back…...I can make your father disappear, I can make it so you can restart a whole new life here, so please…...don't go". she was left speechless by his words, unable to respond properly, but she knew he was serious, his dark turning eyes had said it all.
"H-how….how is that possible?" she swallowed her words, quickly regretting it when he avoided her eyes.
She felt the grip on her shoulders tighten from his hands, "My family is pretty powerful if you weren't aware by the house we live in…..and when I mean pretty powerful….". he looked back into her eyes, frightening the bluenette who was nearly paralyzed in place.
"...I mean I can make anyone disappear….I can ruin anyone….I have immunity above the law, I can make anything you want possible…...if it comes to it, I will make sure your father never sees the light of day, my actions have no limits for those I want to keep safe….especially you". her eyes widened with every passing word spoken, the atmosphere around them had turned heavy and dark, almost unbearable for the bluenette to withstand as he continued holding her. She felt chills spiraling down her back, but the thought of being able to escape the nightmare she called a life seemed almost like a blessing from the heavens, but the escape of her nightmare was the most frightening thought of all, what would he do to her father?
She had worked up the courage to speak her next words, "R-really?" he nodded, sliding his hands down her arms and hooking them with her own hands, "I'm willing to do whatever it takes to keep you smiling, and if it means eliminating the venom in your life...my mind won't have second thoughts….Please…...don't think too much of it…..just say that you'll start a new life with me…..I can give you everything you've ever desired…..we can study abroad and live together, in the Kalos….what do you say"?
*Everything you've ever desired* his voice repeating those words had continued ringing through her ears, neverending as she began thinking of the beautiful life she could start if she just said yes, she would leave her drunken father behind, no more beatings, no more angry outbursts and abusive language, she could escape the tiny shack like apartment that was her home, she wouldn't have to desperately run to the food shelter in secrecy in order to eat, it could all disappear, it all could all be gone forever.
"I…...I….." She couldn't speak yet, still wondering of the things that were to come if she agreed to his proposal. Her new home would probably be in a luxurious estate by the famous waters of Kalos, she would be living halfway across the world with a handsome foreign blonde who desperately wanted to sweep her away, she would most likely be attending a prestigious school, enjoying the free life of a young girl, but most of all…...she would no longer be stuck in the past….the horrible, painful, past. Yet, leaving her past….also meant leaving the most cherishable moments of that time...and the most important people to her heart….although they were no longer together and scattered about, broken like a rusty chain, her heart began aching at the thought of leaving one person and only one person behind…...someone who had stolen her affection, someone who had a bond with her like no one else….someone who was always there for her, but the thought of looking him in the eyes after an unexpected confession was just too much, she didn't know how to deal with it.
"I do….." She was facing the ground, slowly turning her attention up to the blonde who was more than happy with her answer, "I will start a new life with you…...I want to escape my old life…..I want to start new, I want to be free…" he brought her into a hug, remaining that way for a couple of minutes as the bluenette closed her eyes, burying her face against his chest.
"I'm glad…...and don't worry, your father will be taken cared of, you won't ever have to worry or look back, he won't become a burden to you in the future, I'll make sure of it". she felt the goosebumps on her arms rise up upon hearing the tone of his words, chilling, cold, deadly.
He let go of her, now making his way to the door, he stopped upon reaching it, turning his head back towards the bluenette who remained in the same spot, "Sweet dreams, your new life begins now".
"W-wait….what about my belongings, I need to ge-". she stopped when he shook his head, chuckling from her worrisome attitude.
"You won't need anything, with a new life comes a whole new set of luxuries, I'll replace everything you've ever owned with something a million times better….Sleep well". he left the room, closing the door behind which had immediately caused the bluenette to fall to her knees, taking in everything that had just happened.
"I guess that's that…..a new life…." she clutched the grass underneath her palm, using her other hand to cover her mouth as the thought of a certain purple haired male came to mind, his warm embraces, and soft lips, her cheeks had flared up from the memory.
"Paul….I wonder…...what would you have done"? she sighed and closed her eyes, unable to stop thinking of that day,three months have passed by since that kiss, but why could she still feel like he was right there still kissing her? Has he been thinking about her like she has with him?
"...Paul…...Paul…..Why does my heart hurt so much…" she bent over more, nearly curbing herself as she groaned in light breaths, clutching her hand over her heart as she forced her tears back.
(Paul/Still in the past)
"Have you found anything?" he stared out towards the balcony window, watching the moonlight shine through with a solemn expression only showing through as the mysterious man near the door to his room shook his head, ignoring the fact that the purple haired boy could not see.
"No, it's as if she vanished into thin air, it's been three months and still I could not find a single trace leading to her whereabouts". he took his brown hat off, holding it to his chest as he lowered his head.
"No!" he was startled by Paul's sudden outburst, jolting when the purple haired male had knocked everything off of his desk angrily, not caring that some of the items were broken and shattered.
"She can't just vanish, I saw her that day, I kissed her, She took off but I know she did not run away! She's out there somewhere, and I have to find her! I'm not paying you to give me this, I'm paying you to find her and make sure she's ok!" he grunted in frustration, combing his hand through his hair angrily, he stopped and looked over at the man venomously.
"How much more, I have a lot of money and I sure as hell don't care about spending it, so….how much more will it take for me to see some results?" he pulled out the center drawer of his desk and took out a stack of money, throwing it to the man who let it strike him in the chest, watching as it fell to the ground in front of his feet.
He sighed, placing his hat back on as he looked onto Paul with sympathy, "Look kid…...I know you must really care for this girl...and love her….but there's just nothing else I can do, Sure I'm the best out there….but even I know that when someone doesn't want to be found, they'll do whatever it takes to stay hidden".
Paul had remained quiet, standing solely by himself as he watched the detective exit out of his room, he threw his head back, grunting once more in frustration as he flopped back onto his chair, now leaning forward to rest his elbows on his thighs as he dropped his head, folding his hands behind his neck as he went into deep thought.
He kept replaying the moment in his head over and over, mumbling to himself as he tightened his hands on his neck, "I don't regret kissing you….but if it's the reason you're not here….then I would do anything to turn back time, because not having you here is like living with a part of my heart missing".
"I'm guessing they still haven't found Dawn?" he knew the voice, yet didn't bother to give it his full attention.
"What do you want Reggie?" he sighed once more, although this time it had signified something more, acceptance, acceptance of the fact that she might really be gone.
The long haired purplette had leaned against the door frame, dropping a large travel bag to the floor, Paul, curious of the sound had turned to the direction of the echo, staring continuously at the bag, then over at his older brother who shared a somewhat compassionate expression towards his younger sibling.
"Whats this?" Paul asked, somewhat not interested.
"It's mine…..". Reggie had grown expressionless when he saw the growing leer in Paul's eyes.
"What". his tone had quickly changed as well.
Reggie nodded, "I'm leaving, Dad doesn't want anything to do with me anymore so I've decided to finally do things my own way and open my own firm, my flight to Unova leaves tomorrow morning, I came by to say my goodbyes".
"So that's it? You're just abandoning your duties as the first born and leaving me to carry on with all your responsibilities? What makes you think I want to take over as the next heir, to take over as the next president….I'd rather die than follow into the old man's footsteps, if you're leaving then I'm leaving too". he made his way over to his closet, pulling out a similar travel bag which he began stuffing with clothes.
"Paul, enough, you and I both know that I was never meant to follow in dad's footsteps, but you are, you have the strength and leadership to run an entire empire, to make it something even bigger, you can take the company farther, I know you can". Paul shook his head, refusing to hear his brothers words.
"Do you hear what you're saying? I'm barely entering High school and you're already trying to pin your life's duty onto me, I refuse to be your scapegoat and take on this hellhole of a life, I'll do things my own way, and no one will stop me". he grabbed his bag, storming past Reggie who had grabbed his arm firmly, stopping him from going further.
His eyes had challenged Paul's, nearly frightening to anyone who wasn't already familiar with there actions, "You walk out of that door and there will be no escape, Dad won't rest until he finds you, you're his only remaining heir, he couldn't force me, but that only means he'll never give up on you now…..are you sure you're not just leaving because of….her". Paul furrowed his glare even more, snatching his arm back from Reggie who frowned.
"So what if it's for her…..I'm free to do whatever I want, I'll never return, I'll keep looking, and If that old man thinks he can win this, then he's got something wrong in his head". He shoved Reggie to the side, bumping shoulders with him as he left the room.
He was unaware of the tiny helpless smirk on Reggie's lips, almost as if he was somewhat impressed yet proud of Paul's determination, "I've never seen you care for somebody so much…...even for me…...I hope you find her soon".
~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~ Present/Misty and Ash~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~O
"Well today was a disaster". She sighed, folding her arms behind her head as she walked side by side with Ash who nodded, agreeing with today's events.
He looked up at the sky with her, watching the flocks of birds fly by, a tiny smile appeared on his lips, "At least May and Drew are together again like old times, we're one step closer to uniting the group".
"True…"She mumbled, now drifting into some deeper thoughts, thoughts which she couldn't get rid of. *Delia said Ash was doing underground tournaments…...the Wild's tournament….I need to find out what's happening, this isn't like Ash at all, so why would he throw himself into something so dangerous and deadly? Ugh, why can't I just believe it, what if he's really not like the Ash I knew back then, what if he's really a whole different person…...could he have really changed?*
"-sty….."
*I have to see this for myself, I have to find a way to sneak into one of the tournaments, but how? Who can help me?*
"Mi-..."
*Wait….Dawn said she's been to the Wild's tournament before…..maybe she can find a way to get me in….I have to ask her*.
"Misty!" she stopped, now noticing that her eyes were glued to the sky and nearly blinded from the sunlight, she was snapped from her daze by Ash's voice whom she turned towards, he was staring at her with a confused and quizzical look, seeming interested in what had stolen the redhead's attention away from him.
"S-sorry….I was just thinking about something". she blinked a couple of times, trying to erase the blinding light from her vision, he clicked his tongue, frowning from the redhead's odd behavior.
"Thinking about what?" he asked, stopping in the middle of the hall, sparking Misty to stop as well as they faced each other.
"Ash…" she thought about asking, yet hesitated, worrying about the consequences that might come if she brought up the topic. She shook her head instead, giving a tiny grin as she gripped her workout bag firmer, "It's nothing, I have to get to swim practice, I'll text you when I get out!" she was already at the end of the hall, shouting to the raven haired boy who was left clueless and dumbfounded by the weird moment.
He scratched his head in frustration, "What's with her? She was supposed to skip practice today so me and her could meet mom at the hair salon…...weird". he shrugged his shoulders, making his way down the hall only to stop when he felt a certain presence from behind.
"Wild's King". he quickly spun around, facing the person who had been following both him and Misty, Volkner.
"Who are you?" he was unfamiliar with the blonde who had a mischievous smirk plastered on his lips.
"No one important…...at the moment, but soon, you'll know exactly who I am". he walked past the raven haired boy, leaving a trail of cold air behind which had sent spine cringing chills crawling down his back.
He looked back, watching the blonde get further and further away, he placed his hand behind his back, touching the center of his spine, "What the hell…...what was that feeling"?
She continued running down the hallway, looking back and forth between the windows, hoping to spot the bluenette who she desperately needed to see. *Argh! Where would she be at this time?*
She kept on searching, eventually stopping when she had found the bluenette, practicing with her cheer team on the school's athletic field. "Bingo". she whispered, taking the nearest exit out of the building and towards the field.
She watched as members were thrown up into the air, doing twirls and twists, she was impressed, after all, there school's cheer team were national champions for three years in a row, all of them being led by Dawn. Her eyes came upon the bluenette who had a megaphone in her hand, shouting orders through it as the rest of the members began forming a pyramid.
"Pick it up people! That pyramid is as crooked as your nose Giselle!" Misty cringed, she never knew there was this type of fierceness within Dawn, sure they've been childhood friends, but time has passed by between the two, they all broke apart that summer when Drew and May went overseas, that summer when Leaf was adopted and had to move to Johto, that summer where Gary had fallen off the face of the earth, that summer where Ash broke any relations with her, Paul had disappeared as well, and Dawn had vanished, so what had changed? Technically, her and Dawn never really severed ties with each other, they just…..never got in contact again.
"This is our final year! I'm trying to leave with a four year winning streak for our cheer squad! We can do this guys!" she barked once more through her megaphone, dropping it to the floor afterwards. She placed both of her hands on her hips, strutting in a feisty like manner, she stopped in front of pyramid, took a deep breath, and began climbing.
"Wow". she didn't think she could be even more impressed, but the bluenette proved her wrong when she began climbing the pyramid with easiness, she was helped up by the final two members on top who had grabbed one of her hands each, she swung backwards, doing a backflip to land herself on the center top, throwing her hands up in the air with a wide bubbly smile.
"Woo!" she fell back without a care, letting herself fall into the arms of the two male members standing behind. Misty had looked around, taking notice of all the people who had came to watch them, cheering the team on, even the football players were cheering them on.
"Goddamnit! Where the hell is Drew?!" she flinched from the coach's angry bark, quickly turning away when she realized she knew where the green haired player was. She turned her attention back to the bluenette who finally took notice of her, making her way towards the redhead while wiping her sweating face with a towel.
"Misty? What are you doing here?" she was surprised by her sudden presence, but pretty much happy as well as she got to see the redhead.
"Well…...you see". she began fiddling with her fingers, now avoiding eye contact with Dawn who began getting worried.
"What's wrong?" a frown began curving downwards from her lips.
"I have a huge favor to ask you!" she blurted her words out instead, throwing her head back with a grunt when she realized she didn't say it the way she wanted to.
Dawn giggled, nodding in response, "Sure, anything for an old friend". Her face had lit up upon hearing Dawn say that.
"So, what's this favor about?" she asked with a smile, Misty took a second, looking at each of her sides to make sure they were a distant away from anyone, Dawn grew curious to her actions, now looking around too.
"I need you to get me into the Wild's underground tournament, I have to see Ash, I just can't believe that he would be in it, I have to see it with my own eyes, Please!" she grabbed the bluenette's hands, clutching them in between her own, she began noticing the look of angst growing on Dawn's face, now growing worried that she might not help her.
"Misty….". a solemn expression crossed the cheer captains face, "...you care for Ash a lot, don't you". a cheeky and teaseful assertion now grew on the blue haired girls face, Misty began blushing intensely, pulling her hands away from Dawn.
"It's not that! I-I just promised Delia that I would handle this situation! She's really worried you know!". her expression wouldn't change, in fact, she began raising her eyebrows continuously, gesturing to the redhead that she liked Ash, a lot.
" Really! It's not b-because of that! I'm just trying to help and old friend!". she shook her head over and over, throwing her hands in defense as well , but her face remained red, redder than before.
"Ok then…." she smirked deviously this time, responding in a sarcastic tone since she knew Misty wasn't telling the entire truth, even if the redhead didn't know it herself.
"...There's a Wilds match going on tonight, I'll take you there". her smile returned to a kind filled one, Misty tackled her into a hug.
"Thank you".she returned the hug, but her smile had faded when she took notice of Paul from across the field, staring at her through the fence, he turned his back, walking away from the field.
"LIke I said…..anything, for a close friend".
~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~ Present/May and Drew~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~O
"Where are we going?" she tip toed behind him, blinding his eyesight with her hands folded around his face, leading the green haired male carefully down a walkway.
A tiny giggle escaped her lips when she removed her hands, "Keep them closed". he followed with her orders, standing still at the spot she had left him in, she rushed over behind the red curtains, flicking the lights of the stage on and strutting out from behind. "Okay! Open them!"
His eyes parted open, nearly squinting back close when the bright lights him, but he was quickly accustomed to them, now chuckling when he saw May sitting on the black piano set on the center of the stage.
"Remember?" she threw her arms to the sides, swinging her legs back and forth as she gave him a warm tender smile, he couldn't resist it, the way she stared at him, the way she smiled, the way she acted…..it was all for him, and he couldn't be happier.
"I do….it was the best day of my life". he rushed up onto the stage, circling around the piano slowly and stroking his hand along the surface of the instrument, stopping when he had reached May.
"May….." his hand had moved over onto her thigh, slithering further up onto her waist where he firmly kept it there, he leaned forward, placing a soft and generous kiss onto her rosy ones, she kept her eyes closed, sighing in a loving tone when he kissed her forehead, "…..I think back to the years we spent, hating one another…...but every day since that summer…..I never once stopped thinking about you, I regret everyday not looking for you to try to fix what was broken….I still can't accept how selfish I was…..letting myself fall victim to my stepmother's game…..I lost everything important to me because of her…..I lost you, I lost our baby….I lost myself…...I love you May…..I'm sorry for everything". he lowered his head onto her shoulder, she became alarmed and quickly grew stunned when she started feeling his warm tears staining through her shirt, her smile remained calm and turned more into a comforting one when she stroked his hair softly, kissing it soon after.
"Drew….I love you too, so much you don't even know…...I regret ever falling into Azalea's tricks too….but even after everything that has happened, we still managed to repair what was broken, and now look at us, we're together again, sharing a special moment…..I love you too…..I've always loved you, no matter what happened…..I knew I could never really hate you, because you will always be number one in my heart". she lowered her words the final time, wrapping her arms around his neck and bringing him closer where he hugged her in return, she buried her cheek against his neck, closing her eyes in comfort, enjoying the feeling from their warm embrace, the security of his hard strong arms wrapped around her, his body against hers, she loved every bit of this moment.
"Rose and Skylar". her eyes fluttered open upon hearing those words, she pulled herself away, enough to still be in his holding grasp, but also to be able to look into his eyes.
"Rose and Skylar?" she asked in a slight confused tone, even tilting her head along, he nodded, looking down towards her navel area where he poked her gently.
"Those would have been the names, Rose if it was a girl, and Skylar if it was a boy". she looked back up at him, a gentle smile crossed him, she couldn't help but smile along, giggling and bringing him into another kiss.
She pecked him again, staring deep into his eyes as she whispered quietly between their breaths, "Rose and Skylar, they're perfect".
They kissed again, deepening their lip contact with every breath, she carefully laid herself back on top of the piano, sparking the green haired boy to climb over, now kneeling over the brunette who still kept her arms wrapped around him. It kept intensifying, with him grabbing both of her arms and pulling them away from his neck, now pinning them above her head, a slight moan escaped her lips from the force.
"You're so beautiful…." he whispered in a husky tone, now trailing a line of kisses from her lips down to her neck.
Her body got hotter from the euphoric feeling, his soft lips, continuously making contact with her neck and shoulder, "Drew…" she moaned in a whir, biting down on her lip.
"Get off of her!"
They're eyes quickly shot wide open, he released her hands, looking back from there position to see someone quite familiar, May gasped, immediately turning red, Drew seemed just as surprised, although he kept his cool.
He was tall, surprisingly tall to the brunette since the last time she saw him, his hair had grown out too, now looking longer, even shown through his hairstyle where his hair was slicked back and then combed over to one side from the bangs, with a long thin strand of hair curving over to the front purposely, (A/N: It's one of the hairstyles Zane from 1D has had, trust me, it's badass) his onyx like eyes were protected by a pair of modern like glasses. Drew looked onto the familiar boys outfit which immediately made him stand out, signifying that he wasn't from there school, but rather a private institute. A white collared shirt which was unbuttoned from the top, a gray sweater vest, black pants, a black loosened tie, and neatly shined leather shoes.
"M-max?!" her face turned pale, he remained still at the entrance, yet they could take notice of the fists he had formed at his sides, his eyes were piercing venomously towards Drew who climbed off of the brunette, now helping her get off the piano.
Drew rubbed his neck, not knowing how to act after an awkward situation, "Wow….Max, I can't believe how much you've grown". his expression hadn't changed the least, he kept glaring at Drew in silence, now making his way over to the couple, May felt it, something bad was about to come.
"Max, W-what are you doing here? I thought you were in Kanto, studying overseas". her voice became weary, she quickly grabbed onto Drew's hand when the onyx eyed boy came onto the stage.
His glare remained, but his lips curved into a devious smirk, "You'd be surprised at what a military fighter jet can do, traveling will never be a burden when you're able to get across regions in less than 10 minutes".
Her jaw dropped, while Drew began thinking about the possibilities of owning a fighter jet, rubbing his chin and drifting into his own thoughts "Military fighter jet?! How the hell is that even possible?! Where did you get the privilege to ride on one?!"
"I've got some pretty important connections on me, but enough about that….I came here to confirm what I thought was a mere lie…" he moved his eyes over to Drew who stared back, seeming a bit surprised by Max's glare.
"...but instead, I find that it actually turned out to be true…..and I couldn't be more disgusted".
"What are you talking about?" May frowned, wrapping her arms around Drew who wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"To see my dear older sister….back with the man who broke her heart and left her impregnated….who made her suffer, who damaged her…..it's repulsive, and I'll never allow it". he quickly rushed up to Drew, immediately catching him off guard when he was thrown to the ground by a punch, May shrieked, "Max!" she pushed him away, now kneeling by Drew's side.
He groaned, now sitting up and looking towards Max with a dumbfounded expression, the glasses wearing boy had looked down at his fist, blood was smeared over it, but it wasn't his, it was Drews.
"Drew! You're bleeding!" she cupped his cheek, turning his head towards her direction where she got a closer look at the open slit in his right corner lip, it kept dripping blood, blood which had now smeared over the green eyed male's white vest.
She looked up at Max who was breathing heavily, still shocked by his actions, even he didn't expect that to happen, but it did, and he enjoyed it. He caught a glimpse of her, now turning his full attention to May whose eyes began tearing up, "Why are you doing this? Max…..it was a mistake…..all of it was, Drew didn't break my heart, he never did, we were just victims".
Drew placed his hand on her shoulder, he shook his head, wiping the blood from his lip, "It's ok…..I deserved it…..because even though Azalea was the puppet master behind all this, I let myself become a toy and I fell for her traps, causing me to break the heart of the only person I truly love…...something even I know I will never forgive myself for".
Max was left stunned by Drew's words, although he had the urge to punch him again, he knew the older male had meant everyone one of his words, his tone, his expression, the look he gave his older sister, it was all real.
She tackled him into a hug, pecking him on the lips where he flinched, they stopped, now staring at each other before bursting into light laughter, he was careless to the fact of the tiny smile growing on his face from witnessing the moment between the two, but he quickly shook it off, turning his back to the couple. They stopped, now looking at Max who began walking away, "Max?"
"You two are the world's dumbest couple…...I still don't approve of you Drew…in fact, I might hate you even more now…..if that's even possible…...but if you hurt my sister again…..I'll have no hesitation to hurt you in return".
"I promise, that won't ever happen". he carried a firm assertion, cradling the brunette on his lap, holding her by the waist as he kissed her once more on the lips, ignoring the stinging sensation he felt.
He smirked, scoffing quietly to himself as he exited out of the theater, "Hmph, we'll see about that".
(Present time/ Gary)
He was seated on a desk, scouring through stacks of files, all of them including a photograph of Leaf on them. A man with a brown coat and fedora hat stood behind Gary, staring out of the window as he lit up a smoke.
"You know….you remind me of young man a few years ago who hired me for a similar situation, except the girl he loved had mysteriously vanished, the investigation went on for three months…..". Gary stopped, now being intrigued by the story.
"What happened?" he asked, turning his head back to the detective who was staring out with a somber look, taking a small breath from his smoke, "...I never found her…she was the only person through all my years of work who I could never find…...he was angry, furious….but most of all, broken, and hurt, I've never seen somebody's love as strong as his…..until you that is…..you two share the same determination for the people you love".
He turned back to the stack of papers, sighing "Well, when someone special enters your life, you have to make sure they never leave…...I made that mistake, and by the time I realized that…..I had already lost the person I loved…..but not this time, I'm going to save her, and never let her go again".
A tiny grin appeared on the man's lips, "It's nice to know this kind of love exists".
"What the….." Gary held up a paper from the stack, staring at it intensely.
"What is it?" he asked, blowing a puff of smoke out.
"It says here that Leaf spent a year inside Blackthorn Sanitarium".
(Present time/Leaf)
"Excuse me, I'd like to request for my phone number to be changed". she pulled out her cell phone, placing it on the glass counter, the stores worker looked at her curiously.
"Didn't you come here last week requesting for it to be changed?" she nodded, sliding her phone closer towards him.
"And I'm asking for it to be changed again". they exchanged looks, although he knew not to mess with the long haired brunette who was nearly glaring at him as if trying to ignite him into flames.
"N-no problem, I'll do that for you right now". he grabbed her phone, taking it to the back room where she leaned back on the counter, crossing her arms and patiently waiting for his return.
She began gazing around the store, looking at all the phones on display, as well as the tv's and other appliances. Her eyes came upon the store's front door, her eyes widened when she saw a raven haired figure pass by, but it had just tuned out to be a random stranger, she sighed in relief, hearing the footsteps of the sales worker, she turned back to the counter.
"Here you are". he handed her back her phone, including a small yellow slip with her phone number printed on it. She grabbed them both, nodding to the guy, "Thanks".
She made her way towards the door, stopping when she heard what seemed like the store workers voice, as if he wanted to say something but just stopped. "What?" she turned back to him, he seemed somewhat hesitant, but then rubbed his head nervously.
"W-well…..i-it's just…...when I was searching through our phone's system, I found that someone has been requesting for all of your previous numbers, it's under policy that we keep our customer's numbers private unless gained permission by the rightful owner, but in this case….it seems one of our workers might have been giving your number to someone in secrecy".
"W-what?" she was immediately frightened by the news, staring down at her phone which began buzzing, she turned it off, looking at the worker who seemed worried about her, she felt the room spinning, everything began turning cold and hot, she couldn't stand being in there any longer and took off.
"Wait!" she could hear the man shouting after her but she continued running, gaining lots of eyes on her as she continued running through the sidewalk. She had looked back, no longer seeing the worker who had gone out of the store to chase after her, unaware of the arm that shot out in front of her, she was quickly snatched aside into an alley, a hand now covering her mouth and holding back her screams in muffles, "Mmph!"
She turned her eyes upwards, now paralyzed on the spot from who she caught a glimpse of, "it's been awhile Leaf, how have you been"?
Ok so that is where I will end this chapter, I hope you guys enjoyed it and I have officially ended my finals so I am on vacation wooooo! Which means more time to update hopefully, I am still waiting on some people to get back to me for my champions arc story so if you're out there reading this and you know who you are, please get back to me asap, anyways, I will let you all decide what story I should update next so please leave a comment and request of what story you really want me to update and the one with the most requests will be updated, also I plan to make a small competition where one winner will have a story written by me for them, all of your requests for it will be written out and turned into the best possible story dedicated for them, no limits, I'll do any shipping and you get to decide on all the ideas, I will just be the author who pieces it up and makes it into your own special masterpiece, well, i guess that's it, until then!