Pierce -
"Leave Harmony...go back to the human world..." Sky let her voice trail off as the other three gaped; Alicia and two other girls.
Alicia was friends with Abby.
If I did this, she would tell her for sure.
I could back out.
But I wouldn't.
"Hah!" I barked out, a cold, lifeless laugh, walking out from behind the tuxedo cat, who jumped, spinning on her heels. "How quickly you've forgotten." I snarled. "How easily," I continued, my voice rising, "You choose to let go of them. The ones who didn't make it in. The ones who weren't. 'Good'. Enough."
I was nose-to-nose with the small girl, and guilt built in my stomach. I pushed it away.
I wasn't the same. Not since Kai had left.
I hadn't been face-to-face with these people for three years. I'd only ever spoken to Abby...held her back from all she could be.
I couldn't be there for her. I couldn't make her happy.
She needed someone better.
I let her down.
And I had nothing to lose now, as Sky looked for the words to say. To soothe me.
Hah.
"No. Shut up." I growled out. "You wanna leave? Get lost. What is it, you brat? Is perfection not good enough for you? Are you bored with heaven?" I started pacing, not daring to look Alicia in the eyes. I knew she was shocked to see me this way.
"N-no, it's not--I mean--"
"I said shut up!" I screamed, losing control, "You knew all too damn well the human world wasn't going to get better! It's probably hell out there, and you know whose stuck?! Our group. Our group is probably dead, but you didn't care when they left, did you?! No one did! Because you selfish pricks got your paradise, even if it meant others were sent back to hell! You're all so freaking disgusting!" My teeth were gritted so tight I was sure my jaw would break.
"P...Pierce...?" My blood ran cold as I heard that voice from behind me, and I turned to see a frightened girl with long, straight hair, looking terrified.
I sighed, tightening my hands into fists, "I'm so sorry, Abby." I breathed. "I can't do it. I can't do this. I can't...ruin your happiness, Abby." I looked her in the eyes, "I'm not abandoning my friends anymore. Three long years...and I've done nothing." I bowed my head, "I'm leaving. I can't do this...They can talk about how boring Harmony is, talk about leaving, talk about changing...But I'm done talking now." I whispered. "Goodbye, Abby. 'Love you. Thank you...for putting up with me. You're not like these...these freaks, Abby. You cared. And...I love you for it." I walked over to her slowly, and she flinched away. I stopped, but walked over anyway and kissed her forehead gently. "You can always find me, Abby, if you ever need me. Just call, and I'll find you." I hugged her stiff form tightly, and stuck my middle finger out to the rest of them before running off.
I was done talking.
I was going to leave.
I would find my best friend.
And I would be happy.
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And Pierce is gone. For now, anyway XD
I might bring him back after the RP gets off the ground.
Pierce -
I was starting to calm down, finally.
I looked down at Abby, with the white flower behind her ear. I ruffled her hair, "Where's your friend?" What was her name...Allison? Alexia?
"Alissa?" Oh. Yes, her. Abby looked around. Her eyes landed on a group of halfers. "She's there, I guess..." Her eyes fell a little, and I nudged her shoulder toward them.
"Go on. You haven't really been with each other for, what, at least a month? She's your best friend, isn't she? You don't wanna lose her." I said starting to clam down. I could still sulk in my sulkiness.
That's what cows are good at, you know. Sulking.
Abby looked up, "Are you sure?"
I nodded, "Go have fun, I'll catch up with you later."
She nodded too, and gave me a quick hug before running off. I smiled, shaking my head. That kid was a card, that was for sure.
It was a shame I had to be in such a godawful mood.
This was the group's dream. People were walking around in dazes, 'ooh'ing and 'ahh'ing at everything. Lovers in the groups holding hands and kissing on the hillsides. Friends in the group laughing and crying and amazed that everything was over and they were safe forever
.
I couldn't see it that way. I couldn't love a place that would turn people away for such stupid, superficial reasons.
I ventured through the emerald, dew-coated grass, covering my eyes from the brilliant sun. The grass transitioned into pavement and I saw houses, and little baby halfers running through the streets, their parents smiling and holding each other, so in love with the world.
They would've loved it here, Kai and Ennis.
I walked further into the towns, checking out the racks and stands and shops and all of the other halfers everywhere.
I stopped at a stall selling horn/hoof polish. I looked around the rest of it and saw bovine items of every type. The vendor grinned at me and tipped his baseball cap as I walked by: a fellow cow halfer. The first one I'd seen in my life.
Kai would've gotten a kick out of this...
I jammed my fists into my pockets an turned around, someone nearly bumping into me, "Kee-rist, man, back off! Watch where the hell you're going!" I snapped. I felt bad afterwards, of course, but I was in no mood to apologize. I flipped them off without a second thought, storming away.
"Gee, a little edgy for someone who's just made it to Harmony, aren't we?" I wish I hadn't recognized his voice, I really do. I could've gone on, went crazy, and formulated millions of brilliant plots and schemes to escape Harmony and find my friends.
And I would've died, somewhere, alone, cold, wondering why and where it all went wrong.
I sighed, turning around to see a lion-halfer that I hadn't bothered in far too long, and a twinge of guilt hit me, that it had been him I'd snapped at. I felt a twinge of responsibility, because I'd sworn I'd be his friend. And I felt a twinge of relief at the fact he'd gotten into Harmony.
Welp.
He was looking at me like I was crazy, and, hey, I would too. I wasn't myself right now. I had a choice.
This is it Pierce: Can You?
And I threw on the most gut-wrenching, condescending, obnoxious grin I could manage. Because yes, I could.
And I would.
"Haha, fancy meeting you here, stranger." I bowed dramatically, smirking as I met his eyes again.
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Oh, wow that was...not good. XD
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Abby
Alissa
Jake
Ennis -
We trudged back through th' cave, Kai 'n I. M'arm was 'round 'is shoulder, bringin' 'im t' move forwerd. Th' woman's voice ached in me, bu' I wouldn't let'er know she'd got'n t' me.
We heard Pierce callin' out, an' fer once, 'e e'en called my name, beggin' us not t' go. Tellin' us 'e'd come with us.
Kai was bein' quiet. We'd ne'er known...there was a Harmony. I guess we'd kinda known, tho, tha'...if'n there was...we'd ne'er git in.
"Sonuvva..." I bit my lip, "Goddess." I turned to look at th' group, jus' one last time, "Hey! It sure was nice t' meet'cha all. Sorry...'bou' everythin'. M'glad y'all got t' where ya were goin'." I saw th' faces I knew I'd manage t' pick out. Pierce...Lion-Boy...Kasumi...all'a th' wolves...M'arm tightened 'round Kai's shoulder. "Wish we coulda joined y'all. M'glad ya got out. I git th' feelin'...things may git rough out 'ere. I jus' want ya t' know...an' not jus' one 'r two o' ya, I mean all'a ya...ya were th' closest things I'd 'ad t' friends in a long, long time." They couldn't 'ear me. I was already gone t' 'em. Th' cave 'ad swallow'd me up like it 'ad swallowed th' girl, an th' two boys.
I turned back around, "I really hope we ne'er meet again. An' I really wish this'un 'ad made it in with ya." I talked t' th' cave. Meebe they'd hear. Meebe they wouldn't.
The only sound was our footsteps, an' I waited till I was sure the...my group was outta sight before I looked t' Kai
I sighed, "'Ey, Kai?" I looked up at th' tall, cocoa-colored man I'd managed t' forge a friend outta, despite e'erythin', "Ya know we're gon' be okay, don't'cha?" 'Cause we were. 'E 'ad t' know it er it t' be true.
Kai shivered, 'is once silver hair now the color of mud--a dark, deep, damn brown, the color it always was when sumthin' was wrong wit' 'im, "Yeah...I know, En." he swallowed, twistin' 'is hands, "I was just...finally getting used to a family. Finally. And I'd just found Pierce, Ennis, I'd finally found my brother, and he's gone. This time forever, he's gone."
I knew. I reach'd up a hand an' ruffled 'is hair, not able t' lookit 'im. "Hey, now." My accent was gone fer now. I 'ad t' make sure 'e knew I was serious. "Kai, it's not the same, and you know it. He's safe now. You know he'll be alright. No matter what we go through. And you know what? We'll be alright, too. You've got me, and I've got you. We'll be okay." I smiled, lookin' up at 'im.
'Is 'air light'nd an' 'e put an' arm 'round my shoulder, too. 'E smiled a li'l bit, "Yeah. Right again, kiddo." he paused, "And don't talk without your accent. You sound ridiculous."
An' I was sure we'd do jus' fine on our own.
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Pierce -
I was going to kill that woman. Harmony or no, right or wrong, whether she'd kill me first or not, I was going to kill her.
They were gone. Gone forever, my best friend and his...significant other, they were taken from me.
I was screaming for them, screaming at them, screaming and trying to run after them but being held back by two people that I knew I cared about, but hated for keeping me from my friends. It wasn't fair. Maki had been gone. That had been hard enough. Now Kai? No, no, that wasn't fair, it wasn't!
And suddenly I felt evil. I'd been rude as I could to Ennis--I'd been proud of it. It wasn't his fault. He was an okay guy and I knew it.
We could've been best friends. It could have been Abby and I and Kai and Ennis, happy in Harmony until we got old and died.
But, not that was all gone.
I was cussing and cursing and pissed. I was so pissed.
"You." The woman spoke, and I realized I'd been brought to the stairwell by the two people who'd been holding me back. I still couldn't tell who they were. They were looking at the woman, who was apparently talking to me, "You're angry."
It was enough to make me forget the idea of calming down reawaken the outrage, "I'm going to murder you." I spat through gritted teeth. I'd never been so mad. It even surprised me to hear the utter seriousness present in my voice.
She continued, "You're angry that your friends have been sent away due to their impurities. They were a risk to Harmony. I am not the one to put Harmony at risk to the unstable." She stepped aside, opening the stairwell to me, and I was let go by the people holding me back. "You have a choice. Nothing will change should you try to kill me. You will fail, and you will die."
I fisted my hands, "Sounds fair enough." I was going to, and I knew it, and it scared me.
"You're forgetting someone. Someone who will miss you in Harmony. Someone who loves you. Someone behind you now." The woman gestured behind me.
And I saw Abby. Looking scared, looking worried. Kind, warm, wonderful Abby. My shoulders slumped and my anger drained away, replaced with sadness. "P-Pierce? Are...are you okay?" She reached out, touching my arm hesitantly.
I sighed, "No." I took her hand, and she jumped nervously. I looked back and smiled a little, "Let's go, okay? I'm sorry." I walked up the staircase and into Harmony. It was world. A whole new world, waiting for me.
A whole new world without my best friend. Again.
I sighed again, turning back to look at Abby. I walked up to her and hugged her tightly, "I'm sorry." I closed my eyes, biting my lip. I should be happy. I made it. Maki would be proud.
Kai would be happy.
Ennis and Kai...they'd be okay. They'd make it.
Abby hugged me tight, patting my back, "It's okay, Pierce."
I straightened up, smiling at Abby, "Yeah. I know." I grinned, "Let's go explore the towns, okay? It'll be fun."
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Yey :3
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Kai
Pierce
Abby
Two Random Halfers--feel free to throw yours in if you want
Ennis
woman
Kai -
It was all too complicated, really.
See, I could tell you all about how damned weird it was. I could tell you how frightening and weird and insane it all was, w...
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Ennis -
Sunova bug'r if th' situation couldna change'd fast'r.
One minnit: pitch black, hand sore 's th' Devil 'imself.
Next? Bloody...Bloody...Y'know wha? I don' e'en know what in bloody hell happ'n'd! Glory, man! Bu', sud'nly, there'sa light! Now, mate, I've 'ad my share o' nights curl'd up 'n a bot'le o' whiskey. Ain't gon' lie 'bout it, 'cause I ain't like tha' anymore. Bu', mate...thi' wa' dif'rent than tha'. I saw e'eryone else plain as day, bat'red, bruised, but comin' from dif'rent parts o' th' cave willy-nilly!
Christ, man, I don' e'en know how, bu' I thin' Kasumi was th' one t' find our way there. Like magic, mate, it almost made m' thin' that this 'Harmony' thin' wanted us t' find it.
It di'n't mat'er much t' me, tho'. I was look'n fer someone--E'en tho' tons o' people were gettin' free, I coulda spent all'a th' day namin' souls who di'nt make i' out. I 'ad t' find Kai. I 'ad t' make sure th' kid got out.
It was prity dumb, really. Gettin' so worked up o'er someone ya just met...Bu', I did. Kai was too wise not t' make it. Kai was too kind t' jus'...die. I wouldna believed i'.
I...ah, damned, bu' don' tell anyone, aight? I ran, ignorin' Lion-Boy as he call'd out, askin' where I was headed. I couldna told 'im, mate. I didn't know. He 'ave t' 'scuse m' rudeness, tho' I look'd back in time t' see Kasumi tell 'im t' sumthin'. I nodded t' m'self. He'd be okay.
I ran, fast as m' legs coulda carried me t' Sky, leader o' the group, perch'd up on'a rock, jus' as prity as ya please. "Sky, 'ey, 'ave ya...ah..." I faltered, feelin' stupid. SHe prolly di'in't want some human nosin' round in 'er 'alfers, eh? I look'd down, "'Ave ya seen any, ah...Well..." I almost curse'd, bu' I stop'd m'self. C'mon, Enn, yer in th' presence o' a lady..."'Ave ya..." I cleared my throat, "Have you seen Kai, anywhere? I mean, if you haven't, I'd--I mean, I would be more than willing to look or...or something." I will'd m' accent away wi' th' force o' sheer willpower. She 'ad t' understand wha' I was sayin' if'n I want'd t' find 'im.
I look'd up t' see Sky smilin' a sweet, kinda confused smile, like I was th' funniest thin' she'd seen ina while. "Kai!" she called out behind her, "I...think somene's looking for you.
An' I saw 'im. All frantic n' fluster'd lookin', pretty as ya please. Kai was wi' Pierce, who was wi' th' bird girl, who was wi' another girl. All'a 'em look'd confused as hell, 'til Kai saw me, too.
An', I really dunno who was runnin' outta th' two o' us, bu' we were face t' face, jus' like that. I grin'd. He grin'd, then scowl'd, snatchin' up m' hand like i' was on fire an' scoldin' me 'bout safety like m' mother used t'.
Wha'ever hell may come outta th' rest o' this, i' was nice t' know Kai wa' safe, sappy as i' sounded.
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That was a crap sandwich. ENJOY ;D
I'M ALLLIIIIVVVEE
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