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
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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
I was in a group of halfers listening to them talk. They were talking about how harmony wa differnt or alike to what they expected. I barely joined in the conversation,just listened. Soon my neck began to ache from looking up at them. I sighed and...
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Abby~~~~
I watched the fight going on between Peirce and the women, because Peirce's friends had left. He seemed to be close to them. It sounded like he was going to kill that lady.
"Sounds fair enough." he said, his fists looking like they where shaking.
"You're forgetting someone. Someone who will miss you in Harmony. Someone who loves you. Someone behind you now," the woman gestured behind Peirce, where I was standing. I started to blush slightly. How did that women know that, I didn't even know that.....is she for real?
Peirce turned around and looked at me. I was scared and worried, how did that women know this stuff? Was Peirce really going to attack her and die? I didn't want him to die. I watched as his shoulders slumped, then he looked slightly sad. "P-Pierce? Are...are you okay?" I said reaching out, touching his warm arm hesitantly.
He sighed slightly, "No." he took my hand, and I jumped nervously. I looked at him. Was he going to hurt me? Peirce looked back and smiled a little, "Let's go, okay? I'm sorry." He walked up the staircase and into Harmony.
He sighed again, turning back to look at me. He walked back to me and hugged me tightly, "I'm sorry." He closed my eyes, biting his lip. I blushed slightly again.
I hugged Peirce tightly, I patted his back, "It's okay, Pierce."
He straightened up, smiling at me, "Yeah. I know." he grinned, "Let's go explore the towns, okay? It'll be fun."
I grinned back. A life with Peirce in Harmony? I walked up the staircase, him behind me, and we walked through this arch type thing, and then there was a town on the right hand side, and a field of grass and flowers on the other.
I started walking toward the flowers, they where so pretty...Peirce walked by my side. After a minute or so, he asked, "That women back there...what she said, was it true?"
I looked up at him, and then down at my feet, blushing slightly again. Was it true? It had to be for her to guess right?
"I-I t-think so..." I stammered.
I looked up in time to see Peirce blush slightly and him look at his feet. He stooped down and picked up a white flower, and put it behind my ear. "A white flower," he said, "pure white, for a pretty girl."
Alissa~~~
The cow halfer had a fight and Abby calmed him down. Maybe cows had a temper. I watched them go up the staircase, hug, and walk out of site. I lump formed in my throat as I watched.
I was standing alone, so I inched toward the group. The woman glided to me and said, "A little jealous are we?"
"N-no," I said, how did she know that?
"She misses you too," the woman said, watching me closely.
"Sure she does," I said, "now she's off with whats-his-face."
"Doesn't mean she doesn't miss you," the woman pointed out. She's unbelievable! I folded my arms and made a look. "Just talk to her, and connect with Peirce," she said.
I couldn't take her much longer, so I tried going into a group of halfers.
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Ok, if I did ANYTHING wrong, PLEASE tell me so I can fix it.
The Harmony thing...sorry D:
People used:
Abby
Peirce
Alissa
Kai and Ennis (mentioned)
Crazy woman
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
