~Jake
"Tell me why you're so angry." I paused in my steps and my eyebrows raised as if I was confused myself. Why I was so angry? It dealt with my whole life. Why bring up such memories when they were burrowed in my mind, never to be dealt with again?
"What?" Was the only thing I could say. It had caught me off guard and there was no denying it.
"Why? Do you enjoy hating everyone? Get down off the burning cross, Jake. It doesn't count if no one nailed you there." Pierce looked at me coldly and I grew angry. This guy knew nothing about my life. Why should he so interfere with it? I glared at him.
"Don't you dare act like you know me--" I started off in a complete growl and snarl, but he cut me off. My life was complicated, like any other halfer's. He shouldn't even try to interfere.
"Don't assume everyone's the same. I'm worried about you. Why do you cling to anger like that? It's not necessary, and it's not comforting: not in the long run. Anyone who will ever end up mattering to you won't scorn you if you be yourself. Pretending to be happy--hiding your emotions--it's not worth it." Here came the lecture.
"No one would be offended if the sand decided to break away from the oceans that have been ripping it apart. Searching for your own happiness--there's nothing wrong with it. Sometimes, the only way you ever can search is to detach yourself from all you've ever known. Don't let the waters tear you apart." I knew what he was talking about. It was just like my mother had said. Don't let darkness rip out your soul and make it suffer, but that had already started to happen.
Ice nodded, "You mustn't fear what lies ahead of you--even if the path seems dark."
Darkness was something I wasn't afraid of. I don't fear anything that lies in my path except death. Darkness was something of the past for me. My family had dug that quite deep into me of something not to do, even though I couldn't help but be mad all the time for what I did, and for what happened that day. Revenge and everything else in me were the only things that mattered at the moment. Why should they try to understand me? Connect to me? It was hard for anybody that came in contact with me.
I stared at them, my face unreadable. I was angry, but what he said just reminded me of my mother, which angered me just a little bit more.
You--" I began, but I was cut off by a loud growl.
Our heads snapped over to the entrance of the cave, where the lioness stood. I sighed. I knew she would find me, but why did it have to be at this moment?
I could tell she was angry, about something at least, and it was probably because I hadn't met with her or whatever of the like.
Though I was cut off guard when her three little monster cubs attacked and licked me all over my face.
"Okay, okay. You can get off me now," I sighed and they just laughed and got off and smiled.
"Hey, Uncle Clem!" One said and they all chimed in. I looked at the mother.
"Why are you here?" I asked as I immediately transformed into my animal form and ignored the looks I was getting from the guys.
"We were traveling and were going to take a rest over at the next cave over. I heard you arguing with these halfers, and thought they were trouble. Well?" She growled and rolled my eyes.
"No, we were just having a... debate, if you will," I sighed and she looked at me.
"A debate? Sure. And you weren't angry at them?" How many people were going to get on me about being angry today? "We can't find any food around here, and we were hoping you could help. We saw you with that group of halfers and figured we would follow." I sighed.
"Yeah, Uncle Clem! Can you find us some food?" All the cubs chimed in and I sighed.
"Fine. Go with your mother to that cave you found and I'll be over soon, okay?" I told them and they cheered and the lioness and the cubs headed out over to their cave, but before the lioness scratched my cheek with all of her claws sheathed.
"That's for being who you are, Clementine." And then she left and I sighed. People just loved to hate me, didn't they? I transformed back into my human form and looked at the two staring halfers.
"Are they your-" Pierce started off and I shook my head.
"No." I sighed.
"What was that 'Clementine' thing?" Pierce asked and I sighed, tired from all the commotion, and leaned against the wall of the cave.
"That's my real name. Jake is just a cover up, because I hate my name. And yes, I know it's a girl's name, okay?"
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Jake's real name revealed!!!!!! XD And the two guys got to see his nice side~~~~~ XDDDD
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