Hey guys! I am so sorry for not posting this. My older cousin had started making me and my siblings take away our computers until we earn them. And before I forget, thank you guys for 30 followers! I really appreciate it! Anyway, lets get to it!
Asy belongs to @furgemancs
Fresh, Geno, and Error belong to @loverofpiggies
MommaCQ and herself belong to @alainaprana
Other characters and story belong to me, @leiselpizzatale
“You ready guys?”
Alaina and Fresh looked at each other. It was a while after their marriage, and getting their new house. Right now, they were going to have a child. But, since they were different species, they couldn’t. Instead, they did what CQ had done with Fresh and his brothers; by using magic. Unlike her however, they both used their DNA so the baby had both of their genes.
Thinking about who and what their child was going to be, they nodded. Then, they came to the middle of the room, where Alaina and Fresh’s DNA samples were. Fresh turned on his magic, and after a bit, Alaina did too. They both held hands before closing their eyes, thinking about of their future child. Suddenly, a bright light had manifested underneath them, and soon enough, the light turned into a shape, until the light died down, a babies cries being heard.
Both Fresh and Alaina opened their eyes to look at the baby, happy that they are now parents. Alaina picked the baby up, carefully holding its head up. Fresh looked at the baby. It was skeleton looking, and he saw a bit of fuzz on top of their skull, signifying that they would be getting haircuts in the future.
“Is it a boy or a girl?” Alaina asked.
Fresh checked the baby’s pelvis, before saying, “It’s a girl!”
Alaina smiled, before turning around, asking her mother-in-law, “You want to hold her?”
CQ nodded, and, after putting a blanket on her, Alaina handed the baby to CQ. CQ looked at the baby, and saw that she looked a lot like Fresh, with some hints of Alaina.
“So, what are you going to name her?” CQ asked.
Both Fresh and Alaina looked at each other, before Fresh turned back to his mom, saying, “Her name will be Abigail. Abigail June Prana.”
“That is a wonderful name.” CQ said. She turned to the baby, who had quieted down to look at the strange woman holding her. “Hello Abigail. I’m your grandma CQ. We are going to have so much fun time together whenever I babysit you.” Abigail cooed in response.
Looking up, CQ was going to ask Fresh if he wants to hold Abigail, but stopped when she saw tears in her son’s eyes.
“Fresh? What’s wrong?” CQ asked, worried.
Fresh wiped his eye sockets, saying, “I’m okay mom. I’m just so happy!”
CQ smiled warmly at that, before saying, “Okay. Do you want to hold Abigail?”
Fresh nodded. “Okay. Here you go.” CQ said, before handing Abigail.
After holding her correctly, Fresh looked at his daughter with eye sockets filled with tears, but with a smile on his face. “Hello Abigail,“ Fresh said. He wiped some tears, before saying, “I’m your dad. And I’m going to take good care of you, I promise.” Abigail lifted her hand up, and Fresh held out a finger, which Abigail grabbed tightly.
“She’s got a strong grip, huh?” CQ asked.
“Yeah, she does.” Fresh said, still looking at his daughter, who looks like she is trying to put his finger in her mouth. “Hey Alaina, can you go get her formula? I think she’s hungry.”
“Sure Fresh.” Alaina said, before going into the kitchen to do so.
While waiting, Fresh went to the couch that was nearby, before grabbing a red onesie. Laying her down, he started buttoning it, but it didn’t work somehow. Fresh heard a chuckle behind him, before CQ appeared next to him. “Let me help with that.” CQ said. Fresh moved out of the way, and CQ stepped in, buttoning Abigail’s onesie correctly.
“Thanks mom.” Fresh said, a small but noticeable embarrassed blush on his face.
“Your welcome Fresh, and don’t worry. I did the exact same thing to Geno.” CQ chuckled, before saying, “My mentor, who was with me when Geno got born, had to show me how to even properly hold a baby, clothe them, and even give them their bottle.”
Finally, Alaina came back with the bottle, and Fresh grabbed it and Abigail, before he started feeding her, after CQ showed him how.
“Hey,“ CQ said, “You want me to bring everyone in now?”
Fresh would've face palmed if his hands weren't full. Everyone was waiting outside, since the only people who should be present in the process were the parent(s) and someone who would mentor the parent(s), if it was the parent(s) first time.
“Yeah, bring them in.” Fresh said.
After hearing him agree, CQ went outside, before saying, “Okay guys. They’re ready. But remember, you have to be quiet, alright?”
Geno, Error, Asy, and Alaina’s parents nodded. Opening the door more, CQ led them to the new parents, who had both decided to sit down on the couch. Fresh had Abigail over his shoulder, burping her. Alaina, finally noticing the new company, waved at them, before saying, “Hey Abigail. Guess who’s here to see you?”
Once he got done burping her, Fresh looked up at them, saying, “Hey Error, would you like to go first?”
“M-me?” Error said, surprised, “I don’t know…”
“Come on! You can do it!” Fresh said supportively. After a while, Error nodded, and Fresh got up so Error can have a seat. Once Error sat down, Fresh gave him Abigail, showing him how to hold her head up.
Error held Abigail, before stuttering out, “H-hello Abigail. I’m y-your Uncle Error.” Error looked up at Fresh, and Fresh had the look that said ‘keep going’. Error felt more confident, before looking down, saying, “When you get old enough, we are going to go fishing together. I’ll teach you everything I know about fishing; from how to put bait on your line, to how to reel in fish.”
After giving Abigail to Fresh, Error and Geno switched places, before Fresh handed Abigail to Geno. Geno chuckled, before saying, “Hello Abigail. You can call me Uncle Geno. I will be there for you whenever you get sick, because I have been sick for so long, so I know what it will feel like.”
Geno did the same thing Error did, but instead of switching with Error, he switched with Asy. Once Asy had Abigail in his arms, he said, “Hey Abigail. I am your Great-Uncle Asy, but you can just call me your Grunkle Asy. I will be there whenever you get hurt, so I can give you my magic Band-Aids. But I need you to promise me that you won’t tell anyone, understand?” When Abigail cooed in response, he held Abigail closer, saying, “I knew I could trust you to keep a secret!”
After getting Abigail back, Fresh saw that she was getting tired. He looked at his family, before saying, “Okay, we will hold off introductions for now. Abigail is getting pretty tired.”
After everyone said goodnight to Abigail, Fresh carried her to her new bedroom. Opening the door, Fresh looked at how they did on the nursery. The top part of the walls were colored a light blue, while the bottom half had pink wallpaper that looked like it was falling apart. A white barrier was between the two colors. At the edge of the room, toward the window, was a white crib, with some teddy bears and dolls inside it. Next to the crib was a wooden rocking chair. To the left of the room was a wooden dresser. Next to the dresser was an empty toy box, which Fresh knew was going to be filled with toys.
Fresh moved to where the crib was. Setting her down, Fresh tried to get Abigail to sleep, but somehow Abigail wouldn’t. Then he remembered that CQ said that when Error was just a baby, he too wouldn’t go to sleep. She finally found out that singing helped, so until a bit before Fresh was born, she sang a song that always put Error to sleep. It was a little creepy, but it did work. Fresh picked up Abigail, before sitting down in the rocking chair. After rocking for a bit, Fresh drew in a breath, before singing.
Come little children,
I’ll take thee away,
Into a land of enchantment.
Come little children,
The times come to play,
Here in my garden of shadows.
Fresh looked down at Abigail. She yawned, but she wasn’t falling asleep yet. He decided to continue.
Follow sweet children,
I'll show thee the way,
Through all the pain and the sorrows.
Weep not poor children,
For life is this way,
Murdering beauty and passions.
Fresh saw Abigail’s eye sockets begin to close. He rubbed her head softly as he sang the next words.
Hush now dear children,
It must be this way,
Too weary of life and deceptions.
Rest now my children,
For soon we'll away,
Into the calm and the quiet.
Suddenly, Fresh heard someone humming, and when he looked at the door, Alaina was there. Fresh joined in with the humming, Alaina walking toward the father and daughter. Before they were done, Fresh saw that Abigail had fallen asleep. He sat up carefully, to not wake Abigail, and went to the crib. He placed her inside it, before placing a blanket over Abigail. After humming a bit, Fresh sang again.
Come little children,
I'll take thee away,
Into a land of enchantment.
Come little children,
The time's come to play,
Here in my garden of shadows.
Fresh and Alaina stopped singing, both just looking over Abigail. After watching to make sure that she stayed asleep, the two parents walked softly to the door, before Fresh closed the door behind him.
Yeah!I finally got this chapter done! At first, I wanted to have this the longest chapter yet, with over 2,000 words, but I felt like it just kept dragging on, so I split the one chapter into two. So, expect the next chapter next week! After this, there will be two more chapters, before this one is over. I don’t know what I’ll be doing after this, but I’ll figure something out. But anyway, lets get to it.
Asy belongs to @furgemancs
Fresh, Geno, and Error belong to @loverofpiggies
MommaCQ and herself belong to @alainaprana
Ink (mentioned) belongs to @comyet
Other characters and story belong to me, @leiselpizzatale
Warning: Mentioned suicide, blood, blood clots, cancer.
"Ugh. Uncle Asy, the tie feels really tight." Fresh said, annoyed.
"It's not. Now hold still, I need to straighten this." Asy replied.
Fresh sighed, then tried to stay as still as his rattling bones will allow. It was the evening of seeing his brothers after so long. After setting up a reservation for 6 (with two on a temporary separate table), CQ called Geno and Error, telling them that she 'hasn't seen the whole family in a while' and 'want to get together for dinner'.
Finishing on the tie, Asy stepped back, seeing his work on Fresh. Fresh was wearing a light blue suit, with a neon-colored tie. Asy was wearing the same thing, except that his suit was a darker blue, and his tie had pictures of Band-Aids on it.
*knock knock*
"Are you guys almost ready? You know we have to be there before Geno and Error," Alaina's muffled voice said from the door.
"Yup!" Asy exclaimed.
"Yeah, we're ready. You?" Fresh asked.
"Would I be here if I wasn't?" Alaina asked back.
"No, you wouldn't," Fresh said, laughing.
After getting in Asy's car, they drove to the restaurant. After telling them what's going to happen, the host agreed, and set the tables to its places for the surprise.
Soon enough, Fresh heard footsteps from multiple people, and there...
Fresh froze. He couldn't think, couldn't move. He just stared at the three people who were walking to their table. The two skeletons gave his best attention however. They were both wearing suits, though one was also wearing a red scarf, while the other looked like the suit had a hood on it. Before he could get to see them more, a menu suddenly pops in front of his face, obscuring his view on his brothers.
Lowering it down slightly, Fresh saw that Alaina was the one who put the menu in front of his face. He also saw that she looked very worried.
“Hey, are you okay? You froze, and they would’ve seen you staring if they turned around,” Alaina said.
Fresh lowered his head, nodding. She was right. Because he froze, he could’ve ruined the plan. “Y-yeah. I’m okay.” He finally answered.
After the slight screw up, they went and did everything as if they weren’t on a secret mission or something. They ate their food, and when it was almost time for dessert, Fresh got out his phone.
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He was having fun with his family. It was a great idea that his mother decided to bring the whole family. They would’ve brought Ink and his mother, but they were out of town to sell some of Ink’s new line of art. It was too bad, because Ink was like a brother-cousin, even though he wasn’t his cousin or his brother. If only-
Suddenly, his phone was starting to ring. He looked at it, but he didn’t know the number.
“Heh. Sorry guys, I have to take this.” Geno said.
CQ shrugged it off. “Don’t worry, you don’t have to leave to take the call. Right Asy?”
Asy nodded. “Yup. Go take the call. Who knows, it might be important.”
Geno knew they were acting suspicious, but he answered the phone anyway. “Hello?”
“Hello. Is this Geno Queen?” The man on the phone asks.
“Yes, this is Geno.” Geno replied.
“Oh, that’s good. Um, I was wondering if you would like to be interviewed? It’s for a grade I have to do.” The person asks.
“Sure. When should we meet?” Geno asks.
“Oh, no, I was wondering if we could interview now. I’m shy, and I only joined this class because I wanted to learn to edit stuff. I already have the microphone set up and recording.”
“…Oh.” Geno said after thinking, “I… guess I could do it now.”
“Great! Okay, first question. Who is in your family?” The man asked.
“I have, well, used to have two brothers.” Geno replied.
“Used to have two brothers? What happened?” The man asked.
“Something happened, and my brother, Fresh, had ran away.” Geno said sadly. He looked at Error, who had lowered his head. Geno knew it was in shame, since no matter what he did, Error believed it was his fault that Fresh ran away.
“Oh, I’m sorry.” After a bit, the man said, “Oh! You haven’t told me who also was in your family.”
“Oh, you’re right.” Geno exclaimed. “My other brother is named Error, and my mother’s name is Crayon Queen, but she likes to be called CQ for short. I also have Uncle Asy. He’s not my real Uncle, but it’s what we called him a bit after we first met him.” Geno smiled at the memory of when Uncle Asy first came into his life. He appeared to help CQ take care of Error and Fresh, and Geno on those rare days. Since then, Asy became part of their family.
“Okay, next question. So, I’ve heard that you have been sick most of your life, is that correct?”
Geno nodded, before saying, “Yup. Would you like to hear the story?”
“Yes please.” The man said.
“Well, since I was born, I had an illness that no doctor could figure out. I have gone through every medication, every treatment. It felt like my home wasn’t my home, just a vacation spot that I went to every time I felt ‘better’. The doctors said that I wouldn’t even get past my teenager years.” Geno said, sadly. “One day however, Fresh, the brother I have mentioned before, was going to get me my medicine. But then, I had started puking blood, and was rushed to the hospital.
“Later, Fresh wanted to show me his new Pokémon, when I started coughing really bad. I guess it angered him or something, because he ran up to my bed, and slapped me in the face-“ Geno stopped when he heard a chocking sound coming from the speaker of his phone. “Hey, are you okay?”
A few sniffles came from the man, before they said, “I’m sorry. I’m just not good at hearing when he hit you. I guess it reminded me of my childhood. The same thing happened to me, just in a different way.”
“Oh, I’m very sorry for that.” Geno said sadly.
“I-it’s okay. You can keep going.” The man said.
“Well, after he slapped me, I had puked out even more blood and a blood clot. It was bad that he did it, but my brother had saved my life.”
“W-what?! How was that possible?” The man almost shouted.
“Well, when I puked, I had broken a rib, and when they went to fix it, they found something that no one would’ve guessed, and when they checked, it was confirmed that I had cancer in my ribs that wasn’t seen until that day. It started growing inside my ribs sometime after my birth, and it grew until it was removed when I was fourteen.” Then Geno sighed sadly, “I wish Fresh was here. That way, we could have fun regularly, with lots of exercise.”
After a short pause, the man on the phone said, “Well, I’m sorry that happened to you, and I want you to feel better. Every time me and my get on some sensitive subject, I tell a joke to ease the mood. So, would you like to hear one?” The man asked.
“Sure,“ Geno said, “What’s the joke?”
“Knock knock”
Smiling a bit, Geno said, “Who’s there?”
“Aren’t”
“Aren’t who?” Not hearing any answer, Geno tried again, “Um, Aren’t who?”
Then, from behind him, he heard, “Aren’t you going to turn around and greet your brother?”
Geno dropped his phone, shocked. It couldn’t be, couldn’t it?
Turning around, Geno saw a skeleton behind him. Looking at them, they really looked like an older-
“Fresh?”
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Fresh turned toward to where Error was. Standing up, Error started walking toward Fresh, and Geno stepped back. Before Fresh wondered why he did that, Error suddenly slapped him in the face, almost knocking Fresh backwards. Holding his face, Fresh asked, “Why did you do that?”
“For all the things you’ve done!” Error said angrily, “You weren’t there when Geno had to go through surgery; you weren’t there for his recovery. You weren’t there when I felt sorry for myself after finding out that the police stopped searching for you.” Then Error started crying. “A-and you weren’t there when I was so depressed, that I almost k-killed myself. I,” Error sobbed out, “I thought you were dead!”
Not worrying about the feeling of burning on his face, Fresh walked to Error, before hugging him. Fresh could hear the sound of Error ‘crashing’ before ‘rebooting’, so he stepped back to let Error finished. When done, Error started mumbling, “Sorry. Y-you just surpri-“
“I’m sorry.” Fresh interrupted. He looked down in shame. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you, to make you feel this way. I just couldn’t handle it.” Fresh felt his knees weaken, and he fell on them, crying. Everyone instantly then surrounded him, comforting him.
Hey Guys! I’m sorry I haven’t got to write a story all year (lol, new year pun) but I couldn’t get this chapter done, due to my dad having surgery. He’s fine now, and now I got the courage to write the story again. Oh, and the nightmare was based off of Alaina’s comic, MommaCQ. This page is where it is based off from. Now without further ado, lets get in the story!
Asy belongs to @furgemancs
Fresh, Geno, and Error belong to @loverofpiggies
MommaCQ and herself belong to @alainaprana
Other characters and story belong to me, @leiselpizzatale
After crying for 20 minutes, CQ and Fresh separated, both beaming in joy. Chuckling, CQ turned to Asy, saying, "You were right. I would like one of your guests."
Asy couldn't help himself, he laughed, falling on the ground while doing so. He tried speaking, but couldn't. Shaking her head, CQ pointed to Alaina, asking Asy, "And who is she? A friend of yours?"
Knowing that Asy wouldn't get up, Fresh walked toward Alaina, saying, "Nah, ma. Uncle Asy barely knows her. Actually," He picks up Alaina's hand, which has her engagement ring on her finger, "She's my fiancée."
CQ's jaw dropped, her face in complete shock. Then, she squealed, running up to the couple, saying, "Oh my gosh, really? Congrats! When's the wedding?"
Fresh and Alaina looked at each other, before turning toward CQ, saying, "We don't know."
"Really? Well, don't worry. I could help.. uhh..."
"Alaina," Alaina replied, going up to the mother to shake her hand, "Alaina Prana."
"Crayon Queen, but you can call me CQ."
Alaina, after she was done shaking CQ's hand, said, "So, your the one who took care of Fresh, huh?"
CQ giggled, saying, "Yup. He's my youngest, out of three boys. His brother's names are-"
"Yeah, I know," Alaina interrupted, "Error and Geno, right?" She turned back to Fresh, who nodded. "Yeah, I've heard them before. Fresh told me before we came here."
"Oh, okay." CQ said, smiling. Then, she gasped. "Oh, Fresh? When are you thinking of meeting your brothers?"
Fresh's eye sockets widened. He forgot all about that. Then, he shrugged.
Alaina looked at Fresh, before turning to CQ, saying, "We haven't planned that either. Sometime soon, we hope."
After a few more minutes of talking, they decided that they were going to have Fresh meet them the next night. They would've done it earlier, but Fresh didn't feel like it, (He actually was so nervous about it, that even Alaina could hear his bones rattling) so they decided to reschedule it. They were going to do something to Error and Geno, similar to how they introduced Fresh to CQ.
After planning the meeting, Fresh, Alaina, and Asy went home. Then, after dinner and watching a movie, Asy told them that it was time to take his pills, and since they made him drowsy, he was going to go to bed. After saying goodnight, Fresh made sure that the TV was turned down lower, before he snuggled up with Alaina.
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Fresh looked around. Where was he? Blackness surrounded him. Why was he here?
Suddenly, he felt something push him, and he fell on the... carpet? He looked up, seeing Error with glitches in his eye sockets. He was getting closer and closer.
Soon enough, Error was right in front of him, his fist raised, yelling out, "You dirty rotten-" But before he could finish, Geno suddenly walked behind Error, holding Error's hand still, whimpering, "P-please. Stop."
Error gave a sigh, before saying, "Okay, Geno, you win."
Fresh went to stand up, but saw Geno falling down. He went to catch him, but he couldn't move. He saw Error turning around, asking if he was okay, and what should he do.
Suddenly, Fresh heard Geno give a pained yell, before suddenly turning to dust. He sat there, staring at his dust.
"YOU!"
Fresh jumped, seeing Error, errors covering his eyes.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
Error starting hitting and kicking Fresh. Fresh didn't want to fight his brother, so he covered his head, hoping to have some protection.
"HE WILL STILL BE ALIVE IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU!"
"USELESS"
A kick, cracking his ribs and sternum. Fresh can't breath.
"STUPID"
A punch on his skull.
"SOULLESS"
A foot stomps on his arm.
"Wake up Fresh, wake up!"
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"AHHH!" Fresh yelled, scrambling to get out of his captors hold.
"Fresh, it's okay. It's me, it's Uncle Asy!"
Blind by his panic, he didn't know that it was his Uncle, so he kept flailing.
Asy saw this, and started to hug Fresh tightly so he wouldn’t hurt Asy or himself, while Alaina (who told him about Fresh having a nightmare) started whispering to Fresh, telling him that everything was okay.
Soon, Fresh stopped struggling, just stayed still, sobbing in Asy's shoulder.
"Hey Alaina," Asy asked, "can you go make some tea? The tea bags are in the cupboards next to the refrigerator, the kettle is already on the stove."
After nodding, Alaina walked to the kitchen, starting on the tea. While waiting for the water to boil, Alaina sat down on a chair, thinking, 'What is his dream about this time? He was afraid of Asy, if the thrashing had anything to do about it. Maybe he had a nightmare about his brothers?'
Alaina's thoughts came to a halt when the whistle of the kettle started. After pouring the hot water in a cup that says 'be proud of the scars', she put the tea bag in the cup. A couple minutes later, she took the bag out, before using the string to empty out the water in the bag.
Walking out of the kitchen with the tea in her hand, Alaina walked toward Fresh and Asy, who were both talking to each other, giggling here and there. Placing the tea on the coffee table, Alaina says, "What are you guys talking about? Here's your tea, by the way."
Fresh took the cup, taking a sip. Placing it down, he swallowed, saying, "Thanks Alaina."
"We were talking about how Fresh was as a kid. Oh, you've should've seen him!" Asy replied to her question.
"Hey!" Fresh said, "What was I suppose to do? Lay around, hoping that I'll feel something?" Even though he sounded angry, a smile was still on his face.
Ignoring him, Asy told Alaina, "Everyday, no matter what, he would watch anything on TV. And when I meant anything, I mean ANYTHING. One day, he would watch a documentary about poisonous spiders, the next he would watch SpongeBob!"
While Fresh covered his face, a purple blush on his face, Alaina giggled at the though of a tiny Fresh watching a documentary on a dangerous creature, and laughed even more. After a few minutes of laughing and finishing tea, Fresh and Alaina started getting tired, so after Asy bid them a good rest of the night, Alaina cuddled with Fresh, falling asleep for the rest of the night with no nightmares.
Hey guys! I’m SOOOO sorry that I didn’t get this done sooner. I just got a lot of stuff on my mind, plus I am having a job interview today, so I guess I should get this done while I can. Anyway, let’s get to the story!
Asy belongs to @furgemancs
Fresh, Geno, and Error belong to @loverofpiggies
MommaCQ and herself belong to @alainaprana
Other characters and story belong to me, @leiselpizzatale
After coming back home from dropping Error off, Asy saw Fresh and Alaina on the couch, fast asleep. Smiling warmly, he turned off the TV, which was showing a show with a boy with a star on his shirt, before turning to the couple.
He then picked up a blanket, before placing on the two. Suddenly, his phone rang, and Asy rushed to turn it off, not wanting to wake the two up. When he looked at it, he saw that it was the alarm for his medicine. Groaning, he went to his medicine cabinet in the bathroom, before grabbing two pills. Popping them in his mouth, he filled some water into the cup that was on the counter, before drinking the water, swallowing the pills while doing so.
He might have been out of the mental hospital for about 20 years, but since then, he's been having flashes of seeing his brother die, and the pills were used to help with that. Heading to his room, Asy put on a random t-shirt and pants to sleep in. Lying in bed, he thought about what happened that day. 'So, my nephew, who has been missing for 13 years, suddenly comes back, with a fiancée no less, and before I know it, Error starts talking about Fresh. If he didn't ask about the car, I would've thought that he knew about Fresh's arrival!'
Groaning at his eventful day, Asy dropped his head against the pillow. Closing his eye sockets, Asy decided that he would at least try to sleep, given how tired he was. With a final sigh, Asy finally fell asleep.
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Fresh opened his eye sockets, his eyes bleary. Trying to wake up properly, he stretched, stopping when he heard a grunt, before a hand slapped his skull. Pushing the hand back Fresh opened his eye sockets, getting a few seconds before seeing Alaina curled up on him. Looking at the clock across the room, it read '7:24'.
Yawning Fresh carefully removed Alaina from on top of him, before getting up. Standing up, he laid Alaina back down, before putting the blanket that was on them (that probably was because of Asy) and put it on top of her. Finally able to stretch, he did, first getting his arms, before doing his spine. He never knew cuddling could be kind of uncomfortable for the male. Finished with his stretches, he walked over to the kitchen, seeing his Uncle sitting in the table, drinking some coffee.
"Good Morning. How'd you sleep?" Asy asked.
"Mornin'. And yeah, I slept like a bug under a rug. If that rug was my future wife."
Asy snickered, saying, "That uncomfortable, huh? Trust me, I know the feeling. Especially with you and your brothers, when I spend the night. If I wasn't a skeleton, I would've asked for a muscle massage!" Fresh chuckled, remembering that. After a pause of silence, Fresh said, "Hey, Uncle Asy? While I was watching TV with Alaina, I was thinking that..." Fresh stopped, thinking on how he wants to say it.
"Thinking what, Fresh?" Asy asked, concerned.
Taking a big breath, Fresh said, "I’m thinking that I'm gonna go see ma today."
Asy smiled. He knew that Fresh was ready to see his mom, and that it was going to take some time before he knew it himself.
"How about this, I'll call you mom, tell her to meet me at the park, since it's a nice day out. That will be where you will meet your mom. Are you going to see your brothers then, or later?" Fresh nodded, but then stopped. He couldn't believe his ears! Or whatever he uses to hear. Was he saying that...
"G-geno? He's alive?"
Asy quickly went to Fresh, moving him to one of the chairs. Fresh didn't register it, just kept staring, not believing it. Geno, alive?! But before he left, they said his condition would kill him before his teen years are over. And now he's alive?!
Fresh, after getting out of his state, found himself his head on the table, and Asy fanning his face. He also felt arms around him, and found it to be Alaina, who was whispering where his ear would be. Lifting his head up, he saw Asy drop the plate he was using to fan, and went to get him something to drink.
"Are you okay Fresh?" Alaina asked, worried.
Breathing deeply, Fresh said almost in a whisper, "I-I can't believe it. They said that he wouldn't live and-" Fresh realized that he was crying, and hugged Alaina. Alaina hugged back, comforting Fresh, even though that even with the tears, he was really happy.
Asy then came back with water, which he put down before hugging the couple. After a few minutes, Fresh broke away, sniffing.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me, heh."
"It's alright," Asy said, handing Fresh the water, "You didn't know if he was alive or not. Heh, your pretty happy, aren't you?"
"Y-yeah."
After a bit, Asy went to make them some breakfast. While they were eating their eggs, they discussed on how Fresh and Alaina will meet CQ. After getting a plan set up, Asy pulled out his phone, calling her. After a few rings, CQ answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey CQ." Asy replied.
"Oh! Hey Asy. What's up?"
"So, I was thinking, and I found that we haven't hung out, alone, for a while. Want to go to the park with me?" Asy asked.
There was a pause, before CQ said "Sure. Need some inspiration anyway. When should we meet?"
Asy made a 'hmm' sound, like he was thinking of the time. He actually knew the time, but didn't want CQ to know that. "Maybe 1:30?"
"Sure! See you there!"
"You too. Bye." Asy said, before hanging up. Turning to Fresh, he said, "Alright, it's all set."
Fresh yelled out, 'Yeah!' before fist bumping Asy, then hugging Alaina. He was going to see his mom!
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CQ sat on the bench between two trees, which gave a bit of shade on that warm day. She had a notebook on her lap, and there were a few drawings of trees and various plants on it. Looking around, she saw Asy in the distance.
"Hey Asy, over here!" CQ called out.
Asy heard her call, and went up to her. Sitting down, Asy said, "Hey. Getting any inspiration?" Nodding, CQ replied, "Yeah, I am." Then she turned fully at him, saying, "Alright, I'm here, what do you want? We can't just be here without a reason."
Laughing, Asy said, "Alright, you caught me. I have to tell you something."
Sighing, CQ replied, "I've told you before, I'll say it again. I'm not interested."
Confused, Asy thought for a bit, before shaking his head, almost to the point of knocking his skull off. "Oh, no no. It's not like that. No, it's something else."
Tilting her head, CQ asked, "What is it then?"
Smiling widely, Asy said, "I just met two people yesterday, and one of them you'll really like."
"Oh, really? Who is it?" CQ asked.
Turning his head to the trees in front of them, Asy called out, "Alright, come out!" Slowly, two people came out. CQ looked at the first who came out. It was a woman, probably in her 20s, with short brown hair, wearing glasses. She was also wearing a purple shirt and jeans. She was also wearing flip flops. CQ went to check the other person, and stopped.
The other person was a skeleton, just like Asy. He also looked like he was in his 20s, with a colorful hat on his head, a neon blue shirt on, neon green pants, and sneakers. Looking back up, she saw eye lights in the skeleton's eye sockets, both filled with happiness and tears.
Unconsciously, CQ stood up, walking over to the skeleton. She touches the side of his skull, and he tilted his head slightly toward her hand. Choking on her breath a little, CQ whispered, "Fresh?"
The skeleton nodded, smiling wider. CQ let out a sob, before wrapping her arms around Fresh. Together, mother and son, who have been separated for thirteen years, cried on each other shoulders.
Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait, I couldn’t figure out how to end this chapter. I also didn’t have a lot of free time, due to having a project in my digital media class. But hey, look! It’s here! I also did that city because I remembered that video of the hot air balloons that CQ did, right here. This is also the longest chapter I’ve ever done, ahead of chapter 4 by 30 words. But without any delay, lets get to it!
Fresh, Geno, and Error belong to @loverofpiggies
MommaCQ and herself belong to @alainaprana
Other characters and story belong to me, @leiselpizzatale
Fresh looked to the side, reading the sign that said, “Welcome to New Mexico.” Even if he was only a skeleton, he felt butterflies where his stomach should be. During the ride, he just felt empty, like he was before he... Fresh shook his head. Nope. Not going to think that right now.
Looking at the road, Fresh reached Alaina with one hand, shaking her. Alaina groaned, before mumbling, “Are we there yet?”
Fresh chuckled, saying, “Not yet. Mah house is in Albuquerque. I just wanted some company right now.”
Alaina smiled. “You got butterflies in your stomach or something?”
Fresh chuckled. “Jokes on ya, I have no stomach.” He then lifted his shirt, revealing his spine, no stomach to be found. He then started blushing, before letting go of his shirt, putting his hands on the wheel, silent.
After taking a huge breath, he said, “What would they think of me, when they see me?”
Alaina chuckled, saying, “Well, I bet your mother would be so happy that your home. She would also see how much of a gentleman you are. I bet Error would be surprised at how much you can feel now.” She sighed, saying, “And I bet Geno would feel accomplished, because he never gave up on you.”
“You don’t know that.” Fresh mumbled.
“I don’t. But it’s better to think of the best, instead of the worse.”
Fresh smiled. She was right. He shouldn’t feel so depressed. He was going to see his family, and he had nothing to worry about. He was just going to meet his family. It’s not like they were going to kill him or anything. Error on the other hand…
Fresh shook his head. No, he wasn’t going to go there. Ugh, he needed to sleep a bit. “Hey Alaina, can you drive for a while? I’m starting to feel tired.”
“Sure Fresh. I’ll wake you when we get to your hometown.”
So, after switching seats, Fresh laid back, wanting to rest for what will happen.
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“Fresh, wake up. We’re here.” Fresh opened his eye sockets, wincing at the bright light of the sun. He lifted his seat, so he could sit upright, yawning as he did so. Looking out, he saw that they just passed the toll booth and were on the edge of town.
“Hey, let me drive. It’s mah turn.”
After switching, Fresh drove, until he stopped in front of a house.
“Is this your house?” Alaina asked.
“Nah, “Fresh replied. “This is my Uncles’. Hopefully, he didn’t move or anything.”
Turning off the ignition, Fresh got out of the car, before heading to the door, Alaina following him. Once at the door, he knocked it, doing the ‘shave and a haircut’ one. In the house, he heard a muffled “Coming!” before the door opened.
“Hey Error, your pre-“ Asy said, before stopping, seeing Fresh. For a while, neither of them moved nor spoke, just staring into each other’s eyes.
Their staring contest broke when Asy shook his head, pinching in between his eye sockets, whispering “Please don’t let this be a hallucination." Then, Asy reached out, knocking against his skull.
“Knock knock”
Fresh, confused, said, “Who’s there?”
“Noog”
“Noog who?”
Then, Asy grabbed Fresh’s arm, pulling him close, before yelling, “NOOGIE!” Right away, he started rubbing his fist on top of Fresh’s head. Fresh gave a yell, shouting, “Uncle Asy, no! Don’t noogie me!”
Asy laughed, saying, “Nope! This is your punishment for suddenly disappearing for 13 years with no contact!” He then looked up, seeing Alaina, who was laughing at them. “And who is this lovely lady?”
Seeing him distracted, Fresh pulled out of Asy’s arms. Breathing heavily, he replied, “This lady, Uncle Asy, is mah fiancée.”
“Ooh, how fancy,” Asy said, “Well, don’t want a pretty lady like you to keep standing. Come in, come in. I’ll get something for you to drink.”
While following Asy to the living room, Alaina turned to Fresh, whispering, “Is he always like this?”
Fresh shook his head, saying, “Only when he’s in a good mood,”
Alaina giggled, saying, “Does he hurt himself when he’s in a good mood? I’ve seen all those bandages and scars and- Fresh?” Alaina looked back to Fresh, who stopped, looking down. “Fresh, what’s wrong?”
Fresh looked at Alaina, a serious look on his face, before saying, “He doesn’t hurt himself when he’s in a good mood. He only does it when he’s in a terrible mood. Promise me, Alaina, that you wouldn’t ask him about his scars.”
Alaina nodded, before sitting down on the couch. Asy then went into the room, a cup of water in each hand, while another is floating next to his head.
“Here you are, “Asy said. After saying thank you, Alaina took a cup, before started drinking.
After Fresh took a sip of his own cup, he asked, “Hey, Uncle Asy? I heard ya saying somethin’ ‘bout Error at the door?”
Sitting down, Asy replied, “Yeah. Since you left, Error has been going fishing with me. It’s very relaxing. It’s almost time to go to fishing, anyway.”
As if saying his name will summon him, a doorbell rang, before they heard, “Come on Uncle Asy! We better go, if we want to even get a bite!”
Quickly, Asy pushed Fresh and Alaina into his bedroom. Before closing the door, Asy said, “Stay in here until we both leave. Then, you can watch T.V. until I come back. I usually drop him off at his house, so don’t worry.”
Closing the door, Asy walked into the living room, grabbing the fishing box while doing so. Opening the door, he stopped Error's hand from knocking on him instead.
“Are ready to go fishing?” Asy asked.
Error smiled, saying, “Yup! Let’s go!” before running to the car. Chuckling, Asy followed.
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“He’s not coming back, is he?”
Asy jolted awake, almost dropping his fishing pole. “Huh? What was that, Error?”
Error reeled in his line, before throwing in the pond again. “Fresh. He’s never coming back, is he?”
Asy just smiled, saying, “He’ll come back before you know it.” He didn’t like lying, but he wanted Fresh coming back to be a surprise.
“YOU DON’T KNOW THAT!” Error yelled, throwing the entire pole into the pond. He then fell to his knees, tears in his eyes. Asy bended down, rubbing Error’s back.
“It’s all my fault.” Error whimpered out.
“No it’s not, it’s not anyone’s fault, “ Asy told Error.
“Yes it is,” Error said. “If I didn’t make him promise, none of this would ever happen. Now he’s probably in an alley, starving to death, too weak to call for anyone.”
Asy then bended down farther, and then hugged Error. “You know that he’s smart. He’s probably at a very fancy job, making lots of money. Besides, you would never know what would’ve happened if he doesn’t. Geno could’ve died by his sickness, maybe not. You never know what can or can’t happen if you somehow change what your actions are.”
After thinking a bit, he asked, “Remember that movie I made you watch when you were kids, ‘Back to the Future’?” Error nodded. “Well, it’s exactly that. With him going back to 1955, Marty’s own mother loved him more than his father, and he needed to do that plan with his father to get her to love her future husband instead. But, then Biff came, and almost ruined the entire plan. They never thought to bring Biff in the picture. Time is a hard and complicated thing. But we have to go through it, just like ever hard thing in life.”
After a couple minutes of silence (besides Error crying), they pulled away, Error wiping a tear from his eye socket. “Thanks Uncle Asy. I needed that.”
“Not a problem Error. Now, “ Asy looked into the pond, “Now, Let’s go get that fishing pole.”
"Okay." Error said. Then, something popped in his head. "Hey, whose car was that in front of your house?"
Asy was half-way to pulling his shirt off when Error asked. "Wha- What do you mean?"
"Yeah, there was a car in front of your house. Who's was it?"
Nervously, Asy replied, "Oh! That! Um, I think it was one of the neighbor’s friends or something. Don't worry; I'll file a complaint later." He chuckled.
Error has a feeling like his Uncle was lying, but couldn’t put his finger on why he was lying. Faking a chuckle, he replied, “Alright. And while you do that, I’ll go get our fishing pole.”
Uncle Asy, what are you hiding?