Part X
So we have finally made it to the last part! YAY! OH, happy day! Just wanna thank everyone for reading, even those people who just read and never comment, that's cool too. Mmm, any news? Goodness, I just realize I turn 20 in SEVEN days! OMFG!? Where the hell did time go!? I know that's not old but still...two decades, yeesh.
Found a nice one bedroom place to live in for next school year, RIGHT next to my school so that'll be awesome, no more having to drive 20 minutes and burning up all my money on gas. So I'll be moving this summer, that'll be exciting. Other than that, just doing homework and stuff. Not much else to it.
So story-wise, we're back with Mattie and Dezzi for this last part before moving onto chapter one. Btw; I've decided to split chapter 1 up into two sections so that people don't get completely overwhelmed with the 15 pages it consists of. Hehe. ^_^u And remember, as always read for your enjoyment and comments are not needed but warmly welcomed.
Artwork by the awesome Soap-Committee.
First: Prologue
Previous: Part IX
Next: Coming soon
Christmas Special: The Detention Before Christmas
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Part X- Ghosts From the Past
Mattie said and effectively broke the tension between the two of them.
“Oh shut up!” Dezzi yelled and pointed significantly at Mattie, “I was trying to sound deep and philosophical! Do not ruin it!”
Mattie teased and started laughing, <’Cause you really didn’t succeed.>
“Damn you, I have my limits!” Dezzi yelled but started grinning as well. A grin that was quickly shut down as her stomach gave a huge grumble, “Uh?” Dezzi blushed.
Mattie said indignantly,
“It is my body too.” Dezz argued but was quieted by her stomach again, “That and we ran out of food.”
Mattie yelled,
“Yes, that does sound rather good right now.” Dezzi agreed and rubbed her stomach as it tried to voice its own opinion, “Ok, let us go see what we can find.” She said and grabbed her coat before running out the door and starting down the stairs.
Mattie put out.
“Well I do not, I got sick eating some of it once.”
“Ok, I like that.” Dezzi said and her stomach agreed loudly, “Oh wait, it’s after seven. They close after seven now.”
“I do not run the store thus I would not know.” Dezzi sighed as she walked out of her apartment building complex. The street was tinged with mist and it was growing colder by the minute, she suggested.
Dezzi asked slyly.
Mattie said and rubbed her hands on her arms to try and warm them up. She looked around for a close place to eat when Mattie pointed one out.
Dezzi protested and was about to turn the corner when her stomach turned down all protests by giving what had to be the loudest growl Dezzi had ever heard, she sighed and reluctantly slunk over to the stand.
Mattie replied and ducked under the flaps that hung outside the stand, just doing that and suddenly it seemed warmer to her.
“Hello! Welcome!” a middle aged Asian man said and greeted Dezzi with a small cup as she sat down at the bar, “What will it be for you?”
“Uh,” Dezzi said as she stared at the cup.
“Can I just get some water?” she asked and the man nodded quickly before ducking out of sight and coming back up with a teapot full of steaming water. He poured it and Dezzi gratefully drank from it.
“One moment.” He said and scurried to the back of the little restaurant.
Mattie whined.
Dezzi asked then frowned,
Mattie replied stubbornly and looked over the menu that was on the wall in front of them,
Dezzi sighed and watched as the man brought out a delicious looking bowl of rice and gave it to a man that Dezzi just realized was sitting a couple of seats away from her. He had a hood over his face so she couldn’t tell who he was, but she did not care too much anyways.
“Here you go sir!” the Asian man said and handed the bowl to the other man who removed his hood.
Mattie yelled and Dezzi choked on her drink she was taking a sip of. After bursting into a fit of coughs and earning a look from both men she waved her hand apologetically and pointed at her throat.
“Went down the wrong tube.” She wheezed and the Asian man came up to her nodding sympathetically. The other man turned to his food and started eating.
“Do you know what you want?’ the bartender asked.
“Em,” Dezzi said and started scanning the wall, even though she knew what she wanted, her mind needed something to do while it recovered.
Mattie went off excitedly, making it even harder for Dezzi to concentrate,
“I’ll get a bowl of steamed rice and three egg rolls.” Dezzi told the man and he bobbed his head and went into the back again. Leaving Dezzi alone with the boxer and Mattie.
Mattie squealed then paused as she looked more closely at him,
Dezzi reprimanded but shot a looked at the man. His hair was buzz cut but it was definitely black and he had cloudy gray eyes. Dezzi’s face started to heat up and she quickly turned away. Mattie, however, noticed.
she gloated.
Dezzi quickly thought and started drinking more water. She glanced over at the man again only to find he had glanced over at her the same second. They both froze and Dezzi was almost positive that her face was a very deep shade of red. The gray eyes, while different in color, looked exactly the same as she remembered them. Memories bubbled to the surface of Dezzi’s mind.
“Here is your bowl of rice and three egg rolls!” the Asian man said happily as he walked out from the back. Dezzi quickly broke contact with the boxer and focused on the bartender.
“Thanks.” she said quickly, “Can I get these to go?” she asked and the man blinked suddenly, but recovered nicely.
“Why of course! I bag it up right now!” he said and Dezzi pulled out her wallet quickly, “That comes to thirteen dollars and fifty cents.” He stated and Dezzi gave him fifteen.
“Keep the change.” She said quickly and practically ran out of the stand, almost colliding into a man that was entering, knocking his glasses off, “Sorry.” She quickly apologized and caught his glasses mid-fall and handed them back before rushing away.
Mattie yelled when they got back to Dezzi’s apartment.
“Sorry.” Dezzi gasped as she caught her breath.
Mattie stopped suddenly as she saw tears roll down Dezzi’s cheeks, she asked softly.
“Nothing.” Dezzi sighed and closed her eyes, squeezing more tears out of them, “Just ghosts from the past.”
Found a nice one bedroom place to live in for next school year, RIGHT next to my school so that'll be awesome, no more having to drive 20 minutes and burning up all my money on gas. So I'll be moving this summer, that'll be exciting. Other than that, just doing homework and stuff. Not much else to it.
So story-wise, we're back with Mattie and Dezzi for this last part before moving onto chapter one. Btw; I've decided to split chapter 1 up into two sections so that people don't get completely overwhelmed with the 15 pages it consists of. Hehe. ^_^u And remember, as always read for your enjoyment and comments are not needed but warmly welcomed.
Artwork by the awesome Soap-Committee.
First: Prologue
Previous: Part IX
Next: Coming soon
Christmas Special: The Detention Before Christmas
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part X- Ghosts From the Past
Mattie said and effectively broke the tension between the two of them.
“Oh shut up!” Dezzi yelled and pointed significantly at Mattie, “I was trying to sound deep and philosophical! Do not ruin it!”
Mattie teased and started laughing, <’Cause you really didn’t succeed.>
“Damn you, I have my limits!” Dezzi yelled but started grinning as well. A grin that was quickly shut down as her stomach gave a huge grumble, “Uh?” Dezzi blushed.
Mattie said indignantly,
“It is my body too.” Dezz argued but was quieted by her stomach again, “That and we ran out of food.”
Mattie yelled,
“Yes, that does sound rather good right now.” Dezzi agreed and rubbed her stomach as it tried to voice its own opinion, “Ok, let us go see what we can find.” She said and grabbed her coat before running out the door and starting down the stairs.
Mattie put out.
“Well I do not, I got sick eating some of it once.”
“Ok, I like that.” Dezzi said and her stomach agreed loudly, “Oh wait, it’s after seven. They close after seven now.”
“I do not run the store thus I would not know.” Dezzi sighed as she walked out of her apartment building complex. The street was tinged with mist and it was growing colder by the minute, she suggested.
Dezzi asked slyly.
Mattie said and rubbed her hands on her arms to try and warm them up. She looked around for a close place to eat when Mattie pointed one out.
Dezzi protested and was about to turn the corner when her stomach turned down all protests by giving what had to be the loudest growl Dezzi had ever heard, she sighed and reluctantly slunk over to the stand.
Mattie replied and ducked under the flaps that hung outside the stand, just doing that and suddenly it seemed warmer to her.
“Hello! Welcome!” a middle aged Asian man said and greeted Dezzi with a small cup as she sat down at the bar, “What will it be for you?”
“Uh,” Dezzi said as she stared at the cup.
“Can I just get some water?” she asked and the man nodded quickly before ducking out of sight and coming back up with a teapot full of steaming water. He poured it and Dezzi gratefully drank from it.
“One moment.” He said and scurried to the back of the little restaurant.
Mattie whined.
Dezzi asked then frowned,
Mattie replied stubbornly and looked over the menu that was on the wall in front of them,
Dezzi sighed and watched as the man brought out a delicious looking bowl of rice and gave it to a man that Dezzi just realized was sitting a couple of seats away from her. He had a hood over his face so she couldn’t tell who he was, but she did not care too much anyways.
“Here you go sir!” the Asian man said and handed the bowl to the other man who removed his hood.
Mattie yelled and Dezzi choked on her drink she was taking a sip of. After bursting into a fit of coughs and earning a look from both men she waved her hand apologetically and pointed at her throat.
“Went down the wrong tube.” She wheezed and the Asian man came up to her nodding sympathetically. The other man turned to his food and started eating.
“Do you know what you want?’ the bartender asked.
“Em,” Dezzi said and started scanning the wall, even though she knew what she wanted, her mind needed something to do while it recovered.
Mattie went off excitedly, making it even harder for Dezzi to concentrate,
“I’ll get a bowl of steamed rice and three egg rolls.” Dezzi told the man and he bobbed his head and went into the back again. Leaving Dezzi alone with the boxer and Mattie.
Mattie squealed then paused as she looked more closely at him,
Dezzi reprimanded but shot a looked at the man. His hair was buzz cut but it was definitely black and he had cloudy gray eyes. Dezzi’s face started to heat up and she quickly turned away. Mattie, however, noticed.
she gloated.
Dezzi quickly thought and started drinking more water. She glanced over at the man again only to find he had glanced over at her the same second. They both froze and Dezzi was almost positive that her face was a very deep shade of red. The gray eyes, while different in color, looked exactly the same as she remembered them. Memories bubbled to the surface of Dezzi’s mind.
“Here is your bowl of rice and three egg rolls!” the Asian man said happily as he walked out from the back. Dezzi quickly broke contact with the boxer and focused on the bartender.
“Thanks.” she said quickly, “Can I get these to go?” she asked and the man blinked suddenly, but recovered nicely.
“Why of course! I bag it up right now!” he said and Dezzi pulled out her wallet quickly, “That comes to thirteen dollars and fifty cents.” He stated and Dezzi gave him fifteen.
“Keep the change.” She said quickly and practically ran out of the stand, almost colliding into a man that was entering, knocking his glasses off, “Sorry.” She quickly apologized and caught his glasses mid-fall and handed them back before rushing away.
Mattie yelled when they got back to Dezzi’s apartment.
“Sorry.” Dezzi gasped as she caught her breath.
Mattie stopped suddenly as she saw tears roll down Dezzi’s cheeks, she asked softly.
“Nothing.” Dezzi sighed and closed her eyes, squeezing more tears out of them, “Just ghosts from the past.”