Forsaken 3/?
Title: Forsaken (3/?)
Author: Solarbaby
Rating: T
Disclaimer: All I own is the plot.
Words: 979
Summary: There were those that were left behind.
Notes: I’m so sorry for taking so long with the update. I’ve had it half written for a while but I never got around to finishing the chapter.
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Mega learned very quickly just how much he didn’t know about children. Like the fact that they actually cried for no apparent reason. Luckily, the owner of the inn seemed to take pity on him when she actually saw him interact with Brady. The awkwardness was only amusing the first couple of times; after that it just became sad. Though Mega was pretty sure it was just as much to keep an eye on him and make sure he didn’t leave her with the child than any real desire to help.
Of course, none of this stopped her from laughing at him.
There was this sense of panic wailing up inside of him as he looked down at the little girl, who was clutching on to him and bawling her eyes out. “There, there.” Mega patted the child on the head.
The owner, Kitty was what she told him to call her, snorted as she watched the scene.
He shot her a dark look as Brady held onto his jacket even tighter. It still felt uncomfortable to wear this new outfit even if it had been two weeks. The matching green jacket and cargo pants, along with the purple shirt was a far cry from the skin tight techno outfit he had warn for years.
And Brady hadn’t left his side in the whole two weeks, apparently refusing to lose sight of the one person who was familiar to her. She sniffled and buried her face into the fabric before letting out another earsplitting cry.
An alarmed expression flittered across Mega’s face at the sound, disappearing as quickly as it came. He glanced up at Kitty. “How do I fix this?”
“She might be hungry.” The woman eyed the little girl as if she would turn and give them the answer.
Mega just shook his head. “Tried it.”
“Bathroom?”
“Tried it.”
“Have you tried,” she paused, unsure, “to hold her?”
“Hold her?” he repeated. “What good is that going to do?”
She gave a long suffering sigh. “She is a child.”
He glared at her. “I’m well aware of that fact.”
An eye roll was the response. “She’s a child,” she repeated. “Children need comforting.”
Weariness filled Mega’s expression as he turned his attention to the child. Brady just looked up at him through watery eyes. Reaching down, he lifted the child up from beside him and held her awkwardly in his arms. “There, there,” he tried again.
There was another snort but miraculously Brady’s cries slowed to a stop as she tried to bury herself in the purple material.
He blinked down at the child, obviously stunned. “It worked.”
“Of course.”
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It was dark outside when he stepped outside the inn. The night air was cool against his skin and he barely repressed a shiver. His fingers traced over the railing that lead to the other side of the building. Mega stopped when he reached the stairs. At the bottom, tucked away to the side, he could barely make out the edges of the bike.
His footsteps were silent as he made his way down to it. He brushed a hand over the handles and down to the seat.
“You’re not thinking of taking off, are you?”
Mega jumped and spun around, almost guiltily. Kitty glared back at him from the top of the steps. It intensified when he didn’t answer her, just turning back to the bike. “You’re not going to take off.”
His eyes narrowed at her, at the command in her voice. “You think you’re going to be able to stop me?” Mega challenged her, his hand tightened on one of the handles.
Kitty moved down the stairs, stopping only a few feet in front of him. “Where’s the little girl?”
There was silence for a few moments before, “Sleeping.” Her expression told him that she didn’t believe him. “Really. Promise.”
She snorted in response. “Look, I don’t know what went on with you before you got dumped here and I don’t rightly care. But whether you like it or not, this little girl is your responsibility. She has no one else.”
“A lot of us have no one,” he muttered back.
When she spoke next her voice had softened perceptibly and Mega almost had to strain to hear her. “She’s a child, Josh. Are you just going to abandon her?”
He froze at her words. They echoed in his head, unbidden, unwanted-- dragging back memories he would have rather avoided.
I trusted him. Thought he would look after me. Instead he just walked out of my life.
You left me. Abandoned me.
He turned and looked back. “I’m not abandoning her.”
For a second Mega thought he saw something that looked like approval in her eyes. “Good.” She gave him a grin, a slight wave and disappeared back inside.
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By the time he returned back to his room Mega was ready to sleep. He slipped through the door and silently tiptoed over to his bed as quickly as he could. Unfortunately, his attempt not to wake Brady was worthless because the moment he laid down on his bed, which gave a loud unsteady creak in reply, he saw the blankets on the other bed rustle through the moonlight in from the windows.
A head popped out and he had this eerie feeling that he was being stared at. There was this sniffled whimper from her before it became silent again. Mega hoped if he stayed quiet and still the child-- Brady would fall back asleep.
“Mega?” A small voice called out, causing his eyes to widen. This was the first time she had referred to him as anything other than ‘he’ or ‘you’. “Mega leave?” Brady sounded genuinely confused.
He rubbed his face and gave a sigh. “No,” Mega’s voice was sure, as sure as he could be. “I’m not going anywhere.”
Author: Solarbaby
Rating: T
Disclaimer: All I own is the plot.
Words: 979
Summary: There were those that were left behind.
Notes: I’m so sorry for taking so long with the update. I’ve had it half written for a while but I never got around to finishing the chapter.
oOoOoOoOoOoOo
Mega learned very quickly just how much he didn’t know about children. Like the fact that they actually cried for no apparent reason. Luckily, the owner of the inn seemed to take pity on him when she actually saw him interact with Brady. The awkwardness was only amusing the first couple of times; after that it just became sad. Though Mega was pretty sure it was just as much to keep an eye on him and make sure he didn’t leave her with the child than any real desire to help.
Of course, none of this stopped her from laughing at him.
There was this sense of panic wailing up inside of him as he looked down at the little girl, who was clutching on to him and bawling her eyes out. “There, there.” Mega patted the child on the head.
The owner, Kitty was what she told him to call her, snorted as she watched the scene.
He shot her a dark look as Brady held onto his jacket even tighter. It still felt uncomfortable to wear this new outfit even if it had been two weeks. The matching green jacket and cargo pants, along with the purple shirt was a far cry from the skin tight techno outfit he had warn for years.
And Brady hadn’t left his side in the whole two weeks, apparently refusing to lose sight of the one person who was familiar to her. She sniffled and buried her face into the fabric before letting out another earsplitting cry.
An alarmed expression flittered across Mega’s face at the sound, disappearing as quickly as it came. He glanced up at Kitty. “How do I fix this?”
“She might be hungry.” The woman eyed the little girl as if she would turn and give them the answer.
Mega just shook his head. “Tried it.”
“Bathroom?”
“Tried it.”
“Have you tried,” she paused, unsure, “to hold her?”
“Hold her?” he repeated. “What good is that going to do?”
She gave a long suffering sigh. “She is a child.”
He glared at her. “I’m well aware of that fact.”
An eye roll was the response. “She’s a child,” she repeated. “Children need comforting.”
Weariness filled Mega’s expression as he turned his attention to the child. Brady just looked up at him through watery eyes. Reaching down, he lifted the child up from beside him and held her awkwardly in his arms. “There, there,” he tried again.
There was another snort but miraculously Brady’s cries slowed to a stop as she tried to bury herself in the purple material.
He blinked down at the child, obviously stunned. “It worked.”
“Of course.”
oOoOoOoOoOo
It was dark outside when he stepped outside the inn. The night air was cool against his skin and he barely repressed a shiver. His fingers traced over the railing that lead to the other side of the building. Mega stopped when he reached the stairs. At the bottom, tucked away to the side, he could barely make out the edges of the bike.
His footsteps were silent as he made his way down to it. He brushed a hand over the handles and down to the seat.
“You’re not thinking of taking off, are you?”
Mega jumped and spun around, almost guiltily. Kitty glared back at him from the top of the steps. It intensified when he didn’t answer her, just turning back to the bike. “You’re not going to take off.”
His eyes narrowed at her, at the command in her voice. “You think you’re going to be able to stop me?” Mega challenged her, his hand tightened on one of the handles.
Kitty moved down the stairs, stopping only a few feet in front of him. “Where’s the little girl?”
There was silence for a few moments before, “Sleeping.” Her expression told him that she didn’t believe him. “Really. Promise.”
She snorted in response. “Look, I don’t know what went on with you before you got dumped here and I don’t rightly care. But whether you like it or not, this little girl is your responsibility. She has no one else.”
“A lot of us have no one,” he muttered back.
When she spoke next her voice had softened perceptibly and Mega almost had to strain to hear her. “She’s a child, Josh. Are you just going to abandon her?”
He froze at her words. They echoed in his head, unbidden, unwanted-- dragging back memories he would have rather avoided.
I trusted him. Thought he would look after me. Instead he just walked out of my life.
You left me. Abandoned me.
He turned and looked back. “I’m not abandoning her.”
For a second Mega thought he saw something that looked like approval in her eyes. “Good.” She gave him a grin, a slight wave and disappeared back inside.
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By the time he returned back to his room Mega was ready to sleep. He slipped through the door and silently tiptoed over to his bed as quickly as he could. Unfortunately, his attempt not to wake Brady was worthless because the moment he laid down on his bed, which gave a loud unsteady creak in reply, he saw the blankets on the other bed rustle through the moonlight in from the windows.
A head popped out and he had this eerie feeling that he was being stared at. There was this sniffled whimper from her before it became silent again. Mega hoped if he stayed quiet and still the child-- Brady would fall back asleep.
“Mega?” A small voice called out, causing his eyes to widen. This was the first time she had referred to him as anything other than ‘he’ or ‘you’. “Mega leave?” Brady sounded genuinely confused.
He rubbed his face and gave a sigh. “No,” Mega’s voice was sure, as sure as he could be. “I’m not going anywhere.”