As the bedroom door slammed shut, Norio slowly began stirring.
"Huh...?" The boy looked around sleepily.
"It's nothing, Norio; just go back to bed,” Larkin whispered.
"Nori, did you know that Larkin has a crush on-"
Larkin quickly smacked him once more.
"You jerk!" Rick cried.
"Enough already, you little brat!" Larkin shouted.
Amid their arguing, the bedroom door creaked open.
"Hah!?" Rick and Larkin shouted in unison.
"What are you doing..." A tiny voice asked.
"Good going, you woke your sister up!" Larkin hissed.
Rick, in return, stuck his tongue out.
Iris Azalea crawled on the bed with Larkin and Rick.
"W-what is it...?" Larkin asked hesitantly.
"Hold me..." She whispered, hugging Larkin.
"F-fine..." Larkin mumbled, scooping up the little girl.
"All three of you should go to sleep soon, though before," he then cut himself off.
"Before...?" Norio asked curio
“FOLKS, IT’S SHOWTIME!” A voice cried.Just as he said that flashing lights and smoke filled the room.“NOW, FOR THE MAIN EVENT!” The voice roared.“PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR OUR TALENTED ALVARO!”Suddenly a man came rising onto the stage.“My friends!” He greeted.“Thank you all for coming once again to see our show!” Alvaro cried.“For my first trick, my assistant, Mim, and I will demonstrate to you piercing swords in the box!”“Now, now, he’ll be unscathed…hopefully!” Alvaro roared with laughter.“Are you ready!?” He cried as he locked the door with Mim inside.After all the swords pierced the box, the lock fell off.With that, Mim climbed out of the box.“LOOK AT THAT, COMPLETELY UNSCATHED!” Alvaro cried.The audience roared with excitement.*After
“N-new boss...?” Mim whispered.“B-bullshit, don’t give me that!” He cried.As he said that, police sirens began sounding.“S-SHIT!” Mim cried.“Don’t worry, boy, if we get out of here now, we can escape the government’s watchdogs.”“What the hell are you on about!?” Mim shrieked.“You’re the one who needs to run; I haven’t done shit!”“Now, now, what did I say earlier?” The man asked, narrowing his eyes.“I told you, the uprising assistant jealous of his boss’s power killing his boss for the glory…it makes quite the juicy story.”“But there’s no evidence. I didn’t even touch his body!” Mim shouted as tears began to well in his eyes.“OPEN UP THE DOOR.” A policeman shouted through a megaphone.“We don’t have time, Mim!&rdqu
As Kari lay wide awake in bed, she could not help but get lost in deep thought.Tears welled in her eyes.I wasn’t strong enough to protect papa, big sis Janine, or big brother Mim… And now they’re all gone… She thought to herself as tears trickled down her cheeks.“I want to become stronger…” She whimpered, as she closed her eyes.*“Kari?” A voice called out.“Yo Kars, Tammy’s here, you ready?” Another voice questioned.“Ah!” Kari exclaimed, rolling out of bed.“I must’ve overslept!” She cried as she began rushing to get ready.“Honestly…” Abbey sighed as Kari came barreling out of her bedroom.“Leave her be Abbey, she’s still growing.” Sena giggled.“I guess…” Abbey mumbled.“More importantly,” Sena began.&ldqu
“When we were planning to break into your hideout, I remember the others saying how I should be the one to watch Maru because, well…” She smiled sadly.“I’m not the strongest or most reliable, I guess…” She whispered.“Then when the others were fighting off enemies, all I could do was dodge them…” She bit her lip.“Those moments haunt me…” She whispered.“Big sis…” Kari whimpered.“I guess what I’m trying to say is…”“I can relate to you wanting to become stronger because I want the same!” Tammy exclaimed.Kari stared in awe, then gave a hard nod.“I wonder how we can become any stronger…?” Tammy questioned aloud.Just as she said that, Rick walked by with Maru.“R-Rick!” Tammy cried.Rick and Maru quickly turned around.“Oh!&rd
As Kari and Tammy arrived at the park the next day, a whistle blew.“You two are late!” A voice exclaimed.“Eh!?” Tammy cried.“You said to get here by nine, and we did just that!” She frowned.“Yeah, I even got up earlier than usual…” Kari muttered, wiping her eye.“Well, you were two minutes late!” Rick exclaimed, trying to hide a smirk.“Anyways, welcome to Mr. Summers’ training camp, girls!” He beamed.Maru tugged on Rick’s shirt.“Rick, I don’t have to do this, right…?” She whimpered.“Of course not, silly!” He laughed.“Just sit back and relax,” he assured, petting her head.“Now then!” Rick blew the whistle.“Ten jumping jacks, go!” He instructed.“That’s not so bad…!” Tammy giggled, as the two did th
Sitting under the shade of some trees in the Ocleau Forest were the spirits of Larkin Olsen and Cole Hoffman."Say, Mr. Larkin...?" Cole began looking up at the man."I've wanted to ask this for a while now...""Huh?" Larkin replied, seemingly uninterested."Why did you kill people...?" He frowned.Larkin quickly turned to the boy."W-why...?" He stammered."Mm!" Cole nodded."Well, it's a long story..." Larkin mumbled."Tell, tell!" Cole chanted."W-what no...!" Larkin cried."Why not!?" Cole cried, sticking his tongue out at the man."For starters..." Larkin began, standing up."It's not a tale I like to tell, especially to a child." He frowned."Lame!" Cole pouted."I bet you've told Janine and Mim, though!""Perhaps, but is that any of your business?" Larkin glared."Uh-huh, it is!" Cole whined."How so!?" Larkin barked."Because I'm a part of this
Running through the thickness of the heavy smoke was a boy.The boy, huffing and panting desperately, trying to catch his breath. However, nonetheless, he continued to run."Mama!" He cried out."Where are you, mama!?" He desperately pleaded.As he continued running, the boy tripped and fell to the ground.As he sat up, he realized what he had tripped on.His eyes widened."N-no..." He whispered."M-mama...!" Tears filled his eyes."PLEASE NO...!" He shrieked, grabbing the corpse's hand, gently pressing it against his cheek.Just then, a man hovered over the boy and the corpse."Crap, I guess we missed one..." The man narrowed his eyes."Boy," The man began slowly, unsheathing his sword."Grab that knife from that lady's abdomen."The boy looked up at the man, horrified."Now!" The man barked.The boy began to tremble as he slowly reached for the knife lodged in his mother's
“Hey!” A voice called out.“Hey, kid!” It called out once more.The boy slowly began to stir.As he opened his eyes, he jumped up at the sight of a man hovering over him.“I have to say…” The man began.“Killing my partner…” He paused.“Color me impressed, kid!” He grinned.The boy glared at the man.“Now, now…” The man chuckled.“No need to be afraid of me!” He beamed.“In fact,” His tone suddenly shifting.“Since I’m now out of a partner, thanks to you,” he sighed.“And you’re out of a mother thanks to him…” His eyes then suddenly softened.“Why don’t I give you shelter in exchange for your services?” The man asked.The boy looked the man up and down.“Fine,” the boy said quietly.&ld