"Rayburn, please. Aren't I also part of your family!!! Why am I the only one who's always left behind. Why won't any of you ever care for me."
They turned to look away, it really seemed like they really didn't care for anything, but them.
' I guess we would've been 'family. . . ' "if you were really my brother-"
" BUT I AM!!! I am you brother, can't you see there just playing with you."
-SLAP!!!-
" My brother would never stoop this low like you, he would never beg like this. He would just prove that he is our brother."
I just stopped, it didn't matter to them that I was on my knees, they looked indifferent. I looked at the floor then to my hands that were tide. At that moment I heard ophelia coming in worried. I just couldn't even look her way, not after all this. not after all these lies they both told me.
"Hey don't you think you're doing too much? He is our brother."
" ophelia, please he isn't our brother he's someone just acting in his place."
"Aren't you afraid that something could happen to him once he enters?"
"No, he isn't 'something' we should even think about. Nothing will happen to him. he was trained to do it ever-since he was born. Either way we're also going in."
"What do you mean? why would we go in."
"What?. . ." I turned to up look at them
"so, it seems, like even here you still don't like me. I'm getting tired of this." I wished so much, to go to a place where there would be at least one person that'll love me the way I loved them, but in every time line, every cycle there wasn't ever one.
it might have seemed like my so called sister ophelia cared but in reality she also looked down on me trying to look caring for her non brother.
they turned to look at me
"tha-that's not what you said last time. Why did it change."
I got up and turned around "you know what, I think. I should remove myself at a younger age." I smiled and giggled "actually, 13 sounds good, after training.."
"wait, you- "
" do you know what my favorite game is?
Rayburn."
he didn't answer.
I looked at him with a neutral face. I've never really been the type to express my feeling that much, unless I'm overly pissed like today, but knowing how "family" treats me no matter how hard I tried. that's something I will never forgive.
"well, I love chess more than anything. That's something I've never changed when I came back, i think you know that. Also, what about right before the last mission? it's the best time."
Rayburn looked at me with a pissed face. He knew what day that was. The day both my arms were burnt saving him, ophelia and. . someone else.
"On that day I remember saving 3 people. And the only one that thanked me every-time didn't even make it out alive once. I tried so many times but it was never enough, every time he never made it out."
"SHUT UP WILL YOU!!
Rayburn looked as if he was going to kill someone. but that didn't scare me, not anymore.
"nothing will change even if you take your self out. you act as if you are more important than anyone here."
"It's true that Im just one person, but this one person has seen countless time-lines where it aways ends up with "me" being the bad guy. So why not just remove the pest in general."
Raburn looked at me with a confused expression "wh-what do mean by that."
I ripped the ropes off my wrists. And smiled with a happiest smiled I ever had.
"you're right, Rayburn. you don't need me so let me show you a world were I wouldn't care for any of you."
I pulled out a peace of paper " look " I opened a gate still smiling, it was a very effortless thing I've done many times and the gate I opened, well for that day was the day were we where sent to find a crystal to pass the last test. It seemed like it was near the opening of the other gate.
ophelia and Rayburn looked conflitde but still stood there ground.
" Well if you still feel strongly about what you said let's remove the pest. oh-by the way with-out that "pest" this world doesn't exist.
"what?"
I entered the gate, Rayburn tried to grab my arm but, by the time he grabbed me I had already grabbed the younger me. The " me " was with him and ophelia. it was that day where I was sent to do our last test.
A younger "me " was next to me now. I pointed at Rayburn and ophelia.
"look, I need you to stay away from that."
the younger me looked over to them "was it a lie?" the little kid now in tears "was it really all lies?"
Rayburn and ophelia didn't say anything. they were shocked with what was happening, but then Ophelia started to walk up to the young boy. to which the boy looked at then stoned faced " I hate liars the most." they froze. Then when she was going to say something the ground shook. it was this world collapsing the longer the kid stayed there the faster the world destroyed it self.
I looked at the my younger self. who was crying. would I have cried as well if that was me? I grabbed It's smaller hand and smiled.
" you now we've met someone who's better suited as family. wanna try them?"
The little me looked back at Rayburn and ophelia and nodded. " let's have him fined you instead this time. I think letting someone else find us would be a good feeling. he smiled and jumped near the gate to which was now a black gate. I pushed him in and waved him off with a big smile.
"don't let these monsters get to you as well. find the one that'll say thank you for the little things."
and with that the gate closed. I turned to look at the others who didn't know what to do.
"what have you done Luke?"
I looked at him "I'm sorry, I'm not sure who that is. My name is actually Harvey. he looked pissed but that didn't matter anymore.
"WHO GIVES A SHIT WHAT YOUR FUCKING NAME IS. YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!!"
he kept yelling. I might have been hart broken if he said that to me out of nowhere but, at this point I didn't care anymore.
With that I left that world and opened a new Gate. I looked back although it didn't matter where I went I would still end up disappearing with it, I was still part of it no matter what. I walked for a long time, then I hurd a kid crying. I kept walking trying to find him for my surprised It was 2 little kids fighting.
"come on don't cry Sephiro, what if more monster hear us because you are crying."
"but I'm scared Leo."
"than shut up."
"your so mean Leo!!!"
it was a little red head boy trying to pull another young boy with black hair with white/ grayed hair. poor thing being in such a place like this who wouldn't be afraid to be here.
the red head boy named Leo covered the other ones mouth "shhhhhh!!!! I Hurd
something."
they were both shaking. they he hear me???
"hello?"
the two kids looked toward me.
"look!! it's another person Leo!!!"
Leo grabbed the other ones arm "no, we don't know if they're friendly or something else."
That Leo kid glared at me ready to pick up a fight. I lifted my Armes and waved them.
"hello, little one's I'm sorry if I scared you. I'm waiting for someone and I Hurd crying are you ok?"
"waiting? what are you waiting here for? there so many monster here."
"oh, I took care of the monsters. you don't have to be scared anymore, come here I'll help you two out."
Leo looked conflicted but ended up following me with Sephiro behind him. later on they were both walking next to me, asking questions. hours passed and then a gate opened.
"look that's home boys."
"Really, we can go home again Sr."
"yes look, that's your home."
they both smiled "lets go!!"
I let go of their hands and pushed them "go on, and go home."
they looked at me
"why aren't you coming with us Sr."
"oh well I don't belong there, that isn't my world. the world I came from is destroyed and I need to help one more person out be for I can leave this place."
"but, after your done with that what will you do Sr.? will we see you again?"
I looked at them and smiled and kneeled down
"maybe, who know's? would you still remember me if I were to go to your world?"
"of course Sr!!"
"yes ME TOO!! I will also never forget you Sr."
I giggled at both of them. "yeah yeah go home."
I pushed them out and the gate closed. it was only me here again, I laid down and closed my eye and my body felt very heavy. I lied to them, I wasn't waiting for anyone. it was that my time was already set and I used a lot more energy to open that gate.
I turned, the pain was growing more, intense. it felt like I got a fever everything felt hot. it seemed like a lot of time passed as well then I passed out. when I opened my eyes again someone was carrying me. they just closed my eye and told me to go back to sleep.
then I Hurd a gentle voice say
"Just keep sleeping, you need it. You've worked so hard thank you, I'll take care of things from here."
"But if I sleep, who's going to take care of the—"
"Shhhhh, it's time to sleep Harvey."