~Gerard~
I slowly sat up in my bed yawning, my red hair falling into my face. I pushed it back noting really thinking. Coffee…I needed coffee to think. I swung my legs off my bed and stepped out of my room and saw Toxic's door was open.
The memory of last night rushed into my thoughts, her crying holding her….holding her
I poked my head into the room, not seeing her a walked into the living room. No one else was up, the Room was empty. Toxic was no where to be seen, Feeling a little concerned I jogged outside and saw her.
Her white hair blew around her face tangling in her glasses as she looked at the BLI truck, a cigarette in her fingers.
The sun had barely risen, It felt too early to be awake. I ran next to her. Toxic looked over at me, her gray eyes emotionless. "When is Dr. D getting this" she said kicking a small pebble from the sand at the truck, it hit the rim of a wheel with a small pang.
"I don’t know, Sometime today I think" Dr. D had said he would pick it up when he could. I wondered how long that would be.
"Party…" Toxic said looking at the Truck.
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for last night." Toxic spoke through her cigarette her breath filled with smoke. The pullulated air blew towards me, without think I breathed it in, smelling it, It smelt like her. smelt wonderful.
I put my arm on her shoulder, she pulled away. "It's fine" I said. She nodded, not making eye contact Toxic threw her half burnt cigarette onto the sand and walked inside, white hair blowing behind her.
I stood looking at the truck for a minute before I walked back in. Mikey was awake but only barley, deep purple sleepless rings under his eyes. Frank was laying on the floor watching a movie, Ray sat in a boot reading a comic book
I walked to make some coffee, Frank staring at me. I just raised an eye brow and he went back to his movie. I helped Mikey make coffee and we each had a cup. I sat in a booth by myself just sipping the heaven in a mug that was warming my hands.
I drank my coffee and just sat in the booth watching the movie Frank had on, it was an old Godzilla flick. One of my old favorites.
"Well hi!" I heard Mikey yell from his place next to Ray.
I turned to see Toxic walk out of her room with the walkie-talkie in her hand. "Whats that Tox?" Mikey questioned jumping up to stand next to her.
She just shook her head slightly looking at the ground. "It's nothing…I'm gonna go on a walk"
"Oh cool, Lets go!" Mikey said bouncing next to her, his joy bubbly and overflowing from his small body.
"Alone" She added and rushed out of the door holding the hand-held machine to her chest.
"What…" He said and stopped, looking at her back as she rushed out. Mikey looked disappointed. No one said anything as she left. Mikey just slinked back to the booth with Ray shoulder reading as if nothing had ever happened.
~Sophie~
I ran out of the diner clutching onto the Walkie-talkie, I ran past the evil smiling BLI truck. I ran until I couldn’t see the diner. I let myself sit in the sand and turn on the walkie-talkie, praying it would work I held the button on the side hearing static.
I pushed a smile onto my lips, It worked. I held the button again speaking clearly. "Kay?" I moved my finger from the button and waited.
I waited what felt like forever until a rough voice exploded threw the little machine. "Soph?!" Korse… his voice was calming the second I heard it, I didn’t realize how tense I was until I could hear him… my big brother.
"Hi.." I said and heard him laugh through the other end.
"Hi yourself! those killjoys took you from the hospital before I got to see you! are you okay" he paused static filling the air "Are you still…" He trailed off, this time a real smile crept onto my lips. I felt proud to say my next words.
"I quit Kay! I haven't had any sober sense the hospital" I giggled as the words left my mouth, it was triumphant. Korse didn’t answer though, the line was quiet, the normal scratchy voice not filling the desert with a 'good job Sophie' or a 'that’s awesome' I cleared my throat then hit the button speaking. "Kay…?"
"Those Fools gave you sober in the hospital?!" he yelled, I jumped dropping the walkie-talkie in the sand I scrambled to pick it up and answer.
"Yeah… but I haven't had any sense then" I said, I heard Korse's deep sigh on the other end, my joy faded a little.. I had been expecting him to be happy but not angry even f his anger wasn’t directed at me.
"That’s still great sis.. I'm sorry I told them not to give you any…but they never listen" He chucked, the sound comforting… almost like Gerard's hugs…or his voice. I shook my head shaking out the thought. I cant be thinking of Party now, I havent talked to my brother in over a year. "But you've been clean for how long now?" He paused I could almost see him counting the months on his fingers "Six months-ish?"
I held down the button and giggled "Yeah six months"
"Are you laughing?" He asked, I could hear the excitement in his voice.
"Yeah, Korse its so amazing I can feel things again! Its so nice sometimes around Mikey I just feel all warm and happy, like the way I feel talking to you! other times its kinda sad… but I get these butterflies with Party" I rambled on and on about the emotions I felt, Korse listened his laughter and short "yeahs?" and "that’s awesome sophs" coming through often.
"You know I haven't seen you in a long time little sis" Kay said, his smile clear through his voice even while the old walkie-talkie mangled it.
"I know!" I said smiling, I couldn’t help but smile. I loved my brother… He would protect me from anything.
"Maybe you could take your bike to the city sometime, Spend the night here" He said, I smiled at the idea then remembered.
my bike was gone, the one korse had given me for quitting
"Oh…. uh Kay" I said stuttering. "I don’t have my bike… it got lost when I got taken to the city.." I heard korse's chuckle threw the line again, it brought back up my spirits.
"Want me to send you a new one? Or maybe your killjoys friends could drive you to city limits, You said one was named Mikey and Party?" He Paused and thought for a second. "what are the names of all your friends sis" He asked I smiled happy to share. I decided to give kay their killjoy names, because if he knew them it would be by those names.
"Jet star, Fun Ghoul, Kobra Kid and Party Poison" I said, Gerard's name feeling a little funny on my tongue the mire mention of his name left those little butterflies in my stomach again.
"You- You're with the Fab Four Soph?" Korse asked stuttering, then it hit me…. The fab four had tried and killed our father Korse Helt Sr many times and thought My brother was our father trying to kill him as well.
"Um…. Yeah… I didn’t think about that until now!" I said feeling guilty, if they found out that I knew korse they could kick me out.
"Well don’t have them drive you here…Maybe its best if you just come here when you can… okay?" He asked sounding sad. I frowned.
"No! Kay ill do my best to get over there okay?" I said, Getting the feeling that Kay would try and leave.
"Okay… Be safe though… I know those four will protect you just… Make sure you don’t tell them who you are okay?" Korse sounded scared. I nodded and hugged the walkie-talkie.
"okay… And hey Kay?" I said smiling at what I was going to say next. something I hadn't said sense before I was on Sober pills.
"Yes little Sophie?" He said, I could hear a slight smile on his lips.
"I love you" I whispered into the Machine, knowing Korse could hear. His response was a little slow.
"And I love you too…." He paused, static filled the desert once again. "Thank you" He said, It sounded almost like he was crying, had I made him sad?
"Your welcome…" I said and thought about The diner back with everyone probably waiting for me. "Hey Kay, I should Prolly' go.. I'll talk to you again okay?"
"Okay…Keep your mask on and gun close" Korse said Repeating Dr. D words to destroy him over the radio. I giggled.
"Don’t Get Dusted Kay" I said then turned off the Walkie-talkie and began to walk back to the diner.
As I began to see the diner over a dune I saw that Gerard and Mikey were standing outside. I began to jog towards them holding the Walkie-talkie close, making sure I didn’t drop it.
"Oh my gosh where do you go!" Mikey yelled as soon as he saw me, He bolted from Gerard's side, slamming himself into me in the form of a hug, I fell back into the sand with a thud. Party walked slowly to meet us. He looked solemn and unhappy.
"I went on a walk" I lied. hearing Kay's warning about telling them.
"Well that’s a lie" Gerard said looking at me. I looked at him feeling a little guilty.
"Yeah where were you Toxic?" Mikey said and jumped up pulling me to stand with him.
"Just talking with someone.." I said my voice small. Mikey snatched the Walkie-talkie from me before I could react he started looking at it. "No! give that back please!" I said and tried to take it from him. He held it above my head smiling at me.
"Not until you tell me who you were talking to?" Mikey teased. the guilt grew. Mikey's fingers were close to hitting the button to speak to Kay.
"My brother!" I yelled and took the walkie-talkie back in a hurry. "Please don’t touch this" I said a little fire in my chest, the kind of fire I felt talking to the doctor. Mikey stepped back
"Oh my gosh I didn’t know I'm so sorry!" He yelled and hugged me. I hugged back lightly and met Gerards eyes, still he didn’t look happy.
"Whats wrong Gerard?" I asked. He walked over to Mikey and I joining into the hug,
"You've been gone for a long time, I got worried" He said. the fire was gone replaced with little dancing butterflies.
"Group hug!" I heard Jet shout from the door and run to us, his fluffy afro bouncing with each step.
"Hey!" Frank said running out of the door to see all of us and bolted over to join. As the other two joined the hug the engine of a car could be heard. Everyone jumped aside scrambling for their ray guns, I pulled mine from my boot pointing it in the directions of the sound.
A Neon orange Mini-van flew into sight and we all lowered our guns, A clear killjoy Car.
The van pulled up, Stopping in front of all of us. A door opened and Dr. D sat in the seat looking at us.
"Well Hello, I see you have my truck" He said and looked happily at the large BLI truck.
"Yeah" Mikey said. A girl with pink hair in pigtails jumped out of the van grabbing
"Hi Frankie" She giggled and grabbed a wheelchair out of the back seat putting it next to the passenger door for the doctor.
"Hey Star!" Frank said and ran up to the girl kissing her cheek. Mikey made a face, crinkling up his nose. Party just laughed.
"Lets get this load back to the labs ASAP Star" Dr. D said as he wheeled himself from the van to the truck looking up at it. "So was there any problems getting it here?" He asked then looked at me. I shrugged, Gerard answering for me.
"No not at all, Only three Dracs and Toxic helped too, no problems." Party looked down at me and smiled, he looked proud. Was he happy to say I didn’t have any problems with the trip? I had had problems though. I had broken down crying… Was he just covering for me?
"Good Good" The doctor said and Patted the truck. "You know…. Toxic we are making a cure for the affects of Sober… that’s why we needed all this."
"She doesn’t need it anymore Toxic is getting her emotions back!" Mikey exclaimed happily. I couldn’t help but give him a light smile.
"Is that so?" The doctor said and looked at me, raising a brow. I nodded. Party Patted my shoulders. "Well Star and I need to get heading back to base, Goodbye killjoys" He said and opened the door to the Truck and lifted himself in. Star ran from frank and took the wheel chair putting it in the Van.
"Bye Frankie, I'll come visit soon okay?" she said and hopped in the van and drove off, Dr. D following in the Truck.
I watched as they drove away. Frank waved and Ray walked back inside. Mikey Grabbed my hand and pulled me to follow him back into the Diner. Party followed quietly watching his brother shaking his head smiling softly.
A/N Thanks for almost 70 reads! I'm so happy to see people are liking my story! read vote and comment what you think!