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Stories of My Old Child 💔💔

They're in the human world and going through their own life. In other words, everyone has their own jobs but knowing full well they're a big family they decided to buy a big mansion for everyone to live in. 
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This story is made after the ending of the anime.
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" Hello. Yeah. Mama? Something happened. Yeah. Please! Thanks! Please call Emma too I can't reach her phone. Thanks Ma. "

Isabella, Emma, Phil and Gilda came to Norman's workplace and saw him pacing around outside the small infirmary type room he has in the building.

" Baby!! " Emma called out before launching a hug attack at Norman and almost causing the two of them to fall down. Emma pulled away with a look of concern. " What happened?! Did Ray forgot to send your lunch?! I wasn't able to give it to you when you left!! Sorry! "

" Emma... Dear... I don't think missing lunch will warrant this kind of reaction from Norman... " Isabella spoke placing a hand over her head to grab her attention.

Gilda sighed. " Yeah and Norman likes skip a lot of days not eating at work so I don't see why he'll rea— "

" WHAT?! BUT I THOUGHT YOU EAT THE LUNCHBOXES I PACKED FOR YOU?! "

Norman nervously chuckled before looking away. " I forgot to eat sometimes... Ehehe... "

Emma's mouth was wide open and her face showed absolute betrayal.

" Where's Ray...? " Phil asked looking left and right for any indication of the ravenhead male.

" Ah that's what I called everyone about. I'm not sure how to handle this... Ray came to deliver the lunchbox and entered Vincent's lab while looking for me... I don't know why he was also looking for Vincent but one of his experiments exploded or so and Ray was exposed to it's smell. He collapsed and started having a seizure then smoke came out. Then... H- he... "

" He? " Isabella repeated.

" He what Norman?! Spit it out!! What happened to our resident Emo boy?! " Emma panicked. She grabbed Norman's collar before pulling and pushing him to answer.

" He turned back into a child! "

Emma froze. Isabella froze. Gilda gasped while Phil blinked his eyes.

" Is that even possible? " Phil knitted his eyebrows together.

Norman sighed and ruffled his hair before flashing a tired smile. " To be honest seeing demons before getting to this world, I doubt I'll be surprise that Vince tried to create something that can turn people back to their child selves. "

Phil nod his head, convinced by Norman's words. " Point taken. "

Isabella managed to gather herself and let out a shaky breathe. " T- then why were we called? I... Especially me I don't... " Isabella took a step back and hang her head low in shame remembering how she acted before their escape.

" Ray wouldn't believe me when I said I was Norman. He claimed that he doesn't trust anyone especially an adult if it wasn't you, Mom. " Norman explained.

" Ray trusting me as a child? Hardly. He only ever thinks of our relationship as one with an owner and his leash. "

Norman looked away and bite his lower lip.

" That's not all? " Gilda questioned.
" Right? "

Norman nod his head. " I don't recall him doing it when we were young but... When he appeared as a child... His ear... It was bleeding pretty badly and he was crying... "

Isabella's breath faltered. " Did he say how many times he had done it? "

Norman and Emma widened their eyes and looked over to Isabella as if they were deers caught in headlights. " There's more times?! "

Isabella nervously chuckled before looking anywhere but them. " His first time was when he confronted me with a deal... I was too shock to treat it after so I wasn't entirely sure if it was treated by him or someone else that didn't tell me about it... His second time was when Susan left... He... was drowning in guilt for the first time since he was the one that provided me the information of Susan trying to peek through the gate. I had to sent Susan off... " She tried to compose herself as she explained. The way her eyes seemed to become foggy was as if she was reliving through her memories once more awhile telling them the event. " The third one was... He... He manipulated Hao into agreeing to let him take the transmitter off his ear... " Isabella covered her face as if she was rewatching the event.
" When I... Hao's ear was cut off and Ray just stood there... He was staring at his bloody hands that held the knife. He... I ran off to take Hao to the infirmary to treat him before running back to check on Ray... He wasn't in the right state off mind... He was using the knife to put slashes on his ear before prodding it... I think he dissociated or so because when I asked him what he did after he shrugged me off telling me I must be overreacting cause Hao and he was just playing with a knife. He... I think he knows but he's trying to fool himself he doesn't but Hao almost... That's why hao had to leave early... I had to ship him out before Grandma asks how hap by himself lost an ear without explaining that Ray found out about the secret... "

Everyone stayed quiet even after Isabella told the story. Phil nod his head in agreement.

" When I... When I was alone at the orphanage... I was scared and lonely... Seeing them off and not being able to tell them... I was just clinging to the hope that Emma and the others will come soon so I'll have to wait... Make sure to help the others with me won't fail the tests so they won't get shipped out early... But it was hard... It must be harder for Ray since he didn't have anything to hope for... Nothing to wait for but to grow up... "

Gilda sniffled before using her palm to wipe her tears away. " We're sorry you have to go through that Phil... "

Phil shook his head and gave them a smile. " It's okay I understand and you guys came for us still so all's well ends well! "

Emma nod her head despite her teary face. " Yeah let's just get Ray home and wait for Vincent to give us any further instructions about Ray's condition! "

Norman not his head and stood up with Emma, hand in hand. The two quietly opened the door and saw a small child that looked like Ray asleep on the bed. An ear bandaged and bleeding while his hands were being wiped by Vincent.
" It didn't seem like the blood on his hands were his, Boss. Just wanted to let you know. "

Norman nod his head in response knowing that from Isabella's story it must be Hao's then.

Isabella couldn't help let out a sob before shaking her head. " I... I'll wait in the car... I just... I need to get some fresh air before seeing him like this... It's my fault he acted like this... " Isabella stated before leaving the room before closing the door infront of her.

" Ray... "

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Emma: * sniffles & hugs Ray *

Ray: . . .

Norman: * sobs & hugs Ray *

Ray: . . .

Emma & Norman: * crying while hugging Ray *

Ray: (╬ ≖_≖) enough! Leave me alone you idiotic cry babies!

Norman: but you were....

Emma: Baby Ray was....

Ray: It's all in the past! Gosh these idiots!

Phil: * hugs Ray's waist *

Ray: * looks down * what?

Phil: I just felt like it.

Ray: GUYS I'M ALRIGHT WHAT THE FU—

Emma & Norman: *Crying intensifies*