Short Stories

Somebody That I Used To Know

"Firey! TALK to me! You've been acting strange ever since episode 11! What's going on?" Coiny grabbed Firey's shoulders and forced him to look at Coiny.

"The only thing that's going on is you bugging the hell out of me." Firey replied coldly, giving Coiny a sour glare.

Coiny frowned. "Cmon, don't give me that look. I'm just trying to be a good friend." He softened his voice towards the end.

"I'm fine! Trust me!" He freed himself from Coiny's grip.

Coiny scratched the back of his head. "What is it with that guy?" He mumbled to himself.

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Coiny watched Firey sit by a pond throwing rocks. Throwing things is weird for Firey, but by a body of water? Something was up.

He lightly nudged Eggy. "Hey, is it just me, or is Firey acting strange?"

Eggy gave him a confused look. "And you don't know why?"

"Yea. I've been trying to get him to talk to me." Coiny rubbed his chin.

"Pssh." Eggy giggled, rolling his eyes. "Its about Leafy, duh." Eggy shifted into a ruder tone.

"Oh." Coiny wanted to punch himself for being so ignorant.

"Just leave him alone, I'm sure he can't hold a grudge against Leafy forever." Eggy walked away.

Coiny just stared at Firey, in disbelief that he still hated Leafy.

"..."

"Hey, uh, Coiny?"

Coiny snapped out of his daze and panicked as he was suddenly called. "What? Huh?"

Coiny looked at the source of the voice. It was Pin, holding a rose. He scratched the back of his head. "Oh! Pin! Uh, what is it?"

"I just.. heh" she looked down, a bit embarrassed. "Youve just looked completely out of it for the past 7 minutes."

"So.. you've been watching me for the past seven minutes?"

Pin flushed red. "Uhh.. th-that's beside the point! What's up?"

"Oh, it's just.. I'm concerned about Firey."

Pin looked at Firey, still at the pond. "What about it?" She asked, looking back at Coiny.

"He still hates Leafy. It's been what? 8 years? I don't think that's healthy." He looked concerned.

"Well, yeah, but I think he'll get over it eventually." Pin smiled.

"Maybe.. Oh! By the way, what's with the rose?" He asked, pointing out the rose she had.

Pin looked down at it. "Oh yeah! Leafy gave it to me. Isn't it pretty?" She asked handing it to Coiny.

Coiny grabbed it. It looked perfect. Leafy must've looked for hours for the perfect flower. What a nice object. Too bad Firey was too ignorant to see that.

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"Cmon guys! We gotta think of someway to get to X's treasure. Does anybody have any ideas?" Pin asked her team.

Pin looked at everyone. Coiny was spaced out, Leafy was thinking, Eggy was having an arguement with Cake about a spiritual connection, Firey just seemed tired, and Needle was tapping her foot.

Pin frowned. "Nobody has any ideas?" Only half the team responded or even acknowledged Pin. "Ugh!"

"Why don't we just use Firey to go down to Earths center?"

"Well, of course we'll do that! The problem is getting to the Mantle! There aren't any shovels and Eggy won't allow us to go down the hole the others dug!" She complained, shooting a glare at Eggy, who didn't notice.

"Well, it's hopeless, we'll just have to be up for elimination." Needle sighed.

Pin grunted in frustration. "Just!.. think about ideas." She mumbled to Pin. "You guys too! Think about ideas and come to me when you have one!" She shouted.

Pin sighed. "See you around Needle." Pin walked away.

"Geez, what a great leader." Firey walked up, speaking to Needle sarcastically.

"Ok! Something is seriously wrong with you!" Coiny shouted to Firey, waking up from his daydreaming session. Needle just watched awkwardly as Coiny shouted at Firey.

"Come here!" Coiny grabbed Firey's wrist and pulled him away from his teammates. Needle waved, kinda weirded out by the whole situation.

"How dare you disrespect our team leader?" He shouted. Firey scoffed.

"What? She is supposed to be a leader. Not wait for us to think of an idea, and then use it as her own." Firey rolled his eyes.

"Ugh! She doesn't take it as her own! And she thinks about ideas too!" He felt like slapping him, but held back.

"Youre just saying this and standing up for Pin cause you love her." He glared at Coiny, rolling his eyes.

Coiny's face puffed red in anger and embarrassment. "Ok! That's it! TALK to Leafy! Make up! Right now!" Coiny pointed at Leafy, then grabbed Firey's hand, and pulled him to Leafy.

"Oh, hey guy!-" Leafy started.

"Cut it, Leafy." Coiny said politely. "Now," he looked at Firey, a glare plastered on his face. "Would you like to say something, Firey?" He put his face next to Firey's in an intimidating way.

Firey seemed a bit nervous. "..."

Leafy looked disappointed. "Hey, it's ok. He doesn't have to tell me anything if he doesn't want to." She smiled, but it seemed fake.

"No! Firey, do it!" He grabbed his wrist harder.

Firey winced. "I.."

"You know what, Coiny, just leave us alone." Leafy pulled Coiny away from Firey.

Coiny looked from Firey back to Leafy. "Fine. But you better not do anything funny Firey." He pointed at Firey.

"He won't!" Leafy pushed Coiny away.

"Firey. Why won't you talk to me?" Leafy asked when Coiny was gone.

".. I.. um.."

"Please. I've missed you so much." She turned away, rubbing her arm.

"..."

"You were the only person I had." Her eyes started to water.

He just looked down, with no response.

"Please, Firey, at least answer this question. What am I to you?" She asked, holding his hands, hoping to hear any response.

".. Somebody that I used to know." Firey took his hands away from hers, and walked away, slowly.

Leafy held out a hand, as a few tears spilled down her cheeks. "But.." Her arm dropped down, as her eyes fell to the ground. "But why?" She mumbled.

I'm gonna make another part xdd..