| Fan Fiction |
by Vivien
Having cleaned themselves up, Raymond and Leila sat at the breakfast table and waited for Wayne to cook them their favourite sausages and eggs with toast. Wayne placed the plates of food down before pouring them each a glass of milk.
Half way through the meal, Wayne broke the silence, “So you two need to go look for the five today.” Without further words, Wayne went back to his breakfast. Feeling two pairs of eyes upon him, he looked up once again to see his two siblings giving him the disappointed face. “Yes?” was all he said.
“Do we have to go? Can we not?” Leila asked even though she knew the answer.
Seeing the expression on Wayne’s face, Raymond nudged Leila softly, “We’ll go after breakfast.” Wayne nodded and the rest of the meal was silent apart from the noises created by the cutlery.
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Down by the café at the core of the city, Raymond and Leila were looking all over for the five chosen ones. “Raymond, how are we going to find them if we don’t even know how they look?” Leila asked a clever question as Raymond could only shrug his shoulders. “This is all your fault,” Leila complained as usual.
“How is it my fault?” Raymond asked while keeping an eye out for a group of five, “Everything is my fault.”
“Of course it is,” Leila agreed, “Why are you even looking around? There’s no point when you don’t know what you’re looking for, stupid!”
“Just look for five people together,” Raymond randomly answered as that was what he was looking for.
“Just because they are the chosen five, it doesn’t mean that they’re always together! Use your brain, dummy!” Leila explained to her older brother, he seemed to have the brain of a five year old.
“Now what?” Raymond had finally realized that Leila was right.
“You’re asking me?” Leila’s eyes landed on a store, “Well, you’ve asked the right person. Come!” Leila dragged Raymond into a video rental store and they snuck over to the video games section.
The two tried game after game for about an hour before a sale representative finally noticed them. “Excuse me Sir, Madame,” he interrupted them politely, “Would you like to purchase a game? You’ve been trying them out for quite some time now.”
“We’ll decide and come back tomorrow,” Leila said when she realized they were in for some trouble. Once again, she dragged Raymond with her but this time, it was out of the store.
Once the two stepped out of the video store, they ran for their lives. Although Leila was blessed with a clever mind, she was rather clumsy. Running faster than she can control, Leila ran directly into a man with a cart. “Are you alright Miss?” the man asked.
“Does it look like I’m alright?” Leila cursed, her leg was hurting like there’s no tomorrow.
Hearing his sister’s voice, Raymond turned around and sighed, “What happened now?”
“She ran into me,” the man said before hurrying off.
“Let me see,” Raymond said, grabbing her leg with his hands. Upon feeling his touch, Leila kicked as hard as she could to release her leg from his grip. “You don’t have to kick me you know?” he glared.
“Sorry,” Leila said, “Natural reflexes.”
“I think you’ve sprained your ankle or broken a bone,” Raymond guessed, “I guess I’ll have to take you to the hospital. What a bother.”
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“Doctor Yeung, the new patient is in room number twelve,” the nurse told Tavia. She nodded to thank the nurse before heading over to room twelve with her. Looking in through the small window, Tavia examined the girl in her mid twenties. She looked overly nervous and was shaking nonstop. “She thinks that the world is going to end,” the nurse spoke again before handing the files to Tavia and leaving her with her patient.
Tavia turned the doorknob slowly and made her way towards the girl. “Hello, I’m Doctor Yeung,” Tavia greeted, trying to make her feel at home, “I’m here to help you.”
The girl looked at Tavia, giving her a glare that made Tavia feel rather uncomfortable. “The world is going to end,” the girl stated, “The world is going to end! It’s going to end! December! 2012!” The girl spun around and around in the room, almost ignoring Tavia’s presence.
Tavia closed the door behind her as she left the patient’s room. Spotting a young man looking lost, she decided to offer some help as she was familiar with the hospital, “Sir, are you lost? Which room are you looking for?”
The man looked up at her to be attracted by her beauty, “Oh, I’m just looking for the washroom.” He stood there next to her, he had a special feeling around her.
“Down the hall and to your right,” Tavia gave him the directions.
“Thank you,” he replied, “My name is Raymond by the way.” He extended his hand out for a handshake and Tavia accepted it.
“I’m Doctor Yeung but you can call me Ta-,” she introduced herself.
“Tavia right?” Raymond smiled. Tavia’s expression revealed her curiosity, how did he know her name. Raymond pointed his finger towards her chest. Tavia’s eyes widened when she felt him invading her. “Oh no,” Raymond knew what she was thinking, “I mean your name is written on your shirt.”
“The world is coming to an end!” the voice inside the room came through.
“Is that your patient? She seems to think the world is coming to an end,” Raymond said, “Do you believe her?”
“Don’t be silly. I’ve seen many cases like hers and they all say the world is coming to an end but it never does. Whoever believes them has got to have some psychological disorders,” Tavia smiled before leaving him there.
“Raymond,” Leila’s voice came from down the hall, “What took you so long? And why are you here at the psychiatry area?”
“I was just looking for the washroom,” Raymond explained, “It’s over there. Wait for me at the front entrance.”
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“How are we going to tell big brother about my leg?” Leila was worried, she knew he was going to punish her if he found out they weren’t doing as they were told.
“You guys are finally back,” Wayne’s face lightened up when he saw them coming through the door. “How was it? Did you find ... what happened to your leg, Leila?”
“I uh ...” Leila was speechless so she tugged on Raymond’s sleeve. Wayne looked up at him for an answer. Seeing that Wayne was already angered, Raymond decided to tell him the truth.
Immediately after Raymond finished his last sentence, Wayne spoke his mind. “What did I tell you two?” Wayne began his lecture, “Why don’t you two ever grow up? All you two ever do is play and have fun. There are other things you need to do and those are far more important than anything else right now. Do I have to ...”
Raymond cut him off, “You always order us to do stuff! Why don’t you care about us instead? Leila broke her leg and all you care about is how we didn’t obey your orders. We’re not your slaves you know? Give us some freedom. No one is going to believe us if we said that the world is going to end. I’ve even asked professionals.” After his speech, Raymond immediately regretted it so he left to his room and slammed the door shut. Wayne was furious. He watched as Raymond slammed the door, turned over to Leila to give her one last glare before heading into his room and slamming his own door. Leila stood there, helpless of the situation.
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Wandering the streets to clear her mind from her brothers’ fight, Leila walked around endlessly. When she felt tired from walking with her crutches, she spotted no chairs to sit down on. Seeing that there was a library nearby, she decided to go in to enjoy a light read.
The library was quiet with only the sound of pages being flipped. Leila scanned the sections and her eyes landed on the one that read supernatural. Squeezing herself through the tables, she made it into the correct aisle. Having to move around with crutches made her clumsier than she already was. Tripping over her own foot, Leila managed to push over a couple of books. Bending over, she tried to pick them up when a pair of arms did her the favour.
“Here you go,” he handed the books back to her.
“Thanks,” Leila said, grabbing the books from him and returning them to their spots, “My name is Leila. Nice to meet you.”
“Benny,” he replied, “I don’t see many girls interested in this kind of stuff. You enjoy reading about it?” Leila nodded before grabbing a book to search for a seat. She frowned when no seats were available. “No seat?” Benny asked, “I booked a study room over there, you can come along if you like. I’m alone anyways.” Leila smiled and accepted the offer.
The two dropped their bags and sat down on the round table. “So why are you interested in the supernatural?” Leila asked.
“No reason,” Benny replied, “Though I do think they exist. How about you? Do you believe in them or do you just read for the fun of it?”
“I guess you’ve found the right person to talk to,” Leila said, “I believe in them. I have to.”
“Hmm?” Benny found her to be a little strange, “You have to? No one can force you to if you don’t. It’s just your personal thought about it. Hey, would you believe me if I told you there are vampires?”
Leila laughed, “You saw one?”
“Nah,” Benny laughed along, “I’ve never seen one. Just trying to scare you but I guess it didn’t work. But I do dream about weird things all the time. Sometimes I start to believe in my dreams. They feel so real and I dream about the same thing all the time.”
The two shared same interests so it was easy for them to get along. They felt very comfortable with each other so they chatted hours away. “Look at the time,” Leila looked at her watch, “I better get going.” With that said, Leila picked up her bag and started towards the door.
“Hey, can I get your number?” Benny stood up, ready to chase after her. Leila turned around and nodded. Leaving the room, Leila felt a sense of familiarity with the dream he had told her. Suddenly she remembered what her brother said to her.
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After a long day’s work with peculiar patients, Tavia finally arrived at her house. Swinging the door open, “Selena! I’m ho-oh my goodness! What on earth happened here? Am I in the wrong house?” She scanned the place to see all her belongings scattered about. Immediately, her best friend’s safety popped into her mind. Seeing that Selena wasn’t in the house, Tavia was relieved. Grabbing the phone from the counter, she dialled Selena’s number but nobody picked up. Not wanting to clean up the mess on her own, she decided to call Ron for a little assistance.
The doorbell rang and Tavia opened the door to see Ron’s expression change immediately. “I didn’t think it would be this bad,” Ron tried to find empty parts of the hardwood floor to make his way into the house. “Did you check if anything valuable is missing? You need to report it to the police.”
Tavia nodded and went into her room to check on her valuables. Ron was organizing the mess on the floor when he suddenly heard the high pitched scream of his girlfriend. Rushing to her side, “Are you hurt? Where did you hurt yourself?”
Tavia shook her head and showed Ron the little tin box where she kept a large sum of money. “It’s all gone,” Tavia sighed, “I can’t believe they found this and took all the money.”
“Don’t let it get to you,” Ron encouraged her, “Your career is soaring and you’ll make a lot more money in the future. And besides, I’m here to take care of all your needs so there’s nothing for you to worry about. As long as you’re safe then it’s all good, right?”
Tavia smiled and nodded, seeing how supportive her boyfriend was. “Wait!” Tavia cried, “Selena! I couldn’t contact her. What if she was home when someone broke into the house and she’s hurt?”
“I think she’ll be okay,” Ron said, “I came by this afternoon and saw her creeping out from the building like someone’s after her or something. She should be alright. It seemed like she was going to see her boyfriend with that big purse of hers. Wonder what’s in there.” Ron was trying to ease the tension he saw in Tavia.
Tavia picked up the clock that was sitting on the floor, it seemed to have stopped working from the fall. “When did you see her?” Tavia asked, hoping that it was before the thieves had come.
“It was around three o’clock,” Ron assumed, “I remember when I was listening to that radio show.”
“Are you sure?” Tavia’s eyes turned red and eventually tears came trickling down.
“What’s wrong, Tavia?” Ron felt concerned, “I’m sure Selena will be alright. There’s nothing you need to worry about. How about you call her again?”
“Do you think Selena ... Selena stole it?” Tavia managed to utter out.
“What are you talking about?” Ron questioned, “Why would Selena make such a big mess if she was to steal it? She knows where it is so she could’ve just taken it.”
“Look,” Tavia showed Ron the clock, it read 2:56 PM. “Let me give her another call,” Tavia picked up the phone and dialled Selena’s number once again. It rung a few times before it connected. “Selena?” Tavia immediately called out.
“Ta ... Tavia?” Selena’s voice was stuttering, “I’m ... I’m ... are you ... uh ... are you looking for me?”
“Why are you stuttering? You don’t want it to be me?” Tavia interrogated, “Was it you, Selena? Did you do it? Why did it have to be you?”
“I’m sorry!” Selena’s voice rang through the phone. The call ended.
Tavia slowly let the phone drop from her hand before breaking out into a cry. Ron picked up the phone and placed it back onto the charger, he knew what was going on. “Tav ...” he began.
“Oh Ron, why did it have to be her? Why did she take my money for? She could’ve just asked me. I would’ve given it to her, I’m not concerned about the money, but why?” tears continued to roll down her rosy cheeks. “Why?” she whispered. Ron felt his heart ache. He wrapped his arms around her to hug her as tight as he could to let her feel his love. “Ron, did I do anything wrong?” Tavia asked. Ron shook his head. “Then why did she do it? I feel so ... so betrayed. Of all people, my best friend! She’s like my sister. I can’t believe she would do such a thing to me. This world is so dark and cold. How can I learn to trust anyone anymore? Tell me, Ron.”
Ron hadn’t seen her like this in a long time. When he first met her, she often cried because she lost her brother. She was afraid to interact and touch the society and it was Selena and himself who helped her. Now Tavia has fallen back but this time it was because of her best friend. Ron knew that deep inside, Tavia had just lost a sister.
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Copyright by Vivien. July 4, 2009.
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Author’s Note:
How was chapter 3? Things are starting to happen! Will they be able to maintain their relationships? Will they be able to help save the world together? Keep reading! I hope the chapter wasn’t too short. I really enjoy writing this story because with this type of story, I can sometimes put my own feelings into it. Please comment!