| Fan Fiction |
by Vivien
“Big brother,” Leila shook Wayne’s arm, hoping that he would say something to clear up the mess.
“I don’t hear an apology,” Wayne answered, but directed it at Raymond.
Raymond smiled, knowing that he had already been forgiven. All he had to do was apologize, “I’m sorry about yesterday.” He sat down between Wayne and Leila, “I’ll go make breakfast and then we’ll go search for the chosen ones again.” Leila didn’t know how to react. She was delighted that her brothers were in better terms but she really didn’t want to search for those five.
Leila sighed, “You should’ve said you’d go get breakfast. This is just a croissant, you didn’t make it.” She stuffed the croissant in her mouth and rolled her eyes at Raymond.
“Be happy that you get something to eat,” Raymond gave her the death glare.
Taking a sip from the glass of orange juice, “Oh, did I tell you two we’re going to be moving tomorrow?” Wayne took a bite out of his croissant, “You know we can’t stay in one place for over twenty years. People will realize that we don’t age, especially you two. I’ve already found us a new apartment.”
It turns out that they didn’t have to go searching today. They were too busy packing up everything they needed or wanted to move to the new apartment. Digging through the old stuff that they haven’t touched for years, Leila spotted an old booklet, the writing inside looked almost like drawings. “Big brother,” she called, “What is this?”
The two men approached Leila for both of them were curious as to what she had discovered. Wayne took the booklet from her and sat down on the couch, “Do you two remember when we first received the order to prevent the destruction of the world?” The pair of siblings shook their heads shamefully. “Then let me remind you,” Wayne told it like a story, “Approximately fifteen hundred years ago, we were told that the world will have three potential death dates. The first two resulted in World War I and World War II. With these, humans were able to surpass them alone. The third date will arrive within months. The normal human cannot see, cannot touch, and cannot feel this last battle. Eight souls are chosen and amongst them are the three of us, each with special powers.”
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“Be careful with my cosmetics table, Ray!” Leila scolded him for his carelessness, “Why are we carrying everything ourselves? We could’ve paid them to bring it up for us.”
“Yes, we could’ve but it would burn a whole in my wallet,” Wayne said.
“Since when did we non-humans care so much about money?” Raymond teased. He could feel Wayne’s glare land on him, “This is great exercise though!”
After hours of struggling, the trio finally brought all their belongings to the floor of their new apartment. The problem now was getting it inside. The elevator door opened and a voice called out from behind the drawer that blocked it’s entrance, “Does anyone mind moving this aside please?”
Leila was getting grumpy. She hasn’t worked this hard in ages. Mumbling to herself, Leila moved the drawer on her own as Wayne and Raymond were inside. At last, the drawer moved enough so that the man behind it could squeeze through. “Are you alright, Miss?” he kindly questioned when he noticed her mumbling to herself.
Leila’s eyes were droopy but they immediately lit up when they landed on his charming features. “Oh, I’m fine,” her tone changed, “I’m so sorry about this getting in your way. We’re just moving in today. I guess you’re our new neighbour. I’m Leila.”
He shook her hand politely, “My name is Ron. Do you need help? A girl like you wouldn’t be able to carry all this by yourself.” Though not literally, Leila could feel herself drooling all over him. She nodded to show her appreciation for his help.
“It’s you!” Wayne’s voice interrupted Leila’s thoughts. Ron directed his attention towards the voice’s origin and to his surprise, there stood that creepy old man. Without thinking, Ron darted into his apartment and slammed the door closed.
“You scared him away,” Leila pouted.
After the house was organized, Wayne sat Leila down. “Who was that guy? How did you meet him?” he asked, hoping he and Leila were in better terms.
“He’s our neighbour. I just met him outside before you barged in on us,” Leila replied coldly.
Raymond brought them each a drink and sat down next to Leila, “Why are we so interested in him, Lei?” Raymond always managed to tease her for something.
“He’s one of them,” Wayne explained, “Remember how I told you I met the five before? He was one of them.”
“Then it would be easy for us to find him,” Raymond said.
“That reminds me!” something suddenly popped into her head, “Big brother, remember you told me about the dream? I met him! He told me the same dream that you told me. It was in the library, I think it’s him at least.” Leila described his features to Wayne.
“That’s him,” Wayne smiled, “Can you contact him in anyway?”
Leila pulled out her cell phone, “I’ve got his number!”
“Are you sure it’s not the rejection line?” Raymond laughed, remembering his brother’s encounter with this guy.
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Benny looked at his phone and smiled to himself. She had just called him up and they were going to meet at the little café. He searched for the right clothes, gelled his hair, and sprayed himself with perfume before leaving the house.
Arriving at the café, he saw Leila waving at him. “Hey, Le ...” he was about to greet her but when he approached them, he caught sight of Wayne. “Who is he?” Benny questioned Leila, hoping they were in no way related.
“You don’t remember me?” Wayne asked, “Are you sure you don’t remember who you gave the rejection hotline to?”
“Sorry,” Leila whispered, “But what my brother told you last time is not a joke. It’s true. You really need to help us.” Pulling out a chair, “Come sit down first.” Benny didn’t know whether or not he should believe them, but he decided to sit down anyway.
“Okay, so what’s the deal about saving the world?” Benny began. The environment didn’t feel very comforting to him. Rotating his head in a clockwise motion, he looked at each of them; first at Raymond, then to Wayne, and finally at Leila. “Can someone please tell me what’s going on? I haven’t the slightest idea and you tell me you need me to ...” he found himself speaking louder and louder so he lowered his volume, “Save the world?”
The three nodded at him together. They seemed more serious than Benny had thought. Where they some kind of maniac loose on the streets? Or were they trying to scam him? Many possibilities were running through his mind and he couldn’t be more indecisive about it. Should he believe them or not?
“No, we’re not maniacs neither are we trying to scam you,” Wayne answered his questions, “Believe me.”
“How did you know what I was thinking?” Benny questioned, he was certain that he hadn’t been thinking out loud. “Why are you able to read my mind?” he was starting to question their identity, “Who are you?” Raymond and Leila remained quiet for they knew what Wayne had to do. Benny felt his head ache but through the pain he could hear a voice speaking to him, “I’ve warned you. We are no ordinary people, and you aren’t either. You have no choice but to follow us.” Benny had his hands over his head. His eyes were scrunched tight as he tried to shake the voice away. And when it was finally gone, he slowly opened his eyes again.
Wayne inched closer to him, “Do you believe me now?” Benny nodded. “Take him home with us,” Wayne told his siblings, “It’s not convenient to talk here.”
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Back in their apartment, Wayne invited Benny to sit down while ordering Leila to grab them all a small drink. “Can you tell me what is going on?” Benny was eager to know. It was strange, but he was feeling excited about all this. He had always been a believer of the supernatural, but what is this that he is experiencing?
Wayne waited for Raymond and Leila to sit down before starting, “Well, you’ve had your chance to experience my telepathy right?”
“Telepathy?” Benny asked, this was something that he never really believed in, “I thought only some identical twins can use telepathy with each other? How come you ...”
“To save the world, we need eight souls,” Wayne explained, “Each of us is categorized by the special powers we have. Like you’ve experienced, I’m the telepathist.”
Leila nodded. “I’m the listener,” she pointed towards Raymond, “And he’s the fighter.”
Benny examined Raymond, he didn’t look like a fighter at all. “Then what am I?” he asked.
“You’re the dreamer,” Leila told him, “Notice that you are only able to hear bits and pieces of your dream? It’s because I can hear it. I can also hear your thoughts, but only big brother can hear and speak to your mind. That’s why we need to work together.”
“In our group of eight, there are two telepathists, one fighter, one listener, one dreamer, and two controllers,” Wayne furthered the explanation.
Benny counted his fingers, “But that only makes up seven. What about the last person?”
“That, you do not have to worry over,” Wayne didn’t answer him. “You are very important though,” Wayne stressed, “Because you are the dream come true. Remember your dream about your father? One day, that will happen.”
“What?” Benny was shocked to hear something as such, “But my father is ...”
“Yes,” Wayne interfered, “We know your father is dead.”
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Leaving their house, Benny made his way to the hospital. He’s been seeing Tavia who was his psychiatrist because of his dream problems. On his ride on the cab, he was constantly replaying his encounter with Wayne in his mind. Did he still have to go visit Tavia? Was he actually the dream come true? Will he be able to save the world like the others have told him? Just then he remembered something; Tavia was one of the five. Would she believe them? She was a psychiatrist after all, there was no way she would believe that the world would come to an end.
Benny was led into Tavia’s office by a nurse so he waited patiently for her. He looked around her desk and saw a photo of her and her boyfriend, Ron. They looked really sweet together and it didn’t look to him that these two would be involved with saving the world.
“Hello,” Tavia’s voice came from behind. She closed the door behind her to make sure their talk was in full privacy. “How have you been feeling lately?” Tavia was very professional.
“I’ve been doing fine,” Benny replied, “I haven’t been dreaming too often lately.”
Tavia nodded and jotted down a few notes. “Do you get enough rest so that your daily activities are not interrupted?” she asked again, ready to jot down more notes in her file.
“I feel energized,” he answered her absent-mindedly. He was too busy thinking about the situation earlier, “Tavia ... do you believe the world is going to end?”
She quickly wrote down a few words, “No, why? You think it’ll be the end of the world soon?”
Benny noticed that she was treating him like he’s got psychological problems so he quickly corrected himself, “No, I was just wondering. Remember the man that came and told us the world is going to end? What do you think about him? He told me a lot of stuff after the four of you left.”
“I’m not sure if I believe him,” Tavia didn’t want to express that she didn’t believe him at all, she wanted to sound uncertain so that he would tell her more.
“Well, he told me that we are the five chosen ones and we need to help him save the world,” Benny repeated what Wayne had told him, “It’s quite bizarre if you ask me but who knows? This world is stranger than you think.” It was then that he realized that those were his grandmother’s words in his dream. He was starting to feel uncomfortable about all this.
“Are you alright?” Tavia asked, noticing that he’s zoning off a bit, “Is there anything else you would like to tell me?” Benny shook his head; he wanted to leave as soon as he could. “Well then, see you next time,” she smiled.
Benny tucked in the chair nicely before approaching the door but Tavia’s voice called him back. “Just a personal question, have you seen Selena lately?” she asked, hoping to find out where her so called best friend was.
He turned around and made himself comfortable at the seat again. “You haven’t seen Selena either?” he asked, “I haven’t been able to contact her in days. I wonder if she’s gotten into an accident or something.” He was beginning to speak to himself.
“I think she’ll be fine,” Tavia reassured him, “If she contacts you, let me know.”
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Copyright by Vivien. July 11, 2009.
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Author’s Note:
This chapter was a little shorter than usual but I hope you enjoyed it. I’m planning to start another story soon. I know I’ve got my other stories to update but I’m really excited to write this upcoming one so I hope you’ll support! It’s going to be my first ancient story! I’ll post the link up on the next update. I’m probably going to start it after I update one more chapter of Community Service. If you haven’t checked out that story, you can check it out here:
Community Service
Starring: Benny Chan, Bernice Liu, Bosco Wong, Leila Tong, Moses Chan, Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Tavia Yeung
Link: http://www.winglin.net/fanfic/cs_vivien