Difference between revisions of "The Story of Remnant II: Part II"

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Chapter 2.3

I heard ruffling from the sheets as Corey woke up. She wiped her eyes and sat up, greeting me.

"Morning..."

I waved my hand. Corey struggled out of the bed and took walked to the bathroom.

I went up the steps and knocked on the door to... uh. My room.

"Go away, Sparty!"

I walked down the steps. There was no point trying to reason with Ben. We were both stubborn. It took a catastrophic event to get me out of the room. I found John sitting on the couch and playing with some sticks.

What are you making?

John turned around. "A castle."

Out of sticks?

"Yeah. Look I made a moat."

John began moving the sticks around and making over the top sound effects. Seeing him play with the sticks made me smile under my mask. I knelt next to him.

Where's the King and Queen?

"Oh, I haven't made a place for them. The King is called Ben and the Queen is called Corey."

I choked and began coughing, as John laughed out loud.

Why you little...

"Come on, Ben. I know you like her."

You shouldn't be talking about stuff like this at your age. You wouldn't understand.

"Ben's got a girlfriend! Ben's got a girlfriend!" John playfully sang, dancing around.

You keep chanting that I'm going to blow your castle up.

John quickly zipped it.

I put my hands on his shoulders. John, I want you to listen very carefully. Do not call me Ben when I'm around those two. They can't know who I am.

John frowned. "Why not? Wouldn't it be cool to show your face. I think it would be cool to have a future version of my friend protect me."

Look, kid. You wouldn't understand. Just... keep it a secret, ok? Just call me Sparty for now.

Corey returned changed and freshened up.

"I'm sooooo tired." She grumbled.

I held out Ben's phone. You aren't a morning person?

Corey laughed. "Hell no! I hate waking up early. I did it back in school because I wanted to get my exercise in. I personally don't like waking up so early. I end up sleeping in my classes."

I looked at John. Can you translate for me?

John grinned. "Sure thing, Ben!"

My eyes widened. There was silence, as John suddenly realized what he just did.

Corey stared at the two of us. "Your name... is Ben?"

DAMMIT JOHN!

John whimpered. "I'm sorry, Ben."

I facepalmed.