Chapter 1 - At The Heart Of The Storm

Chapter 1[br]
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The rain fell with a strong intensity as Flaky ran, his foot splashing into a puddle he stepped in. The rain had drenched him from head to toe.[br]
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Flaky: I hope I can find shelter before I get hypothermia. Huh?[br]
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In the distance he saw a house, it looked old and decrepid but liveable. Flaky ran toward it without a second thought, as he got closer a bolt of thunder struck startling him greatly. He reached the house, dripping wet, shivering heavily and breathing hard.[br]
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Flaky: God I hate the rain.[br]
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Leaning against the stand holding the overhang up, he pondered on how he was going to get home.[br]
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Flaky: Well it's raining and I don't want to get sick. But I don't want to stay here, because it's creepy as hell and I don't want Petunia to worry too much about me.[br]
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As he was making his decision the crash of thunder scared him, he bolted to the door, open it and enter the house without a second though. Leaning against the door and panting heavily, he looked around the interior of the place, noting he was in a hallway. He walked down it looking at the various pots and paintings in there.[br]
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Flaky: Whoever lived here had good taste.[br]
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Flaky continued to head down till he arrived at a threshold that led to the living quarters. He looked in there expecting to see or hear someone.[br]
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Flaky: H-h-h-hello? Is anyone here?[br]
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He looked around the room, then entered. The crackling fire was inviting for him and not to mention warm.[br]
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Flaky smiles: At least there is a fire here so I don't have to freeze to death.[br]
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He approached the fireplace and sat a little ways from it, holding his hands near it.[br]
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Flaky: Ahhh that's better.[br]
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Flaky sit there in silence for a few minutes until he reached into his bag and pulled out a purple and gray scarf. He wrapped it around his neck.[br]
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Flaky: Thanks Petunia for making this. He smiles I still can remember when she made this for me.[br]
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Flashback[br]
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The rain fell hard outside, Flaky glanced out of the window at the storm clouds with a look of fear on his face.[br]
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Flaky: Ohhhhhh I hope it stops raining soon and there isn't any thunderstorms. He begins to sweat[br]
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???: Flaky? Are you alright?[br]
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Flaky turns around to see his girlfriend Petunia standing near him, she had a light smile on her face and seem to be holding something behind her back.[br]
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Flaky: I'm alright Petunia, no need to worry. [br]
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Petunia smiles bit: Well at least your okay.[br]
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Flaky looks at Petunia with a smile and begins to walk toward her, he then notices that she is hiding something behind her back.[br]
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Flaky: Whats that your holding? He points behind Petunia's back[br]
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Petunia blushed: I don't know what your talking about. She takes a step back[br]
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Flaky: Petunia just tell me what's in the box.[br]
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Petunia: Well Flaky I have a couple of secrets and what's in this box is one of them. But you have to close your eyes for the first one. She smiled and blushed a little[br]
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Flaky: Okay Petunia but only because you asked me to. He shuts his eyes[br]
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Petunia: I know he'll be surprised by both secrets.[br]
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She leaned towards Flaky and kissed him on the lips. Flaky opened his eyes when he felt Petunia's lips on his and was frozen in shock. He never knew that Petunia liked him in that matter. She broke the kiss to see that Flaky's eyes where open, causing her to blush.[br]
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Flaky: ........Wow! Petunia I didn't know you liked me that way.[br]
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Petunia: Well I do and for the second secret.[br]
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She took the box from behind her and handed it to him.[br]
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Flaky takes the box from her What's in this?[br]
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Petunia: Open it and you'll see. She smiled[br]
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Flaky opens the box and is surprised at what he sees, inside it is a scarf. It was a striped scarf with the colors interchanging between purple and gray. Flaky smiles and looks at Petunia.[br]
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Flaky: Thanks Petunia, I don't know what to say.[br]
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Petunia: I made that for you Flaky, I hope you like it. She smiled[br]
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Flaky: I don't like it.[br]
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Petunia: O_O.[br]
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Flaky: I love It![br]
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Petunia smiles: Well I glad you love it, it took me quite a while to make that.[br]
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Flaky hugs her Thanks Petunia.[br]
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Petunia blushed: Your welcome, Flaky[br]
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End flashback[br]
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Flaky blushes afterwards and gets up to look at the pictures on the wall. Each of them showed porcupines of various ages and colors. Flaky continued to look at the pic until he came across one that surprised him a bit. The picture showed a family of porcupines, the other and father as well as a son and daughter. What surprised him was the son in the picture look exactly like him, the daughter also resembled him only she wore a pink dress and had a flower in her hair. The boy in the pic wore a small suit and tie, the kid had a friendly smile on his face. Flaky studied the pic til a voice surprised him.[br]
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???: The Barton family, they used to own this very house.[br]
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End of Chapter 1[br]
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