**Warning for Language**
**Trigger Warning for mentions of Suicide**
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Francis and The bird, stood opposite of each other from the table. And Harris stands between them, Ken standing at the far back of Francis.
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The bird then mentions to them, "Who shall be the witness for this contract making-"
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Harris quickly interrupts, "Me." And then turns to look at Ken and Francis to ask, "May i?"
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Both nod, Ken not knowing what a witness does and Francis just wants this over with.
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The bird pulls out a seemingly normal paper, "This is a paper sewn by the Fates themselves, we shall write our contract here. Does the witness have a pen?" The bird reached out the palm of its bird legs, which it uses to write.
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Harris, prepared, brings out a pen and hands it over to the bird.
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"So... Human. What do you desire from me?"
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"For my Naoko to have her condition be eliminated."
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She wrote down on the paper as Harris watched but Francis continued to make eye contact.
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"And what do you propose, you could give in exchange for that?" The bird chuckled.
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"Anything."
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Harris covered his mouth. But Ken watched what was behind it, Harris smiling ear to ear, biting his lip and keeping a laugh in, his eyes formed an upside down U, all as if he was making fun and looking down at the situation, yet… Ken did nothing, preoccupied, thinking about Francis and his family.
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"The world is much crueler than you think young man." The bird spoke as it finished writing.
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"And I intend to challenge it, if it would make my wife to come back home."
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The bird laughed boisterously, the sounds of its laugh reached the heavens, overtaking the sounds of rain that struck the metal roof of the factory. "You intrigue me." The bird spoke before sliding the paper and pen to Francis, for him to sign.
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Francis turned to Ken and said, "I was thinking… If this doesn't work… I'll kill myself."
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"But that's-!"
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"Selfish. Yeah I know. But you can take care of Gogo better than me right?" Francis asked and spoke bluntly.
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"Goddammit! FRANCIS!"
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"ARE YOU MY FRIEND OR NOT!?!" He yelled out in pure frustration.
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"I AM BUT-!"
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"GODDAMMIT YOU SON OF A BITCH! KEEEEN!" He yelled out his name at the top his lungs.
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They stood far away from each other, as if they stood countries apart. Francis panting from the yell.
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"You aren't my friend anymore."
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Francis turned his back on him.
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Ken's face morphed. From a face of reluctance, to one of disgust. He has been holding himself back, trying his best to support his friend, Francis. Veins popped out in utter anger. Before he sprints in quick succession, towards Francis, pulling his arm back for a punch.
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Francis started signing the paper ignoring reading the terms.
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The spring Ken was blown backwards by a gust of wind from the bird, and Harris leaps up to him and punching him straight on the face like a hammer falling down on a person, which caused Ken to slam down unto the ground face first, before Harris pulls him back up to violently throw him on the ground, landing on his back.
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Harris stood tall, before sitting on top of Ken and repeatedly punching him on the face.
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Slam…
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Slam… Slam…
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Slam… Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam Slam-
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"THAT'S ENOUGH! I SIGNED THE GODDAM PAPER!" Franics yelled out to Harris, who promptly stops.
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Behind the mask, the bird's eyes turned to an upside down U shape, satisfied.
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Harris leaps back up, brushes the dust of his pants and starts clapping. "Okay! Sheesh! Finally!" He spoke with a bit of annoyed in his voice but still keeping it in.
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"So. My wife is alright now?" Francis questioned the bird, who's face was hard to see because of the lighting of the room.
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The room was filled with silence.
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The bird moved closer to Francis, and little by little its mask can be vaguely seen.
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it leaned over to meet to meet the man's face.
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And the bird had a creepily and unnaturally disgustingly wide smile, showing off its yellow teeth, salivating intensely.
"Yeah no you fucking idiot~~"
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"What."
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"That 3 eyed fuckwad was sloppy YET YOUR BITCHASS STILL TOOK THE DEAL!"
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"…" Francis, expected this but…
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Harris placed his hands on his hips and looked at the ground. Before chuckling, and it slowly turning to a laugh. "heh… hehehe… HUEHUE AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA"
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The bird joined in with the laughter. "HAHAHAHHAHAHA. YOUR PRIDEFULNESS BLINDED YOU WITH YOUR OWN BULLSHIT! HAHAHAHHAHAHAH"
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Ken who laid on the ground tried to move or make a sound, but all he could do was gasp for air. And blood kept spurting out of his split chin and lips.
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The bird continued. "I WAS INTRIGUED BY YOUR DELUSIONAL ASS HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH I LOVE THE DECLARATION YOU MADE BEFORE WE BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOUR FRIEND!"
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"He truly was slothful." Harris stared at Ken.
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Harris and the bird got real close up to Francis' face, only by inches. And continued to laugh.
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"HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA"
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At Naoko's hospital room, it was just silence, The rain had stopped and the dark blue sky enveloped the color of the room.
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Before an orange light creeped in as the entrance door opened.
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But it disappeared the moment Francis closed it.
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Francis walked over next to her bed side, all wet, with mud all over his clothing and a bruised up on the face. He grabbed the stool and pulled it closer to her bedside and sat on it, watching her.
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It was just silence.
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He places his head on her lap. As the light of sunrise shines past the curtains and it hits both their heads.
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Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep… Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
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"" September 9 of 21xx. A man was found dead next to the body of his wife at Ward 3's Central Hospital. Both died about the same time, the man believed to have died from his injuries and his wife dying from a heart condition.""
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The rain had stopped, its newly sunrise, it's a bit foggy from the rain.
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Ken walks around the streets of the neighborhoods of Ward 3, limping and sometimes stepping on the puddles that got his shoes wet, also currently suffering from massive amounts of pain from the beating he got.
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He instinctively brought himself in front of the apartment building of Francis' family.
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He just stands there 'till the bright light of the sun catches his attention and he looks to his right.
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Gogo stands there panting, With her emotionless eyes that looked like the literal void, wearing her pajamas that got wet from the rain.
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"I-I'm…" Ken could barely speak but even with the pain he gritted his teeth and bit his lip, disgusted with himself.
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He limps his way to Gogo who continues to mutter something.
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He kneels down in front of her, "I-im… -im SORRY!" He cried out in a desperate plea for forgiveness finally able to mutter out words through the pain of all kinds. "I-IM SORRY F-FOR FOR BEING S-SLOTHFUL!!" He dug his head on the ground, holding her shirt tight while he used his left hand to clench his chest. His sorry was drowned out by the the tears.
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"I-IM SORRY!"
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She continued to mutter something…
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"im sorry…"
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She finally made her muttering audible, "Its cold…"
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Ken looked up to her, watching her eyes. It was utter darkness… it was… Cold.
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"Mr. Ken. Would you like to fight for me? Would you desire to dominate the world with me?????"
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Ken continued to fall unto the spiral of darkness staring at her eyes.
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"World Domination." She said out loud.
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~~~ (Back at the present.)
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"World Domination. Is what she said." Ken told Alec as they sat at the emergency exit stairs.
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Alec placing his palm on his right eye, trying to process everything.
"She has a more fucked up backstory than me…" he whispered.
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Ken placed his hand on Alec's shoulder, "I have one request for you."
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"Yeah?"
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"Give her the warmest warmth… the thing I failed to give her as you can see by how... heh… by how shes trying to kill me. And I believe that the demon scammed Francis out of getting anything from the contract and that it probably didn't even write Francis' terms. And took Gogo's warmth to the point that shes now like that."
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"How are you sure she would go back to normal if I do that?"
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"I'm not sure… But its better to try anyways. Try anything and everything, if that plan fails, lets try another. I don't want to be slothful ever again…" He declared with a smile as bright as the sun.
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To Be Continued.