(DISCONTINUED) Shattered Hope Book 1

Chapter Three: Old Friend

{Note: Whoop! Finally got chapter two finished! Ask any questions you have about my au, unless it's about something further in the au.}

Kitsune looked up at the animatronic. He turned around, backing away. "You were the animatronic who killed my friend." Kitsune stood up, also keeping a distance. "What was your friends name?" Kitsune said, confused. Sammy looked away, turning a little red. "Catherine. You ever heard of that name?" Kitsune stopped short. Mary, do you think this Tom?  Kitsune thought. Well, how am I supposed to know?

 "Would  you believe me if I said Catherine is me?" The animatronic, who Kitsune realized was Sammy, stared at Kitsune confused. "You can't be. She died." Sammy said. Catherine floated out of Kitsune. "Now do you believe me?" Catherine said. A kid floated out of Sammy, his eyes dull. "T-Tom?" Tom looked at Catherine. "Catherine? Is that really you?" Catherine stared at Tom, certain it was actually him. "I thought you would've lived, and moved on."

 Tom opened his mouth to reply, but Mary floated from behind Kitsune, carrying a smirk. "Well well well! Catherine, you didn't tell me you had a lover." At that, both Tom and Catherine turned bright red. "Mary it's not like that! WAIT WAIT WAIT MARY!" Tom went back into Sammy and ran back to the stage while Catherine tried to reason with Mary.

Three Months Later...

"Psst. Kitsune." Kitsune groggily opened her eyes to a white rabbit peering directly at her face. "What do you want, Fuzz?" Fuzz stared at her. "It's 12:00 AM. You wanna go do some stuff?" Kitsune pushed Fuzz back, feeling claustrophobic. Fuzz walked backwards, bumping into Lila as she was walking past. "Oh, sorry!" Fuzz and Lila said at the same time. They burst out laughing as Kitsune stepped off the stage looking for Bloom. She saw a glimpse of a pink tail whisking into the shadows.

"BOO!" Bloom said, jumping onto Kitsune's back. "Did I scare you?" Kitsune looked at Bloom. "You did, if I have to be honest." Of course, it didn't actually scare Kitsune but, she wanted to let Bloom think she did. Sammy walked past, a smirk on his face. "Having fun, Kitsune?" He said teasingly. Bloom quickly jumped off, as she knew what was about to happen. Kitsune stared at Sammy with her most serious face. Then Kitsune ran after Sammy playfully, shouting something Bloom couldn't hear.

 Fuzz looked up to see that Mary was staring him down. "You woke up my friend from a good, long, nap. You will pay the price." Fuzz stared at her. "It's what siblings do. And-" Before Fuzz could finish his sentence, Mary cut him short. "And Kitsune and Sammy chasing each other is normal?" Mary asked jokingly.

Fuzz spat out his water, snickering. "D-Darn right." Fuzz said while cleaning up the water. Mary looked around to find Kitsune and Sammy, who overheard what Fuzz just said. "Fuzz, I'm going to kill you." Kitsune said threateningly. Sammy just shot the rabbit a glare. "Really Fuzz?" He asked, annoyed. Fuzz ran off, snickering as he went.

 Lila walked up to the two lovebirds. "I mean, he is right. she said gently. No-one ever fought with the grey fox. Sammy sighed, aware that it's true, but it mean's that Fuzz would keep teasing them. Bloom walked up to Lila, carrying a party hat. "What are you gonna do with that?" Lila said. Bloom gently pulled her down and put the party hat over one of her ears. Sammy and Kitsune snickered, but stopped as Lila glared at them.

They slowly walked away, both looking as if they saw a ghost. "It's all fun and games until Lila glares." Sammy said slowly. Kitsune nodded, walking quicker. They walked into the kitchen, looking for some food. Kitsune stopped as a pan rattled. "Sammy?" She asked uncertainly. She slowly turned around to find Fuzz messing with the oven to get some hashbrowns baked. "Fuzz, what the heck are you doing?" Fuzz looked at Kitsune as if he had been caught stealing cookies. "I wanted hashbrowns." Fuzz said. Kitsune stared at him, shaking her head. "Aye aye aye, just make sure to share okay?"

The restaurant was filled with shouting children and beeping arcade games, again. Kitsune performed onstage, aware that the day she died was just like this. Everyday was. Kids ran around the tables, apparently in a game of tag. They ran close to the stage, Kitsune slightly lowered her ears from hidden fear. A sharp shout from one of the employees made the children run from the stage. Kitsune silently exhaled from relief. One kid went over to the stage. Kitsune kept performing, not looking down at the child. Another shout from an employee made her twitch.

"Momma! Momma! Kitsune moved! Kitsune moved!" Fear started to gather in Kitsune. The mother looked at Kitsune, who was still performing. "What do you mean, Dear? She's still just performing like usual." The kid looked at his mother, disappointed. Kitsune sent a silent thank-you to the mother. Suddenly, a voice boomed over the loudspeakers. "Kitsune's Diner is closing in ten minutes. Please pay and make your way to the exit." After the announcement,  everyone in the diner began taking out wallets or getting up to leave.

Twenty Minutes Later...

Kitsune felt someone nudging her. "Kitsune." She slowly looked up to see Fuzz with his hand on her shoulder. "You fell asleep at the table." Fuzz said, looking concerned. "Meh, it's fine..." She put her head back on the table. "Kitsune, you never sleep this much." He prodded her again. "Cath, get up." Fuzz looked at her with worry. Kitsune looked up at Fuzz, confusion clouding her eyes. "What do you want-" She said. Fuzz stared at her, reflecting the confusion in her eyes. "Ma'am, you had fallen asleep at a table. What do you mean 'What do you want?'" Kitsune blinked at Fuzz. "I was in the Parts and Services, what are you talking about-" Realization dawned on the white fox. "Oh, right! You were talking to Mary, not me." Mary floated out of Kitsune, clearly tired. "You called?" Mary said, not ready for the day. "Oh, sorry Mary. Neither of us called you." Mary floated back into Kitsune, looking annoyed. "Any who, who's ready for the day?"