International Legends

Chapter 29 - Jasper

A horror upon horrors. That's what it felt like. Spending the night at Emma's house.

She put me in the basement of course along with Ozara and Leo. It was cold, and we were sleeping on the floor with blankets. Her two cats Google and Rocky were so happy to have visitors.

It was a Saturday night and I was dying to explore the city, but Laura complained that it would be too far of a drive, that she was freezing, and that she was broke.

"I can't make any money," said Laura, bundled in blankets. "I chose to be a teacher in a dying education system. In a country that is falling apart. I feel like a Communist."

Emma, who is carrying hot chocolate down the stairs, says "Who got Laura on her soap box again?"

"I don't think you guys made the world," says Ozara. "Sure, there are some uncanny things you know about us, but that doesn't mean that you know everything about us."

"I know that Leo is in love with Naomi and will marry him in the end if that's how the book is going," says Laura, staring at Leo dreamingly. "Unless..!"

"Laura no!" scolds Emma. "He needs to go back to Naomi."

"But he's the perfect man!" exclaims Laura. "I literally could never do better! Think about it - he is everything I ever dreamed of. I could just write it that way and I could give you Jasper." she says.

"No!" exclaimed Emma. "I already have a boyfriend and you know that wouldn't work."

The poor guy. I can't imagine how he feels going through this situation. Is it like this for him in every universe? Constantly bombarded with women wanting his attention. Then I look to see Emma smiling at me and I can imagine for a little bit.

Ozara, bored, is saying, "There has to be one way to solve this situation, what came first? The chicken or the egg?"

Leo, Ozara, and I say the chicken while Emma and Laura say the egg. This seems to solve the situation.

"That settles it," says Ozara. "They are obviously from the original timeline. They probably just got visions of what happened and they wrote it in their book."

"Naomi did too though," says Emma. "That wouldn't make any sense."

Emma and Laura look frustrated as they are trying to figure out Naomi. This seems too weird and I decide that we need to go to bed, causing them to retreat upstairs.

"Not gonna lie, I was kind of hoping that it would be them that we were gonna talk to," says Laura upstairs.

"Agreed," says Emma, "I was kind of hoping Axel would show up though.

"Me too," agrees Laura.

Like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the two of them fall asleep.

The cats stayed downstairs for some weird reason, staring at us. Google jumped into my lap and insisted on being petted while Rocky hopped over all of our heads. I swear I could hear Google say "If you touch a hair on Rue's head, I will kill you."

I think I imagined it though.

That morning, we woke up to a way too cheery voice that said "Heeey! Get up sleepy-heads. We are going church-hopping!"

"I would rather die," I say.

"I was playing Home Design and guess what I found!" exclaims Laura. "A blue and gold flower finish for table decor."

She shows me a game on her phone where she can earn points to buy fake furniture to put into decor design. Honestly, the whole thing seems rather pathetic, but she looks extremely happy over it. Somehow, her happiness made me upset for her entire planet. Humanity might be pointless.