✩Path of the Zodiac✩ book 2:

Valentine's Day Special

A/N: (Please don't mind that picture just d o n ' t-) uhm so happy late Valentine's Day aka as I call it: Death to Lonely People Day and as Forest calls it: Lonelytines Day so I am late by one day butttttt hey ;^; enjoy (btw Kudos to TheForestThatAtePaw  for writing most (really most more like almost ALL-) of this :"3 (btw this:~~•~~•~~ is Forest's flashback line so yeah now I'm actually done-

~Benjamin's POV~

"Hey Benjamin do you know what day it is today?" Snowball says in a cheerful tone. "No I don't, what is it?" I ask her, not looking up from the stove. "It's Valentines Day silly! Who's going to be your special someone today, hmm?" Snowball giggles at the end of her statement. Valentines Day huh? I turn the stove off and look at where a painting is hanging on the wall. There was a painting of a yellow whale on it. I sighed, walking over to the painting and sitting on the couch next to it. Who'll be my valentine today? Well, if he was still here, it would've most definitely been him. But he isn't. Hence why I don't go out in Valentines Day anymore...

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"Hey Benjamin do you want to be my valentine?" My face grew red. "Your v-valentine?" I stutter, a weak respond leaving my lips. "Of course silly! You don't see anyone else here do you?" Cetus laughs and wraps his arms around my waist. "W-well no.." Of course not. Here in this mansion it's just Cetus and I. That's the only reason he would want me to be his valentine, right? I felt him place a kiss on my cheek. "Nope! I'm asking you because I love youu~" Cetus giggles, making my face even redder. "You l-l-love me?" This time Cetus spins me around and pecks my lips. "Yup! Come on Benny Ben Ben I tell you that every day!" He laughs, hugging me. I buried my face in his chest. "W-well in that case s-sure." "Great! Let's get you something then!" I nod weakly as he pulls away from our hug. He grabs my left hand and smiles down at me. "You're really cute!"

"A-am not." I look away from him, his hand holding my hand tighter. "Sure whatever you say." He smiles and rolls his eyes. In a blink of an eye we were outside. "Look at all the couples Benny Ben Ben!" There's definitely a lot. Way too much. My face grows red again as I see someone stare at us and start whispering to someone next to them. I look away from them. "Hey I know! Do you want something to paint on Benjamin?" "S-something to paint on?" "Yea! Like an easel or something like that. You have really good art taste so I think it would be a good gift!" He pets my head. Why is he petting my head? It helps me when making a decision, calming me down, concentrate, etc. I think about it for a few more seconds before nodding. "Yeah sure I would like that." I smile at him, staring into those beautiful red eyes. He grins. "Alright! Then go back home and I'll be right there with you!" I nod excitedly, closing my eyes for a moment and opening them. I'm back home.

I giggle and run to the couch, jumping on it. "Wait." I say out loud. If Cetus is giving me a gift, shouldn't I give him one too? Before I was able to think about what I should give him, he appeared in front of me and placed the easel. "There we go! A nice brand new easel for my beautiful valentine!" I rolled my eyes, feeling my cheeks heat up. I grabbed the paint brush from his hand and sat down in front of the easel. An idea came to my mind. "Cetus!" I say out of nowhere. Cetus jumps. "Y-yes?" He asks, a little scared at my sudden outburst. "Can I paint you as a thank you and a gift?" I ask with a confident and serious face. "Paint me? Sure! I would love that Benny Ben Ben!" My face lights up. I nod at myself and get right to work.

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A bit of time has passed since I started, but I'm sure I've finished now. "Cetus I'm done!" I yell, smiling at my hard work. "Okay I'm down- HUH?!" Cetus runs towards the painting. "Why did you paint a yellow whale?!" For a moment I didn't understand what he meant, but then started to laugh. "What?! What's so funny?" I wipe my tears away. "It's because you're a whale and your hair is blonde, Cetus!" "Very funny. Now let's eat, comedian." Cetus huffs and turns towards the kitchen. "You don't like it?" I say slowly. Cetus instantly turns around. "NO! I mean it's not that I don't like it I mean really it looks really pretty it's just kind of offensive did I say offensive I mean correct yes it's beautiful this is such great art you can't even sell it and- uhm.. I'll be quiet. I-I think it's really pretty. Thank you."

I stand up and hug Cetus. "Anything for my yellow whale." Cetus huffs. "Whatever." I giggle. I look up at him and peck his lips. "I love you." I whispered gently to him. His cheeks had a tint of pink on them. "I love you too."

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I miss Cetus...

I really do. I wish I could turn back time and fix my mistake. But even that wouldn't be a good idea. Plus, it's not like I could anyway. I just wish he was here. That way, I could spend this valentine with him.

That way I could spend this valentine with my yellow whale...

~???~ [3rd person]

A mysterious man was sitting on a bench in a park full of people, walking around, holding hands, kissing, laughing, talking.

He spat at the ground. "Disgusting." Then he looked at the sky, yellow-orange eyes dark.

A dark orb appeared next to him, just a small, orb of darkness. It started to whisper. "You know what you tried to do, you know what they did to you. You deserved it. Bathe in the despair."

The man looked at it and flicked it away. "Shut it." The man slumped into the bench. The orb disappeared.

He looked at the forest behind him.

"Just you wait, I will find a way in, and I will continue my hunt."

~Happy Valentine's Day~