Garlox quest

Chapter 56; Scurelt's Scars.

'Queenly, are you alright?!' His eyes barely open, Scurelt feels around, trying to see if he can locate Queenly. But, nothing. 'QUEENLY?!' As he tried to run away, he tripped over something that was laying around. 'Nghn.. Damn it!' Scurelt placed the palms of his hands against his eyes, and rubbed them as hard as he could. 'Why should I stay here and watch him? If i'm not mistaken YOU are the one who wanted childeren.' A man was yelling at a woman, the tension was unhealthy. 'No! I wanted you to notice me, make me feel pretty. Whatever came out of that is not something I was going for! But.. We must stay together now!' The woman grabbed the mans wrists, and whispered in his ear. 'We have to be together, forever and ever.. And ever.. There is no way you can leave me now... I'll always have a piece of you with me.' The man freed himself from her grip. 'Y-you're crazy! I'm far too young to stay with one girl, I should explore the world! See other girls. I never meant for us to stay together like this.. Y-you said you would take care of it!' The woman started to yell even louder. 'Other women?! How dare you! All you need from now on is me. I can give you everything you want, even more. I'll do anything for you! The woman didn't think begging was going to help. She had to bring something a little more.. drastic.. 'You can keep the child, I'm out of here.' The man took his coat from the chair he had put it on, and was halfway out. 'If you don't stay, I'll kill myself!' Filled with panic, the woman grabbed a wine bottle that was laying in front of Scurelts feet. 'D-don't do it mama..' Scurelt tried to interfere, but his hand went right through her. 'You're crazy! Y-you wouldn't actually do that, wouldn't you?!' The man turned very pale, as he looked at the woman who was holding on to her child in one hand, and a bottle in her other. 'Watch me.' The woman held the bottle by it's neck, and smashed it to pieces against the corner of the wall. 'I'll kill him as well!' The man couldn't stand the sight. In front of him was a woman with a broken wine bottle in her hand, a child, and many pieces of glass beneath her. 'Do you want the death of two people on your name?!' The man fell down to his knees, and covered his face with his hands. 'Emotions.. Are you finally feeling them you bastard?!' The woman started to cry as she said that to him. 'ARE YOU FINALLY FEELING SOMETHING?!' The woman thought that she heard the man weep, she put the child down and with the broken bottle still in her hand, she kneeled in front of the man. 'Haha... Hahaha!' In the womans surprise, the man was laughing at her. 'If you killed both of them, you would be doing the only favor I need! Good luck with that.' The man got up, and kicked the kneeling woman in her face. 'Please, do it. Do atleast one thing good in your life. I never signed up for this anyway.' The woman was flat out on her back, her nose bleeding from the impact. Scurelt could only stand by and see what his father was doing to his mother. 'Y-you... You don't deserve this child! You're all worthless!' The blood was dripping down her lips. She could taste the blood as some of it went inside her mouth. 'Woman are objects for men to use. It's your own problem for acting so inviting, spreading your legs after only one week for a man. I thought you knew your place, but apparently not. A slut should know her place.' Tears mixed with the blood on her face, she truly loved him. As the man was almost out the door, the woman got up and smashed the bottle through his skull. The man fell down the same instant. A sharp edge had found his way through his skull. 'G-get away from me! You're crazy!' The man tried to crawl away, but the woman stopped him. 'Who's crazy now?!' She grabbed the man, and flipped him over. He was defenseless and the woman saw her chance to slit his throat. Her hands filled with blood, she only realised what she'd done. 'Oh please, Scurelt.. I-it's not mommy's fault.. You should remember.. A woman is never an object--' 'A woman is never an object, nor something to possess. You should always respect them.. I know, mama.. You told me over and over...'  Vector kneeled next to his mother, grabbing his head. He felt light headed, and fainted the same instance.

Scurelt woke up to the feeling of grass, tickling against his cheek. 'W-what.. Nghn..' He got up, his head still feeling heavy as ever. 'Why does your mommy say that?' Scurelt sat up straight, and looked over at a field filled with flowers and a single cottage. He could see himself, and another boy. Both of them were wearing flower headcrowns. 'I don't know.. I guess she thinks boys are icky..' Scurelt stretched his legs while sitting down. 'Boys aren't icky! Do you think I'm icky?' 'W-what? No!' Scurelt replied while blushing slightly. 'I think my mother is wrong... I think boys are pretty cute.' 'You know what? I.. Think so too.' The other boy ran his hand over the 15-year old scurelt's  leg. 'Do you think.. I'm cute?' The boy hesitated, but put his head on Scurelt's shoulder. 'This was a fase! I have changed!' Scurelt yelled at the clouds. 'I am nothing like this anymore!' Frustrated, he could only look at the younger him. 'I-I think you're the cutest, Toby.' Scurelt ran his fingers though toby's hair, and gave him a kiss on the forehead. 'I think you're the cutest as well, Scurelt..' Scurelt pulled Toby on top of him, and they both giggled. 'My mother said nothing about how to treat boys...' Scurelt moved his hands on Toby's upper back, and stroke him gently. For the moment, there was nothing anymore. Only Toby and him. The rest of the world just simply faded. All he could look at was his friend, Toby. He thought that he was the prettiest thing he ever laid eyes on. 'For someone who has never been told how to treat boys.. You're doing pretty good. You make me feel special.' Toby blushed, and turned his head away. 'Isn't this wrong?' Toby lowered his head, and the flowercrown that he was wearing fell down on Scurelt's face. 'Even if it is, I don't want anything to change...' Toby looked Scurelt in the eyes, and wiped the flower crown from his face. As Toby's hand touched Scurelt's cheek, he couldn't help himself but to press his lips against Scurelts. Scurelt accepted the kiss, and held Toby even closer to him. Passionately, the both of them kissed until the sun started to set. 'I don't ever want to leave you again..' 'What if we.. don't?' Toby sat up. 'What do you mean? We're too young.. We can't leave everything behind.' 'We could manage together. Right?' Scurelt sat up as well, holding toby's hand. 'Maybe after a few years.' Toby replied, as he placed another kiss on Scurelts lips. 'I promise it to you.' The both of them closed their eyes, and put their foreheads against each other. 'Scurelt? Scurelt?!' Scurelt didn't notice that someone was calling his name. 'Scurelt you have to help me!' A younger Queenly came running at Scurelt en Toby. 'Scurelt, m-my father just died.. I need you right now!' Just as Queenly could see him, she saw him making out with Toby. 'Scurelt, what are you doing? That's another boy!' Scurelt quickly let go of toby's hand, and got up. 'W-we didn't do anything!'  Scurelt got up, and tried to hide Toby from Queenly. 'You can't do that! I'm your girlfriend. You like GIRLS. Just as your mother told you, boys are icky. You need a lady to support and take care off. 'No.. I love Toby.. We're done!' Queenly backed away slowly.. 'N-not you too.. First, my father leaves me.. And now you leave me as well?!' Toby got up, and held Scurelt's hand. 'I think he was pretty clear..' A chill ran down Scurelt's spine. He didn't want this. Everything was fine when it felt like they were the only one in the world. But seeing Queenly made him scared. He let go of toby's hand, and looked down. 'W-what's wrong, Scurelt?' 'You're dating a filthy Cheopian?! You people killed my father! You don't take my boyfriend from me as well.' Queenly charged at Toby, punching him in the face as soon as she had the chance to. 'S-scurelt.. P-please.. Help me..' Scurelt seemed paralyzed. 'No! He likes girls you weirdo! Don't ever touch him ever again. Or you'll face another beat down!' Toby looked at Scurelt, but he couldn't do anything but shake his head. Toby's eyes were filled with tears and he ran away as quickly as he could. 'Don't ever do that to me again? I need you right now. My father died in Cheopia! I've never felt so alone..' Queenly fell down on her knees, and cried. 'Your.. Father, huh?' 'I couldn't imagine ANYONE who's lonelier than I am right now.  How does he dare to just leave me!' Scurelt turned his head, but he couldn't see Toby anymore. Scurelt took his flower crown from his head, and put it on Queenly's head. 'Trust me, nothing ever changes.' 'Y-you made this for me? You're always so thoughtful! I love it.' She hugged him tightly, but it didn't make him feel anything. 'Don't ever play with another boy like that, okay? Or else I'll tell your mother that you didn't treat a girl right.. She'd be devistated if she knew that..' Scurelt teared up, knowing he could never see Toby again. 'I'm so glad that you feel sad about my father as well. It shows that we really connect.' 

'We.. We never connected at all, did we?' He knew that he liked Queenly, but he had a special spot for Toby in his heart as well. Scurelt sat down, and held his head. It felt like too much to take in. Nothing made him doubt himself as much as that flashback. 'I knew Queenly wasn't the one for you. She didn't earn you anyway.' Scurelt got up, and looked around. Behind him was Toby. He had aged as well, yet it seemed like didn't age as much as Scurelt. 'I really wanted to see you again after that, but I simply couldn't..' Scurelt turned around, and saw Toby. For a second it felt like they were the only one once more. 'I have changed, it isn't what I want anymore.' Toby shook his head. Atleast you had the chance to change your mind.. I never could.' Scurelt looked at him questioningly. What do you mean? You didn't have to change your mind if you still like boys, right?' Tovy shook his head. 'Unlike you, I believed in us. A year ago my father had given away my hand to a pretty girl. I objected, and told him that I was already in love with someone. He.. Asked me to bring her home.. But I told him that I couldn't. He.. Laughed, and did nothing more. He said ''Unless it's a boy, you can bring anyone home. Even if you're into girls a little bit younger, I won't tell.'' I told him that it was a boy, and that I wanted to go look fro him. But he didn't allowe me. He grabbed my by my wrists, and dragged me on the townsquare. ''My son likes boys!'' He shouted. I was never so ashamed of myself. But, before I knew it.. He tied me down.. I couldn't see anything, but I felt that people were throwing rocks at me. I didn't survive it, Scurelt. I died for us. You passed the same square earlier.. That is where I died, for us.' Toby held Scurelt's hands. 'And I would do it again if it meant that I could see you like this.' Scurelt's mind told him to let go, yet his heart couldn't do it. 'You really love me, don't you?' 'To the moon and back!' He replied, with a smile on his face. 'I'm so sorry that I ended you.. I just.. Wasn't ready..' 'Neither was I, we did what we had to.. But I think we would have been happier if your girlfriend didn't interfere. She was the one to deal the final blow. And look at her now? She got that boyfriend going on.. And here you are, alone, confused.. Maybe even angry. I don't even know why you still team up with her. 'It's because my mother told me to.. But, having seen what she'd done to my father.. I cna now see that she was just crazy, used and abused.. She brainwashed me.' Toby hugged him, and whispered in his ear. 'Please! Don't defend yourself. That makes it sound like I attacked you, and I never meant to do that, ever.' Scurelt tried to push Toby away, but seeing him like this, holding him like this, made him want to go back to that moment. 'I don't have much time, Scurelt.. But please.. Get a boyfriend. I know a man is the only one who can make you happy, I felt it..' Scurelt pressed a kiss against Toby's lips. 'I am unable to love, ever what happened that day.. All I can do is try, try to be as normal as possible.. I like Queenly as well, but I don't know why. She ruined everything for me.' Toby ran his fingers through Scurelt's hair. 'If you say something like that, why would you still do things for her? She broke you! She broke us.. It's your life, but I would be more at rest if I knew that she who killed me, who killed us.. Was left behind in your future.' 'Toby, I like you.. But please stop confusing me!' Scurelt let go of toby all together. 'I wished we could have done it differently, but it is as it is..' 'What is?' Vector asked. 'What am I doing here? I was just..' Scurelt sighed, no one would understand. 'Never mind.. I'm seeing ghosts.' Vector gave Scurelt a pat on the back. 'We all were, pal. Some nasty mind games are being played right now.' A loud grinding like noise could be heard, as yet another heart from the door dissappeared. Only three hearts remained. One of them pounded weakly, while the other two pounded full of excitement. 'I don't know what they do, but it seems like one of your friends is in danger. Luckily You, February and I are safe.'