I Didn't Forget About Us

He Gave Up

      Both Sebastian and Jeff walked out into the street. Jeff turned to Sebastian and stopped him for a bit.

"Ya know, I want to let you know something before we do this." Jeff began, Sebastian nodded to let Jeff know he was listening. "I slightly hate you, I could've lived peacefully in STEM, but I still consider you a friend."

"T-thanks... I guess." Sebastian hesitated, but eventually they still continued back into the city. That hooded figure was there whispering into the doll's ear, as if it could understand him. He disappeared as he saw the men. The doll turned to them. "The legs!! Remember the legs!!" Sebastian yelled, running to attack the doll. Jeff used his sniper rifle, and hit the screws to help her legs move. The doll fell down to the street. Sebastian walked up to the doll with his shotgun low, he put the barrel to the doll's head and shot. Wood was everywhere on the street.

"Good job Sebastian." Jeff called, walking closer to him. Soon they both put their hands to their head in pain.

Joseph seemed tired and beaten, as he sat, strapped to the chair. He breathed heavy from a another day of torture. The same doctor walked back into the room.

"You know detective Oda your medical records were not hard to get." He flipped a few pages stapled together. "Ah mental state." Joseph only continued to fight against the restraints. "My, my detective Oda, you've had three therapists. One in Krismon City, interesting. You've been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and multiple different insurances."

"What the hell does that shit have to do with anything?" Joseph asked through his teeth. The man wrote a few things down on the paper.

"You'll find out soon enough detective Oda." He left with the sound of the heavy metal door closing. Joseph finally he went limp in the chair, he felt tears welling up in his eyes. If only he wasn't so goddamn weak! His mind yelled at him again, and again.

"You're so weak, just waiting for Sebastian to come and save you. Your useless, just like in STEM. You can't do ANYTHING!"

"SHUT UP!" Joseph yelled at nothing. Tears finally coming, and rolling down his cheeks. "I GIVE UP! DON'T YOU ASSHOLES HEAR ME!? I WANT TO DIE, I want to die." Joseph gave up on his own words, as his tears consumed him. The metal door opened, after Joseph's scene of self despair.

Sebastian vision came back with a shock.

"Goddamnit Joseph. I knew it wasn't just STEM." Sebastian said to himself quietly. "Why, why didn't you come to me?" He asked, knowing no answer would come.

"S-Sebastian! You might want to check this out!" Sebastian ran to Jeff. There the hooded man stood, anger came off him.

"This is the last time you'll escape me Castellanos!" The man yelled.

"Look asshole, just tell me where Joseph is!" Sebastian yelled back at him.

"You really think it's that easy!?" He asked with anger. "Besides you'll be too worried with someone else." A gunshot was heard behind Sebastian, he turned to see a hole in Jeff's chest. There was a wooden copy of himself behind with gun in hand.

"Jeff!" Sebastian turned and ran to his side.

"Hey 'cough' thanks for everything 'cough' Sebastian..." The man's breath had left him. Sebastian fueled with anger turned to the cloaked man.

"You son of a bitch!" The cloaked man chuckled.

"Don't look so upset Sebastian, your partner is closer than you think." The man's smile glittered in the light.

"What the hell are you talking about!?" Sebastian demand to know.

"You've most likely gone over it in your head at least once Sebastian, you are a detective."

"No, it can't be true." The man lowered his hood, a sadistic smile on his pale lips

"Have I really changed that much Seb?"