As Grey got ready for his last Freelancer day, Cedric could hardly contain himself. It was FINALLY his turn to spend time w/ his crush, and he couldn't be giddier about it! As for the other Freelancers: Vicky Pete, Oliver, and Ash were all on different missions. Benjamin was at the table, eating breakfast, and Cherry was getting herself ready for someone.
"Jeez, bitch, calm the fuck down," Benjamin said as he sipped his cereal.
"Normally, I'd tell you to STFU, but today, I feel too excited to do that!" Cedric said as he started bouncing a little bit, his toe-claws clacking against the floor.
Benjamin rolled his eyes and turned.
At least he isn't one of those fucking sappy people who love to smother their lovers in disgusting compliments. Benjamin thought w/ a shudder.
Cherry walked down the hall first. She was wearing a pretty revealing outfit and had a purse.
"Anybody got spare Viagra? I ran out," Cherry said as she strode towards the kitchen.
"Top shelf of the left cabinet. Let me guess, another fuckbuddy?" said Benjamin.
"You know it, puta," Cherry said as she got the bottle.
As she made her way to the door, she paused by her half brother.
"Happy much?"
"Yep!" Cedric replied.
"I want every shitty detail when I get back, ok?" Cherry said as she went to the door and opened.
"Ok. Bye, bitch!"
"See ya, Hijo de la puta!" Cherry said w/ a smirk as she walked out.
A couple of minutes later, Grey walked in. Cedric walked breezily over to him.
"Heya buddy, guess what? It's finally our turn to be together!" Cedric said excitedly.
Grey felt very weird, very awkward, but, most of all, he felt very excited to spend the day w/ Cedric. Benjamin had a disgusted face on, but inside, he was a little jealous.
"C'mon, let's have breakfast," said Cedric, leading Grey over to the kitchen.
Benjamin immediately vacuumed his cereal, got up, and left. Cedric led Grey over to his spot and went into the kitchen.
"Usually, I don't put much effort into my cooking, but for you, I can make an exception," said Cedric as he cracked some round, white things over two flat, black objects on the stove.
...
About 25 minutes later, Cedric finished making breakfast. On two plates, there was a yellow thing in the shape of a semicircle. Cedric put one on his spot and one in front of Grey.
"Here you go. One cheese and sausage omelet for me and one you," Cedric said.
Grey stared at the omelet, wanting to eat it, but not wanting to consume something that so good that Cedric had made.
"Well, don't just stare at it. Eat up, you little quilt."
Despite his confusion at that comment, Grey bit into the omelet. There was no other word to describe the taste other than heavenly! The cheese was just the right amount of creamy, the bits of meat were soft and very tasty, the cheese tasted pretty good, and the egg part, while not the best part, was still good in its own right. Grey then began to scarf the food down.
"That good, huh?" Cedric asked, feeling rather pleased.
Grey nodded his head vigorously and then turned back to his food.
"Heh, glad to hear it! :)," said Cedric.
...
After the two of them finished eating, Cedric got up and put their plates in the kitchen.
"C'mon, Grey," Cedric said as he walked back, "We have a lot to do today!"
Grey got up and followed Cedric to the door.
"I'm going to take you to my favorite places in the city," said Cedric as he opened the door, "I'm confident that you'll love them too."
(Song: Soleanna New City)
When they went outside, Grey felt the same rush he did when he had gone out w/ Cherry. He'd been out here three before (if the time he'd fallen into this place and his battle w/ Ash count), and he still wasn't used to how bright, loud, and surreal it was.
"This way," said Cedric as he walked in the opposite direction that Cherry did when she was w/ Grey.
...
After some time had passed w/ Grey and Cedric taking different turns and paths as well Grey gawking at everything and everyone he saw (slightly to Cedric's chagrin), they finally made it to the spot that Cedric had told Grey about. It was an enormous place that was brownish-gray (*insert Sans laugh here*). It had tall glass doors and, on the top, it read:
<b>Ride City Public Library</b>
<i>What's Ride City, and what's a Library?</i> Grey asked.
"Ride City is the name of this place," said Cedric, "and a library is a place that people go to borrow books."
<i>kind of books?</i>
"Wait, you know what a book is?" Cedric asked, genuinely surprised.
<i>My previous guardians used books when they were teaching me things,</i> Grey wrote.
"Huh. Well, this place has all sorts of books. They've got fiction, non-fiction, learning books, etc. Before you ask, fiction books have stories that didn't happen and tend to be fun to read while non-fiction happened in real life," Cedric explained.
<i>Oh.</i>
"The best part is, this place is one of the more monster-friendly places."
<i>Monster friendly?</i> Grey asked.
"Oh, right. We never told you. Some places are willing to take in monsters like us, but as for others, they're either silently disgusted or, in the more terrible places, are outright hostile. Luckily, this isn't one of those places."
Cedric then started to walk towards the building w/ Grey awkwardly following behind.
(Song: Hotel from Undertale)
When they stepped in, Grey was awestruck by the interior of the library. There rows upon rows of books, lots of tables and chairs, a pleasant scent and feel, and a variety of humans and monsters. Cedric inhaled deeply and then exhaled.
"Oh yeah, that's the stuff," he said dreamily.
He then led Grey over to a human woman. She was behind a sheet of glass and was busy doing things w/ books. She had fluffy orange hair that was tied back, small orange dots on her face, a pair of red-rimmed glasses, a little nose, and she wore a thick, red, and brown shirt-like bit of clothing.
"Hey, Cathy," Cedric said.
She looked up and smiled. Her teeth had weird, square things on them.
"Oh, hey, Cedric! I haven't seen you in forever. How've you been?" Cathy said perkily.
"I'm doing good. How are you?" Cedric replied.
"I'm doing fine. Had to get my appendix removed, but other than, everything's been peachy!"
"That's good to hear!" Cedric then turned to Grey. "She's a friend of mine that I met when I started living on my own."
"Who's this guy?" Cathy asked.
"Oh, this is the newest Freelancer and my newest buddy, Grey!" Cedric said w/ a proudness that made Grey feel warm inside.
"I don't mean ANY offense by this, but was he a bum?" Cathy asked curiously.
<i>What's a bum?</i> Grey asked.
"Don't ask," Cedric said as he turned back to Cathy, "No, actually, he is not a bum. He kinda fell out of the sky, and we took him in."
"He fell out of the sky?" Cathy asked skeptically.
"Yeah, that's pretty much it. We don't know where Grey is from, and he hasn't mentioned anyone to go back to other than some weird cult leaders that he doesn't seem eager to return to."
"What have you been smoking, and can I have some of it?" Cathy asked.
"I knew you wouldn't believe m, but I'm telling the truth here. Grey fell from the sky, and we've taken him in," said Cedric bluntly.
"Uh-huh... Well, what brings you here?" Cathy asked.
"I wanted to show Grey the library, and I'd like to get him a library card."
"Ok, just have him fill out this form," said Cathy as she slid a small paper forward along w/ a marker.
"Go on, Grey. Fill out the form," Cedric said as he moved aside for Grey to move forward.
Grey walked over to the paper. He looked at what he had to fill out on the form, and some of the things on it made sense. Things like asking for a first name, a gender, and a date made sense to him, and he filled those out. Everything else, though, was made no sense to Grey.
<i>What does all this mean?</i> Grey asked Cedric.
"Oh, don't worry, let me fill those parts out," he said.
After Cedric filled the rest of the form out for him, Cathy put a small, weird-looking square that said, "Ride City Library" on the front, and it had some random numbers on the back along w/ a lot of lines.
"Just fill out that small space on the bottom of the back w/ your name, and you'll be all set," said Cathy.
Grey put his name down.
"Ok, you're all set now. You can now use that to borrow books," said Cathy.
"Awesome. Now let's go check out some books, Grey," said Cedric.
He led Grey away from Cathy as she waved them off.
Strange guy. He seems nice, though. Cathy thought.
...
Grey and Cedric spent a couple of hours browsing the various fiction books. Grey tried to get into sci-fi, thriller, dystopian, and others, but he couldn't get a couple of chapters before he couldn't keep going. As for things like fantasy, adventure, mysteries, and other genres like that, Grey couldn't get enough of them. He adored the concepts and the characters. There was also one sci-fi series he was interested in called "Artemis Fowl." Eventually, lunchtime came up, and Grey and Cedric had to wrap things up. Grey took out four books (Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident, Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters). For Cedric, he took out two books (Don't Look Back and A Tale of Time City).
"Ok, now, I'll take you to my favorite place to eat at for lunch," Cedric said as they walked out of the library.
Grey nodded. After they had been walking for a bit, Grey noticed a cloaked figure hiding in some shadows. The person reminded Grey a lot of his former guardians except that their eyes glew a bright red, and they had a shiny, sharped toothed smile.
"Hey, why'd you stop," asked Cedric.
When Grey looked back that spot, the figure was gone.
<i>I saw someone w/ red eyes right there!</i> Grey wrote while pointing to the shadows.
Cedric looked at where Grey was pointing.
"Um, there's nothing in that alleyway, buddy. Come on, let's get going," Cedric said as he started walking off.
Grey looked back at the alleyway.
<i>I know I saw something there. Why did it look so much like that dark thing that took my body?</i> Grey thought as he walked off too (Grey could've sworn that he heard an evil chuckle coming from the alleyway as he walked away).
...
After a few minutes, they came to the place where Cedric loved to eat. It was big, brown, and the letters on top of the entrance spelled out:
<b>Applebee's</b>
"Here it is, one of my favorite places to eat," Cedric said as he opened the door and motioned for Grey to come through the door.
When they went inside, Grey felt a bit overwhelmed. There were a whole bunch of people, lots of weird-looking seats, a big TV hanging on a wall, food delivered to people, and strange music playing. It was all a bit disorienting for Grey to witness.
"Hello, welcome to Applebee's. How many are eating today?" asked a human girl who had horns coming out of her head. Her voice reminded Grey of Benjamin's strange voice, except it was much softer and more feminine.
"Two, please," Cedric replied.
"Thank you, follow me," she said.
As she led them away from the entrance, Grey did a double-take. Her top half was human, but her bottom half was furry, weird-looking, and had hard circles instead of feet! Eventually, they reached where Grey and Cedric would be seated.
"This is where you two will be seated," the woman said as she laid down some weird, rectangular things on the table, "Your server will be w/ you shortly."
"Um, I don't mean to be rude," said Cedric as he and Grey slid into their seats, "but are you Texan?"
"Why, yes, I am," the woman replied.
"Oh, ok. I was just curious."
She then walked off. Grey and Cedric then put their books down on the table.
"These things in front of us are called menus," Cedric said as he picked up his menu, "They have the names of all the food items and drinks they serve here. When you find the food or drink you'd like to get, tell the server, and they'll bring it to you."
Grey picked up his menu and opened it. As he looked over what the menu had to offer, he was somewhat confused and very tantalized by the choices. He had a hard time choosing what to get until he happened upon the chicken and macaroni. It looked so good! He showed Cedric the option and pointed to it.
"Oh, you want that?" Cedric asked.
Grey nodded.
"Ok, what would you like to drink?"
Grey looked in the drink section. He had no idea what anything there was except for the Coke. Wanting to try something different, he chose the drink that looked most appealing, which was the option called root beer.
"Root beer, huh? Are you sure?" asked Cedric.
Grey nodded. A few minutes later, their server came. Grey's jaw dropped so fast that it nearly hurt. This server looked very much like Ash, except they were much thinner, had yellow energy instead of purple, and they had completely different clothes. Grey looked over to Cedric. Cedric seemed to share his sentiments because he had a similar expression.
"Hello, I will be your server today," the server said in a feminine voice that sounded eerily like Ash's if it was in the style of a girl's voice, "My name is Ashley (Grey and Cedric's shock only intensified). Can I start you off w/ some drinks?"
Silence.
"Uh, why are you two staring at me like that?" Ashley asked.
<i>Why do you look so much like Ash?</i> Grey wrote.
"Wait, you know my brother?" Ashley asked.
The jaw-dropping rewound itself.
"How do you know my brother?"
"Your brother is part of our group! He never told us he had a sister!" Cedric finally spluttered out.
Ashley gasped.
"Wait, how do I know you're telling the truth?" she asked suspiciously.
"Would believe me if I said he's an arrogant dickhead who has a bit of a superiority complex?" asked Cedric.
"OMG, you do know him!" Ashley said happily.
Cedric couldn't help but snicker at that.
"Let's speak of this later! For now, give me your orders," said Ashley.
"Well, I would like a triple bacon cheeseburger w/ fries. PLEASE hold the veggies and special sauce. For my drink, I'd like a Sprite, please," said Cedric.
"Ok," Ashley said as she wrote it down in her notebook. She then turned to Grey, "And what would you like?"
Grey pointed to what he wanted on the menu.
"No offense, but are you mute?" Ashley asked.
"Um, he isn't, but he prefers to do this," Cedric said.
"Oh, ok," Ashley said as she wrote down his order, "I'll be back as soon as I can w/ your orders."
As she walked off, Cedric started to bounce in his seat a bit.
"Oh my fucking GOD! Why didn't Ash ever tell us he had a sister?!" he asked.
Grey shrugged.
"Well, anyway, how are liking out time together?"
<i>Oh, it's been lovely! I ADORE it!</i> Grey wrote.
"That's wonderful," Cedric said.
Cedric then slid his hand over Grey's hand. Grey's face got hot and weird.
"Blushy much?" Cedric asked. His cheeks had a pinkish hue to them now.
<i>Blush?</i> Grey asked.
"When your face feels weird and hot, that means you're blushing."
If that was true, then Grey was a blushing mess. They then noticed that Ashley was walking towards them.
"Heya, I've got your drink-"
She stopped when she noticed what Grey and Cedric were doing. She then quickly put the drinks down.
"I'm sorry for interrupting your moment. I'll leave you two to it," Ashley said as she quickly walked off.
Cedric turned back to Grey.
"Well, as I was going to say, do you maybe... love me?" Cedric asked w/ a sly smirk.
Grey's blush intensified, and he nodded awkwardly. Cedric's blush deepened as well.
"Well, the feeling's mutual," Cedric said as he slid his other hand over Grey's other hand, "I love you too."
Grey, not knowing what to do, smiled bigger and blushed harder. Cedric chuckled at that.
"Heh. Good to finally get clarification on that," Cedric said.
He then started sipping on his soda. Grey did the same. His soda tasted weird but pleasant at the same time.
...
After a while passed, Grey and Cedric's food finally came.
"Here you go. I'll be back later," said Ashley as she put the food down and left.
"Finally!" Cedric said as he dug into his food.
Grey tried his chicken and macaroni. He LOVED it! Like w/ every meal he loved, he scarfed it down.
"Good, right?" Cedric asked.
Grey nodded as per usual.
...
After they had finished, Ashley came back and took their empty dishes.
"So, would like anything else?" she asked.
"No, we're good," Cedric replied.
"Ok, well, here's your bill," Ashley said as she slid a black rectangle over to Cedric. He took some green rectangular things out his pocket, counted them, and put some into the black rectangle along w/ some small, round objects. Ashley counting all of them out and nodded her head.
"Ok, let me just put this where it belongs, and I'll be back," she said as she quickly walked off.
A little while later, she was back.
"Ok, before you two leave, for one, could you tell my brother hello from, and could you also give him these?" she asked.
Ashley then put down a slip of paper and a strange circular object that was attached to a chain.
"Is that a pocket watch?" asked Cedric.
"He'll understand when you give it to him. That slip of paper has my phone number and email. Please give it to him as well," said Ashley.
"Alright, fine," Cedric said, putting the items in his pockets.
"Thank you so much! Well, I have to get back to work now. Bye!" Ashley said.
She then walked off. Cedric stood up and picked his books up, and Grey followed suit. As they walked towards the entrance, Ashley waved at them. Cedric, noticing her, waved back. He then opened the door for Grey, who promptly walked through it, and Cedric followed right behind him.
"Ok," Cedric said as he closed the door behind him, "Now that lunch is over, let's do the last thing I love doing. Window shopping!"
<i>Window shopping?</i> Grey asked
"It's where you look into different stores and take a peek at what they have to offer. I don't buy anything. I just love out everything that they have from afar."
...
They went from store to store, looking at what each one had to offer w/o buying anything. Grey didn't understand what appeal of this activity was, but Cedric's company kept it from getting boring. Plus, there was also the fact that some of the stuff in the stores looked pretty interesting. Eventually, they reached a strange-looking shop. This one had weird-looking objects in it that had a shape that Grey had never seen before.
"Here it is. My favorite shop in the city," said Cedric as they looked into the window.
<i>What are those things?</i> Grey asked.
"Those are guitars," Cedric explained, "People use them to make music."
<i>Music?</i>
Cedric gasped at that.
"You don't know what music is?!"
Grey shook his head.
"Music is beautiful sounds that that sound pleasing! When we get home, I'm going to have to show you what it is!" Cedric exclaimed excitedly.
...
After the music shop, Cedric noticed that it was starting to get dark out. He told Grey they were going home. They made they had everything on them (books, library cards, etc.). Once everything was in order, they made their way back home. When they finally got there, it was full-on night outside. When Cedric opened the door, and they stepped in, Oliver was on the couch again, and the other Freelancers were eating dinner. Cherry, w/ her hair very messy and a red smear all over her lips, saw them.
"Hey, cabronas, how'd your little date go?" she asked.
"I could very well ask you the same fucking thing," said Cedric w/ an eyebrow cocked.
"Oh, you know, it was one of my wild nights!"
Everyone else (except for Oliver and Pete) shuddered.
"Well, we had a great time together, and we just have one last thing to do," Cedric said as he led Grey over to their room.
"You're going to do it in there?" Benjamin asked.
"Oh, STFU," replied Cedric as he and Grey reached the hall.
"There it is," Ben replied.
Cedric paused outside of his and Grey's door.
"Are you ready? This will be your final battle here, and it might be your most significant one yet," said Cedric seriously.
Grey, a bit worried at that statement and the fact that he would be fighting Cedric, shakily nodded.
"Good," Cedric said as he opened their door.
When they stepped in, Grey couldn't help but feel intimidated. He had been in this room plenty of times already, but it felt somewhat foreboding considering the circumstances. Cedric went over to Grey's bed, knelt, and reached underneath the bed. From underneath it, he pulled out a big, black box. Cedric opened it and pulled out a long, blue, and black guitar. He then closed the box and put back underneath the bed.
"Show me what you've learned," Cedric said as he strapped on the guitar.
<b><i>FIGHT START!</i></b>
(Song: Dr. Eggman Showdown)
Cedric immediately dashed towards Grey. Grey rushed towards the wall and hopped up it. Cedric, in response, jumped up and strummed his guitar hard. The sound was so intense that Grey was stunned, and he dropped from the wall. His health was now at 95%.
Cedric rushed towards him again, and Grey barely had enough time to dodge it. Cedric, predicting the dodge, butted Grey in the back w/ the fat part of his guitar. This attack sent Grey flying into his bed, and it sent his health down to 85%.
"You've got to be on your toes the whole time, figuratively speaking, of course. If you dodge one attack, you've got to be ready to avoid another, and you've also got to strike back as well," said Cedric.
He then dashed over Grey again and strummed it hard again. Right before he could do this, however, Grey managed to slip right past Cedric at the last moment. Cedric interrupted his strumming and simultaneously turned and held the guitar up to his body. When he noticed that Grey's wasn't attacking, he gave Grey a somewhat exasperated look.
"Where was your attack?" Cedric asked him.
<i>What do you mean by attack?</i> Grey asked.
"In a real fight, you must strike back and try to take your opponent down. So I ask again. Where. Is. Your. Attack?"
<i>I don't have one.</i>
Cedric dashed over to Grey and started to swing his guitar wildly at him. Grey tried his best to dodge all of Cedric's swings, but some still ended up catching him. Grey's health dropped from 85% to 78% and then to 72%.
"Come on, Grey, strike back!" Cedric said after a swing.
The dodging session continued. Grey's health was at 66%.
"Strike me."
60%.
"Strike me," Cedric said more impatiently.
54%.
"Strike me," Cedric nearly snarled out.
45%.
"STRIKE ALREADY, GODDAMMIT!" Cedric yelled as he swung again.
Grey, weakened, scared, and unsure of what to do, did the only thing he could think of off the top of his head. He balled his fist, closed his eyes, and swung it hard and uncertainly at the oncoming guitar w/ every ounce of strength he could muster. The guitar did not connect w/ Grey's hand. Cedric gasped. Grey opened one eye hesitantly and then the other. He looked to see why Cedric was shocked.
(Song: Full Steam Vengeance)
In his right hand, Grey was now holding a big, gray-colored weapon! It looked like a large blade, and it had a hole in the top corner that was facing Grey. Cedric staggered backward.
"When... how?" Cedric spluttered out.
Grey studied the blade. It looked very sharp and quite deadly.
"Grey, can you put your cleaver away?" Cedric asked.
Grey looked at him, confused.
"The weapon in your hand."
Grey tried willing the thing away. Nothing happened at first. After a bit, though, the weapon broke apart and disappeared.
"Have you always been able to do that?" Cedric asked, still thoroughly shocked.
<i>No, this was my first time!</i> Grey replied, his sentiments mirroring Cedric's.
"Grey, can you show me your SOUL?" Cedric asked curiously.
Grey, not having this in a long while, had a little difficulty in getting it out. Eventually, though, it came, and he showed it to Cedric. It wasn't anything special, just a floating, gray-colored heart. Cedric rubbed his eyes, looked again, and gasped.
"YOUR SOUL IS GRAY?! That can't be! There are only a select few people who have SOULs like that who can use magic!" Cedric exclaimed.
Grey gave him a confused look. His former guardians had told him that his SOUL was nothing special because it had never gotten a trait.
"You don't know much about SOULs, do you?" Cedric asked.
<i>I know about the seven known traits: Bravery, Kindness, Patience, Justice, Perseverance, Integrity, and Determination.</i> Grey wrote.
"Oh, wow," Cedric said, surprised, "Well, do you know what your trait is?"
<i>I don't have one.</i>
"Yes, you do. The people who have gray SOULs w/ magic have dubbed their trait Neutrality, and you appear to have a neutral SOUL."
<i>Is that a bad thing?</i> Grey asked.
"Not necessarily, but it is interesting, nonetheless. Let's end our session for now and go eat dinner," said Cedric.
<b><i>VICTORY?</i></b>
As Cedric led Grey down the hall over to the living room, he realized something.
"Oh, fuck, I just realized," Cedric said as he quickly removed the circular thing and the slip of paper from his pocket, "We never gave these to Ash!"
He then ran into the living room w/ Grey in tow. No one was in there except for Oliver, but he was sleeping on the couch.
"Dammit, he's not here," Cedric said.
Cedric and Grey went back down the hall over to Ash's room. Cedric knocked. After a few seconds, Ash opened the door. He was wearing his pajamas.
"What the fuck do you want? I was about to get my much-needed beauty sleep," he said irritatedly.
"Your sister Ashley says hello," Cedric said as he lifted the items Ashley had given him up to Ash's ethereal face.
Ash, upon hearing this and seeing the items, immediately snatched the objects and fixed Cedric w/ a deadly glare.
"Where in the actual name of fuck did you find her?" Ash practically snarled out.
Cedric backed up at this, and Grey backed up even farther.
"She was working as a waitress at Applebee's," Cedric said, his voice wavering a tiny bit.
"..."
Ash glared down angrily at the items in his hand, more specifically, the circular object. He then quietly shut his door. Cedric and Grey looked at the door, then at each other, and then at the door again.
"Well, then!" Cedric said.
They walked back over to the living room. Grey went to his usual spot, and Cedric went into the kitchen. Cedric returned a minute later w/ two sandwiches and put them on his place and in front of Grey. Grey bit into his sandwich. It wasn't as good as the other things he'd eaten that day, but it was still pretty good nonetheless.
<i>If you don't me asking, may I see your SOUL? Or am I asking way too much of you?</i> Grey asked.
"Huh? Oh, ok, I can show you."
Cedric then pulled his SOUL out. Grey's eyes grew wide. Cedric's SOUL looked normal, except that it was a slightly dull white, and it was upside down.
"You've never seen a monster SOUL before, have you?" asked Cedric.
Grey shook his head.
"Well, monsters don't have right-side-up colored SOULs as humans do. All monsters that were born as purebred monsters have SOULs like this," Cedric explained.
He then put his SOUL back. After that, they resumed their dinner. Once they finished eating, they got ready for bed. Once they finished that, they walked back into their room. Cedric paused for a bit and turned to Grey.
"Ok, I can't fucking take this anymore," he said.
Cedric then pulled Grey in nice close. Grey, blushing hard at this, gave Cedric a confused look.
Cedric leaned in and pressed his lips to Grey's cheek. Grey, not knowing what this was, blushed even more and began to breathe faster. Once Cedric was doing whatever that was, he let go of Grey, turned off the light, and climbed up onto his top bunk.
"Goodnight, babe," Cedric said. He dozed off immediately.
Grey was a complete mess after that strangely pleasing session. His face felt hotter and weirder than it ever had before as he held it.
<i>What was that, what was that, what was that, what was that, and WHY DID IT FEEL SO GOOD?!</i> Grey thought.
Grey stumbled over to his bed and climbed in it. He was not able to sleep for the rest of the night.
<b><i>You can now play as Cedric.</i></b>
"Jeez, bitch, calm the fuck down," Benjamin said as he sipped his cereal.
"Normally, I'd tell you to STFU, but today, I feel too excited to do that!" Cedric said as he started bouncing a little bit, his toe-claws clacking against the floor.
Benjamin rolled his eyes and turned.
At least he isn't one of those fucking sappy people who love to smother their lovers in disgusting compliments. Benjamin thought w/ a shudder.
Cherry walked down the hall first. She was wearing a pretty revealing outfit and had a purse.
"Anybody got spare Viagra? I ran out," Cherry said as she strode towards the kitchen.
"Top shelf of the left cabinet. Let me guess, another fuckbuddy?" said Benjamin.
"You know it, puta," Cherry said as she got the bottle.
As she made her way to the door, she paused by her half brother.
"Happy much?"
"Yep!" Cedric replied.
"I want every shitty detail when I get back, ok?" Cherry said as she went to the door and opened.
"Ok. Bye, bitch!"
"See ya, Hijo de la puta!" Cherry said w/ a smirk as she walked out.
A couple of minutes later, Grey walked in. Cedric walked breezily over to him.
"Heya buddy, guess what? It's finally our turn to be together!" Cedric said excitedly.
Grey felt very weird, very awkward, but, most of all, he felt very excited to spend the day w/ Cedric. Benjamin had a disgusted face on, but inside, he was a little jealous.
"C'mon, let's have breakfast," said Cedric, leading Grey over to the kitchen.
Benjamin immediately vacuumed his cereal, got up, and left. Cedric led Grey over to his spot and went into the kitchen.
"Usually, I don't put much effort into my cooking, but for you, I can make an exception," said Cedric as he cracked some round, white things over two flat, black objects on the stove.
...
About 25 minutes later, Cedric finished making breakfast. On two plates, there was a yellow thing in the shape of a semicircle. Cedric put one on his spot and one in front of Grey.
"Here you go. One cheese and sausage omelet for me and one you," Cedric said.
Grey stared at the omelet, wanting to eat it, but not wanting to consume something that so good that Cedric had made.
"Well, don't just stare at it. Eat up, you little quilt."
Despite his confusion at that comment, Grey bit into the omelet. There was no other word to describe the taste other than heavenly! The cheese was just the right amount of creamy, the bits of meat were soft and very tasty, the cheese tasted pretty good, and the egg part, while not the best part, was still good in its own right. Grey then began to scarf the food down.
"That good, huh?" Cedric asked, feeling rather pleased.
Grey nodded his head vigorously and then turned back to his food.
"Heh, glad to hear it! :)," said Cedric.
...
After the two of them finished eating, Cedric got up and put their plates in the kitchen.
"C'mon, Grey," Cedric said as he walked back, "We have a lot to do today!"
Grey got up and followed Cedric to the door.
"I'm going to take you to my favorite places in the city," said Cedric as he opened the door, "I'm confident that you'll love them too."
(Song: Soleanna New City)
When they went outside, Grey felt the same rush he did when he had gone out w/ Cherry. He'd been out here three before (if the time he'd fallen into this place and his battle w/ Ash count), and he still wasn't used to how bright, loud, and surreal it was.
"This way," said Cedric as he walked in the opposite direction that Cherry did when she was w/ Grey.
...
After some time had passed w/ Grey and Cedric taking different turns and paths as well Grey gawking at everything and everyone he saw (slightly to Cedric's chagrin), they finally made it to the spot that Cedric had told Grey about. It was an enormous place that was brownish-gray (*insert Sans laugh here*). It had tall glass doors and, on the top, it read:
<b>Ride City Public Library</b>
<i>What's Ride City, and what's a Library?</i> Grey asked.
"Ride City is the name of this place," said Cedric, "and a library is a place that people go to borrow books."
<i>kind of books?</i>
"Wait, you know what a book is?" Cedric asked, genuinely surprised.
<i>My previous guardians used books when they were teaching me things,</i> Grey wrote.
"Huh. Well, this place has all sorts of books. They've got fiction, non-fiction, learning books, etc. Before you ask, fiction books have stories that didn't happen and tend to be fun to read while non-fiction happened in real life," Cedric explained.
<i>Oh.</i>
"The best part is, this place is one of the more monster-friendly places."
<i>Monster friendly?</i> Grey asked.
"Oh, right. We never told you. Some places are willing to take in monsters like us, but as for others, they're either silently disgusted or, in the more terrible places, are outright hostile. Luckily, this isn't one of those places."
Cedric then started to walk towards the building w/ Grey awkwardly following behind.
(Song: Hotel from Undertale)
When they stepped in, Grey was awestruck by the interior of the library. There rows upon rows of books, lots of tables and chairs, a pleasant scent and feel, and a variety of humans and monsters. Cedric inhaled deeply and then exhaled.
"Oh yeah, that's the stuff," he said dreamily.
He then led Grey over to a human woman. She was behind a sheet of glass and was busy doing things w/ books. She had fluffy orange hair that was tied back, small orange dots on her face, a pair of red-rimmed glasses, a little nose, and she wore a thick, red, and brown shirt-like bit of clothing.
"Hey, Cathy," Cedric said.
She looked up and smiled. Her teeth had weird, square things on them.
"Oh, hey, Cedric! I haven't seen you in forever. How've you been?" Cathy said perkily.
"I'm doing good. How are you?" Cedric replied.
"I'm doing fine. Had to get my appendix removed, but other than, everything's been peachy!"
"That's good to hear!" Cedric then turned to Grey. "She's a friend of mine that I met when I started living on my own."
"Who's this guy?" Cathy asked.
"Oh, this is the newest Freelancer and my newest buddy, Grey!" Cedric said w/ a proudness that made Grey feel warm inside.
"I don't mean ANY offense by this, but was he a bum?" Cathy asked curiously.
<i>What's a bum?</i> Grey asked.
"Don't ask," Cedric said as he turned back to Cathy, "No, actually, he is not a bum. He kinda fell out of the sky, and we took him in."
"He fell out of the sky?" Cathy asked skeptically.
"Yeah, that's pretty much it. We don't know where Grey is from, and he hasn't mentioned anyone to go back to other than some weird cult leaders that he doesn't seem eager to return to."
"What have you been smoking, and can I have some of it?" Cathy asked.
"I knew you wouldn't believe m, but I'm telling the truth here. Grey fell from the sky, and we've taken him in," said Cedric bluntly.
"Uh-huh... Well, what brings you here?" Cathy asked.
"I wanted to show Grey the library, and I'd like to get him a library card."
"Ok, just have him fill out this form," said Cathy as she slid a small paper forward along w/ a marker.
"Go on, Grey. Fill out the form," Cedric said as he moved aside for Grey to move forward.
Grey walked over to the paper. He looked at what he had to fill out on the form, and some of the things on it made sense. Things like asking for a first name, a gender, and a date made sense to him, and he filled those out. Everything else, though, was made no sense to Grey.
<i>What does all this mean?</i> Grey asked Cedric.
"Oh, don't worry, let me fill those parts out," he said.
After Cedric filled the rest of the form out for him, Cathy put a small, weird-looking square that said, "Ride City Library" on the front, and it had some random numbers on the back along w/ a lot of lines.
"Just fill out that small space on the bottom of the back w/ your name, and you'll be all set," said Cathy.
Grey put his name down.
"Ok, you're all set now. You can now use that to borrow books," said Cathy.
"Awesome. Now let's go check out some books, Grey," said Cedric.
He led Grey away from Cathy as she waved them off.
Strange guy. He seems nice, though. Cathy thought.
...
Grey and Cedric spent a couple of hours browsing the various fiction books. Grey tried to get into sci-fi, thriller, dystopian, and others, but he couldn't get a couple of chapters before he couldn't keep going. As for things like fantasy, adventure, mysteries, and other genres like that, Grey couldn't get enough of them. He adored the concepts and the characters. There was also one sci-fi series he was interested in called "Artemis Fowl." Eventually, lunchtime came up, and Grey and Cedric had to wrap things up. Grey took out four books (Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident, Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters). For Cedric, he took out two books (Don't Look Back and A Tale of Time City).
"Ok, now, I'll take you to my favorite place to eat at for lunch," Cedric said as they walked out of the library.
Grey nodded. After they had been walking for a bit, Grey noticed a cloaked figure hiding in some shadows. The person reminded Grey a lot of his former guardians except that their eyes glew a bright red, and they had a shiny, sharped toothed smile.
"Hey, why'd you stop," asked Cedric.
When Grey looked back that spot, the figure was gone.
<i>I saw someone w/ red eyes right there!</i> Grey wrote while pointing to the shadows.
Cedric looked at where Grey was pointing.
"Um, there's nothing in that alleyway, buddy. Come on, let's get going," Cedric said as he started walking off.
Grey looked back at the alleyway.
<i>I know I saw something there. Why did it look so much like that dark thing that took my body?</i> Grey thought as he walked off too (Grey could've sworn that he heard an evil chuckle coming from the alleyway as he walked away).
...
After a few minutes, they came to the place where Cedric loved to eat. It was big, brown, and the letters on top of the entrance spelled out:
<b>Applebee's</b>
"Here it is, one of my favorite places to eat," Cedric said as he opened the door and motioned for Grey to come through the door.
When they went inside, Grey felt a bit overwhelmed. There were a whole bunch of people, lots of weird-looking seats, a big TV hanging on a wall, food delivered to people, and strange music playing. It was all a bit disorienting for Grey to witness.
"Hello, welcome to Applebee's. How many are eating today?" asked a human girl who had horns coming out of her head. Her voice reminded Grey of Benjamin's strange voice, except it was much softer and more feminine.
"Two, please," Cedric replied.
"Thank you, follow me," she said.
As she led them away from the entrance, Grey did a double-take. Her top half was human, but her bottom half was furry, weird-looking, and had hard circles instead of feet! Eventually, they reached where Grey and Cedric would be seated.
"This is where you two will be seated," the woman said as she laid down some weird, rectangular things on the table, "Your server will be w/ you shortly."
"Um, I don't mean to be rude," said Cedric as he and Grey slid into their seats, "but are you Texan?"
"Why, yes, I am," the woman replied.
"Oh, ok. I was just curious."
She then walked off. Grey and Cedric then put their books down on the table.
"These things in front of us are called menus," Cedric said as he picked up his menu, "They have the names of all the food items and drinks they serve here. When you find the food or drink you'd like to get, tell the server, and they'll bring it to you."
Grey picked up his menu and opened it. As he looked over what the menu had to offer, he was somewhat confused and very tantalized by the choices. He had a hard time choosing what to get until he happened upon the chicken and macaroni. It looked so good! He showed Cedric the option and pointed to it.
"Oh, you want that?" Cedric asked.
Grey nodded.
"Ok, what would you like to drink?"
Grey looked in the drink section. He had no idea what anything there was except for the Coke. Wanting to try something different, he chose the drink that looked most appealing, which was the option called root beer.
"Root beer, huh? Are you sure?" asked Cedric.
Grey nodded. A few minutes later, their server came. Grey's jaw dropped so fast that it nearly hurt. This server looked very much like Ash, except they were much thinner, had yellow energy instead of purple, and they had completely different clothes. Grey looked over to Cedric. Cedric seemed to share his sentiments because he had a similar expression.
"Hello, I will be your server today," the server said in a feminine voice that sounded eerily like Ash's if it was in the style of a girl's voice, "My name is Ashley (Grey and Cedric's shock only intensified). Can I start you off w/ some drinks?"
Silence.
"Uh, why are you two staring at me like that?" Ashley asked.
<i>Why do you look so much like Ash?</i> Grey wrote.
"Wait, you know my brother?" Ashley asked.
The jaw-dropping rewound itself.
"How do you know my brother?"
"Your brother is part of our group! He never told us he had a sister!" Cedric finally spluttered out.
Ashley gasped.
"Wait, how do I know you're telling the truth?" she asked suspiciously.
"Would believe me if I said he's an arrogant dickhead who has a bit of a superiority complex?" asked Cedric.
"OMG, you do know him!" Ashley said happily.
Cedric couldn't help but snicker at that.
"Let's speak of this later! For now, give me your orders," said Ashley.
"Well, I would like a triple bacon cheeseburger w/ fries. PLEASE hold the veggies and special sauce. For my drink, I'd like a Sprite, please," said Cedric.
"Ok," Ashley said as she wrote it down in her notebook. She then turned to Grey, "And what would you like?"
Grey pointed to what he wanted on the menu.
"No offense, but are you mute?" Ashley asked.
"Um, he isn't, but he prefers to do this," Cedric said.
"Oh, ok," Ashley said as she wrote down his order, "I'll be back as soon as I can w/ your orders."
As she walked off, Cedric started to bounce in his seat a bit.
"Oh my fucking GOD! Why didn't Ash ever tell us he had a sister?!" he asked.
Grey shrugged.
"Well, anyway, how are liking out time together?"
<i>Oh, it's been lovely! I ADORE it!</i> Grey wrote.
"That's wonderful," Cedric said.
Cedric then slid his hand over Grey's hand. Grey's face got hot and weird.
"Blushy much?" Cedric asked. His cheeks had a pinkish hue to them now.
<i>Blush?</i> Grey asked.
"When your face feels weird and hot, that means you're blushing."
If that was true, then Grey was a blushing mess. They then noticed that Ashley was walking towards them.
"Heya, I've got your drink-"
She stopped when she noticed what Grey and Cedric were doing. She then quickly put the drinks down.
"I'm sorry for interrupting your moment. I'll leave you two to it," Ashley said as she quickly walked off.
Cedric turned back to Grey.
"Well, as I was going to say, do you maybe... love me?" Cedric asked w/ a sly smirk.
Grey's blush intensified, and he nodded awkwardly. Cedric's blush deepened as well.
"Well, the feeling's mutual," Cedric said as he slid his other hand over Grey's other hand, "I love you too."
Grey, not knowing what to do, smiled bigger and blushed harder. Cedric chuckled at that.
"Heh. Good to finally get clarification on that," Cedric said.
He then started sipping on his soda. Grey did the same. His soda tasted weird but pleasant at the same time.
...
After a while passed, Grey and Cedric's food finally came.
"Here you go. I'll be back later," said Ashley as she put the food down and left.
"Finally!" Cedric said as he dug into his food.
Grey tried his chicken and macaroni. He LOVED it! Like w/ every meal he loved, he scarfed it down.
"Good, right?" Cedric asked.
Grey nodded as per usual.
...
After they had finished, Ashley came back and took their empty dishes.
"So, would like anything else?" she asked.
"No, we're good," Cedric replied.
"Ok, well, here's your bill," Ashley said as she slid a black rectangle over to Cedric. He took some green rectangular things out his pocket, counted them, and put some into the black rectangle along w/ some small, round objects. Ashley counting all of them out and nodded her head.
"Ok, let me just put this where it belongs, and I'll be back," she said as she quickly walked off.
A little while later, she was back.
"Ok, before you two leave, for one, could you tell my brother hello from, and could you also give him these?" she asked.
Ashley then put down a slip of paper and a strange circular object that was attached to a chain.
"Is that a pocket watch?" asked Cedric.
"He'll understand when you give it to him. That slip of paper has my phone number and email. Please give it to him as well," said Ashley.
"Alright, fine," Cedric said, putting the items in his pockets.
"Thank you so much! Well, I have to get back to work now. Bye!" Ashley said.
She then walked off. Cedric stood up and picked his books up, and Grey followed suit. As they walked towards the entrance, Ashley waved at them. Cedric, noticing her, waved back. He then opened the door for Grey, who promptly walked through it, and Cedric followed right behind him.
"Ok," Cedric said as he closed the door behind him, "Now that lunch is over, let's do the last thing I love doing. Window shopping!"
<i>Window shopping?</i> Grey asked
"It's where you look into different stores and take a peek at what they have to offer. I don't buy anything. I just love out everything that they have from afar."
...
They went from store to store, looking at what each one had to offer w/o buying anything. Grey didn't understand what appeal of this activity was, but Cedric's company kept it from getting boring. Plus, there was also the fact that some of the stuff in the stores looked pretty interesting. Eventually, they reached a strange-looking shop. This one had weird-looking objects in it that had a shape that Grey had never seen before.
"Here it is. My favorite shop in the city," said Cedric as they looked into the window.
<i>What are those things?</i> Grey asked.
"Those are guitars," Cedric explained, "People use them to make music."
<i>Music?</i>
Cedric gasped at that.
"You don't know what music is?!"
Grey shook his head.
"Music is beautiful sounds that that sound pleasing! When we get home, I'm going to have to show you what it is!" Cedric exclaimed excitedly.
...
After the music shop, Cedric noticed that it was starting to get dark out. He told Grey they were going home. They made they had everything on them (books, library cards, etc.). Once everything was in order, they made their way back home. When they finally got there, it was full-on night outside. When Cedric opened the door, and they stepped in, Oliver was on the couch again, and the other Freelancers were eating dinner. Cherry, w/ her hair very messy and a red smear all over her lips, saw them.
"Hey, cabronas, how'd your little date go?" she asked.
"I could very well ask you the same fucking thing," said Cedric w/ an eyebrow cocked.
"Oh, you know, it was one of my wild nights!"
Everyone else (except for Oliver and Pete) shuddered.
"Well, we had a great time together, and we just have one last thing to do," Cedric said as he led Grey over to their room.
"You're going to do it in there?" Benjamin asked.
"Oh, STFU," replied Cedric as he and Grey reached the hall.
"There it is," Ben replied.
Cedric paused outside of his and Grey's door.
"Are you ready? This will be your final battle here, and it might be your most significant one yet," said Cedric seriously.
Grey, a bit worried at that statement and the fact that he would be fighting Cedric, shakily nodded.
"Good," Cedric said as he opened their door.
When they stepped in, Grey couldn't help but feel intimidated. He had been in this room plenty of times already, but it felt somewhat foreboding considering the circumstances. Cedric went over to Grey's bed, knelt, and reached underneath the bed. From underneath it, he pulled out a big, black box. Cedric opened it and pulled out a long, blue, and black guitar. He then closed the box and put back underneath the bed.
"Show me what you've learned," Cedric said as he strapped on the guitar.
<b><i>FIGHT START!</i></b>
(Song: Dr. Eggman Showdown)
Cedric immediately dashed towards Grey. Grey rushed towards the wall and hopped up it. Cedric, in response, jumped up and strummed his guitar hard. The sound was so intense that Grey was stunned, and he dropped from the wall. His health was now at 95%.
Cedric rushed towards him again, and Grey barely had enough time to dodge it. Cedric, predicting the dodge, butted Grey in the back w/ the fat part of his guitar. This attack sent Grey flying into his bed, and it sent his health down to 85%.
"You've got to be on your toes the whole time, figuratively speaking, of course. If you dodge one attack, you've got to be ready to avoid another, and you've also got to strike back as well," said Cedric.
He then dashed over Grey again and strummed it hard again. Right before he could do this, however, Grey managed to slip right past Cedric at the last moment. Cedric interrupted his strumming and simultaneously turned and held the guitar up to his body. When he noticed that Grey's wasn't attacking, he gave Grey a somewhat exasperated look.
"Where was your attack?" Cedric asked him.
<i>What do you mean by attack?</i> Grey asked.
"In a real fight, you must strike back and try to take your opponent down. So I ask again. Where. Is. Your. Attack?"
<i>I don't have one.</i>
Cedric dashed over to Grey and started to swing his guitar wildly at him. Grey tried his best to dodge all of Cedric's swings, but some still ended up catching him. Grey's health dropped from 85% to 78% and then to 72%.
"Come on, Grey, strike back!" Cedric said after a swing.
The dodging session continued. Grey's health was at 66%.
"Strike me."
60%.
"Strike me," Cedric said more impatiently.
54%.
"Strike me," Cedric nearly snarled out.
45%.
"STRIKE ALREADY, GODDAMMIT!" Cedric yelled as he swung again.
Grey, weakened, scared, and unsure of what to do, did the only thing he could think of off the top of his head. He balled his fist, closed his eyes, and swung it hard and uncertainly at the oncoming guitar w/ every ounce of strength he could muster. The guitar did not connect w/ Grey's hand. Cedric gasped. Grey opened one eye hesitantly and then the other. He looked to see why Cedric was shocked.
(Song: Full Steam Vengeance)
In his right hand, Grey was now holding a big, gray-colored weapon! It looked like a large blade, and it had a hole in the top corner that was facing Grey. Cedric staggered backward.
"When... how?" Cedric spluttered out.
Grey studied the blade. It looked very sharp and quite deadly.
"Grey, can you put your cleaver away?" Cedric asked.
Grey looked at him, confused.
"The weapon in your hand."
Grey tried willing the thing away. Nothing happened at first. After a bit, though, the weapon broke apart and disappeared.
"Have you always been able to do that?" Cedric asked, still thoroughly shocked.
<i>No, this was my first time!</i> Grey replied, his sentiments mirroring Cedric's.
"Grey, can you show me your SOUL?" Cedric asked curiously.
Grey, not having this in a long while, had a little difficulty in getting it out. Eventually, though, it came, and he showed it to Cedric. It wasn't anything special, just a floating, gray-colored heart. Cedric rubbed his eyes, looked again, and gasped.
"YOUR SOUL IS GRAY?! That can't be! There are only a select few people who have SOULs like that who can use magic!" Cedric exclaimed.
Grey gave him a confused look. His former guardians had told him that his SOUL was nothing special because it had never gotten a trait.
"You don't know much about SOULs, do you?" Cedric asked.
<i>I know about the seven known traits: Bravery, Kindness, Patience, Justice, Perseverance, Integrity, and Determination.</i> Grey wrote.
"Oh, wow," Cedric said, surprised, "Well, do you know what your trait is?"
<i>I don't have one.</i>
"Yes, you do. The people who have gray SOULs w/ magic have dubbed their trait Neutrality, and you appear to have a neutral SOUL."
<i>Is that a bad thing?</i> Grey asked.
"Not necessarily, but it is interesting, nonetheless. Let's end our session for now and go eat dinner," said Cedric.
<b><i>VICTORY?</i></b>
As Cedric led Grey down the hall over to the living room, he realized something.
"Oh, fuck, I just realized," Cedric said as he quickly removed the circular thing and the slip of paper from his pocket, "We never gave these to Ash!"
He then ran into the living room w/ Grey in tow. No one was in there except for Oliver, but he was sleeping on the couch.
"Dammit, he's not here," Cedric said.
Cedric and Grey went back down the hall over to Ash's room. Cedric knocked. After a few seconds, Ash opened the door. He was wearing his pajamas.
"What the fuck do you want? I was about to get my much-needed beauty sleep," he said irritatedly.
"Your sister Ashley says hello," Cedric said as he lifted the items Ashley had given him up to Ash's ethereal face.
Ash, upon hearing this and seeing the items, immediately snatched the objects and fixed Cedric w/ a deadly glare.
"Where in the actual name of fuck did you find her?" Ash practically snarled out.
Cedric backed up at this, and Grey backed up even farther.
"She was working as a waitress at Applebee's," Cedric said, his voice wavering a tiny bit.
"..."
Ash glared down angrily at the items in his hand, more specifically, the circular object. He then quietly shut his door. Cedric and Grey looked at the door, then at each other, and then at the door again.
"Well, then!" Cedric said.
They walked back over to the living room. Grey went to his usual spot, and Cedric went into the kitchen. Cedric returned a minute later w/ two sandwiches and put them on his place and in front of Grey. Grey bit into his sandwich. It wasn't as good as the other things he'd eaten that day, but it was still pretty good nonetheless.
<i>If you don't me asking, may I see your SOUL? Or am I asking way too much of you?</i> Grey asked.
"Huh? Oh, ok, I can show you."
Cedric then pulled his SOUL out. Grey's eyes grew wide. Cedric's SOUL looked normal, except that it was a slightly dull white, and it was upside down.
"You've never seen a monster SOUL before, have you?" asked Cedric.
Grey shook his head.
"Well, monsters don't have right-side-up colored SOULs as humans do. All monsters that were born as purebred monsters have SOULs like this," Cedric explained.
He then put his SOUL back. After that, they resumed their dinner. Once they finished eating, they got ready for bed. Once they finished that, they walked back into their room. Cedric paused for a bit and turned to Grey.
"Ok, I can't fucking take this anymore," he said.
Cedric then pulled Grey in nice close. Grey, blushing hard at this, gave Cedric a confused look.
Cedric leaned in and pressed his lips to Grey's cheek. Grey, not knowing what this was, blushed even more and began to breathe faster. Once Cedric was doing whatever that was, he let go of Grey, turned off the light, and climbed up onto his top bunk.
"Goodnight, babe," Cedric said. He dozed off immediately.
Grey was a complete mess after that strangely pleasing session. His face felt hotter and weirder than it ever had before as he held it.
<i>What was that, what was that, what was that, what was that, and WHY DID IT FEEL SO GOOD?!</i> Grey thought.
Grey stumbled over to his bed and climbed in it. He was not able to sleep for the rest of the night.
<b><i>You can now play as Cedric.</i></b>
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