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 Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:45 pm
With the lack of power to most of Deus, and the climbing heat making every hunter groan with sticky irresistible anger, Nevada had taken refuge in her room with one of the rarest gifts the Island could've given her.
A full quart of ice cream. Procured very recently after a good chunk of savings was spent on that and some fresh bottled water.
And she was terribly sad that Stormy wouldn't be here to enjoy it in their shared room, but that was the price you paid when you went off with your boyfriend. and did couple things.
For the single ladies, it was the ice cream in bed on a hot day, watching Lilo and Stitch again for the 400 millionth time on the battery rigged portable dvd player and really pretending that when Stitch started to talk about ugly ducklings not to cry.
So far she was doing good okay.
It would be better with company.
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:42 pm
Company was on its way. She'd hoped a bit of sleep would help. It hadn't. The hole in her chest felt just as hollow as it had the night before. Sherry would say that she had a ton of friends. She certainly didn't mind that, either. Heck, she didn't mind being single, or she hadn't. It was just... Being forgotten hurt. It hurt badly. Being forgotten by Jake just made it all worse. Armagnac wasn't exactly helping with matters. She kept grumbling about this or that, or pointing out to Sherry that being depressed wasn't going to help. Sherry agreed with that point, but dang it! Sometimes you just had to be sad. Misery loved company. Not that Sherry wanted miserable company. She just didn't want to be alone. The hurt was too big for that. Which was why she found herself in front of a door behind which lived two of her favorite girls on the island. Maybe they were around? Maybe they were free to talk or hang out or complain about the weather. Something. Anything. Sherry knocked on the door, a little sad, a little tired, and a fair bit hopeful. Nyxtsuki Moon Sorry about the wait. orz /fell asleep right after work
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:00 pm
The knock on the door didn't surprise her much, as she got up, taking the quart and the spoon and opened the door with one of the two hanging out of her mouth and some very obvious tear streaks down her cheeks.
It was followed by a loud sniffle.
"Sherry, Stitch just wants to be Ohana." She reached out to the girl, pulling her in and hugging her one armedly. "Sorry, you've come in while I was watching our favorite and one of two disney movies." She sniffed again, ushering the girl in regardless of anything. Setting the ice cream down on the bed, and the spoon stuck where ever in, she finally turned to get a good look at the girl.
The first notice was dark circles under the eyes, a sort of heavy slump in the form. But those golden eyes held all the signs of needing a friend. Nevada frowned, bringing the girl in another hug.
"Sherry gorgeous, Are you okay? Is this heat getting you down?-" The weather was a huge reason for a lot of tension and stuff on the Island.
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:47 am
Sherry blinked at what she saw behind that door. Ice cream and tears? What could be causing that? Poor Nevada. There was a small sigh of relief as Nevada explained and pulled her in close and into the room. Stitch. He'd just wanted a family. Sherry understood. "It's okay. I completely get it." She was pretty sure she'd cried during that movie, too. Just like she'd cried most of the night. She hoped it wasn't too obvious. It must have been, with that look Nevada gave her. The hug, too. Which, Sherry found herself badly needing. Her own arms wrapped around Nevada and squeezed her tight. She shook her head. "The heats pretty miserable, but no. It's not--" She paused for a breath. She might as well just say it. She knew she'd tell Nevada sooner or later. "Jake forgot me. It...it hurts." It hurt and she was feeling lost and well. Sorry, Nevada dear, Sherry was going to cry to you about it.
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:50 pm
Nevada wasn't ashamed of tears, they were a body's natural way of expressing. And getting rid of unnecessary germs and bacteria. At least scientifically.
"I'm glad, I think me and Stormy always cry at this movie. We've seen it like...too many times to count." She felt the small girl's arms around her too, knowing now that Sherry had come for company.
Her hands tightened though when Sherry dropped the bombshell. That ******** idiot, was Nevada's first thought. The second was, Gonna punch that ******** idiot in the face.
The third hovered around a poor girl, who had gone to check on her boyfriend only to have him not remember her. After everything that they went through? Jake had finally accepted his feelings for Sherry. Why would he give them up?
Her hand reached up to pet Sherry's shorter hair, "Oh baby." She cooed a little, closing her eye. "It's okay now, here, come sit here." She eased the girl onto stormy's neatly made bed and scrounged around for some tissues of some sort.
"Tell me what happened Sherry...how bad..." She looked intensely at Sherry, "How bad...was his memory?" She had forgotten whoever Roland was, not a single trace of him exsisted in her memory. She couldn't even put a face to his name. Was it that bad? terrible.
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Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:40 am
Sherry cried from time to time. She tried not to do it in front of people, since it usually wasn't their problem and they didn't need to deal with it. Others crying didn't bother her, and crying at movies was a-okay. Some movies just tugged at heartstrings and well, if you didn't cry you didn't have a soul. Today, well, she was already crying. It hurt and there was a gaping hole and Sherry was just plain lost. She only nodded as Nevada ushered her to the bed, grateful for the compassion and the friend and the seat. "Bad," she answered. She sniffed, a little glad she'd done so much crying the night before. It also helped that she was focusing on answering. Focusing made it easier to bear. "I went to see him and he didn't know who I was at all. He remembers some of the things we did together, missions and stuff... but it's like I was never there." She wiped at a tear. "How strange is that?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:21 pm
Nevada reached up to brush Sherry's hair out of her face, frowning at the girl. And when she heard just how bad, her feelings were torn between sadness and a infuriating anger with the boy. Did Jake really never learn? But the anger was misplaced, and considering herself forgetting a vital person in her life...as Stormy said made her wonder why Jake did what he did.
"Not so strange after the last mission." She reached down to hug Sherry again, closing her eye. "I can't believe the little twit." She sat down next to the girl. "Oh Sherry, What are you going to do?" She hesitated.
"Are you going to try again? To ask him to fall for you again?" She sincerely hoped so, even if there was pain. Sherry deserved to have the one she loved, and to be loved back just as equally.
She might just have to beat Jake up for this for real.
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:40 am
Sherry sniffled again, grateful for the hug. It helped not thinking about it all alone. (Armagnac didn't count.) Nevada had a point, after the last mission it wasn't too strange. It just hurt so much. Ugh. Sherry let out a great big sigh. "I'm not sure," she replied, turning to look at Nevada. "I think that's up to him now. He... he knows how I feel about him. I was silly and desperate and told him everything. He doesn't know who I am and I went and kissed him." She felt foolish about that. "It didn't change anything, and I left so I could cry. He probably thinks I'm crazy." She almost laughed, but it came out as more of a sob. "Things were finally ok, we were giving it a shot and he- he goes and forgets me. I want to try again, but... it just really hurts." She wiped at another tear, determined not to break down completely. It was really hard not to. "What if he wanted to forget about me?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:20 pm
Oh this was no expertise for Nevada, especially after she had forgotten someone named Roland. Truth be told, if she had known why she had given up her memories, she wouldn't have stopped herself.
For him to forget that meant that he still hadn't accepted them. Or worse, perhaps he couldn't accept Sherry. But she would never voice that, since she didn't know the other hunter as well as she wanted to make assumptions.
Part of her also wondered if Jake maybe never accepted himself for Sherry.
She rubbed the other girl's back, letting her cry. Crying helped, it healed. And usually girls came back stronger. And sometimes scarier but you know...
"I wish I knew what to do. Or what to say Sherry." She reach down to hold the girl's hand. "I'm going to steal from your pain for a second, but I promise its relatable. When I first came to the Island, I befriended Otto. He's a lot like Jake...but well...maybe less grumpy. But use to have a lot of self esteem things. Girls never took him seriously, they always treated him...like a little brother." She hoped Otto wouldn't mind her sharing his story, "And I grew to really like him, up until I confessed. I think it scared him because he hadn't had a girl treat him differently like that since he came to the Island..."
She looked away.
"And he couldn't give me an answer right away. Because while I was confessing to him, he wanted to clear the air with another girl, one who held his heart way before mine. He told me to wait, to see what happened. So I did." She smiled a little fondly now, "It ended up working out for him, with the girl he really loved. But he never had that courage until I shocked him with it. If I hadn't have confessed to him, he would've never confessed to Eva, and then we wouldn't be where we are." She squeezed Sherry's hand, "So I think what I am getting at is, Maybe Jake was scared when he was with you. That when you confessed, perhaps he didn't think he was good enough for you. That he never really thought he was good enough. So because he was scared, he took a drastic route. he decided to forget so that you could see he is no good for you.." She paused, "I am not saying he isn't, but just what I think is going on his mind. But these are all assumptions you know. These are only what I experienced."
She laughed awkwardly.
"I think being in love goes hand in hand with hurting." She leaned over to hug Sherry again. "That's what makes it so real and worth fighting for. Sherry, this feeling you have is real, and it shouldn't fade within in Jake. He just needs to be reminded."
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:34 am
Crying did help. It was funny how that worked, and Sherry would think about it again later. Crying and having someone who could listen and even offer some words of sympathy or advice. Friends made the world better. Even after it had been shattered. Sherry nodded at Nevada, knowing the girl wouldn't have much by way of direct advice for this situation. Who would? But, as Nevada began her story, the tears seemed to ebb a little. Sherry nodded and listened. She'd met a hunter named Otto once. He'd seemed like a good kid, if a little gruff. She blinked at Nevada. It took a lot to tell someone you liked them, and while her tale hadn't turned out perfect, Nevada seemed happy with it. At least content. She squeezed the other girl's hand in return. She was right. Love and hurt went together, you couldn't really have one without the other, could you? Armagnac commented idly while Sherry was busy hugging Nevada again. Sherry did her best to pour comfort and thanks into that hug. "Thank you," she said, her voice a little quiet, "for sharing your story." It had helped. She laughed a little, too, wiping at her face with her sleeve. "You could be right. Jake has said before that he didn't deserve me, and that pushing me away to protect me somehow. I find the whole notion silly and a little bit infuriating." She sat up, sighed and sniffled a little, then smiled. "But you are right about love and hurt. They do seem to go together." Another sigh. "I hope there's still something there. or at least the chance of something between Jake and I. Because I'm certainly willing to fight for it. He didn't seem to write me off as completely crazy when we talked, so that's good." The numbness in her chest was still cold. "I want to at least be his friend. That's something that's possible, right?" It has sounded like Nevada and Otto were still friends.
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Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:11 am
"I only hoped it helped you know. We all have something that hurts us. And usually its love." She hugged the girl again, squeezing her tight.
"It is silly and infuriating, and Jake is just." Nevada gave a loud huff of displeasure, "but for him to have that is something in his past that I cannot touch. Only you can. Plus who couldn't fall under detrimination you have Sherry. I have to respect that you fight so hard for your feelings." She smiled, "It makes you strong enough to overcome the pain I think."
Nevada looked up and nodded, "Shoot for the moon, and if you fail, at least you'll fly among the stars." It meant shoot for the top, but even if you fail, you still had the option of what else there was.
"I don't think he will resist you." She hoped not, "Something tells me Sherry, That while it might feel like your repeating yourself again, Jake will love you again." She too hoped for the best, she too hoped to shoot for the moon. "Will you talk to him again soon?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:42 am
Sherry smiled as Nevada spoke. Genuine smiles, as the words were helping to smooth some of the ache, and they were certainly encouraging. The kind of thing she needed to hear. Not that she knew how to respond to all of it. She was flattered by Nevada's compliment on her determination, truly. "Thanks," she said, a little timidly. "I... think I'll wait a few days. Maybe. I don't know." She sighed and sniffled a little. "I don't want to be the crazy girl he doesn't know who keeps following him around or anything. Ha." She sighed again. "I almost feel like I am chasing the moon, with the way things keep going. But you're right. Definitely have to try." She smiled. "Have to try or there won't be a chance at all." She hugged her Mist friend. "Thank you," she said again. "You've helped me feel loads better." Talking about it helped, and Nevada's encouragement only strengthened Sherry's hope. And she suddenly felt a little silly. "Sorry for just blubbering at you about it."
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