New World Order: The Rift [ARC 2]

[AquilaTempestas]

She waves. 

"Good luck!"

Jade exits the building, and motions for you to follow her up the street.

"Caitlin's all right. A bit strange sometimes, but she's nice. Morty, I've only met twice. He kinda moved here from Johto last year, professing to be some sort of expert with conjuring up spirits and that sorta stuff. Whitney is... a colourful character. I bet she forced him into marrying her."

She leads you towards a quieter part of the city away from the pubs and casino place. You follow her down to a dead end street, and towards a house with a picket white fence and neatly trimmed garden hedges.

"Oh. Since your memories are a bit hazy, I should remind you... You dated him for a short time so this might be a bit awkward."

 

 

[Sakura Alexia]

"I did what?" she almost yells.

Morty? The Cynthia of this world dated Morty? Who else did she go with?

[AquilaTempestas]

Jade chuckles.

"Well, it was only for a month. It just didn't work between you two. You also went out with a guy called Brock for two weeks."

Afte unlocking the fence, she walks up to the main door.

[Sakura Alexia]

Cynthia facepalms.

"Just how many people have I dated?"

[AquilaTempestas]

"Two so far and both did not last long at all."

She rings on the doorbell.

After three rings, the door swings open. A woman with bright pink hair looks at you.

"Oh. It is you. The ex-girlfriend. Didn't think you would show your face here again so soon," she says throwing you a look. "What do you want?"

[Sakura Alexia]

Cynthia decides to annoy her instead, she was never fond of Withney, even in her own world, too nosy.

"How rude, I'm just here to deliver something to Morty, but for you to overreact like this you must not believe in yourself too much. Green is not a color that matches well with pink" she smirks.

[AquilaTempestas]

She glares as Jade chuckles.

"You are hilarious, Cynthia. I have nothing to be jealous about."

She eyes the parcel.

"Who is that from?"

 

[Sakura Alexia]

"Your actions speak otherwise" she shrugs.

"From a person that gave it to me, not gonna say more"

[AquilaTempestas]

"Well, I live here. I will give it to him."

You hear footsteps. Moments later, Morty shows up behind Whitney.

"Hi, Cynthia. Jade." He then looks at the parcel. "Oh."

"What do you mean oh?" Whitney says then frowns. "It is from Cailtlin, isn't it? She keeps sending you stuff."

"Nothing to be concerned about."

"Well it does concern me because if you are meeting her behind my back then I am throwing you out," she threatens.

[Sakura Alexia]

"So much for not being jealous" she snickers.

"I was just asked to give this to you in exchange for something for myself, nothing else"

[AquilaTempestas]

"You want a gift from Cailtin? Dreams interpreted? Or something else?"

He frowns at you, taking the parcel as Whitney just fumes.

"Dreams don't always become a reality."

[Sakura Alexia]

Cynthia shakes her head.

"I'm not sure, something happened to me and I was told she could help me" she motions to Jade.

"My sister might be able to explain better"

[AquilaTempestas]

Jade nods.

"We were running away from thugs... Cynthia fell and suffered a nasty head knock and now her memories are all over the place. Caitlin should be able to help her get that back."

Morty nods. "Heh. Yeah. She can do many things. Well. Thanks for bringing this."

He starts to pull off the wrapping paper. He pulls just enough off to get a glimpse then inmediately covers it up again.

"... That is... Some gift."

Whitney tries to look but he hides it from her.

 

[Sakura Alexia]

"Well it is none of my business, I did what I was asked, you deal with your wife or whatever" she shrugs.

[AquilaTempestas]

He nods.

"Indeed. Do pass on my thanks to her. Also let her know that now is not the time. She will understand."

Whitney pouts. "So you are in contact with her."

"We worked together for awhile, Whitney. She still likes to seek advice from me."

He turns to you again.

"Well, best be seeing you. Take care and watch yourselves out there."

[Sakura Alexia]

"I'll do what I can" she replies.

"Good luck with your so called wife" she smirks.

[AquilaTempestas]

You turn your back to leave.

Jade chuckles. "Whitney never liked you much. For obvious reasons."

You retrace your steps back to Caitlin. She is now cleaning the window.

[Sakura Alexia]

"Well not like she seems like a very nice person, pretty immature if you want to know my impression" she shrugs.

[AquilaTempestas]

Jade nods.

"Yeah. That's Whitney for you. No idea why he even ended up with her."

Caitlin hears you approaching and looks your way.

"You are back.... And no parcel either. That's good. Did he... Say anything?" she says trying hard not to look hopeful.

[Sakura Alexia]

"He said thanks, and that now's not the time, whatever that means" she replies.

[AquilaTempestas]

Caitlin looks a bit disappointed.

"Of course. I don't know why he is so afraid of leaving Whitney. He doesn't even like her."

She heads back inside the shop.

"Whitney is just a normal human. No magic. Nothing. Doesn't even know vampires exist. They are not a compatible match. Yet he agreed to marry her. That I don't get."

[Sakura Alexia]

"I wouldn't know, even if I did I don't remember, but she didn't make a good impression to me" she shrugs.

"She claimed to not be jealous but her attitude was saying otherwise entirely"

[AquilaTempestas]

She sighs.

"He married her six weeks ago. Whitney tried to kill herself or something so he must have agreed to it just to prevent that from happening because he's a nice guy. 

But she knew I liked him. So she went after him and got to him first. But she will soon see the truth. He will have to leave her eventually."

She looks at you again.

"Sorry, but it is so stressful. But Samuel Oak says I need to avoid stress because that would be bad for... Well. For me. Stress is bad."

 

[Sakura Alexia]

Cynthia gives her a look, already guessing what was going on, since Harrison existed in her reality.

"Sounds like something messed up, from her part, relationships like these don't last long"

[AquilaTempestas]

Caitlin sighs once more.

"But enough about me and my worries. I am sure you don't want to hear it all anyway."

Jade raises an eyebrow but doesn't say anything.

"So. Cynthia. You came here because you wanted help. About your memories if I recall?"