episode 13 Joseph made it back to his home town Sequoria. It was small, peaceful, trees so tall they reach up to the sky. The smell of the forest was relaxing and brought him back to the old days. When he was a child. He remembered his family was the richest in town because they owned and managed most of the shops. He made his way to his family's old home and knocked at the door. A girl with stunning beautiful looks opened the door, she was Italian. Girl- Hello, who are you? Joseph- I used to live here and... Girl - Ohh my gosh!!! Joseph! I did not recognize you! Joseph- I know you? Girl- Yes I am Stefania, we used to play together when we were younger. Joseph- Stefania! Woah you grew up do much I did not recognize you! Stefania- Same haha They hugged briefly. Stefania- Come in come in! This house is so vacant right now. It is just me and my family to fill it in. I have your old room, your family handed it to mine when you left. Joseph - What room is there? Stefania- six rooms. Joseph- Perfect, can I invite friends to live here If I may as well? Stefania- Sure. You are always welcome, we are grateful for you giving us this house. Joseph- Where are your parents? Stefania- They moved away to New York, dorks, So I take up 2 rooms and live here alone and take care of it. And ummm.... your family left behind lots of money in a vault downstairs, I broke in and have used some of it. Joseph- Thats fine. Consider that money yours. Stefania- Thank you! She gave him a huge hug. Stefania- I felt a little guilt using it. Joseph- As long as it last you a while I am glad you are in charge of it. Joseph moved in then Stefania gave Joseph a walking tour around Sequoria. Joseph- Things have not changed much. Stefania- Things are slow and peaceful here. Residents come and go over the years. After they went to get groceries Joseph called up Kira,Savannah,Lavender, and Mia and invited them over. After a week they arrived by plane then jeep transportation because the terrain was difficult to navigate by normal cars. They moved in and everyone was introduced and got the tour and got along perfectly fine. After a few weeks everyone had adjusted to the environment. It was nice, Joseph would not have wanted to live any other way. Stefania was a wonderful help, she made the experience all the more comfortable. After a month Joseph decided he wanted to go to the river he used to always go to when he was a child. When he got there he saw a girl sitting on a rock and a sketching pad. As he walked up to her he can see she was sketching the river, all of the details were precise, the flow of the water, the grain in the sand, the grass on the ground. He then brought out the ability to speak. Joseph- Hi there, thats a nice picture you got there. The girl stumbled and fell off the rock, her supplies fell all over. Joseph then rushed to help her but still couldnt see her face. When they stood up she then brushed her hair out of her face. She was absolutely beautiful, Joseph's heart raced. Joseph- I am ummm... sorry, I ummm... was trying to just compliment your drawing. Girl- It is fine, I did not see you coming, you scared me is all. I am not used to people coming here often. I like to sit and watch the water here. I used to read here some times. Joseph- I used to come here when I was little in the summer, I used to play in the water. Girl-Yeah that is fun sometimes. She then brushed her hair back again then started walking away into the forest. Joseph- Wait! Girl- Yes? Joseph- My name is Joseph, I didnt get yours. She stopped briefly then turned her head a little then smirked. Girl- Thats for you to find out now isn't it? Joseph was hit hard his heart beat faster. Why was he feeling this way? He stood there then decided to stick his feet in the water and thought for a while.... "What just happened?" Who is this mysterious girl?! What will happen next?! Stay tuned for next episode!!!! Bump if you like FIST PUMP if you love it
Episode 14 Joseph couldn't get the girl off this mind. He was still wondering what made him feel this way after once glance. A week passed and he had not seen her at all. He even visited the river a few times, but she was no where to be found. Living in Sequoria was peaceful and pleasant but it was that encounter that changed everything. He then started to go back to usual business but decided to eat at one of the diners that his family used to own. He went and sat down at a table and then she was there. She came up to him and handed him a menu without looking at her customer yet. Girl- Welcome to the Dragon Cafe, my name is Lilly-Anne, I will be your server for the evening. When she looked at Joseph her eyes widdened and she froze. Joseph- Lilly-Anne? Good name. I like it. Lilly-Anne - H-How?! Joseph- My family used to own this place. I was hungry and remembered the food was good here. Lilly-Anne- Ohhh okay. Joseph- Start with water please Lilly-Anne? Lilly-Anne- Call me Anne for short. As she walked away to fulfill his order he saw a smirk on her face. "Wow" Joseph thought. When she got back she took his order. Anne- This is enough food for two people... Joseph- Yeah, you look like you have not had lunch yet. And you look very hungry. Anne- No I... Her stomach grumbled. Joseph- You can come eat with me. I will pay double the check and tip, I will tell manager and work here for rest of evening to make up. Anne- Let me go check with our manager... She walked away to go get the manager. She came back with Stefania. Stefania- Hi Joseph. How can I be of assistance? Joseph- You own this place? Stefania- Yeah, best food in town. Used some of that money I told you about. Joseph- Well Stefania, I want Anne here to come eat lunch with me. I am offering to pay double and work for her being off duty. Stefania- Anne huuh? She smirked. Stefania- No one really calls her by that around h... She stopped in mid sentence. Stefania- Lilly-Anne, go ahead, you have the rest of the day off. Joseph, your meals here are free. I will take the shifts. Lilly-Anne, go ahead and clean up. Both of them then walked off and Anne came back. Anne- How did you do that?! She never lets anyone off any shifts! She makes us work our shifts to the exact minute. They both started laughing. Joseph- I am an old friend of hers. Anne- Okay. Stefania came back with the food and then slapped Joseph on top of the head. Joseph- Ouch haha. Stefania- Talk. She walked off to the kitchen. Joseph started to have an actual conversation with Lilly-Anne. Where they come from, stuff about themselves, and when they were about to leave Joseph sneaked a $20 tip for Stefania and twice the bill, no matter if it were free. He sneaked it so Lilly-Anne didnt even see. They then walked out together, it was dark. Joseph- It got late. Anne- We were talking a long time. Joseph- Mind if I walk you home? Anne- Sure. They walked for a while in the moon light until they reached the forest. Anne- No one knows where I live. I am not going to let some person I just met know. We seperate here. Joseph- Ohhh. Well, It was glad to meet you. Thank you for your time today. Lilly-Anne- Thank you for today, what you did for me. Joseph- Your welcome. He then grabbed her hand and kissed it . She then blushed and brushed her hair aside and then walked away. Joseph smirked. "Mission Accomplished, she had the reaction I was looking for, I think she likes me" His heart was then beating even faster. He walked home satisfied. When he walked in Stefania was waiting. Stefania- So? How did it go? Speachless with a happy look on his face Joseph walked into his room. Stefania then realized what that meant. Stefania- Ohhh I am gooooood . Stefania then walked into her room. "I should start a hitch business too." Typing that last part cracked me up. If you like BUMP! If you love FIST BUMP! Thank you for reading.
episode 15 Time went by in Sequoria slowly. Weeks felt like months, months like years. It was very quiet but that is how it was for everyone. Joseph was seeing Lilly-Anne three days a week. They would meet up at the river and they would either stick their feet in the water or go on walks into the forest. The best part about these slow days is that Joseph was able to feel as if he was spending a lot of timr with her and starting to get to know more about her. But as much as he was getting to know her he can feel she was holding back, shewas still mysterious, and Joseph felt she was hiding something from him. Once more she still did not let him walk her to her home. It bothered Joseph, as much as he respected her to not get involved with her business, he couldn't take it anymore, he will find out more about Lilly-Anne. On a friday, after one if their dates, Joseph made sure Anne was out of sight, then he flew up into the air above the trees. There were not many trees until the forest started to get more and more thick. Lilly-Anne then disappeared into the trees. Out of curiosity Joseph went down low to the trees and skimmed the ground then landed. She was no where in sight, until a sudden strike hit him from behind, knocking him to the ground and his face into the dirt, he didnt see it coming. He was now pinned by someone with a knive to his throat. A female voice then spoke. Person from behind -Why are you following me?! I was able to see you clearly ever since I entered the forest! Enter me creep!!! Joseph- It is me, Joseph. The scene then suddey changed. Person- Ohh no! She then got off Joseph and removed the knive from his throat, he was bleeding, she cut in pretty deep. She turned him over. It was Lilly-Anne. Lilly-Anne- No!!!! You are hurt, I hurt you, I... I ... that cut, you are bleeding out! She then removed her jacket , shirt then tank top and used the tank top to try to stop the bleeding. He was still bleeding out... it was very painful. Joseph- "Why am I... still bleeding out? I should be healing... " Joseph then fell unconsious. Joseph woke up in an old house, furnished and quiet. He was in a bed tied down, the wound in his neck fully healed. Lilly-Anne walked in with a tray of food, she set it down on a desk top then went and sat down next to Joseph, felt her hand through his hair down to his cheek. Anne- How are you doing hun? Joseph- I am feeling better. Wrists hurt from these ropes tying me down. Then out of no where she slapped him, it hurt, A LOT. Lilly-Anne- YOU FOLLOWED ME!!! You almost got yourself killed!!!! Joseph- By you. She slapped him again. Lilly-Anne- I was sure you were going to die! You were bleeding so much! She started to cry a little. Anne- after you passed out I thought you were dead, I even checked for a pulse. After I brought you back here and tried to clean you up, your neck was healed!!! HOW?! And then you had a heart beat, no one survives that. Joseph- I can explain... Another slap. Anne- I am speaking! And so I figured, clean you up then investigate and ask when you wake up. Sadly it has been 3 days. I thought you were in a coma or something. She then brushed her hans through his hair then placed her hand on his shoulder. Anne- So, tell me please why you survived and why you were following me or else I will need to kill you again, I like you a lot too. Shame. Joseph then spent the next hour rambling about everything from the time of the car accident to when he and his friends came to Sequoria. Anne- Super powers? Hun, do you think I am stupid? She reached for another slap but then stopped when he gave her a look that she can tell he was telling the truth. Her hand was just about to make contact with his face but she let it down and placed onto his chest and felt his heartbeat. Anne- Prove it. Joseph- I can't prove anything tied up. She untied one arm. Joseph reached over for a knife with his blood and cut his wrist. It regenerated quickly. Joseph- Bite me, drink a little bit of my blood, see for yourself. She then grabbed his arm then put the blood to her mouth and cleaned the blood off. Anne- I feel nothing. You are lying, you just heal fast... what a shame... Then Anne felt a suddden surge of power. She teleported into the next room, then outside, then into the kitchen until she can stop it. She walked back into the room. Anne- You are right. She was then smiling. Anne- Thank you. She then brushed her hand through his hair then gave him a small peck kiss on the cheek then tied his arm back up. Joseph- Wait... Why are you tying me back up still? I told the truth and did nothing wrong. Anne- Hun, you followed me and I killed you, for a few minutes. I want to keep you here just one more day as punishment. Then you can go. If you want. She then smirked at him then walked out of the room with her back turned toward him, as strange as it seems in that situation, Joseph was watching her leave, checking her out, even tied down to a bed as her prisoner he found her just as attractive as before. She looked back at him still smirking. Anne- If you need me, call me, my room is next door. She wanted out. And then Joseph layed his bed back and stared out the ceiling smiling. Joseph- That went well. He then went to sleep. Thanks for reading . I enjoyed getting slapped in that episode. If you like. BUMP! If you love. FIST PUMP!