A five year old boy was very happy in the park playing with his friend, Geraldine. He was with his parents looked towards them, then suddenly his mother called Geraldine to get some candies and share it to him.
Geraldine gave him three pieces of candies, "Seb, mother told me to give this to you" she said
Seb just looked at her, "But mother told me not to eat candies" he looked to his mother, then his mother motioned that he can eat only three candies. He was very happy and he immediately get the candies, "Thank you Dine" he said as he chew the candies
The little girl just smiled at him, "Your welcome" she answered, she held his hand "Let's go there, we will be at home later" she said happily
He stopped from walking, "But Mama told me that I am her child only, why are you going to our house" he asked
Geraldine looked at him and smiled, "Just for this night Seb, don't worry" she answered then she ran again
He nodded, "Okay, I'll share with you my favorite blanket later" he said then he followed her
From their childhood they became close friends until they reached Grade school when everything has changed. Geraldine grew up beautifully that made her a campus crush and every guys approached her were bullied by the other guys, unfortunately Sebastian was always bullied. Everyday, his classmates get his food that made him starve for lunch;
A girl approached him, "Hello, are you hungry?" she asked looking to him
He looked at her, "No, I'm fine" he answered holding his stomach
The girl sat down, "Here, I will share you my food" she opened the container with food "Let's eat!" she said then she handed him spoon
Sebastian was very surprised how come that she knew that he has no food with him, "But how?" he asked in his mind while looking her eating happily
She suddenly looked at him, "Don't worry it was not poisonous" she said
He looked at her and nodded, "Thank you" he started to eat, in his surprise the food was very delicious "Are you the one who made this?" he asked while enjoying the food
She nodded, "Yes, my mother thought me to cook my own food when I was eight so I learned to make on my own since then" she answered.
They ate their lunch together under the shade of the tree, then they share some stories about themselves when the school bell rang. They both shocked because they didn't notice the time, they both laugh and stood up;
"Thank you for the delicious food" Sebastian said
She smiled, "Your welcome" she said "See you around, we will be late if we will not go now" then she ran
In rush, he also go back to his classroom then Geraldine approached him again holding a lunch box, "Sebastian, eat this later" she handed it to him
He looked at her fiercely, " Don't bother yourself, I've already eat my lunch" he pulled his seat then sat down
With an immediate pain she felt, her tears fell down to her cheeks "I'm sorry" then she leave him.
Their class started and Geraldine was not in the mood, even she didn't wanted to cry her tears flow to her cheeks and their teacher that moment notice her, "Are you alright Geraldine?" she asked
"I'm fine, Ma'am" she answered "My stomach a little bit aching" she added
The teacher looked around, "Claire, can you join Geraldine to the clinic?" she asked one of her students
Clair immediately stood up and approached her, "You are such a drama queen" she whispered annoyed "Let's go Geraldine, can you stand up?" she tried to fake a smile for the others.
She stood up and walked towards to the school clinic, even though she knew that Claire was very annoyed to her she bear to it. Meanwhile, all the boys in the class looked to Sebastian angrily but he just ignored it. In the afternoon when the class was over and everyone headed to their home, Geraldine ran after him, "Wait Seb!" she said to call his attention
Sebastian stopped and wait for her.
She smiled, "Thank you" she said while breathing so hard
He looked at her with angry eyes, "Leave me alone, I don't want you be with me anymore" he said then he left her stunned. For the second time, he hurt her again but for him that is the only thing he can do to protect himself from the boys who bullied him everyday. Everyone in the school ground that time saw how Geraldine cried, so a group of boys followed Sebastian where he was;
"You have the guts to make a beautiful girl cry, huh?" a boy blocked his way but he just ignored them.
Another boy punched him on his face, "He was talking to you, do you have manners?" he asked then they laughed him because he can't fight back. He let them to do they wanted to do to him until he can't move even a single arm.
They noticed that he didn't move, "I think its enough, he will learn his lesson from here" another boy said, "Let's go before someone saw us here" then they left
After a few minutes when the bullies left, a girl approached him "Are you okay?" she asked with a teary eye "I'm sorry, if I didn't help you" she said then she helped him to stand up and brought him to the nearest clinic. When the nurse finish to clean his wounds and put a bandage to it they said thank you and went home.
Sebastian looked to her, "Thank you for helping me" he said shyly "you always help me but I didn't even know your name" he said
The girl smiled at him, "My name is Penelope, but my friends called me Pen" she answered
He smiled to her, "Your name is beautiful, a name of a goddess" he said thinking for some mythology he read "My name is Sebastian, but some of my friends called me Seb" he added
"Nice to meet you" she said, when she noticed that she was very near to their house she ran
"Wait, can be friends?" he asked
She stopped and looked back, "Yes" then she went home
Penelope was very happy when she became friends with Sebastian that makes Geraldine jealous more. Geraldine tried to approached Sebastian everyday but he just ignored her and looked for Penelope. When they are in Secondary level, Penelope said goodbye to Sebastian;
He just accept it, "Its fine with me, your parents are right they just thinking for your good future and I know we will meet again someday" he said
Penelope wanted to cry that moment but she gave him a beautiful smile, "Yes, we will meet someday again" she said
The next month, when the classes are over Penelope went to abroad to study there and Sebastian was left alone again with his parents. He was graduated in secondary level wishing that Penelope was with him then he entered college. He entered in a University with Geraldine as his parents request, even he was very annoyed about it he tried to be good to her. In a stressful environment of being a college student, he forgot about Penelope and everything has changed when his parents died in a car accident. He was left behind then his grandmother took him in and since that day he made Silly and Neko for him not to feel sad. His grandmother was very worried about him because he was talking alone in the room and he only went out when he needs to attend school. In the mid year when he was in second year, he met a weird girl named Penelope and he thought she was not the Penelope he met before so he just ignored her. Time after time, everyone was very jealous to him because he got Penelope's attention and in surprised she live with his grandmother without his consent. From the time they live in one roof his life ruined, Penelope always cares for him in every single minute, he was suffocated to her affection towards him and wishing that one day she will leave him alone. It was all done because of the crazy survival game and he didn't understand why Penelope always protect him even her life was at stake. He feels how he feels towards Penelope when they fought Sixth and Seventh, he remembered everything when Geraldine plotted a challenge and from that incident his selfish wish was changed, he wanted Second granted her selfish wish.
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While they are walking inside in a mall Penelope noticed that Sebastian looking to her, "Are you alright, honey?" she asked
He chuckles, "Yes honey, I'm fine" he answered "I'm just thinking on something" he added
She looked at him suspiciously, "Thinking what? Can you tell me about that?" she said
Instead of saying what's on his mind, he simply hugged her so tight, "I wanted you to be happy" he said sweetly
She was surprised in his attitude but she felt that there is something wrong on how he treat her, "I wanted you to be happy also, and I will do all the things that I can to made you happy" she answered.
In his mind all he wanted to do now is make Penelope happy to make everything alright, "Honey, thank you for loving me even though I always annoyed to you, thank you for everything you've done for me so that I'm still alive until this moment" he said
She was bit nervous on how Sebastian talked to him, "Are you sure you are alright?" she checked his temperature on his neck "Are you not sick?" she asked again
"Yes, I am fine" he answered "Why did you asked?" he asked
She looked at him, "Nothing, something weird happen to you" she answered "I am not used to the kind of you now, I used to have Sebastian who always scolded me and annoyed to me" she added
He held her hands, "Now, it will not happen it again" he said "Because you are the one who always at my side since I was a child, you've change a lot so that I didn't knew you immediately" he added, then they started to walk again
"I changed myself for you, because I know someday we will meet again" she answered
They live now like a couple inside the house and Sebastian promised Penelope to marry her when after graduation. When they have free time they organize the things that they need for the wedding. For Penelope, a simple wedding was enough because for her the most important is to be with her beloved one and to have a family with him. They were very happy about the things they done, but it was not always a good news. While they are enjoying themselves in cooking their dinner, the surroundings became black it is a sign that Dreos is coming. They are both scared because they are the only players of the survival game;
Dreos just looked at them, "Oh I see, so this is the way you live now after you killed the other players for your selfish wish" he said then he sat on a chair
"Why are you here?" Penelope asked frightened
He rest his hands on the table, "Do you forgot on something?" he asked them
"But Ninth is still alive, and she was one with us" Sebastian answered
He stood up, "Ninth is not part of this game for some reasons, but I wanted to remind you that the game was not yet finished and only one can stand alone" he walked away
The two stunned to his words, literally they need to kill each other and make the selfish wish of one them will be granted. Penelope wanted to kill Dreos that time but she knew that this so called god was an immortal one.
Sebastian held her hand, "Don't worry, everything will be fine, for now do not mind his words" he said "we just focus for our future, a future with our happiness" he added
Penelope hugged him while crying, she didn't want to kill him nor hurt him. She wanted that she will be the one to be killed in his place.
He just caressed her from her hair to her back, "Don't cry honey, everything will be okay" he keeps on encourage her that everything will be alright.