Babe (completed)by Corazon
Forewords
Hello, This story is actually written and dedicated to my god big sister, Chary, but she encouraged me to post it so here I am, share with you my very first time of this kind of story 🙂 This is my first times trying in short story; this is going to be a one-shot fic. This is a new approach that I really want to do for quite a long time already, but I always find it is so difficult to write one-shot fic and to make it as good and acceptable as possible. I have read many one-shot fics and all of those were written really beautiful and touching. So now I take the courage to come up with you a piece of this kind of my own, and I find it will be easier to write based on a main theme, I mean a song When I first heard this song, the idea and plot of the story has already come up in my mind, since partly because the lyrics’ already telling the plot Sorry for making so much talking here, ignore this is ok and go straight to the next page I’m just so excited so please, bear with me Any ideas, suggestions or critics please move to comment page and let me know 🙂
Thanks for reading, or even just dropping by this story
Sincerely, Corazon aka Cecil (credited myself for the poster, hehehe 😀
Title: Babe
Writer: Corazon
Main theme: Babe by Take That
Note: I supposed that this happened in an identical world of the earth, people are the same but the names of places are made up by me
And of course, I didn't own the idols in the story
Date: Jan 4th, 2006
Chapter 1
Babe
I stepped out of the train and took a look around the station. Taking a deep breath with my eyes closing… I’m finally home…
The cold wind of the Christmas Day blows straight at me, last passengers left the train and passed by me quickly, they’re also heading home to find the feeling of warmth and happiness, and so do I… I’m also heading home… with this thought I smile lightly and also fell in their line out of the station
I find my way to exit the station, but when I’m about to pass the gate, a big mirror on the left catch my attention
I looked into the mirror to see the person inside looking back at me. I shook my head and heave a sigh.
I myself also changed a lot
I left this place when I just stepped into my first day at the age of 26… and now, here I am… 10 years had passed. That may be not a long time for other people, but it’s been forever to me, as everyday I long for the day I can come back but just couldn’t, everytime I woke up I found myself facing the cold room in a far away land, away from my home, away from where I belong … away from my heart…
“Ooops, sorry” someone bumps into me, I even couldn’t look at that person when he already continued running down the stairs after muttering the apology and out to the street
At the other side of the street, a big pine has been decorated to be a Christmas tree, handing around the branches are colorful lights and the gift with many sizes and colors. This place is already changed a lot, it seems to be more beautiful and peaceful, or it’s just my feeling of this special day
“At last, I’m heading home” I consoled myself and waved for a cab
“Where’s the destination sir?” the driver asked me but not look at me
“To…” I suddenly paused “Will she still be there?” I thought aloud without notice
“Excuse me?” the driver asked a bit annoying
“To number 9, Dreams Avenue"I said at last, I have to keep hope, that she will always be there waiting for me As the car started moving, I also close my eyes and find way to the past… to the part where I have to leave… where I have left my heart…
********************************** Flashback of 10 years ago**************************************
“Happy birthday buddy” a hard punch landed on my back but I turned around with a wide smile as I face my best friend
“Thanks” I said as I pulled him into a bear hug “Where’s your sweetheart Vic?” I asked and looking around to find the little but brave and strong girl with her long and black hair
“I’m here” she pops out from the door
“Happy birthday Ken” she hugs me tightly and gave me a present
“Thanks Barbie. I don’t know why, but girls always like to give present” I smiles when received the gift
“And to receive too” she added with a mischievous smile
“Where’s my best friend?”
“I don’t know who your best friend is” I tease her
“Repeat that again, mister” another voice came from behind me, sweet and lovely, I don’t have to turn around to know the owner of that charming voice is the one and only girl I love, my fiancée
“Rainie, how are you?” Barbie pulls her into a hug
“Hey, she’s not your best friend, she’s my fiancée” I added
“You sure miss some beats from me” Barbie rolls her eyes at me
“Ok everyone, I have settled the table already, come quick, I don’t want my food to get cold”
Rainie told the others gently, as always, like the woman she is
“Do you tell him yet?” Barbie whispers into Rainie’s ears but I still could hear it, I swear, Barbie can never whisper, I mean the real meaning of whisper
“Tell me what?” I can’t help but asking
“You’re nosy, why you overheard me?” she scolded me
“Ask Vic if he can hear you ‘whisper’?” I emphasized the last word Barbie looks at Vic with meaningful eyes, oh yes, why I rely on this pathetic lover on such a thing related in mocking his girlfriend, stupid me
“You don’t have to answer, I know it” I said and drags him into the dinning room first, leaving the 2 girls there, I still can see Rainie shook her head and told Barbie something. I wonder what that she didn’t tell me that Barbie asked
But soon, I forgot that question when we enjoyed the party. I loved all the dishes that Rainie made, I can die only to have her cook for me everyday. I smile as I have my arms around her waist, she’s sure will cook for me forever, and stay by me forever
“Make a wish, Ken” Rainie pulls my arms and points to the cake in front of me, it have 26th candles and is dancing the yellow lights of happiness, just like what I’m feeling right now I looked at Rainie and kissed her on her lips, ignoring Barbie and Vic also sitting there
“Thank you sweetheart, for making my life complete”
She smiles and I closed my eyes “Babe” I whispers “I wish that, for any of my incarnation I have, I will only have you as my one and only love”
I blows the candles and looks up at her, she’s crying but her tears are reflecting the happiness that we share
“Ei Ken, want to join me for a late drink” Vic asked me when we just finished the cake
I pull my hands out of my pocket, just in time I need courage to propose to her, a little alcohol will help I guess, so I turn to Vic and nods to him “Ok”
We turned to our girlfriend and told them that we’re going out
“Don’t drink too much” Barbie said in a demanding tone but Vic kisses her lips and promised with her to obey
“I’ll be back soon” I told Rainie and also shares with her a sweet kiss before heading out
“What’s that you’re holding?” Vic suddenly asked me when we just sat down at a bar This guy is always a best observer, I can’t ever hide him a thing, and I just never do
“A special gift” I pull out the box with the ring I intended to give to Rainie “To show her how much I love her”
“That’s cool man” he raised his glass of wine and I did the same
“This is a promise ring, for wherever I go, I will still come back to her” I added seriously
“I don’t know that you’re this pathetic” Vic teases me but in his eyes is reflecting the agreement for what I just said
“As if you’re not” I drank over my glass and poured another one
A gang of around 4 guys opened the door bar and sat at the table behind us, but we didn’t notice them, but these guys are really annoying, they keep on laughing and teasing the other girls loudly and noisily in a manner of a totally pervert
Vic and I tried to keep our temper down as they spill out the dirty words and insult the others in the bar; these kinds of people just don’t worth to mess with
“That’s Henry, he’s son of Mayor Geoffrey” the bartender informed us as he himself also noticed the source of the uncomfortable feeling inside his bar
“Like father, like son” I muttered but loud enough for Vic to hear, he shares with me a smile of agreement “All are bastard”, that’s why this place never have peace with these jerks as the leaders
I ended the last word and drank over my glass of wine, there’s no reason for me to stay here any longer and to stand the play of this pervert monkey
“I think we should leave here for some fresh air” I told Vic and he agrees, he turned to call the bartender for the bill
But as about time I’m going to move the chair and stand up, one of the guys, who follow that rich and stupid guy Henry, stood next by me and I didn’t know that he heard what I said. I didn’t noticed him just until he rose his finger at me
“Henry, this guy dare to talk bad behind your back” he sneaked what I just said to the his boss, I assumed, since obviously these guys are not friends despite they’re calling each other names, and add to that these kinds of person can never have friends
I turned around to face the guy, he’s still having his finger right at my nose so I cross it off my face, the nerves of this guy, no one ever points at me like that even my parents, then I casually moved my eyes off him
I turned back to leave but instead, just to find myself facing with the fence of three more monkeys, and the guy in the middle is the biggest one. I don’t have to ask to know who he is, just with the scornful smile and the face of a pig, no, a pig is still better than him
Damn it, I smell trouble here, I didn’t flinch a bit but just, this will waste my time definitely. Vic also stood up next to me as he also feels the tension is rising up when those guys are staring at me like looking at their prey
They shift their stare towards Vic when seeing him standing next to me, but then back again at me
“What did he say?” the big guy Henry asked the other still staring at me
“Hey, you can’t beat me when I repeat it” the sneaker told him “One word I can hear, he call you bastard”
“Bastard?” the smile on his face faded a bit shifting to a feeling of angry, well, I really can’t tell, can you tell a pig when he’s angry, I think amusingly
Plus, I’m surprised because he’s angry; I think that he must hear those words at least one thousand times already, I find this so funny and unknowingly I let out a small laugh and shake my head
“Why are you laughing at” he asked me I glance at him with just half of my eyes
“When someone saw something funny, he’s laughing, you don’t know that?” I said in a mocking tone
Vic nudges my arms “Ken, this doesn’t worth our time, let’s go, don’t play fire with them”
“Ok, as if I want to stay here” I told him Vic walks pass them and walks towards the door first, I followed him but as I passing the pig, he raised his hands in front of my chest to stop me
“You think you can go after dare to mock at me?” he asked in an order tone
I didn’t intend to make commotion here, but all of the customers inside the bar have stood up from their seats, half wants to run out of the door, and half are having fun watching a free play here I waved for Vic to come out first then turned to face the pig
“What do you mean of mocking, I just answer your question” I decided to take a step back; it really doesn’t worth to have a duel with him, my good mood today have been lessened a half just by the presence of this jerk already
He slowly puts his hands down but then signal for the two guys beside to come near me, before I could react; they grab both of my arms, oh no, I know this scene
Punch!
I felt the pain on my left cheek when his fist collided with my jaws, I fell to the floor and wipes my mouth, what the…, it’s bleeding. I have never joined into any fight since when I start my academy life, but that doesn’t mean I was a bad fighter I stood up faster than I know; the anger plus the encouragement of the alcohol I took a while ago has run over me.
The next thing I knew, the pig landed on the floor, pulling with him the table behind as he crashes his back on it
“Great!” I heard someone mutter, I turned my back to see the bartender is giving me his thumb-up and a big grin
“F**k you!!!” the pig shouted “What are you guys waiting for?” shouting louder towards the other guys, who standing rooted at their places, I bet they’re so scared seeing their boss being beaten
I felt someone grab on my arms, I turned to see Vic standing next to me “I told you not to mess with them”
“He started” I replied curtly, continues to touches on my mouth while glaring at the monkeys and the pig
“We should leave now before everything is worse” he drags me towards the door I also didn’t want to continue; now I have to find a reason to explain to Rainie of this bruise.
Some customers on the other tables waves at me to congratulate I heard the pig still continue shouting behind for his monkeys to come after me. I nearly out of the door when a chair is flying towards our way, it bangs on the door and the glass is broken, also it closed the door up I turned back just in time to hide another fist throwing at me, Vic also quickly avoid it. I can fight alone but not with Vic, he never approved of using violence and I know that he hates fighting.
But there’s nothing to protest anymore since the guys are already throwing themselves at us “Vic, just stand there” I told him
“What do you think?” Vic glares at me
“Standing there to see my crazy friend being beaten up?” he said while giving one of the monkey a punch, a real punch on his abdomen
“That’s really impressive Vic” I laugh when seeing it
“For your information, your crazy friend can’t be beaten up that easily” We quickly finish with the monkeys, just like playing with some cockroach, I thought. I turned towards the pig; he looks at his servants in anger
“Useless!!!” he shouted at them again while they monkeys are growling in pain He stares back at me, much more angry and furious in his eyes. And out of my expect, he took out from his pocket a dagger, the color of steel reflect in the light of the pub in front of my eyes, this pig is really crazy already
“Let me handle him” I told Vic
“Are you sure?” he asked back
“Yes, I can” I replied but didn’t move my eyes of the cold color of the weapon in the pig’s hand
“I see fear in your eyes, I can forgive you if you kneel down and beg for my forgiveness” he laughs at me
“So much for me to scare” I answer in a calm tone “I scare that you don’t know how to use it”
“You’ll see if I know” he shouted while throwing himself at me, with the dagger point at me I made a shift to avoid the point of the dagger; he crazily punched the dagger into an empty table near me instead He took back the dagger and continue a madly stab but again, unsuccessful.
This has to end soon; I grab a bottle of beer on the counter and wait for him to make a fail stab again. Right after he punched the dagger into the air, I hit the bottle on his back, not on the head since I don’t want to kill him
Out of my knowing, he turned back quickly after the hit still raising his dagger, in reflect I push him out of my way as strong as I can. I should have thought that he’s weaker after the hit, so with my push, he simply fell to the floor with his back facing me
I wipe away the drops of sweat on my forehead, still keep an eye on the pig in case he suddenly rose up and attacked me again, but to my surprise, he’s lying there without stirring
“Are you ok?” Vic asked me when he came near me
“Yes, I’m ok” I replied with a heavy breath The bartender came out of the counter and took a careful step towards the big guy Henry
“That’s a great fight, let me check on him” he said beaming my a grin again and touches on Henry, he still didn’t move I started feeling something odd and really, I feel scare although I can’t figure why, and to confirm my fear, the bartender turned Henry around
“AHHHHHHHH” the girls inside the bar screamed out loud upon seeing the scene in front of them The dagger is plugging deeper inside the pig’s chest and his shirt is soak with blood, red and fresh blood…
“Ken” I feel that Vic’s voice lower than a whisper “He’s dead”
“He’s dead” the bartender repeat what Vic just said but I hear nothing now I kill him…
I just kill a person, although it’s out of my will… but still, I just end a human’s life also out of his will…
“Police, there’s a murder here” one of the guys followed the guy Henry has gained back his consciousness, he ran out of the bar while continue shouting
“Ken” Vic grabs my arms “You have to run away”
“Run away?” I repeat, absolutely I have no idea what Vic’s saying because I just fixed my eyes at the dead body on the floor
“Of course, Ken. He’s not anyone else; he’s the son of the mayor of this city. You don’t have a chance to protest” Vic quickly explained while looking out the door, fearing that police will pour into the bar any minute
“Your friend is right” the bartender also approved “You don’t have to feel guilty; instead you have done a favor for this city to get rid of this jerk. I knew he also killed people before and for his joy. You just did a favor for this city. It will be a great party for his leaving forever” I didn’t want to hear those words, if Henry has killed person before, than now, I’m no different from him
“Ken, hurry up, the police is coming” Vic drags me
“Get the back door” the bartender said
“Thanks” Vic smiles gracefully at him and continue to drag me out of the bar, other people inside the bar didn’t react when I left
“I can’t leave Vic, I have to meet Rainie” I calm myself down and stops Vic
“You can’t Ken, you have to go right now. Just leave this country and you’ll be fine. I’ll tell her”
“But…”
“She’ll understand Ken, she’ll understand” Vic assures me
“I have to meet her, at least let me meet her for the last time” I said almost pleading Vic looks at me, in his eyes is the hesitance of whether he should grant my wish, but when he’s about to open his mouth to say, the siren of the police car is already heard not far from where we’re standing
“No” Vic turns his head to look at the entrance of the bar “You have to go know, there’s no time. There’s someone will recognize you and the police will chase after you soon, if you’re still here”
He pushed me stronger “Hurry up Ken”
“I have to tell her” really, even just one minute I’ll still accept because I just want to see her sweet face, may be, last time, since I also don’t know how long it will take before I can see her again
“Think of yourself and of Rainie, Ken. You have to be alive, so that you’ll have a chance to reunion with her” The siren is nearer, Vic pulls me with him out to the street, he pushed a guy just got off his car and got into the driver seat. I just followed him as a natural reflection We passed many streets, how I wish the place where we head to would be our home, where Rainie is still waiting for me.
But instead, when I woke up by the tap of Vic on my shoulder, he’s already standing outside by the window. I got off and took a small paper he just gave me
“Ken, hopefully this is the earliest train leaving the country, it will leave in just 10 minutes more”
I just stare at the tickets, it’s like I’m looking at my own verdict. It’s true, leaving her is the hardest punishment I can ever bear, it’s worse when I even don’t have a chance to say goodbye to her
“Hurry up Ken, it will leave now. When you come there, call me. I’ll inform you of the situation here. And when it’s safe, you can come back”
“Take it Ken, how stupid, why of all days I didn’t bring much money with me today” he curses when handing me the money and pushes me towards the train
“Vic” I finally said when turning back “Please give this to her for me” I took out from my pocket a small paper, I don’t know where did I get it but I just didn’t care, and took out the pen which pinned on my shirt.
I scribble quickly some words, all the first words that come to my mind, all I would say if I saw her right now After finish I gave it to Vic “Give it to her for me Vic”
“Ok, it’s late. Let’s go Ken” And he pulls me into a bear hug, our tightest hug ever
“Take care buddy” he said and I could say that there’re tears in his voice
“You too” I said “You also must be careful of involving into the fight”
“I will” he broke off the hug “We’ll see you soon”
“Yes, I will come back, soon” And I jump onto the train when the train started moving.
I stand there looking back at my best friend. His figure is farer when the train speeds up, until at last he totally disappeared of my sight, my eyes are also blurry by tears coming down non-stop and I can’t stop it… since I just left my heart behind…
“Babe, I will come back, I tell you I will come back again” is all I can scribble in the paper and I vow to myself… I will keep my promise, no matter for how many days, months, or years… or even forever… I will still find my way back to her, to my one and only meaning in this life, the reason for my existence in this world…
******************************End of flashback *****************************
I’m walking down the familiar lane, the one which I still can see my foot prints. Last night I walked out of this path was also the time when I walked out of my life, since then I never really live… until now…
I stop in front of the house with the blue color outside, it seems to be new but still, there is a trait of time which it can not hide. With a few steps closer and I stand in front of the closing door, my hand eagerly reaches for the door bell
Just a few minutes waiting for the door to open but it seems to be another century for me, finally, the door opened… but my smile faded when I see the person standing there
“Who are you?” the old man with his old voice asked me, I never know him
I come to your door
to see you again
How can this be? It should be, no, it must be here, must be Rainie who stands there…
but where you once stood
was an old man instead
“Do you hear me?” he asked again with a bit annoy in his tone when
I just stood there and lost of words I am sure that she must be waiting for me, my 10 years of waiting and hoping can not go be in waste
“Excuse me; I’m looking for the girl who lived here before”
I asked where you'd be
he said
"she's moved on you see”
“You see me stay here so obviously she has moved on” he answers me casually I was stupefied right on my own feet, she has moved on… but why? Didn’t I tell her that I’ll come back?
I even didn’t know myself whispers “Thank you” towards the old man and turns around to leave, just when he calls me back, I realized myself turning back to look at him while standing on the street already, what he said take back my hope
“all I have is a number
you'd better ask her not me"
Then he gave me a piece of paper, the rhythm of my heart continue to change when I hold the small paper in my hands, as tight as possible since this is the only chance for us to reunion I read what was written inside while my hands are all shaking and sweating, there’s a phone number inside
So I picked up the phone
and dialed your number
Riiiing! Riiiing!
My heart get a light squeeze with each ringing of the phone, and a strange feeling come over me, I feel like a young boy who is all nervous and happy at the same time at the first time I called the girl I like for a date not sure to put it down or speak
Thump!
The sound of my heart never as clear as this time
then a voice I once knew answered
in a sweet voice
she said hello and then paused
“Hello?” Her voice runs through my ear and soon find it way to the crazy-beating-heart of mine, her sweet voice which I can never mistake, this is the sound I always dream of in my dream, the voice I always long to hear everytime I wake up and also with this voice, I always know I can die just to hear it again
before I began to speak
“BABE (babe) I'm here again (I'm here again)
I tell you I'm here again (babe)
where have you been (where have you been)
BABE (babe) I'm back again
I tell you I'm back again (babe)
where have you been”
I let out the first thing I want to tell her and I guess this is also all the thing I can tell her right now. I want her to know that all I want is to come back and to keep my promise of what I have left in the message that day
“K… Ken” I heard her calling my name in a soft voice but still, I can sense it shaking and almost breaking, and I know… she’s crying
You held your voice well
there were tears I could tell
“Where are you now babe?”
but where were you now
was you gonna tell me in time
“Tell me Rainie, even if it’s the end of the world, I’ll come to see you right now” I said in a rush
Just give me a town
and I'll be straight down
“I’m at number 9, Hope Boulevard"She answers in a hush but clear voice, I can imagine how she’s wiping her eyes and smiles at me
“Wait for me babe; I’ll be there right now” I didn’t think any further, I put down the phone and ran out the street, waving like crazy for a cab and got in as fast as I can
I've got so much to tell you
about where I have been
During the way to Hope Boulevard, the driver must have thought that I’m a crazy person; I paced in the passenger seat from this side to the other, looking out for the name of the street, just longing to see the boulevard where my heart is there
“Here you are, sir” the driver announced when stopping the car, I throw money at him without notice how much is it as
I walk down your road
I can't wait to be near you
How funny I am right now… 10 years, I have waited for 10 years, but just a few minutes more and I can see her but I just can stop myself from pushing and rushing myself to find her
(I) I can't keep (I) the feeling inside
(I can't keep it inside)
Number 9 is never the luckiest number for me more than this time when I spotted it a few house afar
As I stand at your door
I knock on the door and feel myself is waiting for the gate to heaven to open, where all my happiness lay behind and the most precious treasure is her, MY BABE, MY RAINIE…
you answer in a sweet voice
you say hello then pause
before I begin to speak
“Hello… Ken…” she said still in her melodious voice
"Babe (babe) I'm here again (I'm here again)
I tell you I'm here again (babe)
where have you been (where have you been)
babe (babe) I'm back again
I tell you I'm back again (babe)
where have you been"
I let it out again; I grab her hands and squeeze them tightly with mine and I can’t stop my tears… tears of happiness, I have been waiting for 10 long years just for this moment. I can feel her also pull me into a tight hug and I found the feeling of warmth and secure inside her embrace… because I have found my heart…
As you looked away
I just opened my eyes when she pulls herself of the hug and looked aside…
I saw a face behind you
a little boy stood at your door
(boy stood at your door)
Just now I realize we’re not alone, a little boy at his 9 years old stands behind Rainie and staring at me with curiosity. I’m about to ask Rainie when his eyes catch my eyes
And when I looked again
I saw his face
was shining
he had my eyes (my eyes)
He smiles at me
He had my smile (my smile)
There’s nothing for me to describe what I’m feeling right now. I look at the woman I love, and then turn to the boy behind her, whom possess my very own smile and eyes, and also, possess his mother’s beautiful nose and the kissable lips…
Rainie has given me a special present which I never can think of… MY SON
Babe (babe) I'm back again (I'm here again)
I tell you I'm back again (babe)
I'll be here for you
(where have you been)
I pull both my son and his lovely mother into my wide open arms, I want to make sure this was not a beautiful dream that when I wake up, everything will disappear “I’m really back, babe. Thank you”
“We’re always waiting for you. Me and your son, Kelvin” she said between tears and smile
Babe (babe) please take me back (I'm back again)
take me back (babe)
back home again
We walked inside and close the door behind, I’m really back home. Kelvin jumps into my lap and sitting there to hear my story, of what really happened 10 years ago, why I have to leave them and just now coming back
“Thanks for taking me back” I whisper with her
Babe (babe) please hold me close (I'm here again)
hold me close (babe)
like you used to do
Weirdly but really, I thank this event which has happened to me, because of it, I can experience the most remarkable thing in my life, and it makes me treasure more the love I have…
I believe, now and forever, for every life I have, I only have one person whom I love the most… She’s my real love, true love…
For whenever I go, I will still be back to my BABE, my only RAINE
Babe (babe) just me and you (I’m back again)
you and me (babe)
*~*~*~*~THE END~*~*~*~*
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