Zach and Arian Interview

5/31/2014

A light flashes through my bedroom, as we all collapse to the floor with a hard loud *thump*.

Arian: Like I was saying time travel isn’t supposed to be a two person trip, but for you I think I’ll make an exception.

Dark R. Reaper: Agh. My head. I think I’m gonna be sick.

Arian: Well, you never could stand things that only go in one direction.

???: You get queasy just going in two directions.

Dark: Hey, I’ll be fine, just give me a minute.

I crawl over to the chair and slowly climb in. I place my fingers together next to my chin and nose, breathing through my hands. I feel a strong pat on my back.

Arian: Your gonna make him throw up if you keep doing that bro.

Zach: I figured I was being soothing.

Dark: Enough, on with the interview.

I wave to the chair in front of me.

Dark: If you will.

The twins sit down in the chairs in front of me.

Dark: So, how’s your family?

Zach: Well, dad just hasn’t been right since the crime reports came in.

Arian: Mom was absolutely furious.

Dark: Right. How’s the librarian job going? I heard you two were manning the great library of time now is that correct?

Arian: The great ancient library of time.

Zach: You have to ad in the ancient or it doesn’t sound significant at all.

Dark: Any pretty women in your life yet, a significant other perhaps?

Zach: Not anyone in particular. You know they all fall for us whenever we come around.

Arian: Women are for parties anyway. How about you? Anyone important in your life?

I turn a little bit red.

Dark: That’s not important.

Arian: So that can mean one of three things.

Zach: Either he’s got a girlfriend and doesn’t want to talk about it.

Arian: Isn’t in love with anyone at all.

Zach: Or has a crush on someone, but doesn’t want us to know. The real question is, which one is it.

Dark: None of the above.

Zach: Oh so there is a girl then. What’s her name?

Dark: I told you. I don’t like anyone. I’m a hermit remember.

Arian: A hermit enough that you invite other people into your home.

Dark: Only for interviews.

Zach: Still haven’t answered my question. I can still smell her perfume in the air. There’s got to be someone.

Arian: You invited a girl over did you? You sly dog.

Dark: She’s just a friend. I don’t like her. She’s just an old war buddy.

Zach: Found a coat.

Zach raises up the coat above the table. He reads the tag on the back.

Zach: Size 12 is she?

Arian starts laughing.

Dark: Hey, that’s mine. Now give it back.

Zach looses a smile.

Zach: I don’t see you fitting into a size 12 anytime soon my friend.

Dark: That’s hers. My old war buddy’s and she wouldn’t be happy if it ended up ripped. Now give it back.

Zach: By the looks of this girls jacket, I don’t think she’d mind if her clothes ended up getting a little bit ripped.

Dark: God, you’re sick.

Zach: Only as sick as your imagination.

Dark: She’s dead.

Arian stops laughing.

Zach: I know the war your fighting in, and the friends in your war just don’t die.

I look at Zach.

Zach: But you’re not lying either. What happened?

Dark: It’s not important.

Zach: Sam hill it’s not important. How many of them are dead?

I pause for a second as I recount the events of the war in my head.

Dark: Almost all of them.

Zach: We can change that.

Dark: No you can’t. Their strands of fate can’t be changed.

Arian: But what if we?

Zach: No, he’s right.

Zach looks at me straight in the eye.

Zach: Let’s go Arian. We’ve spent enough time here. We need to go.

Arian: But Zach…

Zach: Let’s go.

Arian waves goodbye and they both flash out of the room.

Chaos: Why didn’t you tell them?

Dark: Because he already knows.