Chapter Text
~ Kristal_293 P.O.V. ~
I was abandoned at the Neopian Pound on 1/22/13. I am a Blue Zafara, born on the 25th of June 2008, and my name is Kristal_293. The first week I hoped my owner would return, saying how it had been a mistake. We'd laugh and go home. The first month I just wanted to get out of this dismal place, but nobody gave me a second glance. The first year I cried because I knew nobody was coming. The next 5 years was brutal to my self-esteem, my trust in others and my soul. I saw thousands of of people come in, looking for any rare neopets that had also been abandoned. I saw them adopt other regular neopets, watched them leave with faint smiles tinged with sorrow for those of us left behind. Nobody even looked at me anymore. Nobody wants a Blue Zafara, not when there are a few rare neopets or hard to find paint styles in this Realm of Despair. By the fourth year, I had given up being adopted. It has been 6 1/2 years now. I watch as more people come and pick out the newbies as I call them, they only having been there for either a day or a week. I go back to my room depressed, lonely and with an aching heart. I don't notice that somebody new had just walked in and was watching me walk away.
~ underfell_girl P.O.V. ~
I watched the Blue Zafara walk away, wondering if that was the one I was looking for. I had found her name on a site called "The Lost and Pound" (which is a real site and a link to it can be found on Neopets.com), having stumbled across it by accident while viewing Neopia's Offical Website.I approached the Pink Uni who helps people adopt neopets when they find one they like. "Hello, Pinkuni. Could you help me find-" She looks up with a perky smile. "A specific type of pet? If you- oh it's you! How are you today..." she trails off. "underfell_girl today. This whole 5 neopets to a home thing, plus having to register a different name for each home is kind of a pain."
She nods tiredly. "Yes, but adoption rates hsve gone up since the "Side Accounts" law was passed. Are you looking to adopt again today?" she asks kindly. "Yes ma'am. I am looking for a Blue Zafara named Kristal_293."
She swirls around astonished. "Really?! Oh joy!" "She has been here for nearly 7 years, and had given up hope that she would ever be adopted!"
You nod sadly. "I thought so when I read her profile on "The Lost and Pound" site. It showed the date she was...brought here."
She nods. "That site is a huge help. Its list really help us reach out to people, letting them know who is here waiting for a forever home." She shakes her head slightly. "Now, let's go find Kristal_293."she says as she heads down the corridor to the rooms of the Pound. "Oh, Dr.Death, have you seen Kristal_293 today?" she asks a tall brooding Yellow Techo walking past. "Yes, she is in her room." he grumbles. He then notices me. "Who's this?" he ask harshly.
"This is underfell_girl. She is here to adopt Kristal_293." Pinkuni replies happily. He looks at you critically.
"Hmmmm, and will you be abandoning any neopets to make room, or just because they bore you?"he says angrily. I glare at him.
"NO. I have adopted several other pets before, and I still have them all." I reply scathingly.
He looks blinks at you then, he actually smiles at you. "I know, I remember you coming in and leaving with them. You're one of the good ones." he says almost kindly before begining to walk away. "Although you do tend to be snarky when you talk to me."
I glare at him. "Gee, I wonder why?" you drawl. Pinkuni laughs at the both of you. "Now come on. Let's go see Kristal_293." Y'all walk down nearly three different hallways before you come to a door with Kristal_293's name on it. "Well, here we are. I'll head back to the front now. Let me know how it goes." she says cheerily. You nod and turn to the door, knocking softly. ,p>
"Go away Pinkuni. I am not coming back out there!" a sad yet angry voice says. "Eh, I'm not Pinkuni, Kristal_293. my name is underfell_girl." I say slightly louder than normal so she'd hear me through the door. "I was hoping I could talk to you about joining my family?"
~ Kristal_293's P.O.V. ~
I look up at the door, astonished by what I just heard. Me? They want me?Nobody wants me! I get up and walk to the door and open it. "Y-you w-want t-to talk t-to me?" I stutter out in surprise. This underfell_girl is standing there with a soft smile on their face. She is wearing a shirt that says "' mustard you to be quiet. I ketchup understand what you are saying"' and a pair of well worn jeans with flip flops. My gosh, I didn't know such bad puns existed.
"Yes, have you ever heard of a site called 'The Lost and Pound'?" she asks. I shake my head no. "It is a site that keeps helps neopets find new homes when they are put in the Pound. They have list for every species that is currently in the Pound. I stumbled across it while I was roaming around the Official Neopia Website. I had been thinking about adopting another neopet. I originally went looking for a Krawk but none were listed. So I decided to just peruse the lists when I got to the Zafara list." she tells me.
"So I'm not what you came looking for?" I say scathingly. "No, but I had been thinking about adopting a Zafara too. So," she looks at me. "I clicked on the list and noticed it had the most recent dates first. There were 8 pages of names. It was heartbreaking to see how long some of them had been in there. That's when I noticed your name. I clicked on your profile and read through it. I thought you'd make a great addition to the family. So I went to my main account-" I blink at her.
"Main account? What do you mean?" She sighs.
"In Y12 (I am guessing this date since I can't find when they started doing this.) they passed a law called "Side Accounts' where people could created new homes and adopted or creat new neopets, at least up to 5. However there are rules you have to folow, mostly about not gaining neopoints on them. underfell_girl is my secound side account." I blinked.
"Okay, I think I get it." She smiled.
"Great, now where was I....ah yes. I went to my main account and got some nps and came here to ask you if you would like to become apart of my family." She smiled happily.
"And when you get bored with me? Will you chuck me back here? Throw me away like I am just a piece of garbage you don't want anymore?!" I snarled. She look taken aback.
"HELL NO!" she yelled. I jumped slightly. "Sorry, but no. I would never abandon you like that. I couldn't really, my conscience wouldn't let me nor would my morality. If for some reason we decided that we don't work as a family, I would help you make a page on the Neoboards saying you were UFT (Up for Trade). But I don't think that will happen." she says softly. I look at her confused and wary. She seems to make a decision. She holds her arms out to me.
"What are you doing?" I ask warily.
"I'm offering you a hug. You look like you need one." I didn't even notice I had walked towards her until her arms were enveloping me. I stiffened for a moment then started crying. I held onto her tightly. She made soothing noises and rubbed my back for a long time. I finally stopped after awhile, sniffing. "Well, what do ya say? Care to join the family?" she asks softly yet again. I grab a tissue and blow my nose. "Yes." I reply. I wasn't sure but I decided to trust this crazy woman that chose me. I wonder what the rest of her family is like.