I don't own OLS or any of its characters. This fic is sort of a
drama/romance thing about inner conflict and indecision…or something like
that. I shouldn't make it out to be more than it is. ^_~ Just an OLS fic.
Enjoy.
"Inner Conflict"
It's a sleepless night for two on the Outlaw Star. There have been several exchanges between Gene and Melfina, but both of them have no clue how the other feels. Melfina builds up enough courage as she sits up in bed. She nods to herself, deciding she can no longer keep her feelings to herself. She creeps out of bed silently, trying not to wake anyone. On her way she passes the loudly snoring Aisha, sleeping in the hall for some reason. She reaches Gene's room and takes a deep breath, opening the door slowly. She sees Gene sitting on his bed, holding his knees close to his chest. Gene glances over and sees her.
"Melfina…" he speaks.
"I couldn't sleep either," she whispers, sitting on the bed next to him.
Their eyes meet and they fall silent for a moment.
"Gene…I have to tell you this," Melfina's eyes turn to the ground for a moment, reconsidering everything. She turns back to him. "I really care about you…and I want to be with you," she blushes and turns away.
Gene blinks; shocked Melfina would ever be so bold. He cannot think of how to respond, and more time goes by then he realizes.
Melfina eventually stands and walks out of the room, closing the door behind her. She dawns a blank expression, having gotten no response from Gene. She walks back to her room, not careful about being silent.
Aisha opens one eye and sees Melfina walking from Gene's room. She ignores it and rolls over on the floor, falling back to sleep.
Melfina closes the door to her room and lies down in her bed, pulling the sheet over her. She stares at the ceiling for several minutes, trying to process what just happened. Out of the corner of her eye she sees the door open. It's Gene.
Gene closes the door and walks over to Melfina. He sits down on the bed next to her and kisses her deeply.
Melfina's eyes open widely, simply stunned at what's happening. After the kiss continues a few more seconds, she puts her arms around him.
Gene abruptly pulls away from her, turning and walking out of the room.
Melfina sits up, "G…Gene!" she starts to get up but lays back down, staring at the ceiling again. "What did I do wrong?" she thinks to herself.
Gene lays in his bed, he puts his hand over his forehead. "Damnit Gene! What the hell are you doing?" Gene utters to himself, "You don't even know how you feel. It's not right to lead her on like this!"
The next morning everyone gathers for breakfast, as normal. Melfina is preparing the food, everyone else sitting at the table. Everyone acts like usual.
Jim reads the newspaper and mutters about fixing something in the ship.
Suzuka sips on her tea.
Aisha is still asleep at the table, resting her head upon it.
Gene…he just sits, thinking about what happened last night.
Melfina is also thinking about it. She starts to bring a bowl of soup forward but accidentally drops it; the bowl breaks on the floor.
"Oh…I'm so sorry," suddenly she bursts into tears and runs to her room.
"Why's she so upset over a broken bowl?" Jim says, going to clean it up.
Gene knows he is responsible.
This event has woken Aisha up. "Well I'll just go serve myself," she walks into the kitchen to retrieve some soup.
Suzuka looks up at Gene, "Do you know why she's upset?"
Gene shakes his head.
"Oh come on Gene, we all know she cares about you. Aisha told me she saw Melfina walking back from your room, and then later, you walking back from Melfina's room."
"I think I really screwed up. I may have lead Melfina on, and I'm unsure about how I feel."
"Women are always drawn to you Gene, I don't know why. Everyone on this ship has some kind of thing for you."
"Even you, Suzuka?"
"I'm fairly fond of you. I can't explain why. But don't expect to get far with me."
"Jeez, who am I? Tenchi?" Gene scratches his head.
"The point is, you've got to get things sorted out in your head, and stop leaving Melfina hanging like this." Suzuka sips her tea, and then stands up to get some food.
"I know she's right," Gene says to himself, "I've got to do something…"
That's the end of this chapter. ^_^ R&R, and let me know if I should write more! Ja ne!
"Inner Conflict"
It's a sleepless night for two on the Outlaw Star. There have been several exchanges between Gene and Melfina, but both of them have no clue how the other feels. Melfina builds up enough courage as she sits up in bed. She nods to herself, deciding she can no longer keep her feelings to herself. She creeps out of bed silently, trying not to wake anyone. On her way she passes the loudly snoring Aisha, sleeping in the hall for some reason. She reaches Gene's room and takes a deep breath, opening the door slowly. She sees Gene sitting on his bed, holding his knees close to his chest. Gene glances over and sees her.
"Melfina…" he speaks.
"I couldn't sleep either," she whispers, sitting on the bed next to him.
Their eyes meet and they fall silent for a moment.
"Gene…I have to tell you this," Melfina's eyes turn to the ground for a moment, reconsidering everything. She turns back to him. "I really care about you…and I want to be with you," she blushes and turns away.
Gene blinks; shocked Melfina would ever be so bold. He cannot think of how to respond, and more time goes by then he realizes.
Melfina eventually stands and walks out of the room, closing the door behind her. She dawns a blank expression, having gotten no response from Gene. She walks back to her room, not careful about being silent.
Aisha opens one eye and sees Melfina walking from Gene's room. She ignores it and rolls over on the floor, falling back to sleep.
Melfina closes the door to her room and lies down in her bed, pulling the sheet over her. She stares at the ceiling for several minutes, trying to process what just happened. Out of the corner of her eye she sees the door open. It's Gene.
Gene closes the door and walks over to Melfina. He sits down on the bed next to her and kisses her deeply.
Melfina's eyes open widely, simply stunned at what's happening. After the kiss continues a few more seconds, she puts her arms around him.
Gene abruptly pulls away from her, turning and walking out of the room.
Melfina sits up, "G…Gene!" she starts to get up but lays back down, staring at the ceiling again. "What did I do wrong?" she thinks to herself.
Gene lays in his bed, he puts his hand over his forehead. "Damnit Gene! What the hell are you doing?" Gene utters to himself, "You don't even know how you feel. It's not right to lead her on like this!"
The next morning everyone gathers for breakfast, as normal. Melfina is preparing the food, everyone else sitting at the table. Everyone acts like usual.
Jim reads the newspaper and mutters about fixing something in the ship.
Suzuka sips on her tea.
Aisha is still asleep at the table, resting her head upon it.
Gene…he just sits, thinking about what happened last night.
Melfina is also thinking about it. She starts to bring a bowl of soup forward but accidentally drops it; the bowl breaks on the floor.
"Oh…I'm so sorry," suddenly she bursts into tears and runs to her room.
"Why's she so upset over a broken bowl?" Jim says, going to clean it up.
Gene knows he is responsible.
This event has woken Aisha up. "Well I'll just go serve myself," she walks into the kitchen to retrieve some soup.
Suzuka looks up at Gene, "Do you know why she's upset?"
Gene shakes his head.
"Oh come on Gene, we all know she cares about you. Aisha told me she saw Melfina walking back from your room, and then later, you walking back from Melfina's room."
"I think I really screwed up. I may have lead Melfina on, and I'm unsure about how I feel."
"Women are always drawn to you Gene, I don't know why. Everyone on this ship has some kind of thing for you."
"Even you, Suzuka?"
"I'm fairly fond of you. I can't explain why. But don't expect to get far with me."
"Jeez, who am I? Tenchi?" Gene scratches his head.
"The point is, you've got to get things sorted out in your head, and stop leaving Melfina hanging like this." Suzuka sips her tea, and then stands up to get some food.
"I know she's right," Gene says to himself, "I've got to do something…"
That's the end of this chapter. ^_^ R&R, and let me know if I should write more! Ja ne!