Author's Notes: It's amazing really. I've loved the series Outlaw Star ever since I first saw it years ago, and it's only now that I'm finally getting around to writing for it.
Anyways, I claimed the pairing Gene x Melfina at the livejournal community 30(underscore)kisses, and this collection will be the stories I write for that claim.
Enjoy!
Title: Lady in Red
Theme: #19- Red
My lucky number's one, my favorite color's red…
She was born of the world of computers. Data, biotechnology, and the mysterious ways of the "black box," the building blocks which she was made from.
Her DNA, when it came down to it- was a combination of human genes and binary coding. The basics of human life melded with the replication of two numbers over and over. Zeros and ones, myriads of them. But in a field of nothingness, those ones stood out vibrantly.
One had always been his lucky number.
And perhaps that was why he'd felt drawn to her from the start. In a sense, she had his lucky number written all over her.
Along with her, came a spaceship and a whole mess of problems. Adventure, danger, it all followed in her wake. But he never once had he held it against her. He'd painted the ship red- the ship she could control, and named it the Outlaw Star. It was the start of the legend of Gene Starwind.
He used to be so wild and carefree, but slowly- that changed. Now he had a promise to keep, a promise to a mysterious bio-android named Melfina.
And sure enough, his lucky number wrapped in the package of a beautiful black-haired girl did bring about its fair share of luck. After all, only a very few people had made it to the Galactic Leyline and survived.
She was a maiden in red, a puppet, a key to unlocking the wishes the Leyline could control. That was Melfina's true identity, her true purpose. But to Gene, she was more valuable than anything the Leyline could offer.
That foreign place where all was dyed red. The golden path stained with the split blood of those who had died. The ominous red orb that hovered in midair, speaking of death and desires. Red like the Maiden of the Leyline.
It was all turned to red. A color Gene said was his favorite. But how could it be that when it was his red blood upon the ground?
They are dead. They are dead. Return them.
His luck came back to him then; her beautiful voice calling out to him through the darkness.
"Gene."
His eyes opened to her world. The world of the Leyline's Data Repository. And there she was- clad in the softest hues of red, and he in a red to match it.
"Gene, is there something you desire? Say it. By using the Leyline I can grant anything your heart desires and make it real."
The man in red paused; his face serious as he contemplated his reply.
"Gene?"
"There isn't anything that the Leyline can give me;" He spoke firmly, "All I really want is for you to return with me."
"Gene…"
She was touched by this, a single tear trailed down her face. He smiled, fond memories flooding his mind.
She was crying when I first met her. Crying because she didn't understand why all those numbers and words were programmed into her head.
"Oh no, I made you cry again. Melfina, what is it that you wish for?"
"I want…to stay who I am. I want to be with you forever, Gene."
"Well that's what I want too."
He extended his hand to her, his lucky lady in red, and kissed her tenderly.
"Then come away with me, Melfina. Right now."
"Okay."
For at the Leyline, where one could chose anything their heart desired- Gene Starwind knew exactly what he wanted.
Then again- red had always been his favorite color.