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Konnichiwa! I finally wrote the first chapter of the sequel to Gene's Premonition! I hope you guys like it as much as you liked the first! Please review!
Gene's Premonition: A New Beginning
Chapter One
"Gene, wake up!" Jim called out from the side of his bed. "It's time to go!"
Gene motioned his hand for Jim to go away and pulled the covers over his head for instant darkness. He closed his eyes and tried to go back to sleep, but his body was wide-awake, just not his enthusiasm of waking up to go to the spaceport with Suzuka and everyone else.
Frustrated, Jim grabbed a hold of the cotton blue covers and pulled them away, revealing Gene only in his boxers. He then took the half-filled beer bottle from the dresser and poured it on his head. Gene instantly shot up as if it were reflex and glared at Jim with anger searing in his eyes.
"What the hell are you doing, Jim?" he asked irately. "Can't you see that I'm trying to get some sleep?"
"Yeah, well, you wouldn't be so tired if you haven't of stayed up all night," he said, putting his hands on his hips. "Melfina, left earlier this morning to get dressed, so I think you should get ready, too."
The beer ran down Gene's head like a waterfall crashing onto his legs. He didn't want to go. He wanted to stay home, where he didn't have to worry about being in space. "Jim, I have an idea. How about you go and you could tell me all about it when you come back?"
He shook his head. "Look, Gene, I'm not going to be your sidekick forever," he replied. "I won't always be there to do things for you. So, stop being so lazy all the time and it yourself."
"I'm not lazy," he said, standing up. "You wouldn't understand, Jim. You never will I guess."
Jim sighed, as he walked away. "Gene, I understand."
But Gene didn't hear him; he just kept walking toward the bathroom. He walked inside and turned on the warm water. He stepped underneath the gushing water and let himself slip away with it. The water was like rain, but with a warmer feel. It reminded him of the day he killed Harry a year ago. Even though it's been a year, he can still feel every scar and wound on his body. Each had it's own pain, a pain that would never leave his body. It will be with him forever, just like the memories he wishes he could forget.
A lot has changed since that day that will forever live in unsavory reputation. He and Melfina's relationship has been on shaky ground ever since she started to go to college. More than anything he didn't want their relationship to go sour like everyone else's as time past. He wanted to be with her forever, but lately, he's not so sure anymore. He's not sure if he still feels he same way about her as he did earlier. He's not sure if he feels at all.
Gene's not the only one who's changed. Jim changed, too, but he changed in a better way than Gene has.
Starwind and Hawking Enterprises has been doing really well, which means Jim doesn't have to worry about Gene spending all the money faster than they could make it. He also finds himself having a crush on Aisha Clan Clan. So every time he's around her-which is almost all the time-he feels his heart pounding rapidly against his chest and his cheeks turn a rosy color. He tries to hide it, but he doesn't do a good job at it.
Suzuka has been leaving in Melfina's apartment until she can buy a place of her own. She still protects her, but since there hasn't been any threat of danger, she's been doing other things to keep herself busy, like catching bounties and drinking sake at local taverns.
Aisha Clan Clan still works at the Chinese restaurant with Melfina. Lately, she's been trying to contact the Catarl Catarl so they could take her home, but she hasn't been able to get a hold of them. So she tries to forget about it and continue to live with hopes of contacting them one day.
Everyone has changed in his or her own way. Ways that would take Gene fives years to complete. But he's always been the type of person that didn't like change. He hated it. He thought no matter how much a person changes, they will always be the same, only with a different outlook. It's like changing clothes. No matter how many times you change your clothes, you're still the same person. You can't stop yourself from being you.
Gene stepped out of the shower, dripping with water. He wrapped a towel around his waist and walked back into his room. He put on a shirt and pants. He threw his cape on his shoulders and sat down on his bed to slip on his boots. As he tied them, he noticed his holster hanging from the wooden bedpost. He stared at it as if he was transfixed. His heart was trying to decide whether or not to take it with him, but his mind was already decided. He reached for it and clipped it around his waist. He wasn't sure if he was going to need it, but he wanted to be ready if something did arise.
"Gene, are you ready yet?" Jim asked impatiently, standing in the doorway. "It's time to go."
Gene looked up and nodded. "I'm ready as I'll ever be."
"Good. Then let's go," he said. "Aisha and Melfina are waiting outside in the car."
He stood up and walked toward him. "Anxious to see Aisha, Jim?" he teased, and started to walk toward the door.
"I don't like her!" Jim exclaimed, blushing. "I swear I don't."
"Sure you don't," he said sarcastically. "Jim, you're like a human tomato whenever you're around her."
"I don't like her in that way, Gene," he said.
"Don't worry, Jim," he said as they walked down the steel steps. "I promise I won't say anything to her. My lips are sealed."
"Why do I feel that you're going to say something?" Jim asked.
"Trust me, kid," he said.
"You always say that," he replied. "And you always end up doing something to change my mind about trusting you."
Gene smiled slyly at him once he spotted Aisha through the glass doors. Jim shook his head and tried to get in front of him so he could stop him from saying anything to her.
"No, Gene!" he exclaimed. "Please don't say anything."
"I won't," he said. "I promise."
They opened the doors, feeling the sun's warmth reaching their faces. They walked down to the car, where Aisha and Melfina were already leaning against the car, letting the sun's rays strike them with vibrancy.
"Won't say what?" Aisha asked, lifting her sunglasses over her eyes.
Jim shook his head. His face turned bright red, brighter than the sun above them. "Nothing."
Melfina straightened once she saw Gene. She wanted to run up to him and take him in her arms, but something stopped her. She felt a barrier surrounding him, like she felt when she first met him. But this time, she also had one around herself. It was her body was trying to protect her from herself.
Gene looked up at her and forced a smile. "Hi Melfina," he said, walking toward her.
She took a deep breath. "Gene." She breathed it back out. "I've missed you."
He nodded and took her in his arms. "I've missed you, too."
Jim rolled his eyes. "Can we go now?"
"Come on, Jim," Aisha said. "Maybe if we get in the car and start to pull away, they won't notice we're gone."
"A-All right," Jim stuttered, and got in the passenger seat, while Aisha got in the driver's seat.
Gene and Melfina broke off and got into the car. They pulled away to embark on a new adventure.
"What exactly are we going to see?" Gene asked.
"Suzuka found something of yours while she was in space chasing a bounty," Melfina replied.
Gene turned to her, raising his eyebrows. "What exactly did she find?"
"The Outlaw Star," Aisha replied from the front seat. "You know, your spaceship."
Gene felt his heart stop in his chest. He also felt the beer that he drank last night forcing its way up his throat. "The O-Outlaw St-Star?"
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To Be Continued...
***This chapter starts off boring, but I promise that the action is yet to come! So please review and tell me what you think!
Konnichiwa! I finally wrote the first chapter of the sequel to Gene's Premonition! I hope you guys like it as much as you liked the first! Please review!
Gene's Premonition: A New Beginning
Chapter One
"Gene, wake up!" Jim called out from the side of his bed. "It's time to go!"
Gene motioned his hand for Jim to go away and pulled the covers over his head for instant darkness. He closed his eyes and tried to go back to sleep, but his body was wide-awake, just not his enthusiasm of waking up to go to the spaceport with Suzuka and everyone else.
Frustrated, Jim grabbed a hold of the cotton blue covers and pulled them away, revealing Gene only in his boxers. He then took the half-filled beer bottle from the dresser and poured it on his head. Gene instantly shot up as if it were reflex and glared at Jim with anger searing in his eyes.
"What the hell are you doing, Jim?" he asked irately. "Can't you see that I'm trying to get some sleep?"
"Yeah, well, you wouldn't be so tired if you haven't of stayed up all night," he said, putting his hands on his hips. "Melfina, left earlier this morning to get dressed, so I think you should get ready, too."
The beer ran down Gene's head like a waterfall crashing onto his legs. He didn't want to go. He wanted to stay home, where he didn't have to worry about being in space. "Jim, I have an idea. How about you go and you could tell me all about it when you come back?"
He shook his head. "Look, Gene, I'm not going to be your sidekick forever," he replied. "I won't always be there to do things for you. So, stop being so lazy all the time and it yourself."
"I'm not lazy," he said, standing up. "You wouldn't understand, Jim. You never will I guess."
Jim sighed, as he walked away. "Gene, I understand."
But Gene didn't hear him; he just kept walking toward the bathroom. He walked inside and turned on the warm water. He stepped underneath the gushing water and let himself slip away with it. The water was like rain, but with a warmer feel. It reminded him of the day he killed Harry a year ago. Even though it's been a year, he can still feel every scar and wound on his body. Each had it's own pain, a pain that would never leave his body. It will be with him forever, just like the memories he wishes he could forget.
A lot has changed since that day that will forever live in unsavory reputation. He and Melfina's relationship has been on shaky ground ever since she started to go to college. More than anything he didn't want their relationship to go sour like everyone else's as time past. He wanted to be with her forever, but lately, he's not so sure anymore. He's not sure if he still feels he same way about her as he did earlier. He's not sure if he feels at all.
Gene's not the only one who's changed. Jim changed, too, but he changed in a better way than Gene has.
Starwind and Hawking Enterprises has been doing really well, which means Jim doesn't have to worry about Gene spending all the money faster than they could make it. He also finds himself having a crush on Aisha Clan Clan. So every time he's around her-which is almost all the time-he feels his heart pounding rapidly against his chest and his cheeks turn a rosy color. He tries to hide it, but he doesn't do a good job at it.
Suzuka has been leaving in Melfina's apartment until she can buy a place of her own. She still protects her, but since there hasn't been any threat of danger, she's been doing other things to keep herself busy, like catching bounties and drinking sake at local taverns.
Aisha Clan Clan still works at the Chinese restaurant with Melfina. Lately, she's been trying to contact the Catarl Catarl so they could take her home, but she hasn't been able to get a hold of them. So she tries to forget about it and continue to live with hopes of contacting them one day.
Everyone has changed in his or her own way. Ways that would take Gene fives years to complete. But he's always been the type of person that didn't like change. He hated it. He thought no matter how much a person changes, they will always be the same, only with a different outlook. It's like changing clothes. No matter how many times you change your clothes, you're still the same person. You can't stop yourself from being you.
Gene stepped out of the shower, dripping with water. He wrapped a towel around his waist and walked back into his room. He put on a shirt and pants. He threw his cape on his shoulders and sat down on his bed to slip on his boots. As he tied them, he noticed his holster hanging from the wooden bedpost. He stared at it as if he was transfixed. His heart was trying to decide whether or not to take it with him, but his mind was already decided. He reached for it and clipped it around his waist. He wasn't sure if he was going to need it, but he wanted to be ready if something did arise.
"Gene, are you ready yet?" Jim asked impatiently, standing in the doorway. "It's time to go."
Gene looked up and nodded. "I'm ready as I'll ever be."
"Good. Then let's go," he said. "Aisha and Melfina are waiting outside in the car."
He stood up and walked toward him. "Anxious to see Aisha, Jim?" he teased, and started to walk toward the door.
"I don't like her!" Jim exclaimed, blushing. "I swear I don't."
"Sure you don't," he said sarcastically. "Jim, you're like a human tomato whenever you're around her."
"I don't like her in that way, Gene," he said.
"Don't worry, Jim," he said as they walked down the steel steps. "I promise I won't say anything to her. My lips are sealed."
"Why do I feel that you're going to say something?" Jim asked.
"Trust me, kid," he said.
"You always say that," he replied. "And you always end up doing something to change my mind about trusting you."
Gene smiled slyly at him once he spotted Aisha through the glass doors. Jim shook his head and tried to get in front of him so he could stop him from saying anything to her.
"No, Gene!" he exclaimed. "Please don't say anything."
"I won't," he said. "I promise."
They opened the doors, feeling the sun's warmth reaching their faces. They walked down to the car, where Aisha and Melfina were already leaning against the car, letting the sun's rays strike them with vibrancy.
"Won't say what?" Aisha asked, lifting her sunglasses over her eyes.
Jim shook his head. His face turned bright red, brighter than the sun above them. "Nothing."
Melfina straightened once she saw Gene. She wanted to run up to him and take him in her arms, but something stopped her. She felt a barrier surrounding him, like she felt when she first met him. But this time, she also had one around herself. It was her body was trying to protect her from herself.
Gene looked up at her and forced a smile. "Hi Melfina," he said, walking toward her.
She took a deep breath. "Gene." She breathed it back out. "I've missed you."
He nodded and took her in his arms. "I've missed you, too."
Jim rolled his eyes. "Can we go now?"
"Come on, Jim," Aisha said. "Maybe if we get in the car and start to pull away, they won't notice we're gone."
"A-All right," Jim stuttered, and got in the passenger seat, while Aisha got in the driver's seat.
Gene and Melfina broke off and got into the car. They pulled away to embark on a new adventure.
"What exactly are we going to see?" Gene asked.
"Suzuka found something of yours while she was in space chasing a bounty," Melfina replied.
Gene turned to her, raising his eyebrows. "What exactly did she find?"
"The Outlaw Star," Aisha replied from the front seat. "You know, your spaceship."
Gene felt his heart stop in his chest. He also felt the beer that he drank last night forcing its way up his throat. "The O-Outlaw St-Star?"
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To Be Continued...
***This chapter starts off boring, but I promise that the action is yet to come! So please review and tell me what you think!