Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story belong to me (DANG IT!)
Author's note: I guess, I'm sort of writing a continuous kind of thing (don't know what you'd call that), but I would suggest reading my first fic, "Double Vision", before reading this one (only because this story starts off a few weeks after the end of that story). This story has very little to do with Marguerite and Roxton, so if you only like stories about those two, I wouldn't suggest this story.
Summary: Malone and Veronica finally take their vacation, but things don't go as planned…at all.
1 Loved By All
With the sun at its peak of the day, Veronica and Malone began to head towards the elevator. They had one bag each and Malone's seemed very much more packed than Veronica's but that was to be expected; Veronica could live without many things.
Marguerite was sitting next to Roxton at the table, while Challenger was making sure Veronica and Malone had everything they would need. "Challenger, we'll be fine. Stop worrying." Veronica said with a beautiful smile aimed at Challenger. She grabbed Challenger and hugged him.
Challenger hugged Veronica, then let go and looked at her. "Take care of yourself and Malone, and don't do anything strenuous with that arm of yours. Give it time to adjust to not having the sling." He said worriedly.
"Oh Challenger, just let them go have some fun." Added Marguerite. "But not too much fun." She laughed a little, but then turned back to Roxton.
Roxton stood up from his chair and looked outside. "You'd better get going if you want to make it before night fall." He said, and then he whispered to Marguerite, "We get a vacation away after they get back." He watched Marguerite smile but turned back to the elevator to see Ned and Veronica waving from the descending elevator.
* * *
The water felt wonderful against Veronica's face. It was nearly dark and they had just gotten to the lake. Veronica seemed tired, which was to be expected since she hadn't been on this long a trip since before her arm had been injured.
Malone was a few feet away setting up champ. He glanced over at Veronica watching her cup some water and drenched her face. When he watched her stand, he turned back to his work before she turned toward him.
A smile spread across Veronica's face as she looked at Malone, whom had successfully built a fire. She slowly made her way to Malone and wrapped her arms around him from behind.
Malone smiled to himself and turned around, facing Veronica. He put his arms around her waist and looked into her eyes. "So, how's our trip so far?" He asked in a whisper.
"Absolutely perfect." She replied as she leaned closer to Malone.
Malone leaned closer to her, also. He could feel his need for Veronica, as wall as Veronica's body head, rising.
Their lips had barely touched when a twig snapped not far from them. Veronica spun towards the sound, reluctantly breaking Malone's grip on her. She pulled the blade from her boot and crept toward the sound. She slid silently into the trees and listened closely. She couldn't hear anything important, only her breathing and the rustle of leaves in the wind.
"Veronica…" Came a low voice from Veronica's left. She spun towards the voice's direction, but there was nothing there. She thought quickly, realizing that she knew that voice from somewhere.
Suddenly, Veronica heard it again, but it had come from the other direction this time. She spun around swinging her blade instantly.
Malone jumped backwards quickly. Veronica's blade had just missed his face, which had defiantly caught him off guard.
Veronica lowered her blade, after she had realized whom she was about to stab. "Malone…I'm so sorry." She apologized putting her weapon back in its sheath.
Malone still had a surprised look on his face, and he was still a bit startled. "Maybe we should just turn in for tonight." He finally said as he took Veronica's hand and began to head back to their camp.
Even though Malone had been the one she had almost ran-through with her blade, she couldn't help but feel that someone else had been there. Then again, she knew it could have been nothing, but she didn't trust that feeling very strongly. Still, she left with Malone
***
Later that night, Malone sat tucked next to Veronica in a large crevice in another overly large tree upon the plateau.
Malone hadn't been sleeping, but Veronica was in a deep sleep. She was dreaming very intently, while Malone watched her rest her tired body against his.
*Veronica found everything to be going well, so far. She was positioned next to Malone along side the shore of the lake. She felt very comfortable with Malone sitting so close to her, and she didn't want him to move away anytime soon. They both had their feet touching the water, as they held hands and starred down at the smooth beautiful water. Veronica felt this urge to jump in the water with Malone, but she knew she shouldn't do a thing like that; it would defiantly ruin the moment they were sharing. Suddenly, Malone jumped off the shore and into the water. The water splashed all over them both, but Veronica stayed right where she was. Malone looked at her and smiled, while he gripped both her hands. He noticed the hesitant look in her eyes, so he took her by the waste and lifted her slowly into the water with him. Slowly, they swam farther out into the lake, holding hands tightly. They finally stopped and starred into each other's eyes again. They both leaned towards each other and began to kiss. At first, the kiss was sensual, like the one they had experience the last time (end of 'Double Vision'), but soon the kiss had escalated to more. Veronica found that she liked this, but it reminded her of something she found not to her liking. She thought for a few seconds, not ending the kiss, until she realized how she knew this kiss. She pulled from Malone and starred at him, but Malone was no longer there. It was…*
Veronica jerked awake and out of Malone's arms. She was now sweating and couldn't fully understand what had just happened. She turned and saw that Malone had fallen asleep. She was very glad he hadn't been awake when she had awakened from her dream. 'He can't be…he just can't.' She thought to herself, thinking back to the dream that she was glad to be out of.
TO BE CONTINUED…
(This is just something I've thrown together…I got tired of seeing all these new stories about M/R. I hope all the N/V fans like it. There's more to come….I don't know when though.)
Author's note: I guess, I'm sort of writing a continuous kind of thing (don't know what you'd call that), but I would suggest reading my first fic, "Double Vision", before reading this one (only because this story starts off a few weeks after the end of that story). This story has very little to do with Marguerite and Roxton, so if you only like stories about those two, I wouldn't suggest this story.
Summary: Malone and Veronica finally take their vacation, but things don't go as planned…at all.
1 Loved By All
With the sun at its peak of the day, Veronica and Malone began to head towards the elevator. They had one bag each and Malone's seemed very much more packed than Veronica's but that was to be expected; Veronica could live without many things.
Marguerite was sitting next to Roxton at the table, while Challenger was making sure Veronica and Malone had everything they would need. "Challenger, we'll be fine. Stop worrying." Veronica said with a beautiful smile aimed at Challenger. She grabbed Challenger and hugged him.
Challenger hugged Veronica, then let go and looked at her. "Take care of yourself and Malone, and don't do anything strenuous with that arm of yours. Give it time to adjust to not having the sling." He said worriedly.
"Oh Challenger, just let them go have some fun." Added Marguerite. "But not too much fun." She laughed a little, but then turned back to Roxton.
Roxton stood up from his chair and looked outside. "You'd better get going if you want to make it before night fall." He said, and then he whispered to Marguerite, "We get a vacation away after they get back." He watched Marguerite smile but turned back to the elevator to see Ned and Veronica waving from the descending elevator.
* * *
The water felt wonderful against Veronica's face. It was nearly dark and they had just gotten to the lake. Veronica seemed tired, which was to be expected since she hadn't been on this long a trip since before her arm had been injured.
Malone was a few feet away setting up champ. He glanced over at Veronica watching her cup some water and drenched her face. When he watched her stand, he turned back to his work before she turned toward him.
A smile spread across Veronica's face as she looked at Malone, whom had successfully built a fire. She slowly made her way to Malone and wrapped her arms around him from behind.
Malone smiled to himself and turned around, facing Veronica. He put his arms around her waist and looked into her eyes. "So, how's our trip so far?" He asked in a whisper.
"Absolutely perfect." She replied as she leaned closer to Malone.
Malone leaned closer to her, also. He could feel his need for Veronica, as wall as Veronica's body head, rising.
Their lips had barely touched when a twig snapped not far from them. Veronica spun towards the sound, reluctantly breaking Malone's grip on her. She pulled the blade from her boot and crept toward the sound. She slid silently into the trees and listened closely. She couldn't hear anything important, only her breathing and the rustle of leaves in the wind.
"Veronica…" Came a low voice from Veronica's left. She spun towards the voice's direction, but there was nothing there. She thought quickly, realizing that she knew that voice from somewhere.
Suddenly, Veronica heard it again, but it had come from the other direction this time. She spun around swinging her blade instantly.
Malone jumped backwards quickly. Veronica's blade had just missed his face, which had defiantly caught him off guard.
Veronica lowered her blade, after she had realized whom she was about to stab. "Malone…I'm so sorry." She apologized putting her weapon back in its sheath.
Malone still had a surprised look on his face, and he was still a bit startled. "Maybe we should just turn in for tonight." He finally said as he took Veronica's hand and began to head back to their camp.
Even though Malone had been the one she had almost ran-through with her blade, she couldn't help but feel that someone else had been there. Then again, she knew it could have been nothing, but she didn't trust that feeling very strongly. Still, she left with Malone
***
Later that night, Malone sat tucked next to Veronica in a large crevice in another overly large tree upon the plateau.
Malone hadn't been sleeping, but Veronica was in a deep sleep. She was dreaming very intently, while Malone watched her rest her tired body against his.
*Veronica found everything to be going well, so far. She was positioned next to Malone along side the shore of the lake. She felt very comfortable with Malone sitting so close to her, and she didn't want him to move away anytime soon. They both had their feet touching the water, as they held hands and starred down at the smooth beautiful water. Veronica felt this urge to jump in the water with Malone, but she knew she shouldn't do a thing like that; it would defiantly ruin the moment they were sharing. Suddenly, Malone jumped off the shore and into the water. The water splashed all over them both, but Veronica stayed right where she was. Malone looked at her and smiled, while he gripped both her hands. He noticed the hesitant look in her eyes, so he took her by the waste and lifted her slowly into the water with him. Slowly, they swam farther out into the lake, holding hands tightly. They finally stopped and starred into each other's eyes again. They both leaned towards each other and began to kiss. At first, the kiss was sensual, like the one they had experience the last time (end of 'Double Vision'), but soon the kiss had escalated to more. Veronica found that she liked this, but it reminded her of something she found not to her liking. She thought for a few seconds, not ending the kiss, until she realized how she knew this kiss. She pulled from Malone and starred at him, but Malone was no longer there. It was…*
Veronica jerked awake and out of Malone's arms. She was now sweating and couldn't fully understand what had just happened. She turned and saw that Malone had fallen asleep. She was very glad he hadn't been awake when she had awakened from her dream. 'He can't be…he just can't.' She thought to herself, thinking back to the dream that she was glad to be out of.
TO BE CONTINUED…
(This is just something I've thrown together…I got tired of seeing all these new stories about M/R. I hope all the N/V fans like it. There's more to come….I don't know when though.)