Chapter Two!
She was done with her job in a couple of hours. After she finished, she quickly rushed home and changed again. She dashed out of the house as quickly as she could and made her way to the alleyway where she was to meet Grave Robber.
Grave Robber shook his coat pocket and realized he had sold every last ounce of Zydrate. The money in his back pocket weighed him down. He could live on that money for a whole month! Knowing him, however, Grave Robber decided to keep working the whole month. Who said being rich was a bad thing? He chuckled and strode down the alley and sat on a stair near the south side of the alley. He glanced at his pocket watch and wondered how long Natalie would be. He hoped it wouldn't take more than a few hours.
After a few minutes, Natalie ran into the alleyway. She spotted Grave Robber and smiled. "Thanks for waiting for me. Sorry I took so long."
Grave Robber had just finished checking the time once again. It had been a little more than five hours. He heard a familiar voice. Looking up, he saw Natalie run towards him. He smiled as he stood up to greet the young woman. "Want to go get a coffee?" he asked with a slight smile.
"Sure," she said, smiling back at him. Although she was a little tired it wouldn't hurt to go get a coffee. She didn't actually know how long she'd been away, but she figured it had been quite a while.
Grave Robber could tell that Natalie was tired. He figured he would make the coffee trip a short one. Taking her arm, he led her to a small coffee shop just a short distance away from the alley. He was quite tired himself, so a small decaf coffee wouldn't hurt anyone. Finally arriving at the small shop, he held open the door for Natalie and smiled. "After you."
"Thank you," Natalie said as she walked into the coffee shop and looked around, trying to decide where to sit.
Grave Robber nodded his head as he held open the door to the coffee shop. Spotting an empty area, he dragged Natalie over to the booth and sat down. The whole place smelled like coffee, it was a wonderful scent. He glanced from Natalie to outside. The sun was inching above the horizon. It was extremely early in the morning.
Natalie sighed, looking at the sun, she wasn't often up during the day. The sunrise was beautiful, but she didn't often see it. She looked at Grave Robber. "Thanks again for waiting for me." She said with a little smile.
Grave Robber nodded. He preferred looking at Natalie than at the sunrise. Both were beautiful, yes, but Natalie was right there. He could touch her, kiss her, and be with her. He could even grow old with her. He smiled at the thought. "No problem Nat," he replied with a crooked half smile. He ordered a decaf coffee as he planned on going to bed after they were done.
Natalie ordered a decaf coffee also, thinking also about going to bed after they were finished with their coffee. "How long was a I gone?" she asked. She didn't actually know. She knew it was long, but she never did pay attention to the time while she was busy at work.
Grave Robber checked his pocket watch for the millionth time that night. He counted the hours that he had waited for Natalie in the alley. It usually didn't take him long to sell ever ounce of Zydrate, but he guessed that that night was a slow one. It took him nearly five hours! "At least five hours," he replied, looking back at her.
"Oh . . . Sorry . . ." Natalie said, frowning slightly. "I didn't mean to make you wait so long." She didn't realize it had been that long. She felt a little bad about it, but apparently Grave Robber didn't mind or he wouldn't have waited that whole time.
Grave Robber shook his head. "Don't apologize. I got a lot done while you were . . . Working," he replied, not looking at her. When their drinks arrived, he took a huge gulp of the hot liquid and let it run through his body. He needed a good boost, even if for a moment or two. He looked from his coffee cup up to Natalie and smiled. He didn't want that moment to end.
Natalie smiled also. She sipped her coffee and sighed contentedly. "Well that's good. Tonight's been great . . . Well, minus the five hours between when I had to leave and now." She said, feeling sick to her stomach. If only she would have never started working for GeneCo. She wouldn't have to be a murderer.
Grave Robber smiled. Natalie had just admitted that that night was great. His smile turned down when she mentioned her work hours. He hated the fact that Nat worked for GeneCo. He took a long sip of his coffee and sat back and studied Natalie. He could tell that she dreaded her job. She hated working for GeneCo. She hated being a Repo Woman.
Natalie took another drink of her coffee and looked down at the table, her eyes sparkling slightly with tears. She didn't want Grave Robber to see her crying. She didn't know why, she just didn't. So she continued looking at the table as the sun rose up above the horizon, washing the usually dark streets with light.
Grave Robber looked at Natalie and saw tears build up in her eyes. He hadn't seen her cry since, well, ever. He figured she was upset about her job. He, too, would cry if he had to become a Repo man. Corpses were one thing, but murder? He shook his head in disgust before putting his hand on Natalie's face. He tried to wipe away the tears.
Natalie looked up at Grave Robber as he did so, a few tears rolled down her cheeks and she looked down again, tears flowing gradually down her face and onto the table. She felt horrible.
Grave Robber stood up and sat down next to Natalie. He hated seeing her so down. He wrapped his arm around her, and with his free hand, wiped away the many tears. He pulled out a dark cloth from his jacket pocket and handed it to her so she could wipe her eyes.
She took the cloth, wiped her eyes and hugged Grave Robber. "I'm sorry for being all weepy," she mumbled.
Grave Robber nodded and wrapped his arms around Natalie. He liked the feeling. He was sure to remember that morning for the rest of his pathetic life. He wished that that moment would last forever. He put his hand under her chin and kissed her soft lips. "No need for an apology..." he replied after he pulled away.
Natalie smiled. "Thanks for understanding," she said softly. She was really tired.
"Hey! Follow me!" he said with a huge smile. It was odd for him to be so happy. It was really creepy, not only for him, but also for those who saw him. Grave Robber plus happiness is not something someone wants to witness. Seriously. It was creepy. He dragged Natalie down the street until they reached an old, falling apart building. It looked gross, but GR knew what hid inside. Walking into the nasty building, he started to bob his head to the music that was coming from deep in the building's underground floors. Taking the stairs two at a time, his body stared to dance the ever growing music. He brought Natalie to a secret nightclub.
Natalie followed him down the street, into the building, and down the stairs, into the nightclub. She looked over at the Grave Robber and smiled a little. She didn't really like to dance all that much. She wasn't really all that good at it. She could hang out, though. "I never knew about this place," she said.
Grave Robber laughed a little as he looked over at Natalie. His heart started the flutter in happiness. He was in love. He knew it. He never actually been in love before, but the feelings he was feeling was most definitely of love. "That's the point of it being a secret club. I heard of it from one of those Zydrate addicts in the alley" He pulled her onto the dance floor that was quite crowded. He recognized a few girls from the alley. He started to dance. He was actually quite awkward at dancing.
Natalie tried to pull away as Grave Robber dragged her on to the dance floor. She didn't really want to dance, or try, as it were. She didn't get away in time. She stood there, resembling a deer standing in headlights.
Grave Robber tugged harder. He knew that she didn't like dancing much, but he wanted at least one dance with her. He wrapped his arms around her just as a slow song started playing. 'Perfect,' he thought to himself. He looked down at Natalie and smiled, but the perfect moment was ruined by a yawn. He was actually quite tired.
Natalie put her hands on his shoulders and laughed a little as he yawned. She also was quite tired, but wouldn't let that spoil the last bit of her time with Grave Robber.
Grave Robber dropped his arms and motioned toward the exit after a few more songs. He just wanted to end the night on a high point. "Time to sleep?" he smiled as he led the way out of the secret building. He knew where Natalie was. It actually wasn't that far from his place. In fact, they were only a block away!
Natalie nodded sleepily. "That sounds good." She was really tired. She had been up for quite a while, and that night had also been tiresome. Not in a bad way, though. It had been an amazing night, actually.
He smiled and nearly dragged her out of the building and through the city. It had been a silent few minutes before he stopped in front of Natalie's place. "Well, here we are..." he replied looking from the building down to Natalie herself. He wished that he didn't have to leave her, but he knew he had to.
Natalie sighed a little, not wanting to leave Grave Robber's company. "Do you want to meet up tomorrow? Or I guess technically it would be tonight..." she said with a little laugh.
Grave Robber chuckled a little. "That'd be great," he replied. He was tired, yes, but he knew he couldn't sleep. Not unless he had one last kiss. He was weird like that. His lips met hers in a light goodnight kiss that lasted a quick moment. "Good night," he said before turning to head to his own place.
"Good night," she said, smiling. "See you tomorrow."
