The Beginning of a Hunter Dynasty
Part 2
The first date.
Lara stood in the same place where she had parted ways with Michael Steven BlackHawk just the night before. She still couldn't get him out of her mind, as she looked at the stars going by. She had gone to the guild earlier, to see if there was an available quest, but there was little available that would make her any meseta. She thought to herself that maybe they were saving jobs for other hunter, but dismissed the thought. She had little time to even think, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to find Michael standing there.
The two looked at each other for a couple of minutes, before he offered her his arm. She took the offer and they walked down from the observation deck, to a turbolift, which dropped them off on a lower deck, which looked like a park.
"Why here?" She asked, "What's in the park?"
"Just a place I want you to see," he told her, "I come here often, just to clear my thoughts and to let my life come back into focus." Michael led her to an artificial pond with an actual waterfall filling into it. He held her close to him as they watched the waterfall. "Never thought that the powers that be could make something like this, did you?"
"It's beautiful, Mike," she answered, "I can see why you come here so often. It's quiet and givs you a place you can go to think."
Michael smiled. "Maybe," he said, "But since last night, all I can think of is you. You've completely stolen my heart, Lara."
"And you mine, Mike," Lara replied, "It's amazing how life throws two people together like this."
"Amazing is hardly a word I'd use," BlackHawk thinks out loud. The two stood there for a few minutes, until Lara turned around, after hearing a slight beeping noise.
"What was that?" she asked
"I think you mag is hungry," BlackHawk tells her, "In order for your mag to evolve, you have to feed it. It likes recovery items. Here." He gives the mag a couple of trimates.
"I see. Have you been to the guild yet?"
"Not yet. I wasn't going to go today. I had taken on a quest yesterday worth a decent amount of mestea. So, I'm taking the day off."
"You didn't miss much," Lara tells him, "There wasn't a job to be had. I guess it's going to be slow until we get to Ragol." She looked once more at the waterfall over her shoulder. "Do you honestly think Ragol will be the paradise Pioneer 1 said it would be?"
Michael shrugged. "I don't know. We probably won't until we get there. Principal Tyrell put me on a special retainer to investigate anything that goes wrong, once we arrive there, so I'm hoping it stays quiet."
"Maybe, if you get a case, we can go together," Lara suggests, "I'd hate to think that you're facing that kind of unknown danger alone."
"I'd like that very much," he tells her, "but first, let's just enjoy the time we've got together right now."
Lara buries her head in Michael's chest as they stand in the park for another hour. He then walks her back to her apartment, where he is shocked to see how she lives. "I know that housing isn't that great for Newmen," he says with a bewidlered look on his face, "but this is too small for anyone. I doubt you could put a recharging station for a single android in this whole place."
"This was all anyone would sell to a newman woman living alone," she explains, "I've made do since we left home. But..."
"Well," Michael tells Lara, "Why don't you move into my place? I've got more than enough room."
"I'd love that," she answers, "It shouldn't take me too long to pack. Most everything I have can be packed up into a single suitcase." She quickly packs up her clothes and other belongings into her case, and meets Mike at the door. They leave the apartment, hand in hand, on their way to Michael's home in the eastern residential district.
Upon arrival, Lara was surprised just to see the place. It was at least 3 times as big as her old apartment. Not only that, but an android met them at the door.
"Who's this, Mike?" The android asked.
"Maya, " Michael began, "This is Lara. She'll be staying here in the other bedroom."
"Glad to meet you, Lara," Maya says, "So you're the one that completely stole Mike's heart."
"Well, the theft was mutual, Maya," Lara explains, "Since Michael's got mine, too. Maya, almost all androids are self reliant now. Why do you stay here?"
"Well, I've been with Mike's family since before he was born, "Maya explains, "Mike has been like a best friend to me, so I'm staying here with him. I've also gone through the upgrades, but I guess I just don't want to leave the only friend I have."
Lara smiles. "I understand," she replies, "Which room is mine?"
Michael leads her from the front room to her room, in the back. He opens the door for her and she goes in. He follows, only to have her hug him tightly. "Thank you," she cried in his chest, "You have no idea how cramped that old place was. It was all I could get alone."
"I can guess," BlackHawk answered, "and you're welcome. I want you to make yourself at home."
"Home is where the heart is," she told him.
A beep comes from the vidphone, and Maya answers it. "BlackHawk residence, this is Maya," She says.
"Maya, this is Principal Tyrell," the voice on the other line answers, "Advise Mr. BlackHawk that I need him on the bridge tomorrow at noon. We have a situation for him to take care of."
"I will, sir. Thank you."
Later that night, Michael and Lara had gone out on the town to a club, and came back late. Instead of retiring to their respective rooms, they both went into Mike's room. What went on next is another story.
What may seem like just a couple of days to some, feels like an eternity to these two people. Though they just met the other night, they know thier feelings for each other, and they won't let anyone stand between them. This is a couple that was meant to be. A pairing made in the stars.