Nova sat in the briefing. She was so tired. She don't slept for more than 22 h, and now waited for her to have another sleepless night. Because it was the last night before the final battle. The war was approaching with great strides.
"Don't fall asleep, gorgeous" Sparx poked her in the arm.
"I won't, don't call...eh, wuteva " she responded sleepy.
Gibson presented the strategy with using several complicated charts. She tried to focus, but it came to her with difficulty. Gibson was a true genius. And as befits a true genius, quite often he bored the others.
"... So we need to take a classic battle ..."
"No. We have to play their game" Nova interrupted him. "We must be cunning, clever, we need to surprise them,"
"Forgive me, but I think my strategy ..."
"You forgive me, but your strategy is shit. Believe me I know what I mean. With the rest, to whom I explain this? You know it best. Atleast , to you I am still one of them. " she snaped.
In the room ensued gloomy silence . The tension between Nova and Gibson grew second by second. Their eyes seemed to throw daggers. They didn't like each other. From the beginning, one doesn't seem to trust the other. They were so different. They competed and they were convinced that they are better.
"Sorry, Gibson, but the General Nova ..." Sparx began.
"She is not a General! And you are using a reduced fare against her from the start. This is ridiculous. You can not trust her, and if you do not see it, you're a fool..."
I am afraid that you have forgotten to whom you talkin to" Sparxs face hardened in silent anger, "I'm a general, you only a guy from the experiments'
Gibson did get red with anger. For a long moment his body trembled in silent rolls, he did some hand gesture, he turned pale, and then calmed down.
"Well, if you think so, my sincerest apologies, General." the last word uttered with emphasis.
In the room was quiet again. Nobody dared to speak. The hostility that comes from both men seemed to be overwhelming. Otto nervously clenched his hands stained with grease.
"Enough, is enough." Antauri said calmly, "thank you all for your presence. Dismissed. Your three, "he pointed at Nova, Sparx, and Gibson, "too. Rest before a big day.
Sparx and Gibson threw a last glance full of bitterness, Gibson then left the room.
"Ya shouldn't mess with him, Sparx, " hissed Otto "Antauri doesn't trust ya, in fact he doesn't trust you both," here he nodded at Nova "and Gibson has with him a good deal."
Sparx looked at the mechanics with sharp eyes.
"Oh yeah? Understand. Thanks, man, " Gen. patted him on the shoulder. "Go to rest.
"Yeah, I guess so." Otto scratched his head and dragged out the door.
When Otto left, Nova sighed deeply and burst into tears. She couldn't do anything about it. It's cuz anger, her nerves gave way. Her arms began to make violent vibrations, and the knee buckled under the weight of the body. Sparx catch her.
"Hey, what happened? What is it, girl? "he asked, holding her in his arms. "Don't worry about that idiot. I see it the first time, but I know that I hate when you cry."
She felt his strong arms entangling her little body. Her golden, wavy hair scattered on the back. Sparx took her face in his hands. And she wasn't able to protest.
"You're so beautiful, " he started kissing her neck.
He kissed her eyes, cheeks, mouth-with growing passion, with more passion. That passion was so moving, that Nova didn't even know when they were able to move into the corridor, and a moment later, they looked for the handle to the door of his room. When they finally got there, bumping against the wall and not interrupting the kiss, they fell onto the bed. A second later she had lost in his embrace, his kisses, she couldn't think of anything else beyond the passionate love-making on a soft bed. She was hot, sweaty and totally confused, but she didn't want to discover way back. The last thing she remembered was her white dress located on the chair next to bed. And things that Sparx was able to do with her body. But she knew that it wouldn't last forever.