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Chapter 4
The sound of water hitting a floor of stone suddenly stopped as a hand reached over and turned it off, stopping the water-supply. The warm air came almost crushing into the rest of the bathroom, fogged up the mirror hanging over the sink. A towel came twisting around red hair, covering and slowly drying it as the redhead got ready to exit the room.
"It's been a while since we have trained like that," Evelyn said as she arrived into the livingroom, smiling toward her two friends. Both Angel and Sylvette sat on the couch, waiting for her to finish.
"It's your own fault for not training regularly like Angel or I," the silver-haired one commented, hardly interested. Evelyn tried to come up with a smart remark, but was stopped when Angel rose from her place.
"If you are finished, let's go," she said, moving toward the door. The two others exchanged a look, before following her. After all, the sun was on its way down over the city.
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"Where are we going tonight?" the redhead gave her silver-haired friend a curious look. They took turns deciding who got to choose a place to hang out once they got the chance, and at the moment, it all depended on Sylvette.
She gave them an unfitting smile.
"Just follow 'till we get there," she answered, taking the lead.
As they walked, Angel found herself falling into memories of the past two weeks. Had it really gone that much time since they were caught eavesdropping? Two weeks since the weekend they spent in Banora? They hadn't left Headquarters much during those two weeks, mostly trained and other things to keep them busy. At least Sylvette and she had been training; Evelyn had spent too much time inside her apartment, reading. How was she going to keep her position as SOLDIER First Class if she never trained? Angel had never heard about anyone that had been moved from First to Second, but the thought was still there, even if she knew the leaders would never do something like that to any of those three. They were special in a way she didn't even want to think of, at least not as long as that most likely started and ended with Hojo. That man had his very own way to creep her out, the way he looked at them like nothing more than mere trophies was one of them. Trophies he had obtained by playing his card just perfect.
"Good afternoon, Ma'am!" the sudden voice ripped her away from her thoughts and into the world of reality once more, only to realize that Evelyn and Sylvette had walked far ahead of her, waiting near the lifts, and that she stood face-to-face with a Second. He had his helmet on, not letting her see just who she had encountered.
She gave him a soft smile.
"Good afternoon," a polite answer; it wasn't like they expected more. Not from a First.
"Hey, Angel," the second voice made the girl turn her head toward the right, and found a familiar face.
"I'm your superior, Puppy!" not that she had ever cared much about ranks, but seeing the younger boy move uncomfortable in front of her made it all too funny. Besides, calling him with the nickname added up for being disrespectful to his elders and superiors.
"I'm so sorry, Ma'am!" Zack Fair tried, hoping it would make up for his wrong move. It was then Angel's two friends decided to go back to their friend. Obviously, they had noticed that something was going on.
Evelyn only needed one look on his face before she understood what had happened.
"Angie pulled rank, I see," she stated, grinning like a mad person. Sylvette only shook her head at her friends.
"Care for a little introduction, Pup?" Evelyn smiled as she stepped toward the two Seconds. Apparently, she had heard the nickname when Angel spoke earlier.
The first of the two swallowed, moving away from the redhead. The black-haired boy wasn't much better himself.
"This is Kunsel," he explained more to Angel than the other two, pointing at his friend. She nodded, giving a clear signal.
"I'm Evelyn Rhapsodos, and this is Sylvette!" the red-haired girl said, not waiting for her friends to say anything, as she moved back and put an arm around her silver-haired friend's shoulders. She seemed a bit disappointed when the Second named Kunsel gave a look that already told her he knew who she and her friends were. Zack, on the other hand, literally stared at the two, and notable mostly at the silver-haired one. Sylvette tried to hold still, but snapped after only a minute;
"What do you think I am? My father or something!" the sudden outburst made both Seconds take a step back, trying their best to stay out of her reach.
"No, Ma'am! Sorry, Ma'am, we didn't mean anything like that!" Kunsel tried.
"Absolutely not, Ma'am! It was just your good look that got us stunned for a moment!" Yes, Puppy, just like that. Angel shook her head, while Evelyn's smile just grew bigger.
"I like these guys! Do you think they can come with us?" she asked her friends, still holding her arm around Sylvette's shoulders so the girl wouldn't run off and kill the poor boys. Zack's comment had probably only made things worse.
"Do as you want," Angel answered, and an evil smile appeared along Sylvette's lips.
"Sure," came her reply.
"Great! You boys are coming with us!" the redhead let go of her friend and laid a hand on each of the boys spine, pushing them down the corridor.
"I would love to, but I have training!" Zack called out, trying to move away from the girl.
"Are you ignoring the order of a superior? I didn't ask if you wanted to come with us, I said you are coming with us. That's an order!" Evelyn called back, continuing her work on getting them closer to the lift.
"I will fix your trainingproblem," Angel shouted after them, before turning around and running toward the trainingroom. It didn't take many minutes before she reached her destination and pulled the door open.
Just as she had predicted, her father stood in the middle of the room, waiting for his apprentice to show up.
"We have kidnapped your Puppy, Dad! You will get him back later tonight, so go home and get some sleep 'cause I'm pretty sure we're not back before after twelve," she told him, grinning. He just looked at her, a bit shocked apparently.
"Eve's idea; you know how she is when it comes to half-way strays."
Angeal stayed silence for a moment, thinking it over as his daughter smiled up to him.
"You own me one, then," he finally said, allowing the girls to kidnap the two boys. She gave him a quick hug, before leaving the room and catching the lift down to the entrance.
Her friends and the two boys stood near the door, waiting for her before they could leave. While Zack and Kunsel looked rather uncomfortable, Evelyn seemed pretty happy, still keeping the boys near them with a strong arm around each neck. She was some inches shorter, yet she somehow appeared much taller. Sylvette stood beside the Second with the helm, and if looks could kill, Zack would have dropped dead long time ago.
Angel gave them all a huge smile, and the little group left Headquarters.
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The place Sylvette had chosen, laid not too far away from the beginning-point, in Sector Seven. The three girls flashed their cards, smiling sweetly as the guards checked the picture with the real life person. The two guards nodded, signalling that they were allowed to enter, before turning toward the two boys.
"They are with us," the silver-haired girl told them, still with her sweetest smile placed on her lips. The guards gave her a second look, then recognizing the name of her workplace, before matching her appearance with the one covering most of the city's papers. Both paled within a second. It was clear that the idea of having her father on their necks for not letting them in were something they would rather stay away from.
As they entered the building, the sweet smiles changed into evil grins.
"How where you able to trick them so easily with your cards? You're underage, all three of you!" Zack hissed as they sat down around one of the few free tables in the room. The redhead of the three turned her grin toward him, holding up her card. The black-haired boy took with, a curious look on his face as he read the text.
"Wait a minute, your name's not Emma Jason. These are fakes!"
"Of course they are, silly Pup, what did you think? And not so loudly, please!" the two boys stared at them – Kunsel had finally taken off the helm – not really sure what to say.
"You are forbidden to ever speak about this to anyone," Sylvette said, a serious look on her face. The Seconds nodded, didn't dear to do anything else. Besides, it was an order from a superior, even if they were outside of Headquarters and they had told them to not use the formal speak while out.
"Where did you get them?" Kunsel tried, stepping into the dangerous field called First-business.
"Turks," Angel explained, not caring about more words. Evelyn, not really liking where the conversation were going, stood up from the table.
"The night has just begun! Let's make the best out of it!" she smiled, before mixing up with the crowd on the dance-floor. Sylvette stood up as well, but instead of heading toward the dance-floor, she disappeared to the left.
"Oh, and by the way, Puppy," Zack, who had been on his way toward the dance-floor as well, dragging his friend with him, stopped, "I promised Dad that you would train with him once we got back, so, enjoy your free-time!" Angel grinned as she passed them, slipping into the crowd to find her friend.
The two boys were left behind, taking their sweet time getting over the black-haired girl's words.
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A/N: Hope it was worth your time reading! I'm sorry to say, but if you want me to continue update this, please let me know. If you have questions, just ask, and if there's anything else, I would like to hear^^