Chapter 4
Rex fell into a deep dreamless sleep with the gentle patter of rain ouside, the kind that you feel you just put your head down on the pillow, and two seconds later you're getting up. Rex stumbled tiredly into the living room like one of the walking dead. He heard nothing but the sound of clear happy whistling and smelled a sweet ocean breeze. He walked onto the balcony and saw Six watching Seven paint an incredible landscape of the valley around them. It looked like he was looking straight through a window, it was incredible that something so pretty could be put onto canvas. Seven was whistling while painting, with a small streak of white paint and a little blue on her cheek.
"Good morning, sleeping beauty." Seven said.
"Morning. Whatcha painting?" Rex said stretching.
"What does it look like?" Seven said completing the final stroke before setting the brush down and admiring her work.
"It's outstanding," Rex said in wonder.
"Thanks." Seven said stoically before walking inside to wash paint off her hands.
(20 minutes later) I know, another Time Lapse
Seven was helping Rex train again, this time demonstrating how to perfect aim. She was riding on the back of Sable, leaping over logs, dodging trees, and running through the jungle at top speed with Rex using his sky slyder to keep up. Seven had her bow and quiver and arrows and was shooting targets all over the forest, striking each one in a bullseye.
"Are you watching carefully Rex?"
"Yeah, don't want to die." Rex said the last part under breath.
Unfortunately, Seven heard that last part, then turned and glared furiously at him before sending an arrow at him pinning him against a tree.
"And what did you notice?" Seven asked.
Rex thought to himself, " Was it the way you breathed in, focused on your target, and exhaled gently?" Rex asked hopefully.
"You got it faster than I thought, good job. Now watch, I bet you I can pierce Six's tie," Seven said cockily, nodding towards Six standing on the balcony slicing a practice dummy to fish food.
"No way, that's impossible!"
"Ha, my favorite word." she said stoically. Seven took out an arrow and aimed breathing deep into her chest, elbow high, arrow pulled back to her ear, eyes glistening with focus, and released her hand. The arrow flew through a knot in a tree, through several vines, through the bars of the balcony, piercing Six's tie in the middle throwing him back into the house.
"SEVEN!" Six bellowed angrily.
"Well… Gotta run!" Seven said leaping onto Sable's back running into the sky. Six charged into the woods and stopped in front of Rex.
"Alright, where'd she go?" Six asked huffing.
"I'll never rat her out, never, not in a million y..." Rex said.
Six raised an eyebrow and held up a twenty dollar bill. Rex pointed up and snatched the cash.
(twenty minutes later)I know another Time Laspe
Six held Seven in a classic choke hold. She was very visibly squirming, then got her feet onto the ground and threw Six over her shoulder, he then scrambled to his feet before wresting with Seven.
Come on Six, I know you can do better than that!" she said as he grabbed her in another choke hold.
"Oh, you mean like this," Six said twisting her arm. Seven threw her head backwards hitting Six in the forehead. He grunted and released her, Seven took that advantage by pulling Six into a hammerlock.
"Should we do something?" Rex asked Sable as Six rolled over to attack Seven.
"Nah, this is how they show affection."
"Okay, in that case, why do they keep going?" Rex asked.
Sable's muscles rippled in a pattern which Rex took as a horse shrug. Six had throw Seven off the balcony before cracking his back and walking over. Nimble as cat, Seven hoisted herself up the balcony, backflipping over the edge landing in a perfect handstand, from there she let her legs fall into a backbend straightening her out. She lunged for Six with lightning fast reflexes grabbing him in a specific place in the shoulder.
"All I have to do is squeeze." Seven said calmly.
"Isn't that right… Junior." Six said before falling unconscious.
"He'll be fine in a few minutes." Seven said dragging the sleeping Six to the couch.
"You still have to teach me how to do that." Rex said in amazement.
"Right there." Seven said grabbing Rex by the shoulder and pointing to a place. A shiver ran up Rex's spine in excitement from her touch. Seven turned to leave the room, "You coming?"
"Um y-yeah." Rex said once more hypnotized by the girl's raw beauty and heavenliness. Rex realized what he was thinking and tried to shake it. The two walked to the beach silently.
"Let's see your aim," Seven said handing him a bow and a quiver of arrows.
Rex put the bow into his left hand and pulled back, "I just aim?"
"Yep, don't shoot at anything yet." Seven said.
Rex nodded as Seven observed his stance. She lifted his elbow slightly.
"Tighten the muscles in your arms and stomach. Keep that elbow up." Seven said surveying his figure, " Okay, now aim for me." Seven said running back a few paces.
Rex aimed and released the arrow. It flew a few feet to the right of Seven. She launched herself toward the arrow and caught it in her bare hands. "Again," Seven said.
Rex gulped and re-aimed, this time a little to the left. "Elbow up!" Seven said. Rex raised his elbow and shot another. This one landed much too far of the left of Seven hitting a palm tree.
"¡Maldita sea(damn it)!" cursed Rex.
"It's totally fine Rex, I didn't expect you to get it. Besides third times the charm, right?" Seven said calmly.
Rex gritted his teeth and aimed for Seven for the third time. Rex breathed in through his nose filling his chest, her raised his elbow, aimed right for Seven, and exhaled while letting the arrow fly.
It went straight for Seven, she tilted her body 80 degrees and it barely grazed her neck. "Rex! That was incredible!"
"I didn't think about it and it went exactly where I wanted!" Rex said amazed.
" I haven't seen such a great shot since the last time I saw One shoot an arrow! Seven said running up to Rex, "This is AMAZING!… Do you want to do something fun? Something really, really fun?"
"Okay I guess so?" Rex said suspiciously.
"Come on, go get your swum suit on we're going for a swim! And tell Six to meet us at the cliff in five, you remember how to get there right?" Seven said happily.
Rex nodded, then ran inside, to see a dazed Six." Hey Six, can't talk, going swimming with Seven! Oh yeah, by the way, she knocked you out!"
"Uh, are you asking permission?"
"No. I just was telling you because Seven told me to." Rex said.
"Mind if I come with you guys?" asked Six.
"Why not?" Rex said running into his room.
Rex and Six met Seven at the cliff, Rex in his swim trunks that resembled his usual pants. Six had on a green rash guard and green swim trunks. They saw Seven wearing another bikini and girl's surf shorts. This one was plain blue and had small silver and black beads on the straps, her surf shorts were black with small blue and white hibiscus flowers on it, black armbands, and her hair was in a classic high ponytail. Rex saw a scar on her waist and one further up.
"Are you ready?" Seven asked with her lovely smile.
"As we'll ever be." Six said.
"Good," Seven said and let her ankle length long, curly, black hair down and shook her head making it sway elegantly. Rex's jaw rippled in admiration. Six elbowed him in the stomach. Then Seven grabbed Six's wrist, Six grabbed Rex, and Seven leapt off the cliff taking Rex and Six with her. Rex screamed, Six dived, and Seven front flipped twice into a dive. The three splashed into the water. Rex came up first, Six second, and then Seven. Rex couldn't believe Six's glasses stayed on, then watched him watch Seven come up.
The two gaped at Seven's legs morphing into a long, iridescent, bioluminescent, mermaid-like tail that appeared to be the same color as her eyes, eton blue fading to light sky blue. It appeared to be a foot longer than her regular legs not counting the incredible fin that faded from sky blue to black.
"Wow, that's just… Wow." Rex said stunned.
"That, your tail is… Um… interesting." Six said shaken up.
"Are we just gonna stare, or what? Come on. Go underwater and breathe normally, I'll see to that you can." Seven said going under water. Rex and Six looked at each other cautiously. They dove back under water and saw Seven put small air sacks around their heads.
"Just breathe normally trust me." Seven said, her voice slightly garbled.
Rex breathed in carefully finding he could breathe as easily as he could on land. He looked over and saw Six discovering the same thing.
"Whoa, COOL!" Rex said.
Seven swam a graceful circle around Six and Rex. "You coming, or not?" Seven asked teasingly.
"We're coming." said Six stoically. They swam towards Seven, with a flick of her tail she torpedoed through the water fluidly, her hair flowing behind her like a banner. Rex had a hard time keeping up and so did Six, and Seven noticed it.
"Hold on," Seven said extending her arms.
Rex and Six took her hands and they flew through the water. Rex gazed around the beautiful coral reef that Seven had led them to. Rex looked at the brightly hued fish and the coral. There were bright yellow tangs, red fish with white speckles, and shiny blue fin trevally that swam in groups. A sea turtle swam past Six and Seven happily raced alongside a huge sailfish, then swam through a small group of butterfly fish, in a spiral with the fish following behind her in a line. Seven then swam up to Rex and Six motioning them to follow.
"Where are we going?" asked Rex. His question was answered when they small through a coral arch covered in pink sea stars, it opened up into a small clearing surrounded by walls of coral covered in sea anemones. Then a huge spotted eagle ray swam by Rex gently stroking it's velvety fins across his bare chest and a manta ray swam by Six, he let his hand run across it's back leaning away from the stinger. Seven whistled through the water and pod of spinner dolphins swam up to them playfully.
"Grab on to one." said Seven gently holding onto the dorsal fin of a dolphin that swam up to her and stopped in front before her.
Six hesitantly looked at a dolphin that stopped in front of him. Rex went flying by holding onto another eagerly squeaking dolphin. Six thought I must be crazy. Then put both hands on the fin and the dolphin took of at incredible speeds. Six opened his eyes to see Seven racing a dolphin through some waves above the surface, then nearly crashed into a speeding Rex screaming in excitement.
"That's got to be illegal."Six said watching Rex. Six's dolphin squeaked as if saying "I know".
(An hour later) Get Over It
The three spend an hour more in the water before saying goodbye to the dolphins, reef, and underwater world. Seven had let her tail fizzle out on the beach before walking to her board shack picking out a board for herself and running back into the sea. Six had gone back to the tree house and Rex was lying on the beach. He watched Seven glide across the waves and her hair flowing behind her. She looked alluring even when she was surfing, sure Circe was really cool and all but, Seven was phenomenal. Rex quickly washed the thought from his mind and walked back.
Back at Providence the White Knight was planning something big. Something tremendous. If Providence didn't possess this crucial asset within the next year, the Pack would have everything they needed to win this new war for nanites, including the girl. It was time to make the move.
Rex was listening to the radio in Seven's living room when he heard a lovely, siren like, melodic, voice echoing through the house beautifully. Rex walked outside to find the owner of the voice, and he heard a guitar being played along with it. Rex instantly recognized the song, Sunday Bloody Sunday, by U2. He walked through the dense forest and saw a small grassy meadow with a small stream and tree in the center. He then saw Seven leaning back on one branch with her back against the tree. He fingers moved smoothly across the instrument and she began to sing, "
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away
How long, how long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
'Cause tonight we can be as one, tonight
Broken bottles under children's feet
Bodies strewn across the dead end streets
But I won't heed the battle call
It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
And the battle's just begun
There's many lost but tell me who has won
The trench is dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
How long, how long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
'Cause tonight we can be as one
Tonight, tonight
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
Oh, wipe your tears away
Oh, wipe your tears away
Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
And it's true we are immune when fact is fiction and TV reality
And today the millions cry
We eat and drink while tomorrow they die
The real battle just begun to claim the victory Jesus won on
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday."
Seven finished the song with a harmonious strum. Rex was spellbound by her voice, her playing, and music.
"I didn't know you could sing!" Rex said loud enough to let Seven know he was there.
Seven turned and looked at him obviously surprised to see Rex there, "You weren't listening were you?"
"Sorry, I couldn't help it, you have a fantastico voice." Rex said sorry to embarrass her.
"Not really."
"Where'd you learn to play guitar?"
"Five taught me, she's really good y'now." Seven said stoically before placing the guitar in the tree and leaping down.
"Do you sing often?"
"Yeah I guess you could say that, usually when I'm happy. I'll be meditating if you need me."
"Okay." Rex watched her walk back into woods gracefully and silently, as if she was gliding not walking. The sun began to go down with a red sunset and exposed an incredible celestial sky with a thick full moon shining brightly. Seven sat on the balcony with Six pointing out constellations and stars.
"Do you recognize that one?" asked Six pointing out a curve among the stars.
"Yeah that's Orion, The Great Hunter and he's fighting Taurus the bull, right next to him, and over there is Pegasus." replied Seven
"You know too much about constellations that attack each other." Rex said.
Seven punched him in the arm, "Whatever. Look, do you see Sagittarius, The Archer."
Six sighed, " It would be fun having you back at Providence."
Seven fell silent, "I don't know Six, it may take a little more pleading than that."
"It depends on what 'little' means to you," Six said stoically.
"Well see you in the morning, I;m gonna hit the sack." Seven said without emotion before turning to leave.
"Six, you could have been a little more convincing!" Rex said whining.
"Seven doesn't just give in, she's tougher than that, but I'm getting to her." Six said before leaving to go to sleep. Rex later went to bed.
( Around 12:00 at night) -in Riddle of the Sphinx and Hard Target Rex uses technopathic abilities to sense things about to happen)
Rex's technopathic sense went off and awoke him from his deep slumber. Rex glanced at the clock, 12:53, Rex moaned and turned onto his side. Right as he was falling back to sleep he saw a shadow move outside the hall. Rex quickly put his pants on and shirt and followed the dark shadow to the balcony, into another tree and onto a platform. What Rex saw surprised him. Seven was adjusting a bridle onto Sable's head( he was bareback and no saddle in view). She had on her long black trench coat that fell to her knees, a large white star on the back, a black hood with a small white stripe around it, and the sleeves had two thin white stripes going down and black fingerless gloves. She had a lacy white tank top with skinny black jeans with cute rips along with a dog tag necklace with a blue gem on the side. She had her signature boots knee high boots with white outlines and zipper on the front. Her hair was in two long flowing black ponytails.
"Um, Seven what're you doing at 1:00 in the morning?" Rex asked.
Rex turned around to see a tired Rex watching her, "You really can't keep your nose out of anything can you?"
Rex grinned widely before blushing. "Sorry, I just saw you walk out of the house and wondered where you were going." Rex turned to leave.
Seven watched Rex take a few steps before saying, " Rex, wait."
"Yeah?" Rex said.
"Um, do you want to come with?" asked Seven quietly.
"Go where?" Rex asked. Seven grabbed the reins to the bridle and a lock of Sable's mane before hoisting herself onto the barebacked tall black horse." Flying."
"Really, is Sable okay with it?" Rex said walking back over.
Seven looked at Sable and he spoke to her using telepathy, "Bene quid non(okay why not)?" Sable said in his mind, Seven understanding every word. Seven smiled and extended a hand to Rex.
"Hop on," Seven said. Rex grabbed her slim wrist and she yanked him up behind her. "You might want to hold on." Seven said staring straight forward, she leaned forward with the reins took hold of some of Sable's mane before gently nudging him with her heels. Sable grew his wings before taking off at a canter(lope). Rex wrapped his arms around Seven's tiny waist, Rex prayed that Seven didn't see or feel him blush, red as a tomato. Seven's muscles nervously tightened at Rex's touch. Rex couldn't help but think that this is the closest he had ever been to her. Sable morphed into a swift gallop, and leapt into the air, soaring beautifully.
They reached an altitude of cloud level and flew along the clouds and mist seeping into the small glen that Seven in lived, which was even more lovely from the aerial view. Not to mention, so did Seven with her long back hair tangling in the breeze, and you could see the faint bioluminescent glow of Seven's skin. Her eyes stood out in the moonlight catching rays of starlight and making her hair and eyes glitter with radiance. Rex breathed in Seven's sweet scent of saltwater and freshly picked plumerias. Rex exhaled calmly to catch a smile disappearing off of her face and looked at the faint while glow emanating from her skin. A little while later Seven and Rex had landed and were walking back to the tree house.
Rex was at a loss for words, "Um, Seven thanks for that back there, I really liked it."
Seven opened her mouth to say something but Rex pulled her into a warm hug. Seven flattened stiff as a board, just like how Six would. Rex released her and walked off quickly hoping to avoid Seven seeing his rare flushed face. Rex wished nothing more Seven to come back to Providence.
Sorry for the last sentence that was really lame.(I couldn't come up with anything else to say) I really enjoyed writing it, the next chapters I will use Providence. THX! R &R
