Author's Note

Hello! Here's the newest chapter for Take Care! Hope you enjoy it and don't forget to READ AND REVIEW!

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When Nobody comes Knocking

A light, quick tapping of a foot resounded inside Jenos's "room".

"Well? Shall I be given enterance or not?" came a light smokey voice from the open doorway. Squinting into the light Jenos replied,

" I didn't know I was allowed to refuse, and seeing as you will enter anyway, you might as well come in"

"I see human decences are not outside your understanding... why were you locked in here?"

" For loving a woman slated to die, and helping her escape."

"OH! Well you have been naughty, haven't you?" came that same smokey voice, accompanied this time by an aproaching light. As the figure drew within rang for Jenos to perseive, he was startled. A small gracefull, willowy figure stood several feet before him strown in rags.

"Why do you stare? Am I beautiful in these rags and stained personage?"

" On the contrary I thought you strange. Never have I seen a woman who so easily escapes my notice, as you" Jenos answered. For the girl before him, for she was just a girl, was usual in every way. With long, smokey grey, wavy hair and gray eyes. Her gaze remided him of a foggy day and he could almost completely ignore her presence. She was a Nobody.

Her eyes narrowed and she moved with calculated slowness as she reached for the door and shut it. However, the light did not disappear for she had brought with her a launtern. Looking toward the offending object, Jenos felt a plan of survival form. Thinking Jenos had forgot about her while he watched the launtern, she moved to get behind him.

Jenos noticed this, attacked the launtern where she had left it and destroying it placeing himself in front of the door.

"If you think darkness will stop me you are saddly mistaken." came her smokey voice.

" On the contrary, I was simply helping myself. You see, I'm used to the darkness, you aren't and while you bluff and guess where I am, I'll always know where you are" Jenos whispered. In response he heard a light laugh from where she stood. Jenos had hoped the dramatics involved in his little speach would run her off, but she simply thought he was bluffing. He Wasn't.

Using quick light steps he passed right by her without her knowing and grabed a sharp fragment of rock off his "floor". Then, he used one of the chronos numbers quick steps and drew a shallow but effective line across her throat. He instantly regreated the quick step as his body couldn't take the strain and he felt a shockwave of pain blast through him.

"Aaaaaaaah, No! Stay Away!" she screamed. She continued screaming while backing up until she was in a corner. Jenos slowly advanced toward her, making sure she could hear him coming.

"Leave and I'll let you live, stay and I'll kill you. Your choice."

"I'll leave! I'll leave! Please let me leave!" she sobbed.

In response Jenos went and pushed open the door and backed out of the way. As soon as she saw the door she ran out, ironically, it was the fastest Jenos had ever seen a Nobody move.

Jenos started laughing only to have it turn into a horrible coughing fit and in the light of the still open doorway he could see the blood on his hand.

" That's right, nows not a time for laughing. Let's see, feels like three broken ribs from the quick step. Not bad, I expected worse." he mumbled to himself. As if to conclude his thoughts and the day, his door was closed and he heard the lock click into place.