I'll continue!
{A/n: Looks like I guessed right about getting writer's block, sorry about that but I'm better now. I had to rethink where I wanted this story to go, but I think I have a good grasp now. Anyways- QueenofWeird, thanks, I felt it was right as I wrote it/ lazy-gurl, thanks so much for the praise, I'll try to update sooner/Kachie- Hope this suffices/Reina Moriko- Really thanks so much for adding me to your favorites list, first time for me. Anyways I hope this chapter is good.}
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Ellis eyes widened, then sharpened.
"No." she responded flatly.
Docter Marco stared back suspiciously, he couldn't help but feel she was hiding something with body language like that.
"Are you sure? This is import-" he started to say but was interupted.
"Sorry for the wait, sir." Nadie apologized as she placed a plate of tacos on his table. She had said it a bit loudly, possibly with the intention of breaking up their conversation but he couldn't be sure of that. Was she suspicious of him?
"Oh yes, no, it's no problem," Carlos answered as he turned to Nadie, but as he did Ellis started walking away from him and towards the back room. That was definitely suspicious! She must definitely be lying to him then he thought. "Wait a minute!" Carlos called, only to be ignored.
"She's off duty, sir. I'll take care of whatever it is." Nadie assured as she approached and interupted him.
"Um, do you know that girl?" he asked switching gears, he knew he must be giving the wrong impression here. But the waitress's face turned from cold to a little sour at that.
" ... Don't you think she's a little young for you sir?" she asked. Carlos was left dumbfounded at the accusation, even though he had slightly expected it "... And then there's that." Nadie finished, pointing to his wedding ring.
"What! No, that's not... it's just that... I was just trying to-" Carlos stammered. He wasn't very confrontational, and Nadie was really getting him.
"Will that be all sir?" Nadie was humorless. Carlos was losing his cool.
"I need to ask that girl about someone!" He pleaded, hoping straight up honesty would stand out in this distrustful air.
"Are you crazy or something? I'm starting to loose my temper with you sir."
Apparently not.
"Listen, you don't understand the situation!" Carlos pleaded.
"I've had enough of you, sir!" Nadie roared, reaching for something.
"No Nadie!" Ellis shouted, suddenly reappearing. Nadie stopped, though with a confused look on her face.
Ellis made her way over to them and and came to a stop in front Carlos. Her eyes were serious, her face was resolute. Carlos was practically moved by her sudden change of heart, now he could get to the bottom of this!
"I'm sorry, but I really never knew that person." with that she left. Carlos was devastated, but he felt no deceit in her words. He must have been mistaken.
Noticing all the stares he was catching, he decided it would be best to leave quickly. He paid for his food and apologized to the waitress Nadie and promptly left.
He got into his truck and drove up the road a bit to a cheap looking motel. It was an average looking roadside motel with two levels and open-air hallways. He rented a room from the main office made his way to his second floor room and promptly callapsed on his bed. What was he going to do? The girl had given him some hope, but now he was back where he started. Would he really be able to convince LA to come back?
"Give me one." a voice that cut through him like a knife suddenly sounded.
"What!" the docter yelled, raising with a start. LA was perched on the counter of his room with a serious look on his face. What was the right move in this situation? Carlos could only stare back at the kid as if frozen in place.
"Come on, you really going to eat four by yourself?" LA asked, breaking the stalemate of a staring contest, he motioning towards the bag of take-out.
"... Oh yeah, sure!" Carlos grinned, quickly fishing a taco out of his 'to go' bag and tossing it to the kid. LA tore into it greadily like a badly mannered kid. He chewed and swallowed half of it before speaking again.
"Now what were you two talking about?" his expression was blank. He took another bite while he waited for an answer. LA's demeanor was making Carlos somewhat nervous.
"You were watching?" the docter asked, only to be met with silence, "I just asked if she knew you."
"What did she say?" LA asked non-chalantly.
"She said she didn't."
"She said she didn't?" LA asked with an up-turned eye brow.
"She said she never knew you, and that was it. To be honest, I didn't think she was lying. Are you sure this is the same girl?" Carlos offered. He thought LA must still be having memory problems, he had only recently suddenly recovered from a case of catatonia after all. Even a relapse was possible, it was another reason he had to bring him back.
But LA's demeanor drastically changed at that information, he dropped his food on the floor, and his expression was not calm. He made for the door, but stopped at the threshold.
"Don't come looking for me anymore... I'm probably not going to be nice next time." he closed the door softly behind him. Carlos somehow felt an acute adversion to following him, so he just sat there staring at the door. Was this a lost cause now? With that expression LA had it was probably best to give him some space either way...
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LA sighed bitterly as he stared over the balcony, it was finally starting to get dark out now. The sun was setting and even a few stars were out, not to mention a cresent moon on the horizon. He could even hear the hooting of some howl off in the distance, but of course this serene scenerary didn't do much to distract him from his problems.
Why did this keep happening? Ellis didn't even know he was alive and yet he felt as though he had already been rejected a dozen times already, it was destroying his confidence. He no longer felt the boldness to just appear in front of her, out of the blue and without warning. In one day he had gone from feeling on top of the world to being on the bottom, it was actually starting to piss him off. Why was he feeling so much pressure to make a good first meeting? Why couldn't he just make his move boldy and brashly? That's what he had always done before and it had nearly worked out back then! He had nearly gotten her that one time at least...
Although, she still hadn't seemed that bothered when Ricardo had shot him... infact no one had even bothered to bury him, they had just left him in the desert to rot like an animal in the sun... Well he had shown them hadn't he? He was still alive! ...Thanks to Dr. Marco though ...
"Hey hurry up! It was your idea to lug this stuff around after all." an ominously familiar voice complained from somewhere close by, snapping him out of his train of thought for which he was very thankful.
But before his memory could place the voice to a face, his eyes had found the source, and his teeth met his bottom lip.
"Yes sir." Ellis responded with a nearly unidentifiable note of sarcasm as she followed Nadie up the motel stairs, on a direct course for LA.
LA reacted on pure instict as he made his escape from view, and almost didn't make it. As he jumped from the second floor to the roof, he had to pivot from the edge of the roof, as it over lapped the walkway, but the shock of being discovered had made him leap with too much force and nearly caused him to launch into the parking lot. As it was he barely managed to grip the edge and get himself up, whereas he promptly perched and listened very carefully for the two beneath him.
"Why did you think we'd need all this stuff Ellis?" Nadie exclaimed.
"You said two weeks so I brought two weeks of stuff." of course she wasn't bothered by it, super strength had that effect.
"Who said we had to get it all at once? Besides I was going to get the car back today anyway." Nadie continued to complain until they made it to their room.
At this, LA felt the urge to peak down at them as he heard them come to a stop right beneath him. He was very careful and leaned forward until the two were in view. He noticed they were now dressed in their casual clothes, Ellis looked as perky as ever and was gently smiling, though Nadie looked flustered and stressed out but still upbeat as she was slightly smiling too despite her troubles. They really got on very well together LA realized bitterly, though not for the first time.
Was there really a place for him between those two? He had realized long ago the shortest course of action would have been to kill Nadie, the fact that Ellis had once gone with him confirmed to him that he was the choice replacement. But he had also found out that if he killed her, it was very unlikely Ellis would ever forgive him. The ideal quickest route to Ellis's heart was for Nadie to be tragically killed by some third party, and then he ,LA, would swoop in and pick up the pieces, perhaps even avenge her for the full 100% effect. But he couldn't bring himself to try it again for some reason...
Just then the sound of the motel door closing brought him back, they had apparently entered their room while he had been lost in thought.
[How could I be so airheaded?] he wondered.
He looked closely at the room number as he had decided to make a note of it, but a sudden realization shot through him like a lightning bolt.
His room was right next door!
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{A/n: Another sharp ending, but a good starting point fo the next chapter I think. I was considering starting this one off with LA suddenly busting in and tearing up the joint to interupt Ellis and Carlos's conversation, but I couldn't take that scene anywhere so I rewrote it. That was the primary reason for the delay. I feel this chapter is much better than the last actually, I think I 'colored' it much better at least. Hope you enjoyed it too.}