Vezarius Inferno
crystal-mist
Chapter 7
Shun was really getting to Dan. The both of them were like oil and water -they just would not mix. Whenever they did interact voluntarily, the situation would almost turn into an all out fistfight.
Presently, Mira was sitting on the couch. Her eyes were twitching in irritation, and an anime-vein stood on her forehead, incessantly growing in size.
Dan and Shun were standing on either side of her.
Dan was repeatedly accusing Shun of something trivial. Shun said nothing, he only kept insulting Dan every now and again. And Mira, she was to function as the attorney!
It was driving her crazy, literally.
"That's enough!" she finally yelled, standing up. "I am sick and tired of this.". Before they could react, she yanked both boys by their collars and shoved them into the nearest room which happened to be Alice's. She then bolted the door from outside. "I won't let you out until you've resolved things." She declared.
"Mira!" Dan growled. But she remained unperturbed.
Just then, Alice reached there. She nearly doubled in laughter after hearing what Mira had to say. "About time." said Alice desperately stifling her laugh. "Although…That is my room." She said. She cupped her hands over her mouth and yelled to the duo inside. "You guys had better NOT mess my room up."
"Yes chief." came Dan's sarcastic voice.
"You've got to be ridiculous to think that shutting me in that room would work." came a relaxed voice.
Alice and Mira almost jumped in surprise. Shun was there, standing beside them, his hands tucked coolly in his pockets.
"Woah! Why are you out here? I could've sworn that I shut you in there with dumbo." exclaimed Mira.
"Hey I heard that!" Dan shouted from the other side of the door. But he was ignored unconditionally.
"The window was open." muttered Shun.
"But this is the fourth floor." said Alice.
"Your point is?"
Alice sighed in defeat. "Okay, so you can jump off the fourth floor of a building."
"Not necessarily."
Alice seemed to consider for a while. She then opened the door, Dan glared at Mira furiously.
Alice turned towards Shun and took his hand, opening the door wide she managed to shove Shun inside using some extra force from her psychic power. She snapped her fingers, all the while flashing a bright smile and then the door swung close.
Just before the door drew shut Shun managed to recuperate. He pulled her inside the room as well, yanking her by the sleeve of her sweater. And then there was this bang, a loud thud and a sort of faint click.
The thud was from the door swinging to a close. What about the click, you ask? It was the lock turning of course. And the thud? Oh now, that's a bit more…entertaining.
Shun had fallen on the floor and Alice on top of him. She managed to prop herself on her hand. As a result, she was just inches from Shun. Her chocolate eyes were wide and her face had a very elaborate blush on it.
Even Shun, the 'don't care' master couldn't help but blush. With faces just centimeters apart and eyes locked they said nothing; only stared at one another for what seemed like eternity. Their brains ceased functioning.
"How long are you guys planning to stay like that?" said Dan, certainly displeased with Shun's proximity to Alice.
"Uh…Yeah…Uh…well." Alice muttered incoherent gurgles as she stood up and straightened her clothes.
Shun followed, it took him only a fraction of a second to recover from the embarrassment. "Jealous, were we?" he taunted Dan.
"You want to invite your funeral that bad?"
"So, exactly how long have you wanted to kiss her?"
"Why …"
"Is that stuttering I hear? Boy, you're madly in love with her."
Alice was blushing now… She had no idea how to intervene in such a situation. "You guys…stop."
"Tell HIM to shut up, Alice." Yelled Dan, he was totally annoyed. "This is totally NOT my fault."
"Now you're shouting at your soul-mate?" taunted Shun.
"Shut the hell up, 'demon boy'. You think-" Dan stopped his sentence short. The second he uttered the word 'demon boy' Shun's face darkened worse than a thunder cloud. His golden eyes gleamed with a sort of burning remorse, and his fists were clenched.
Dan turned towards Alice. "Unlock the door." He said in a tone that was a tad more subtle.
Alice was glad that Dan had the intellect to stop seeing Shun's grave face.
But she wished them to enter a truce. "I'm sorry." She muttered. "I won't allow the both of you to leave until you've resolved your differences." She said, folding her arms in an adamant stance. "My hands are tied."
"They really will be if you don't unlock this place." muttered Shun warningly. His face was still set in the same sullen expression as before.
"Is that a threat, now?" she asked with a soft smile.
Shun just stared at her. The scorn on his face was now replaced by surprise. It was that smile which always entranced him. It was that smile which he was unable to foresee, and therefore could not overcome. "Darn you." he muttered, not meaning it in the slightest. He flopped down heavily on the chair that lay beside Alice's desk.
And then, there was silence. Mira, who was bored by now had gone to her own room.
Meanwhile Ace was standing on the balcony of the Inferno headquarters…
He spotted Baron returning from one of his trips to main headquarters.
Ace narrowed his gray eyes as he noticed that someone in a black suit was tailing Baron.
It was the emblem on the person's suit that caught Ace's eye. It was the same strange emblem he'd seen on the tree during the mission to recover that secret potion.
Was he a spy? Was he from a mysterious organization?
Without thinking twice Ace made his way down the building and opened the door that led outside.
The mysterious person made a dash for it.
Ace followed him. "Stop right there" he yelled.
The person paid no heed as he ran with all his might.
"You leave me no other choice." Saying this, Ace snapped his fingers and sent a wave of electricity through the puddle on the ground.
The person stumbled and fell down into the water. Just as Ace was five steps away from him, he disappeared, literally. His body turned into a sort of blue sparkly powder and only his clothes remained.
Ace had managed to take a good look at him though. The figure clad in the black suit was actually a boy who was probably the same age as him. He had dark blue hair, his eyes were concealed by dark glasses and there was an 'M' shaped scar on his cheek.
Baron soon reached the scene. "What…what happened here?" he questioned, looking at the clothes that were now soggy with puddle water... He raised his eyebrow at Ace nervously.
"NO!"Ace cried, raising his hands in denial. "I swear I did NOT vaporize him with electricity."
Baron narrowed his eyes, accusatively.
"Damn it Baron, stop joking."
Baron broke out into a grin. "Fine, fine. But seriously, what was that all about?"
Ace shook his head from side to side. "It's nothing." He didn't want to worry Baron. He knew that although Baron looked tough, he could be as paranoid as a little baby.
"Seriously?"
"Nothing you have to worry about…" Ace walked over to the clothes and picked them up. "Everything's under control." Saying this he walked back into Inferno headquarters.
"When will you stop keeping all these secrets, Ace?" Baron muttered to himself as he watched Ace's back disappearing into the door.
At Vezarius headquarters, more like, in Alice's room Alice was listening to some songs on her i-pod and Dan seemed right at home reading one of Alice's manga. Shun took the opportunity to scan the room. It wasn't as girly as one would expect. Though, there was this little white teddy bear in the corner.
There was this sort of book with a red cover on her desk. Shun lazily flipped the pages and realized that it was an album. On the first page there was the picture of Alice's parents, and she, just a little baby in their arms. On the second page there was Micheal Gehabich, and Alice was clinging onto his arm innocently. Shun wondered why Alice looked so at home when next to . He didn't know that Alice was his grand-daughter after all.
And then, there was a picture of Alice standing next to this brown haired guy with a goofy grin plastered on his face. It was Dan, no doubt. They were both wearing the uniform of the Wexos academy.
And then, there was one of her and Dan supposedly studying. She was wearing glasses and was telling off Dan with a steel ruler in hand.
Shun realized that Dan and her had been the best of friends for a long time now. That explained why he was so protective of her. He may have even developed a slight little crush on her over time.
The following pages were full of pictures of Vezarius.
They all looked so happy, so carefree. It occurred to Shun that he was now disrupting their ability to function smoothly… He had always been that way. He had always been a burden wherever he went; he was always an extra wheel that inconvenienced everyone in his vicinity.
A sort of sigh escaped his lips. He shut the book and stood up from the chair. "Truce." he declared.
Dan was startled. He was astounded that Shun gave in so easily. Alice's face also mirrored the same surprise.
"Alright, truce." Dan admitted.
"Shake hands then." said Alice with a smile.
"I think you're pushing it too far now." Stated Shun.
"No matter."
He spent a few seconds just studying Alice's face and the gentle smile that highlighted her lips. "Fine." He said and then extended his hand to Dan.
After having shaken hands Alice snapped her fingers and the lock opened. Shun was the first to walk out of the room.
Dan walked out as well. Just before leaving he turned towards Alice. "Hey, you know that I don't have a crush on you, don't you?"
Alice smiled at him "Of course I do…We've been best friends since childhood. I can sense who the object of your affections is." She said winking.
"Yeah, well…That's a good thing." Dan blushed slightly. "I think."
She giggled at his flustered face.
"One more thing…You really care for him, don't you?"
Alice sighed. "It's just that…Have you seen Shun's eyes? They….they're always immersed in something that seems like remorse…He may seem cold to you, but I just think he's lonely… a bit defensive, even."
"That's not what I think when he keeps insulting me."
"Well, views vary from person to person."
"Yeah, yeah…Whatever…" He ruffled the hair on top of her head. "See ya round." And saying this he walked away.
"Let's just hope that this kindheartedness doesn't lead to your downfall one of these days." He muttered to himself as he paced down the hallway
That's that…
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