Can't Forget
Chapter 7: New Tension Rising
Rating: PG-13
By: Vampire Toy
A/N: How's the story so far? Lemme know! And if you like the couple, do fanart! It motivates me X3
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The window in the redhead's room faced a wall. No sun would shine in to wake Marlene, letting her know it was morning.
But she knew it was morning when she heard a loud screech. Not the sound of an alarm clock or a bird of any sort, no, this scream came from something else. The little brunette's eyes flew open in fear; screams always meant something was wrong. Her eyes darted around and came to rest on the redheaded man flailing around the bed in a panic. It would have been amusing if she didn't dislike him so much.
"OHMYGODOHMYGODWHATTHEHELLLL!" He spun around to face her and froze when he saw her eyes were open.
She was afraid to move, fearing it would make the man explode, but he began screaming again anyway.
"Little girl! Little girl! Oh my GOD!" he skid on the floor next to her and looked up at her nervously; "Hey…hey, umm…yo…" he lifted his hands to make motions but lowered them when Marlene scooted away from him.
"Hey there….sweetie….ummm, tell me, did I….er…hurt you?" he asked giving her a nervous grin.
Marlene wasn't sure how to answer him; she didn't have any bruises, he didn't hit her, what did her want her to say?
He seemed to take note of her confusion and tried a different approach; "Did I…er….oh shit, oh shiiit…..um did I er…touch you anywhere?"
Marlene opened her mouth slowly, this she could answer; "My hand, my arm, my forehead, my nose, my lips, my neck, and you picked me up."
He seemed to grow pale at her words and she also became nervous, wondering if she shouldn't have said anything at all.
"Is…is that all? N-nothing else? I…didn't take your clothes off or anything right?"
She shook her head. The man flopped his head down onto the mattress with a shaky sigh.
"Ok, yo….it's sorta ok….I didn't rape her…."
Marlene pulled her knees up to her chin and watched the man; he wasn't so bad when he wasn't drunk.
"Listen girlie, I'm reeeeally sorry for what I did ok? I shouldn't have and no one else should either … umm ….. yeah ….. so …. I'm sorry, yo."
Marlene had been told that apologies that were sincere should always to be accepted. She was still upset at the man but decided that Auntie Tifa would say that she should forgive him.
"Ok." She mumbled.
He looked up and smiled nervously, "Oooohkay…….so, ummm, oh crap, where'd you come from anyway?"
"I was with my friend and then I lost him." Marlene said sadly.
"Oh….who's your friend? How old is he? Is it your brother? Your daddy er……a friend your age?"
"I'm older than he is!" she announced proudly, "But he's taller than me."
The redhead scrunched his face in confusion; she couldn't have been more than six or seven, there was NO way anyone younger would be taller than she was.
"Well umm, do you have a mommy or a daddy I can call? Or maybe just…drop you off at your house?"
"I know my Auntie Tifa's phone number." Marlene said thoughtfully, jumping up and grabbing the pretty red phone.
"Auntie Tifa?" the man asked slowly.
"Yes." Marlene dialed the number to the 7th Heaven and waited eagerly for a familiar voice to pick up.
"Hello?"
"Denzel!" Marlene said excitedly.
"Marlene?"
"WOAH, do you mean Tifa Lockheart?" the man asked.
"Yes." Marlene said again, answering both males.
"Marlene Cloud went to look for-"
The redhead grabbed the phone and slammed it down onto the receiver, making Marlene squeak in surprise.
She looked up angrily, hoping to see his earlier apologetic face with an explanation for his rude actions.
There was no such thing.
He loomed over her darkly and a strange smile spread over his face.
"I thought you looked familiar, yo."
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"Marlene?" Denzel asked, a panic coming over him when he heard the slamming down of the phone and the unwelcome sound of the dial tone.
"Marlene!"
Denzel dropped the phone and ran upstairs; she couldn't be with Kadaj anymore! That man he had heard in the background definitely didn't sound like the impish clone. If she wasn't with Kadaj, then how would Cloud find her? He had to tell Tifa! The man knew Tifa!
"Auntie Tifa! Auntie Tifa!" the bronze haired boy screeched all the way up stairs and to the front of the said woman's door, where a loyal silver haired man still sat.
"What's wrong?" Loz asked.
"TIFA!"
"Yes?" the black haired woman opened the door with an arched brow, which turned into a concerned narrowed one when she saw Loz and Denzel at her door.
"Tifa! Tifa! Cloud won't be able to find Marlene because she's not with Kadaj anymore and there's some weird guy she's with and the phone hung up and-"
"Woah, woah, woah!" Tifa held up her hands as the little boy sped through his findings. She knelt down and put her hands on Denzel's shoulders; "What was that about Marlene?"
"She's gone!" Denzel and Loz said simultaneously. Tifa turned to throw Loz a 'don't-interrupt-him' glare when she noted his glazed look. Denzel also noticed because he went silent and tilted his head curiously at the silver haired man's trance.
"Someone…a redhead….Kadaj says it's a redhead."
Both Tifa and Denzel's eyes grew wide.
"Miss Tifa!" a voice called from the top of the stairs; the woman slowly turned her head to face Yazoo whose Mako eyes flashed angrily; "Someone took Marlene!"
Tifa turned back to Denzel with wide eyes and narrowed them once more in thoughtfulness; "Denzel, what did you say about Marlene and a phone?"
Denzel took a deep breath; "I picked up the phone and it was Marlene! But then there was some guy talking in the background and he said your name then the phone hung up!"
"A red head who knows my name?" she said slowly looking at the two silver haired men, now standing side by side, ready to go.
Yazoo and Loz nodded, "Red hair." Loz replied.
"He was drunk, he says."
"Drunk….Kadaj says?" Tifa asked unsure. Both nodded. She was surprised by their communication ability but pushed it to the back of her mind.
Right now all that mattered was that Marlene was in the hands of a possible Turk.
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Kadaj's vision blurred, he could make out figures of people around him, stopping to stare. What was the matter with them? Why were they staring?
He began coughing violently and covered his mouth with his gloved hands in attempt to stifle it. another thing he hated; showing weakness. He forced himself up and began to run; if he was going to writhe in pain, he would not do it in front of anyone. Never in front of anyone.
Where are my brothers? I need help! If big brother takes over….what will he do? What will I do?
Kadaj stumbled into an alleyway and curled behind a dump and two trashcans.
His body was on fire!
I was almost out, why are you fighting this?
"I…can…do this without you! This…..is my body!" Kadaj said through clenched teeth; his words bringing another coughing spasm. Kadaj fell onto his side and tried to stop the coughing but his throat became raw and he seemed to be losing control of his body as his saliva dripped out like a waterfall.
No.
Not saliva…
Kadaj pulled one hand away from his mouth for observation.
It was glossy and dark on his black glove and almost hard to make out.
But he knew what it was.
Blood.
He was coughing up blood.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!" He cried, feeling his body losing as his head joined the rest of his body on the grime of the alley.
He felt his body changing but he never received an answer. His hair grew and his legs became longer, his muscles larger, his arms thicker. His face became ever more masculine as his jaw squared off slightly and his eyes narrowed. The burning was fading, like the light, the light was fading.
Kadaj cried out in his mind for his brothers to help him; he felt no response reach him and sent out a final thought before everything was gone.
Marlene, I need you.
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A/N: Oh me oh my! An update ever so fast? Doubtful I can keep it up XD but I'll try. And silly SaphireXSerpant! Threatening me with the magical website of Marlene/SHM goodness XD nooo! You must update now! Update until your fingers explode! (huggles) X3 so yeah, go check out the site my lovelies! And draw fanart for it! Write fiction for it! Make it beautiful :) and thank you for all your encouraging reviews, I appreciate them tremendously.
Oh yes, and if you haven't already, go check out my Marlene/SHM AMV's on YouTube X3 my name on there is Mykosaki…..and make more AMV's my sla—er my loves! …. …..yeah……(ahem)
Sooo Q+A time!
Q: Why is Sephi into Marlene? Well, seeing as Kadaj and his bros are all part of Sephi in the first place, I guess Sephi has a thing for little Marlene Oo poor thing, she gets molested by everyone.
It'll be explained more thoroughly, I promise :3
