Chapter Seven
Harrier had given up trying to sort through the Ravess situation and had moved on to doing push-ups. He needed something to stave off the boredom, and besides he would need to keep his strength up so he could go back to being a sky knight if he were to escape. No, he chided himself. Not if, when. If he kept thinking that he wouldn't be able to get out, then he wouldn't... But then again, what could he really do to escape?
Deciding that push-ups weren't challenging enough, he moved on to one armed push-ups. Harrier glanced up as he felt eyes watching him. "Miss Ravess," he acknowledged.
"Miss? How proper of you," Ravess said, rolling her eyes. She stood in silence for a few moments and watched Harrier.
He glanced up at her again. "Any reason why you're standing there?"
"I don't think I need a reason to stand in my own ship," Ravess taunted.
"Very well then." He continued to do push-ups, but found his eyes continually trailing their way up to meet Ravess's gaze. Eventually he gave up trying to ignore her and sat back. He stared at her a few moments, thinking. He found it was a lot easier to think when she wasn't mere centimeters away from him. "You didn't have them chain me back up."
"No... Should I have?" She stared him at the moment. "Can I trust you Harrier?"
"You're asking if you can trust an enemy?" Harrier asked.
"No, I'm asking if I can trust you, Harrier."
"You can always trust one who follows the Code," was his reply.
"Mmm... Really now?" Ravess stared at him, saying nothing more.
He stared at her, waiting for her to say more. When she did not, he opened his mouth to speak again. "Why do you want to trust me?"
"Do I really need a reason?" she asked.
"Well... Normally no, but you're a Cyclonian," Harrier replied.
"Why does the terra I come from matter?"
"Cyclonians are untrustworthy," he said. "I learned this the hard way."
"Do I look like Dark Ace to you?" Ravess asked.
"No..."
"You know nothing about me, Harrier. Don't presume too much." She leaned towards the bars of the cage. Noticing him staring, she arched an eyebrow.
Harrier blushed slightly as he snapped his eyes up from her chest. "You're right... Perhaps I should learn more about you, Ravess... But you know, you don't know much about me either."
"So maybe we both need to learn more about each other," Ravess suggested, her eyes sparkling.
Those damned sparkly eyes... What do they mean? He nodded. "Yeah... I guess so."
"So tell me... What inside you makes you tick?"
"Um... A heart?"
She raised an eyebrow. "I think you miss my point. What was the reason you became a sky knight?"
"I became a sky knight to serve the Atmos, protect the weak, and to protect Terra Rex." Harrier's eyes glinted with determination.
"Oh how noble of you," Ravess replied. "But that can't be your only reason... You have to have a more selfish reason..."
He glanced away. "Well... I... No... No other reason."
"You're a terrible liar," she replied softly. "So you do have another reason... Well, what is it?" She smiled at him. "Come on, what have you got to hide?"
Harrier sighed. "Well, I guess it was... I've always wanted to be better than them."
"Them being?"
"My peers," he replied. "They always called me stuck-up and conceited..."
"Hmm... I wonder why," she replied sarcastically.
"What about you Ravess? What made you join the Cyclonians? It couldn't have been all for power..."
"Oh, it couldn't? You're probably the most naive sky knight I've ever met."
Harrier stared at her a moment. "I bet I'm the most handsome too, right?"
A predatory grin spread across her face. "You're handsome, Harrier, I'll give you that." She slipped into his cell and tossed the keys to the Cyclonian outside the door, who caught them clumsily. Kneeling down in front of Harrier, she leaned towards him, eyes sparkling once again. "Now tell me... What do you think about me?"
"Well... I ... Uh..." Harrier flushed as his eyes trailed down her body once again. He snapped his eyes up to her face. "Well.. I... Um..." He cleared his throat. "I guess I'd have to say that... That you're a beautiful woman, Ravess..."
She leaned closer to him. "I thought so. You know... I have a proposition for you, Harrier... How would you like to get out of your cell for the night?"
"I-I-I," he stuttered. "N-" Before he could refuse, her lips were suddenly on his. They were like honey, and before he knew what he was doing, he was pressing his lips back against hers almost hungrily. His hands were around her waist, pulling her closer, when they gradually began to move higher...
Suddenly, he realized what he was doing, and pushed her away. "No... What's wrong with me?"
"Nothing's wrong with you, Harrier," Ravess replied, smiling at him. "You're just being a man... Come on, what's wrong with having a little fun?"
"I'm... I'm a sky knight... Sky knights don't have fun..." Harrier swallowed nervously. In truth, he had never really had time for women. Sure, he would perhaps look at an attractive one when she walked by, (what man wouldn't) but he had never gotten into a relationship with one... Not since highschool...
He stared into Ravess's eyes as she placed her hands on his chest. "Then maybe it's time for a career change."
