AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here!! What happened guys? Did I do something wrong? No one's reviewing anymore… I mean, chapter 5 only got 3 reviews… I'm sad. T.T I work hard on these chapters, and I'm sorry if one chappy is bad, but that doesn't mean the whole fic is bad. Honestly, with what I have planned for this fic, I am really excited about this one!! I mean, this was an important fic, it was the first one where I actually had Organoids in a natural setting and behaving like real animals, so this fic is a milestone. So to have it be ignored, it hurts. ~_~ But, I sincerely thank the few reviewers that have stuck with me. Thank you guys, it means a lot. ^-^ Anyway, here is chapter 7- Fading Twilight!!
This chapter is for 9TailedFox, because I know how much you like Ibeyla. I have a feeling you'll love this chapter. ;P
.:Chapter 7- Fading Twilight:.
Ibeyla leaned against one of the wooden beams that supported the roof of the porch, watching Karl as he tinkered with the jeep's radio. After she had woken him up and explained why Raven was passed-out and bleeding, the Major had decided to radio back to the base they had come from. But, for some reason the signal was jammed and he couldn't raise anyone, so he had spent the last few hours trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Ibeyla hadn't gone back to sleep, even though she was tired; she was too worried about Raven to sleep.
Raven had regained conscious about an hour before, and after a prolonged fight, had allowed Ibeyla to rewrap his wounds. All of them. Libelle had succeeded in reopening basically every wound he had sustained earlier, and Ravendid not like having to have every bandage ripped off and put on again. Ibeyla had had to fight with him to just sit still, let alone redo every wrapping on him. She had been tempted to just have Obscura knock him senseless, but she knew Raven would have killed her when he woke up.
"Find anything Major?" Ibeyla shouted over to Karl, looking over at the jeep. Karl lifted his head from his work and looked at her blankly for a moment, but went right back to fiddling with the radio.
"No… not really…" Karl responded, not looking up, "… I can't seem to find what's wrong with this blasted thing…"
"Keep at it, we need to keep in touch with base, especially if Libelle decides to show up again…" Ibeyla said, muttering the last part under her breath. Karl merely nodded as he continued messing with the instrument, acknowledging her answer but not saying anything. Ibeyla pushed herself from the beam and turned on her heels, walking back into the wooden building. Obscura was curled up on her cot, asleep, despite the drama of the evening. Raven was leaning against the wall a few feet from the door, toying with his switchblade and ignoring her. She didn't say anything to him and walked over to Obscura, lightly tapping the blue Organoid's nose, waking her.
"Wake up girl…" she said quietly, "… I need you to do me a favor." Ibeyla added, looking out the door.
/Favor? But I'm sleepy…/ Obscura whined, yawning loudly as she curled up again.
"C'mon girl, get up!" Ibeyla said, pushing on the Organoid's shoulder, "I need you to go out and scout around, see if there's anything out in the desert that could be interfering with our radio."
/The radio broke?/ the Organoid stated, cocking her head, /… well… I guess a quick round wouldn't be too bad…/ she said, sliding out from under her blanket and standing to her full height. She fanned her ruby wings and walked out of the tiny building, flicking her tail and launching into the cool desert air without a sound.
'I have a hunch something out in the desert is messing with our radio… maybe there is a scouting group of Republican soldiers around here somewhere…' Ibeyla thought, trying to think of another reason as to why the intercom-radio was acting up. She turned and walked back out of the building, sitting heavily on one of the outside benches. She sighed loudly and lowered her head, crossing her arms and slouching her shoulders, thoughts about Libelle buzzing in her head.
'What happened to her? She used to be so gentle… so why was she so keen on tearing Raven apart and not Obscura, who delivered the blow that killed her eggs? And why was she acting so strange when I first looked in? She was just looking at him, and then it was like something clicked and she lunged… something isn't right…' Ibeyla thought, pondering Libelle's strange actions, '… she shouldn't be toying with him like that… if she wanted him dead, she would have killed him, and not drawn it out… this isn't right…'
Ibeyla sighed and shook her head, unable to figure out why her old Organoid friend was behaving so oddly. She shrugged and leaned back further into the bench, looking up at the roof over her. The thoughts weighed heavily on her mind, but she pushed them away, focusing on the hooting of an owl and the coolness of the wind.
'Libelle has changed… but still, why does she keep targeting Raven?'
Raven stared across the empty room at the Pit, absentmindedly fingering his pocketknife in his hand. Ibeyla had finished dressing his wounds half an hour before, and he was feeling moderately better. His side and chest were wrapped tightly with bandages, though the wrappings were hidden under his shirt. His wrist was loosely bandaged, covering the deep slash from the Organoid's talons. Hidden by his right boot was a tightly pulled wrap, helping to ease the pain from a sprained ankle he received when the Organoid had pulled him from the cot. His lower leg was wrapped nearly fully in gauze, covering the punctures from the creature's tail spikes. A soft strip of gauze was wrapped loosely around his forehead, hiding a small scratch from sight. Considering he had been pinned and helpless as the Organoid attacked, he wasn't in too bad shape; he could have been hurt much worse.
He still was badly hurt, and the loss of blood had severely weakened him; right now he probably wouldn't even be able to fight his way out of one of Obscura's hugs. Even though he had woken up only an hour before, he wanted to go back to sleep. Getting attacked by an Organoid is very tiring. He was also bored, there was nothing to do in the small wooden building besides harass the Organoids, but he had learned real quick that was not a good idea. But other than that and annoying Ibeyla and Obscura, there wasn't much to do.
Raven sighed and set his pocketknife down on the dusty wooden floor, picking up a small rock. He tossed it up and down in his hand for a few moments, before throwing it in the direction of the Pit. The small stone clicked across the wood floor, clamoring until it fell into the Pit. Silence once again filled the empty building, the only noise from the faint buzzing of the old lighting. The usually noisy desert was also oddly quiet; it just didn't seem normal. Even the Organoids of the Pit were silent; something wasn't right.
'It's too quiet… but as long as the Organoids stay in the Pit, I don't care…' Raven thought, leaning his head back against the wall and closing his eyes. He sighed and allowed himself to relax, strangely not worried about another attack. 'Ibeyla and Karl are right outside working on the jeep, if anything happens, I'll be fine…' he reassured himself, though he subconsciously grasped his switchblade.
As he rested, he couldn't help but think about the attacks. 'Something isn't right about that silver-eyed one… it just won't leave me alone!' Raven thought, tightening his grip on the switchblade, '… why is it so interested in me? If it wanted to eat me it would have already, so what does it want? I mean, it could have simply eaten me in my sleep, but instead of feeding on me, it just sniffed and poked at me… it should have eaten me, considering it was gnawing on me earlier…' he thought, not understanding the creature's odd behavior.
'But that doesn't matter now, Ibeyla chased it off with its tail between its legs, it won't bother me again… I hope…' he tried to reassure himself, though he still felt nervous. He knew that he wouldn't be able to defend himself if the Organoid decided to have another go at him; it was difficult for him to merely walk, let alone fight with an immensely powerful, hungry Organoid. The fact that Ibeyla had stopped him from putting back on his armor didn't make him feel any better, but he knew having no armor was better than leaving his wounds open and bleeding.
The sound of footsteps on the wooden deck broke his thoughts, bringing him back to reality. Even without opening his eyes he recognized Ibeyla as she walked through the door to his right, the young Zoidian yawning loudly. Raven heard her walk somewhere to his left, but he really didn't care that much.
Raven heard Ibeyla walk over to him, but he didn't move or open his eyes, he knew she knew he was awake. He twitched when he felt her hand on his bandaged forehead, shaking his head to knock it away. Ibeyla huffed in annoyance and pressed her hand against his forehead again, the Zoidian trying to see if he was running a fever. Raven sighed and let her do it, knowing she would just keep trying if he kept stopping her.
"Well… you don't seem to have a fever, which is good…" Ibeyla said, withdrawing her hand, "… but we need to get you back to the base and get you checked out; some Hohles have a slow-acting poison in their saliva and I don't want you to go and die on me…" she said, turning and walking back over to her cot.
"You worry too much, Ibeyla… I'll be fine!" Raven said, yawning slightly. Ibeyla sighed and grabbed a flask from her bed, walking back over to Raven, crouching down in front of him. She pulled out the cork of the intricate glass flask carefully, the small stopper hanging from the small vial by a thin silver chain.
"Here Raven…" she said, offering him the vial, "… drink a few sips of this, it'll help your body with the blood loss." Raven opened his eyes and looked at the yellow waterish liquid in the glass flask hesitantly, though he took it from her.
"Now… this won't do anything I won't like, right?" he asked, looking at her suspiciously.
"No Raven…" she sighed, "… it'll just help your body replace the blood you lost and give you a little energy. It's a special Zoidian medicine, I used to use it all the time, so trust me it doesn't have any side-effects…"
"Fine…" he growled, taking a sip of the medicine. Ibeyla smiled and stood up, disappearing out the door.
Raven swallowed some of the liquid, making a disgusted face as he did so. 'Helkat…' he cursed mentally, '… this stuff is sweet enough to melt the paint off my Zaber Fang…' he thought, holding the vial away from him with a sickened cringe. 'Even though its sweet to the point of making me sick, I should probably try to get a little down, I need to get my strength back…' he thought, taking another sip with disdain.
He managed to force himself to drink a few more sips before he just couldn't stomach it anymore. He quickly capped it and set it on the ground away from him, trying to keep himself from gagging. He couldn't even look at the small vial without feeling ill.
"Ugh… I wouldn't even wish that stuff on the silver-eyed Organoid…" he groaned, closing his eyes and leaning his head back. Just as Ibeyla had said, he started to feel some of his energy return, though he still wanted to go back to sleep. He sighed and relaxed, the sick feeling from the medicine fading.
'Maybe I can try and get a few minutes of sleep before Ibeyla and Karl finish…' Raven thought, yawning quietly and relaxing. Despite the effects of the medicine, he still was extremely lethargic and wanted nothing more than to go to bed.
Just when he started to fall asleep, he heard Ibeyla's light footsteps enter through the door, making him lift his head and open his eyes. Raven blinked and looked over at her, wondering why she was inside again.
"Did you take a few drinks, Raven?" she asked, leaning down and picking up the crystal vial, looking at it closely.
"Yeah… it about made me sick. You should've warned me it was sweet enough to dissolve the paint off my Zaber's armor!!" Raven snapped, glaring at the Zoidian.
"If I told you, would you have taken it, huh Raven?" Ibeyla answered slyly, smirking as she walked over and placed the flask back into her pack. Raven opened his mouth to argue, but shut it, knowing she had a point.
"You still should have warned me…" he huffed, crossing his arms and glaring. Ibeyla shot a mock glare at him, though quickly busied herself unfolding a blanket and unfastening her armor. Raven yawned again, his eyes starting to close as he grew sleepier. He let his arms fall back to his sides and leaned his head back, allowing his eyes to close and his body relax. He ignored whatever Ibeyla was doing, slowing starting to fall asleep. As he started to drift off, he felt a blanket being laid over him, making him open his eyes. Before he could do anything, he heard something sit down beside and felt something lean against his left side. He looked over and, just as he suspected, Ibeyla was leaning against him.
"Ibeyla… what are you doing?" he yawned, looking at her sleepily.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm sitting…" she said, looking at him before she leaned her head against his shoulder. Raven blinked and looked at her oddly, not really used to having a person so close to him. It didn't feel all that threatening or uncomfortable; he actually sort of… liked it. He shook his head and blinked, the strange feeling catching him by surprise.
"Why haven't I pushed you away yet?" Raven asked, looking down at Ibeyla. He saw Ibeyla smile and heard her laugh, the Zoidian obviously thinking about something funny.
"Because you love me!" Ibeyla said jokingly, laughing childishly. Raven blinked in surprise and stared at her strangely, her response catching him completely off-guard.
"Really Ibeyla… I feel strange and I want to know why…" he said, hoping she had a real reason.
"Karl and I gave you a pain killer while you were unconscious to help ease the pain when you woke up; its probably affecting you a little…" Ibeyla said, "… we gave you a moderate dose, so it wouldn't surprise me if you were a little woozy from it."
"That explains it…" Raven said, yawning again. Ibeyla yawned as well, leaning a little more against him before she fell asleep. Raven looked at her for a moment, not really knowing what to do. Seeing her asleep just reminded him how tired he was, making him yawn and blink tiredly. His eyes closed sleepily as he leaned his head lightly against her's, allowing himself to fully relax again.
Within moments he was asleep, not seeing the pair of eyes watching he and Ibeyla from the dark of the Pit…
.:End of Chapter 7:.
AN- XP Ahh… how cute! They like each other. ^-^ lol. That was probably the most pairing-ish thing I've written so far. Hehe, those two are so cute together, don't you agree? ^^ lol. I kinda liked this chapter; writing Ibeyla and Raven together made me feel all mushy inside. XP Yeah… I know the beginning wasn't my best… okay, it was really bad, but go easy on me guys, I'm still sick (the virus I had won't go away for another week; its called a 'two-week' virus) and a little feverish, so my mind is a little fuzzy and I can't think really well. Anyway, I hope this chapter was at least acceptable.
Unless you guys want me to continue, I'm going to cut this fic short. I had a whole other mult-chapter event planned for this fic, but I think I'll just cut the storyline short since no one reads this fic anymore. T.T It makes me really sad to do that, but if no one wants this fic, who'll miss it? ~_~
Thanks for reading and please leave a nice review!! They make me happy and feed my lazy muses!!
~Ibeyla ^^
