Chapter 8
That night.
Alley and Suiryu were out having a date, it was a nice evening, the sky was clear enough to watch the stars. The weather warm but not too warm, and there was a street food festival going on! Alley always wanted to go to one, but never really bothered. Her brothers would rush her through everything, wanting to eat anything and everything they could before anyone else did. Yet with Suiryu he would take his time with her, they nosh on little bits of everything before moving along. "This is awesome!" she announced.
"I knew you would like it. You got a thing for festivals and gatherings don't you?"
She blushed. It was true, ever since he took her to the carnival, Alley has wanted to go to other places like it. Street fairs, outdoor parties, large events, she wanted to be part of it all! They were making their way over to another vendor. Alley was stunned to see the food he was offering. Scorpions on a stick! "Seriously?!" she said.
He smirked. "You are afraid of eating a scorpion? This is NOTHING compared to those monster cells you can digest without a problem!" Suiryu smirked and got two. He passed one over to her and took one himself. "Count of three." He said with a big grin on his face. "One… Two…. Thre…"
"You freaks!"
The moment was spoiled. Suiryu rolled his eyes as he turned to face a rather large and strangely dressed man. He wore a power suit of all things, ones reserved for military purposes. "Uh… have you really seen what you're wearing… and you are calling us the freaks?" he said.
The man snickered. "I have waited for you two to show up. I am not waiting any longer to take action. You can call me the exterminator!" he said in a sinister tone.
"We shouldn't fight here, if you are looking for one. Let's move it someplace else."
The exterminator snickered. "Too scared to fight me here? I'm not afraid…" he pulled out a large and strange looking weapon! He has to use both hands to hold it, but the tip of it was strangely spiraled. The people began to run for their lives as he fired! It sent out no beam, no bullets, nothing more than a sonic wave! Alley shoved Suiryu out of harm's way just in time, but the food vendor truck behind them burst to scrap!
"What the hell!" she demanded. "You could have killed someone!"
"Next time, stand still!" He took aim again! This time Suiryu stood and charged. He could avoid the blast easily, it took too long for this guy to pull the trigger! With that in mind, Suiryu took to the air and landed a single blow down on his machine. The gun snapped in two, as he was quick to knock the guy out with a single blow! He shattered the body suit and left the man nearly naked in the middle of the road! Still, the event upset him. "These guys are really starting to annoy me!" he said with a growl.
Alley agreed, every time they go out now, they are confronted by a small group of people or even just one. It makes her a little nervous, if people are starting to act out like this without fear of repercussions. She went to Suiryu's side and held his hand. "I'm so sorry about this."
He was taken aback. "Why are you apologizing?"
"It's because of me!" she said. "I know what is being said, I know they think you got turned so I could be with someone. Now… you're dragged into this."
He blew off the comment. "You really think this is your doing? Even if I weren't like this, we would still get that small band of idiots! Come on Alley, this isn't your fault. You can't control or fix stupid in people."
She smiled, but it still didn't feel right. Looking about, the crowds have left, the vendors too. "So much for our date." She sighed.
Yet something caught Suiryu's eye. He smiled and went to the blown up vendor trailer, what survived were the scorpions on a stick! He picked up two and passed one along to her. "We're not going to let that stop us from having an adventure!" With a grin he said. "One… two… three!"
Both of them opened wide, and bit down…
