Author's Notes: HI HI!!! Next chapter is complete! Took me a while cause my computer went screwy on me... ^__^ but all is well again and Raina's adventures continue! Man I want to get done with this second part... I have SOOO many ideas for the third... but I must be patient, ne?
Well read and review, I hope you enjoy!!!
~Lordess
Between Saturn and Jupiter
"You are the most INSENSITIVE, DESTRUCTIVE, EVIL, MANIACAL, BOSSY-"
"..."
"IMMORAL, UNJUST, and UNFAIR woman that I have EVER met!"
"...Glad to hear that Ookami... Your cruel remarks are appreciated and well noted... I'll be sure to remember them when the training sessions begin..."
Ookami gave a low growl in my direction, her eyes shooting daggers my way. I just smiled through it, continuing to type on the given keyboard in the cockpit. I sat in the pilot's chair, conveniently blocking nearly anything and everything from my mind that the blue haired princess was raving about at the entrance of the room.
Course... I kept a small portion of it for later...
"Ookami? Think you could make yourself useful?" I asked as I continued to type. The young princess gave a disapproving huff, but I continued anyway. "Go find Akutenshi and ask her to come here."
From the sigh I figured the blue haired princess had rolled her eyes deeply. "Why would I go get her?"
"Because something happened to Gennom's Computer Bank and Akutenshi's file got deleted," I answered.
"How did that happen?"
"I don't know, I'm looking over the memory files at the moment and-" I paused. "What the HELL is this?!"
I looked at the small screen next to my miniature keyboard in disbelief. Ookami peered over my shoulder curiously, the edges of her pigtails skimming my shoulder as she did so. She frowned curiously and tilted her head as she gazed at the letters and numbers that really only made sense to me.
"What?"
"The configuration got changed!"
"How is that possible?"
"Someone changed it Einstein..."
"Well excuse me! I don't know anything about computers and configur-what-cha-ma-call-its..."
"Well then it must have been Alita or Akutenshi..."
Ookami and I exchanged identical skeptical looks, eyebrow arched.
"Alita..." we both concluded.
I turned back to the large screen. "Hey Gennom! You there?" I asked, watching as the black screen flickered into it's rightful corner.
~Aren't I always Raina?~ the voice asked. I chuckled.
"Did you let the Princess Alita into the cockpit with out my permission?" I asked, tilting my head, waiting for the answer. A pause followed, the green line seemingly refusing to move.
~That is classified information...~
"Gennom...?"
~Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees?~
"Do you remember who your owner is?"
~Why you are... What a silly question!~
"And who gets to decide if you get torn apart or not?"
~....yoooooooooou....~
"Good good..." I said, nodding my head. "Mind telling me if you let Alita into the cockpit without my permission...?"
~...Well... she... kind of had your permission...~
I arched an eyebrow. "She either did or she didn't Gennom... which is it?" I asked impatiently. For a moment the voice was silent, as if contemplating the right words to say.
~Well you see... Last night... while everyone was asleep she came for a visit...~ the computer explained. ~And you don't know how lonely it gets at night here in the cockpit! I mean I was bored out of my mind and-~
"Gennom..."
~Right... Well... I of course told her she wasn't allowed entrance... And then she started some fancy talk about being in the memory banks as a full fledged crew member of this ship and how it was only right that a full fledged crew member should be permitted access to the controls... She said it was a way of saying that you granted her full freedom of the ship...~
I gave a pause of my own, taking in what the computer had told me. After this long, drawn out pause, I took a deep breath. "Gennom you idiot."
~I'm sorry Raina! She just talked so fancy! And it all made sense and registered well and-and-and... SHE CONFUSED ME!!!~
Ookami blinked. "Wow I didn't know computer could be so emotional..." she muttered under her breath. I heard the door to the cockpit slide open behind me. I could tell it was Alita by her mumbling. I didn't turn around at first, though did after I heard Ookami give a shriek, followed by one of Alita's.
My shriek came next, quieter than the Princess'. There in the corner stood Akutenshi. How she got in, I couldn't begin to fathom. She stood there with quiet concentration, eyes locked on me in an eerie fashion. I gave a gulp, trying to relax my nerves and failing miserably. Something about the Princess of Saturn thoroughly bothered me.
"W-well..." I stuttered. "Seems like everyone is here... That's good... I think..." I turned to the Princess of Neptune quickly, still feeling Akutenshi's gaze on me. "Um... Alita... Mind explaining to me what you did and why..."
Alita turned to me and gave a forced smile. "Oh I was just updating some of your files... they were so out of date!"
I grabbed the tall princess' wrist and pulled her down to eyelevel with me. "Why did you delete the you-know-what-file...?" I asked in a soft, irritated voice. Alita continued to force that smile of hers as she answered.
"Because the subject of the you-know-what-file scares me and I was hoping to be rid of it..."
I gave a small, forced laugh. "That's not possible..."
"I can dream, can't I?"
I let go of Alita's wrist, the skin around it white, like my knuckles were at the moment. She waved her hand in a hurt fashion before holding it with the other. Forcing a fresh smile into place, I turned back to the blonde haired one in the corner (who was still glaring at me).
"I'm sorry Akutenshi. But Alita accidentally deleted your Member File while she was changing my computer... I'm going to have to make you a new one," I explained. Akutenshi didn't move, didn't even blink. I quickly turned to Alita. "And if I ever catch you touching my stuff again, you'll die a slow and painful death."
Ookami chuckled.
"That goes for you too Ookami..."
"What?! What did I do?!"
"You took my lotion from my room the other day... I'd like it back..."
The princess of Uranus gave a groan, as a kid would when their parents scolded them. She gave a deep frown and crossed her arms angrily. I said nothing and turned to the keyboard yet again, beginning typing immediately.
"Where are we going next...?"
I froze. So did everyone else in the room.
Akutenshi had spoken...! Her first words I had heard... Her voice had sounded surprisingly soft, though stern and deadly. Like a whisper of death that played on the tip of your ears right before the whisperer killed you. It sent a million and one shivers of discomfort up and down my spine. Wait... What did she ask again?
"Jupiter," I answered simply after a pause. I arched my head towards Akutenshi. She turned and exited the cockpit and I could have sworn I saw a smirk of mischievous glee cross the emotionless face of hers. A million and one more shivers were sent up and down my spine. "W-wait a minute! I still need to make your new Crew Member file! COME BACK HERE!"
Author's Notes: That was short... but review please!
Well read and review, I hope you enjoy!!!
~Lordess
Between Saturn and Jupiter
"You are the most INSENSITIVE, DESTRUCTIVE, EVIL, MANIACAL, BOSSY-"
"..."
"IMMORAL, UNJUST, and UNFAIR woman that I have EVER met!"
"...Glad to hear that Ookami... Your cruel remarks are appreciated and well noted... I'll be sure to remember them when the training sessions begin..."
Ookami gave a low growl in my direction, her eyes shooting daggers my way. I just smiled through it, continuing to type on the given keyboard in the cockpit. I sat in the pilot's chair, conveniently blocking nearly anything and everything from my mind that the blue haired princess was raving about at the entrance of the room.
Course... I kept a small portion of it for later...
"Ookami? Think you could make yourself useful?" I asked as I continued to type. The young princess gave a disapproving huff, but I continued anyway. "Go find Akutenshi and ask her to come here."
From the sigh I figured the blue haired princess had rolled her eyes deeply. "Why would I go get her?"
"Because something happened to Gennom's Computer Bank and Akutenshi's file got deleted," I answered.
"How did that happen?"
"I don't know, I'm looking over the memory files at the moment and-" I paused. "What the HELL is this?!"
I looked at the small screen next to my miniature keyboard in disbelief. Ookami peered over my shoulder curiously, the edges of her pigtails skimming my shoulder as she did so. She frowned curiously and tilted her head as she gazed at the letters and numbers that really only made sense to me.
"What?"
"The configuration got changed!"
"How is that possible?"
"Someone changed it Einstein..."
"Well excuse me! I don't know anything about computers and configur-what-cha-ma-call-its..."
"Well then it must have been Alita or Akutenshi..."
Ookami and I exchanged identical skeptical looks, eyebrow arched.
"Alita..." we both concluded.
I turned back to the large screen. "Hey Gennom! You there?" I asked, watching as the black screen flickered into it's rightful corner.
~Aren't I always Raina?~ the voice asked. I chuckled.
"Did you let the Princess Alita into the cockpit with out my permission?" I asked, tilting my head, waiting for the answer. A pause followed, the green line seemingly refusing to move.
~That is classified information...~
"Gennom...?"
~Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees?~
"Do you remember who your owner is?"
~Why you are... What a silly question!~
"And who gets to decide if you get torn apart or not?"
~....yoooooooooou....~
"Good good..." I said, nodding my head. "Mind telling me if you let Alita into the cockpit without my permission...?"
~...Well... she... kind of had your permission...~
I arched an eyebrow. "She either did or she didn't Gennom... which is it?" I asked impatiently. For a moment the voice was silent, as if contemplating the right words to say.
~Well you see... Last night... while everyone was asleep she came for a visit...~ the computer explained. ~And you don't know how lonely it gets at night here in the cockpit! I mean I was bored out of my mind and-~
"Gennom..."
~Right... Well... I of course told her she wasn't allowed entrance... And then she started some fancy talk about being in the memory banks as a full fledged crew member of this ship and how it was only right that a full fledged crew member should be permitted access to the controls... She said it was a way of saying that you granted her full freedom of the ship...~
I gave a pause of my own, taking in what the computer had told me. After this long, drawn out pause, I took a deep breath. "Gennom you idiot."
~I'm sorry Raina! She just talked so fancy! And it all made sense and registered well and-and-and... SHE CONFUSED ME!!!~
Ookami blinked. "Wow I didn't know computer could be so emotional..." she muttered under her breath. I heard the door to the cockpit slide open behind me. I could tell it was Alita by her mumbling. I didn't turn around at first, though did after I heard Ookami give a shriek, followed by one of Alita's.
My shriek came next, quieter than the Princess'. There in the corner stood Akutenshi. How she got in, I couldn't begin to fathom. She stood there with quiet concentration, eyes locked on me in an eerie fashion. I gave a gulp, trying to relax my nerves and failing miserably. Something about the Princess of Saturn thoroughly bothered me.
"W-well..." I stuttered. "Seems like everyone is here... That's good... I think..." I turned to the Princess of Neptune quickly, still feeling Akutenshi's gaze on me. "Um... Alita... Mind explaining to me what you did and why..."
Alita turned to me and gave a forced smile. "Oh I was just updating some of your files... they were so out of date!"
I grabbed the tall princess' wrist and pulled her down to eyelevel with me. "Why did you delete the you-know-what-file...?" I asked in a soft, irritated voice. Alita continued to force that smile of hers as she answered.
"Because the subject of the you-know-what-file scares me and I was hoping to be rid of it..."
I gave a small, forced laugh. "That's not possible..."
"I can dream, can't I?"
I let go of Alita's wrist, the skin around it white, like my knuckles were at the moment. She waved her hand in a hurt fashion before holding it with the other. Forcing a fresh smile into place, I turned back to the blonde haired one in the corner (who was still glaring at me).
"I'm sorry Akutenshi. But Alita accidentally deleted your Member File while she was changing my computer... I'm going to have to make you a new one," I explained. Akutenshi didn't move, didn't even blink. I quickly turned to Alita. "And if I ever catch you touching my stuff again, you'll die a slow and painful death."
Ookami chuckled.
"That goes for you too Ookami..."
"What?! What did I do?!"
"You took my lotion from my room the other day... I'd like it back..."
The princess of Uranus gave a groan, as a kid would when their parents scolded them. She gave a deep frown and crossed her arms angrily. I said nothing and turned to the keyboard yet again, beginning typing immediately.
"Where are we going next...?"
I froze. So did everyone else in the room.
Akutenshi had spoken...! Her first words I had heard... Her voice had sounded surprisingly soft, though stern and deadly. Like a whisper of death that played on the tip of your ears right before the whisperer killed you. It sent a million and one shivers of discomfort up and down my spine. Wait... What did she ask again?
"Jupiter," I answered simply after a pause. I arched my head towards Akutenshi. She turned and exited the cockpit and I could have sworn I saw a smirk of mischievous glee cross the emotionless face of hers. A million and one more shivers were sent up and down my spine. "W-wait a minute! I still need to make your new Crew Member file! COME BACK HERE!"
Author's Notes: That was short... but review please!
