Disclaimer: I own Aki, Chantelle, the gang back in the
colonies, the plot, and any other new characters here.
AN: Okay! So, time for my usually rant. Um, I really don't have much to say,
but be warned, I'm not exactly the best at action scenes, though I'll be
trying. And some people sounded like they didn't really like the supernatural,
whiles others did. I guess this story really does have a bit of something for
everyone ^^. Hmm… oh right! I got over 130 reviews from you all!! Yay! I've got
to admit though, I really didn't expect much, and I was pretty much an amateur
at the beginning of this. Thank you everyone!!
*Looks around for things to give out*
Hmmm… I guess I'll just settle with this. *throws cast of BHAGE into the crowd*
Umm, first come first serve?
Black Hair and Gray Eyes
Chapter 23
The small gust of wind whipped raven
hair around Aki's face, and she shivered slightly in the cold. The Christmas
carnival had been held outside, and Aki was surprised to see that nothing went
wrong in the winter day.
"Must be the new technology." She did a
once over around the carnival, making sure that no one had been dumb enough to
follow this far. She then pressed the button on her communication line while
fingering the loaded pistol at her side. "I've made it to the carnival."
"Roger, be careful." came the quick,
curt reply from Heero.
"I will." Dropping the device to the
ground, she crushed it with her foot. No use being caught. With deep breaths,
Aki walked into the carnival with slow careful steps.
Earlier on, the place had been
illuminated with bright lights, though now, the carnival was closed, and it was
dark, giving the area a creepy feel. Tingles shot up Aki's back with every
step. The snow fell on her face, numbing it slightly, when she had reached the
carousel. Decided that it would do no harm, she climbed up on a horse, letting
memories of the past occupy her as she waited.
This was only her first time on a
carousel, and her second in a carnival. She fondly remembered the raid back
when she was five, and going straight for the food booths. Shame that she would
never get to ride any of these…
"You came." The cool, soft voice
startled her, and she cursed herself. It was the woman, not one of her lackeys,
that had come. Though, what confused her, was how soft and sweet the woman's
voice was, definitely an enchanter.
"Of course, now release the girl." The
woman walked up to her, and grabbed hold of her wrist. Aki tried to pull away,
but her grip was vice-like. She pulled Aki of the carousel and onto the ground.
"Yes, you came, but unfortunately, not
alone." Her eyes widened in surprise.
"What? The others, they are only here to
pick Hilde up! They can't be a threat!" The woman smirked, and pulled away, but
her grip on Aki's hand was still there.
"Oh? Then what's this?" Two men came out
with a struggling Duo, and soon two more came to pin him down. Aki gaped. 'Damn
you Duo! You're going to ruin everything!' Before she could even think of
anything to say, the woman was talking again. "Men, I want you to drug him.
That should-"
"No!" The woman stopped to eye Aki. "Don't
let me handle this." Aki, who had spoken quietly, now turned to Duo before
getting a response from the woman. "Duo! What the hell did you think you were
doing? They were going to let her go! Calm down and let them take you, you have
more than yourself to think about."
The braided man was muttering as the
four men in dark green led him closer to Aki. "You really are Relena's
daughter, you know that?" The woman's grip faltered slightly when he said that,
but she quickly regained her balance and walked off, gesturing that the others
follow her as well.
"The lady shall not be released. The
man, will come with us, as it might not be wise to let him go. The others in
the car could be alerted." She trailed off for a second before handing Aki over
to another man.
"Get her warmed up and dressed, then
take her to my room." Her hand slid away from Aki's, but another, rougher hand
wrapped around the wrist. "And throw the man in the jail, with the woman."
"Fine by me."
came Duo's nonchalant reply.
*~*~*~*~*
"She's not here." Relena, who was
muttering to herself in worry, felt a hand rest on her shoulders. She looked
over to see Sally, who was watching the steps intently.
"We should go in." Said Wufei, irritated
by the waiting. He wanted in, now.
"Five more minutes, and then we go in."
Heero clutched the steering wheel hard, eager to do what Duo had done not
nearly thirty minutes ago and rush in there. "Five" he repeated, as if telling
himself to stay seated.
*~*~*~*~*
Aki was shoved roughly into a clean,
colorful room. There were curtains of green, and some couches, but there were
hints of brown, white and red in the room as well. A small, smart outfit was
laid on the tale, just her size.
"You have got to be kidding me." It was
a soldier suit, a dark beige color. There were pockets on both chests with
green flaps hanging over the opening of the pocket, and a green line for badges
not far beneath it. Dark green shoulder pads, and the pants were green too. The
shoes were boots, and black.
"They've even got a color scheme going
on around here. How, odd." But there was no way she was changing into that. She
thought she even saw a little smock on the side with a golden emblem. "Should've
gotten Marimaia."
She started to walk out the door, but
another thought came to her. "Well, it worked for Trowa…"
A minute later, she was dressed in the
outfit, though without the hat, and was making her way down to where ever the
soldier was leading her.
*~*~*~*~*
"How much longer?" Now Wufei was really impatient. He wanted to run out
right now, and just… do… something. "What are we even going to do when we get
inside?"
Sally, Relena, and Heero all turned to
look blankly at him.
"So that was what we forgot. A plan."
Right now, Wufei felt like hitting somebody…
*~*~*~*~*
Duo walked silently between the two
soldiers leading him, as the other two were sent away. They really thought that
Duo was no longer a threat. Everything had their weak points.
With every door way they turned. Duo
hoped that he would finally be shoved into a cell, the one containing Hilde.
Then, he would beat the hell out of these guys and take their little outfits,
then Hilde and Duo would make a quick escape before anything could happen. No,
nothing was allowed to happen, not with a baby on the way.
"How much farther?" The guards looked
lat him before turning away.
"You think we'd answer you? Look kid, we're
probably twice your size and twice your strength." Oh, they'd be surprised.
Come to think about it, it seemed to be like they had lived in the dark for the
last while. Duo wasn't sure if they knew he was a Gundam pilot.
Perfect.
*~*~*~*~*
Aki felt as if they had been walking for
quite some time now, and wondered how a gang could get the money for this
place. There had only been three year between the last one and this one, and
even though three years was a long time, it would take much longer for someone
to get all the support and money.
And there was the fact that they hadn't
been detected the whole time. Silently, she congratulated the woman on her
ability to be so cunning and discreet, yet still manage the giant society. No
one had even heard of them before now.
It might've seemed weird, to think of
her enemy to be so skilled, but she was not a single minded simpleton. She
could hate yet admire someone at the same time. And this woman was amazingly
skillful at this, but she wasn't planning anything good, and Aki hated the
woman for that. Without realizing it, Aki stopped in front of the door, where
the soldier had stopped, and waited as he rapped the door patiently.
"Ma'am, it's the girl." There was a
slight shuffling of fabrics and then the door opened. For the first time, Aki
saw the woman's features for the first time, clearly.
She had long, black hair, and green
eyes. She was young, probably in her early thirties, and her face was
disgustingly soft. Her eyes were hard and cold, though, and a discreet smile
crossed her featured. She was clearly hostile, but if she tried, the woman
could be an enchantress. Definitely not the usual enemy, but an enemy none the
less.
"Bring her in." The soldier boy handled
her roughly and she found herself inside the large room soon enough. It was
clearly a bedroom, and the lady probably lived in the huge building.
"Now, Akira Peacecraft, I'd like to
welcome you to our little group." Aki could just spit in her face right now…
*~*~*~*~*
"That's it?"
"Yes, that's it." Sally grounded out for
the tenth time at Wufei, and sat back down in her seat. "Hey…"
"What is it, woman?" after shooting a
glare over to Wufei, she turned her attention to the two in the front.
"It's been five minutes." The two men
left in a hurry, obviously anxious to get moving, leaving the two women to run
after them. They were up the steps and, before long, in the building, breaking
right through the front doors.
*!*!*!*!*
Yep! The end of another chapter. My
little brother's relieved. Anyways, next chapter, you get to see a bit more
about the strange lady, and Hilde is found. I think I'm wrapping the story up
in about four chapters and an epilogue. Wow, already? I can't believe it! I've
been working on this thing for three months! Holy…
*runs away as Aki and gang come chasing after her for throwing them into the
crowd…*