Chapter 5 of Love of Death
Yesterday was my birthday...yeah. Played hooky from school (not suggesting anybody do this unless with parent permission which I had...and played hooky today I was sick *cough* *cough* see.) Since I will be chewed out by my teachers tomorrow since two weeks ago I missed the entire week, because of a 103 fever, and the week before that missed 2 days because of the same thing, and now have missed two more days I am screwed. But that is tomorrow, and they will get over it won't they.
Disclaimer: um _________________________________________ (feel in your favorite one there). See this story can be interactive.
"" Talking
'' Thinking
^^ Change place or time
She could feel his arms tighten around her, as she stared in his eyes, everything around her forgotten. It wasn't until she took the time to pull away from his gaze that she remembered where she was. She pulled away reluctantly, and managed to stand by herself. Every piece of her body burned for his touch once again, but she quickly got this thought out of her mind, as she remembered why she was there the true reason she was there.'God, I thought she said I would get here in one piece, look at me I look like I fell from a five story building.'
"Who do you work for?" came a mono tone voice from next to her.
Serena looked at her curiously 'Wow, he can change quickly. One minute he caught me, and I could have sworn I saw something in his eyes, and now he acts like I'm an enemy' "Actually I work for nobody, and although I am thankful for you helping me" she addressed this part to Milliardo "I must insist on going, I have to still find a place to stay." She started to walk out of the room, when she heard a click from behind her. Although she had very little experience with guns, she knew exactly what she would see if she turned around. 'Great, I get saved by people who are willing to kill me, isn't that ironic.' She sighed heavily, and turned around to be faced by Prussian blue eyes, and a barrel of a gun.
"So you saved me, so you could shoot me." She said in all seriousness, staring straight at the young boy.
"I didn't save you." was his monotone reply.
"Maybe not, but if you were going to kill me you should have done it when I was unconscious, I already answered your question and unless you have some more that you feel must be answered I will be leaving."
"Who did that to you?" Serena turned around to be face to face with the one who had suposably brought her there. She looked him over trying to determine how much of a threat he was, surely not any more then the trigger happy boy she concluded.
"What do you mean, who did this to me?" She asked innocently not truly comprehending the question.
Milliardo thought she was stalling until he looked in her eyes, and realized she truly had no idea what he was talking about. he lifted his hand and in a fluent motion moved it so that she could see that he was talking about - her appearance. "I mean who left you on the beach to die." His voice was sure, but Serena thought she spotted some concern also.
She sighed lightly, and sat back down on the couch. "Well actually no one did this to me." She looked at the looks she was receiving, and continued "I fell." 'They look as if their buying it. Well, I did fall just not from the ledge of the cliff like they probably think. Oh, that drop really was painful.'
"Who do you work for?"
"Don't you get tiered of asking that question, I work for nobody." She looked at the young boy who had the barrel of his gun pointed to her, he seemed to be the only one not buying the story. "What is it with you, and that gun any ways. Can't you try pointing it at someone else for a while. I'm personally getting tiered of it pointed in my direction. It's not like I have done anything to you." She heard snickering, and looked to see the young boy with the braid trying to control his laughter.
Heero sent a death glare in his direction, and the young boy quickly sobered up. "Well it was funny Heero, you have to admit that."
Quatre could feel the tension thickening in the room as time passed in complete silence. "Miss Serena would you like to stay here for the night, it is already getting late, and you most likely won't be able to find a place to stay for tonight."
'Are they offering me a place to stay so they can keep an eye on me...most likely, but then again he is right. I have no money, and most likely will be sleeping on a park bench tonight if I don't stay here. Plus they may be able to help me, they fit the description of the Gundam pilots, and I would eventually have to get there help to bring peace here. Leave one world of fighting, and start fighting again in the next. At least hopefully I control my destiny here, oh well.' "Thank you Quatre for your generosity, but please just call me Serena."
"Alright Serena, would you like to be shown your room, so you can get cleaned up a bit before dinner. There are some extra clothes I can bring you that belong to one of my sisters."
"Yeah he has twenty-nine sisters." Duo blurted out. Serena only lifted an eyebrow towards Quatre as he shook his head yes.
"Thank you Quatre that would be nice." She left the room close behind Qautre. AS they were going up the stairs she felt a bit dizzy, and started to sway a bit. She felt an arm wrap around her, and help her to steady herself. "Thank you Milliardo" This made Quatre turn around. 'I didn't see him following us.'
"Do you think you can make it up the stairs on your own." She shook her head yes, but when he loosened his grip around her waist she began to sway a bit. "I guess not" she replied meekly. He continued to support her by the waist as they followed Quatre the rest of the way up the stairs, and into another bedroom. "I'll be right back Serena, and will bring you some clean clothes." Quatre then left the room, leaving Serena and Milliardo alone. She sat down on the bed, with his help, and he sat next to her. "How did you know I caught you." His voice was questioning, and a little suspicious. "You were the only one it could have been. I doubt those other boys would have caught me, I wouldn't think they would follow Quatre and I since they are probably trying to figure out just how much of a threat I am to them." Milliardo looked her over again, she was very perceptive for being so young.
"What truly happened to you?" He looked in her eyes, and almost gasped at the emotion he saw with in their depths. Her eyes were the window to everything she was. Someone could easily get lost in their blue depths. He quickly shook himself with that thought, and waited for her to answer.
"You don't believe me when I said I fell do you." It wasn't met to be a question, but a mere statement. "I did fall, I'm not lying about that."
"Why were you there, and why were you alone its not safe to be by yourself at night."
"It's a long story. I needed to get away." She looked at him pleading for him to just take her answer as it was, but when she looked at his stern face she knew she had to say more. "Have you ever been trapped, and there was no escape. That's what I was. I was trying to get away." Her eyes began to water, but she shut them tightly and pushed back the burning sensation of unshed tears.
"What were you trying to escape?" He mentally slapped himself he was concerned about this girl for all he knew could have been sent by the new organization, but he some doubted it.
"Destiny" she had said it so softly, that she realized that he had not heard her so she repeated it this time just above a whisper "I was trying to get away from destiny." At that she began to tremble, and couldn't hold back the tears any longer. Milliardo held the girl as she cried, her hot tears soaking through the fabric of his shirt. When Quatre came in with the clothes he surveyed the situation quickly and decided to leave them by the door, and join the others down stairs.
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When Quatre joined the other pilots he found them discussing the young girl.
"For the last time I don't thinks she's a threat." The American was becoming quite agitated, and Quatre could only guess that they had been arguing this subject since the girl left the room, and Duo was losing the argument.
"She's weak, she'll only get in the way Maxwell."
Trowa, and Heero were observing the conversation, and it looked like they were siding with Wufie. "Actually I think Duo's right." Quatre had finally spoke up. he had to, who knew what the other pilots would have decided to do to the girl if they considered her a threat.
All the pilots looked his way, and he knew he would have to elaborate on the subject. "What I mean is I don't think she works for any organization, and I doubt she would or could harm any of us. Right now she's crying in Milliardo's arms, and by the way he's comforting her I don't think he sees her as a threat either."
The room grew silent
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Serena's shaking had stopped, but the tears continued to flow freely, and she whimpered back sobs that threatened to make the shaking start back up again. Milliardo was now rocking her back and forth in his arms, trying to figure out what was truly wrong with the girl, he didn't think of her as an enemy, but couldn't figure out what she meant about escaping destiny. When he realized that she had completely stopped crying, and that she was wiggling a bit to get free he let his arms drop to his side, as he stood up to give her some space.
He walked to the door, and brought her the clothes that Quatre had left behind. "The bathroom is through that door. Come down stairs when your done. Alright?" His voice was gentle, and as he walked at the door he let his eyes drift to the girl who was now headed toward the bathroom.
Going down stairs he found the room to be deathly silent. "So?" Wufie asked sternly eyeing the man he once thought of as an enemy. "She's not a threat, although she is running away from something I don't know what though."
"What did she say?" Heero's voice was completely empty of any emotion.
"She said she was trying to get away from destiny."
"Destiny, that's weird, why would she say that?" The braided American asked.
"I don't think she's a threat, but we should keep an eye on her." This surprised everyone. Trowa rarely spoke, and when he did everyone listened, Heero nodded his head slightly. While Wufie grunted which was his way of saying he would go along with what Trowa said.
About an hour passed, and the pilots were becoming a bit restless, actually only Duo was. Dinner had been ready for quite sometime, but Quatre being an excellent shot would not allow anyone to go to the dinning hall, until Serena was with them.
"Isn't she ready yet?" Duo wined for the umpteenth time.
"Stop your wining Maxwell." Wufie stared at the braided pilot.
"Come on Wu-Man aren't you hungry?"
Milliardo realizing that another fight would break out between the two pretty soon if Duo was not fed, dismissed himself, and went to check up on the girl. 'She has to be ready by now.' he thought as he got to the room. The door was still cracked open from when he had first left the room. He knocked, but when he received no answer he walked in. He scanned the room quickly, but didn't find the girl any where. 'She can't be in bath still can she?' He was about to leave the room when the bathroom door opened. What he saw he wasn't expecting. Having forgot her clothes in the bedroom Serena was adorned with only a small towel that barely covered her up. The Soft white cloth wrapped from above her breast to about mid thigh. She felt her cheeks redden when she looked up, and saw Milliardo looking at her. "Um, I forgot my clothes." Milliardo turned around facing the door, getting ready to leave. Trying desperately to control the blush that wanted to appear on his cheeks. "Please wait."
That stopped him, he didn't turn around but had stopped at the door. "Could you wait for me to get dress, I wont be long. This house is just kinda big, and I don't think I will be able to make it down stairs without becoming lost several times in the process." She giggled the last part. He shook his head ok, and when he heard the bathroom door shut turned around, and sat down on the bed. He tried to shake the image of the young girl in he towel out of his mind, but found it was quite impossible. True to her word Serena emerged a few minutes later fully dress in the jeans and tank top Quatre had loaned her, and her hair expertly done in two odangos on her head. Milliardo took her arm, and led her down stairs. Continually looking at her through the corner of his eye. 'What haunts you so much you had to try to escape, what truly happened to you?' These thoughts ran through his head.
Ok here is the latest chapter. Next chapter will probably focus more on the scouts and Darien since this chapter avoided them. So what did you think. Review please. I have a review ratio of about 1 out of 30. I wanted to get this out yesterday for my birthday, but never did sorry. But now I am a year older, and hopefully I'll stop procrastinating, and will get these chapters out fast. Oh, who am I kidding. Just review.
Ja Ne
Yesterday was my birthday...yeah. Played hooky from school (not suggesting anybody do this unless with parent permission which I had...and played hooky today I was sick *cough* *cough* see.) Since I will be chewed out by my teachers tomorrow since two weeks ago I missed the entire week, because of a 103 fever, and the week before that missed 2 days because of the same thing, and now have missed two more days I am screwed. But that is tomorrow, and they will get over it won't they.
Disclaimer: um _________________________________________ (feel in your favorite one there). See this story can be interactive.
"" Talking
'' Thinking
^^ Change place or time
She could feel his arms tighten around her, as she stared in his eyes, everything around her forgotten. It wasn't until she took the time to pull away from his gaze that she remembered where she was. She pulled away reluctantly, and managed to stand by herself. Every piece of her body burned for his touch once again, but she quickly got this thought out of her mind, as she remembered why she was there the true reason she was there.'God, I thought she said I would get here in one piece, look at me I look like I fell from a five story building.'
"Who do you work for?" came a mono tone voice from next to her.
Serena looked at her curiously 'Wow, he can change quickly. One minute he caught me, and I could have sworn I saw something in his eyes, and now he acts like I'm an enemy' "Actually I work for nobody, and although I am thankful for you helping me" she addressed this part to Milliardo "I must insist on going, I have to still find a place to stay." She started to walk out of the room, when she heard a click from behind her. Although she had very little experience with guns, she knew exactly what she would see if she turned around. 'Great, I get saved by people who are willing to kill me, isn't that ironic.' She sighed heavily, and turned around to be faced by Prussian blue eyes, and a barrel of a gun.
"So you saved me, so you could shoot me." She said in all seriousness, staring straight at the young boy.
"I didn't save you." was his monotone reply.
"Maybe not, but if you were going to kill me you should have done it when I was unconscious, I already answered your question and unless you have some more that you feel must be answered I will be leaving."
"Who did that to you?" Serena turned around to be face to face with the one who had suposably brought her there. She looked him over trying to determine how much of a threat he was, surely not any more then the trigger happy boy she concluded.
"What do you mean, who did this to me?" She asked innocently not truly comprehending the question.
Milliardo thought she was stalling until he looked in her eyes, and realized she truly had no idea what he was talking about. he lifted his hand and in a fluent motion moved it so that she could see that he was talking about - her appearance. "I mean who left you on the beach to die." His voice was sure, but Serena thought she spotted some concern also.
She sighed lightly, and sat back down on the couch. "Well actually no one did this to me." She looked at the looks she was receiving, and continued "I fell." 'They look as if their buying it. Well, I did fall just not from the ledge of the cliff like they probably think. Oh, that drop really was painful.'
"Who do you work for?"
"Don't you get tiered of asking that question, I work for nobody." She looked at the young boy who had the barrel of his gun pointed to her, he seemed to be the only one not buying the story. "What is it with you, and that gun any ways. Can't you try pointing it at someone else for a while. I'm personally getting tiered of it pointed in my direction. It's not like I have done anything to you." She heard snickering, and looked to see the young boy with the braid trying to control his laughter.
Heero sent a death glare in his direction, and the young boy quickly sobered up. "Well it was funny Heero, you have to admit that."
Quatre could feel the tension thickening in the room as time passed in complete silence. "Miss Serena would you like to stay here for the night, it is already getting late, and you most likely won't be able to find a place to stay for tonight."
'Are they offering me a place to stay so they can keep an eye on me...most likely, but then again he is right. I have no money, and most likely will be sleeping on a park bench tonight if I don't stay here. Plus they may be able to help me, they fit the description of the Gundam pilots, and I would eventually have to get there help to bring peace here. Leave one world of fighting, and start fighting again in the next. At least hopefully I control my destiny here, oh well.' "Thank you Quatre for your generosity, but please just call me Serena."
"Alright Serena, would you like to be shown your room, so you can get cleaned up a bit before dinner. There are some extra clothes I can bring you that belong to one of my sisters."
"Yeah he has twenty-nine sisters." Duo blurted out. Serena only lifted an eyebrow towards Quatre as he shook his head yes.
"Thank you Quatre that would be nice." She left the room close behind Qautre. AS they were going up the stairs she felt a bit dizzy, and started to sway a bit. She felt an arm wrap around her, and help her to steady herself. "Thank you Milliardo" This made Quatre turn around. 'I didn't see him following us.'
"Do you think you can make it up the stairs on your own." She shook her head yes, but when he loosened his grip around her waist she began to sway a bit. "I guess not" she replied meekly. He continued to support her by the waist as they followed Quatre the rest of the way up the stairs, and into another bedroom. "I'll be right back Serena, and will bring you some clean clothes." Quatre then left the room, leaving Serena and Milliardo alone. She sat down on the bed, with his help, and he sat next to her. "How did you know I caught you." His voice was questioning, and a little suspicious. "You were the only one it could have been. I doubt those other boys would have caught me, I wouldn't think they would follow Quatre and I since they are probably trying to figure out just how much of a threat I am to them." Milliardo looked her over again, she was very perceptive for being so young.
"What truly happened to you?" He looked in her eyes, and almost gasped at the emotion he saw with in their depths. Her eyes were the window to everything she was. Someone could easily get lost in their blue depths. He quickly shook himself with that thought, and waited for her to answer.
"You don't believe me when I said I fell do you." It wasn't met to be a question, but a mere statement. "I did fall, I'm not lying about that."
"Why were you there, and why were you alone its not safe to be by yourself at night."
"It's a long story. I needed to get away." She looked at him pleading for him to just take her answer as it was, but when she looked at his stern face she knew she had to say more. "Have you ever been trapped, and there was no escape. That's what I was. I was trying to get away." Her eyes began to water, but she shut them tightly and pushed back the burning sensation of unshed tears.
"What were you trying to escape?" He mentally slapped himself he was concerned about this girl for all he knew could have been sent by the new organization, but he some doubted it.
"Destiny" she had said it so softly, that she realized that he had not heard her so she repeated it this time just above a whisper "I was trying to get away from destiny." At that she began to tremble, and couldn't hold back the tears any longer. Milliardo held the girl as she cried, her hot tears soaking through the fabric of his shirt. When Quatre came in with the clothes he surveyed the situation quickly and decided to leave them by the door, and join the others down stairs.
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When Quatre joined the other pilots he found them discussing the young girl.
"For the last time I don't thinks she's a threat." The American was becoming quite agitated, and Quatre could only guess that they had been arguing this subject since the girl left the room, and Duo was losing the argument.
"She's weak, she'll only get in the way Maxwell."
Trowa, and Heero were observing the conversation, and it looked like they were siding with Wufie. "Actually I think Duo's right." Quatre had finally spoke up. he had to, who knew what the other pilots would have decided to do to the girl if they considered her a threat.
All the pilots looked his way, and he knew he would have to elaborate on the subject. "What I mean is I don't think she works for any organization, and I doubt she would or could harm any of us. Right now she's crying in Milliardo's arms, and by the way he's comforting her I don't think he sees her as a threat either."
The room grew silent
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Serena's shaking had stopped, but the tears continued to flow freely, and she whimpered back sobs that threatened to make the shaking start back up again. Milliardo was now rocking her back and forth in his arms, trying to figure out what was truly wrong with the girl, he didn't think of her as an enemy, but couldn't figure out what she meant about escaping destiny. When he realized that she had completely stopped crying, and that she was wiggling a bit to get free he let his arms drop to his side, as he stood up to give her some space.
He walked to the door, and brought her the clothes that Quatre had left behind. "The bathroom is through that door. Come down stairs when your done. Alright?" His voice was gentle, and as he walked at the door he let his eyes drift to the girl who was now headed toward the bathroom.
Going down stairs he found the room to be deathly silent. "So?" Wufie asked sternly eyeing the man he once thought of as an enemy. "She's not a threat, although she is running away from something I don't know what though."
"What did she say?" Heero's voice was completely empty of any emotion.
"She said she was trying to get away from destiny."
"Destiny, that's weird, why would she say that?" The braided American asked.
"I don't think she's a threat, but we should keep an eye on her." This surprised everyone. Trowa rarely spoke, and when he did everyone listened, Heero nodded his head slightly. While Wufie grunted which was his way of saying he would go along with what Trowa said.
About an hour passed, and the pilots were becoming a bit restless, actually only Duo was. Dinner had been ready for quite sometime, but Quatre being an excellent shot would not allow anyone to go to the dinning hall, until Serena was with them.
"Isn't she ready yet?" Duo wined for the umpteenth time.
"Stop your wining Maxwell." Wufie stared at the braided pilot.
"Come on Wu-Man aren't you hungry?"
Milliardo realizing that another fight would break out between the two pretty soon if Duo was not fed, dismissed himself, and went to check up on the girl. 'She has to be ready by now.' he thought as he got to the room. The door was still cracked open from when he had first left the room. He knocked, but when he received no answer he walked in. He scanned the room quickly, but didn't find the girl any where. 'She can't be in bath still can she?' He was about to leave the room when the bathroom door opened. What he saw he wasn't expecting. Having forgot her clothes in the bedroom Serena was adorned with only a small towel that barely covered her up. The Soft white cloth wrapped from above her breast to about mid thigh. She felt her cheeks redden when she looked up, and saw Milliardo looking at her. "Um, I forgot my clothes." Milliardo turned around facing the door, getting ready to leave. Trying desperately to control the blush that wanted to appear on his cheeks. "Please wait."
That stopped him, he didn't turn around but had stopped at the door. "Could you wait for me to get dress, I wont be long. This house is just kinda big, and I don't think I will be able to make it down stairs without becoming lost several times in the process." She giggled the last part. He shook his head ok, and when he heard the bathroom door shut turned around, and sat down on the bed. He tried to shake the image of the young girl in he towel out of his mind, but found it was quite impossible. True to her word Serena emerged a few minutes later fully dress in the jeans and tank top Quatre had loaned her, and her hair expertly done in two odangos on her head. Milliardo took her arm, and led her down stairs. Continually looking at her through the corner of his eye. 'What haunts you so much you had to try to escape, what truly happened to you?' These thoughts ran through his head.
Ok here is the latest chapter. Next chapter will probably focus more on the scouts and Darien since this chapter avoided them. So what did you think. Review please. I have a review ratio of about 1 out of 30. I wanted to get this out yesterday for my birthday, but never did sorry. But now I am a year older, and hopefully I'll stop procrastinating, and will get these chapters out fast. Oh, who am I kidding. Just review.
Ja Ne