Chapter Eighteen
Author's Note: Okay I haven't taken my break yet because I just finished planning one of the major events in this fic and I plan to put it into action either the chapter after this or the next. So...um...anyway onto the fic.
"Are you all right Aki?" Haru asked sweetly, stepping to Aki's side.
Fuyu rolled his eyes and tried to reach around Kaki who was leaning against the car door lighting a second cigarette.
"That was very rude," Haru narrowed her eyes.
Fuyu restrained himself from saying anything and pulled handle of the car door so that Kaki was forced to move.
Aki didn't say anything.
"You don't see me throwing Haru into walls do you?" Kaki jerked at her skirt and upset about being moved walked to Aki.
"You've done it before," Fuyu rested his arms on the door looking to the group.
"Only once...and I apologized...I mean-" Haru moaned as Kaki began to ramble on.
"What she means is-" Haru interrupted the blonde "You two need to learn to get along,"
"Oh my, you sound like that purple thing on...on...that Earth show. You know the one with the flaming baby head," Kaki looked at Haru disappointed in her choice of words "What she means is that you're going to get us all killed if you keep acting like children,"
This time both Fuyu and Aki rolled their eyes.
"Um,"
The group looked to the doorway to see K-chan who had probably been standing there for quite some time now.
"Kyuusei,"
"Kageri,"
"You know this girl?" Kaki walked to K-chan, looking her up and down as though she were an enemy.
"Of course," Fuyu smiled and crossed the sidewalk, taking K-chan by the arms "How are you luv?"
"F-fine," she stuttered Great you came all the way out here just to make an idiot out of yourself. Wait...why did you come out here...?!, K-chan couldn't take her eyes from his.
"You're kidding right?!" Kaki started to laugh and then walked to K-chan's side resting her hands on the teen's shoulders "Oh honey, it's not gonna work out,"
"Huh?" K-chan froze in embarrassment.
"Kaki!" Haru hissed, looking at her threateningly.
"What it's true," Kaki batted K-chan's hair dismissingly "She has a better chance with Aki,"
"Kaki!" It was Aki who spoke now.
Fuyu attempted to ignore them though not very successfully "I'm sorry my Kyuusei-"
Kaki began to laugh once more.
Fuyu clenched a fist and began to make his way towards the car.
"Fuyu wait!" Fuyu looked back startled and K-chan quickly lowered her voice along with her head "I-um-that is...maybe we could go to a movie or something..."
"I-" Fuyu shook his head then managed a smile, changing his tone "I'd love to," he extended a hand to K-chan and excitedly she took it.
"This is pathetic," Kaki looked to Haru "I feel sorry for that poor girl,"
"I feel sorry for Fuyu," Haru said as the two drove off leaving the three of them standing on the sidewalk.
"True," Kaki agreed.
"He'll be the death of us I know it. Well at the least that girl will be in a police station in the morning and complicate things drastically," Haru crossed her arms.
"No, at the least that girl will be dead in the morning," Kaki took Haru by the arm "C'mon let's go find another car,"
Aki stood where he was. What if she did die?
"Where's he going?" Haru cut the cord under the stearing-wheel as she stared out the window.
"Oh where do you think?! Honestly," Kaki looked to the girl beside her "So who's driving?"
Zel walked from the store and into the cool night air, gingerly pulling his jacket closer to his body. He didn't want to stay around long enough to witness a goodnight kiss from Gourry to Lina. It seemed that Gourry would be joining them a work. A ...sword...This was Needful Things. Zelgadiss sighed.
"Hey Zel wait up!"
Zel looked to the store to see Lina running towards him.
"What's the deal here?! Why didn't you wait at the store?" Lina stopped at Zel's side panting. Zelgadiss said nothing and instead continued walking "Zel!"
"I'm sorry," Zel smiled weakly "I guess I forgot,"
"Forgot?!" Lina stepped onto the bridge and into the light of another street lamp.
"I said I was sorry," Zel tried to speed up. He hated this place. This was where it had all began.
"Wait," Lina stopped and leaned over the railing of the bridge.
Great, Zel leaned against the railing, his back to the water. He should just leave her there. He really should. Sighing again Zelgadiss, giving in, put his back to the road. There was nothing particularly magical when he looked at the lake tonight. Couples making out, trash in heaps on the shore the light only making this defilement all the more obvious. There was nothing...but...Something in the water caught Zel's eye. A creature with blue skin covered with what looked like stone. It's hair was a pale lavender and long ears ending in points...it was then that Zel realized this was his reflection..."Ah!" Zelgadiss's squeezed his eyes in pain as his mind was flooded with memories.
"Zel?!" Lina spun around to see Zelgadiss doubled over and barely able to stand "Zel?!" Lina caught her friend by her shoulders just in time as he lost any and all strength he had left "What's wrong?!" she cried now on her knees. Zel had collapsed, his head resting on her shoulder "Zel?" Lina moved her legs out beside her so that she could actually see Zelgadiss. Nervously she lowered Zel into her lap. He was unconscious but his breathing was steady. This relived Lina a bit. Trying to catch her breath Lina sat a little longer, brushing stray strands of hair from Zel's face absently. It was then that she sensed someone watching her. Looking to the side she saw Sam standing a few feet away, smiling.
"Sam! Zel, he-"
"He'll be all right," Sam began to walk away "Just get him home,"
Sorry about the length of this chapter but one there's something I have to cover in the next chapter that won't fit in this and no it's not going to be that event I was rambling on about before. If all goes well that should be the chapter after next. Please keep R&Ring!
