Chapter 1 : Hope/Fear
Author's Notes: Help me think of a title.......... AHHHHH!!!! Well.. er... Heh. It's short, I know. I can never seem to write for long periods of time, so I ight meld this into two chapters... somehow... Like add another chapter on it and make it all one.. *rambles*
I suck XD
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At the sight of the warm glow coming from Adrian's apartment, Lucas's heart stopped. The chaos and destruction around him vanished as he stared up at the window hopefully before opening the door into the apartment lobby. Without bothering to press the elevator call button, he sprinted up the stairs towo at a time, each flight bringing him one step closer to finding the truth.
The truth.
Lucas stopped midstep on the way to the last floor. If Adrian- Cybersix- was alive... He found himself smiling softly. But, what if she wasn't there? What if the explosion- the horrible, earth-shaking explosion that had destroyed most of Meridiana- had destroyed her, too? He felt his heart give a painful lurch as he once more began to climb the remaining set of stairs.
At last, clutching the painful stitch in his side, he opened the stairwell door into the hallway to Adrian's apartment. The glinting gleam of the "4-A" on the door seems to wink at him in the light, teasing him. Lucas drew in a ragged breath, and turned the doorknob. It was unlocked, which was unusual, and Lucas slowly pushed against it.
The room was in darkness, except for the lamp on Adrian's desk, which was on. He heard a low growl, and turned to see Data 7 on Adrian's bed, eyes shining through the dim light.
"Data 7... It's me, Lucas... Where's Cybersix? Has she come home?" Lucas was vaguely aware how stupid he must look, talking to a panther. He then realized that he was waiting for a response... which was highly unlikely. Unable to look Data 7 in the eye, he began to search the rest of the apartment, checking in the closet- where he found her costume, ripped and torn. His heart had now turned into a cold lump in his chest. He turned back to look at Data 7, who had moved off of the bed and was staring out the window.
"What is it?" Lucas asked the black wildcat, who continued to stare outside. Data 7's ears began to twitch... listening. The panther turned to stare at Lucas, an odd look on his face.
Lucas held Data 7's gaze... finding that Data 7 wasn't looking at him; rather, something BEHIND him.
Lucas hesitated, scared yet curious of what was behind him. He finally turned around to face the figure in the open doorway.
Cybersix, dressed in Adrian's shirt and pants, shut the door behind her.
