All in the Voice
Lost and Found
Sorry this took so long...I had an issue. Anyway, the long anticipated 8th chapter! Wow! This fic is more popular than I thought it would be. Thanks for all your support and advice! I'm writing this for you! Plus, I'm not sure if I should change the theme song or not. After all, I can't remember the significance of 'A Thousand Miles' anymore. But if you people like it...Whatever!
~*~*~*~
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight...
~*~*~*~
Kaori trudged through the French woods, admiring the beauty. The snow was untouched, and towering cedars rose above with dark serenity, guarding the pure white powder. The rays of afternoon sun that managed to penetrate the thick canopy bounced off the ground and into Kaori's eyes. She shut them quickly, and opened them slowly, searching for any hint of her friend's whereabouts.
//Footprints....I need footprints...// She scanned the snow, and beamed as bright as the Sol itself when she saw them: deep boot foot prints, treads and all, going up hill into the southwest. She smiled, and prepared herself for the journey uphill, her eager attitude regaining strength once more.
When she would make the trip back down, she would not be so happy.
~*~*~*~
"I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...." Mac sang obnoxiously, reveling in the solitude. Sharing a room with Eddie wasn't exactly heaven. In fact, he was a horrible roommate! He snored, played his Discman FAR too loud, spoke to himself in the mirror, and put his clothes EVERYWHERE.
But Eddie was a nice guy. It was better than sharing a room with Psymon, after all. Brodi could handle the older man-Mac could NOT.
Mac stopped dead in his tracks when he realized something.
He had no clue of the time.
Or for that matter...
Where the hell he was!
He slumped against a tree...//Great. JUST GREAT.// It was just then when he heard the rustling coming from the nearby shrubbery.
// Yes, shrubberies are my trade -- I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies.//
"Great. All I need are the Knights who say Nee, and I can have a tea party!" He grumbled under his breath. He stood up; ready to attack whatever beast was longing to attack him.
A squeak!
This wasn't good. He launched himself in the direction of the noise, and saw two brown eyes, lit up with both confusion and overpowering relief.
"Mac-san...ow?"
"Kaori! You came looking for me!" He hugged her out of pure exhilaration. He was going to be okay!
"Air..."
"Heh. Sorry."
~*~*~*~
Brodi paced well.
He wasn't like one of those people who storm back and forth and try to pass THAT off as pacing. This was real pacing; measured pacing, with sharp turns and an even sharper expression on his face.
20 steps forward; //Don't worry, Brodi. Kaori or that search party will find them. You trust her.// Turn around.
20 steps forward; //Kaori and Mac in the woods all alone...whoa, relax, Brodi. She's responsible enough to make her own choices.// Turn around.
20 steps forward; //But will they be the right ones?// Turn around
"Brodi?"
20 steps; hurried this time. //Brodi, stop this ridiculous obsession for someone you can't have. You have a beautiful girlfriend already, albeit one that doesn't make you feel...// Turn around, quickly, nervously.
"Brodi?!?!"
Another set of steps. //Yes. I don't feel anything for her. So why can't I just dump her?! ARGH!/
"BRODI!!!!" Eddie's voice jolted him out of his pacing thoughts.
"Quit doing that, Brod, you're making me dizzy!" Brodi smiled calmly to himself-or attempted to, really. How could he be calm when she was in danger?
"Alright Eddie. I'll try."
20 seconds later..
20 steps....
~*~*~*~
"So, do you have any clue where we are?" Mac asked hopefully.
"Well, ah, I came from that way..." Kaori gestured with her head to the ...path behind her, and bit her lip. She felt very anxious for some reason. Maybe it was the painfully clear fact that they were alone, or perhaps it was the way Mac's eyes seemed to trail her.
"That's good. We should get going." He stood up, and she stood up too. They had rested long enough.
"Kaori...?" She looked at him questioningly.
"I..I..oh, hell." He kissed her quickly but deeply; insistingly. "I like you." Kaori's world had just been emptied. It was a void. She found the muscles to pull a smile. It quavered, but it held.
"You don't have to make a decision right now. Just know what I feel." He said, evidently thinking himself very romantic and brave. She nodded, trembling.
"Hai." She choked out. "We should get going though." She said, trying to ignore the banshees screaming in her mind.
//That was your first kiss. And it's not with the one you love.//
He nodded, more to himself than her. The two walked in relative silence, and when they reached the lodge, Mac and Kaori were welcomed warmly. She peered around the friends who had been so worried about the two, and noticed that Brodi wasn't there.
"Excuse me." She let out softly. She couldn't cry-not in front of them...in front of Marisol...She snapped around, and tried to walk calmly to his cabin. The door was slightly ajar, and she pushed it back gently with a shaking hand. She stood there for a moment, watching him stare out the window, the early dusk's pinkish light shining upon him. The silence with him was warm and safe-so different from that silence when near Mac. He stiffened, feeling someone nearby.
"Eddie, if that's you..." He let out in a low voice, sounding almost-irritated? She smiled warmly; demurely, even.
"Iie, Brodi-kun." He spun around with a look that melted her heart. He was trying to be calm, but his eyes betrayed. //He was worried! HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT ME!//
"Kaori...." He walked forward....hastily was the only word for it, but some of his serenity still remained. When he said her name, that was all it took. She threw her arms around his neck, and cried.
"Sh...." He said, wrapping his arms around her, rocking her gently. "Don't cry Kaori-chan...I'm here for you. Everything will be alright, you'll see."
//Everything will be alright.// She thought with a smile, the last of her tears running down her face. //Everything will be okay.//
Lost and Found
Sorry this took so long...I had an issue. Anyway, the long anticipated 8th chapter! Wow! This fic is more popular than I thought it would be. Thanks for all your support and advice! I'm writing this for you! Plus, I'm not sure if I should change the theme song or not. After all, I can't remember the significance of 'A Thousand Miles' anymore. But if you people like it...Whatever!
~*~*~*~
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight...
~*~*~*~
Kaori trudged through the French woods, admiring the beauty. The snow was untouched, and towering cedars rose above with dark serenity, guarding the pure white powder. The rays of afternoon sun that managed to penetrate the thick canopy bounced off the ground and into Kaori's eyes. She shut them quickly, and opened them slowly, searching for any hint of her friend's whereabouts.
//Footprints....I need footprints...// She scanned the snow, and beamed as bright as the Sol itself when she saw them: deep boot foot prints, treads and all, going up hill into the southwest. She smiled, and prepared herself for the journey uphill, her eager attitude regaining strength once more.
When she would make the trip back down, she would not be so happy.
~*~*~*~
"I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...." Mac sang obnoxiously, reveling in the solitude. Sharing a room with Eddie wasn't exactly heaven. In fact, he was a horrible roommate! He snored, played his Discman FAR too loud, spoke to himself in the mirror, and put his clothes EVERYWHERE.
But Eddie was a nice guy. It was better than sharing a room with Psymon, after all. Brodi could handle the older man-Mac could NOT.
Mac stopped dead in his tracks when he realized something.
He had no clue of the time.
Or for that matter...
Where the hell he was!
He slumped against a tree...//Great. JUST GREAT.// It was just then when he heard the rustling coming from the nearby shrubbery.
// Yes, shrubberies are my trade -- I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies.//
"Great. All I need are the Knights who say Nee, and I can have a tea party!" He grumbled under his breath. He stood up; ready to attack whatever beast was longing to attack him.
A squeak!
This wasn't good. He launched himself in the direction of the noise, and saw two brown eyes, lit up with both confusion and overpowering relief.
"Mac-san...ow?"
"Kaori! You came looking for me!" He hugged her out of pure exhilaration. He was going to be okay!
"Air..."
"Heh. Sorry."
~*~*~*~
Brodi paced well.
He wasn't like one of those people who storm back and forth and try to pass THAT off as pacing. This was real pacing; measured pacing, with sharp turns and an even sharper expression on his face.
20 steps forward; //Don't worry, Brodi. Kaori or that search party will find them. You trust her.// Turn around.
20 steps forward; //Kaori and Mac in the woods all alone...whoa, relax, Brodi. She's responsible enough to make her own choices.// Turn around.
20 steps forward; //But will they be the right ones?// Turn around
"Brodi?"
20 steps; hurried this time. //Brodi, stop this ridiculous obsession for someone you can't have. You have a beautiful girlfriend already, albeit one that doesn't make you feel...// Turn around, quickly, nervously.
"Brodi?!?!"
Another set of steps. //Yes. I don't feel anything for her. So why can't I just dump her?! ARGH!/
"BRODI!!!!" Eddie's voice jolted him out of his pacing thoughts.
"Quit doing that, Brod, you're making me dizzy!" Brodi smiled calmly to himself-or attempted to, really. How could he be calm when she was in danger?
"Alright Eddie. I'll try."
20 seconds later..
20 steps....
~*~*~*~
"So, do you have any clue where we are?" Mac asked hopefully.
"Well, ah, I came from that way..." Kaori gestured with her head to the ...path behind her, and bit her lip. She felt very anxious for some reason. Maybe it was the painfully clear fact that they were alone, or perhaps it was the way Mac's eyes seemed to trail her.
"That's good. We should get going." He stood up, and she stood up too. They had rested long enough.
"Kaori...?" She looked at him questioningly.
"I..I..oh, hell." He kissed her quickly but deeply; insistingly. "I like you." Kaori's world had just been emptied. It was a void. She found the muscles to pull a smile. It quavered, but it held.
"You don't have to make a decision right now. Just know what I feel." He said, evidently thinking himself very romantic and brave. She nodded, trembling.
"Hai." She choked out. "We should get going though." She said, trying to ignore the banshees screaming in her mind.
//That was your first kiss. And it's not with the one you love.//
He nodded, more to himself than her. The two walked in relative silence, and when they reached the lodge, Mac and Kaori were welcomed warmly. She peered around the friends who had been so worried about the two, and noticed that Brodi wasn't there.
"Excuse me." She let out softly. She couldn't cry-not in front of them...in front of Marisol...She snapped around, and tried to walk calmly to his cabin. The door was slightly ajar, and she pushed it back gently with a shaking hand. She stood there for a moment, watching him stare out the window, the early dusk's pinkish light shining upon him. The silence with him was warm and safe-so different from that silence when near Mac. He stiffened, feeling someone nearby.
"Eddie, if that's you..." He let out in a low voice, sounding almost-irritated? She smiled warmly; demurely, even.
"Iie, Brodi-kun." He spun around with a look that melted her heart. He was trying to be calm, but his eyes betrayed. //He was worried! HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT ME!//
"Kaori...." He walked forward....hastily was the only word for it, but some of his serenity still remained. When he said her name, that was all it took. She threw her arms around his neck, and cried.
"Sh...." He said, wrapping his arms around her, rocking her gently. "Don't cry Kaori-chan...I'm here for you. Everything will be alright, you'll see."
//Everything will be alright.// She thought with a smile, the last of her tears running down her face. //Everything will be okay.//