Authors note: Hey everyone! Once again thanks for all the reviews. I don't think you know how much it means to me. I'm glade to hear that my spelling is getting better (I owe it all to you, spell check! ^.~) and happy to have people who want me to add more. So, here I am, giving the people what they want...an all new Chapter of Flesh and Blood. So everyone knows, there really is a plot at work here, even if you can't see it at this point. But, right now, I've kind of gotten to a dead end with the parings. I wish to know whom you guys and girls want to end up together. So fare, our chooses are: Ian/Sara, Ian/Korin, Korin/Sara (which I personally don't like the idea of), Sara/Irons (I hope no one likes that one 'cause EW!), and Ian with no one, Sara with no one, and Korin with no one. Tell me what you think, because I am always open t knew ideas. Anyway, enjoy as always!
Thanks much!
-The one and only SlayerRyoko!
(P.S. I'm using the song "Cowboy Hat" by Nickelback. I don't own the song so, don't sue me or anything. But, I really wanted to use it because it is like, the best song ever!! Thank you)
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When Korin woke up early the next morning, the first thing she noticed was that the room was amazingly warm. The wind was not coming into threw the window and she was covered from head to toe with warm covers. She yawned and sat up. The sun was shinning threw the closed and fixed window. Ian must have fixed it why I was asleep. Korin thought. He is so sweet. I can't believe he would go out of his way to fix that stupid old window. She got of bed and headed towered a pile of cloths that was stuffed in the far corner of the room. She pulled out a black tank top and a pair of black paints. She frowned at she looked over at her shredded coat Ian had tossed across the table.
Pulled out a Nickel back CD and placed it inside the CD player. She got dressed and smiled as her favorite song came on.
Yes he wore a cowboy hat
Each bone broken in his back
All the money and all the gold
Couldn't buy my love at 8 years old
Now I'm in love with a girl that's wrong for me
Ask her, she will disagree
Her father was a small time man
With small time dreams and small time hands
But
She began to sing along with the music as she pulled her shirt over head. She turned up the music tell the howl room was filled with the music.
But I was there when there was nobody home
Please believe me when I say I dunno
Gone for good in fact but what does it mean
Within a year they always sold and bought
She looked out the window and opened it to let the sunshine in. She sat up on the window seal and looked over her room.
Easy enough to just look at her
Whole world on a silver platter
Was that that bad for me
If I was there the scotch is free
Won round one but its not over
He don't care cause he don't know her
True love is not the same
If I could lend a hand in shame
But I was there when there was nobody home
Please believe me when I say I dunno
Gone for good infect but what does it mean
Within a year they always sold and bought
If I was big
So much easier to see
Don't hide from me
That which I've already seen
You lie to me
More than occasionally
Don't lie to me
You lied to me
She jumped off the window and lay down on her bed as she sang along and started up at the sealing. The music was playing so load, she didn't here the door open and someone walk in.
I'm as high as I'll ever be
I don't mind, Stay and see
They've all gone, Why don't we
Holding hands, you and me
But I'm as high as I'll ever be
But later on, lies to see
My past is gone, only from me
I'm alive
But I was there when there was nobody home
Please believe me when I say I dunno
Gone for good infect but what does it mean
Within a year they always sold and bought
Ian smiled as he watched the girl he had grown up with sing her sadness away. He saw her close her eyes as if in deep thought of what the song meant. He walked over to the CD player and waited for the song to end.
Remember when it was me
Driving come down just for me
and then we'll try as we've been
Korin smiled as the music faded away. Then, she heard it stop before the ending music had come to an end. Her Blade hummed happily as Korin jumped up and looked at Ian. He smiled at her. Korin saw that he held a try with pancakes and juices and fruit. Her mouth hung open as he walked over to her.
"Good morning, sunshine." He said, kissing her on the forehead. "Sleep well?" He asked, placing the try on the coffee table. He turned back to Korin and smiled at her. "Lie down, you get to eat in bed, today." He said, putting his hands on her shoulders and lightly forcing her to lie down on the matters. He put the tray in front of her and stood back. "Eat up, you've got to get your stretch back." He winked at her.
"Ian, why are you doing this?" Korin asked.
"Doing what?" Ian asked, sitting next to the bed.
"All this! Staying with me last night, fixing the window, and now the food. What is it all for?"
Ian smiled, bent down and brushed his lips lightly a crossed hers. Korin's eyes widened as the kiss went on.
It felt like it was going on for hours when really it was only a few moments. Ian smiled down at her.
"You're my best friend, Korin." Ian told her. "I would do anything for you."
"Anything?" Korin asked.
"Yes. Anything." Ian smiled even more as he handed Korin the glass of juice. "Drink. It'll make you feel better...I promise."
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Korin sat in a small coffee shop in down town New York City. The morning had gone wonderfully with Ian. He had feed her (something she had asked him to do because he had said he would do "anything" for her) and then he brought out the BIG surprise, two news CD's: Nickelback's "Silver Side Up", and the "10 Things I Hate About You" soundtrack. She had thanked Ian so much she had lost count of how many she had said it. Before long, however, Ian had to go off and help Irons. So she had come to get coffee and to Finnish up her "Halie the Vampire Hunter" book.
When the little bell over the entrance door rang, Korin felt no need to look up from her book Right now more then ever! Halie was about to kick some Vampire butt!). She didn't look up at all until someone taped her on the shoulder. She turned and smiled at Sara Pizzini who stood behind her hold a coffee cup in her hand.
"Pizzini." Korin said, plainly.
"Hey, Korin." Sara said. "Mind if I join you?"
"No, not at all." Korin placed the bookmark back into the book and stuffed it into her bag. Sara sat across from her, sipping her coffee. "You're a coffee person, too, I see." Korin commented.
"Yeah." Sara laughed. "I'll do anything for a pick-me-up these days. What with Jake, and the Witchblade and Irons."
Korin laughed, too. "Yeah, same here. Being a millionaires daughter isn't all it's made out to be."
"I bet not." Sara laughed. Korin smiled and flinched as she felt her side. Her ribs where still broken.
OK, I get it. Korin thought. Your made at me because I took you off before, aren't you? The Blade hummed softly. OK, if I swear I won't take you off again, will you hurry up and fix my ribs? The Blade only hummed. You're evil, you know that right? Another hum.
"So, sleep well?" Sara asked.
"Very well." Korin said, smiling as she sipped her coffee.
Sara raised an eyebrow. "OK, what happened?"
"Who said something happened?" Korin smirked.
"When ever a girl smiles when someone asks her how she slept, it means something happened, now spill!"
"Nothing happened per-say!" Korin said. "I mean...nothing like what you are thinking of, anyway."
"It was something with Ian, wasn't it?" Sara said, smiling. Korin jumped.
"What? No! Why do you say that?" Korin looked at her feet.
"Oh, some on! I can tell you like him! Look, I say his name and you start blushing!"
"I am not blushing!" Korin snapped even thorough she could feel her face turning pink. "Ian just talked to me is all that happened!"
"What did you talk about?"
"Stuff. Music and stuff like that, if must know! Happy now?"
"Did he kiss you?"
"WHAT?!" Korin looked in amazement at Sara. "Why on earth do you think that?"
"It was a question, Korin." Sara smiled. "I mean, when girls smile when they drink coffee, to almost always means they got kissed by a guy they like."
"Who says I like Ian?" Korin asked.
"Oh, come on! I can see it in your face! You've fallen head over heels for tall dark and stalker, haven't you! Come to think of it, you two would be kind of cute with one another."
"Sara, I'll give you five seconds to shut up or I'm going to tell Irons that you lost the Witchblade!" Korin smirked.
"Oh! You wouldn't do that, would you! I'm sooo afraid of Irons." Sara laughed. "So did he kiss you?"
"A lady doesn't kiss and tell." Korin said, smiling.
"AH!!! I knew it!! I knew it!!" Sara smiled. Korin laughed, too, until her eyes feel on a poster hanging on the wall.
"Oh my word, oh my word!" Korin jumped up and gaped at the poster. "This is so cool!"
"What is?" Sara asked, turning to see what Korin was looking at.
"Nickelback is coming on Saturday! I love those guys! Must see them!" Korin smiled at the thought of herself in the front row and Nickelback playing all there wonderful songs. "I must get tickets!"
"You know these guys?" Sara asked.
"Know them?! Know them?! I swear by them! These guys are like, the best band since U2! I have to have tickets or I'll die!"
"Well, here, have these." Sara showed Korin three tickets with Nickelback logos on it. Korin's mouth hung open.
"Where did you get those?" She asked, taking them and looking them over to make sure they where real.
"I won them on some radio thing a week ago." Sara shrugged. "I had no idea who they where. You can come with if you like." She handed Korin two of the tickets. "You can even bring you guy, Ian." She winked.
"You're really giving these to me? This isn't some weird dream or anything?" Korin asked.
"Nope. I'm pretty sure it's real." Sara. laughed.
"Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!" She hugged Sara until she couldn't breath. "I will so make this up to you! I'll buy you coffee for a year if that is what it takes."
"I'll take you letting go of me." Sara said, out of breath.
"That'll work." Korin said and let go of her. "You are so cool, Sara! I've got to go or Irons is going to have a fit. See ya!"
"See ya."
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A shadowy figure watched as Korin left the coffee shop and as she happily got into her sports car (Authors note: hey, looks like being Irons' daughter DOSE have it's good parts!) and as she drove off. Is had watched the howl thing inside the shop and now began to fallow the car Korin was driving.
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Authors note: So? What do you think? Good, bad, stupid, what? Tell me if I should keep it up of not. I hope you enjoyed it! By the way, the howl Nickelback thing is just my little obsession thing going on. *Wink, wink.
