I torment you all with more of this as reviews for Rory the Prey hasn't come in yet. As I said before, go read our RP! This makes no sense without it. It's either on PyroFreak's pen, or I'll have to start it. So just go to hiryuu.tk and read.
Dillan held the shrapnel in place, and sat there wondering how to connect it. He had a feeling he was supposed to do this by hand, without any power. But any way he could think of included a very noisy tool, and he doubted he was to use that either.
Kuso.
Dillan closed his eyes, imagining Celesi's body so smoothly melting into his lap. The locker had been a very tight fit, but he hadn't minded it very much with her there. And, at the moment, that's where he wished they both were.
His eyes opened. Miguel held a can of liquid metal in front of him.
Dillan nodded, taking it.
Miguel shook his head, and with a smile, mouthed, "Baka." Dillan laughed silently, and smiled.
Miguel's eyes got serious. "The girl?"
Dillan winced. How did he—!!
Miguel knelt there, smiling, waiting for Dillan's response.
Inside Dilandau's room, Celesi had drifted to sleep, her tear stained cheeks sticking to her knees. Dilandau sat up, just watching her. He guessed she'd been asleep less than two hours. He thought for a moment, then smiled. He got onto the table, and laid down again. When she awoke, she'd start working. He knew her that well now. He'd just nap until then. And if Dillan was idiotic enough to make any noises, he'd have an excuse to tear his little head off.
~~~
Folken watched Dillan explain what had happened, or at least as much as he understood. He pondered where this would go. Aidana and Celesi's hatred rivaled even Dilandau and Dillan's. If Aidana was stupid enough to stay on Dilandau's bad side, he would regret allowing her to sneak onto the vione. Then, if Dilandau didn't kill her…
He would.
Celesi stirred, blinking her eyes, and resisting the urge to rub them. Dilandau was already on the table. She rushed up, "Gomen nasai, Dilandau sam—a?"
Dilandau tucked her into a tight hug, wiping her face. "I'm not mad at you." he whispered, wiping her eyes with his own fingers, smiling at her. Celesi trembled. She couldn't help it, all she'd heard of Dilandau was blood and death. Now, out of nowhere, he took notice of her.
No. It was not out of nowhere. Aidana had come. She felt anger boil up in her. Aidana, the demon child, who lived to torment her. With an effort, Celesi put her anger away.
Dilandau watched the silent battle in her. From terror, to anger, to—peace? What was going on in her pretty little head? He smiled, and ran his fingers through her silky hair.
Big mistake. Dilandau couldn't resist even himself.
Celesi found herself being kissed, and could only sit there, wide eyed. What can Dilandau sama see in me? I'm just a little slave girl. Celesi couldn't comprehend it. Then she was washed with the memory of Dillan holding her, even if it had been for just a moment.
Aidana awoke, and scanned the minds around her. Miguel was grilling Dillan on Celesi, Folken was debating killing her, and Dilandau was making out with Celesi. The last intrigued her, so she looked closely at both. Narrowing her eyes, she clenched her wrist. The walls became mere outlines, and she saw inside them, and within their own minds. Aidana shook with anger. No, anger was the wrong word. Her hatred for Celesi had intensified. Hatred no longer completely described it. She was bloodthirsty with jealousy.
Dilandau ran his fingers out of her hair, and down her back. Dilandau smiled at her. He could sense it very easily, though he was only half dragon. She was drawn to Dillan as Aidana was to him. To play with Celesi was forbidden. It went against everything Dornkirk had ordered. At the moment, Dornkirk could do himself for all Dilandau cared. Celesi was a china doll, just waiting to be crushed. He did not seem to know of the horror stories of what those broken dolls did forever afterwards.
Then again, those stories were mainly built on superstition.
Celesi trembled, and found it hard to draw breath. Dilandau pressed her against him, and she felt his beating heart, though his was not beating in time with apprehension, but something else. Something that terrified her.
Abruptly, Dilandau decided to obey orders. He backhanded Celesi, and kicked her when she fell to the floor. "Get out of my room, little one," he said in an even tone. "Just know I'll take you from Dillan a thousand times, just to torment him."
Celesi nodded silently, and scrambled out of the room, tears flying again. He smiled as Aidana stood in her path, looking ready to bathe the slave in her own blood. He sat back, propping his feet on the table he'd just been sitting on. Aidana could always put on a grand show.
~~~
Dillan looked up, hearing Celesi cry out. Aidana was beating the crap out of her.
Dillan jumped up, angrily stalking over to his sister. "Aidana…" he warned, but was flung back psychokinetically for his efforts.
"Shut up onee chan." She said cheerfully, yanking Celesi's head up by the hair, and punching her. "I'm having too much fun to listen right now." Smiling sweetly at Celesi, she let go, and kicked the back of her head, then laughed.
Dillan tackled her before either of them knew it was coming. Grabbing her hair nearly identical to how she had just had Celesi, he yanked her head back, unspeakable rage running through him.
A foot away, Celesi clutched her stomach, wincing. Celesi almost moaned, but stopped herself. As much as she hated Aidana, she didn't share the Albot's wish for the other's death. And Dillan was pretty damn close as it was.
Dillan continued grimly doing everything he saw her doing to Celesi, angrily kicking her harder, yanking her head back farther, and pushing her farther. "Are you sorry yet?!" he yelled, pulling her head back again by her long hair.
Aidana's eyes were twin miasmas at what her own brother was doing to her. And it was all Celesi's fault. She comforted herself with the thought of a private beating after Dillan had cooled slightly.
He finally stopped, and psychokinetically shoved her into Dilandau's lap, too angry to care about the consequences of such an action. He turned, and lifted Celesi up, gingerly cradling her against his chest. Celesi thankfully leaned against him, glad that it was he giving her the affection this time.
Aidana smiled at Dilandau. "Gomen nasai, Dilandau sama." Dilandau just glared at her.
He hated to admit how much he loved this she demon. She rivaled his love of blood just too much for his liking.
A half dozen backhands later, Dilandau stood over her, smirking. Aidana looked up, her face bruised. Even though he'd said nothing, she muttered, "Oh, shut up." before flinging him against the far wall.
Dilandau stood, rubbing the back of his head angrily. "If you insist, we'll move on to the higher levels of torment."
Aidana smiled expectantly. "Bring it on, two timer."
Dilandau's eyes widened. She already knew his plan? His eyes returned to normal. No, she'd merely seen what he'd been doing earlier. Smiling, he flung the bed at her.
Aidana laughed, breaking it in half with a thought. "You know, your room's gonna be demolished before you give in that we're equal."
~~~
In the Dragonslayer's bunkroom, Dillan gently laid Celesi on his bed.
Miguel smiled, sitting next to her. "You'll want to shower. Dilandau's liable to use you for target practice this afternoon."
Dillan racked his brain for the schedule to what was going on today. Guymelef training. Dillan groaned, sliding down to the floor. He was as good as dead if Dilandau was remotely mad at him. And that seemed to be the way Dilandau was usually feeling.
Celesi moaned, opening her eyes. Seeing Miguel, she recurled, as close to the wall as she could get.
Miguel laughed.
Dillan propped himself up on the edge of the bed. "Don't be afraid of Miguel. Out of every slayer here, he's the one least likely to kill or kiss you."
Dallet emerged from the shower, toweling his long brown tresses. "I resent that." He smiled at Celesi, a towel around his waist the only garment. "I'd never steal a lady's kisses, only if she bestowed them on me."
Celesi's eyes fastened on Dillan's hand. "I am no lady. I am a slave."
Dillan's heart panged. Who had instilled this inferiority in her? Who? He thought he knew the answer, and she shared his name.
Chesta walked in, shedding his armor. He saw Celesi, and stopped, blushing. Gatti laughed at him, from across the room.
Smiling, Gatti promised Dillan, "We'll leave her alone until you come out, Dilly."
Miguel glared at Dallet. "And anyone who disagrees will have to answer to the two of us."
Celesi was bewildered by what all of this meant, but felt Dillan's kiss to her forehead, and blushed.
Miguel smiled at her as Dillan reluctantly went to the shower. If Dilandau was mad at Dilly, he might be dead before the fool thought to tell Celesi he'd fallen madly in love with her.
~~~
Aidana smiled, breaking Dilandau's window. "You know, I wouldn't have thought someone like you would like the light."
Dilandau scowled, shoving her away from it. "Just waiting for an idiot to break it, so I can kill them, and then get it closed. Regulatory air vents have very limited loopholes."
Aidana smirked. "Oh? Are you saying my brother hasn't been that idiot yet? He's been here a few months now."
Dilandau glared her down, through no small effort. "Your brother has been an annoyance since he came. Folken is intent on making him HiRyuu, and will stop at nothing to accomplish it."
Aidana grinned. If Celesi had felt pity for Dilandau, she wondered how the sorcerers would be killed when Celesi observed them tormenting Dillan.
Dilandau slammed her against the wall, and stalked over to her. "I've had enough of this."
Aidana's smile lessoned slightly into a coy one. "I knew you would eventually."
Dilandau backhanded her, then kissed her, hard.
Aidana leaned forward, pressing herself against him.
Dilandau smiled. "Come to me, my pet."
Aidana obliged.
~~~
Folken looked at his watch. Dillan had a three hour guymelef training session before he was to report to the sorcerers for his daily testing. He knew Celesi's response to it would be very interesting indeed.
Celesi was morphing into the exact tool Folken needed, nearly exactly as Folken had expected.
She would be the key to turning Dillan against Dilandau. And then HiRyuu would be the new general.
Everybody remember the movie, when Folken was the moron wanting the world destroyed? Yeah. He's using Aidana and Celesi to force Dillan and Dilandau into doing his bidding, or so he hopes. If you know Aidana, you know this is no spoiler, ok, I'm gonna shut up now and wait for reviews.