SINS OF EDEN
Chapter 8
*****
*riiinggg... riiinggg...*
Fumbling in the dark, Nui reached for the phone. She threw off the night-stand a bowl of uneaten, which crashed into her sneakers, a glass of juice, that spilled onto her hand.
With a foul curse, she brought the alarm clock to life, which would not stop beeping. Frustrated, she grabbed it and threw it into the far wall.
"Hello!?" she yelled into the phone, as se squinted her eyes with the turned-on lamp.
'Nui, it's me.'
"Akane?" she said as she sat up. "Akane, what is it? It's two in the morning."
'I know, and I'm sorry, but I just have to tell you something.'
"I'm all ears," she said as she yawned loudly and scratched her side.
'I didn't tell you this earlier, but I met Ranma's wife.'
"Oh! So?"
'The thing is, she was in my apartment last night, at around four.'
"Need to beef up security, then."
'Listen, she gave me this note, about this thing from a long time ago.'
"Ohh, is this gonna take long? I wanna sleep."
'Sorry, but I'll make it quick. You see, it's about this monster, or what not, that takes people's aura's, or something like that. No one knows what it really is, but it's dangerous.'
"And this is interesting, how?"
'Well, I did some searching, and it turns out that this thing is like all greed and stuff. It feeds on it, I guess.'
"Where are you taking this, again?"
'I- I found something out. About... about...'
"About what?"
'About Ranma.'
Nui quit rubbing her eyes, and became almost immediately awake. "Huh? Come again?"
'It all fits. When I talked to him the other day, he said some things that really got to me. I told you about that, how he wasn't exactly being himself?"
"Yeah..."
'Well, his wife, Chijaru, also said some really weird things. Like how they didn't marry out of love, but of 'mutual benefits'...'
"I knew it! I knew there was something about that!"
'Well, what she said also fits. In the note she gave me, it said that whatever this thing is, it was always protected by some sort of barrier; that's why they never found it. And she told me that Ranma needed her because she could make a very strong magic barrier.'
"So, what are you saying? That Ranma IS this thing?"
'I don't know. I just... don't know. Oh Nui, I don't know what to think! Everything's so confusing!'
"Hey, calm down, calm down. Look, getting all weepy isn't gonna help. Now, are you sure of what you're saying?"
'No! That's just it! I don't know what to believe!'
"Listen to me. Don't jump to conclusions just yet. You don't know for sure. I say we cancel classes tomorrow, and do a little homework. Then, we can talk this through girl-girl. I'm positive you're just over-reacting. Listen to good ol' Nui."
Akane was silent for a few moments, but then she gave a small laugh. 'Thanks Nui. I needed to talk to someone. Sorry to have bothered you. But, I agree. We'll cancel classes, then we'll see what comes up.'
"See? Now that you're more calm, I can sleep knowing you wont do something stupid. Just meet me at work tomorrow, we'll do our thing, then we'll find some answers."
'Okay, see you there. G'night.'
"Night-night," she said as the line stopped on the other side. Nui put down the phone, yawned aloud and streched. She stared at the wall for a few moments, before she diverted her gaze to the bedroom door.
Standing there, in the dark, was a muscular man, leaning on the frame. His body was bare, save for his boxer shorts. He laughed and stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. He walked up to Nui and cupped her cheek as he sat down next to her.
"Good girl," he said softly. She smiled at him. He leaned forward and caught her lips with his own as he gently nudged her back onto the bed.
End of Chapter 8
Author's Notes
That is the shortest chapter I have ever written. Sorry about that, but it's just the way it went.
I apologise to all those who are a little confused about the story. I reinterate my point: This story is a little more complex and has many elements that I don't want to give away until the proper time, so they will come out a bit confusing. Just bare with me, and you'll get it.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon
Chapter 8
*****
*riiinggg... riiinggg...*
Fumbling in the dark, Nui reached for the phone. She threw off the night-stand a bowl of uneaten, which crashed into her sneakers, a glass of juice, that spilled onto her hand.
With a foul curse, she brought the alarm clock to life, which would not stop beeping. Frustrated, she grabbed it and threw it into the far wall.
"Hello!?" she yelled into the phone, as se squinted her eyes with the turned-on lamp.
'Nui, it's me.'
"Akane?" she said as she sat up. "Akane, what is it? It's two in the morning."
'I know, and I'm sorry, but I just have to tell you something.'
"I'm all ears," she said as she yawned loudly and scratched her side.
'I didn't tell you this earlier, but I met Ranma's wife.'
"Oh! So?"
'The thing is, she was in my apartment last night, at around four.'
"Need to beef up security, then."
'Listen, she gave me this note, about this thing from a long time ago.'
"Ohh, is this gonna take long? I wanna sleep."
'Sorry, but I'll make it quick. You see, it's about this monster, or what not, that takes people's aura's, or something like that. No one knows what it really is, but it's dangerous.'
"And this is interesting, how?"
'Well, I did some searching, and it turns out that this thing is like all greed and stuff. It feeds on it, I guess.'
"Where are you taking this, again?"
'I- I found something out. About... about...'
"About what?"
'About Ranma.'
Nui quit rubbing her eyes, and became almost immediately awake. "Huh? Come again?"
'It all fits. When I talked to him the other day, he said some things that really got to me. I told you about that, how he wasn't exactly being himself?"
"Yeah..."
'Well, his wife, Chijaru, also said some really weird things. Like how they didn't marry out of love, but of 'mutual benefits'...'
"I knew it! I knew there was something about that!"
'Well, what she said also fits. In the note she gave me, it said that whatever this thing is, it was always protected by some sort of barrier; that's why they never found it. And she told me that Ranma needed her because she could make a very strong magic barrier.'
"So, what are you saying? That Ranma IS this thing?"
'I don't know. I just... don't know. Oh Nui, I don't know what to think! Everything's so confusing!'
"Hey, calm down, calm down. Look, getting all weepy isn't gonna help. Now, are you sure of what you're saying?"
'No! That's just it! I don't know what to believe!'
"Listen to me. Don't jump to conclusions just yet. You don't know for sure. I say we cancel classes tomorrow, and do a little homework. Then, we can talk this through girl-girl. I'm positive you're just over-reacting. Listen to good ol' Nui."
Akane was silent for a few moments, but then she gave a small laugh. 'Thanks Nui. I needed to talk to someone. Sorry to have bothered you. But, I agree. We'll cancel classes, then we'll see what comes up.'
"See? Now that you're more calm, I can sleep knowing you wont do something stupid. Just meet me at work tomorrow, we'll do our thing, then we'll find some answers."
'Okay, see you there. G'night.'
"Night-night," she said as the line stopped on the other side. Nui put down the phone, yawned aloud and streched. She stared at the wall for a few moments, before she diverted her gaze to the bedroom door.
Standing there, in the dark, was a muscular man, leaning on the frame. His body was bare, save for his boxer shorts. He laughed and stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. He walked up to Nui and cupped her cheek as he sat down next to her.
"Good girl," he said softly. She smiled at him. He leaned forward and caught her lips with his own as he gently nudged her back onto the bed.
End of Chapter 8
Author's Notes
That is the shortest chapter I have ever written. Sorry about that, but it's just the way it went.
I apologise to all those who are a little confused about the story. I reinterate my point: This story is a little more complex and has many elements that I don't want to give away until the proper time, so they will come out a bit confusing. Just bare with me, and you'll get it.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon