SINS OF EDEN
Chapter 16
*****
"What are you thinking of?"
"I'm not. I'm just..."
Chijaru rested herself against his shoulder.
"I know this is hard on you but..."
"I'm sorry," he said as he stared down the deep cliff, surrounded
by seemingly endless forest.
"Huh?"
"I'm not the only one in this, so I don't have to be apologized to. You've
left everything to help me; I have no words to say to you."
"Those were nice enough. And besides, not like I couldn't get out of it.
It's just fate. The way things go. This was my adventure too."
Ranma sighed. "You know, if you would've asked me if I believed in fate
a few years back, I would've opposed it, but now..."
"I know what you mean. Just picture this: A pagan witch traveling around
with a super powered aquatranssexual while hiding in the forest. If
that doesn't say fate, then I don't know what does."
They both exchanged a quick laugh, a much needed one at that. After that,
they just sat down in silence.
"Do you think this will end someday?" she asked.
He sighed. "I can only hope," he said as he closed his eyes for a moment,
"that this doesn't get any worse."
-----
A very nervous man stared at the door of his superior. With an audible
gulp, he knocked, recieved no answer, and bravely stepped inside.
He stared at his boss, typing away at a computer terminal in his
spacious office.
"Um, S-sir?" he said as he came bear him. He kept rubbing his hands
together and sweating profously.
"Where is he?" he asked without looking at him.
"We, um, still haven't found him yet, sir."
Shin stopped typing for a moment, but resumed. "What was your name again?"
"Shingo, sir."
"Tell me Shingo, do you have a family?"
"No sir."
"I wonder why. Do you like your job?"
"Yes sir, very much. It is an honor to..."
"Get your nose out of my ass. It pleases me to see such loyalty in my
employees."
"Thank you sir."
"You're welcome. You're fired."
Shingo gaped. "W-what?"
"You're fired. Pack your things, for you have ten minutes before I have
security escort you out."
"Bu-but sir!"
"I gave you a deadline, did I not? Two days. It's been three, thus you
failed me. So, now you're fired."
"But sir, I-I..."
"If you don't leave this place now," he said menacingly, still typing,
"you know what more severe consequences await. Have I made myself clear?"
Shingo sighed heavily. "Yes sir."
"Good, now get out."
Shingo left without another word.
Shin smiled to himself as he stopped and streched. After a moment, he
resumed.
"I'm gonna find you, Saotome. You can't hide from me. I haven't worked
this long to lose now...
"And you know it."
End of Chapter 16
A.N.
Sorry for being short, but I thought it better to post a small chapter now
and jump into more details in a later one.
It's funny how your body aches after falling about twenty times in an hour.
My sensei is training me in acrobatics, for some reason, and let's say
my age is not helping any. Isn't that supposed to be taught when you're
about six? Anyway, I guess it's not impossible, but rather... painful.
I will post more when I am able to re-attach my limbs. I'm sure my spine
is around somewhere...
'Till next time...
BlackDragon
Chapter 16
*****
"What are you thinking of?"
"I'm not. I'm just..."
Chijaru rested herself against his shoulder.
"I know this is hard on you but..."
"I'm sorry," he said as he stared down the deep cliff, surrounded
by seemingly endless forest.
"Huh?"
"I'm not the only one in this, so I don't have to be apologized to. You've
left everything to help me; I have no words to say to you."
"Those were nice enough. And besides, not like I couldn't get out of it.
It's just fate. The way things go. This was my adventure too."
Ranma sighed. "You know, if you would've asked me if I believed in fate
a few years back, I would've opposed it, but now..."
"I know what you mean. Just picture this: A pagan witch traveling around
with a super powered aquatranssexual while hiding in the forest. If
that doesn't say fate, then I don't know what does."
They both exchanged a quick laugh, a much needed one at that. After that,
they just sat down in silence.
"Do you think this will end someday?" she asked.
He sighed. "I can only hope," he said as he closed his eyes for a moment,
"that this doesn't get any worse."
-----
A very nervous man stared at the door of his superior. With an audible
gulp, he knocked, recieved no answer, and bravely stepped inside.
He stared at his boss, typing away at a computer terminal in his
spacious office.
"Um, S-sir?" he said as he came bear him. He kept rubbing his hands
together and sweating profously.
"Where is he?" he asked without looking at him.
"We, um, still haven't found him yet, sir."
Shin stopped typing for a moment, but resumed. "What was your name again?"
"Shingo, sir."
"Tell me Shingo, do you have a family?"
"No sir."
"I wonder why. Do you like your job?"
"Yes sir, very much. It is an honor to..."
"Get your nose out of my ass. It pleases me to see such loyalty in my
employees."
"Thank you sir."
"You're welcome. You're fired."
Shingo gaped. "W-what?"
"You're fired. Pack your things, for you have ten minutes before I have
security escort you out."
"Bu-but sir!"
"I gave you a deadline, did I not? Two days. It's been three, thus you
failed me. So, now you're fired."
"But sir, I-I..."
"If you don't leave this place now," he said menacingly, still typing,
"you know what more severe consequences await. Have I made myself clear?"
Shingo sighed heavily. "Yes sir."
"Good, now get out."
Shingo left without another word.
Shin smiled to himself as he stopped and streched. After a moment, he
resumed.
"I'm gonna find you, Saotome. You can't hide from me. I haven't worked
this long to lose now...
"And you know it."
End of Chapter 16
A.N.
Sorry for being short, but I thought it better to post a small chapter now
and jump into more details in a later one.
It's funny how your body aches after falling about twenty times in an hour.
My sensei is training me in acrobatics, for some reason, and let's say
my age is not helping any. Isn't that supposed to be taught when you're
about six? Anyway, I guess it's not impossible, but rather... painful.
I will post more when I am able to re-attach my limbs. I'm sure my spine
is around somewhere...
'Till next time...
BlackDragon