Author's Notes(Musha) -
GAH! Took me long enough ne?
Don't worry! You'll get to read Tensei-chans AWESOME chapter soon now that
mine's done! Oh, and for those of you who want to kill me for bringing Renee
into here .... *ducks behind Tensei and points to her* IT WAS HER IDEA!
Tensei: MUSHA-CHAN! *Grabs sword* What's the big idea putting all of the blame
on me!
Musha: Eek! *Begins to run while Tensei-chan chases her around waving the sword
at the same time* Demo..*dodge* It's..*duck* THE TRUTH!
Tensei: *Rolls her eyes and throws her sword, pinning Musha to the wall.*
Maayybbbee, I'll forgive you if you hurry up and start the story!
Musha: *Eyes grow wide*
EveryoneallowmetointroducethenextchapterofTaintedDreamIhopeyouenjoyandIdon'townanything!*
Deep breath* ExpectMushaEienandStarsFury!Enjoythestory!
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Tainted Dream
Chapter Two
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"I can't believe you did that"
"Hey! Renee! Slow down!" Elizabeth stumbled over her feet, before forcing
herself to power walk next to the girl in question. "It was a good idea! Admit
it!"
A slow angry blush spread across Renee's face and she picked up her stride, her
brown hair blowing out behind her as the wind picked it up. "You said no more
dates!"
"Did I say no more? I couldn't have sworn I said only one more!"
"ELIZABETH!"
The girl lowered her head and laughed nervously, trying not to gasp in air as
she struggled to keep up with her friend. Where had the girl learned to move so
fast!? "You just seemed so down, I thought you needed something to make you feel
better!"
"And a date was suppose to do that?!"
"Yeah! Now you're getting it!"
"Just, leave me alone Elizabeth!" As if acting on their' own accord, Renee's
feet sped up and soon reached the pace of a sprint, leaving the other young
girl blinking in surprise.
"What...did I say?"
******************
Musha slowly pulled up one of her kneels and held it next to her chest, staring
out and the endless sea of stars being held within the night sky. Her fingers
lightly tapping out a tune on her kneecap absently, as she found herself lost
within memories.
"Tensei." the curly haired girl said calmly as she leaned against
her bedpost.
"Huh?"
"You need a name." the girl
stated as she stood straight up, her golden curls bouncing just slightly,
"Tensei sounds like a good name for you."
"Tensei..." she murmured
softly, crocking her head to the side, as if seeing the memories play out
before her eyes. "Heavenly voice. If I had known, I would have given you a
different name."
"Don't cry." the girl said steadily and gently, "You're all
right." The girl's deep violet eyes were full of confidence, but the trace
of fear did not go unnoticed.
The tune she was drumming
out suddenly stopped, her fist clenching her knee now, the knuckles swiftly
turning white. "You're not alright... and it's my fault. The one time you
needed me, I wasn't there."
She shut her eyes and tilted her head, as if surrendering herself to the will
of the stars, or as if their light rays, which fell upon her face could take
away her sins and her pain. "I was so selfish! I was so lost within finding
happiness for myself, and caring only about myself that I forgot about what you
must feel like Tensei, I stopped looking out for you. I didn't see your pain."
Two years, it had been two years since that fateful day. The feelings, the raw
emotions still tore are her very spirit, and her soul, everyday. Swallowing
what hope and strength had been there, and spitting it back out, forever.
And she would never tell anyone, not even Wufei, about how she felt. As far as
he knew, she was recovering and happy, and he would never know, that a little
of her spirit and her will were destroyed everyday.
"Tensei-chan…" she licked her lips gently, before standing up in one motion,
her eyes glaring at the horizon, as if it was the cause of all her pain.
"Tensei... I… I hate you! I hate you for leaving me! I hate you for letting me
forget about how you felt, and I hate you being there for me! You and I shared
a bond, and now you're gone! Leaving me to cradle and heal what's been broken.
AND I HATE YOU FOR IT!"
Her voice echoed, and it seemed, for the briefest of moments, that the stars
darkened in their glow.
************
Renee sighed and slammed the window shut. She hated New York - there was never
any peace. It was so noisy. All she ever wanted was a peaceful life, so why was
she stuck in New York?!
With a faint curse, she walked over to the couch and flopped down, trying to
will sleep upon her weary form.
'I hate you!'
"Nani?"
Renee sat up in the darkened room, her eyes flickering over everything present.
She could have sworn she'd heard a voice....
She sighed softly, before tucking a strand of dark hair behind her ear. Her
eyes slowly drifting shut, as if she could just forget about everything. "Why
would Elizabeth do that to me, she promised that there would be no more dates.
And I can't see Quatre, I just can't."
A soft patter reached her ears and she glanced down at the blanket, which was
wrapped around her, to notice that a few damp spots now were proudly born on
its surface. "What..." Tentatively, her hand reached up and gently touched her
cheek, only to discover the culprit of the water.
Tears.
"Nani." She whispered softly, bringing her hand away from her face and staring
at the drops that glittered on her skin. "Tears? Demo, why am I crying? I
don't... feel sad at all."
She allowed herself to fall back onto the couch, bringing a pillow to her chest
as she felt more and more tears sting her eyes. She didn't deserve to sleep on
a bed tonight, not after going on that date. "I'm... not sad, at all. I have no
reason to… cry."
'I hate...you...'
"I have, no reason...at
all." Quickly, the buried her face in the pillow and collapsed into a heap of
fitful sobs.
****************
The room was dark, there was no light, not even a wisp of it dared to enter
this forbidden place. It was darker than the darkest of nights.
Then again, that was the ultimate punishment and precaution wasn't it? Complete
isolation. For humans long to feel the warmth of a companion by their' side, or
hear someone else's voice mingling with their own. It's their basic instinct.
And being alone is their most primal fear.
Upon first glance, you would have thought that there was nothing else in this
room, that it was just a dark abyss that, nothing could survive in.
But if you looked closer, you would see the small bed nailed to the floor in
the corner, and the small toilet in the corner.
Or perhaps, if your eyes are really good, you would see the young man, staring
down at something on the floor, his hair a tangled and greasy mess matted
around his face, and an insane grin shinning grimly on his filthy face.
"Don't cry little girl..." he cooed, his voice seeming to shake and tremble as
it echoed throughout the confined area. "Master U said he would take good care
of you, very good care of you. That was why mother and father had to die, they
couldn't take good enough care of you." His smile grew and his brown eyes
glittered darkly. "You see, I'm not a bad person, I was just protecting you.
Mother and Father couldn't have protected you well enough."
His hand reached out and slowly stroked a picture, as if it was an actual
person. "But now, I hear that Master U is dead, killed mercilessly by his other
pupil.
"So now." His voice began to rise, growing more and more excited with every
word that left his twisted mind. "The only person that is protecting you is
that other pupil, but she can't protect you. Just like mother and father
couldn't.
"Don't worry though, I'll take care of you. I'll kill Samantha Ling and then
take you back with me, I'll never let you leave my site again.
"I've been watching you for a long time, all of your battles and all of your
life, I've been watching. That's why I will be the one to protect you, for I
know all about you, I've always been watching you.
The laughter began softly, barely above a giggle. But it soon grew and echoed
throughout the room, seeming to cast everything around it into a dark trance.
And in the center of the room, glittered up a picture of a tiny girl with
blonde hair and brown eyes, scribbled across the bottom in messy writing were
two words.
Melody Foster.
*********************
"New York?"
Sally nodded, leaning back in her chair and staring at the two young people who
sat before her. "Hai, Lady Une uncovered some interesting information,
regarding a person being held in 'Gravity' there."
"The prison?" Wufei questioned, quickly flipping through the papers that had
been handed to him only moments before.
"Hai."
He scowled faintly. "You're having us study a prisoner onna!?"
"Being held in isolation?" Musha looked up, interrupting Wufei before he could
go into another one of his justice rants that she had long since become
familiar with. "Why is this important? It says that whoever it is has been
there for over the last ten years!"
Wufei stared at her, his eyes widened with faint surprise. "How do you know
that?"
A sly smile spread across her face as she glanced at him. "Perhaps you should
try reading the papers next time, ne, Fei-baka?"
He crossed his arms over his chest and glared at her, although a faint smile
was tugging at her lips. "Baka onna."
"Sexist baka. Now that we've established that fact, can we continue?"
Sally's lips curved into an amused smile, her eyes twinkling with mirth. Who
would have ever thought, that these two, who up until two and a half years ago
those words would have been offensive to, would have found happiness with each
other, even if they never would admit it.
"Actually." She continued, breaking up the playful argument that had erupted
after Musha's sexist baka comment. "This man is no threat to the current
peace."
"Nani?" Wufei began flipping through the papers again, coming across a picture
of the man in question, and narrowed his eyes. "Then what is the point of this
mission?"
Sally sighed, and bit her lower lip softly before casting a quick glance to
Musha. "It's more of a personal matter, to all of us. It's regarding the plane
crash two years ago, Tensei's flight.
Rapidly, Musha's hand shot out and grasped the picture from Wufei's fist, as if
it was the cause of everything, her entire body freezing the moment that her
eyes rested upon the picture. "It's his fault!? Is he the one to blame!?"
"Musha?" Wufei gently rested a hand on her shoulder, his voice
uncharacteristically soft and soothing. "Don't think that way, don't put the
blame on one person. Otherwise you'll begin to live for revenge."
She shook her head in denial, as if that could make what she was seeing nothing
more than a horrible dream. "Tensei....." Slowly, she put the picture down and
leaned back in the chair. "I've already placed the blame upon someone Wufei,
but I can never get revenge."
"Nani? Musha..."
Musha leaned forward in her seat, staring at the picture again. "I can be
vengeful towards Tensei, I can never forgive her, but I can't make her feel
what I'm feeling. I can't."
****************
Ring.
A dark eye opened just slightly, trying to conform whether the sound was
reality or merely a dream.
Ring.
A annoyed groan broke through the silence and a pillow was suddenly clamped
down over the persons head. Maybe if he just ignored it long enough it would go
away?
Ring.
Nope.
Ring.
"Urgh...damn it to hell." Stiffly, Wufei forced himself into a sitting
position, muttering curses in every language that he knew.
And combining the languages that both Musha and himself knew, and had
'unintentionally' taught each other, that was quite a few.
Ring.
A soft growl left his throat before he grabbed the phone and picked it up, the
vid-phone image snapping to life as well, revealing a mildly surprised Quatre.
Wufei scowled as he felt anger burn through him. What the hell did Quatre think
he was doing calling him so early in the morning. "Damnit Winner! What do you
think you're doing?!"
Quatre frowned faintly, feeling his face flush in faint embarrassment. "Gomen
nasai, Wufei, I forgot."
He raised an eyebrow. "Forgot what? It better be damn important for calling me
this early!"
"Well...." If possible his face flushed more and offered a nervous smile. "I
forgot about the time change. You see, it's two in the afternoon here."
Wufei took that statement extremely calmly, reacting in the most logical manner
that, one whom had just been woken up at three in the morning would react.
"NANDE KUSO!" He exploded. A muffled cry and a soft thud reaching his ears
before several curses echoed throughout the halls. Very similar to what Wufei
had done just moments before, but Wufei was far to occupied with thinking of
ways to kill Quatre to notice.
"You woke me up this damn early for no reason at all!"
"Gomen nasai Wufei! I just needed to ask you something!"
Managing to calm down somewhat, he clenched his teeth and glared at the image before
him. Not noticing the form now leaning in the doorframe of his room. "Well,
what is it?!"
A soft sigh escaped from Quatre's lips and he ran a hand through his hair. " I
just got off the phone with Lady Une." His eyes flickered back up to Wufei's again.
"Is it true that you're coming to New York?"
Wufei blinked. "Hai. We have a mission there.
"About?"
Frustration began to boil within his blood. How was he expected to remember
something that had involved paperwork? At three in the morning no less? "How
the hell should I know? Something about a weakling in isolation."
Quatre forced a smile on his face, trying to remain calm himself. "That's not
very specific Wufei."
"Winner, it's three o'clock in the damn morning! What do you really want!?"
A light tapping reached Wufei's ears and he realized that Quatre must have been
drumming his fingers on a surface where he was, as if considering something in
his mind. "It's just... nothing. Goodnight Wufei." The vid-phone went blank.
Wufei rolled his eyes and hung up as well, slamming the phone back on it's
cradle, glaring at it as if his gaze could reach Quatre. "Damnit Winner! You
call me and then don't tell me what's going on! It's... it's… an injustice that
you did that, and so early!"
"Mmmhmm." A new voice murmured from the back of the room. "And you know what's
even more of an injustice? That you had to wake me up as well with you're
cursing Fei-baka!"
He felt his shoulders tense, before he slowly turned around to be met with the
half amused, half extremely annoyed face of Musha. "You're awake."
"I can see you're developing a talent for stating the obvious."
"Very funny onna."
She laughed softly, before running a hand through her hair, which spilt over
her shoulders in a tangled mess. "Look, whatever Quatre really wanted to tell
us, we'll find out soon enough. We leave for New York tomorrow, remember?"
He nodded slowly, not looking away from Musha once. "Hai, you'd better get some
sleep then."
"Hai, I will. Goodnight Wufei." Turning around, she began to walk out of the
room.
He watched her go. "Goodnight Musha." He turned to return to his bed as well.
"Oh, and Wufei?"
"Hmm?"
She smiled sweetly. "If you ever wake me up like that again, I'll kill you." At
his shocked statement, she smirked before vanishing out of the room completely.
"Sweet dreams!"
***************
Quatre leaned heavily against the table where the vid-phone lay, resting all of
his weight upon his arms. "I shouldn't have called, it was rude to wake Wufei
up."
But, why had he called? He didn't know, it was almost an instinct, a reaction.
Had he come to rely upon his friends so much that he seeked their comfort
whenever he was even slightly upset?
Just then, something fell off of his nightstand, echoing throughout the small
hotel room and startling Quatre out of his thoughts. His gaze instantly
flickered over to discover the source of the sound.
And in his minds eye, he saw a divine figure standing before him. Whether it
was really there or merely a figment of his imagination, he didn't know. It
just, didn't seem relevant at the time.
The angel didn't move, she just stood their for a moment, smiling beautifully.
Her long blonde hair fanned out around her and her brown eyes leapt with untold
joy, as if they were seeing things and experiencing things that Quatre himself
couldn't even hope to realize.
And then she was gone, just like that. As if she had been no more than an
illusion, or fantasy.
"Nani?" Slowly, as if awaking from a trance. Quatre moved over to where the
illusion had been only moments before then silently picked up the picture that
the 'angel' had been standing over.
His eyes softened faintly. "I… must be going crazy." Tensei's smiling face
greeted him, frozen in time.
It had been when the two of them had 'gone on vacation' in a sense, during the
war. The two of them had been 'captured' by one of the traveling sales men
there, and had been forced to get their picture taken.
He hadn't intended on keeping it, but something about it had just seemed to
stand out to him, something he couldn't quite place. And so, he'd kept it.
"Tensei.....why did you have to leave? You left, so many people behind."
Absently, his fingers gently traced over her smiling features, as if the image
were a real person that he could somehow reach, and bring back to life.
Maybe that was why he'd kept this picture. Her face had seemed truly happy. In
times of war, such expressions so rarely graced the features of people who had
lived and loved in the bloodshed of battle.
Here though, here, in this single image, frozen in time, she seemed like any
other young woman should be.
Happy.
"That's why I kept it Tensei." Slowly standing up again, he set the picture
tenderly back on his dresser. "You're smile, was by far more beautiful than an
angel's."
*****************
"Don't tell me you're afraid!"
"I'm not!"
"Then why are you clutching the seat like that onna?"
"...Shut up Fei-baka!"
Wufei chuckled before shaking his head and leaning back in his seat, watching
Musha through amused black eyes. "You were a Gundam pilot, was hurled above the
earth and in space and speeds far beyond sound, and yet you're afraid of flying
in an airplane!?"
Musha narrowed her eyes, refusing to even so much as tilt her head sideways.
Her eyes remaining glued to the back of the seat in front of her. "When
piloting a Gundam, I'm in control, I know what to expect, I made sure that
Stars Fury was functioning properly. Here, I have none of that!"
"So, you're afraid, ne onna?"
"I am not afraid! And don't call me that!"
Wufei sighed and shut his eyes, letting himself relax into the seat. "So,
you're going to stay like that for the entire flight?"
"Hai! Besides, it's far more interesting watching the stewardess hand out the
food than it is looking out the window!"
"...It's a thirty hour flight Musha."
Her eyes widened with shock and her head shot around to stare at Wufei in
disbelief. "NANI!? You're joking!" Suddenly, her head snapped back around to
the front of the airplane again, as if suddenly realizing that she had just turned
her head.
Smiling faintly, Wufei reached over and covered the window by his face. "It
won't be that bad Musha, the flight will be over before you know it." Reaching
forward, he began to rummage around in the bag that had been given to them at
the start of the flight.
"It will be over before I know it! Ha ha...funny joke Wufei. Thirty hours don't
just fly by! This is going to drag on and-"
She was cut off abruptly as a pair of headphones were placed over her ears, and
soft music began to drift through them. Her jaw dropped faintly and she turned
her head, to come face to face with Wufei. Violet meeting black for not the
first time, and most certainly not the last. "Nani? Wufei."
He lifted one of the earphones so they could understand each other. "Just shut
you're eyes and listen to the music ne? The flight will be over soon." With
that said, he allowed the earphones to once again clamp around her ears, before
turning and flipping through a book that he'd brought with him.
Musha stared at him in shock. He wasn't going to rub it in that she was afraid,
or gloat about how he was able to handle it?
'I guess.' She thought quietly, a faint smile spreading across her
features. 'That everyone can surprise you.'
Without a word, she rest her head on Wufei's shoulder and shut her eyes,
letting herself recover the sleep that was lost to her because of Quatre last
night.
So she didn't notice the strangely tranquil statement on Wufei's face as she
did that, nor did she notice the ever so faint blush upon his features.
************
"You're seasick?"
Duo sat down and rested his head between his knee's, nodding his head ever so
slightly.
" I don't believe this! The mighty Duo is actually sick!" Elizabeth put her
hand out and leaned against the wall, her hair fluttering in the ever-constant
sea breeze. "And here I thought that nothing could affect you, sexy."
Duo held up one finger "I will respond to that, as soon as the world stops
spinning."
Shaking his head, Quatre shifted his gaze to the gray ocean, the wind blowing
his hair out of his troubled eyes, giving him a perfect view of the world
before him.
Seagulls swooped and dove, as if participating in some secret dance that people
couldn't understand. The waves gently lapped at the side of the boat as the
rays of the setting sun reflected upon them.
'It's so strange he reflected quietly, narrowing his eyes as if trying
to see something upon the horizon. 'No one even remembers anymore. It's as
if the war has been erased from everyone's mind. Leaving only those who lost
someone, to remember. Or those who are lost.'
He turned his head and
slowly began to walk to the front of the ship. "It's only a breath, that
separates those that are here now, and those that are lost."
Soft footsteps greeted his ears and, hesitantly, a form stepped into his field
of view, leaning against the front of the ship, as he was doing now. "Is
something wrong Quatre-san?"
"No." He didn't so much as glance her way for a moment, he just continued
staring, saying nothing.
Renee bit her lip and leaned over the bow of the ship, watching the water crash
against the front as it cut through the waves. What was she doing here?
Elizabeth had somehow talked her into coming on another date, but why was she
here, with the one person that she wanted to avoid more than anyone else?
Elizabeth was a good friend, she really was, even if she didn't seem to
understand anything half of the time.
She had no right to go back on her promises, or to try and live Renee's life
for her. It was Renee's life. Her mistakes, opportunities, chances, joys,
sorrows, all of them were her experiences, her memories! All of them! She was
here to find herself, and to live her life on her own, her way! Elizabeth just
didn't seem to understand that.
Still, it was true that Elizabeth had dragged her on ANOTHER date, but, she
could have still easily avoided Quatre. Why was she here?
"Miss Renee" Quatre's soft voice sliced through her thoughts, bringing her back
to reality.
"Yes?"
He paused. "What were you doing during the war?"
Renee involuntarily froze, her fingers clenching the railing. She couldn't talk
about this! Not now, not yet. She was trying to escape that... "The war?"
"Yes?" He turned to look at her, his eyes searching her own, and Renee felt a
chill pass through her. It felt as if he was inspecting her, as if he could
look into her soul and find out every truth about her being.
She sighed softly and bowed her head. "I'm sorry, Quatre, but, I..."
"You won't tell me?"
"No, I just… can't talk about this...right now. Not yet... I'm sorry." She
looked up again, her entire statement placid, but beneath all of that there was
a twinge of desperation. "Please try to understand that..."
His eyes flickered then he nodded. "I'm sorry, Renee, I shouldn't have upset
you."
It felt to Quatre as if two things were fighting for control within him. One
was set to find out why Renee felt so familiar to him, who or what she reminded
him of, while the other just wanted to leave her alone, not just for herself
but for him as well. For he was afraid that if he starting searching her for
answers, he would find some deep, hidden secret that he would regret
discovering.
A small trembling smile spread across her face. "Thank you... did you… loose
someone in the war, Quatre?"
"Yes." He murmured, as if lost within memories. "Someone that... was very close
to my heart." He placed a hand over his heart, his eyes distant. "I ... wish
she was here, to see this." he gestured to the sea. "Hiiro and Relena with
their child, the smiles on the peoples faces, the peace she helped to ensure."
"I-I'm sure...that she knows Quatre." Renee looked away, unsure of what to say
and feeling a faint blush spread across her cheeks.
"Hey Love Birds!"
Two sets of eyes swerved to be met with a frantically waving Elizabeth in the
distance. "Hey! Hate to interrupt your moment, but the trips over! We're
pulling into port!" She stepped back and looked at the now green Duo with a
raised eyebrow. "Not a moment to soon either."
Quatre's eyes widened and he glanced down at his watch. "That's right!" Turning
his gaze to the fast approaching shore, he ran a hand through his wind blown
hair. "I said that I'd meet them at this port."
"Wait a minute..." Renee also turned her gaze to the shore, feeling fear begin
to surface within her blood. "They?"
***********************
Musha yawned loudly, leaning against the wall and looking as if she was about
to fall asleep right there. "Someone tell me who invented time zones so I can
go and kill them."
"Hmm?" Wufei looked behind him and smirked faintly. "If it were otherwise the
sun would be setting at seven in the morning tomorrow"
She blinked her sleepy violet eyes and shook her head. "Wufei, I haven't slept
in thirty hours, don't try and teach me about time zones right now."
He chuckled again and shook his head. "Baka onna."
"I heard that!"
"Matte!" Wufei looked ahead, breaking up the potential argument. "I see him."
"Thank Kami." Musha forced herself to step away from her wall support and step
next to Wufei. "Maybe we can actually get some sleep now!"
Wufei just shook his head as the head of platinum blonde hair could be seen
moving in the crowd until Quatre could be seen standing right in front of him.
"Gomen nasai Wufei, Musha-san. We just got off of the boat..."
"It's about time you got here Quatre."
muttered Musha, glaring through her long bangs. "It's... an injustice
that you're keeping us awake!"
"Hey Musha-babe!" Duo grinned as he stepped into view, no longer the pale green
color, his eyes twinkling with mirth. "You 'ought to stop hanging around Wu-man
so much! He's rubbing off of you!"
"Don't call me that!" Musha blinked and then flushed faintly realizing that
both her and Wufei had said that at the same time.
Duo laughed. "See!"
"So these are the famous Wufei and Musha that I've heard so much about."
Elizabeth smiled slyly and stepped next to Duo, before whispering into his ear
"You're right, they do make a cute couple."
Quartre shook his head, noticing the obvious discomfort of both Musha and
Wufei. "As I said, I'm sorry that I'm late. The boat ride was longer than I
expected it to be. You already know Duo demo, this is Elizabeth, a friend of
Renee's and Duo's."
Wufei raised an eyebrow. "Boat?"
Flushing faintly, Quatre sighed. "Hai, it was some sort of club, and I went
there with-"
"A CLUB!?" Musha gawked at Quatre in disbelief, all of her exhaustion
forgotten. "A club... you, as in a date?"
Before Quatre could respond, Duo jumped in, slinging a arm over Quatre's
shoulder. "Hai! Q-man here has been going on a few dates with Renee!" He
grinned again. "What about you two? Have you gone on a date yet? You've only
been living together for two years! Don't tell me you're to weak to ask her
Wu-man!"
"Wait a minute." Musha held up a hand, not noticing Wufei's embarrassment and
totally ignoring Duo. "You're dating, Quatre? Already? I mean...someone other
than... Tensei?"
"Look, can we please talk about business?" Quatre's voice came out quickly, as
if trying to cover something up. But sorrow and guilt flickered in the depths
of his eyes.
Musha stared at him in shock, her statement darkening with anger. "I thought...
the two of you shared a stronger bond than that..."
"Musha..."
"Hey!" Elizabeth looked around. "Where's Renee?"
***************
She ran, willing her legs to go faster and paying no heed to the burning in her
lungs and legs. She had a chance to get away and she was as sure as hell going
to take it!
***************
Wufei paused before entering, casting a quick glance to Musha who was standing
right behind him. "Are you sure you want to go in-"
"Hai!" She snapped, eyes hardening. She'd been that way ever since they'd
spoken with Quatre last night. "I can handle it."
The two of them stepped inside, none of them showing their obvious discomfort
or uncertainty. Although, Wufei was making sure to stay a step or two in front
of Musha, as if trying to protect her.
As they past, an officer looked up and nodded. Without so much as a word, he
pushed a button and opened a heavily locked door, allowing the two of them to
enter into the darkened room. In the
center sat a man, not moving. Just, sitting there, muttering to himself.
"This is the person we're suppose to question." Wufei looked at the person
before them, his face disgusted. "We'll be lucky to get so much as a name out
of him."
Just then, he looked up, his eyes wild. "You shouldn't whisper! 'Cause I can
hear everything you say!"
He lay back on the floor and said in a singsong voice. "I know everything!"
"Right." Musha murmured, her eyes finally adjusting to the dark. "Do you know
who we are then?"
"Of course!" He sat up again and pointed a twisted finger at Musha. "You're the
murderer! Samantha Ling!"
