The Unknown Dragon Slayer 14
I looked down at my new uniform. I felt so right. But I felt like I had just betrayed my best friend, which I actually had. What was the promise about? Why couldn't I touch Dilandau? And why did he have to stay away from me. But something in me told my mind that I would know when I was supposed to.
Someone knocked on the wood of the tent that I was in. "Yeah," I said, looking at the uniform again.
"Tora," I head Dallet say. I looked up and smiled at him, and he smiled back. "So, you're able to become a dragon slayer again," he said looking at the outfit.
"Yeah," I said smiling and walking up to him. I gave him a high five. We laughed and Dilandau walked in. Dallet stud next to me and we both stud up straight. Dilandau nodded and we relaxed.
"Tora?" he asked.
"Dilandau-sama," I said, and looked at him.
"Dallet, you're dismissed," He said, and his eyes never left me. Dallet walked out of the tent and I could here him giggling a bit. "Tora, I know that I probably shouldn't have done that in the other tent or in the woods," He said, "So I'm going to stop, you're a soldier now," he said. I bowed and my hair fell over my shoulder. "Come on, we're training, I want to make sure you haven't lost your talent," He said, and walked out. I followed him.
When I walked out Gatti walked over to me. "You know that I was just kidding before, right?" He asked looking at me. I nodded and he sighed. "I was just making sure that they didn't do anything to you while you were gone," He said.
"Riiight," I said in a playful tone. "Nah, it's okay," I said, and held out my hand. He slapped it and smiled, I smiled back. I felt to right here. I was always uncomfortable with Van or Allen, and sometimes even Laura. But, here, surrounded by soldiers and an officer, I felt comfortable. Working people, that didn't have other's do things for them.
We made a circle around Dilandau-sama and people kept giving me high fives and saying how cool or great it was that I was back. It was so awesome.
"Now, because Tora's back, we're going to play a game. Gatti, you can start, just like always. You remember this? He picks someone and they fight, then whoever wins pick someone else, remember?" he asked. We all shouted an affirmative, and I couldn't help but smile.
Gatti stepped into the middle of the circle, and looked at me. "Since Tora's back, I pick her," he said. I smiled and stepped in. I drew my sword and he did the same. I gave a sly smile, and he did the same. We got into our fighting stances and when he attacked I was behind him and had his ram behind his back and my blade across his neck.
"Ya give?" I asked. The fight had lasted a whole two seconds. If it wasn't shorter. Gatti walked away putting his sword back. "Okay, Miguel," I said, and he walked forward.
He was confidant, and he should be. Well, maybe he shouldn't. I was all ready in my fighting stance by the time he had his sword out. And when he attacked I blocked. I jumped out of the way while he swung again. I attacked him, and hit his sword so hard that it was sent flying from his grasp.
Miguel smiled and whispered, "Welcome back Tora," As he walked away to retrieve his sword. I looked up at Dilandau-sama and saw he was smiling.
Well, I fought everyone accept Dilandau, and he was walking out to get his sword ready, but we never had a chance to fight.
And explosion the middle of where we were standing and Suddenly I was protecting myself from fire and someone trying to remove my head.
"Damn it!" I yelled, pushing them back. I attacked and knocked them out. I saw the one who fell to the ground was one of Allen's men. 'Good thing I didn't kill him then,' I thought and went to Find Dilandau and the other Dragon Slayers.
I could here swords clashing and people screaming in pain. Then, I heard someone calling my name.
"Tora! Tora where are you?!" They yelled. As the smoke cleared, I saw it was Laura. I was about to run to her, but I remembered my decision. For her to see me in this uniform would make her upset.
In stead I turned around and blocked an attack from a familiar looking blond.
"Allen!" I yelled, holding my sword strong.
"Tora?!" He yelled. He brought back his sword and looked at me. "You did it again," he said.
"I wanted to become a Dragon Slayer again!" I yelled over the shouts of pain and the crackling fire.
"You betrayed us again," he said, and attacked me with his sword.
"I know I did!" I yelled, and attacked him back. "I like being a slayer! I love being a slayer!" I shouted.
"How can you?!" He asked as he tried to get my legs out from under me.
"You have to work! It's not everyone serving you and giving you whatever you want!" I shouted jumping over a swipe that was ment for my knees. "It's work! I'm comfortable here!" I screamed, and slashed his sleeve.
He looked at it and attacked me full force. I was sent tumbling back, and as I brought my sword up I stopped his from cutting my neck and sending my head Rolling.
"I'm not going back!" I yelled. "I don't want to!"
"You have to! You're the reason that we're here!" he screamed.
"Oh where have I heard that before?!" I asked the furry burning up inside me. "I heard what you were saying! Last night with Van!" I said, attacking him and slashing his leg.
"What are you talking about?!" He yelled.
"You were going to come and attack Dilandau-sama and the Dragon Slayers anyway!" I screamed, and he made a slit in my skirt.
"That's a lie! We never said anything like that!" he screamed.
"You're right! 'We' didn't say anything! You did!" I shouted.
"Give up on it Tora!" he yelled.
"Before when I was a Slayer you and Van said that you were coming for me, and you weren't! You were coming for the medicine that you used on me!" I shouted again.
"Get real Tora! That was then!" He yelled, and I spun around to block an attack from one of his men.
"This time is no different! Only now you're not looking for drugs! Now you're just here to kill all of us!" I yelled, knocking out his soldier, and turning back to him I cut his arm again.
Finally I didn't have to worry about him anymore as one of the tents polls came crashing down and separating us.
I turned away and started looking for the other Dragon Slayers. I called for them but no one showed. 'Is it possible that they won? Can it be that there are no more and I'm the only one left?' I asked myself quietly. But I was wrong. I saw Dilandau running toward something. I looked to see what it was, and I saw Laura still calling for me.
"Laura...." I said to myself, and watched her cough out the black smoke that was probably filling her lungs. I looked back at Dilandau and saw that he was pulling out his sword. "Laura! Laura!" I shouted, but she couldn't here me.
I started running to her, and saw that as she was turning around, Dilandau hid. I narrowed my eyes from the smoke and ran faster. I was to the side of her. and Dilandau couldn't see me.
As he charged, so did I. I wasn't going to let him kill her. She was my only friend that was actually from Earth. And I felt a special connection to her.' "Don't you DARE DILANDAU!" I yelled as I jump in front of her blocking his attack that would have split her head down the Middle with my sword.
"Tora! What are you doing?!" He yelled.
"You can Kill anyone else but leave Laura alone!" I yelled, my sword shaking from the pressure he was putting on it.
"I'm going to Kill you unless you move away right now!" he shouted.
"Fine! Just as long as she doesn't get hurt!" I screamed. I was willing to give up my life, as long as she was okay. I would think of it as my payment back to her.
"Tora......" I could hear Laura saying from behind me. I wasn't wavering my look on Dilandau's eyes. I saw his eyes flicker, and a feeling I haven't had in a while came rushing up on me.
"Don't!" I yelled, and kicked Dilandau away. He stumbled back, and as he did I swung around to the back of Laura, and stopped Viole from stabbing his sword through her back. I hit him on the side of the head with my sword and he fell to the ground.
I ran back to the front of Laura as Dilandau was there, but I didn't get my sword up in time.
"Tora!" I could here Laura yell as I slumped to the ground. No, Dilandau's sword hadn't killed me, if it had then how is it that I'm writing this? It pierced my shoulder.
"Tora....." Dilandau said. I landed on my knees, and Dilandau fell down next to me. He pulled out his sword, and my hand flew to the wound.
It seemed as if everything had stopped. The people fighting were now watching, and it was like even the fire couldn't make a noise it was so shocked.
"Tora... Tora you...." Laura said, sitting down next to me. I looked over at her.
"Are you okay Laura?" I asked. She nodded and I could see tears streaking her cheeks.
"Tora, you idot," Dilandau said. I looked over at him, and I could have sworn that I saw tears in his eyes. I gave a slight smile to show that I was okay, and I collapsed.
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I woke in a room. Duh in a room, but, I was on a bed. I opened my eyes, and looked around. There was a sink, and needles.
"The medical bay," I said, and tried to sit up, but the pin crippled my arm. "Agh! Oh, ouch, that hurts," I said, gripping my shoulder. Then I realized that some of my shirt was missing. From the middle of my shoulder up was gone. "Huh, guess they had to remove it so that they could work on my arm," I said, using my stomach muscles to make myself sit up right. Just then Viole walked into the room.
"Ah, you woke up earlier then I though," he said, and walked over to me. "But what would I have expected? You're always proving me wrong somehow," He said, and smiled at me. He took my hand and started pulling it away from my arm. When I made it clear I didn't want him to he sighed. "Tora, I need to make sure that it's healing correctly. I can't do that if I can't see it," he said, and again tried to take me hand away, I finally looked away and let him look at it.
"So?" I asked as he took off the bandage.
"Well, it's defiantly healing, and it's pretty clean, but...." he said, trailing off.
"But what?" I asked, looking back at him.
"Well, some of the sword broke off in your arm, and, well, it ripped open a few major veins in your shoulder," He said, and didn't look at me. My eyes twitched.
"So, you're saying I might die of Blood loss?" I asked. He looked away and I looked down cursing under my breath. "Well, don't worry," I looked up, then added as he looked back at me. "I'm tough, remember? I'll get through it," I said. He smiled and nodded.
"Tora?" I heard someone asking. I looked and Saw Dilandau.
"Dilandau-sama," I said, and bowed my head, as did Viole. The rules weren't as strict in the medical part of the Zibach fortress.
"Dismissed Viole," Dilandau said.
"Sir," he said, and walked out quickly. But when he did, he left my arm and the wound uncovered, and when he did, my hand flew up to protect it. One reason, I didn't want it to start bleeding again, and another reason, I didn't want Dilandau to see it.
"Tora, I didn't mean to get you," he said, walking up to me. I looked away. I was angry at him, he tried to kill Laura even after I told him to leave her alone. "Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stab you," he said again.
"No, I know, but you tried to murder Laura even after I told you to stay away from her," I said, and glared back at him. He seemed a little shocked.
"She was the enemy!" He said in defense.
"So?!" I yelled back. "You did something even though I asked you not to! And you knew that it would upset me! I told you I would protect her even if it ment Killing myself! Look what happened because you didn't believe me!" I shouted.
"I'm the commanding officer! I'll do what I please!" He shouted. I didn't want to hear about how he could do whatever he wanted. I slapped him. I slapped him hard.
"Have you NO RESPECT!?!" I yelled. His head was sent back and to my right. I jumped down from the table, but when I did that, and when I slapped him I used my bad arm.
"Tora...." He said, putting his hand on his face. "I'm..... I'm sorry," he said. His voice shook a little. I suddenly felt really guiltily for hitting him so hard. I looked down.
"What happened to Laura after I blacked out?" I asked.
"Folken came and took her away, he has her right now," he said. My head shot up.
"What is he doing?! What does he need her for?!" I asked.
"I can't say," he said. looking away.
"Dilandau! It's the least you could do!" I yelled. He looked back and sighed.
"He's using her as bait for the Dragon, Van," he said. My eyes opened wide.
"Where is she?" I asked. I didn't even realize the blood starting to trickle down my arm.
"Down the hall, on the 6th door to the right," he said. I set out into a run, I didn't trust Folken, and I wasn't going to let them use her for bait to get Van. I bashed on the door when I came to it.
"Laura! Laura are you in there?!" I shouted through the mettle door.
"Tora!? Tora help me!" She yelled back. I recognized the room as my own. I punched in the code and the door opened. Folken was sitting in a chair looking at me and Laura was tried to the wall.
"Folken! How dare you!" I yelled, and ran to help Laura. But, there's always a but, he was right there as soon as I left the light poring into the room. "Agh!" I said through gritted teeth as he shoved me up against the wall. "Let me go!" I shouted, and tried to push him away, but the pain shot through my arm and It felt like jello.
"Tora.... how nice of you to join us..." he said his eyes lingering along my face and his hands gripping my shoulders tightly, and my blood started trickling down onto his hand. He gave me a wicked smile.
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