The Garden: Part 1

Yes I am back in action! It took me a while but I finally thought of an idea to get a story going! I hope you enjoy it. Yes I know it's short, but it's good enough to get things going. Enjoy!

It was a boring, rainy day at Starwind and Hawking. No one had called in for assistance, no one even walked passed the place. It was just a stupid, humdrum day.

"I just don't understand why you left Sazuka. Things aren't the same without you. I miss you guys" said Melfina on the phone.

"Listen Melfina, it's nothing against you. Gene and I just don't get along and I don't think we ever will. After the Gallactic Leyline I had no intensions of staying anyway. Aisha left because of Gene too, besides the fact that we simply could not afford her eating habits. It just wasn't meant to be" replied Sazuka.

Melfina sighed and said, "He's so sweet to me, I don't understand how he can be mean to you. Are you sure you just took him the wrong way? After all we have been through I can't believe this is happening. Everything is falling apart. I just wish everybody would get along with each other again" Melfina exclaimed.

"Melfina, I know you're upset right now but everything will turn out ok. This was all for the best. Trust me" Sazuka said calmly.

"You're so wise Sazuka. I wish I was as optimistic as you are. Maybe you're right, I guess things will get better" Melfina said.

There was a pause and then Sazuka said, "Yes Melfina, everything will be fine. I will continue to call so I know what's going on but if you need anything you can always call me. I have to go. I'm meeting Aisha at the mall. I will talk to you soon. Goodbye for now."

"Bye" Melfina replied.

Melfina hung up the phone and sat on her bed. She thought about Gene and what he could have possibly done to make two of her closest friends leave her. He was so sincere to her. Was there something he was hiding from her? Has he always been rude to them behind her back? Sure he joked around, but did he really mean it? All these questions were left unanswered inside her mind. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Hey Mel I kinda over heard you talking to Sazuka and I wanna explain what happened and why she left. I know it's bothering you and I don't want their lies to give you the wrong idea" said Gene.

"Lies? What are you talking about?" asked Melfina.

He sat next to her and said, "Listen Mel, some people just aren't meant to be friends or even be in the same room with each other. There isn't any chemistry and if people without chemistry hang out with each other too long, bad things can happen so we nipped this problem in the bud and that's why Sazuka and Aisha moved out."

"Gene that made absolutely no sense. Now please tell me what really happened" Melfina replied.

Gene nervously grinned and said, "Well, about a month ago I was walking in the park. Then I saw Aisha and Sazuka walking into the woods. It looked kinda kinky, ya know two girls going off into the bushes so I decidecd to follow them and well they wound up walking into this open garden. It was full of beautiful, exotic flowers that I have never seen before and then out of no where this beastly figure came out of the shrubbery and met up with them. I dodged behind the bushes and listened to what this character had to say to them. It turns out that Aisha and Sazuka both worked for him and were planning to take over Starwind and Hawking. They wanted to destroy the building and kill all of us, even you Melfina. I couldn't let that happen so that's why I told them later on to back off otherwise I would blow them off the planet with my caster gun. That's really why they left. I'm sorry I lied before but I didn't think you would believe me. Now we are safe and that's all that matters."

Melfina sat in silence as she absorbed all of what was said. She couldn't believe that two of her dearest friends would do such a thing to her. They had so many memories together. Deep in her heart she felt something was wrong. She knew they wouldn't do such a thing to her and the others. They were friends for life and nothing would ever come between them. She had to investigate this garden and see what dark secrets it kept even if it could put her life in danger. She had to find out herself what was going on and get to the bottom of this problem before it was too late.

"Gene, I believe you but I think we should check out his garden and see what we can find. I don't think Sazuka and Aisha would do such a thing unless something evil had forced them to. I just have this feeling that something bad is going to happen and it won't go away. Just please come with me to this garden. I'll feel a lot better" Melfina said softly.

"Alright, but let's go tomorrow morning. It's starting to get dark and besides I have other things on my mind at the moment" Gene said suggestively.

Melfina looked at Gene confused but then he kissed her deeply and she realized what he wanted. She grinned and turned out the lights. Soon the sun would rise again in the morning and their adventure in the garden would soon begin.