Well, that was quick, ne? I'll be too, takes place after the fight with the
Time D. and after hearing really perturbing facts about Kid and Serge from
the Chrono Trigger Char. So, enjoy.
~~ At Peace
"One Prism dagger lads."
Serge was handed the object as Kid grumbled something like 'over expensive' giving Zappa the money they owed.
Saying a final thank you, they made there way out of 'Smithy's' as Kid grumbled some more, counting what was left of the money and putting it back in it's pouch. Serge was still admiring the dagger.
"Well let's get a move on."
"Dammit you would think they could make em a little cheaper?! We had to go through all the work of actually bringin' him shiny materials, besides the fact that we bought the stupid hammer for him AND brought his other self to teach him how to make em. and he charges us like we're some freakin millionaires?!"
"Yeah but we really don't have much of a choice. it's not like any of us can make em."
"Oh yeah sure! What are you complaining about? You got two bloody Elanizers! Serge's got his Masamune and me? I got a crappy stone dagger!"
"denadorite"
"Whatever!"
Glenn smiled nervously holding up his arms defensively. Obviously, Kid was not the type to drag herself lazily around everywhere when she was tired. Like himself. They hadn't slept last night. maybe it was the fact that they were fighting the unreal form of the Time devourer. They had reached Oppasa beach, and spoke with the ghost of three children, revealing very perturbing facts about Kid and Serge. He was as quiet as usual, and Kid was in one of the foulest moods he had ever seen, what freaked him out is that she hadn't said anything the whole way from the beach to Termina, even Serge looked worried about her. but then that wasn't anything unusual.
They reached the entrance of Termina and Kid grabbed her dagger from Serge's hands.
"Sorry Serge but I don't like goin out anywhere unarmed."
"Um." he stopped at the first step and they both turned to look at him.
"What?" asked Kid
"Where. do we plan to go now?" he asked back
Kid looked at him a bit confused, "Um. in case you forgot. there's something in the centre of the earth eating our time and our planet. you know it just occurred to me that maybe. we should stop it, but heck! That's just me! I guess I'm just giving it too much importance."
Glenn raised his eyebrows. She was even snapping at Serge.
"I didn't mean we shouldn't do something about this. you know we are, but would it be wise to go in the state we're in? we haven't slept in more than a day, we need more elements, our star count is low from having used summons, we haven't told anyone about this, and I... we need a little time. to, think things over."
Kid looked back at him with an expressionless face, she could see him silently pleading with his eyes and understood that he was right. she had gotten news so shocking, that. it literally changed her perspective of. everything. herself, her life, even Serge. only he wasn't the kind to lock away his emotions and leave them, like she did. he needed to get things out to be at peace. She sighed and walked up the steps, then took a right and entered the inn. Glenn and Serge walked in behind her.
"Thanks." he whispered to her
"Just get in the room." She said stopping at the reception.
~~
"Where are you going?" asked Kid as Glenn approached the door of their room
"I can't stand the silence in here. besides I have to go up to Viper Manor and explain everything."
"But it's dark already."
"If I see it's too late to come back, I'll just stay the night over there, if not I should be back in about an hour." He tightened the belt with his Elanizers and began to exit the room, then turned back at the confused couple "You two. should talk. it would do you good." He finished as he finally turned and left.
Kid looked at the door for a while, before deciding to take off her gloves and continue to fiddle with her dagger, like she had been doing all afternoon. She knew Serge wanted to speak with her, with anyone actually, but she wasn't good at telling people her problems, less at listening to someone else's.
"Kid."
'Damn.' it seemed that he was just waiting for Glenn to leave, and probably Glenn knew it.
"Yeah?"
"How are you doing?"
"I. don't get ya."
Serge sat up on his bed, then went over to hers, sitting by her side playing with the cover's loose threads. "You know what I mean. after what we heard at Opassa beach toda--"
"I'm fine Serge. something like that ain't gonna rip me apart. I'm not like you."
She heard the words too late to stop them, and felt helpless to her own rage towards herself. That was all she needed to improve her mood. He just sat silently beside her, as her guilt ate away at her for a while, before she felt him get up.
"Sorry to have bothered you." he said dryly walking towards the door
She let her shoulders drop and gave a frustrated sigh "Serge." she called to him
"Look I understand if you'd rather let your problems eat you from the inside, but you're right, I'm not like you. and would actually like to solve this now, all I needed was a person to listen but you've made it quite clear that I won't find it in you." He said turning to the door again
"I solve my problems in me own way, and that doesn't concern you, it would actually do you good to keep yer nose out of peoples lives. You didn't even let me say something before getting all mad at me!" she yelled getting up and walking toward him
"You said all you needed to say. I understood, and anyway if I minded 'my own business' like you say. you would probably be dead right now."
Her eyes widened in shock as Serge realized he had gone too far. He didn't see anything but a clenched fist before he staggered back clutching his left cheek. He hadn't expected anything less from Kid, if she could do more damage than a slap, she would. But what he got he deserved.
She stood there staring at the floor and literally shaking form rage. 'how dare he?!' How dare he say something like that to her?! Nobody asked him to do what he did! Nobody wanted his help, she had been getting along just fine without him. She had done a good job of taking care of herself! She wasn't helpless! Her jaw clenched and her fist tightened so much her nails began to dig into her skin.
"You should have just let me die then." she whispered through clenched teeth.
She felt her eyes sting and jerked in surprise. 'no!' she wasn't going to cry for something as stupid as this! She promised herself she would never cry again, not since that night. ten years ago, when she also cried for him, but she would never do it again. Much less in front of him. No. she could take care of herself. she would prove Serge wrong. She didn't need him. he was wrong. She wasn't weak. She could take care of herself!
"Kid!" he yelled after her.
She turned to run out of the room when a rough glove closed around her wrist. She pulled hard.
"Let me go! Don't you understand I want to get away from you?!" she pulled harder and with a sudden movement brought her free hand back to hit him again. He raised his free hand and caught her fist inches from his face.
"Kid. I. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say ---"
"What? That I'm pathetic and useless? Obviously you were just trying to get that out of your system so you could feel better right? isn't that how you deal with your problems?"
"Kid."
"No one asked you to do it. if I was too weak to save myself then you just should have left me to die,"
"Kid."
"It all goes back to the law of the jungle. survival of the fittest. you should know I'm worthless if I can't stand up for myself."
"Dammit Kid listen to me!"
she stopped her resistance against him and froze on the spot, too shocked to do anything. She had never heard him curse, or yell for that matter. It was totally out of his personality.
"I just want you to listen to me." he said calmer this time.
She didn't want to look at him, yet inevitably her eyes found their way to his. They pleaded her, begged her to stop. his eyes were the most expressive feature about him, and right now they were almost crying for her.
She growled and cursed herself for being so susceptive, but finally, gave in and relaxed her muscles.
"Let me go please."
he hesitated a bit before finally loosening his fingers as she pulled her hand away and went to sit on her bed, her face turned way from him.
"I'm sorry. I was just, hurt at the moment. and I guess I hurt you too without knowing."
Kid looked down at the bed sheets as he continued "I never meant to say you were weak. You know you aren't. and you're right about me. if I had minded my own business you wouldn't have been in all those horrible situations in the first place. It's always my fault. I'm the one who's always stupid enough to put you through them to begin with, if it weren't for me your problems wouldn't be this complicated, and you would be able to get out of them yourself. but ever since you met me, I've been the one to put you through danger over and over again, therefore I'm the one who is obligated to save you."
"Nice to know I'm a burden. I've always told you to forget about me when I'm useless. I don't want to be your obligation."
"No, no. you have it all wrong, even if everything that has happened to you hadn't been my fault. I would still give anything for you. don't you see? You're not my burden. I'm yours."
"What in God's name are you talking about?" she asked getting up from her bed and over to where he was.
"How dumb are you?" she asked. he was at loss of words. She sighed, not waiting for his reply
"Serge. If I could repeat history, if I could have a second chance at life. I would do everything as I did before since the day I met you. I wouldn't trade you for anything. and would give anything for you. And where. the devils do you get the idiotic idea that everything that happens to me is your fault? Have you really been thinking that since. since when? The Hydra poison?"
"It was my fault."
her brows knotted and she shook her head. "I should punch you again. Serge, it was me who wanted to sneak up to Viper Manor, it was me who decided to take Riddel hostage, me who didn't listen when we were off to fight Lynx in Mt. Pyre, me who was weak enough to be brainwashed. I was the one who wanted the Frozen Flame no matter what, I was the one falling into my own past. Me."
Serge shook his head, but Kid continued "If anything." she sighed "You're right. I would be dead if not for you. I guess. you could say, I don't like owing nothin' and I owe you more than my life."
"You don't owe me anything, I was simply paying you back for what I did to you."
"Dammit Serge have you been listening to me at all? You did nothing, to put me in danger, it was not your fault. I wouldn't be mad at myself if it were."
"You're to hard on yourself."
"Yeah well my whole life has been hard on me."
"That's why you deserve some protection and care once in a while. if you were only willing accept it."
She looked up, as blue stared into blue then sighed and went to sit on her bed, after a few seconds she looked up to him expectantly.
"Well. didn't you want to talk?" she said looking at the bed.
~~
"And do you believe it?" he asked
"I don't want to. and. I can't know if it's a lie. just like I don't have any proof that it ain't true."
She sighed and looked down at her fists. Wasn't he the one who was supposed to be talking? He did for a while, getting out what she suspected he would be talking about. she simply listened, not really knowing what to say to that, but about an hour back they had come across the Schala theme. and well.
"It really doesn't have much importance." he said
"Not much importance? Serge do you realize if it's true I. I have no identity. I have no body or life of my own. I'm a copy of someone else. someone else's essence."
"That's not true. I can guaranty you that try as hard as I might, go as far as it is humanly possible, I will never. find someone, I... lo--... care for, as much as you."
She thought for a moment. he was such a sweet boy, he would do or say anything to make her feel at peace, but. she wasn't. he said, care for.? Her gaze turned to his soft blue eyes.
Then she turned away again, there was more than, 'care' in those eyes. she knew it, every bloody person they had met knew it. but, did he know? If he did, then why didn't he say anything? He did just say he cared for her more than anyone else, but, there were three little words that meant more than that.
No. Just as well, they were going into a battle tomorrow they might not come out of, and it would be painfully terrible if he said something, that. would make her feel even closer to him than she already was... and then not be able to be together ever again.
"Kid."
She turned at her name, only to find his gaze upon his own gloves. He seemed to think a bout it for a while before finally deciding to look up at her. She was bit surprised to see a soft tinge of pink in his tanned cheeks and not knowing why, she felt her face burn as well. He wasn't going to.
"I've been meaning. to tell you something."
She frowned. A week ago hearing what he was about to say would have made her the happiest person in the world, but that was before. she didn't know the reason of her pessimism, but she knew something was going to happen tomorrow, something that would make his words very painful to hear. Something that would tear them apart. again.
"Kid. I... I--"
"Don't." she said softer than a whisper.
At first Serge thought he was imagining things, he looked up to her sad eyes and forced smile, confused to say the least.
"Please. just, wait till tomorrow kay? After we've done what we have to do, what if something should happen and."
he placed a hand over hers interrupting her.
"Nothing is going to happen. I promise."
"You make too much promises ya can't keep."
"I will keep it, I can if you can."
She looked up at his sincere sapphire eyes and smiled. He was right, maybe, things wouldn't turn out so bad. She gave small sigh
"It's late." he observed
"Looks like Glenn decided to stay the night over."
unidentifiable noises were heard in the wall to the other room in the inn. Serge smiled down at Kid and gave her hand a squeeze, then got of to head towards his own bed. She held him back with pink cheeks.
"Could you. stay with me tonight?" she asked answering his silent question.
He blushed looking down at her.
"Not like that you pervert." she blushed as well, then turned to her bed again. "I just. don't want." she gave a deep sigh and let his hand go, settling back down on her bed. "Nah, it's nothing, forget about it. g'night."
She swung her feet over her bed and got under the covers. Serge stared perplexed at her shifting figure until she finally gave a small sigh and her breathing relaxed. After contemplating her smooth figure for a while, he went to turn off the lights and finally went to bed.
~~~
it had been a few hours, and she still couldn't sleep, she had lost time as she turned to look at his innocent sleeping face. She sighed for what seemed the hundredth time that night and stared down at her blanket protectively over her legs.
"Why can't you sleep?"
The sound of his voice made her jump. She turned to his bed where he was still laying down, apparently trying to get the sleep out of his eyes, and waiting for her response.
"Did I wake ya?"
He shook his head lazily and pushed himself up to a sitting position.
"What's wrong?" he asked again
"It's nothin. I'm fine, you should go to bed again..." she said looking down at her lap again.
She listened as he got off his bed and felt her own sink with his weight, right next to her.
"If it's keeping you up this late obviously it's not 'nothin'." He said again
She was tired and didn't have an answer to that one, so she said the only thing she could, the truth.
"I'm scared..."
Serge turned to look at her face illuminated by the moonlight and gazed at her expressionless eyes. She swallowed to build up some courage and continued.
"I don't... want to loose you..."
He sighed inwardly, feeling a bit guilty for worrying her like this. Still admiring her fragile silhouette in the dark room. Understanding, in a way how she felt. "Kid." he began as she sighed again taking her legs to her chest. "I swear on my life, that tomorrow will not be the last day you see me. believe in me."
"I do, but. I don't know why I feel this way" she explained silently
His hand twitched a bit as he lifted it, a bit embarrassed, but none the less he settled it down over her shoulder. She still looked down at the blankets as she felt his arm go around her back, and after a while, she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"You're cold." he realized caressing her arm "You haven't slept all night have you?" he asked
she hesitated a little before turning her head from side to side. He gave a small sigh and took her hand in his, bringing her down to her bed with him. She blinked in confusion as he shifted to a lying position with her half over him.
"Kid, do you trust me?" he asked once they were both on her bed
She stood quiet not fully understanding the question. "Yes" she said finally
"Then prove it. don't be afraid of anything. I promise. I swear I'll never leave you."
She looked up after those word with true meaning into fully alert eyes, looking down at her, for who knows how long, either one barely blinking, then in a subtle movement, she took her lips to the base of his chin, and said nothing more. Finally at ease in his arms.
~~
Kid woke up to the sound of rhythmic beatings under her ear and the soft movements of a warm descending and ascending chest. She smiled to herself, she had never slept so well in her life. Too bad it was over.
"You know of course."
She turned her head quickly to the strange voice in the room
"That I HAVE to say something."
she gasped and kicked her legs outward, pushing herself and Serge out of the bed.
Both landed with a nice thwack on the wooden floor.
"Huh what?!" asked Serge popping his head out of the messy covers.
"GLENN!!!" Kid grabbed a pillow to cover herself, then remembered she was already dressed. Dammit! she threw the pillow hard at the man standing at the door laughing his head off at both of them, and hit him square in the face.
"Ow!"
She turned to see Serge blinking several times trying to get the sleep out of his eyes. His face still puffy. He looked cute like that.
"Why is it every time you or he does something stupid I'm the one who always gets hurt?" asked Glenn removing the pillow from his head.
"You want something harder?" Kid yelled searching the night stand
"Geesh, has anyone ever told you you're definitely not morning person Serge?"
He vaguely turned at the sound of his name and then proceeded to flop his head on the bed again.
~~*°*~~
I wasn't sure if I should have put that last part up.. Seemed to ruin the mood ne? anywho, almost finished!! OMG! I can't believe it! *sniffle* but anywho, I hope you liked it, it didn't seem realistic to me that S/K never fought, that's why I did this chapter.. but it wasn't too bad was it? At least they made up real sweet.. Ugh! Cavities! Damn I gotta go back to drama for a while..
Don't forget to review!!
~~ At Peace
"One Prism dagger lads."
Serge was handed the object as Kid grumbled something like 'over expensive' giving Zappa the money they owed.
Saying a final thank you, they made there way out of 'Smithy's' as Kid grumbled some more, counting what was left of the money and putting it back in it's pouch. Serge was still admiring the dagger.
"Well let's get a move on."
"Dammit you would think they could make em a little cheaper?! We had to go through all the work of actually bringin' him shiny materials, besides the fact that we bought the stupid hammer for him AND brought his other self to teach him how to make em. and he charges us like we're some freakin millionaires?!"
"Yeah but we really don't have much of a choice. it's not like any of us can make em."
"Oh yeah sure! What are you complaining about? You got two bloody Elanizers! Serge's got his Masamune and me? I got a crappy stone dagger!"
"denadorite"
"Whatever!"
Glenn smiled nervously holding up his arms defensively. Obviously, Kid was not the type to drag herself lazily around everywhere when she was tired. Like himself. They hadn't slept last night. maybe it was the fact that they were fighting the unreal form of the Time devourer. They had reached Oppasa beach, and spoke with the ghost of three children, revealing very perturbing facts about Kid and Serge. He was as quiet as usual, and Kid was in one of the foulest moods he had ever seen, what freaked him out is that she hadn't said anything the whole way from the beach to Termina, even Serge looked worried about her. but then that wasn't anything unusual.
They reached the entrance of Termina and Kid grabbed her dagger from Serge's hands.
"Sorry Serge but I don't like goin out anywhere unarmed."
"Um." he stopped at the first step and they both turned to look at him.
"What?" asked Kid
"Where. do we plan to go now?" he asked back
Kid looked at him a bit confused, "Um. in case you forgot. there's something in the centre of the earth eating our time and our planet. you know it just occurred to me that maybe. we should stop it, but heck! That's just me! I guess I'm just giving it too much importance."
Glenn raised his eyebrows. She was even snapping at Serge.
"I didn't mean we shouldn't do something about this. you know we are, but would it be wise to go in the state we're in? we haven't slept in more than a day, we need more elements, our star count is low from having used summons, we haven't told anyone about this, and I... we need a little time. to, think things over."
Kid looked back at him with an expressionless face, she could see him silently pleading with his eyes and understood that he was right. she had gotten news so shocking, that. it literally changed her perspective of. everything. herself, her life, even Serge. only he wasn't the kind to lock away his emotions and leave them, like she did. he needed to get things out to be at peace. She sighed and walked up the steps, then took a right and entered the inn. Glenn and Serge walked in behind her.
"Thanks." he whispered to her
"Just get in the room." She said stopping at the reception.
~~
"Where are you going?" asked Kid as Glenn approached the door of their room
"I can't stand the silence in here. besides I have to go up to Viper Manor and explain everything."
"But it's dark already."
"If I see it's too late to come back, I'll just stay the night over there, if not I should be back in about an hour." He tightened the belt with his Elanizers and began to exit the room, then turned back at the confused couple "You two. should talk. it would do you good." He finished as he finally turned and left.
Kid looked at the door for a while, before deciding to take off her gloves and continue to fiddle with her dagger, like she had been doing all afternoon. She knew Serge wanted to speak with her, with anyone actually, but she wasn't good at telling people her problems, less at listening to someone else's.
"Kid."
'Damn.' it seemed that he was just waiting for Glenn to leave, and probably Glenn knew it.
"Yeah?"
"How are you doing?"
"I. don't get ya."
Serge sat up on his bed, then went over to hers, sitting by her side playing with the cover's loose threads. "You know what I mean. after what we heard at Opassa beach toda--"
"I'm fine Serge. something like that ain't gonna rip me apart. I'm not like you."
She heard the words too late to stop them, and felt helpless to her own rage towards herself. That was all she needed to improve her mood. He just sat silently beside her, as her guilt ate away at her for a while, before she felt him get up.
"Sorry to have bothered you." he said dryly walking towards the door
She let her shoulders drop and gave a frustrated sigh "Serge." she called to him
"Look I understand if you'd rather let your problems eat you from the inside, but you're right, I'm not like you. and would actually like to solve this now, all I needed was a person to listen but you've made it quite clear that I won't find it in you." He said turning to the door again
"I solve my problems in me own way, and that doesn't concern you, it would actually do you good to keep yer nose out of peoples lives. You didn't even let me say something before getting all mad at me!" she yelled getting up and walking toward him
"You said all you needed to say. I understood, and anyway if I minded 'my own business' like you say. you would probably be dead right now."
Her eyes widened in shock as Serge realized he had gone too far. He didn't see anything but a clenched fist before he staggered back clutching his left cheek. He hadn't expected anything less from Kid, if she could do more damage than a slap, she would. But what he got he deserved.
She stood there staring at the floor and literally shaking form rage. 'how dare he?!' How dare he say something like that to her?! Nobody asked him to do what he did! Nobody wanted his help, she had been getting along just fine without him. She had done a good job of taking care of herself! She wasn't helpless! Her jaw clenched and her fist tightened so much her nails began to dig into her skin.
"You should have just let me die then." she whispered through clenched teeth.
She felt her eyes sting and jerked in surprise. 'no!' she wasn't going to cry for something as stupid as this! She promised herself she would never cry again, not since that night. ten years ago, when she also cried for him, but she would never do it again. Much less in front of him. No. she could take care of herself. she would prove Serge wrong. She didn't need him. he was wrong. She wasn't weak. She could take care of herself!
"Kid!" he yelled after her.
She turned to run out of the room when a rough glove closed around her wrist. She pulled hard.
"Let me go! Don't you understand I want to get away from you?!" she pulled harder and with a sudden movement brought her free hand back to hit him again. He raised his free hand and caught her fist inches from his face.
"Kid. I. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say ---"
"What? That I'm pathetic and useless? Obviously you were just trying to get that out of your system so you could feel better right? isn't that how you deal with your problems?"
"Kid."
"No one asked you to do it. if I was too weak to save myself then you just should have left me to die,"
"Kid."
"It all goes back to the law of the jungle. survival of the fittest. you should know I'm worthless if I can't stand up for myself."
"Dammit Kid listen to me!"
she stopped her resistance against him and froze on the spot, too shocked to do anything. She had never heard him curse, or yell for that matter. It was totally out of his personality.
"I just want you to listen to me." he said calmer this time.
She didn't want to look at him, yet inevitably her eyes found their way to his. They pleaded her, begged her to stop. his eyes were the most expressive feature about him, and right now they were almost crying for her.
She growled and cursed herself for being so susceptive, but finally, gave in and relaxed her muscles.
"Let me go please."
he hesitated a bit before finally loosening his fingers as she pulled her hand away and went to sit on her bed, her face turned way from him.
"I'm sorry. I was just, hurt at the moment. and I guess I hurt you too without knowing."
Kid looked down at the bed sheets as he continued "I never meant to say you were weak. You know you aren't. and you're right about me. if I had minded my own business you wouldn't have been in all those horrible situations in the first place. It's always my fault. I'm the one who's always stupid enough to put you through them to begin with, if it weren't for me your problems wouldn't be this complicated, and you would be able to get out of them yourself. but ever since you met me, I've been the one to put you through danger over and over again, therefore I'm the one who is obligated to save you."
"Nice to know I'm a burden. I've always told you to forget about me when I'm useless. I don't want to be your obligation."
"No, no. you have it all wrong, even if everything that has happened to you hadn't been my fault. I would still give anything for you. don't you see? You're not my burden. I'm yours."
"What in God's name are you talking about?" she asked getting up from her bed and over to where he was.
"How dumb are you?" she asked. he was at loss of words. She sighed, not waiting for his reply
"Serge. If I could repeat history, if I could have a second chance at life. I would do everything as I did before since the day I met you. I wouldn't trade you for anything. and would give anything for you. And where. the devils do you get the idiotic idea that everything that happens to me is your fault? Have you really been thinking that since. since when? The Hydra poison?"
"It was my fault."
her brows knotted and she shook her head. "I should punch you again. Serge, it was me who wanted to sneak up to Viper Manor, it was me who decided to take Riddel hostage, me who didn't listen when we were off to fight Lynx in Mt. Pyre, me who was weak enough to be brainwashed. I was the one who wanted the Frozen Flame no matter what, I was the one falling into my own past. Me."
Serge shook his head, but Kid continued "If anything." she sighed "You're right. I would be dead if not for you. I guess. you could say, I don't like owing nothin' and I owe you more than my life."
"You don't owe me anything, I was simply paying you back for what I did to you."
"Dammit Serge have you been listening to me at all? You did nothing, to put me in danger, it was not your fault. I wouldn't be mad at myself if it were."
"You're to hard on yourself."
"Yeah well my whole life has been hard on me."
"That's why you deserve some protection and care once in a while. if you were only willing accept it."
She looked up, as blue stared into blue then sighed and went to sit on her bed, after a few seconds she looked up to him expectantly.
"Well. didn't you want to talk?" she said looking at the bed.
~~
"And do you believe it?" he asked
"I don't want to. and. I can't know if it's a lie. just like I don't have any proof that it ain't true."
She sighed and looked down at her fists. Wasn't he the one who was supposed to be talking? He did for a while, getting out what she suspected he would be talking about. she simply listened, not really knowing what to say to that, but about an hour back they had come across the Schala theme. and well.
"It really doesn't have much importance." he said
"Not much importance? Serge do you realize if it's true I. I have no identity. I have no body or life of my own. I'm a copy of someone else. someone else's essence."
"That's not true. I can guaranty you that try as hard as I might, go as far as it is humanly possible, I will never. find someone, I... lo--... care for, as much as you."
She thought for a moment. he was such a sweet boy, he would do or say anything to make her feel at peace, but. she wasn't. he said, care for.? Her gaze turned to his soft blue eyes.
Then she turned away again, there was more than, 'care' in those eyes. she knew it, every bloody person they had met knew it. but, did he know? If he did, then why didn't he say anything? He did just say he cared for her more than anyone else, but, there were three little words that meant more than that.
No. Just as well, they were going into a battle tomorrow they might not come out of, and it would be painfully terrible if he said something, that. would make her feel even closer to him than she already was... and then not be able to be together ever again.
"Kid."
She turned at her name, only to find his gaze upon his own gloves. He seemed to think a bout it for a while before finally deciding to look up at her. She was bit surprised to see a soft tinge of pink in his tanned cheeks and not knowing why, she felt her face burn as well. He wasn't going to.
"I've been meaning. to tell you something."
She frowned. A week ago hearing what he was about to say would have made her the happiest person in the world, but that was before. she didn't know the reason of her pessimism, but she knew something was going to happen tomorrow, something that would make his words very painful to hear. Something that would tear them apart. again.
"Kid. I... I--"
"Don't." she said softer than a whisper.
At first Serge thought he was imagining things, he looked up to her sad eyes and forced smile, confused to say the least.
"Please. just, wait till tomorrow kay? After we've done what we have to do, what if something should happen and."
he placed a hand over hers interrupting her.
"Nothing is going to happen. I promise."
"You make too much promises ya can't keep."
"I will keep it, I can if you can."
She looked up at his sincere sapphire eyes and smiled. He was right, maybe, things wouldn't turn out so bad. She gave small sigh
"It's late." he observed
"Looks like Glenn decided to stay the night over."
unidentifiable noises were heard in the wall to the other room in the inn. Serge smiled down at Kid and gave her hand a squeeze, then got of to head towards his own bed. She held him back with pink cheeks.
"Could you. stay with me tonight?" she asked answering his silent question.
He blushed looking down at her.
"Not like that you pervert." she blushed as well, then turned to her bed again. "I just. don't want." she gave a deep sigh and let his hand go, settling back down on her bed. "Nah, it's nothing, forget about it. g'night."
She swung her feet over her bed and got under the covers. Serge stared perplexed at her shifting figure until she finally gave a small sigh and her breathing relaxed. After contemplating her smooth figure for a while, he went to turn off the lights and finally went to bed.
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it had been a few hours, and she still couldn't sleep, she had lost time as she turned to look at his innocent sleeping face. She sighed for what seemed the hundredth time that night and stared down at her blanket protectively over her legs.
"Why can't you sleep?"
The sound of his voice made her jump. She turned to his bed where he was still laying down, apparently trying to get the sleep out of his eyes, and waiting for her response.
"Did I wake ya?"
He shook his head lazily and pushed himself up to a sitting position.
"What's wrong?" he asked again
"It's nothin. I'm fine, you should go to bed again..." she said looking down at her lap again.
She listened as he got off his bed and felt her own sink with his weight, right next to her.
"If it's keeping you up this late obviously it's not 'nothin'." He said again
She was tired and didn't have an answer to that one, so she said the only thing she could, the truth.
"I'm scared..."
Serge turned to look at her face illuminated by the moonlight and gazed at her expressionless eyes. She swallowed to build up some courage and continued.
"I don't... want to loose you..."
He sighed inwardly, feeling a bit guilty for worrying her like this. Still admiring her fragile silhouette in the dark room. Understanding, in a way how she felt. "Kid." he began as she sighed again taking her legs to her chest. "I swear on my life, that tomorrow will not be the last day you see me. believe in me."
"I do, but. I don't know why I feel this way" she explained silently
His hand twitched a bit as he lifted it, a bit embarrassed, but none the less he settled it down over her shoulder. She still looked down at the blankets as she felt his arm go around her back, and after a while, she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"You're cold." he realized caressing her arm "You haven't slept all night have you?" he asked
she hesitated a little before turning her head from side to side. He gave a small sigh and took her hand in his, bringing her down to her bed with him. She blinked in confusion as he shifted to a lying position with her half over him.
"Kid, do you trust me?" he asked once they were both on her bed
She stood quiet not fully understanding the question. "Yes" she said finally
"Then prove it. don't be afraid of anything. I promise. I swear I'll never leave you."
She looked up after those word with true meaning into fully alert eyes, looking down at her, for who knows how long, either one barely blinking, then in a subtle movement, she took her lips to the base of his chin, and said nothing more. Finally at ease in his arms.
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Kid woke up to the sound of rhythmic beatings under her ear and the soft movements of a warm descending and ascending chest. She smiled to herself, she had never slept so well in her life. Too bad it was over.
"You know of course."
She turned her head quickly to the strange voice in the room
"That I HAVE to say something."
she gasped and kicked her legs outward, pushing herself and Serge out of the bed.
Both landed with a nice thwack on the wooden floor.
"Huh what?!" asked Serge popping his head out of the messy covers.
"GLENN!!!" Kid grabbed a pillow to cover herself, then remembered she was already dressed. Dammit! she threw the pillow hard at the man standing at the door laughing his head off at both of them, and hit him square in the face.
"Ow!"
She turned to see Serge blinking several times trying to get the sleep out of his eyes. His face still puffy. He looked cute like that.
"Why is it every time you or he does something stupid I'm the one who always gets hurt?" asked Glenn removing the pillow from his head.
"You want something harder?" Kid yelled searching the night stand
"Geesh, has anyone ever told you you're definitely not morning person Serge?"
He vaguely turned at the sound of his name and then proceeded to flop his head on the bed again.
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I wasn't sure if I should have put that last part up.. Seemed to ruin the mood ne? anywho, almost finished!! OMG! I can't believe it! *sniffle* but anywho, I hope you liked it, it didn't seem realistic to me that S/K never fought, that's why I did this chapter.. but it wasn't too bad was it? At least they made up real sweet.. Ugh! Cavities! Damn I gotta go back to drama for a while..
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