He soared, she thought as he held here. It wasn't flying, the dynamics weren't right for that, it was gliding but it was more then that, he soared. He went over all the rooftops as if he was weightless, though she doubted it considering his size. She wondered where he was taking her but didn't ask, just enjoyed the view.
Goliath stopped several times during the night eventually landing where Elisa had ended their first tour. "The twin towers use to stand there," he told her motioning to their left somewhat casually. "As I told you before as we guarded the castle we now guard the city." He had told her all about the massacre at castle Wyvern, the spell cast on them and a summary of their 'Xantos' history. (A/N: I'm not really going to give you a summary of the whole thing, do you know how long that would take?)
Arianna smiled as she put her hair down and let the wind whip through it, the currents up here were pleasant but it was winter and still cold. She must have shivered because Goliath came up behind her and wrapped his wings around her to block the wind. After a few minutes of staring out over the water she turned around to face him, at first she met him stare for stare but soon she dropped her head. "Thatnk you for the tour."
He pushed her face up with a claw forcing her to look at him again; it was so good to see something that beautiful which he and Elisa had created. He broke away from the stare this time looking to the east. "The sun will be up in an hour and a half. I should take you home."
Once landing she smiled and thanked him again; "I hope you had nothing planned for the day," he commented.
"Wouldn't matter," she shrugged; "I haven't been sleeping much."
Goliath was alaramed and worried to say the least; "why not?"
"It's know as partner depression," Arianna explained; "don't worry sooner or later I'll just fall asleep and it'll be ok again."
"What is this partner depression?"
"It's just the person who watches my back's gone so my mind won't settle because it doesn't feel safe." Goliath was a little alarmed but knew what to do picking her up again. "Ooh, can I ask what your doing?" Arianna said.
"Taking you back to the castle," he told her; "I can guard you until sunrise there and Xantos has the best security in the world, you'll be safe there." Arianna didn't have the heart to tell him that being safe and feeling safe are two different things. He landed in the gargoyles quarters on a bedroom balcony that Goliath knew all to well. "You can stay here," he said opening the french doors to reveal a seventeenth century bedroom completely with wash basin, wardrobe, writing desk and bed. "It was Elisa's room when she stayed here."
Arianna could of done without the last bit of information but didn't let it show that it affected her at all. She moved over lying down on the bed as Goliath looked out of one of the two east facing windows that the bed was in between. She had to admit she did feel a lot safer with him in the room, he was family, but then again who wouldn't feel safer with a three or four hundred pound protector in the room? She fell asleep even before Goliath turned to stone.
"Arianna?" A voice asked as a hand shook her awake.
Wiping away the wisps of sleep she looked up to see a smiling Goliath. "Hasn't the sun come up yet?"
He smiled again; "it came up and already set, you slept the day away."
"What time is it?"
"Seven fifteen," he told her glancing at the clock.
"Crap!" Arianna said grabbing her boots and started to put them on furiously.
"What is wrong?"
"My test scores I was suppose to pick them up from the precinct before seven thirty," she told him starting for the door but he picked her up carrying her to the window.
"I can get you there faster."
Arianna skidded to a stop in front of the commissioner's office at seven twenty nine and turned the door knob just as it was being opened from the other side; "nice of you to show Maza."
"Sorry commissioner my family just can't seem to get enough of me," she offered.
"Well never seeing them before could have that affect," the comissioner said handing her a vanilla envelop. Arianna slowly took it and began to open it; everything depended on what the shink said, everything that mattered was in this envelop. Shakily she read the letter:
Professional evaluation:
It is my opinion that the officer in question, Officer Maza, is in perfect stable mental health. She exhibits all the qualities needed in a fine detective, her code of honor is in perfect match with that of the law. Her inability to break down under presser would make her a perfect candidate for the undercover team or any 'presser cooker' cases. I completely approve Officer Maza for first class Detective statue.
Arianna just gaped.
"Since you are still on official off time due to the loss. I'll expect you in two weeks from Monday here for your orientation to the precinct, second shift starts at eight that ok with you?" The commissioner asked raising an eyebrow.
"That's fine, thanks," Arianna told her as the commissioner left. She leaned against the wall just grinning; she had done it, she had become a first class detective and all before her nineteenth birthday. Mom would be so proud.
"Hey kid," a man said with graying hair as he got some coffee; "you ok? You've been grinning like a mad man for the last fifteen minutes."
"Yeah fine thanks. Just got some good news. See ya later," she said walking out the door and back to the Eerie building.
"See ya later Maza," Matt Bluestone smiled walking back to his desk and finishing up his paper work.
(A/N): review me! And thanx to all those that did already, you know who you are!