Disclaimer: ya know.... I think I maybe owned the rights to the X-Men, once
upon a time......
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Em was having the time of her life. She had a motorcycle, she had this whole soul-seeing thing under control, and she had Sabie to protect her. And buy things for her. Yup. That was a big plus.
It was weird, this new found power. For some reason, after she turned it off, she couldn't think of any reason as to why she was fighting with and running away from Victor. It was like, there was something there that she knew she should be afraid of, but she just couldn't figure out what.
Well, whatever. These thoughts were depressing. It was much better to think of the present, rather than the past.
Especially when the present looked this good.
Victor had told her when they took a quick break that they would have to camp out for the next few days-- at least until they got out of the state. The police would be running their pictures by now and probably weren't going to sit around and wait for explanations from the two of them.
Emerald had to agree with him on that. I mean, after all, she DID kill some of their officers. Emerald shook her head in disbelief -- well, as best as you can shake your head while going 65 MPH.
She couldn't believe that she had killed them. It wasn't like they were posing any real threat to her or Victor's life or anything.
~ I guess that's why my power kicked in. Only Justified killing allowed here. Otherwise, it's a guilt trip. ~
Emerald wasn't sure about where they were going-- Victor would only grin and say 'You'll see' -- that kinda had her worried. But only a little bit. She knew Victor wouldn't hurt her anymore. Right? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Breathing out Victor glanced at the watch on his left wrist. They still had a few hours to go before they would need to stop for the night. Personally, he would rather travel at night, but Emerald insisted.
It was annoying to him how she could say something and he would do it. ~ Yer goin' soft in yer old age. ~
Even though Victor didn't want to make her upset, he had to get her back to the compound. It was the only what that either of them would ever be free of the government. Well, THAT part of the government anyways.
If they could get in undetected, that would be great, but he knew they wouldn't be able to. It was impossible. However, once they did get in, they could get whatever files were in the computers, delete everything else, and leave the suckers scratching their heads in confusion.
But, he added. There's always a but. He still had the implant in his head. That would require a certain type of surgery that only they had the techniques for. They would need those files too. This just got more complicated by the second.
Finally coming out of his thoughts, he realized that it was getting dark. While he really didn't want to stop, he knew they should. He might be able to go on for a while longer, but Emerald already clocked an hour at full speed on the cycle at the shop.
He used the helmet communicator to let her know they were going to stop soon and to keep an eye out for any good areas to camp out. She replied in a disappointed voice. She wanted to keep going as well, it seemed.
After another 15 minutes of riding, they found a place to stop. After they set up camp and hid the cycles, Em started in on him. She wanted to go shopping tomorrow. Figured.
He told her no.
She whined. He said no again.
She whined louder.
"Co'mon Sabie.... puuulllleeeeaaaassssssseeeee????" She gave him the most pitiful look ever.
"No."
"Well why not?"
"Because, WHERE are you planning to PUT the junk you plan on buying?"
That got her to think for a moment.
Unfortunately, it was a very short moment.
"I won't buy anything big." He opened his mouth to protest again, "AND I won't buy more than two or three things! I PROMISE!"
He scowled at her. "No."
She stuck out her lower lip, crossed her arms, and turned her back on him.
~Geez, am I protecting her, or babysittin' her?~
~ She's waiting for me to apologize. AIN'T happing. ~
Victor unrolled his blanket and used his pack as a pillow.
"Hope ya got good night sight, if yer plannin' on staying like that 'til the sun goes down."
Em stood up stiffly, got her blanket and pack, and purposely placed them as far away from him as possible. Yup. She was mad.
Victor laughed in his head. If she got any farther from the fire, she would get cold very quickly. "I HEARD that, CREED."
He sat up. "Heard what?" "You. Laughing. You think I'm acting like a spoiled brat, don't you?"
Victor looked at her for a moment. Then thought of an idea. ~ What makes you think I was laughing at you? You think the whole world revolves around ya? ~
"No. I do NOT think the world revolves around me. But there is nothing else to laugh at-Why are you looking at me like that?"
~ You do realize that yer reading my mind? ~
She bolted straight up. His mouth hadn't moved. "Cripes."
"Yer tellin' me." "No, really. Cripes. Stop THINKING those... things, would ya??"
He grinned at her. This could be fun.
"What? You mean like this?" He made a mental picture of.... well..... I can't say. Because this is a PG-13 story. Let's just say it wasn't R. M'kay?
"Gah!!! Make it stop! Make it stop!!!" Emerald covered her eyes, as if the action would stop the onslaught of.... Uh...... movies? (^_^;;)
Victor laughed at her out loud this time, finally making the 'images' stop.
Em didn't move her hands for a few seconds. Finally, she peek at him.
"Are you quiet done?" A smile. "Yeah." "Good." With that she launched herself at him.
"What th- oof!" Em had wrapped herself around him, and Victor tried to pry her off. "What are you doing.... crazy girl! Get off me!"
"You know something." Victor stopped to look straight into her eyes, "What?"
"You know something about me. Or something about both of us. Something you haven't told me yet."
"I was gonna wait till morning..."
Her eyes flashed with fire.
"Tell me now."
~*~*~*~*~*~*
I wasn't prepared for what he told me. Not in the least. We had to go WHERE???
No way. No. Way. In. Hell. I was not going anywhere NEAR any building that had ANYTHING similar to a lab attached to it. Even when he told me why. And How. And When. I still didn't like it.
"If we don't, you MIGHT escape. MIGHT. Me, they'll just turn on the pain. I wont be good for anything but wiping your feet on with that thing in my head."
I hung my head. I knew that. Then he told me why he'd been tracking me down for the last 3 years. How he first saw me. What happened.
How I escaped.
Say what??
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Aaaaannnnddd.... that's all you get for this chapter. ::evil smile:: Yes, I know. You hate me now. I mean, you hate me more than you did last time. ^_^ I finally got some inspiration.... (THANK YOU, Sunflower! And THANK YOU, Miyazaki-sensi, the wonderful creator of Spirited Away!!) And therefore, this became her B-Day Present (albeit, a LATE B-Day present! lol) So, anywho, Happy Birthday Sunflower! Hope ya like it!
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Em was having the time of her life. She had a motorcycle, she had this whole soul-seeing thing under control, and she had Sabie to protect her. And buy things for her. Yup. That was a big plus.
It was weird, this new found power. For some reason, after she turned it off, she couldn't think of any reason as to why she was fighting with and running away from Victor. It was like, there was something there that she knew she should be afraid of, but she just couldn't figure out what.
Well, whatever. These thoughts were depressing. It was much better to think of the present, rather than the past.
Especially when the present looked this good.
Victor had told her when they took a quick break that they would have to camp out for the next few days-- at least until they got out of the state. The police would be running their pictures by now and probably weren't going to sit around and wait for explanations from the two of them.
Emerald had to agree with him on that. I mean, after all, she DID kill some of their officers. Emerald shook her head in disbelief -- well, as best as you can shake your head while going 65 MPH.
She couldn't believe that she had killed them. It wasn't like they were posing any real threat to her or Victor's life or anything.
~ I guess that's why my power kicked in. Only Justified killing allowed here. Otherwise, it's a guilt trip. ~
Emerald wasn't sure about where they were going-- Victor would only grin and say 'You'll see' -- that kinda had her worried. But only a little bit. She knew Victor wouldn't hurt her anymore. Right? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Breathing out Victor glanced at the watch on his left wrist. They still had a few hours to go before they would need to stop for the night. Personally, he would rather travel at night, but Emerald insisted.
It was annoying to him how she could say something and he would do it. ~ Yer goin' soft in yer old age. ~
Even though Victor didn't want to make her upset, he had to get her back to the compound. It was the only what that either of them would ever be free of the government. Well, THAT part of the government anyways.
If they could get in undetected, that would be great, but he knew they wouldn't be able to. It was impossible. However, once they did get in, they could get whatever files were in the computers, delete everything else, and leave the suckers scratching their heads in confusion.
But, he added. There's always a but. He still had the implant in his head. That would require a certain type of surgery that only they had the techniques for. They would need those files too. This just got more complicated by the second.
Finally coming out of his thoughts, he realized that it was getting dark. While he really didn't want to stop, he knew they should. He might be able to go on for a while longer, but Emerald already clocked an hour at full speed on the cycle at the shop.
He used the helmet communicator to let her know they were going to stop soon and to keep an eye out for any good areas to camp out. She replied in a disappointed voice. She wanted to keep going as well, it seemed.
After another 15 minutes of riding, they found a place to stop. After they set up camp and hid the cycles, Em started in on him. She wanted to go shopping tomorrow. Figured.
He told her no.
She whined. He said no again.
She whined louder.
"Co'mon Sabie.... puuulllleeeeaaaassssssseeeee????" She gave him the most pitiful look ever.
"No."
"Well why not?"
"Because, WHERE are you planning to PUT the junk you plan on buying?"
That got her to think for a moment.
Unfortunately, it was a very short moment.
"I won't buy anything big." He opened his mouth to protest again, "AND I won't buy more than two or three things! I PROMISE!"
He scowled at her. "No."
She stuck out her lower lip, crossed her arms, and turned her back on him.
~Geez, am I protecting her, or babysittin' her?~
~ She's waiting for me to apologize. AIN'T happing. ~
Victor unrolled his blanket and used his pack as a pillow.
"Hope ya got good night sight, if yer plannin' on staying like that 'til the sun goes down."
Em stood up stiffly, got her blanket and pack, and purposely placed them as far away from him as possible. Yup. She was mad.
Victor laughed in his head. If she got any farther from the fire, she would get cold very quickly. "I HEARD that, CREED."
He sat up. "Heard what?" "You. Laughing. You think I'm acting like a spoiled brat, don't you?"
Victor looked at her for a moment. Then thought of an idea. ~ What makes you think I was laughing at you? You think the whole world revolves around ya? ~
"No. I do NOT think the world revolves around me. But there is nothing else to laugh at-Why are you looking at me like that?"
~ You do realize that yer reading my mind? ~
She bolted straight up. His mouth hadn't moved. "Cripes."
"Yer tellin' me." "No, really. Cripes. Stop THINKING those... things, would ya??"
He grinned at her. This could be fun.
"What? You mean like this?" He made a mental picture of.... well..... I can't say. Because this is a PG-13 story. Let's just say it wasn't R. M'kay?
"Gah!!! Make it stop! Make it stop!!!" Emerald covered her eyes, as if the action would stop the onslaught of.... Uh...... movies? (^_^;;)
Victor laughed at her out loud this time, finally making the 'images' stop.
Em didn't move her hands for a few seconds. Finally, she peek at him.
"Are you quiet done?" A smile. "Yeah." "Good." With that she launched herself at him.
"What th- oof!" Em had wrapped herself around him, and Victor tried to pry her off. "What are you doing.... crazy girl! Get off me!"
"You know something." Victor stopped to look straight into her eyes, "What?"
"You know something about me. Or something about both of us. Something you haven't told me yet."
"I was gonna wait till morning..."
Her eyes flashed with fire.
"Tell me now."
~*~*~*~*~*~*
I wasn't prepared for what he told me. Not in the least. We had to go WHERE???
No way. No. Way. In. Hell. I was not going anywhere NEAR any building that had ANYTHING similar to a lab attached to it. Even when he told me why. And How. And When. I still didn't like it.
"If we don't, you MIGHT escape. MIGHT. Me, they'll just turn on the pain. I wont be good for anything but wiping your feet on with that thing in my head."
I hung my head. I knew that. Then he told me why he'd been tracking me down for the last 3 years. How he first saw me. What happened.
How I escaped.
Say what??
_________________
Aaaaannnnddd.... that's all you get for this chapter. ::evil smile:: Yes, I know. You hate me now. I mean, you hate me more than you did last time. ^_^ I finally got some inspiration.... (THANK YOU, Sunflower! And THANK YOU, Miyazaki-sensi, the wonderful creator of Spirited Away!!) And therefore, this became her B-Day Present (albeit, a LATE B-Day present! lol) So, anywho, Happy Birthday Sunflower! Hope ya like it!