Baby Girl
Chapter Two
By: fairysphinx
fairysphinx: Well, here's chapter two. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Zoids, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Raven cried out as he, once again, poked himself with a needle. He was pinning up some old clothes of his to were they would fit Mia. And it wasn't going too smoothly.
"Will you stop wriggling?!"
"Sowwy, Waven."
"Ow!"
"What?"
"The needle bit me again! Geeze, you had better appreciate this!"
"Yes, Waven."
"Good." Mia was getting restless. She had been standing there for about an hour strait, and her feet were tiring. "Well, that'll have to do, kiddo. I don't think I can get them any smaller." They were still very baggy.
"Okay, Waven." The girl tottered off to annoy Shadow, leaving Raven to nurse his wounds.
"Why do needles have to be so pointy?" he whined. "And what is Mia's obsession with Shadow's tail?" The young girl had, once again, started playing with Shadow's tail. The organoid didn't dare swat her again, for the last time, the ceiling nearly collapsed from her crying.
Raven looked over at her, and smiled. She looked so adorable, so innocent, just having fun. Something he never really had. He sighed. "I'll be back in a minute. You two, stay here!"
"Okay, Waven!"
Raven went out of the cave, to a stream that ran just to the side of it. He knelt down, and splashed the cool water onto his face. 'There! That should wake you up! You have no time for fun! And stop thinking those nonsense thoughts!' He walked back into the cave, and sat down, water still dripping from his face. Shadow and Mia had seemed to come to a compromise. Shadow bobbed his tail up and down, teasing her, leaving it just out of reach. He smirked, and sat down, with his back against the wall of the cave.
A piece of wood caught his eye, and he had a sudden urge to cut it up. So, pulling out a knife, he grabbed the wood piece, and began to carve off pieces.
About an hour later, at dusk, Raven, who was half dozing, snapped to attention. Looking down, he saw that Mia had curled up in his lap, and was now fast asleep, lightly clutching his hand, the one without the knife. Raven hadn't noticed it before, but he was unconsciously whittling the wood. And it was now taking on an apparent shape. It was Mia, with angel wings.
'Oh, great. Am I getting attached to that little squirt?' A thought crossed his mind about chucking it into the fire, but, when he tried, he couldn't. It would feel like actually throwing the real girl into it. 'You're growing soft, Raven! And it's all that kids fault!'
Quit blaming the child for something that you've done yourself. You cannot blame innocence.
'Hey, whose there?! And how are you talking in my head?!'
Quite demanding, now aren't we, my friend? Such harsh ways will get you now where in this game.
'What do you mean?!'
You need to open your heart, before it's too late. Before your fate is sealed…forever.
'What are you talking about?' No answer. 'Hello?!?!' No answer. 'Fine, then, be that way!!!!!!!!' He decided to take out his anger and frustration on the wood, whittling it into even more detail.
"Come on, get up, kiddo. We have to leave."
"Okay, Waven. Mia up." It was three in the morning. The young girl walked around, as if a zombie. Expressionless. Raven, closing began to wonder about what the voice had said. 'What did it mean? Am I in some sort of danger?' But, no time to think of that. He felt a stream of cold water pour over his head, down his shirt, to the ground.
"No time to dawdle, Waven. You say we have to leave. But you end up falling to sleep!" Anger twisted over his face, his eyes, his mouth. He looked over at the culprit, and softened as he met her determined eyes. And he laughed. Mia cocked her head to one side, confused. She was expecting him to yell, not laugh.
Raven picked up the small girl, and swung her around and around, before he brought her into a hug. He kissed her forehead, before placing her on the ground. His laughter subsided. "Come on, kid. Time to go."
The town loomed up in front of them. It was a quaint little town, with many shops lining the main street. Everything there was at piece, or, at least it was, up until a few nights before. Each night, some unknown Zoid attacked it. The air patrols sent to guard the town were never seen again. So, the Guardian Force had been sent there to investigate the matter. But Raven, plodding steadily towards it, knew none of that. He only knew that there were shops. If he was to care for another life, aside from his own, then it would be good to be prepared.
'Maybe it was a mistake to leave the Geno Breaker behind. I mean, sure, it would cause a lot of commotion, but what doesn't? And the distance seems more than I thought it was. But, no sense in going back now.'
They entered the gates to the town, after a thorough inspection (policeman: You can never be too careful.), and he pulled his wide brimmed hat down further over his eyes.
The first little shop they came to was a child's clothing shop. Mia, Shadow, and Raven slowly entered. They blinked at the change in lighting. The shop, which was deserted, save a cashier, half asleep on the counter. She jumped up at the sound of the bell. "Can I help you?" she asked, in a squeaky voice. Raven tugged nervously at the brim of his hat.
"I'm looking for clothes for Mia." He pointed to the girl, who was in awe at all of the clothes in the store. The cashier nodded, and steered Mia over to a rack. In about thirty minutes, she had a couple outfits that actually fit her.
"Mia, I'll wait for you outside," Raven said, after he had paid the cashier. The little girl nodded, and disappeared into the dressing room.
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Van walked down the street, accompanied by the organoid Zeke, Fiona, and Thomas. Zeke was trying to latch onto Thomas, while he himself was being lectured on the meaning of responsibility by Fiona. He sighed, and tuned her out. Something didn't feel right.
Down the street a little ways, Van spotted a stranger. They had been there for a few days already, and knew just about every face. He halted the others. "There's someone new here. Look, the guy with the hat. I haven't seen him before."
"Do you think we should ask him some questions?"
"Of course, Fiona. He might know something about the attacks."
"All the same, Miss Fiona, I want you to stay here. Zeke, you had better-Hey, get off of me!-protect her with your life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Take it easy, Thomas. Zeke always comes through," Van said, coolly. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, ripping the stranger's hat from his hands. Fiona gasped. Van's eyes narrowed. Thomas glowered.
"Raven," they said in unison. He looked towards them. A mixture of emotions flooded his face at one time. So many, in fact, that it was hard to tell what they were, originally.
Van walked up to him. "Raven, you are under arrest."
"For what?!" he snapped back.
"You know darn good and well for what!" Thomas came up beside Van. The door of the store opened, and Mia walked out. She started tugging on Raven's pant leg. Irritation and anger pulled rank.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT, KID?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" he yelled. Then, his eyes fixated on whom he was yelling at. He melted, as he saw her face, fearful, scared. "Mia, I-." She backed away from him, and ran off, not letting him finish his sentence. Raven felt his heart shatter.
'No, that's not right. I don't have a heart. How can it shatter?' He looked at his scared hands, before holding them out to Van, who cuffed them.
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Van was surprised at how easy it was for them to arrest Raven. He looked back, in the dimming light. Raven was sitting, slouched, his face more grievous than that of one at a funeral. 'Who was that girl that ran off? Why is Raven so sad? Why was it so easy to arrest him? Did the girl have anything to do with it? And where's Shadow? What about the Geno Breaker?' Van fell into thought, as the car rolled along, into the sunset.
END OF CHAPTER TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fairysphinx: Well, how was chapter two? I hope it lived up to your expectations. Chapter three should be up sometime soon…hopefully. See you next chapter! Bye!
