AN: Okay. Now it's time for chapter 3. The story is getting wacky.
Especially with the appearance of Aubrey. I have no clue why he popped up.
But hey, who am I to argue? Anyhoo, the beginning of the fic, as you can
see, focuses more on Aaron and Alanna as opposed to the Sailor Scouts, but
further on they play a big part. I'm hoping this'll be a good fic, but if
it isn't oh well. Now I'm going to stop and get on with it.
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Chapter III- In which Alanna & Aaron have tea and things become known.
Aaron didn't think. He tore after Alanna as fast as his legs could carry him. The streets were crowded, but he could see Alanna's twin red braids up ahead. He caught up with her quickly. Grabbing her good arm, he spun her around. The fast movement sent the both off balance. The two fell, Aaron on his back and Alanna sprawled on top of him.
When Alanna opened her eyes, all she saw was those beautiful navy eyes. It took her a few moments to piece together how she went from running to staring into those eyes.
"Are you all right?" The way she was staring at him, Aaron wasn't sure whether or not she was hurt.
"Oh! Gomen, gomen!" Alanna scrambled off of him, but when she tried to stand, her ankle gave out from under her, and she fell to her knees on the sidewalk.
Aaron quickly stood and helped her up, letting her rest his weight against him. "Did you hurt yourself?"
She nodded slowly. "I think I may have injured my ankle." She tested her weight on her left ankle and had to bite her lip so not to cry out in pain. "Yes...I most definitely hurt my ankle." She winced slightly and felt dizzy and lightheaded.
Aaron could tell she was in a lot of pain. It was his fault she had hurt herself. He gently lifted her up into his arms and cradled her to his chest. "I apologize that I hurt you. I will take you home."
Alan nodded, blushing slightly. She pointed out the direction to her home and Aaron headed that way, carrying her as if she weighed nothing. She relaxed in his arms and the pain in her ankle was forgotten. For some odd reason, she felt safe and secure. It was as if nothing could happen to her so long as she was in his grasp.
They arrived at Alanna's home and Aaron had to pause for a moment. Her house was HUGE. It was a mansion perched on a hill. Even in the Agency, he had never seen such a large personal estate. Two guards, both Japanese men, both all in black, approached the pair, hands rested on their guns.
Alanna looked at the two men, sighing. She hated guards. Her parents were much to paranoid. "It's all right, Yosho, Tenchi. (Ok, so it was the only Japanese names I could think of on short notice. Sue me.) I injured myself and Aaron assisted me." The two men nodded and opened the gate. Aaron carried her into the house, slightly overwhelmed. Alanna directed him out to a patio. He set her down in a chair and a young Japanese woman came out with a tray of tea and an ice pack.
"Please Aaron, sit." Alanna smiled and motioned to a chair.
Aaron smiled back. " I actually would like to have a look at your ankle if you do not mind." He pulled a chair over to her and gently propped her foot up on his leg. He slipped off her loafer and sock and began to gently examine her injury. The ankle was a bit swollen, but a little ice would fix it right up. He placed the ice pack on her ankle and held it there, applying the slightest bit of pressure.
"I see you have done this before." Alanna had been observing him as he tended to her ankle. The way he handled it made her guess he was no amateur.
Aaron just nodded and places her ankle on a footstool. "What of your arm?"
Alanna just shrugged. "A small bruise, nothing more." She knew if she commented on her arm, he'd ask about Aubrey. And then she'd have to explain who he was and how she knew him. It wasn't a conversation she wanted to have.
"Who was that who attacked you?"
Alanna heaved a sigh. Guess she was having this conversation. "His name is Aubrey."
Aaron perked an eyebrow. "Is that all?"
"I met him in France."
"And when did you go to France?"
"About a tear ago."
A clock in the house sounded 5 o'clock. Alanna was glad for the distraction. She motioned to the tea service. "I would serve but…"
Aaron smiled and went about serving the tea. As they sipped the beverage, he looked at her expectantly, waiting for her to elaborate on the vampire, Aubrey. But when she offered no more information, he decided he was just going to have to find out on his own. He concentrated on the event he wished and entered her mind. At first it was simple and all the unease he had felt about her that morning slipped away. She was just like any teenage girl. He began to wonder if he was mistaken, and she wasn't the person who had probed his mind. He went to look for where she knew Aubrey from, not worrying about resistance......and then he was thrown out of his chair and to the ground.
"What were you doing?! How...how did you get into my mind!!!???" Alanna stood over him, which he could tell cost her from the grimace of pain on her face. But she was also angry. Very angry.
Aaron stood slowly, so not to alarm her. "Alanna, I am sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you." He watched her carefully. To throw him like that, she must have been powerful indeed. He felt an extensive amount of power building around her small frame. She was planning on attacking him again. He quickly grabbed her wrists. "Calm down, little one. I am not going to harm you. I promise. I just wish to talk." He led her gently back to her seat, whispering soothingly. He felt her slowly release her power. He let her wrists go and sat in a chair across from her, watching intently. She seemed fatigued now. The use of power had drained her. Aaron waited till all the power subsided until speaking again. "Who are you, Alanna?"
Alanna looked down. She had to tell him the truth.She knew that he knew she had powers, and she knew that he knew that she had pushed him out of her mind. (That's confusing o.O) She took a deep breath. "I don't know who or what I am. Ever since I could remember, I've been able to read minds. I can't really explain it. She looked up at him, her purple eyes showing her vulnerability.
"What else can you do, little one?" Aaron knew she had other talents. She had too much power to be just a mind reader.
"I...I can move things...with my mind. And...And I can also...travel to different dimensions." She looked away from him at that last statement. He was going to think she was a nutter. She had never told anyone of her powers for that exact reason.
Aaron looked at her and his gaze softened. She had obviously kept all this a secret for her entire life. He felt an emmense amout of pity for her. To keep such a thing secret so long must have cost her a great deal. To have no one to confide in must have been hard. He reached out and gently touched her cheek. "It is all right Alanna. You are not the only one which such gifts."
Alanna looked up at him and smiled timidly. He understood. He had the same strange abilities like she did. She felt all warm and fuzzy inside for some odd reason.
"Now, how exactly did you meet Aubrey?"
Alanna sighed. So much for warm and fuzzy. She explained the whole thing to him. The dimension hopping on a stormy day, and how she ended up in France. She did, however, exclude the fact that he had bitten her. She really didn't want him to know Aubrey was a vampire.
But Aaron was no fool. "He fed from you, didn't he?"
She looked down at her lap. She could not admit that. She just could not. Aaron tipped her chin up, forcing her to look into his eyes. "I know he did, little one. It is ok. It is not your fault." He could tell she was fighting back tears. He drew her into his arms, and rocked her gently, stroking her hair and whispering soothingly as she cried.
As her tears dried, Aaron pushes a few stray hairs from her face. " I am going to help you, Alanna. I am going to teach you all I know." He glaned at his wrist watch. "But now I must go." He stood, but Alanna grabbed his hand.
"Wait. How do you know all these things?"
Aaron just smiled. He leaned down and gently kisses her forehead. "I will tell you, someday." He walked away and Alanna studied his retreating form, a million questions buzzing in her mind.
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Goddess that was horrible. But hey, I'm just critical of myself. Please review. I beg of you!!!
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Chapter III- In which Alanna & Aaron have tea and things become known.
Aaron didn't think. He tore after Alanna as fast as his legs could carry him. The streets were crowded, but he could see Alanna's twin red braids up ahead. He caught up with her quickly. Grabbing her good arm, he spun her around. The fast movement sent the both off balance. The two fell, Aaron on his back and Alanna sprawled on top of him.
When Alanna opened her eyes, all she saw was those beautiful navy eyes. It took her a few moments to piece together how she went from running to staring into those eyes.
"Are you all right?" The way she was staring at him, Aaron wasn't sure whether or not she was hurt.
"Oh! Gomen, gomen!" Alanna scrambled off of him, but when she tried to stand, her ankle gave out from under her, and she fell to her knees on the sidewalk.
Aaron quickly stood and helped her up, letting her rest his weight against him. "Did you hurt yourself?"
She nodded slowly. "I think I may have injured my ankle." She tested her weight on her left ankle and had to bite her lip so not to cry out in pain. "Yes...I most definitely hurt my ankle." She winced slightly and felt dizzy and lightheaded.
Aaron could tell she was in a lot of pain. It was his fault she had hurt herself. He gently lifted her up into his arms and cradled her to his chest. "I apologize that I hurt you. I will take you home."
Alan nodded, blushing slightly. She pointed out the direction to her home and Aaron headed that way, carrying her as if she weighed nothing. She relaxed in his arms and the pain in her ankle was forgotten. For some odd reason, she felt safe and secure. It was as if nothing could happen to her so long as she was in his grasp.
They arrived at Alanna's home and Aaron had to pause for a moment. Her house was HUGE. It was a mansion perched on a hill. Even in the Agency, he had never seen such a large personal estate. Two guards, both Japanese men, both all in black, approached the pair, hands rested on their guns.
Alanna looked at the two men, sighing. She hated guards. Her parents were much to paranoid. "It's all right, Yosho, Tenchi. (Ok, so it was the only Japanese names I could think of on short notice. Sue me.) I injured myself and Aaron assisted me." The two men nodded and opened the gate. Aaron carried her into the house, slightly overwhelmed. Alanna directed him out to a patio. He set her down in a chair and a young Japanese woman came out with a tray of tea and an ice pack.
"Please Aaron, sit." Alanna smiled and motioned to a chair.
Aaron smiled back. " I actually would like to have a look at your ankle if you do not mind." He pulled a chair over to her and gently propped her foot up on his leg. He slipped off her loafer and sock and began to gently examine her injury. The ankle was a bit swollen, but a little ice would fix it right up. He placed the ice pack on her ankle and held it there, applying the slightest bit of pressure.
"I see you have done this before." Alanna had been observing him as he tended to her ankle. The way he handled it made her guess he was no amateur.
Aaron just nodded and places her ankle on a footstool. "What of your arm?"
Alanna just shrugged. "A small bruise, nothing more." She knew if she commented on her arm, he'd ask about Aubrey. And then she'd have to explain who he was and how she knew him. It wasn't a conversation she wanted to have.
"Who was that who attacked you?"
Alanna heaved a sigh. Guess she was having this conversation. "His name is Aubrey."
Aaron perked an eyebrow. "Is that all?"
"I met him in France."
"And when did you go to France?"
"About a tear ago."
A clock in the house sounded 5 o'clock. Alanna was glad for the distraction. She motioned to the tea service. "I would serve but…"
Aaron smiled and went about serving the tea. As they sipped the beverage, he looked at her expectantly, waiting for her to elaborate on the vampire, Aubrey. But when she offered no more information, he decided he was just going to have to find out on his own. He concentrated on the event he wished and entered her mind. At first it was simple and all the unease he had felt about her that morning slipped away. She was just like any teenage girl. He began to wonder if he was mistaken, and she wasn't the person who had probed his mind. He went to look for where she knew Aubrey from, not worrying about resistance......and then he was thrown out of his chair and to the ground.
"What were you doing?! How...how did you get into my mind!!!???" Alanna stood over him, which he could tell cost her from the grimace of pain on her face. But she was also angry. Very angry.
Aaron stood slowly, so not to alarm her. "Alanna, I am sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you." He watched her carefully. To throw him like that, she must have been powerful indeed. He felt an extensive amount of power building around her small frame. She was planning on attacking him again. He quickly grabbed her wrists. "Calm down, little one. I am not going to harm you. I promise. I just wish to talk." He led her gently back to her seat, whispering soothingly. He felt her slowly release her power. He let her wrists go and sat in a chair across from her, watching intently. She seemed fatigued now. The use of power had drained her. Aaron waited till all the power subsided until speaking again. "Who are you, Alanna?"
Alanna looked down. She had to tell him the truth.She knew that he knew she had powers, and she knew that he knew that she had pushed him out of her mind. (That's confusing o.O) She took a deep breath. "I don't know who or what I am. Ever since I could remember, I've been able to read minds. I can't really explain it. She looked up at him, her purple eyes showing her vulnerability.
"What else can you do, little one?" Aaron knew she had other talents. She had too much power to be just a mind reader.
"I...I can move things...with my mind. And...And I can also...travel to different dimensions." She looked away from him at that last statement. He was going to think she was a nutter. She had never told anyone of her powers for that exact reason.
Aaron looked at her and his gaze softened. She had obviously kept all this a secret for her entire life. He felt an emmense amout of pity for her. To keep such a thing secret so long must have cost her a great deal. To have no one to confide in must have been hard. He reached out and gently touched her cheek. "It is all right Alanna. You are not the only one which such gifts."
Alanna looked up at him and smiled timidly. He understood. He had the same strange abilities like she did. She felt all warm and fuzzy inside for some odd reason.
"Now, how exactly did you meet Aubrey?"
Alanna sighed. So much for warm and fuzzy. She explained the whole thing to him. The dimension hopping on a stormy day, and how she ended up in France. She did, however, exclude the fact that he had bitten her. She really didn't want him to know Aubrey was a vampire.
But Aaron was no fool. "He fed from you, didn't he?"
She looked down at her lap. She could not admit that. She just could not. Aaron tipped her chin up, forcing her to look into his eyes. "I know he did, little one. It is ok. It is not your fault." He could tell she was fighting back tears. He drew her into his arms, and rocked her gently, stroking her hair and whispering soothingly as she cried.
As her tears dried, Aaron pushes a few stray hairs from her face. " I am going to help you, Alanna. I am going to teach you all I know." He glaned at his wrist watch. "But now I must go." He stood, but Alanna grabbed his hand.
"Wait. How do you know all these things?"
Aaron just smiled. He leaned down and gently kisses her forehead. "I will tell you, someday." He walked away and Alanna studied his retreating form, a million questions buzzing in her mind.
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Goddess that was horrible. But hey, I'm just critical of myself. Please review. I beg of you!!!
