Chp 5
"I haven't found anything," Irvine said as he continued searching the room.
"I know. It almost seemed like the room changed over. I'm going to bed. My ribs are realy starting to hurt. I'll see you in the morning," Van said and left the room.
Two nights later… (They all decided to stay for the rest of the week to make it easier to get to the wedding)
Van tossed and turned in his sleep. He was dreaming that Fiona had been killed. He rose up with tears in his eyes and looked at the clock. It said 9:30 PM. He rubbed his eyes and layed back down.
Suddenly, several knocks came to his door. He got up and opened the door quickly. Fiona fell into his arms crying as she kicked the door closed. She pulled herself away quickly to lock the door. She leaned against the door breathing heavily. Van realised that her hair was damp and she was in nothing but a towel that she held over her.
"Fiona? What happened?" Van asked worriedly.
"Oh, Van, Van, it was so horrible," Fiona cried. He held her in his arms as she sobbed.
"Fiona, tell me what's wrong," Van said in a shaky voice.
"O-o-okay, well…"
I was laying in the jakuzzi tub, trying to relax. The candles were lit and the lights were off. The doorknob suddenly jiggled. Fredrick came in. At first I thought it was a mistake and that when he saw me he'd apologize and leave, but he didn't.
"I didn't know you were in here, Fiona," He said slyly. I stared at him strangely.He grabbed my arm and yanked me out of the tub. Now I stared at him fearfully. "What's wrong, Fiona? You look so-afraid," Fredrick seemed to find pleasure in my fear. He pulled me closer and kissed me, but not in the way I liked. He stuffed his tounge in my mouth. I pulled loose and grabbed a towel, leaning against the wall as I wrapped it around me.
"What happened to you?" I asked breathless with fear.
"Come with me, Fiona. You know you want to. I want you to come with me as I take care of my plans. All I need you to do is use your ancient zoidian powers with mine to bring up what I want," He said.
"You're an ancient zoidian? What plans? Leave me alone!" With that I ran down the hall, pounding on your door. I knew you would believe me. I knew you'd be there just like you said.
"Fiona," Van whispered as he held her. "Oh, Fiona, I'm so sorry. I should have heard all the ruckus. Fiona I-what's that?" He reached over to the towel wrapped around her and pulled off a strand of hair that stood out among the white.
"Van, it's red and curly," Fiona gasped as she realised who's hair it was.
"Fiona, you've been tricked. That guy is Hiltz, and that organoid that attacked me was Ambient. He only looked purple in the dark," Van said.
"What organoid?" Fiona asked as Van pulled her out some clothes for her.
"Uhhhhh-" Van hesitated.
"So that's what hurt you! Oh, Van, why didn't you tell me?!" Fiona asked.
"Well, it was because I didn't want you to leave him. I thought that I was imagining that he was bad, and that he made you happy. I wanted you to be happy. I wanted you to love the man of your choice, even if-"
"Even if what?" Fiona asked.
"E-e-even if the man you loved-wasn't----me,"Van said in almost a whisper.
"Van," Fiona was surprised that he cared so deeply for her.
"I'm not crazy over anything except you. The moment we met there was a stir in my heart, a fantastic sensation that told me we were destin. I guess I forgot that at the times I was so cruel to you. I-I'm sorry for that now. I was so stupid, and now I seriously regret it. I love you, Fiona, more than words can say, and it's true love. I wouldn't feel this way if it wasn't. Maybe you should go now," Van said solemnly with tears stinging his eyes.
"But why Van?' Fiona asked crying.
"Because of all the people on Zi, I'm probably the last one that deserves you. I think you should go find you're true love, Fiona," Van said quietly.
"I-I already did," Fiona said. Van turned his head to look at her when he was drawn into a wonderful kiss. They soon stopped gasping for air.
"Fiona, I'll protect you," He said as she put on the shorts and t-shirt Van had given her (He made sure not to watch. He was a gentlemen. O.O Boy, that's new.) Van layed down on the bed and held Fiona next to him. They were both so tired and fell asleep together, keeping warm by each other's body heat.
Next morning…
Van awoke and looked next to him. Fiona was gone. He looked around the room. No Fiona. He rose up and fell back down. He noticed how his head was in extreme pain. He moved his coal colored eyes down to see his pillow staind with a massive amount of his blood. He layed still and stared at the ceiling, as he had done so many times before. He was afraid of what was happening, but it hurt the more he thought. The room felt like it was spinning. He opened his mouth to yell out for Irvine or Moonbay, but instead he screamed "FIONA!" His door was opened as a groggy Irvine and Moonbay walked in, noticed the blood and ran to his side.
"My god, Van! What happened?!" Mooonbay asked in sheer horror.
"Hiltz…Fiona…taken…disguise…Fredrick…organoid…stop him," Van whispered as he fell into a state of unconciousness. The last things he heard were the screams from his friends calling out his name.
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Not so very short and very, very good indeed in my opinion. Did anyone even see that coming? :D I knew all along. Tee-hee. Well, tell me what you think. Poor Van just keeps getting hurt doesn't he?
