Ok, yeah, I didn't realize this, but in my A/n, I gave something away, but yeah, but did anyone not see that coming? I mean, I am not as mean as the anime, and none of the main characters die. But someone does. Bwah ha ha.
Chapter 12
Preparation
By the time that Nick, Vash and Ryu woke up, Iris was already gone. There was a note on the counter:
Vash, I am sorry, but I had to do this on my own. I promise I will come back to the family. Please don't worry about me. If you hear a fire alarm, please come to where it is. I will need your help then, but after that, please leave. Love always, Iris.
Ryu walked over to the window and looked out. "I guess we should just wait then."
Vash looked at her. "We can't do that. We have to go help her now."
Nick laid his hand on Vash's shoulder. "She said not to come until the fire alarm. She obviously has had time to think about this, and she must know that she can win, otherwise she wouldn't risk going in alone. She loves you Vash, and even if she didn't want to risk your life, she's smart enough to ask for help. You know this Vash."
Ryu nodded in agreement. "Just let her fight her own battle and she'll respect you all the much more. I mean, if you charged in now, she would assume that you think she's too weak to fight this on her own, and ultimately, her trust in you would be crushed."
Vash looked away. He knew that they were right, but he just couldn't face seeing Iris get hurt. And more than anything, he wanted to be there with her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Angel lead Iris and Alu down the hallway, to a double door. "This is the cafeteria." She explained.
Iris looked at her in awe. "You have a cafeteria. Man, things sure have changed since I left. Back then everyone had they're own little jail cell, a cold meal of something no one wanted to guess the contents of, and that was as good as it got. Wow."
Alu spoke up. "It's just his royal-pain-in-the-ass trying to get laid by showing us humanity. Pathetic."
The group walked up to a table that was obviously where the strongest fighters ate. Two stood out above the rest, one a female, the other a male.
The male appeared to be about 21, the girl about 13. Even for the girls age, she appeared to be very tough.
The male was about 6 feet in height. He had long russet colored hair, and he wore a midnight blue cloak-like top, with blue pants, and a sash. He was obviously very aristocratic, and Iris assumed it wouldn't be hard to rally his help. After all, would an aristocrat like him enjoy working for scum such as THAT man? At first Iris didn't recognize him, but when he turned to face her, and she saw his golden eyes, so calm, and yet so dangerous, Iris was all to happy to run over to him and wrap her arms around his neck.
He pushed her away, appalled that some women would come over to him in such a manner, without introducing herself first. Then he recognized her.
"Densetsu Meitouno, (dis be you Noble Kitsune) don't you tell me you forgot who I am?" Iris looked slightly hurt.
"Iris Cross, I could never forget you." He pulled out a dozen roses, and as did, his sleeve slid back revealing a rose vine tattoo that ran up his arm. He handed a rose to each girl at the table, earning a blush from a few.
Iris sighed. He would never quit with the roses. "I can't believe you're still here."
"I cannot believe you came back. A beauty such as yourself should not have to face such horrible conditions such as these that we here are forced to live in."
Alu and Angel glared at him. "So you feel bad for Iris when she hasn't been here half as long as we have, but you don't feel bad for us? You never once told us that we were pretty!"
Den looked at Iris for help. She turned away. This one was his.
"Ladies, an occasion such as Lady Iris's return deserves such flattery. And, Lady Iris would not have come back if she did not plan on helping us out of here. Am I incorrect in this assumption Lady Iris? You did promise us such a thing when you last visited us."
Iris looked around nervously. "Yeah, um. I will help you guys out. And I will have help. Vash the Stampede, my sister, and a traveling priest will also help us. You need to trust them. And, I would like to ask for your assistance in defeated the Master, Den."
Den simply smiled at her, then stood up and reached for her hand. He then kissed it very gentle-manly like. "Of course. Lady Iris, I am willing to do anything for you."
Iris laughed. "You flirt too much."
Den laughed back. "I know someone else who may be able to help us. Tsukasa!"
The 13 year old girl that Iris had noticed before turned to face Den, her mouth still full of food. "Yeah, wha'da ya need?"
"Come over here, there are some people here I want you to meet."
The girl walked over. She had blond hair that fell to her shoulders, and she had the bluest eyes Iris had ever seen. She could easily pass for Vash's sister.
"Tsukasa (and dis is u Twilight Tsukasa) this is Lady Iris, Lady Alu, and Lady Angel. They come to ask for your assistance in defeating the Master who has imprisoned us here. We feel you would be a great help to our team."
Tsukasa nodded. "Yes, I would be able to help, but you have to do something for me first. I need you to get the cafeteria man to give me more ice cream. He says you can only have one per person, and I already had one. Do that for me, and I will be at your service."
Iris sighed. She walked over to the man serving what looked to be imitation food, and after talking him into giving her just ice cream, and no meal, which he wasn't too happy about, Iris returned. She handed the cone over Tsukasa, who looked absolutely in heaven.
Iris cleared her throat. "Ok, here's the game plan. I'm gonna set the fire alarm off, not now, but soon, when I do, help will be coming to get people out of here. So we don't need to worry about that. And I am truly sorry, but you all must know of the grudge I hold against the Master, and I wish to fight this battle alone."
Angel looked confused. "So what do you need our help for?"
Iris gave her a sideways glance. "Well, you can bet that there will be many guards around His room, and I apologize again, but I need you four to destroy the guards for me. So yes, basically, I am just using you for that one thing. But I really need to beat him alone. My grudge against him goes deeper than the hatred any of you hold against him."
Angel nodded, now understanding. Den, too, nodded, willing to do anything for Iris. Alu and Tsukasa didn't seem to mind. Although, they would love to rip apart that horrible man.
Chapter 12
Preparation
By the time that Nick, Vash and Ryu woke up, Iris was already gone. There was a note on the counter:
Vash, I am sorry, but I had to do this on my own. I promise I will come back to the family. Please don't worry about me. If you hear a fire alarm, please come to where it is. I will need your help then, but after that, please leave. Love always, Iris.
Ryu walked over to the window and looked out. "I guess we should just wait then."
Vash looked at her. "We can't do that. We have to go help her now."
Nick laid his hand on Vash's shoulder. "She said not to come until the fire alarm. She obviously has had time to think about this, and she must know that she can win, otherwise she wouldn't risk going in alone. She loves you Vash, and even if she didn't want to risk your life, she's smart enough to ask for help. You know this Vash."
Ryu nodded in agreement. "Just let her fight her own battle and she'll respect you all the much more. I mean, if you charged in now, she would assume that you think she's too weak to fight this on her own, and ultimately, her trust in you would be crushed."
Vash looked away. He knew that they were right, but he just couldn't face seeing Iris get hurt. And more than anything, he wanted to be there with her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Angel lead Iris and Alu down the hallway, to a double door. "This is the cafeteria." She explained.
Iris looked at her in awe. "You have a cafeteria. Man, things sure have changed since I left. Back then everyone had they're own little jail cell, a cold meal of something no one wanted to guess the contents of, and that was as good as it got. Wow."
Alu spoke up. "It's just his royal-pain-in-the-ass trying to get laid by showing us humanity. Pathetic."
The group walked up to a table that was obviously where the strongest fighters ate. Two stood out above the rest, one a female, the other a male.
The male appeared to be about 21, the girl about 13. Even for the girls age, she appeared to be very tough.
The male was about 6 feet in height. He had long russet colored hair, and he wore a midnight blue cloak-like top, with blue pants, and a sash. He was obviously very aristocratic, and Iris assumed it wouldn't be hard to rally his help. After all, would an aristocrat like him enjoy working for scum such as THAT man? At first Iris didn't recognize him, but when he turned to face her, and she saw his golden eyes, so calm, and yet so dangerous, Iris was all to happy to run over to him and wrap her arms around his neck.
He pushed her away, appalled that some women would come over to him in such a manner, without introducing herself first. Then he recognized her.
"Densetsu Meitouno, (dis be you Noble Kitsune) don't you tell me you forgot who I am?" Iris looked slightly hurt.
"Iris Cross, I could never forget you." He pulled out a dozen roses, and as did, his sleeve slid back revealing a rose vine tattoo that ran up his arm. He handed a rose to each girl at the table, earning a blush from a few.
Iris sighed. He would never quit with the roses. "I can't believe you're still here."
"I cannot believe you came back. A beauty such as yourself should not have to face such horrible conditions such as these that we here are forced to live in."
Alu and Angel glared at him. "So you feel bad for Iris when she hasn't been here half as long as we have, but you don't feel bad for us? You never once told us that we were pretty!"
Den looked at Iris for help. She turned away. This one was his.
"Ladies, an occasion such as Lady Iris's return deserves such flattery. And, Lady Iris would not have come back if she did not plan on helping us out of here. Am I incorrect in this assumption Lady Iris? You did promise us such a thing when you last visited us."
Iris looked around nervously. "Yeah, um. I will help you guys out. And I will have help. Vash the Stampede, my sister, and a traveling priest will also help us. You need to trust them. And, I would like to ask for your assistance in defeated the Master, Den."
Den simply smiled at her, then stood up and reached for her hand. He then kissed it very gentle-manly like. "Of course. Lady Iris, I am willing to do anything for you."
Iris laughed. "You flirt too much."
Den laughed back. "I know someone else who may be able to help us. Tsukasa!"
The 13 year old girl that Iris had noticed before turned to face Den, her mouth still full of food. "Yeah, wha'da ya need?"
"Come over here, there are some people here I want you to meet."
The girl walked over. She had blond hair that fell to her shoulders, and she had the bluest eyes Iris had ever seen. She could easily pass for Vash's sister.
"Tsukasa (and dis is u Twilight Tsukasa) this is Lady Iris, Lady Alu, and Lady Angel. They come to ask for your assistance in defeating the Master who has imprisoned us here. We feel you would be a great help to our team."
Tsukasa nodded. "Yes, I would be able to help, but you have to do something for me first. I need you to get the cafeteria man to give me more ice cream. He says you can only have one per person, and I already had one. Do that for me, and I will be at your service."
Iris sighed. She walked over to the man serving what looked to be imitation food, and after talking him into giving her just ice cream, and no meal, which he wasn't too happy about, Iris returned. She handed the cone over Tsukasa, who looked absolutely in heaven.
Iris cleared her throat. "Ok, here's the game plan. I'm gonna set the fire alarm off, not now, but soon, when I do, help will be coming to get people out of here. So we don't need to worry about that. And I am truly sorry, but you all must know of the grudge I hold against the Master, and I wish to fight this battle alone."
Angel looked confused. "So what do you need our help for?"
Iris gave her a sideways glance. "Well, you can bet that there will be many guards around His room, and I apologize again, but I need you four to destroy the guards for me. So yes, basically, I am just using you for that one thing. But I really need to beat him alone. My grudge against him goes deeper than the hatred any of you hold against him."
Angel nodded, now understanding. Den, too, nodded, willing to do anything for Iris. Alu and Tsukasa didn't seem to mind. Although, they would love to rip apart that horrible man.