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Finding A Way: CHAPTER 5
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"G'Morning!" Shadow heard loudly in his ear which both startled and confused him. He opened his eyes to find Kayli hovering over him.
"Argggg..." Shadow grumbled and rolled over.
"Sleep well?" she questioned. He looked at her in amazement. He was sleeping on a rock for Gawd sakes.
"No."
He remembered what happened yesterday and it seemed so real and so fake now that it was a new day. Kayli just seemed to laugh at his remark.
""Hungry?", she asked with a smile.
"Yea...", he said groggily. With that she disappeared for a few seconds and came back holding two fish by their tails. Shadow carefully watched her as she proceeded with her next move. She carelessly sunk her teeth into the creature as if she had done it a million times over. A small trail of blood floated through the water. Shadow seemed to twitch and get woozy and lowered himself to his 'bed'.
"On second though, I think I'll pass."
"Oh, c'mon, it's the only thing to eat down here. I got used to it and so can you."
"No. I can go a few days without eating if I have to.", he said matter- of-factly.
"Suit yourself." she sighed and let the other fish swim happily away.
"Okay, lets move, I want to get a head start to the city." he said swimming outside. Kayli winced, grabbed a few things to put in her bag and followed him.
An hour passed. They weren't going as fast as Shadow wanted, but he didn't know the way and was forced to follow Kayli. They had also said very little to each other.
She couldn't stand the silence; it looked like she would have to change this as she searched for something to say to him.
"So...how old are you?" she would've kicked herself if she could, what a cheesy question. But he didn't seem to mind and shrugged.
"I would say sixty-six"
Kayli had lost her breath for a second. He was old enough to be her father? He sure didn't look like it. She felt crushed for minutes until Shadow spoke up again.
"...But, I guess in reality I am sixteen." he finished.
She felt better with that since she was only one year younger, but what was he talking about?
"How is that possible?" she stammered, making herself look slightly childish.
"It's a long story."
"I think I can handle it."
Shadow didn't want to talk about it still, but for some reason he went ahead. He started off with the small stuff, telling her about how he had been frozen for fifty years and about the ARK. Then, without knowing it, he spilled everything. His life aboard the ARK, Maria, the GUN, the Biolizard, his attempts at destroying Earth, his association with Sonic and the others. Everything.
And she seemed to be hanging on his every word. Fascinated by his life. She could tell that he never really talked about any of it to anyone in his existence because he just seemed to have a need to talk.
"I can't believe you've been through so much! I guess you have a 'live fast-die hard' motto, huh?" she said.
"Actually, no. I did all those things without having a choice..." he said, still a little sad from remembering an unwanted past. He didn't even notice that they were barely making progress to their destination.
"So what is your life like?" he asked to her surprise, having the feeling that he talked too much about himself.
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To Be Continued...
Just to let you know, Chapter 6 will explain Kayli's life story and will give her more depth (didn't want to make this chapter significantly longer than the others :P)
Finding A Way: CHAPTER 5
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"G'Morning!" Shadow heard loudly in his ear which both startled and confused him. He opened his eyes to find Kayli hovering over him.
"Argggg..." Shadow grumbled and rolled over.
"Sleep well?" she questioned. He looked at her in amazement. He was sleeping on a rock for Gawd sakes.
"No."
He remembered what happened yesterday and it seemed so real and so fake now that it was a new day. Kayli just seemed to laugh at his remark.
""Hungry?", she asked with a smile.
"Yea...", he said groggily. With that she disappeared for a few seconds and came back holding two fish by their tails. Shadow carefully watched her as she proceeded with her next move. She carelessly sunk her teeth into the creature as if she had done it a million times over. A small trail of blood floated through the water. Shadow seemed to twitch and get woozy and lowered himself to his 'bed'.
"On second though, I think I'll pass."
"Oh, c'mon, it's the only thing to eat down here. I got used to it and so can you."
"No. I can go a few days without eating if I have to.", he said matter- of-factly.
"Suit yourself." she sighed and let the other fish swim happily away.
"Okay, lets move, I want to get a head start to the city." he said swimming outside. Kayli winced, grabbed a few things to put in her bag and followed him.
An hour passed. They weren't going as fast as Shadow wanted, but he didn't know the way and was forced to follow Kayli. They had also said very little to each other.
She couldn't stand the silence; it looked like she would have to change this as she searched for something to say to him.
"So...how old are you?" she would've kicked herself if she could, what a cheesy question. But he didn't seem to mind and shrugged.
"I would say sixty-six"
Kayli had lost her breath for a second. He was old enough to be her father? He sure didn't look like it. She felt crushed for minutes until Shadow spoke up again.
"...But, I guess in reality I am sixteen." he finished.
She felt better with that since she was only one year younger, but what was he talking about?
"How is that possible?" she stammered, making herself look slightly childish.
"It's a long story."
"I think I can handle it."
Shadow didn't want to talk about it still, but for some reason he went ahead. He started off with the small stuff, telling her about how he had been frozen for fifty years and about the ARK. Then, without knowing it, he spilled everything. His life aboard the ARK, Maria, the GUN, the Biolizard, his attempts at destroying Earth, his association with Sonic and the others. Everything.
And she seemed to be hanging on his every word. Fascinated by his life. She could tell that he never really talked about any of it to anyone in his existence because he just seemed to have a need to talk.
"I can't believe you've been through so much! I guess you have a 'live fast-die hard' motto, huh?" she said.
"Actually, no. I did all those things without having a choice..." he said, still a little sad from remembering an unwanted past. He didn't even notice that they were barely making progress to their destination.
"So what is your life like?" he asked to her surprise, having the feeling that he talked too much about himself.
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To Be Continued...
Just to let you know, Chapter 6 will explain Kayli's life story and will give her more depth (didn't want to make this chapter significantly longer than the others :P)