(A/N: Not more than three more chapters to be written...)
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Dib's Point of View
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Poor Saroya...I never knew she felt that way. I knew she liked me, but, a little brother?
Now that I think of it, she is kind of like an older sister to me, her and Sinne and Lasaro...and Aeric and Sabre are kind of like older brothers...I really do look up to them...
How could I have been so stupid, so blind? Why didn't I see it before?
Wait a minute...who's that?
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Narrative
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Sure enough, someone was walking through the heavy iron gates of the cemetary towards them.
Vet trudged slowly along through the worn paths along the graves, her hands stuffed into the pockets of her jacket. Soon, she stopped at Saroya's side and sat down silently, staring down at the ground for a while as Saroya continued to twist the box between her fingers. "You know...I asked them...They said...that they wouldn't bring him back..." Vet finally said, causing the woman beside her to glance up and blink a few times.
Dib quirked a brow. What was she talking about? And...what did Saroya have in that box? He'd only just noticed it.
Sar seemed rather confused for a few moments, but it soon cleared up. "Oh..." was her only reply before she looked down once again, silence returning once again.
"I think...I'm going to go home for a while...I don't know how long...I just...don't want to be around here for a while..." Vet whispered.
The boy who couldn't be seen looked up at his guardian angel and cocked his head to the side slightly. "What were they talking about and what is that Saroya's got?"
"Shh," was his reply. "Listen."
"You know...I really...really hate them sometimes...all of them...all of them and their stupid ethics...their stupid clouds...their stupid...righteous ways..." the girl sighed, looking up into the sky and growling a little as a small flash appeared within the grey sea above. "OH, AND YOU THINK THAT'LL MAKE ME SHUT UP!? ALL OF YOU CAN BURN!"
Saroya jumped a little. "Vet, maybe you should calm down..."
Vet's eyes lowered back to her again, narrowing somewhat. "Don't you dare tell me what to do..." she snapped. You could tell she was tired...like she hadn't slept in a few days. "I'm sick and tired of people telling me what to do..."
The boy sighed sadly. Even Vet was acting different. He still had no idea what she was talking about before, but it seemed that now she was talking about people. Just people in general.
Saroya only stared at her for a moment or so. "Alright...I won't. But...I just wanted to ask you what you meant by...'asking them to bring him back..."
"What do you think I meant? I went to talk to them...them..." she replied, pointing down at the ground as she stood before stuffing them back into her pockets. "They wouldn't do it...I stayed up...and waited for their reply, but they didn't care. They said 'it wasn't for them to decide'..."
Dib looked down and thought about what she had said. Did she mean she tried to make a deal with hell? Again? Sheesh, as if he hadn't been the one to get her out of there in the first place. He sighed yet again and looked up at her, then to Saroya, still wondering what she had in that box. It seemed rather important.
"And I asked them so nicely..." the girl sighed as she shook her head. " I think I...I'm going to go home now...I just have to go..Bye..." Without another word, Vet turned and headed off towards the gates, rubbing her droopy eyes and sniffling every now and then. Saroya stood to stop her, but decided against it. When she wanted to be alone, she wanted to be alone, and there was nothing she could do to stop her.
"Oh, geezus, Vet..." Sar whispered as she stood there and watched the girl head out along the sidewalk. Finally, she looked back down to the grave and cleared her throat. "Well, I suppose...I should be heading off as well. " Her eyes shifted down to the small box while slender fingers pried it open. They ran across the metal inside for a moment before pulling the small object out. "I know you're not Kykorian...or in the military...but, I had to leave you -something-. It's...a medal...one from the Fire Base."
G watched quietly as Dib stared at the woman. Dib looked sad and ashamed. He wanted to talk to Saroya; he wanted to thank her for being such a good friend, and he wanted to apologize for almost killing her the day he met her. He'd only just realized that he'd never apologized for it.
"Saroya," he whispered. "I'm sorry."
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(A/N: You see the angst, yes?)
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Dib's Point of View
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Poor Saroya...I never knew she felt that way. I knew she liked me, but, a little brother?
Now that I think of it, she is kind of like an older sister to me, her and Sinne and Lasaro...and Aeric and Sabre are kind of like older brothers...I really do look up to them...
How could I have been so stupid, so blind? Why didn't I see it before?
Wait a minute...who's that?
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Narrative
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Sure enough, someone was walking through the heavy iron gates of the cemetary towards them.
Vet trudged slowly along through the worn paths along the graves, her hands stuffed into the pockets of her jacket. Soon, she stopped at Saroya's side and sat down silently, staring down at the ground for a while as Saroya continued to twist the box between her fingers. "You know...I asked them...They said...that they wouldn't bring him back..." Vet finally said, causing the woman beside her to glance up and blink a few times.
Dib quirked a brow. What was she talking about? And...what did Saroya have in that box? He'd only just noticed it.
Sar seemed rather confused for a few moments, but it soon cleared up. "Oh..." was her only reply before she looked down once again, silence returning once again.
"I think...I'm going to go home for a while...I don't know how long...I just...don't want to be around here for a while..." Vet whispered.
The boy who couldn't be seen looked up at his guardian angel and cocked his head to the side slightly. "What were they talking about and what is that Saroya's got?"
"Shh," was his reply. "Listen."
"You know...I really...really hate them sometimes...all of them...all of them and their stupid ethics...their stupid clouds...their stupid...righteous ways..." the girl sighed, looking up into the sky and growling a little as a small flash appeared within the grey sea above. "OH, AND YOU THINK THAT'LL MAKE ME SHUT UP!? ALL OF YOU CAN BURN!"
Saroya jumped a little. "Vet, maybe you should calm down..."
Vet's eyes lowered back to her again, narrowing somewhat. "Don't you dare tell me what to do..." she snapped. You could tell she was tired...like she hadn't slept in a few days. "I'm sick and tired of people telling me what to do..."
The boy sighed sadly. Even Vet was acting different. He still had no idea what she was talking about before, but it seemed that now she was talking about people. Just people in general.
Saroya only stared at her for a moment or so. "Alright...I won't. But...I just wanted to ask you what you meant by...'asking them to bring him back..."
"What do you think I meant? I went to talk to them...them..." she replied, pointing down at the ground as she stood before stuffing them back into her pockets. "They wouldn't do it...I stayed up...and waited for their reply, but they didn't care. They said 'it wasn't for them to decide'..."
Dib looked down and thought about what she had said. Did she mean she tried to make a deal with hell? Again? Sheesh, as if he hadn't been the one to get her out of there in the first place. He sighed yet again and looked up at her, then to Saroya, still wondering what she had in that box. It seemed rather important.
"And I asked them so nicely..." the girl sighed as she shook her head. " I think I...I'm going to go home now...I just have to go..Bye..." Without another word, Vet turned and headed off towards the gates, rubbing her droopy eyes and sniffling every now and then. Saroya stood to stop her, but decided against it. When she wanted to be alone, she wanted to be alone, and there was nothing she could do to stop her.
"Oh, geezus, Vet..." Sar whispered as she stood there and watched the girl head out along the sidewalk. Finally, she looked back down to the grave and cleared her throat. "Well, I suppose...I should be heading off as well. " Her eyes shifted down to the small box while slender fingers pried it open. They ran across the metal inside for a moment before pulling the small object out. "I know you're not Kykorian...or in the military...but, I had to leave you -something-. It's...a medal...one from the Fire Base."
G watched quietly as Dib stared at the woman. Dib looked sad and ashamed. He wanted to talk to Saroya; he wanted to thank her for being such a good friend, and he wanted to apologize for almost killing her the day he met her. He'd only just realized that he'd never apologized for it.
"Saroya," he whispered. "I'm sorry."
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(A/N: You see the angst, yes?)
