Ch5 The Search Is On
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Val stood watching Crysta run into the distance. She then turned to purple. Who then sent the guards from the room. Val stood in front of Purple facing him. Purple was sitting on his bed feet on the floor a bit shaken…
"Are you okay Pur?" Val asked kneeling resting a hand on his Knee. He seemed unsure Eased that she was there by him. Purple slowly nodded.
"What did she say?" Val asked looking into his eyes. Searching.
Purple sighed…"Nothing I could really make out, She only whispered but I think she said 'I'm not going to kill you Purple'" he paused…"'Not tonight'" He finished fear risen in his face.
"Don't Worry! I Hit her!" Val reassured him. Mixed feelings tugged at her heart. But a growing hate for Crysta aroused as well.
"Go on to bed Val. I'll be okay…alright?" Purple sighed out breaking Val's thought. Val stood, "If you're sure…alright…G'night Purple." She turned and walked away hearing a quiet "night" from Purple before his light went out, she shut the door behind her and headed down the hall back to her room.
Val sat on the edge of her bed thinking. Then she noticed Crysta's letter. She picked it up and read it. Stunned she dropped the blood scribbled letter to the floor. She felt as if she was being ripped in two. "fuck." she cringed. She stands and passes around he room. 'What the hell? She thinks I'm her friend? I am but, NO! I can't be! She's going to try and kill Purple. She wouldn't get caught she's to sharp, and she knows it, Damn!.' Val stopped surprised when there was a knock on her door.
"Yeah?" she called. "Hey Val, It's Red. Can I come in?" Red said through the door. Val thought…"Uh… Yeah sure." she answered. Red walked in. He looked…worried. "What's going on here? What happened?" He asked. "Crysta…" Val started. But Red knew as soon as she said that. "Fuck. Purple okay?" "Yes he's fine… can I be… alone?" Red's went from worried to almost hurt. "Yeah… sure. See you in the morning." Val nodded and watched the door close behind Red. Val was alone once more to ponder her thoughts a bit longer. Maybe an hour of torturing herself. She finally gives up and heads for bed. "We'll get her…" she reassured herself aloud. 'I just hope we don't kill her in the process' she secretly thought laying under the covers.
An hour or so passed, but to Val seemed like an eternity. She's thus far spent her night tossing in an unsure-ness. "screw it!' she said pushing her self up and getting dressed. "I'm gunna find her myself!" she said grabbing her weapons. She went around the base of the Citadel until she came across a small pool of blood meters from Purples window were her shot mad contact with Crysta's flesh.
She looked up at the moon, it turned the drops of blood a shimmering black. 'Crysta would think THIS is beautiful…" She thought starting to run along the trail of blood, it set a unhappy hard trail. 'what was she doing to her self?' Val thought, looking back a brief second and realizing Crysta would be out of sight by know.' she thought as she looked a second time and the Citadel was out of site. She looked down still running following the relentless trail of Crysta's blood.
Close to day break Val stopped to rest, she had been running for miles. 'how far did you run? Huh Crysta? Were are you? Just…' Val caught her breath then stood ceasing her thoughts and looking onward. She saw a mound of something, not sure what. The now died blood lead to it. She stopped just before it…The blood lead in. 'Keeping well hidden in a pile of rubbish… clever.' Val thought searching for an entrance were the blood disappeared…"here we go" she said in taking in a deep breath and letting it out. She pulled up a flap and entering. She silently let the flat down.
She looked around trying to get her eyes to adjust to the extreme darkness. As they slowly adjusted Val noticed a gleam on the ceiling and it started to move. She followed. Through a labyrinth of grime with one more turn Val noticed a flicker of light coming from the side. She looked back at the first light as it continued on its way, mad another turn then was gone. 'Strange.' she thought as the yellowish light flicked wildly 'Fire?' she approached ever so slowly and cautiously.
Val peered at the source of the light, it was fire. Beside it was a mass of black on the floor. It was moving, breathing. 'What the?' Val thought noticing a green hand creep from the pile reaching for a stiletto, grasping it. Val jumped in a fighting position, ready to deal what ever it was, 'Crysta? I hope' she thought watching it stand, it was Irken. Head still covered it lunged at her. But stopped just before the blade impaled a surprised Val. "Val!?" Crysta's voice seem as equally surprised as Val looked. She pulled her hood off her head and let it fall onto her back. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT!!!" Crysta spat lowering her Knife. Val looked deep into Crysta's black eyes "Crysta…"
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Sorry it took me forever for those of you who read this…Bitter suspense. If you like R/R…well if you don't like it Review and tell me ^^
I thank Invader Val SOOO Much for these pics of Crysta she drew for me…TY!!!
Crysta stands- http://www.boomspeed.com/addy/Crysta.jpg
Thanksgiving (LMAO!)- http://www.boomspeed.com/addy/CrystaThanksgiving.jpg