Ch. 6: A cold reunion

"What the fuck?" Crysta growled. She was no longer surprised by the intrusion. She was happy to see her old friend, her lips curled into a weak smile to show. Val squinted her eyes; she could hardly recognize her "Crysta? Is that you?" "Yes, Val.What are you doing?" Crysta asked, talking in a tone she hadn't for years, becoming excited of Val visiting. "I followed you, Crysta." Val started, "I've come to stop you." Val said as-matter-a-factly. Crysta's smiled faded and her eyes narrowed. "What?" Crysta asked in disbelief. "You tried to kill Purple, AGAIN!" Val explained, becoming furious. "No, I was merely watching him sleep." Crysta said, gripping her blade tightly again. "What? Watching him? Why?" Val asked.

"Silly Val! My dear friend I won't kill him. Not until the time is right."

"Crysta! Your insane!" Val yelled.

"How so? Val, how can you say that?" Crysta said, almost hurt by the words

"You've killed so many!!"

"The Irken shit? They were nothing!" Crysta Growled.

"They're our people. It's wrong."

"They may be your people. But not mine, never mine!"

"What do you mean? Crysta…"

"You weren't locked up for so long! Drugged! Val you don't understand what I've been through what I've felt!"

"I am sorry for all that! I never wanted that for you!" Val yelled her voice chocked.

"You could have at least come to me, when I needed you."

"I wanted to. Believe me. But I wasn't allowed. You tried to kill a tallest!"

"I would have succeeded if I had planed better! If I chose a better time." Crysta said as if she were talking to herself. "So he stopped you. Didn't he?"

"Crysta…" Val said softly. "NO! Shut up! He split us up! It was a plan! All of it."

"No Crysta, he never planed to be attacked."

"Not that, since we met. He pulled us apart."

"No Crys-"

"It's true! When I needed you the most even before we graduated."

"Crysta, It was never him. It was you, you let your hatred and jealousy control you." Val said calming wanting to help her friend. Torn between her love and her past. "Maybe so…" Crysta said gripping her stello and plunging it into Val's stomach. Gaining a scream of pain from her. "But, Val. You let it happen." Crysta sneered. Val pulled out her laser "I'm sorry Crys." she pulled the trigger hitting her friend in the chest. Crysta backed away weezing, "bitch…" she said blood pouring from the wound, and dripping from her mouth. Val stood pulling the blade from her stomach, the wound wasn't serious, 'you didn't want to kill me, did you?' Val thought. Dropping her gun and walking to Crysta, who was now on the ground. Val grabbed the back of Crysta's head turning it so their eyes met. "I'm sorry," Val started. "No, you're not." Crysta spat, pushing Val away with some force, Val fell backwards. When Val got to her feet she met Crysta's angry and hurt gaze. Crysta grabbed her throat; not chocking her pulled her up to her inches from her face. "Crysta, how many? How many more until you've had your fill? Until you stop this madness? It has to stop!" Val asked almost yelling the last part. Crysta didn't answer. "You better get that fixed Val. I'll stay away…for the time being." Crysta said dropping Val. "What? Were are you going?" Val asked, while climbing to her feet. Crysta was headed for the exit. "No were inpaticular," Crysta started. "You'll die with that shot." Val said a hint of concern in her voice. "No, Val I won't. You with you're usual bad shot, missed my heart, almost piercing a lung… that's all" Crysta said barely a whisper, with her head bowed. "I see it now Val. You want me dead. You and your lover. I will stop when I've killed him. Only then. Good-bye my friend" Crysta said and was gone. Val was left confused. "Crysta… I won't let you hurt him." Val said walking out of the hideaway. Painfully making her way back to the citadel, a day and a half walk away.

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Well Ch 6 is here and done. Is this the end? Maybe. Please review.