AN: Sorry about the late update, sheesh, 6 days without a chapter, sorry.
"Hn?" Trio slowly opened her eyes slowly, blinking until her vision cleared. She saw a wooden ceiling and glancing around Aka came into her vision sitting on a stool next to an old woman.
Looking over at Trio and seeing her awake, Aka jumped up. "I see you're awake, that's good. How are you feeling?"
"Don't ask her questions now, she's weak."
Surprisingly, Trio felt little weakness. Trio sat up and turned her neck sideways until it didn't feel as stiff.
"Don't do that!" The old woman cried out, leaping to Trio's side and holding her head still. "You'll injure yourself!"
"Seriously, I feel fine, just let me get the kinks out of my neck, please." The old woman reluctantly let go.
After a few minutes of stretching her neck, Trio felt better, heck, she was fully rested.
"So, are you feeling better?" Aka asked again.
Trio smiled at Aka's kindness. "I'm feeling very well, thank you. But," Trio frowned, "I must find my friends. I MUST."
"But you're injured!" Aka protested again.
"I'll be fine," Trio muttered, crawling out of bed, to the surprise of the old woman and Aka. Trio saw she wasn't dressed in her clothes anymore. 'They must have redressed me since I was covered in blood and my shirt was torn to shreds.' Trio was now wearing a light gray dress that swayed around her ankles.
"Thank you for all your help, but I really must be going," Trio tried to step past the old woman, but she stuck out her arm, stopping Trio in her tracks.
"If you're going to insist on leaving now, take Aka with you. You couldn't possibly defend yourself if you're attacked again."
"'Never judge a book by it's cover', or so I've heard. Please do not judge me and think I am weak because I was pinned when he got me. I don't need Aka's help now, even though before it was very much appreciated."
"You're so foolish," the old woman muttered. "You may think you're strong, but thoughts and actions are two very different things."
"Where are my shoes?" Trio asked. The old woman pointed at Trio's feet. The shoes were next to the bed. Trio thought for a moment before slipping on her shoes. The old woman was right in the aspect that she probably wouldn't be strong enough to fend off another attack. "I'll agree only on ONE condition."
"And that would be?"
"That as soon as I find my friends, he leaves. I'll have no need at all for him after that, and I've got a deadline to make, I cannot afford any more time. This incident has cost me enough."
"First, it has only cost you maybe two hours. Second, I agree to your condition," Aka replied. "Now let's go." Aka walked out the door, leaving Trio behind to gather her stuff.
"Those are strange shoes," the old woman commented.
"They're just tennis shoes," Trio replied.
"Tennis shoes are not common."
"Then what are?"
"Straw sandals are my favorite."
"Did you want your dress back?"
"No, it was my daughter's. She died a few years back and it pains me to keep that dress around."
"Thank you so much for your help," Trio said as she started to walk out the broken screen door. "May I ask what your name is?"
"Anaka."
"You've helped me a lot Anaka, thanks." Trio replied stepping through the doorway. Aka was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.
"Ready to go?" Aka asked.
"Yea, but I don't know where."
"I could take you back to where I found you."
"But that's nowhere near where I left them."
Frowning, Aka asked, "By the way, where's your knife?"
"Knife?"
"Yea, I just remembered I didn't see a knife where I found you, yet a fresh human tongue lay at your feet. Why would that be?"
"I used his knife. You couldn't have missed that knife," Trio replied coldly. Aka hadn't budged an inch since Trio had walked outside.
"I actually think it had something to do with those wings you had."
Trio's blood ran cold. 'No, it can't be! He couldn't have seen me.' "I don't get it."
"Oh, but I think you do. Remember those black bat wings you had, that helped get that attacker off you?"
"You mean you were just standing there watching a girl get attacked?! You could have HELPED me?!" Trio grabbed for Aka's collar but he intercepted her hand. Pulling her along, Aka went into the alley next to Anaka's house. He pulled a knife out of his pocket.
"Yes, I saw it but you had a handle on the situation at the time. Now," Aka pressed the knife up to Trio's throat, "who are you really and what is going on?"
"What will you do if I don't tell you?"
"I'm afraid I might have to kill you. I have no need for liars."
"Aka, stop it, please, don't force me to."
"Answer the question or pay the consequences! I don't know what's going on and quite frankly I'm scared. It's not every day a girl with BAT wings of all things is found fighting in an alley. Tell me, please. It would be in your best interest to have someone to trust."
Trio froze, trying again to stall for time. "Aka, please don't." Trio hissed and flinched, the knife pushing up against her wound. "Aka." Tears sprang to Trio's eyes. "I'm." "Can I, or should I tell him? It would save my life.but.' Trio heard Daemon telling all of them they could not betray the G-Alloids and how much damage it could cause if they did. Her friends would die if she did but she would die if she didn't.
"I.can't. Even if it costs me my life I cannot betray my friends." The Deathscythe G-Alloid's reply was full of courage as she straightened herself. "Kill me if you wish, I cannot betray them. As much as I would like for someone to know, I cannot, no I WILL NOT betray them."
Aka's brown eyes went wide with surprise then hardened. "You'd really give up your life to protect your friends?"
"You don't give me much of a choice do you?"
"It doesn't really matter if you tell me." Trio frowned in confusion. "But I just cannot believe you would do such a thing, Trio."
"How.do you know my name?"
Aka shook his head. "I told you it doesn't really matter if you tell me, but I'd rather have heard it coming from you. Oh well."
Aka's eyes softened, both in compassion and color, (Trio noted this as strange) as he loosened his grip on Trio and moved the knife away from the teen's throat.
"Where did you see your friends last?"
"It was just before a square of some type. There were gunshots and people ran out and swept me away. That's all I know."
"It's gotta be the market place. Let's go find them!" Aka smiled, putting away his knife and walking out the alley, Trio behind him.
"Why the sudden change in attitude?" Trio asked.
"Huh?"
"One second you're holding a knife to my throat the next second we're buddy buddy's."
Aka frowned intently. "I don't remember this knife incident you speak of."
Trio frowned as well. "We'll have to talk about that later," she said, lapsing into silence.
"Hn?" Trio slowly opened her eyes slowly, blinking until her vision cleared. She saw a wooden ceiling and glancing around Aka came into her vision sitting on a stool next to an old woman.
Looking over at Trio and seeing her awake, Aka jumped up. "I see you're awake, that's good. How are you feeling?"
"Don't ask her questions now, she's weak."
Surprisingly, Trio felt little weakness. Trio sat up and turned her neck sideways until it didn't feel as stiff.
"Don't do that!" The old woman cried out, leaping to Trio's side and holding her head still. "You'll injure yourself!"
"Seriously, I feel fine, just let me get the kinks out of my neck, please." The old woman reluctantly let go.
After a few minutes of stretching her neck, Trio felt better, heck, she was fully rested.
"So, are you feeling better?" Aka asked again.
Trio smiled at Aka's kindness. "I'm feeling very well, thank you. But," Trio frowned, "I must find my friends. I MUST."
"But you're injured!" Aka protested again.
"I'll be fine," Trio muttered, crawling out of bed, to the surprise of the old woman and Aka. Trio saw she wasn't dressed in her clothes anymore. 'They must have redressed me since I was covered in blood and my shirt was torn to shreds.' Trio was now wearing a light gray dress that swayed around her ankles.
"Thank you for all your help, but I really must be going," Trio tried to step past the old woman, but she stuck out her arm, stopping Trio in her tracks.
"If you're going to insist on leaving now, take Aka with you. You couldn't possibly defend yourself if you're attacked again."
"'Never judge a book by it's cover', or so I've heard. Please do not judge me and think I am weak because I was pinned when he got me. I don't need Aka's help now, even though before it was very much appreciated."
"You're so foolish," the old woman muttered. "You may think you're strong, but thoughts and actions are two very different things."
"Where are my shoes?" Trio asked. The old woman pointed at Trio's feet. The shoes were next to the bed. Trio thought for a moment before slipping on her shoes. The old woman was right in the aspect that she probably wouldn't be strong enough to fend off another attack. "I'll agree only on ONE condition."
"And that would be?"
"That as soon as I find my friends, he leaves. I'll have no need at all for him after that, and I've got a deadline to make, I cannot afford any more time. This incident has cost me enough."
"First, it has only cost you maybe two hours. Second, I agree to your condition," Aka replied. "Now let's go." Aka walked out the door, leaving Trio behind to gather her stuff.
"Those are strange shoes," the old woman commented.
"They're just tennis shoes," Trio replied.
"Tennis shoes are not common."
"Then what are?"
"Straw sandals are my favorite."
"Did you want your dress back?"
"No, it was my daughter's. She died a few years back and it pains me to keep that dress around."
"Thank you so much for your help," Trio said as she started to walk out the broken screen door. "May I ask what your name is?"
"Anaka."
"You've helped me a lot Anaka, thanks." Trio replied stepping through the doorway. Aka was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.
"Ready to go?" Aka asked.
"Yea, but I don't know where."
"I could take you back to where I found you."
"But that's nowhere near where I left them."
Frowning, Aka asked, "By the way, where's your knife?"
"Knife?"
"Yea, I just remembered I didn't see a knife where I found you, yet a fresh human tongue lay at your feet. Why would that be?"
"I used his knife. You couldn't have missed that knife," Trio replied coldly. Aka hadn't budged an inch since Trio had walked outside.
"I actually think it had something to do with those wings you had."
Trio's blood ran cold. 'No, it can't be! He couldn't have seen me.' "I don't get it."
"Oh, but I think you do. Remember those black bat wings you had, that helped get that attacker off you?"
"You mean you were just standing there watching a girl get attacked?! You could have HELPED me?!" Trio grabbed for Aka's collar but he intercepted her hand. Pulling her along, Aka went into the alley next to Anaka's house. He pulled a knife out of his pocket.
"Yes, I saw it but you had a handle on the situation at the time. Now," Aka pressed the knife up to Trio's throat, "who are you really and what is going on?"
"What will you do if I don't tell you?"
"I'm afraid I might have to kill you. I have no need for liars."
"Aka, stop it, please, don't force me to."
"Answer the question or pay the consequences! I don't know what's going on and quite frankly I'm scared. It's not every day a girl with BAT wings of all things is found fighting in an alley. Tell me, please. It would be in your best interest to have someone to trust."
Trio froze, trying again to stall for time. "Aka, please don't." Trio hissed and flinched, the knife pushing up against her wound. "Aka." Tears sprang to Trio's eyes. "I'm." "Can I, or should I tell him? It would save my life.but.' Trio heard Daemon telling all of them they could not betray the G-Alloids and how much damage it could cause if they did. Her friends would die if she did but she would die if she didn't.
"I.can't. Even if it costs me my life I cannot betray my friends." The Deathscythe G-Alloid's reply was full of courage as she straightened herself. "Kill me if you wish, I cannot betray them. As much as I would like for someone to know, I cannot, no I WILL NOT betray them."
Aka's brown eyes went wide with surprise then hardened. "You'd really give up your life to protect your friends?"
"You don't give me much of a choice do you?"
"It doesn't really matter if you tell me." Trio frowned in confusion. "But I just cannot believe you would do such a thing, Trio."
"How.do you know my name?"
Aka shook his head. "I told you it doesn't really matter if you tell me, but I'd rather have heard it coming from you. Oh well."
Aka's eyes softened, both in compassion and color, (Trio noted this as strange) as he loosened his grip on Trio and moved the knife away from the teen's throat.
"Where did you see your friends last?"
"It was just before a square of some type. There were gunshots and people ran out and swept me away. That's all I know."
"It's gotta be the market place. Let's go find them!" Aka smiled, putting away his knife and walking out the alley, Trio behind him.
"Why the sudden change in attitude?" Trio asked.
"Huh?"
"One second you're holding a knife to my throat the next second we're buddy buddy's."
Aka frowned intently. "I don't remember this knife incident you speak of."
Trio frowned as well. "We'll have to talk about that later," she said, lapsing into silence.