-AN: I'm sorry if the last chapter confused anyone, there were suppose to
be lines between the different conversations, but as you could tell, there
wasn't any.
-Chapter 43 was redone so as to account Melody and to fix the lack of
spacer lines, so to make it easier to read, go back and read the last part
of the fic!
-In celebration of my 100th review I'm writing a 5-page chapter! Thanks to
all my loyal readers!
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"Aka! Hurry!" Trio giggled ridiculously as she pulled the smiling boy
behind her. "We won't get any food if we're slow!"
"Okay, okay, we'll hurry!"
"He doesn't count! He's only using up space."
"Trio, slow down!" Trio let go and Aka bent in half, breathing heavily in front of the market place entrance. "Don't forget that just because you're part machine doesn't mean I am!"
"D.H. isn't even on! I'm running on pure energy!" Trio beamed.
"Hehehe, and you would."
"Let's go," Trio begged, pulling gently.
"All right, now I can breathe."
"Great!" Trio exclaimed happily, walking forward.
"LOOK OUT!" Aka exclaimed, but it was too late, for Trio had run into the back of a boy, whom Aka didn't recognize, but Nekura did.
******
"I've sighted Shiro and Alex. There's an unknown girl with them."
"Good work, Nekura, keep close, don't leave Trio's side for a moment, take over if you must."
"This Aka is a pest, why can't I just get rid of him?"
"Because without a host the parasite dies."
Nekura mentally shrugged, "Fair enough."
******
"Oh!" Trio apologized, as she bowed, "I'm so sorry! I'll watch where I'm going next time."
"It's okay, really," The boy mumbled, turning to face her. He gasped when he took in her bowed head and dirty face. "TRIO!"
"Huh?" Trio brought her head up and took in a quick breath once her vision settled on the boy.
"Shiro? What's wrong?" Alex's head popped around the side of his friend and immediately sparkled with happiness. "Hi!"
"Trio? Are you Trio?" A brunette quietly asked, stepping out from behind Shiro. When Trio didn't answer, the girl grabbed Shiro's arm, pulled him close to her and whispered in his ear. Trio's eyes grew small and echoed with jealousy.
"Trio," Aka said, stepping to her side and gently grabbing her arm, "Let's go." Trio involuntarily took a step back, anger and hurt clearly visible in her eyes. Shiro, who had been listening to the girl suddenly cocked his head straight back up and looked at the girl.
"Now I admit you were right about us finding her, but Trio's not in any danger." Turning back to Trio with a smile he noticed Aka and frowned. "Who's your new friend, Trio?"
"I'd like to ask you the same thing," Trio retorted.
Shiro glanced back at Alex who first nodded, then frowned. Shaking his blonde head he looked at Trio.
"Didn't you turn on your cell?"
"Cell?" Trio frowned, then catching the irritatingly lame lead, nodded and reached into her back pocket, manipulated the remote and pushed the ON/OFF button. Succeeding fairly quickly, she nodded again. "Sorry I forgot."
'Trio! How could you do that? Running away I mean.'
'Simple, I wasn't about to let Shinna run away on her own and Wufei deserved it!'
'Nobody deserves that!'
'Really? Do you know what we overheard him say?' When Alex just looked guiltily at Trio, she continued, 'Then don't be saying that he didn't deserve it! We don't have the same ideas of justice as you do.'
'Trio, please, come back.'
'Who's the girl?'
'An underdeveloped G-Alloid. Her name is Melody. Who's.'
"Trio, are you going to answer me?" Shiro frowned.
"Huh?" Trio asked blankly, before snapping back to reality. "What question?"
"I asked who that boy was with you?"
"Trio," Aka, or more acutely, Nekura whispered, "let's go, now." A sharp point pushed into Trio's side. Anger and pain flared her mind and she whipped around, grabbing the knife in the process and slapping Nekura against the wall.
"You're an idiot to think that that trick will work every time, Nekura!" Trio growled with menace dripping from her voice, "go back to your personal hell."
"You'll pay for that, Trio."
"I'm aware of that, but in the process I want you to realize this: When we go into our G-Alloid mode we could kill you if we chose to; be lucky I won't let them."
Nekura scowled and with a growl returned to his netherworld and Aka's pained face returned.
"I'm sorry Aka, are you okay?" Trio, her voice now full of concern and remorse as she leaned down, dropping the knife by Melody's feet.
"Trio," Aka whimpered, "What happened? It feels like I just hit by one of those big trucks I see going down the road!"
"I'm sorry," Trio replied, "but that Nekura seems to think he can drive me away from my friends."
"I."
"No," Trio shook her head, "don't try to apologize for him. You're not Nekura, and only Nekura can say he's sorry for what he's done, and we both know that won't happen."
"Trio!" Shiro cried out in an exasperated tone, "would you PLEASE tell me what the hell is going on?" Alex paled at Shiro's language.
"Shiro, don't swear!"
"Can you be quiet for a minute, please?" Shiro replied, not taking his eyes off Trio, who was helping Aka up.
"Trio, what just happened? Who is this?"
"His name is Aka. I think he's got a case of MPD. His other personality has a tendency to be a little demanding."
"Trio." Shiro whispered as Alex, worked his way around the people still trying to get in and out of the market place, helped lift Aka off Trio's shoulder. "Trio, why did you just leave me like that?"
"There's time to discuss that once I eat lunch, fiancée."
"FINACEE?!" Aka and Melody exclaimed at once.
Trio and Shiro blinked, "And you didn't know that?"
"You never said you were going to get married!" Aka exclaimed, then winced.
"I never knew you even had a GIRLFRIEND!" Melody added, grasping the silver necklace at her throat.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you," Shiro said calmly, clutching Trio's hand as they headed away from the market and towards Anaka's, "but I was more preoccupied with finding her."
"Call Jerome," Alex chided Melody.
"No!" Trio jumped.
"Why not?" Alex questioned, "he's very concerned for you."
"I," Trio's face took on a confused look, yet she knew why. The others sped up a little to give the two some room to talk.
"She's still planning on leaving," Shiro sadly explained loud enough that the others could hear. "And we can't do anything to stop her."
"Shiro!" Trio exclaimed, "don't say it like that!" Lowering her voice, she added, "It's not just that."
"Then what is it?" Shiro whispered back. Glaring at the others, who were trying to listen, he squeezed Trio's hand.
"I don't know, a feeling like, the hand of destiny, gently pushing me towards my destination."
"Which is Greece right?"
"How, how did you guess that?"
"Melody told me you might head there."
"And what would SHE know about it?"
"The 'X' has suddenly taken an interest in its 'loose ends'. Melody is not only a loose end, but she's got a few pieces of information they don't want you to find out."
"What are you talking about? What does she know?"
"Daemon told me."
"Daemon?! Crap!" Trio reached into her pocket, pulled out her remote and was about to push ON/OFF when she heard a voice, 'I've already got a lock on you, Trio.'
'Damn you, Daemon.'
'Don't blame Alex, he was trying to protect our privacy. And be nice to my girlfriend, I don't want her to think that the G-Alloids are a bunch of snobs.'
'Girlfriend? Melody? Melody AGREED to be your girlfriend? I haven't know her for that long but I didn't think she'd agree to go out with YOU.'
'Hey!' Daemon coughed, 'I haven't exactly asked her yet.'
"Typical guy." Trio pushed the button that severed the connection but left her G-Alloid side on just in case Nekura gave them any more trouble in the near future.
"What was that about?"
"They don't need to call Jerome, Daemon knows where I am."
"I can stand on my own now, thank you," Shiro could hear Aka talking to Melody. Trio could sense that while Nekura was in his netherworld, he was still feeling Trio's vicious reprimand.
"You sure you're okay?" Melody replied. "She whacked you pretty darn hard."
"Thank you for your concern, but I haven't got a concussion."
"How did you run into him?"
"I was attacked after getting separated from the others, he saw me transform and he knew of a place where I could be healed."
"Healed? What for?"
"I got cut pretty badly in the fight." Shiro grunted his understanding. "How did you guys meet Melody?"
"On the way to the airport Daemon met this, pardon my language, slut named Amy who thought to but into our engagement business and Melody told Amy that it wasn't Daemon's business and on their way into the plane."
"Daemon and Melody right?"
"Right, Daemon found out Melody was running from the 'X'. She's been with us since."
"Oh," Trio mumbled. She chided herself for thinking Shiro was with Melody even thought she knew he was more loyal than that.
"Isn't there anything I can do for you?"
"I don't mean for this to sound rude, but I want anyone who came with you here to stay out of our way. Until I find out why I feel the sudden urge to go to Greece I don't want you to interfere."
"You want to escape from my father don't you? You think he'll follow me don't you." The last sentence was more of a statement than a question.
"We can't keep running from him, sooner or later we'll have to face him," Trio looked into Shiro's eyes. "But it's not the time. We will face him and I'm afraid that."
"You're afraid I'll betray you."
"That's not the main reason, but that has plagued my sleep."
"Then what is?"
"He tried to kill you remember? His own son! I don't want either of us to die, or any of the others, but."
"You think he may have to die don't you?" Shiro whispered.
"I'm afraid he might my love."
"Well," Shiro stopped and smiled, "we'll just have to cross that bridge when we get there." He leaned down and kissed the slightly surprised Trio on the lips.
'That bridge is closer than you think,' Nekura thought to himself. 'Much closer.'
"Okay, okay, we'll hurry!"
"He doesn't count! He's only using up space."
"Trio, slow down!" Trio let go and Aka bent in half, breathing heavily in front of the market place entrance. "Don't forget that just because you're part machine doesn't mean I am!"
"D.H. isn't even on! I'm running on pure energy!" Trio beamed.
"Hehehe, and you would."
"Let's go," Trio begged, pulling gently.
"All right, now I can breathe."
"Great!" Trio exclaimed happily, walking forward.
"LOOK OUT!" Aka exclaimed, but it was too late, for Trio had run into the back of a boy, whom Aka didn't recognize, but Nekura did.
******
"I've sighted Shiro and Alex. There's an unknown girl with them."
"Good work, Nekura, keep close, don't leave Trio's side for a moment, take over if you must."
"This Aka is a pest, why can't I just get rid of him?"
"Because without a host the parasite dies."
Nekura mentally shrugged, "Fair enough."
******
"Oh!" Trio apologized, as she bowed, "I'm so sorry! I'll watch where I'm going next time."
"It's okay, really," The boy mumbled, turning to face her. He gasped when he took in her bowed head and dirty face. "TRIO!"
"Huh?" Trio brought her head up and took in a quick breath once her vision settled on the boy.
"Shiro? What's wrong?" Alex's head popped around the side of his friend and immediately sparkled with happiness. "Hi!"
"Trio? Are you Trio?" A brunette quietly asked, stepping out from behind Shiro. When Trio didn't answer, the girl grabbed Shiro's arm, pulled him close to her and whispered in his ear. Trio's eyes grew small and echoed with jealousy.
"Trio," Aka said, stepping to her side and gently grabbing her arm, "Let's go." Trio involuntarily took a step back, anger and hurt clearly visible in her eyes. Shiro, who had been listening to the girl suddenly cocked his head straight back up and looked at the girl.
"Now I admit you were right about us finding her, but Trio's not in any danger." Turning back to Trio with a smile he noticed Aka and frowned. "Who's your new friend, Trio?"
"I'd like to ask you the same thing," Trio retorted.
Shiro glanced back at Alex who first nodded, then frowned. Shaking his blonde head he looked at Trio.
"Didn't you turn on your cell?"
"Cell?" Trio frowned, then catching the irritatingly lame lead, nodded and reached into her back pocket, manipulated the remote and pushed the ON/OFF button. Succeeding fairly quickly, she nodded again. "Sorry I forgot."
'Trio! How could you do that? Running away I mean.'
'Simple, I wasn't about to let Shinna run away on her own and Wufei deserved it!'
'Nobody deserves that!'
'Really? Do you know what we overheard him say?' When Alex just looked guiltily at Trio, she continued, 'Then don't be saying that he didn't deserve it! We don't have the same ideas of justice as you do.'
'Trio, please, come back.'
'Who's the girl?'
'An underdeveloped G-Alloid. Her name is Melody. Who's.'
"Trio, are you going to answer me?" Shiro frowned.
"Huh?" Trio asked blankly, before snapping back to reality. "What question?"
"I asked who that boy was with you?"
"Trio," Aka, or more acutely, Nekura whispered, "let's go, now." A sharp point pushed into Trio's side. Anger and pain flared her mind and she whipped around, grabbing the knife in the process and slapping Nekura against the wall.
"You're an idiot to think that that trick will work every time, Nekura!" Trio growled with menace dripping from her voice, "go back to your personal hell."
"You'll pay for that, Trio."
"I'm aware of that, but in the process I want you to realize this: When we go into our G-Alloid mode we could kill you if we chose to; be lucky I won't let them."
Nekura scowled and with a growl returned to his netherworld and Aka's pained face returned.
"I'm sorry Aka, are you okay?" Trio, her voice now full of concern and remorse as she leaned down, dropping the knife by Melody's feet.
"Trio," Aka whimpered, "What happened? It feels like I just hit by one of those big trucks I see going down the road!"
"I'm sorry," Trio replied, "but that Nekura seems to think he can drive me away from my friends."
"I."
"No," Trio shook her head, "don't try to apologize for him. You're not Nekura, and only Nekura can say he's sorry for what he's done, and we both know that won't happen."
"Trio!" Shiro cried out in an exasperated tone, "would you PLEASE tell me what the hell is going on?" Alex paled at Shiro's language.
"Shiro, don't swear!"
"Can you be quiet for a minute, please?" Shiro replied, not taking his eyes off Trio, who was helping Aka up.
"Trio, what just happened? Who is this?"
"His name is Aka. I think he's got a case of MPD. His other personality has a tendency to be a little demanding."
"Trio." Shiro whispered as Alex, worked his way around the people still trying to get in and out of the market place, helped lift Aka off Trio's shoulder. "Trio, why did you just leave me like that?"
"There's time to discuss that once I eat lunch, fiancée."
"FINACEE?!" Aka and Melody exclaimed at once.
Trio and Shiro blinked, "And you didn't know that?"
"You never said you were going to get married!" Aka exclaimed, then winced.
"I never knew you even had a GIRLFRIEND!" Melody added, grasping the silver necklace at her throat.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you," Shiro said calmly, clutching Trio's hand as they headed away from the market and towards Anaka's, "but I was more preoccupied with finding her."
"Call Jerome," Alex chided Melody.
"No!" Trio jumped.
"Why not?" Alex questioned, "he's very concerned for you."
"I," Trio's face took on a confused look, yet she knew why. The others sped up a little to give the two some room to talk.
"She's still planning on leaving," Shiro sadly explained loud enough that the others could hear. "And we can't do anything to stop her."
"Shiro!" Trio exclaimed, "don't say it like that!" Lowering her voice, she added, "It's not just that."
"Then what is it?" Shiro whispered back. Glaring at the others, who were trying to listen, he squeezed Trio's hand.
"I don't know, a feeling like, the hand of destiny, gently pushing me towards my destination."
"Which is Greece right?"
"How, how did you guess that?"
"Melody told me you might head there."
"And what would SHE know about it?"
"The 'X' has suddenly taken an interest in its 'loose ends'. Melody is not only a loose end, but she's got a few pieces of information they don't want you to find out."
"What are you talking about? What does she know?"
"Daemon told me."
"Daemon?! Crap!" Trio reached into her pocket, pulled out her remote and was about to push ON/OFF when she heard a voice, 'I've already got a lock on you, Trio.'
'Damn you, Daemon.'
'Don't blame Alex, he was trying to protect our privacy. And be nice to my girlfriend, I don't want her to think that the G-Alloids are a bunch of snobs.'
'Girlfriend? Melody? Melody AGREED to be your girlfriend? I haven't know her for that long but I didn't think she'd agree to go out with YOU.'
'Hey!' Daemon coughed, 'I haven't exactly asked her yet.'
"Typical guy." Trio pushed the button that severed the connection but left her G-Alloid side on just in case Nekura gave them any more trouble in the near future.
"What was that about?"
"They don't need to call Jerome, Daemon knows where I am."
"I can stand on my own now, thank you," Shiro could hear Aka talking to Melody. Trio could sense that while Nekura was in his netherworld, he was still feeling Trio's vicious reprimand.
"You sure you're okay?" Melody replied. "She whacked you pretty darn hard."
"Thank you for your concern, but I haven't got a concussion."
"How did you run into him?"
"I was attacked after getting separated from the others, he saw me transform and he knew of a place where I could be healed."
"Healed? What for?"
"I got cut pretty badly in the fight." Shiro grunted his understanding. "How did you guys meet Melody?"
"On the way to the airport Daemon met this, pardon my language, slut named Amy who thought to but into our engagement business and Melody told Amy that it wasn't Daemon's business and on their way into the plane."
"Daemon and Melody right?"
"Right, Daemon found out Melody was running from the 'X'. She's been with us since."
"Oh," Trio mumbled. She chided herself for thinking Shiro was with Melody even thought she knew he was more loyal than that.
"Isn't there anything I can do for you?"
"I don't mean for this to sound rude, but I want anyone who came with you here to stay out of our way. Until I find out why I feel the sudden urge to go to Greece I don't want you to interfere."
"You want to escape from my father don't you? You think he'll follow me don't you." The last sentence was more of a statement than a question.
"We can't keep running from him, sooner or later we'll have to face him," Trio looked into Shiro's eyes. "But it's not the time. We will face him and I'm afraid that."
"You're afraid I'll betray you."
"That's not the main reason, but that has plagued my sleep."
"Then what is?"
"He tried to kill you remember? His own son! I don't want either of us to die, or any of the others, but."
"You think he may have to die don't you?" Shiro whispered.
"I'm afraid he might my love."
"Well," Shiro stopped and smiled, "we'll just have to cross that bridge when we get there." He leaned down and kissed the slightly surprised Trio on the lips.
'That bridge is closer than you think,' Nekura thought to himself. 'Much closer.'