AN: Arigatou Gozaimasu to Yukari and Ookami for the ideas I needed!!!
.A little lion perfectly carved into a small piece of ivory attached to a pin. Trey stared at the piece of wonder. He noticed that below the pin was a slip of paper and slipped his hand underneath and picked it up.
"Stay brave for the lion is a sign of bravery," It said with a calligrapher font. Trey turned it over and saw Shinna's name written on the back in the same font and he noted it was not Tana Suzuki, it was Shinna Ling.
"So?" Shinna said, snapping Trey back to reality, "What do you think?" Trey continued to stare but now it was at Shinna, who began to look a little uncomfortable.
Inside Trey's mind thoughts were racing like the speed of light. 'This is an incredible thing! I've got to be a gentleman and give her something in return, but what?! I got it! A way of finding out if she truly knows how much I care about her!'
"Trey?" Shinna's face was worried and sad. "Don't you like it?"
Instead of responding he carefully put the card below the pin again, put the lid on the box, and gently placed it in his pocket. Shinna's eyes began to fill with tears because she feared he did not like it. Trey simply smiled and he met her eyes and closed the two feet between them in a mer second. Shinna cocked her head sideways in confusion.
"Trey?" Shinna whispered, looking up into the face of the man she was falling in love with, "What's wrong with you?"
Trey reached down and cupped Shinna's left cheek in his. "Nothing." Trey moved his hand to the back of her head and reached his other around her waist. "You're perfect the way you are," he whispered and he closing his eyes, he gave her the first kiss of either of their lives.
'My, first, kiss," Shinna thought, 'it's my first kiss and I'm just standing here!' Shinna reached her arms up and wrapped them around his head, pulling him closer.
They stood there, embracing each other until they heard the door creak. The couple pulled apart and opened their eyes to reveal Trio and Shiro, hand in hand, staring in awe.
"Uh, did we come at a bad time?" Trio blushed.
"Uh, uh," Shinna blushed.
"We're walking you guys to the city limits and when you take off, we'll leave, I promise," Shiro said. The other teens appeared behind them and they walked away from Anaka's house forever.
The seven teenagers walked in pairs of two except Aka, who walked in front. The silence seemed to escalate as they walked. Even the people ahead of them could feel the sadness and determination of the teens and parted from in front of them. Young kids playing in the streets looked at them in awe because in their eyes, the teens carried a presence of complete authority and respect.
Aka stopped and turned to Shiro and Trio, the first people behind him.
"Which gate would you like to go to? We're closest to the south but the west would be more in our direction."
"Well," Trio wondered, turning around to Shinna and Trey, "what do you two think?"
Trey shifted the largest bag containing all their clothes and extra blankets. "Since I'm carrying the largest pack I'd say south."
"Can't you handle it?" Trio asked.
"Hey!" Trey replied nervously, "I never said that!"
"I'd just as soon say we take the west gate. Less chances of us being seen right? It's going to be hard enough to get to Greece without being spotted."
"Trio's right," Shinna added, "We need stealth and so be it if it takes us longer to get to the gate, it'll be closer to the end of the day when people will be asleep."
Trey sighed, "Okay, I'm outnumbered, we'll go to the west gate. But," Trey's eyes squinted, "I think you're taking advantage of me being a man and using that as an extra excuse."
Shinna gasped, "We would NEVER do that."
"Um, Shinna, yea, yea we would."
"Shh, you're not suppose to tell them that!" Trey almost face planted right there. "Oh, so sorry," Shinna waved her hand at him in a dismissing gesture, "It's okay, we can trade later."
Trey blinked, "I'm afraid and sad to say that's not possible. It would hurt my pride if I allowed a woman to carry such a burden."
"Aw," Trio cooed, "what a gentleman!"
"Let's get going already!" Aka burst out. "It's going to get a lot hotter as the day goes on!"
"What are you complaining about?" Shinna snapped, "you're not the one with the heavy load!"
"It's NOT MY fault!"
"You're right, it's not, but I'm still blaming you. It's easier to blame the cute one than blame the one who's a backstabbing little rat!"
"We're not starting that again!" Trio snapped, "we're going to make this as painless as possible all right? It's not going to make anything any better by pissing Nekura off. He's crazy enough as it is and he'll take any opportunity to come out; don't give him any more chances."
Aka started to walk, afraid of staying much longer and the others followed him. No one spoke but now it wasn't because they were preoccupied or calm it was because wounds had been reopened and all the G-Alloids leaving to Turkey were tense. The teens staying behind didn't want to make their counterparts angry so they decided it best to leave them alone.
Melody couldn't help but feel sorry for the teenagers going to the spaceport in Greece. Melody didn't have any special powers yet she knew something was going to happen in Greece. That foreboding feeling kept her silent and she wished she had been able to talk to Trio more.
Alex was worried about his friends. He knew that this was all foolishness, running away, but he knew it wasn't his place to try and stop them. He wished he could go with them but they now refused to let anyone else join their party. These three had a special bond now that they would not allow to be altered or broken in any way by any one.
Shiro felt helpless as usual. The woman he loved was leaving again and he couldn't stop her. He knew she would come back, he felt that, but he was afraid. What if his father found her? Shiro had no clue what he would do to the Deathscythe G-Alloid. It scared him even worse when he realized he wouldn't be able to stop him from killing her if he so chose to.
"Well, here it is," Aka said as they reached the west entrance/exit. The only thing officially marking the entrance/exit was a singular steel arch.
"Well, Trio turned to Shiro, "I guess this is goodbye for now."
"Don't I get a goodbye kiss?" Shiro teased.
Trio blushed, "Shiro!"
"Just kidding, relax," Shiro's demeanor turned serious. "But you must promise to be careful."
"I promise."
"And make sure to come back, okay?" Alex piped up.
Trio couldn't help but smile, "I will, Alex, thank you."
"Be careful you guys," Melody added her two bits.
Trio nodded. Leaning towards Shiro she gave him a kiss on the cheek before nodding to the others and walking out the gate, not even waiting, not looking back. Trey and Shinna said their good-byes quickly and followed Aka and Trio.
A few minutes later Aka and all the baggage was in the net and the G- Alloids were ready to leave. Bringing their wings out into the open (after Trio had switched her shirt), Trio couldn't help but shed a tear. The closer she got to her goal the more afraid she got.
With Trio on the back part of the net and Shinna and Trey at the top part (think triangle) the three determined teenagers lifted off on their final leg of the journey to Greece.
.A little lion perfectly carved into a small piece of ivory attached to a pin. Trey stared at the piece of wonder. He noticed that below the pin was a slip of paper and slipped his hand underneath and picked it up.
"Stay brave for the lion is a sign of bravery," It said with a calligrapher font. Trey turned it over and saw Shinna's name written on the back in the same font and he noted it was not Tana Suzuki, it was Shinna Ling.
"So?" Shinna said, snapping Trey back to reality, "What do you think?" Trey continued to stare but now it was at Shinna, who began to look a little uncomfortable.
Inside Trey's mind thoughts were racing like the speed of light. 'This is an incredible thing! I've got to be a gentleman and give her something in return, but what?! I got it! A way of finding out if she truly knows how much I care about her!'
"Trey?" Shinna's face was worried and sad. "Don't you like it?"
Instead of responding he carefully put the card below the pin again, put the lid on the box, and gently placed it in his pocket. Shinna's eyes began to fill with tears because she feared he did not like it. Trey simply smiled and he met her eyes and closed the two feet between them in a mer second. Shinna cocked her head sideways in confusion.
"Trey?" Shinna whispered, looking up into the face of the man she was falling in love with, "What's wrong with you?"
Trey reached down and cupped Shinna's left cheek in his. "Nothing." Trey moved his hand to the back of her head and reached his other around her waist. "You're perfect the way you are," he whispered and he closing his eyes, he gave her the first kiss of either of their lives.
'My, first, kiss," Shinna thought, 'it's my first kiss and I'm just standing here!' Shinna reached her arms up and wrapped them around his head, pulling him closer.
They stood there, embracing each other until they heard the door creak. The couple pulled apart and opened their eyes to reveal Trio and Shiro, hand in hand, staring in awe.
"Uh, did we come at a bad time?" Trio blushed.
"Uh, uh," Shinna blushed.
"We're walking you guys to the city limits and when you take off, we'll leave, I promise," Shiro said. The other teens appeared behind them and they walked away from Anaka's house forever.
The seven teenagers walked in pairs of two except Aka, who walked in front. The silence seemed to escalate as they walked. Even the people ahead of them could feel the sadness and determination of the teens and parted from in front of them. Young kids playing in the streets looked at them in awe because in their eyes, the teens carried a presence of complete authority and respect.
Aka stopped and turned to Shiro and Trio, the first people behind him.
"Which gate would you like to go to? We're closest to the south but the west would be more in our direction."
"Well," Trio wondered, turning around to Shinna and Trey, "what do you two think?"
Trey shifted the largest bag containing all their clothes and extra blankets. "Since I'm carrying the largest pack I'd say south."
"Can't you handle it?" Trio asked.
"Hey!" Trey replied nervously, "I never said that!"
"I'd just as soon say we take the west gate. Less chances of us being seen right? It's going to be hard enough to get to Greece without being spotted."
"Trio's right," Shinna added, "We need stealth and so be it if it takes us longer to get to the gate, it'll be closer to the end of the day when people will be asleep."
Trey sighed, "Okay, I'm outnumbered, we'll go to the west gate. But," Trey's eyes squinted, "I think you're taking advantage of me being a man and using that as an extra excuse."
Shinna gasped, "We would NEVER do that."
"Um, Shinna, yea, yea we would."
"Shh, you're not suppose to tell them that!" Trey almost face planted right there. "Oh, so sorry," Shinna waved her hand at him in a dismissing gesture, "It's okay, we can trade later."
Trey blinked, "I'm afraid and sad to say that's not possible. It would hurt my pride if I allowed a woman to carry such a burden."
"Aw," Trio cooed, "what a gentleman!"
"Let's get going already!" Aka burst out. "It's going to get a lot hotter as the day goes on!"
"What are you complaining about?" Shinna snapped, "you're not the one with the heavy load!"
"It's NOT MY fault!"
"You're right, it's not, but I'm still blaming you. It's easier to blame the cute one than blame the one who's a backstabbing little rat!"
"We're not starting that again!" Trio snapped, "we're going to make this as painless as possible all right? It's not going to make anything any better by pissing Nekura off. He's crazy enough as it is and he'll take any opportunity to come out; don't give him any more chances."
Aka started to walk, afraid of staying much longer and the others followed him. No one spoke but now it wasn't because they were preoccupied or calm it was because wounds had been reopened and all the G-Alloids leaving to Turkey were tense. The teens staying behind didn't want to make their counterparts angry so they decided it best to leave them alone.
Melody couldn't help but feel sorry for the teenagers going to the spaceport in Greece. Melody didn't have any special powers yet she knew something was going to happen in Greece. That foreboding feeling kept her silent and she wished she had been able to talk to Trio more.
Alex was worried about his friends. He knew that this was all foolishness, running away, but he knew it wasn't his place to try and stop them. He wished he could go with them but they now refused to let anyone else join their party. These three had a special bond now that they would not allow to be altered or broken in any way by any one.
Shiro felt helpless as usual. The woman he loved was leaving again and he couldn't stop her. He knew she would come back, he felt that, but he was afraid. What if his father found her? Shiro had no clue what he would do to the Deathscythe G-Alloid. It scared him even worse when he realized he wouldn't be able to stop him from killing her if he so chose to.
"Well, here it is," Aka said as they reached the west entrance/exit. The only thing officially marking the entrance/exit was a singular steel arch.
"Well, Trio turned to Shiro, "I guess this is goodbye for now."
"Don't I get a goodbye kiss?" Shiro teased.
Trio blushed, "Shiro!"
"Just kidding, relax," Shiro's demeanor turned serious. "But you must promise to be careful."
"I promise."
"And make sure to come back, okay?" Alex piped up.
Trio couldn't help but smile, "I will, Alex, thank you."
"Be careful you guys," Melody added her two bits.
Trio nodded. Leaning towards Shiro she gave him a kiss on the cheek before nodding to the others and walking out the gate, not even waiting, not looking back. Trey and Shinna said their good-byes quickly and followed Aka and Trio.
A few minutes later Aka and all the baggage was in the net and the G- Alloids were ready to leave. Bringing their wings out into the open (after Trio had switched her shirt), Trio couldn't help but shed a tear. The closer she got to her goal the more afraid she got.
With Trio on the back part of the net and Shinna and Trey at the top part (think triangle) the three determined teenagers lifted off on their final leg of the journey to Greece.