Jerome received a phone call the next morning. The group that had chased
after the runaway kids had returned to their homes and had been there for
at least a week and a half.
The phone call came very late at night from an unknown number. Usually he wouldn't answer those but he was ready to answer to anyone to get Trio back safely. He'd been sitting next to the phone while he was reading a book and answered.
"Hello?"
"Jerome? Is this Jerome Hawk?" It was Shinna.
"Shinna?! What's going on?"
A sob broke out from the other end, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Jerome, but.they got her."
Jerome's heart sank and he almost started sobbing himself. He stared at the wall across from him until a scream from Shinna brought him back.
"I'm sorry, we tried to stop them but if Trio tried to activate the remote she would have fallen into a suspended animation state but it got activated."
"Where are you?"
"I'm calling from a payphone at the space port."
Jerome's voice was strained, "Even after Trio was captured you're still planning on running away?!"
"Trio told us to. It's safer for us. I'm afraid my cell phone will be of little use, sorry."
Jerome wanted to scream at her, strangle her if he could but with his head bowed he continued, "So you really think you can escape them? They'll find you, Shinna. Please, just come back."
"But Jerome."
"PLEASE!" Jerome begged, "Don't put anyone else through this! Can you imagine what they're going to do to her?!" A sob escaped, "Please, come back."
Shinna looked out the window at the nearly ready shuttle that would take them away from Earth. It was such a hard decision.
"I'll discuss it with the others.if we decide to come back we'll call you. If you don't hear from us in a few days we went to the colonies."
Jerome nodded to himself. "If she dies don't think I'll forgive you, Shinna.but I wish you good luck anyway. I'm not a bitter man and that's good for you."
"I'm sorry they got her, but we couldn't stop them."
"Don't apologize so much, it doesn't help and it's annoying."
"Bye." Shinna hung up.
Jerome pulled the phone away from his ear and stared at the phone in shock. He finally hung the phone up when it began blaring at him. After that he twisted around and stared at a picture of Trio above his chair. Even as a child her hair was braided, just like her fathers'. Her blue eyes shown with adoration for the man who raised her. Jerome's eyes filled with tears but did not overflow. With Trio in the hands of the 'X' he may never see her alive again.
***** Shinna turned back to the waiting teens.
"Jerome wants us to come back," she informed them.
"What good will that do?" Kamui asked.
"Running away won't really accomplish anything is what he thinks. We can't escape from the 'X' and he doesn't want us to put our families through what he's going through."
"What good will staying here do us?" Kamui reiterated.
"What good will it do anyone involved if we go up to the colonies where we really can't run anywhere?" Trey voiced.
Shinna looked at awe at Trey. "Trey, you don't want to go?"
"I've never been fond of the idea of leaving Earth and being cornered in a colony but Trio's capture has made me sure that leaving won't help her any."
"We should be concerned about us now that they know where we are.however," Kamui closed his eyes, "we also can't just abandon her. She may be just like the rest of us but she's our friend."
"I think we should go back and try to find her."
"It's impossible to find her right now," Kamui informed them sternly. "Going into the Azure Kingdom will only get us involved and in deeper than we can get out of. If both of you agree, I'll trade our space tickets in and get plane tickets and we'll head to your homes. From there we'll have to play it by ear."
"I'm going back," Trey decided.
"And I agree," Shinna said with determination.
"Then let's go," Kamui smiled, "the least we can do is be at home if she escapes."
"It's improbable she'll escape, let's face it," Trey mumbled.
"Have a little faith. Her father is the God of Death after all.he's escaped from quite a few impossible situations and I don't doubt she can do the same."
***** Shiro received a phone call while he was at school. He raced down to the office, hoping Trio was calling to say she was returning. The office lady left the room while he talked on the phone and his hopes were quickly shattered.
"Hello, son."
"Dad?" Shiro's heart jumped and sunk at the same time.
"Are you ready to come back to me?"
"What are you talking about?"
"We successfully captured your girlfriend."
Shiro couldn't believe it. "You're lying; she wouldn't let you catch her."
"It's true. If you come back to me I may let her see you one last time."
"What kind of deal is that?! You're sick, Dad, real sick. I can't nor will I try to come back to you. Remember who nearly killed me?"
"You interfered. It was the best punishment I could hand to you."
"I'm sorry, Dad, I'm never coming back, I've got a new life and I'm not going to get involved with your sick ideals, bye." Shiro slammed the phone down as the office lady walked back in with a stack of papers.
"Please do not slam the phone," she reprimanded as she walked past.
"Sorry," Shiro mumbled as he trudged back to choir (he had transferred into that class before he had left to track Trio down), where he would inform Daemon and Alex of the horrible news.
The phone call came very late at night from an unknown number. Usually he wouldn't answer those but he was ready to answer to anyone to get Trio back safely. He'd been sitting next to the phone while he was reading a book and answered.
"Hello?"
"Jerome? Is this Jerome Hawk?" It was Shinna.
"Shinna?! What's going on?"
A sob broke out from the other end, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Jerome, but.they got her."
Jerome's heart sank and he almost started sobbing himself. He stared at the wall across from him until a scream from Shinna brought him back.
"I'm sorry, we tried to stop them but if Trio tried to activate the remote she would have fallen into a suspended animation state but it got activated."
"Where are you?"
"I'm calling from a payphone at the space port."
Jerome's voice was strained, "Even after Trio was captured you're still planning on running away?!"
"Trio told us to. It's safer for us. I'm afraid my cell phone will be of little use, sorry."
Jerome wanted to scream at her, strangle her if he could but with his head bowed he continued, "So you really think you can escape them? They'll find you, Shinna. Please, just come back."
"But Jerome."
"PLEASE!" Jerome begged, "Don't put anyone else through this! Can you imagine what they're going to do to her?!" A sob escaped, "Please, come back."
Shinna looked out the window at the nearly ready shuttle that would take them away from Earth. It was such a hard decision.
"I'll discuss it with the others.if we decide to come back we'll call you. If you don't hear from us in a few days we went to the colonies."
Jerome nodded to himself. "If she dies don't think I'll forgive you, Shinna.but I wish you good luck anyway. I'm not a bitter man and that's good for you."
"I'm sorry they got her, but we couldn't stop them."
"Don't apologize so much, it doesn't help and it's annoying."
"Bye." Shinna hung up.
Jerome pulled the phone away from his ear and stared at the phone in shock. He finally hung the phone up when it began blaring at him. After that he twisted around and stared at a picture of Trio above his chair. Even as a child her hair was braided, just like her fathers'. Her blue eyes shown with adoration for the man who raised her. Jerome's eyes filled with tears but did not overflow. With Trio in the hands of the 'X' he may never see her alive again.
***** Shinna turned back to the waiting teens.
"Jerome wants us to come back," she informed them.
"What good will that do?" Kamui asked.
"Running away won't really accomplish anything is what he thinks. We can't escape from the 'X' and he doesn't want us to put our families through what he's going through."
"What good will staying here do us?" Kamui reiterated.
"What good will it do anyone involved if we go up to the colonies where we really can't run anywhere?" Trey voiced.
Shinna looked at awe at Trey. "Trey, you don't want to go?"
"I've never been fond of the idea of leaving Earth and being cornered in a colony but Trio's capture has made me sure that leaving won't help her any."
"We should be concerned about us now that they know where we are.however," Kamui closed his eyes, "we also can't just abandon her. She may be just like the rest of us but she's our friend."
"I think we should go back and try to find her."
"It's impossible to find her right now," Kamui informed them sternly. "Going into the Azure Kingdom will only get us involved and in deeper than we can get out of. If both of you agree, I'll trade our space tickets in and get plane tickets and we'll head to your homes. From there we'll have to play it by ear."
"I'm going back," Trey decided.
"And I agree," Shinna said with determination.
"Then let's go," Kamui smiled, "the least we can do is be at home if she escapes."
"It's improbable she'll escape, let's face it," Trey mumbled.
"Have a little faith. Her father is the God of Death after all.he's escaped from quite a few impossible situations and I don't doubt she can do the same."
***** Shiro received a phone call while he was at school. He raced down to the office, hoping Trio was calling to say she was returning. The office lady left the room while he talked on the phone and his hopes were quickly shattered.
"Hello, son."
"Dad?" Shiro's heart jumped and sunk at the same time.
"Are you ready to come back to me?"
"What are you talking about?"
"We successfully captured your girlfriend."
Shiro couldn't believe it. "You're lying; she wouldn't let you catch her."
"It's true. If you come back to me I may let her see you one last time."
"What kind of deal is that?! You're sick, Dad, real sick. I can't nor will I try to come back to you. Remember who nearly killed me?"
"You interfered. It was the best punishment I could hand to you."
"I'm sorry, Dad, I'm never coming back, I've got a new life and I'm not going to get involved with your sick ideals, bye." Shiro slammed the phone down as the office lady walked back in with a stack of papers.
"Please do not slam the phone," she reprimanded as she walked past.
"Sorry," Shiro mumbled as he trudged back to choir (he had transferred into that class before he had left to track Trio down), where he would inform Daemon and Alex of the horrible news.