Chapter 5
Yeah so the last scene of the last chapter was kind of a flash forward, and this is going back to whats happening with Chibichibi and Devon. Gomen nasai for the weirdness.
At the outer edge of the palace, it was easy to use hooks and grapples to climb down the tower. They traveled swiftly through the night. Chibichibi, or "Chibs" as Devon had begun to call her, regretted her poor choice of a room. Would it have been so hard to live down near her family? Were they even her family? She tossed those questions from her mind - there were matters more immediate and pressing.
He was like some kind of pack animal as he jogged through the dark city, Chibichibi on his back, bouncing and silent because of a gag in her mouth. Suddenly, through the dark, he began hissing orders. "We're gonna be coming up on a bus station, and I'm gonna be real nice and take that gag out of your mouth. You're gonna hold my coat over your hands so they don't see they're bound." As he walked briskly, he took the gag from her mouth. She coughed and said,
"What if I cry out, you know, tell someone?"
"Hey, baby, just remember who's holding the fucking gun." She had nothing to say to that. She wished he had allowed her to bring Stella.
"You're so touchy."
"My feelings are so hurt." He abruptly dropped her, and she landed squarely on her backside. Tears welled up briefly, but she clenched her teeth, and told herself to be strong. She stood, and Devon wove his coat between her arms and over her hands. "Look pretty, why don't you? We're bosom buddies, remember?" He put an arm tightly around her, hand low near her behind, and as he squeezed her tight, she could feel the gun press against her. As they neared the bus station, the lights around them became brighter. Devon walked up to the booth, and examined his options.
"Ah. we, um, want two for the one thirty up to Jupiter."
"Jupiter?" exclaimed Chibichibi.
"Yes, Chibs, Jupiter. You know, poison gases, big storms, ice core. Flipping paradise."
"Two way or one way, sir."
"One way, of course," he said. "Always one way. How the hell do you ever know for sure you'll be coming back?"
"Two for Jupiter," she printed the tickets and handed them through a hole in the glass that separated them.
"Thanks so much, lovie." He handed her a purple colored bill, and winked. "Keep the change and pay me back some day, sweetums." He smiled. Chibichibi didn't like his teeth.
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The bus had no windows, and was thusly very stuffy. There were two other people on the bus: a man sleeping under several layers of newspaper, and a giggly, drunk girl.
"You two's a cute couple!" she giggled. "My boyfriend and I are too. We just came from a concert!" She stood up and sat down next to Devon.
Devon looked around for this elusive boyfriend. The man under the newspaper? No.
"Not him!" said the girl, following Devon's gaze. "My boyfriend's back in Crystal Tokyo. I'm trying to - " hiccup "- get home - to Jupe - before three." Hic, hic, hiccup.
"Well, baby, fancy that! That's where we're going!" He put an arm around her, nibbling her neck. She giggled again, but pushed him away.
"What would my boyfriend say?"
"Your boyfriend ain't here, babe." He licked her up the side of her neck, but she pulled away.
"Stop it! Your girlfriend's glaring!" She stumbled across the bus, and collapsed in a seat, The bus driver shook his head and kept driving.
"Where are you taking me?" asked Chibichibi softly.
"I'm fucking tired. Gonna go to a hotel, call the boss, go to sleep. My head fucking hurts too, hit it on your bloody window."
Chibichibi's stomach churned. Going back to a hotel room with this man? She was so scared. She didn't want him touching her, kissing her... she didn't even want to be sitting next to him. She leaned her head back, and closed her eyes. Why couldn't she be at home? What were the odds of this happening, really? Of her, out of all the people in the solar system, being whisked away into the night? She supposed her being the princess was part of it, but she didn't believe she was even really a princess. Now she grew angry - it was her parents' fault! Or rather, the king and queen's fault. They had dragged her into this life! How dare they! But - and here she sighed, her anger fizzling - they loved her dearly, and she loved them. Even if they hadn't been her parents at birth, they were now. If only she could know, know for sure, right this very instant, just to slake her curiosity, slake the desire and the need. But she very seriously doubted she would even ever be seeing them again.
Yeah so the last scene of the last chapter was kind of a flash forward, and this is going back to whats happening with Chibichibi and Devon. Gomen nasai for the weirdness.
At the outer edge of the palace, it was easy to use hooks and grapples to climb down the tower. They traveled swiftly through the night. Chibichibi, or "Chibs" as Devon had begun to call her, regretted her poor choice of a room. Would it have been so hard to live down near her family? Were they even her family? She tossed those questions from her mind - there were matters more immediate and pressing.
He was like some kind of pack animal as he jogged through the dark city, Chibichibi on his back, bouncing and silent because of a gag in her mouth. Suddenly, through the dark, he began hissing orders. "We're gonna be coming up on a bus station, and I'm gonna be real nice and take that gag out of your mouth. You're gonna hold my coat over your hands so they don't see they're bound." As he walked briskly, he took the gag from her mouth. She coughed and said,
"What if I cry out, you know, tell someone?"
"Hey, baby, just remember who's holding the fucking gun." She had nothing to say to that. She wished he had allowed her to bring Stella.
"You're so touchy."
"My feelings are so hurt." He abruptly dropped her, and she landed squarely on her backside. Tears welled up briefly, but she clenched her teeth, and told herself to be strong. She stood, and Devon wove his coat between her arms and over her hands. "Look pretty, why don't you? We're bosom buddies, remember?" He put an arm tightly around her, hand low near her behind, and as he squeezed her tight, she could feel the gun press against her. As they neared the bus station, the lights around them became brighter. Devon walked up to the booth, and examined his options.
"Ah. we, um, want two for the one thirty up to Jupiter."
"Jupiter?" exclaimed Chibichibi.
"Yes, Chibs, Jupiter. You know, poison gases, big storms, ice core. Flipping paradise."
"Two way or one way, sir."
"One way, of course," he said. "Always one way. How the hell do you ever know for sure you'll be coming back?"
"Two for Jupiter," she printed the tickets and handed them through a hole in the glass that separated them.
"Thanks so much, lovie." He handed her a purple colored bill, and winked. "Keep the change and pay me back some day, sweetums." He smiled. Chibichibi didn't like his teeth.
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The bus had no windows, and was thusly very stuffy. There were two other people on the bus: a man sleeping under several layers of newspaper, and a giggly, drunk girl.
"You two's a cute couple!" she giggled. "My boyfriend and I are too. We just came from a concert!" She stood up and sat down next to Devon.
Devon looked around for this elusive boyfriend. The man under the newspaper? No.
"Not him!" said the girl, following Devon's gaze. "My boyfriend's back in Crystal Tokyo. I'm trying to - " hiccup "- get home - to Jupe - before three." Hic, hic, hiccup.
"Well, baby, fancy that! That's where we're going!" He put an arm around her, nibbling her neck. She giggled again, but pushed him away.
"What would my boyfriend say?"
"Your boyfriend ain't here, babe." He licked her up the side of her neck, but she pulled away.
"Stop it! Your girlfriend's glaring!" She stumbled across the bus, and collapsed in a seat, The bus driver shook his head and kept driving.
"Where are you taking me?" asked Chibichibi softly.
"I'm fucking tired. Gonna go to a hotel, call the boss, go to sleep. My head fucking hurts too, hit it on your bloody window."
Chibichibi's stomach churned. Going back to a hotel room with this man? She was so scared. She didn't want him touching her, kissing her... she didn't even want to be sitting next to him. She leaned her head back, and closed her eyes. Why couldn't she be at home? What were the odds of this happening, really? Of her, out of all the people in the solar system, being whisked away into the night? She supposed her being the princess was part of it, but she didn't believe she was even really a princess. Now she grew angry - it was her parents' fault! Or rather, the king and queen's fault. They had dragged her into this life! How dare they! But - and here she sighed, her anger fizzling - they loved her dearly, and she loved them. Even if they hadn't been her parents at birth, they were now. If only she could know, know for sure, right this very instant, just to slake her curiosity, slake the desire and the need. But she very seriously doubted she would even ever be seeing them again.