"Hmmm," Suzuka thought to herself as she prowled around the inside of the
Outlaw Star, puzzled as to why it was so empty. "Gilliam," Suzuka called
out suddenly, breaking the thundering silence of the ship. She listened
for a few moments, as Gilliam came zooming down to her on his little wire.
"Yes Suzuka? Did you need something?" Gilliam asked as he looked down at
her from where he was hanging on the wire. "I saw Jim and Aisha leave
together earlier, but I am puzzled as to where Gene and Melfina are. You
wouldn't happen to know where they were, would you?" Suzuka asked, closing
her eyes slowly, hoping that they were also gone. "I believe that Gene and
Melfina went out together. I have been working on the ship ever since
Aisha and Jim left," Gilliam told her in his monotone voice. "Then do this
for me: Lock the doors to my room, turn off the surveillance cameras, and
allow no one to bother me. I need some time to myself," she told him as
she began to walk towards her room.
"All of the-"
"Just the ones in my room, please," Suzuka cut into what Gilliam was
saying. Gilliam looked after Suzuka as she walked down the hallway, then
swiveled around and zoomed off to fulfill Suzuka's requests.
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After the door slid shut behind her, and locked with a soft click, Suzuka pulled the red band of cloth out of her hair, letting it fall down around her shoulders. She checked the cameras to see if they were off, and once she finished, she untied the red sash that went around her waist, and then removed her kimono. She set the kimono on her bed, and then slowly removed the clothes she wore under her kimono, but she picked up her sword and turned the water in the shower on, bringing her sword into the shower with her. Even if she had her door locked, she was still wary about going anywhere without any protection. She sighed softly as the water splashed on her naked skin and how warm it felt. She had needed a shower more than anything at the moment, and slowly began to run her hands through her soft hair slowly, cleaning out the dirt and grime that had collected there. She picked up a bottle of the hair cleaner that Melfina was buying. She would always buy the same brand, because she said that it made her hair feel silky smooth. Suzuka quickly lathered it up and ran it slowly through the long strands of her hair, then rinsed it out under the warm water. After she had finished this, she heard her door click shut, and became as still as she possible could. She picked up her sword slowly, and placed one hand on the hilt, preparing to attack if the need be.
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Fred Lou walked up to the door of the Outlaw Star and knocked on the door lightly. "If you are looking for Gene, Fred, he is not here at the moment," Gilliam responded from behind the metal door, having seen Fred before when he contacted Gene about repayment of the money that Gene frequently borrowed from him. "Gilliam, I only came to drop something that he ordered off for him. He wanted me to bring this to him as soon as possible and said that you should install it. It's a chip that will make the Grappler system on the Outlaw Star respond 3 times faster to actions than it currently does," Fred said as he slowly pulled a computer chip out of his pocket slowly. The door slid open as Gilliam stared down at the computer chip that was resting in Fred's palm. Fred stepped up to the door and extended the chip out so that Gilliam could grab it with his little mechanical arms. "I shall do as Gene wished Fred, but you are not allowed to come inside. Suzuka is in her room and wants privacy and I do not wish for her to get angry at me again," Gilliam said as his memory banks pulled out a file of which Suzuka chopped the pink canister Gilliam in half with her sword because he had bothered her when she was getting dressed. Fred smiled a sly grin and nodded slowly as Gilliam sped off to install the chip, causing the door to start to slide shut quickly. Moving as fast as he possible could, Fred darted into the Outlaw Star and pulled a small contraption out of his pocket, which started to beep quietly. Unbeknownst to Suzuka, he had put a tracking device on her Kimono the last time that they had seen each other. He began to follow the direction where the rapidity of the beeping increased, until he was standing in front of Suzuka's door. Fred tried to open it manually but to no avail, so he sighed softly then pulled another mechanical device out of his pocket and pressing it against the keypad of the door. It made a few beeps, then the lock quickly disengaged and Fred pocketed the instrument, and then slowly slid the door open because the device may have unlocked the door, but he would have to open it manually. As he slid the door shot, it closed and locked with a loud click, causing Fred to cringe slightly. He quietly began to sneak towards the shower where he heard the water running from.
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Sorry about taking so long to update my story everyone. I have been very busy with school, my new g/f ((Hello Stephanie if you are reading this)), and my life kind of going out of control. Thanks to everyone who emailed me to remind me to update, and I hope that this chapter will make up for my length between updates.
I decided not to drop the Fred/Suzu part of the story, but they will run off together later so that I can focus on Jim, Aisha, Gene, and Melfina. Also, I have a bit of a warning for anyone under 14 reading this. The next few chapters are going to get very fluffy very quickly, so don't be alarmed if it suddenly shifts gears. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!!!!
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After the door slid shut behind her, and locked with a soft click, Suzuka pulled the red band of cloth out of her hair, letting it fall down around her shoulders. She checked the cameras to see if they were off, and once she finished, she untied the red sash that went around her waist, and then removed her kimono. She set the kimono on her bed, and then slowly removed the clothes she wore under her kimono, but she picked up her sword and turned the water in the shower on, bringing her sword into the shower with her. Even if she had her door locked, she was still wary about going anywhere without any protection. She sighed softly as the water splashed on her naked skin and how warm it felt. She had needed a shower more than anything at the moment, and slowly began to run her hands through her soft hair slowly, cleaning out the dirt and grime that had collected there. She picked up a bottle of the hair cleaner that Melfina was buying. She would always buy the same brand, because she said that it made her hair feel silky smooth. Suzuka quickly lathered it up and ran it slowly through the long strands of her hair, then rinsed it out under the warm water. After she had finished this, she heard her door click shut, and became as still as she possible could. She picked up her sword slowly, and placed one hand on the hilt, preparing to attack if the need be.
~*#~*#~*#Meanwhile, outside the Outlaw Star~*#~*#~*#
Fred Lou walked up to the door of the Outlaw Star and knocked on the door lightly. "If you are looking for Gene, Fred, he is not here at the moment," Gilliam responded from behind the metal door, having seen Fred before when he contacted Gene about repayment of the money that Gene frequently borrowed from him. "Gilliam, I only came to drop something that he ordered off for him. He wanted me to bring this to him as soon as possible and said that you should install it. It's a chip that will make the Grappler system on the Outlaw Star respond 3 times faster to actions than it currently does," Fred said as he slowly pulled a computer chip out of his pocket slowly. The door slid open as Gilliam stared down at the computer chip that was resting in Fred's palm. Fred stepped up to the door and extended the chip out so that Gilliam could grab it with his little mechanical arms. "I shall do as Gene wished Fred, but you are not allowed to come inside. Suzuka is in her room and wants privacy and I do not wish for her to get angry at me again," Gilliam said as his memory banks pulled out a file of which Suzuka chopped the pink canister Gilliam in half with her sword because he had bothered her when she was getting dressed. Fred smiled a sly grin and nodded slowly as Gilliam sped off to install the chip, causing the door to start to slide shut quickly. Moving as fast as he possible could, Fred darted into the Outlaw Star and pulled a small contraption out of his pocket, which started to beep quietly. Unbeknownst to Suzuka, he had put a tracking device on her Kimono the last time that they had seen each other. He began to follow the direction where the rapidity of the beeping increased, until he was standing in front of Suzuka's door. Fred tried to open it manually but to no avail, so he sighed softly then pulled another mechanical device out of his pocket and pressing it against the keypad of the door. It made a few beeps, then the lock quickly disengaged and Fred pocketed the instrument, and then slowly slid the door open because the device may have unlocked the door, but he would have to open it manually. As he slid the door shot, it closed and locked with a loud click, causing Fred to cringe slightly. He quietly began to sneak towards the shower where he heard the water running from.
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Sorry about taking so long to update my story everyone. I have been very busy with school, my new g/f ((Hello Stephanie if you are reading this)), and my life kind of going out of control. Thanks to everyone who emailed me to remind me to update, and I hope that this chapter will make up for my length between updates.
I decided not to drop the Fred/Suzu part of the story, but they will run off together later so that I can focus on Jim, Aisha, Gene, and Melfina. Also, I have a bit of a warning for anyone under 14 reading this. The next few chapters are going to get very fluffy very quickly, so don't be alarmed if it suddenly shifts gears. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!!!!