Change of Heart
Chapter 33
True Love's Not So First Kiss
Summary: Odion's screen time, yay! Anyway, the door to the Odion/Nancy concern is kicked down, not to mention we steal through a Marik/Trisha meeting. Tala's around, too, so everybody's pleased.
Abandoned Warehouse...
Nancy whined mellifluously, sitting up on the bed. She at once felt herself being pulled back downward. "What the – "
"Shush," a voice spoke softly. "Lie down a little longer."
Nancy rolled back into his arms. "Odion... then it wasn't – "
"A dream?" Odion finished. "You really didn't think it was a dream, do you?"
"It's a different kind of rush when you're sightless," Nancy said. "But how did – "
"You told me to," Odion answered. "Every touch, tremor, everything you and I came into contact with was of your creation."
"Whoa..." Nancy sighed. "I did all that?" She felt Odion nod. "How old are you, anyway?"
"Old enough for you to be considered jail bait," Odion replied. "So let's just leave it at that."
"Is she in safe hands?" Nancy asked.
Odion's eyes widened. "You still don't rely on Marik..."
"No, I don't," Nancy answered. "There's something dark inside him, Odion. And I want to know if my best friends are in safe hands."
"Marik loves Trisha," Odion comforted Nancy. "He will do everything in his power to make sure she is in safe hands and pleased..." He wrapped his arms tighter around Nancy, kissing her neck. "Just as I will for you."
Marik's room...
Two candles were lit above Marik's bed. He sat on the chair beside his bed, staring over Trisha's body. He had appeared again just as her match with Kai was finished, catching her as she fell to the ground. She had not moved since Friday afternoon, and he had not left her side. He rejected the Goddesses' and Odion's benefit, leaving her chance in his own hands. "Please, wake up, Trisha," Marik implored. "I... I don't know what I'd do without you..."
The door burst open, the rapid wind snuffing out the candles. "What did you do to my sister?" Tala shouted.
"I did nothing to her!" Marik shouted, his voice shaking with ferocity. "How dare you barge into my room and charge me of hurting my love?!"
"If you really love her, you'd stop moving her like you did to me!" Tala growled.
"I moved you for that moment," Marik said. "I only move my Rare Hunters, and your sensations and logics are too strongly bound for me to control you again. The Demolition Boys and the Goddesses have used their free will from the start of the Battle City. But..." Marik drew so close to Tala that not even an inch separated them. "I have never moved Trisha. Ever charge me of controlling Trisha again, and I'll exile you to the Shadow Realm faster than light is absorbed into a black hole." He stared angrily at Tala. "Now get out of my sight."
"I'm not leaving my sister," Tala said.
"I want to be alone with her," Marik said mellifluously. He seemed to be imploring. "Please."
Tala was knocked for six. Did Marik really desire Trisha? Was he ready to love her forever? Or was it all part of some game he played? Tala wasn't really convinced, but for this minute, he relied on Marik.
Marik turned to Trisha as Tala closed the door. He re-lit the candles, and sat down beside her again. "Trisha, please wake up," implored, holding her hands. "I won't be able to go on without you. He'll take over and I'll – "He felt his hand being squeezed. "Trisha, I – "
"I... I won't leave you, Marik..." Trisha said. "So don't you leave me..."
"Never," Marik vowed. "I love you, Trisha..."
"I love you, Marik," Trisha replied. "Can I show you how much I love you?"
Marik smiled as he held Trisha tight. "Only if I may do the same."
Chapter 33
True Love's Not So First Kiss
Summary: Odion's screen time, yay! Anyway, the door to the Odion/Nancy concern is kicked down, not to mention we steal through a Marik/Trisha meeting. Tala's around, too, so everybody's pleased.
Abandoned Warehouse...
Nancy whined mellifluously, sitting up on the bed. She at once felt herself being pulled back downward. "What the – "
"Shush," a voice spoke softly. "Lie down a little longer."
Nancy rolled back into his arms. "Odion... then it wasn't – "
"A dream?" Odion finished. "You really didn't think it was a dream, do you?"
"It's a different kind of rush when you're sightless," Nancy said. "But how did – "
"You told me to," Odion answered. "Every touch, tremor, everything you and I came into contact with was of your creation."
"Whoa..." Nancy sighed. "I did all that?" She felt Odion nod. "How old are you, anyway?"
"Old enough for you to be considered jail bait," Odion replied. "So let's just leave it at that."
"Is she in safe hands?" Nancy asked.
Odion's eyes widened. "You still don't rely on Marik..."
"No, I don't," Nancy answered. "There's something dark inside him, Odion. And I want to know if my best friends are in safe hands."
"Marik loves Trisha," Odion comforted Nancy. "He will do everything in his power to make sure she is in safe hands and pleased..." He wrapped his arms tighter around Nancy, kissing her neck. "Just as I will for you."
Marik's room...
Two candles were lit above Marik's bed. He sat on the chair beside his bed, staring over Trisha's body. He had appeared again just as her match with Kai was finished, catching her as she fell to the ground. She had not moved since Friday afternoon, and he had not left her side. He rejected the Goddesses' and Odion's benefit, leaving her chance in his own hands. "Please, wake up, Trisha," Marik implored. "I... I don't know what I'd do without you..."
The door burst open, the rapid wind snuffing out the candles. "What did you do to my sister?" Tala shouted.
"I did nothing to her!" Marik shouted, his voice shaking with ferocity. "How dare you barge into my room and charge me of hurting my love?!"
"If you really love her, you'd stop moving her like you did to me!" Tala growled.
"I moved you for that moment," Marik said. "I only move my Rare Hunters, and your sensations and logics are too strongly bound for me to control you again. The Demolition Boys and the Goddesses have used their free will from the start of the Battle City. But..." Marik drew so close to Tala that not even an inch separated them. "I have never moved Trisha. Ever charge me of controlling Trisha again, and I'll exile you to the Shadow Realm faster than light is absorbed into a black hole." He stared angrily at Tala. "Now get out of my sight."
"I'm not leaving my sister," Tala said.
"I want to be alone with her," Marik said mellifluously. He seemed to be imploring. "Please."
Tala was knocked for six. Did Marik really desire Trisha? Was he ready to love her forever? Or was it all part of some game he played? Tala wasn't really convinced, but for this minute, he relied on Marik.
Marik turned to Trisha as Tala closed the door. He re-lit the candles, and sat down beside her again. "Trisha, please wake up," implored, holding her hands. "I won't be able to go on without you. He'll take over and I'll – "He felt his hand being squeezed. "Trisha, I – "
"I... I won't leave you, Marik..." Trisha said. "So don't you leave me..."
"Never," Marik vowed. "I love you, Trisha..."
"I love you, Marik," Trisha replied. "Can I show you how much I love you?"
Marik smiled as he held Trisha tight. "Only if I may do the same."