I realize it took a lil while, but here it is. =) Have fun, guys, and
thankees for all the great reviews. It's really appreciated.
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I followed Eve around, listening and asking. She showed me many people, most of which were quite polite and nice and I was sure I would never be able to find and meet them without her. And, even better, Dynamo didn't show up! My spirits went higher and higher as a wide grin grew on my face slowly.
"Well, it's nearly bedtime. I'm going to bed, are you?" she questioned, and I nodded, content with life. As I walked off, stretching and yawning widely, I nearly bumped into someone.
"Sorry," I murmured tiredly, and looked up into the face of Dynamo and groaned again. "Ya mind? I was kind of thinking of going to bed without being bothered."
"Want me to come with you?" He asked and leaned forward, going into my personal space.
"No. Go do whatever the hell you do."
"But I am already!"
"Then go to sleep!"
".But I need to tell you something! And it's private." A pathetic and helpless look spread on his face and I broke down.
"Fine, but only a moment! C'mon." I grumbled and led the way to my room, the pervert behind me. Quietly I opened the door, and let him in before talking. "Okay, what do you need?"
"I know your little secret; you have the Sigma Virus! And I can tell the Hunters AND the Mavericks!"
"And you're probably gonna use that as blackmail."
"Yep. So, what is it? Follow my demands or be in the middle?"
".What ARE your demands?"
"Ah, you're gonna choose the lesser of the two evils. Well, my demands are pretty simple; lose your virginity to me, go on a date with me, or do one of those with a friend of mine."
". You said 'or'. That basically means that I can choose either of the first two."
"Damn. I hate grammar."
"Yeah, I know. Any ways, who's this friend of yours?"
"Oh, a reploid who's all alone, that's all."
"Fine. I'll go ONE date with you, then you are sworn to secrecy, got it?"
"Great! How about Friday?" He grinned happily.
I groaned, "Fine. Friday. that's like, in two days, right?"
"Yep!" He bounced out, leaving me glaring after before getting into bed and falling asleep.
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I glanced around for that damn pervert, having a question about the odd. 'date' we were going on and just as I grumbled and sat down with my breakfast to eat, he sleepily walked over with his own tray.
He gave me a happy look before speaking, "So, tired?"
"Hell yeah, and if you bug me today, I will send you into hell. Oh, speaking of hell, about the 'date', is it casual or formal?" Silently I prayed that it was casual as he thought.
"Well, casual is jeans, and formal a tux, right?"
"Right."
"Then casual. Ya never know what'll happen after, and we wouldn't want to get our really good clothes dirty!" He snickered and before I could say anything got up and went over to sit with some other people.
"Why you..." I sat there, quivering in anger, and nearly jumping when a voice spoke nearby.
"Dynamo pissed you off, eh?" Eve said, smirking.
"Yes. Sit down if you wanna," I told her, gesturing the seat opposite. "Well, I need to go shopping, if nothing else."
"How about after breakfast? I can skip work for a day, and no one will mind; there's a big lull in battle right now."
"Great! Oh, do you know where they put my wallet?"
"It should be in the top drawer of your dresser, I'm sure."
"All right, I'll go get it. I'm not hungry anyway." I stood up, picked my tray up and walked towards the tray drop-off and dumped it there. My mind reeling about the date Dynamo so slyly made me agree to, I strolled towards my room.
Surprisingly, someone had came in while I was gone and placed new bandages on the dresser. I had almost forgot my cut. Just as surprising, when I remembered it a sharp pain ripped through my chest, and instantly I sat down on the bed, and breathed hard. After a bit, I pulled off the shirt I wore to bed and yesterday, and got to work on the bandages before daring to get up. After a quick breather and pulling on my shirt, I stood shakily, searched for my wallet, and it was indeed where Eve said it would be.
A look at it told me that I had to get a new one; spreading across it were rips and cuts, looking as if I had thrown it through a meat grinder, then stomped on it a bit, maybe even took a knife to it. A low and impressed whistle sounded beside me and I instinctively spun around to see Dynamo right behind me, in fact, his arms were out in a about to hug position.
"I don't think so!" I growled, and slapped him.
"Hey, hey! Don't hit your future boyfriend, girl!" he teased, almost unaware of the slight handprint coming into existence, like a red tattoo.
"I don't NEED a boyfriend, I have a great one back home, who is better than you ever will be! He's loyal, handsome, brave, and for sure he's not a damn pervert like YOU," I growled, quite surprised with myself. I had made it a rule not to tell anyone about Geo so he doesn't become a target. You'd never know what someone would say when faced with death.
Sneering, he said, "You already do? I'm hurt. Well, that doesn't mean you can't have some fun, does it?"
"Yes, it does. Leave me alone." I backed out of his ready embrace, and glared, just out of reach. "I'm only going on this date because YOU tricked me, so remember this; I won't do anything else, got it?"
"Damn. All right. I guess I have to leave now, right?" He returned his hands to his pockets, finally.
"Yes, you have to leave. Go before I kick you out literally." When I finished, he turned and walked away moodily, grumbling, and when he slammed the door behind him I whispered, "Finally," and went back to planning of what I needed to get.
Looking over my few things, I saw Star_bot's CD player, my ruined wallet, and my armor. So, I had lost the CD case I had - thank god it was only my burnt CDs - and my old clothes. Oh well. This was better than nothing. With a sad sigh I gathered up my armor and placed it in the corner, then stuffed my wallet into my pocket and stared at the CD player. Should I go to my friend's place, or mail it? After a few minutes, I decided to mail it, later. I stuffed the green machine into a drawer, then walked out to look for Eve.
Quite quickly I found her chatting with some friends, trying to get a few to come. She saw me, waved for me to come over and I jogged to the group and hastily bowed.
"This is Kage, guys. Kage, meet Jen, Silver, Koko, Jiji, and last but not least, my sister, Imazu." Eve motioned to the person as she said the names; Koko and Jiji were made of the same design with their well-muscled and almost underdeveloped bodies, with Koko being kind of darkish, and Jiji bright red. Silver was like her name, silver colored with small streaks of gold, and stood tall. Jen was opposite of Silver, being a dull bronze color, and short. Imazu, on the other hand, looked like Eve but with orange and yellow armor, as well as short blonde hair. I bowed awkwardly and smiled.
"Hello!"
Eve lowered her voice to speak to me, and the only others that could hear was the group. "Listen, Imazu is a maverick, but I can get her in because she has a thing that hides her maverick signal, as well as she promises to behave here and around hunters, so please don't tell anyone." I nodded; a simple wish could be granted especially when I had a big secret as well.
"Let's get going, Eve. I hate this place and you know it," growled Imazu, and Eve nodded. She showed the way and I hung back only slightly to match strides with Imazu, being quiet. Soon, we were outside and off of hunter grounds, and immeditaly I turned to Imazu.
"Imazu, what is it like being a mav?" I asked, and the girl, who had never even noticed me, startled and calmed in the same second.
"Oh, it's okay. You go a bit perverted, and usually your virginity is out of the window in the first week, if not already. As well you get this urge to kill, and it's a fun urge once you get used to it."
". Oh. Well, is it any different with the Sigma virus?"
"The Sigma virus? I dunno. I never found out, that's for sure. You'd have to ask someone else. Why?" Her voice sounded a bit confused at first, but as she kept speaking, I could tell two and two were becoming four.
"Well, I was curious. Thanks, though. It'll be helpful." I grinned at her, having to look up a tiny bit because she was so TALL.
After quite a bit of walking we reached the mall, and when I entered I stared. It was huge, filled with people. not at all like the one I went to, which was small, and usually empty aside from the occasional group of teenagers. Here, children with nagging parents, teenagers, adults, reploids and even seniors walked around. I looked again and saw they weren't carefree at all; everyone seemed alert and people were cautious of the reploids, while reploids cautious with each other.
"Why. why is everyone so scared?" I asked.
"Mavericks. C'mon, you got to get clothes, right?"
"And a wallet. I also wanna see what it costs to send a package to a friend of mine. I'm pretty sure she lives in a small city a little ways away, but I don't wanna go and see her. She'll nag my ear off. Anyways, lets get shopping, I suppose."
"Okay!"
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Well, this chapter was the starting of the shopping trip, which I'm hoping will take up only a half a chapter. I ain't too good at shopping scenes.
Anyways, Review please! Flames will be laughed at, questions answered, compliments taken in happily and suggestions considered. Thanks for reading, everyone!
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I followed Eve around, listening and asking. She showed me many people, most of which were quite polite and nice and I was sure I would never be able to find and meet them without her. And, even better, Dynamo didn't show up! My spirits went higher and higher as a wide grin grew on my face slowly.
"Well, it's nearly bedtime. I'm going to bed, are you?" she questioned, and I nodded, content with life. As I walked off, stretching and yawning widely, I nearly bumped into someone.
"Sorry," I murmured tiredly, and looked up into the face of Dynamo and groaned again. "Ya mind? I was kind of thinking of going to bed without being bothered."
"Want me to come with you?" He asked and leaned forward, going into my personal space.
"No. Go do whatever the hell you do."
"But I am already!"
"Then go to sleep!"
".But I need to tell you something! And it's private." A pathetic and helpless look spread on his face and I broke down.
"Fine, but only a moment! C'mon." I grumbled and led the way to my room, the pervert behind me. Quietly I opened the door, and let him in before talking. "Okay, what do you need?"
"I know your little secret; you have the Sigma Virus! And I can tell the Hunters AND the Mavericks!"
"And you're probably gonna use that as blackmail."
"Yep. So, what is it? Follow my demands or be in the middle?"
".What ARE your demands?"
"Ah, you're gonna choose the lesser of the two evils. Well, my demands are pretty simple; lose your virginity to me, go on a date with me, or do one of those with a friend of mine."
". You said 'or'. That basically means that I can choose either of the first two."
"Damn. I hate grammar."
"Yeah, I know. Any ways, who's this friend of yours?"
"Oh, a reploid who's all alone, that's all."
"Fine. I'll go ONE date with you, then you are sworn to secrecy, got it?"
"Great! How about Friday?" He grinned happily.
I groaned, "Fine. Friday. that's like, in two days, right?"
"Yep!" He bounced out, leaving me glaring after before getting into bed and falling asleep.
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I glanced around for that damn pervert, having a question about the odd. 'date' we were going on and just as I grumbled and sat down with my breakfast to eat, he sleepily walked over with his own tray.
He gave me a happy look before speaking, "So, tired?"
"Hell yeah, and if you bug me today, I will send you into hell. Oh, speaking of hell, about the 'date', is it casual or formal?" Silently I prayed that it was casual as he thought.
"Well, casual is jeans, and formal a tux, right?"
"Right."
"Then casual. Ya never know what'll happen after, and we wouldn't want to get our really good clothes dirty!" He snickered and before I could say anything got up and went over to sit with some other people.
"Why you..." I sat there, quivering in anger, and nearly jumping when a voice spoke nearby.
"Dynamo pissed you off, eh?" Eve said, smirking.
"Yes. Sit down if you wanna," I told her, gesturing the seat opposite. "Well, I need to go shopping, if nothing else."
"How about after breakfast? I can skip work for a day, and no one will mind; there's a big lull in battle right now."
"Great! Oh, do you know where they put my wallet?"
"It should be in the top drawer of your dresser, I'm sure."
"All right, I'll go get it. I'm not hungry anyway." I stood up, picked my tray up and walked towards the tray drop-off and dumped it there. My mind reeling about the date Dynamo so slyly made me agree to, I strolled towards my room.
Surprisingly, someone had came in while I was gone and placed new bandages on the dresser. I had almost forgot my cut. Just as surprising, when I remembered it a sharp pain ripped through my chest, and instantly I sat down on the bed, and breathed hard. After a bit, I pulled off the shirt I wore to bed and yesterday, and got to work on the bandages before daring to get up. After a quick breather and pulling on my shirt, I stood shakily, searched for my wallet, and it was indeed where Eve said it would be.
A look at it told me that I had to get a new one; spreading across it were rips and cuts, looking as if I had thrown it through a meat grinder, then stomped on it a bit, maybe even took a knife to it. A low and impressed whistle sounded beside me and I instinctively spun around to see Dynamo right behind me, in fact, his arms were out in a about to hug position.
"I don't think so!" I growled, and slapped him.
"Hey, hey! Don't hit your future boyfriend, girl!" he teased, almost unaware of the slight handprint coming into existence, like a red tattoo.
"I don't NEED a boyfriend, I have a great one back home, who is better than you ever will be! He's loyal, handsome, brave, and for sure he's not a damn pervert like YOU," I growled, quite surprised with myself. I had made it a rule not to tell anyone about Geo so he doesn't become a target. You'd never know what someone would say when faced with death.
Sneering, he said, "You already do? I'm hurt. Well, that doesn't mean you can't have some fun, does it?"
"Yes, it does. Leave me alone." I backed out of his ready embrace, and glared, just out of reach. "I'm only going on this date because YOU tricked me, so remember this; I won't do anything else, got it?"
"Damn. All right. I guess I have to leave now, right?" He returned his hands to his pockets, finally.
"Yes, you have to leave. Go before I kick you out literally." When I finished, he turned and walked away moodily, grumbling, and when he slammed the door behind him I whispered, "Finally," and went back to planning of what I needed to get.
Looking over my few things, I saw Star_bot's CD player, my ruined wallet, and my armor. So, I had lost the CD case I had - thank god it was only my burnt CDs - and my old clothes. Oh well. This was better than nothing. With a sad sigh I gathered up my armor and placed it in the corner, then stuffed my wallet into my pocket and stared at the CD player. Should I go to my friend's place, or mail it? After a few minutes, I decided to mail it, later. I stuffed the green machine into a drawer, then walked out to look for Eve.
Quite quickly I found her chatting with some friends, trying to get a few to come. She saw me, waved for me to come over and I jogged to the group and hastily bowed.
"This is Kage, guys. Kage, meet Jen, Silver, Koko, Jiji, and last but not least, my sister, Imazu." Eve motioned to the person as she said the names; Koko and Jiji were made of the same design with their well-muscled and almost underdeveloped bodies, with Koko being kind of darkish, and Jiji bright red. Silver was like her name, silver colored with small streaks of gold, and stood tall. Jen was opposite of Silver, being a dull bronze color, and short. Imazu, on the other hand, looked like Eve but with orange and yellow armor, as well as short blonde hair. I bowed awkwardly and smiled.
"Hello!"
Eve lowered her voice to speak to me, and the only others that could hear was the group. "Listen, Imazu is a maverick, but I can get her in because she has a thing that hides her maverick signal, as well as she promises to behave here and around hunters, so please don't tell anyone." I nodded; a simple wish could be granted especially when I had a big secret as well.
"Let's get going, Eve. I hate this place and you know it," growled Imazu, and Eve nodded. She showed the way and I hung back only slightly to match strides with Imazu, being quiet. Soon, we were outside and off of hunter grounds, and immeditaly I turned to Imazu.
"Imazu, what is it like being a mav?" I asked, and the girl, who had never even noticed me, startled and calmed in the same second.
"Oh, it's okay. You go a bit perverted, and usually your virginity is out of the window in the first week, if not already. As well you get this urge to kill, and it's a fun urge once you get used to it."
". Oh. Well, is it any different with the Sigma virus?"
"The Sigma virus? I dunno. I never found out, that's for sure. You'd have to ask someone else. Why?" Her voice sounded a bit confused at first, but as she kept speaking, I could tell two and two were becoming four.
"Well, I was curious. Thanks, though. It'll be helpful." I grinned at her, having to look up a tiny bit because she was so TALL.
After quite a bit of walking we reached the mall, and when I entered I stared. It was huge, filled with people. not at all like the one I went to, which was small, and usually empty aside from the occasional group of teenagers. Here, children with nagging parents, teenagers, adults, reploids and even seniors walked around. I looked again and saw they weren't carefree at all; everyone seemed alert and people were cautious of the reploids, while reploids cautious with each other.
"Why. why is everyone so scared?" I asked.
"Mavericks. C'mon, you got to get clothes, right?"
"And a wallet. I also wanna see what it costs to send a package to a friend of mine. I'm pretty sure she lives in a small city a little ways away, but I don't wanna go and see her. She'll nag my ear off. Anyways, lets get shopping, I suppose."
"Okay!"
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Well, this chapter was the starting of the shopping trip, which I'm hoping will take up only a half a chapter. I ain't too good at shopping scenes.
Anyways, Review please! Flames will be laughed at, questions answered, compliments taken in happily and suggestions considered. Thanks for reading, everyone!