By: SilverRose82
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Serena gazed out over the city, she could see the neon lights of the clubbing district, the distant street lights that barely gave enough light to even brighten the spot directly below let alone make a person feel safe as they walked down the nearly pitch black streets, there were a few lights left on in buildings that she could just make out, but even they were dim and not clear. Turning to look into the sky above her she sighed, what sky was there, the artificial one where fake sunlight, clouds, and stars shown. Where it rained fake rain, snowed fake snow, where the wind was from generators and temperature was moderated from a central control building. That was her sky and what a sky it was, shaking her head she glanced at her hands before turning to leave. It did not seem that he was going to be showing up tonight, he hadn't for the last week, it was just hopeful wishes that kept her coming here. Kept her hoping that he would show and she would not be lonely for at least a night.
Looking around her once more she shook her head sadly before turning to follow the path that would lead back to the road. The road that would lead her to the city that she had been gazing upon, a city that was her home and home to many other children. She could never accept living in a building unless it was to shelter her from the fake elements that the colony synthesized so that the people who had once been from the Earthsphere could relate comfortly to their new surroundings. Rolling her eyes, she gazed up and down the old dirt road not a soul in sight something that Serena had come to terms with. The colony L2 was the poor colony, a colony where people only cared about their selves, it was rare to find a person aside from the church that cared. So Serena lived on the streets, she knew them better that almost anyone, but that did not mean that she cared less about her appearance she found herself good clothing, shelter and food. She was helpful was able to make money that way by helping out others.
Pounding feet broke her out of her idle thoughts as she slowly turned around, not certain to who those feet belonged to, they could be an OZ soldier or they could be boy she waited for every night. Moving to melt into the shadows she watched in utter silence as the pounding feet slowed and the figure of the boy she had been waiting for appeared before her. But she was uncertain, why would he suddenly show up after being away for over a week. Why when she was just giving up hope that she would ever see him again. Glaring she began to make her way through the forest not wanting to speak with him, two could play his game. However, poor lighting and fallen twigs gave away her position, the boy laughed before walking causally over to her. A flashlight in his hand as he shone in over in her direction, her eyes reflected the light as she could see the boy's cheeky grin. A grin that was much too contagious for its own good.
"Duo." Her gazed never failed her as she slowly made her way over towards her long time friend. Duo had lived on the streets with her for a while until he was brought to the Maxwell Church. She knew he wanted her to live there with him but why should she want to deal with people who would never truly care. She knew the nuns and father did but the orphans, glaring hard Serena tried to realize why she cared so much about what others thought about her. They did not know her, they did not know what she did to survive, not even Duo knew what she did to survive and she was going to keep it that way.
"I'm leaving, going to Earth to fight in the war. I just want you to know." Duo whispered as he wrapped his arms around Serena's slender form, the blonde in his arms grasped at his black shirt as she hugged him back just as tightly. Piercing her lips Serena took a step back to gaze into Duo's cobalt eyes, her own trying to search out any false lie. Anything that would tell her that Duo was playing another one of his jokes, but his laughing eyes were dead serious. Serena did not need any light to see that, his stance was stronger he knew what he was doing and where he was going, what he would be facing in this battle. Nodding Serena lowered her gaze before falling back into Duo's waiting arms, her head buried in his chest as she soaked up whatever strength she could gather from him. Duo rested his head a top Serena's as he sighed to himself, he wasn't suppose to even be here, he wasn't suppose to tell her but she needed to know. She was his only line to sanity and she had been since Solo had died when he was eight. "I'll find you after this war is over. I swear."
"I know you will." Was her muffled reply as she looked up at him and smiled softly, her hand caressing his cheek as he gazed down at her, uncertainty clouded his mind before her claimed her lips. Serena tangled her hands into the base of his braid as she pulled herself closer to Duo's form, not wanting to loose her security. Her only security in human trust, her heart closed to all others. Breathing hard she rested her head against his shoulder, her head nestled in the crook of his neck as she continued to cling to him knowing that their time together was short.
"I'll come back for you." Duo whispered as he stepped away from Serena, knowing that if he did not leave her now he never would. He could see her take in a deep breath of air before nodding, she believed him even though the chances of his promise coming true were slim to none. Turning to walk away he did not bother to turn around, had he, he would have seen Serena standing in the center of the road her whole body looking like it was ready to fall apart. But he would have also seen the determination flare to life as she recalled his promises. Yet as both of them walked away from the other, one heading to war and the other to uncertainty they both believed in their selves that they could and would see each other again.
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I don't know if I'm going to continue this or not, so right now it's a teaser.
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~*♥*~ SilverRose82 ~*♥*~