*Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Just moved into my new place, and you
know how cable companies are! *
Ch. 6: Turn the Page
"Kenji!" Uriko exclaimed as she rushed into his arms. She hugged him tightly. "I was afraid you..."
"...walked into a trap." Kenji finished. "I let my guard down for a minute, and walked into a trap."
"Oh hush, you. We're alive and safe, isn't that what matters?"
"No. Had it been the ZLF..."
"It wasn't! Jeez, stop with the 'woulda, coulda, shouldas' already!" She said, kissing him to prevent further response. "Sis," she pleaded, "can't we let him out?"
"Alan's going to be a hard sell. You've killed a lot of people..."
"And I did it all with a song in my heart. I will make no excuses for my actions."
"At least the murderer is honest," Alan Gado said, emerging from behind Alice. "I've reconsidered. You are free to leave the cell, but not the premises. The BPRB may still have uses for you."
"How unlike ShenLong," Kenji muttered. "Fine."
Gado grunted, then walked away. Alice wheeled closely behind him. "I knew you..."
"I did it for the exact reasons I stated," Alan said, becoming suddenly defensive. He coldly walked out, and slammed the door behind him. Alice sighed. Times like this, that was all to often, she regretted ever marrying him.
"This is your room," the handsome young man in a gray militant uniform said. "As per Mr. Gado's orders, you are to stay here until called for."
"Got it," Kenji said. The man walked away. Kenji looked around the room as the door locked behind him. It was small, one room with a small bathroom and kitchenette.
"Only one bed," Uriko mumbled.
"I will sleep on the floor, if you wish."
"Nah," Uriko said playfully, winking at Kenji. He grunted, and then began examining the room. "What are you looking for?" she asked.
"I don't trust them," Kenji answered.
"Hey! That's my sister..."
"Not her, Gado. He has an air of betrayal about him."
"He can't be that bad. My sis..."
"...is married to him out of convenience. It's a front. The girlfriend of the martyr to the anti-ZLF cause, married to the leader of the anti-ZLF movement. Isn't it a bit too convenient? Haven't you noticed how he's so too distant, never holds her hand, never acts like he loves her?"
"Mr. Gado might not be Mr. Affectionate, but he's not as bad as you!"
Kenji paused, and then looked at the irritated Uriko. A feeling came over him. He felt... sorry... for making her upset. "I'm sorry," he said. "I didn't mean..." he struggled to find the words.
Uriko smiled at the usually calm and reserved Kenji. "Its okay, I can see what you mean." She drew herself closer, breathing heavily. "But even if you're right, we should be safe tonight. With the ZLF and everything, this night could be our first night, our only night..." She kissed him, and drew him closer to the bed. She lay back, pulling Kenji with her.
"Uriko, are you sure?"
"Uh-huh," was all she muttered. Other than her freedom, she had never wanted anything more than she wanted him. In the blink of an eye, Kenji removed his shirt and pressed his lips to hers. He lifted her the rest of the way onto the bed. He hovered over her, and with her help removed Uriko's shirt. Her breasts were small, but beautiful to Kenji nonetheless. She took them in his hands, rubbing and fondling them to Uriko's delight. He let go, and then went down to kiss her. Her naked breasts pressed against his muscular chest, and their hearts pounded in unison. Kenji pulled away, kissing her neck. He made his way down, past her breasts to her navel, to Uriko's passionate moans. He quickly unfastened her jeans, and pulled them off. He took a smell of Uriko's underwear before pulling them off as well, then climbed back up to kiss her. Uriko noticed that Kenji's pants were already off.
"He is good," she thought with a chuckle.
"What?" he asked, noticing her amusement.
"Nothing," she said with a smile, flipping Kenji. She ran her fingers along his body. She marveled at how firm and toned his every muscle was. There wasn't an ounce of fat to be found.
"Oh? It's like that?" Kenji said, his voice betraying a hint of humor. As he flipped her, she grabbed the blanket, causing it to wrap tightly around them. They kissed again, lingering for a moment. "Kenji, just so you know... it's my first..."
"Mine too," he reassured her. He slumped back, and Uriko prepared herself for what she knew was to come. "Ah!" she cried as he penetrated her. She gasped, then relaxed into the pillow. Kenji took her warning to heart, thrusting slowly, eliciting more moans from his virginal lover.
"Ah, Kenji, that's it... I..." she muttered.
"Uriko... I..."
Kenji began to speed up, and Uriko's cries became shorter and louder. Her eyes shut tightly. "Kenji... I... I"
Her orgasm hit like a torrent. She let out a cry that filled the room, and for a single instant her world melted away. Kenji stopped, his body shaking as he let out a quieter groan, the collapsed on her. They lay for minutes, breathing hard until Kenji looked into Uriko's eyes.
"Uriko, I love you." He said.
Uriko couldn't help but be shocked. She knew how he felt, but hearing him say it filled her with more joy than she could ever imagine. She nuzzled into Kenji's chest. "I love you too, Kenji," she said with a smile. Kenji held her close, and closed his eyes.
Alice sat there, in awe. She didn't mean to pry, she just wanted to talk to Uriko, but stopped when she heard her cries. She couldn't help but stare, as Kenji held tightly to Uriko, as if he was afraid she'd float away. Alan never held her so. When they made love, it was always as if it were some chore, a laborious task he had to perform, in order to keep up appearances. She always knew theirs was a marriage of convenience. She wanted to divorce him, but doing so would ruin much they had worked for. She made a sad sigh and wheeled away. Alan didn't love her, not in the way Kenji and Uriko loved each other. Outside her room, she could hear his voice.
"Yes, I understand what ShenLong wants, but..."
"No 'buts' deliver the girl and the assassin, or no deal." A woman's voice said, in a tone that mimicked death. Alice's eyes widened in anger, and her fists clenched in rage. "You...!" she cried as she burst into the room burst in the room, where Gado was speaking to a woman in black. "You're dealing with the ZLF?!"
"You don't understand, woman. I have to!"
The woman slinked into the shadows. "Settle this. Quickly."
"You idiot! You've ruined everything!" he shouted, striking her off the chair. "All I had to do was deliver them to the ZLF, and I'd get my daughter back!"
"You daughter is dead! Get over it!"
"I know that! But what it is that keeps her alive, that could end this war! Those two, for an end to the bloodshed, isn't that a fair trade?"
"That's my sister, you sanctimonious son of a bitch!" Alice yelled, slapping Gado across the face. Alice began to wheel herself out, but Gado cut her off. Alice reared back, and used her arms to carry a head butt to Gado's groin. He fell to the ground, and Alice made her way to Uriko's room. She flung open the door, startling Uriko and Kenji. "Quickly, you have to get out of here! Gado's sold you out!"
Kenji shot a momentary glance to Uriko, then proceeded to dress himself. He waited for Uriko, and then followed Alice out the room and down the hall. Suddenly, several shots ran out.
"What was that?" Uriko yelled.
"The ZLF," Kenji replied. "Quickly!"
The trio made their way down the halls, following Alice's instructions. Uriko tripped over something, making her scream. Kenji picked her up, and examined the object that elicited her scream. A body, bruised and battered, Alan Gado's body. From the shadows Shina emerged.
"With my own two hands. I killed my father with my own two hands," she mumbled with a twisted smile.
"So, your alive," Kenji growled.
"No, I'm not," Shina replied. Gado moaned. "So, your still alive? How obstinate." She stomped her foot, crushing Gado's head against the floor. She lifted the bloody foot away, and stepped towards them.
"Kenji, through that door, and four to the right, fifth panel on the floor. There's a tunnel that leads outside. Go, now." Alice said, procuring a grenade from her lap and pulling the pin. "NOW."
Kenji nodded, and grabbed Uriko. "Sis, I love you!"
"Goodbye Uriko. I'll see you in the next life."
"Do you really think that will stop me?"
"No," she said, moving her blanket to reveal several clumps of plastique explosives and a detonator, "but this might."
Kenji had barely gotten inside the hidden passage when he heard the explosion. Uriko started crying, but stopped herself. She had to be strong to do what she had to do. They ran down, putting as much space between them and the compound as they could. Finally, when fatigue overcame them, they stopped.
"This should be far enough..." Kenji said through gasps of air.
"Yes, it is far enough," Uriko said. Kenji heard a barely audible click behind him. He recognized it immediately as the click of a gun. He turned around, and saw Uriko holding a pistol, aimed true to his heart.
Ch. 6: Turn the Page
"Kenji!" Uriko exclaimed as she rushed into his arms. She hugged him tightly. "I was afraid you..."
"...walked into a trap." Kenji finished. "I let my guard down for a minute, and walked into a trap."
"Oh hush, you. We're alive and safe, isn't that what matters?"
"No. Had it been the ZLF..."
"It wasn't! Jeez, stop with the 'woulda, coulda, shouldas' already!" She said, kissing him to prevent further response. "Sis," she pleaded, "can't we let him out?"
"Alan's going to be a hard sell. You've killed a lot of people..."
"And I did it all with a song in my heart. I will make no excuses for my actions."
"At least the murderer is honest," Alan Gado said, emerging from behind Alice. "I've reconsidered. You are free to leave the cell, but not the premises. The BPRB may still have uses for you."
"How unlike ShenLong," Kenji muttered. "Fine."
Gado grunted, then walked away. Alice wheeled closely behind him. "I knew you..."
"I did it for the exact reasons I stated," Alan said, becoming suddenly defensive. He coldly walked out, and slammed the door behind him. Alice sighed. Times like this, that was all to often, she regretted ever marrying him.
"This is your room," the handsome young man in a gray militant uniform said. "As per Mr. Gado's orders, you are to stay here until called for."
"Got it," Kenji said. The man walked away. Kenji looked around the room as the door locked behind him. It was small, one room with a small bathroom and kitchenette.
"Only one bed," Uriko mumbled.
"I will sleep on the floor, if you wish."
"Nah," Uriko said playfully, winking at Kenji. He grunted, and then began examining the room. "What are you looking for?" she asked.
"I don't trust them," Kenji answered.
"Hey! That's my sister..."
"Not her, Gado. He has an air of betrayal about him."
"He can't be that bad. My sis..."
"...is married to him out of convenience. It's a front. The girlfriend of the martyr to the anti-ZLF cause, married to the leader of the anti-ZLF movement. Isn't it a bit too convenient? Haven't you noticed how he's so too distant, never holds her hand, never acts like he loves her?"
"Mr. Gado might not be Mr. Affectionate, but he's not as bad as you!"
Kenji paused, and then looked at the irritated Uriko. A feeling came over him. He felt... sorry... for making her upset. "I'm sorry," he said. "I didn't mean..." he struggled to find the words.
Uriko smiled at the usually calm and reserved Kenji. "Its okay, I can see what you mean." She drew herself closer, breathing heavily. "But even if you're right, we should be safe tonight. With the ZLF and everything, this night could be our first night, our only night..." She kissed him, and drew him closer to the bed. She lay back, pulling Kenji with her.
"Uriko, are you sure?"
"Uh-huh," was all she muttered. Other than her freedom, she had never wanted anything more than she wanted him. In the blink of an eye, Kenji removed his shirt and pressed his lips to hers. He lifted her the rest of the way onto the bed. He hovered over her, and with her help removed Uriko's shirt. Her breasts were small, but beautiful to Kenji nonetheless. She took them in his hands, rubbing and fondling them to Uriko's delight. He let go, and then went down to kiss her. Her naked breasts pressed against his muscular chest, and their hearts pounded in unison. Kenji pulled away, kissing her neck. He made his way down, past her breasts to her navel, to Uriko's passionate moans. He quickly unfastened her jeans, and pulled them off. He took a smell of Uriko's underwear before pulling them off as well, then climbed back up to kiss her. Uriko noticed that Kenji's pants were already off.
"He is good," she thought with a chuckle.
"What?" he asked, noticing her amusement.
"Nothing," she said with a smile, flipping Kenji. She ran her fingers along his body. She marveled at how firm and toned his every muscle was. There wasn't an ounce of fat to be found.
"Oh? It's like that?" Kenji said, his voice betraying a hint of humor. As he flipped her, she grabbed the blanket, causing it to wrap tightly around them. They kissed again, lingering for a moment. "Kenji, just so you know... it's my first..."
"Mine too," he reassured her. He slumped back, and Uriko prepared herself for what she knew was to come. "Ah!" she cried as he penetrated her. She gasped, then relaxed into the pillow. Kenji took her warning to heart, thrusting slowly, eliciting more moans from his virginal lover.
"Ah, Kenji, that's it... I..." she muttered.
"Uriko... I..."
Kenji began to speed up, and Uriko's cries became shorter and louder. Her eyes shut tightly. "Kenji... I... I"
Her orgasm hit like a torrent. She let out a cry that filled the room, and for a single instant her world melted away. Kenji stopped, his body shaking as he let out a quieter groan, the collapsed on her. They lay for minutes, breathing hard until Kenji looked into Uriko's eyes.
"Uriko, I love you." He said.
Uriko couldn't help but be shocked. She knew how he felt, but hearing him say it filled her with more joy than she could ever imagine. She nuzzled into Kenji's chest. "I love you too, Kenji," she said with a smile. Kenji held her close, and closed his eyes.
Alice sat there, in awe. She didn't mean to pry, she just wanted to talk to Uriko, but stopped when she heard her cries. She couldn't help but stare, as Kenji held tightly to Uriko, as if he was afraid she'd float away. Alan never held her so. When they made love, it was always as if it were some chore, a laborious task he had to perform, in order to keep up appearances. She always knew theirs was a marriage of convenience. She wanted to divorce him, but doing so would ruin much they had worked for. She made a sad sigh and wheeled away. Alan didn't love her, not in the way Kenji and Uriko loved each other. Outside her room, she could hear his voice.
"Yes, I understand what ShenLong wants, but..."
"No 'buts' deliver the girl and the assassin, or no deal." A woman's voice said, in a tone that mimicked death. Alice's eyes widened in anger, and her fists clenched in rage. "You...!" she cried as she burst into the room burst in the room, where Gado was speaking to a woman in black. "You're dealing with the ZLF?!"
"You don't understand, woman. I have to!"
The woman slinked into the shadows. "Settle this. Quickly."
"You idiot! You've ruined everything!" he shouted, striking her off the chair. "All I had to do was deliver them to the ZLF, and I'd get my daughter back!"
"You daughter is dead! Get over it!"
"I know that! But what it is that keeps her alive, that could end this war! Those two, for an end to the bloodshed, isn't that a fair trade?"
"That's my sister, you sanctimonious son of a bitch!" Alice yelled, slapping Gado across the face. Alice began to wheel herself out, but Gado cut her off. Alice reared back, and used her arms to carry a head butt to Gado's groin. He fell to the ground, and Alice made her way to Uriko's room. She flung open the door, startling Uriko and Kenji. "Quickly, you have to get out of here! Gado's sold you out!"
Kenji shot a momentary glance to Uriko, then proceeded to dress himself. He waited for Uriko, and then followed Alice out the room and down the hall. Suddenly, several shots ran out.
"What was that?" Uriko yelled.
"The ZLF," Kenji replied. "Quickly!"
The trio made their way down the halls, following Alice's instructions. Uriko tripped over something, making her scream. Kenji picked her up, and examined the object that elicited her scream. A body, bruised and battered, Alan Gado's body. From the shadows Shina emerged.
"With my own two hands. I killed my father with my own two hands," she mumbled with a twisted smile.
"So, your alive," Kenji growled.
"No, I'm not," Shina replied. Gado moaned. "So, your still alive? How obstinate." She stomped her foot, crushing Gado's head against the floor. She lifted the bloody foot away, and stepped towards them.
"Kenji, through that door, and four to the right, fifth panel on the floor. There's a tunnel that leads outside. Go, now." Alice said, procuring a grenade from her lap and pulling the pin. "NOW."
Kenji nodded, and grabbed Uriko. "Sis, I love you!"
"Goodbye Uriko. I'll see you in the next life."
"Do you really think that will stop me?"
"No," she said, moving her blanket to reveal several clumps of plastique explosives and a detonator, "but this might."
Kenji had barely gotten inside the hidden passage when he heard the explosion. Uriko started crying, but stopped herself. She had to be strong to do what she had to do. They ran down, putting as much space between them and the compound as they could. Finally, when fatigue overcame them, they stopped.
"This should be far enough..." Kenji said through gasps of air.
"Yes, it is far enough," Uriko said. Kenji heard a barely audible click behind him. He recognized it immediately as the click of a gun. He turned around, and saw Uriko holding a pistol, aimed true to his heart.