Chapter: 7
The early evening
Smith was leaning against Kat's room wall, as she stared out the window of her broken bedroom. She was looking out into the wild city. It was always so noisy, so full of joy, life, and all that jazz. It was so odd to just see it so.........empty. Kat couldn't bear to look at her quiet city anymore.
She walked out of her room to see Smith leaning on the wall next to where her door might be. She walked over to him and touched his face. He looked up slowly at her without any emotion. She leaned in to give him a hug. It was more comforting to her than it was to him. When it ended, she held his hand and began to walk away. He followed right next to her. When they were outside, they just kept walking. She never spoke a word. She just held his hand.
"The clones have stopped for now," Smith commented as Kat led him to a nearby wooden bench. She leaned on him when they were sitting. It was so noiseless it almost drove her insane. She sighed and looked up at him and said, "Smith, I feel like I am about to loose something.........something isn't right," He held her and she twisted in his arms. "I don't think we should go through with it," Smith eyed her suspiciously. "I'll call off the return group,"
Smith didn't know what to say. He knew this is exactly what he wanted, but he knew that's not what she really wanted. He held her tighter and replied, "You must go back to your father Kat. He will have been missing you, as well as the rest of your team."
"No one would really miss me except my father, Smith." She gazed into his light blue eyes. "I wasn't really all that popular. I never really got to know any of the team, or any of Zion personally. I have been more to myself than to anyone else. Even when Trevor and I dated, I felt like I could never truly share anything with him. Maybe the person (the only one) I felt like I could just.......relax around was with Smokeswind. I mean I really do like the rest of my team. Halo is great and Haler is funny, but Smokeswind just seems too......oh, just understand me."
That was the end of the conversation. Smith sat in silence as he felt Kat's body begin to relax from its tense state. They watched the sunset begin to flow with dazzling colors of orange and pink. Kat, for maybe the very first time she had been captured (or freed) felt real serenity. Smith found this moment to be quite amusing actually. He felt her sigh happily and at peace while watching the sunset. She was so easily pleased, he thought. Which suddenly made him remember.......
Kat was just about to doze off with such silence and peace right before, she felt Smith urge her up with a quick nudge and pinch on her bottom. She lifted her heavy head up and looked directly into darkness. He smirked, was he actually being playful? He stood up suddenly with half of her still in her arms, and picked her up all the way. She stood unsteadily surprised by his sudden.........friskiness? He grabbed her, and asked her to follow him. She did of course.
Smith took her to a restaurant. She stared up completely baffled and dazed up at the sign. "SUSHI FRESH" Kat couldn't help but smile. She loved this cuisine; she absolutely adored the Japanese ways, and even loved their food! Smith had no lead now; Kat now grabbed his hand and ran inside.
Once inside, she actually found people. Regular human beings! She was so relieved! A happy man came up and showed them to their table.
"A fine dinner for both of you?" Asked the happy man. Kat smiled a toothy grin and hugged Smith's arm. "Yes," then she tilted her head to Smith and said, "his treat." She smiled up at him, and saw that he was smiling too. Not a very big one of course, but just enough to satisfy Kat.
When they were seated, the waitress took Kat's order and left to retrieve it. Kat searched the restaurant and found exactly what she was seeking. More people just like her! Even some with dates!
When the waitress had brought her sushi and crab legs, Kat dug in. She had forgotten how lovely crab tasted. While she was stuffing her face, she noticed Smith was staring at her, almost examining her. She almost burst out laughing in this odd situation, and how it must have looked to others.
Here she was, a pretty young girl who looked decent enough, was now shoving food into her face as if it were the last meal in the world. And, Smith, well, being Smith. He had sunglasses on, but she could almost see what he was thinking through his expression behind shades. She offered him a leg, and then busted out laughing. He stared at it as though it was still alive and moving.
He looked at it a moment longer, then took it. She busied herself with eating, a little more appropriately now, she was getting stares from the staff and others. He picked it up and studied it. He looked to Kat, and she urged him on. He again faced his attention to it, and tried to bite the shell. He pulled back in disgust. She giggled and came around the table to help him. She showed him how to break the shell and handed him a bib. He stared at her with a look that said, "Are you serious?" and she couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter again.
"I'm never taking you there again," Smith said as he strode away from the restaurant. Kat was still thinking about his face, and snorted with delight. "That was unpleasant," He said in a firm tone, though Kat detected some mirth in his stern voice.
"I have never been publicly so embarrassed, and I don't get embarrassed easily. Especially in front of the viru..humans," He stuttered. She didn't bother to correct him; it was normal for him to still have some resentment for humans. Kat knew that they were the reason he exists, but it's also the reason why he suffers. She sighed sadly knowing his pain. His complete existence alone. Created for the burdens of others. She somehow now, couldn't blame his hatred. But, it bothered her endlessly.
The silence remained steady as Smith and Kat walked slowly down the sidewalk hand in hand. Kat stared up, and saw the first star in the sky. She looked down at her watch, but it only said 6:30. She was so amazed how fast time had gone by. She secretly moved her eyes to stare at her Smith. He loved her. She loved him. Sure, Kat would miss him when she left, but she could come back. She would. She vowed to herself she'd return no matter what Zion did to her.
Smith stopped and turned towards her. He held her and pulled something out of his pocket. She gazed on in disbelief, as it seemed to be a jewelry carrier. It was a small burgundy velvet box. It was small and light. The carrier itself was beautiful; Kat couldn't wait to see what was inside. When she opened the delicate holder, she was astonished at the most beautiful ring she had ever seen.
It was silver, which was the first thing she noticed. In the middle of the ring, it had a beautiful red gem. It wasn't a ruby, it was a certain stone, but she had forgotten the name of it. Around the red stone were two dark blue and purple gems. Around the gems, were small intricate pedals, floating out from it. It looked like an exquisite flower. Smith watched her with ultimate pleasure, and help put the ring on her ring finger. It fit just right. Kat was still speechless and her gaze was not broken from the stone. Smith turned the beautiful circle of white gold on her finger, until the bottom was facing up. On the bottom it had engraved. "Smith's Kat".
She grinned up at him, and he held her passionately. He kissed her neck and she kissed his lips when they met hers. "I'm yours Smith," She said silently stroking the back of his neck. "You're mine Kat,"
After that, they turned in for the night. By then, the sky was littered with shimmering stars and galaxies. Kat knew she had only one more day of light to spend with Smith before her return. It would be sad. But she remembered her vow. She held Smith's hand tighter and kissed it. She would come back even if it were the end of her.
********************************* Thank you all for reading and reviewing! (To those that have read lol) more chapters of course on the way, the ending is now clearer to me.
The early evening
Smith was leaning against Kat's room wall, as she stared out the window of her broken bedroom. She was looking out into the wild city. It was always so noisy, so full of joy, life, and all that jazz. It was so odd to just see it so.........empty. Kat couldn't bear to look at her quiet city anymore.
She walked out of her room to see Smith leaning on the wall next to where her door might be. She walked over to him and touched his face. He looked up slowly at her without any emotion. She leaned in to give him a hug. It was more comforting to her than it was to him. When it ended, she held his hand and began to walk away. He followed right next to her. When they were outside, they just kept walking. She never spoke a word. She just held his hand.
"The clones have stopped for now," Smith commented as Kat led him to a nearby wooden bench. She leaned on him when they were sitting. It was so noiseless it almost drove her insane. She sighed and looked up at him and said, "Smith, I feel like I am about to loose something.........something isn't right," He held her and she twisted in his arms. "I don't think we should go through with it," Smith eyed her suspiciously. "I'll call off the return group,"
Smith didn't know what to say. He knew this is exactly what he wanted, but he knew that's not what she really wanted. He held her tighter and replied, "You must go back to your father Kat. He will have been missing you, as well as the rest of your team."
"No one would really miss me except my father, Smith." She gazed into his light blue eyes. "I wasn't really all that popular. I never really got to know any of the team, or any of Zion personally. I have been more to myself than to anyone else. Even when Trevor and I dated, I felt like I could never truly share anything with him. Maybe the person (the only one) I felt like I could just.......relax around was with Smokeswind. I mean I really do like the rest of my team. Halo is great and Haler is funny, but Smokeswind just seems too......oh, just understand me."
That was the end of the conversation. Smith sat in silence as he felt Kat's body begin to relax from its tense state. They watched the sunset begin to flow with dazzling colors of orange and pink. Kat, for maybe the very first time she had been captured (or freed) felt real serenity. Smith found this moment to be quite amusing actually. He felt her sigh happily and at peace while watching the sunset. She was so easily pleased, he thought. Which suddenly made him remember.......
Kat was just about to doze off with such silence and peace right before, she felt Smith urge her up with a quick nudge and pinch on her bottom. She lifted her heavy head up and looked directly into darkness. He smirked, was he actually being playful? He stood up suddenly with half of her still in her arms, and picked her up all the way. She stood unsteadily surprised by his sudden.........friskiness? He grabbed her, and asked her to follow him. She did of course.
Smith took her to a restaurant. She stared up completely baffled and dazed up at the sign. "SUSHI FRESH" Kat couldn't help but smile. She loved this cuisine; she absolutely adored the Japanese ways, and even loved their food! Smith had no lead now; Kat now grabbed his hand and ran inside.
Once inside, she actually found people. Regular human beings! She was so relieved! A happy man came up and showed them to their table.
"A fine dinner for both of you?" Asked the happy man. Kat smiled a toothy grin and hugged Smith's arm. "Yes," then she tilted her head to Smith and said, "his treat." She smiled up at him, and saw that he was smiling too. Not a very big one of course, but just enough to satisfy Kat.
When they were seated, the waitress took Kat's order and left to retrieve it. Kat searched the restaurant and found exactly what she was seeking. More people just like her! Even some with dates!
When the waitress had brought her sushi and crab legs, Kat dug in. She had forgotten how lovely crab tasted. While she was stuffing her face, she noticed Smith was staring at her, almost examining her. She almost burst out laughing in this odd situation, and how it must have looked to others.
Here she was, a pretty young girl who looked decent enough, was now shoving food into her face as if it were the last meal in the world. And, Smith, well, being Smith. He had sunglasses on, but she could almost see what he was thinking through his expression behind shades. She offered him a leg, and then busted out laughing. He stared at it as though it was still alive and moving.
He looked at it a moment longer, then took it. She busied herself with eating, a little more appropriately now, she was getting stares from the staff and others. He picked it up and studied it. He looked to Kat, and she urged him on. He again faced his attention to it, and tried to bite the shell. He pulled back in disgust. She giggled and came around the table to help him. She showed him how to break the shell and handed him a bib. He stared at her with a look that said, "Are you serious?" and she couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter again.
"I'm never taking you there again," Smith said as he strode away from the restaurant. Kat was still thinking about his face, and snorted with delight. "That was unpleasant," He said in a firm tone, though Kat detected some mirth in his stern voice.
"I have never been publicly so embarrassed, and I don't get embarrassed easily. Especially in front of the viru..humans," He stuttered. She didn't bother to correct him; it was normal for him to still have some resentment for humans. Kat knew that they were the reason he exists, but it's also the reason why he suffers. She sighed sadly knowing his pain. His complete existence alone. Created for the burdens of others. She somehow now, couldn't blame his hatred. But, it bothered her endlessly.
The silence remained steady as Smith and Kat walked slowly down the sidewalk hand in hand. Kat stared up, and saw the first star in the sky. She looked down at her watch, but it only said 6:30. She was so amazed how fast time had gone by. She secretly moved her eyes to stare at her Smith. He loved her. She loved him. Sure, Kat would miss him when she left, but she could come back. She would. She vowed to herself she'd return no matter what Zion did to her.
Smith stopped and turned towards her. He held her and pulled something out of his pocket. She gazed on in disbelief, as it seemed to be a jewelry carrier. It was a small burgundy velvet box. It was small and light. The carrier itself was beautiful; Kat couldn't wait to see what was inside. When she opened the delicate holder, she was astonished at the most beautiful ring she had ever seen.
It was silver, which was the first thing she noticed. In the middle of the ring, it had a beautiful red gem. It wasn't a ruby, it was a certain stone, but she had forgotten the name of it. Around the red stone were two dark blue and purple gems. Around the gems, were small intricate pedals, floating out from it. It looked like an exquisite flower. Smith watched her with ultimate pleasure, and help put the ring on her ring finger. It fit just right. Kat was still speechless and her gaze was not broken from the stone. Smith turned the beautiful circle of white gold on her finger, until the bottom was facing up. On the bottom it had engraved. "Smith's Kat".
She grinned up at him, and he held her passionately. He kissed her neck and she kissed his lips when they met hers. "I'm yours Smith," She said silently stroking the back of his neck. "You're mine Kat,"
After that, they turned in for the night. By then, the sky was littered with shimmering stars and galaxies. Kat knew she had only one more day of light to spend with Smith before her return. It would be sad. But she remembered her vow. She held Smith's hand tighter and kissed it. She would come back even if it were the end of her.
********************************* Thank you all for reading and reviewing! (To those that have read lol) more chapters of course on the way, the ending is now clearer to me.