MimiKitty: Omigod!! I can't believe I left a fic like this without another chapter. My apologizes. Anyway…after recollecting my thoughts I was able to come up with another spiffy chapter! Whoo hoo!

Disclaimer: …..hmmm…yes I don't own Chrono Cross…what a damn shame.

Chapter 2: What You've Stolen

Beads of sweat poured down Kid's face as she continues to thrash her head against her pillows. Her legs kicked away her blankets and her mouth opened to let out a cry of desperation. Within a minute her eyes snapped open and she sat up from where she lay.

Kid looked around the empty cabin room and sighed as she brought her hand up to wipe away the beads of sweat that stuck her hair to her face. Kid swung her legs over the edge of the bed and pressed her feet to the cold wooden floor. She stood up and began to walk towards the door.

Her hand reached for the cold metal knob, but to no avail, she could not twist it open.

"If only they learned," she said as she pulled a pin out of her hair.

She took the pin and began jamming it into the keyhole. In a matter of minutes she heard a click and she continued to proceed outside on to the deck.

"I could so easily get odd this boat if it weren't for Serge," she hissed as she balled her hands into fists, "I wish I could just twist that pretty little head off his shoulders and…"

"Do what with it I may ask?" she heard from behind her.

It was no mistake. She knew that soft velvety voice of the youth who stood behind her.

She giggled, "Oh…you wouldn't want to know."

Kid leaned her arms against the rails of the deck. The cool breeze eliminated the remained sweat marks from her face. Without warning a pair of warm arms encircled her waist and a lean body pressed up against her. She closed her eyes and took in the intoxicating aroma of the ocean he carried around with him. Within seconds she removed herself from his prison and stared into the warm blue eyes of her intruder.

"You can't even leave me alone for one minute you hentai!" Kid let out in an exasperated breath.

"And if I did I wouldn't be able to have fun," Serge said in a mock innocent voice.

"Why are you here any way?" she asked as she looked away from him and returned her gaze to the ocean.

"Well if you really want to know I was just about to call it a night when I saw this beautiful girl standing right where you were…" he said with a smirk enjoying how Kid seemed to squirm uncomfortably at the thought, "Anyway I saw you and wanted to know if you saw which way she went," Serge finished while watching Kid's eye twitch sporadically.

"You know…you are so…so…so!!!" Kid began as she was about explode in his face with a chain of unpleasant words.

Serge ignored her raging temper and felt a chilling breeze. He watched as Kid wrapped her arms around her bare skin, still glaring daggers at the young teen. Serge smiled warmly making Kid freeze in place.

"I guess we can't keep talking out here. You might catch a cold. And the gods only know what you might do in a situation like that."

Kid's heart began to melt at the sight of his smile.

"Well I guess being somewhat considerate has to count as something…" she said as she followed his retreating form, which was leading Kid to his cabin.

Serge slowed his pace to allow Kid to catch up.

"Would you like me to warm you up?" he said with a mischievous grin.

Kid narrowed her eyes, "Don't even get any ideas you pervert…"

Serge soon found himself in front of his door and grabbed the knob, "You know I can't help it."

Kid watched as he twisted the knob and swung the door open. Her cerulean eyes took in the lavishness of his cabin.

"I had to swindle so many to get this place looking like it does," he said proudly as he walked in.

He turned and noticed that Kid was still in awe. He beckoned her with his hand and he watched as she aimlessly made her way into the room.

"Now I can't leave you by yourself anymore. You have this terrible habit of trying to escape, and I just can't have that," he said as he stood in front of her.

Kid looked up and got lost in his beautiful eyes not knowing exactly what to say.

Serge knew his limits, so he brought his hand up and gently caressed her face, "You just have no idea the importance of what you stole from me young lady."

Kid snapped out of her trance and stepped away from his touch, "All because I swiped some stupid…dagger from you!? That's what you keep telling me! I can't believe you have me locked away in this ship just because I stole a damned dagger from you! I was gonna trade it in for money to feed myself you jerk!"

Serge turned his gaze away from Kid not wanting to admit that the dagger was not the reason she was still here, "Kid…you stole none the less…and more importantly you stole from me."

Kid sighed, "So what now!? You're gonna baby sit me until I finally go to sleep!? Serge mark my words…I will escape this blasted ship!"

Serge kept his back to her, "I won't let that happen…I promise," he said as he turned around to her smiling at her.

Kid swallowed the lump in her throat at the sight. She slowly walked over to his bed and looked at him skeptically.

"I swear…if I walk up in the morning and I see you in this same bed with me…god help yea," she said as she cracked her knuckles.

Serge held up his hands defensively, "I only joke around…I wouldn't do anything like that unless of course you asked me too," he said with a wink.

After much protesting and complaints Kid finally tired herself out. Serge sat by herself and watched as her eyes fluttered shut. He sat there entranced at the beauty before him. He tried to resist, but his hesitating hand found it's way back against her warm cheek. He gently caressed it in his hand not wanting to wake the sleeping girl.

"You have no idea what you've stolen from me my fair Kid. You can always replace a dagger, but a stolen heart…that's just irreplaceable," he said softly as he reluctantly removed his hand, "And for that I can't let you escape. As long as you have my heart I will keep you here."

MimiKitty: And that would be the end of another spiffy chapter. Hopefully I will get the next chapter up sooner.