KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC
Chapter 1
"Alex, c'mon it's the best thing, I've even got front row seats," said Amber, Alexandrea's best friend
"Amber, I already told you the I have a lot of homework. I'm sorry but I just can't go," Alexandrea looked it too, you could tell she didn't want to get stuck doing homework on what could have been the best night of her thirteen year-old life.
"But it's a really great fight," her best friend protested, Amber knew Alexandrea didn't watch it on T.V. but maybe, just maybe seeing it first hand would change her mind, "ok well I see you've made your decision, obviously not the right one, but hey maybe I could take another person, with better taste," she said hinting 'taste.'
If there was anything Alexandrea did not like it was being wrong and being insulted, of course Amber knew this and used it straight against her, it made her so angry she couldn't see the decision she was making.
"I'm coming, forget about homework, I promise you I'll be there," Alexandrea said through pure anger.
'Score!' Amber thought in her mind, now she could meet that hottie, Hyoga, and not be nervous with Alexandrea at her side it would be a piece of cake.
~*Lunch*~
"I'm so glad you agreed to this Alex!" Amber's voice held excitement, and Alexandrea knew it.
"Yeah me too," she said unhappily, chewing her food, 'I really gotta stop getting mad like that,' Alexandrea thought.
"I can finally meet Hyoga!!!"
"Who?"
"Hyoga! He's the coolest knight ever!"
"Which means?"
"He's so hott!!!!" Amber squealed
Alexandrea sighed it was just going to be one of those days.
~*The end of school*~
Alexandrea and Amber walked home from school together. Luckily for Alexandrea, it was a Friday. But not so lucky.
"Alex remember tomorrow's the big day," she waved.
"What big day?" by the time she said it, Amber was long gone.
~*Saturday*~
A knock came from the door, Alexandrea looked up at her digital clock it read: 5:00 AM.
'Who the hell could that be?' Alexandrea thought angrily, no one disturbs her when she's sleeping on the weekend. So she threw on her bathrobe, and went to give the mysterious doorbell-ringer a piece of her mind.
It was Amber, "Alex, don't tell me you're not ready?" She said eyeing Alexandrea's outfit, nothing could dampen her cheery mood.
"Ready for what?" Alexandrea rubbed her eye and looked at Amber. Amber was wearing a light purple, satin dress.
"For the match! You know the Knights Of the Zodiac, Hyoga and Shun are battling," She accented Hyoga's name.
Alexandrea didn't want to ruin her friend's mood, "Right I was just about to change," Alexandrea climbed the steps back upstairs and changed into a short, light blue shirt that went up to her midstomach, and huge, baggy, dark denim jeans.
"You're going like that?"
"Yeah, why not?"
"It's just so plain, so casual."
"Well I'm not the one who's wearing my best dress, Amber."
"Do you think Hyoga will like it?"
"You mean will he ever see it?"
"Yeah whatever," she was so concerned with looking good she didn't see Alexandrea walk out the door, "wait for me," Amber locked Alexandrea's door and followed her.
"Here's your ticket," Amber handed Alexandrea her ticket.
"Thanks," Alexandrea took the ticket.
"How are we getting there again?" Alexandrea asked.
"Walking," Amber said simply.
"Fine by me," Alexandria agreed.
~*At The Stadium*~
Alexandrea and Amber were exhausted, "remind me when your going to do that then I can go on vacation," Alexandrea said, she just wanted to sit down.
Alexandrea and Amber showed the ticket holder their tickets and went to sit down in their seats; unfortunately someone was already in their seats.
Alexandrea tapped one of the on the shoulder, "excuse me but those are our seats you are in," Alexandrea and Amber showed them their tickets.
"I'll take those," he grabbed the tickets out of their hands.
A guy with green hair walked up to them, "Is there something wrong here?" he asked in a sweet but firm voice.
"Yeah, these guys stole our seats!" Alexandrea said to him.
"We're sorry mister," the two guys said, getting up in a bowing motion towards Alexandrea and Amber.
"Thank you sir," Alexandrea said gratefully as she took her seat.
Amber sat down too, "do you know who he was?"
"No."
"He was Andromeda," she said, "He looks like he's our age."
"I'm afraid I don't follow," she looked puzzled.
"He's Shun, the guy who facing Hyoga."
The lights suddenly went off, and on the loudspeaker boomed a voice that said, "Welcome all spectators, this match will be against Swan and Andromeda," a loud cheer came from the audience.
Hyoga and Shun walked on the platform, bowed to each other and took their places. Alexandrea watched in silence, and then realized that Andromeda was the guy who got their seats back.
Andromeda wore pink armor with green leggings, while Swan wore silver armor and a blue outfit underneath.
Andromeda had the nebula chain, and Swan didn't have anything but a frozen fist.
Amber began to talk, "Swan is always on the offense, unless he's hurt really bad, but he's constantly attacking, while Andromeda is on defense, he nebula chain defends him, only sometimes he will go on offense if he is fight for something with a lot of meaning. It all really suits their technique and personality, Hyoga is very impatient and hyper, to say, and Shun is quiet and sensitive, he doesn't like to fight at all."
"That explains a lot," Alexandrea was watching intently.
Swan managed to somehow get Andromeda's nebula chain off and was now going after Andromeda himself. Swan used his diamond dust, but Andromeda used his chain to counter it. So Swan went for brute force, he flipped Andromeda on his back, twisting his arm that held the chain, Swan punched Andromeda in the stomach, then the face. Andromeda's nose and mouth started to pour blood.
Alexandrea winced at the thought of the immense pain, "Oh no, I sure hope he's alright," she said concerned.
"Is that a little crush for Andromeda I sense?"
"No way, I just hope he's alright," she already developed a red blush on her cheeks.
"Then why are you blushing?"
"I am not."
"Yes you are."
Alexandrea went back to watching the match, she could have sworn that Andromeda winked at her just before he turned the match around.
"Wow!" came the voice from the loud speaker, "Andromeda is fighting with a spirit I've never seen before," as Andromeda forcefully tugged the chain to wrap itself around Swan.
"I'm sorry Swan, sorry it had to be this way," Andromeda let a single note of sorrow fall in his voice, he tugged the chain once more and Swan's cloth broke.
"Andromeda has won the match!!" A lot of cheers came from the audience as well as some rude remarks.
Andromeda glanced at Alexandrea for a moment before walking off stage he-
"Alexandrea, Shun smiled at you, YOU!!!!"
Alexandrea stood there stunned, "I think I'm going to like Andromeda," she muttered.
~*Andromeda's room*~
"Knock, knock," Alexandrea's soft hands pleaded at the door.
Shun opened the door, he stood there one towel around his neck and one around his waist, he just took a shower.
Alexandrea suppressed a grin of seeing the bronze knight in nothing but two towels, "Uh, yes well I just wanted to say thank you, you know for getting our seats back," Alexandrea had started to blush.
Shun was lost in thought, 'she looks so cute when she blushes like that, and her eyes, they're so, so beautiful-'
"Hello?" Alexandrea waved a hand in front of his face.
"Oh you're welcome," he said still staring at her.
"Well I see that you're kind of 'busy' so I better go," she turned around, walking out of Shun's life forever.
"Wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare, it's just you have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen," that sent Alexandrea into another huge blush.
'There she goes blushing again it's- wait did I just say she had the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen? I would never say that to a girl,' "Why don't you come in for some, uh.coke?" he struggled to find the right words.
"Sure, but my friend is going to be worried, can I tell her where I am?"
"Sure," now it was Shun's turn to blush, he just realized he was standing in front of a girl with only two towels on.
Alexandrea looked at him while the phone was ringing, he was blushing, 'he looks so dreamy like that.'
"If you'll excuse me I'll get into more...appropriate clothes," inviting Alexandrea in his hotel to sit down, he hurried off to his room.
"Hello?" came a voice from the other line.
"Hi Amber, I'm just at Andromeda's hotel room," she said nervously.
Amber could sense he best friend blushing, "Ok, but who's going to help me get Hyoga's autograph?"
"Can you do it yourself?"
"No, I need help, what if a s-stutter?"
"Oh Amber it's no big deal, I'll go with you now if you really want."
"And let you miss out on a great day with your boyfriend Shun? I don't think so."
Shun walked in, wearing a black leather tank top and blue jeans.
"He's not my boyfriend!" Alexandrea protested, unaware Shun was right there.
"Sure he is," Amber mocked her.
"Fine I'll get that autograph of Swan for you later."
"Thanks Alexandrea!"
"Uh I gotta go now, call you back later, bye!" She just noticed that Shun was standing right there, she hung up.
"Um can I ask how much of that you heard?"
"Well just the part where you started saying 'he's not my boyfriend' and then 'fine I'll get that autograph of Swan for you later,'" he took a seat next to Alexandrea.
"Amber, my 'best' friend dragged me along with her, she wanted to get an autograph from her all time favorite knight, then well, when I came here she thought that you and I, well.. You know right?"
"Yeah," he blushed slightly, "did you enjoy the match?"
"Yes very much," she longed to ask if he was really watching her, a look of horror came on her face, "oh, my are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine, just kind of hurts on my shoulders, jaw, and nose."
"Are you sure you're alright? I could stay here for a while and help you out."
"That would be a great help, but I must decline, you have better things to do then help a wounded knight."
"No I don't! I mean, your hurt I can't leave you like this, oh man, I shouldn't have even disturbed you, what kind of person am I?"
"You're a good person but you have other things to do," Shun stood up, "Ahh- !" he winced in pain as he fell forward.
"I have to stay here and help you," she helped Shun up onto the couch and put the blanket over him.
"Please don't worry about me, Hyoga the Swan is the one in need of your soft touch and help."
Alexandrea looked down, "What if I got Amber to look after Swan?"
"Please, he needs you," he looked up at her with sad eyes.
"And you? What will you do?"
"I will stay here, it's not like I have anywhere else to be, or anyone to be with."
"You're single?" Alexandrea blurted out.
"Yeah you could put it that way," Shun started to blush.
"I mean, you're like the ultimate boyfriend, who wouldn't want you?"
"Do you really think so?"
"I know so," that made both of them blush.
"Well if you want to know the real reason why I don't want to go help Swan is because, my best friend, Amber kinda has a crush on him, and it would be awkward helping him when I know she could do it," she paused, "but if you really want me too, I will go."
"Well could you perhaps tell you're friend to tell Hyoga that I'm really sorry and to make sure that he is ok."
"Why don't you tell him yourself?" a wide grin spread across her face as she pulled out her cell phone, "Hi Amber, Andromeda isn't feeling too well so I'm going to stay a little while with him, no it's not a joke, Amber please there's nothing going on between us, is Swan alright? He is? Can you put him on the line? Thanks, Hi Swan someone has something to say to you," she handed the phone to Andromeda.
"Swan, I'm so sorry, I didn't want to it's just-"
"No need buddy, I understand, so how are you doing?"
"I'm fine," he lied.
"No you're not, Alexandrea told Amber who told me that you weren't feeling well."
"Ok truth be told, I'm not doing to well, but you are the one of concern, are you alright?"
"Yeah, my cloth is just damaged that's all."
There was a knock at the door, "I'll get it," Alexandrea opened the door, it was Swan and Amber.
Shun spoke into the phone, "I'll call you back later," he placed the phone on the coffee table.
"Dude, what happened?" Swan asked.
"Well before we started our match I was already sore around my shoulders it was hurting during our match, when you got through my chains."
"Andromeda, would you like some hot chocolate or something?"
"Sure, it's in the cupboard, but please call me Shun."
"Swan?"
"Yeah I'll have a coke, and call me Hyoga," he smiled.
"Ok, where are the cokes?"
"In the fridge," Shun replied.
"Now what should we call you?"
"My name's Alexandrea, but all my friends call me Alex," she was already in the kitchen preparing the drinks.
"And you beautiful?" Hyoga asked Amber.
"Me?"
"You are beautiful," Hyoga said.
"Amber," Alexandrea replied for her.
Alexandrea could see Amber was rather shocked about being in the same room with Hyoga. She brought out the coke and hot chocolate, "hope it's not too hot."
"Alexandrea, could I have a word with you?" Amber asked.
"Sure," she shot a confused look at Amber.
"In private?"
"Ok," she said uneasily, "we'll be right back," she said turning to Hyoga and Shun.
Once they we're outside, Alexandrea perked up, "what's with you?"
"I haven't gotten that autograph yet."
Alexandrea sweat dropped, "It that it?"
"No, how did your 'time alone' with Andromeda go?"
A blush crept to her cheeks, "I came here to thank him for getting our seats back, and as fate would have it he stood before me with one towel around his neck and one around his waist, he invited me in and that's when I called you, apparently he heard me saying, 'He's not my boyfriend,' then we talked a little about his match and how he wanted me to go to Hyoga instead of staying with him, to make sure Hyoga was alright, then we called you and you came and so on."
"Aw, I thought you guys would kiss," she said jokingly.
"He's not my boyfriend, I hardly even know him."
"Let's go back in," she opened the door for her friend. Immediately Shun and Hyoga stopped talking.
"So Hyoga I'm a really big fan of yours could you sign this?" she put a notebook and pen in his hand and he signed. She ripped the paper off and gave it too Amber, "there's your autograph." Hyoga laughed while Amber blushed.
"Shun are you feeling any better?" Alexandrea asked gently pushing a stray hair off of his face.
Shun blushed at this action, "A little better thanks to your hot chocolate."
"Glad I could help, um... there's just one thing, will you be able to take care of yourself when I'm gone?"
"I should be able to," Shun looked disappointed, when people asked these questions it meant they we're going to leave.
"Don't worry I'll help him if he throws up," Hyoga assured them.
"Amber do you really want to walk all that way again?" Alexandrea asked.
"Do we have to?"
"Maybe not," a sly look crept on her face, "we'll be right back."
~*At the Registration Desk*~
"Hello, I'd like a hotel room next to room 562," Alexandrea said, it was Shun's room.
"Alright, $40 a night."
"But it says $35," Amber looked at the sign.
"Ok $35 dollars, here's your key."
"Thank you," Alexandrea took the key and walked off.
~*Shun's room*~
"Hey guys guess what?" Amber said opening the door.
"What?" came Shun's cough of a reply.
"Maybe the hot chocolate wasn't a good idea," Alexandrea went to feel Shun's forehead, "You have a fever, lay down."
"So what we're you guys saying?" Hyoga asked.
"We got the room right next to yours," Amber looked over at Shun.
"That's great!" Shun said happily.
"Shh, save your strength, get some sleep," Alexandrea turned towards Amber, "here are the keys you can go in," she threw the keys upward at Amber.
"Shun I better get going," he waved, "see you tomorrow."
"Guess it's just you and me," Shun added after they both left.
"So."
"So."
"What do you want to do?" Alexandrea asked.
"I'm feeling quite weak right now," he coughed.
"Would you like me to stay here with you?"
"You've got better things to do with your friends," Shun said.
"If you mean watch Amber admire Hyoga, no thanks."
Shun laughed at her comment, "Alright I guess you can stay if you want, but try to be quiet I'm going to get some rest."
"I promise," Alexandrea whispered softly. She took the seat next to him, she watched as his chest heaved up and down from the strong punch to the stomach within minutes he was asleep.
Alexandrea reached for her cell phone on the table, "Hey Amber," she whispered softly, "where are you? In the room? That's great, I think I might be spending the night with Shun, so don't wait up. Nah he's just asleep," Alexandrea gave a contented sigh, "you should see him, he's like and angel, just without wings," Shun had heard this part and woke up.
He giggled a little upon hearing this, "You look like an angel yourself, but to me you *can* fly."
Alexandrea blushed, "call you back later," she said softly in to the phone, "you weren't supposed to hear that," Alexandrea gave a mocking pout.
"But I did my angel," his voice was so comforting it made Alexandrea forget all her worries.
"How are you feeling?" she desperately changed the subject.
"Better, though I must admit, I'm feeling a little sick."
"Of course you are, your burning up," she went to get a wet cloth for his head, "how does that feel?" she placed the cloth on his head.
"Much better," his eyes followed Alexandrea as she walked around his room.
Looking at her watch, she opened the curtains, "nine forty-five PM," she said softly, "the night sky is so reassuring, don't you think?"
"Yeah, on starry nights I go to this place, on the top of this huge hill, with a big oak tree, and watch the stars, try to find constellations, and stuff like that."
"I don't mean to be rude or anything but what do you think about?" Alexandrea asked.
"To be completely honest, I like to think about life, and love, I really don't like to fight but I do it for love, hoping, praying that some girl will fall in love with me, and I her."
Alexandrea blushed, "very interesting, I've never met a boy who was so, so," her tongue tried to find the right words, but in her heart she knew, "so like you."
"Well, Alexandrea, you have a beautiful name, with the face to match," Shun started, "Alex, I think I'm going to-" by the time Alex turned around it was too late. Shun started to cough up blood.
"Come," her gentle voice chided as she lead Shun to the bathroom, "let it all out, I'll get a glass of water for you."
Shun finally stopped throwing up blood, and drank some water, "thank you Alexandrea, without you I would have gotten really weak, really really weak," she gave him a sympathetic smile.
"Oh Shun, I will always be there for you," she grabbed the garbage can as Shun went to sit down. Alexandrea sat down on the far end of the couch and placed a pillow on her lap, "lay down," she said as she gently pulled Shun backwards toward her, he turned facing the coffee table as she covered him with the blanket.
Whispering his every word, "Alex, I would like to thank you, for all you have done for me."
"No need, Shun. By the way how old are you?"
"Thirteen," he whispered.
Shun soon fell asleep upon Alexandrea's lap, stroking his hair gently and humming a soft tune. She too fell asleep, head in her hand, but just being there in Shun's room with him, was a feeling good enough alone for her. Sometimes she wished Amber were right and Shun was her boyfriend. She knew that Shun probably didn't like her the way she liked him, Shun was just sensitive and emotional in that matter, so it made him seem like he liked you.
~*Morning*~
Alexandrea woke up to the smell of cooking food.
"Sleep well?" Amber greeted.
"Yeah," Alexandrea replied, "how did you get in?"
Amber looked over to Hyoga, "just gave her the key, so she could make something for you guys."
"You know, you and Shun don't look half bad together," Amber commented as Alexandrea blushed.
"Nah way beyond that, they look like," he paused for effect, "like soul mates."
"So is Shun alright?"
"He should be fine," Alexandrea slowed down, "but he was coughing up blood yesterday."
Shun woke up, "hi," he said simply noticing everyone was here.
"Hey how are you," Alexandrea asked in a concerned voice.
"I feeling much better," he sat up taking a deep breath.
"Ok well apparently, your friend here let Amber in and she has started to cook."
Shun laughed Hyoga cared a lot for Shun but he'd never admit it.
Hyoga knew what he was laughing at and said, "So how are you feeling Mr. I- cough-up-blood?"
"Much better, thanks for asking," Shun grinned at Hyoga.
"Amber do you want some help with that?" Alexandrea asked.
"Sure," she nodded.
"Ok come Hyoga," Hyoga looked surprised, "you're going to help."
"What, why not Shun?"
"Because he's the one who is hurt."
Hyoga's cough sounded strangely like 'love,' "dear me I must be getting what Shun has got," he added a triumphant smile.
"Don't think so quick," she said putting a hand on his forehead, "you don't have a fever."
Shun laughed at them, it was funny to see them fight and quarrel. Most people were always very polite, treating them like they were kings. But all they ever wanted was to be treated like normal people, Alexandrea and Amber did that for them.
Both of them walked toward the kitchen to help Amber.
"So Amber, what do you want help with?" Hyoga asked while Alexandrea found her place by the frying pan.
"Nothing really, you can go sit down if you want," Amber started to chop up potatoes in wedge form.
As Alexandrea started to take out the egg from the pan, Hyoga and Shun started a conversation. Amber put some raw potatoes in the pan for her.
"Shun, what would you think if I started to date Amber?" he whispered.
"I would be happy for you," Shun replied but a look of loneliness washed upon his face.
Hyoga knew just what he was thinking of, "how about you date Alex," he suggested.
"I want to I really do but I don't know how to ask her." He whispered back
"Here we'll talk about it later, with Seiya and Shiryu," Hyoga patted Shun on the back.
"Guys, breakfast is ready," Amber announced.
"Alright," Shun and Hyoga called back.
Hyoga stood up with ease, while Shun apparently had some trouble, Hyoga braced him as the walked over to the table.
"Are you alright?" Amber asked Shun.
"Never better," Shun added with a smile as Hyoga helped him into his seat.
"These are wonderful," Hyoga said putting a potato in his mouth.
Alexandrea played with her food a while.
"Alex, what's wrong?"
"Amber and I have to leave soon and my parents..."
"What about your parents?" Hyoga asked.
"They, they," a tear rolled down her cheek, she looked over at Amber and nodded.
Amber sighed, "her dad abuses her, but her mom tries to stop her dad, they both get hurt in the end."
"Since I left my mom last night, my dad probably abused her, and now it's my turn," her voice quivered saying the last part.
"Do you have any physical wounds?" Hyoga asked suddenly concerned.
Alexandrea rolled up her one sleeve to reveal a wound that was healing, it had been cut by a broken bottle the night he was drunk. She also pulled up her pant leg to show a gash that had been made in her lower right leg with a knife.
"And you we're trying to help me when, when you need serious help," Shun said shocked.
"You have to leave them," Hyoga said.
"I know but where will I go? I can't possibly stay at a friend's house."
"Alexandrea," Shun ran his fingers over the cut in her arm, "stay with me, I promise I will take care of you."
Alexandrea blushed at his swift motion and helpful words, but she couldn't stay if she left more innocent people would get hurt from her father.
"I'm sorry Shun, I just have to go, thank you for the good time," Alexandrea left Shun's hotel.
"Yes, thank you but I should go too," Amber got up and left, "here's my phone number."
Amber ran after Alexandrea. Shun and Hyoga stood there, too shocked to do anything.
"Hyoga, will I ever see her again?" Shun asked.
"Time is the only keeper, my friend."
~*On the street*~
"Alex, what's wrong?"
"Did you see the way he touched me? He shouldn't have known about my parents, it'll make him worry when he is the one who needs help."
"I'm sure he cares about you that's why he was concerned, Alex, he loves you," Amber's last three word echoed in her mind.
~*Alexandrea's POV*~
'Does he really love me?' I stop walking.
'No, he doesn't I have to get home and check if my mom is alright'
~*Normal POV*~
"Amber, I'm going home," Alexandrea turned abruptly.
"Suit yourself," Amber was in no mood to bother Alexandrea so she went home her self.
~*Alexandrea's house*~
"Get over here," came her father's voice from the living room, she could distinctly hear her mother whimper.
Alexandrea obey, her mother had promised voluntary to protect Alexandrea from her father, she had done her best, but now the time was over.
'Alexandrea, please forgive me, I really tried, I tried to protect you,' her mother thought, 'there is something I must give to you, before I leave this earth.'
Alexandrea looked at her father, then mother, "I can't take this anymore, you hurt me and mom. What sick person are you?"
Her father laughed with malice, "Only very sick," he grabbed Alexandrea in a choke hold, and slit her wound with a knife.
"Let go of me," Alexandrea said gasping for breath.
"D-do it," her mother grabbed a gun and aimed it for her father's head.
"Do it and she dies," her father held the knife to her daughter's neck.
"Shoot it mom, don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
Just then her father threw the knife across to her mother's neck, it pinned her to the ground.
Alexandrea broke free of her father and grabbed the gun on the floor. The beige carpet was now stained with blood, Alexandrea picked her mother up in her arms, pointing the gun dangerously at her father, "You sick bastard," she screamed, as she unlodged the knife from her mother's neck.
Her father stood there laughing.
Alexandrea dialed 9-1-1, "hello, its an emergency, please come to five yuoke drive."
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Chapter 1
"Alex, c'mon it's the best thing, I've even got front row seats," said Amber, Alexandrea's best friend
"Amber, I already told you the I have a lot of homework. I'm sorry but I just can't go," Alexandrea looked it too, you could tell she didn't want to get stuck doing homework on what could have been the best night of her thirteen year-old life.
"But it's a really great fight," her best friend protested, Amber knew Alexandrea didn't watch it on T.V. but maybe, just maybe seeing it first hand would change her mind, "ok well I see you've made your decision, obviously not the right one, but hey maybe I could take another person, with better taste," she said hinting 'taste.'
If there was anything Alexandrea did not like it was being wrong and being insulted, of course Amber knew this and used it straight against her, it made her so angry she couldn't see the decision she was making.
"I'm coming, forget about homework, I promise you I'll be there," Alexandrea said through pure anger.
'Score!' Amber thought in her mind, now she could meet that hottie, Hyoga, and not be nervous with Alexandrea at her side it would be a piece of cake.
~*Lunch*~
"I'm so glad you agreed to this Alex!" Amber's voice held excitement, and Alexandrea knew it.
"Yeah me too," she said unhappily, chewing her food, 'I really gotta stop getting mad like that,' Alexandrea thought.
"I can finally meet Hyoga!!!"
"Who?"
"Hyoga! He's the coolest knight ever!"
"Which means?"
"He's so hott!!!!" Amber squealed
Alexandrea sighed it was just going to be one of those days.
~*The end of school*~
Alexandrea and Amber walked home from school together. Luckily for Alexandrea, it was a Friday. But not so lucky.
"Alex remember tomorrow's the big day," she waved.
"What big day?" by the time she said it, Amber was long gone.
~*Saturday*~
A knock came from the door, Alexandrea looked up at her digital clock it read: 5:00 AM.
'Who the hell could that be?' Alexandrea thought angrily, no one disturbs her when she's sleeping on the weekend. So she threw on her bathrobe, and went to give the mysterious doorbell-ringer a piece of her mind.
It was Amber, "Alex, don't tell me you're not ready?" She said eyeing Alexandrea's outfit, nothing could dampen her cheery mood.
"Ready for what?" Alexandrea rubbed her eye and looked at Amber. Amber was wearing a light purple, satin dress.
"For the match! You know the Knights Of the Zodiac, Hyoga and Shun are battling," She accented Hyoga's name.
Alexandrea didn't want to ruin her friend's mood, "Right I was just about to change," Alexandrea climbed the steps back upstairs and changed into a short, light blue shirt that went up to her midstomach, and huge, baggy, dark denim jeans.
"You're going like that?"
"Yeah, why not?"
"It's just so plain, so casual."
"Well I'm not the one who's wearing my best dress, Amber."
"Do you think Hyoga will like it?"
"You mean will he ever see it?"
"Yeah whatever," she was so concerned with looking good she didn't see Alexandrea walk out the door, "wait for me," Amber locked Alexandrea's door and followed her.
"Here's your ticket," Amber handed Alexandrea her ticket.
"Thanks," Alexandrea took the ticket.
"How are we getting there again?" Alexandrea asked.
"Walking," Amber said simply.
"Fine by me," Alexandria agreed.
~*At The Stadium*~
Alexandrea and Amber were exhausted, "remind me when your going to do that then I can go on vacation," Alexandrea said, she just wanted to sit down.
Alexandrea and Amber showed the ticket holder their tickets and went to sit down in their seats; unfortunately someone was already in their seats.
Alexandrea tapped one of the on the shoulder, "excuse me but those are our seats you are in," Alexandrea and Amber showed them their tickets.
"I'll take those," he grabbed the tickets out of their hands.
A guy with green hair walked up to them, "Is there something wrong here?" he asked in a sweet but firm voice.
"Yeah, these guys stole our seats!" Alexandrea said to him.
"We're sorry mister," the two guys said, getting up in a bowing motion towards Alexandrea and Amber.
"Thank you sir," Alexandrea said gratefully as she took her seat.
Amber sat down too, "do you know who he was?"
"No."
"He was Andromeda," she said, "He looks like he's our age."
"I'm afraid I don't follow," she looked puzzled.
"He's Shun, the guy who facing Hyoga."
The lights suddenly went off, and on the loudspeaker boomed a voice that said, "Welcome all spectators, this match will be against Swan and Andromeda," a loud cheer came from the audience.
Hyoga and Shun walked on the platform, bowed to each other and took their places. Alexandrea watched in silence, and then realized that Andromeda was the guy who got their seats back.
Andromeda wore pink armor with green leggings, while Swan wore silver armor and a blue outfit underneath.
Andromeda had the nebula chain, and Swan didn't have anything but a frozen fist.
Amber began to talk, "Swan is always on the offense, unless he's hurt really bad, but he's constantly attacking, while Andromeda is on defense, he nebula chain defends him, only sometimes he will go on offense if he is fight for something with a lot of meaning. It all really suits their technique and personality, Hyoga is very impatient and hyper, to say, and Shun is quiet and sensitive, he doesn't like to fight at all."
"That explains a lot," Alexandrea was watching intently.
Swan managed to somehow get Andromeda's nebula chain off and was now going after Andromeda himself. Swan used his diamond dust, but Andromeda used his chain to counter it. So Swan went for brute force, he flipped Andromeda on his back, twisting his arm that held the chain, Swan punched Andromeda in the stomach, then the face. Andromeda's nose and mouth started to pour blood.
Alexandrea winced at the thought of the immense pain, "Oh no, I sure hope he's alright," she said concerned.
"Is that a little crush for Andromeda I sense?"
"No way, I just hope he's alright," she already developed a red blush on her cheeks.
"Then why are you blushing?"
"I am not."
"Yes you are."
Alexandrea went back to watching the match, she could have sworn that Andromeda winked at her just before he turned the match around.
"Wow!" came the voice from the loud speaker, "Andromeda is fighting with a spirit I've never seen before," as Andromeda forcefully tugged the chain to wrap itself around Swan.
"I'm sorry Swan, sorry it had to be this way," Andromeda let a single note of sorrow fall in his voice, he tugged the chain once more and Swan's cloth broke.
"Andromeda has won the match!!" A lot of cheers came from the audience as well as some rude remarks.
Andromeda glanced at Alexandrea for a moment before walking off stage he-
"Alexandrea, Shun smiled at you, YOU!!!!"
Alexandrea stood there stunned, "I think I'm going to like Andromeda," she muttered.
~*Andromeda's room*~
"Knock, knock," Alexandrea's soft hands pleaded at the door.
Shun opened the door, he stood there one towel around his neck and one around his waist, he just took a shower.
Alexandrea suppressed a grin of seeing the bronze knight in nothing but two towels, "Uh, yes well I just wanted to say thank you, you know for getting our seats back," Alexandrea had started to blush.
Shun was lost in thought, 'she looks so cute when she blushes like that, and her eyes, they're so, so beautiful-'
"Hello?" Alexandrea waved a hand in front of his face.
"Oh you're welcome," he said still staring at her.
"Well I see that you're kind of 'busy' so I better go," she turned around, walking out of Shun's life forever.
"Wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare, it's just you have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen," that sent Alexandrea into another huge blush.
'There she goes blushing again it's- wait did I just say she had the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen? I would never say that to a girl,' "Why don't you come in for some, uh.coke?" he struggled to find the right words.
"Sure, but my friend is going to be worried, can I tell her where I am?"
"Sure," now it was Shun's turn to blush, he just realized he was standing in front of a girl with only two towels on.
Alexandrea looked at him while the phone was ringing, he was blushing, 'he looks so dreamy like that.'
"If you'll excuse me I'll get into more...appropriate clothes," inviting Alexandrea in his hotel to sit down, he hurried off to his room.
"Hello?" came a voice from the other line.
"Hi Amber, I'm just at Andromeda's hotel room," she said nervously.
Amber could sense he best friend blushing, "Ok, but who's going to help me get Hyoga's autograph?"
"Can you do it yourself?"
"No, I need help, what if a s-stutter?"
"Oh Amber it's no big deal, I'll go with you now if you really want."
"And let you miss out on a great day with your boyfriend Shun? I don't think so."
Shun walked in, wearing a black leather tank top and blue jeans.
"He's not my boyfriend!" Alexandrea protested, unaware Shun was right there.
"Sure he is," Amber mocked her.
"Fine I'll get that autograph of Swan for you later."
"Thanks Alexandrea!"
"Uh I gotta go now, call you back later, bye!" She just noticed that Shun was standing right there, she hung up.
"Um can I ask how much of that you heard?"
"Well just the part where you started saying 'he's not my boyfriend' and then 'fine I'll get that autograph of Swan for you later,'" he took a seat next to Alexandrea.
"Amber, my 'best' friend dragged me along with her, she wanted to get an autograph from her all time favorite knight, then well, when I came here she thought that you and I, well.. You know right?"
"Yeah," he blushed slightly, "did you enjoy the match?"
"Yes very much," she longed to ask if he was really watching her, a look of horror came on her face, "oh, my are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine, just kind of hurts on my shoulders, jaw, and nose."
"Are you sure you're alright? I could stay here for a while and help you out."
"That would be a great help, but I must decline, you have better things to do then help a wounded knight."
"No I don't! I mean, your hurt I can't leave you like this, oh man, I shouldn't have even disturbed you, what kind of person am I?"
"You're a good person but you have other things to do," Shun stood up, "Ahh- !" he winced in pain as he fell forward.
"I have to stay here and help you," she helped Shun up onto the couch and put the blanket over him.
"Please don't worry about me, Hyoga the Swan is the one in need of your soft touch and help."
Alexandrea looked down, "What if I got Amber to look after Swan?"
"Please, he needs you," he looked up at her with sad eyes.
"And you? What will you do?"
"I will stay here, it's not like I have anywhere else to be, or anyone to be with."
"You're single?" Alexandrea blurted out.
"Yeah you could put it that way," Shun started to blush.
"I mean, you're like the ultimate boyfriend, who wouldn't want you?"
"Do you really think so?"
"I know so," that made both of them blush.
"Well if you want to know the real reason why I don't want to go help Swan is because, my best friend, Amber kinda has a crush on him, and it would be awkward helping him when I know she could do it," she paused, "but if you really want me too, I will go."
"Well could you perhaps tell you're friend to tell Hyoga that I'm really sorry and to make sure that he is ok."
"Why don't you tell him yourself?" a wide grin spread across her face as she pulled out her cell phone, "Hi Amber, Andromeda isn't feeling too well so I'm going to stay a little while with him, no it's not a joke, Amber please there's nothing going on between us, is Swan alright? He is? Can you put him on the line? Thanks, Hi Swan someone has something to say to you," she handed the phone to Andromeda.
"Swan, I'm so sorry, I didn't want to it's just-"
"No need buddy, I understand, so how are you doing?"
"I'm fine," he lied.
"No you're not, Alexandrea told Amber who told me that you weren't feeling well."
"Ok truth be told, I'm not doing to well, but you are the one of concern, are you alright?"
"Yeah, my cloth is just damaged that's all."
There was a knock at the door, "I'll get it," Alexandrea opened the door, it was Swan and Amber.
Shun spoke into the phone, "I'll call you back later," he placed the phone on the coffee table.
"Dude, what happened?" Swan asked.
"Well before we started our match I was already sore around my shoulders it was hurting during our match, when you got through my chains."
"Andromeda, would you like some hot chocolate or something?"
"Sure, it's in the cupboard, but please call me Shun."
"Swan?"
"Yeah I'll have a coke, and call me Hyoga," he smiled.
"Ok, where are the cokes?"
"In the fridge," Shun replied.
"Now what should we call you?"
"My name's Alexandrea, but all my friends call me Alex," she was already in the kitchen preparing the drinks.
"And you beautiful?" Hyoga asked Amber.
"Me?"
"You are beautiful," Hyoga said.
"Amber," Alexandrea replied for her.
Alexandrea could see Amber was rather shocked about being in the same room with Hyoga. She brought out the coke and hot chocolate, "hope it's not too hot."
"Alexandrea, could I have a word with you?" Amber asked.
"Sure," she shot a confused look at Amber.
"In private?"
"Ok," she said uneasily, "we'll be right back," she said turning to Hyoga and Shun.
Once they we're outside, Alexandrea perked up, "what's with you?"
"I haven't gotten that autograph yet."
Alexandrea sweat dropped, "It that it?"
"No, how did your 'time alone' with Andromeda go?"
A blush crept to her cheeks, "I came here to thank him for getting our seats back, and as fate would have it he stood before me with one towel around his neck and one around his waist, he invited me in and that's when I called you, apparently he heard me saying, 'He's not my boyfriend,' then we talked a little about his match and how he wanted me to go to Hyoga instead of staying with him, to make sure Hyoga was alright, then we called you and you came and so on."
"Aw, I thought you guys would kiss," she said jokingly.
"He's not my boyfriend, I hardly even know him."
"Let's go back in," she opened the door for her friend. Immediately Shun and Hyoga stopped talking.
"So Hyoga I'm a really big fan of yours could you sign this?" she put a notebook and pen in his hand and he signed. She ripped the paper off and gave it too Amber, "there's your autograph." Hyoga laughed while Amber blushed.
"Shun are you feeling any better?" Alexandrea asked gently pushing a stray hair off of his face.
Shun blushed at this action, "A little better thanks to your hot chocolate."
"Glad I could help, um... there's just one thing, will you be able to take care of yourself when I'm gone?"
"I should be able to," Shun looked disappointed, when people asked these questions it meant they we're going to leave.
"Don't worry I'll help him if he throws up," Hyoga assured them.
"Amber do you really want to walk all that way again?" Alexandrea asked.
"Do we have to?"
"Maybe not," a sly look crept on her face, "we'll be right back."
~*At the Registration Desk*~
"Hello, I'd like a hotel room next to room 562," Alexandrea said, it was Shun's room.
"Alright, $40 a night."
"But it says $35," Amber looked at the sign.
"Ok $35 dollars, here's your key."
"Thank you," Alexandrea took the key and walked off.
~*Shun's room*~
"Hey guys guess what?" Amber said opening the door.
"What?" came Shun's cough of a reply.
"Maybe the hot chocolate wasn't a good idea," Alexandrea went to feel Shun's forehead, "You have a fever, lay down."
"So what we're you guys saying?" Hyoga asked.
"We got the room right next to yours," Amber looked over at Shun.
"That's great!" Shun said happily.
"Shh, save your strength, get some sleep," Alexandrea turned towards Amber, "here are the keys you can go in," she threw the keys upward at Amber.
"Shun I better get going," he waved, "see you tomorrow."
"Guess it's just you and me," Shun added after they both left.
"So."
"So."
"What do you want to do?" Alexandrea asked.
"I'm feeling quite weak right now," he coughed.
"Would you like me to stay here with you?"
"You've got better things to do with your friends," Shun said.
"If you mean watch Amber admire Hyoga, no thanks."
Shun laughed at her comment, "Alright I guess you can stay if you want, but try to be quiet I'm going to get some rest."
"I promise," Alexandrea whispered softly. She took the seat next to him, she watched as his chest heaved up and down from the strong punch to the stomach within minutes he was asleep.
Alexandrea reached for her cell phone on the table, "Hey Amber," she whispered softly, "where are you? In the room? That's great, I think I might be spending the night with Shun, so don't wait up. Nah he's just asleep," Alexandrea gave a contented sigh, "you should see him, he's like and angel, just without wings," Shun had heard this part and woke up.
He giggled a little upon hearing this, "You look like an angel yourself, but to me you *can* fly."
Alexandrea blushed, "call you back later," she said softly in to the phone, "you weren't supposed to hear that," Alexandrea gave a mocking pout.
"But I did my angel," his voice was so comforting it made Alexandrea forget all her worries.
"How are you feeling?" she desperately changed the subject.
"Better, though I must admit, I'm feeling a little sick."
"Of course you are, your burning up," she went to get a wet cloth for his head, "how does that feel?" she placed the cloth on his head.
"Much better," his eyes followed Alexandrea as she walked around his room.
Looking at her watch, she opened the curtains, "nine forty-five PM," she said softly, "the night sky is so reassuring, don't you think?"
"Yeah, on starry nights I go to this place, on the top of this huge hill, with a big oak tree, and watch the stars, try to find constellations, and stuff like that."
"I don't mean to be rude or anything but what do you think about?" Alexandrea asked.
"To be completely honest, I like to think about life, and love, I really don't like to fight but I do it for love, hoping, praying that some girl will fall in love with me, and I her."
Alexandrea blushed, "very interesting, I've never met a boy who was so, so," her tongue tried to find the right words, but in her heart she knew, "so like you."
"Well, Alexandrea, you have a beautiful name, with the face to match," Shun started, "Alex, I think I'm going to-" by the time Alex turned around it was too late. Shun started to cough up blood.
"Come," her gentle voice chided as she lead Shun to the bathroom, "let it all out, I'll get a glass of water for you."
Shun finally stopped throwing up blood, and drank some water, "thank you Alexandrea, without you I would have gotten really weak, really really weak," she gave him a sympathetic smile.
"Oh Shun, I will always be there for you," she grabbed the garbage can as Shun went to sit down. Alexandrea sat down on the far end of the couch and placed a pillow on her lap, "lay down," she said as she gently pulled Shun backwards toward her, he turned facing the coffee table as she covered him with the blanket.
Whispering his every word, "Alex, I would like to thank you, for all you have done for me."
"No need, Shun. By the way how old are you?"
"Thirteen," he whispered.
Shun soon fell asleep upon Alexandrea's lap, stroking his hair gently and humming a soft tune. She too fell asleep, head in her hand, but just being there in Shun's room with him, was a feeling good enough alone for her. Sometimes she wished Amber were right and Shun was her boyfriend. She knew that Shun probably didn't like her the way she liked him, Shun was just sensitive and emotional in that matter, so it made him seem like he liked you.
~*Morning*~
Alexandrea woke up to the smell of cooking food.
"Sleep well?" Amber greeted.
"Yeah," Alexandrea replied, "how did you get in?"
Amber looked over to Hyoga, "just gave her the key, so she could make something for you guys."
"You know, you and Shun don't look half bad together," Amber commented as Alexandrea blushed.
"Nah way beyond that, they look like," he paused for effect, "like soul mates."
"So is Shun alright?"
"He should be fine," Alexandrea slowed down, "but he was coughing up blood yesterday."
Shun woke up, "hi," he said simply noticing everyone was here.
"Hey how are you," Alexandrea asked in a concerned voice.
"I feeling much better," he sat up taking a deep breath.
"Ok well apparently, your friend here let Amber in and she has started to cook."
Shun laughed Hyoga cared a lot for Shun but he'd never admit it.
Hyoga knew what he was laughing at and said, "So how are you feeling Mr. I- cough-up-blood?"
"Much better, thanks for asking," Shun grinned at Hyoga.
"Amber do you want some help with that?" Alexandrea asked.
"Sure," she nodded.
"Ok come Hyoga," Hyoga looked surprised, "you're going to help."
"What, why not Shun?"
"Because he's the one who is hurt."
Hyoga's cough sounded strangely like 'love,' "dear me I must be getting what Shun has got," he added a triumphant smile.
"Don't think so quick," she said putting a hand on his forehead, "you don't have a fever."
Shun laughed at them, it was funny to see them fight and quarrel. Most people were always very polite, treating them like they were kings. But all they ever wanted was to be treated like normal people, Alexandrea and Amber did that for them.
Both of them walked toward the kitchen to help Amber.
"So Amber, what do you want help with?" Hyoga asked while Alexandrea found her place by the frying pan.
"Nothing really, you can go sit down if you want," Amber started to chop up potatoes in wedge form.
As Alexandrea started to take out the egg from the pan, Hyoga and Shun started a conversation. Amber put some raw potatoes in the pan for her.
"Shun, what would you think if I started to date Amber?" he whispered.
"I would be happy for you," Shun replied but a look of loneliness washed upon his face.
Hyoga knew just what he was thinking of, "how about you date Alex," he suggested.
"I want to I really do but I don't know how to ask her." He whispered back
"Here we'll talk about it later, with Seiya and Shiryu," Hyoga patted Shun on the back.
"Guys, breakfast is ready," Amber announced.
"Alright," Shun and Hyoga called back.
Hyoga stood up with ease, while Shun apparently had some trouble, Hyoga braced him as the walked over to the table.
"Are you alright?" Amber asked Shun.
"Never better," Shun added with a smile as Hyoga helped him into his seat.
"These are wonderful," Hyoga said putting a potato in his mouth.
Alexandrea played with her food a while.
"Alex, what's wrong?"
"Amber and I have to leave soon and my parents..."
"What about your parents?" Hyoga asked.
"They, they," a tear rolled down her cheek, she looked over at Amber and nodded.
Amber sighed, "her dad abuses her, but her mom tries to stop her dad, they both get hurt in the end."
"Since I left my mom last night, my dad probably abused her, and now it's my turn," her voice quivered saying the last part.
"Do you have any physical wounds?" Hyoga asked suddenly concerned.
Alexandrea rolled up her one sleeve to reveal a wound that was healing, it had been cut by a broken bottle the night he was drunk. She also pulled up her pant leg to show a gash that had been made in her lower right leg with a knife.
"And you we're trying to help me when, when you need serious help," Shun said shocked.
"You have to leave them," Hyoga said.
"I know but where will I go? I can't possibly stay at a friend's house."
"Alexandrea," Shun ran his fingers over the cut in her arm, "stay with me, I promise I will take care of you."
Alexandrea blushed at his swift motion and helpful words, but she couldn't stay if she left more innocent people would get hurt from her father.
"I'm sorry Shun, I just have to go, thank you for the good time," Alexandrea left Shun's hotel.
"Yes, thank you but I should go too," Amber got up and left, "here's my phone number."
Amber ran after Alexandrea. Shun and Hyoga stood there, too shocked to do anything.
"Hyoga, will I ever see her again?" Shun asked.
"Time is the only keeper, my friend."
~*On the street*~
"Alex, what's wrong?"
"Did you see the way he touched me? He shouldn't have known about my parents, it'll make him worry when he is the one who needs help."
"I'm sure he cares about you that's why he was concerned, Alex, he loves you," Amber's last three word echoed in her mind.
~*Alexandrea's POV*~
'Does he really love me?' I stop walking.
'No, he doesn't I have to get home and check if my mom is alright'
~*Normal POV*~
"Amber, I'm going home," Alexandrea turned abruptly.
"Suit yourself," Amber was in no mood to bother Alexandrea so she went home her self.
~*Alexandrea's house*~
"Get over here," came her father's voice from the living room, she could distinctly hear her mother whimper.
Alexandrea obey, her mother had promised voluntary to protect Alexandrea from her father, she had done her best, but now the time was over.
'Alexandrea, please forgive me, I really tried, I tried to protect you,' her mother thought, 'there is something I must give to you, before I leave this earth.'
Alexandrea looked at her father, then mother, "I can't take this anymore, you hurt me and mom. What sick person are you?"
Her father laughed with malice, "Only very sick," he grabbed Alexandrea in a choke hold, and slit her wound with a knife.
"Let go of me," Alexandrea said gasping for breath.
"D-do it," her mother grabbed a gun and aimed it for her father's head.
"Do it and she dies," her father held the knife to her daughter's neck.
"Shoot it mom, don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
Just then her father threw the knife across to her mother's neck, it pinned her to the ground.
Alexandrea broke free of her father and grabbed the gun on the floor. The beige carpet was now stained with blood, Alexandrea picked her mother up in her arms, pointing the gun dangerously at her father, "You sick bastard," she screamed, as she unlodged the knife from her mother's neck.
Her father stood there laughing.
Alexandrea dialed 9-1-1, "hello, its an emergency, please come to five yuoke drive."
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