RS: Ok look, I know I've been a 'little' sensitive-
Sapphire: more like a lot!
RS: anyway I'm just going to let you know now that no matter what I'm going to go on with this story all the way! Oh and I'm also gonna change the title cuz people are getting confused, so here's your story, well my story.
Sapphire: Shut up RS!
RS: you, oops, you need silence to read sorry!
KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC
TRAINING WITH MEMORY
Chapter 2
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."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Alexandrea heard the sound of sirens approaching, gun still aimed at her father, the police broke down the door.
Alexandrea was in tears of fear she had lost her mother; her mother let out a slight moan, and said, "Alexandrea, you must get the gold cloth of Viper, before your father finds it. You must train at Reaching Valley, it is the only way you can get the cloth, and defeat your father, and maybe bring me back," her mother went limp in her arms.
"Don't go I don't understand," more tears rolled down her face, "MOTHER!!!" Alexandrea cried in the agonizing moment of losing her mother. She wiped away her tears and looked up at her father who was being held onto by the police.
"You will pay for this, I will make sure of this."
"Miss if you could please tell us what happened that would be a big help," one police officer said to her.
Alexandrea sighed, as much as she wanted to go to Reaching Valley, wherever that was, she'd have to clear a few things up first, "Okay, well I came home around nine A.M. me and my friend Amber, went to that battle for the gold cloth of Viper," it hit her, she had to battle in the tournament, she found herself being shaken by a police officer, begging her to continue, "and my mom was on the floor, alive but badly hurt, my father had beaten her up, then it was my turn. He cut me with a knife, and threatened mom with a gun, then threw the knife he held at my throat toward my mother's neck, my mom dropped my father's gun that she was holding, then I called the police."
"Thank you miss, but we'll have to take you and your father down to the station."
Alexandrea sat there, while the police carried her father and mother away. It was only a little while that her mother was alive and now she was dead.
A police officer pulled her up as she extended a hand toward him. Amber rushed through the door.
"Alexandrea, what happened?"
"Miss if you'll please move out of the way-"
"No."
The police officer stared at her.
"She happens to be my best friend."
"Ah, you must be Amber, maybe you can help us?"
"Sure, but what happened here?"
Alexandrea explained, and Amber had started to pat her on the back. Amber was surprised that Alexandrea wasn't crying.
The police started to take her to the station, but she refused, "I must avenge my mother's death."
"Alexandrea, I'll help you," Amber started.
Alexandrea put a hand near her friend's face, "Sorry Amber, but this is something I must do alone."
"Well at least let me call Shun-"
"No, he has enough problems, I must go to Reaching Valley right now and train to get the gold cloth of Viper."
"Alex, you don't even know where Reaching Valley is."
"I'll find it," she gave Amber a determined look.
"I'll call Shun, he might know where it is."
"Believe me, I must do this on my own."
Amber paused, "When you say it like that, I believe everything you say."
"When will you be back?" Amber asked.
"I don't know."
Alexandrea grabbed her coat and left.
Amber pulled her cell phone out, "Shun we have a problem."
~*Shun's hotel room*~
"You have to tell her somehow," Shiryu the Dragon said.
"Yeah, I agree with Shiryu, Shun, you've gotta tell her you like her, and not in the friend way," Seiya the Pegasus said.
"She does look really sweet Shun, if she not dissing you," Hyoga commented.
Shun laughed, Shiryu and Seiya were puzzled, "Alexandrea dissed him up good."
Shiryu and Seiya laughed too, "Hyoga you got dissed? By a girl?" Seiya laughed at him.
"You should have seen how they were flirting," Hyoga desperately changed the subject.
"Well if I'm correct, you're the one who came up to me and said," he mimicked Hyoga's voice, "How would you feel if I started to date Amber?"
Seiya and Shiryu laughed even more.
"Well what's your problem, Mr. I'm-So-Sensitive," Hyoga spat.
Shiryu and Seiya stepped in, "Look you guys don't fight about this."
"I'll fight if I want to," Hyoga said stubbornly.
"Why don't we settle this with fists," Shun shot back.
"Shun c'mon, you're still sick, what would Alexandrea say if she saw you like this," Shiryu reasoned.
Shun blushed, "Alexandrea." he went into a trance-like state.
There was a knock on the door.
Hyoga went to open it, "Hi," he said to Amber.
She walked passed him and over to Shun and sat on the couch, she took his hand in hers, "Shun, I know this will be hard for you, but please listen, it's about that phone call earlier, before I was cut off."
Hyoga was shocked; his girlfriend was hitting it up with Shun.
"Alexandrea is gone," she continued as tears flowed down Shun's face, "Her mother was killed by her father, and Alex has gone to train at Reaching Valley to earn the right to compete for the gold cloth of Viper, she was also born January first, it's in her blood. She told me that she doesn't know how long she'll be gone but she said that she must go."
"Is she still alive though?"
"Yes, but I came here to ask you if you know where reaching Valley is."
"No. Every knight trains at his or her own special place, and somehow, even if they don't know where it is, they do find it. But if she wants the cloth of Viper she'll have to battle in this tournament," Shun explained.
~*Reaching Valley*~
'It's so peaceful here,' Alexandrea thought.
"Too bad mother couldn't see this," tears were locked in her eyes.
'I mustn't cry, it won't bring her back and crying is weakness, I must be strong, for both of us, for life and death,' she thought sadly.
A beam of light struck her, and suddenly she was aware of all her powers. She looked down, below to the valley, "That is where I must train, to get the cloth."
She ran down the hill with incredible speed. And trained. She kicked and punched at the air, did a few flips adding a kick at the end, and a few jumps with hard punches down to the ground. She trained all day, and fell asleep with the night sounds to guide her to slumber at the top of the hill.
Alexandrea woke with a start. She started to punch and kick the air again, creating some of her own moves. Punch, kick, go down and twirl to avoid an attack, then kick, kick, and the finally, punch. She practiced this many times, as well as her kicks and punches. Now she was ready for some real competition. Though she had not gotten the cloth of Viper yet, she wanted to fight.
So instead of practicing with the air, she tried rock, water, ice, and walls of ground. They all proved to increase her ability, rock would help her with strength, water would help with agility, ice would help with stamina, and ground would help with tests. She would test her new moves and kicks and punches. To see if they actually worked. She most enjoyed the ground, to be tested on everything she tried.
~*Shun's Hotel*~
Shiryu had stayed with Shun last night to make sure he was well, after much protesting Shun gave in.
Shiryu woke up and started to eat breakfast, cereal. He would let Shun sleep; after all, he went through so much yesterday. His body was physically worn out, and his mind was emotionally tired.
~*Shun's Dream*~
"Alexandrea don't go!" he called out reaching for her as she faded into the dark.
"But I must Shun, to avenge my mother's death, I will be back for you, just remember that I love you," she disappeared leaving Shun in the darkness.
He crumpled up on the dark floor, crying to himself, 'she'll be back one day, she said so..'
Shun awoke from the dream with a start. Wide-eyed, and breathing deeply, his tired mind tried to play the dream back, but Shun wanted no part of that.
"Shun what's the matter?" Shiryu asked from seeing him like this.
Shun tried to look as normal as possible, "Just a bad dream that's all," he added a fake smile.
'That's more than a bad dream,' Shiryu thought, "Do you want to talk about- " he started
"No-I mean no thanks I'm fine, really," he said it so suddenly it even scared himself.
Shun got up to have to cereal, but he fell back toward the couch.
"Shun let me help you," Shiryu said getting up.
"No I've got it," Shun said getting up on the couch, "Guess I'll just eat breakfast later."
"Let me get you some cereal," Shiryu said going toward the kitchen, 'something is way wrong with Shun, and I have a feeling that this all has to do with that Alexandrea.'
He brought some cereal in for Shun, without a word he went back to eating by himself again.
'Shun what's wrong, I just wanted to help you, that's all,' Shiryu munched on his cereal.
'Alexandrea, where are you, why did you leave me? When, oh when will you be back?'
"Shiryu?" Shun asked, "Have you ever felt a deep sense of emotion for a girl?"
"You mean love?" Shiryu asked, he knew exactly where this was going.
"Yeah, love..."
"Well there was one time, it was very personal, she loved me and I her. We shared a special bond together. Until the day she left me, she found another guy, broke my heart, and kissed me goodbye. Gosh did she ever regret it, she phoned me up and asked if we could start on different terms, and I said no, just a simple no."
Shun stared in amazement, "Wow, Shiryu, I can't believe you did that."
"Well I did and it's not something I'm proud of but I do believe every person has a right to do what they have to do."
Shun was thinking, 'like Alexandrea, I must find her, but this is a critical time for her. Losing her mother, and having to train to avenge her death.'
~*Reaching Valley*~
Alexandrea was awake once again, but today she would spend the day gathering food to eat. So she went around looking and searching for food to eat, which would hopefully last a week. She didn't want to have to go again to go get food this week. Once all the gathering was finished, she trained.
Punched the rock, kicked the water, and did she special combo on the wall of ground. She trained all day long, it was really intense work for her, but her mother's memory was in vain. If she did not do this, her mother would be lost, and Alexandrea did not want to die trying. She wanted to live succeeding.
A whole month passed, Alexandrea had grown stronger, stronger than that little girl who was constantly depressed at the tragic loss of her mother.
~*On the Street*~
'Guess, you ain't comin' back Alexandrea,' Shun thought in an illusion.
'Walkin' down this dirty street, nowhere to be found.'
Shun turned right into a park, and sat down on the bench. He held his head in his hands and tried to remember the time Alexandrea had left him, he'd been so consumed in his loss, he had even reduced to not eating.
'I am in no condition to be fighting right now,' Shun thought, 'I'm going to go to Sienna, maybe she can withdraw me from the tournament.'
Shun walked out of the park, he seemed to walk out of his life forever.
~*Sienna's Mansion*~
Sienna's door burst open, and in walked a tired, pale Shun.
Sienna rushed over to give him support, "Shun sit down," she helped him onto the couch, "Tell me what's wrong."
"Princess, I'd like to withdraw if that's ok?"
"Shun, you, you can withdraw anytime you want, but why?"
"Long story."
~*Shiryu's place*~
"Ding-dong," Shiryu got up to get the door.
"Must be the pizza," Hyoga whispered to Seiya.
"Pizza delivery, for," the guy looked at the order, "Shiryu."
"Uh thanks," Shiryu took the pizza and gave the guy his money.
He walked into the living room, Hyoga and Seiya wore huge grins on their faces.
"Guys, what is the meaning of this?"
Hyoga nudged Seiya, "Just thought we could grab something to eat while we decided on how to get Shun and Alexandrea together," Seiya said while adding an innocent look on his face.
"Hey Seiya, how come you can pull of that innocent look better than me?" Hyoga asked.
"Cuz' I'm cuter than you," he added with a pout.
"Aw man, no need to get all cheese-y with me, I call the last slice!"
"Hey hands off!"
"No way, it was my idea!"
"Hyoga was it your idea to order pizza?"
"Dude, of course it was, you don't think Seiya here could come up with an excell-" Hyoga put a hand over his mouth and mentally kicked himself.
"Oh yeah!" Seiya laughed.
Shiryu let out a battle cry, "24.99, buddy, and it's all yours!"
Hyoga got up and started running around the coffee table, laughing.
Shiryu ran after him, no way Hyoga was going to scam him out of money and himself into pizza.
"Shiryu it was just a joke man, take it easy."
"I'll take it easy once I break your neck!"
"But my fans!-" Hyoga tripped.
Seiya, seeing this to be the perfect time, gobbled down like ten slices.
Shiryu tripped over Hyoga, and grabbed his wallet, taking 24.99 dollars with him, "I knew you'd see it my way," Shiryu laughed.
Hyoga scowled, looking up at the half-empty pizza box, "Seiya you pig did you eat half of that?!"
Seiya imitated Hyoga's voice, "It was just a joke man, take it easy."
"Seiya I'll get you!!"
Shiryu took this opportunity to get some pizza himself as Seiya and Hyoga ran around.
By the time Hyoga and Seiya were finished, Hyoga was exhausted, there was one slice left, "I.guess.I.do.get.the.last.slice," Hyoga panted.
Seiya and Shiryu laughed, "Eat up buddy, you're going to need all the strength you can get."
The door opened, with a slight creak, and in walked Amber, "Hi guys, your door was open."
"How'd you get here?" Shiryu asked.
"A girl has her ways," Amber replied mysteriously.
"Hi, Amber," Hyoga finished off the slice.
"You ok, Hyoga?" Amber asked, not know what just happened.
"Sure, I'm fine," Hyoga gave Seiya and Shiryu dark looks.
"Do you guys know where Shun is?"
"Right here," a voice said behind Amber.
"Shun!" they all cried together.
"Do you guys have anything to drink?"
Shiryu handed Shun a glass of orange juice, "What happened? You look tired."
"Been up late, no food, very tired, " he took a seat on the couch and turned on the TV.
"Shun, get some rest, then tell us what happened," Amber said soothingly.
"Alright Amber, I'll go to slee.." Shun was deep in slumber, but being careful enough to put the juice on the coffee table.
"Do you guys know what's wrong?"
"No, but the last time I saw him was when you told him what happened to Alexandrea. I stayed the night with him, and in the morning, well, he wasn't like the normal Shun we both know."
Seiya having no clue on what Alexandrea was really like said, "Boy, Amber, you're friend sure has made Shun into a mess."
"Don't say that!" She yelled at him, "Alex is very kind and caring, and I know that she would never hurt a person on purpose. Alexandrea was my best friend. She told me everything, how her dad abused her to her crush on Shun. She did what she did for her mom, and I will support her all the way," Amber let a few tears fall to the ground.
"Alexandrea." Shun moaned in his sleep, "Come back to me.."
"He really does miss her, look at him, he's had no food and he's so weak," Shiryu said.
"He has to eat something," Hyoga said.
"We all know that, but right now the only thing that will really help him is Alexandrea, we must find her," Amber reasoned.
"I know, but she's gone to Reaching Valley, and none of us know where that is," Seiya added.
Amber, Shiryu and Hyoga stared at him, "You actually said something that wasn't insensitive."
"Hey," Seiya growled, "I can be serious when I want to."
"You guys maybe the Princess knows where it is, or maybe she can help us find it," Amber said.
"Her! No way!" Seiya yelled.
"Fine stay here and watch Shun, make sure he gets something to eat when he gets up."
~*Sienna's Mansion*~
"Hi Sienna, could you help us find Alexandrea?"
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Alexandrea is missing, and that's why Shun is a horrible mess right now, he's in love with her."
"When did this all happen?"
"About a month ago. Her abusive father killed her mother, and then she left to train, to get the bronze cloth of Viper, in order to revive her mother."
RS: short? I thought so too, I just didn't want you guys to think I'm not doing this anymore. Well looks like I left the end part hanging, but don't worry I'll write another chapter. Review, and make me happy, or flame, cuz guess what, flames don't even phase me!
Sapphire: more like a lot!
RS: anyway I'm just going to let you know now that no matter what I'm going to go on with this story all the way! Oh and I'm also gonna change the title cuz people are getting confused, so here's your story, well my story.
Sapphire: Shut up RS!
RS: you, oops, you need silence to read sorry!
KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC
TRAINING WITH MEMORY
Chapter 2
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."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Alexandrea heard the sound of sirens approaching, gun still aimed at her father, the police broke down the door.
Alexandrea was in tears of fear she had lost her mother; her mother let out a slight moan, and said, "Alexandrea, you must get the gold cloth of Viper, before your father finds it. You must train at Reaching Valley, it is the only way you can get the cloth, and defeat your father, and maybe bring me back," her mother went limp in her arms.
"Don't go I don't understand," more tears rolled down her face, "MOTHER!!!" Alexandrea cried in the agonizing moment of losing her mother. She wiped away her tears and looked up at her father who was being held onto by the police.
"You will pay for this, I will make sure of this."
"Miss if you could please tell us what happened that would be a big help," one police officer said to her.
Alexandrea sighed, as much as she wanted to go to Reaching Valley, wherever that was, she'd have to clear a few things up first, "Okay, well I came home around nine A.M. me and my friend Amber, went to that battle for the gold cloth of Viper," it hit her, she had to battle in the tournament, she found herself being shaken by a police officer, begging her to continue, "and my mom was on the floor, alive but badly hurt, my father had beaten her up, then it was my turn. He cut me with a knife, and threatened mom with a gun, then threw the knife he held at my throat toward my mother's neck, my mom dropped my father's gun that she was holding, then I called the police."
"Thank you miss, but we'll have to take you and your father down to the station."
Alexandrea sat there, while the police carried her father and mother away. It was only a little while that her mother was alive and now she was dead.
A police officer pulled her up as she extended a hand toward him. Amber rushed through the door.
"Alexandrea, what happened?"
"Miss if you'll please move out of the way-"
"No."
The police officer stared at her.
"She happens to be my best friend."
"Ah, you must be Amber, maybe you can help us?"
"Sure, but what happened here?"
Alexandrea explained, and Amber had started to pat her on the back. Amber was surprised that Alexandrea wasn't crying.
The police started to take her to the station, but she refused, "I must avenge my mother's death."
"Alexandrea, I'll help you," Amber started.
Alexandrea put a hand near her friend's face, "Sorry Amber, but this is something I must do alone."
"Well at least let me call Shun-"
"No, he has enough problems, I must go to Reaching Valley right now and train to get the gold cloth of Viper."
"Alex, you don't even know where Reaching Valley is."
"I'll find it," she gave Amber a determined look.
"I'll call Shun, he might know where it is."
"Believe me, I must do this on my own."
Amber paused, "When you say it like that, I believe everything you say."
"When will you be back?" Amber asked.
"I don't know."
Alexandrea grabbed her coat and left.
Amber pulled her cell phone out, "Shun we have a problem."
~*Shun's hotel room*~
"You have to tell her somehow," Shiryu the Dragon said.
"Yeah, I agree with Shiryu, Shun, you've gotta tell her you like her, and not in the friend way," Seiya the Pegasus said.
"She does look really sweet Shun, if she not dissing you," Hyoga commented.
Shun laughed, Shiryu and Seiya were puzzled, "Alexandrea dissed him up good."
Shiryu and Seiya laughed too, "Hyoga you got dissed? By a girl?" Seiya laughed at him.
"You should have seen how they were flirting," Hyoga desperately changed the subject.
"Well if I'm correct, you're the one who came up to me and said," he mimicked Hyoga's voice, "How would you feel if I started to date Amber?"
Seiya and Shiryu laughed even more.
"Well what's your problem, Mr. I'm-So-Sensitive," Hyoga spat.
Shiryu and Seiya stepped in, "Look you guys don't fight about this."
"I'll fight if I want to," Hyoga said stubbornly.
"Why don't we settle this with fists," Shun shot back.
"Shun c'mon, you're still sick, what would Alexandrea say if she saw you like this," Shiryu reasoned.
Shun blushed, "Alexandrea." he went into a trance-like state.
There was a knock on the door.
Hyoga went to open it, "Hi," he said to Amber.
She walked passed him and over to Shun and sat on the couch, she took his hand in hers, "Shun, I know this will be hard for you, but please listen, it's about that phone call earlier, before I was cut off."
Hyoga was shocked; his girlfriend was hitting it up with Shun.
"Alexandrea is gone," she continued as tears flowed down Shun's face, "Her mother was killed by her father, and Alex has gone to train at Reaching Valley to earn the right to compete for the gold cloth of Viper, she was also born January first, it's in her blood. She told me that she doesn't know how long she'll be gone but she said that she must go."
"Is she still alive though?"
"Yes, but I came here to ask you if you know where reaching Valley is."
"No. Every knight trains at his or her own special place, and somehow, even if they don't know where it is, they do find it. But if she wants the cloth of Viper she'll have to battle in this tournament," Shun explained.
~*Reaching Valley*~
'It's so peaceful here,' Alexandrea thought.
"Too bad mother couldn't see this," tears were locked in her eyes.
'I mustn't cry, it won't bring her back and crying is weakness, I must be strong, for both of us, for life and death,' she thought sadly.
A beam of light struck her, and suddenly she was aware of all her powers. She looked down, below to the valley, "That is where I must train, to get the cloth."
She ran down the hill with incredible speed. And trained. She kicked and punched at the air, did a few flips adding a kick at the end, and a few jumps with hard punches down to the ground. She trained all day, and fell asleep with the night sounds to guide her to slumber at the top of the hill.
Alexandrea woke with a start. She started to punch and kick the air again, creating some of her own moves. Punch, kick, go down and twirl to avoid an attack, then kick, kick, and the finally, punch. She practiced this many times, as well as her kicks and punches. Now she was ready for some real competition. Though she had not gotten the cloth of Viper yet, she wanted to fight.
So instead of practicing with the air, she tried rock, water, ice, and walls of ground. They all proved to increase her ability, rock would help her with strength, water would help with agility, ice would help with stamina, and ground would help with tests. She would test her new moves and kicks and punches. To see if they actually worked. She most enjoyed the ground, to be tested on everything she tried.
~*Shun's Hotel*~
Shiryu had stayed with Shun last night to make sure he was well, after much protesting Shun gave in.
Shiryu woke up and started to eat breakfast, cereal. He would let Shun sleep; after all, he went through so much yesterday. His body was physically worn out, and his mind was emotionally tired.
~*Shun's Dream*~
"Alexandrea don't go!" he called out reaching for her as she faded into the dark.
"But I must Shun, to avenge my mother's death, I will be back for you, just remember that I love you," she disappeared leaving Shun in the darkness.
He crumpled up on the dark floor, crying to himself, 'she'll be back one day, she said so..'
Shun awoke from the dream with a start. Wide-eyed, and breathing deeply, his tired mind tried to play the dream back, but Shun wanted no part of that.
"Shun what's the matter?" Shiryu asked from seeing him like this.
Shun tried to look as normal as possible, "Just a bad dream that's all," he added a fake smile.
'That's more than a bad dream,' Shiryu thought, "Do you want to talk about- " he started
"No-I mean no thanks I'm fine, really," he said it so suddenly it even scared himself.
Shun got up to have to cereal, but he fell back toward the couch.
"Shun let me help you," Shiryu said getting up.
"No I've got it," Shun said getting up on the couch, "Guess I'll just eat breakfast later."
"Let me get you some cereal," Shiryu said going toward the kitchen, 'something is way wrong with Shun, and I have a feeling that this all has to do with that Alexandrea.'
He brought some cereal in for Shun, without a word he went back to eating by himself again.
'Shun what's wrong, I just wanted to help you, that's all,' Shiryu munched on his cereal.
'Alexandrea, where are you, why did you leave me? When, oh when will you be back?'
"Shiryu?" Shun asked, "Have you ever felt a deep sense of emotion for a girl?"
"You mean love?" Shiryu asked, he knew exactly where this was going.
"Yeah, love..."
"Well there was one time, it was very personal, she loved me and I her. We shared a special bond together. Until the day she left me, she found another guy, broke my heart, and kissed me goodbye. Gosh did she ever regret it, she phoned me up and asked if we could start on different terms, and I said no, just a simple no."
Shun stared in amazement, "Wow, Shiryu, I can't believe you did that."
"Well I did and it's not something I'm proud of but I do believe every person has a right to do what they have to do."
Shun was thinking, 'like Alexandrea, I must find her, but this is a critical time for her. Losing her mother, and having to train to avenge her death.'
~*Reaching Valley*~
Alexandrea was awake once again, but today she would spend the day gathering food to eat. So she went around looking and searching for food to eat, which would hopefully last a week. She didn't want to have to go again to go get food this week. Once all the gathering was finished, she trained.
Punched the rock, kicked the water, and did she special combo on the wall of ground. She trained all day long, it was really intense work for her, but her mother's memory was in vain. If she did not do this, her mother would be lost, and Alexandrea did not want to die trying. She wanted to live succeeding.
A whole month passed, Alexandrea had grown stronger, stronger than that little girl who was constantly depressed at the tragic loss of her mother.
~*On the Street*~
'Guess, you ain't comin' back Alexandrea,' Shun thought in an illusion.
'Walkin' down this dirty street, nowhere to be found.'
Shun turned right into a park, and sat down on the bench. He held his head in his hands and tried to remember the time Alexandrea had left him, he'd been so consumed in his loss, he had even reduced to not eating.
'I am in no condition to be fighting right now,' Shun thought, 'I'm going to go to Sienna, maybe she can withdraw me from the tournament.'
Shun walked out of the park, he seemed to walk out of his life forever.
~*Sienna's Mansion*~
Sienna's door burst open, and in walked a tired, pale Shun.
Sienna rushed over to give him support, "Shun sit down," she helped him onto the couch, "Tell me what's wrong."
"Princess, I'd like to withdraw if that's ok?"
"Shun, you, you can withdraw anytime you want, but why?"
"Long story."
~*Shiryu's place*~
"Ding-dong," Shiryu got up to get the door.
"Must be the pizza," Hyoga whispered to Seiya.
"Pizza delivery, for," the guy looked at the order, "Shiryu."
"Uh thanks," Shiryu took the pizza and gave the guy his money.
He walked into the living room, Hyoga and Seiya wore huge grins on their faces.
"Guys, what is the meaning of this?"
Hyoga nudged Seiya, "Just thought we could grab something to eat while we decided on how to get Shun and Alexandrea together," Seiya said while adding an innocent look on his face.
"Hey Seiya, how come you can pull of that innocent look better than me?" Hyoga asked.
"Cuz' I'm cuter than you," he added with a pout.
"Aw man, no need to get all cheese-y with me, I call the last slice!"
"Hey hands off!"
"No way, it was my idea!"
"Hyoga was it your idea to order pizza?"
"Dude, of course it was, you don't think Seiya here could come up with an excell-" Hyoga put a hand over his mouth and mentally kicked himself.
"Oh yeah!" Seiya laughed.
Shiryu let out a battle cry, "24.99, buddy, and it's all yours!"
Hyoga got up and started running around the coffee table, laughing.
Shiryu ran after him, no way Hyoga was going to scam him out of money and himself into pizza.
"Shiryu it was just a joke man, take it easy."
"I'll take it easy once I break your neck!"
"But my fans!-" Hyoga tripped.
Seiya, seeing this to be the perfect time, gobbled down like ten slices.
Shiryu tripped over Hyoga, and grabbed his wallet, taking 24.99 dollars with him, "I knew you'd see it my way," Shiryu laughed.
Hyoga scowled, looking up at the half-empty pizza box, "Seiya you pig did you eat half of that?!"
Seiya imitated Hyoga's voice, "It was just a joke man, take it easy."
"Seiya I'll get you!!"
Shiryu took this opportunity to get some pizza himself as Seiya and Hyoga ran around.
By the time Hyoga and Seiya were finished, Hyoga was exhausted, there was one slice left, "I.guess.I.do.get.the.last.slice," Hyoga panted.
Seiya and Shiryu laughed, "Eat up buddy, you're going to need all the strength you can get."
The door opened, with a slight creak, and in walked Amber, "Hi guys, your door was open."
"How'd you get here?" Shiryu asked.
"A girl has her ways," Amber replied mysteriously.
"Hi, Amber," Hyoga finished off the slice.
"You ok, Hyoga?" Amber asked, not know what just happened.
"Sure, I'm fine," Hyoga gave Seiya and Shiryu dark looks.
"Do you guys know where Shun is?"
"Right here," a voice said behind Amber.
"Shun!" they all cried together.
"Do you guys have anything to drink?"
Shiryu handed Shun a glass of orange juice, "What happened? You look tired."
"Been up late, no food, very tired, " he took a seat on the couch and turned on the TV.
"Shun, get some rest, then tell us what happened," Amber said soothingly.
"Alright Amber, I'll go to slee.." Shun was deep in slumber, but being careful enough to put the juice on the coffee table.
"Do you guys know what's wrong?"
"No, but the last time I saw him was when you told him what happened to Alexandrea. I stayed the night with him, and in the morning, well, he wasn't like the normal Shun we both know."
Seiya having no clue on what Alexandrea was really like said, "Boy, Amber, you're friend sure has made Shun into a mess."
"Don't say that!" She yelled at him, "Alex is very kind and caring, and I know that she would never hurt a person on purpose. Alexandrea was my best friend. She told me everything, how her dad abused her to her crush on Shun. She did what she did for her mom, and I will support her all the way," Amber let a few tears fall to the ground.
"Alexandrea." Shun moaned in his sleep, "Come back to me.."
"He really does miss her, look at him, he's had no food and he's so weak," Shiryu said.
"He has to eat something," Hyoga said.
"We all know that, but right now the only thing that will really help him is Alexandrea, we must find her," Amber reasoned.
"I know, but she's gone to Reaching Valley, and none of us know where that is," Seiya added.
Amber, Shiryu and Hyoga stared at him, "You actually said something that wasn't insensitive."
"Hey," Seiya growled, "I can be serious when I want to."
"You guys maybe the Princess knows where it is, or maybe she can help us find it," Amber said.
"Her! No way!" Seiya yelled.
"Fine stay here and watch Shun, make sure he gets something to eat when he gets up."
~*Sienna's Mansion*~
"Hi Sienna, could you help us find Alexandrea?"
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Alexandrea is missing, and that's why Shun is a horrible mess right now, he's in love with her."
"When did this all happen?"
"About a month ago. Her abusive father killed her mother, and then she left to train, to get the bronze cloth of Viper, in order to revive her mother."
RS: short? I thought so too, I just didn't want you guys to think I'm not doing this anymore. Well looks like I left the end part hanging, but don't worry I'll write another chapter. Review, and make me happy, or flame, cuz guess what, flames don't even phase me!